Best David Oates Podcasts (2025)

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Han Ong Reads “Happy Days” 1:02:08

19h ago1:02:08

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Han Ong reads his story “Happy Days,” from the June 30, 2025, issue of the magazine. The recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship and the Berlin Prize, Ong is the author of more than a dozen plays and two novels, “Fixer Chao” and “The Disinherited.” Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices…

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"Tough Grandma" Mayor Brenda Locke 1:19:00

5d ago1:19:00

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Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as FortisBC and the Health Sciences Association of BC. 🏨🌄 Surrey’s Mayor Brenda Locke joins Kate, Geoff, and Mike to talk about meeting the needs of her growing city, specifically discussing gaps in health care delivery and school facilities. Lock…

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‘Comedy Samurai’ Larry Charles Returns: ‘Seinfeld,’ ‘Curb,’ ‘‘Borat,’ and ‘Brüno’ 1:10:35

4d ago1:10:35

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Over the course of his 40-year career, Larry Charles has had two central creative relationships with Larry David (‘Seinfeld’ and ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’) and Sacha Baron Cohen (‘Borat’ and ‘Brüno’). Now, he reveals in a new memoir that he hasn’t spoken to either man in years. In his return to The Last Laugh podcast, Charles breaks down how it all fe…

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Yiyun Li Reads “Any Human Heart” 52:08

8d ago52:08

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Yiyun Li reads her story “Any Human Heart,” from the June 23, 2025, issue of the magazine. Li is the author of eight books of fiction, including the novels “Must I Go” and “The Book of Goose,” and the story collection “Wednesday’s Child,” which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in 2024. A new nonfiction book, “Things in Nature Merely Grow,” was…

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🔥 Heat and Fire with Sean Holman + Fran Yanor 1:23:06

11d ago1:23:06

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Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as FortisBC and the Health Sciences Association of BC. 🏨🌄 Geoff and Mike welcome Sean Holman to Hotel Pacifico. Holman, a former member of the BC press gallery and pioneer in online journalism, is now a professor in Environmental and Climate Journ…

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Justine Lupe: ‘Nobody Wants This’ and ‘Succession’ 55:26

12d ago55:26

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Justine Lupe thought there was no way she’d ever be able to top the experience of playing Willa on HBO’s ‘Succession.’ Then she got cast as Morgan, one of the “loser siblings” on the runaway Netflix hit ‘Nobody Wants This.’ They are two very different roles on two very different shows, but she says on this episode that she feels extremely “lucky” t…

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Jim Shepard Reads “The Queen of Bad Influences” 39:13

15d ago39:13

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Jim Shepard reads his story “The Queen of Bad Influences,” from the June 16, 2025, issue of the magazine. Shepard, a winner of the Rea Award for the Short Story, is the author of thirteen books of fiction, including the novels “The Book of Aron” and “Phase Six” and the story collection “The World to Come.” Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.…

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The Whole Thing is Gripes and Grumbles! (Corner Slice, NotCo-Kraft Mac and Cheese, Lays Spanish Tomato Tango) 54:01

17d ago54:01

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This week on the show, we're talking about dinner at Corner Slice in Decatur, GA, the NotCo-Kraft Mac and Cheese, and trying Lay's Spanish Tomato Tango Chips. SHOW NOTES: To Views shows we mentioned: Below Deck Mediterranean, The Other Two, The Rehearsal, Grosse Pointe Garden Society, Big Brother News Item: Summer’s Biggest Blockbuster: All the Veg…

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Harman Bhangu: The difference between BC Conservatives & national Conservatives 1:17:53

18d ago1:17:53

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Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as FortisBC. 🏨🌄 Mike and Geoff welcome BC Conservative MLA Harman Bhangu (Langley-Abbotsford) to Hotel Pacifico. The first-term MLA discusses how the BC Conservative team is taking shape, his motivations for seeking office, and his priorities as T…

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Kevin Smith: ‘Dogma’ Secrets Revealed! 1:12:40

