Best Koppel Podcast Podcasts (2024)

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The power of uncomfortable ideas: Jina Moore Ngarambe on her time at Guernica 39:19

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In March, the digital literary magazine Guernica published a personal essay by a British Israeli writer and translator, about her experiences in the aftermath of the October 7 Hamas terror attacks. It was raw and honest and painful to read. The writer, Joanna Chen, had spent years before the attacks and subsequent war on Gaza volunteering for an or…

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‘That’s how you run a debate!’: 9News’s Kyle Clark on holding politicians accountable 28:25

13d ago28:25

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In late May, Kyle Clark went viral after he moderated a debate featuring six Republican candidates for Colorado’s Fourth Congressional District, including Rep. Lauren Boebert. He refused to allow the candidates to evade his direct questions with waffling, rambly answers, instead repeatedly cutting them off: “You didn’t make any attempt to answer th…

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The long, destructive path of fire: Talking to Source NM’s Patrick Lohmann about a never-ending wildfire season 22:25

18d ago22:25

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In early 2023, Patrick Lohmann, a reporter for the nonprofit Source NM, moved to the small town of Las Vegas, New Mexico, to learn how residents were coping with the aftermath of the largest wildfire in state history. What he learned there was that the destruction brought on by wildfires doesn’t end when the fire itself goes out. It can take years …

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1968 all over again? Heather Hendershot and Ted Koppel on a year for the media to remember. 32:52

29d ago32:52

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The Democrats are gathering in Chicago next week, and the sitting president has dropped out of the race. But as the guests on today’s podcast remind us, that doesn’t mean history is repeating itself. In 1968, Ted Koppel was just back from a tour covering the war in Vietnam, and assigned to the comparatively tame—if, as he reminds us, not without it…

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Kamala Harris steps up: Politico’s Eugene Daniels on a wild month of news 31:06

2M ago31:06

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Eugene Daniels is a White House reporter for Politico, with a special focus on Kamala Harris. That’s put him front and center for a month of news that few people in politics saw coming. On this episode of The Kicker, Daniels shares what he’s learned from nearly four years of covering the vice president, how her relationship with the press will diff…

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Spanish-speaking journalism…in Iowa: A conversation with Lorena Lopez 30:08

2M ago30:08

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Lorena Lopez came to the United States from her home country of Nicaragua, where she was an investigative reporter, in 1992. But it wasn’t until 2016 that she managed to return to her passion, as the founding editor of La Prensa, a Spanish-language newspaper serving Western Iowa. On this week’s Kicker, Lopez talks about her long journey back to jou…

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What did we know and when? Alex Thompson on investigating Biden’s mental decline 24:11

2M ago24:11

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Alex Thompson, a national political correspondent for Axios, first reported that President Biden had started wearing special sneakers, in part to reduce the risk of tripping, last fall. But until the debate last week, he was still one of a small handful of reporters who was aggressively pursuing direct evidence that Biden’s age – regular fodder for…

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Not even a ‘no comment’: Paul Farhi on the media’s historic struggles with relevance 34:50

3M ago34:50

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Paul Farhi was a media reporter for the Washington Post until the end of last year. But instead of retiring, he’s been busier than ever, chronicling the seemingly endless stream of bad news stories about the media business, for outlets like The Atlantic and here at CJR. He joins The Kicker to talk about traditional journalism’s struggles to stay re…

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Staying “scrupulously neutral”: Steve Herman on covering the White House in the age of Trump 36:43

3M ago36:43

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Steve Herman was the White House correspondent for Voice of America during the Trump administration. He joins The Kicker to talk about his new book on what it was like to cover a deeply unpredictable president—and why he believes it’s essential, even under extreme circumstances, for reporters to stay out of the political fray. This podcast is part …

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Bad Fish and Good Farts (pilot episode of our brand new podcast, Open Up and Say HA!) 30:13

4M ago30:13

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Send us a text It's the very first episode of our brand new podcast, Open Up and Say HA!: Stories from Underneath the Paper Gown. Have you ever had a bizarre encounter with a medical practitioner? An ER visit gone awry? A weird thing you found on your foot that turned out to be a rare species of parasitic insect? Welcome to Open Up and Say Ha! - St…

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How Israeli Journalists Cover Their Own Country 41:51

4M ago41:51

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Haaretz is one of Israel’s most respected newspapers. It’s also one of the few willing to openly criticize the government for its treatment of Palestinians. The Kicker speaks with Hagar Shezaf and Omer Benjakob, two journalists with the paper, about what it’s like to do accountability journalism in Israel these days—especially in the aftermath of t…

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Crisis at Columbia: A Conversation with Jelani Cobb 26:00

4M ago26:00

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Jelani Cobb is the Dean of the Columbia Journalism School. He is also a staff writer at the New Yorker magazine. For much of the past few weeks, he has been enmeshed in Columbia University’s efforts to grapple with a protest movement on campus over the war in Gaza – one that culminated in the takeover of a building, and finally, on Tuesday, April 3…

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'Inside Wagner': Video journalism unmasks Russia’s secretive mercenary group 41:02

