Best Writing For Insanity Podcasts (2025)

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162: Did Diddy Get Away With It? + Candace Owens' INSANE Trump/Macron Phone Call + Sam ***** Himself (Again) 1:29:32

11h ago1:29:32

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Did Diddy get away with it? We discuss that, Sam's latest sharting incident, the INSANITY that is the Candace Owens phone call from Trump about Macron's wife, and finally the Pee Wee Herman doc. Head to www.tempomeals.com/brokensim for 60-percent off your first box! More stuff: Get episodes early, and unedited, plus bonus episodes: www.rokfin.com/b…

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Encore: Love, jail, Jesus, and pubs — a tangled tale of four very different parents 52:06

5h ago52:06

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Lech Blaine with the strange true story of his childhood, shaped by love, religious zealotry, and four wildly different parents. CW: descriptions of foster care and child removal. Lech grew up in a big family in country Queensland, where his dad Tom ran pubs for a living. He had six older siblings, who had come to the family as foster kids before h…

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When a sea change collides with messy midlife 52:34

1d ago52:34

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For journalist Kate Halfpenny, moving to a beachside town during Melbourne's lockdowns seemed like the perfect way to unwind and escape her huge mortgage. Then she had to contend with the triple whammy of perimenopause, her husband's alcoholism and distance from family and friends. For the first time in her life, Kate had an empty house, no job com…

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Hannah vs Disney, Lizzo and Beyonce 51:01

2d ago51:01

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Hannah Diviney made history in 2022 when she became the first person with a disability to film a sex scene for Australian television. Then she went viral when she confronted both Lizzo and Beyonce over an ableist slur in their song lyrics. When Hannah was growing up, the only people she saw on TV who used a wheelchair like her were Paralympians or …

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Purity, hypnosis and hiding — how a gay teen survived Opus Dei 52:30

3d ago52:30

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Hollywood actor Tim Pocock was tricked by his dying, devout mother into undergoing gay conversion therapy. After she died, Tim finally learned how to be himself, without fear and self-loathing. Tim grew up under the thumb of his charismatic, pious mother. He went to a school with links to the controversial, secretive and conservative Catholic organ…

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161: Trump = Peacemaker? + Sam Tripoli & Owen Benjamin Meet + Iran/Israel 1:58:33

9d ago1:58:33

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On this special live Broken Simulation we recap the insanity of the past few weeks, discuss whether President Trump is playing 4D chess in the Middle East, and then Sam Tripoli recaps his experience at Bro Grove! Head to www.cornbreadhemp.com/broken and use the code "BROKEN" at checkout to save 30-percent on your first order! More stuff: Get episod…

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Iran Fallout Has Completely Broken Trump 21:55

10d ago21:55

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If Donald Trump had any sanity left, it all went out the window this week after his botched strike against Iran. The administration has scrambled to push a counter-narrative that everyone now knows is a complete farce, and Trump is losing his mind over this fallout. And for once, this isn't just about Trump's ego - it is about the ego of the entire…

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Encore: my three fathers 50:00

11d ago50:00

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American novelist Ann Patchett reflects on Frank, Mike and Darrell, the men who made her, going a year without shopping and her power to make herself invisible (R) Ann Patchett is an acclaimed American novelist and the owner of an independent bookstore in Nashville. Ann has had three fathers — Frank, Mike and Darrell, who have each provided her wit…

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Inside the six-day siege of the Iranian Embassy in London 53:30

12d ago53:30

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In April 1980, a group of armed men invaded the Iranian Embassy in London, taking hostages, and issuing demands in the name of a cause almost no one had ever heard of. The 'Group of the Martyr', a collection of Iranian Arabs, wanted independence for their province of Iran, but their demands were impossible for the British Government to meet, and so…

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Trump Goes INSANE After Ceasefire Deal IMMEDIATELY Implodes 20:10

12d ago20:10

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Donald Trump proudly proclaimed on Monday that he had worked out a ceasefire deal between Israel and Iran, and said that he believes it will last "forever." Forever is never as long as we'd like it to be, and the conflict almost immediately erupted in missile fire. Trump was furious that he was exposed as a bad negotiator, and in a profanity-laden …

