Best David Brownstein Podcasts (2024)

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40: Kevin Kuschel 23:03

1h ago23:03

23:03

We’ve hit the 40 episode mark! Kevin is back this week to try to improve on his previous run (Episode 19). This time around, he was in search of questions about music, and more specifically, one-hit wonders. He was a great guest, as always. Episode Links: Last movie in a theater: The Iron Claw Non-trivia Podcast: Strong Songs and Fantasy Football F…

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39: Shanondoah Nicholson 24:44

1h ago24:44

24:44

THIS IS A VERY SPECIAL SPORCLECON WEEKEND EPISODE! This week we have our first ever contestant who is connected to a previous contestant by marriage! Shanondoah comes to us from up in the greater Toronto area just seven weeks after hubs Shaun tried his hand at the game. Beyond trying to best his score, she was looking for questions on sitcoms, Disn…

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38: Harry McGrory 17:52

18h ago17:52

17:52

Harry McGrory (busstop) joins us again from Glasgow this week to see if he can improve on his previous score (11). He was in search of questions about Doctor Who and the Royal Family. Have a listen and see how that went. Episode Links: Favorite Trivia: “Rob Thomas” anagrams to “Bathrooms” and “Marisa Tomei” anagrams to “It’s-a-me, Mario”. Last Wiki…

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37: Jeff Clear 20:35

8d ago20:35

20:35

Jeff Clear is here this week from the Gopher State, in search of questions on comic books. You've heard Jeff on other trivia podcasts recently, but now he faces the challenge of being alone in the spotlight. Episode Links: Where are you? Hastings, Minnesota Where do you quiz? Spiral Brewery with Trivia Mafia Non-trivia podcast: The Magnus Archives …

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36: David Kantorski 11:28

15d ago11:28

11:28

This week we have David Kantorski returning for his second outing in search of questions on Major League Baseball and 90s music - specifically Grunge. See if he was able to track anything down this time around… Links from the episode: Famous People from Your School (Brother Rice): John C. Reilly, David Diehl, Michael Flatley Favorite TV Theme Song:…

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35: Mike Brownstein 12:36

22d ago12:36

12:36

Our old pal, Mike from Ukrainian Trivia Resistance is back this week for another go at a quiz. This is the second of five recordings where the gameplay may have suffered a bit because of some experimentation with the format, but Mike was a great guest, as expected. I hope you enjoy it. Episode Links: Last Wikipedia Search: FCC v. Fox Television Sta…

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34 - Prateek Chellani 17:12

1M ago17:12

17:12

We’ve got yet another member of ProgChamps building a quiz this week, with Prateek joining us from Pittsburgh in search of questions about 21st Century Bollywood Movies, 2010s Formula One, and the FC Barcelona roster (kind of). He did find something that worked out pretty well! Here are some links from this episode: Best TV Theme Song: Friends and …

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33: Stacey Melquist 28:47

2M ago28:47

28:47

One of our favorite ProgChamps, Stacey Melquist is back for another shot at building the perfect quiz. She was in search of questions on subjects like reality competition shows like RuPaul's Drag Race, and 80s Music. Mini-spoiler here...she does manage to track down at least one of those topics. She racked up 15 points in her first attempt (Episode…

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32: Shaun Bernstein 24:06

2M ago24:06

24:06

Time for more Can-Con. We’re back in the land of Tim Hortons this week to catch up with Shaun Bernstein from the online team “Turn Down for Watt”. He was in search of questions about movies and Borscht Belt comedians, which is something that’s never been requested before…but that’s Shaun! :) Oshawa, Ontario The Fart Cafe in Whitby Favorite Movie So…

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31: Keith Moser 30:31

2M ago30:31

30:31

Sometimes it can be tough to get players to loosen up and talk. This was not one of those episodes. Keith Moser is here this week from Allentown, Pennsylvania looking for questions about Broadway musicals, Oscar-wining films, and math. Spoilers ahead… He found one of those. Links from the episode: Local Cuisine in Allentown: Yocco’s Hotdogs Best Mo…

