Best Pete Isaacs Podcasts (2024)

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The Toxic Legacy of Martin Peretz’s New Republic (w/ Jeet Heer) 40:57

18m ago40:57

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Get new episodes early at patreon.com/CurrentAffairs ! Jeet Heer has written two major essays about the intellectual legacy of the New Republic magazine’s 70s-2000s heyday. The first, from 2015, excavates the magazine’s history of racism and its role in Clinton-era “welfare reform” and in pushing Charles Murray and Richard Herrnstein’s The Bell Cur…

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Guardian Angels Live Among Us with Colleen Gilliam Brown 30:18

4h ago30:18

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This week on The Pete Podcast, Pete and Marnie welcome Colleen Gilliam Brown to the studio. They recently met Colleen when Pete had to get some blood work done. Despite his fear of the doctor, Colleen went above and beyond to make him feel relaxed and comfortable, earning the title of his guardian angel. Colleen discusses how common it is for men t…

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A Discussion About New Initiatives at Certified Contractors Network | Drew Barto 39:31

7h ago39:31

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In this episode, Gary talks with CCN’s new Director of Member and Partner Experience. The discussion will address many of the new initiatives at CCN, including some changes to our Contractors Toolbox podcast. Other topics will be strategic partnerships, The new L&D branding of CCN University, and changes coming to our financing program, all of whic…

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Jonathan Kozol on the Scandal of America's Apartheid Education System 35:00

10h ago35:00

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Get new episodes early at patreon.com/CurrentAffairs ! Jonathan Kozol is one of the leading critics of the U.S. education system, having written a series of widely acclaimed books across a 60-year career, including Savage Inequalities, The Shame of the Nation, and Letters to a Young Teacher. Today he joins to discuss his new book An End to Inequali…

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Episode 186: Kettles Yard and Jim Ede; Bomb Squad's Rise of the Vandals in York: Edinburgh International Film Festival Update 34:06

2d ago34:06

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Graham discusses the brilliant new book, Ways of Art by the Sunday Times art critic, Laura Freeman. Ways of Art tells the story of art collecting legend Jim Ede, the creator of Kettle's Yard in Cambridge Charles reports on Bomb Squad's latest exhibition in York, Rise of the Vandals, which took place over three weekends at 2, Low Ouse Gate. The exhi…

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237: Lee Isaac Chung + Twisters, Osgood Perkins and Maika Monroe + Longlegs, Fly Me to the Moon, Despicable Me 4, In a Violent Nature, Sleep 1:12:26

1d ago1:12:26

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00.00 – 04.00 Intro and presenters discuss what they’ve been watching 04.05 – 26.00 Review of Twisters including an interview with the film’s director, Lee Isaac Chung 26.05 – 40.50 Review of Longlegs, including interviews with film’s director Osgood Perkins and star Maika Monroe 40.55 – 50.05 Review of Fly Me to the Moon 50.10 – 55.10 Review of De…

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How Corporations Suck the Welfare State Dry (w/ Anne Kim) 33:16

1d ago33:16

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Get new episodes early at patreon.com/CurrentAffairs! Anne Kim's book Poverty For Profit: How Corporations Get Rich Off America's Poor gives a partial answer to an enduring question: how come we spend so much trying to solve poverty but poverty persists? One major reason, Kim argues, is that parasitic for-profit industries suck a lot of the money o…

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Just DAO It! DAO News & Interview with Al Mithani from BCard 1:29:13

2d ago1:29:13

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This week's guest: On this week’s Just DAO It, we welcome on guest, Al Mithani, aka “Links.” Links is a DAO OG who got his introduction into the web3 world as a core contributor at BanklessDAO, where he led the Grants Committee while spearheading some major governance overhauls. He now champions BCard, a debit card that allows web3 communities to f…

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Why Thomas Sowell is a Terrible Economist (w/ Cahal Moran) 54:45

3d ago54:45

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Get new episodes early at patreon.com/CurrentAffairs! Thomas Sowell may be the best-selling economics writer of our time. For decades, the Hoover Institution pundit has published books and columns introducing economic concepts to a popular audience. He has been acclaimed as a genius and maverick whose insights are ignored by the academy because the…

