Best Jess Weiner Podcasts (2024)

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PAWcast: Valedictorian Genrietta Churbanova ’24 on Princeton, Anthropology, and Research 14:30

1d ago14:30

14:30

Princeton’s newest valedictorian, Genrietta Churbanova ’24, is an anthropology major who spent much of her time here researching Russia-China relations in both the Russian and Chinese languages. On this episode of the PAWcast, she talks about her research, about growing up in both Moscow and Little Rock, Arkansas, and about her extracurriculars — i…

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Captain Jesse Martello and Chris Gergley - "Think Big" 2:08:44

2d ago2:08:44

2:08:44

Thank you for tuning into the SeaBros Fishing Podcast! On this episode of the podcast it was our pleasure to host long time friend and fellow fisherman, Captain Jesse Martello. Joining him, another returning guest and owner of L.T Marine Products, Captain Chris Gergley. We have known Jesse since we started our charter fishing business over 20 years…

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Captain Mike Deskin and Danny Young - "Get Out the Lavender Spray" 2:22:09

29d ago2:22:09

2:22:09

Thank you for tuning into the SeaBros Fishing Podcast! On this episode we sat down with Captain Mike Deskin and his good friend, mate, and fellow captain, Danny Young. Mike and Danny are two of the funniest humans we have ever met. They are also both insanely experienced fishermen. Mike has been fishing for giant bluefin tuna and canyon fishing sin…

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PAWcast: How to Make People Care About Climate Change 26:32

2M ago26:32

26:32

John Marshall ’87 and Jessica Lu ’17 say climate change has a public relations problem. It’s the biggest crisis of our time, but too often the people with solutions don’t communicate them in a way that resonates with the public. The solution, they say, lies in what just happens to be the field where Marshall built his career and expertise: marketin…

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Captain Mark DeCabia and Shark - "Everyone's Tom Brady When Throwing a Vortex" 2:18:06

2M ago2:18:06

2:18:06

Thank you for tuning into the SeaBros Fishing Podcast! We have two returning guests on this episode of the podcast. Captain Mark DeCabia is back with his good friend and first-mate aboard the Rebel, Bryan "Shark" Youngkin. If you haven't listened to the previous episodes with these guys, make sure you do. Mark has decades of offshore fishing experi…

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Capt. Rob Taylor and Capt. Seth Funt - "Bluefish Hotel" 2:04:50

2M ago2:04:50

2:04:50

Thank you for tuning into the SeaBros Fishing Podcast! On this episode we have two returning guests, captains Rob Taylor and Seth Funt. If you haven't listened to our first episodes with these guys, Rob runs a charter fishing company out of Newport, RI called Newport Sportfishing Charters. Seth mates for Rob throughout the season, has a boat of his…

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PAW Book Club: Michael Lewis ’82’s "Going Infinite" 42:11

2M ago42:11

42:11

PAW’s Book Club returns with author Michael Lewis, Class of ’82, answering alumni questions about “Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon,” his recent book about Sam Bankman-Fried, a deeply peculiar financial mogul who very quickly built a cryptocurrency empire only to have it implode far faster just a few years later. When we spoke with…

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The Monahan's Marine Crew - "Serving South Shore Boaters" 2:12:03

3M ago2:12:03

2:12:03

Thank you for tuning into the SeaBros Fishing Podcast! On this episode we visit Monahan's Marine in Weymouth, MA and join their crew for a great conversation. We sit down with Brian Curreri, Matt Connor, Marc Panico, and Conor Holway to discuss what it's like to run a full service marine service and fishing tackle business. We recently partnered wi…

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Chris Weiner - "Twofinbluna" 2:23:54

3M ago2:23:54

2:23:54

Thank you for tuning into the SeaBros Fishing Podcast! On this episode we were excited to sit down and talk everything bluefin tuna with our good friend and fellow fisherman Chris Weiner. Chris and the rest of his family are harpoon fishermen out of Maine, and have been for decades. His experience and skills in hunting these fish on the surface is …

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PAWcast: Princeton Basketball Coaches Carla Berube and Mitch Henderson ’98 27:00

3M ago27:00

27:00

The 2024 Ivy League Basketball Tournament tips off March 15 at Columbia’s Levien Gymnasium, and Princeton is seeded No. 1 on the men’s and women’s sides after both Tiger teams won regular-season championships. In advance of the big weekend in New York, PAW spoke with head coaches Carla Berube and Mitch Henderson ’98 about their paths in coaching, t…