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30: Tim Dippel 24:32

2M ago24:32

24:32

Episode 30! Tim Dippel returns this week for another run, in search of questions about Star Wars or 90s Nickelodeon. You know Tim from the Frenemy Trivia Podcast, other shows from the PTE Network, and the tank top section at Target. He’s a great guest and you should definitely check out his stuff in the links below. Last Movie You Saw In a Theatre:…

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29: Brandon Fellows 18:19

2M ago18:19

18:19

Brandon (not Brian) Fellows drops by this week to take a run at the game. He hosts a Wednesday night quiz at Brewski’s in Springfield, IL for Twin City Trivia when he’s not doing his regular radio stuff. He was looking for questions on Country Music, Saturday Night Live, and Sports Stadiums. SPOILER ALERT: He found one of those. Links from the epis…

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28: Christian Hernandez 14:42

3M ago14:42

14:42

The Return of El Guapo… Chris Hernandez returns to the guest chair this week, in search of questions about Quentin Tarantino movies. I won’t spoil anything, except to say that there were a couple of streaks in other subjects that helped with this path. Enjoy! Garfield, New Jersey Non-Trivia Podcast: Behind the Bastards Last Wikipedia Search: Dan Sn…

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27: Ian Schulze 19:51

3M ago19:51

19:51

Our first Vermonter! Ian Schulze is no stranger to the trivia podcast scene, so he came in without the usual nervousness. I had a great time with Ian on his search for questions about the band Pink Floyd. Have a listen and see if he managed to track any down, or if he hit a WALL. Get it? Links from this episode: Monkton, VT Where to Eat: Queen Bee’…

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26: Danielle Fields 15:14

3M ago15:14

15:14

If you play the Twitch stream quiz every week, you'll know Danielle from her team "Fields of Dreams", which actually goes back to the pre-Twitch days and live quizzing in Springfield with her family. She's playing from Decatur, Illinois in search of questions about Food & Disney. Have a listen and see how she did! Krekel's in Decatur Doherty’s Pub …

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25: Jill Staunton 24:02

3M ago24:02

24:02

Another local regular tries the game this week. Jill Staunton has been winning my trivia events around Central Illinois for many years now, but never in a format that let her choose the subjects for every question, so this was new. She was looking for questions about The Beatles...but did she find them? LINKS: Jill's J-Archive Profile Cafe Moxo Ame…

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24: David Kantorski 14:04

4M ago14:04

14:04

Another Chicagoland player takes a swing at the game this week. David Kantorski was looking for questions about 90s Music (especially Pearl Jam), Major League Baseball, and How I Met Your Mother. Here are the links from the show: Uno Pizza Singles Soundtrack Palm Royale Chicago River Green Dye History Draft Picks in Naperville State of Love and Tru…

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23: Caleb Greyman 22:50

4M ago22:50

22:50

Episode 23 takes us down under for the first time for a visit with Caleb Greyman, the writer and host for BrisQuiz Trivia in Brisbane, Australia. Caleb was looking for questions about the periodic table and 1990s Simpsons. Because the majority of my quizzes are set for an American audience, Caleb was at a bit of a disadvantage coming in, but still …

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22: Luc Leavenworth 32:31

4M ago32:31

32:31

Luc Leavenworth should be a familiar voice to you if you subscribe to a lot of trivia podcasts, and for good reason. He's a great guest, with a broad range of knowledge. We had fun with this one. Check out the links below - and please subscribe if you haven't already. And tell a friend! Big Ed's BBQ About a Boy Soundtrack Final Fantasy VII Rebirth …

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21: Sam Mounce 19:34

4M ago19:34

19:34

I've known this week's guest since he was a youngster, and he started hosting games for Trivia Workshop when he was straight out of undergrad. Now he's heading into an emergency medicine internship, so before he got to busy with the whole saving lives thing, I got him to answer some trivia questions. If you want to try your hand at the game, visit …

