Best Joel Goldman Podcasts (2024)

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Revisiting: The Surprising, Queer History of the 1974 Oscars Streaker 38:18

2M ago38:18

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With the 96th Academy Awards this Sunday, we wanted to revisit this episode from last year. The Oscars seems to be cursed with a series of chaotic live television gaffes. But one moment in Academy Award history takes the cake. In 1974, a scrawny white man named Robert Opel ran across the stage butt naked, right as the Best Picture category was bein…

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The Variable Man with Gary Goldman and Angus Fletcher | Development Hell 40:08

2M ago40:08

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Gary Goldman was a writer on “Total Recall”, a Philip K. Dick adaptation directed by Paul Verhoeven and starring Arnold Schwarzeneger. It was a big hit. So why do Gary and his writing partner, Angus Fletcher, have so much trouble selling another Philip K. Dick adaptation? They tell Malcolm that it all came down to a roller coaster ride of plot twis…

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Earning Passive Income in Real Estate with Cash Flow Engineering | EU 118 with Jim Beavens 53:22

2M ago53:22

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Today I had the pleasure of chatting with Jim Beavens, also known as the Cash Flow Engineer. With years of experience in real estate investing, Jim has helped numerous working professionals enter the world of turnkey investing, allowing them to generate passive income without the hassle of traditional real estate ventures. His unique approach empow…

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Unlocking the Certification Model | EU 117 with Amanda Goldman-Petri and Valerie Del Grosso 57:49

4M ago57:49

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Today's episode of Experts Unleashed features Amanda Goldman-Petri, the CEO of MarketLikeANerd.com, and Valerie Del Grosso, founder of Del Grosso Law. Amanda, an expert in digital marketing and certifications, along with Valerie, a legal specialist in the field, offer invaluable insights into how certifications can revolutionize your business. We d…

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The Email Marketing Heroes' Secret Score System Revealed | EU 116 with Rob & Kennedy 1:10:41

4M ago1:10:41

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In this episode of "Experts Unleashed," I had the pleasure of hosting Rob and Kennedy, co-founders of Email Marketing Heroes and renowned experts in the world of email marketing. They share fascinating insights into their unique approach to email marketing, which has propelled their business to new heights. From their innovative score campaign to t…

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Grow Your Business Through Building Valuable Connections | EU 115 with Dr. Jeremy Weisz 31:39

6M ago31:39

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My guest today is Dr. Jeremy Weisz, the Founder of InspiredInsider and CEO of Rise 25. Dr. Weisz is an expert at relationship building and leveraging podcasting to foster those connections. For years, Dr. Weisz has been using the power of podcasting to create meaningful relationships with professionals and entrepreneurs, helping them transform thei…

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The Duck Tales Bandit 31:42

8M ago31:42

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After his cartooning career failed to take off, a German artist named Arno Funke started extorting department stores. He went by “Dagobert,” the German name for the character of Scrooge McDuck in the cartoon DuckTales. His crime spree lasted for years and made him a folk hero across Germany. Recently, reporter Jeff Maysh got to meet him. You can re…

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How the Bronze Age Pervert Became a Far Right Icon 32:03

8M ago32:03

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“Bronze Age Pervert” is the moniker of an influential far-right thinker. He has hundreds of thousands of followers on Twitter. His book is a top-seller on Amazon, and was reviewed by a former Trump administration official. Journalist Graeme Wood knew him before all that, back when he was just a college student in tevas. You can read Graeme Wood’s A…

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Emma Goldman and Mutualism Co-Op with Shane Ross 42:47

8M ago42:47

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For the 26th installment of The Enragés, host Eric Fleischmann was joined by Shane Ross (@taocuck) to discuss their article Emma Goldman and Individualist Anarchism (https://c4ss.org/content/56246), which is part of Center for a Stateless Society's Mutual Exchange Symposium on egoism, as well as the website Mutualism Co-Op (https://www.mutualismcoo…

