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The Talk About Podcast

Mike Miccoli & Ben Fountain

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The Talk About Podcast consists of Mike Miccoli and Ben Fountain talking about, well, anything really. Topics include, but are not limited to: sports, pop culture, media, pro wrestling, the city of Boston, movies that Mike hasn't seen, music, and Ben's love of fantasy football. Come listen to what we talk about.
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The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders squad burst onto the field back in 1972—the same year Title IX passed, the same year Deep Throat came out, and a year before Roe v. Wade. Sarah Hepola digs into the untold stories behind the global pop culture phenomenon, from the stripper who allegedly inspired the squad's creation, to a scandalous Playboy cover shoot that was actually a battle over fair wages, to the ongoing debate about sexuality and women’s bodies in a post-#MeToo world. The result is a vi ...
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The Fountain of Youth

Ben Key and Eddy Westcott

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Two young men, Ben Key and Eddy Westcott, delve into some of the world's more pointless issues and bring them to you in a way you've never heard before. Welcome to The Fountain of Youth.
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Two brothers get together each week to discuss the long running sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live, one a nerdy expert on all things SNL, the other a cynical casual viewer with much less love for its lore. Every week we recap the current episode (or classic eps during off weeks), discuss various issues related to the show and its history, and try to stump the expert with some SNL trivia.
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Join author John King for eclectic interviews with writers from a variety of genres, including fiction writing, poetry, memoirs, and journalism. From literature to genre writing to the movies, all writing is up for discussion. In particular, The Drunken Odyssey features discussion of all aspects of the writing process—not just the published manuscript, pristinely presented to the entire literate world, but also the scrawled notes and tortured drafts that lead writers there. In long-form inte ...
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Introducing The Fountain Road Files, a new horror-fiction podcast from Unexplained creator Richard MacLean Smith. In March 2020, 27-year-old Ben Williams began recording an audio diary of the growing coronavirus pandemic. In May, he was found dead in mysterious circumstances after a series of strange goings-on in his London flat where he was spending lockdown alone, or so he thought... More info at: www.thefountainroadfiles.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Taking a new look at “you are what you eat,” comedian Dan Ahdoot brings listeners in on conversations about food, life, and more, with some of his most entertaining friends. Not your typical, holier-than-thou food show, Green Eggs and Dan is the type of food podcast you’d make with your friends around the table, roasting more than just the food.
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Humans of Stubbins Point

