Best David Greenwald Podcasts (2024)

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Season 6 Episode 23: What the F*** Was That? (Ben's Debate w/Destiny) 2:17:38

2h ago2:17:38

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Last week Ben Burgis had a debate on Israel/Palestine with YouTube personality Steven Bonnell ("Destiny"). It went...oddly. In this episode we break it all down. Watch the debate at MDD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdMRphk7ij4 Follow Destiny on Twitter: @TheOmniLiberal Follow Ben on Twitter: @BenBurgis Follow GTAA on Twitter: @Gtaa_Show Become …

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Sam Querrey: Beating Djokovic at Wimbledon and great tips for a faster serve 36:55

3d ago36:55

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Sam Querrey joins us for the 67th episode of Baseline Intelligence. Sam reached a career high ranking of 11th in singles and 23rd in doubles on the ATP tour. He reached the semifinals of Wimbledon in 2017 and the quarterfinals of the US Open later that year. We talk: 1:34 Developing as a junior player 4:31 Committing to a grip change 5:46 How he wo…

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Season 6 Episode 22: The Vanquished (ft. Anders Lee & Freddy G.) 2:14:37

6d ago2:14:37

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Anders Lee and Freddy G. come on to chat with Ben Burgis about their new-ish podcast The Vanquished, where they profile losing presidential candidates over the decades. We'll dig into a handful of their favorites. Before that, Ben and the crew talk about his upcoming Israel/Palestine debate with YouTube personality Steven Bonnell ("Destiny"). Last …

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David Starbuck Smith: Ageless Painless Tennis 33:26

17d ago33:26

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David Starbuck Smith joins us for the 65th episode of Baseline Intelligence. David wrote the popular book "Ageless Painless Tennis" and specializes in overall health and performance. We talk: 1:31 Getting older doesn't mean getting weaker 5:32 How active is active enough? 9:45 Developing good posture 12:45 What is core strength? 17:48 Elbow pain 20…

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Season 6 Episode 21: Jeet Heer on Marty Peretz 2:35:29

19d ago2:35:29

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The Nation's Jeet Heer joins Ben Burgis to discuss his article "Friends and Enemies: Marty Peretz and the Travails of American Liberalism." You might not know who Marty Peretz is but you've unfortunately seen his handiwork--Anthony Blinken, for example, is a Peretz protege. So is Jim Cramer. The man's got a lot to answer for, and Jeet gets into all…

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Season 6 Episode 20: Exiting the Vampire's Castle (ft. Daniel Tutt) 2:09:18

30d ago2:09:18

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Daniel Tutt joins us again for a deep dive on Mark Fisher's classic essay "Exiting the Vampire's Castle" (heavily featured in Ben Burgis's book "Canceling Comedians While the World Burns: A Critique of the Contemporary Left"). Before that, Ben and the crew talk about NYU's bizarre reeducation program for student Palestine protesters. In the postgam…

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Marc Lucero: Behind the scenes at the French Open 13:30

1M ago13:30

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Marc Lucero joins us for the 65th episode of Baseline Intelligence. Marc has coached several top players on both the ATP and WTA tours, including Shelby Rogers, Steve Johnson, and currently Amanda Anisimova. We talk: 0:52 the week before a grand slam 2:44 Cramming for the exam 5:47 The differences in the red clay 9:02 Moving on slick surfaces…

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Season 6 Episode 19: Tucker Carlson & Dugin (ft. Matt McManus & C. Derrick Varn) 2:29:27

1M ago2:29:27

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This time we bring on the big guns--political science professor Matt McManus and Varn Vlog host C. Derrick Varn--to help Ben Burgis watch Tucker Carlson's interview with Russian fascist intellectual Aleksandr Dugin. This interview is basically GTAA catnip. Before that, we introduce new GTAA intern Aidan, talking about the protests at UCLA, and we d…

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Season 6 Episode 18: Ben's Munk Debate w/Jamie Kirchick (ft. David Griscom & Matthew Whalan) 2:36:01