19d ago1:12:40

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25 years ago, Kevin Smith released his most controversial and provocative film. Then, after a solid run in theaters and a robust life on VHS, it disappeared into the ether and has never been available to stream. Now, as ‘Dogma’ makes its triumphant return to theaters this weekend, Smith reveals the full story of how he got huge stars like Matt Damo…

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Edwidge Danticat Reads Zadie Smith 44:06

22d ago44:06

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Edwidge Danticat joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Two Men Arrive in a Village,” by Zadie Smith, which was published in The New Yorker in 2016. Danticat, a MacArthur Fellow and a winner of the Vilcek Prize in Literature, has published six books of fiction, including “Breath, Eyes, Memory,” “The Farming of Bones,” “Claire of the Sea Light,…

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Louise Erdrich Reads “Love of My Days” 28:32

22d ago28:32

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Louise Erdrich reads her story “Love of My Days,” from the June 2, 2025, issue of the magazine. Erdrich is the author of more than two dozen works of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, including the novels “The Round House,” which won the National Book Award in 2012, “The Night Watchman,” which won the Pulitzer Prize in 2021, and “The Mighty Red,” wh…

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What to do with BC natural resources? ft. Stewart Muir 1:17:03

25d ago1:17:03

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Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as FortisBC. 🏨🌄 Kate, Mike and Geoff welcome Stewart Muir, Founder and CEO of Resource Works, to the Hotel for a discussion on natural resource development and the policy pivots taking place with the new Mark Carney administration and David Eby go…

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Richard Kind on John Mulaney, Larry David and More 44:16

26d ago44:16

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You might recognize Richard Kind from sitcoms like ‘Mad About You’ or ‘Spin City.’ Or from his voice work as the imaginary friend Bing Bong in Pixar’s ‘Inside Out.’ Now, he has become the ultimate late-night TV sidekick on ‘Everybody’s Live with John Mulaney,’ which wraps up its first season run on Netflix this week. In this episode, Kind talks abo…

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Multicultural Communications & Media with Jatinder Rai 1:17:16

1M ago1:17:16

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Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as FortisBC. 🏨🌄 Kate, Mike and Geoff welcome Jatinder Rai, CEO of Response Advertising, to Hotel Pacifico to discuss BC’s growing diverse communities and how political and media strategies play out differently, including why the Conservatives have…

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Jillian Bell Returns: From SNL to ‘Summer of 69’ 59:57

1M ago59:57

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Jillian Bell has a bad habit of talking herself out of acting jobs. She was supposed to play a much bigger role in Adam Sandler’s ‘Murder Mystery 2’ and almost starred in one of Netflix’s biggest hit shows. So when it came time to make her directorial debut ‘Summer of 69’ (now streaming on Hulu), she decided to stay (almost entirely) behind the cam…

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Patricia Lockwood Reads “Fairy Pools” 30:20

1M ago30:20

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Patricia Lockwood reads her story “Fairy Pools,” from the May 26, 2025, issue of the magazine. Lockwood is a poet, essayist, and novelist. Her memoir “Priestdaddy,” which came out in 2017, won the Thurber Prize, and her first novel, “No One Is Talking About This,” won the Dylan Thomas Prize in 2022. A new novel, “Will There Ever Be Another You,” fr…

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e70 - The Enigma Hour - Rich Rounds 2:02:32

1M ago2:02:32

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In this episode we talk cryptids, mysteries and a lot else! Check it out!!By Olav Phillips

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e71 - The Enigma Hour - Bruce McDonald 2:01:14

1M ago2:01:14

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Most of the first hour we talked about his books and Stardust Ranch, but in the second hour we talked about his book The devil and you and me. and wow... We talked about his interaction with a demon and how he came to write the book. It's a wild ride....for real. This is some interesting stuff...By Olav Phillips

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e69 - The Enigma Hour - Leo Zygami 1:56:52

1M ago1:56:52

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This week we talk CONCLAVE with Leo Zygami. Find out the truth behind the conclave for a new pope. This is interesting.... he lays it all out!By Olav Phillips