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20: Paul Paquet 22:59

5M ago22:59

22:59

It's a milestone week for Tangents - TWENTY episodes AND the return of Paul Paquet from the Ottawa Trivia League and the Trivia Hall of Fame. Paul's last quiz ended with some bad luck back-to-back questions about the OJ Simpson trial, so he came prepared this time around. If you'd like to join Paul and the rest of our guests for your own quiz, ther…

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19: Kevin Kuschel 22:19

5M ago22:19

22:19

This week I get to hang out with one of my favorite trivia players, Kevin Kuschel. I first met Kevin several years ago in St. Louis thanks to a pub quiz at a place called Syberg's and found out there that he's an encyclopedia of music knowledge. For this quiz, he listed "One Hit Wonders" as his specialty subject, but I don't think there's a music q…

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18: Harry McGrory 21:29

5M ago21:29

21:29

This is the episode where we finally learn the origin of the "busstoptv" username. Harry McGrory from Glasgow (and ProgChamps) was in the hot seat this week, answering questions on a wide variety of (sometimes misleading) topics. He listed The Beatles as his specialty subject. He'll also be on an upcoming episode of the Frenemy Trivia Podcast, so s…

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17: Madeleine Garvey 11:24

5M ago11:24

11:24

Madeleine Garvey is next up in the hot seat this week, in search of questions about Video Games and Taylor Swift. She's one of our regular players on the Tuesday night Twitch stream with the Bad Mustache team, so if you'd like to see how you would fair in a real head-to-head matchup, join us in real time every Tuesday night at 8pm Central! If you'd…

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16: Ali Baig 24:31

5M ago24:31

24:31

Ali Baig is a ton of fun to talk to, so we ended up chatting about the quiz business for more than 30 minutes before we even got to the "First Five". For the sake of time, I trimmed that out of this episode, but it may show up in a special episode soon, so stay tuned. Ali is the founder of Baig of Tricks Entertainment in the burbs of Chicago and a …

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15: Tim Gomez 16:28

6M ago16:28

16:28

First there was Edwards, then came Dippel, now episode 15 brings us our third Tim - Tim Gomez! It was good to finally put a face and voice to the name behind Where's My Elephant/incoherant9 on our Twitch games - and I learned quite a thing about some Peanuts characters as a bonus! As always, please check out the links below: https://linktr.ee/Trivi…

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14: Brittany Shaw 32:48

6M ago32:48

32:48

The MCU Infinity Saga and the Tudor Monarchy may not have much in common other than the fact that this week's guest was trying to find questions about either of them.When she's not in the guest seat on other podcasts, she's hosting her own, the Frenemy Trivia Podcast along with past guest Tim Dippel. Be sure to check out the link below for more inf…

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13: Brian Waldron 26:36

6M ago26:36

26:36

Brian Waldron has been a regular on our streaming quizzes since the early days of lockdowns with his team, Bok Bok Bitch. Now he tries his hand at building a Tangents quiz and I had a great time watching it happen. Enjoy! As always, be sure to check the links here: https://linktr.ee/TriviaWorkshop

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12: Tim Dippel 27:36

6M ago27:36

27:36

Tim Dippel is a familiar voice in the trivia podcasting community, as half of the hosting duo behind the Frenemy Trivia Podcast, and as part of the PTE Network. And because that doesn't keep him busy enough, he also hosts The Perfect Ten Podcast on the ThunderQuack network. Check out links to all of those things here: Frenemy Trivia Podcast PTE Net…

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11: John Liu 21:24

7M ago21:24

21:24

Santa Monica isn't just the home of America's most famous pub quiz. It's also the home of this week's guest, John Liu. John is part of several online quiz leagues, and took advantage of the abundance of internet quizzing during the last four years to become much more proficient at pop culture trivia. His expert subject though is video games. Plenty…

