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Our sixth season is Cleopatra, a six-episode series about one of the most expensive and infamous movies ever made. Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and starring Elizabeth Taylor, Cleopatra should have been a smash. Instead, it was a shoot plagued by medical emergencies, climate disasters, nervous breakdowns, and the most scandalous love affair to ever hit a movie set. Join host Ben Mankiewicz as he digs through his own family stories to understand how it turned out so badly for his Oscar-win ...
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Hosts Ben Brock Johnson and Amory Sivertson dig into the internet's vast and curious ecosystem of online communities to find untold histories, unsolved mysteries, and other jaw-dropping stories online and IRL.
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Central Intelligence Cinema

Ben Eslinger and Jason Greenberg

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Superfan of James Bond?, Man From U.N.C.L.E.? Mission Impossible? So are we! Which is why we have formed the CIC...a podcast dedicated to Spy Movies and Secret Agent Pop Culture. Hosted by Ben Eslinger and Jason Greenberg.
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Design Principles Pod

Sam Brown, Ben Sutherland and Gerard Dombroski

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Architecture. A hot topic, a buzz word, a realm for the rich and famous, or the thing that your step uncle does? We will be unpacking the good, the bad and the downright reality of the architectural and construction industry. With insights from industry professionals and personal anecdotes from our three hosts Ben, Gerard and Sam, you will be given a look behind the closed pages of those fancy looking moleskins. Tune in and redline out.
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Stay Tuned with Preet

Preet Bharara

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Join former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara as he breaks down legal topics in the news and engages thought leaders in a podcast about power, policy, and justice. From CAFE Studios and the Vox Media Podcast Network.
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Unique in style, spirit and origin, Uncle Ben's Podcast cannot be taken too lightly or too seriously. The ramblings of a man in his soon to be early 40s about the world and what its problems may tend to be that week. So listen up, have a laugh and remember: Everything talked about and proposed on this podcast has been thoroughly researched and is the God's honest truth. Or maybe I'm lying...
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An award winning podcast hosted by three of the worst brains Australia has to offer. Two guys named Joel and their friend answer pop culture’s most important questions in the wrongest way possible. Not a Star Wars podcast. Subscribe to the Bad Brain Boys on Apple Podcasts for even more content to ruin your day. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The Ben O'Clock News

Benedict Esdale

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Tune in at Ben AM to hear all about what's been going in the world. And by the world, we mean the very small world that is Benedict Esdale's world. But it's not just about Ben... Did your bins not get taken this morning? Uncle Darren fell off his motorbike? Six straight victories on chess.com? You enjoyed the latest blockbuster flop? If there's something interesting (or not) going on in your world, then let us know! You can write in to the show at [email protected] Spread your news!
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Chael Sonnen: MMA superstar, American gangster...and bad guy...speaks his mind, drops knowledge and sounds off as the absolute authoritative voice in the world of combat sports. Join Chael as he runs life inside and out of the Octagon, with inside knowledge and unrivaled perspective. New episodes every Tuesday and Friday.
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Mango: Dead Serious is an action-packed feature-length audio drama from Hard 90 Productions. Stay tuned for "Mango 2" now in development! Storyline: After saving virologist Dr. Charlotte Fox from a vicious attack deep in the mountains outside Los Angeles, Johnny Mango learns a virus has swept the globe causing a worldwide zombie outbreak. In order to continue her work on the vaccine, Dr. Fox must find her uncle whose last known whereabouts were 100 miles away in Joshua Tree. Mango, Dr. Fox a ...
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Art Supply Posse

Art Supply Posse

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Inspirational art making interviews with artists, makers, manufacturers, and retailers of art supplies. Art Supply Posse is produced by Kim Cofield and Marcus Clearspring.
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The ATG Podcast

Ben Patrick

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Hosted by Ben Patrick, creator of Athletic Truth Group, and Keegan Smith, creator of ATG For Coaches, we have a simple mission with every podcast: Take a crucial yet complex subject and leave you with SIMPLE RULES you can then use the rest of your life to achieve less pain and greater ability in yourself and others.
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New Post Occupancy

