Best Tonights Musical Guest Today Podcasts (2024)

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Janet Jackson with Robby Seabrook III 2:25:30

2d ago2:25:30

2:25:30

She holds eye-popping album sale records, ushered a whole new style of pop music into the mainstream, and did it all as a socially conscious black woman in conservative white America. But one TV performance clouded all of it. It's JANET JACKSON week! Joining the show this week to help uncloud that cultural memory is music journalist Robby Seabrook …

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Grab Bag: Supergroups 2:22:42

16d ago2:22:42

2:22:42

Ill-conceived. Unnecessary. Over the top. No, not this podcast, but rather the topic at hand for our third-ever Grab Bag episode: SUPERGROUPS! Mr. Big brings together middling hair metal pros to create the "cordless-electric-hand-drill genre of rock guitar". The Backbeat Band featuring Greg Dulli, Mike Mills, and Dave Grohl performs one time and on…

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Devo with Kenny 2:26:56

1M ago2:26:56

2:26:56

One-hit wonder? Yes. Decade-spanning mythology rooted in the ethos of societal and human genome collapse? Also yes. Fortune-tellers, DIY punk legends, new wave heroes? Yes, yes, and yes. It's DEVO week! Joining the show as the first entrant into the two-timers guest club is TMGT theme song creator and best friend of the pod Kenny! The spuds from Oh…

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Jimi Hendrix 2:29:21

2M ago2:29:21

2:29:21

In just 4 year's time, he created the modern version of American rock music and reinvented the guitar. And broke the brains of whoever saw him do it. It's JIMI HENDRIX week! Jimi breaks through on the southern Chitlin' circuit with his first ever TV appearance backing up Buddy & Stacey on Nashville's Night Train in 1965. The Jimi Hendrix Experience…

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Arctic Monkeys 2:07:19

2M ago2:07:19

2:07:19

They went from snotty, Brit teen punk phenomenons to Olympic game-playing elder statesmen in six year's time. From angular pop punk to R&B blues rock to crooning ballads about casinos on the moon, it's a career arc equal parts successful and baffling. It's ARCTIC MONKEYS week! Alex Turner and co. make their American TV debut on SNL in 2006 featurin…

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Tom Waits with Ben Hosley 2:32:10

2M ago2:32:10

2:32:10

Drunk troubador. Carnival barker. Scum bum extraordinaire. Character actor. He's lived as many lives as he sung about. It's TOM WAITS week! Joining the show as a renowned scum bum expert in his own right is Ben Hosley (Blank Check with Griffin and David)! Ben and the guys explore the wild persona and musical shifts of Tom over 38 years and 7 clips.…

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Smashing Pumpkins with Marissa Paternoster 2:30:17

3M ago2:30:17

2:30:17

We're talking one of the most successful and volatile bands of the 1990s: hair journeys, lineup changes, #1 albums, and too many Billy Corgan quotes. It's SMASHING PUMPKINS week! Joining the show to talk about one of her favorite bands of all time is the great Marissa Paternoster (ex-Screaming Females, Noun)! Marissa lays out the ways her Pumpkins …

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One-year Anniversary Awards Show 1:36:26

3M ago1:36:26

1:36:26

All the stars are here. It's late-night TV's biggest evening. We even made Kenny make a crooner awards show version of the theme. We're celebrating the best and worst of over 100 performances discussed. It's our One-year Anniversary Awards Show! What was the best interview we saw? Which band's fashion shined? Who gave the vocal performance of the y…

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Aerosmith with Perry Eaton 2:38:49

4M ago2:38:49

2:38:49

The podcast bad boys from Boston are talking about THE Bad Boys from Boston. It's AEROSMITH week! Joining the show with discussion questions in hand is the lead singer and guitarist of another great Boston band Beeef, Perry Eaton! Perry and the guys break down the many eras of Aerosmith and try to make sense of their complicated and epic legacy. Th…

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Fall Out Boy 1:59:18

4M ago1:59:18

1:59:18

They're pop-punk emo heroes turned anthemic arena radio rock mainstays. Some turned to heavy drug use, while others became tabloid fodder. And hats. Lots of hats. It's FALL OUT BOY week! The career arc is there folks, captured in some ridiculous late night performances. Fall Out Boy explodes into the mainstream with From Under the Cork Tree with a …