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Mass murder, cannibalism and insanity — inside Mao's cultural revolution 47:36

13d ago47:36

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China's cultural revolution was murderously violent and culturally devastating; millions of people, artefacts and ideas went up in smoke. So what's fuelling today's Neo-Maoist movement and nostalgia for that period? In 1966, the Chinese revolutionary leader Mao Zedong went to war against his own government. What followed was ten years of murderous …

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Marjorie Taylor Greene Viciously UNLOADS On Trump 21:15

13d ago21:15

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Marjorie Taylor Greene went ballistic on Donald Trump over the weekend for his decision to bomb Iran, potentially entering the United States in another Middle Eastern conflict based on lies. Greene went on an epic rant about how the US was never attacked by Iran and how there is no real justification for anything that's happening, clearly telling u…

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How I became a brainwashed cult bride 53:31

14d ago53:31

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Liz Cameron was 18 years old when a stranger approached her in a book shop. It was the beginning of her induction into a cult, and it was an experience Liz barely survived. The process of brainwashing happened gradually, first came the love-bombing and the allure of finding a new purpose in life. Then came the isolation from friends and family, alo…

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Encore: the charming Italian narcissist 54:00

18d ago54:00

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When Kerstin Pilz found out that her charming husband Gianni had been cheating on her while he was dying and she was taking care of him, she had to decide what to do next (R) She had fallen madly in love with this Italian man when she was in her 40s. The two married and began travelling the world together. Then Gianni suddenly fell ill. As he was i…

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Mr. Finch — deathworker in the tapestry of life 52:25

19d ago52:25

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Author Katia Ariel tells the story of Ephraim Finch, a man synonymous with death in the Melbourne Jewish community. He started life as Geoffrey William, the son of a butcher, who would go on to become a master builder before his life became unrecognisable to him. Several years ago, Melbourne author and book editor, Katia was invited to write Ephrai…

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Ultimate Summer 2025 Season Preview! All 74 Shows Deep-Dive! 2:56:45

19d ago2:56:45

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Summer 2025 Anime Season Preview Podcast! We deep-dive through all 74 anime titles so you know what to expect! Note: After careful discussion, we have decided to shift to a monthly podcast release schedule. This was a difficult decision to make after maintaining a weekly schedule for so long. However, we hope this new schedule to allow for more con…

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The mind f**k of pain — retraining your system to tackle chronic pain 52:42

20d ago52:42

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Professor Lorimer Moseley is neuroscientist, who specialises in the complexities and mind-boggling nature of pain - what it is, why it exists, how it works and when it can go wrong. For most of us, pain is a fundamental part of being alive, and staying alive and yet none of us will ever experience the exact same pain as someone else, which makes it…

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When Peter Greste became the story 53:09

21d ago53:09

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It’s been a decade since Australian journalist Peter Greste became a global news story, spending 400 days imprisoned in Egypt. But he still misses the life he had as a foreign correspondent. Peter and two colleagues were arrested while working for Al Jazeera in Cairo, they were charged with spreading false news and aiding terrorism. Peter then was …

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160: L.A. is Burning! (Again) + Peter Thiel Tried To Buy Tim Dillon + Ali Siddiq In Studio! 1:39:44

21d ago1:39:44

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Our whole city is going crazy again. The world is melting down. Sam has Baby AIDS. The hilarious Ali Siddiq is in studio. And we learn that Peter Thiel tried to buy Tim Dillon, apparently. Start your free online visit today at www.hims.com/brokensim! Head to www.tempomeals.com/brokensim for 60-percent off your first box! For Ali Siddiq's comedy vis…

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Encore: When success, a big house and a loving family aren't enough 51:02

25d ago51:02

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What happens when a man can't stop his drive and desire for more? Author Andrew O'Hagan dissects the pitfalls of more money, more success and more applause (R) Andrew O’Hagan is the author of several highly acclaimed novels. His most recent book is a sweeping portrait of modern-day London, a city ‘levitating on a sea of dirty Russian money’. The ma…

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Ione Skye on surrendering her past and forgiving herself 46:30

26d ago46:30

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The Gen X actor on making peace with her absent father, the ghosts of her Hollywood past and nursing Anthony Kiedis through his drug addiction while she was still a teenager — a relationship she shudders at today. The 1990s It girl was named for the Scottish island where she was conceived, before her enigmatic folk singer father, Donovan abandoned …