New Post Occupancy

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Podcast documenting a research project documenting the architecture, art, beauty, culture, impact, poetry, and spirit of New Deal Post Offices. By @Ben_B_G and @Shapi20s. www.NewPostOccupancy.com
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This podcast celebrates the incredible body of work done by broadcast legend David Letterman and Company. On the show we highlight folks who worked for Dave or were a part of any of his shows productions, people who had an encounter with one of his shows, or are enthusiasts with relevant discussion points or memories pertaining to any of Letterman's productions or endeavors. The Podcast does not focus on anything gossipy or salacious; instead it is meant to be a living record of the unpreced ...
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The Unauthorized History of the Pacific War Podcast is the creation of Seth Paridon and Bill Toti. Seth is a World War II historian with over 20 years experience who's many roles also was serving as a chief historian for The National WWII Museum for 15 years. Bill is not a historian, but is a retired submarine commodore and military planner with a special interest in the Pacific War. Bill has a unique perspective to offer as one who spent more than a decade sailing those same waters where th ...
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Elisha Krauss is the co-host of The Morning Answer in Los Angeles (KRLA & KTIE), and the Director of Development for PragerU. She has over a decade of experience in political talk radio and brings her unique take on pop culture, parenting, politics and being a conservative hippy (running show joke) to the airwaves. Every day she picks a segment of The Morning Answer (#TMA) that fired up the hosts and/or the listeners the most so you don't miss out on the most interesting, informative and ent ...
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The Fire Up Stairs

HARDY Productions

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In the early nineteen-seventies, The Up Stairs Lounge, a little known queer oasis in the French Quarter of New Orleans, was a second home to its patrons, a place where folks felt safe and free to be themselves in a world that was rampant with discrimination. Then on the night of June 24th, 1973, someone doused the entrance of the bar in lighter fluid and lit it on fire, causing a blaze that would kill 32 people. Until the tragedy at Pulse Orlando in 2016, the fire at The Up Stairs Lounge was ...
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Welcome to Leaguel Counsel, a free flowing podcast largely covering all things Rugby League and occasionally touching on innocuous everyday stuff. The difference is this podcast looks at the “greatest game of all" from a global perspective and talks through the topics that you want to hear. The two hosts Richie Strettell and Jack Muir look at the most interesting Rugby League narratives every week and promise to try and stay on topic. Only things off limits are the player’s personal medical ...
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Brinks

Brinks

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The Bar is open. Come in. Pour one. And listen to the sound of two people getting progressively tipsy( and one person sipping on Pepsi), While we discuss all the beauty and madness the world throws at us. Drink responsibly kids. Shots are on us!
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Ni! means listen

Community Arts Network

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In this podcast series we explore the lives and experiences of Noongar Elders living in Boorloo (Perth). Hosted by Noongar performer and story teller, Phil Walleystack, their stories reveal powerful and at times heartbreaking accounts of what it was like growing up Aboriginal in Australia, treated like outsiders and second class citizens on their own land. Listen to our Elders as they share another layer of history – one that has always been there, just kept in the shadows. Ni! means listen ...
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VoiceOver Voices

