Best Brian Wagner Podcasts (2025)

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Andrew Weissmann: Just Release the Damn Epstein Files 59:21

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Trump needs to quit the games and his defamatory accusations about who's in the Epstein files, and just release the 300 gigabytes of data from the Epstein case—even if he has an army of elves trying to redact or whitewash any references or images of Trump himself. Meanwhile, the dismissal of charges against Comey and Tish James show how bad Team Tr…

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HTDE: Carsickness And Traffic Jams 19:58

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Ian and Mike look to the skies to help a listener solve her problem with motion sickness. Plus, a survivor of the longest recorded traffic jam in history shares how she got through it. You can email your burning questions to [email protected]. How To Do Everything won’t live in this feed forever. If you like what you hear, scoot on over to their very o…

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Michael Weiss: Trump's Ukraine Cluster**ck 52:57

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A troika of foreign policy amateurs—Steve Witkoff, Jared Kushner, and JD Vance—are trying to impose a Russia-drafted peace plan on Ukraine. While Trump was in the loop, other senior officials in the administration were in the dark, even as Kushner was using backchannels to work with a Putin ally. Vance eagerly got on board because he’s desperate to…

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Boozer Duke NBA Draft, LaMelo Ball Fake Trades, Kon Knueppel ROY Odds with Brian Geisinger – Cayden Boozer, Dame Sarr, Isaiah Evans, Jon Scheyer "Zipper Exit Screen" Duke Film Breakdown 1:43:12

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Ep. 99 Learning Basketball with Brian Geisinger @bgeis_bird @SwishTheory Brian Geisinger is a College Basketball Color Analyst covering the Charlotte Hornets on Sports Channel 8 and as host of The Buzz Beat Pod, covering the NBA Draft at Swish Theory, 247 Sports, Basket Under Review. Today we learn about Scouting Cam Boozer in person at the high sc…

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Bill Kristol: The Cracks in Trump's Power Are Showing 54:28

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Unrest has broken out in MAGA, and Mike Johnson looks like he’s losing control of the House—which means that Trump could be losing control of the party. And the fear of Trump is morphing into loathing because Republicans are not winning. Meanwhile, DOGE has ended in another total Elon failure: Not only was no money saved, the program’s biggest succ…

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OSB 759 John Batdorf of Silver "Wham Bam Shang A Lang" 45:46

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Episode 759 of On Screen & Beyond has singer/songwriter John Batdorf of the band SIlver from the 70's who had the hit song "Wham Bam Shang A Lang" which was recently in the hit movie "Guardians of the Galaxy 2"! Over the years John has been part of other groups as well as written songs for others. He also has new music out called "Suffering" as wel…

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The State of the Clippers, Magic run LAC and GSW off the floor, and NBA Parity with Sporting Tribune's Grant Mona – Everything Kawhi, Zubac's decline, missing Norm Powell, Harden's absurd efficiency 1:12:31

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Ep. 98 Learning Basketball with Grant Mona! @Gmona48 Grant Mona is on the Clippers Beat for Sporting Tribune, the podcast host of Sporting Tribune Today, and an NBA Writer for Roundtable State of the Clippers, how the Magic ran LAC and GSW off the floor, and NBA Parody – Everything Kawhi, Zubac's decline, missing Norm Powell, Harden's absurd effici…

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WWDTM: Niki Russ Federman and Josh Russ Tupper 47:51

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This week, Niki Russ Federman and Josh Russ Tupper join Joyelle Nicole Johnson, Zach Zimmerman, and Faith Salie Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

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Adam Kinzinger: Trump Has Never Seemed this Scared 54:15

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As a man who’s not used to losing, Trump is going through a bit of a rough patch since his party turned against him over the Epstein case. He’s flailing, lashing out, and acting afraid. After all, he knows how many times his name comes up in the Epstein files, and Ghislaine Maxwell continues to enjoy a bevy of special perks at her cushy prison for …

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Susan Glasser: Our Grotesque, Corrupted Oligarchy 49:28

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Tim Cook and the other tech titans who dined with bone saw murderer MBS—and who’ve given millions to Trump to knock down our history for his gilded ballroom—expect the people who use their products every day to protect American democracy, while they reap its benefits to freely act against the public’s interest. Meanwhile, Trump’s special envoy is a…

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Kamala Harris: This Is Our Country 1:09:56

