Best Stavro Podcasts (2024)

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Embracing Chaos and Stillness: Astrid Stavro’s Design Philosophy. 32:06

11d ago32:06

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In this week’s episode, Monotype’s Executive Creative Director, Tom Foley, sits down with renowned graphic designer Astrid Stavro to explore her captivating journey. Astrid grew up amidst the hum of printing presses in her father’s print shop in Trieste, Italy. She recounts the profound influence of her family’s publishing heritage, her deep-seated…

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Christina Stavros Kidonakis and the Synaxis of Women Cantors

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Amy and Richard talk to Christina Stravros Kidonakis, the Protopsaltria at All Saints Greek Orthodox Church in Joliet, Illinois. Christina was a pioneer for the Byzantine Chant Certificate Program at Hellenic College Holy Cross School of Theology and is the coordinator of the Synaxis of Orthodox Women Byzantine Cantors, an annual educational event …

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Episode 1576 - Elizabeth Olsen 1:29:10

17m ago1:29:10

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Marvel fans around the world know Elizabeth Olsen as The Scarlet Witch, but Elizabeth says she has a different alter ego inside of her— that of an elderly New Yorker living on her own in the big city. Elizabeth talks with Marc about this fantasy and how it has something to do with a lifelong desire to avoid the trappings of fame. They also talk abo…

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Episode 1575 - Jason Ritter 1:38:11

40m ago1:38:11

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As a kid, Jason Ritter felt a lot of pressure as the son of a beloved actor who audiences felt like they knew personally. He didn’t feel pressure from his parents, but rather pressure from the world, believing he had to live up to being John Ritter’s son. Jason talks with Marc about how that insecurity, as well as his struggle to find his own ident…

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Episode 1574 - Eric Roberts 1:17:35

38m ago1:17:35

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While putting together his new memoir, Eric Roberts developed a fuller understanding of his life as an actor. As someone whose parents did not help him establish a sense of self, his journey through various roles and personality types was part of figuring out who he was. Eric and Marc compare notes on revelations about parents and Eric looks back o…

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Ep13: Champions of Hope: Spotlighting Advocates for Childhood Cancer Awareness Month 36:06

23h ago36:06

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In this episode, we speak with Gavin and Wendy Lindbergh, founders of the EVAN Foundation, and Dena Sherwood, founder of Arms Wide Open Childhood Cancer Foundation. These passionate advocates, each profoundly impacted by childhood cancer, share their personal stories and discuss how their organizations support families, fund crucial research includ…

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Episode 1573 - Ali Macofsky 1:23:20

1d ago1:23:20

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Hundreds of WTF guests have show business origin stories, but nobody has one like comedian Ali Macofsky, whose impulsive phone call to Ryan Seacrest live on the radio when she was seven years old got the ball rolling on her career. Ali tells Marc about this event and all the other spontaneous decisions in her early life that led to a failed auditio…

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Episode 1572 - Lupita Nyong'o 1:31:39

4d ago1:31:39

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She may have won an Oscar for her first film role, but Lupita Nyong’o spent the early part of her life hiding her desire to be an actor. Lupita tells Marc about growing up under autocratic rule, living in a country where creative voices were suppressed, and learning how to speak out even when it’s risky. Lupita also explains why she followed up 12 …

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Episode 1571 - Chris Robinson 1:26:39

8d ago1:26:39

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It took Chris Robinson a long time to accept being a rock and roll frontman. Even at the height of The Black Crowes’ success, he just thought they were just a group of dudes from Atlanta playing roots music. Now reunited with the band and touring again after releasing their ninth album, Chris tells Marc why it took time and perspective to realize h…

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Episode 1570 - Drew Lynch 1:23:33

11d ago1:23:33

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Drew Lynch never planned on being a comedian. But his pursuit of an acting career got derailed by a traumatic brain injury that left him with a stutter and no career prospects. Drew tells Marc the reason he decided to get on stage and put together a standup act, a decision that made him a finalist on America’s Got Talent and helped him land a recur…

