Best Steven Reich Podcasts (2025)

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Episode 222: Episode 222: Steven McDonald of Redd Kross, The Melvins, and OFF! on LoFi Interviews with HiFi Guests 2:02:00

2d ago2:02:00

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Episode 222: Steven McDonald of Redd Kross, Melvins, and OFF! on LoFi Interviews with HiFi Guests talks with us about Identity Crisis, Colonoscopy & Anesthesia, Kiss Talk, Guitars Tick Boxes, Redd Kross & Circle Jerks Beef Under The Bridge, My Band Is My Last Name, Repetition Is Knowledge, On Brian Wilson And His Recent Death, Documentary Talk, plu…

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S3E5: The Art of Strategic Alignment - A discussion with Mark Reich, Author of Managing on Purpose 43:29

9d ago43:29

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Send us a text In this episode, Mark Reich shares what he learned during his 23 years at Toyota—and why most companies struggle with strategy deployment. Drawing from his new book Managing on Purpose, Mark explains how Toyota's approach, called Hoshin Kanri, focuses on a few clear priorities, aligns teams at every level, and develops people along t…

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Episode 221: Episode 221: Kurt Bloch of The Fastbacks on LoFi Interviews with HiFi Guests 1:37:26

12d ago1:37:26

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Episode 221: Kurt Bloch of The Fastbacks talks to us about: Touring Canada and its ease and difficulty, On Blue Oyster Cult, Skill of the downstroke, Jughead's guitar sounded like crinkling paper, Kurt built a guitar with his dad like Brian May, No Threes Records, The Accident, The Vains, and Fastbacks, Learn to play it right and wrong, plus the ne…

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Episode 220: Episode 220: Aaron Cometbus of Cometbus Fanzine and Pinhead Gunpowder 1:43:30

28d ago1:43:30

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Episode 220 with Aaron Cometbus of Cometbus Fanzine, Pinhead Gunpowder, Cleveland Bound Death Sentence, Colbom, Crimpshrine, and many more talks to us about: His PM Press releases Downtown Local and In China with Green Day. We also touch on such subjects as: What We Did in the Past Brings Us Together in the Present, What is Home and on Living in Ne…

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Poke Press Digest Podcast Episode 78-Anime Milwaukee 2025/Pokemon Picross 1:01:18

2M ago1:01:18

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The first segment (1:10-8:40) is a pair of interviews from Anime Milwaukee 2025*. At this year's even, I was able to talk to a fan running a "Who's That Pokemon?" panel, and the winner of the Smash Ultimate tournament.The second segment (9:22-end) is a discussion of the music of Pokemon Picross for the 3DS. Despite not enjoying the puzzles themselv…

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S3E4: Leadership in the Hybrid Era with Steven Puri 49:34

2M ago49:34

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Send us a text Steven Puri brings a truly unique perspective to the conversation around hybrid and remote work. Drawing from his extraordinary career spanning visual effects for blockbusters like Independence Day (which won an Academy Award) to executive roles at 20th Century Fox and DreamWorks, Puri reveals how Hollywood has mastered distributed w…

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Episode 219: Episode 219: Kim Warnick of Fastbacks and Visqueen on LoFi Interviews with HiFi Guests 1:39:49

3M ago1:39:49

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Episode 219: Kim Warnick of The Fastbacks and Visqueen talks to us about: Nightmare drives through Texas, Learning geography through touring, Our love of Queen and Classic Rock, Lifelong friends, 70s influence and the movie Over The Edge, Forming of The Fastbacks and unison singing with Lulu, 45 Fucking years of The Fastbacks, Kim's profound experi…

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S3E3 - Beyond People-Pleasing: Recalibrating Your Understanding of Servant Leadership 34:47

3M ago34:47

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Send us a text Lupe Munoz and Steve McKeon tackle common misconceptions about servant leadership and provide practical insights for avoiding leadership pitfalls while genuinely serving your team. • Servant leadership is often confused with people-pleasing, but true servant leaders maintain accountability • Holding team members accountable can actua…