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Before a live audience in Nashville Tuesday, Kamala Harris discussed what it takes to fight back against Trump. But she also threw punches—against the corrupt and callous administration that's trying to gaslight Americans about Jeffrey Epstein, and the tech titans who are bending the knee to a tyrant. Also noteworthy: Both MTG and Mamdani come in f…

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Jonathan Karl: The White House Chaos Is Worse This Time 54:41

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The White House leaks may be more contained in Trump 2.0, but the slavish loyalists who POTUS has surrounded himself with do nothing to keep him within the bounds of the law, ethics, or decorum. So in this round, the chaos is more consequential for the country. Meanwhile, the administration may be prepping to bury the Epstein files. Plus, the bitte…

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Bill Kristol: Fight on All Fronts 54:47

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Not a lot of people predicted that Trump would fold and let Congress vote on the release of the Epstein files. But his retreat shows that Democrats have more leverage than conventional wisdom has suggested, and they should not rule out long shots in the fight against Trump’s authoritarian project. Meanwhile, MAGA looks to be fracturing in real time…

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OSB 758 Michelle Danner Director "Under The Stars" 35:14

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Episode 758 of On Screen & Beyond welcomes back Director Michelle Danner to talk about her latest film, "Under The Star" which stars Alex Pettyfer, Toni Collette and Andy Garcia. Michelle takes us behind the scenes of the film which was filmed in Italy and we also talk about some of her other films that are in the works and so much more.…

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WWDTM: Tiffany Haddish 47:04

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This week, Tiffany Haddish joins panelists Brian Babylon, Paula Poundstone, and Roxanne Roberts Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

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David Frum: This Is Shame-Faced Trump 57:49

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Our commander-in-chief and breaker of mores can only muster the energy to beg Republicans to stop talking about Epstein. Where is the blustery guy who's declared that only suckers pay taxes and that he could shoot anyone on 5th Avenue? Because of the lame duck smell he's giving off—and the economic problems Trump himself brought on—he's not getting…

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2026 NBA Draft Model Sleepers & Is This Team For Real? Biggest NBA Surprise Teams with Jordan Grossman of Swish Theory – 2025 NBA Draft Model Rookies + 76ers, Heat, Lakers, Spurs, Pistons, Bulls 1:03:37

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Ep. 97 Learning Basketball with Jordan Grossman @TheBigWafe Jordan Grossman built an NBA Draft Model, writes about the NBA Draft for Swish Theory, and does basketball analytics with Gmanalytics. Timeline: 00:00 Introduction & Background, Basketball Analytics 03:00 Building a Draft Model: Coding, Formula, Stats 06:00 The Role of Historical Data in D…

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Alex Wagner: Team Trump Can't Get Its Epstein Story Straight 58:22

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Trump's involvement with Epstein is simultaneously a "hoax," but he was also a "perfect gentleman" when he spent hours with one of Epstein's underage victims, Virgina Giuffre, at Epstein's pad. And Trump was an FBI informant on Epstein's sex trafficking, but again, it's all a hoax. The White House and Fox's defense is not working, and Trump may be …

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Mikie Sherrill and Michael Fanone: Full-Time Criming and Corruption 1:11:48

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New Jersey’s governor-elect credits her big win last week to an affordability message—and ignoring the pundits. But Sherrill also tied rising costs and declining economic opportunity to Trump’s laser-like focus on the worldwide extortion racket he’s running out of the Oval Office. Plus, former D.C. cop Michael Fanone says the current FBI won’t foll…

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HTDE: Broadway Musicals And Best In Show 18:33

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This week: A Broadway star tells us how he finished the New York Marathon and then performed in two shows back to back, a wife seeks advice on how best to shave her hairy companion, plus, are the lyrics to Bye Bye Birdie what we think they are? You can email your burning questions to [email protected] To Do Everything won’t live in this feed foreve…

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Chris Hayes: Trump Has Become 'The Establishment' 1:00:35

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While Trump won the first time as an anti-status-quo hero, the low-trust podcast cranks like Rogan and Tim Dillon who put him back in the White House now see him as the establishment. And they’re making Trump own the economy, the security state of masked marauders and bombing campaigns—and his close ties to the tech companies. The Democrats have no…

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The Floater Boom, State of the Utah Jazz, and True Value of a 2pt Shot with Riley Gisseman – Lauri Markkannen, Will Hardy, Ace Bailey, Walter Clayton, Keyonte George, Isaiah Collier, Walker Kessler  53:48