1M ago2:36:01

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David Griscom and Matthew Whalan join Ben Burgis to listen to Ben's debate on the Munk Debates podcast with neoconservative commentator Jamie Kirchick on, "Be it resolved, the campus protesters are on the right side of history." Before that, Ben and the crew talk about Biden's reception by anti-war students at Morehouse (where Ben used to teach) an…

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Gigi Fernandez: Hall of Fame worthy doubles tips 33:29

2M ago33:29

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Gigi Fernandez joins us for the 64th episode of Baseline Intelligence. Gigi won 17 grand slam titles, 2 Olympic gold medals, was ranked #1 in the world and is a member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame. We talk: 1:24 Playing her best tennis in big matches 4:53 Focusing on yourself 6:15 Detaching from the outcome 7:59 Understanding the game o…

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Season 6 Episode 17: Bill Maher & Morning Joe are Full of Sh*t on Palestine/Jordan Chariton on Flint 2:09:50

2M ago2:09:50

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Jordan Chariton comes on GTAA for the first time to chat about his new documentary "Flint Fatigue." Before that, RM Brown comes by to watch some Bill Maher and Morning Joe. Last but not least, we watch Ben's keynote speech at last week's convention of the Green Party of New Jersey. (No postgame this week, sorry!) Watch the documentary: https://www.…

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Season 6 Episode 16: Friendly Marxism Debate w/Spencer Case & Talking NJ Palestine Organizing 2:02:03

2M ago2:02:03

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Ben Burgis is freshly back from New Jersey where among other things he did a Palestine teach-in at the Princeton encampment. He also recently sat down for a friendly debate with goodhearted but right-leaning philosophy podcaster Spencer Case. We watch most of that and then bring on Rutgers professor and New Jersey Uncommitted organizer Elektra Kost…

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Season 6 Episode 15: Fascism is When Austrian Painter (ft. Daniel Bessner & Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins) 1:54:16

2M ago1:54:16

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Two of our favorite Daniels--Bessner and Steinmetz-Jenkins--join Ben Burgis to talk about the Daniels' Jacobin article "Liberals’ Heated Fascism Rhetoric Sidesteps Self-Reflection" and the broader debate on the relationship between Trumpism and Fascism. Read the article: https://jacobin.com/2024/04/liberals-fascism-rhetoric-democrats-election Follo…

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Season 6 Episode 13: Who's Afraid of Collectivism?/Ben on MSNBC & SiriusXM 2:17:47

2M ago2:17:47

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[Scheduling: Sorry to be releasing these slightly out of order--things got messed up with traveling and etc. but Ep. 15 should be coming out in a couple days, then Ep. 16 on Saturday and we'll be caught up!] Friend of the show Jordan Peterson recently referred to Luke Savage as an "idiot socialist." This week we talk to Luke himself (as well as act…

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Emma Doyle: What makes a great coach 35:23

2M ago35:23

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Emma Doyle joins us for the 63rd episode of Baseline Intelligence. Emma is a speaker, coach, trainer, and author of the book "What Makes a Great Coach". We talk: 1:51 What makes a great coach 9:19 Empowering your player to make decisions 13:46 What makes a great question 17:28 Five gaming principles 21:25 Being a good listener 28:50 Why the coach/p…

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Season 6 Episode 14: Alexander Herbert on Lenin/Ben on WABC/Watching Tucker in the Postgame 2:10:10

2M ago2:10:10

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Alexander Herbert, a historian of the Soviet Union, joins us to chat about his Substack essay "Do We Really Need Lenin Today?" Before that, Ben Burgis and the GTAA crew listen to some of Ben's recent appearance on the WABC show "The Other Side of Midnight" where he answers some questions from host Frank Marano about objections to his views on Gaza.…

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Jeff Greenwald: Handling nerves and learning to relax in your matches 34:47

