Best Blanc Jeff Podcasts (2025)

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Clown In A Cornfield Comes Alive with Eli Craig 51:48

2h ago51:48

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Eli Craig brings the blood, the laughs, and the killer clowns to Talk Is Jericho! The director of Tucker & Dale vs. Evil is back with his new horror flick Clown In A Cornfield—and he’s breaking down everything from adapting the hit book, filming in Winnipeg, and hiring an all-Canadian cast, to creating blood cannons, chainsaw chaos, and a gang of h…

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May 8, 2025 - Massimo Faggioli | Jane Via | Jeff Wise 59:00

10h ago59:00

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The 267th Pope is an American and a Peruvian Citizen Who Spent 2 Decades in Peru as a Missionary | A Roman Catholic Woman Priest on The Men-Only Cardinal's Choice of Pope Leo XIV | Is It Same To Fly After Musk Gutted the FAA and a Reality TV President Chose a Reality TV Secretary of Transportation?backgroundbriefing.org/donatetwitter.com/ianmasters…

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May 7, 2025 - Annelle Sheline | Sumit Ganguly | Faith Williams 1:00:25

1d ago1:00:25

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After Claiming the Houthis Have Cried Uncle, Next Week in Saudi Arabia Will Trump Announce a Nuclear Deal With Iran? | Tit-For-Tat Military Strikes by India and Pakistan Appear Performative Not Escalatory | Musk's Alarming Plan To Build a Single Centralized Database For All the Confidential Government Data DOGE Has Scooped Upbackgroundbriefing.org/…

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Carrot Top: 40 Years of Props & Punchlines 1:05:20

1d ago1:05:20

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The prop comic GOAT is in the house! Carrot Top joins to talk about 40 years of comedy chaos, including how WrestleMania crowds inspired a brand-new bit overnight, why his Vegas residency is run like a wrestling show, and how he once performed an entire tour on a knee scooter after shredding his leg on a snowboard. He shares backstage stories invol…

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May 6, 2025 - Frank Vogl | Will Bunch | Laurence Rees 1:00:49

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The Unprecedented Monetizing of the Oval Office by the Most Corrupt President in US History | How the Trump Mafia Family's Extortion Can be Stopped | Understanding the Nazi Mind and How it Applies to Trumpbackgroundbriefing.org/donatetwitter.com/ianmastersmediabsky.app/profile/ianmastersmedia.bsky.socialfacebook.com/ianmastersmedia…

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May 5, 2025 - Dr. Guy Ziv | Paul Blumenthal | Michael Kimmage 1:03:30

3d ago1:03:30

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Netanyahu's Plan to "Capture" Gaza Is a Death Sentence For the Remaining Hostages | Does Trump Want to Repeal the 20th Century? | What If America Abandons Ukraine, the Linchpin of European Security? backgroundbriefing.org/donatetwitter.com/ianmastersmediabsky.app/profile/ianmastersmedia.bsky.socialfacebook.com/ianmastersmedia…

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Tanya Clay House on Freedom to Learn / Danaka Katovich on Attacks on Activists 29:58

5d ago29:58

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This week on CounterSpin: The website of the Kairos Democracy Project has a quote from John Lewis, reminding us, “Democracy is not a state. It is an act.” Our guest Tanya Clay House is board chair at Kairos and a longtime advocate for the multiracial democracy that the Trump White House seeks to denounce and derail — in part by erasing the history …

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May 4, 2025 - Lindsay Koshgarian | Craig Aaron | Timothy Naftali 1:04:47

4d ago1:04:47

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Trump's Budget Cuts the Well Being of the American People While Boosting Exclusion, Retribution and Destruction | Trump Defunds PBS and NPR in His War Against the Truth and Facts | Trump Turns the World Against Us as First Canadians and Now Australians Vote Against Pro-Trump Candidatesbackgroundbriefing.org/donatetwitter.com/ianmastersmediabsky.app…

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Rogue State w/ Aziz Rana 2:15:34

5d ago2:15:34

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Featuring Aziz Rana on the making of the American project and its legitimation through popular worship of the US Constitution. This episode, the final in a four-part series, traces the great unraveling of the American empire from the 1970s to our present MAGA 2.0 moment. Would you like to know more? Aziz made a bibliography for you: thedigradio.com…

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The Hardcore Truths Behind Dark Side Of The Ring 6 1:08:05

6d ago1:08:05

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Evan Husney and Jason Eisener are back to shine a spotlight on the wild, tragic, and unforgettable tales of pro wrestling with Dark Side of the Ring Season 6 on VICE. They join Chris to break down the making of some of this season’s most compelling episodes like Mick Foley’s legendary Hell In A Cell match, the controversial rise and fall of Muhamme…

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May 1, 2025 - Jacob Heilbrunn | James Liebman | Eric Blanc 1:00:00