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e64- The Enigma Hour - Richard Hoagland 1:44:12

1M ago1:44:12

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This week we talk about the Eclipse and some very interesting data Richard found during his experiments. We also talk mega structures on the moon! This is another amazing Richard C. Hoagland interview...By Olav Phillips

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Western Alienation with Cheryl Oates and Erika Barootes 1:07:43

1M ago1:07:43

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Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as FortisBC. 🏨🌄 This week we've got a crossover pod of sorts, with the hosts of Alberta's "The Discourse" with Cheryl Oates and Erika Barootes, to discuss a serious and hot topic... Western Alienation. Consider it a second in a row #SuperStrategyS…

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Kumail Nanjiani: ‘Poker Face,’ ‘Silicon Valley,’ SNL and More 1:01:51

1M ago1:01:51

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For most of his career, Kumail Nanjiani has been asked to play the same type of brash nerd character that he perfected over six seasons on HBO’s ‘Silicon Valley.’ Then, a few years back, everything changed. The Pakistani-American comedian transformed his body to appear in the Marvel movie ‘Eternals’ and ever since, strange new doors have opened for…

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Super Strategy Suite with Bob Dewar, Caroline Elliott and Brittney Kerr 1:07:43

2M ago1:07:43

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Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as FortisBC. 🏨🌄 This week Mike and Kate are away, so Geoff takes over the pod with all-star players! Joining Geoff is a panel of politicos for this post-election super strategy suite episode: Bob Dewar, Caroline Elliott and Brittney Kerr. They'll …

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Kerri Kenney-Silver: ‘The Four Seasons,’ ‘Reno 911’ and The State 55:22

2M ago55:22

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Kerri Kenney-Silver never thought she’d get a part like Anne on ‘The Four Seasons.’ After more than two decades playing the disturbingly odd Deputy Trudy Wiegel on ‘Reno 911!,’ the 55-year-old actress believed Hollywood saw her as little more than outrageous comic relief. But then Tina Fey gave her the gift of a lifetime by casting her opposite Ste…

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Lillian Fishman Reads “Travesty” 42:04

2M ago42:04

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Lillian Fishman reads her story, “Travesty,” from the May 12 & 19, 2025, issue of the magazine. Fishman is the author of the novel “Acts of Service,” which was published in 2022. She is currently at work on her second novel, from which this story was adapted. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices…

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Yiyun Li Reads William Trevor 1:11:01

2M ago1:11:01

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Yiyun Li joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “The Piano Tuner’s Wives,” by William Trevor, which was published in The New Yorker in 1995. Li has published eight books of fiction, including the novels “Must I Go” and “Book of Goose,” a winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction, and the story collection “Wednesday’s Child,” which was a fina…

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100th Episode Post-Election Special with David Herle 1:10:31

2M ago1:10:31

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Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as FortisBC. 🏨🌄 This week Mike, Kate and Geoff welcome David Herle, host of The Herle Burly and Curse of Politics podcasts, to mark the 100th episode of Hotel Pacifico and dive into a discussion about the federal election. In the Strategy Suite, t…

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‘Conan’ Writer Mike Sweeney: Mark Twain Prize, Oscars, and ‘Conan O’Brien Must Go’ 58:28

2M ago58:28

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Mike Sweeney started writing for Conan O’Brien 30 years ago and has been right there by his side ever since. His work has fueled not only the host’s two big late-night shows—with a tumultuous stint on the ‘Tonight Show’ in between—but also his recent gig hosting the Oscars and his newest project, the travel show ‘Conan O’Brien Must Go,’ which arriv…

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Saïd Sayrafiezadeh Reads “Nocturnal Creatures” 34:25

2M ago34:25

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Saïd Sayrafiezadeh reads his story “Nocturnal Creatures,” from the May 5, 2025, issue of the magazine. Sayrafiezadeh is the author of several plays, the memoir “When Skateboards Will Be Free,” and the story collections “Brief Encounters with the Enemy” and “American Estrangement,” a finalist for the L.A. Times Book Prize, which was published in 202…