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Episode 218: Episode 218: Joel Reader of The Fatal Flaw, MTX, The Plus Ones on LoFi Interviews with HiFi Guests 1:47:54

4M ago1:47:54

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Episode 218: Joel Reader of The Fatal Flaw, MTX, The Plus Ones, Pansy Division, The Bomb Bassets, and Avengers talks to us about how California is vast, Hardwired to have a melody and pop sensibility, Mother's chamber trio dreams, Joining MTX as a big fan was like a mentor project, Cello to drums to bass, Dissecting regret, Moving from California t…

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S3E2 - Unlocking Potential: Transform Your Team and Organization. Our continued discussion with Ernesto Gomez. 24:22

4M ago24:22

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Send us a text Organizational transformation requires seeing companies as living organisms rather than machines, with leaders who prioritize empowering teams rather than having all the answers themselves. • Psychological safety creates an environment where innovative ideas can flourish • Organizations must connect with employees' aspirations beyond…

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S3E1 - Unlocking Organizational Potential with Ernesto Gomez 29:04

4M ago29:04

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Send us a text Ernesto Gomez, author of "Regrowth: How Organizations Can Overcome Stalling by Unlocking their People's Potential," shares how viewing organizations as living organisms rather than machines creates the conditions for people and teams to achieve peak performance. • Organizations are living organisms that require nurturing, not machine…

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Episode 217: Episode 217: Tyson Cornel founder of Rarebirdlit and musician of Semi-Famous on LoFi Interviews with HiFi Guests 1:16:33

5M ago1:16:33

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Episode 217 with Tyson Cornell founder of Rarebirdlit and drummer for Semi-Famous and Scooby Don't talks to us about Minneapolis of the 90s with its culture and music, the Scooby Don't Punkhouse, I think like a drummer, Touring with Scooby Don't and splitting dates with Aaron Cometbus, Hair Core Rock and Tyson's stint in Supercool and working relat…

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S2E11 - Recap of Season 2 and a Discussion on Leadership Reflection for Continuous Improvement 24:45

5M ago24:45

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Send us a text Join us as we revisit our season-two episodes and guests. Plus, we explain and demonstrate how to use reflection, as a leader, to professionally improve. Do you have the right mindset to improve how you lead? Listen in and find out! Follow us on Instagram or on Threads @LEADERSHIPEXCHANGEPODCAST. We'd love to hear from you! What topi…

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Episode 216: Episode 216: Ronnie Barnett of The Muffs on LoFi Interviews with HiFi Guests 1:30:02

5M ago1:30:02

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Episode 216: with Ronnie Barnett of The Muffs. He talks to us about Jughead and Ronnie First Meeting on the Buck, Muffs, and Lillingtons tour in 1999, Lisa Marr and Cub, Ronnies Record Store Career and Venturing into Rock Criticism, On Moving to LA for Love and the Beginning of The Muffs, The Influence of Older Brothers, Major Label Talk, Working w…

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Episode 77-Discussing the music of "Pokemon Concierge" 46:46

5M ago46:46

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Anne from Pikapi Podcast drops in to discuss the music of Pokémon Concierge. This stop-motion animated series has stunning visuals, but the theme song and score also stand out. Be sure to listen after the outro for a review of the show itself.Links:Pikapi Podcast: pikapipodcast.blogspot.com/Poke Casters Network: www.pokecastersnetwork.com/Have A Go…

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S2E10 - Discussion with Twanda "Tia" Young about lessons from her book, Dare to Lead Different...Chew on This: 16 Bites for Bold Leaders. 42:17

6M ago42:17

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Send us a text Join us with Twanda "Tia" Young, BG (Ret.), US Army. We have an excellent discussion with Tia regarding some valuable leadership lessons she has to share with our listeners. Twanda Young now serves as the CEO of LT3 Leadership Solutions, where she focuses on shaping better leaders for society. Known as the Leadership and Conflict Man…

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Poke Press Digest Podcast Episode 76-Discussing the Music of "Pokemon Shuffle" 58:45

