Join Puck’s chief political columnist, MSNBC/NBC News national affairs analyst, and best-selling author John Heilemann as he roams the corridors of power and influence in America on this twice-weekly interview show, taking you behind the scenes and beyond the headlines with the people who shape and shift our culture: icons and up-and-comers, incumbents and insurgents, moguls and machers in the overlapping worlds of politics, entertainment, tech, business, sports, media, and beyond. The conve ...
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This is NOT a professional therapy podcast. This is simply the view of the world through the lens of someone who happens to be a clinical psychologist. It is not polite, it is definitely not professional, but it IS real.
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There are so many things we've been told we can't talk about in polite society. The things your mom told you never to ask about: Sex. Money. Poop. Death. The things that make normal people uncomfortable. But if you're curious about the truth behind our deepest societal taboos, we're your gals. We dig into the history, science, and straight up weird truths behind these off-limits topics and give you the answers you never knew you needed.
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Sometimes assholes have "okay" opinions.
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Questioning popular opinions & narratives of control. Demetra's bio: Somehow at the ripe young age of 32 I have lived many lives inside of just this one. Among other things I have been a yoga studio owner, “feminist instigator,” internet provacteur, poet, and a sex & relationship coach… before I fell into a spiritual “feminine business” cult from 2020-2022. I shut my business down, blew the whistle on that cult, and took the next couple years to heal and sort through that experience. I'm a f ...
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Hosted by St. Louis Comedian, Yale Hollander. Always fresh, sometimes bitter, Impolite Coffee Break focuses on the art and business of comedy and other leisurely pursuits. Come for the unpredictable cold opens; stay for the weekly rundown of the best independent comedy shows St. Louis has to offer.
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A weekly politics and religion podcast hosted by Nish Weiseth (Cosmopolitan, The BBC, Deseret News) and Amy Sullivan (TIME Magazine, Yahoo News, NYTimes). It's called Impolite Company because the rules of etiquette say that you're not supposed to talk about either politics or religion in polite company - presumably because those two topics can get people a little riled. But, if this is where being polite has gotten us, it's clearly not working.
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Join this weekly podcast with Dr. Lezli Levene Harvell, Creator + Curator of The Iconoclast Dinner Experience and her daughters, Zuri and Nava, where they explore Culture, Race, + Societal Issues through the lens of cultural critics, industry experts, writers, and HBCU students and recent grads. Season Two includes Impolite Conversations on topics such as Formerly Untouchable Castes, $5 Indians, and Being White In South Africa 20 years Post-Apartheid.
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Respectonomics features the financier, philanthropist, poet and speaker Jeremy Wentworth-Stanley. Listen in as Jeremy unpacks the importance of Respectonomics in business today, while interviewing guests and helping corporate business reignite the fire of the Human Being, recreate the values of unity, refresh the pleasures of innovation and productivity, AND give HOPE a valid and powerful place in our lives. For more information, visit: https://respectonomics.com/
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#2: How to spot a cult — and why it's complicated
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1:31:38We hear the word "cult" thrown around all the time, but what actually makes something a cult? In this episode, I break down some of the common traits of cults, why people join them, and most significantly, why cult-like qualities aren’t always a bad thing. There’s a lot of nuance here—just because something has a few culty aspects doesn’t mean it’s…
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Ezra Klein: Don’t Call It A Coup — Yet
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1:17:42John is joined by New York Times columnist, podcaster, and idea merchant extraodinaire Ezra Klein to chop up his latest conversation-sparking Times essay “Don’t Believe Him” about Donald Trump's initial blizzard of executive actions, grifts, and power grabs. Ezra argues that, although Trump's flurry legal and constitutional trespasses has thrust us…
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How abuse and trauma gets passed down through the generations and where the cycle can end.By Impolite Psychologist
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Traumatic Brain Injuries: When Good Brains Go Bad
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58:45In this episode of Impolite Society, Lara and Rachel delve into the complexities and mysteries of the human brain. Starting with traumatic brain injuries, they explore how incidents like Phineas Gage's railroad accident reveal the brain's impact on personality and behavior. From there we unpack various brain anomalies, including hemispatial neglect…