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10: Mike Brownstein 17:22

7M ago17:22

17:22

Another online regular tries their hand at Tangents this week. Mike Brownstein, one of the Ukrainian Trivia Resistance members heard that there was no spelling required for the podcast version of the game, and used that to his advantage. Mike is a great guy, and a great quizzer...and apparently deep into non-trivial things like disc golf. Be sure t…

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9: Paul Paquet 17:49

7M ago17:49

17:49

Paul Paquet is one of the best - and most prolific trivia writers on the planet. Having Paul play the game made me realize what it must be like for the chefs on Kitchen Nightmares when Gordon Ramsay is trying their Beef Wellington. He is the man behind The Ottawa Trivia League, and The Trivia Hall of Fame, and for many years has provided the questi…

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8: Stacey Melquist 23:27

7M ago23:27

23:27

Another ProgChamp takes a shot at building a quiz this week. Stacey Melquist, AKA "stitchinstacey" is my guest and she was looking for a wild array of subjects - RuPaul's Drag Race, 80s Music, and Knitting. On another note, on the LinkTree page I've added a link to the event page for the annual Crime Stoppers Trivia Night fundraiser that I do every…

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7: Christian Hernandez 11:09

8M ago11:09

11:09

This week's guest is Chris Hernandez, AKA "El Guapo"...a familiar name on Twitch for those of you who play my weekly streaming quiz . He's been a very active supporter of the stream for a long time, so I was eager to get him booked as one of the first few players on the podcast. He was looking for questions about The Simpsons, but did he find them …

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6: Brian Irving 30:03

8M ago30:03

30:03

Happy New Year! This week's player is Brian Irving, a fan of 90s movies and the Atlanta Braves, even though he's right in the middle of Cardinals/Cubs territory. Brian was able to build a quiz with questions about subjects like Abe Lincoln, Yugoslavia, DVD sequels, Lord of the Rings, music genres, 80s movies, mascots, acting athletes, Florida, Osca…

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ESG: The Moral Crusade for a 'Green New World' | Paul Mueller & Kate Wand 1:08:07

8M ago1:08:07

1:08:07

What exactly is ESG? Where did it come from, and how did it start to take hold and reshape our world? How is it related to the infamous UN SDGs? In this episode of Liberty Curious, Paul Mueller joins Kate Wand to discuss and dissect. Paul is an economist and Senior Research Faculty at AIER who specializes in defending freedom and combatting collect…

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5: Jay Borsom 42:45

8M ago42:45

42:45

Here's my gift to you this Festivus season. Jay Borsom from Liquid Kourage Entertainment has appeared on every other trivia-related podcast, so this was inevitable, I suppose.You can catch Jay several times a week doing live streams on Twitch, or if you're lucky enough to live in the suburbs of Chicago, you have some live options as well. To find o…

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4: Cheyenne Fletcher 40:26

8M ago40:26

40:26

Cheyenne is one of those people who signs up for every available online quiz and quiz league, so if you've been in that space since the spring of 2020 when that stuff took off, you've probably seen him, played against him, and watched him pull answers with the clock running out. If you have somehow missed out on that, this episode will give you a g…

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Freedom in the 50 States: How Free is YOUR state? | Jason Sorens & Kate Wand 47:58

8M ago47:58

47:58

How free is your state? Why has New York gone from a beacon of liberty to a state that people now flee in droves? And why are people moving to places like Florida, New Hampshire and South Dakota? Way back in the early 2000s, Jason Sorens paired up with AIER president William Ruger to find out. Jason joined Kate Wand on Liberty Curious to discuss hi…

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3: Fran Langum 17:56

9M ago17:56

17:56

If you've played our streaming quiz on Twitch since early 2020, chances are you've heard of a team called Professional Left. Fran is part of that team along with her husband Bill. It was great having her on to create a quiz. Have a listen and see how she did. https://linktr.ee/TriviaWorkshop

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2: Mike Bober 20:00

9M ago20:00

20:00

Want to play? Or do you just want to find more info on the podcast or Trivia Workshop? Here you go: https://linktr.ee/TriviaWorkshop

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1: Tim Edwards 21:08

9M ago21:08

21:08

This is the pilot episode, and I could think of no one better to help test the game than Tim Edwards of Questionable Co. in Tulsa, Oklahoma. This might work.

