Best Infinite Guest Podcasts (2024)

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46: The Scourge of Modern Civilization 59:35

1+ y ago59:35

59:35

An episode about how scam and spam calls (and texts) work, why they've been so hard to stop, and what they can teach us about labor.-- Support the show at http://patreon.com/mikerugnetta-- Reasonably Sound is on Twitter: http://twitter.com/reasonablysnd And Instagram: http://instagram.com/reasonablysndI'm also on Twitter: http://twitter.com/mikerug…

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RM03: Grumble, Bubble, Roil and Rumble 13:02

1+ y ago13:02

13:02

A short Rumination on stomach noises.--https://anad.org/ – 1 (888)-375-7767 - ANAD is "the leading nonprofit in the U.S. providing free, peer support to anyone struggling with an eating disorder."https://nedic.ca/ - 1-866-NEDIC-20 - NEDIC "provides information, resources, referrals and support to Canadians affected by eating disorders."–-https://p…

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43: Hold, Please Extra - Vertical Time 9:55

1+ y ago9:55

9:55

Formerly an RS Patreon Exclusive, made public on the occasion of the RS Patreon's (purposeful) deactivation. Enjoy! -- You can find a full recording the piece which plays under this extra, "From the Center, Out" on Bandcamp: https://mikerugnetta.bandcamp.com/track/from-the-center-out -- A section of Episode 43 which didn't make it in. For RS Patron…

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41: A Not So Quiet Place Extra – The Silent Brigade 4:53

1+ y ago4:53

4:53

Formerly an RS Patreon Exclusive, made public on the occasion of the RS Patreon's (purposeful) deactivation. Enjoy!--A section of Episode 41 which didn't make it in because of time for RS Patrons only <3By Reasonably Sound

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39: Automated Copywrongs Extra – Full Parker Interview 33:09

1+ y ago33:09

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Formerly an RS Patreon Exclusive, made public on the occasion of the RS Patreon's (purposeful) deactivation. Enjoy!--Full, lightly edited interview with Parker Conducted for Episode 39: Automated CopywrongsBy Reasonably Sound

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39: Automated Copywrongs Extra – "Perceptual Technics" 3:00

1+ y ago3:00

3:00

Formerly an RS Patreon Exclusive, made public on the occasion of the RS Patreon's (purposeful) deactivation. Enjoy!--This felt like a big thesis to just sorta... throw in to the episode and move on from. It was originally around the spot where, in the final version of the episode, we listen to some spacey music (which is actually a super slowed dow…

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Introducing: Not Lost 3:32

2+ y ago3:32

3:32

Brendan Francis Newnam was the host of a popular radio show, coasting through a happy adulthood when it all came crashing down. And so, like many before him, he decided to hit the road, but not on his own. In Not Lost, Brendan and a friend travel to a new place every week, meeting the locals in hopes of understanding their homes. And angling for an…

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45: The World Remade 51:17

5y ago51:17

51:17

On flailing in the rising tides, as well as the ecological impact of vinyl records and digital music streaming.--Find full show notes, with research links, at http://reasonablysound.com/2019/08/19/the-world-remade/--Thanks to Kyle Devine, whos book Decomposed: The Political Ecology of Music is out in October 2019. You can learn more here: https://m…

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44: Vrooms And The Lack Thereof 40:20

6y ago40:20

40:20

What if your car’s engine could sound like anything?--Find full show notes, with research links, at http://reasonablysound.com/2019/02/07/vrooms-and-the-lack-thereof/ --Thanks to all the show’s Patrons and supporters, without whom it would not be possible! Special thanks to Adam Neely, Andrew Carlos, Andrew MacLarty, Anthony Kirkpatrick, Antoine Fl…

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139: Release Day [Rebroadcast] & Special Announcement 20:08

6y ago20:08

20:08

It's official, and it's one more amazing step into the future at Life of the Law: we have a new Executive Director. Six years after Nancy Mullane, Tom Hilbink and Shannon Heffernan launched the first episode of Life of the Law, with stories about jury nullification and jailhouse lawyers, we welcome a new fearless leader. Tony Gannon, whom you have …