5M ago41:02

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This week, host Josh Hersh dives into the world of documentary news. Amel Guettatfi and Julia Steers just won the Polk Award for Inside Wagner, their hourlong Vice News documentary on the Wagner Group—Vladimir Putin’s private army of militiamen. They discuss their unprecedented access to a military training operation in the Central African Republic…

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Josh Fine: How to Revive Investigative Sports Reporting in the Age of the Athlete 38:42

6M ago38:42

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In recent years, numerous beloved sports news institutions have been shut down, or dramatically reduced their operations, while digital shows hosted by professional sportspeople, current and retired, have become ubiquitous, Meanwhile, traditional sports journalism—particularly of the type that asks uncomfortable questions of what is, ultimately, a …

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Life in the Pause with Monique Cupid and Dixie Lincoln-Nichols 1:05:14

6M ago1:05:14

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Send us a text Monique Cupid and Dixie Lincoln-Nichols are menopausal women who met up during the pandemic to talk about work for a project. Without fail, at every weekly meeting, the conversation drifted to menopause, the symptoms each of them was experiencing, and the frustrations they felt about the lack of support, resources, equity, and commun…

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The Ambassador of Fun with Robin Gelfenbien 1:00:27

7M ago1:00:27

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Send us a text Lately, as we have gotten older and our preferences have changed, we have been wondering, "What is fun?" Robin Gelfenbien, the self-proclaimed Ambassador of Fun, is the perfect person to answer that question. Right out of college, Robin was chosen out of thousands of people to drive the Oscar Meyer Wienermobile, and her experience pr…

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The Jazz Session #636: 17th Anniversary Episode with Les McCann 43:07

7M ago43:07

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The Jazz Session turns 17 today! I’m celebrating with an archival episode from back in my jazz radio days. I interviewed Les McCann in 2004 about his classic album Swiss Movement. Les passed away on December 29, 2023. I thought I’d commemorate his passing and celebrate his life and the birthday of this show by sharing that interview with you. Thank…

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Age Out Loud with Katie Fogarty 44:18

7M ago44:18

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Send us a text Katie Fogarty will make you feel like turning 50 is the best thing that could ever happen to you. She is the host of A Certain Age, an age-positive podcast that helps you live your best evolving midlife—loud and proud. She is also the creator of the Age Out Loud movement, a platform which aims to spotlight as many stories of midlife …

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The Jazz Session #635: Allison Au 31:17

7M ago31:17

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Saxophonist Allison Au’s new album is called Migrations. On it, she explores her family’s history of migration, and by extension the plight of migrants everywhere. In this interview, Allison talks about the album’s spoken word and sung elements; her family history and how it impacted the work; the arranging challenges presented by the presence of s…

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Life's Tough. Laugh More. with Kambri Crews 1:01:59

8M ago1:01:59

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Send us a text How does a child of deaf adults who grew up in a tin shed with no running water or electricity witness her father commit a violent crime and then grow up to be the joyful owner of a comedy venue? Kambri Crews will tell you how! Author of the acclaimed New York Times best selling book Burn Down the Ground and sole owner and operator o…

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1120: Andrea Says Good-bye to T4C & Hello to This Magic Life 6:33

9M ago6:33

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65 months; 280 weeks and 1,120 episodes ago – the Time4Coffee Podcast was born. My former CNN colleague Guy Raz who is best known today for his many top-ranked podcast including How I Built This was my very first guest. Over the last almost 5 ½ years I’ve had the delight to interview 100’s and 100’s of other people in dozens of industries about wha…

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The Jazz Session #634: Benjamin Koppel 38:27

9M ago38:27

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Danish saxophonist Benjamin Koppel’s new trio recording with Scott Colley and Brian Blade is called Perspective. In this interview, Benjamin talks about the special relationship between the band members; the band as a collective; his family’s long history in music in Denmark; why he chooses to play in so many different genres; and more. PATREON Bec…

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1119: What It’s Like to Create Business EcoSystems With John Wolpert, Tacitpath [Main T4C Episode] 1:04:11

9M ago1:04:11

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John Wolpert is a Chief Product Officer, speaker and the author of The Two But Rule: Turn Negative Thinking Into Positive Solutions. He is also the founder of several companies including Tacitpath, Flywheel and Layer2. At his heart, John is a creative innovator, known for spearheading industry-changing projects such as the Baseline Protocol. During…

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How to Build an Awesome & Happy Work Life With Dr. Arthur Brooks, AEI [re-release] 43:18

9M ago43:18

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Dr. Arthur Brooks is the president of the American Enterprise Institute*, a non-partisan public policy think tank in Washington, D.C. He’s also a NYT’s bestselling author and a social scientist whose expertise is on how to build a happy life. At 19, Arthur dropped out of college to play the French horn professionally. He toured internationally and …

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ENCORE: Twice a Week Until Death Do You Part with Dr. Rachel Rubin 1:04:36

9M ago1:04:36

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Send us a text We chose this episode with Dr. Rachel Rubin as our final encore of the year because she is the person who has given us the most practical, valuable, and easily shareable information to help women with their genitourinary functions as they age. Dr. Rubin is a board-certified urologist and sexual medicine specialist who dropped so much…

