Best Peter Moskos Podcasts (2025)

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Basically Dead: The Catastrophe Hour Book Club Week 3 7:35

9d ago7:35

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The next meeting of The Catastrophe Hour Book Club is scheduled for Wednesday, June 25, at 3:00 p.m. ET. We will discuss the third essay of the collection, Basically Dead. The book club meets for 14 consecutive Wednesdays at 3:00 p.m. ET. The book club is for yearly paid Substack subscribers only, so if you want to join, please upgrade your subscri…

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Here Comes Pod With Steve Mosko 57:43

11d ago57:43

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Steve Mosko joined me on Here Comes Pod this week to talk about a career in TV that has included TV station management in Philadelphia, running Sony Pictures Television and heading up Village Roadshow Entertainment. From Breaking Bad to the Blacklist, Seinfeld to Shark Tank, Steve has been at the forefront of US entertainment for decades and he sha…

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What Illness Can Teach Us About Uncertainty - Jonathan Gluck on his new memoir about cancer and coming to terms with not knowing 22:47

12d ago22:47

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In his new memoir, An Exercise In Uncertainty, journalist and editor Jonathan Gluck chronicles more than 20 years of living with multiple myeloma, an incurable but treatable cancer. He joined me to talk about how he’s coped with illness, why he chose this moment to write about it, and, most importantly, how he’s learned to deal with a condition all…

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The Catastrophe Hour Book Club, Week Two - Same Life, Higher Rent 5:34

16d ago5:34

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The next meeting of The Catastrophe Hour Book Club is scheduled for Wednesday, June 18, at 3:00 p.m. ET. We will discuss the second essay of the collection, Same Life, Higher Rent. The book club meets for 14 consecutive Wednesdays at 3:00 p.m. ET, beginning June 11. The book club is for yearly paid subscribers only, so if you want to join, please u…

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Where Do Serial Killers Come From? Caroline Fraser on America’s Murderland 1:09:40

19d ago1:09:40

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This week I’m joined by Caroline Fraser, author of Prairie Fires, the Pulitzer Prize-winning biography of beloved author Laura Ingalls Wilder. Fraser’s latest book, Murderland: Crime and Bloodlust In The Time Of Serial Killers, is a notable departure from the world of sunbonnets and covered wagons. This time, she explores the proliferation of seria…

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The Catastrophe Hour Book Club, Week One - The Broken-In World 5:05

23d ago5:05

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The Catastrophe Hour Book Club begins June 11 with a discussion of the first essay in the book, The Broken-In World, an examination of divorce, loss, and finding unexpected peace and camaraderie in a world that “can no longer support pretense.” The book club runs for 14 consecutive Wednesdays from 3-4 p.m. ET. We will discuss one essay per week To …

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Alma Deutscher's First Dance - The celebrated young composer collaborates with the American Contemporary Ballet 1:05:24

26d ago1:05:24

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Alma Deutscher, often described as a modern-day Mozart, was a prodigy whose early accomplishments include composing a piano sonata at age six, a short opera at seven, a violin concerto at nine, and her first full-length opera at ten. At twelve, she was profiled on 60 Minutes, and in 2021 began conducting studies in Vienna with Johannes Wildner. Now…

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Audio Essay: The End Of The Personal - Listen to an essay from The Catastrophe Hour 9:09

30d ago9:09

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This week, I share an essay from The Catastrophe Hour. There’s no audiobook available (yet), so I offer this reading of the final essay in the collection, The End Of The Personal. It’s a meditation on first-person writing in a world that seems to have overdosed on oversharing. The era of the personal is over. The writer sees this now. One day, she …

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QPP 60: Whitney Tilson 1:08:55

1M ago1:08:55

1:08:55

By Peter Moskos

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Here Comes Pod With Kim Masters 53:26

1M ago53:26

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On this week's episode of Here Comes Pod, Hollywood royalty Kim Masters talked about her amazing career as a reporter, broadcaster, author and host of the industry flagship radio show and podcast, The Business. We chatted about her early career working for Ben Bradlee at the Washington Post, her big stories at The Hollywood Reporter, writing the de…

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How To Solve Crime - Peter Moskos on New York City’s policing triumph 1:18:28

