Best David Geffen Podcasts (2025)

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What is Pious Leather? A Brief Introduction 3:39

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In today's episode, we’ll be delving into the fascinating world of Pious Leather – a name that has garnered significant attention in the leather goods industry. But what exactly is Pious Leather, and what sets it apart from other leather brands? Let’s explore its roots, values, and commitment to craftsmanship. Pious Leather is a distinguished brand…

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50th Anniversary of EMERGENCY celebration in Los Angeles 45:39

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Podcast Host and producer on the documentary Into the Unknown, the Paramedics' Journey, Tonya Mantooth continues the conversation with Randy Mantooth, and Kevin Tighe stars of the legendary TV Show EMERGENCY. Following the 50th Anniversary of EMERGENCY celebration hosted by the Los Angeles County Fire Museum, join Randy & Kevin as they share heartf…

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Producers Behind-The-Scenes Stories 1:22:26

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Podcast Host and producer on the documentary Into the Unknown, the Paramedics' Journey, Tonya Mantooth continues the conversation with Randy Mantooth, star of the legendary TV Show EMERGENCY and producers Steve Martin and Dr. Baxter Larmon on why it was important to tell the story of what paramedics face today. The producers share serious and humor…

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Interview with Randy Mantooth & Kevin Tighe 1:04:15

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For fans of the 1970’s TV Series Emergency, Tonya Mantooth will conduct the first ever interview of Randy Mantooth and Kevin Tighe together. You will hear never before told stories about the start of their careers and their experiences on the show “Emergency.”By Into the Unknown Documentary Producers

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Mike Weatherford, UCLA '80, SVP of Finance at Stanford Healthcare's UHA 50:57

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Special guest (and Nakin's boss's boss's boss) Mike Weatherford joins the podcast and discusses some of the major trends in healthcare: how telehealth has changed because of the pandemic, why price transparency for healthcare services is important, and what's driving physicians to become employees at health systems rather than staying as independen…

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Gaayatri Kaundinya, UCLA ‘14, CEO of Chai Time Studios 40:26

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Gaayatri describes her time studying at UCLA towards specializing in ethnomusicology. Her credits include Disney’s Million Dollar Arm and Mira, Royal Detective.

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Tom Norris, UCLA ‘15, Political and Protocol Officer at British Embassy Seoul 1:03:28

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Tom remembers offering former British Prime Minister Theresa May his Netflix login. We cover ‘The Interview’, the THAAD missile crisis, Dennis Rodman, and K-pop.

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Dr. Kevin Williams, UCLA MD ‘86 MPH ‘91, Chief Medical Officer, Rare Disease, at Pfizer 59:04

4+ y ago59:04

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Dr. Williams opens up about growing up black and gay in Louisiana during the 1960s and 1970s. After providing a primer about rare diseases, Dr. Williams explains how and why he ended up working at a pharmaceutical corporation in-spite of public perceptions. Pranav ties in the UCLA class of 2015’s reading of “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks’ in…

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Veronica Siranosian, UCLA ‘04, Vice President at AECOM 47:23

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Veronica covers her role at AECOM where she leads digital and innovation initiatives for infrastructure planning. We cover topics ranging from autonomous vehicles to the gender tax in transportation. Veronica reminisces about being raised by a Bruin parent and concludes with her time at UCLA.

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Kristen Choi, UCLA MS ‘18, Asst. Professor at UCLA School of Nursing & UCLA Fielding School of Public Health 59:40

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Kristen shows the importance of applying a wide lens to healthcare by highlighting the effects of child trauma, racial inequities, and gun violence. Furthermore, Kristen diagrams the adoption chain risk from research to practice.

