Best Boondoggle Podcasts (2026)

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The Bicentennial Boondoggles (1976) [Part 2] 32:04

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In part two of our look at the bicentennial, Jody, Niki, and Kellie discuss how the festivities played out, and how Philadelphia ended up becoming the center of the action, depsite (or because of) their corrupt mayor Frank Rizzo. Join our America250 newsletter community! Subscribe for free to get the latest news and analysis of how America250 is pl…

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#386 Today's Boondoggle - We are getting Sweet on Candi Carpenter 54:32

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*Did Candi Carpenter’s “Demonology” Era Unlock Their True Self? 👀🔥*Bill dives deep into the sweet and soulful world of *Candi Carpenter**, a powerhouse artist with roots in gospel, grit, and pure creativity! 🍭🎤 From growing up in a family gospel band in Toledo, to unleashing their hauntingly beautiful work with **Church of Roswell* and the jaw-drop…

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Taxpayers fight Carney’s gun grab: Taxpayer billboard in front of Parliament! 21:23

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The Canadian Taxpayers Federation put up a billboard right out front of Parliament Hill and Carney’s office with this message: “Scrap the gun ban and confiscation.” Carney’s gun grab is a huge taxpayer boondoggle and it won’t make Canada safer. The government is going after law-abiding Canadians instead of going after criminals and illegal guns. Si…

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From Bicentennial to Semiquincentennial: History Under Trump 32:53

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For our "Sunday Context" series, we build on this past week's coversation about the bicentennial to point out how this year's America 250 project is coming together. We look at some of the key figures in Trump world who are organizing the festivities; and the overall vision of American history laid out by those planning America's 250th birthday. Jo…

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On Spectacles of Cruelty 52:56

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On the last Angry Planet of 2025, novelist and Marine Corps veteran Phil Klay returns to reflect on a year of spectacle and cruelty. Between the Pentagon’s boat strikes and the administration’s constant barrage of grotesque memes, it feels like America is a crueler and cruder place. For better and worse, the Presidency sets a moral standard for the…

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Examining Ridiculous Holiday Marketing

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In this Marketing Over Coffee: Learn about Google Workspace Studio, AI Image Generation, Holiday Promos and more! Direct Link to File Google Workspace Studio – Agent that can work with your inbox and calendar. Opal is new built in as a new type of Gem 4:38 – 6:40 Use Framer to get websites up and […] The post Examining Ridiculous Holiday Marketing …

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Carney REFUSES to Reverse Trudeau's Disastrous Environmental Agenda 27:32

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Mark Carney says the consumer carbon tax is finished. At the same time, he wants to strengthen the industrial carbon tax. He’s also paused the federal electric vehicle mandate for review — without committing to scrap it. So is this a real break from Justin Trudeau’s environmental agenda, or the same policies under new management? A former Liberal M…

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Bicentennial Fever! (1976) [Part One] 25:18

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It's Week 1 of "50 Weeks That Shaped America," and we're headed to 1976 to look at how America's last big birthday came together. In part one, Jody, Niki, and Kellie discuss how the country was in a deep malaise headed into the bicentennial, and the shambolic planning of the festivities reflected the larger distrust and dysfunction of government. J…

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How much TAX will you pay in 2026? The Franco Terrazzano Show! 25:22

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You pay too much tax because governments waste too much money. But how much tax do you actually pay? What’s happening to your tax bill in 2026? And how does Canada’s tax system compare with other countries? The Canadian Taxpayers Federation breaks all that down and more!By Canadian Taxpayers Federation

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TBSE Monday Night News Ep. 14- Hope for Humanity with Sabina Qureshi 1:23:00

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Is Humanity Awakening? 🌎 Ageless Wisdom, Karma & the Age of Aquarius!Welcome to a special edition of *Today’s Boondoggle: The Monday Night News!* Join Bill and guest *Sabina Qureshi* as they dive into the mysteries of the *Ageless Wisdom* — exploring *hope for humanity*, the **Masters of Wisdom**, and the upcoming **Age of Aquarius**. 🌌After a life…