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“Impolite Politics” is the second episode of our three part investigation into relationships as they evolve within the world of politics. Jeremy Wentworth-Stanley and co-host Sarah Benton (EQ-i 2.0® & EQ 360® Certified) apply the principles of Respectonomics into the structures of government today. Our findings show that “power, party and self-inte…
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This episode of Respectonomics with Jeremy Wentworth-Stanley and his co-host Sarah Benton is titled “Hands On Deck Everyone!” The issue of restoring our human dignity is immediate and pressing. Take one look at the torrents of anger, mental malaise, and economic upheavals. We call on those in places of leadership and influence to rebuild the founda…
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Jonathan V. Last: Bullet Train to the Dark Place
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1:19:19John is joined by Jonathan V. Last to discuss The Bulwark editor's contention that, less than three weeks into Trump 2.0, “we are in a constitutional crisis already.” JVL argues that the new administration’s early moves reflect a strategy of subjugating the legislative branch and daring the courts to stop it, then raises the question of whether the…
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Brian Schatz: Signal v. Noise in Trump 2.0
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57:55John is joined by Brian Schatz, the senior U.S. senator from Hawaii, to discuss the second week of Trump 2.0 and where Democrats go from here. Schatz pulls no punches in describing Trump’s attempt to politicize the tragic midair collision over the Potomac by blaming DEI initiatives as“disgusting” and in arguing that “millions could die” if RFK Jr. …
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Episode 14 - The Corporation: Beauty and the Beast
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36:40Corporations over the years have provided enormous benefits and prosperity. In this episode, Jeremy Wentworth-Stanley and cohost Sarah Benton, put forward how these benefits have developed, and how Respectonomics can bring about a quantum improvement in relationships between stakeholders. These improvements are dynamic to raising productivity, stim…
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Things we think we need to say or do to change our destiny.By Impolite Psychologist
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Welcome to Society Chats, our relaxed fit episode where we catch up on and talk about life to carry you through the long fortnight betwixt our episode. Take a bite out of our Christmas catch up, what we're reading, watching and who we're flashing. Got your own thoughts? Text them to Impolite Society! Text Rachel and Laura or email us at rude@impoli…
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Jennifer Palmieri: Deja Vu All Over Again
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1:16:11John is joined by longtime Democratic communications strategist—for Bill Clinton, John Edwards, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, and, in the 2024 campaign, Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff—to discuss the first week of Trump 2.0 and how Democrats are coping. Palmieri explains why her team’s loss in November didn’t feel as bad as in 2016, but the sucking-u…
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Beschloss & Meacham: We Don't Have the Words for What We're Seeing
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1:13:41John is joined by presidential historians Michael Beschloss and Jon Meacham for a much-needed group therapy session at the end of the first week of Trump 2.0. The historians weigh in on Donald Trump’s decision to issue pardons and commutations to each and every one of the nearly 1600 individuals criminally implicated in the January 6 insurrection; …
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#1: The last thing I want is an “equitable” marriage: an alternative to scorekeeping for household chores
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1:16:01There is a popular book called "Fair Play" that is a feminist perspective on dividing up household chores so you have an equitable marriage. I read the book and hated it, so for this episode my husband Jordan joins me to discuss the concept of an "equitable" marriage. We talk about why we dislike this approach to marriage so much, how feminism is r…
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This episode, “Culture: Healthy or Toxic” is the subject of a discussion between Jeremy Wentworth-Stanley of Respectonomics and our co-host Sarah Benton (EQi 2.0 & EQ 360 Certified). We explore how culture blends knowledge, beliefs and behaviours, and influences organizational prosperity. We conclude that culture is organic and presents leadership …
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Things that stand in the way of us moving forward.By Impolite Psychologist
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Joe Scarborough: A Tale of Two Speeches – and Two Trumps
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1:19:57John is joined by Joe Scarborough, co-host of MSNBC’s Morning Joe, to discuss the kickoff of Trump 2.0 Joe riffs on the contradictions within Trump’s official, State of the Union-style inaugural address, and between that speech and the backward-looking, aggrieved oration he uncorked immediately thereafter; the tension between Trump’s yearning for e…
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Choking: Totally Sexy or Totally Strangulation?