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Learning to Be Blind 34:25

8M ago34:25

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When Andrew Leland was a teenager he learned he had a rare disease that would cause him to become blind by the time he reached middle age. He recently decided to prepare by attending a special school for blind people. You can read Andrew’s essay for the New Yorker, “How to Be Blind” here: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-weekend-essay/how-to-b…

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The Billion Dollar Green Energy Scam 28:14

8M ago28:14

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A car mechanic named Jeff Carpoff invented a portable solar generator. Companies like Geico and Progressive Insurance bought thousands of his generators because they got tax credits for doing so. But there was something not quite right about Carpoff’s invention. You can read Ariel Saber’s Atlantic story, “The Billion Dollar Ponzi Scheme that hooked…

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Confessions of a Wedding Planner 26:50

8M ago26:50

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Xochitl Gonzalez spent years planning the weddings of New York’s wealthiest couples. This is the story of the craziest wedding she’s ever planned. You can read Xochitl Gonzalez’s Atlantic story “The Fake Poor Bride,” here: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2023/07/luxury-wedding-planners-industrial-complex-cost/674169/ See omnystudio.com…

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The Pancake Battles 27:30

9M ago27:30

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A developer named Domenic Broccoli wanted to build an IHOP in Fishkill, New York. But after it was discovered that the plot of land he was planning to build on may have been a Revolutionary War grave site, he became embroiled in a war of his own. You can read Reeves Wiedeman’s New York Magazine story “The Battle of Fishkill” here: https://www.curbe…

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How Much is an Elephant Worth? 29:32

9M ago29:32

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Laos used to be known as “the land of a million elephants.” Now, there are only about 800 elephants left in the country. Reporter Paul Kvinta went undercover to learn about the illegal elephant trade, and ended up putting in an offer on an elephant himself. You can read read Paul Kvinta’s Outside Magazine story “I Bought an Elephant to Find Out How…

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Anarchism 101 with Cory Massimino 1:16:27

9M ago1:16:27

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For the 25th installment of The Enragés, host Eric Fleischmann was joined by Cory Massimino (@CoryMassimino) to discuss his 2015 article What is Anarchism? (https://c4ss.org/content/36946). Cory Massimino is a Fellow and Mutual Exchange Coordinator at the Center for a Stateless Society. His research focuses on virtue ethics, market process economic…

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The Implosion of a Leading Anti-COVID Vaccine Group 29:34

9M ago29:34

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Simone Gold, a former ER doctor, is the founder of a non-profit called “America’s Frontline Doctors,” known for spreading misinformation about COVID. After she was arrested for taking part in the Jan. 6 insurrection, she received millions of dollars in donations. And that’s when the feuding within her organization began. You can read Joel Stein’s F…

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How to Break a Guinness World Record 25:41

10M ago25:41

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How did the Guinness World Records company come to be? And how, in the age of the internet, does the company make money? Imogen West-Knights spent a year investigating. She learned how to be a record adjudicator (it’s riskier than it sounds), met a man who has broken more than 700 records, and tried to break a record herself. You can read Imogen We…

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A Visit to Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soap Factory 23:50

10M ago23:50

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The history of Dr. Bronner’s soap is even crazier than the famously crazy writing on the side of a Dr. Bronner’s soap bottle. The company was founded by a man who escaped from a mental asylum. Now it is the top-selling natural soap brand in North America. How did this happen? Carrie Battan paid their headquarters a visit to find out. You can read C…

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The Never-Ending Treasure Hunt 28:17

10M ago28:17

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In 2010, an art collector named Forrest Fenn published a memoir called “The Thrill of the Chase,” in which he described hiding a treasure chest somewhere in the United States. His memoir inspired hundreds of thousands of treasure hunters to scour the country for it. Now, over a decade later, much about this chest still remains a mystery. You can re…

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An Undercover Romance 29:03

10M ago29:03

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A woman in Louisiana named Donna Metrejean fell in love with a D.E.A agent in Oregon named Robert Golden. She uprooted her whole life to be with him. But all was not what it seemed. You can read Jeff Maysh’s story “Undercover Lovers” here: https://jeffmaysh.substack.com/p/undercover-lovers See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Dave Chappelle’s Neighborhood Drama 29:27