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Why Do We Have a "Viral Underclass"? (w/ Steven Thrasher) 41:12

4d ago41:12

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Get new episodes early at patreon.com/CurrentAffairs! Steven Thrasher is a professor of journalism at Northwestern University and the author of The Viral Underclass: The Human Toll When Inequality and Disease Collide. He has also recently been present at the Columbia protests over Gaza. He joins today to discuss what he saw at the protests, before …

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Pete Gets A Visit From the Secret Service with Rich Sullivan 54:17

4d ago54:17

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The Pete Podcast is back with a bang, and a new editor, for Season 2! In Episode 13, "Pete Gets A Visit From the Secret Service," Pete and Marn sit down with former Atlanta radio personality, real estate agent, alcohol free lifestyle coach, and good friend, Rich Sullivan, aka Sully. After catching up with Sully, they get into the crazy typo in the …

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Episode 185: Interview Special with Pete Oxley, founder of the band Hejira, who celebrate the music of Joni Mitchell; New film in the works by indie film legend, Richard Linklater; Glastonbury 2024 Highlights ... 32:00

9d ago32:00

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Graham and Charles interview Pete Oxley, the guitarist and bandleader behind, Hejira - a group that celebrates the music of Joni Mitchell and is definitely not a tribute band. Their setlist is drawn from Joni Mitchell's live album, Shadows And Light. Comprising highly experienced jazz musicians, Hejira is fronted by the brilliant Hattie Whitehead. …

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Is Trump an "Aberration" Or the Logical Conclusion of the Right-Wing Project? (w/ David Austin Walsh) 41:40

8d ago41:40

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Get new episodes early at patreon.com/CurrentAffairs ! Today we talk to David Austin Walsh, a postdoc at Yale and the author of Taking America Back: The Conservative Movement and the Far Right, a new book about the history of the U.S. right wing. Walsh is particularly interest in what the boundaries are (if any) between "mainstream" conservatism an…

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236: Ti West and Mia Goth + MaXXXine, Kevin Bacon + Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F, Kill 54:19

8d ago54:19

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00.00 – 03.40 Intro and presenters discuss what they’ve been watching. 03.45 – 26.40 Review of MaXXXine including interviews with writer/director Ti West and star and producer Mia Goth 26.45 – 39.20 Review of Beverley Hills Cop: Axel, including an interview with Kevin Bacon 39.25 – 47.50 Review of Kill 47.55 – 54.25 Film of the Week and answering t…

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What Will New Weight-Loss Drugs Do to Us? (w/ Johann Hari) 1:03:34

10d ago1:03:34

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Get new episodes early at patreon.com/CurrentAffairs ! Bestselling author Johann Hari, whose Lost Connectionsand Stolen Focus have previously been discussed on this program, returns today to discuss his new book Magic Pill: The Extraordinary Benefits and Disturbing Risks of the New Weight-Loss Drugs. New weight-loss drugs have proved remarkably eff…

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Inside the MAGA Movement on the Ground (w/ Isaac Arnsdorf) 26:04

12d ago26:04

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Get new episodes early at patreon.com/CurrentAffairs ! Who actually comprises the MAGA movement? Where do Trumpian politicians come from? How do they defeat "establishment" Republicans on the local and state level? How much is organized from above? What's the role of Steve Bannon in all this? In Finish What We Started: The MAGA Movement's Ground Wa…

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Episode 184: Summer Music Festival Preview; Graham's Celebrity Diaries; Arts Manifestos; Vinyl Sessions in Harrogate Preview 36:55

16d ago36:55

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Charles and Graham preview summer festivals including Deer Shed Festival and Leeds Festival. Graham revels in his exciting diary: meeting the star of Ken Loach's last film The Old Oak and Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey in Harrogate in the same week. Charles reports on how the arts are being treated in the election manifestos. Graham previews the next …

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Tristan da Silva on his game, his German and Brazilian heritage and more 16:30