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Teenage Fanclub with Mark Neeley 2:24:01

5M ago2:24:01

2:24:01

In a year that saw Nirvana, R.E.M, and Pearl Jam put out generation-defining albums, Spin Magazine named this band's 1991 album Record of the Year. 33 years later, this cult power-pop outfit remains a weird outlier sandwiched between the eras of grunge and Britpop. It's TEENAGE FANCLUB week! Joining the show is animator, music video director, and s…

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Primus 2:07:23

5M ago2:07:23

2:07:23

The craziest bass playing you've ever seen. Atonal metal breakdowns. Songs about meth heads burying bodies. And multiple top-ten records. How? It's PRIMUS week! It's a guestless, Alex-pick episode: buckle up. Primus breaks on to the national TV scene on the Dennis Miller Show. "My Name is Mud" is a hit somehow, and Primus performs it on MTV's Haunt…

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Tyler, the Creator with J'na Jefferson 2:11:48

6M ago2:11:48

2:11:48

He's gone from causing a national panic to winning Grammys and selling high-end perfumes, all while putting on some of the most innovative stage performances of the 21st century. It's TYLER, THE CREATOR week! Joining the show to school us elder millennials on our most modern artist to date is music and culture journalist J'na Jefferson (Rolling Sto…

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Amy Winehouse 2:21:06

6M ago2:21:06

2:21:06

Her voice: timeless. Her TV performances: iconic. We're headed across the pond and googling gobby. It's AMY WINEHOUSE week! Clips on Later...with Jools Holland and Friday Night with Jonathan Ross show Amy at her jazziest. Jools Holland's 2006 Annual Hootenanny gives her the big band treatment with Paul Weller from The Jam. Amy breaks out in her Ame…

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Beastie Boys with Sean O'Neal 2:17:53

7M ago2:17:53

2:17:53

So what-cha want? An episode on the prolific decades-spanning run of Ad Rock, Mike D, and MCA? No problem. It's BEASTIE BOYS week! Joining the show to break down the iconic rhymes, beats, and general coolness of the B-Boys is Texas Monthly writer and former AV Club Editor in Chief Sean O'Neal! The guys discuss the group's teenage punk roots and wat…

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Grab Bag: New Year's Eve Performances 2:01:02

8M ago2:01:02

2:01:02

It's a night of celebration and watching musicians and celebrities awkwardly count down numbers together. We're ringing in 2024 with our second-ever GRAB BAG episode on New Year's Eve performances! The guys watch Tina Turner preview her huge comeback moment on Johnny Carson. Vanilla Ice gratuitously humps the floor of the Ritz Carlton and counts do…

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Green Day with Ryan Agate 2:11:38

8M ago2:11:38

2:11:38

From Gilman to the Grammys, they are arguably the biggest American punk band of all time. It's GREEN DAY week! Joining the show is long-time and legendary (as proclaimed by us) Boston music venue booker Ryan Agate AKA Ryan the Terrible! The guys and Ryan talk about their shared music scene experience and a practice space pigeon before going deep on…

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Coldplay with Josh Terry 2:25:26

9M ago2:25:26

2:25:26

Maybe you love to hate 'em. Maybe they're a guilty pleasure. Or maybe like most humans on earth you casually enjoy 'em. Either way, It's COLDPLAY week! Joining the show is music critic and writer of the Chicago-based culture blog No Expectations Josh Terry! The guys and Josh take a cue from Chris Martin and lean into sincerity as they discuss why C…

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No Doubt 2:12:33

9M ago2:12:33

2:12:33

They sparked a national obsession with ska horns and new wave keyboard while being led by one of the most famous frontwomen of the 1990s. It's NO DOUBT week! The clip journey this week takes the show from local SoCal cable access in 1990 to Super Bowl 37 in 2003. In between, the guys discuss the formative and massive impact of Tragic Kingdom, with …

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1960s Aretha Franklin 2:23:49

9M ago2:23:49

2:23:49

T-M-G-T-P-O-D! Find out what it means this week! We're going way back into the era of bright light variety specials to talk the Queen of Soul. It's 1960s ARETHA FRANKLIN week! The guys discuss Aretha’s intense upbringing amid the civil rights movement and on the black gospel circuit before watching a 1964 Steve Allen clip that captures her jazzy Co…

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Rancid with Courtney Denison 2:14:01

