This show will deal with all thing country regarding the history/ current events j Cover art photo provided by Callum Wale on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@callumlwale
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UNAPOLOGETIC is a show that unapologetically looks at the life, times and views of some unapologetic and not so unapologetic humans. Hosted by Ashfaaq Carim
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A podcast hosted by Saturday Night Live alumnus, Gary Kroeger and co- hosted by TV Director Ken Ceizler. Their interviews are casual, witty and reflect their authentic curiosity about the guest area of expertise or experience. They also tackle serious issues like; who has the right of way? A person in a wheelchair or a mom pushing a stroller? Guest have included many notable figures in the entertainment world including: "Saving Private Ryan" Producer Mark Gordon, Actor/Writer/Director Brad H ...
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Episode 15 - How Israel functions as an extension of US Imperial interests | Joseph Massad | UNAPOLOGETIC
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“It’s not just that the US is complicit in this genocide, the US itself is responsible for this genocide”. A year after the events of 7 October, Joseph Massad speaks about Israel's response and what it has all meant and could mean for the region. Massad speaks about how Israel acts as an extension of US imperial policy. His unapologetic analysis is…
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Send us a text There's a new movie out about the first broadcast of Saturday Night Live so we talked to someone who was there. Support the showBy Gary Kroeger and Ken Ceizler
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Episode 14: The woman trying to upend the U.S political system | Jill Stein | UNAPOLOGETIC
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Saying it is antisemitic to oppose genocide is the most antisemitic statement of all" Who is Jill Stein? In this extended interview, Jill Stein speaks about what drives her to want to change the way the USA is governed. We speak about her early life and the events and ideas that inspired her, and the experiences that convinced her that the best way…
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Episode 13: The life and thoughts of Dr Cornel West | UNAPOLOGETIC
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“That’s part of an empire that has grown rich and grown powerful but refuses to grow up” - Cornel West. In an impassioned and lengthy conversation, Dr Cornel West unapologetically shares moments from his life that shaped him and his ideas and inspired his decision to run as a US presidential candidate. He reflects on his upbringing in the West hous…
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Help! I’m at Robert Evans House and I can’t get out!
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Send us a text Producer/Studio Head Robert Evans was a Hollywood icon. Talent manager Lee Kernis tells us about the time “Bob” had him up to the house. An offer Lee couldn’t refuse. Support the showBy Gary Kroeger and Ken Ceizler
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Send us a text Gary opens up more than he should and Kenny talks about his new toothbrush! What could be more riveting? Support the showBy Gary Kroeger and Ken Ceizler
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Is this anyway to run a airline and other things that are upsetting
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Send us a text Flying Sucks, Jobs of the Future, why Bob Eubanks never liked Gary, And why Kenny needs new Porn! Support the showBy Gary Kroeger and Ken Ceizler
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Episode 12 - The anti-apartheid activist who could stop the UK’s likely next PM | Andrew Feinstein | UNAPOLOGETIC
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Andrew Feinstein was born in South Africa in the 1960s, during the era of grand apartheid. He joined the struggle for a free South Africa, and was deployed by Nelson Mandela to serve in South Africa’s democratically elected parliament. The corruption he saw in the higher echelons of power through arms deals led him to move to the UK, where he subse…
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Episode 11: The doctor who’s witnessed Israel’s wars on Palestinians since 1982 | Mads Gilbert | UNAPOLOGETIC
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“There shall be no trace of Palestinian society, culture, history because they going to be wiped out… This is I think the plan for the Zionists.” Mads Gilbert is a Norwegian anesthesiologist and emergency medicine specialist who has made frequent trips since 1982 to Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon, the West Bank and Gaza to help deliver urgent…
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Episode 10: The Israeli MP standing against his own country’s ‘genocide’ | Ofer Cassif | UNAPOLOGETIC
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Ofer Cassif represents the Hadash Party in the Israeli Knesset and he has been openly calling Israel’s actions in Gaza a ‘genocide’. In this extended interview, Cassif gives insights into the political climate inside Israeli society and the Israeli government. He speaks about the “subjugation” plan, a document put forth by far-right members of the …
