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Canadian DJ MARK SUGAR from Saskatoon has been mashing music better than your mommas mashed potatoes - Requests @MarkSugar306 + Subscribe to the podcast and like the facebook page at www.fb.com/marksugar306
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Remember when going out used to be fun? Do you prefer dancing to posing? Does your idea of dressing to impress have nothing to do with designer labels and everything to do with finding a gorilla costume in the perfect shade of purple? Bored of identikit ‘edgy’ nights called Fraktion, Elastik, and other ironically misspelled words? Well despair no more because THE HONG KONG PING PONG CLUB is here to restore your faith in the weekends! During the late 00’s in the farthest flung reaches of the ...
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The fight for Florida’s 22nd congressional district is shaping up to be one of the most closely watched and expensive elections in the country. Again. District 22 covers a long strip along South Florida's eastern shoreline. Most of this swing district runs from the northern edge of Palm Beach County (which is Democrat-dominated) down to just north of Hollywood in Broward County, which also leans Democratic. Overall, Democrats hold a slight voter registration advantage. However, tentacle-like ...
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Beginning in 1979, the Reagan decade is counted down with each years pop hits, underground club classics, and obscure gems. Youll start with the genres block party roots in the South Bronx with Grandmaster Flash and work your way through its mainstream acceptance with Run D.M.C. and LL Cool J. Get ready for the boombox breakdance era of early rap in New York City. Its the History of Hip-Hop: The 80s. After a tour of the 80s, the crew digs into the genre as it becomes a pop culture phenomenom ...
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ʀɪᴅᴅɪᴍꜱᴛʀᴇᴀᴍ® ᴅᴊ - ᴍᴀꜱᴛᴇʀɪɴɢ ᴇɴɢɪɴᴇᴇʀ “It's really important to share the idea that being different might feel like a problem at the time, but ultimately diversity is a strength.” – Carson Kressley This quote significantly defines DJ Odyssey in a nutshell. He is all about being different, setting trends and earning the title of many firsts. From the look of his equipment, to the way he plays music. Later on, he developed the tag line, “The Musical Prodigy”. Musical, meaning of or relating to ...
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Your host is Adam Fodor, economist, tequila sommelier and consultant. In this channel, we talk business. We cover tequila markets, brands and trends pursuing the truth from a supply/demand perspective.
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In this hour, stories from risk-takers, innovators, and trail-blazers. Scientific feats, pushing the boundaries of age, and a different kind of motherhood. This episode is hosted by Moth Executive Producer, Sarah Austin Jenness. The Moth Radio Hour is produced by The Moth and Jay Allison of Atlantic Public Media. Storytellers: Whale biologist Iain …
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Mental health is a serious matter, but sometimes it does help to laugh at it. A new documentary spotlights a group of comedians who have found ways to work mental health into their acts, even as they struggle with anxiety. Director Wendy Lobel joins us to discuss "Anxiety Club," screening this week as part of DOC NYC.…
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[REBROADCAST FROM October 7, 2024] Daniel Dae Kim stars in David Henry Hwang's farcical play "Yellow Face," about an Asian American playwright who mistakenly casts a white actor in an Asian role in his own production. Kim and Hwang join us to discuss the production, which runs through November 24.
