Best Alex Nguyen Podcasts (2025)

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(Solar) Power to the People with Elizabeth Yeampierre | A People's Climate 25:09

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In this episode of A People’s Climate, host Shilpi Chhotray sits down with Elizabeth Yeampierre, veteran organizer and executive director of UPROSE, Brooklyn’s oldest Latino community-based organization, to explore how frontline communities are taking climate action into their own hands. In a capitalist world that prioritizes bigger, faster, and mo…

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Thailand–Cambodia Ceasefire Breaks Down, U.S. Escalates Military Presence Around Venezuela, Gaza Ceasefire Framework Stalls w/ Nathaniel Powell | American Prestige 54:59

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Subscribe now to skip the ads and get all of our content! Danny and Derek are vigorously programmed to bring you the news headlines. This week: the Thai-Cambodia ceasefire breaks down as border fire and incidents escalate (0:30); in Gaza, Trump’s framework stalls while governments debate the shape and purpose of an international security force (4:2…

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Ricky Coto 1:00:07

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Ricky Coto is the Parish & Community Outreach Coordinator for Catholic Funeral & Cemetery Services. He is here talking about a big event this weekend.

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838: Our All-American Thanksgiving with Padma Lakshmi and Dorie Greenspan 49:23

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This week, we’re celebrating Thanksgiving and looking at the way this American holiday and its food tell our stories. First, we talk with Padma Lakshmi about her new cookbook, Padma’s All American, a celebration of the immigrant dishes and regional traditions that make up our country’s culinary landscape. Padma talks about what she’s learned from y…

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Blake Young 1:00:12

2d ago1:00:12

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Blake is the CEO of the Sacramento Food Bank and Family Services

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Saudi Arabia is Using Games to Improve Its Image w/ Nathan Grayson | Tech Won't Save Us 56:02

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Paris Marx is joined by Nathan Grayson to discuss how Saudi Arabia is buying its way into the sports, comedy, and video game industries in order to broaden its investment portfolio and launder its international reputation. Nathan Grayson is a cofounder of Aftermath and the author of Stream Big: The Triumphs and Turmoils of Twitch and the Stars Behi…

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Saudi Arabia is Using Games to Improve Its Image w/ Nathan Grayson 56:02

2d ago56:02

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Paris Marx is joined by Nathan Grayson to discuss how Saudi Arabia is buying its way into the sports, comedy, and video game industries in order to broaden its investment portfolio and launder its international reputation. Nathan Grayson is a cofounder of Aftermath and the author of Stream Big: The Triumphs and Turmoils of Twitch and the Stars Behi…

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Mamdani’s Momentum, plus ‘The Radical Fund’ | Start Making Sense 41:47

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As mayor of New York City, Zohran Mamdani will be the first socialist in American history to hold significant power. It’s a huge opportunity, and a huge responsibility. Bhaskar Sunkara, president of The Nation and author of “The Socialist Manifesto,” will comment. Also: How a band of visionaries and a million dollars upended America – in the 1920s,…

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#071 - Overcoming Grief & Adversity with Dr. John Tsilimparis 48:53

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In this episode of the podcast, Dr. Ryan Moyer speaks with psychotherapist and author Dr. John Tsilimparis about overcoming adversity and his new book, The Magic in the Tragic: Rewriting the Script on Grief and Discovering Happiness in our Darkest Days. They discuss how to reframe grief as a source of growth, the difference between moving on and he…

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Silicon Valley and the Israeli Occupation w/ Omar Zahzah | American Prestige 49:04

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Derek is joined by Omar Zahzah, Assistant Professor of Arab Muslim Ethnicities and Diasporas Studies at San Francisco State University, to talk about his book Terms of Servitude: Zionism, Silicon Valley, and Digital Settler Colonialism. They discuss the Sheikh Jarrah uprising and the digital front of the Palestinian struggle, the difference between…

