Best David Limon Podcasts (2025)

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"Carbon is really a flow that animates everything we love, everything that's alive on this planet." - PAUL HAWKEN - Highlights 14:52

1h ago14:52

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“We've lost over 70 percent, 73 percent, I think the latest data indicates, of wildlife and mammals in the last 50 years. That’s just shocking when you get that data, but then you ask, what can I do? What can I do? I wanted to move away from any guilt or compulsion because it doesn't work to talk to people that way. After 50 years of climate being …

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CARBON: The Book of Life with PAUL HAWKEN 57:10

1h ago57:10

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“We have 1.2 trillion carbon molecules in every cell. We have around 30 trillion cells, and that’s us. So carbon is really a flow that animates everything we love, enjoy, eat, and all plant life, all sea life—everything that's alive on this planet—is animated by the flow of carbon. “ Paul Hawken is a renowned environmentalist, entrepreneur, author,…

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Burger King's Fatal Order: The Woonsocket Murders of Tammy Petrin & Jenner Boledo 35:33

6h ago35:33

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Woonsocket, Rhode Island: Years after Ronald Harnois allegedly rigged his ex-wife Joanne Harnois’ car with pipe bombs, he married his new wife, 21‐year‐old Tammy Petrin - a key figure in a puzzling investigation. On a fateful day at a local Burger King, Tammy was fatally shot in the back, and janitor Jenner Boledo was also killed in circumstances t…

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Inside the Mind of PETER WELLER, Actor, Art Historian, Director, Musician, Author - Highlights 13:57

6d ago13:57

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Peter Weller is a renowned theater and Hollywood actor. His performances in films such as RoboCop and Naked Lunch garnered him much critical and commercial success over the years. His television acting and directing credits include Sons of Anarchy, Dexter, and 24. Unbeknownst to most, Weller has spent decades honing his appreciation for the visual …

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From RoboCop to the Renaissance w/ Actor, Art Historian, Director, Musician, Author PETER WELLER 1:11:27

6d ago1:11:27

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“I met Miles backstage at the Hollywood Bowl—the last gig he ever played. Miles asked, “Who’s that white boy?” I introduced him to Bob Thiel Jr., whose father produced Coltrane. When Miles discovered this, he said, “Well, you can hang,” following this friendly gesture with me walking Miles to his car. I did not know he was dying. I kissed him on bo…

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Jericho Brown Reads Elizabeth Alexander 36:29

5d ago36:29

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Jericho Brown joins Kevin Young to read, “When,” by Elizabeth Alexander, and his own poem, “Colosseum.” Jericho Brown, who received the 2020 Pulitzer Prize in poetry for his collection “The Tradition.” He’s a 2024 MacArthur Fellow and a Chancellor of the Academy of American Poets. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices…

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Less Stress, More Success: How Attorney Thomas Limón Built His Ideal Law Practice by Transitioning from Litigation to Estate Planning - Part 1 21:31

7d ago21:31

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What drives an attorney to pivot from a high-stakes litigation environment to a fulfilling career in estate planning? In today’s episode, we discuss this transformation with Attorney Thomas R. A. Limón, who candidly shares his personal journey away from the courtroom and into a space centered around family advocacy. The conversation highlights the …

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A Life in Climbing: ALAIN ROBERT Climbs with No Fear, No Ropes, No Safety Net - Highlights 10:20

9d ago10:20

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How can we overcome our fears? How can we challenge ourselves, pushing our physical boundaries to achieve the impossible? Alain Robert is a renowned rock climber and urban climber. Known as "the French Spider-Man” or "the Human Spider," Robert is famous for his free solo climbing, scaling skyscrapers using no climbing equipment except for a small b…

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Peanuts-Butter, and Jelly: The Shirley Nelson Case 38:44

7d ago38:44

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In this episode, we explore the shocking case of Shirley Nelson, who, after discovering her husband Ron Nelson's affair with his secretary Eileen Christensen, took drastic and violent actions to exact revenge. In 1996, Shirley shot Ronald at his workplace, then turned the gun on herself. Both survived, but the incident led to a legal battle, with S…

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Overcoming Your Fears to Achieve the Impossible w/ Free Solo Climber ALAIN ROBERT on Climbing 200+ World’s Tallest Skyscrapers 51:43

12d ago51:43

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“You are fighting to stay alive. You are fully in the present moment. You don't have time to think about being afraid. You are focused on what you are doing. You struggle to pass another window. You don't have time to think about your problems. The only thing you are concerned about deep down in the back of your mind is that you need to stay alive,…

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TAO LEIGH GOFFE on Poetics, Poesis & Un-making the Climate Crisis 37:42

16d ago37:42

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In this episode on the Speaking Out of Place podcast, Professor David Palumbo-Liutalks with Tao Leigh Goffe about her new, magisterial Dark Laboratory: On Columbus, the Caribbean, and the Origins of the Climate Crisis. Spanning many fields and disciplines in the natural sciences, social sciences, the humanities, and the arts, Professor Goffe weaves…

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Michael Barrymore’s Pool Party Tragedy: What Happened to Stuart Lubbock? 42:38

14d ago42:38

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In 2001, Stuart Lubbock was found unconscious in the pool of British entertainer Michael Barrymore’s Essex home after a night of partying. Initial reports ruled his death as drowning, but subsequent autopsies revealed signs of sexual assault and asphyxiation, including petechial hemorrhaging and severe injuries to his rectum. Witnesses claimed Barr…

