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Left Hand Right Brain is the podcast where JD Lopez, comedian and self proclaimed sensitive artist, has a free flowing conversation with other artists breaking down their creative process and exploring our personal foibles. But, it’s not as pretentious as it sounds. We talk about all this and more while kicking back, cracking wise, and having a good time.
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A new show dedicated to all the gear in the running scene. Tune in every other week as I bring on some fantastic guest and pro runners to talk shoes, gear and the industry.
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This week JD chats with guest Patrick Scott. Patrick is a standup comedian in Denver. Topics discussed include but are not limited to: who won the weight loss challenge, Patrick gives JD notes on jokes, and The Rock. Please remember to like, subscribe, rate, review, and tell a friend! Follow LHRB on Facebook, Instagram @lefthandrightbrain, Twitter …
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Ali Khamenei, Iran’s longtime ruler, saw the possibility of normalization between Israel and Saudi Arabia as a threat to his hegemonic ambitions. On Oct. 7, Hamas, one of Tehran’s proxies, invaded Israel and committed multiple acts of barbarism. That sparked a war and froze prospects for a new Saudi-Israeli relationship. However, The Wall Street Jo…
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This week JD chats with guest Eeland Stribling. Eeland is a stand-up comedian based in Denver. Topics discussed include, but are not limited to: what it means to be cool, cookies, and bears. Please remember to like, subscribe, rate, review, and tell a friend! Follow LHRB on Facebook, Instagram @lefthandrightbrain, Twitter @LHRBpodcast, or just hit …
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Last weekend, Iran’s rulers launched a massive missile and drone assault on Israel. Though the attack was thwarted, it should be obvious that the Islamic Republic is willing to pursue its goal of “Death to Israel!” — not just by utilizing Arab proxies and pawns, but now also directly from within its own territory. We must assume that Iran’s rulers …
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This week JD chats with guest Megan Arellano. Megan is a Software Engineer. Topics discussed include but are not limited to: how the Tech Industry is made up, using spite as motivation, and liking your co-workers. Please remember to like, subscribe, rate, review, and tell a friend! Follow LHRB on Facebook, Instagram @lefthandrightbrain, Twitter @LH…
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Six months after Iranian-backed terrorists perpetrated the largest slaughter of Jews since the Holocaust, Israel’s ground war against Hamas in Gaza, its conflict with Lebanon-based Hezbollah in Israel’s north, and Tehran’s multi-front shadow war against the Jewish state continue. For a status update, host Cliff May is joined by his FDD colleagues B…
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This week JD chats with guest Bradley Galli. Brad is a standup comedian in Denver. Topics discussed include but are not limited to: relapsing into bad eating, mental health, and restaurant pet peeves. Please remember to like, subscribe, rate, review, and tell a friend! Follow LHRB on Facebook, Instagram @lefthandrightbrain, Twitter @LHRBpodcast, or…
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The Israeli airstrike next to Iran’s embassy in Damascus on April 1 targeted several high-ranking members of Iran’s Quds Force — an elite division of its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, or IRGC, which is designated by the U.S. as a terrorist organization. Among those killed: top IRGC-QF commander in Syria and Lebanon, Mohammad Reza Zahedi. The r…
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This week JD chats with guests Haley Drizcoll and Katie Bowman. They are both standup comedians based out of Denver. Topics discussed include but are not limited to: dentists, being depressed after recording a special, and trippin. Please remember to like, subscribe, rate, review, and tell a friend! Follow LHRB on Facebook, Instagram @lefthandright…
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President Reagan knew a detent with the Soviet Union wouldn’t win the Cold War. If we take off the gloves and force Soviet communism to compete with American democracy, he thought, the U.S. will prevail. In a phrase: “We win, they lose.” He was right. The U.S. won. The Soviet Union collapsed. But in the decades since as America’s role in the world …
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This week JD chats with guests Gian Hernandez and Nora Cazares. Gian is a standup comedian/podcaster/martial artist and Nora is an actor/podcaster. Topics discussed include but are not limited to: immigrating from Puerto Rico, the crazy inner workings of a cleaning company in Black Hawk, and pursuing artistic endeavors in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Plea…
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After World War II, the United States attempted to construct something new: a liberal, American-led, rules-based international order that would promote human rights, Enlightenment values, and democracy. Today, the dictatorial rulers of China, Russia, and Iran are attempting to establish something different: a world order that is radically illiberal…
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In Gaza, Israelis are fighting a ground war – and an underground war – against Hamas, a proxy of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Israelis also are responding to missile attacks from Hezbollah, Tehran’s Lebanon-based foreign legion. These are serious conflicts. But they are not separate conflicts. And they could be something else – something worse. Ma…
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This week JD chats with guests Patrick Scott and Mitch Jones. Patrick and Mitch are stand-up comedians in Denver Colorado. Topics discussed include but are not limited to: wrestling, starting comedy in Fort Collins Colorado, and checking in on the progress of the weight loss challenge. Please remember to like, subscribe, rate, review, and tell a fr…
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Next month marks 30 years since the onset of the world’s worst mass slaughter since the Holocaust: the Rwandan genocide. Among the forces that ushered in an end to the conflict was a military officer who would ultimately become Rwanda’s president: Paul Kagame. FDD’s RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery recently met with President Kagame and other senior off…