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The Cult of the Cybertruck with Maya Vinokour | The Nation Podcast 32:24

5d ago32:24

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Perhaps no single object embodies our dystopian, oligarchical, ugly present more than the Cybertruck—the hulking spacecraft-cum-tank that Elon Musk has foisted on the world. The Cybertruck is unpleasant to look at, unsafe to drive, and, judging from its anemic sales, unwanted by most of the public. It has been described as an even bigger flop than …

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The American Right’s Civil War Over Israel w/ David Austin Walsh | The Time of Monsters with Jeet Heer 51:32

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Much has been written about how the Israel/Palestine conflict is dividing the left, but the same is true of the right. Tucker Carlson’s interview with the antisemitic critic of Israel Nick Fuentes has created an intense debate on the right about anti-Zionism and anti-Semitism, currently playing itself out in turmoil at the Heritage Foundation. I sp…

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Reading Writers Is BACK, with Rumaan Alam | Reading Writers 1:02:54

7d ago1:02:54

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Reading Writers is BACK, and in partnership with Bookforum Magazine! In this first episode of Season 3, hosts Jo and Charlotte delve into the (separate) letter collections of Vincent Van Gogh and D.H. Lawrence before they’re joined by superstar novelist Rumaan Alam to reflect on magazine eras of yore via Tina Brown’s The Vanity Fair Diaries. Also m…

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Seeds of Resistance with Vivien Sansour | A People's Climate 31:07

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In this episode of A People’s Climate, host Shilpi Chhotray sits down with Vivien Sansour, founder of the Palestine Heirloom Seed Library, for a powerful conversation about resistance in the face of Israeli militarism, occupation, and ecological devastation. For two years, the world watched Israel’s genocide in Gaza and ethnic cleansing campaign ac…

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Jacob Florez 1:00:04

8d ago1:00:04

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Jacob Florez is here to recap the most recent 40 Days For Life

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814: Ottolenghi Comfort with Yotam Ottolenghi and Classic German Cooking with Luisa Weiss 49:48

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Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Pandora | Amazon Music | YouTube This week, we talk about comfort food around the world. First, Yotam Ottolenghi tells us about his latest book, which is filled with recipes for his favorite comfort foods. He talks about what it is about specific dishes that evoke emotional reactions, from taste to texture to m…

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Why We Need a War on Cars w/ Doug Gordon and Sarah Goodyear | Tech Won't Save Us 1:02:46

9d ago1:02:46

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Paris Marx is joined by Doug Gordon and Sarah Goodyear to discuss the many ways cars have negatively affected society, how tech companies seek to entrench those problems, and what can really be done to improve mobility in our communities. Doug Gordon is a TV producer and writer. Sarah Goodyear is a journalist and author. They are the co-hosts of Th…

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Why We Need a War on Cars w/ Doug Gordon and Sarah Goodyear 1:02:46

9d ago1:02:46

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Paris Marx is joined by Doug Gordon and Sarah Goodyear to discuss the many ways cars have negatively affected society, how tech companies seek to entrench those problems, and what can really be done to improve mobility in our communities. Doug Gordon is a TV producer and writer. Sarah Goodyear is a journalist and author. They are the co-hosts of Th…

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Dem Voters Triumph; plus That Springsteen Movie 39:05

10d ago39:05

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Democratic candidates won everywhere they ran on Tuesday – Abagail Spanberger and a Democratic state legislature in Virginia, Mikie Sherrill in New Jersey, Gavin Newsom’s redistricting proposition in California, and of course Zohran Mamdani in New York City. Trump didn’t even campaign against any them. John Nichols has our analysis. Also: Greil Mar…

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Harrison Brehm 1:00:05

11d ago1:00:05

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Harrison Brehm is the Headmaster Chesterton Academy of Sacramento

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The Wagner Group and the New Era of Private War w/ John Lechner | American Prestige 1:03:03

