Best Brian Sumner Podcasts (2025)

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219 - JOHN 10:1-21 - I AM THE GOOD SHEPHERD - BRIAN SUMNER 40:24

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JOHN 10:1-21 - I AM THE GOOD SHEPHERD - BRIAN SUMNER - 2025 “Most assuredly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door, but climbs up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. 2 But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. 3 To him the doorkeeper opens, and the sheep hear his voice; and he calls his own sh…

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10/30/25: Episode 18: NFL WEEK 9 PREVIEW, ANSWERING LISTENER QUESTIONS. 1:12:11

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Diego previews NFL week 9 including the Seahawks test on Sunday night. He then answers some questions that were asked by the audience.

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Ben Collier: From the Dark Web to the Future of Privacy 1:00:16

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Ben Collier, Senior Lecturer at the University of Edinburgh and chair of the Foundation for Information Policy Research, joins Plutopia to discuss his MIT Press book Tor: From the Dark Web to the Future of Privacy. The book argues that media overstates Tor’s ties to crime. Originally developed at the U.S. Naval Research Lab as “onion routing,” Tor …

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A Mind-Blowing Way of Looking at Math (with David Bessis) 1:21:53

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What if math isn't about grinding through equations, but about training your intuition and changing how your brain works? Mathematician and author David Bessis tells EconTalk's Russ Roberts that the secret of mathematics isn't logic--it's the way we learn to see. He explains why math books aren't meant to be read like novels, how great mathematicia…

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10/27/25: EP 17: NFL WEEK 8 RECAP, BRIAN KELLY FIRED+MORE 53:44

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Diego recaps the weekend in the NFl, along with CFB and Brian Kelly’s firing.

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10/23/25: EP 16: NFL WEEK 8 PREVIEW ALONG WITH RECAPPING WEEK 7 1:12:18

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Diego recaps the Seahawks MNF win before previewing Week 8 in the NFL while also catching up on the Week 7 results. Finishes by looking at some CFB conference situations after last week's upsets.

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Colin Wright: Juggling Mathematics 1:02:43

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In this episode of the Plutopia News Network Podcast, hosts Jon Lebkowsky, Scoop Sweeney, and Wendy Grossman talk with mathematician and juggler Colin Wright, who holds a PhD in pure mathematics from Cambridge and is known for his engaging talks on how math appears everywhere in life. Wright explains that math is not about numbers or formulas but a…

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Twenty Years of Freakonomics (with Stephen Dubner) 1:42:44

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Quantitative, contrarian, and nuanced: these are the hallmarks of the Freakonomics approach. Hear journalist and podcaster Stephen Dubner speak with EconTalk's Russ Roberts about the 20th anniversary of the popular-economics book Dubner co-authored with Steven Levitt. They discuss how the book came to be, how the journey changed Dubner's life, and …

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10/16/25: EPISODE 15: NFL WEEK 7 AND CFB PREVIEW 55:22

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Diego previews NFL Week 7 including a big primetime game for the Seahawks, along with CFB preview and a big game for the Huskies. Follow on instagram @diegocolliefbshow Twitter: @colliediego

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Sumner Erickson: Actors of Sound 1:02:54

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The Plutopia podcast welcomes Sumner Erickson, who discovered the tuba in sixth grade by chance and, at 18, won a job with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra after studies at the Curtis Institute. He recalls globe-spanning tours (Europe, Japan, China, Russia, Brazil), collaborations under André Previn, and contrasts between orchestral and other tour…

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10/13/25: EPISODE 14: SEAHAWKS WIN, NFL WEEK 6 AND CFB RECAP+MARINERS TALK 1:18:28

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Diego talks about the Seahawks big road win over the Jags before talking about the rest of NFL Week 6. He talks about the fun CFB weekend including Oregon Loss, James Franklin firing and more. Finishes the show with a little mariners talk.

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The Magic of Tokyo (with Joe McReynolds) 1:09:23

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What drives the seeming relentless dynamism of Tokyo? Is there something special about Japanese culture? Joe McReynolds, co-author of Emergent Tokyo, argues that the secret to Tokyo's energy and attractiveness as a place to live and visit comes from policies that allow Tokyo to emerge from the bottom up. Post-war black markets evolved into today's …

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10/9/25: EPISODE 13: NFL WEEK 6 PREVIEW+CFB WEEKEND 1:01:43

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Diego previews the upcoming action in week 6.