6M ago58:45

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Anne from Pikapi Podcast comes by to discuss the music of Pokémon Shuffle, a free-to-start title released on both 3DS and mobile. This picture-swapping puzzle game gave us some interesting tunes to talk about, allowing us to make comparisons to other Genius Sonority games, and some possible outside influences. As usual, there’s a game discussion af…

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Episode 215: Episode 215: John Szymanski of Even In Blackouts, Jon Langford and the Four Lost Souls on LoFi Interviews with HiFi Guests 1:13:55

7M ago1:13:55

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Episode 215: John Szymanski of Even In Blackouts and Jon Langford and the Four Lost Souls talks to us about how EIB Broke John, Music Archeology, Working at the Famous Chicago Recording Company (CRC), Musicianship, Creativity, and A Choose Your Own Adventure Mentality, Recording with My My My and Even In Blackouts, Recording in Muscle Shoals, Four …

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S2E9 - Balancing Technology and People: The Key to Sustainable Change With Ron Crabtree Part 2 28:45

7M ago28:45

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Send us a text Ready to transform how you approach transformation itself? This episode is your essential guide. The world of leadership and organizational change is complex, but Ron Crabtree has distilled decades of experience into a remarkably simple yet powerful formula that predicts the success of any transformation initiative. In this thought-p…

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Episode 75-Twin Cities Con 2024/The music of "Pokemon Art Academy" 1:04:21

8M ago1:04:21

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The first segment (1:06-11:46) is a set of interviews from Twin Cities Con 2024*, where I got to talk to Haven Paschall and several others. If you want more, be sure to check the episode description for some written interviews from the event.The second segment (12:46-40:00) is a discussion of the music of Pokémon Art Academy for the 3DS. Anne from …

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S2E8 - Culture Isn't Accidental: Strategic Leadership for the Digital Age with Ron Crabtree Part 1 36:10

8M ago36:10

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Send us a text Ready to evolve your leadership approach for today's complex challenges? Listen now and discover how to create an environment where your team can thrive amid constant change. Leadership is evolving at breakneck speed, and Ron Crabtree brings decades of operational excellence expertise to help us navigate these changes. As founder of …

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Episode 214: Episode 214: Deanna Belos of Sincere Engineer on LoFi Interviews with HiFi Guests 1:33:19

8M ago1:33:19

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Episode 214: Deanna Belos of Sincere Engineer talks to us about Suburban Chicago, Toby And Red Scare Industries, Jughead Uses Deanna's Time to Reminisce about High School Theater, Experimentation and Giving Your Audience What They Didn't Know They Wanted, Moving Producers from Matt Jordon to Mike Sapone, Simplicity, Humility, & Being Genuine, Self …

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Episode 213: Episode 213: Andrew Reich - Redd Kross Documentarian (Screenwriter and Emmy Award winner for tv show FRIENDS) on LoFi Interviews with HiFi Guests 1:25:59

8M ago1:25:59

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Andrew Reich is a producer and screenwriter and now documentarian of Born Innocent: The Redd Kross Story. On this episode we talk about New Jersey Influence: WFMU and Adrenalin O.D., Contrarianism in Music/Crossing Genres, Becoming a Comedy Writer for the tv show Friends and its path to becoming a documentarian for Redd Kross, Fair Use and Collecti…

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S2E7 - Situational Leadership: A Discussion with Ben Blaney on Adapting Your Style for Success. 46:46

8M ago46:46

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Send us a text Leadership isn't one-size-fits-all—it's a dynamic skill that must adapt to each unique situation. Ben Blaney brings decades of international experience to our conversation about what truly makes leadership effective across different contexts. "You can never jump in the same river twice. The river is not the same, and you are not the …

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Episode 212: Episode 212: Thomas Thacker of GOB and Sum 41 on LoFi Interviews with HiFi Guests 1:38:13

