Best Spike DiMartino Podcasts (2024)

This episode contains chapters 24 and 25 of Spike DiMartino's book 'Primary Tourist'. We recorded this over the phone, so the sound quality's different than usual -- sorry about that!

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Primary Tourist chapters 22 and 23 39:49

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This episode contains chapters 22 and 23 of Spike DiMartino's book 'Primary Tourist'.

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Primary Tourist chapters 20 and 21 45:16

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Primary Tourist chapters 18 and 19 28:37

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This episode contains chapters 18 and 19 of Spike DiMartino's book 'Primary Tourist', plus a little audio from a real life faceoff between Vermin Supreme and Ron Paul. That audio is taken from a video at https://youtu.be/U5W-Tc1G3_M (taken by Sean Reen) so check that out if you want to see for yourself how it all played out, and maybe even get a gl…

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Primary Tourist chapters 16 and 17 37:29

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This episode contains chapters 16 and 17 of Spike DiMartino's book 'Primary Tourist'.

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Primary Tourist chapters 14 and 15 38:14

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This episode contains chapters 14 and 15 of Spike DiMartino's book 'Primary Tourist'.

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Primary Tourist chapters 12 and 13 40:05

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This episode contains chapters 12 and 13 of Spike DiMartino's book 'Primary Tourist'. In chapter 12, Spike talks about cancer, chess, telemarketing, and food. Then, in chapter 13, Spike and his sidekick venture into the wilds of the 2012 Republican primaries in New Hampshire, in which Chinese is spoken, Newt Gingrich looks forward to enjoying the s…

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Primary Tourist chapters 10 and 11 39:15

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This episode contains chapters 10 and 11 of Spike DiMartino's book 'Primary Tourist'. In chapter 10, Spike talks about living in a nursing home (terrible), gets romantic advice from a friend (run!), and learns that his nephew is in the hospital (cancer). Then, in the next chapter, Spike encounters two presidential candidates: Wesley Clark and Vermi…

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Primary Tourist chapters 8 and 9 29:45

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Our hero, Spike, is recuperating from a stroke in a nursing home. He recalls a time when he used to go up to New Hampshire during Primary Time, a time when he walked freely, a time when he didn't live in a nursing home. A golden time. Not so long ago.

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Primary Tourist chapters 6 and 7 32:38

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This episode contains chapters 6 and 7 of Spike DiMartino's book 'Primary Tourist', in which he invents a poetic form known as the Spiku, sees Rick Santorum at a gun club, and considers addictions of different types: sugar, drugs, political.

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Primary Tourist chapters 4 and 5 27:33

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This episode contains chapters 4 and 5 of Spike DiMartino's book 'Primary Tourist', in which he considers the participants in the first Republican debate of 2011, consummates a relationship with a chess-playing friend, and gets a ride from a New Hampshire town hall star.

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Primary Tourist Chapter 3 20:46

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This episode contains chapter 3 of Spike DiMartino's book 'Primary Tourist', in which he acquires a sidekick, goes to see John Edwards and Howard Dean, and steps on Al Franken.

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Primary Tourist Chapters 1 and 2 30:15

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This episode contains chapters 1 and 2 of Spike DiMartino's book 'Primary Tourist'. The journey begins!

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Primary Tourist

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Primary Tourist chapters 38 and 39 29:33

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Primary Tourist chapters 36 and 37 34:06

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Primary Tourist chapters 34 and 35 35:13

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Primary Tourist chapters 32 and 33 48:20

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Primary Tourist chapters 30 and 31 39:50

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Primary Tourist chapters 28 and 29 37:19

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Primary Tourist chapters 26 and 27 45:10

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Primary Tourist chapters 24 and 25 28:51

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Primary Tourist chapters 22 and 23 39:49

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Primary Tourist chapters 20 and 21 45:16

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Primary Tourist chapters 18 and 19 28:37

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Primary Tourist chapters 16 and 17 37:29

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Primary Tourist chapters 14 and 15 38:14

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Primary Tourist chapters 12 and 13 40:05

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Primary Tourist chapters 10 and 11 39:15

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Primary Tourist chapters 8 and 9 29:45

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Primary Tourist chapters 6 and 7 32:38

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Primary Tourist chapters 4 and 5 27:33

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Primary Tourist Chapter 3 20:46

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Primary Tourist Chapters 1 and 2 30:15

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