FICO® Score Industry Insights covers the intricacies, evolution, and developments across credit scoring, lending, economic inclusion, financial literacy and, as matters emerge in this fast-paced environment, a host of other relevant topics.
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Bridget Hall is a driven & successful entrepreneur running a non-profit company named the Coffee Exchange Alliance. She’s working to establish a fair-trade business presence on the Caribbean island of Salavandra, but must overcome the corrupt Minister of Agriculture, Rafael Gallegos, who profits by marginalizing the island’s farmers and smuggling their coffee to Jamaica. Bridget tackles personal & professional challenges on Salavandra that ultimately shake her belief in the choices she’s mad ...
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A podcast exploring writer Dominick Dunne's quest for justice amidst his incisive commentary of the high society set. Alicia (Trashy Divorces) leads a far ranging romp through the novels and Vanity Fair columns of one of the 20th century’s most unforgettable literary contributors. Covering courthouses and country clubs, Dunne’s voice was one for the ages, and Done & Dunne ensures that voice can continue to resonate with audiences today.
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How Were U Brainwashed? is a podcast hosted by your new best friends, Nicole Spiezio and Jenny Donheiser, that asks guests just that. What did you grow up thinking was true that you now know is just full brainwashing, babe? How did you unpack that bullshit and come out the other side? From religion to Jersey Shore, from Monogamy to Pepé Le Pew, the pod tackles women stuff, fat/body stuff (Nicole is fat! Trendy!!!), mental health stuff (you know your girls are in therapy), and a fair share of ...
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Hosts Isaac Butler, Ronald Young Jr., and June Thomas interview creative people about how they write, compose, paint, and more.
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Lou Perez is a comedian, producer, and author of That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore. You may have seen him on FOX's Gutfeld! and Open to Debate (with Michael Ian Black). Lou was the head writer and producer of the Webby Award-winning comedy channel We the Internet TV and produces Comedy Is Murder, a sketch comedy series with Free the People. Lou is a FAIR-in-the Arts fellow, on the advisory board of Heresy Press, and hosts the live debate series The Wrong Take and The Lou Perez Podcast. During my ...
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Welcome aboard to the captivating world of Entrepreneur’s Enigma, a podcast that dives deep into the thrilling and sometimes tumultuous journey of being an entrepreneur. Strap yourself in for an exhilarating ride through the highs and lows of the entrepreneurial landscape, as we bring you tales straight from the hearts and minds of some of the most innovative and determined individuals in the business world. Being an entrepreneur isn't just a career choice; it's a way of life that demands un ...
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"Chet Hanks is a Labubu" (w/ Tim Murray)
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1:14:06Jenny and Nicole welcome the lovely comedian (Wish You Were Queer), writer, and actor (The Other Two) to the pod! We get into how the fear of being cringe will stop all your dreams from happening, praying to God about Tonya Harding, what self help book will cure Nicole, if we'll ever get to see our children play Miss Hannigan in Annie, if John Came…
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Maneeza Aminy From Economics To Marketing And Entrepreneurship
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26:08Maneeza Aminy is the CEO of Marvel Marketers, an award-winning global digital marketing agency known for building high-performing Marketing Automation Strategies, Demand Generation Systems and Producing Standout Event Marketing experiences. With over 20 years of experience leading at the intersection of marketing, technology, and strategy, Maneeza …
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For this holiday episode, we take a diversion from The Gilded Age in Newport to visit the Fabulous Late 1980s in Hollywood, specifically The Platinum Triangle, the area in Los Angeles that encompasses Beverly Hills, Holmby Hills and Bel Air. Dominick Dunne’s writing is terrific here from the spring of 1989, coming back to California and revisiting …
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Today’s episode starts out on a disappointing note. My guest Rian Stone, video essayist and author of the novels Softbone: Down and Out in New Kowloon and The Dog Walker, thought he was coming on to talk to his professional-wrestling hero, “Lightning” Lou Perez. I’m sorry I had to break the kid’s heart—I am not that Puerto Rican guy—but I think I m…
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Jenny and Nicole welcome deeply genius and joyous comedian and writer (Dicks: The Musical), Aaron Jackson, to the pod! We get into if Cowgirl SeaHorse makes any sense as a restaurant name, being the COO of cops, doing crafts as a virgin, finding out your Human Design type over a delicious chicken dinner, if mayonnaise is lard, if it's corny to be a…