3M ago34:47

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Jeff Greenwald joins us for the 62nd episode of Baseline Intelligence. Jeff is one of the premiere sports psychologists and wrote the award winning book "The Best Tennis of Your Life". We talk: 2:16 Why people get nervous 5:57 Framing "not missing" in a positive way 7:05 Step 1 to handling nerves 8:59 How expectations affect nerves 15:50 The stats …

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Season 6 Episode 12: Jay Ponti on QAnon, Trump, and "Neo-Fascism" 1:53:19

3M ago1:53:19

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Jay Ponti, the author of "Be The Revolution: How Occupy Wall Street and the Bernie Sanders Movement Reshaped American Politics" joins Ben Burgis to talk about the chapter on QAnon, Trump, and "neo-fascism"--including some surprising personal connections. Before that, Ben and the crew will be joined joined by the great RM Brown to watch, among other…

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Thursday Night Debate Breakdown: Sam Seder vs. Majority Report Caller On Social Security 1:27:55

3M ago1:27:55

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Ben Burgis and J. Andrew World continue the weekly series of Thursday Night Debate Breakdowns by watching Sam Seder debate a Majority Report caller who called him a "f---ing idiot" on Twitter for his position on Social Security. Follow Andy on Twitter: @rightaboutnow2 Follow Ben on Twitter: @BenBurgis Follow GTAA on Twitter: @Gtaa_Show Become a GTA…

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Scott Fawcett: Using math and logic to make better strategic decisions 43:29

3M ago43:29

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Scott Fawcett is our guest for the 61st episode of Baseline Intelligence. Scott founded the golf analytics platform DECADE Golf, and has helped players win NCAA Championships and PGA Tour events. We talk: 1:35 Who is Scott Fawcett? 3:49 Tiger 5 statistics 10:47 Managing expectations 15:24 Solving problems 26:45 Four pennies drill 29:12 Shot pattern…

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Q & A Stream / Exciting 4/1 Announcement / Shapiro vs. Owens 1:47:30

3M ago1:47:30

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No full episode this week, but Ben and the crew do an exciting announcement, check in on Ben Shapiro vs. Candace Owens, and take viewer Q & A. Smith College petition: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/smith-college-community-in-support-of-college-hall-protestors Follow Ben on Twitter: @BenBurgis Follow GTAA on Twitter: @Gtaa_Show Become a GTAA Pa…

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Season 6 Episode 11: Nathan Robinson on His Debate w/Destiny 1:36:49

3M ago1:36:49

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David Griscom joins us at the top of the show, then Current Affairs editor Nathan J. Robinson chats with Ben about his Israel/Palestine debate with liberal politics streamer Steven Bonnell aka "Destiny." Jason Myles hangs out in the postgame for patrons. Follow Nathan on Twitter: @NathanJRobinson Follow Jason on Twitter: @J_Myles_TiR Follow Ben on …

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Thursday Night Debate Breakdown: Norman Finkelstein vs. Rabbi Shmuley 2:24:00

3M ago2:24:00

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Matthew Whalan once again joins Ben Burgis for a Thursday Night Debate Breakdown. This week they're watching (actual!) friend of the show Norm Finkelstein taking on Rabbi Shmuley on Israel/Palestine on Piers Morgan's show. Read Matthew's Substack: https://matthewvernonwhalan.substack.com Follow Matthew on Twitter: @VernonWhalan Follow Ben on Twitte…

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Michael Joyce: Adapting to different conditions and the importance of depth on your rally ball 38:12

3M ago38:12

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We talk: 1:33 Analyzing Krueger vs. Badosa 6:04 Adapting to different court conditions 14:32 Why depth is important for your rally ball 18:45 Maria Sharapova at the French Open 24:04 When you should change directions and go down the line 30:54 Taking your practice game to the match court 34:42 Best advice for the 4.0 player…

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Season 6 Episode 10: Debunking Thomas Sowell 2:14:26

3M ago2:14:26

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Matt McManus joins us to discuss his Jacobin article "Thomas Sowell Is a Cynical Man": https://jacobin.com/2024/03/sowell-cynical-social-domination-conservatism Support the Smith College library union: https://www.sclwu.org/ Support the Long Beach post union: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/urge-long-beach-post-management-to-recognize-the-long-…

