Best Alex Steed Podcasts (2025)

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Ify Nwadiwe had it bad for animated Lydia Deetz 38:03

13h ago38:03

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Ify Nwadiwe is an comedian, actor, writer, filmmaker, Thot Dad™️. Siri Dahl is an adult film star, content creator, powerlifter and activist known for her authentic performances, inclusive content, and strong online presence.By Siri Dahl

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The Nana (S1E23) Remember when Modest Mouse's "Float On" was EVERYWHERE? 1:25:30

4d ago1:25:30

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In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The Nana, the 23rd episode of the first season of The OC. You can find Niko Stratis online here: https://www.nikostratis.com You can pre-order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522 You can find Alex online her…

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Balloon Boy 59:07

5d ago59:07

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In 2009, the news reported live as a six-year-old boy careened through the air at 7,000 feet trapped inside a homemade balloon craft. Millions tuned into the harrowing saga, but once the balloon finally hit the ground, no little boy was found inside. Details then emerged that seemed to indicate it was all a hoax created by a family as part of a PR …

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Austin Archer can't stop thinking about Janine Lindemulder on the cover of Enema of the State 42:59

9d ago42:59

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Austin Archer is an actor, musician, content creator and all around lovely person. Siri Dahl is an adult film star, content creator, powerlifter and activist known for her authentic performances, inclusive content, and strong online presence.By Siri Dahl

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THE LIMEY: "Bang" - with Devan Scott 1:24:33

11d ago1:24:33

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The Limey was 170th highest grossing movie of 1999, finishing just one spot ahead of cult favorite Jawbreaker Released October 8th in just 17 theaters and going on to make $3.2 million on a $10 million budget, The Limey was directed by Steven Soderbergh, just on the verge of his first major commercial successes (Erin Brokovich and Traffic, both rel…

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The L.A. (S1E22) The Core Four go to Los Angeles and we get a messy save-a-stripper plot. Also! Kay Hanley rules. 1:23:01

11d ago1:23:01

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In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The L.A., the 22nd episode of the first season of The OC. You can find Niko Stratis online here: https://www.nikostratis.com You can pre-order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522 You can find Alex online her…

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New Context: Gang Accusations and Initiations 1:52:52

12d ago1:52:52

1:52:52

Right now we are seeing accusations of gang associations used to to justify abducting immigrants off the street and sending them to either US detention centers or the Terrorism Confinement Center in El Salvador with no due process. We have included a new introduction for this rerelease of our two part Gang Initiation series from 2024 in hopes that …

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Crystal can't stop thinking about Jean-Claude Van Damme's split in Time Cop (and Jim Lee's X-Men) 36:30

16d ago36:30

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Crystal is a drag artist and DJ based in London, UK. As seen on RuPaul's Drag Race UK Season 1, and more recently known for successfully suing Laurence Fox for defamation. Siri Dahl is an adult film star, content creator, powerlifter and activist known for her authentic performances, inclusive content, and strong online presence. If you are in or a…

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Hoax Diary Spectacular with Sarah Marshall of 'You're Wrong About' 1:40:00

19d ago1:40:00

1:40:00

Sarah Marshall takes me on a journey through two possible historical literary deceptions and asks me to try to figure out what is real, what is fake, and what it all means. This is a sibling to our recent episode on You’re Wrong About called Hoax Memoir Spectacular, so make sure you check that out as well. Listen to 'You're Wrong About' and 'You Ar…

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Orange County (2002) 1:29:50

19d ago1:29:50

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In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss the major motion picture Orange County (2002). You can find Niko Stratis online here: https://www.nikostratis.com You can pre-order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522 You can find Alex online here: https://…

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VAL KILMER: 1959-2025 1:14:00

25d ago1:14:00

1:14:00

Actor Val Kilmer died on April 1st of this year, after a long battle with throat cancer. He was 65. Kilmer's film career began in the 1980s with iconic turns in the likes of Top Gun and Real Genius, but it was in the 1990s where be became an icon in a decade known primarily one dominated by iconoclasts, starting with his portrayal of Jim Morrison i…

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The Goodbye Girl (S1E21) Swordfish, Melvins, Nada Surf, Anna's departure and more 1:14:32

25d ago1:14:32

1:14:32

In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The Goodbye Girl, the 21st episode of the first season of The OC. You can find Niko Stratis online here: https://www.nikostratis.com You can pre-order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522 You can find Alex on…

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The Runaway Nun Hoax pt. 2 with Sarah Marshall of 'You're Wrong About' 1:31:42

26d ago1:31:42

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*Please listen to part one of our series first.* 'The Awful Disclosures of Maria Monk' was an 1800s true crime memoir about the horrors a runaway nun claimed to have suffered while living among debaucherous and murderous Catholic clergy in a convent-turned-torture chamber, and at the time, it was the second bestselling book in America. But was it r…