11d ago1:03:03

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Danny and Derek welcome journalist and author John Lechner to discuss his book, Death is Our Business: Russian Mercenaries in the New Era of Warfare. The conversation cuts through the mainstream narrative of the Wagner Group to explore the true history of Yevgeny Prigozhin, from his start as a product of post-Soviet "gangster capitalism" in 1990s S…

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Why the Supreme Court Will Never Stand Up to Trump with Elie Mystal | The Nation Podcast 51:46

11d ago51:46

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It can be tempting to look away from the Supreme Court. The cases are complicated, the traditions archaic, and these days the decisions are almost always devastating and the reasoning often perverse. But alas, the Court is too important to ignore, particularly as John Roberts and his five ultra- conservative colleagues have turned it into a rubber …

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After the American Empire w/ Trita Parsi | The Time of Monsters with Jeet Heer 36:18

12d ago36:18

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Donald Trump claims he wants to be the peace president and has even lobbied for a Nobel Peace Prize. But his foreign policy has been wildly contradictory. While the United States is clearly retrenching from many parts of the world, violence against hemispheric neighbors is increasing. I talked to Trita Parsi, co-founder and executive vice president…

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Memphis vs. Musk, with Rep. Justin J. Pearson | A People's Climate 37:00

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Host Shilpi Chhotray is joined by Tennessee State Representative Justin J. Pearson, a fierce advocate taking on corporate power — from Big Oil to Big Tech. You may know him as one of the two Black representatives who was expelled for demanding gun reform on the House floor after The Covenant school shooting in Nashville. But long before becoming on…

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Stranger Things & the DC Universe? We welcome Actor, SHERMAN AUGUSTUS & Producer of Horror Films GEORGE LEE 54:42

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** fyi - if you watch on our YouTube channel OG YOLK Generasian Next, drink your beverage every time you see George pick up his water cup, it’s alot! LOL OG YOLK presents double headers - SHERMAN AUGUSTUS, actor/producer at Marengo House of (musician/martial artist/former NFL player) soon to be released in theaters - Stranger Things Season 4/5. And…

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Trump Asia Tour and Xi Summit, RSF Massacres in Sudan, US Continues Bombing Boats Off South America Coast | American Prestige 51:47

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What’s spookier than international relations? This week in the news roundup: Trump tours Asia to talk trade deals (1:28), a Thai-Cambodia accord (7:11), and to meet with Xi (8:45); the RSF captures of Al-Fashir in Sudan with reports of mass killings (12:19); Gaza sees the deadliest day of Israeli bombardments since the ceasefire began (17:19); the …

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837: The Universal Language of Bread with Tony Shalhoub and Maureen Abood 49:51

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This week, we’re breaking bread in every sense of the phrase. First, beloved actor Tony Shalhoub joins us to talk about his new CNN series, Breaking Bread, where he travels the world to explore the meaning of bread and how it connects us across cultures and tables. Growing up in a large Lebanese American family in Wisconsin, Tony shares memories of…

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Marie Leatherby 1:00:07

16d ago1:00:07

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Marie Leatherby is the CEO of the Sacramento Life Center

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We Need to Cut Our Dependence on US Tech. Here’s How to Start. | Tech Won't Save Us 46:07

16d ago46:07

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Paris Marx celebrates the 300th episode of Tech Won’t Save Us by sharing his reasons to push for digital sovereignty and get off US tech. On top of explaining how that dependence gives the US governments and its tech companies power over us, Paris also provides tips of alternative services to consider migrating to. Our Sponsors: * Check out Avocado…

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We Need to Cut Our Dependence on US Tech. Here’s How to Start. 46:07

16d ago46:07

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Paris Marx celebrates the 300th episode of Tech Won’t Save Us by sharing his reasons to push for digital sovereignty and get off US tech. On top of explaining how that dependence gives the US governments and its tech companies power over us, Paris also provides tips of alternative services to consider migrating to. Tech Won’t Save Us offers a criti…