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Robert Hughes, UCLA PhD ‘10, Asst. Professor of Legal Studies & Business Ethics at the University of Pennsylvania 1:04:30

4+ y ago1:04:30

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Dr. Robert Hughes currently serves as an Assistant Professor of Legal Studies & Business at the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. We enjoyed our conversation with Robert as we dove into some of his research interests including the egalitarian distribution of medical care, the social responsibility that corporations have,…

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'Off the Record: David Bowie' — Trailer 2:26

4+ y ago2:26

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The series premiere of 'Off the Record' explores the life — or, rather, lives — of David Bowie by examining each of his iconic personas. Major Tom. Ziggy Stardust. Aladdin Sane. The Thin White Duke. Taken collectively, these faces form a portrait of a one-of-a-kind rock legend. Follow his transformation from lonely London boy struggling to find his…

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Suspicious Minds: Elvis Presley vs. Jerry Lee Lewis 53:25

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Elvis Presley was the man to beat when Jerry Lee Lewis made the drive from small-town Louisiana to Memphis in 1956. The piano punisher had come for the King of Rock’s crown and was determined to show him up at every turn. Jerry Lee scored a deal on Elvis’ onetime label, employed the same management, and even some of the same songwriters. The pair d…

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Rosemary Hyson, UCLA PhD ‘99, Research Scientist at Baruch College 49:39

4+ y ago49:39

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Rosemary recounts the advantages of having a diverse cohort of international students and incredible faculty at UCLA that helped establish her foundation in economics research. We chatted with Rosemary about her experience at the Bureau of Labor Statistics and she shared how some of her research helped to improve the measures of labor demand for th…

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Their Greatest Feuds (David Geffen): The Eagles Part 3 53:05

4+ y ago53:05

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Our series on The Eagles concludes with a look at the business dealings and lawsuits that took place behind the scenes and the man who helped to shape their early career, David Geffen. A Brooklyn kid whose mother called him King David, Geffen moved to L.A. in the sixties and swiftly became a mover and shaker. By the time he met The Eagles, he was a…

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Their Greatest Feuds (1976-2001): The Eagles Part 2 56:38

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Our special series on The Eagles continues with their post-"Hotel California" years, in which the band was more popular than ever, selling one million albums per month while also falling apart. There was tension between the band's twin leaders, Don Henley and Glenn Frey, who fought for control of The Eagles. But most of the ire was focused around D…

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Alyssa Ravasio, UCLA ‘10, Founder & CEO of HipCamp 59:58

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Alyssa provides an account of her time at UCLA which included developing her own major (Digital Democracy), studying abroad in Spain, and listening to lots of Jay-Z. After being fired the second time from the same job and dumped on the same day, Alyssa introspects on gratitude and happiness. Listeners will learn about her early challenges building …

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Their Greatest Feuds (1971-75): The Eagles Part 1 51:34

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Welcome to our epic three-part series on all of the beefs, feuds, and simmering resentments that occurred inside one of the most successful bands in history, The Eagles. In part one, we cover the band's early years, which included multiple battles inside the band and out. First, there was the feud with Glyn Johns, the super producer known for worki…

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Chronic Issues: Dr. Dre vs. Eazy-E 49:23

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Back in the late 1980s, Dr. Dre and Eazy-E were members of N.W.A., one of the most important and iconic hip-hop groups ever. But in the wake of their historic 1988 album Straight Outta Compton, the two fell out over business disagreements. Once Dre went solo, he proceeded to rip Eazy apart on diss tracks prominently featured on his blockbuster LP T…

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Britpop Battle: Oasis vs. Blur 52:59

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This is an especially personal one for Steve — back when he was a Britpop-loving teen in the nineties, this was one of the first rock rivalries that he cared about. Which is odd, because in America, nobody really cared about Oasis vs. Blur the way people did in England, where they were the two biggest bands in the land. Blur were the knowing chroni…

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Kill 'Em All: Metallica vs. Megadeth 54:34

4+ y ago54:34

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Before there was Megadeth, Dave Mustaine was the guitarist in a promising San Francisco thrash metal band called Metallica. And then he was fired for being an obnoxious drunk, a slight compounded by the fact that all the other members of Metallica were also obnoxious drunks. From then on, Mustaine was obsessed with getting his revenge, and he forme…

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White Heat: Lou Reed vs. John Cale 58:46

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Two burgeoning musical geniuses came together in the mid-60s to form the Velvet Underground, a group that expanded the definition of what a rock band could be. Lou Reed’s literary ambitions led him to craft lyrics steeped in the gritty language of the streets, while John Cale called upon his background in the avant garde music scene of downtown Man…

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Dr. Ron Kline, UCLA ‘81 MD '85, Chief Medical Officer at U.S. Office of Personnel Management 56:46