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The Runaway Nun Hoax pt. 1 with Sarah Marshall of 'You're Wrong About' 1:26:59

1M ago1:26:59

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'The Awful Disclosures of Maria Monk' was an 1800s true crime memoir about the horrors a runaway nun claimed to have suffered while living among debaucherous and murderous Catholic clergy in a convent-turned-torture chamber, and at the time, it was the second bestselling book in America. But was it really a truthful account of Maria Monk’s life? Or…

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SWEET AND LOWDOWN: "All That Jazz" - with Liz Whitmere 1:32:38

1M ago1:32:38

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Sweet and Lowdown opened on December 3rd in just 3 theaters and taking in an impressive 31,562 dollar per screen average Written and directed by Woody Allen, it stars Sean Penn as fictional jazz guitar legend Emmet Ray alongside Samantha Morton and Uma Thurman, Brad Garrett, John Waters, Anthony LaPaglia, and Brian Markinson, among others. Sweet an…

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First Thirst with Siri Dahl Trailer 2:02

1M ago2:02

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First Thirst is a show about our first pop culture crushes.By Alex Steed

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Luxury Doomsday with 'This is Propaganda' 1:05:54

1M ago1:05:54

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The hottest new (and embarrassing) trend in the billionaire bubble is luxury doomsday shelters, wildly expensive bunkers that the ultra-rich believe will allow them to live extravagantly in a post-apocalyptic world. Join me, Joshua Belhumeur, and Malcolm Critcher of the podcast 'This is Propaganda' as we enter their futuristic world, try to underst…

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The Telenovela (S1E20) Somehow we talk so much more about cassingles in this episode than we did last week 1:22:55

1M ago1:22:55

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In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The Telenovela, the 20th episode of the first season of The OC. You can find Niko Stratis online here: https://www.nikostratis.com You can pre-order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522 You can find Alex onli…

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The Heartbreak (S1E19) Marissa's mom—Julie—has got it going on 1:11:30

2M ago1:11:30

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In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The Heartbreak, the 19th episode of the first season of The OC. You can find Niko Stratis online here: https://www.nikostratis.com You can pre-order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522 You can find Alex onli…

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Hoax Spectacular! with You're Wrong About 1:10:50

2M ago1:10:50

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This is a very special episode I did last year with the podcast You’re Wrong About in which Sarah Marshall and I swapped stories about some of our favorite historical hoaxes and pranks in honor of April Fools Day. Listen to You're Wrong About wherever you get your podcasts Become a Patron to support our show and get ad-free early episodes and bonus…

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FOR LOVE OF THE GAME: "Baseball" - with Jack Krestel 1:14:32

2M ago1:14:32

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57th on the 1999 box office chart, For Love of the Game marked director Raimi’s first foray into big-budget, mass-market filmmaking (which would ultimately pave the way for being handed the enormous task of finally bringing Spiderman to the screen in 2002) But love and baseball was very different territory for Raimi, and his inexperience in the rea…

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Burlesque This Mess with Comic Stripper Woody Shticks 1:20:43

2M ago1:20:43

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Woody Shticks is a comic stripper and burlesque performer as well as the director, production manager, and co-star of our recent live stage show with You’re Wrong About. For this episode, Woody and I talk about our histories with and philosophies around modern burlesque, and I tell him about the drama surrounding the first burlesque troupe to make …

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The Truth (S1E18) In which we talk a lot about Andy Kaufman, Tony Clifton, REM and more... 1:29:12

2M ago1:29:12

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In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The Truth, the 18th episode of the first season of The OC. You can find Niko Stratis online here: https://www.nikostratis.com You can pre-order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522 You can find Alex online he…

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Thongs 1:14:30

2M ago1:14:30

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Exposed thongs were all the rage in the early 2000s thanks to a handful of massive pop cultural moments, but as the craze reached the mainstream market and trickled down to teens and tweens, the skank-shaming heated up as did the moral panics and political backlash. Millennials, however, were far from the first generation to experience thong drama,…

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The Rivals (S1E17) "Did you have Damien Rice face?" 1:20:20

2M ago1:20:20

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In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The Rivals, the 17th episode of the first season of The OC. You can find Niko Stratis online here: https://www.nikostratis.com You can pre-order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522 You can find Alex online h…

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TWILIGHT (1998) - Gene Hackman Special 1:09:10

2M ago1:09:10

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There were no movies starring the late Gene Hackman that were released in the US in 1999, but two of his films released in the US in 1998 – Tony Scott’s Enemy of the State and Robert Benton’s Twilight – were released in Europe in 1999. So because plenty has been said about the former, we are taking a look today at the latter. Directed by Kramer and…