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Andrea Wynn / Karl Pierce 1:00:01

17d ago1:00:01

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Andrea is the Director of The Black Catholic Ministry of the Diocese of Sacramento Karl is the coordinator of the Black Catholic History Month Revival and Mass

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Bonus Episode: How We Survive's The Uncanny Valley of Meat 32:15

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Today we have a bonus episode for you, featuring our very own Francis Lam. How We Survive is an award-winning podcast from Marketplace about the messy business of climate solutions. From the glitz and glam of Miami, to the punishing Arizona desert, to a sinking island that our national security depends on, every season takes listeners on an adventu…

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Voters, Democrats, and Redistricting—Plus, Confederate Monuments in LA | Start Making Sense 42:02

17d ago42:02

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Voters can take a stand against Trump’s candidates in next Tuesday’s elections in Virginia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, California, and New York City – and move toward redistricting that favors Democrats. Harold Meyerson explains. Also: a new art exhibit in Los Angeles, called ‘Monuments,’ displays ten decommissioned Confederate monuments alongside t…

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ICE and the Age of Grift w/ Alex Aviña | American Prestige 57:46

18d ago57:46

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Alex Aviña is back on the podcast, this time to talk about the evolution of ICE and the U.S. security state. They discuss the convergence of the war on terror, the war on drugs, and the war on migrants; the transformation of the border into a domestic counterinsurgency project; ICE’s roots in settler colonialism; the role of whiteness and assimilat…

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San Diego's Santacon Founder: Liv Johnson (Ep. #132) 57:20

18d ago57:20

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Liv is the founder of Almost Nakey, an event production company based in San Diego. In episode #132 of the Million Dollar Mortgage Experience, Jon and Liv discuss starting businesses at a young age (Almost Nakey was originally a bikini company), selling in high school and college, building Santacon (in San Diego), working with a team of 600 people …

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The Rush to War Against Venezuela with Van Jackson | The Time of Monsters with Jeet Heer 43:24

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On Friday, the self-styled “Secretary of War” Pete Hegseth announced the US was sending an aircraft carrier to bolster its attacks on Venezuelan boats (which the Trump administration alleges, without evidence, are trafficking drugs). I spoke to international relations scholar Van Jackson (whose work can be found here) about the motives for this new…

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Trump's Designs on Latin America with Greg Grandin | The Nation Podcast 34:48

19d ago34:48

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On October 14, Donald Trump announced that the United States had blown up a boat off the coast of Venezuela, killing six people on board. It was the fifth such US strike on a vessel in the Caribbean in the last six weeks. In total, 27 people have been killed in the attacks. Trump has claimed that the bombings are part of a fight against drug cartel…

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Father George Snyder / Marisela Franco 1:00:05

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Father George Snyder is the pastor of St. Clare Catholic Church in Roseville Marisela Franco is the Coordinator for The Gabriel Project + Family Life

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All Revolution Is Based On Land with Leah Penniman | A People's Climate 35:40

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Solving the climate crisis isn’t about reinventing the wheel or the latest tech scheme — it can be as simple as growing food and building community. Host Shilpi Chhotray chats with Leah Penniman, farmer, educator, and co-founder of Soul Fire Farm, about the intersection of land, food justice, and racial equity. Leah shares how Afro-Indigenous farmi…

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Gaza Ceasefire Tenuous, US Strikes More “Drug Boats,” Saudi State Visit | American Prestige 52:53

22d ago52:53

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Rest assured, no one on the AP team has any undeclared tattoos. In this week’s news roundup: In Israel-Palestine, Gaza’s so-called ceasefire holds after another weekend of Israeli strikes (1:36), the International Court of Justice (ICJ) orders Israel to allow more humanitarian aid (8:16), and reports emerge of a plan to partition Gaza (11:48) as J.…