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43: Hold, Please 43:10

6y ago43:10

43:10

👕: https://cottonbureau.com/products/phonocloud -- --Your call is very important to us. Please stay on the line. A customer service representative will be with you shortly. Your call is important.--Find full show notes, with research links, at http://reasonablysound.com/2018/09/24/hold-please/--Thanks to all the show’s Patrons and supporters, witho…

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42: The Oddest Thing in the Universe 40:50

6+ y ago40:50

40:50

👕: https://cottonbureau.com/products/phonocloud -- Life, The Universe, and A Small, Yellow Leechlike Fish -- Find full show notes, with research links, at http://reasonablysound.com/2018/07/30/the-oddest-thing-in-the-universe/ -- Thanks to all the show’s Patrons and supporters, without whom it would not be possible! Special thanks to: Oscar Acton, …

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Introducing Safe For Work 11:59

6+ y ago11:59

11:59

Rico and Brendan aren’t exactly back, but they’re here to tell you about their new projects! Brendan has been producing The Paris Review and Rico has a new podcast called “Safe For Work.” Rico and Liz Dolan (“Satellite Sisters”) will help you make the big decisions, sort through the small stuff, and get more fulfillment […]…

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138: Call NOW! [Rebroadcast] 24:40

6+ y ago24:40

24:40

When things go bad all you need to do is pick up the phone and CALL. Since the US Supreme Court allowed lawyers to advertise in the 1970s, practices like these have skyrocketed, with often shoddily-produced results. Are tacky lawyer ads trashing the profession or simply making it more easily accessible to those who might not otherwise know who to c…

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137: Law and Society Association Conference Highlights 9:10

6+ y ago9:10

9:10

Where does one find a discussion of research on abduction for forced marriage amidst West and Central African conflicts? Where does one find research on how ‘yes means yes’ policies on university campuses have affected the college students intended to follow these new rules of consent? What about a conversation on the various strains of conservativ…

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136: New Voices Series - Law Students Take on Immigration 34:37

6+ y ago34:37

34:37

Immigration law is a mystery. Unless you’re an immigrant seeking relief under the law, or you’re an immigration law attorney, it’s an unknown. Then, earlier this year, Karla McKanders, a professor of immigration law at Vanderbilt Law School sent us an email. Her law students were producing their final reports on immigration and refugee law as audio…

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135: In-Studio: Peril and Promise of Genetic Testing 43:23

6+ y ago43:23

43:23

How curious are you about your genetic makeup? There are hundreds of companies that provide direct-to-consumer tests that promise your genealogy, deep ancestry and biogeographical ancestry. Other tests offer genetic information about your health and traits, with some promising your whole genome sequencing. But when you get the results, do you reall…

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41: A Not So Quiet Place 42:04

6+ y ago42:04

42:04

RS TSHIRTS! https://cottonbureau.com/products/phonocloud--Exposure to noise pollution has serious health risks, and disproportionately affects certain communities. But what if regulating it would accidentally do more harm than good?--The Generation Gap by CBC's Podcast Playlist: https://bit.ly/2wAgJU6 --Check out Seeker’s NOISE WEEK at http://YouTu…

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134: GATTACA REVISITED - Up the Borrowed Ladder 45:07

6+ y ago45:07

45:07

Some two decades ago, filmmaker Andrew Nicols wrote and directed GATTACA a sci-fi movie that presented a future in which individuals and society were at risk from having gained access to, and control of, our genetic code. Today, 20 years after the movie's initial release, that future fiction, once considered distant and impossible, is, in many ways…

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133: In-Studio: Police, Race and Fatal Force 47:48

6+ y ago47:48

47:48

Mothers, brothers, sons and daughters in cities across the country are suffering from the loss of a loved one to police use of fatal force. In 2017 The Washington Post reports police officers in the United States shot and killed 987 people. Sixty eight of them, men and women, some of them teenagers like Tony Robinson, were unarmed when they were sh…