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Episode 36: Sean's Horn and Tudor's Tails (Featuring Sean Rubin) 1:08:57

13d ago1:08:57

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Rise and shine, the LITC podcast is here again! We have some colourful and pretty gnarly palaeoart to show you from the spectacularly-named Tudor Humphries. For the interview, Marc and Natee discuss the lovely - and somewhat controversial - book The Iguanodon's Horn, with its author and illustrator, the award-winning Sean Rubin. Is making fun of ou…

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Episode 1569 - Brendon Walsh 1:26:22

15d ago1:26:22

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When the topic of past guests comes up, Marc often mentions Brendon Walsh, a comedian who was on several early WTF episodes as well as Marc’s IFC sitcom. Diving into a full conversation more than a decade since he was last in the garage, Brendon tells Marc about the changes in his life since then, including the break he took from comedy, the tragic…

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Episode 1568 - Greg Fitzsimmons 1:22:36

18d ago1:22:36

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Greg Fitzsimmons returns to WTF after a 13 year absence, but his dynamic with Marc remains the same as it was when they were comics starting out in Boston almost four decades ago. With a new comedy special out, Greg talks with Marc about his unhealthy relationship with worry, how he broke the self-destructive cycles of his family, and how his relat…

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Ep12: From Anesthesiology to Focused Ultrasound: A Conversation with Dr. Lauren Powlovich 22:59

22d ago22:59

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In this episode, Dr. Lauren Powlovich shares her journey from anesthesiology to her current role as Associate Director of Research and Education at the Focused Ultrasound Foundation. From her early exposure to healthcare through her family of nurses to her own unique career path in the medical field, Dr. Powlovich reveals her passion for helping ot…

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Episode 1567 - Paul W. Downs 1:32:01

22d ago1:32:01

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Over the past four years, Paul W. Downs has been one of the people responsible for constructing the ongoing story of a lifer standup comic on the show Hacks. Paul talks with Marc about how his comedy background is very different from the fictional Deborah Vance, with his training at the UCB Theater, his days at the vanguard of internet video comedy…

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Revisiting Scott Starrett and how to design a visually stunning political campaign. 44:41

1M ago44:41

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It's August. Many of us on the podcast team are trying to wring out the last drops of summer. Others are hard at work getting ready for Monotype's visit to Adobe Max. So this week, we're replaying an oldie episode from our first season. Monotype Creative Type Director Charles Nix talks with Scott Starrett, Co-Founder and Principal of NYC design fir…

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Episode 1566 - Michael Rooker 1:26:32

25d ago1:26:32

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Michael Rooker is known for playing a variety of menacing and intense characters. But menace was something he was always good at, as the protective older brother of six sisters. And intensity is often something people misread because he’s hard of hearing. Michael talks with Marc about growing up in Alabama with no electricity or running water, his …

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Episode 1565 - Blair Socci 1:33:35

29d ago1:33:35

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Blair Socci comes from an athletic family with a hardened ancestral backstory involving throat slashing and exile. But despite her exterior toughness, Blair spent her youth enjoying poetry, journaling and creative writing. If she hadn't caught the comedy bug, she intended to become a novelist. Blair and Marc talk about her volleyball prowess, how a…

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Armin Vit | How far will you go to stand out? 55:16

1M ago55:16

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In Episode #82, Ross is joined by Armin Vit, co-founder of UnderConsideration. Born and raised in Mexico City, Armin Vit is a graphic designer and writer now living in Bloomington, IN. He is co-founder of UnderConsideration, a graphic design firm generating its own projects, initiatives, and content. He’s also the editor and primary writer of the p…

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Episode 1564 - Moon Zappa 1:34:44

1M ago1:34:44

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When Moon Zappa was on the show back in 2013, she and Marc started dating shortly thereafter. Now that Moon has just written her memoir, Earth to Moon, she and Marc sit down for their first real conversation since their abrupt breakup. Moon talks about the forensic investigation she did of her life, the emotional damage she took from her mother, th…