9M ago1:38:13

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Episode 212: Thomas Thacker of Sum 41 and GOB on LoFi Interviews with HiFi Guests talks to Jughead about: Screeching Weasel, the Mystery & Reality of the Band, GOB Eclectic in a Good ay, Piano in Sum 41, Drumming for McRackins , Relationships with Theo & Friends as Ice Breakers, Balancing GOB & Sum 41, Masculinity - Femininity - and Self Destructio…

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Episode 211: Episode 211: Lynda Kicks of Pale Lips, Dirty Cheetah, and Taxi Girls (Montreal) on LoFi Interviews with HiFi Guests 1:15:37

9M ago1:15:37

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Episode 211: Lynda Kicks of Pale Lips, Dirty Cheetah, and Taxi Girls (Montreal) on LoFi Interviews with HiFi Guests talks to us about: Marriage Talk, Kicks Pseudonym and her Briefs Brother Stevie Kicks, Always Having Wanted To Start A Girl Band, Jugheads Gets a Lesson in Roller Derby from Lynda, From Roller Derby Back to Punk Rock, Pale Lips, Dirty…

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Episode 210: Episode 210: Tobias Jeg of Red Scare Industries on LoFi Interviews with HiFi Guests 1:13:46

9M ago1:13:46

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Episode 210: Tobias Jeg of Red Scare Industries talks to us about: Is Red Scare Solvent, Punk Rock Postal Workers, On Being a Booking Agent and Negotiating Fees, "My Job is Dealing with Liars," This is not a Soccer Podcast, Fat Wreck Chords and Red Scare Crossover, Is Signing Bands Truly Dumb Luck, Lillingtons Talk, being Part of the Creative Proce…

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S2E6 - From Power Rangers to Executive: Unexpected Leadership Journeys. A Discussion with Lidia Peterson 37:55

9M ago37:55

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Send us a text Lydia Peterson, Executive Director for Environmental Health and Safety at V2X, shares her extraordinary leadership journey from Power Rangers auditions to managing 300-person teams in Kuwait, revealing how relational capacity transforms leadership effectiveness. • Learning that relational capacity is good currency for collaboration a…

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Episode 209: Episode 209: Dan Panic of Screeching Weasel, Riverdales, Beulah and more on Catching Up with Friends 1:29:15

9M ago1:29:15

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What a treat to talk to my old friend Dan Sullivan (DAN PANIC). We talk Screeching Weasel, Beulah, Cartoons and its affect on us as people and musicians, our diverse musical influences, plus just a whole hell of a lot of fun. I walked away from this one feeling good. It was very heartwarming to chat with him after so long. LINK TO PATREON FOR JUGHE…

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Episode 74-Discussing the music of "Rumble U" & "Battle Trozei" 51:25

10M ago51:25

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Anne from Pikapi Podcast joins me to talk about the music of Pokémon Rumble U and Pokémon Battle Trozei. Both games are small, but we were able to pick out a few tunes and make some interesting observations. In our feedback section, we talk about the connections we’ve made in our musical research, as well as an unexpected entry in a recent miniseri…

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Episode 208: Episode 208: John Jughead on The Power Chord Hour 1:37:12

10M ago1:37:12

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Episode 208: John Jughead. Anthony Merchant from the Power Chord Hour is one of my favorite interviewers. He has had me on a few times. Here is his podcast of our interview presented to you in full. We talk about such things as the new band Semi-Famous, How to run a podcast, interview styles and how to get better, Screeching Weasel, plus much more.…

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Episode 207: Episode 207: Kyle Kinane on Catching Up with Friends 54:59

10M ago54:59

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Kyle Kinane has been on the show a few times, and it is always enjoyable. He is a very smart funny man who also partakes in and enjoys the music of punk. His style is influenced by the Chicago Punk Movement. We talk about Japan, Our aversion to Pranks, Travel, Aging as a Comedian, and coming off Hiatus, plus more of course! Kyle Kinane's Website Jo…

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Episode 206: Episode 206: Maria Surfinbird from bands Sex Dream and Gigillas on Catching Up With Friends 56:39