Ian Goldsmith, Ben Rackl, Zane Rerek

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We are three students at Stubbins Point University located in the City of Stubbins Point on Stubbins Point Island off the coast of Delaware. We broadcast a talk show each week on the student run radio station / the only media source for the people of Stubbins Point. We upload each episode to this website hoping to raise awareness about Stubbins Point to the mainland. (But for real, Humans of Stubbins Point is a completely improvised comedic podcast performed by Ian Goldsmith, Ben Rackl and Z ...
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Center Stage with Mark Gordon is a talk show that looks at independent film and the people who make it happen in front of the camera, as well as, behind the scenes. Each week, the program features some of the most inovative and creative people woking in film today. From award-winning actors like Ben Kingsley (SCHINDLER'S LIST) and Adrian Brody (THE PIANIST) to cutting edge directors like Paul Greengrass (UNITED 93) and Darren Aronofsky (THE FOUNTAIN), Center Stage with Mark Gordon gives an a ...
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In this week’s show, John talks with Jessie Red Marshall about her extraordinary short story collection, Women! In! Peril! The topics discussed include how story collections are like mixtapes, how thematic unity occurs brilliantly by accident, and how the interesting questions to ask ourselves in writing fiction is often what about ourselves, as wr…
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It's Hollywood's biggest night and Saturday Night Jive is celebrating. In honor of Robert Downey Jr. becoming the first SNL alum to win an Oscar we're talking about all the Saturday Night Live cast members who have ever been nominated for acting awards. This gives us an opportunity to talk about some actually good movies that we would otherwise nev…
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You know what's not fun? Crank phone calls. You know what's even less fun? Staged crank phone calls. Get out your ass cream and dust off your offensive accents, we watch The Jerky Boys: The Movie from 1995 starring The Jerky Boys, Alan Arkin, Big Pussy, William Hickey, and the guy from Frankenhooker. No SNL alums this week, Ben picked some random s…
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It's been said many times on this podcast, George loves him some Mary Gross. For all you doubters out there, he proved why by forcing Ben to watch an episode of Saturday Night Live from Season 9 hosted by Michael Douglas. Coffee infused blood, totally rad 80s music videos, busty 7 year olds, a town without feet, a host with an open headwound, and b…
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Today's episode is made possible by Factor. Head to factormeals.com/greeneggs50 and use code greeneggs50 to get 50% off. Dan and comedian/filmmaker Josh Edelman (Mentally Al, Well Dressed at the Hollywood Roosevelt) discuss the best shelf in your fridge to store cat medicine, losing weight while your friends get famous, and the life expectancy of c…
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On today's show, Rachael and I discuss George Saunders's discussion of seven short stories by Russian authors. Since Saunders's book is the result of teaching these stories in MFA craft courses over multiple decades, this book and today's discussion simulates an important part of the MFA experience, for those who wonder what that might be like. The…
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Do you like Twin Peaks? Then you'll be utterly confused by Wild Palms almost as confused as SNL alum James Belushi who apparently didn't understand the script so just showed up on set and read his lines. Can't blame you, Jim. This is an indecipherable piece of nonsense. So the story is that ABC wanted to have another weird show to replace Twin Peak…
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You want Oscars? Get two-time Academy Award winner Kevin Spacey on the phone. Sweeten the deal with Academy Award winner Helen Hunt. Throw in Academy Award nominee Haley Joel Osment. But you really looking for Oscar gold? Then you need Jon Bon Jovi and, more importantly, SNL alum Jay Mohr. We watched Pay It Forward from 2000, a movie that is a fail…
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Dan is back with comedian Jordan Carlos for another "What'd Ya Eat," where they dive into the best unsung brunch foods, the south's hostility towards health, and the secret menu at Dunkin'. Thank you to this week’s sponsor, Factor! Use code greeneggs50 at factormeals.com/greeneggs50 to get 50% off! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.…
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And we're back with yet another installment of our award winning segment ...And We're Back! where we take a deep dive into an SNL recurring character and watch all their appearances. Last time we gathered we watched the first 10 appearances of Mango and surprisingly couldn't stay away so we're back for one more slice of that sweet, sweet Mango pie.…
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In the first episode of the podcast's newest segment, "What'd Ya Eat?", Dan and comedian Jordan Carlos break down the rebranding of toothfish, how to get sat at a restaurant with a long wait, and why watching people banging adds to the ambiance of fine dining. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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We're digging into the Rob Schneider bucket once again this week as we watched Necessary Roughness from 1991 featuring the Robmeister calling plays for a football team full of underdogs. Let me ask you a question. If I said I found a movie that features Scott Bakula, Kathy Ireland, Larry Miller, Robert Loggia, Sinbad, Senator Fred Thompson and of c…
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We're finally here. A podcast years in the making We're finally going back for another taste of Ed's special sauce with Good Burger 2 starring Kel Mitchell and Kenan Thompson and featuring a cavalcade of SNL cameos like Leslie Jones, Pete Davidson, Ego Nwodim, Molly Kearney, Michael Longfellow, Andy Samberg, Mikey Day, Bowen Yang, and Maya Rudolph.…
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And we're back with another installment of our award winning segment ...And We're Back! where we take a deep dive into an SNL recurring character and watch all their appearances. We're also back to doing episodes of Saturday Night Jive after a hiatus that is all Garry Marshall's fault. This week we're talking Mango played by the inimitable Chris Ka…
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Dan and comedian Zainab Johnson (Upload, Variety's 10 Comics to Watch, Hijabs Off) dive into why a fully stocked refrigerator gives her anxiety, eating with a family of 15, and how to handle a restaurant that won't accept substitutions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Cloud10
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We're taking it back for this week's episode of History Bites, where it's all about chefs with butter fingers. Did you know that some of your favorite foods were created by accident? Everything from potato chips and Corn Flakes to ice cream cones and Buffalo wings are the result of a culinary mistake…also Cornelius Vanderbilt married two of his cou…
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Dan and food writer Paul Feinstein (Italy Cocktails: An Elegant Collection of Over 100 Recipes Inspired by Italia) discuss the (very long) education of sushi chefs, the history of Italian cocktails, and what a Count Negroni Halloween costume would consist of. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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Here's a re-release of the first episode of History Bites, in which Dan dives deep into the world of Thanksgiving. Want to know why it's on the fourth Thursday of November? Interested in how turkey became a thing? Need to know how the abomination of sweet potatoes and marshmallows invaded our dinner? Listen to laugh AND learn! Learn more about your…
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