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2026 Predictions and Provocations 19:48

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2026 is here! As is America250. On Tuesday, we're launching our 50 Weeks That Shaped America series, but today we get together to ring in the new year with a few "predictions and provocation." Note: The full version of this episode, with video, is available for paying subscribers to our newsletter. Our America250 series will always be free in the r…

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#385 Today's Boondoggle - JUMP into Leadership with Army Major John Holbert 1:21:09

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Did This Army Major Jump Out of Planes at 70? 🪂🇺🇸*Get ready for an inspiring and action-packed conversation as Bill sits down with Retired Army Major *John Holbert**, a man who defines *leadership, discipline, and adventure*! From attending the **U.S. Military Academy Prep School* in high school to joining the *Airborne Jump Family**, Major Holbert…

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"Give Me Liberty Or..." [2025 Favorite] 20:36

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We're bringing you some of our favorite episodes of 2025 while we get a holiday break -- and prepare for our big America250 series. See you in 2026! It's March 23rd. This day in 1775, Patrick Henry of Virginia gave a speech in which he (maybe) uttered one of the more famous phrases in American political history. Jody, Niki, and Kellie discuss how H…

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Wikipedia Saves The Internet [2025 Favorite] 32:18

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We're bringing you some of our favorite episodes of 2025 while we get a holiday break -- and prepare for our big America250 series. See you in 2026! It's June 24th. In 2003, Jimmy Wales, the owner of Wikipedia, made the decision to put the site under the ownership of a non-profit company. Jody, Niki, and Kellie discuss why this decision made a huge…

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Sanctuary Churches vs Immigration Enforcement [2025 Favorite] 19:59

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We're bringing you some of our favorite episodes of 2025 while we get a holiday break -- and prepare for our big America250 series. See you in 2026! It's March 25th. This day in 1980, a church in Tucson announces that it will provide sanctuary to immigrants -- in open defiance of US law. Jody, NIki, and Kellie discuss the roots of the church sanctu…

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#384 Today's Boondoggle - From Hardcore tours to Farm Life with Brendan Porray 55:15

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Did Saying “YES” to Every Gig Take Brendan Porray from NYHC to Suicidal Tendencies? 🤘🔥In this explosive episode of Today’s Boondoggle*, Bill reconnects with his longtime friend and NYHC powerhouse, **Brendan Porray**! From his early days shredding with **Contempt**, founding **Surface Records**, and managing **godbelow**, to rocking Cleveland stage…

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"I'm Just A Bill" [2025 Favorite] 19:09

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We're bringing you some of our favorite episodes of 2025 while we get a holiday break -- and prepare for our big America250 series. See you in 2026! It's March 27th. This day in 1976, Schoolhouse Rock premieres the song "I'm Just A Bill," an animated look at the process by which legislation gets passed -- or languishes in the halls of Congress. Jod…

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Starbucks Fixes Racism [2025 Favorite] 21:05

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We're bringing you some of our favorite episodes of 2025 while we get a holiday break -- and prepare for our big America250 series. See you in 2026! It's April 3rd. In 2015, Starbucks announces that it is bringing its "Race Together" initiative to a close, after it was relentlessly mocked and critced online and in stores. Jody, Niki, and Kellie loo…

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#383 Today's Boondoggle -Funk Rocking and Free Talking with Angelo Moore of Fishbone 1:03:53

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Is Angelo Moore of Fishbone the Most Electrifying Frontman Ever?! ⚡🔥Get ready for an unforgettable ride as Bill sits down with the legendary *Angelo Moore* of *Fishbone**! From the wild days of school integration in California to the explosive birth of Fishbone’s signature mix of **rock, punk, funk, and ska**, Angelo brings pure energy and passion …

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Google’s Former CEO Is Dancing in Ukraine 1:09:00