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Context Clues: Let Me See That Thong 56:29

2M ago56:29

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Thongs and the battles waged on their backs will be the focus of our upcoming episode. This collection of excerpts from previous episodes will provide some extra context: Wardrobe Malfunction (2019), Teenage Sex (2019), and The Streaking Craze (2023). Become a Patron to support our show and get early ad-free episodes and bonus content Or subscribe …

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The Links (S1E16) Is Oliver a puppy with a BFG9000?? 1:34:16

2M ago1:34:16

1:34:16

In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The Links, the 16th episode of the first season of The OC. You can find Niko Stratis online here: https://www.nikostratis.com You can pre-order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522 You can find Alex online he…

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Erasing History with Philosopher Jason Stanley 1:01:25

3M ago1:01:25

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American philosopher Jason Stanley is the author of Erasing History: How Fascists Rewrite the Past to Control the Future. For this episode, Jason helps us understand some of the attacks on educational institutes at home and abroad and how authoritarian movements purposefully repress and reject historical truths in favor of a different narrative tha…

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The Third Wheel (S1E15) In which the gang finally attends that Rooney concert. 1:42:34

3M ago1:42:34

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In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The Third Wheel, the 15th episode of the first season of The OC. You can find Niko Stratis online here: https://www.nikostratis.com You can pre-order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522 You can find Alex onl…

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THE END OF THE AFFAIR: "Lots of Rain" - with Kristin Battestella 1:30:07

3M ago1:30:07

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The End of the Affair was released on Dec 3, 1999 in just 7 theaters so that it could bait some Oscars and then going wide on January 21. It would ultimately bring in just shy of 11 million dollars on 23 million dollar budget, though it did open with an astonishing $28,000 per screen average, so maybe a wider initial release would have been wise. T…

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The Countdown (S1E14) Oliver Trask is a turd! The Peach Pit model. Rooney is coming! AND MORE! 1:43:49

3M ago1:43:49

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In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The Countdown, the 14th episode of the first season of The OC. You can find Niko Stratis online here: https://www.nikostratis.com You can pre-order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522 You can find Alex onlin…

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David Lynch's Mulholland Drive with 'You Are Good' Podcast 1:31:30

3M ago1:31:30

1:31:30

RIP David Lynch, beloved director and otherworldly weirdo. The You Are Good feelings podcast about movies graciously invited me to talk about one of the most influential films and artists of my lifetime. Talking all things Lynchian with Sarah Marshall and Alex Steed, I tried to summarize this famously baffling plot of this film, mused about the con…

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Invasion of the Drones with Podcaster Gabe Lenners 1:00:14

3M ago1:00:14

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Gabe Lenners is the host of the new podcast Obscurum: Invasion of the Drones, which explores a mysterious wave of Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena that happened in Nebraska and Colorado back in 2019, an event that has a lot in common with the recent wave of supposed drones seen in New Jersey and surrounding states. For this episode, I don my flexib…

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The Best Chrismukkah Ever (S1E13) Santa’s Pizza Hut smoking-section-colored hair and Jimmy Stewart's dead dog Edition 1:58:29

3M ago1:58:29

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In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The Best Chrismukkah Ever, the Thirteenth episode of the first season of The OC. You can find Niko Stratis online here: https://www.nikostratis.com You can pre-order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522 You c…

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BEYOND THE MAT: "The Wrestlers" - with Ross Benes 1:17:36

3M ago1:17:36

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Beyond the Mat is a movie that appears NOWHERE in the 1999 box office charts, mainly because it only screened once in 1999 in Los Angeles on October 22, thanks in no small part to Vince McMahon fuckery (though it did get a limited release in March of 2000). Beyond the Mat was directed by Barry Blaustein, an accomplished comedy screenwriter, and it …

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The Jersey Devil 55:35

3M ago55:35

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This Urban Legends Hotline episode features listener Brandon's inquiry about the legend of the Jersey Devil, a cryptid that has haunted the Pine Barrens of New Jersey for three hundred years. We will explore the various historical events that produced this creature's folklore: a dime museum's elaborate hoax, a radical Puritan woman said to have bir…

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The Secret (S1E12) The Thomas Paine, Yogalates, Kids in the Hall, and the Spanish Inquisition Edition 1:59:14

3M ago1:59:14

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In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The Secret, the Twelfth episode of the first season of The OC. You can find Niko Stratis online here: https://www.nikostratis.com You can pre-order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522 You can find Alex onlin…

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The Homecoming (S1E11) "What's the difference between a Big Mac and a Quarter Pounder?" 1:51:11