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Ben Gahagan and Bill Hoffman - "Striped Bass Science" 2:57:20

3M ago2:57:20

2:57:20

Thank you for tuning into the SeaBros Fishing Podcast! On this episode we were excited to host Ben Gahagan and Bill Hoffman from the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF). Ben Gahagan is the Recreational Fisheries Program Leader at DMF.  In his career he has served on multi-jurisdictional technical committees, stock assessment teams, and…

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Captain Brett Wilson - "Hindsight" 2:21:00

4M ago2:21:00

2:21:00

Thank you for tuning into the SeaBros Fishing Podcast! On this episode we were excited to host Captain Brett Wilson of Hindsight Sportfishing based out of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Over the past few years, we have had the pleasure of becoming friends with Brett both on and off the water. Brett is a great captain with decades of fishing experience un…

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PAWcast: Student Mental Health With Calvin Chin and Jess Deutsch ’91 39:21

4M ago39:21

39:21

After speaking on the PAWcast with three students about mental health at Princeton, PAW invited columnist Jess Deutsch ’91 and director of Counseling and Psychological Services Calvin Chin to add their perspective on the issue. Addressing points the students raised, they discussed the pressure Princeton students feel to achieve, what services the U…

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PAW Book Club: Jennifer Weiner ’91’s “The Breakaway” 33:18

5M ago33:18

33:18

Welcome to the first podcast from PAW’s new Book Club, where Princeton alumni read a book together and send PAW their questions for the author. We received some terrific questions for our very first author, Jennifer Weiner, Class of ’91, about her latest novel, “The Breakaway.”Jennifer is a prolific writer and frequent topper of bestseller lists. “…

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Captain Damon Sacco - "Tournament Tales and Big Fish Stories" 1:27:43

5M ago1:27:43

1:27:43

Thank you for tuning into the SeaBros Fishing Podcast! On this episode Captain Damon Sacco of Castafari Sportfishing returns for his fourth annual podcast with us. Damon is a pleasure to talk to and as always, has great stories to share. In this conversation we start off with some experiences with seasickness, both our own personal stories and with…

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Hunting, Fishing, & Chartering Every Day: Part 2 3:05:09

5M ago3:05:09

3:05:09

Thank you for tuning in to the SeaBros Fishing Podcast! On this episode we sit down with one of our deckhands, Ben Makaroff, and review our 2023 charter fishing season. This conversation was over three hours long, so we split it into a two part podcast. Our 2023 season was action packed. We ran over 250 charters on our boats, experienced many amazi…

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PAWcast: Students Discuss Mental Health at Princeton 1:00:03

6M ago1:00:03

1:00:03

Concerns have been rising about student mental health on college campuses over the past few years — including at Princeton. To examine this issue, PAW asked three students who have been leaders and mentors in this area to discuss what’s going on: Chioma Ugwonali ’24, Isaac Lunar ’24, and Issa Mudashiru ’25. In a wide-ranging conversation, they disc…

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Hunting, Fishing, & Chartering Every Day: Part 1 2:01:29

6M ago2:01:29

2:01:29

Thank you for tuning in to the SeaBros Fishing Podcast! On this episode we sit down with our deckhand Ben Makaroff, crack a few beverages, and review our 2023 charter fishing season. This conversation was over three hours long, so we split it into two podcasts. Part two will be published once we get through the holidays. Our 2023 season was action …

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Captain Tom Depersia - "A Family of Fishermen" 2:21:45

7M ago2:21:45

2:21:45

Thank you for tuning into the SeaBros Fishing Podcast! On this episode, we had the pleasure of sitting down with a long time friend and charter fishing legend, Captain Tom Depersia. Tom has been an avid fisherman, hunter, and outdoorsman his entire life. Our family has had the pleasure of knowing and fishing with Tom and the rest of the Depersias f…

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PAWcast: Three Alumni on Ukraine, Putin, and Nuclear War 36:35

7M ago36:35

36:35

Jeff Burt ’66, Jim Hitch ’71, and Peter Pettibone ’61 might know a bit more about Russia than the average Princetonian. All three headed up the Soviet and Russian practices of the international law firms where they were partners: Arnold & Porter, Baker & McKenzie, and Hogan Lovells, respectively. On Sept. 20, the same day that Ukraine President Vol…