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Earlier this year journalist Ben Makuch caught a glimpse of Eric Schmidt, the former CEO of Google, dancing at a club in Kyiv. It was a surreal moment, a snapshot of a tragic war that the West thinks is defining the future of conflict. Tech executives have flocked to Ukraine, courting the country in an attempt to get at a resource more precious tha…

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Getting Beyond the Lies with Craig Jackson

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In this Marketing Over Coffee: Craig talks about his new book that helps the loved ones of addicts understand their behavior Direct Link to File The book is now available to order – buy Getting Beyond the Lies here Going clean, and then becoming the decoder ring for the addict’s behavior Addiction as family disease […] The post Getting Beyond the L…

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The Anglo-American Film Spat (1947) 20:46

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It's December 17th. This day in 1947, the US and UK film industries are in a trade war -- a couple years after the two countries fought together in an actual war. Jody, NIki, and Kellie talk about the year-long battle over taking the film industries, how Britain tried to protect its domestic industry from US dominance -- and the various ripple effe…

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#382 Today's Boondoggle -from Hell to Halos with Tony Scambony Hrdlicka 1:44:48

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*From Skinhead to Soldier for Christ? 🤘✝️ Tony “Scambony” Speaks Out!*On this episode of **Today’s Boondoggle**, Bill sits down with his longtime friend and founding member of the **American Werewolves**, Tony “Scambony” Hrdlicka. From his wild early days growing up in a fatherless home, falling into the hardcore scene, and rolling with some of the…

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Archie Bunker's America (1971) w/ Oscar Winberg 31:40

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It's December 15th. This winter, 1971, the first season of "All In The Family" is coming to a close, and it's already the biggest show in America. It's a total sensation, in part because of its willingness to dive into the cultural and political battles of the age. Jody, Niki, and Kellie are joined by Oscar Winberg to discuss the way All In The Fam…

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#381 Today's Boondoggle- Healing the Soul with Amy Robeson 1:14:20

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✨ Can Akashic Records Unlock Healing & Abundance? 🔮On this episode of Today’s Boondoggle*, Bill sits down with spiritual mentor, empath, and master Akashic Records teacher **Amy Robeson* for a conversation that’s both eye-opening and soul-stirring! 🌟Amy shares her powerful journey of growing up as an empath, overcoming depression, and discovering t…

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‘Capitalism Is a Series of Regime Changes’ 48:02

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Another week and another Angry Planet about the horrifying systems that rule our lives. Is there a depressive theme running through the work right now? Possibly. I promise we’ll soon replace it with rage. This week on the show we have Sven Beckert to talk about his new book Capitalism: A Global History. Beckert is a professor of history at Harvard …

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Erik Deckers’ Books on Personal Branding, and Satire

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In this Marketing Over Coffee: Erik talks about two of his books that came out this year delivering great advice on managing your personal brand, and serving up laughs in his latest novel! Direct Link to File Check out the past interview with Erik on The Owned Media Doctrine and co-Author of No BS Social […] The post Erik Deckers’ Books on Personal…

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New CRTC Rules Could Change Everything You Watch Online | Liberal Government Censorship Plan 24:18

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New CRTC regulations from the Liberal government aim to apply “Canadian content” rules to online platforms like YouTube, Spotify, and Netflix. What would that mean for your online experience? Could non-CanCon content get buried, or could streaming giants leave Canada rather than comply? Host Kris Sims speaks with longtime journalist and former CRTC…

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Meet America's Most Influential Black Congressman (1971) w/ Marion Orr 28:30

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It's December 11th. This day in 1971, Representative Charles C Diggs of Michigan resigned from a UN delegation in order to protest the US stance towards South Africa's apartheid regime. Jody, NIki, and Kellie are joined by Dr. Marion Orr of Brown University to discuss Diggs's decades-long fight to oppose apartheid, and his long tenure in Congress, …

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#380 Today's Boondoggle -from the Coral Sea to Lake Erie with Navy Veteran Mike Medvec 1:24:54

