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Dirty Moderate showcases the people who cut through the nails-on-a-chalkboard din of the modern-day American political scene. We promote rigorous analysis and lively debate with individuals on both sides of the aisle and beyond. Our host, Adam Epstein, is a 12 time, Tony Award-winning former Broadway powerhouse producer turned political provocateur. Adam can go toe-to-toe with anyone on politics as he did on Trish Regan Primetime every Thursday night in 2019 as the lone non-conservative pane ...
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Wherever pop culture and politics collide, Ira Madison III and Louis Virtel are on hand to examine the gorgeous wreckage from their uniquely queer perspective. Each week, our “Princes of Pop Culture” are joined by the likes of Michelle Yeoh, Hunter Doohan, John Boyega, Connie Britton, Gabrielle Union, and Sheryl Lee Ralph to unpack the latest controversies, laude character actress appreciation, and all the shade that’s fit to throw. New episodes drop every Wednesday.
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Ira and Louis dive into the week’s major celebrity deaths from Shelley Duvall to Richard Simmons to Dr. Ruth to Shannen Doherty to Trump’s ear, Katy Perry’s messy new single Woman’s World, Faye Dunaway’s HBO doc Faye, and whether Gen Z knows who JJ Abrams is. Subscribe to Keep It on YouTube to catch full episodes, exclusive content, and other commu…
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A man falls instantly in love with a woman who does not reciprocate. He pursues her endlessly, confident in his ability to win her round. Sounds like a RomCom? He is a stalker, over three years he torments her, telephone calls, letters, unwanted gifts. He claims he intended to shoot himself in front of her if she refused him one last time. He faile…
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Ira and Louis discuss reality dating shows Love Island USA and I Kissed a Boy, the return of The Mole, Megan thee Stallion and Camila Cabello's new albums, Derek Blasberg's alleged Hamptons diarrhea, Jon Corbett's hatred of acting, and Emma Roberts' nepo baby opinions. Plus, Rashida Jones joins to discuss her new Apple TV+ series Sunny, her fave Qu…
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A brutal murder of a child at Christmas is every parent’s nightmare. Why would someone kill a child they had never met before? Did detectives actually find a potential serial killer or was that statement to hide some questionable tactics? . . . This week we discuss: Murder, serial killer, forensics Sources: https://murderpedia.org/female.N/n/nelson…
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Neighbours, we all know some are easier to get on with than others. But an elderly housebound widow who requires a bit of help now and again isn’t much bother to most. But what she has is what you do not, money. It takes two trials, a lot of forensic questions and a red herring before this case is done. . . . This week we discuss: Murder, Fraud, Ap…
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Ira and Louis discuss the latest remixes from Ariana Grande and Charli XCX, plus their favorite remixes, the Netflix documentary Outstanding and their favorite queer comedians, Donald Sutherland, Michael Jackson's legacy, Jane Fonda's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and the decimation of MTV News. Hannah Einbinder joins to discuss her new stand…
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A young man grows up in a seriously dysfunctional setting but goes on to get a good education. He starts to drink when memories start to creep in along with depression and anxiety. It’s a chicken and egg situation. A fraught relationship with a parent ends in murder. Was £36,000 really owed? Did the abuse really happen? . . . Sources: https://www.b…
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Ira and Louis discuss Normani’s long-awaited album, The Tony Awards, Katy Perry’s return, Trump’s crush on Debra Messing, and the confusing Fabulous Four film poster. Lily Gladstone joins to discuss her new film Fancy Dance, how she connects with a role, and more.Subscribe to Keep It on YouTube to catch full episodes, exclusive content, and other c…
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A man with no history of violence commits a particularly brutal murder. It was what he stole from the victim that proved to be his undoing. His attention to detail meant the police were able to gather a lot of evidence from his own electronic devices but didn’t go as far as disposing of only half of the murder weapon. But why? Was it a foul mouth r…
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Ira and Louis discuss Charli XCX's new album BRAT, Kim Kardashian and Chloe Sevigny's Actors on Actors, Glen Powell's rise to leading man, Sabrina Carpenter's new single, the Practical Magic sequel, and Will Smith's box office return. Plus, Meg Stalter joins to discuss her new film Cora Bora, her theatre nerd roots, and more. Subscribe to Keep It o…