10M ago56:39

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Episode 206: Maria Surfinbird on Catching Up with Friends. Maria and I are in a band together called Mitochondriacs. She is always fun to talk to. I am sure you will enjoy this conversation. And afterwards go search out her music at these locations: https://sexxdream.bandcamp.com/ https://gigillas.bandcamp.com/ https://www.youtube.com/@mariasurfinb…

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Episode 205: Episode 205: Effigies with Steve and Paul on LoFi Interviews with HiFi Guests 1:10:07

11M ago1:10:07

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Episode 205: Steve Economou and Paul Zamost of The Effigies talks to us about Chicago & Steve Albini, Formation of The Effigies & The Brooding John Kezdy, Chicago Clubs: Exit, Neo, and Oz, Side Projects Between Effigies and Effigies, Studio and Influence Talk, Time Runs Out, The New Record Burned and Its Recording, Unfinished Business, and The Loss…

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Episode 204: Episode 204: Dan Vapid of Sludgeworth and The Cheats on Catching Up With Friends 1:14:10

11M ago1:14:10

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204: Dan Vapid of Sludgeworth and The Cheats has been my friend since the late 80s. We have been through a lot together and apart. And it was nice to chat with him about Sludgeworth, The Cheats, What's up next, The Postal Service and the status of mail, and the Northwest Suburbs of Chicago. Sludgeworth at Red Scare Jughead's Basement Patreon…

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Episode 203: Episode 203: B.A. of Sloppy Seconds on LoFi Interviews with HiFi Guests 1:13:51

11M ago1:13:51

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Episode 203: B.A. of Sloppy Seconds talks to us about wearing band shirts, early rock influences including KISS and Queen, road to punk, Sloppy Seconds' strange song writing process, the affect of tv on our punk scene, using sound clips, pros and cons of maturing musically, I wanna and Don't wanna be a homosexual, working with Paul Mahern, band as …

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Episode 202: Episode 202: Glen Herman of Impulse Manslaughter on Catching Up With Friends 1:15:14

12M ago1:15:14

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Glen Herman was an important part of Screeching Weasels introduction into the world of Chicago punk friendships. And on this podcast we talk about such things as Chicago Music Venues and the band Articles of Faith, Being the Band Nazi, MRR and its reach, Russ Forster and Underdog Records. Wakthrufyre Records, Durty Nellies - Punk in the Suburbs, pl…

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Episode 201: Episode 201: Blag Dahlia Part II of Dwarves, Introducing Ralph Champagne, and Author on LoFi Interviews with HiFi Guests 1:04:49

12M ago1:04:49

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Episode 201: Featuring Blag Dahlia of The Dwarves, Author and Singer of Introducing Ralph Champagne talks to us about Sleep & Gluttony, Introducing Ralph Champagne, Self And External Criticism And Editing, Working with Mad Mark Rude & Blag's First Novel, Holding Music Copyrights, Nina & Highland Falls, Blag's New Upcoming Podcast, Patron Questions …

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S2E5 - Continued Discussion on Lencioni's 5 Dysfunctions of a Team 22:19

12M ago22:19

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Send us a text In this episode we continue our discussion from our previous episode where we started the discussion on the excellent book, by Patrick Lencioni, titled, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable. We review the Five Dysfunctions and what to do to avoid the hazards in how your direct team's behaviors can be destructive to the…

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Episode 200: Episode 200: Mass Giorgini - Producer, Musician, Academic on Catching Up With Friends 1:23:30

12M ago1:23:30

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Mass Giorgini is a Producer, Mixing & Mastering Engineer, Musician from bands such as Squirtgun, Screeching Weasel, and Common Rider. Jughead and Mass have been friends since the late 80s. That's a long time. And their catchups are always sprawling, referential, and we believe fun and interesting. Give it a listen.…

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Episode 199: Episode 199: Shawna Potter of War On Women on LoFi Interviews with HiFi Guests 1:14:24

1y ago1:14:24

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Episode 199: Shawna Potter of War on Women talks to Jughead's Basement about Current Activity and Quietly Working, Valuing Art, Anti Harassment Activism and Working on Movies and Theater, Classic Punks Dig Shawna's Band, Fair Verona to Meeting Brooks, Line Up Talk, Relationship with Bridge Nine, Anger is an Emotion, On Being Outspoken and its Impli…