7d ago1:00:00

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Trump's Reality TV Reshuffle of His National Security Team | SCOTUS Appears Poised to Smash Through the Wall Separating Church and State to Force Taxpayers to Subsidize Religious Indoctrination | On This May Day, How Unions Would Be the Only Way Reindustrialized American Factory Workers Could Make a Living Wage to Support a Family backgroundbriefin…

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April 30, 2025 - Christine Fair | Sidney Blumenthal | Paul Pillar 1:00:44

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Two Nuclear Powers India and Pakistan are Poised to Go To War | Trump's 100th Day and the Record-Breaking Collapse of His Poll Numbers | Today's 50th Anniversary of the Fall of Saigon Which Trump is Boycotting While Slapping 46% Tariffs on Vietnam backgroundbriefing.org/donatetwitter.com/ianmastersmediabsky.app/profile/ianmastersmedia.bsky.socialfa…

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Infiltrating the Church Of Scientology 1:07:35

8d ago1:07:35

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Cult enthusiast Grant Offenberger and TIJ alum Tim Chizmar join for a jaw-dropping, deep dive into the world of Scientology! Grant openly investigate the Church and reveals some of what he uncovered including volcano-wielding space overlords, aliens, secret LA birthday parties, mind-bending recruitment tactics, and lavish steak dinners for the dear…

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April 29, 2025 - Andrew Latham | Rick Perlstein | Greg Grandin 1:04:16

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Thanks to Trump's Bullying, Bluster and Bombast the Liberals Won In Canada | A Presidential Historian on Trump's 100 Day Reign of Ruin | The Intertwined Two Americas as the Colossus of the North Exports State Terror to the Southbackgroundbriefing.org/donatetwitter.com/ianmastersmediabsky.app/profile/ianmastersmedia.bsky.socialfacebook.com/ianmaster…

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April 28, 2025 - Lisa DeMio | Moira Donega | Sean Wilentz 1:03:03

11d ago1:03:03

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Governor Pritzker Wows Democrats in the Key New Hampshire Primary State | Thiel, Musk and Vance's Pro-Natalist Movement Wants More Superior White Children | The Historical Comparisons Between Hilter's Rapid Extinction of German Democracy and Trump's First 100 Daysbackgroundbriefing.org/donatetwitter.com/ianmastersmediabsky.app/profile/ianmastersmed…

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Jeff Hauser on DOGE / Karen Thompson on “Fetal Personhood” 29:59

12d ago29:59

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This week on CounterSpin: Elon Musk reportedly told Tesla investors that he’ll be amping down his role with the Department of Government Efficiency to, one guesses, bring his big brain back into their service. Like the “War on Terror,” “DOGE” is a thing that was in part spoken into normalcy by the corporate press. Media seem ready to, if not embrac…

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April 27, 2025 - Simon Shuster | Craig Holman | Gareth Gore 58:54

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On the Sidelines of the Pope's Funeral, Zelensky Meets With Trump to Discuss the White House's Charade of a Peace Plan/Giveaway to Putin | Trump Orders the DOJ to Investigate Act Blue to Get Private Data on 15 Million Democratic Donors | Opus Dei and "Traditionalist" Forces Inside the Catholic Church Maneuver to Replace a Pope They Hated With a Rea…

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Black Power, Cold War w/ Aziz Rana 1:36:45

13d ago1:36:45

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Featuring Aziz Rana on the making of the American project and its legitimation through popular worship of the US Constitution. This episode, the third in what is now a four-part series, looks at how black movements responded as the Vietnam War and the limits of formal civil rights victories combined to explode the Cold War’s contradictions. Support…

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Drumming Up An Appetite – Vinnie Paul’s Final Passion Project 1:06:47

13d ago1:06:47

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It’s metal, it’s mayhem, and it’s... mayonnaise? Charlie Benante of Anthrax and Z2 Comics mastermind Josh Bernstein dish on Drumming Up An Appetite, the brand-new cookbook from the late, great Pantera drummer Vinnie Paul. From backstage breakfasts and "1, 2, BBQ" war cries to raiding the Abbott family archives for down-and-dirty recipes (spoiler: t…

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April 24, 2025 - Jacob Heilbrunn | Jameel Jaffer | David Graham 1:02:36

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Why Should Putin Accept Trump's Peace Deal When He Can Wait for Him to Walk Away as Promised? | One-By-One News Organizations are Caving to Trump's Extortion | Inside Project 2025 and the Right Wing Zealots and Culture Warriors Who Crafted the Roadmap For Trump backgroundbriefing.org/donatetwitter.com/ianmastersmediabsky.app/profile/ianmastersmedia…

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April 23, 2025 - Fred Turner | Olga Lautman 1:01:27