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Ep11: Advancing Cancer Immunotherapy with Focused Ultrasound: A Conversation with Dr. Jill O'Donnell-Tormey 27:04

2M ago27:04

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In this episode, Dr. Jill O'Donnell-Tormey, CEO and Director of Scientific Affairs at the Cancer Research Institute (CRI), discusses the fascinating history of cancer immunotherapy, recent breakthroughs, and the potential role of focused ultrasound in enhancing immunotherapy treatments. The conversation explores current challenges and opportunities…

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Episode 1563 - Beth Stelling 1:30:39

1M ago1:30:39

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When Marc saw Beth Stelling’s Netflix special, he knew there was something he found familiar. It turns out they both have a similar process of making comedy out of trauma. Beth talks with Marc about the childhood event that informed most of the way she addresses difficult subjects in her act and how speaking up about an abusive relationship led to …

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From Parsons to Type Thursday: a conversation with Thomas Jockin. 28:24

2M ago28:24

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This week on Creative Characters, host Charles Nix sits down with Thomas Jockin, the founder of Type Thursday, a global type meetup. The two discuss Thomas’s journey from an art-obsessed youth on Long Island to becoming a key figure in the global type design community. Thomas shares pivotal moments such as his apprenticeship with Joshua Darden, the…

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Episode 1562 - Jimmie Dale Gilmore 1:23:47

2M ago1:23:47

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One of the reasons singer-songwriter Jimmie Dale Gilmore didn’t get a solo record deal until he was in his 40s is because he took an extended time away from music to live in a spiritual community. Jimmie and Marc talk about the search for enlightenment in the midst of being a trendsetter for Americana music. They also talk about Jimmie’s band The F…

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Episode 1561 - Anna Akana 1:22:28

2M ago1:22:28

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Moving from place to place throughout her childhood was difficult on Anna Akana, but it was growing up alongside the internet that really changed her life. Anna tells Marc how her career as a comedian and actor got going when she turned to YouTube after dealing with the lack of Asian representation in traditional media. Anna also explains how she b…

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Episode 1560 - Wolfgang Van Halen 1:24:08

2M ago1:24:08

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For Wolfgang Van Halen, learning the drums, guitar and bass came easier than learning to deal with the trolling and resentment he faced for being the son of Eddie Van Halen. Wolfgang tells Marc how touring as part of Van Halen taught him what to avoid in his career and helped him gain perspective on the type of music he wanted to make on his own. T…

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Ep10: From Tremors to Triumph: Beverly McGowan's Focused Ultrasound Journey 27:33

2M ago27:33

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Join us for a compelling conversation with Beverly McGowan, a nurse practitioner whose life was dramatically impacted by essential tremor. Beverly takes us through her journey, from the first signs of tremor affecting her work to the debilitating effects on her personal life and hobbies. She describes the challenges of traditional treatments and he…

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Episode 1559 - Clare O'Kane 1:27:32

2M ago1:27:32

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When two comics are on tour together, one of the best places to get to know each other is in a car while driving between gigs. Clare O’Kane and Marc didn’t have much history together before Clare started opening for Marc, so they recorded their drive from Cleveland to Detroit and talked about their shared experiences with depression, shaving their …

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Kyle Read on the art (of the business) of type design. 38:07

2M ago38:07

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In this episode, host Doug Wilson sits down with his long-time friend, Kyle Read, a distinguished type designer and graphic designer based in Denver, Colorado. Kyle shares his journey from studying at the Savannah College of Art and Design, working for various design studios and advertising agencies, to founding Badson Type Foundry. The two discuss…

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Episode 1558 - Shalom Auslander 1:29:06

2M ago1:29:06

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Shalom Auslander gave voice to something Marc was thinking for most of his life: That he’s been living in a world of Feh. What that Yiddish word means and why Shalom believes it’s an organizing idea that’s been forced on human beings, particularly Jews, for thousands of years is the subject of Shalom’s new book. Shalom and Marc talk about breaking …

