Best Shawn Ram Podcasts (2024)

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Chiefs-Rams 2018 Week 11 with Shawn Siegele 56:37

21d ago56:37

56:37

RotoViz co-owner and podcaster Shawn Siegele joins host Thomas Emerick for a 54-51 Monday nighter that was somehow even more wild than you remember. Kansas City and Los Angeles have some of the same faces, but very different looks to these teams. Patrick Mahomes playing a style that makes us a bit wistful. The seeds planted for Jared Goff to Josh R…

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429. Emily Wurramarra on Cleo Sol 'Gold' (2023) 25:14

6m ago25:14

25:14

Today the spellbinding Emily Wurramurra joins me to discuss Cleo Sol's dynamic 2023 album 'Gold'. We talk about how she discovered and fell in love with Cleo's music, how Cleo builds community and connection through her music, the genuine hope and optimism in this album vs the toxic positivity of soical media, relating to the album's religious them…

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Patriots-Chargers 2010 Week 7 with Alex Katson 41:37

1d ago41:37

41:37

Alex Katson (USA Today, Patreon) and host Thomas Emerick figure out how the 2010 San Diego Chargers finished first in total offense and total defense while still missing the playoffs, through the lens of a game where they really Charger it away. This is Remember That Game, the podcast about sporting events that take you on a journey and chart the p…

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Dolphins-Patriots 2008 Week 3 with Ian Hartitz 42:51

7d ago42:51

42:51

Ian Hartitz (Fantasy Life) and host Thomas Emerick want you to get in, because we're headin' back to Wildcat Season. Did it feel like a fever dream on rewatch? A question we'll try to answer, while the 12.5-point underdog Dolphins snap New England's 21-game regular season win streak — despite being on a 1-21 stretch(!) That all changes when Tony Sp…

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E230 - Litsa Williams - What's Your Grief 55:19

10d ago55:19

55:19

Litsa Williams, MA, LCSW-C is the co-founder of the online grief organization What’s Your Grief. She’s a grief therapist with over 15 years of experience working with sudden, traumatic, and disenfranchised losses as well as ambiguous grief. Drawing on both personal and professional experience with grief, WYG was built as a resource offering concret…

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Packers-Cowboys 2016 Divisional with Colm Kelly 48:29

14d ago48:29

48:29

RotoViz Radio executive producer Colm Kelly joins host Thomas Emerick for one of the Packers-Cowboys playoff thrillers that the 2010s gave to the world. Dak Prescott's first playoff game doesn't begin well — and Tony Romo's in pads — but the rookie rallies his team back. Aaron Rodgers and the Packers finished the regular season hot yet were still c…

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Germany-England Euro '96 Semifinals with Daniel Schmidt 39:59

28d ago39:59

39:59

Daniel Schmidt (Der Spiegel, This Is America) takes the train with host Thomas Emerick to Euro '96 in England for Die Mannschaft vs. The Three Lions. Frankfurt to Manchester and then Manchester to London provides plenty of time to examine the soccer balance between these countries in the century leading up to and since this UEFA European Championsh…

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Bulls-Lakers '91 NBA Finals Game 5 with Roland Lazenby 39:37

1M ago39:37

39:37

Roland Lazenby (MAGIC: The Life of Earvin "Magic" Johnson, Michael Jordan: The Life) joins host Thomas Emerick to revisit a passing-of-the-torch NBA Finals closeout game between the Bulls and Lakers. Lazenby covered this series as well as wrote biographies on Magic, Michael, and Phil Jackson. The story doesn't end here in 1991 either. This is Remem…

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E229 - Dr. Saul Ebema - God Will Make A Way 35:19

1M ago35:19

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Dr. Saul Ebema brings over 20 years of spiritual care experience to his role as President of Hospice Chaplaincy and Director of Bereavement Services for a leading home health and hospice provider in the United States. Ordained as a minister in South Africa, he served in various pastoral roles supporting congregations and outreach. Dr. Ebema complet…

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Colts-Steelers ’95 AFC Title with Sigmund Bloom 54:37

1M ago54:37

54:37

Pittsburgh native Sigmund Bloom (Footballguys) joins host Thomas Emerick for another mid-'90s thriller. Sigmund hosts On The Couch and this episode is in part, psyche. The Steelers lost the previous year’s AFC title on the goal line, as big home favorites. Now they face down the same fate with the Cardiac Colts venturing to Three Rivers as massive …

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Mariners-Athletics April 11, 2001, with Ray Delahanty (CityNerd) 58:27