1M ago1:18:28

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✌️Upgrade your subscription if you want to hear the full conversation: http://bit.ly/3OJJRO9 🔔 Did you like this episode? Don’t forget to like, subscribe and leave a comment down below. [DESCRIPTION] You can upgrade your subscription here: http://bit.ly/3OJJRO9 ————————— GUEST BIO Peter Moskos teaches in the Department of Law, Police Science, and C…

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Why Joni Mitchell Matters - Henry Alford on his book, "I Dream Of Joni: A Portrait of Joni Mitchell in 53 Snapshots” 1:13:28

2M ago1:13:28

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In this much-anticipated interview (at least by me), humorist and journalist Henry Alford joins me to discuss his recent bestselling book I Dream Of Joni: A Portrait of Joni Mitchell in 53 Snapshots. In a Joni nerd-off that may be unrivaled in podcast history, Henry and I talk about his research and reporting for this book, what he learned about Mi…

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QPP 59: Back from the Brink, John Laffey 1:11:47

2M ago1:11:47

1:11:47

By Peter Moskos

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Louise Perry’s Counter-sexual Revolution 1:08:19

2M ago1:08:19

1:08:19

Writer and podcaster Louise Perry returns to the pod to discuss her new book, A New Guide to Sex in the 21st Century, in which she takes ideas from her 2022 book The Case Against The Sexual Revolution and adapts them for teenagers and young adults. In this conversation, we pick up from where we left off in our 2022 interview, catching up on the evo…

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What's A Conservative To Do? Undercurrents' Emily Jashinsky on Trump, DOGE, and how worried we should be 1:07:15

4M ago1:07:15

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Journalist and political commentator Emily Jashisnky, host of Undercurrents and co-host of Counterpoints, is a 31-year-old Evangelical Christian from Wisconsin. She’s also (for my money) one of the sanest, smartest, and most principled voices in the information landscape these days. In this conversation, we talk about Emily’s philosophical and poli…

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Is The Online Right Eating Itself? The Free Press’s River Page deconstructs the trolls 1:05:41

4M ago1:05:41

1:05:41

For the last several years, we yelled about the left eating itself. Is the right now feasting on the same poisonous meal? This week Meghan is joined by Free Press reporter River Page, whose February 19 article The Online Right Is Building A Monster, articulated a phenomenon she’d long observed but could never quite parse; the phenomenon of right-wi…

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Here Comes Pod With Dermot Horan 43:01

4M ago43:01

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It's London Screenings week and the start of a new chapter as Mip comes to London, so who better to chat to this week than industry legend Dermot Horan, Director of Acquisitions and Co-productions at RTE. We talked about the importance of co-productions to the drama landscape, what makes a good buyer and salesperson, how best to navigate internatio…

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Special Episode Part 4 Los Angeles Fires: What Is A Catastrophe? 17:29

4M ago17:29

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Recorded February 13, 2025 On my birthday, with my laryngitis almost gone, I share some audio reflections about my recent New York Times opinion essay about losing my home in the fire, my current housing situation, and my former housing blunders. Most importantly, I offer a sneak preview of my ironically-titled forthcoming book, The Catastrophe Hou…

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Here Comes Pod With Jon Farrar 48:49

4M ago48:49

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On this week's episode of Here Comes Pod I was joined by Jon Farrar, SVP Group Editorial and Content at SVOD service Britbox. Jon's career trajectory has taken him from the mail room at ITV franchise Carlton Television to UKTV, MTV Networks, Universal Networks, BBC Studios and Sky Showtime before returning to the BBC fold at Britbox. Jon talks abou…

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How Not To Go Insane: Chloé Valdary on leaving Twitter, the new Puritanism, and the virtues of reading aloud. 24:15

5M ago24:15

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February 10, 2025 edition Recorded December 16, 2024 Chloé Valdary was last on the podcast in May 2021, talking about Theory of Enchantment, an enterprise devoted to more nuanced and art-focussed approaches to DEI. She’s back to discuss what she’s been up to since then. A lot! In this conversation, recorded in December, Chloé talks about her journe…

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Special Episode Part 3 Los Angeles Fires: Housing Wars 18:07