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PAWcast: Adam Mastroianni ’14 on the Illusion of Moral Decline 26:23

9M ago26:23

26:23

Today I am very pleased to tell you: I have good news. Morality is not actually declining in our country or anywhere else. The widespread belief that morality is declining is an illusion. That’s the conclusion Adam Mastroianni ’14 reached in a study recently published in the journal Nature. With Harvard psychology professor Daniel Gilbert *85, Mast…

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PAWcast: Get to Know Princeton Football Coach Bob Surace ’90 36:59

10M ago36:59

36:59

Bob Surace ’90 is heading into his 13th season as Princeton’s head football coach, but his history with the Tigers goes back much further. On the PAWcast, he spoke about his time as an All-Ivy center for Princeton and what experiences like coaching in the NFL taught him about the game and the players. He also gave his thoughts on two hot-button iss…

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Captain Sandro Maniaci and Captain Geordie Sousa - "Tales from the Bank" 2:37:11

10M ago2:37:11

2:37:11

Thank you for tuning into the SeaBros Fishing Podcast! On this episode, we had the pleasure of sitting down with two friends, fellow charter captains, and the crew from Wicked Tuna's F/V Tuna.com; Captains Sandro Maniaci and Geordie Sousa. It's always fun to sit down with Sandro and Geordie and nerd out about fishing. We cover a ton of topics and s…

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PAWcast: Author Lisa Belkin ’82 Followed a Murder Back Four Generations 24:07

12M ago24:07

24:07

In 1960, the lives of three men born to immigrant families during the Great Depression collided. A doctor helped a prisoner get paroled, and then that prisoner shot and killed a police officer. Many years later, journalist Lisa Belkin, Princeton Class of 1982, heard this story from the doctor, who had recently become her stepfather, and she had a q…

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Captain Rob Taylor - "Beard Hair Flies" 2:08:43

12M ago2:08:43

2:08:43

Thank you for tuning into the SeaBros Fishing Podcast! On this episode, we had the pleasure of sitting down with Captain Rob Taylor of Newport Sportfishing Charters. Rob is an absolute savage, a very experienced fisherman, and has legendary facial hair. In this conversation, Rob shares his story, his passion for fishing, and reviews a typical seaso…

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Captain Tommy Howd - "Squid Juice" 2:12:54

1y ago2:12:54

2:12:54

Thank you for tuning into the SeaBros Fishing Podcast! On this episode, we had the pleasure of having another great conversation with our good friend and local sword lord, Captain Tommy Howd. There is always something to be learned from Tommy. He is a great teacher and has spent 1000s of hours fishing the northeast canyons. In this conversation we …

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Valedictorian Aleksa Milojević ’23 Describes His Princeton Experience 19:09

1y ago19:09

19:09

Princeton University’s valedictorian for the Class of 2023 is Aleksa Milojević, a mathematics major from Belgrade, Serbia, who has focused on combinatorics while at Princeton and has already written three papers. In addition to earning 16 A pluses at Princeton, he has been a recipient of the Freshman First Honor Prize, the Class of 1939 Scholar Pri…

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The BillFish Group Crew - "The Art of the Turn" 2:23:48

1y ago2:23:48

2:23:48

On this episode of the podcast, we had the pleasure of jumping on a call with the crew from The Billfish Group - State of Sportfishing Podcast. Leo Chapman (founder) and Capt. Anthony Pino join us for a great conversation about running a fishing podcast, the evolution of the sportfishing community, tournament fishing, blue marlin fishing, dredge fi…

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In New Memoir, Bill Eville ’87 Writes Extraordinary Everyday Stories 29:21

1y ago29:21

29:21

For years, Bill Eville ’87 has been writing down his life in bits and pieces, publishing essays about parenthood, childhood memories, and yes, being a Princeton alum. Now he’s gone further and written a book, a memoir called Washed Ashore that’s filled with his thoughts about high school wrestling matches, marrying a minister who fought breast canc…

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Captain Steve Fernandez - "Let's Not Rush It." 2:22:15

1y ago2:22:15

2:22:15

Our guest on this episode of the podcast is Captain Steve Fernandez. Steve is a New York native who has spent countless hours on the ocean since childhood. He began his career in fishing aboard charter boats and various private sportfish programs. His first full-time job, after switching careers, was aboard the "Blue Runner " fishing with well know…