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The Creative Process w/ JULIE ANDREWS, PAUL SCHRADER, JOHN PATRICK SHANLEY, ETGAR KERET, JOY GORMAN WETTELS, CHAYSE IRVIN, MANUEL BILLETER 14:06

19d ago14:06

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JULIE ANDREWS (Oscar, Tony & Pulitzer Prize-winning Actress & Singer · The Sound of Music, Mary Poppins) Andrews shares her experience working on Mary Poppins, revealing behind-the-scenes secrets about the character. She reminisces about her collaboration with Walt Disney and Tony Walton. ETGAR KERET (Cannes Film Festival Award-winning Director & A…

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The Art of Fiction with Author, Musician, Satirist T.C. BOYLE - Highlights 11:35

20d ago11:35

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“What I have done in my career is just try to assess who we are, what we are, why we are here, and how come we, as animals, are able to walk around and wear pants and dresses and talk on the internet, while the other animals are not. It's been my obsession since I was young. I think if I hadn't become a novelist, I might have been happy to be a nat…

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A Life in Writing with T.C. BOYLE 53:01

20d ago53:01

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Why are we filled with so many contradictions? How does writing help us make sense of the absurdity and of the absurdity and chaos of the world? T.C. Boyle is a novelist and short story writer based out of Santa Barbara, California. He has published 19 novels, such as The Road to Wellville and more than 150 short stories for publications like The N…

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Language, Music, Memory with Writer, Philosopher PATRICK HEALY - Highlights 17:36

23d ago17:36

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“You have all the different languages interplaying with each other. Little scraps of Irish languages and idioms have stories that have been told, but how Ireland actually comes about as an idea, as to where the Irish come from. A lot of these kinds of debates are just placed, you know, in day-to-day conversation, and then they trail off. People sta…

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Dr. Love … “Dr.” Malachi Love-Robinson’s prescription of Lies 41:37

21d ago41:37

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This week, we dive into the wild case of Malachi Love-Robinson, the teenage con artist who convinced people he was a real doctor. At just 18, he opened a fake medical practice in West Palm Beach, Florida, diagnosing patients and even prescribing treatment - without a medical license! How did he fool so many people? What finally led to his arrest? A…

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Beyond the Pale with Writer, Philosopher PATRCK HEALY 55:36

25d ago55:36

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Patrick Healy’s novel Beyond the Pale explores memory, time, childhood, and how language shapes our world. Set in rural Ireland, starting in the 1950s, the book follows a young boy’s early memories through a series of expressionistic soundscapes. The expression from which the book takes its name has come to mean beyond what is considered acceptable…

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Nancy Pfister Murder: Trey Styler and Kathy Carpenter’s Dark Connection 53:17

29d ago53:17

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Aspen, Colorado—fancy, fabulous, and full of secrets. When socialite Nancy Pfister was found murdered in her own home, all eyes were on her tenants, Trey and Nancy Styler, and her bestie, Kathy Carpenter. Money drama, eviction threats, and shady behavior had everyone looking guilty. Then, out of nowhere, Trey confessed - but was he covering for som…

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Relationships, Writing, Dyselxia & The Creative Process w/ Director SOPHIE BROOKS 10:20

1M ago10:20

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“In reality, we're all complex people with feelings and our own sets of baggage. I do think we are very good at self-sabotage, all of us. It's a very easy road to go down. It's safe because it's comfortable, and we know it. When you can find the ways you self-sabotage and try to stop that, it will hopefully lead to a happier life and things that ar…

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Modern Love - Writer, Director SOPHIE BROOKS on her new film OH, HI! 49:12

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What is love? How do the relationships we have early in our lives affect us for years to come? How can we break free from cycles of damage to form relationships of mutual understanding, respect, and love? Sophie Brooks is a London-born, Brooklyn-based writer and director. Her sophomore feature Oh, Hi! premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival.…

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Kevin Young and Deborah Garrison Discuss “A Century of Poetry in The New Yorker” 35:48

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This year, The New Yorker turns one hundred years old, and, to celebrate the occasion, we’re publishing an anthology: “A Century of Poetry in The New Yorker, 1925-2025.” Deborah Garrison, a poet and an editor at Knopf, who worked closely with The New Yorker on this exciting project, joins Kevin Young to discuss the anthology. Learn about your ad ch…

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From Spy Thrillers to Police Dramas w/ Writer, Creator, Showrunner ALEXI HAWLEY 13:08

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“There used to be a time when leading men were okay with falling down as a character. Harrison Ford in Indiana Jones is a prime example of that. Even going back to the fifties, they understood that failure and falling down, but getting back up, is an endearing quality. It's a universal human quality. We have gotten to a point in the last 10 or 15 y…

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Behind the Scenes of The Rookie & The Recruit w/ Showrunner ALEXI HAWLEY 40:43

1M ago40:43

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How can we improve the way we train and recruit police officers? Can TV dramas serve as positive models for policing and help foster community? Alexi Hawley is the creator of ABC’s The Rookie, starring Nathan Fillion, and Netflix's The Recruit, an espionage drama starring Noah Centineo that, in season two, explores the legal defense tactic 'graymai…

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Are We Witnessing the Decline of the American Empire? RICHARD D. WOLFF - Highlights 11:54

1M ago11:54

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“The position of the United States in the world, economically and politically, is the weakest it has been in my lifetime. I was born in the middle of the 20th century, so I have watched the rise of the American empire and the success of American capitalism in the second half of the 20th century. However, over the last 20 years, I have watched that …

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