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A young boy commits two murders and goes on the run. He then becomes enmeshed in a life of crime and commits many more murders, eventually being sentenced to 400 years in prison but eventually released for good behaviour. His life story became almost an urban legend after being used as the inspiration for a character in a Grammy Award winning TV sh…
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Ira and Louis discuss Gaga's Chromatica Ball, Jon Lovett on Survivor, Cybertrucks, Scrappy-Doo, and the current state of movies from Furiosa, Garfield, Hitman, to The Fall Guy. LadyFag joins to discuss her New York nightlife origin story and the upcoming LadyLand Festival. Subscribe to Keep It on YouTube to catch full episodes, exclusive content, a…
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Shabbos Kestenbaum is a graduate student at Harvard University, researching the intersections between between public policy and contemporary Jewish life in the United States. Shabbos is the lead plaintiff against Harvard University alleging pervasive and systemic antisemitism. Shabbos has appeared on CNN, Fox News, and in The New York Times, and ha…
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Was it a build-up of years of abuse and resentment? Was it struggling to accept a relative was not who he had been told they were? Or was he a fall guy? . . . This week we talk about: Murder, Serial Killer, Family Annihilator Sources: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11024691/Alabama-teen-tried-poison-stepmom-peanut-butter-killing-father-si…
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When he was elected Lt. Governor of Maryland in 2003, Michael Steele made history as the first African American elected to statewide office; and again with his subsequent chairmanship of the Republican National Committee in 2009. A longtime political analyst and contributor to MSNBC, Michael is currently the co-host of MSNBC’s “The Weekend,” which …
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Also known as Son of Sal or John Doe Duffle Bag but it's giving more "greasy moustache man" Was it a business failure then subsequent bankruptcy that made him snap? Jealousy or resentment that the victims were successful whilst he had failed? Or was he a pawn in a game by the CIA whose ultimate goal was world peace? . . . This week we talk about: M…
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Ron Reagan, the son of former President Ronald Reagan and Nancy Reagan, grew up in Los Angeles and Sacramento while his father served as Governor of California from 1967-1975. After a brief career as a classical ballet dancer, Ron Reagan has spent the past 40 years as a correspondent, host and political commentator in television and radio, chiefly …
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John Pavlovitz is a writer, pastor, and activist from Wake Forest, North Carolina. John was one of our very first guests on Dirty Moderate over 2 years ago, and we were thrilled to spend time with this deep thinking, generous, loving, and spirited human again. A 25-year veteran in the trenches of local church ministry, John is committed to equality…
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Ira and Louis discuss Billie Eilish's new album Hit Me Hard and Soft, Amy Winehouse biopic Back to Black, RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 9, and Diddy's unwanted apology video. Prentice Penny joins to discuss directing and producing the Hulu doc Black Twitter: A People's History. Subscribe to Keep It on YouTube to catch full episodes, exclusive conten…
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Stella is an Irish psychotherapist who had her own intense experience with gender as a child, and the resolution of her gender distress has made her curious about the wisdom of early intervention. As a result, in addition to facilitating a parent coaching site that provides practical help to parents who are navigating their child’s gender-related d…
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A woman and her husband form a church and school. It’s the “last chance saloon” for many people who have struggled with addictions and they gladly hand over themselves to God. They also hand over all their money and their children. Both of which are never seen again. Are there more victims? . . . This week we talk about: Murder, Cults, ChatGPT Sour…
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Ira and Louis discuss whether or not "Espresso" is song of the summer, Maya Rudolph on SNL, the controversy surrounding Baby Reindeer, movie prequels we don't need, and how Eurovision became a disaster this year. Michelle Buteau joins to discuss her new film Babes, diversity in comedy, and more. Subscribe to Keep It on YouTube to catch full episode…
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A young man joins a gym and becomes enamoured with another female member. She is not interested in him and he doesn’t understand why, despite her rejecting his incompetant advances. It has to be the fault of the older man who works at the gym part time as a personal trainer, not because he's an awkward . The man has to be punished for muscling in o…