10M ago2:14:01

2:14:01

We got hella mohawks and ska hats at the ready for this one. It's RANCID week! Joining the show to break down all things bay area punk is the lead singer and guitarist of Boston-area band Bad Idea USA Courtney Denison! Courtney describes her own scene journey in Portsmouth, NH before diving into the long-time career and various side projects of Ran…

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Nirvana with Rory Phillips 2:45:30

10M ago2:45:30

2:45:30

We're talking about a band important enough that we use them in our show description. It's NIRVANA week! One of the pod's musical heroes is here to talk about his own musical hero. Musician and producer Rory Phillips (The Impossibles, The Stereo) joins the show to talk about his own Nirvana superfandom and what it was like growing up as a budding m…

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Grab Bag: One-hit Wonders 2:05:20

11M ago2:05:20

2:05:20

We're grabbing a bag, shaking it up, and pulling out some clips this week. It's our first ever GRAB BAG episode on famous one-hit wonders! Alex and Jon walk 500 miles with the Proclaimers on Letterman before watching a wild performance by Sir-Mix-a-Lot on Arsenio featuring a giant on-stage ass. The Toadies play their seminal grunge 2.0 hit on The J…

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Sum 41 1:51:33

11M ago1:51:33

1:51:33

They stormed the early 2000s like their name was El Niño. But what happened once the storm died down? It's SUM 41 week! Alex and Jon go solo to talk about the startling meteoric rise and winding transformation of this somewhat pop-punk Canadian outfit. Tommy Lee and Rob Halford join the band for a rock medley to open up MTV's 20th anniversary speci…

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R.E.M. with Keith Phipps 2:19:06

12M ago2:19:06

2:19:06

Stipe. Buck. Mills. Berry. Beaton. Hillman. One of the most important and significant American bands of all time gets the TMGT treatment. It's R.E.M. week! Joining the show to talk 32 years, 15 albums, and a pod-record seven late night clips is former AVclub editor and current "The Reveal" film critic Keith Phipps! They span the late-night TV globe…

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Blink 182 with Michael Hurley 2:14:08

1y ago2:14:08

2:14:08

What's the worst way to understand a legendary pop punk band famous for shaky live sets and funny stage banter? How about watching their late night tv show performances? This week on Tonight's Musical Guest, Today, it's BLINK 182! Joining the show is cbsboston.com sports writer, NBC Sports Boston on-air contributor, and Blink 182 superfan Michael H…

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Andrew W.K. with Kenny 1:59:48

1y ago1:59:48

1:59:48

A voice unlike any other. Or maybe voices? We'll talk about it. This week, we're getting out the detective whiteboard and partying all the same. It's ANDREW W.K. week! The guys couldn't do this one alone, so they enlisted the studious help of TMGT theme-song creator Kenny to join as their first in-studio guest! Kenny lays out the elaborate scene ex…

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Sheryl Crow 1:51:58

1y ago1:51:58

1:51:58

9 Grammy Wins. 32 Nominations. Over 50 million records sold. And now a TMGT episode? Yep. This week on Tonight's Musical Guest, Today, we're talking about the great SHERYL CROW. The guys explore their own cultural memory of Crow and realize they had it very wrong back in the day. We walk through the extreme drama of her seminal debut record, includ…

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Limp Bizkit 1:39:58

1y ago1:39:58

1:39:58

Nobody asked for it. We're doing it anyways. Turn your red hats backwards and stick those cookies up your yeahs. It's time for the LIMP BIZKIT episode on Tonight's Musical Guest, Today. Alex owns up to the fact that he saw Limp Bizkit live with Kid Rock and Staind in 1999. The guys wade deep into late 90's MTV culture with New Year's Eve 1998 and t…

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A Tribe Called Quest with Dart Adams 1:29:12

1y ago1:29:12

1:29:12

They were the voices of a movement and moment for rap in the 1990s. And it all played out on late night TV. This week on Tonight's Musical Guest, Today, we're talking A TRIBE CALLED QUEST! And speaking of guests, the show is bringing on its first! Author, journalist, and hip-hop historian Dart Adams join the guys this week to dig deep on the music,…

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Rage Against the Machine 1:16:07