18d ago16:30

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Magic draft pick Tristan da Silva chats with Dante Marchitelli and Jake Chapman on his first full day in Orlando. The Colorado product discussed his time in Boulder, his upbringing in Munich, his favorite off-court activities, his favorite Brazilian dishes and tons more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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235: Lupita Nyong’o, Joseph Quinn and Michael Sarnoski + A Quiet Place: Day One, Yorgos Lanthimos and Jesse Plemons + Kinds of Kindness, Horizon 1:06:16

15d ago1:06:16

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00.00 – 03.10 Intro and presenters discuss what they’ve been watching 03.15 – 25.40 Review of A Quiet Place: Day One with interviews with director Michael Sarnoski and stars Lupita Nyong’o and Joseph Quinn 25.45 – 51.30 Review of Kinds of Kindness, plus an interview with director Yorgos Lanthimos and one of the stars of the movie, Jesse Plemons 51.…

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How The Dollar Became America's Most Powerful Weapon (w/ Saleha Mohsin) 30:14

16d ago30:14

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Get new episodes early at patreon.com/CurrentAffairs ! When we think of American power, we often think of missiles, guns, and tanks. But operating in the background is an incredibly powerful weapon whose use often goes unnoticed: the dollar. In her new book Paper Soldiers: How the Weaponization of the Dollar Changed the World Order, Bloomberg News …

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Just DAO It! DAO News & Interview with Arnold Almeida from Lighthouse 1:23:00

16d ago1:23:00

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This week's guest: On this week’s Just DAO It, we welcome Arnold Almeida, known as 1a35e1 (the hexadecimal code for "Blue"). He's the founder of Lighthouse, a mobile native client that helps users (new and old) participate in on-chain communities. Right now, Lighthouse works with Snapshot-enabled DAOs and custom Open Zeppelin Governor-based DAOs su…

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Episode 183: Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets vs Foo Fighters; Unfortunate at the Grand Opera House, York; New Viggo Mortensen Film, The Dead Don't Hurt; Cowton live at Brudenell Social Club 39:38

19d ago39:38

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Graham reports on seeing Pink Floyd, well Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets in York and Foo Fighters in Manchester in two days. Who won? Charles considers what makes a good new musical stand out, after seeing Unfortunate: The Untold Story of Ursula the Sea Witch at Grand Opera House, York? Graham reflects on Viggo Mortensen's new film as director -…

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In Praise of Excess (w/ Becca Rothfeld) 38:45

18d ago38:45

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Get new episodes early at patreon.com/CurrentAffairs ! Becca Rothfeld is the nonfiction book critic for the Washington Post. Her new essay collection, All Things Are Too Small: Essays in Praise of Excess, draws together and expands on some of her best work. It covers subjects including Marie Kondo and minimalism, the films of David Cronenberg, the …

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168 - The BIG Announcement 46:16

19d ago46:16

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HUGE COMPANY MERGER IN B2B SAAS! Tune in to this special episode to hear Jared and Isaac explain why this is such an important event in this industry. They also explore the synergy between ecosystem-led growth (ELG) and Nearbound marketing, emphasizing their positive impact on B2B. Takeaways The merger between Crossbeam and Reveal creates a unified…

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What Would a Left Foreign Policy Look Like? (w/ Van Jackson) 41:10

19d ago41:10

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Get new episodes early at patreon.com/CurrentAffairs ! We know the left is, generally speaking, anti-war and anti-imperialist. But if a left-wing government ever took power in the U.S., what would its foreign policy look like? How would it deal with, say, human rights abusing governments? Would it shun them? Sanction them? Would a leftist governmen…

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How Cars Make Life Worse (w/ Daniel Knowles) 34:11

24d ago34:11

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Get new episodes early at patreon.com/CurrentAffairs ! Daniel Knowles is a reporter for The Economist (yes, that one). His book Carmageddon: How Cars Make Life Worse argues that cars are a problem, and shows all the ways in which we could have more satisfying, sustainable, affordable lives with fewer cars. That's a tough sell in a car-loving countr…

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234: Jeff Nichols + The Bikeriders, Green Border, The Exorcism, Something in the Water 1:08:10