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Send us a text Sometimes we need to let off a little steam Support the showBy Gary Kroeger and Ken Ceizler
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Episode 9 - The decline of the US empire and what replaces it | Hamid Dabashi | UNAPOLOGETIC
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Hamid Dabashi is an Iranian-American professor at Columbia University. He has authored more than 20 books and has expertise in subject areas including Iran, US foreign policy, the Middle East, identity politics and empire. Dabashi grew up in Ahvaz in Iran, moved to Tehran in the 1970s and then relocated to the USA with his family in 1976. In this i…
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Episode 8 - Malcolm X, Resistance, Palestine and dismantling white supremacy | Prof. Rudolph Ware | UNAPOLOGETIC
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“You (the coloniser) must punish them (the colonised) with a scale of violence that mocks the resistance” Professor Rudolph Ware, also known as Butchware on social media, speaks about his upbringing and how reading the autobiography of Malcolm X inspired him. He shares his thoughts on how he believes Malcolm X would have responded to the 7 October …
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Episode 7 - Miko Peled: The Israeli dissident whose family was the "who's who of Zionism" | UNAPOLOGETIC
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Miko Peled is the son of a decorated Israeli general. His grandfather was one of 37 Israelis who signed Israel’s declaration of independence. His mother came from a wealthy family of “blue-blooded” Zionists, yet even though she has lived her whole life in support of Israel, she would lament to her son about the unfortunate ethnic cleansing of Pales…
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Episode 6: So.Informed - The Instagram account with 3.1 million followers and why it supports Palestine | UNAPOLOGETIC
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“It became almost part of American values, post 9/11, to demonise the Middle East.” Jess Natale created the Instagram account So.Informed in 2020 so that she could keep her colleagues who were campaigning for Bernie Sanders up to date with information and facts that were well sourced. Once Bernie dropped out, the account became a reference that sou…
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Episode 5: The story of the orthodox Jews that oppose Israel | Rabbi Elhanan Beck | UNAPOLOGETIC
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Rabbi Elhanan Beck has lived outside of Israel since he was three years old, this is despite the fact that his family lineage in what he calls “Palestine” goes back seven generations. Beck stands with what he says are the vast majority of Orthodox Jews who strongly oppose Israel. Their reason: The Jewish religious principle that Jews need to live i…
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Send us a text He host two shows on Sirius XM, he's got a new podcast and he shares what he really thinks about Kenny Support the showBy Gary Kroeger and Ken Ceizler
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Episode 4: Youmna El Sayed’s harrowing journalistic account of what is unfolding in Gaza | UNAPOLOGETIC
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This is Al Jazeera’s Youmna El Sayed’s harrowing, nearly three hour account of all that she witnessed while covering Gaza. Youmna El Sayed has reported from Gaza for more than a decade. She was in Gaza on 7 October when Hamas attacked Israel and then remained in Gaza covering Israel's assault on the strip. In this in-depth conversation over nearly …
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Susie Essman will no longer "Curb" her Enthusiasm
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Send us a text She yelled, she cursed, she insulted. And we're gonna miss her. Susie Essman talks about her years on "Curb", what's next and what made the show so funny. Support the showBy Gary Kroeger and Ken Ceizler
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Episode 3: Mustafa Barghouti - how his life changed in 1967, how he was short in the arm and the "terrible racism" he has faced in the media about Gaza | UNAPOLOGETIC
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Over the course of a lengthy discussion, Mustafa Barghouti recollects his life from growing up as a child in Ramallah, which was then controlled by Jordan, to the present Israeli assault on Gaza. Topics covered include how the 1967 War and subsequent Israeli occupation changed his life and propelled him to become a medical doctor and into political…
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Episode 2: Ilan Pappe - how he became an Israeli dissident and on why Zionism will fail soon | UNAPOLOGETIC
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“I saw evidence that really challenged everything that I knew” Ilan Pappe shares how he came across historical documents back in 1978 that debunked Zionist myths and set him off on his journey to becoming an Israeli dissident, why what is going on in Gaza is a ‘genocide’ that is much worse than the Nakba of 1948, and why he thinks Zionism is near i…