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Anime Industry Needs to Chill! - Anime News Discussion! 1:54:04

26d ago1:54:04

1:54:04

The hosts of Otaku Spirit Animecast dive into the biggest news of anime (and some games) of today! 0:00 Intro 1:28 Summer 2025 Anime 2:10 Crunchyroll Royalty License 10:51 Too Much Anime 20:10 Lewd Summer Anime 25:24 Summer Game Shows 45:48 Death Stranding Animation 51:44 ReZero 4th Season Dated 52:26 Love Live CGI Movie 58:14 Naver Webtoon Censors…

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Our post-American future — what will the new world order look like? 52:00

27d ago52:00

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Defence analyst Hugh White says Australian leaders are in denial about how dramatically the world has changed, and need to get a grip on the deep, troubling forces propelling us into a new order of world power. The balance of global power has changed dramatically over the last 25 years. Even in the last five years, so much has happened - the pandem…

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The pyromaniac kid who made barbecue his life 48:06

28d ago48:06

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As a child, chef Graeme Stockdale was embarrassed by the smell of sauerkraut and pickles that would trail him from his Polish and German grandparents' home. A transformative encounter with a barbecued duck in Singapore changed his life, though nothing would prepare him for two monumental floods in his adopted region of Lismore, NSW. Graeme was only…

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159: Elon's Black Eye + Tim Dillon Wrecks Sam Harris + Tim Heidecker = Left Wing Rogan? + Will Trump Pardon Diddy? 2:06:26

1M ago2:06:26

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The guys are back to talk the Glenn Greenwald sex tape psyop, Sam's video game conspiracy, how the R-word is officially back, who the left wing Joe Rogan equivalent might be, Sydney Sweeney's bathwater, the Diddy trial (would Trump pardon him?!), Elon's black eye, and more! Go to https://www.LiveLongerFormula.com/sam and take control of your health…

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Encore: Hormones and mental health with Dr Jayashri Kulkarni 52:16

1M ago52:16

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Dr Jayashri Kulkarni on her Indian-Australian upbringing and her groundbreaking research into women's hormones and mental health (R) Jayashri Kulkarni’s family moved from India to Australia in 1961. They found there were no Indian grocery stores, few spices of any kind, and plain yoghurt wasn’t available. But the Kulkarnis adapted to their new home…

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New Federal Employees Forced To Write Essays Praising Trump 19:01

1M ago19:01

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An official memo from the Trump administration is directing all would-be federal employees to draft an essay about how much they love Donald Trump as part of the hiring process. The federal government is currently on a hiring freeze that will expire on July 15th, and in order to make sure they only get Trump-loving applicants, they are requiring th…

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Part TWO: Locked up in China — Cheng Lei on cell mates, singing and survival 48:06

1M ago48:06

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Cheng Lei's years in detention in China, on trumped-up espionage charges, go from cruel and isolating, to absurd and romantic when she gets moved into a cell with three other women. The Chinese-Australian journalist was held in detention in China for more than three years, accused of selling state secrets to foreign people and powers. In episode on…

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RFK Jr.'s Lies Catch Up To Him As Old CNN Clip Goes Viral 22:46

1M ago22:46

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RFK, Jr.'s tenure at Health and Human Services is going from bad to worse, as he was busted AGAIN for putting fake studies in his recent MAHA report after he was supposed to remove them. To make matters worse, an old clip of him getting his butt handed to him on CNN has resurfaced and gone viral this week exposing him for being a massive liar. Dona…

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Part ONE: Locked up in China — Cheng Lei on state paranoia and staying sane in isolation 49:00

1M ago49:00

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When journalist Cheng Lei was detained by Chinese state security agents, she thought would be freed within the week. Instead, she was held on absurd espionage charges for more than three years, much of that time spent in isolation. When Cheng Lei moved back to the country of her birth after the dramatic opening up of China to the world, she was a p…

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Depersonalisation — when Nathan lost his sense of self and nothing felt real 51:54