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A new documentary traces the history of "yacht rock," the retroactive label associated with the smooth rock music of bands and musicians like Michael McDonald, Christopher Cross, Toto, and Steely Dan. The doc recently screened at DOC NYC and premieres on HBO on November 29. Garret Price, the director of "Yacht Rock: A Documentary," joins us along w…
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Keiko was a hugely beloved adventure park attraction. He was also captured in the wild and taken away from his mother when he was just a calf. When Hollywood learned about him, a colossal effort began to un-tame him and send him back to the ocean. Visit thisamericanlife.org/lifepartners to sign up for our premium subscription. Prologue: Ira introdu…
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On December 1 and 2, musician Jesse Malin will be honored with two tribute shows at the Beacon Theatre, featuring Lucinda Williams, The Hold Steady, and more artists. In May 2023, Malin suffered a spinal stroke which has left him paralyzed below the waist. Malin joins us to preview the show, and discuss his recovery as well as a recent benefit albu…
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A new musical at the New York Theatre Workshop, "We Live in Cairo," tells the story of six activists who participate in the Egyptian Revolution, and must cope with the fallout. Brothers Daniel and Patrick Lazour, known as The Lazours, join us to discuss writing the music, lyrics, and book for the musical. We're also joined by actor Ali Louis Bourzg…
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Music is often one of the things that helps us get through tough times. Listeners call in to shout out the music they keep returning to whether they're looking for motivation or peace, after the election and ahead of the holidays. Plus, Professor Elizabeth Margulis, director of the Music Cognition Lab at Princeton University, explains the neuroscie…
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It's hard to start a conversation with a stranger—especially when that stranger is, well, different. He doesn't share your customs, celebrate your holidays, watch your TV shows, or even speak your language. Plus he has a blowhole. In this episode, which originally aired in the summer of 2014, we try to make contact with some of the strangest strang…
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On this episode, stories about the theater, performing, and life on the stage. This episode was hosted by Marc Sollinger. Storytellers Rose Laughlin finds that playing Jesus in her school’s passion play is trickier than one might expect.Honor Finegan tries out for the musical, Annie. Podcast # 893
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A routine that never changes can get old. So this week on Selected Shorts, host Meg Wolitzer presents three stories that shake up domestic life, teaching the characters something new about themselves and their circumstances. In “Scaffolding Man” by Jenny Allen, performed by Patricia Kalember, a woman in a drab marriage is intrigued by a “hot” stran…
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This hour, we speak with a few of the artists selected for a new show at the Brooklyn Museum, The Brooklyn Artists Exhibition, which displays work from over 200 local artists in celebration of the museum's 200th anniversary. Chitra Ganesh discusses her piece on view, "All the Farewells," and how growing up Brooklyn informed her artistic pursuits.…
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William Cope Moyers was a crack addict and an alcoholic who turned his world around, wrote a memoir and became a public face of Hazelden Betty Ford rehab center, until he made a trip to the dentist and was prescribed pain killers. His new book, Broken Open: What Painkillers Taught Me About Life and Recovery, details his fight back to sobriety.…
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[REBROADCAST FROM October 23, 2023] Melissa Joseph is a Brooklyn-based artist who previously worked as a high school art teacher and textile designer, and now works in felt as an artist. Her piece, “Olive’s Hair Salon” is part of a new exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum called, “The Brooklyn Artists Exhibition,” which displays work from over 200 loc…
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This hour, we speak with a few of the artists selected for a new show at the Brooklyn Museum, The Brooklyn Artists Exhibition, which displays work from over 200 local artists in celebration of the museum's 200th anniversary. Tabitha Whitley grew up and still lives in Bushwick, and she discusses her piece on view, "Botanic Luncheon," and her creativ…
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Based on the bestselling nonfiction book by Patrick Radden Keefe, a new series, "Say Nothing" tells the story of The Troubles in Northern Ireland and specifically the kidnapping and disappearance of a mother of 10 at the hands of the IRA. We speak to Keefe about adapting the book into a series, director Michael Lennox and actor Maxine Peake, who pl…
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Le Tigre originally formed in 1998. They released their self-titled debut album in October 1999. Spin Magazine called it one of the best albums of the past 30 years, and Pitchfork called it one of the best albums of the 90s. I listened to that album a lot when it came out, and 25 years later, I still hear songs from it everywhere, on TV and in movi…
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Canadian DJ MARK SUGAR from Saskatoon has been mashing music better than your mommas mashed potatoes - Requests @MarkSugar306 + Subscribe to the podcast and like the facebook page at www.fb.com/marksugar306By DJ Mark Sugar
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In the early 2000s, no television channel was as dominant among tweens as the Disney Channel. But now, the station's popularity has started to fall off. What happened? We talk with Ashley Spencer, author of the new book, Disney High: The Untold Story of the Rise and Fall of Disney Channel's Tween Empire.…
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The acclaimed new HBO series "The Penguin" aired the season one finale on Sunday. Actor Cristin Milioti, who plays Sofia, member of the Falcone crime family, joins us for a Watch Party to discuss the final episode. Plus, she takes your calls.
