Best Flamethrowers Podcasts (2024)

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Front Burner Presents: The Flamethrowers Ep. 6 49:55

1h ago49:55

49:55

Donald Trump takes the style, tactics, and issues straight from the right-wing radio playbook. The only question now is: Where does it go from here? This is episode 6 — the final episode — of The Flamethrowers, the story of how radio energized and then radicalized a conservative base. Hosted by Justin Ling. Listen to the full series here.…

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255 - Should I Get a Flamethrower? 1:07:23

14d ago1:07:23

1:07:23

Ben and J discuss beer mile debrief, optimizing Go Fest, caving, skiing, choosing confidence, and flamethrowers. Show Notes A Goofy Movie - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Goofy_Movie Diablo II - https://diablo2.blizzard.com/en-us/ Support the Show and Vote for Host: https://www.patreon.com/popcornculture Get your own GMA stickers: https://carlinbr…

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Virtual Trump, barking mad AI, and a robot dog with a flamethrower 36:10

14d ago36:10

36:10

In episode 21 of The AI Fix, Mark and Graham comfort themselves with a limbless AI pet as they learn about a terrifying robot dog with a flamethrower, fission-powered data centres, AI suicide pods, and a multi-limbed robot with a passion for classical music. Graham finds out what happens if you sellotape an Alexa to a Chihuahua, and Mark asks AI Tr…

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Bathroom Antics, DIY Flamethrowers, and the Quest for Balance 55:29

9d ago55:29

55:29

Have you ever wondered if a teenager's bathroom antics could lead to a slippery disaster, or if homemade flamethrowers were really a thing? In our latest episode of the Terribly Unoblivious Podcast, we kick things off with a lighthearted discussion on the cyclical nature of life's experiences, including the hilarity of a teenager named Phoenix who …

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Invasive Plant Flamethrower| Part 3 10:18

12d ago10:18

10:18

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How Murray Sinclair changed Canada 28:46

11m ago28:46

28:46

Murray Sinclair — an Anishinaabe lawyer, judge, senator, and, most consequentially, the chair of the Truth and Reconciliation commission — died last week at the age of 73. Sinclair helped bring to light the stories of thousands of Indigenous residential school survivors, and provided Canada with a roadmap towards reconciliation. Today we have a doc…

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Invasive Plant Attack| Part 1 11:46

2h ago11:46

11:46

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257 - The Banana King of Reddit 1:20:52

1h ago1:20:52

1:20:52

Ben and J discuss being distracted, trash, H, Reddit, bananas, and how awful Great Wolf Lodge is. Show Notes Ben’s Banana post - https://www.reddit.com/r/banana/comments/1gjnqae/banana_party_at_my_house_byob_jkihaveplenty/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button Tickets Through the Griffin TOUR are ON…

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What could Trump’s win mean for Canada? 29:55

1h ago29:55

29:55

The election of a new U.S. president reverberates around the world, but none of America's partners are as intertwined economically, politically and culturally as Canada. With respect to trade, the future of NATO, immigration, and the culture wars, both Canada and the United States are inextricably linked. Today, CBC Washington correspondent Alex Pa…

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Static Electricity| Part 3 14:34

1h ago14:34

14:34

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How the Democrats lost to Trump again 25:35

37m ago25:35

25:35

As the dust settles and Donald Trump celebrates a remarkable victory, we examine what went wrong for the Democrats this time around. How did they fail to speak to working class voters of all backgrounds? Should President Biden have left the race sooner? And where does the party go from here? After a long night of covering the election, Alex Shephar…

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Static Electricity|Part 2 8:41

16m ago8:41

8:41

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America embraces a second Trump presidency 25:07

7h ago25:07

25:07

For months, Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris rallied voters with a message: "We're not going back." But as the election was finally called in the early hours of Wednesday morning, it's now clear that America does in fact want to go back. Back to Donald Trump. Keith Boag, longtime CBC Washington correspondent, joins us to break down h…

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Murder most weird, and why 9.11 is bigger than 9.9 36:37

3h ago36:37

36:37

In episode 23 of The AI Fix, an AI finds a new way to make life difficult for women in STEM, Graham reveals his brilliant idea for treating any medical emergency, a beloved chat show host returns from the grave, and our hosts learn that computer viruses were almost called computer weeds. Graham tells Mark a story involving a murder, a moth, and an …

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A viewer's guide to U.S. election night 21:26

5m ago21:26

21:26

It’s been an incredibly tight race between presidential candidates Kamala Harris and Donald Trump ahead of today's U.S. election. The winner is expected to be decided by razor-thin margins in seven battleground states: Georgia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Nevada and Arizona. From understanding the path to victory, to the valu…

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What’s up with these political polls? 23:57

14m ago23:57

23:57

With the U.S. election just a day away and a Canadian one that could be called very soon, we’re all spending a lot of time talking about polls. But how exactly do they work and what happens when they get it wrong? Last week, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe won another majority government for the Saskatchewan Party despite some polls beforehand showi…