1M ago51:54

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In 2008 Nathan Dunne was night swimming in Hampstead Heath in the middle of winter when a psychological catastrophe struck him. He felt his sense of self split in two, and an unbearable pain overtook him. He couldn’t work out what had happened to him, and neither could the doctors. CW: This discussion contains sensitive mental health details and me…

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Encore: A home filled with music — raising the Kanneh-Masons 48:48

1M ago48:48

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Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason on what it takes to keep up with her seven children — all of them gifted classical musicians (R). Kadiatu is a former English academic and the mother of seven extraordinary children. All of them are gifted classical musicians. Her eldest daughter, Isata wrote and performed her first piano concerto at the age of eleven. Her son …

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Reincarnated into an Eroge to Stop a 2nd Season! - Burning Questions Answered! 1:36:39

1M ago1:36:39

1:36:39

The hosts of the Otaku Spirit Animecast sit down for some burning questions from the community! Topics: Novels/Manga you think should have ended sooner? Isekai Galge/Eroge/Moege Shows? How do you pick Anime to Cover? Will there be more Remakes of Anime? AI Voice Over Go to Live Action Manga/Anime Adaptations Anime that shouldn't have gotten a 2nd S…

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Why Colm Toibin ran away with the circus — to Barcelona, Brooklyn and beyond 53:18

1M ago53:18

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The Irish novelist has always been open to where life can unexpectedly take him, and the excitement that comes with that kind of freedom. Colm Toibin's first big move was from rural Ireland to Dublin after his father died when he was young. Then, it was off to experience the wild hedonism and sexual liberation of post-Franco Spain, a pleasant shock…

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Putin Mocks Trump For Being Overly Emotional And Weak 22:05

1M ago22:05

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After Donald Trump very mildly attacked Vladimir Putin over the weekend, the Kremlin fired back and accused Trump of being "emotional" and having "emotional reactions" to what's happening around the world. In other words, Putin thinks that Trump is weak and acting like a child with his "emotional" reactions. This is a clear sign that Putin has no i…

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Hilde Hinton's home for the temporarily defeated 51:12

1M ago51:12

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When Hilde Hinton was on the cusp of adolescence, her mother died. For years she protected her younger siblings from the truth about their mum. Despite the great grief of her mother's shocking death when Hilde was just 12 years old, there was also a sense of relief for Hilde. She shielded her younger siblings, Samuel and Connie Johnson, from the tr…

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The secret life of Scarlett, the octopus 52:08

1M ago52:08

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When Alex Schnell was around 5 years old, playing in rock pools around Clovelly beach in Sydney, she had an alien encounter. The creature in the shallow water in front of her was a little octopus and unlike anything Alex had seen before, and instead of darting off in fear like a fish might, to Alex it felt like the octopus was genuinely curious in …

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#158: Trump Ambushes SA Pres + Elon v Gates + Bernie Finally Gets Real ft. 90 Day Fiancé's Sarper in Studio! 1:32:29

1M ago1:32:29

1:32:29

Trump gives out another spanking in the White House, this time to the president of South Africa, Elon calls out Bill Gates for his Epstein ties, Comey limply defends his "86" Trump post, Bernie Sanders calls Democrats a "threat to Democracy," more proof China isn't as populous as we're told, an update on the Mexican Navy fail, and a minor Super Hea…

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Alina Habba Has Already BOTCHED Her Prosecution Of Dem Lawmaker 24:13

2M ago24:13

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It turns out that making your most incompetent lawyer a US attorney so that she can go after your political enemies wasn't the smartest move. Alina Habba announced criminal charges against Democratic Congresswoman LaMonica McIver this week, but it was revealed at the time of the announcement that the charges hadn't actually been filed yet. It turns…

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Encore: How Sean Sweeney found his deaf heart 51:20

2M ago51:20

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Sean Sweeney on the complications and joys of growing up as a a hearing child in a deaf family, using Auslan, a distinctively Australian sign language. In his twenties, Sean rebelled against the deaf world, and began to look for a new life in the hearing one. But after eighteen years, he returned. He found work as an interpreter at TAFE, and he met…

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Trump's Favorite Bank Says He's Killing The Economy 23:10

2M ago23:10

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Deutsche Bank, one of Donald Trump's go-to lenders for all of his businesses, warned this week that the US economy is suffering "death by a thousand cuts" from Trump's policies and those of the rest of the Republican Party. All of these small cuts are causing a massive bleed that is sending our economy into a downward spiral, and not a single Repub…