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Season 6 Episode 9: Israel/Palestine Debate w/Brianna Wu 2:02:35

4M ago2:02:35

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Rebellion PAC Executive Director Brianna Wu joins Ben Burgis for a conversation to explore their disagreements on Israel/Palestine as well as on the Biden administration's response to the horrors happening there. Before that, we're joined for the opening segment by the one and only RM Brown. (We'll start with Jordan Peterson-on-Elmo for that.) Last…

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Thursday Night Debate Breakdown: Piers Morgan vs. Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett 1:29:19

4M ago1:29:19

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Gordon Katic joins Ben Burgis to watch Piers Morgan's recent faceoff with former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett over the war in Gaza. Follow Gordon on Twitter: @gordonkatic Follow Ben on Twitter: @BenBurgis Follow GTAA on Twitter: @Gtaa_Show Become a GTAA Patron and receive numerous benefits ranging from patron-exclusive postgames every Mon…

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Gaby Dabrowski: Closing the net to win more doubles matches 34:15

4M ago34:15

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Gaby Dabrowski is our guest for the 59th episode of Baseline Intelligence. Gaby is the 2023 US Open Women's Doubles Champion and has been ranked as high as 4th in the WTA rankings. She also won the 2017 French Open and the 2018 Australian Open in Mixed Doubles. We talk: 1:35 Mixed vs. women's doubles 2:42 Returning a faster serve 4:10 Where to stan…

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Season 6 Episode 8: Ben Shapiro's Foreign Policy/Ben Burgis on News Nation 1:56:38

4M ago1:56:38

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On a recent episode of his show, professional advocate for the 1% Ben Shapiro lays out his "foreign policy worldview" so we're bringing on one of our favorite foreign policy analysts, Mean Djene Bajalan, onto the show to break it down. Before that, Ben Burgis and the GTAA crew watch Ben's recent appearance on News Nation in which Ben and host Dan A…

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Thursday Night Debate Breakdown: Ben Shapiro vs. Alex O'Connor 1:56:02

4M ago1:56:02

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Victor and Ethan join Ben Burgis once again for a Thursday Night Debate Breakdown. This week they're watching Ben Shapiro's debate with "Cosmic Skeptic" Alex O'Connor about religion and society. Check out Victor and Ethan's podcast (with Matt McManus and Gordon Katic) "Academic Edgelords"): https://academicedgelords.com/ Follow Ethan on Twitter: @a…

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Gemma Galdon Clavell PhD on Why Unaudited AI is Bad AI 21:43

4M ago21:43

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If you are a career counselor and using AI to make hiring choices, your AI systems may be working against you. In today’s episode, Gemma Galdon Clavell PhD discusses how businesses can be smart when using AI to make hiring decisions. Dr. Galdon-Clavell is the Founder and CEO of Eticas.ai, an AI compliance company. She works to ensure that AI is ser…

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Season 6 Episode 7: The Dystopias of Yesterday (Talking Science Fiction w/RJ Eskow) 1:50:37

4M ago1:50:37

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Zero Hour host RJ Eskow joins Ben Burgis to talk about RJ's Current Affairs essay "The Dystopias of Yesterday": https://www.currentaffairs.org/2024/02/the-dystopias-of-yesterday Before that, Ben and the GTAA crew watch some of a bizarre-even-by-the-standards-of-Alex-Jones conversation about hive minds and "the AI agenda" between evil clown Alex Jon…

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CareerScope: John Robinson on Navigating the Job Market With a Disability 16:55

4M ago16:55

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“It’s up to us.” Today’s guest, John Robinson, President and CEO of Our Ability, says that positive change is possible, but it is up to us to create a world built around inclusion. John is committed to connecting individuals with disabilities with education and employment through mentoring, workshops, public speaking and job placement. John was nam…