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Chances are Ed Zwick Made One of Your Favorite Movies
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Send us a text Writer/Director Ed Zwick talks to us about his new book and making movies. A partial list of his credits include: "Thirtysomething" (Co-Creator) "About Last Night" (Director) "Glory" (Director) "Shakespeare in Love" (Producer) "Courage Under fire" (Director) "Defiance" (Director, Co-Writer) "Legends of the Fall" (Director) "The Last …
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Episode 1: Munther Isaac: Palestinian pastor speaks about his life, Gaza, Christian Zionism, Palestinian Christians, and the future | UNAPOLOGETIC
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‘I mean from October we were saying this is ethnic cleansing and these are war crimes… If you follow the statements from Israeli leaders and the indiscriminate bombing of Gaza…. It was clear what they doing…they were eliminating Gaza, making sure that life in Gaza would never be back [to] the same way it was.’ In an extended interview, Reverend Dr …
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Send us a text Actress/Author Illeana Douglas is our guest. Her film credits include some of the most unforgettable movies of our time;“Cape Fear”, “Goodfellas” and “To Die For”. We talk about her very interesting upbringing, her love of movies and her new book “Connecticut in the Movies: From Dream House to Dark Suburbia”. Support the show…
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Who Killed JFK and other things we forgot to mention in 2023
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Send us a text Plus! Do movies about real people have an obligation to the truth? And what should Kenny do about the mistaken text inviting him to a party and blueberry pie? Support the showBy Gary Kroeger and Ken Ceizler
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Send us a text Kenny is back from Istanbul and he’s learned a few things about rugs. And big time movie/TV/Theater mogul Mark Gordon calls in while we’re doing the show and tells Gary he may be in his next play! Support the showBy Gary Kroeger and Ken Ceizler
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When Naturally Stupid meets Artificial Intelligence
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Send us a text Fortunately for us, Gary’s beautiful wife, Shannon, is a software designer and she helps explain it to us. And Kenny fills us in on some interesting facts that very few people care about Support the showBy Gary Kroeger and Ken Ceizler
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Will you still need me, will you still feed me when I'm a hundred and four?
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Send us a text Boomers parents are living into their 100s. It's predicted boomers will live even longer. Boy, our kids are gonna be pissed. Also, Kenny tells of the sexual encounter that still confuses him. And Gary finally shows us his halo. A don’t miss episode! (Unless you have something else to do) Support the show…
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Send us a text Eoin Macken star of the hit NBC series "La Brea" is our guest. Eoin shares his thoughts on acting, his thoughts on accents, working with Dinosaurs, dating Neanderthals, and would he rather die from the heat or the cold. Support the showBy Gary Kroeger and Ken Ceizler
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Send us a text It's been a long hot summer but not enough to kill us so we’re starting another season. Gary has a lot of important issues he needs to get off his chest. Kenny questions why white eggs and brown eggs are packed in separate cartons. Support the showBy Gary Kroeger and Ken Ceizler
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Send us a text He began as the head writer for the game show "Remote Control". He wrote for Penn & Teller, Dennis Leary, Michael Richards and Craig Ferguson. He won an Oscar for a short film he did with Steven Wright. And he explains why that evening turned out to be a disaster. Support the showBy Gary Kroeger and Ken Ceizler
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Send us a text Laura Foy is a gay parent living in Florida. She survived Hurricane Ian but can she survive DeSantis? Support the showBy Gary Kroeger and Ken Ceizler
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Send us a text Tech guy Steve Greenberg with great Father’s Day gift ideas while Gary and Kenny have no idea Support the showBy Gary Kroeger and Ken Ceizler
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Send us a text The writers strike is about more than wages. We are joined by writer Susan Hurwitz Arneson to discuss how we got here and what’s at stake. Support the showBy Gary Kroeger and Ken Ceizler
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Send us a text You've seen him on "Louie", "The Sarah Silverman Show", "Make Me Laugh" and doing stand-up on MTV and Comedy Central. And now you get to see him with us. Support the showBy Gary Kroeger and Ken Ceizler
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We're Back! And We're Slightly Better than Before