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Reed Galen is a co-founder of The Lincoln Project, host of the Lincoln Project podcast and author of The HomeFront Substack, and a self-proclaimed Cassandra. Reed is an independent political strategist who has spent years advising Fortune 500 companies, and has also worked on several prominent republican campaigns. He joins Adam to assess the Never…
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Ira and Louis discuss Dua Lipa’s new album Radical Optimism, the Met Gala, The Idea of You, and Zadie Smith’s New Yorker essay. Ira explains the Kendrick and Drake rap beef. Sarayu Blue joins to discuss her new series Expats and acting opposite actors like Nicole Kidman, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and more. Subscribe to Keep It on YouTube to catch full e…
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A dreadful childhood abused and neglected. Or is that embellished? His adulthood descends into gangs, drugs and stints in prison. A marriage to a much older woman and the birth of a child doesn’t straighten him out. His first proven murder has no motive. His next murder seems to be just for fun. But was the victim set up by someone in authority as …
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🎉It’s our 10 year Business Anniversary as of April 17, 2024!!! 👓🎉 Women Working the Vision celebrated 10 years in business, ministry and more with the guidance from the Holy Spirit and the support of my community/tribe. 📚What started with one journal book became a growing cohort of many Christian ministry leaders/Entrepreneurs, Authors, Coaches, wo…
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William Inboden is Professor and Director of the Alexander Hamilton Center for Classical and Civic Education at the University of Florida, and Peterson Senior Fellow with the Kissinger Center for Global Affairs, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. He joins Adam in a discussion centering around his latest book “The Peacemaker: Ro…
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Ira and Louis discuss the incredibly sexy new film Challengers, The Tony Award noms, Nicole Kidman’s AFI Lifetime Achievement Award, middle fingers as an insult, and Normani’s return to music. Chris Perfetti joins to discuss playing everyone’s favorite white teacher on Abbott Elementary, why he prefers theatre to TV, and more. Subscribe to Keep It …
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A middle-aged married man discovers chatrooms. He gets talking to a young girl. The man and the girl fall out and the girl decides to punish the man by starting a relationship with the mans coworker. Nothing is what it seems. We can all pretend to be someone else online. . . . This week we talk about: Murder, Predators, Catfishing, Talhotblonde, Ma…
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Alana Newhouse is an American writer and editor. She is the founder of Tablet magazine, a dynamic hub of Jewish life, which features news, essays, podcasts and opinion pieces. In November 2022, Alana wrote an essay for Tablet called “Brokenism.” The essay remains deeply compelling because, as Alana argues, that “the real debate today isn’t between …
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Ira and Louis discuss Taylor Swift's polarizing 11th studio album The Tortured Poets Department, Katy Perry's doing promo for Elon Musk, tired J Lo jokes, and more. Julia Canfield joins to discuss starring in and learning to become a rock musician for Broadway's Stereophonic, lasting memories of Succession, and her favorite Fleetwood Mac songs. Sub…
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Spoilt rotten from a young age Ronald Jnr never takes any responsibility for his actions. His motives and explanations never make much sense but include the obligatory it was “The Mob”! His act defies explanation, but its what happens in the aftermath that made this case famous, but even that is surrounded in mystery. It goes onto spawn the cult cl…
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Mona Charen is a conservative American journalist, columnist, commentator and best selling author. She is the Policy Editor of The Bulwark, and host of the Beg to Differ podcast, which you need to subscribe to immediately. Mona fell hard for William F. Buckley as a teenager, and her first job was as editorial assistant at his National Review. She w…
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Ira and Louis discuss Coachella 2024, OJ Simpson’s death and other celeb scandals, and more. Nick Offerman joins to discuss his new film Civil War, his creative influences, and being half of comedy’s funniest couple. Subscribe to Keep It on YouTube to catch full episodes, exclusive content, and other community events. Find us there at YouTube.com/@…
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As the host of the podcast History of the Land of Israel, and his own YouTube show, Israel Explained, Shaiel Ben-Ephraim spends his time thinking about Israel and assessing Israel’s long term goals. Given Iran’s attack on Israel, we invited Shaiel back to Dirty Moderate so he and Adam could discuss the implications of Iran launching drones and miss…