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Thursday Night Debate Breakdown: RFK, Jr. vs. Dave Smith 2:07:20

4M ago2:07:20

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Matthew Whalan joins Ben Burgis for another Thursday Night Debate Breakdown. This time, they're watching a brand-new one--Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (who's somehow both an ardent apologist for Israeli war crimes and an occasional just-asking-questions advocate of anti-Semitic conspiracy theories) debating libertarian podcaster Da…

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Dan Kiernan: Paying your daily bill and insights from the 2023 US Open doubles champions 36:11

4M ago36:11

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Dan Kiernan is our guest for the 58th episode of Baseline Intelligence. Dan hosts the popular podcast "Control the Controllables" and currently works with the reigning US Open doubles champions Gaby Dabrowski and Erin Routliffe. We talk: 2:15 Lightning in a bottle with a doubles team 6:40 Learn how to communicate as a doubles partner 9:55 Creating …

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Thursday Night Debate Breakdown: William F. Buckley vs. John Kenneth Galbraith 1:57:58

4M ago1:57:58

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Current Affairs magazine's "House Economist" Robert Larson joins Ben Burgis to continue the weekly series of Thursday Night Debate Breakdowns by watching left-liberal economist John Kenneth Galbraith's 1981 appearance on William F. Buckley's Firing Line. (There might also be a surprise bonus mini-breakdown at the beginning of the show.) Read Rob at…

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Season 6 Episode 6: Tucker Does Moscow (ft. Deep State Kuba) 2:07:37

4M ago2:07:37

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Tucker Carlson interviewed Vladimir Putin. Pro-war libs think Carlson should be locked up as a "traitor." Actual Putin apologists--few and far between in the general population, but if you look in the right corners of the internet you can find plenty of them!--ignored a lot of what Russia's ultra-right-wing, militaristic president had to say. Our r…

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Thursday Night Debate Breakdown: Jordan Peterson at Oxford 2:21:39

5M ago2:21:39

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Ben Burgis and Deep State Kuba continue the weekly series of Thursday Night Debate Breakdown's by watching Dr. Lobster spar with Oxford students. Follow Kuba on Twitter: @DrKuba2 Follow Ben on Twitter: @BenBurgis Follow GTAA on Twitter: @Gtaa_Show Become a GTAA Patron and receive numerous benefits ranging from patron-exclusive postgames every Monda…

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Season 6 Episode 5: RM Brown + Breaking Down the Krystal v .Saagar Immigration Debate w/Matt Cameron 1:52:38

5M ago1:52:38

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The great RM Brown stops by at the beginning of the show to join Ben Burgis and the GTAA crew for some Valentine's Day content with Jordan Peterson and Ben Shapiro. (They're very concerned about sexual boredom!) After that, we're joined by immigration lawyer Matt Cameron to break down a debate between Breaking Points hosts Krystal Ball and Saagar E…

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CareerScope: How Do You Measure Up Against AI? With Dan Schwabel 17:06

5M ago17:06

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“Measure yourself against the robots because you’re going to be measured against them anyway.” Our guest today, Dan Schwabel, is the founder and managing partner of Workplace Intelligence, an award-winning thought and leadership research agency. Dan is also a New York Times bestselling author of three career books. Dan has conducted numerous resear…

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Thursday Night Debate Breakdown: Glenn Greenwald & Alex Jones vs. Destiny & The Krassensteins Pt. 2 1:58:36

5M ago1:58:36

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Victor Bruzzone and Ethan from the Confronting Capital channel come back to watch the second half of this trainwreck of a debate. Check out Victor and Ethan's podcast (with Matt McManus and Gordon Katic) "Academic Edgelords"): https://academicedgelords.com/ Follow Ethan on Twitter: @anontwtuser11 Follow Victor on Twitter: @victorbruzzone Follow Ben…

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Jay Berger: Playing with intensity and accountability 34:35