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Did the Navy’s Cambodia & Mayaguez Incidents Change Everything? 🚢🔥Strap in for another wild and unforgettable episode of *Today’s Boondoggle*! Bill reconnects with his longtime friend and Navy shipmate, Mike Medvec, for a journey packed with incredible stories straight out of the Vietnam era. From frozen uniforms during winter boot camp, to the cha…

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The First Transgender Celebrity (1952) 25:40

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It's December 8th. This day in 1952, the New York Daily News runs a feature on Christine Jorgensen headlined "Ex-GI Becomes Blond Beauty." Jody, Niki, and Kellie discuss the life and legacy of Christine Jorgensen, who became the first transgender celebrity -- and how her story reflected sexual and cultural norms of the era. Sign up for our newslett…

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Is Carney cranking up carbon taxes? What you need to watch out for! 22:54

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It doesn’t matter what politicians label their carbon taxes, all carbon taxes make life more expensive and don’t work. Prime Minister Mark Carney’s hidden carbon tax on business is the worst of all worlds: Higher prices and fewer Canadian jobs. “It means more than a six times increase in the industrial price on carbon,” Carney said after signing th…

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A Big Vaccine Win (Some Sunday Context) 22:57

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Welcome to Some Sunday Context, where we bring you new conversations and archival episodes to provide some context on the stories playing out in the news today. This week, we just wrapped up our two-part series on early vaccine skeptics from the 1890s through the 1920s. We discussed how a lot of the skepticism began to fade away in mid-century, in …

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The US Government’s AI Grand Bargain 54:22

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The White House is portraying the race to adopt AI as an existential crisis. It’s the next Manhattan Project, they say, a technology so important it will require an unprecedented build out of energy infrastructure and massive data centers. But the Manhattan Project was a government-led technological drive whereas AI is led by salesmen and corporati…

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Politicians spend $190k on balls… while drowning in debt. 34:39

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BUSTED! You wont guess which politician wasted $190,000 on three soccer balls made of wood. Plus, you already know that Ottawa is racking up huge charges on the taxpayer credit card. Some provincial governments are following that bad example.By Canadian Taxpayers Federation

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Green Energy Update with Josh Dorfman

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In this Marketing Over Coffee: Learn about electric vehicles, solar energy, carbon harvesting and more from the man behind SuperCool! Direct Link to File Starting with the plan of being a spy in the CIA! Teaching at Nanjing University and working for Kryptonite Watching China ramp up and wondering what a billion cars on the […] The post Green Energ…

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The Vaccine Fights Go Mainstream (Part Two) 28:49

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It's December 1st. This week, a two-part look at the roots of vaccine skepticism and anti-vaccine activism in the United States. First we look at the early legal battles of the 1860s-1900s, then discuss how anti-vaccine activists found more purchase in the cultural and political spheres going into the first half of the 20th century. Sign up for our…

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Devil In the Details: Carney's Pipeline Deal Hidden Cost NOBODY is Talking About | The Fighter 49:50

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Alberta just got a big “maybe” from Ottawa, but what’s the real price tag? In this episode of The Fighter, Kris Sims breaks down the new Ottawa–Alberta energy memorandum: promises of lifting the emissions cap, easing the tanker ban, and opening the door to new pipelines, but also the risk of much higher industrial carbon costs. Economist Dr. Jack M…

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#379 Today's Boondoggle -getting Dark and Nerdy with Cultus Black 58:18

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🎸 Did Cultus Black’s James Legion Gain Power From Going Goth? 🤘*Get ready for a wild ride with Bill and James Legion of *Cultus Black*! From singing in church with his grandma to unleashing his goth side at school, James shares how he found his voice and confidence. We dive into unforgettable stories featuring Bret Hart, Stone Cold Steve Austin, an…

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2ZQHT170 - True Crime 28:33

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You are listening to 2ZQ Hot Takes. This time, I’ll be talking about True Crime.. 2ZQHT170 - True Crime There is a cultural tide of True Crime stories and even faked true crime stories captivating the minds of people around the globe. This time, I'll be talking about the point of view of an incarcerated criminal, the national and international obse…