1y ago1:16:07

1:16:07

How did one of the best live bands of the 1990s come off on late night TV? Turns out, quite well! For the second episode ever of Tonight's Musical Guest, Today, we're digging in on the incomparable RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE! Jon talks about how he almost died (yes, really) seeing Rage at their reunion show in 2007 before swimming across the pond for…

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Weezer 1:15:06

1y ago1:15:06

1:15:06

It's the very first episode of Tonight's Musical Guest, Today! Hooray. This is the podcast where we discuss the cultural memory and career arc of bands and artists through their late night tv show performances. Alex and Jon take some time to explain who the hell they are and why they started this show before jumping into their very first band: Weez…

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TMGT Trailer 2:15

1+ y ago2:15

2:15

The Beatles on Ed Sullivan. Nirvana on Saturday Night Live. Warren Zevon on David Letterman. Sometimes, late-night TV musical performances live on forever. Most don’t. But we still want to talk about them. Each week on “Tonight’s Musical Guest, Today”, long-time friends Alex Beaton and Jon Hillman dive in on the music and cultural memory of a band …

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Jim Bohannon Show with Rich Valdes 01-06-23 1:58:05

1+ y ago1:58:05

1:58:05

Guests: Gregg Jarrett, Fox News Legal Analyst, On to discuss the hot topics of the day. Mike Howell, Director of the Oversight Project at the Heritage Foundation, On to discuss the oversight priorities for the GOP. Siggy Flicker, Spokeswoman for JEXIT, On to discuss her organization. And ... Your thoughts on the news of the day in open phones acros…

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Jim Bohannon Show with Rich Valdes 01-05-23 1:58:40

1+ y ago1:58:40

1:58:40

Guests: Mike Lawler, Representative-Elect (R-NY), On to discuss the drama over picking a Speaker of the House. Grover Norquist, President of Americans for Tax Reform, On to discuss tax reform. Adam Carrington, Assistant Professor of Politics at Hillsdale College, On to discuss colleges removing liberal arts majors. And ... Your thoughts on the news…

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Jim Bohannon Show with Rich Valdes 01-04-23 1:58:26

1+ y ago1:58:26

1:58:26

Guests: Cassandra Spencer, Project Veritas Facebook Whistleblower, On to discuss what she found was happening inside Facebook. Lance Crayon, Author at the Center for Security, On to discuss the Chinese Communist Party Propaganda Machine. Clifford May, Founder and President of the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, On to discuss Biden's rece…

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Jim Bohannon Show with Rich Valdes 01-03-23 1:58:11

1+ y ago1:58:11

1:58:11

Guests: Troy Nehls, US Representative (R-TX), On to discuss the Kevin McCarthy's failed attempts to become house speaker. Jonathan Gilliam, Former FBI Agent, On to discuss the arrest of the alleged killer in the Moscow, Idaho murders. Darren Beattie, Political Scientist, On to discuss the January 6th committee. See omnystudio.com/listener for priva…

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Jim Bohannon Show w/Rich Valdes 12-23-22 1:57:59

1+ y ago1:57:59

1:57:59

Rich talks about the $1.7 Trillion Omnibus funding bill with Vance Ginn, Senior Fellow at Young Americans for Liberty. Psychotherapist Jill Robin Payne has some suggestions to help us deal with holiday stress. Plus a look at entertainment news with reporter Lauren Conlin. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Jim Bohannon Show w/Rich Valdes 12-22-22 1:57:06

1+ y ago1:57:06

1:57:06

Rich welcomes Harmeet Dhillon, former chair of the California Republican Party, to discuss her quest to be the next leader of the RNC. Ben Weingarten, senior contributor at the Federalist and fellow at the Claremont Institute, talks about the revolving door between the Democrat Deep State and Big Tech. Did you know that U.S. Senators need to backgr…

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Jim Bohannon Show w/Rich Valdes 12-21-22 1:57:57

1+ y ago1:57:57

1:57:57

Rich talks with former Rep. Michael Grimm (R-NY), a combat veteran and Newsmax contributor, about Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's visit to Washington. Retired Army Lieutenant Colonel Kurt Schlichter tells us about his latest novel, "Inferno," as well as some of his recent columns for TownHall.com. Scott Powell, senior fellow at the Discov…

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Jim Bohannon Show w/Rich Valdes 12-20-22 1:58:39