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Jake Smolarek's Journey From An Immigrant With Not Much To His Name To A Multiple Time Entrepreneur And Business Coach
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20:42Jake Smolarek is a high-performance coach and entrepreneur with over 20 years of business experience and 17 years of coaching high-achievers, including entrepreneurs, founders, executives, and professionals, ready to stop playing small and follow through. After arriving in the UK in 2004 with just £150 in his pocket and barely speaking English, Jak…
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Oliver Belmont becomes quite the talk of the town when the entire first floor of this grand home is comprised of stables for his prized horses. Oliver will not stay single for long, marrying the recently divorced Alva Vanderbilt in a move that shocks society. And that is only one of the shocking moves. This home and the people who inhabited it are …
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A few weeks back I had former Detroit Piston Scot Pollard on the pod and this week I have current…Piston fan Kirk Wilcox. Both men have Piston jerseys with their last names on them. To which I wonder, is it tougher as an adult to wear a personalized jersey? Kirk and I talk about Warped Tour, the ‘04 “Going to Work” Pistons (appropriating blue-colla…
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"Jazz is Smart People Music" (w/ Tim Chawaga)
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59:33Jenny and Nicole welcome Tim Chawaga, dear friend and debut author of the new sci-fi mystery novel Salvagia, to the pod! We get into Tim's debut novel, loving jazz, pneumatic tubes, Kramer bobbleheads, Cedar Point, Jenny's son liking a little bit of a thrill, being a guest of Mickey, if Chip & Dale are twins, why wood affects your bones differently…
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Melissa Davis On Entrepreneurship And Getting Clarity On The Journey
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25:55Melissa Davis is a Foundational Clarity Coach and founder of Humanity Inc., where she helps impact-driven entrepreneurs align their values, unlock clarity, and build meaningful, collaborative businesses. She’s also the founder and co-leader of the Collaborative Entrepreneurship Incubator - a playful, trust-led incubator where entrepreneurs reimagin…
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254. Touring Bellevue Avenue | Champ Soliel
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23:24In today’s episode, we continue our tour of Bellevue Avenue to explore Champs Soliel, the last great home built in Newport in 1929, truly shitting down the Gilded Age. We get to know its owner, Lucy Wharton Drexel Dahlgren, who led quite an interesting life, with a real twist on a trashy divorce too. Other notable owners include Russell and Annie L…
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Gaby Blanco from the Dissident Project was born and raised in Havana, Cuba. She joins me today to talk about the communist island American leftists love to defend— while living in the United States, of course. What’s it like to grow up with food rationing, no freedom to criticize the state, and with Cuba’s big business of medical slavery? Gaby sepa…
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Jenny & Nicole welcome the amazingly talented actor and comedian Drew Droege (Heathers, Search Party, Bob's Burgers) to the pod! We get into FBoy Island, if all little kids have English accents, teaching improv to teens, if Jenny can learn CPR from Youtube, if Forrest Gump is the worst movie of all time, the version of yourself you become around yo…
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The Lou Perez Podcast - Scot Pollard
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1:03:10On this episode I had the pleasure of talking with Scot Pallard, NBA veteran and survivor of both the reality-TV show (Survivor season 32) and a heart transplant. Scot’s the subject of the ESPN documentary Heart of Pearl (streaming now on ESPN+) and a volunteer spokesperson for Pearls of Life, which advocates for organ donations. In addition to dis…
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253. Touring Bellevue Avenue | Seaview Terrace, The Cloisters, Fairholme, and Anglesea
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30:08In the continuation of tour down Bellevue Avenue in Newport. Rhode Island, this week we take a little detour to one street, packed with a whole lot of history. Ruggles Avenue is this side street, and four homes were very important when it came to fancy folks and a whole lot of spiderwebs. Today's summer cottages include Seaview Terrace, The Cloiste…
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252. Newport Mystery | David Marriott and Father Phillip Magaldi
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22:07We continue our sleuthing in Newport in today’s episode, focusing in on a little more reporting from our man Dominick Dunne. Dunne covered the second trial of Claus von Bulow, and in so doing, uncovered a few more shady characters. Today, we investigate the two guys coming to help out Claus - David Marriott and Father Phillip Magaldi, both proven t…
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251. Newport Mystery | Paul E. Molitor, Jr.