11M ago29:27

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Comedian Dave Chappelle has been buying up properties in the tiny town of Yellow Springs, Ohio. The residents have mixed feelings about their powerful neighbor’s real estate decisions and it’s been splitting the town in two. Reporter Tyler J. Kelley paid a visit to Yellow Springs to see if it’s really becoming Chappelleville. You can read Tyler J. …

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Molotov Pill Bottle with H.B. Dillon Williams IV 1:38:56

11M ago1:38:56

1:38:56

For the 24th installment of The Enragés, host Eric Fleischmann was joined by H.B. Dillon Williams IV (@MorpheusRage) to discuss their article Molotov Pill Bottle: Radical Answers to Failed Capitalist Healthcare (https://c4ss.org/content/56444). H.B. Dillon Williams IV (they/he) is a mexican-indigenous irish genderqueer anti-fascist anarchist rapper…

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A Bloomsday Mystery 27:48

11M ago27:48

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In celebration of Bloomsday on June 16th, we’re bringing you a special James Joyce mystery. Ten years after achieving stratospheric and unlikely fame, the world’s greatest Ulysses scholar disappeared. Reporter Jack Hitt went on a quest to find out if he was dead, alive or insane. You can read Jack Hitt’s New York Times story “The Strange Case of th…

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The 15-Minute City Conspiracy 28:16

11M ago28:16

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When a benign urban planning concept is co-opted by conspiracy theorists, an unsuspecting professor becomes the target of right-wing death threats. Tiffany Hsu covered the story of the 15 minute city conspiracy for The New York Times. You can read the full story here: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/28/technology/carlos-moreno-15-minute-cities-cons…

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The Gathering of Thought Criminals 23:58

12M ago23:58

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Every month in New York City, a small group of people who feel like they’ve been ostracized for holding unpopular opinions and their supporters meet up to chat, debate, and even sing folk songs. Reporter Emma Green attended a recent gathering. You can read Emma Green’s New Yorker story “The Party is Cancelled” here: https://www.newyorker.com/news/o…

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Inside the Most Important Microchip Factory in the World 23:34

12M ago23:34

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Nearly all of the high-end microchips in the world - the ones we depend on for our phones and cars – are manufactured in an unassuming factory in Taiwan. Virginia Heffernan is one of the few reporters to go inside. She wrote about what she saw for Wired. You can read Virginia Heffernan's story, "I Saw the Face of God in a Semiconductor Factory" her…

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Bringing Tiffany Dover Back to Life 28:21

12M ago28:21

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When a nurse named Tiffany Dover fainted on camera after getting a Covid vaccine, anti-vaxxers assumed the worst. Shortly after, the internet was awash in conspiracy theories that she was dead. NBC News reporter Brandy Zadrozny set out to prove that Tiffany Dover was alive. This turned out to be more difficult than she could have imagined. You can …

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The Perils of Loving a Chatbot 26:03

1y ago26:03

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On the Replica app, you can create an AI-powered chatbot to talk to, befriend, sext and even virtually marry. The service has millions of users. Some of them are now discovering that having a friend or spouse that’s owned by a private company comes with downsides. Pranshu Verma wrote "They fell in love with AI bots. A software update broke their he…

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Melania’s Marine Mammal Mystery 23:28

1y ago23:28

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In 2012, Melania Trump tweeted a photo of a smiling beluga whale and captioned it “what is she thinking?” Eleven years later, Sabrina Imbler, a journalist at Defector Media, decided to try to answer that question. You can read Sabrina Imbler’s full story, “What Was She Thinking? An Investigation,” here: https://defector.com/what-was-she-thinking-an…

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The Autograph King of New York 26:54

1y ago26:54

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Celebrity autographs are a billion dollar industry. And in New York City, “Radio Man” is better at collecting them than anybody else. He also regularly appears as an extra in movies and TV shows. How did a formerly homeless man come to be so beloved by celebrities? And how did he get so good at getting their autographs? Drew Schwartz wrote “Meet Ra…