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Röpke's Battle Against Nazi Ideology | Samuel Gregg & Kate Wand 1:02:59

9M ago1:02:59

1:02:59

READ Samuel Gregg's Articles: https://lawliberty.org/when-a-classical-liberal-confronted-nazi-terror/ https://lawliberty.org/wilhelm-ropkes-civilization-of-liberty/ LISTEN to Liberty Curious: https://www.aier.org/podcasts/ SUBSCRIBE to Sam Gregg's Articles: https://www.aier.org/people/samuel-gregg/ What can happen when societies decouple from the W…

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Why THIS Mindset Puts Our Liberty at RISK | Barry Brownstein & Kate Wand 52:52

10M ago52:52

52:52

READ Barry Brownstein's Article: https://www.aier.org/article/to-live-for-grievances-risks-liberty/ LISTEN to Liberty Curious: https://www.aier.org/podcasts/ SUBSCRIBE to Barry's Substack: https://mindsetshifts.substack.com/ Why are so many in our generation brainwashed to see the world in a terrible way? And what is it about their mindset that mak…

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DECOLONIZATION: From Theory to Practice | Phil Magness & Kate Wand 38:23

10M ago38:23

38:23

Since October 7th, 2023, we have seen that ideas have consequences in the real world. Phillip Magness is an economic historian who specializes in the economic dimensions of slavery and racial discrimination, the history of taxation, and measurements of economic inequality over time. He also maintains an active research interest in higher education …

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The Original MAGA: The True Cost of Protectionism | Phil Magness & Kate Wand 1:05:30

11M ago1:05:30

1:05:30

In this episode of Liberty Curious we go deep into the historical roots of 'Making America Great Again'. Kate Wand sat down with Phillip W. Magness, Senior Research Faculty and F.A. Hayek Chair in Economics and Economic History at AIER, to discuss the true implications of tariffs and protectionism and how they have shaped America's economic landsca…

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Liberalism: What Does It Even MEAN? | Michael Munger & Kate Wand 1:00:03

11M ago1:00:03

1:00:03

On this episode of Liberty Curious, Kate Wand sat down with Michael Munger, economist and professor of political economy at Duke University, to discuss the Classical Liberal diaspora. Diaspora refers to the scattering of liberals ‘of the old type’; the remnant, the libertarians, and the classical liberals, whose message about liberty and limited go…

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Did the 2008 Financial Crisis Ever Really END? | Paul Mueller & Kate Wand 1:19:24

12M ago1:19:24

1:19:24

On this episode of Liberty Curious, Kate Wand sat down with Paul Mueller, who recently joined AIER as Senior Research Faculty, to discuss the 2007-2008 Financial Crisis and its reverberation into our present day. "Everything we're seeing around us is a fallout from that crisis." - Paul Mueller Paul received his PhD in economics from George Mason Un…

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Is There Such A Thing as Objective Morality? | Bruce Pardy & Kate Wand 1:04:59

12M ago1:04:59

1:04:59

Is there such a thing as objective morality? On a recent episode of Liberty Curious, Kate Wand sat down with Bruce Pardy, professor of Law and Executive Director of Rights Probe to discuss the woke virus of the mind. The comments section was full of passionate and interesting criticism and debate on one particular issue: can we all universally agre…

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The New Deal’s War on the Bill of Rights | David Beito & Kate Wand 1:16:52

12M ago1:16:52

1:16:52

On this episode of Liberty Curious, David T. Beito, professor, historian and author, joins Kate Wand to discuss his upcoming expose: The New Deal’s War on the Bill of Rights: The Untold Story of FDR’s Concentration Camps, Censorship, and Mass Surveillance. Although FDR is still considered one of the most beloved presidents in American history, Davi…

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