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The Incredible Shrinking Billionaire Who is Destroying Our Government Blames Tesla's Sales Slump on "Paid" Demonstrators | Vance Announces a Shameful Sellout Of Ukraine Allowing Russia to Conquer and Subjugate What Putin Could Not Win on the Battlefieldbackgroundbriefing.org/donatetwitter.com/ianmastersmediabsky.app/profile/ianmastersmedia.bsky.soc…

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Bigger, Better, Badder - The Make or Break Story of Wrestlemania 3 1:09:37

15d ago1:09:37

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Author and wrestling historian Keith Greenberg breaks down the epic spectacle that was WrestleMania III - the moment pro wrestling went from regional curiosity to global phenomenon. From Aretha Franklin’s traffic jam to Andre the Giant’s legendary heel turn, Keith shares wild behind-the-scenes stories from his new book Bigger! Better! Badder!: Wres…

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April 22, 2025 - J.W. Mason | Kate McElwee | Malcolm Harris 1:00:12

17d ago1:00:12

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Trump's Self-Inflicted Wound on Our Economy as Overseas Investors Retreat from Treasuries and the Dollar | An Update From Rome on the Conclave With Cardinals From the Global South in the Mix For a New Pope | On This Earth Day Strategies For Collective Political Action to Make Climate Change the Unifying Crisis of Our Timebackgroundbriefing.org/dona…

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Introducing Rulebreakers with Saraya 7:46

16d ago7:46

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Born into a chaotic, hellraising and deeply tight-knit family, Saraya learned to never back down from a challenge. She’s a rule breaker and drawn to people with the same mentality. In “Rulebreakers,” her DGAF attitude takes center stage while also exploring vulnerability and transparency with listeners. Every week, Saraya and a guest will explore t…

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April 21, 2025 - Kenneth Briggs | Frances Kissling | Lawrence Korb 1:00:15

18d ago1:00:15

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Sadness Around the World at the Death of a Good Man, Pope Francis | The Gap Between a Tolerant and Empathetic Pope and the Reactionary Male-Dominated Institution He Headed | Another Scandal From the White Nationalist, Racist, Book-Burning Reality TV Hire of Trump's at the Pentagonbackgroundbriefing.org/donatetwitter.com/ianmastersmediabsky.app/prof…

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Khury Petersen-Smith on Yemen Distortions 29:58

19d ago29:58

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This week on CounterSpin: CBS News on April 14 said: We’re following new violence in the Middle East. Israeli strikes hit a major hospital in northern Gaza. At least 21 people were reportedly killed. The emergency room is badly damaged. Israel accused Hamas of using the hospital to hide its fighters. Meanwhile, Houthi militants in Yemen said they f…

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April 20, 2025 - Charles Kupchan | Justin Wolfers | Jake Werner 1:03:37

19d ago1:03:37

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Putin's Brief Easter Ceasefire and Trump's Warning he Might "Take a Pass" if a Russia/Ukraine Peace Deal Can't be Made | Trump Threatens To Fire the Chairman of the Fed Which He Can't Do But That Won't Stop Him From Trying | In Picking a Trade War With China, Trump Might End Up With a Real War backgroundbriefing.org/donatetwitter.com/ianmastersmedi…

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Liberal Hegemon w/ Aziz Rana 2:41:07

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Featuring Aziz Rana on the making of the American project and its legitimation through popular worship of the US Constitution. This episode, the second in a three-part series, takes the story from World War I’s hyper-nationalist, xenophobic First Red Scare, through the convulsions of the middle decades of the 20th century: the Communist Party USA, …

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Thank You Very Much – The Insanity & Genius of Andy Kaufman 1:10:28

20d ago1:10:28

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Documentary director Alex Braverman unravels the beautiful madness of Andy Kaufman in his new film, Thank You Very Much. He reveals how he tracked down hidden gems from Kaufman’s inner circle, got Danny DeVito to spill hilarious stories, and uncovered the Iranian roommate who inspired one of Andy’s most iconic characters. He talks unearthing the ne…

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April 17, 2025 - Bruce Fein | Bill Scher | Scott Kennedy 1:02:12

22d ago1:02:12

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The Looming Constitutional Crisis as Trump Continues to Defy the Supreme Court and Federal District Courts With "The Dog Ate My Homework" Excuses | A Little-Noticed FEC Ruling Opens the Door For the Next Frontier of Plutocracy | The Tariff War Trump Has Launched Against China That He Will Surely Losebackgroundbriefing.org/donatetwitter.com/ianmaste…

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April 16, 2025 - Edward McCaffery | Nancy Altman | Craig Unger 1:01:34

23d ago1:01:34

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Trump Appoints Another Unqualified Hack as the Deliberate Destruction of the IRS Continues | The Deliberate Destruction of Social Security With Biden the Wrong Person to Lead the Effort to Save it | An Assessment of Rumors about Witkoff's Ties To Russian Money-launderers backgroundbriefing.org/donatetwitter.com/ianmastersmediabsky.app/profile/ianma…

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