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Dr. Kline chronicles his career trajectory in detail including both undergrad and med school at UCLA and a now defunct club that facilitated his interest in policy making. He explains the role of various stakeholders in the heath care delivery value chain from his lived experience and describes some of the challenges of managing health insurance fo…

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Bad Cops: Sting vs. The Police 1:02:08

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In the 1980s, the biggest rock band in the world was The Police. While all three members were blonde and good-looking, they were hardly a conventional success story. The Police was a supposed punk band composed of a prog-rock drummer, a jazzy bassist, and a guitarist who was pushing 40. But their unique chemistry (as well as Sting's trove of catchy…

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Antichrist Superstars: Trent Reznor vs. Marilyn Manson 56:34

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In the mid-'90s, no two rock stars struck more fear into the hearts of parents than Trent Reznor and Marilyn Manson. These toxic twins started out having a teacher-student dynamic, with Reznor guiding Manson musically to stardom. But Manson's shock-rock antics soon overshadowed his mentor, who was hard at work for years trying to finish his masterw…

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Toxic Tango: Britney Spears vs. Christina Aguilera 54:12

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For ‘80s babies, Britney and Christina represent the ultimate fan face-off. Originally friends and co-stars on The Mickey Mouse Club reboot in the early ‘90s, by the decade’s end they were pitted against one another in the press and in the charts. On the surface, the comparisons were obvious. They were two blonde, ex-Disney stars turned pop upstart…

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Charming Men: The Smiths vs. The Cure 47:37

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If you were an alienated teenager in the 1980s — or an alienated teenager during any era who loves the music of the 1980s — then you have probably spent a lot of time listening to The Smiths and The Cure. But the lead singers of those bands, Morrissey and Robert Smith, hated listening to each other. Starting with an interview in 1984 in which Morri…

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Eruptions Part 2: Sammy Hagar vs. Van Halen 56:00

4+ y ago56:00

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Our special two-part series on the battles between Van Halen and their two most famous singers concludes with this exploration of the Van Hagar years. Before he joined Van Halen, Sammy Hagar was a journeyman rock howler with a love of fast cars and mind-controlling aliens. In retrospect, most fans prefer the Roth years, but Hagar was at the head of…

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Robert Faturechi, UCLA ‘08, Investigative Reporter at ProPublica 51:36

4+ y ago51:36

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Robert details his experience at UCLA, with emphasis on study abroad in Chile and his time at the Daily Bruin. We cover his investigative piece on how donations affected admissions to UCLA’s orthodontics program and why these crises continue to unfold in spite of past coverage. Entering the industry during a financial crisis, Robert explains how he…

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Eruptions Part 1: David Lee Roth vs. Van Halen 1:03:10

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In tribute to the late Eddie Van Halen, we’re devoting a pair of episodes to the two distinct eras of his namesake band. The first installment explores the guitar virtuoso’s relationship with the group’s original frontman, a karate kicking, spandex wearing, hyperactive rock ’n’ roll peacock named David Lee Roth. More a musical marriage of convenien…

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Territorial Pissings: Courtney Love vs. Dave Grohl 53:05

5y ago53:05

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In the early '90s, no couple in rock was more notorious than Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love. The tabloid circus that followed them wearied Cobain's bandmates in Nirvana, and that tension only grew worse after Cobain's untimely death in 1994. For the next 20 years, Courtney and Nirvana's former drummer and current Foo Fighter, Dave Grohl, engaged in …

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Jimmy Gomez, UCLA ‘99, U.S. Congressman 57:28

5y ago57:28

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Congressman Gomez shares how his experience with healthcare at a young age has helped shape his views on it as a politician. We also talked about some of his early educational challenges in high school, but with resilience how he was able to move from jobs at Subway and Target to community college and finally transfer to UCLA. He also shared how a …

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Divided Souls: Marvin Gaye vs. Berry Gordy 59:16

5y ago59:16

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Marvin Gaye's 1971 masterpiece What's Going On was recently voted by Rolling Stone magazine the greatest album of all time. But one person who was not a fan of that record initially was the head of Gaye's label, Berry Gordy, the visionary founder of Motown. Gordy believed that alienating white audiences and deviating from a proven pop-R&B formula w…