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132: Death by Police: A Mother's (audio) Diary 38:59

6+ y ago38:59

38:59

Police officers throughout the U.S. shoot and kill unarmed people, in Sacramento, Detroit, New Orleans and in Madison. The Washington Post reports 987 people were shot and killed by police in 2017, sixty-eight of them were unarmed. There are marches and calls for investigations and in the end, justice is elusive. So when Life of the Law producer Zo…

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131: LIVE LAW SF - Initial Public Offering 1:37:36

6+ y ago1:37:36

1:37:36

This week Life of the Law presents LIVE LAW... stories from people living with the rapid fire shifts that come with tech in the Bay Area, folks who are pushing back against the gentrification and alienation to try to make real life contact through music, journalism, murals, and filmmaking. LIVE LAW San Francisco: Initial Public Offering took place …

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130: Inside San Quentin - Moonlight 1:14:07

6+ y ago1:14:07

1:14:07

What would men in prison say, if we just listened? This week, Life of the Law presents a new INSIDE SAN QUENTIN episode - conversations inside San Quentin produced exclusively by men incarcerated inside the prison. We have laptops and can watch just about any movie or series anytime we want. Prisoners have access to some tv and select movies approv…

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40: Helpful Mom Voices 34:41

6+ y ago34:41

34:41

On the pursuit of making machines talk, and the quality of digital assistants’ voices.Find full show notes, with research links, at http://reasonablysound.com/2018/02/27/helpful-mom-voices/Thanks to all the show’s Patrons and supporters, without whom it would not be possible! Special thanks to: Adam Neely, Andrew MacLarty, Andrew Carlos, Anthony Ki…

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129: Uganda Part 4 - In Studio 52:13

6+ y ago52:13

52:13

Over the past month, Life of the Law's team of journalists and scholars have published a three part series of feature investigative reports on Uganda, examining the long-term impact of the violence committed on the people of the East African nation by rebels with the Lord's Resistance Army or LRA. Beginning in the mid-1980's and for more than a dec…

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128: Uganda Part 3 - Justice 38:55

7y ago38:55

38:55

For more than 20 years, rebels with the Lord's Resistance Army abducted 60,000 people from towns and villages in Northern Uganda, many of them young girls and boys who were then forced to fight, kill, and loot. Young girls spent years in captive marriages, forced to bear the children of LRA commanders. Where were the local police and government tro…

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127: Uganda Part 2 - Escape 46:42

7y ago46:42

46:42

For more than 20 years, rebels with the Lords Resistance Army abducted 60,000 people, from towns and villages in Northern Uganda, many of them young girls and boys who were forced to fight, kill, loot and have sex with rebel commanders. Why didn't the government stop the abductions and the violence? Where was the international community? Who was up…

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39: Automated Copywrongs 33:47

7y ago33:47

33:47

Or: Do Androids Dream of Pitch Shifted Music?---We talk about the algorithmic enforcement of copyright, how it works and why we have it. We talk to Parker Higgins, and speculate about a future beset by copyright robots.---Find full show notes, with research links, at http://ReasonablySound.com---Thanks to all the show’s Patrons and supporters, with…

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126: Uganda Part 1 - Abducted 39:44

7y ago39:44

39:44

Today man named Dominic Ongwen is on trial before the International Criminal Court in the Hague, Netherlands. The 42 year old Ugandan is charged with committing war crimes and crimes against humanity in Northern Uganda. Ongwen is the only commander with the rebel group, The Lord’s Resistance Army, who is on trial before the ICC, but he wasn’t alone…

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125: A Whole 'nother World - San Quentin Live (2017 Holiday Rebroadcast) 1:03:03

7y ago1:03:03

1:03:03

On Saturday night, Dec 5, 2015 more than 200 people filled the pews of the Catholic chapel inside San Quentin State Prison for a first-ever uncensored storytelling event behind the prison walls. Together, inmates and volunteers, officers and staff gathered to hear stories about the all-too-secret, often misunderstood community that sustains each of…

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38: Why Are There No New Christmas Songs? 31:44