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18:20Alicia definitely falls into a rabbit hole in this episode from the Patreon Vault. Dominick Dunne writes just one little paragraph in his reporting on the von Bulow case that was definitely worth investigating. Dunne makes a mention about Paul E. Molitor, Jr., who was kind of a big deal in Newport for a little while, for his preservation efforts an…
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Jenny & Nicole welcome DREAM of a guest, Senior Culture Writer at Newsweek H. Alan Scott to the pod! We get into how tortilla espanolas should be made to order, if the stomach health of the Hot Ones host is ok, Hillary Clinton's pepper eating habits, Dolly Parton's Oscar snubs, longing for Stevie Wonder's spoof Twitter account, getting fingered at …
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Isaac Saul On His Entrepreneurial Journey To Creating The Tangle Newsletter And A Robust News Brand
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20:38Isaac Saul is the Founder of Tangle, an independent, nonpartisan newsletter that presents a breakdown of the biggest news stories of the day, from both sides of the political aisle, to 125K+ subscribers in 55+ countries. As an ambitious but broke political reporter, Issac was struggling with countless job rejections and uncertainty over his path in…
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The Lou Perez Podcast - Isaac Simpson
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1:24:40This is a special episode of The Lou Perez Podcast. So special, in fact, that it’s not even an episode of The Lou Perez Podcast. No, it’s my appearance on Isaac Simpson’s podcast, The Carousel. Isaac was kind enough to have me on to take a deep dive into possibly the most important article to come out this year, Jean Garnett’s “The Trouble with Wan…
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250. Touring Bellevue Avenue | Clarendon Court
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41:39We continue our tour of Bellevue Avenue in Newport today, focusing specifically on one grand home, Clarendon Court. This home and property had a whole lot of history before Sunny and Klaus von Bulow moved into it in the early 1970s. In this episode, we dig into Edward Collins Knight Sr. and his son, the neighboring property Reef Point, Harry S. Bla…
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249. Touring Bellevue Avenue | Chateau-sur-Mer, The Breakers, Seaview Terrace, Rosecliff, Beechwood, Marble House and Beaulieu
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30:02This week we continue our tour of Newport’s Bellevue Avenue with seven more glorious homes including Chateau-sur-Mer, The Breakers, Seaview Terrace, Rosecliff, Beechwood, Marble House and Beaulieu. There are many Gilded Age high society folks who owned these homes at one time or another such as the Astors, the Vanderbilts, and the Whetmores. Also i…
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"Billionaires V. Whales" (w/ Tracie Morrissey)
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57:36Jenny & Nicole welcome the LEGENDARY writer, podcast host (Pot Psychology) and culture SCHOLAR Tracie Morrissey to the pod! We get into thinking you can never be too rich or too thin, how most fans of The Valley suck, Amy Bradley Is Missing, Scheana making the right call not talking about Brock's cheating, if we would allow our kids to do pageants …
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David Feinman On Always Having the Entrepreneurial Spirit. Even From A Young Age
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21:05David Feinman is the Co-Founder and CEO of Viral Ideas, a Philadelphia-based productized video-editing agency on a mission to make creativity simple, impactful, and scalable. Over the past decade he has directed, produced, and edited thousands of videos for brands such as eBay and Johnson & Johnson—proving that great storytelling can be both artful…
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248. Touring Bellevue Avenue | Kingscote, The Isaac Bell House, Bell Court, The Elms, and Chepstow
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25:40Join Alicia as we begin our leisurely stroll down Bellevue Avenue, backdrop of the Gilded Age in Newport, Rhode Island. We start at the top at The Casino and work one block southward. This first episode focuses on five homes including Kingscote, the Isaac Bell House, Elm Court, The Elms and Chepstow. What is the history behind each home? Which pres…
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On this episode of the podcast I try to persuade disabled award-winning filmmaker and President of The Mobility Independence Foundation, Thomas Quiter, to go to war with Shaquille O’Neal. (That would be a real power move.) In the meantime, enjoy our conversation and more importantly, check out Thomas’s doc, The Power to Move. Check out my book, Tha…
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"A Girl's Girl's Boyfriend" (w/ Jenny & Nicole)
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53:30Get all snuggled in and cozy for a classic ep with your girls! We get into Jersey Shore Family Vacation, Nicole's best nausea tips, etiquette around gifts and thank you cards, being anti fake kitchen, climbing trees at the mall, Next Gen NYC, and if our babies will be yuppies. @theheiser @nicolespiezio @howwereubrainwashedpod Hosted on Acast. See a…
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Michele Novack Helping Companies Avoid Risk In Cyberspace