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48:58Join us as we explore the rise of sexual strangulation, tracing its origins from fringe kink to pop culture phenomenon. Delve into the physical and emotional risks, the influence of porn, and the troubling normalization of this dangerous act. Discover why choking during sex is more than just a meme and why it's causing concern among sex researchers…
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Mike Schmidt: If Past Is Prologue, Buckle Up
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1:16:02John is joined by two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Time scribe Michael S. Schmidt on the eve of Donald Trump’s second inauguration to discuss the road ahead. Proceeding from the premise that what Trump says matters less than what he actually does, Schmidt details the myriad ways in which 45/47 attempted to weaponize the government against h…
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John is joined by Scott Galloway to discuss the impending Tech Bro tableau at Donald Trump’s inauguration and Joe Biden’s warning about America’s incipient transformation into an oligarchy. Galloway—professor at NYU’s Stern School of Business, host of the Pivot and Prof G podcasts, and author of The Algebra of Wealth, The Algebra of Happiness, and …
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Mallory McMorrow: Women Are (Still) Pissed — But Also Patient
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1:16:08John is joined by Democratic Michigan state senator Mallory McMorrow to discuss the commencement of Trump 2.0 and where her party goes from here. Mallory opines on the Pete Hegseth confirmation hearing and explains why women are greeting Trump's second term so differently than his first, despite the profusion of appointees and advisers accused of s…
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Episode 12 - Care-Full Community Relationships
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59:01This third and concluding episode of the Respectonomics series on relationships draws our attention to Community Relationships. Jeremy Wentworth-Stanley and cohost Sarah Benton navigate through rewards - and risks - of reframing our personal relationships. When such relationships are successfully in place, they are foundational to the prosperity of…
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Tim Miller: Staving Off Nihilism in the Face of Trump 2.0
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1:22:00John is joined by his pal Tim Miller—OG Never Trumper and host of The Bulwark Podcast—for an extended therapy session a week out from the start of Donald Trump’s second term. Tim explains why he finds it impossible to care about Trump non-sentence sentencing or the impending release of Special Counsel Jack Smith’s report on Trump’s role in January …
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James Fallows: The Jimmy Carter Conundrum
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56:49John is joined by Jim Fallows—former Atlantic national correspondent, National Book Award winner, and author of Breaking The News on Substack—to discuss Jimmy Carter’s life and legacy. Fallows, who served as Carter’s chief White House speechwriter, discusses the qualities that made Carter an initially mesmerizing but deeply flawed and historically …
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Jiore Craig: The Year Ahead Online (Everything is Broken)
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1:34:51John is joined by Jiore Craig—next-gen Democratic digital strategist, counter-disinformation specialist, and senior research fellow at the Institute for Strategic Dialogue—to discuss the role of social media in the 2024 election and where the political information ecosystem is headed in 2025. Jiore argues that, for all the focus on deep fakes, A.I.…
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Kara Swisher: The Year Ahead in Tech & Politics (Elon for President — of Mars)
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1:04:09John is joined by Kara Swisher—longtime chronicler of the Silicon Valley cinematic universe, host of two hit podcasts, and author of the bestselling Burn Book: A Tech Love Story—to discuss why 2025 will be the year of slap fights among bitchy tech billionaires competing for Donald Trump's affections. Swisher analyzes the relationships between Trump…
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Trailer: Welcome to Impolite Company — Where No Topic is Off Limits
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2:05Tired of walking on eggshells? Welcome to Impolite Company with Demetra Gray—the podcast where we talk about the things you’re not supposed to. No "safe" opinions. No scripted narratives. Just real conversations about the ideas that make people uncomfortable. First episode drops January 24th—hit subscribe so you don’t miss it!…
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Wright Thompson: Why Emmett Till Still Matters
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1:18:00John is joined by Wright Thompson, master of long-form narrative non-fiction and author of the book Heilemann adjudges the best of 2024 — The Barn: The Secret History of a Murder in Mississippi. Wright explains how he came to write The Barn, in which he blends history, journalism, and memoir to offer a new account of the 1955 torture and murder of …
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Episode 10 - The Corporate Relation-Ship: Floating or Sinking?