7y ago31:44

31:44

As of Recording, Wham’s “Last Christmas” was predicted to be the UK #1 Christmas single, but the honor officially went to Ed Sheeran’s “Perfect” (not a year end song, despite what the music video would have you believe) as of publish. --- LINKS ---http://patreon.com/reasonablysoundhttp://d.rip/mikerugnettahttp://twitter.com/reasonablysndhttp://inst…

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How to Behave: Celebrity Edition 31:48

7y ago31:48

31:48

Alas, this is our last audio treat for you (for now). In the final installment of the “How to Behave” series, you’ll hear some of the best of our favorite etiquette segments with celebrities. Master thespian Sir Ian McKellen offers a tip on how to deal with people who mispronounce your name (never correct the […]…

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How to Behave: Comedy Edition 30:30

7y ago30:30

30:30

We’ve got another audio treat for you! Think of these as a companion to Brendan and Rico’s book, “Brunch is Hell.” In the second installment of the “How to Behave” series, you’ll hear some of the best of our favorite etiquette segments with comedians. Our guests include “Portlandia” stars Carrie Brownstein and Fred Armisen, Maria […]…

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124: Traditions 41:17

7y ago41:17

41:17

Traditions. We all have them. Some good and, well, some not so good. Think for a minute. When you were a kid, what were your holiday traditions? Do you still follow some of them today? Put up lights? Bake special cookies or visit relatives? What if the law makes it impossible to follow your traditions? More than two million Americans will spend the…

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How to Behave: Food Edition 26:00

7y ago26:00

26:00

Surprise! You might’ve thought we posted our last DPD episode, but we’ve got a few more audio goodies over the next couple of weeks, starting with this inaugural episode of what we’re calling our “How to Behave” series. Think of it as a companion to Brendan and Rico’s book, “Brunch is Hell.” These episodes will […]…

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400: The Last Supper – LIVE in Seattle! 1:30:48

7y ago1:30:48

1:30:48

It’s our final new episode! Featuring new music from Northwest phenom Kyle Craft… A tale of howling at the moon from Snap Judgement’s Glynn Washington… Unimpeachable holiday gift ideas from New York Times columnist Lindy West… Maddening song suggestions from Luke Burbank of “LiveWire”… And a litany of good – and bad – goodbyes for […]…

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123: The Battle Over Your Right to Vote 44:11

7y ago44:11

44:11

The polls got it wrong. What matters in the end, on election day, is who has the right to vote and who goes to the polls to cast their ballot. Due to strict voter ID laws, not all Americans are allowed to vote on election day. In fact, some 21 million are prevented from voting simply because they don't have the required ID or paperwork when they go…

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The 2017 All-Food Show 50:50

7y ago50:50

50:50

This week, we re-heat some of our favorite food-related stories EVER: Celebrated chef Anthony Bourdain gets tough and tender in our etiquette segment… New York’s “The Pickle Guys” don their horseradish hazmat suits… Chef Eddie Huang makes us rethink mac and cheese … Beth Ditto serves up a party soundtrack– and great gravy… Brendan discovers […]…

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37: Boo Who? 35:20

7y ago35:20

35:20

RS Live at Caveat NYC, Dec 2nd 2017: http://caveat.nyc/event/reasonably-sound/An examination of when, and why, we boo and some encouragement to maybe boo a bit more.SOURCES• Dan Rebellato, ‘B is for Booing’ - http://bit.ly/2hSGAjQ• Sound Symbolism - http://bit.ly/2hTgDjN• Did The Rite of Spring really spark a riot? - http://bbc.in/2hTLOeQ• On the B…

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269: Mel Brooks, Greta Gerwig, and AC Newman 50:50

7y ago50:50

50:50

Encore Broadcast: Comedy legend Mel Brooks reanimates “Young Frankenstein” then offers priceless etiquette advice (warning: may include death threats, flatulence, gallows humor, and uncontrollable laughter)… Actress Greta Gerwig (“Frances Ha” and “Mistress America”) tries a love story on for size… AC Newman of indie rock super-group The New Pornogr…