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Elisabeth Nguyen 1:00:10

22d ago1:00:10

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Elisabeth Nguyen is the author of, "Cardinal Nguyen Van Thuan"

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813: Fall Cookbook Favorites with authors Carolina Gelen, Sonoko Sakai, and Jody Eddy 49:22

22d ago49:22

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Cookbook season is back, and we talk to the authors of some of our favorite picks. We're joined by Carolina Gelen, who talks to us about learning how to cook, her favorite Romanian dishes, and how she comes up with her signature recipes like Butter Beans alla Vodka, a fast, one-pot dish inspired by the famous vodka pasta sauce. Carolina is the auth…

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Silicon Valley Doesn’t Know What Makes a Good City w/ Joanne McNeil | Tech Won't Save Us 55:08

23d ago55:08

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Paris Marx is joined by Joanne McNeil to discuss the proliferation of delivery bots and robotaxis and how they recycle disproven claims about how technology will improve transportation. Joanne McNeil is a freelance writer and the author of Wrong Way and Lurking: How a Person Became a User. Our Sponsors: * Check out Avocado Green Mattress: https://a…

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Silicon Valley Doesn’t Know What Makes a Good City w/ Joanne McNeil 55:08

23d ago55:08

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Paris Marx is joined by Joanne McNeil to discuss the proliferation of delivery bots and robotaxis and how they recycle disproven claims about how technology will improve transportation. Joanne McNeil is a freelance writer and the author of Wrong Way and Lurking: How a Person Became a User. Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, i…

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Supernatural & Superhero, Scientist, Superhost Actor OSRIC CHAU breaks into Christmas Movies! 57:45

24d ago57:45

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Actor/Voice Actor/EP/Producer OSRIC CHAU from the film Worth the Wait, horror Superhost, Hallmark Christmas series Holidazed etc, and CW's The Flash series, Green Arrow, DC's Legends of Tomorrow series was made for the Ryan Choi character in the Flash.Canadian actor, best known for his role as Kevin Tran in the CW series Supernatural, and Vogel in …

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Dale Ahlquist 1:00:07

24d ago1:00:07

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Dale Ahlquist is the author of the new book; "I Also Had My Hour "

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Rebecca Solnit on No Kings—Plus, Reforming the LAPD after Rodney King | Start Making Sense 42:07

24d ago42:07

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No Kings Day on Oct. 18 was the largest peaceful protest in American history. Rebecca Solnit comments, and refutes Republican statements about violence on the left. Her most recent book is “Orwell’s Roses.” Also: the fight to control the LA police: a decades long effort that culminated in 1992, after the Rodney King riots, when longtime police chie…

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Unraveling the Future of Finance: Bitcoin, Gold, and AI with Jim Sullivan 1:05:43

25d ago1:05:43

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In this episode of the Rainmakers Power Hour, the hosts welcome special guest Jim Sullivan, a finance expert with an MBA from the University of San Francisco and owner of Sullivan Wood Capital Management. Jim delves into topics spanning crypto assets, conventional investments like gold, and the revolutionizing potential of AI. He shares his extensi…

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The Myth of Free Speech w/ Fara Dabhoiwala | American Prestige 58:12

25d ago58:12

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Danny and Derek speak with historian Fara Dabhoiwala, author of What Is Free Speech? The History of a Dangerous Idea, about the complex history of one of liberalism’s proudest ideals, and how it largely emerged from hypocrisy and self-interest. They trace its 18th-century birth in the polemics of corrupt British journalists, its exclusion of women …

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Starting a Tortilla Chip Company: Rochelle Drumm (Ep. #131) 33:59

25d ago33:59

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Rochelle Drumm is the founder of Chipz Happen, a tortilla chip company based in San Diego, CA. This is part 3 of 4 of the entrepreneur series. In episode #131 of the Million Dollar Mortgage Experience, Jon and Rocelle discuss starting a chip company from the ground up, being in competition with Frito Lay, focusing on creating a healthy alternative …