CATHI OGDEN

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A podcast where we delve into the wordy world of voiceovers. Each week you'll meet a professional voice artist and find out who they are and how they got into this work, and listen while we run through some slightly ridiculous script games based on the kind of jobs we tackle on any given day in the studio.
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Media executive Barry Diller, one of the industry's most successful moguls, is behind some of America’s most popular films and TV shows, from Home Alone to The Simpsons to Roots. He’s now the chairman and senior executive of IAC and Expedia Group. Diller’s new memoir, Who Knew, is a candid account of his family, his career, and his sexuality – long…
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While Elizabeth Taylor fights for her life in a London hospital, Joe Mankiewicz begins to grapple with the movie he’s inherited. The script is dreadful, the sets are grotesque, and none of the footage is usable. Joe decides to start over from scratch. A look at Joe’s long career in Hollywood gives some clues as to how he’ll handle this epic product…
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Sam Altman is an entrepreneur, investor and CEO of the artificial intelligence company OpenAI, known for their popular program ChatGPT. Theo joins Sam at the OpenAI office in San Francisco to talk about the pros and cons of developing AI so rapidly, how these new technologies will change our idea of “work” forever, and the ethical debate around the…
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Send us a text The seemingly effortless elegance of minimalist architecture masks the extraordinary attention to detail required to achieve it. Tom Seear-Budd and James Ross, founders of Wellington-based Seear-Budd Ross Architects, pull back the curtain on this process, revealing the meticulous thought behind their refined residential designs. Havi…
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Hello Seekers!Ben here, today Jacques, Hesse and I discuss Trump's Chronic Venous Insufficiency, Obama saying that young men need gay friends, and say farewell to Larry Sinclair (the guy who claimed to have hooked up with Obama.) He's dying. Plus Jacques tells us about the time he cock blocked a woman from her straight boyfriend. Then, Hesse and I …
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In an excerpt from this week’s Insider episode, Preet Bharara and Joyce Vance break down President Donald Trump’s push to unseal grand jury testimony from the Jeffrey Epstein case following weeks of backlash from Trump’s supporters. In the full episode, Preet and Joyce discuss Trump’s defamation lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal over a report…
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This week Seth Paridon and Jon Parshall welcome their good friend, the "Grand Poo-Bah" of Pacific war historians, Rich Frank to the show to discuss the actions of Japan and the United States between the years 1938 and early 1941. Incidents such as the sinking of the USS Panay, FDR moving the fleet to Pearl Harbor, the Japanese move into Indochina, …
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Dustin Poirier said farewell on Saturday at UFC 318, and as someone who watched the fight live, I tell you what really happened between Poirier and Max Holloway. Then, I relay my favorite Poirier story before discussing what could lay ahead for the BMF champion Holloway. After that, I explain why Dana White is the best CEO in America right now. Cha…
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Time travel has infinite possibilities, so of course these 3 immediately took it to suck job machines... Happy 600 again! Buy Tickets to see Plumbing The Death Star & Thumb Cramps here https://cheerfulearful.podlifeevents.com/ Links to everything at https://linktr.ee/plumbingthedeathstar including our terrible merch, social media garbage and where …
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Vered Brett returns to chat about why she creates art, how it has changed her life, and why she thinks other artists create art. Beyond these deeper, introspective discussions, Vered chats about what it's like as a working artist to be constantly creating new series of paintings and exhibiting her art internationally. You can see her paintings and …
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Joaquin Phoenix is an actor known for his many popular roles in films like “Joker”, “Walk the Line”, “the Master” and more. His latest movie “Eddington”, from director Ari Aster, is in theaters now. Joaquin joins Theo at the Hotel Chelsea in NYC to talk about how the chaos of 2020 inspired his new movie, the influence his dad had on his characters …
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Episode 171 of The Letterman Podcast features a very special guest: Jed Rosenzweig, the founder and driving force behind LateNighter.com — the definitive online resource for all things late night television. Jed and Mike have a wide-ranging and passionate conversation that touches on his early professional days working at Yahoo! during the infancy …
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You guys keep asking me to send you the pictures Conor McGregor sent to Azealia Banks ... why? Then, could training in Dagestan really turn fighters into UFC champions? And why I have a problem with Max Holloway focusing more on Ilia Topuria than Dustin Poirier. Plus, why Dan Ige vs. Patricio Pitbull will be the fight of the night. And finally, my …