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122: Government Ghost 23:46

7y ago23:46

23:46

2017 has been a terrible year for tens of thousands of people. Fires in northern California and record-setting torrential hurricanes and floods in Texas and Puerto Rico have meant that families have lost their homes and in many cases all of their belongings, including documentation and identification -- Social Security cards, drivers licenses and b…

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The Thank You Show 30:57

7y ago30:57

30:57

The title says it all, folks. Thanks for lending us your ears, ideas, laughs, taste buds, pun tolerance, and everything else! We’re blessed to have you attending our party every week, and so we figured it was high time for some audio “thank you” notes.By American Public Media

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399: Tig Notaro, Jon Batiste, and Real American Food 50:15

7y ago50:15

50:15

Tig Notaro brings her life to TV… The Late Show’s Jon Batiste makes a case for a surprise at every dinner party… Chef Sean Sherman re-imagines indigenous American cuisine… Director Yorgos Lathimos on his follow-up to “The Lobster”… and more!By American Public Media

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121: In-Studio - Brutally Ruthless 56:08

7y ago56:08

56:08

"As incompetent and bumbling as the Trump Administration has been in so many areas, they have been brutally ruthless on immigration." -- Jose Chito Vela, Immigration Attorney and Candidate for Texas State Legislature It’s been a year since the Presidential election of 2016 and the night the world turned upside down and inside out. Polls showed Demo…

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398: Abbi Jacobson, Whitney Cummings, and More Wonder Women 50:57

7y ago50:57

50:57

Actor Abbi Jacobson remembers her past recycling bottles for spare change… Comedian Whitney Cummings talks about being polite when you’re codependent… Drummer Patty Schemel makes a case for why drummers shouldn’t be the butt of the joke… The director of “Professor Marston and the Wonder Women”… The best baguette you’ll ever eat… and more!…

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Speakeasy Special: DPD News and Comic Relief with Whitney Cummings 30:05

7y ago30:05

30:05

Thought you were getting an encore broadcast? Surprise! It’s actually an all-new Speakeasy! First: Lots of news in the DPD universe including a big announcement about the future of the show. Up next: an almost-unedited chat with comedian Whitney Cummings! She stopped by to answer a few etiquette questions and ended up teaching us about […]…

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36: Put 'Em Together 34:57

7y ago34:57

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“The custom of showing one's pleasure at music by immediately following it with a noise, usually by clapping but sometimes also by the drumming of feet, is perhaps as old as the art of music itself.” - The Oxford Companion to Music, Alison LathamSOURCES: • Laws, Plato - http://bit.ly/2gUDXtK• Applause: A Rest Is Noise Special Report, Ross - http://…

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120: Life Un-DACAmented (Re-Broadcast) 37:00

7y ago37:00

37:00

Nearly two years ago on January 26, 2016, Life of the Law presented Un-DACA-mented, a report on the Obama Administration's DACA Program, or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. The program, begun in 2012 offered undocumented immigrants who came to the US as children, a chance to defer deportation. Life of the Law producer Jonathan Hirsch travele…

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397: Willem Dafoe, Depeche Mode, Carla Hall Shares Her Grandmother’s Cornbread Recipe 50:43

7y ago50:43

50:43

Actor Willem Dafoe explains what he learns from screen newbies… Electro band Depeche Mode on how travel has made their music more socially conscious… A former Obama speechwriter convinces us that ferns are the most romantic plant… Chef Carla Hall shares her grandmother’s cast iron cornbread recipe… Rachel Bloom takes on your etiquette questions… an…

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Double Take: Joel Kim Booster Reflects on the Evolution of His Career… and His Pony Stylist Dreams 33:34

7y ago33:34

33:34

(Heads up: This week’s episode features adult humor. It is not suitable for young listeners.) We’ve got something entirely new for you today… introducing “Double Take”! A new podcast-only goody where you’ll hear comedians dissecting their craft, and then, they’ll talk us through the evolution of a single joke: from its first, usually pretty awful […

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