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Captain Chris Gergely - L.T. Marine 2:21:12

1y ago2:21:12

2:21:12

Thank you for tuning into the SeaBros Fishing Podcast! Our guest on this episode of the podcast is Captain Chris Gergely. Chris is the owner/operator of L.T. Marine Products and Laurel Tool and Engineering Company. He and his crew manufacture high quality marine parts, fishing equipment, medical devices, and custom tool parts for various industries…

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PAWcast: Professor Forrest Meggers on Princeton Going Zero Carbon 31:29

1y ago31:29

31:29

Princeton University is positioning itself at the forefront of research that could help to throw the brakes on climate change, from its zero-carbon goals to the way it’s using the campus as a living laboratory. One person with a front row seat to all this is Forrest Meggers, a jointly appointed professor in Princeton’s architecture and engineering …

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Captain John Galvin - "The Bearded Wonder" 2:06:14

1y ago2:06:14

2:06:14

Thank you for tuning into the SeaBros Fishing Podcast! On this episode we had the pleasure of sitting down with returning guest and good friend, Captain John Galvin of "El Diablo Sportfishing. " It's been a few years since we last sat down and talked fishing with John. He's been busy managing and running two new boats in the "El Diablo" program. In…

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Captain Jeff Weber - "It's All Theory" 2:07:49

1+ y ago2:07:49

2:07:49

Thank you for tuning into the SeaBros Fishing Podcast! On this episode, we have a few beers and enjoy a great conversation with our good friend and fellow northeast fisherman, Captain Jeff Weber. We have grown up fishing with Jeff for the past 16 years, and have had the pleasure of having some incredible, funny, and tough trips together. Like his D…

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PAWcast: Majka Burhardt ’98 on Motherhood and Mountain Climbing 27:47

1+ y ago27:47

27:47

Majka Burhardt, Princeton Class of ’98, has always wanted more. More challenges, more achievement. It’s what pushed her to become one of the world’s top professional rock and ice climbers, chasing adventure around the world and eventually beginning to build her own conservation organization at a mountain in Africa. Then in 2015, she discovered she …

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Captain Seth Funt - "Pursue Your Passion" 2:36:44

1+ y ago2:36:44

2:36:44

Thank you for tuning into the SeaBros Fishing Podcast! On this episode of the podcast we sit down and have a great conversation with Captain Seth Funt. Seth is a Northeast native and grew up in a fishing family. He has decades of offshore experience and is a master of the art of daytime swordfishing and deep drop tactics. Seth's fishing career has …

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Captain Damon Sacco - "Meeting of the Minds" 2:25:23

1+ y ago2:25:23

2:25:23

Thank you for tuning into the SeaBros Fishing Podcast! We have three time returning guest Captain Damon Sacco of Castafari Sportfishing. on the podcast. Damon is always a pleasure to talk to and is an incredible story teller. We share some suspenseful and hysterical fish stories in this one. We brainstorm heavily on what types of new methods we wou…

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PAWcast: Jon Ort ’21 on Firestone’s Forced Labor and Donations to Princeton 35:33

1+ y ago35:33

35:33

While he was a history student at Princeton, and editor of The Daily Princetonian, Jonathan Ort, Class of 2021, began researching the Firestone company. Yes, that Firestone; the one that once dominated the rubber and tire industry and the one that donated the $1 million to build Princeton’s world-class library in 1944. What he found was recently pu…

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Fish Stories and 2022 Season Recap: Part 2 1:51:07

1+ y ago1:51:07

1:51:07

Thank you for tuning in! This episode of the podcast is Part 2 of our 2022 charter fishing season review. Joining us is our newest crew-member, deckhand, and good friend Ben Makaroff. Ben grew up on the South Shore of Massachusetts and has been fishing since childhood. He began his journey freshwater fishing, quickly progressed to saltwater, and ha…

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Fish Stories and 2022 Season Recap: Part 1 2:08:01

1+ y ago2:08:01

2:08:01

Thank you for tuning in! On this episode of the SeaBros Fishing Podcast, we sit down, crack a few beverages, and review our entire 2022 charter fishing season. Joining us is our newest crew-member, deckhand, and good friend Ben Makaroff. Ben grew up on the South Shore of Massachusetts and has been fishing since childhood. He began his journey fresh…