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Episode 198: Episode 198: Larry Livermore on Catching Up With Friends 1:10:13

1y ago1:10:13

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Larry Livermore is a Novelist, Essayist, Record Producer, Musician and founder of Lookout! Records. He is my friend and we talk about a lot of stuff in this free form episode. If you enjoy thoughtful conversation this will be up your alley. https://www.jugheadsbasementpodcast.com/ https://larrylivermore.com/ https://www.patreon.com/jugheadsbasement…

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Episode 73-What's the best version of the English Pokemon Theme? 55:16

1y ago55:16

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Anne from Pikapi Podcast drops by to help me discuss several versions of the English Pokémon theme. Listen in as we compare and contrast renditions from the TV show, movies, and beyond. Oh, and if by some chance you were wondering how “Born To Be A Winner” fits into all of this, don’t worry, we cover that after the outro.…

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Episode 197: Episode 197: Steve Albini's Life Celebration Reissue of Big Black's Episode 1:47:49

1y ago1:47:49

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Steve Albini's Life Celebration Reissue of The Big Black Episode from October 2014. Interviews with Steve Albini, Santiago Durango, Jeff Pezzati, Camilo Gonzalez, Jim DeRogatis, and Russ Forster. July 22nd is the date of Steve Albini's Birthday. I never do rebroadcasts of past episodes but I was informed of the idea for a life celebration of Steve …

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Episode 196: Episode 196: Eddie Pignataro of The Kobanes, Noodle Brain, and The Mitochondriacs on Catching Up With Friends 1:03:47

1y ago1:03:47

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Episode 196: Eddie Pignataro of The Kobanes, Noodle Brain, and The Mitochondriacs on Catching Up With Friends The Kobanes Noodle Brain The Mitochondriacs

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S2E4 - Avoiding Lencioni's Five Dysfunctions of a Team 17:29

1y ago17:29

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Send us a text In this episode we review the key points from Patrick Lencioni's book The Five Dysfunctions of a Team. We discuss some of the traps new leaders can fall into when trying to be Servant Leaders. We review Lencioni's pyramid/triangle with the five behaviors critical for a well-functioning team. We share some of our stories about young l…

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Episode 195: Episode 195: Blag Dahlia of The Dwarves on LoFi Interviews with HiFi Guests 1:10:26

1y ago1:10:26

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Hello and Welcome to Jughead’s Basement Episode 195 Sub Category LoFi Interviews with HiFi guests. This week with Blag Dahlia from The Dwarves. In this episode we talk about such things as Dwarves and Screeching Weasel overlap or lack of overlap in the Chicago Suburbs, Discovering the Cramps and the Ramones and all the music before and after, Self …

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Episode 72-Discussing the music of "Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity" 1:17:39

1y ago1:17:39

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Anne from Pikapi Podcast stops by to discuss the music of Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity for the 3DS. While not the most popular entry in the series, it still comes with a wide array of impressive new tunes, giving us plenty to talk about. As usual, we have a game discussion after the outro. In our feedback section, we discuss the ongoi…

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Episode 71-Anime Milwaukee 2024/AI Character Songs 57:38

1y ago57:38

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The first segment (1:06-39:08) is a series of interviews from Anime Milwaukee 2024*. As usual, I was able to meet with a number of voice actors and talk about their work on the Pokemon franchise. With roles in miniseries, Pokemon Masters, and the Detective Pikachu games, these performers will give you a wide perspective.The second segment (39:51-57…

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S2E3 - Leadership of High-Performance Work Teams with Mike Sweeney 44:51

1+ y ago44:51

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Send us a text Join us in an engaging discussion, with Mike Sweeney, on Leading High Performance Work Teams. Mike is an executive coach, a team development expert, and a learning & development nerd. He is an organizational psychologist by degree and has spent years studying and practicing the keys to great leadership. His diverse background helps h…

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