1+ y ago1:58:39

1:58:39

New York Times best-selling author Dick Morris talks about his latest book, "The Return: Trump's Big 2024 Comeback." Rich discusses the news of the day with John Tabacco of Newsmax, including former President Trump's NFT's. Then we meet Heather Wilson, co-founder of GiveSendGo, the #1 free Christian fund-raiising site. See omnystudio.com/listener f…

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Jim Bohannon Show w/Rich Valdes 12-19-22 1:58:51

1+ y ago1:58:51

1:58:51

Rich talks with Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, Professor of Health Policy at Stanford University, who tells how he was blacklisted from Twitter in August 2021 for expressing his views on COVID lockdowns. The January 6th committee is recommending criminal charges against former President Trump. We get reaction from constitutional law atto\rney and former pro…

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Jim Bohannon Show w/Rich Valdes 12-16-22 1:58:37

1+ y ago1:58:37

1:58:37

Journalist Lee Smith talks about his books "The Plot Against the President" and "The Permanent Coup," as well as his latest column for the Epoch Times. Brandon Straka tells why he's filed a defamation lawsuit against MSNBC for false and malicious lies against him. Then Rich discusses school choice with Jay Greene, Senior Research Fellow at the Heri…

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Jim Bohannon Show w/Rich Valdes 12-15-22 1:56:39

1+ y ago1:56:39

1:56:39

Rich looks at inflation with E.J. Antoni, Research Fellow for Regional Economics at the Heritage Foundation. Tyler O'Neil, managing editor at The Daily Signal, talks about Sam Brinton, the non-binary Biden official facing charges for stealing luggage. Then we catch up with legendary entertainer Tony Orlando. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy …

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Jim Bohannon Show w/Rich Valdes 12-14-22 1:58:50

1+ y ago1:58:50

1:58:50

Scott Smith, the father of a sexual assault victim, gives his reaction to a grand jury report concerning incidents in Loudoun County (Virginia) Public Schools. Radio executive Jeff Smulyan talks about his new book, "Never Ride a Rollercoaster Upside Down: The Ups, Downs, and Reinvention of the Entrepreneur." Plus, the Federal Reserve's decision to …

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Jim Bohannon Show w/Rich Valdes 12-13-22 1:58:39

1+ y ago1:58:39

1:58:39

We get a holiday history lesson from Raymond Arroyo, host on EWTN and author of "The Wise Men Who Found Christmas." Catching up with actor Fred Dryer, star of TV's "Hunter" in the 1980s. Plus Shirin Behzadi shares the fascinating story of how she fled the Iranian Revolution and later built her own business in the United States. See omnystudio.com/l…

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Jim Bohannon Show w/Rich Valdes 12-12-22 1:58:39

1+ y ago1:58:39

1:58:39

Rich talks with Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-NY) about the recent reversal in the vaccine mandate for the U.S. military, as well as accountability for withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan. Lt Col Anthony Shaffer (Ret.), the President of the London Center for Policy Research, offers his thoughts on the release of WNBA star Brittney Griner from Russi…

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Jim Bohannon Show w/Rich Valdes 12-09-22 1:58:49

1+ y ago1:58:49

1:58:49

Rich talks with Marine Corps veteran and retired MMA champion Chad Robichaux about a reversal in the vaccine mandate for the military. Chad is also author of the book "Saving Aziz." Did Dr. Anthony Fauci lie under oath? We look into that with Phil Magness, Director of Research at the American Institute for Economic Research. Plus, Evita Duffy, staf…

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Jim Bohannon Show w/Rich Valdes 12-08-22 1:58:29

1+ y ago1:58:29

1:58:29

Rich discusses the release of WNBA star Brittney Griner from Russia with Brigadier General Blaine Holt, USAF (Ret.), a Newsmax contributor and co-founder of Restore Liberty. Dr. Steven Soloway is the author of "Medical Politics: How To Protect Yourself from Bad Doctors, Insurance Companies and Big Government. Then a look at supply chain issues and …

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Jim Bohannon Show w/Rich Valdes 12-07-22 1:58:42

1+ y ago1:58:42

1:58:42

Rich welcomes former federal prosecutor Doug Burns for a discussion of Moore Vs. Harper, the elections case before the Supreme Court. We note Pearl Harbor Day with Martin Dugard, author of a new book about World War II, "Taking Berlin: The Bloody Race to Defeat the Third Reich." Plus a look at free speech on college campuses with Cherise Trump, exe…

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