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21:28Michele Novack’s story has always centered on helping others through inspiration, sharing free knowledge, and encouraging others to live their best lives. With a career spanning over 30 years in leadership roles within the financial sector and cybersecurity, Michele is the founder of CardinalsByte, a Cybersecurity Risk Management company. Cardinals…
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247. Duchess Fever | The Jewelry Auction of Wallis, Duchess of Windsor
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58:07In this very last Wallis episode, we bring our man Dominick Dunne, who attended and breathlessly reported on the 1987 auction of her jewelry at Sotheby’s in Geneva. This story is packed with so many spiderwebs – all kinds of folks attended this event, and the layers of spiderwebs included are incredible. You know our man Nick was going to report on…
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I’m joined by anti-feminist psychiatrist, Hannah Spier. In today’s session we talk about Feminism’s impact on therapy and how “neurodivergence is a costume worn by narcissists.” We give a shoutout to Theodore Dalrymple and call out Cluster B(itches). Check out my book, That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore: On the Death and Rebirth of Comedy https://amzn.t…
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246. Wallis, Duchess of Windsor | The King and Queen of International Society
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52:18In our finale of the Wallis, Duchess of Windsor series, we spend time with the Duke and the Duchess in their time as the toast of international society. David and Wallis appear in all the best places and at all the best tables, but ultimately that is not a fulfilling life for either of them. Continue your investigation with ad-free and bonus episod…
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"Drive-Thru Botox" (w/ Chloé Wepper)
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1:09:49Jenny & Nicole welcome the VERY funny and smart actress Chloé Wepper (Manhattan Love Story, Office Christmas Party, Family Switch, the upcoming Legally Blonde Prequel Elle) to the pod! We get into getting into Nicole almost getting scammed, timeshare presentations, being attracted to Tom Colicchio, how many tennis coaches is too many, if gut health…
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245. Wallis, Duchess of Windsor | Doing Time in the Bahamas and Post War Days
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53:12The Duke and Duchess should be in their long-awaited wedded bliss period, but King George VI is going to take his brother David up on that past offer to be of assistance, and off the newlyweds go to the Bahamas. The Duke will have a pretty easy job which he won’t do, but Wallis will dazzle. In this episode, David deals with some family hardships as…
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Charles Sims On Going From Being CTO At The Clippers To Entrepreneurship And Living The Dream
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29:13Charles Sims, is a distinguished business person with over 15 years of experience turned tech evangelist and investor. Charles has spearheaded more than $1.5 billion in acquisitions, navigating some of the most complex deals in the sports and entertainment industries. As well as the CTO of the LA Clippers basketball team. He is a master storyteller…
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My friend Paul Rossi joins me to talk about the Terra Firma Teaching Alliance, the impact of A.I. on education, how “objectivity is white supremacy,” and the magic of calculus. Paul was kind enough to make the drive to Ogunquit, Maine to see me open for the dangerously funny Scott Thompson. (He found out I’m shorter in person.) Check out my book, T…
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244. Wallis, Duchess of Windsor | Creatures of International Curiosity
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59:34Married life begins for Wallis and David, and although it is a time of decorating homes and settling into domestic bliss for the couple, there are troubled times brewing. David and Wallis take a trip to Germany they will come to regret in short order. Not only is the world about to enter a war, but David is stubbornly holding onto his own pride and…
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243. Wallis, Duchess of Windsor | Becoming the Duke and Duchess of Windsor
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51:59In December of 1936, David is off the throne and has a little time on his hands. The former king cannot reunite with his love Wallis at the moment, as her final divorce decree from Ernest Simpson is still pending within the court system. David will not spend much time thinking beyond his abdication as it is happening, and because of his lack of for…
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"Vulnerable and Susceptible to Illness" (w/ Isaac Oliver)
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55:00Jenny & Nicole welcome incredible performer and writer (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Glow, High Maintenance, Intimacy Idiot) Isaac Oliver to the pod! We get into if friendships are worth less than romantic relationships, Nicole reuniting with Z100, Zohran being so hot (if we're allowed to talk about that), artistic legos, if we like to figure out din…
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242. Wallis, Duchess of Windsor | The Instrument of Abdication
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51:52We have journeyed into this trashy series to fall of 1936, and the abdication of Edward VIII is coming fast and hard. The world now knows about Wallis, and everyone has an opinion about the love affair the world can’t stop discussing. From the people to the palace to the Parliament, we have a whole lot of influences in today’s tale. Wallis is not r…