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Ep. 96 Learning Basketball with Riley Gisseman @RGiss11 Riley Gisseman does data analytics and covers the Utah Jazz with Salt City Hoops. Today we learn about the history and spike of floaters in the modern NBA, the growing value of the 2pt shot as the game goes on, and analyze the state of the Utah Jazz franchise, Markkannen’s growing stardom dese…

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Will Saletan: Sorry, but the Democrats Won the Shutdown 53:38

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The very online crowd is very upset, but Dems did fight like Republicans. This was a longer shutdown than anything the Tea Party pulled and real pain was being caused. And Democrats have now made the cost of healthcare front and center—while Republicans keep showing that they are the party of billionaires, Mar-a-Lago soirées, and golden ballrooms. …

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OSB 757 Ron Dante "Sugar Sugar" 41:42

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Episode 757 of On Screen & Beyond takes us back to the number 1 song of 1969, "Sugar Sugar" with Ron Dante, Lead singer of The Archies as well as the Cufflink's hit "Tracy"! Ron produced several of Barry Manilow's albums and he sang backup and produced Barry's hit song "Mandy"! Ron shares his musical journey with us.…

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WWDTM: Roy Choi 47:36

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This week, we're live in Orange County with Roy Choi and panelists Tom Papa, Negin Farsad, and Karen Chee Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

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Jessica Tarlov: Republicans Are in the Barrel 56:08

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Our economy may be in the early days of stagflation, Democrats are winning the shutdown fight, and Republicans aren't getting help from the tariff king—who is just sticking his fingers in his ears and lying about the price of Thanksgiving dinner going down. Maybe it's time for the Dems to declare victory and let them reopen the government. Plus, Je…

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Jonathan V. Last and Carol Leonnig: The Danger of a Weakened Bully 59:10

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Trump took it on the chin in Tuesday's elections, SCOTUS sounds skeptical about his tariffs, and his plan to 'gerry-rig' the midterms looks like it is slipping away—but he is still the most powerful president since FDR. And murmurs about a lame duck may prompt him to take even more extreme actions. Plus, the still infuriating inability to hold Trum…

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The State of the Orlando Magic and Trae Young-less Atlanta Hawks with David Lee and Eric Weiss - Jalen Johnson, Paolo Banchero, Desmond Bane, Jalen Suggs, Franz Wagner, Tristan da Silva 2:32:35

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Ep. 95 Learning Basketball with David Lee and Eric Weiss David and Eric join Ryan Kaminski for an Orlando Magic - Atlanta Hawks Watch Party – Learning Basketball LIVE Swish Theory Podcast Guests Timeline:00:00 David Lee ⁨@dlee4three11⁩ in the first half 1:00:00 Eric Weiss @EricWeiss_SA in the second half The State of the Orlando Magic and Trae Youn…

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Dave Weigel: Now That's a Landslide 1:04:39

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The huge Democratic wins in Virginia, New Jersey, NYC, and California spoke loud and clear—and make Trump’s 2024 supposed ‘landslide’ margin of 1.5% look even more wimpy. Trump is not delivering on his economic promises and the backlash was across the board. Voters are also rejecting the overreach of Stephen Miller’s nativist immigration policy, pa…

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Andy Beshear and Terry Moran: The Power of Normal People 1:13:46

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With Trump slashing SNAP benefits, Gov. Beshear is asking the people of Kentucky to look out for their neighbors so they don't go hungry—since the administration won't. Meanwhile, Trump's tariffs are hammering farmers in the Bluegrass State at the same time Republicans are sabotaging rural healthcare. And reporting from Chicago, Moran finds his hom…

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2025-26 NBA Contenders vs Pretenders with Jackson Frank – Which current and projected playoff teams have an outside chance or better to win it all after NBA Opening Week? 1:14:42

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Ep. 94 Learning Basketball with Jackson Frank @jackfrank_jjf Jackson Frank is an NBA Writer and Editor with Sportscasting NBA Today we decide which current and projected playoff teams are Contenders or Pretenders – teams with a real or outside shot to winning it all and those that we project to fall short Timeline: 00:00 Introduction & Background -…

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OSB 756 Zay Harding "The Visioneers with Zay Harding" 47:16

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Episode 756 of On Screen & Beyond takes behind the scenes of the CBS Saturday morning show "The Visioneers with Zay Harding". Zay is the host of the show which is in it's second season, bringing amazing stories of visionary people helping to solve today's issues facing our planet!