5M ago18:07

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It’s been three weeks since my house burned to the ground in the Los Angeles wildfires. Here are some thoughts on rent gouging, couch surfing, and the lifestyles of the rich and unhoused. A note on this photo. I took it from Farnsworth Park in Altadena on New Year’s Day, one week before the fire. That thing in the sky is the Goodyear Blimp hovering…

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Special Ep Part 2 Los Angeles Fires: The Immaterial World 15:02

5M ago15:02

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In the hours of January 8, my house burned to the ground in the Eaton Fire in Altadena, CA. Here are some thoughts I recorded on January 15. How to help? Become a paying subscriber to this podcast on Substack. Or leave a donation in any amount in the tip jar. Housekeeping Visit The Unspeakable on YouTube. The Unspeakeasy has new retreats for 2025. …

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Special Episode: Letter From the Los Angeles Fires 12:15

6M ago12:15

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I’ve lost my home. I am safe. HOUSEKEEPING Visit The Unspeakable on YouTube! Unspeakeasy 2025 retreats. We’re going to Texas, Los Angeles, upstate NY and beyond. See where we'll be! Join The Unspeakeasy, my community for freethinking women.

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Topaz Adizes On How To Ask Questions (And Sell Them, Too.) 1:11:37

6M ago1:11:37

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This week, Meghan is joined by filmmaker, YouTuber, and “experience design architect” Topaz Adizes. He is the founder of The Skin Deep, an experience design created to foster connection in human relationships, often through innovative products and curated live events. In this conversation, Topaz discusses the evolution of relationships in the digit…

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Is Your Media Consumption Making You Sick? Ruby Warrington’s “content diet” for better living 10:33

6M ago10:33

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As you make your new year’s resolutions or plan for Dry January, returning guest Ruby Warrington has another idea for better living in 2025: go on a “content diet.” In this conversation, Ruby describes the overwhelming nature of content consumption and its impact on mental health and wellbeing. She draws parallels between the “sober curious” moveme…

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Ana Kasparian Falls Out of Alignment: A political awakening brings a personal reckoning 1:10:55

6M ago1:10:55

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Do journalists ever regret the way they cover events? This week, veteran YouTube journalist and political commentator Ana Kasparian discusses her journey from the progressive left to finding herself politically unaligned, the regrets she still harbors, and the complexities of navigating controversial issues with nuance. She also discusses her thoug…

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Is Wokeness An Elite Boondoggle? Sociologist Musa al-Gharbi drops a truth bomb 25:17

7M ago25:17

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What purpose does “wokeness” really serve? Is it a way of thinking that helps lift up marginalized groups? Or is it a convenient way for elites to pay lip service to social justice while maintaining the status quo that benefits them? This week, I’m joined by sociologist Musa al-Gharbi to discuss his new book We Have Never Been Woke: The Cultural Co…

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Is Sports Betting More Addictive Than Porn? Alex Grodd on the latest scourge affecting young men 1:08:44

7M ago1:08:44

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Until 2018, sports betting was almost a sport unto itself. To place a bet, you had to call your bookie, go to the race track, or make a trip to Las Vegas. But in 2018, the Supreme Court put an end to a longtime federal ban on sports betting, and it is now legal in most states and accessible on smartphones. For years, we’ve been hearing alarm bells …

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PREMIUM: Did The Trans Debate Get Trump Elected? Ben Ryan on TERF wars, the fallout of the Cass Review, and gender's role in the election 15:26

7M ago15:26

15:26

Journalist Ben Ryan returns to the podcast to reflect on the role of the trans debate in the recent election as well as discuss the impact of the Cass Review on pediatric gender medicine and on journalists covering the issue. He also talks about various aspects of gender transition treatments, explains what is known about rates of surgeries among m…

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Here Comes Pod With Peter Andrews 51:30

7M ago51:30

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On this week's episode of Here Comes Pod I was joined by Peter Andrews, Head of Network Programming at SBS Australia. In a fiercely competitive market, SBS continues to brilliantly balance its public service and commercial remits as well as innovating in its phenomenally successful SBS On Demand service. Peter shares his insights into how this has …

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Can Middle Aged Women Save Theater? Playwright Sandra Tsing Loh on invisible women, wokeness in theater, and taking your own show on the road. 18:56