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Battle for BC: Predictions! 41:59

2M ago41:59

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Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from BC Dairy, and the NFP. SPECIAL POD: 🏨🌄 This Sunday at Hotel Pacifico Mike McDonald and Richard Zussman launch our "Battle for BC" segment with a riding by riding review of 2025 federal election. Mike and Richard will join us each Sunday during the federal election with a look at a new…

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"Poilievre was channeling Trump" with Don Davies + Caroline Elliott 1:17:04

2M ago1:17:04

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Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as FortisBC. 🏨🌄 This week Kate, Geoff, and Mike welcome five-term NDP MP Don Davies (Vancouver Kingsway) to Hotel Pacifico. Mr. Davies makes the case for the NDP amidst challenging poll results, and discusses how the NDP has influenced federal pol…

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Brett Goldstein: ‘Ted Lasso,’ ‘Shrinking’ and HBO Stand-Up Special 48:49

2M ago48:49

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Brett Goldstein got so famous for his Emmy-winning role as Roy Kent on ‘Ted Lasso’ that most people have no idea he has been a professional stand-up comedian for nearly 20 years. Now, that is all about to change when he debuts his first-ever stand-up special, ‘The Second Best Night of Your Life,’ on HBO this Saturday night, April 26. In this episod…

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Battle for BC: Vancouver and North of Fraser Review 52:25

2M ago52:25

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Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from BC Dairy, and the NFP. SPECIAL POD: 🏨🌄 This Sunday at Hotel Pacifico Mike McDonald and Richard Zussman launch our "Battle for BC" segment with a riding by riding review of 2025 federal election. Mike and Richard will join us each Sunday during the federal election with a look at a new…

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Look! It's Sailor Duck! (Disney Boardwalk Deli, Daiya Ranch, Trader Joe's Oat Milk) 54:33

2M ago54:33

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This week on the show, we're talking about Boardwalk Deli at Walt Disney World, Daiya Ranch Dressing, and trying Trader Joe's Unsweetened Vanilla Oat Beverage. SHOW NOTES: The place in Vegas that Dave said we have to go to together was No Butcher. Here's where you can find the beltline fitness classes we talked about: https://beltline.org/things-to…

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"Keep Connor McDavid on the Ice" /w former premier, Gordon Campbell + Marko Dekovic 1:19:29

2M ago1:19:29

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Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as FortisBC. 🏨🌄 This week Kate, Mike, and Geoff welcome the 34th Premier of British Columbia, Gordon Campbell. Gordon discusses the federal election, the US tariff dispute, how Canada needs to build on its strengths, and just get rid of those inte…

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Robby Hoffman: ‘Hacks,’ ‘Dying for Sex’ and Gabby Windey 57:09

2M ago57:09

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Comedian Robby Hoffman is having a moment. This month alone, she appears in prominent, memorable roles on two critically acclaimed TV shows—‘Hacks’ and ‘Dying for Sex.’ And, as Hoffman reveals in this episode, she is on the verge of some very big announcements regarding the future of a comedy pilot about her life and a high profile stand-up special…

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Battle for BC: Fraser Valley & Beyond Hope Review 49:02

2M ago49:02

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Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from BC Dairy, and the NFP. SPECIAL POD: 🏨🌄 This Sunday at Hotel Pacifico Mike McDonald and Richard Zussman launch our "Battle for BC" segment with a riding by riding review of 2025 federal election. Mike and Richard will join us each Sunday during the federal election with a look at a new…

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Adam Levin Reads “Jenny Annie Fanny Addie” 19:33

2M ago19:33

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Adam Levin reads his story “Jenny Annie Fanny Addie,” from the April 21, 2025, issue of the magazine. Levin, a winner of the New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award, is the author of four books of fiction, including the novels “Bubblegum,” from 2020, and “Mount Chicago,” from 2022. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices…

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Election Polling with Greg Lyle + Guest Co-Host Aisha Estey 1:26:57