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Colin Hirdman On Doing The Entrepreneurship Journey With Your Best Childhood Friends
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19:08Colin Hirdman started his first company a week after graduating from college, and has been an entrepreneur ever since. He's building businesses through Monkey Island Ventures a company he co-founded with two of his best friends. Monkey Island Ventures is named after a park they played at since they were 5 years old. Over the years the trio has buil…
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241. Wallis, Duchess of Windsor | The Countdown to Abdication
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52:48No one inside or outside the palace seems all too pleased in this continuing episode of our Wallis series. We are definitely on the countdown to the December 1936 abdication of Edward VIII, and the events of the summer and fall really turn up the temperature on the whole sordid mess. David isn’t too keen on being the king. Neither are his advisors.…
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Earlier this year, my friend Matt Himes (managing editor of The Blaze’s Align) lost his home in the California fires, but he didn’t lose his sense of humor or his willingness to try a lot of things he’s bad at. It was great catching up with Matt on life after the fire, what it’s like to live out a George Carlin bit, “String Theory,” and going into …
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240. Wallis, Duchess of Windsor | The King is Dead, Long Live the King
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1:00:36King George V has passed, and it is David’s time to assume the throne. The new King of England is pretty okay with it, for now – but only if his rules are followed. The people of England are pretty fired up about the monarch who they feel will be a youthful, modern twist to the staid and formal reign of the past. There are a lot of other folks, mos…
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"Jigglypuff is Not Satan" (w/ Joan Summers)
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1:09:13Jenny & Nicole welcome the newly crowned Entertainment Editor of Paper Magazine (!!!) and co-host of the podcast Eating For Free, Joan Summers the pod! We get into if pokémon cards are a portal to hell that will make you gay, if Jenny needs creatine, Nick Viall's rise as the preeminent podcaster, what counties can legally be considered "north" Jers…
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239. Wallis, Duchess of Windsor | That Woman
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49:05This week, we bring Wallis and the Prince of Wales together, and it is some scandalous stuff. Walls sells out her friend Thelma. David is resolved to get Wallis into his inner court world, no matter what he must do, even with enemies on all sides. The prince has now become a determined guy, and Wallis is playing a very dangerous game with some very…
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Michael Villari On Entrepreneurship, Working With Your Spouse, And Helping Business Owners Find The Best VAs
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24:08Michael Villari is the Co-Founder, Secure Virtual Solutions (SVS) Born and raised in Holland, PA, Michael Villari is a proud graduate of LaSalle College High School and a lifelong athlete who played baseball through college and beyond. After college, he began his professional journey with the Faulkner Organization — a role he still looks back on as…
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The great Amy Alkon returns to my podcast to talk about her new book, Going Menopostal: What You (and Your Doctor) Need to Know About the Real Science of Menopause and Perimenopause and to reveal everything I ever wanted to know about Amy’s superhuman genetics, carnivore diet, and hot hot flashes—which I blame for all the times her video freezes. I…
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238. Wallis, Duchess of Windsor | Thelma Furness
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48:34This week, we progress in our journey to the last lover of the Prince of Wales, before Wallis, that is. Thelma Furness enters the picture. Thelma comes with her own legend, being one of the Magical Morgan Twins, along with her sister Gloria. Thelma thinks she can trust her good friend Wallis to keep an eye on “her little man” when she is needed to …
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237. Wallis, Duchess of Windsor | Freda Dudley Ward
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50:35We continue our journey into the love life of the Prince of Wales this week introducing the lovely, and married, Freda Dudley Ward. This phenomenal woman was romantically involved with David for 15 years, and he sure liked it that way, until he didn’t. This one is quite a journey of a wonderful woman who played her role perfectly, in good times and…
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"The Name of The Namer" (w/ Maulik Pancholy)
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58:08Jenny & Nicole welcome amazing actor (30 Rock, Weeds, Whitney) and the writer/director/STAR of the new Audible Original "Murder at the Patel Motel" Maulik Pancholy to the pod! We talk all about Murder at the Patel Motel, get into what our How Were U Brainwashed merch should be, Jenny's star turn as Dr. Michelle, if being a "Namer" is a job, dueling…
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