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The First Vaccine Fights (Part One) 24:16

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It's December 1st. This week, a two-part look at the roots of vaccine skepticism and anti-vaccine activism in the United States. First we look at the early legal battles of the 1860s-1900s, then discuss how anti-vaccine activists found more purchase in the cultural and political spheres going into the first half of the 20th century. Sign up for our…

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Hippo For Thanksgiving w/ Dan Pashman [Thanksgiving Week] 27:04

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This Thanksgiving Week, some episodes favorite about community, what binds us -- and food! It’s April 2nd. This day in 1910, a Louisiana senator proposes allocating a quarter of a million dollars to import hippos from Africa and grow them in American swamps, then harvest them for food. Jody, Niki, and Kellie are joined by Dan Pashman of The Sporkfu…

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#378 Today's Boondoggle- David Ellefson stays Mega Busy 1:11:05

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🎤 David Ellefson on Metallica, Cliff Burton & The Final Megadeth Tour?Buckle up, Boondoggle fans—this one’s a wild ride! Bill sits down with his longtime friend and founding member of **Megadeth**, the legendary **David Ellefson**. From growing up on a farm with big dreams of becoming a fireman, to discovering Rock N Roll through Gene Simmons and K…

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An Aid Ship To Ireland (1847) [Thanksgiving Week] 13:41

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This Thanksgiving Week, some episodes favorite about community, what binds us -- and food! It’s May 2nd. In 1847, a US military ship, the USS Jamestown, was loaded up with food and other relief to sail to Ireland and help with the famine in that country. Jody, Niki, and Kellie discuss how disparate communities in the US rallied around the cause, an…

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"Death By Lightning" and Chester Arthur's Rise (Some Sunday Context) 15:36

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The new Netflix series "Death By Lightning" focuses on the unexpected rise of James Garfield in the 1880 election, and his assassination by Charles Guiteau. It also features Nick Offerman as Chester Arthur, a product of machine politics who ends up as Garfield's VP and then as president. So, today, some Sunday context in the form of an episode we r…

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Deadwood: The Town that Made the Wild West 51:12

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Listen to this episode commercial free at https://angryplanetpod.com This week on Angry Planet we’re taking a break from the horrors of the present to explore horrors of a past distant enough now that they’re entertaining. But then, America found those horrors pretty entertaining at the time, too. Even when it was still a thriving community and a g…

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Live From Boston at MarketingProfs B2B!

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In this Marketing Over Coffee: Chris and John onsite at the Omni in Boston’s Seaport District talk about the event, Gemini 3, GEO, and more! Direct Link to File Live from MarketingProfs B2B in Boston! Google Gemini 3 Released – The smartest AI on the market Google serving up GenAI pages over organic SERP results […] The post Live From Boston at Mar…

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What Is Carney Hiding? Inside the Liberal Budget: Franco Terrazzano Show! 34:12

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The first budget under Prime Minister Mark Carney has officially passed — so what comes next? In today’s episode, we break down the Interim PBO’s review of the budget and explore what it all means. Spoiler: government spending is accelerating fast. Sign the petition: Stop Racking Up Debt https://www.taxpayer.com/petitions/stop-racking-up-debt…

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Evacuation Day: NYC's Forgotten Holiday (1783) 23:07

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It's the last week in November -- on November 25th, 1783, British troops finally left New York City, which had suffered a brutal two years since the formal end of the Revolutionary War. Jody, Niki, and Kellie discuss what life was like in the period when British troops were occupying the city, what Evacuation Day was actually like -- and why the co…

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#377 Today's Boondoggle -Talking Music and Mental Health with Damon Tate from Of Virtue 44:57

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*🎸 How Did Of Virtue Unite Cultures, Music & Mental Health? 🐾*Get ready for an electrifying conversation as Bill sits down with Damon Tate from the powerhouse band *Of Virtue*! 🤘 This 4-piece group has fused their diverse cultures and backgrounds into a creative storm that’s taking the world by surprise. Damon dives into their unique writing proces…