7M ago18:56

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Playwright and performer Sandra Tsing Loh returns to the podcast (after four years!) to discuss her surprise hit play Madwomen of the West, which featured a superstar cast including Caroline Aaron, Marilu Henner, Melanie Mayron, and JoBeth Williams. After the Los Angeles theater establishment deemed the show too woman-centric, Sandra mounted an ind…

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Is Kamala Harris Secretly Relieved? Lionel Shriver on the repudiation of wokeness, the volatility of a Trump presidency, and the newly relaxed Kamala Harris. 1:10:26

8M ago1:10:26

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🔔 Did you like this episode? Don’t forget to like, subscribe and leave a comment down below. ✌️Upgrade your subscription if you want to hear the full conversation: https://bit.ly/3LgpZ3A For this first post-election episode, Meghan welcomes back author Lionel Shriver, who is arguably America’s (and the U.K.’s) most controversial woman of letters. T…

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Premium: How To Get A Book Deal The Easy Way - Leigh Stein's secrets for book publishing success. 17:08

8M ago17:08

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In this premium episode, writer, editor, and friend of the pod Leigh Stein returns to talk about the state of book publishing, including the importance of promotion via digital platforms like YouTube and TikTok. Leigh may be the Jane Goodall of BookTok. She has spent countless hours in the wild, studying the platform’s users and creators for insigh…

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A Feminist In Genderland: Legendary feminist Julie Bindel on the sex trade, surrogacy, and her new podcast about gender madness 1:33:02

8M ago1:33:02

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This week, journalist and legendary feminist activist Julie Bindel talks about her new podcast series, Julie in Genderland, which explores the complexities surrounding gender identity, particularly from the perspective of parents of children who’ve become caught up in gender ideology. Julie discusses the role of social services and educators in sha…

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How To Win An Argument With Yourself: Stephanie Lepp’s Latest Integration 1:04:22

9M ago1:04:22

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Stephanie Lepp is a video artist and producer whose work focuses on bringing together different viewpoints to arrive at a perspective that goes beyond “common ground” and emerges as a true integration, or synthesis. She was on the podcast in July 2022 to talk about a project called Deep Reckonings. In it, she considered the cases of public figures …

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PREMIUM: Is Anything Funny Anymore? Bestselling humor writer Neal Pollack is still laughing 14:29

9M ago14:29

14:29

To doomers and nihilists, the whole world is a joke — and it’s not even funny. Writer Neal Pollack may be a natural skeptic, but he thinks that’s nonsense and he returns to the podcast to talk about better living through laughter (and not in a “live, love, laugh” kind of way). He discusses his various careers — professional writer, professional pok…

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Why Are Veterinarians So Expensive? Financial reporter Helaine Olen on The Unspeakable 1:12:39

9M ago1:12:39

1:12:39

If you have a pet, you’ve probably wondered lately what in the world has happened to veterinary medicine. Why is it so expensive? Why is it so hard to get an appointment? And why, despite all of that, do domestic animals seem to have more health problems than ever? In this conversation, financial reporter Helaine Olen, a longtime dog owner and auth…

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The Culture Wars Are Wrecking Friendships: Kat Timpf's Anti-Ideological Crusade 1:03:29

9M ago1:03:29

1:03:29

This interview with Kat Timpf is free to all subscribers. To hear bonus conversations and get early access to other episodes, become a paying subscriber here. Meghan interviews Kat Timpf, Fox News analyst and co-host of Gutfeld, about her new book "I Used to Like You Until... (How Binary Thinking Divides Us)." They discuss Kat’s education and early…

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PREMIUM: Planned Parenthood’s Gender Transition - Journalist Jennifer Block explains how it happened. 17:28

9M ago17:28

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Over the last decade, Planned Parenthood has become one of the country’s leading providers of gender transition hormones for young adults, according to insurance claim data. In August, journalist Jennifer Block published an article in The Free Press entitled “How Did Planned Parenthood Become One of the Country’s Largest Suppliers of Testosterone?”…

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What's Really Happening With The Housing Market? Melody Wright sees a coming crash. 1:14:43

9M ago1:14:43

1:14:43

Meghan interviews housing market analyst Melody Wright about why purchasing a home has reached historic levels of unaffordability. A rising star on YouTube, Melody was on the front lines of the mortgage implosion during the Great Financial Crisis and has devoted the last few years to scratching beneath the surface of the affordability crisis in hou…