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In the town of McLean, Virgina, a woman snaps and kills her mother then herself after an argument. Yet all is not as it seems. Could two young men, strangers in the area, be responsible instead and it’s a staged crime scene? The truth may be closer to home. . . . This week we talk about: Murder, Suicide, Fraud, Resentment, Jealousy, Envy Sources: h…
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Ira and Louis discuss Jojo Siwa’s rebrand and alleged invention of “Gay Pop,” Sex and the City’s Netflix arrival, Ripley, and Jerrod Carmichael’s show. Carla Gugino joins to discuss The Girls on the Bus, her start in 80s multi-cams, working with Robert Rodriguez and Brian DePalma, and more. YouTube language: Subscribe to Keep It on YouTube to catch…
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Mike Gonzalez is the Angeles T Arredondo E Pluribus Unum Senior Fellow at The Heritage Foundation. He is a longtime journalist who currently writes for The Washington Examiner. Prior to that, he wrote for the Wall Street Journal, where he was based in Hong Kong. Mike is an ardent conservative and he sees the re-election of Trump as the only stopgap…
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A young woman who appears to be always searching for “something”, meets and married a man who disappoints her. Her final solution involves a Beretta and a chainsaw. Meets another man and the same pattern, the same result. She is however a business owner, none of her patrons ever knew they had been sat over the remains of both men for two years. Wou…
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Ira, Louis, and guest host Kendra James discuss Beyoncé’s sprawling new album Cowboy Carter. Justice Smith joins Ira and Louis to discuss the American Society of Magical Negroes, critical responses to the film, and more. Plus, Nicki Minaj’s Pink Friday 2 World Tour and the internet’s debate on hot SNL cast members. YouTube language: Subscribe to Ke…
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George Washington claimed that anyone who attempted to provide an accurate account of the war for independence would be accused of writing fiction. At the time, no one called it the “American Revolution”: former colonists still regarded themselves as Virginians or Pennsylvanians, not Americans, while John Adams insisted that the British were the re…
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👑Meet our very own, Coach Tamara PopeSome women teach the way, others lead the way, and then there’s Coach Tam who travels with women showing them the way. Coach Tam is a pastor, author, and transformation coach who is committed to lifestyle evangelism. Her goal is demonstrating the message she shares through living the message she shares. She is p…
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👑Meet our very own, Nina AddisonNina Addison is the You Can Advocate! Born and raised in Chicago, Nina believes she was born to change lives. She was born with Club Hands and use her physical difference to make a difference. She is a Youth Pastor, Speaker, Author, Wife, Bonus mom, and most importantly, Child of God is a few hats Nina wears.Let’s ce…
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👑Meet our very own, Erica Smith-Morrow!🏡She has over 20 years in the Real Estate game and is the proud owner of ESM Realty Group. She is a Designated Managing Broker.🏡She is "The Agent that Turns Renters Into Homeowners!"“The best part of what I do is making people's dream of owning a home come true. This is why I put so much time and energy into e…
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As a young girl born in Canada, Yasmine Mohammed was born into a strict Islamic household. If she missed a word of her Koran readings, she was beat until her feet were bloody and raw. And the Canadian government said there was nothing they could do to help her. “This is your culture,” they smugly told her. But Yasmine escaped the horrors of her chi…
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Three women murdered in one day in Canada in 2015 by one man driving from home to home extracting his revenge.. Had he always been this angry and hateful or was it religion that tipped him over the edge? Why refuse any and all attempts to mount a defence? Is it arrogance that made him call the Judge a liar or is there something deeper at play? . . …
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Damon Linker, is a writer for the Atlantic and is a senior lecturer in political science at the University of Pennsylvania. He also writes the Substack newsletter “Notes from the Middleground” and is an Open Society Project senior fellow at the Niskanen Center. Damon joins Adam to discuss his latest article for the Atlantic, "The Dead-Enders of the…
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🏆Meet our very own, April Buie April BuieFounder of Butterfly Blessings, non profit organization that helps aid school aged children that are displaced/ homeless. They also bring awareness to Period Poverty and how it affects young school aged girls.Let’s celebrate her as she works the vision!🙌👑👓🔗 https://butterflyblessings6.org Support her NFP by …
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