23d ago1:08:10

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00.00 – 04.10 Intro and presenters discuss their picks of the week 04.15 – 33.00 Review of The Bikeriders including an interview with writer and director Jeff Nichols 33.05 – 40.25 Review of Green Border 40.30 – 51.30 Review of The Exorcism 51.35 – 1.01.00 Review of Something in the Water 1.01.05 – 1.08.20 Film of the Week and answering the questio…

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Debunking Popular Talking Points on Israel-Palestine (w/ Ben Burgis) 1:35:29

26d ago1:35:29

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Get new episodes early at patreon.com/CurrentAffairs ! Ben Burgis is a philosopher and occasional contributor to Current Affairs, who runs the Philosophy for the People Substack and hosts Give Them An Argument. Today, Ben joins to respond to common arguments made to justify the policies of Israel and the United States in Gaza. "Israel has a right t…

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167 - Building SaaS Credibility in a Skeptical World - Bobby Napiltonia 36:28

26d ago36:28

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Jared and Bobby Napiltonia discuss the current SaaS go-to-market landscape, covering the future of subscriptions, AI in pricing and customer support, and evolving channel dynamics. They highlight AI's impact on industries, the rise of robotics, and the changing review site landscape. Emphasis is placed on adaptation, partnerships, niche markets, ve…

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Just DAO It! DAO News & Interview with Bryan Petes from Sobol 1:28:06

26d ago1:28:06

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This week's guest: On this week’s Just DAO It, we welcome Bryan Peters, known as BPetes. He's the founder of Team Sobol, where they're building applications like tipster.bot and sobol.io. Everything they're building is backed by the mission to accelerate the global transition to decentralized work. He's currently active as a Steward at HatsProtocol…

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Why We Need Solidarity Now More Than Ever (w/ Leah Hunt-Hendrix) 39:36

26d ago39:36

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Get new episodes early at patreon.com/CurrentAffairs ! “While there is a lower class, I am in it, while there is a criminal element, I am of it, and while there is a soul in prison, I am not free.” ―Eugene V. Debs "Are you willing to fight for someone you don't know as much as you're willing to fight for yourself?" —Bernie Sanders Political philoso…

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Episode 182: Vinyl Sessions with Hotel Californa; PechaKucha in York; Moby Dick at York Theatre Royal; The Resilience and Excellence of York band Percy 36:54

1M ago36:54

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Graham reports on the return of Vinyl Sessions and the, perhaps, surprising, hidden depths of The Eagles, as the band's Hotel California is played in full in front of a packed and appreciative crowd in Harrogate. Charles has a fun and fascinating evening at a PechaKucha event in York and then asks: how do you evoke a whale inside a theatre in Simpl…

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How To Communicate Left Political Ideas to Gen Z (w/ Jessica Burbank) 33:32

1M ago33:32

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Get new episodes early at patreon.com/CurrentAffairs ! Jessica L. Burbank is a broadcaster and commentator who appears on The Hill's Rising, co-hosts the Funny Money podcast, and now hosts her own online news program called Weeklyish News. Jessica is also big on TikTok, where she produces remarkable short videos communicating left political and eco…

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233: Pete Docter and Kelsey Mann + Inside Out 2, Ryan Condal + House of the Dragon S2, Sasquatch Sunset, Ultraman: Rising, Àma Gloria, Freud’s Last Session 1:00:15

30d ago1:00:15

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00.00 – 04.00 Intro and presenters discuss what they’ve been watching 04.05 – 12.20 Interview with House of the Dragon showrunner Ryan Condal ahead of Season 2. 12.25 – 38.20 Review and of Inside Out 2 including interviews with Chief Creative Officer at Pixar Pete Docter, who also directed the first film, and this film’s director Kelsey Mann 38.25 …

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Anthony Parker on a big offseason, the Magic's growth + when he knew about Paolo 38:02

1M ago38:02

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Magic GM Anthony Parker joins Dante, George and Jake at the AdventHealth Training Center to discuss a season of growth for the young Magic, their offseason plans and options, his first calendar year as a General Manager and tons more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts

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