2M ago1:26:57

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Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as FortisBC. 🏨🌄 Pollster Greg Lyle (Innovative Research Group) stops by Hotel Pacifico this week to discuss the federal race with Mike, Geoff, and guest co-host Aisha Estey. Greg drills down into the data about what’s driving the Liberal lead in t…

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‘Daily Show’s’ Michael Kosta: Mocking Trump and ‘Lucky Loser’ 57:20

3M ago57:20

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‘The Daily Show’ has undergone a lot of turmoil in the two and half years since Trevor Noah shocked even his closest colleagues by giving up the host chair. And even Michael Kosta can’t quite believe that he has emerged as one of four rotating hosts—along with Jon Stewart on Monday nights. In his return to the podcast, Kosta talks about his experie…

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Battle for BC: Suburban Battleground Review 46:34

3M ago46:34

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Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from BC Dairy, and the NFP. SPECIAL POD: 🏨🌄 This Sunday at Hotel Pacifico Mike McDonald and Richard Zussman launch our "Battle for BC" segment with a riding by riding review of 2025 federal election. Mike and Richard will join us each Sunday during the federal election with a look at a new…

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David Bezmozgis Reads “From, To” 1:00:02

3M ago1:00:02

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David Bezmozgis reads his story “From, To,” from the April 14, 2025, issue of the magazine. Bezmozgis is the author of two novels and two story collections, “Natasha and Other Stories,” which won the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize for Best First Book, and “Immigrant City,” which was a finalist for the Giller Prize in 2019. Learn about your ad choices:…

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"When Sh*t Really Hit The Fan" with Matt Stickney 1:17:06

3M ago1:17:06

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Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as FortisBC. 🏨🌄 This week Hotel Pacifico welcomes Matt Stickney, former Senior Advisor to Prime Minister Trudeau. A Surrey boy through and through, Matt discusses working in the PMO, bringing a suburban voice to the table, how premiers make their …

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Riki Lindhome: Going Solo After Garfunkel and Oates 46:54

3M ago46:54

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Riki Lindhome spent her 20s and 30s as one half of the musical comedy duo Garfunkel and Oates. Now that she is solidly in her 40s the comedian is finally going solo with a debut album ‘No Worries if Not,’ which tackles the unique challenges of being a “middle aged” woman, as she put it. In this episode, Lindhome breaks down the process of turning r…

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David Wright Faladé Reads Madeleine Thien 1:16:54

3M ago1:16:54

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David Wright Faladé joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Lu, Reshaping,” by Madeleine Thien, which was published in The New Yorker in 2021. Falade is the author of the novels “Black Cloud Rising” and “The New Internationals,” and the nonfiction work “Fire on the Beach: Recovering the Lost Story of Richard Etheridge and the Pea Island Lifesav…

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e61 - The Enigma Hour - Jason Stone 1:54:02

3M ago1:54:02

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This episode we talk simulations, mind control and we really get into The Sentient World Simulation where government agencies have constructed a massive simulation which can actually model individual people and a super powerful AI uses that data to target the individual and control their behavior!By Olav Phillips

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e63 - The Enigma Hour - Elana Freeland 1:58:08

3M ago1:58:08

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This episode we are joined by the amazing Elana Freeland. We covered a lot of ground in this interview. This is a major conspiracy show!By Olav Phillips

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e62 - The Enigma Hour - Ryan Gable and Ron Patton 1:30:00

3M ago1:30:00

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This episode we are joined by Ryan Gable from The Secret Teaching Podcast who talked to us about the global control system. Who's really in charge, what they are after and what do we do. This is a big Illuminati show! Then we were joined by Ron Patton who talked to us about bringing back Paranoia Magazine and conspiracies.…

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Season 6: Episode 5 Brandon Rawls, Trip White, and Chase Pinkston 50:36

3M ago50:36

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This episode with Cowboy Football is a great way to get to know these players and take a look into their football careers thus far. It's one of the funniest episodes yet, so sit back and enjoy the show. Instagram: Brandon Rawls: b.rawls4 Trip White: tripsocold Chase Pinkston: chasepinkstonn Support the show…

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