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Send us a text Learn why Gary was hiding under the bed and who was the hot teacher Kenny lusted after in Junior High. And we'll explain why our generation may actually be happy we're gonna die. Support the showBy Gary Kroeger and Ken Ceizler
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Our Two Cents on the Oscars and Jamie Lee Curtis
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Send us a text The Academy Awards brought back memories for Gary Kroeger; like the time he got to kiss Jamie Lee Curtis and his run-ins with Robert Blake. Meanwhile, Kenny wonders why there’s so much vomiting in movies nowadays. And what is a Banshee anyway? Support the showBy Gary Kroeger and Ken Ceizler
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Send us a text Mark Pellington is a filmmaker. His directing credits include “The Mothman Prophecies”, “Arlington Road”, “The Last Word” and “Survive”. He has directed multiple TV series such as “Blindspot and “Cold Case” and is a much sought after music video director. We hear his thoughts on this years movies, what kinds of movies we’ll see in th…
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Send us a text Tracy Katsky Boomer was a former Comedy TV Executive who developed “Arrested Development” and “Malcolm in the Middle”. She Exec. Produced “Santa Clarita Diet”. Tracy has long traveled in comedy circles and could genuinely be considered a comedy muse. After all she was Sarah Silverman’s roommate. We discuss the state of comedy, what m…
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Send us a text It’s been a tough couple of weeks for California. Mass shootings, floods and an earthquake. But there’s very little sympathy toward California. Is it the actors job to make sure the gun is safe? The Oscar Nominations. Why who didn’t get the nod gets more attention than those that did. And of course there's the potato chip incident. S…
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Send us a text So this sports guy has to fill in for the weather guy, he complains on air about it and whaddya know…the bit goes viral! He’s all over the place, 32 million views, 26 interviews, he’s a star! He lives right near Gary! Gary knows him! Gary used to be the biggest star in Waterloo, Iowa and now it’s this guy! So we got him on the show! …
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Send us a text She survived the hurricane but can a progressive liberal gay woman survive living in a red state? We first interviewed former TV Host Laura Foy hours before her house was hit and battered by Hurricane Ian. Well she finally has her internet back and she speaks to us about living through that frightening night. And speaking of scary, s…
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Send us a text The Gary & Kenny Holiday Extravaganza Show! NO Special Guests! NO Holiday Music! NO Holiday Decorations and NO Extravaganza! None! Just Gary and Kenny spending some time together! Because that’s what the holidays are all about. Right? Support the showBy Gary Kroeger and Ken Ceizler
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Send us a text Debbie Williams was the Stage Manager for 20 Oscars, 32 Golden Globes, 25 Jerry Lewis Telethons and 98 episodes of American Idol. So of course we asked her who was the biggest creep she ever worked with. So tune in for that. Support the showBy Gary Kroeger and Ken Ceizler
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Send us a text David Fury started out in comedy, so how did he end up writing and producing shows like “Buffy the Vampire Slayer”, “24”, "Lost”, "911”, "Magnum P.I" and “Lethal Weapon”? And the other question you may have is: “why did we interview Ken’s dear friend Laura Foy right before Hurricane Ian hit” and how that might have not been a great i…
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Send us a text After a long hiatus, Gary and Kenny are back. And we brought Brad Hall with us. We talk about our time- off, love, death, pain, hernia’s, death again, relationships, wing-foiling, more talk about death and then we play a game of “What did Kenny Do?” Support the showBy Gary Kroeger and Ken Ceizler
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Send us a text Once again, Gary & Kenny go off-script because neither of them can memorize a script anymore. But they did remember their time doing comedy specials at UCLA, San Quentin Prison and at Miramar Air Base, home of the “Top Gun” pilots. Also Gary tells about his role in the “Fantasticks” and Kenny tells about his barbecue with the cult fa…
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Send us a text You know him. You love him. He was one of the original “Make Me Laugh” comics along side Bob Sagat, Gary Shandling and Howie Mandel. He shared the stage with Robin Williams, Richard Pryor and our own Gary Kroeger. The man who gave birth to “Baby Man”…Ladies and gentleman and all you non-binaries out there…we give you Bruce Baum! Supp…
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Send us a text It was a twisted road that brought Producer Laurie Zaks success. It began giving tours at NBC, a few stopovers at Comedy Central and CBS before she developed and produced the mega-hit “Castle”. She now helms her own production company with a very specific mission. Before we spoke with Laurie, Gary and Kenny debate where Garys’ career…
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