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PAWcast: Leila Philip ’86 on How Beavers Shaped America 27:34

1+ y ago27:34

27:34

Only one creature, other than humans, substantially engineers the landscape around it: the beaver. Many millions of these furry dam builders once busily trapped water in ponds across North America, keeping the landscape lush and fertile, until colonists in the 1600s discovered the lucrative fur trade. In her new book, titled “Beaverland: How One We…

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Captain Deane Lambros - "From MFDs to CPUs" 2:04:55

1+ y ago2:04:55

2:04:55

On this episode of the podcast we sit down and have a great conversation with returning guest, Captain Deane Lambros . Deane's passion for fishing began at a very young age, as did his exposure and dedication to offshore fishing specifically. Deane joined the Canyon Runner Sportfishing Team in 2009 as a mate. He then earned his captains license in …

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PAWcast: David Robinson ’04 Examines Ethics in Algorithms 27:42

1+ y ago27:42

27:42

What happens when a donor kidney becomes available to somebody who needs one? In the U.S., a hundred thousand people are waiting on lists, all with different ages, complications, and circumstances. How do you decide who gets it? In his new book, Voices in the Code, David Robinson ’04, a scholar and co-founder of the equity-focused NGO Upturn, takes…

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PAWcast: Christine Emba ’10 on Changing Our Culture’s Sexual Script 28:19

1+ y ago28:19

28:19

Washington Post columnist Christine Emba ’10 has been watching the approach that young, single people are taking to sex these days, and it isn’t pretty. What’s more, often it’s bad. It’s bad sex, full of unwanted, unsatisfying encounters, influenced more by porn than pleasure, that women and men are nevertheless consenting to. Why? In her new book,…

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PAWcast: Rob Khoury ’90 on Designing Better Internships 25:29

1+ y ago25:29

25:29

Internships are a staple of the business world, and a step almost mandatory for young people entering many areas of the workforce. But how many are full of busywork? How many are unpaid? Rob Khoury, who founded and runs his own consulting company, Agile Rainmakers, wants internships to reach their true potential, as fulfilling experiences that mutu…

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Captain Archie Jost - "Life on the Line" 2:37:37

2y ago2:37:37

2:37:37

Our guest on this episode of the podcast is a true legend in the offshore fishing community. He has over 60 years of professional fishing experience and has accomplished more in his fishing career than most can dream about... The man has caught thousands of swordfish and tuna and has a GARAGE full of swordfish bills and artwork to prove it. In this…

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PAWcast: Tom Szaky ’05 on the World’s Overwhelming Waste Problem 33:11

2y ago33:11

33:11

Tom Szaky ’05 says everything we own eventually comes to the end of its lifespan, whether it’s a shirt you’ve worn for years or the cup from a coffee you bought this morning. Where does it all go? How much actually gets recycled? And with evidence mounting that all this waste is damaging our world, how can we throw on the brakes? Over the 20 years …

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PAWcast: Valedictorian Natalia Orlovsky ’22 on Research, Mental Health, and Pandemic Princeton 16:28

2y ago16:28

16:28

Just a few days before graduating as valedictorian of Princeton’s Class of 2022, Natalia Orlovsky spoke with PAW about her love for both the sciences and humanities and her hopes for going into academia. As a student she worked in a bioengineering lab, served on the peer review board of the Princeton Undergraduate Research Journal, was an undergrad…

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PAWcast: Leo Damrosch *68 on Biographing Giocomo Casanova 20:56

2y ago20:56

20:56

Leo Damrosch *68 is a Harvard professor of literature, emeritus, who has written biographies of Jonathan Swift, William Blake, and others. In his new book, titled Adventurer, he tackles Giacomo Casanova — the real Casanova, separate from the many fictionalized accounts that his name has inspired over the centuries, and separate from the version he …

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Captain Mike Murphy and Anders "Slick" Slicklen - "Land Tuna." 2:19:14

2y ago2:19:14

2:19:14

On this episode of the podcast we sit down with two of our buddies and fellow Northeast fishermen, Captain Mike Murphy ("Murph") and Anders Slicklen ("Slick".) We have known both of these guys for a while now, and have had the pleasure of fishing together and competing against each other in our local offshore tournament circuit. They are both extre…

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