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Bob Newhart from 2014 and 2018 2:03:10

2M ago2:03:10

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First, hear Marc's 2014 conversation with Bob Newhart from Bob's home in Bel-Air. Then, a follow-up conversation from 2018 where Marc and Bob talked on the phone. Bob Newhart died on July 18, 2024, at age 94. Sign up here for WTF+ to get the full show archives and weekly bonus material! https://plus.acast.com/s/wtf-with-marc-maron-podcast. Hosted o…

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How to take them from product to community using your brand | Danny Denhard 46:31

2M ago46:31

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In Episode #81, Ross is joined by Danny Denhard, Interim Chief Growth Officer and coach. Danny has over two decades of experience helping to operationalise and grow businesses of all sizes. Danny has led Product, Growth and Marketing Departments, helping household names and challenger brands grow and connect with customers' hearts and minds. Ross a…

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Episode 1557 - Dan St. Germain 1:24:46

2M ago1:24:46

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It’s been a long time since Dan St. Germain had his first big gig as an opener with Marc in Sacramento. As the years have gone by, Dan took a few breaks from standup, worked as a writer on several TV series, dealt with the heartbreak of a declining parent, and struggled with sobriety. Dan tells Marc how he managed to pull things together, get clean…

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Episode 1556 - Trey Anastasio 1:48:20

2M ago1:48:20

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Despite Phish’s enormous following, frontman Trey Anastasio still sees himself as an outsider. Trey talks with Marc about his earliest influences, which were not jam bands, but groups like the Jackson 5 and musicals from Broadway. They also talk about the pressure Phish encountered after Jerry Garcia died, how the party scene surrounding the band s…

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Ep9: Dr. Clifford Cho | Revolutionizing Cancer Treatment with Histotripsy and Immunotherapy 25:01

2M ago25:01

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Dr. Clifford Cho, a renowned surgical oncologist from the University of Michigan, joins us to discuss the revolutionary intersection of histotripsy and cancer immunotherapy. Histotripsy, a noninvasive focused ultrasound mechanism, is changing the landscape of cancer treatment by not only destroying tumors but also potentially boosting the body's im…

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Episode 1555 - Clarence Maclin 1:16:54

2M ago1:16:54

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Clarence Maclin was uniquely suited to make his film debut in the new movie Sing Sing, starring alongside Colman Domingo. That’s because the film is based on a real life group of incarcerated men at Sing Sing prison and Clarence plays a fictionalized version of himself. Clarence talks with Marc about how a theater program run by an organization cal…

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Behind the Font: Font Licensing, demystified (Part 3 of 3). 23:51

3M ago23:51

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In the final edition of our new podcast miniseries series, Behind the Font, we answer your questions about font licensing [cue Jeopardy theme]! Once again, Monotype's Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, Phil Carey-Bergren wades into the intricacies of font licensing with our host, Carl Unger. Topics include the implications of breaching f…

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Episode 1554 - Stavros Halkias 1:31:33

2M ago1:31:33

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Stavros Halkias titled his Netflix special Fat Rascal in part because he doesn’t know any other reality than a life with addictive food issues. Marc is no stranger to addiction or food-based trauma, so he can relate. But both Stavros and Marc can also still get really excited talking about Greek food and their love of diners. Stavros explains the f…

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Episode 1553 - Julianne Nicholson 1:35:15

2M ago1:35:15

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Julianne Nicholson came over to the garage at the right time. With Marc deep in the middle of an acting job, it was helpful for both his curiosity and his confidence to talk to an expert actor like Julianne who is so versatile in all her performances, from movies like Black Mass to her Emmy-winning performance in Mare of Easttown. Julianne and Marc…

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Episode 1552 - Paul Scheer 1:38:06

2M ago1:38:06

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When Paul Scheer was on WTF back in 2010, he spoke about things in his past that he never before spoke about publicly. That conversation with Marc started Paul on a journey of self-discovery that continued as he built a family, grew his career and dealt with the relationships in his life that had deeply unresolved issues. All of this culminated in …