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Static Electricity|Part 1 10:54

1h ago10:54

10:54

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256 - Post-Spoop Week 1:04:56

7d ago1:04:56

1:04:56

Ben and J discuss a crazy Hail Mary, figuring out what you want to do, anticipatory travel, and big life goals. Support the Show and Vote for Host: https://www.patreon.com/popcornculture Get your own GMA stickers: https://carlinbrothersmercantile.com/products/gma-stickers Get Your Bingo Card: https://bingobaker.com#f805834af83dce50 Email the show: …

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An undecided Palestinian Democrat in Michigan 27:24

39m ago27:24

27:24

In the Democratic presidential primaries in Michigan earlier this year, rather than voting for Joe Biden, more than 100,000 people marked “uncommitted” on their ballots. It was an anti-war protest, meant to send a message to Biden to make a permanent ceasefire happen in the war in Gaza — or risk losing those voters in November. That campaign spread…

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Infinite Skunk Spray| Part 3 12:05

3m ago12:05

12:05

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Why did Elon Musk go all in on Trump? 22:11

6m ago22:11

22:11

As recently as 2022, billionaire Elon Musk was saying that Donald Trump should "hang up his hat & sail into the sunset." But in recent months, Musk has become one of the most influential supporters of Trump's campaign to regain the presidency, from appearances at rallies to millions of his own dollars in funding. What prompted his change of heart? …

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The state of the U.S. presidential race 32:43

44m ago32:43

32:43

The 2024 U.S. presidential election is happening on Tuesday. With six days left, the New Republic's senior editor, Alex Shephard, is here to take the temperature of the race. What are presidential candidates Donald Trump and Kamala Harris pitching in this last week of the campaign? Where are they focusing their efforts? What issues and revelations …

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Infinite Skunk Spray| Part 2 10:55

4h ago10:55

10:55

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Probing AI tongues and ASCII smuggling attacks 37:57

7d ago37:57

37:57

In episode 22 of The AI Fix, our hosts encounter a bowl of buttermilk king crab ice cream prepared by a baby hippo, a TV station finds an even better way to generate programme ideas than using a tank full of manatees, and Elon Musk does the world's most expensive Blade Runner cosplay. Graham discovers a robot tongue and ponders the implications of …

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Canadian billionaire Frank Stronach faces slew of sex assault charges 27:08

1d ago27:08

27:08

As CEO of Magna International, a global leader in auto parts manufacturing, Frank Stronach was a big deal in the business world. In the ‘80s alone, the company’s sales grew twelvefold, to over a billion dollars annually. Stronach would go on to be praised by prime ministers and presidents. He received the Order of Canada, and even started his own p…

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Lessons from the last federal Liberal mutiny 30:07

14d ago30:07

30:07

As we approach the deadline set by dissenting members of Liberal caucus for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to resign, we look back at the last time there was a mutiny against a once popular Liberal Prime Minister. It’s the year 2002 and after successfully winning three majority governments, Jean Chrétien has several members of his party come out and…

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Infinite Skunk Spray| Part 1 11:33

8d ago11:33

11:33

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Front Burner Presents: The Flamethrowers Ep. 5 30:01

4d ago30:01

30:01

Right-wing radio finds their greatest foe in Barack Obama: As they try to take him down at every turn, they find the perfect formula to manufacture outrage. This is episode 5 of The Flamethrowers, the story of how radio energized and then radicalized a conservative base. Hosted by Justin Ling. More episodes are available here.…

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Front Burner Presents Céline: Understood, Episode 1 38:02

17d ago38:02

38:02

Céline Dion is having a moment. It’s not her first. And millions of fans are hoping it won’t be her last. While Céline’s international stardom seems obvious now, it was all so unlikely. This is the first episode of the four-part series from Understood, the anthology podcast that takes you out of the daily news cycle and inside the events, people, a…

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The day Trudeau faced a Liberal revolt 21:51

18d ago21:51

21:51

Justin Trudeau is facing arguably his biggest political crisis. Some two dozen of his own MPs have signed a letter calling on him to step down as leader of the Liberal Party. After a three-hour caucus meeting in Ottawa on Wednesday, Trudeau said his party is "strong and united" — words echoed by other Liberals throughout the day. But are they? Poli…

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Canada’s traffic is brutal. Can it be fixed? 21:57

7d ago21:57

21:57

As you’re probably well aware, traffic in cities across Canada is mind-numbingly bad. The geolocation firm TomTom recently ranked Toronto as having the worst traffic in North America with Vancouver, Winnipeg and Montreal also in the top ten. And as the debates about how to fix it rage on, it’s only seeming to get worse. That issue is being brought …

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Never Ending Snow Day| Part 2 11:26

7d ago11:26

11:26

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How Donald Trump embraced the ‘manosphere’ for votes 28:43