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Understanding the World of E-Commerce: EU 114 with Jason ONeil 40:38

1y ago40:38

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I’m excited to share with you a conversation I had with my friend and long-time client Jason ONeil, creator of E-Com Solutions. In this episode, we took a deep-dive into all things E-Commerce. Jason started in drop-shipping in 2014, and now has a full warehouse with a staff and over 100,000 SKUs in Jacksonville, Florida. E-Com Solutions is a Done F…

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Life Without Plastic (It’s Not Fantastic) 25:25

1y ago25:25

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Is it possible to live for even a day without plastic? Stunt journalist extraordinaire A.J. Jacobs tries his best. And fails miserably. You can read the full New York Times story here: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/11/style/plastic-free.html See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Pushkin Industries

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Putin’s Terrifying “Chef” 31:48

1y ago31:48

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Yevgeny Prigozhin, a Russian man nicknamed “Putin’s Chef” went from being a street criminal to a hot dog seller to owning a catering company that provides services to the Russian government. Oh yeah– and he’s also the head of a private military company that’s sending soldiers all over the world. How did Prigozhin turn global conflict into a lucrati…

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How the Buy Nothing Movement Imploded 31:13

1y ago31:13

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In 2013, two women started a Facebook group called “Buy Nothing” for their local community on Bainbridge Island to swap unwanted items for free. But their small group quickly grew, becoming a national movement with millions of users. A coup within Buy Nothing raised questions about if it’s possible to create a utopian project within a broken societ…

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Build a 6-Figure Semi-Passive Business by Becoming a Profit Strategist: EU 113 with John Howard 45:10

1y ago45:10

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John Howard started as a real estate investor, learning how to be a problem-solver and understanding the dependency of profits in business. He brought that knowledge into the field of profit strategy, and now he teaches other professionals how they can earn a 6-figure semi-passive income stream by being a profit strategist for other business owners…

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A ‘90s Rapper & A Wanted Malaysian Billionaire 37:36

1y ago37:36

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UPDATE: Since we recorded this episode on 03/09, Guo Wengui was arrested in New York City on charges of financial conspiracy. For years, rapper Pras Michél has allegedly been doing the bidding of wanted Malaysian billionaire, Jho Low. Pras’s baffling, Icarian story involves one of the greatest financial scandals in history, an international hostage…

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The Surprising, Queer History of the 1974 Oscars Streaker 38:18

1y ago38:18

38:18

The Oscars seems to be cursed with a series of chaotic live television gaffes. But one moment in Academy Award history takes the cake. In 1974, a scrawny white man named Robert Opel ran across the stage butt naked, right as the Best Picture category was being announced. New Yorker magazine writer and Oscars aficionado Michael Schulman recounts the …

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Sourcing Ebooks to Create a Profitable Business on Amazon: EU 112 with Sophie Howard 1:17:00

1y ago1:17:00

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I’m extra pumped about this episode, because I got to talk to Sophie Howard, the “Amazon Selling Queen” and creator of Amazon Blue Sky Training Program, about creating a profitable ebook business on Amazon. In this episode, Sophie shares how she has revolutionized the way that everyday men and women can make a legitimate income online by providing …

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A Dialectical Left-Libertarian Perspective with Ryan Neugebauer 1:21:21

1y ago1:21:21

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For the (very delayed) 23rd installment of The Enragés, host Eric Fleischmann was joined by Ryan Neugebauer to discuss Ryan's article Market, State, and Anarchy: A Dialectical Left-Libertarian Perspective (https://c4ss.org/content/56583). Ryan is a left-libertarian committed to the dialectical libertarian framework put forth by Chris Matthew Sciaba…

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The New Etiquette Rules 26:15

1y ago26:15

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Tipping. Dinner parties. Canceling plans. We could all use an etiquette guide that teaches us to live without pissing people off. Luckily, New York Magazine has one – and it went viral. We (politely) asked Choire Sicha, who edited that guide, to come on our show. You can read the full list from New York Magazine here: https://www.thecut.com/article…

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The East River Mammoth Tusk Hoax 25:06