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32:25Respectonomics offers the first of three episodes to unpack relationships - corporate; political; and personal. Jeremy Wentworth-Stanley with his guest Sarah Benton (EQ-i 2.0® & EQ 360® Certified) lays out the defining benefits of resetting relationships within a corporate framework, how they translate into enhanced productivity, loyalty, and a ren…
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Will Leitch & Pablo Torre: The Year In Sports (Shut Up & Dribble? Sure!)
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1:24:50John is joined by Deadspin founder, New York magazine columnist, and rising-star novelist Will Leitch, and Pablo Torre, former ESPN tyro and current host of the endlessly entertaining podcast Pablo Torre Finds Out to discuss the year in sports and sports culture. The guys discuss Caitlin Clark and the rise of the WNBA; the remarkably hitch-free, th…
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Dylan Byers: The Year In Media (Falling Stars, Tolling Bells, & Self-Abasing Billionaires)
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1:13:31John is joined by his partner and Puck Superfriend Dylan Byers to look back on the year that was on the Byers beat. John and Dylan shake their heads and let the brickbats fly at the sight of a procession of mega-rich entertainment and tech CEOs bowing and scraping before Donald Trump. They also dig into Dylan’s year-end lists of the media industry’…
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Rob Sheffield: The Year in Music (Taylor’s Version)
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1:22:55John is joined by Rob Sheffield—longtime Rolling Stone writer and author of the recent bestseller Heartbreak Is The National Anthem: How Taylor Swift Reinvented Pop Music—to size up the past year in music. Sheffield discusses the final show of the Eras tour (which, naturally, he attended), the otherworldly success of the tour and the album it spawn…
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Chris Murphy: “It’s Happening Right in Front of Our Eyes”
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45:23John is joined by Democratic Senator Chris Murphy to discuss Murphy's view that the events of this week are a preview of the assault on the rule of law that Donald Trump intends to wage once he takes office. Murphy connects the dots between House Republicans’ call on the FBI to launch a criminal investigation of Liz Cheney, Trump’s lawsuit against …
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Episode 9 - Comfortable Confrontation
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1:12:31“Comfortable Confrontation” is the focal discussion of this ninth episode of Respectonomics podcasts. Jeremy Wentworth-Stanley and his guest Sarah Benton (EQ-i 2.0® & EQ360® Certified) prospect the seams of confrontation, discarding toxins and rubble, to show how intentional collaboration is the prize of human dignity.…
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Dan Pfeiffer: Mystery Drones, Corporate Lackeys & Resistance 2.0
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1:24:41John is joined by Pod Save America cohost, Message Box author, and former top Obama adviser Dan Pfeiffer to discuss Donald Trump’s flood-the-zone transition strategy and the Democratic Party’s future. Pfeiffer argues that the Biden administration’s failure to address the mystery drone story is part of a larger abdication that has let Trump present …
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Kurt Andersen & Michael Hirschorn: Reality Used to be a Friend of Mine
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1:17:17John is joined by writer/editor/producers Kurt Andersen and Michael Hirschorn—longtime friends, former business partners, and intellectual entrepreneurs extraordinaire—to take stock of the Trump Era in our politics and culture. The three old friends discuss the once and future president’s reelection, his cabinet picks (one of whom, Kurt reveals, wa…
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Alex Wagner: Trump Gets Triggered, Luigi Gets Caught & Guilfoyle Gets Exiled
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1:13:46John is joined by Alex Wagner, MSNBC primetime host and Heilemann’s former co-star on The Circus, to discuss the big news stories of this past week and cultural touchstones of this past year. Wagner explains how Trump’s efforts at appearing reasonable in his recent Meet The Press interview were foiled by his “spikes of insanity” around freeing impr…
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With guest Sarah Benton (EQ-i 2.0® & EQ360® Certified), this episode unwraps the genesis and aspirations of Respectonomics. Jeremy Wentworth-Stanley takes us through his upbringing, career, and experiences, and how these have shaped his commitment to Respectonomics - the restoration of human dignity.…
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Hakeem Jeffries on Trump, Johnson, McCarthy, Biggie & Wu Tang (Oh, My)