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What It’s Like to Turn Pain into Your Higher Purpose w/ Dov Baron, Full Monty Leadership [re-release] 1:00:40

9M ago1:00:40

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Dov Baron is a leadership and corporate cultural strategist who has twice been named by Inc. magazine as one of the Top 100 Leadership Speakers. He is a leadership and corporate cultural strategist who has twice been named by Inc. magazine as one of the Top 100 Leadership Speakers. Dov is author of the best selling book series: “Don’t Read This”. H…

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The Jazz Session #633: Allison Miller 42:12

9M ago42:12

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Allison Miller’s latest album is called Rivers In Our Veins. In this interview, Allison talks about the inspiration for the project and the research into American waterways that went into it; the care she took in assembling the band; the multimedia nature of the project, which includes both visuals and dancers; and much more. PATREON Become a Patre…

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What It’s Like to Pivot From a Musical Career Into Entrepreneurship With Steve Rimland, AIMeCast [re-release] 55:19

10M ago55:19

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Steve Rimland is the CEO of AIMeCAST, a multimedia podcasting platform that enables corporations to share content and knowledge in one central location. Before starting AIMeCAST in 2019, he worked as the founder and CEO of MedicDigital, a platform for Fortune 500 companies within the pharmaceutical world to engage and connect with their colleagues.…

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ENCORE: Like Daughter, Like Mother with Michelle MacDonald and Joan MacDonald 58:46

10M ago58:46

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Send us a text For our first encore episode, we chose the inspiring pair of Michelle and Joan MacDonald. Not only are they glorious examples of what a healthy body can achieve after midlife, they seem to have an enviable mother-daughter bond that is beautiful to witness. These women broke the internet after Michelle, a body builder and transformati…

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What It’s Like To Create an Online Day Trading Course & Become a Millionaire w/ Teri Ijeoma, Invest with Teri [re-release] 45:13

10M ago45:13

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Teri Ijeoma is the Founder and CEO of “Invest with Teri”, an online courses teaching you how to make money day trading on Wall Street. She began her professional career working in education and for nonprofits. When she started trading stocks more than a dozen years ago, she initially saw it as an opportunity to simply supplement her income. However…

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The Larry David of Pilates with Meghann Koppele Duffy 1:10:57

10M ago1:10:57

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Send us a text Meghann Koppele Duffy is a cofounder of the Neuro Studio, a premier education and movement company helping people living with neurological conditions move better, and teaching movement professionals the best cutting edge techniques to work with people living with Neurological Conditions. Meghann is a fast-talking, zero BS practitione…

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What It’s Like to be a Global Futurist and a Travel Junkie With April Rinne, Flux [re-release] 1:02:00

10M ago1:02:00

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April Rinne is a global futurist. She has helped startups, policymakers, and even international organizations identify social and economic trends and become more responsible as a result. A self-proclaimed travel junkie who ‘belongs to the world’, April works in more than 20 countries each year and has some incredible career advice every Java Junkie…

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What It’s Like to Found Bulletproof Coffee With Dave Asprey, Bulletproof [re-release] 1:12:46

10M ago1:12:46

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Dave Asprey is the founder of Bulletproof, a company dedicated to creating wellness products that fuel the mind and body. He is also the father of biohacking and a multiple New York Times bestselling science author of The Bulletproof Diet and Headstrong, and the Webby-award winning podcaster behind Bulletproof Radio. Prior to founding Bulletproof, …

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Where You Go to School Doesn’t Matter With Vivek Wadhwa, author [re-release] 28:17

11M ago28:17

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Vivek Wadhwa is an academic, entrepreneur, and author of five best-selling books including: From Incremental to Exponential; Your Happiness Was Hacked: Why Tech is Winning the Battle to Control Your Brain— as well as The Driver in the Driverless Car: How Our Technology Choices Will Create the Future. He has been a globally syndicated columnist for …

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The Jazz Session #632: Benjamin Boone 38:56

11M ago38:56

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Saxophonist Benjamin Boone’s new album is Caught In The Rhythm (Origin Records, 2023). In this interview, Ben talks about his ongoing project to combine poetry with improvised music; how he approaches the selection and setting of the poems; his study of the music of speech; using his music for social commentary; and more. PATREON Become a Patreon s…

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Sad Vagina with Abigail Paul 1:07:56

11M ago1:07:56

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Send us a text Germany-based comedian Abigail Paul says that co-host Ellie is her oldest friend. Not her most elderly friend, but the friend she has known the longest. She met co-host Julia a few years later, making all three of them VERY ELDERLY/OLD FRIENDS. That should entice you to listen to this episode, because richness of history makes for ju…

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1118: What It’s Like to Be a Sex Therapist With Dr. Jordan Soper, Center for Sexual Health & Wellness [Main T4C Episode] 56:19

11M ago56:19

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Dr. Jordan Soper is a certified sex therapist and the owner of the Center for Sexual Health and Wellness in Nevada. Dr. Soper’s mission is to normalize conversations about sex and help individuals address a wide range of issues including sexual health and functioning, anxiety, and trauma. She is also an author and active social media content creato…

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