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Roman talks with The Memory Palace creator Nate DiMeo, whose new book brings his poetic history podcast to life on the page. They explore how moments of wonder and empathy shape Nate’s stories, turning forgotten history into something intensely personal. Plus, Roman shares two beautifully haunting tales from The Memory Palace that remind us just ho…
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Navy veterans Windy Barton and Michael Davidson struggled to feel fulfilled after leaving the military. Then they discovered Team Rubicon: a special team of veterans who go into the fray when natural disasters strike. The two friends came to StoryCorps to reflect on what inspired their sense of duty.Leave us a voicemail at 702-706-TALK, or email us…
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A special Veterans Day edition of The Moth Radio Hour. After returning from active duty in the Middle East, a marine searches for new meaning; a 97 year old woman describes training young men for WWII combat as a WASP; a father being deployed to Iraq must find a way to explain it to his children; and a WWII soldier from Wisconsin serves with the se…
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[REBROADCAST FROM October 17, 2024] Trailblazing journalist and television news anchor Connie Chung joins us to discuss her new memoir about her life and career. It's titled Connie: A Memoir.
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We air highlights from our conversation with author Dinaw Mengestu who joined us for our October Get Lit with All Of It event. His new book, Someone Like Us, is about a journalist who returns home to his Ethiopian community in D.C. to uncover family secrets and examine his father's sudden death.
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Legendary music producer Quincy Jones, known for working with such icons as Count Basie, Frank Sinatra, and Michael Jackson, died this week at the age of 91. New York Times art and culture critic Wesley Morris joins us to discuss Jones' legacy and take listener calls.
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As we grow up, there are little windows of time when we can learn very, very fast and very, very deeply. Scientists call these moments 'critical periods—' real neurological, biological states when our brain can soak up information like a sponge. Then these windows of learning close, locking us in to certain behaviors and skills for the rest of our …
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A new Off-Broadway play set in the not-so-distant future follows a group of warehouse workers traveling from job to job to avoid the encroaching coastlines. Playwright Sarah Mantell joins alongside actors Deirdre Lovejoy and Pooya Mohseni to talk about the production, "In the Amazon Warehouse Parking Lot" which is running at Playwright Horizons thr…
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Host Meg Wolitzerpresents works that reflect on the loss of love, creatively imagined by a quartet of thoughtful writers. In “The Space,” by Christopher Boucher, a lost love is replaced by—her absence. The reader is Rob Yang. In Wendi Kaufman’s “Helen on Eighty-Sixth Street,” the loss is the backstory, as a lively ‘tween, voiced by Donna Lynne Cham…
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Information has become so siloed that it's easy for misinformation to spread. We'll discuss the role of media in the 2024 election with NPR's David Folkenflik and take your calls.
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Our November Full Bio selection is John Lewis: A Life, written by author David Greenberg. Greenberg interviewed Lewis before his death as well as over 250 people for a comprehensive biography about the U.S Congressman, Civil Rights Activist, and preacher of getting into, as he called it, "good trouble." On Day One, we learn more about the early lif…
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Get up and get informed! Here's all the local news you need to start your day.
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StoryCorps does a lot of different things, but they all come down to connecting people— even if they disagree. That's the idea behind our One Small Step initiative, where we pair strangers with opposing political views to have a conversation, not about politics, but about their lives. In the last episode of our season, two people who connected — ev…
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In this hour, stories of people who swam upstream, went against the grain, forged their own paths. Standing tall, dressing for success, and getting behind the wheel. This episode is hosted by Moth Director Jodi Powell. The Moth Radio Hour is produced by The Moth and Jay Allison of Atlantic Public Media. Storytellers: Jameer Pond brings his act as a…
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Too Hot For Radio: Carlos Greaves "Even I, Satan, Am Appalled by the State of the Republican Party"
The author of the story is Carlos Greaves. His stories have been featured in The New Yorker and McSweeney's. Reading this story is Jon Cameron Mitchell who wrote and starred in Hedwig and the Angry Inch—the musical and its film adaptation—and has made memorable appearances in series including Girls, Shrill, and City on Fire. And he continues to fol…
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The Barbizon Hotel was a place of freedom and upward mobility for many ambitious young women in the 20th century, including women like Sylvia Plath and Grace Kelly. The debut novel from former Dear Prudence advice columnist Daniel Lavery tells the story of people working and living at a similar kind of hotel. Lavery joins us to discuss the book Wom…
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“Luther: Never Too Much,” is a new documentary that chronicles the life of the late singer Luther Vandross, from his days as a regular on Sesame Street to his Grammy-award winning solo career. We’re joined by two of his long time collaborators, vocalist and songwriter Fonzi Thornton and the film’s director, Dawn Porter.…
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Tracing her family’s story from her grandfather’s birth in Belarus and emigration to Tel Aviv—where she was born—artist and writer Maira Kalman considers her unique family history, and the relationship between recollection, regret, happiness, and heritage in her new book, Still Life With Remorse.