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Episode 35: The Snowball Effect and the Raptor Boys (Featuring Ruadhrí Brennan and Jed Taylor) 1:11:37

3M ago1:11:37

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We've had a month off, but the famous LITC podcast is back in full strength with more fresh news, nostalgic art reviews and exciting interviews! After discussing the new films and documentaries that are coming our way, we review some very English palaeoart from the late 1970s by the unsung Peter Snowball. After that, Natee and Marc interview the Go…

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How do you build a fresh and timeless brand? | Astrid Stavro 46:37

3M ago46:37

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In the first of our new rolling season, episode #80, Ross is joined by Astrid Stavro, Founder & Creative Director of Astrid Stavro Studio. Astrid is a globally recognised and awarded creative director with over two decades of leadership in design. Her work is characterised by powerful ideas, exceptional craft and deep engagement with the content an…

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Episode 1551 - Gareth Reynolds 1:31:50

3M ago1:31:50

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Gareth Reynolds was struggling in show business as a comic, a writer, an actor, you name it. But not unlike Marc, he finally broke through when he started hosting a podcast along with fellow comic Dave Anthony, The Dollop, where Dave tells stories from history that Gareth knows nothing about. Gareth and Marc talk about what led to the creation of t…

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Behind the Font: Font Licensing, demystified (Part 2 of 3). 24:50

3M ago24:50

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In the second edition of our new podcast miniseries series, Behind the Font, we dig into the technical side of font licensing [cue psycho theme]. Our Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, Phil Carey-Bergren, and host, Carl Unger, dissect the main parts of a font license and walk us through some common font licensing use cases you might see …

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TMBS ReAir: Hybrid Wars w/ Vijay Prashad & Missing Basketball w/ Stavros Halkias 1:52:39

3M ago1:52:39

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TMBS 147 aired on July 7th, 2020 Episode summary: We need to oppose annexation. Vijay Prashad how does the US move forward, what can the Left learn from Kerala’s response to the crisis, Kerala & the response to the crisis, & hybrid warfare. Stavros Halkias (@stavvybaby) from Cum Town and Stavvy Solves Your Problems tells us how he weaponized lazine…

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Episode 1550 - Jewel 1:31:54

3M ago1:31:54

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Jewel Kilcher left her troubled home life in Alaska as a teenager, hitchhiking her way across the country and living in her car before becoming a music superstar known globally by her first name. Jewel talks with Marc about how she used creativity to overcome anxiety, how Bob Dylan factored into her breakthrough, and how she feared becoming a stati…

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Ep8: Dr. Stavros Zanos | The Promising Future of Focused Ultrasound Neuromodulation 20:24

3M ago20:24

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In this episode, Dr. Stavros Zanos, a renowned researcher at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, discusses the potential of focused ultrasound neuromodulation in treating a wide range of cardiovascular and inflammatory diseases. Dr. Zanos explains how ultrasound activates neurons through mechanosensitive channels and shares the promising…

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Episode 1549 - Geezer Butler 1:29:36

3M ago1:29:36

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As bassist and lyricist for Black Sabbath, Geezer Butler has a lifetime of rock and roll stories to tell. From the band’s working class roots in Birmingham to their early days as a traditional blues band to their transformation into the quintessential heavy metal group, Geezer tells Marc how he brought it all together with Ozzy Osbourne, Bill Ward …

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TMBS 146 ReAir: 146 - Save The Post Office & Labor + Uprising in 2020 ft. Bill Fletcher, Jr. 1:34:59

3M ago1:34:59

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TMBS 146 aired on June 30th, 2020. Episode summary: We gotta save the USPS. Bill Fletcher Jr. joins us to talk about the future of the movement & why learning the history of the radical agenda of the US Right is crucial to opposing it. The FED is standing up for big business, who is standing up for you? TMBS ReAirs come out every Tuesday here and o…

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