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The miserable lives and golden guns of tyrants, dictators and despots 51:30

2M ago51:30

51:30

Marcel Dirsus is fascinated by the treadmill of tyranny: how dictators gain power, how they stay there and how they fall. This is his blueprint for bringing an end to authoritarianism. With democracies seemingly faltering worldwide, political scientist and writer Marcel Dirsus is putting tyrants under the microscope to better understand how they ri…

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Could Sony Create an Ultimate Anime Site? - Anime News and Discussion! 2:09:38

2M ago2:09:38

2:09:38

Discussing the biggest anime news of the last few weeks including Sony's Web3 Investment, Toei's AI Move, and More! 0:00 Intro 0:52 Crunchyroll Ultimate Anime Site? 27:48 Toei Animation AI Anime 1:00:06 DMCA Takedown of Manga Sites 1:06:35 Shonen Jump One Shot Adaptations 1:07:28 AoAshi Season 2 1:08:16 There's Also a Hole in the Student Council An…

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Claire Keegan on bravery, writing and the single life 53:10

2M ago53:10

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The bestselling Irish author grew up on a farm set on “50 acres on the side of a hill”. Growing up, she witnessed a harsh, misogynistic country that convinced her she would never marry. Claire shares what she has learned about writing from a litter of newborn piglets. Her works Small Things Like These and Foster have both been made into movies. Cla…

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Trump's Polls Crater As He Fails At EVERYTHING 26:32

2M ago26:32

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Donald Trump's poll numbers in every category are worse than ever as Americans watch their president screw up every single thing that he touches. From the economy to immigration and everything in between, the public does not approve of what Trump is doing. And this constant negative feedback is starting to get to Trump as he lashes out more and mor…

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Peter Godwin's complicated loves, great losses and occasional wars 53:30

2M ago53:30

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The writer had a complex relationship with his mother, whose professional reputation built a wall between them, but also saved his life more than once while working as a war correspondent. Peter Godwin was born in Zimbabwe when the country was still under colonial rule. His English mother was the only doctor for thousands of kilometres and early on…

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157: Sam Tripoli = Francis Bacon?! + James Comey Wants Trump 86'd + Kanye Writes Perfect Pop Song 1:49:00

2M ago1:49:00

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SO MUCH HAPPENED THIS WEEK. Is Sam Tripoli actually "Francis Ford Bacon"? Did James Comey call for the 86ing of President Trump? Can the White House manipulate space and time, as they announced this week? Did Kanye West write the best pop melody ever? Is Pope Leo just a dude? Is Trump's relationship with Netanyahu fracturing? Is the Roganverse prop…

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Treating anorexia by nourishing the heart 52:00

2M ago52:00

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Psychiatrist Warren Ward treats patients who are severely ill with eating disorders. Understanding the mystery of human nature has driven him since he was a young doctor. Warren Ward's patients are often critically ill with diseases like anorexia. Warren says asking someone with anorexia to eat is like asking an arachnophobe to put their hand in a …

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Ghost stories and executions in Iceland — when Hannah Kent and Agnes Magnusdottir became entwined 51:12

2M ago51:12

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When writer Hannah Kent first visited Iceland in 2003, she came across a gothic true story about Agnes Magnusdottir, the last woman hanged in Iceland. That story would change her life. Hannah's arrival to the Nordic island as an exchange student in 2003 was a difficult one. On her first night in the country, she found herself stranded late at night…

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Ice On Ecchi, Witch Petting, Toilet Monster, Paul Isekai, and More! - Spring 2025 Anime Discussion! 2:09:51

2M ago2:09:51

2:09:51

The hosts of the Otaku Spirit Animecast dive into the last of the Spring 2025 Anime Season Shows! 0:00 Intro 1:14 Witch Watch 19:30 Summer Pockets 43:31 From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman 57:25 Uchuujin MuuMuu 1:15:51 Rock is a Lady’s Modesty 1:24:05 The Too-Perfect Saint 1:39:25 My Hero Academia: Vigilantes 1:44:32 Anne Shirley 1:59:09 T…

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