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What does the thumbs-up emoji mean to you? Or the wilted rose? The meanings of emojis are limitless and can differ across social groups or generations. On this episode of Endless Thread, Ben and Amory discuss two stories about how certain emojis have taken on surprising meanings. Show notes: * Here’s why the Aerial Tramway Emoji is suddenly in ever…
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Movie Jacqueset is back with another Jacques-curated film to help you all get into the Jacqueset, and this time Jacques and Hesse are joined by Hesse’s Movie Mindset co-host Will Menaker! The crew discusses the 2002 X-treme Sports action movie XXX. We talk about the movie bringing about Jacques’ gender awakening, the worst evil villain plan in the …
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Preet recently sat down with Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart at the Aspen Ideas Festival to discuss his new memoir, Yet Here I Am: Lessons from a Black Man’s Search for Home. They also dissect the current state of our politics and how to remain hopeful amid the political chaos stemming from Trump’s presidency. Join the CAFE Insider comm…
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20th Century Fox pays Elizabeth Taylor a record-breaking salary to play Cleopatra, then tries to save money by filming the movie in England. That turns out to be a disastrous decision. The weather doesn’t agree with Liz, who suffers one health problem after another, delaying production for months. Fox then faces the question: pull the plug on this …
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Hello Seekers!Ben here, today Jacques, Hesse and I debrief Cuomo's newly announced independent bid for mayor, Rosie and Donald going at it yet again, and take a peak into the Ethicist, the NYT's advice column for neurotic liberals. We give advice on how to make your kid the right kind of gay guy, how to get your fat husband to do Ozempic, and if it…
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This week Seth Paridon and Jon Parshall take a look at the archival footage from the famous Doolittle Raid of April 18, 1942. There are several iconic moments in Pacific War history, or WWII for that matter, and the Doolittle Raid ranks right up there in the top five for sure. The guys take a peek at some footage that hasn't been seen very much, as…
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Conor McGregor is under fire for allegedly sending unsolicited photos to rapper Azealia Banks — and for his bizarre promo during a recent BKFC press conference. I’ll tell you what’s going on and how fans are reacting. Then, was the UFC Nashville main event stopped too early? I weigh in on that, and whether a fight with Tom Aspinall could be next. P…
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On this week’s Insider episode, Joyce Vance is joined by CAFE contributor Nita Farahany, while Preet is out. Farahany is a professor of law and philosophy at Duke Law School and a leading expert on the ethical and legal implications of emerging technologies. In an excerpt from the episode, they discuss the U.S.’s failure to put in place proper safe…
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Lewis Capaldi is a Scottish singer-songwriter known for hits like “Someone You Loved”, “Before You Go”, and his new song “Survive”. Lewis joins Theo in NYC to talk about his triumphant return to touring after taking 2 years off from music, an update on his mental health, and why so many UFOs are showing up in Scotland. Lewis Capaldi: https://www.in…
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an all timer episode if you love terrible impressions... Happy 600! Buy Tickets to see Plumbing The Death Star & Thumb Cramps here https://cheerfulearful.podlifeevents.com/ Links to everything at https://linktr.ee/plumbingthedeathstar including our terrible merch, social media garbage and where to become a subscriber to Bad Brain Boys+ Hosted on Ac…
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W. Bryan Hubbard is a veteran attorney and policy advocate for Ibogaine. He is the CEO of Americans For Ibogaine, and previously served as the 1st chairman of the Kentucky Opioid Commission. Bryan joins Theo to talk about all things Ibogaine. They discuss how it’s used to treat symptoms of addiction and PTSD, their own experiences with plant based …
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Episode 170 of The Letterman Podcast features our very special guest, Jordan Zevon. A gifted singer-songwriter in his own right, Jordan is also the son of the late, great Warren Zevon — the genius, the icon, the soon-to-be Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee.Warren Zevon was a brilliantly bright thread woven into the fabric of David Letterman’s legac…
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Michael Bisping revealed his dream White House card — I’ll tell you if I agree with his matchups. And now that Jon Jones has re-entered the testing pool, does that automatically earn him a spot on the card? Plus, what does Jones need to do to regain your trust? Then, Derrick Lewis called out Tom Aspinall, which further confirms what I’ve been think…