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Here Comes Pod With Fernando Szew 52:44

9M ago52:44

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Fernando Szew joined me on Here Comes Pod this week to share his experience of transforming MarVista Entertainment from a small family business to a global powerhouse for TV Movies, family entertainment and the Power Rangers franchise; the transition of MarVista into the world of Fox; and his new role overseeing Fox Entertainment Studios. As well a…

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Growing Up Zappa: Moon Unit Zappa on Valley Girl, and the rock-and-roll patriarchy 1:17:54

9M ago1:17:54

1:17:54

Writer, performer, and Gen-X legend Moon Unit Zappa joins Meghan for a conversation about her new memoir Earth To Moon. She talks about being the eldest child of iconoclastic musician Frank Zappa, growing up in the chaos of the 1970s and 80s rock-and-roll scene, the cultural phenomenon of the hit single Valley Girl, fissures within the Zappa family…

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PREMIUM: Doctors In Denial Of Death - Dr. Sunita Puri calls for a better approach. 12:27

10M ago12:27

12:27

This is a PREVIEW of a PREMIUM episode for paying subscribers, Meghan welcomes back writer and physician Dr. Sunita Puri, a palliative care specialist who writes with exquisite care and candor about end-of-life issues. Sunita was on the podcast a little over a year ago talking about the hidden harms of CPR, which she wrote about for The New Yorker.…

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How To Stay Sane While Staying Informed: Tara Henley on audience capture, J.D. Vance, fertility, loneliness and the price of “progress.” 1:06:48

10M ago1:06:48

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The Unspeakable is moving to video! Here’s the scoop, in case you missed it. The Unspeakable’s debut video guest is one of Meghan’s favorite people to talk with about our confounding political times: journalist and podcaster Tara Henley. Since visiting the pod back in early 2023, Tara’s podcast and Substack newsletter Lean Out has become a major fo…

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Here Comes Pod With Peter Schlessel 57:28

10M ago57:28

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My guest this week on Here Comes Pod, Peter Schlessel, is best described as a movie mogul. His career has included the acquisition, production, distribution and finance of feature films, with roles as President of Production at Sony Pictures, founder of indie label Film District and CEO of Focus Features. We talked about his start at RCA/Columbia, …

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Where We Go Next (Meghan interviewed!) - Podcaster Michael Callahan turns the tables on your host 1:14:18

10M ago1:14:18

1:14:18

This week, something a little different: Meghan is the interview subject! In a special end-of-summer episode, The Unspeakable pairs up with Michael Callahan and his podcast Where We Go Next. In a conversation that Michael posted earlier this month, he and Meghan talk about how to avoid audience capture in the “heterodox space,” how the term “commun…

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Here Comes Pod With Danna Stern 48:41

10M ago48:41

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Danna Stern joined Here Comes Pod this week to talk about her fascinating media career. We discussed her start as a journalist and radio producer, acquisitions and deal making with the Hollywood majors at Israeli satellite platform yes DBS, launching yes Studios which brought iconic series like Fauda and Your Honor to the international market, and …

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Advice To My Daughter: Marry Young - Larissa Phillips on Relearning The Facts of Life 21:22

10M ago21:22

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In the latest installment of Casual August, writer and educator Larissa Phillips joins the pod to respond to the August 2 interview with Vanessa Grigoriadis, who theorized that childless cat ladies were secretly happier than moms, especially moms raising young children while caring for aging parents. Larissa related to much of what Vanessa said, bu…

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How To Cancel A Poet: Emmalea Russo’s "chain of contamination” 13:49

11M ago13:49

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“While some might argue that collaboration with fascists, TERFs, and racist edgelords does not constitute endorsement of violent and anti-liberation views, we disagree. There can be no innocent collaboration with such people.” That was the official statement from Hiding Press, the small, independent poetry press that was set to publish writer Emmal…

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Here Comes Pod With Kieran Maguire 45:41

11M ago45:41

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Football finance guru Kieran Maguire joined Here Comes Pod this week to share stories from a career as an accountant, lecturer and co-host of the wildly successful and simply brilliant podcast, The Price of Football. Kieran is the go-to guy for fans, journalists, investors and government ministers who want to know what is happening with the busines…

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