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This week JD chats with guest Austin Langley. Austin is a stand-up comedian and host of Roast Battle Denver. Topics discussed include but are not limited to: slang from Johnny Tsunami, Roast Battle Denver, and allegedly burning down a theater. Please remember to like, subscribe, rate, review, and tell a friend! Follow LHRB on Facebook, Instagram @l…
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Joining Cliff for this episode is Boston Globe columnist Jeff Jacoby, whose first column appeared 30 years ago this week. Jeff’s career as a journalist has included interviews with Elie Wiesel and Mikhail Gorbachev, and on-the-ground reporting from such exotic locales as Cuba, the Korean DMZ, and Gaza. Cliff asks Jeff how he came to his world view;…
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This week JD chats with guest Logan Birkholz. Logan is a stand-up comedian. Topics discussed include but are not limited to: religion, finding community in comedy, and loving attention. Please remember to like, subscribe, rate, review, and tell a friend! Follow LHRB on Facebook, Instagram @lefthandrightbrain, Twitter @LHRBpodcast, or just hit us up…
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Given the mandate of the United Nations, you might think a genocide perpetrated by a terrorist organization against a democracy in the Middle East would be an opportunity for the UN to exercise its moral authority — perhaps even an obligation, considering the U.S. tax dollars that bankroll it. But you’d be wrong. The UN doesn’t recognize Hamas as a…
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As Israel's defensive war in Gaza enters its fifth month, host Cliff May is joined by FDD experts retired Major General Amir Eshel and retired Rear Admiral Mark Montgomery to talk about the current state of the war including how many Hamas terrorists are thought to remain active on the battlefield in Gaza; the whereabouts of Hamas leaders Yahya Sin…
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This week JD chats with guest Patrick Scott. Patrick is a stand-up comedian. Topics discussed include but are not limited to: checking in on the weight loss challenge, d!#ks, and who would play us in a movie. Please remember to like, subscribe, rate, review, and tell a friend! Follow LHRB on Facebook, Instagram @lefthandrightbrain, Twitter @LHRBpod…
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The U.S. is in a decisive moment. Harried by turmoil and challenges at home, many Americans look overseas and see a world on fire. Ukrainians are fighting for their lives against Putin, wondering whether the west will abandon them; Beijing is undertaking an unprecedented military expansion in preparation for potential aggression in the Taiwan Strai…
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This week JD chats with guest Patrick Scott. Patrick is a stand-up comedian. Topics discussed include but are not limited to: checking in on the weight loss challenge, JD getting in a cold plunge, and working past your autism. Please remember to like, subscribe, rate, review, and tell a friend! Follow LHRB on Facebook, Instagram @lefthandrightbrain…
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Colonel Richard Kemp has spent three decades fighting terrorists and insurgents around the world, including as commander of British forces in Afghanistan and Iraq. He has been present during each conflict between Israel and Hamas since 2008 and has been in Israel since the beginning of the current Gaza war. Col. Kemp joins Cliff to discuss why Isra…
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Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) and Senator Roger Wicker (R-MI) are the chairman and ranking member, respectively, of the Senate Armed Services Committee. On January 11, they issued a noteworthy joint statement after receiving a briefing from Admiral John Aquilino, the commander of all U.S. military forces in the Indo-Pacific. The briefing’s topic? The th…
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This week JD chats with guest Royce Roeswood. Royce is an actor, playwright, improviser, teaching artist, producer, and all-around Theater Artist. Topics discussed include but are not limited to: Soul Boom: Why We Need a Spiritual Revolution by Rainn Wilson, using AI to help with creativity, and consciousness. Please remember to like, subscribe, ra…
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Host Cliff May is joined by FDD experts Jonathan Schanzer and Richard Goldberg to discuss Qatar donning the facade of ‘mediator’ and ‘peacemaker.’ The reality is rather different. They unpack Doha's bad behavior, including how a plethora of bad actors — e.g., Hamas, the Muslim Brotherhood, the Taliban, al Qaeda, ISIS, and the Islamic Republic of Ir…
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This week JD chats with guest Ethan Everhart! Ethan is a standup comedian, musician (Solar Flare Sunset), and podcaster (Hey, I have Ideas Too!). Topics discussed include but are not limited to: bad show stories, sports, and New Year’s resolutions. Please like, subsJD Lopez Left Hand Right Brain Podcast Denver Colorado Comedy Standup Humor Mile Hig…
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The October 7 attack against Israel was carried out by Hamas with support from the Islamic Republic of Iran. Other Tehran proxies include Lebanon-based Hezbollah and Yemen-based Ansar Allah, better known as the Houthi rebels. Although President Trump designated them as a foreign terrorist organization, President Biden removed them from that blackli…
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This week JD chats with guest Patrick Scott! Patrick is a standup comedian. Topics discussed include but are not limited to: our New Year's weight loss challenge, how being attractive is a life hack, and eating out of the trash. Please like, subscribe, rate, review, and tell a friend. Follow LHRB on Facebook, Instagram @lefthandrightbrain, Twitter …
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Dr. Nadia Schadlow previously served as the U.S. national security advisor for strategy, and she led the drafting and publication of the 2017 National Security Strategy (and in record time). She shares what it was like to formulate such a strategy while in the Trump White House and while her predecessors rejected much of it, she shares one Strategy…
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