20d ago28:43

28:43

In the last few months, U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump has appeared on shows with huge audiences of young men. He’s been doing interviews with people like influencer Logan Paul, comedian Theo Von, video game streamer Adin Ross…all people outside the usual political media, and all with millions of followers. These appearances are just part…

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Detailing India’s alleged global criminal conspiracy 28:27

21d ago28:27

28:27

The allegations from the RCMP and the federal government last week are nothing short of explosive: That agents of the Indian government had been involved in “widespread violence” against Canadians on Canadian soil. But these kinds of allegations aren’t just coming out of Canada. High-level agents within the Indian government have allegedly been lin…

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Never Ending Snow Day| Part 1 9:10

9d ago9:10

9:10

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Front Burner Presents: The Flamethrowers Ep. 4 31:03

23d ago31:03

31:03

The terror attacks of September 11th have Americans turning the dial to talk radio, where a whole new generation of broadcasters are eager to capitalize on anxiety and fear. This is episode 4 of The Flamethrowers, the story of how radio energized and then radicalized a conservative base. Hosted by Justin Ling. More episodes are available here.…

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Hot Takes - Pinot Noir, Olympic Controversies, and Celebrity Whims 47:07

17d ago47:07

47:07

Is the allure of a 2018 Pinot Noir from Gap's Crown Vineyard enough to spark a discussion on the complexities behind sports and academics? Our episode begins with a flavorful examination of wine, setting the stage for a spirited debate on scholarships, particularly the unique opportunities available for female athletes in Division II and III school…

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254 - The Den of Evil 1:07:59

22d ago1:07:59

1:07:59

Ben and J discuss pumpkin things, thoughts on Nightmare Before Christmas, the beer mile, Alyce’s seance, Diablo II, and refinding hobbies late in life. Show Notes Nightmare Before Christmas - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nightmare_Before_Christmas Diablo II - https://diablo2.blizzard.com/en-us/ Support the Show and Vote for Host: https://www.p…

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Conspiracies, controversies, and B.C’s election drama 24:28

24d ago24:28

24:28

Tomorrow, British Columbians head to the polls in a provincial election that’s seen plenty of twists and turns. There was the collapse of the B.C. United party, formerly the B.C Liberal party, which really opened the door for the further rise of the B.C. Conservative Party, and its leader John Rustad. Rustad, who’s running to be premier of B.C., is…

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How MAGA world is planning to deny a Harris win 27:37

25d ago27:37

27:37

Republicans have already filed over 100 lawsuits in US courts, in what critics say is an attempt to overturn the upcoming election. Ari Berman, national voting rights correspondent with Mother Jones, brings us the latest on how the 2020 Stop the Steal movement shaped the 2024 election. He also talks about the fifteen years he’s spent reporting on t…

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Politics! India-Canada dispute escalates, Liberal caucus revolt 27:52

26d ago27:52

27:52

The Thanksgiving long weekend ended with a bombshell from the RCMP and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau: Accusations that agents from the Indian government are linked to, and helped orchestrate criminal acts in Canada. These allegations include acts like murder and extortion against members of the country’s Sikh community. It’s the latest development …

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Invasive Plant Flamethrower| Part 2 9:39

14d ago9:39

9:39

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Elon's androids, emotional support chickens, and an AI Fix super fan 36:16

21d ago36:16

36:16

In episode 20 of The AI Fix, Mark asks an AI to make a very important decision, the Nobel academy finds a bandwagon, Graham gets a new nickname, a pair of robots prove that AI can't do humour, and our hosts find out why emotional support insects haven't taken off. Graham introduces Mark to Optimus, the robot that can't be trusted to fold a t-shirt,…

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A reporter in Gaza’s year of survival 27:43

27d ago27:43

27:43

Al Jazeera reporter Hani Mahmoud is currently based in Deir al Balah, in central Gaza. He’s spent the last year reporting on Israel’s war against Hamas in the territory. Hani has told the stories of families displaced by the war, struggling to access food and water, and grieving relatives who have been killed, while living those hardships himself. …

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Rocking Nostalgia: Movies, Music, and Tattoos in a Journey of Discovery 55:43

16d ago55:43

55:43

Ever wondered how our favorite music videos and movies from the past still influence us today? Join us as we journey through some iconic pop culture moments, like Yellowcard's unforgettable MTV tribute to "The Breakfast Club" and Charlie Sheen's legendary cameo in "Ferris Bueller's Day Off." We reflect on the emotional power of the Foo Fighters' pe…

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Split Screen: Thrill Seekers | It was a multi-million dollar media experiment. Would you fall for it? 34:33

28d ago34:33

34:33

A TV crew offers 12 ordinary people the chance to take part in the adventure of a lifetime. But there’s a catch. The audience knows everything but the contestants are kept in the dark. As the cameras roll, no questions are allowed. Split Screen: Thrill Seekers is a new 6 part series that exposes how a TV show left contestants struggling to trust wh…

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