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Mike Aaron: Digital Lifeguard 1:01:18

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On this Plutopia episode, Mike Aaron — once a renewable-energy policy aide, now a “digital lifeguard” — explains how fast-evolving tech and social engineering are fueling scams and identity theft, citing FBI Internet Crime Center figures of $6.5B in reported 2024 losses (likely ~10× higher) and ~$160B across all cybercrimes, with average losses esp…

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The Invisible Hierarchies that Rule Our World (with Toby Stuart) 1:13:15

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Status isn't fixed; it's transferred and "bestowed," shaping who gets resources, attention, and opportunity. So argues author Toby Stuart of UC Berkeley in his book, Anointed. He and EconTalk's Russ Roberts explore why hierarchies persist--reducing conflict, allocating scarce resources, and curating our overwhelming choices--and how endorsements, b…

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10/6/25: EPISODE 12: SEAHAWKS LOSE GAME OF THE YEAR, PATRIOTS TAKE DOWN BUFFALO, UW EPIC 2ND HALF COMEBACK + MORE 1:06:16

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Diego talks about the Seahawks crushing loss, Huskies 2nd half stunner and rest of weekend.

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10/2/25: EPISODE 11: NFL WEEK 5 PREVIEW + CFB WEEKEND. 1:01:21

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Diego previews this weekends action!

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218 - JOHN 9:17-41 - THE SON OF GOD - BRIAN SUMNER 38:58

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JOHN 9:17-41 - THE SON OF GOD - BRIAN SUMNER - 2025 "17 They said to the blind man again, “What do you say about Him because He opened your eyes?” He said, “He is a prophet.” 18 But the Jews did not believe concerning him, that he had been blind and received his sight, until they called the parents of him who had received his sight. 19 And they ask…

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Roy Casagranda: Politics 2025 1:04:04

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In this Plutopia News Network episode, political historian Dr. Roy Casagranda joins Jon and Scoop for a wide-ranging conversation on leadership, U.S. presidents from Eisenhower to Trump, and the fragility of democratic institutions. Casagranda contrasts strong domestic achievements (e.g., LBJ, Eisenhower) with consistently troubling U.S. foreign po…

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9/29/25:EPISODE 10: SEAHAWKS BEAT CARDINALS, HUSKIES DISAPPOINTING LOSS+REST OF WEEKEND RECAP 1:32:07

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Diego recaps the Seahawks big win and Huskies brutal loss along with rest of weekend recap.

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Eating with Intelligence (with Julia Belluz) 1:05:49

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Losing weight should be simple: eat less, exercise more. But according to author and health journalist Julia Belluz, it's complicated. Listen as Belluz talks with EconTalk's Russ Roberts about her new book, Food Intelligence. Belluz argues that a calorie is pretty much a calorie whether it's carbs or fat. Keeping calories under control is often har…

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11/25/25: EPISODE 9: SEAHAWKS CARDINALS, UW OHIO STATE + REST OF WEEKEND PREVIEW. 1:01:39

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Diego talks about Monday nights thriller before previewing the most loaded football weekend of the year, starting with Seahawks Cardinals on TNF.

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217 - JOHN 9:1-16 - HEALING THE BLIND MAN - BRIAN SUMNER 40:02

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JOHN 9:1-16 - HEALING THE BLIND MAN - BRIAN SUMNER - 2025 "Now as Jesus passed by, He saw a man who was blind from birth. 2 And His disciples asked Him, saying, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” 3 Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but that the works of God should be revealed in him. 4 I mu…

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216 - JOHN 8:31-59 - BEFORE ABRAHAM I AM - BRIAN SUMNER 44:47

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JOHN 8:31-59 - BEFORE ABRAHAM I AM - BRIAN SUMNER - 2025 "Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, “If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. 32 And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” 33 They answered Him, “We are Abraham’s descendants, and have never been in bondage to anyone. How can You say, ‘You wil…

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Nate Wilcox: The State of the Union 1:04:39

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Nate Wilcox joins Plutopia News Network with a wide-ranging critique of U.S. politics, media, technology, and foreign policy. He argues the political center has collapsed, institutions lack credibility, and executive power dominates, while both parties fail in different ways: Democrats with performative resistance and hollow policy, Republicans wit…

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9/22/25: EPISODE 8: WEEK 3 NFL, SEAHAWKS DOMINATE, BROWNS STUN PACKERS + REST OF SLATE. APPLE CUP RECAP AND SURPRISES AROUND CFB. 1:12:07

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Diego talks about Week 3 in the NFL, the Seahawks big win, ugly offensive play all around, and this weekends Apple Cup.

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Steven Pinker on Common Knowledge 1:23:20

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Why are Super Bowl ads so good for launching certain kinds of new products? Why do we all drive on the same side of the road? And why, despite laughing and crying together, do we often misread what others think? According to bestselling author and Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker, it all comes down to common knowledge, or the phenomenon that happ…

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215 - JOHN 8:12-30 - JESUS BARES WITNESS - BRIAN SUMNER 46:23

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JOHN 8:12-30 - JESUS BARES WITNESS - BRIAN SUMNER - 2025 "12 Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.” 13 The Pharisees therefore said to Him, “You bear witness of Yourself; Your witness is not [l]true.” 14 Jesus answered and said to them, “Even i…

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9/18/25 EPISODE 7: BAKER MAYFIELD EPIC COMEBACK, GENO SMITH DISASTER, WEEKEND NFL+ APPLE CUP PREVIEW. 1:20:16

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Diego opens by talking about the 2 games we saw on MNF. He then gets into every Week 3 NFL matchup and big College matchups including the Apple Cup.