1y ago25:06

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What happens when extinct animal skeletons meet the “Joe Rogan Experience”? The answer is murky, freezing, and may contain submerged cars. This week, we bring on Michael Wilson from the New York Times, who wrote about how a fossil-excavating reality TV star came on Joe Rogan’s podcast to make a bombshell claim: that there are mammoth tusks at the b…

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The Grey’s Anatomy Liar 26:39

1y ago26:39

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What happens when you pretend you’re a medical miracle? Lots of things, as TV writer Elisabeth Finch found out – including gaining a job writing for Grey’s Anatomy. For a decade, Finch lied about having a rare and deadly form of cancer and fooled everybody in Hollywood. On this week’s episode, we bring on Peter Kiefer, the reporter who broke the st…

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Serving vs. Selling: Creating Valuable Offers without Sacrificing Success: EU 111 with Corey Davis and Tuan Nguyen 53:04

1+ y ago53:04

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I’ve got a special treat for you today: 2 special guests on this week’s episode of Experts Unleashed! I brought in Corey David and Tuan Nguyen to speak about their Premier Excel Coaching program and share the wisdom they’ve gained through the process of creating and validating their offer. Corey and Tuan are both certified John Maxwell Coaches and …

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The Bonnie and Clyde of the Art World 25:29

1+ y ago25:29

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Suspicious art dealers, fraudulent documents, and huge egos--the only thing worse than the uppity art world is how much it relies on laundered art from other countries. On this week’s episode, we bring on Sam Tabachnik to unpack his sprawling three-part series for The Denver Post all about one duo’s international operation to smuggle and sell South…

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The Weirdest Poker Hand of All Time 27:33

1+ y ago27:33

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Robbi Jade Lew broke the world of poker with an incredibly unlikely win against Garrett Adelstein. Her win went viral and the internet exploded with dueling accusations of sexism and cheating. Andrea Chang reported on the scandal for the Los Angeles Times and recounts all the suspicious details. You can read the full story here: https://www.latimes…

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Carnivorous Plants Will Ruin Your Life 29:16

1+ y ago29:16

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Inside the flourishing world of online plant fanclubs lies a deep, dark obsession: people who dedicate their entire lives to caring for Nepenthes, or carnivorous pitcher plants. On this week’s episode, Brian Howey, a former “Nephead” tells us about the carnivorous plant subculture that nearly ate him (and many others) alive. You can read the full s…

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Hawaii's Zombie Cats 22:57

1+ y ago22:57

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Hawaii’s Kauai island is overrun by half a million feral cats, many of which are infected with toxoplasmosis. These infected cats pose an existential threat to the native habitat, including Kauai’s endangered monk seals. The island's animal-loving community has fallen into chaos; It's zombie-cat people versus everyone else. Paul Kvinta covered the …

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The 2-Hour Lifestyle Lawyer: EU 110 with Laura Cowan 44:42

1+ y ago44:42

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I recently sat down with Laura Cowan, the creator of the 2-Hour Lifestyle Lawyer and one of the first people to pioneer an online-based model for her industry. We spoke about how her online program helps lawyers build their own lifestyle practices. This market is hot right now, there’s a lot of demand. And Laura is a prime person to speak about it.…

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The Bad Boy of Chess 24:41

1+ y ago24:41

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Magnus Carlsen, the greatest chess player in the world, accused 19-year-old Hans Niemann of cheating. Why? Because Niemann beat him twice. Carlsen and the chess world can't prove Niemann is cheating, but they're convinced he is. The accusations are tearing apart the chess world and raising questions about maintaining fair play in a high-tech world.…

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Ethical Mutualism and the Will to Freedom with Joel Williamson 41:08

1+ y ago41:08

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On a very special 22nd installment of The Enragés, host Eric Fleischmann was joined by former host of The Enragés Joel Williamson (@NalevoA3) to discuss his article Constructing an Unfixed Freedom; originally published at Mutualism Co-Op and now available at Center for a Stateless Society (https://c4ss.org/content/57640). Joel Williamson is an indi…

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