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If you feel like it's been raining a lot on the weekends this summer, you're not alone. A couple months ago, we noticed a thread on r/boston asking why? So, we enlisted the help of one of our WBUR colleagues, Climate and Environment Corespondent Barbara Moran to clear things up once and for all. Show notes: Rain Every Weekend??? (Reddit) OMG, why i…
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VIDEO AVAILABLE ON PATREONHello Seekers!Ben here, today Jen joins me for a special peak into our Summer plans! Where are we going? Well, to start: a micro-bully convention on the Border...Chengdu...Newport...Tokyo...Grand Isle, Nebraska...New York City...Los Angeles...and more. Plus we discuss Lena Dunham's recent press tour, Arca vs. Sevdaliza, Qu…
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If Trumpism is a reaction to an earlier era of politics, what will be the reaction to the reaction? Preet is joined by Anne Applebaum, a staff writer at The Atlantic, to examine today’s broader political landscape. From the passage of the Republicans’ “Big Beautiful Bill,” to the administration’s controversial immigration policies, they explore wha…
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What qualifies as an invasion at the U.S.-Mexico Border? In an excerpt from this week’s Insider episode, Preet Bharara and Joyce Vance break down a federal judge’s ruling blocking President Trump’s effort to declare an “invasion” at the border to limit asylum access in the U.S. In the full episode, Preet and Joyce discuss two recent Supreme Court d…
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The UFC is reportedly planning an event at the White House in 2026 — so who should headline the main card? Then, Jon Jones re-entered the UFC drug testing pool just two weeks after announcing his retirement. What does that mean for him and for the UFC? And while trust between Jones and UFC fans seems to be fading, is that fair? Later, my thoughts o…
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This week Seth Paridon and Jon Parshall welcome noted author and historian Craig Symonds to the show to discuss Craig's new book. Annapolis Goes to War: The Naval Academy Class of 1940 is an excellent read and this episode gives you a brief look at some of the grads who made an imprint on the Pacific side of the war. Craig is an amazing historian a…
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The CIC are back to discuss and speculate about the announcement that Denis Villenueve will be directing the next Bond movie! Ben and Jason sift through the truth, the rumors and everything in-between of this James Bond intel that rocked the spy movie world this past week! Join us! Be sure to like, follow, subscribe and interact! We'd love to hear …
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Dr. David Linden, Ph.D., is an author and professor of neuroscience at Johns Hopkins University. He has written several popular books on the brain including his latest, “Unique: The New Science of Human Individuality.” Dr. Linden joins Theo to talk about some of the science behind our motivations as human beings, what actually makes a person unique…
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Send us a text What happens when steel becomes soft? When industrial materials take on organic forms? In Gerard Dombrowski's debut solo exhibition "Inflation" at Season Aotearoa Gallery, steel transforms into something unexpectedly fluid and inviting. We turn the microphone on our own Gerard Dombrowski as he shares the journey behind creating "Infl…
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Hesse is joined by the boys from A Closer Look podcast (Nate Fisher and Will Sennet) to celebrate the end of pride month, discuss the Diddy verdict, and share cool but believable stories about times we’ve met Michael Madsen. Then, Uncle Columbo drops by to face Nate’s Uncle Jasmine and Will’s Uncle Will in a Detective-off.Listen Will & Nate's podca…
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Imagine a wedding, but literally everyone was shitting themselves constantly... Or one where the best man had a fresh pair of... "beeth"? Buy Tickets to see Plumbing The Death Star & Thumb Cramps here https://cheerfulearful.podlifeevents.com/ Check out Matt Stewart https://linktr.ee/MattStewart https://www.mattstewartcomedy.com/ Hosted on Acast. Se…
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This episode originally aired on July 12, 2024. It has been updated to more clearly represent communication with Kayleigh Grant about a conversation with Kristian Parton. When Endless Thread producer Grace Tatter heard a friend assert that she could ward off a shark because of TikTok, Grace was both concerned for her friend's safety, and curious. W…
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In honor of America's birthday, I'm dropping tomorrow's episode early! In this episode, I tell you why it's wrong to say that Ilia Topuria is a double champ. After that, everyone is comparing Topuria to Conor McGregor, but I've got an entirely new spin to put on it. And Matt Brown claims that Ilia Topuria would become an all-time great with a win o…
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This is the first hour of the episode, to hear the second hour subscribe to our Patreon!Ben here, today I'm bringing you the third session of Attention Seekers, our LIVE call in show straight from the studio at Acadiana Public Access! No video for this one, just the sweet sounds of our voices and your calls. Yes I monologue for like 15 minutes abou…
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