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Opening statements begin Friday in the trial of Daniel Penny, the former Marine accused of killing Jordan Neely on the subway last year. Meanwhile, the New York City Council is pushing to expand Mayor Adams’ “City of Yes” zoning plan into a “City for All,” calling for more affordable housing funding and protections. Plus, Mayor Eric Adams returns t…
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Morphosis 'Beating The Crates' in a Hong Kong Ping Pong Styleeeeee in association with Ghetto Funk.twitch.tv/h0ngk0ngpingp0ngfacebook.com/hongkongpingponghttps://hongkongpingpong.co.ukinstagram.com/hongkongpingpong/For all booking enquiries please contact: info@hongkongpingpong.co.ukTracklist:01 Gramatik - Dante’s Paradiso w/ Stehreo02 Dj Dibba - W…
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Bar Innovation! Exclusive Tequila Membership Club - Interview with Blaine McGowan, owner of Chido Tacos and Tequila
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Send us a text In this episode Blaine tells us his story on how he got started in the bar and restaurant world from ground zero with no prior industry experience using his skills from his former profession. Very inspirational!By Adam Fodor
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It was an honour and a privilege to once again open the Ghetto Funk Nightclub at the last ever Shindig Festival. Hard to put in to words how grateful we are for being involved from the very beginning, this was a truly special moment that we will cherish forever, we tried to encapsulate the last 10yrs in those short few hours but we hope we did you …
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South East Asia Tequila Market - Interview with Brian Werner, Managing Director of East West Asia, tequila importer
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Send us a text If you want to learn more about the drinking culture and the tequila business in South East Asia, in this episode we discuss this with Brian.By Adam Fodor
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Morphosis 'Beating The Crates' in a Hong Kong Ping Pong Styleeeeee in association with Ghetto Funk.twitch.tv/h0ngk0ngpingp0ngfacebook.com/hongkongpingponghttps://hongkongpingpong.co.ukinstagram.com/hongkongpingpong/For all booking enquiries please contact: info@hongkongpingpong.co.ukTracklist:01 Amerigo Gazaway & Cavendish Archive - Sunny Day02 AG …
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Interview with restaurant owner Alfonso Leon - The Mexican family who opened 500 restaurants in the US
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Send us a text A family from San Jose de la Paz, Jalisco living in the United States. A proud family that built a whole new life and by now owns ~500 restaurants in the US. Today we have Alfonso Leon and we talk about Mexican restaurants, tequila, cocktails, and so much more.By Adam Fodor
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Exploring The growth of the Tequila Market in India
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Send us a text In this episode we talked about the tequila market of India. Its growth, rules, intereting facts. Today's guest, head of Grape Xpectaitons and VP of International Tequila Academy-India, Kunal Kaul who talks about tequila importation, taxes, celebrity tequilas, and just about everything tequila. He is the only ITA training provider in…
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Falling LOVE (with) IN TEQUILA! Why being a bartender is better than being a teacher
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Send us a text Love in tequila, aka falling love with tequila ➡️ Interview with Florida's probably most enthusiastic bartender and tequila lover, Lauren Castaño who tells us about how her teacher career shifted towards tequila and what it's like to be part of this amazing world, we call tequila.By Adam Fodor
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The Tequila Market in South Africa - Interview with Keegan Smith, VP of Southern Africa, International Tequila Academy
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Send us a text Join us as we discover tequila in Mexico's brother country South-Africa. Not many people know but SA is the country which is geographically Mexico's copy paste, agave growing everywhere. On this journey our guide is Tequila Sommelier, Keegan Smith, VP of Southern Africa of the International Tequila Academy.…
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Single barrel tequila SOLD OUT in just 3 weeks! Interview with Greg Bartolotta, NY restaurant owner
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Send us a text In this episode we interview New York Bar, Restaurant owner, Greg Bartolotta a.k.a. Aged Agave. With many years of experience in the industry Greg talks about how is it to run a successful restaurant, his single barrel tequila projects, how a tequila dinner looks like, responsibilities of being business owner,and so many more…
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Tequila and Music - Business decisions as a craft agave oriented restaurant's Beverage Director.
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Send us a text How do agave spirits relate to music? What is it like to run a craft or traditionally agave spirits only oriented restaurant chain? Spending some quality time learning with Patrick Timmis, the beverage director of the Bien Trucha group.By Adam Fodor
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