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55:38John is joined by House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries to discuss this year’s election, next year’s Congress, and the agita about his party’s future. Jeffries argues that although the Democratic performance on November 5 was undeniably “disappointing,” it was hardly catastrophic; that of all of Donald Trump’s disconcerting appointments, RFK, Jr.…
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Pete Wehner: Hegseth’s Redemption Bromides, Trump’s Rampant Blasphemies & Fast Car’s Radiant Beatitude
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1:15:36John is joined by Pete Wehner—veteran of the Reagan, Bush 41, and Bush 43 administrations turned eloquent Never Trumper—to discuss the once and future president's transformation of the GOP, his perplexing appeal to the Christian Right, and more. Wehner explains why the best summation of Trump’s agenda comes from Michel Caine as Alfred in The Dark K…
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In the final episode of 2024, we're giving you a peek into our daily lives and a year-in-review for Impolite Society. We chatted about our favorite episodes this year, the best behind-the-scenes moments, and a sneak peek into the topics we hope to cover in 2025. Happy holidays and see you next year! Subscribe and check out the trailer to Ship Happe…
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Tina Brown: Trump’s Extended Middle Finger, Biden’s Shambolic Exit, & Martha’s Sad Denouement
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1:16:07John is joined by Tina Brown, the legendary magazine editrix and his former boss at The New Yorker, to discuss American politics and media at the end of a year of convulsive upheaval in both. Tina riffs on Donald Trump’s reality show transition and its freak show appointments; the soap operatic, still largely untold story of Joe Biden’s family and …
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The Polygon of Power looks at the many sides of power, and how power intersects with human life and prospects. Respectonomics shows how power must be accountable, and is then the stepping stone to building - and restoring- the dignity of the human being.By Jeremy Wentworth-Stanley
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Figliuzzi & Weissmann: Trump’s Rough Justice & The Looming Kash Clash
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1:11:19John is joined by two renowned veterans of the Federal Bureau of Investigation—Frank Figliuzzi, former FBI assistant director for counterintelligence, and Andrew Weissmann, former FBI general counsel under Robert Mueller—to discuss Donald Trump’s plan to appoint one of his most controversial loyalists, Kash Patel, to be the bureau’s next director. …
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The Parable of Connection expands on the theme of Respectonomics to restore the dignity of the human being. This episode recognizes our need to connect with one another as a vital step in the process of rebuilding our dignity, our value, and our self-worth.By Jeremy Wentworth-Stanley
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John is joined by the actor, director, writer, and producer Griffin Dunne to discuss The Friday Afternoon Club, his recent memoir about his famous literary family. Dunne offers intimate portraits of his sister Dominique, an actress on the rise four decades ago (having starred in Steven Spielberg's Poltergeist in 1982) who was strangled to death by …
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Explore the complex and often taboo topic of envy. Rachel and Laura will share personal tales of irrational jealousy, clear up the envy vs. jealousy confusion, and explore why feeling envy might not be all bad. Is the green-eyed monster an evolutionary perk or just a social burden? With humor, candid stories, and a touch of philosophy, they examine…
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David Remnick: Fear & Loathing Over Trump, Israel & the Dylan Biopic
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1:13:59To kick off Thanksgiving week, John is joined by David Remnick, editor of The New Yorker, to discuss what, if anything, we have to be thankful for. Remnick observes that, on the basis of all early evidence, the most alarmist prospective fears about Donald Trump’s second term are looking more prescient than paranoid; there are encouraging signs that…
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Finding teachers in adult lifeBy Impolite Psychologist
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Julian Castro & Paola Ramos: How Trump Turned “Si, se Puede” On Its Head
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1:10:42John is joined by Julian Castro, former mayor of San Antonio and secretary of Housing & Urban Development, and Paola Ramos, award-winning journalist and author of Defectors: The Rise of the Latino Far Right and What It Means for America, to discuss Donald Trump’s gains with Latino voters in 2024. Castro and Ramos argue that, given the inroads Trump…
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