3M ago1:51:11

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In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The Homecoming, the Eleventh episode of the first season of The OC. You can find Niko Stratis online here: https://www.nikostratis.com You can pre-order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522 You can find Alex …

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Context Clues: The Devil Went Down to Jersey 53:53

3M ago53:53

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The famous cryptid known as the Jersey Devil will be the focus of our upcoming Urban Legends Hotline investigation. This episode will provide some context using excerpts from previous topics we have covered. Full episodes to check out: The Cannibal Pig People of Pig Hill (2023) Fake News (2020) Urban Legends (2021) Become a Patron to support our sh…

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DICK: "Tricky" - with Alex Steed 1:27:36

4M ago1:27:36

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The 145th highest-grossing movie of the year, Dick was released on August 3rd and going on take 12th place at the box office. Through no fault of its own, it was thrown into a death slot, as the films that outgrossed it included juggernauts like The Phantom Menace, American Pie, Runaway Bride, The Blair Witch Project, and a little movie that opened…

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You Just Lost The Game with 'Spirits' Podcast 1:16:32

4M ago1:16:32

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Julia Schifini and Amanda McLoughlin are the hosts of the podcast Spirits, a history and comedy show focused on mythology, folklore, and urban legends. Each week they pour a drink and deep dive into stories similar to the ones we cover here. On this episode, my new friends tell me the history of an early 2000s fad called The Game, one that you, dea…

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The Perfect Couple (S01E10) "What is your go-to P.F. Chang's order?" 1:35:15

4M ago1:35:15

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In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The Perfect Couple, the Tenth episode of the first season of The OC. You can find Niko Stratis online here: https://www.nikostratis.com You can pre-order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522 You can find Alex…

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Chicken Soup for the Soul pt. 2 with Sarah Marshall of 'You're Wrong About' 1:37:54

4M ago1:37:54

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Sarah Marshall and I are back for a second helping of Chicken Soup for the Soul, the 1993 best-selling collection of "inspirational" and "true" stories. In part two I tell Sarah about the pair of motivational wealth coaches who created the book and then explain what is currently happening at Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment as new leadership…

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The Heights (S1E9) "Bill Callahan's Dress Sexy at My Funeral should have been featured in an OC episode" 1:36:42

4M ago1:36:42

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In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The Heights, the Ninth episode of the first season of The OC. Crowdfunding campaigns for black families displaced by the fires can be found here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pK5omSsD4KGhjEHCVgcVw-rd4FZP9haoijEx1mSAm5c/htmlview?fbclid=PAY2xjawHtWQNleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABphZiw5T9kv6v0LkTTSlQ95jkZezcb…

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Bonus Features - WATERGATE MEDIA 1:13:35

4M ago1:13:35

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We present to you our very first Bonus Features episode, where we do a little contextual research for an upcoming episode. To start - for absolutely no reason at all, what are you even talking about? - we take a look at some of the more interesting media concerning the former Worst President of the Last 100 Years and the famous thing he did that us…

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Chicken Soup for the Soul pt. 1 with Sarah Marshall of 'You're Wrong About' 1:24:24

4M ago1:24:24

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Many of you will remember the 1993 best-selling book of inspirational stories, Chicken Soup for the Soul, and its bite-sized, sappy triumphs of the human spirit. But shining a modern light on this book today, the collection hits a little bit differently. For part one of this two-part series, I tell podcaster Sarah Marshall of You’re Wrong About the…

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The Rescue (S1E8) or "Sandy Cohen would probably have done a Breaking Bad if presented the opportunity" 1:33:03

4M ago1:33:03

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In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The Rescue, the Eighth episode of the first season of The OC. Crowdfunding campaigns for black families displaced by the fires can be found here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pK5omSsD4KGhjEHCVgcVw-rd4FZP9haoijEx1mSAm5c/htmlview?fbclid=PAY2xjawHtWQNleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABphZiw5T9kv6v0LkTTSlQ95jkZezcb…

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(Throwback) An Irresistible Movement with Reproductive Justice Activist Loretta J. Ross 53:10

4M ago53:10

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Since the 1970s, Loretta J. Ross has been an instrumental activist in the fight for 'Reproductive Justice', a framework she and her colleagues created in 1994 that went beyond the pro-choice and pro-life debate. She has worked as the Director of the Women of Color Program for the National Organization for Women, the program director of the Black Wo…

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The Escape (S1E7) or "Seth Cohen doesn't listen to Magnolia Electric Co." 1:34:13

4M ago1:34:13

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In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The Escape, the seventh episode of the first season of The OC. You can find Niko Stratis online here: https://www.nikostratis.com You can pre-order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522 You can find Alex onlin…

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