Best Despres Podcasts (2024)

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076-EN - How I Got Into Golf 21:29

6d ago21:29

21:29

In today's episode I am telling you about my journey of transitioning between an uninterested person into a golf lover with a few insights of what I have learned so far. The documentary Full Swing and the Movie The Long Game that I mentioned in this episode can be found on Netflix (it is not an ad, just what I have been watching to familiarize myse…

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075-EN - Recycling Your Laptop 9:09

7d ago9:09

9:09

In my quest to find a way to recycle my very old laptop (which wasn't even mine, I was given this laptop by my ex partner), I came across this company which made my task easier. I was a bit sentimental about this laptop and it is the laptop that I started my podcast Moldovan Abroad on it during the one year motorhome travel (testimony to the fact t…

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Episode 70: Forward Facing Sonar Wisdom Vs Knowledge 31:23

2M ago31:23

31:23

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What’s Truly a “True Story” in Hollywood (with Naomi Despres & John Gatins) 43:26

2M ago43:26

43:26

In March, after years of work, producer Naomi Despres and screenwriter John Gatins released “Little Wing,” the story of a young pigeon racer, first told by Susan Orlean, in The New Yorker. In this episode of The Sunday Long Read Podcast, Despres and Gatins explain the trials and tribulations of getting an adaptation like this one out into the world…

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074-EN - Interview with Sergiu Matei about company values, happiness, purpose 24:01

2M ago24:01

24:01

Meet Sergiu, an Oxford educated entrepreneur from Moldova with whom I discuss about bringing value to society; getting a balance between purpose and financial success; finding happiness in small things; leadership; empowering your team and other subjects around values. You can find Sergiu on LinkedIn. You can find me on instagram @moldovan_abroad o…

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Episode 69: Adrian Despres 43:44

2M ago43:44

43:44

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Texas Monthly's adaptation boom (with Megan Creydt) 36:23

2M ago36:23

36:23

Over the last few years, Texas Monthly has had a booming success on the big and small screen, turning impeccable stories into films and TV series. In an interview with The Sunday Long Read’s Jacob Feldman, Texas Monthly’s Executive Producer for TV, films and podcasts, Megan Creydt, explains how it all happened. Show notes : Lawrence Wright’s Texas …

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S3 Ep8 Nani Noam Vazana 35:07

2M ago35:07

35:07

An interview with singer and instrumentalist Nani Noam Vazana about jazz, music industry and the importance of native language for musical identity

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Speaking To The Nerds (with Marc Bernardin) 44:38

3M ago44:38

44:38

A self-described “Star War Kid” and “nerd,” Marc Bernardin left journalism a few years ago to follow his dream: becoming a television writer. Bernardin explains to host Jacob Feldman why nerd culture took over entertainment, and what it was like making the jump from magazine newsroom to Hollywood writers’ room. Marc Bernardin is a writer, director,…

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The Art of Big Audience Storytelling (with Jessica Pressler) 37:47

3M ago37:47

37:47

In a span of only three years, two of Jessica Pressler’s New York Magazine stories ended up on screen, a journey that involved a playdate with Julia Stiles in Queens. In an interview with Don Van Natta Jr., Pressler recounts her experience writing the original stories and the oddness of seeing herself played in a film twice. Jessica Pressler is a c…

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073-EN - Interview with Kirk Andrews about Art 38:09

4M ago38:09

38:09

Kirk is a full time fine artist “evoking emotion, expression, imagination, creativity, magic & beauty through [his] art”https://www.kirkandrewsart.com/ His website states: I am a UK based fine artist working in charcoal, Indian ink and pastel. I specialise in portraiture and my passion for music inspires my Music Icon artwork. My artwork sells worl…

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072-EN - Interview with Ruxanda Lungu, scientist and artist 48:45

5M ago48:45

48:45

In this episode we talked about various subjects, such as travel; life in Portugal; science; neuroscience; art. Ruxanda is working as a scientist and she is also doing a PhD in Biomedicine (Neuroscience and Genetics). She is also a visual artist, you can see her beautiful art on instagram @ ruxanda.art. If you have any questions for me, you can rea…

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Episode 68:The status of FFS in Pro Fishing 34:13

6M ago34:13

34:13

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071-RO - Interviu cu Andrei Vasilachi de la podcastul Meditatii 1:33:46

6M ago1:33:46

1:33:46

"Filozofeală" între doi podcasteri. Pe Andrei îl găsiți pe YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@meditatii/featured sau website https://podcastmeditatii.com/ În acest episod am menționat cărți ca: Deep Work de Carl Newport; Feel the Fear But Do It Anyway de Susan Jeffers; The Artists Way de Julia Cameron. Pe mine mă găsiți pe www.moldovanabroad.com sau …

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Episode 67: The Three Things 3 34:31

6M ago34:31

34:31

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Episode 66: The Three Things 2 48:06

7M ago48:06

48:06

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Episode 65: The Three Things 1 44:49

7M ago44:49

44:49

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Episode 64: The Three Things Intro 38:20

7M ago38:20

38:20

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Episode 63: Clark Wendlandt 32:10

7M ago32:10

32:10

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Episode 62: Five Things Not To Say To a Bass Pro 29:33

7M ago29:33

29:33

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Episode 61: Challenge to Christian Dads 22:25

8M ago22:25

22:25

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Episode 60: Old School vs New Tech 18:51

8M ago18:51

18:51

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Episode 59: Alton Jones Jr. 31:40

8M ago31:40

31:40

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Episode 58: Joey Nania 38:15