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Paulina Borsook and Brian Maggi: In Formation Magazine 1:07:18

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On this Plutopia News Network episode, hosts talk with In Formation magazine’s humor editor Brian Maggi and writer/contributing editor Paulina Borsook about their newly released Issue #3 — an intentionally high-quality, print-first, “anti-Wired” cult mag skewering tech culture with smart, insider humor. They trace the evolution from early-2000s iss…

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9/15/25: EPISODE 6: SEAHAWKS BIG WIN OVER STEELERS, COWBOYS WIN IN GAME OF THE YEAR AND REST OF THRILLING WEEKEND SLATE. 1:26:06

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Diego talks about the Seahawks big bounceback win in Pittsburgh. Then recaps every Week 2 game. He previews our 2 Monday night games before talking about Saturday’s action.

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How Did America Build the Arsenal of Democracy? (with Brian Potter) 1:05:05

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American manufacturing of aircraft during WWII dwarfed that of its enemies. By the end of the war, an American assembly line was producing a B-24 bomber in less than an hour. But that success was far from inevitable. Structural engineer and writer Brian Potter speaks with EconTalk's Russ Roberts about the logistical challenges of ramping up product…

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9/11/25: EPISODE 5: JJ MCCARTHY MNF MIRACLE+ NFL WEEK 2, AND CFB WEEK 3 PREVIEW. 55:33

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Diego talks about the Vikings epic comeback on Monday night before previewing every Week 2 game in the NFL and the best college games of the week.

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214 - JOHN 8:1-11 - ADULTEROUS WOMAN - BRIAN SUMNER 45:18

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JOHN 8:1-11 - ADULTEROUS WOMAN - BRIAN SUMNER - 2025 "But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. 2 Now early in the morning He came again into the temple, and all the people came to Him; and He sat down and taught them. 3 Then the scribes and Pharisees brought to Him a woman caught in adultery. And when they had set her in the midst, 4 they said to Him…

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Jeremy Faludi: Sustainable Design 1:00:18

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The Plutopia podcast talks with Dr. Jeremy Faludi, a Delft University sustainable design researcher and lead author of Sustainable Design: From Vision to Action, about practical, systems-level strategies for lower-impact products and services. Faludi stresses life-cycle assessment (LCA) to “run the numbers” and focus effort where it matters—durabil…

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9/8/25: Episode 4: NFL WEEK 1, SEAHAWKS LOSE HEARTBREAKER, PENIX PERFORMS IN LOSS AND MORE. 1:25:09

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Diego Recaps an electric NFL Week 1. We start in Seattle with a crushing defeat to the Niners then go around the league to each game. End the episode recapping the week in CFB!

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How Teams Succeed (with Colin Fisher) 1:03:22

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What makes some groups thrive while others crash and burn? According to organizational-behavior scholar Colin Fisher, the real villains are rarely individuals, but dysfunctional teams and organizations. Listen as he and EconTalk's Russ Roberts discuss the reasons for the free-rider problem and the importance of meaningful, well-defined tasks to inc…

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9/3/25 EPISODE 3: NFL WEEK 1. AFC Conference Preview. Season Long predictions. 40:07

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Diego previews every Week 1 game and gives his predictions. He goes through expectations for each team in the AFC, and ends the show with award and Super Bowl Prediction.

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213 - JOHN 7:25-52 - LIVING WATER - BRIAN SUMNER 44:50

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JOHN 7:25-52 - LIVING WATER - BRIAN SUMNER - 2025 "25 Now some of them from Jerusalem said, “Is this not He whom they seek to kill? 26 But look! He speaks boldly, and they say nothing to Him. Do the rulers know indeed that this is [a]truly the Christ? 27 However, we know where this Man is from; but when the Christ comes, no one knows where He is fr…

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Hugh Forrest: Community Experience 1:12:14

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Hugh Forrest, former President and longtime programming lead for Austin’s famed South by Southwest Festival, joins the Plutopia podcast to discuss shifting from running massive events to consulting on smaller community-focused experiences. Hugh argues that size is the enemy of community — people attend events to form a few meaningful connections — …

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EPISODE 2: CFB Week 1 Recap, Seattle Seahawks Extended Preview+ Rest of NFC at a Glance. 58:40

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Diego talks about Week 1 of the CFB season, some winners and losers, and recapping the Huskies win over Colorado State. He then gives some expectations for the Seahawks season and previews the NFC ahead of NFL week 1.

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Humans Are Overrated (with Christine Webb) 1:10:53

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Are humans the most intelligent species, or just the most arrogant? NYU primatologist Christine Webb, author of The Arrogant Ape, believes that human exceptionalism is a myth that does more harm than good. Listen as she speaks with EconTalk's Russ Roberts about how research has skewed our understanding of animals' capabilities, the surprising inner…