2M ago58:27

58:27

Ray Delahanty (CityNerd) joins host Thomas Emerick to revisit the record-setting and ill-fated Seattle Mariners 2001 season, propelled on a spring night in Oakland by rookie right fielder Ichiro Suzuki. They also discuss league and divisional realignment that makes more geographic sense, with an eye toward how cities linked by intercity high-speed …

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428. The Revered Shawn Amos on Junior Wells Blues Band with Buddy Guy 'Hoodoo Man Blues' (1965) 38:42

2M ago38:42

38:42

Today, I'm joined by the Reverend Shawn Amos to turn a spotlight on a classic blues record that has reverberated down almost six decades since its recording - Junior Wells 'Hoodoo Man Blues'. We talk about the contrast between Junior Wells unprecedented creative feedom and the restraints on blues artists at Chess Records, the interplay with Buddy G…

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427. Carla Geneve on The Drones 'Wait Long By the River and the Bodies of Your Enemies Will Float By' (2005) 33:34

2M ago33:34

33:34

Today, Carla Geneve zooms in from WA to celebrate the almost-20th anniversary of The Drones classic 'Wait Long By the River and the Bodies of Your Enemies Will Float By'. Carla talks about being introduced to the record by her Dad at age 11, the violence of the music and subject matter, the epic nature of the nine songs, leaving space for meaning a…

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426. Matthew Milia (Frontier Ruckus) on Paul and Linda McCartney 'RAM' (1971) 31:55

3M ago31:55

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Today singer-songwriter and Frontier Ruckus frontman Matthew Milia joins me to celebrate Paul and Linda McCartney's 1971 masterpiece RAM. We talk about the freedoms and pressures on Paul as an artist in the wake of the Beatles breakup, his philosophy of 'don't fix the mistake, explore the accident', the darkness in some of the lyrics, the derangeme…

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425. Ken Womack on his book about Beatles road manager Mal Evans, 'Living the Beatles Legend' (2023) 58:02

3M ago58:02

58:02

TW: Suicide Today, celebrated author Ken Womack joins me to unpack his extraordinary new definitive biography of Beatles road manager Mal Evans, 'Living the Beatles Legend'. Ken talks about the incredible access given to him by the Evans family, including Mal's unpublished memoirs and diaries, the digital warehouse he built to sort through the incr…

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Panthers-Rams 2003 Divisional with Steven Ruiz 42:25

3M ago42:25

42:25

Returning guest Steven Ruiz (The Ringer) and host Thomas Emerick challenge you to find a more charmingly shambolic game, this late into an NFL postseason. Would Steven even imagine ranking Marc Bulger in the public sphere back in '03? Brock Purdy vibes. Also, intrigue with Kurt Warner on the St. Louis sideline while his Amsterdam Admirals backup Ja…

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424. Deirdre Kelly on her book 'Fashioning the Beatles: The Looks That Shook The World' (2023) 41:26

3M ago41:26

41:26

Today we bring you a (if you can believe it) new perspective on the Beatles story, as Dierdre Kelly joins me to discuss her fascinating book 'Fashioning The Beatles: The Looks That Shook The World', in which she unpacks the journey of the Fab Four's style across their careers, how they influenced and were influenced by fashion and the culture at la…

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423. Jeremiah Fraites (The Lumineers) on Radiohead 'Ok Computer' (1997) 39:23

3M ago39:23

39:23

Today I'm joined by songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and co-founder of The Lumineers, Jeremiah Fraites, to wax rhapsodic on Radiohead's iconic 1997 album 'OK Computer'. We talk about Jeremiah's journey from hating to loving Radiohead as a teenager, the album's diverse but coherent sound, the album's sonic easter eggs, the balance of performed and …

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E228 - Dr. Enrique Mundaca - Two Dreams to Say Goodbye and Open the Mind 1:25:58

3M ago1:25:58

1:25:58

Dr. Enrique A. Mundaca is a Biologist graduated from the University of Concepción (Chile), holds a Master of Science in Conservation Biology, and a PhD in Ecology from Victoria University of Wellington (New Zealand). He has a wide range of research interests including taxonomy and ecology of insects; natural history of marine organisms; sustainabil…

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422. Ed Nash (Bombay Bicycle Club) on Kurt Vile 'Smoke Ring for My Halo' (2011) 22:33

3M ago22:33

22:33

Today I'm joined by Ed Nash, bassist of UK indie heroes Bombay Bicycle Club, down the line from North London to chat about Kurt Vile's modern classic 2011 album, 'Smoke Ring for My Halo'. Ed talks about discovering the album on tour in Australia, how it became the soundtrack of BBC's breakthrough period, listening to it on repeat on tour, the sonic…