5M ago34:35

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Jay Berger joins us for the 57th episode of Baseline Intelligence. Jay was ranked as high as 7th on the ATP tour and won 3 singles titles throughout his career. He was the head men's tennis coach at the University of Miami, was the head of men's tennis at the USTA Player Development, and currently coaches Reilly O'Pelka. We talk: 2:05 Playing with …

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Season 6 Episode 4: Is the Left Too Soft on Nietzsche? (ft. Daniel Tutt & Matt McManus) 2:22:26

5M ago2:22:26

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Matt McManus and Daniel Tutt join Ben Burgis to talk about Daniel's new book "How to Read Like a Parasite: How the Left Got High on Nietzsche." Before that, This is Revolution host Jason Myles joins Ben and the GTAA crew to talk about Jason's new article "Same As It Ever Was: The Ilusion of Political Discourse in American Media" and talk about the …

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David Greenwald on the Value of a College Degree and Current Job Market Trends 18:15

5M ago18:15

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Is college still important in today’s job market? Today’s guest, David Greenwald, founder, president, and managing director of i2iplacement, a human capital company, dives into this question and more. David has decades of digital marketing experience and has trained, mentored and managed sales teams at seven successful digital media companies. With…

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Thursday Night Debate Breakdown: Glenn Greenwald & Alex Jones vs. Destiny & The Krassensteins Pt. 1 2:11:31

5M ago2:11:31

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Victor Bruzzone and Ethan from the Confronting Capital channel are BACK for another Thursday Night Debate Breakdown. This week they have the privilege of watching the folks from this video's title debating the meaning of the January 6th riot. Check out Victor and Ethan's podcast (with Matt McManus and Gordon Katic) "Academic Edgelords"): https://ac…

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Season 6 Episode 3: Debunking Bedbug Bret Stephens 2:09:27

5M ago2:09:27

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Current Affairs editor Nathan J. Robinson joins us to break down New York Times columnist Bret "Bedbug" Stephens's article "The Genocide Charge Against Israel Is a Moral Obscenity": https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/16/opinion/israel-hamas-war-genocide.html Before that, Ben and the GTAA crew watch Ben's appearance on Novara Media to talk about the Ne…

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Louis Cayer: Transforming yourself into a confident doubles player 34:32

5M ago34:32

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Louis Cayer is our guest for the 56th episode of Baseline Intelligence. Louis is the premiere doubles coach in all of tennis. He's a lead coach for the LTA and has helped several players to world #1 in the ATP doubles rankings including Jamie Murray, Neal Skupski and Joel Salisbury. We talk: 1:48 Informing, forming and transforming 5:00 Louis' valu…

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Season 6 Episode 2: Owning the Libs (ft. Luke Savage) 2:14:03

5M ago2:14:03

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Jacobin columnist Luke Savage joins us to talk about Luke's article "Modern Liberalism Has Become a Defense of Hierarchy and Deference to Elites" and the incoherent 34-point lib manifesto in the New York Times Luke was responding to--Cass Sunstein's "Why I Am a Liberal." Before that, host Ben Burgis and the GTAA crew talk Trump, immigration, Biden …

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Bonus Episode: Avoiding the second set letdown with Jessica Pegula and Alistair Higham 20:16

6M ago20:16

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On our first bonus episode we discuss second set letdowns and what we can do to get off to quicker starts in the second set. We talk: 1:31 What is a second set let down? 2:51 The unique scoring system in tennis 5:39 Three ways to get off to quicker starts 7:40 Jessica Pegula on getting off to quick starts and closing out matches 12:50 Bathroom brea…

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Season 6 Episode 1: Debating a Pro-DeSantis Dem/Ben Fong on the History of the CIO (Podcast Version) 2:01:53

6M ago2:01:53

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We're baaaaack! In the first GTAA episode of 2024, host Ben Burgis debates op-ed columnist Will Cooper, a liberal Democrat who nevertheless thinks that Ron DeSantis is more "competent" than Biden or Trump. Ben wrote a Jacobin article a while back responding to Will and arguing that this zany take is an extreme symptom of a much larger problem with …

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