8M ago38:15

38:15

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Episode 57: Bassmaster Elite Preview 27:13

9M ago27:13

27:13

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Episode 56: Boat Giveaway and More 25:14

9M ago25:14

25:14

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Take a Joke, Episode 4: Edith Zimmerman 39:02

10M ago39:02

39:02

Edith Zimmerman rocketed to media stardom early in her career. Her editing of the influential and hilarious website The Hairpin got her a place on Forbes’ 30 under 30—at only twenty-eight, she was a “much sought after writer,” noted the magazine. Zimmerman hasn’t lost an ounce of her humor in the years since, but she has slowly rediscovered herself…

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Take A Joke, Episode 3: Matt Shearer 44:57

11M ago44:57

44:57

Award-winning radio reporter Matt Shearer is making Boston’s WBZ station—and by extension, local journalism—cool again. The thirty-six-year-old TikTok star’s success has breathed new life into the industry. In a wide-ranging conversation with host Jacob Feldman, Shearer shares his path to social media stardom. In the third episode of “Take a Joke,”…

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Take A Joke, Episode 2: Dina Gusovsky 30:15

11M ago30:15

30:15

Dina Gusovsky was an award-winning investigative reporter before she put that career aside to pursue comedy in 2016, joining Late Night with Seth Meyers. Not because she wanted to move away from the news, but the opposite—she saw comedians doing deeper dives than journalists. In the second episode of “Take a Joke,” an SLR series on the mixing of hu…

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Al treilea război mondial? Interviu cu Freddy Fuchs (colonel în rezervă al armatei israeliene) 34:33

11M ago34:33

34:33

Suntem la finele anului 2023 și Orientul Mijlociu este un butoi de pulbere. În 7 octombrie, Hamas a atacat fără milă statul Israel și a omorât 1400 de civili inocenți, între care și copii, adolescenți sau bătrâni. Teroriștii meritau să primească o replică, însă bombardarea unor obiective din Gaza a produs și victime colaterale. Peste trei mii de pa…

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Take a Joke, Episode 1: Maureen Dowd 53:04

11M ago53:04

53:04

Welcome to the first episode of Take a Joke, a Sunday Long Read podcast series on the captivating world of humor. Our first guest, Maureen Dowd, has been thorn in the side of American politicians for decades. In her conversation with host Don Van Natta Jr., she explains where her sense of humor comes from and how the subjects of her stories have ta…

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Episode 55: Childrens Hope 25:14

12M ago25:14

25:14

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Episode 54: Joey Cifuentes 30:11

1y ago30:11

30:11

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S3 EP 6 Despre Podcast cu Robert Katai 1:21:54

1y ago1:21:54

1:21:54

O discutie despre Podcast in cadrul primei editii a ROCADEi Artelor de la Cluj in 2022

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The Art of Remembering, Episode 4: Garrett Graff 38:52

1+ y ago38:52

38:52

Welcome back to The Art of Remembering, a Sunday Long Read podcast series on the fascinating world of obituaries. Our fourth guest is magazine writer and author Garrett Graff. In early 2023, the prolific journalist was tasked with one of the toughest assignments of his career: writing the obituary of his friend, New York Times editor and reporter B…

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The Art of Remembering, Episode 3: James Hagerty 39:15

1+ y ago39:15

39:15

Welcome back to The Art of Remembering, a Sunday Long Read podcast series on the fascinating world of obituaries. Our third guest, James Hagerty, is the only fulltime obituary writer at The Wall Street Journal, where he has worked for nearly 40 years. He's also written a book, Yours Truly, on the value of telling your own story. He and Don discuss …

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The Art of Remembering, Episode 2: Kathleen McElroy 34:01

1+ y ago34:01

34:01

Welcome back to The Art of Remembering, a Sunday Long Read podcast series on the fascinating world of obituaries. Our second guest, Kathleen McElroy, is currently a journalism professor at The University of Texas at Austin after spending nearly 30 years in the industry, including serving as Associate Managing Editor at The New York Times. Her 2013 …

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The Art of Remembering, Episode 1: Margalit Fox 48:30

1+ y ago48:30

48:30

Welcome to the first episode of The Art of Remembering, a Sunday Long Read podcast series on the fascinating world of obituaries. Our first guest, Margalit Fox, is a long-time obituaries writer whose brilliant articles still grace the pages of The New York Times five years after her retirement. Margalit dissects the ins and outs of the work, delive…

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Episode 53: Guy Eaker 21:16

1+ y ago21:16

21:16

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Episode 52: Hunter Baughman 33:02

1+ y ago33:02

33:02

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070-EN - Book recommendation - WOMEN ARTISTS 10:20

1+ y ago10:20

10:20

This episode's book recommendation: Women Artists by Flavia FrigeriSupport this podcast => Buy me a coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/moldovanabroad Website: www.moldovanabroad.comEmail: moldovan.abroad@gmail.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/moldovan-abroad/support…

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Episode 51: Easter People 24:05

1+ y ago24:05

24:05

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069-EN - Ana Pîrlog despre procesul din spatele modellingului, călătorii, hobby-uri, cum au ajuns pozele ei în Vogue și multe altele 30:51

1+ y ago30:51

30:51

Ana are o carieră de succes in lumea modellingului, cu apariții în reviste de top, prezentări pentru designeri ca Victoria Beckham, iar piciorul ei a fost folosit ca model pentru o linie de încălțăminte de la Versace. Însă în acest episod am vrut să aflu mai multe despre Ana - cea din spatele camerei. Ascultați cu plăcere. Rectificare: emailul meu …