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421. Mia Dyson on Talking Heads 'Stop Making Sense' (1984) 41:53

4M ago41:53

41:53

We kick off our tenth anniversary year with ARIA-winner Mia Dyson, who joins me to talk about the soundtrack of the iconic Talking Heads concert film 'Stop Making Sense'. We talk about wearing out VHS tapes in the pre-streaming era, the contrast between the band's musical eccentricity and austere aesthetic, why the film is the perfect entry point f…

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Ravens-Patriots 2014 Divisional with Derrik Klassen 34:52

4M ago34:52

34:52

Derrik Klassen (Bleacher Report, Reception Perception) and host Thomas Emerick revisit a brutal one in Foxborough, if you're a Ravens fan like Derrik was until that weekend. Bill Belichick deep in his bag. Tom Brady making the right decisions. Joe Flacco gripping and ripping it down the sideline in the waning moments. And an ode to Ozzie Newsome. I…

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2014 NFL Combine with Sam Monson 39:50

4M ago39:50

39:50

Sam Monson (PFF NFL Show) and host Thomas Emerick trace the evolution of the pre-draft process from the 2014 NFL Combine. Will Aaron Donald check off those boxes? Is Mike Evans fast enough? And we re-run that year's draft, while extricating player-specific hindsight, to see if the Top 4 remains Jadeveon Clowney-Greg Robinson-Blake-Bortles-Sammy Wat…

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Eagles-Cowboys 2009 Wild Card with Raheem Palmer 46:03

5M ago46:03

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Raheem Palmer (The Ringer/Spotify, FanDuel TV) joins host Thomas Emerick to revisit Tony Romo's first playoff win and Donovan McNabb's last dance with Andy Reid. Raheem also gives us a window into the Delaware betting scene circa 2009 and DJ'ing in Philly as Michael Vick and LeSean McCoy swing by the booth. This is Remember That Game, the podcast a…

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E227 - 2023 Grief Dream Recaps 53:00

5M ago53:00

53:00

In this episode we recap some of the dream conversations we had with guests in 2023. You can find more about Grief Dreams here: Our website – www.griefdreams.ca Instagram and Twitter - @Griefdreams Facebook – Grief Dreams Podcast Page and Grief Dreams Group Looking for ways to support the podcast? You can help support the Grief Dreams Podcast in a …

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49ers-Chiefs Super Bowl LIV with Eric Eager 27:23

5M ago27:23

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Eric Eager (SumerSports) joins host Thomas Emerick for a special Super Bowl rematch edition of Remember That Game. What does and doesn’t carry over as relevant. Eric's emotional rollercoaster down in Miami and finally seeing the Chiefs get one. What theories about these teams over the years proved correct and which assumptions eventually showed the…

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Cavs-Warriors 2016 Finals Game 7 with Lakshya Jain 34:38

7M ago34:38

34:38

Lakshya Jain (Split Ticket) joins host Thomas Emerick to ride the highs (and singular low) of his 73-win Golden State Warriors, as LeBron James leads the Cavs back from down 3-1. As the Dubs try to hang on, Lakshya compares the analytics evolution in sports and election forecast models while bracing for another Draymond Green suspension. This is Re…

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420. Top Ten Films of 2023 with Light the Fuse's Drew Taylor and Charles Hood 1:44:23

7M ago1:44:23

1:44:23

It's that time of the year again.... we are signing off for 2023 with a blockbuster episode celebrating the best movies to hit cinema screens in the past 12 months. Joining me as usual are filmmaker Charles Hood and film journalist Drew Taylor, hosts of the legendary Light the Fuse podcast. Strap in a for an epic celebration / discussion / fight ab…

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E226 - Roberta Kuriloff - Framing a Life 22:34

7M ago22:34

22:34

Roberta Kuriloff is a speaker, community activist, former attorney and the author of the new book “Framing a Life: Building the Space to be Me”. With humor and poignancy, her memoir takes readers along an inspiring journey of self-discovery. She is also a founding member of two domestic violence projects, as well as an elderly services organization…

8M ago1:12:18

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One of this year’s most pleasant surprises has been the first album of original material since 2005 from The Rolling Stones - Mick, Keith, Ronnie, Steve and on this album, Charlie and even Bill. Producer/songwriter/musician and friend of the show Michael Carpenter has spent a long time dissecting the Stones recorded catalogue and joins me today to …

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