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S3 Ep.6- This Is True Crime ft. Raven Rollins 1:31:06

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Join Larry as he interviews Raven Rollins, Host of The Sirens Podcast, best-selling author, and victim advocate from Tulsa, Oklahoma. The two talk all things true crime and promote Raven's upcoming book, "This Is True Crime." Follow Raven and her work at www.ravenrollins.com and check out the The Sirens Podcast wherever you get your podcasts! Thank…

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Bill Kristol: Fake News on '60 Minutes' 59:19

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CBS News heavily edited its ‘60 Minutes’ interview with Trump, not only removing his lies about 2020, but also conveniently cutting the part about how the news show paid him off for his bogus lawsuit over a Kamala interview last year. That payoff may well have been how the one-time legendary news network landed a 90-minute interview with Trump to b…

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WWDTM: Julia Fox 47:09

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This week, Julia Fox joins panelists Alonzo Bodden, Adam Burke, and Josh Gondelman Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

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Catherine Rampell: Who Are the Socialists Now? 59:38

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It’s hard to find a better example of seizing the means of production than our government seizing an equity stake in a company—which Trump keeps doing over and over again. And what do the diehard Republican capitalists have to say about all this socializing of the private sector? Nothing, of course. But they definitely were up in arms over Bill Kri…

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Best NBA Opening Week Storylines & Rookies with Jackson Frank – AG's 50-piece Nuggets, Wembanyama's surging Spurs, Giannis + shooters Bucks, Maxey's electric 76ers, Edgecombe, Flagg, Coward, Knueppel 1:10:09

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Ep. 93 Learning Basketball with Jackson Frank @jackfrank_jjf Jackson Frank is an NBA Writer and Editor with Sportscasting NBA Today we learn about the best moments from opening week in the NBA season, highlighting some of our favorite players, teams, and plays. Timeline: 00:00 NBA Opening Week Storylines – Aaron Gordon's 50-piece Nuggets 03:00 Vict…

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Heidi Heitkamp: How Trump’s Trade Chaos Hurts Farmers 55:34

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President Trump meets with Xi Jinping and agrees to an embarrassingly one-sided trade deal, as the “China Hawks” in the administration cower. Meantime, the government shutdown moves to a more painful phase, with funding for SNAP expiring on Nov. 1. Former Sen. Heidi Heitkamp joins Tim to discuss how the chaos from Trump’s trade wars has already hur…

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Abby Phillip: Governing by Troll 53:50

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From the jump, the administration has been all about the memes, owning the libs, and pissing people off. But Abby says she wants Trump’s supporters to have a chance to share their points of view on her show—and be challenged in real time. Meanwhile, during the weirdest shutdown ever, Republicans are at risk on SNAP and Obamacare subsidies. And poli…

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HTDE: Motivation, Secret Messages, and Stealing Your Thunder 18:08

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This week: Filmmaker Alice Wu shares a clever trick to help you finally finish that thing you’ve been working on, why teenagers are taking over the comments sections of old podcast episodes, and the origins of the phrase “steal your thunder”. Plus we continue in our quest to be your out of office emergency contact. You can email your burning questi…

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Sam Stein and Francis Fukuyama: A Coming Deportation Blitz? 1:22:31

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While the inhumane and aggressive tactics unfolding in Chicago are repelling many Americans, they are having the opposite effect among Trump's top aides. The Kristi Noem clique wants more— much more— of the Border Patrol's "Midway Blitz" around the country, and they're busy purging local ICE leadership in a number of cities in an attempt to dramati…

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Bill Kristol: Diaper Tantrum 51:14

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Trump was so embarrassed by Canada using Reagan’s warnings about tariffs that he had a little hissy fit and decided to punish Americans for buying Canadian goods. And by the way, stuffed shirt Scott Bessent: Real American soybean farmers are being hurt by tariffs while you bail out Argentina and pretend that your dainty hands are tilling the soil o…

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OSB 755 Ali Ewoldt "The Phantom of the Opera" Broadway 38:21

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Episode 755 of On Screen & Beyond takes us to Broadway with our guest Ali Ewoldt who played Cosette in "The Phantom of the Opera" as well as starring in other Broadway shows! Ali shares her career from High School, to Jasmine at Disneyland, and then on to Broadway. She even appeared in "The MIchael J Fox" show!…