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What is the dumbest show you can imagine? This award-winning show may be dumber. It has no content. No format. Yet it's going on ten years of delighting hundreds of thousands of people. It's been an iTunes editors choice, and Rolling Stone picked it as one of the world's best comedy podcasts. It's light in the dark, comfort in the cold and a penguin in the pants (long story). Join hosts Jesse Thorn (NPR's Bullseye) and Jordan Morris (Comedy Central's @Midnight) and a celebrity guest on a rau ...
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Danny Lobell knows nothing about investing and even less about the world of finance. Most of his comedian friends are in the same boat. That's why he decided to do this show. Every episode Danny and his guest tell you what companies to invest in and talk money mistakes they have made and Wall Street news, usually with no idea what they are talking about, hence the title "Mostly Bull".
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Laughing in the face of fear. Comedians and experts rip into the news. It's #QandA on crack. 🏆 Winner Best Comedy Podcast 2020 / 2021 / 2022. Sign up to the newsletter: http://www.arationalfear.com If Patreon isn't your thing, and Apple Subscriptions are too Appley — chip in with A-Cast here: https://plus.acast.com/s/a-rational-fear-1. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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This week we bid former JJGo producer and comedian, Matt Lieb, farewell and chat with him about wearing shorts, play a boat-based game, discuss nu-metal band members, Jesse talks about his appearance in the Costco Connection magazine, and more! Ready to take action? Visit SolarSlice.com and buy a Slice on Kickstarter today. Together, we can build a…
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The assassination attempt on Trump is nearly out of the news cycle, as the shooter's identity (registered Republican) and weapon of choice (AR-15) doesn't quite fit the right's preferred narrative. Meanwhile Biden calls for a cooling of rhetoric, pulls his campaign ads, and all but admits defeat. Comedian and husband Matt Lieb joins Francesca to ta…
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We're talking Democrats and UK's Labour Party in an episode all about the push and pull between status quo and progressive change. Senator Nina Turner joins to talk Veep Kamala Harris now at the top of the ticket and the need to beat Trump while never taking off the pressure on Democrats. And Sonya Massey, another Black woman is killed in her home …
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Joey and Vince are back talking about season 1 of Top Chef. This week we're talking about season one, episode 3 (103), "Nasty Delights," which really is a fantastic Top Chef episode and quite possibly a big reason we still have this show 21 seasons later. Stephen Asprinio deserves his place in the Top Chef hall of fame. All-time great reality show …
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Kamala meets with Netanyahu and things are icy, especially after delivering the strongest public remarks against the assault on Gaza we have heard from any American official. Francesca gives her take on how we must divide the elites over Palestine, starting with Harris. Then JD Vance's "childless cat ladies" remarks ricochet around the country, sou…
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Matt and Daniel visit with Ryan Grim and Jeremy Scahill (late of the Intercept, now repping Drop Site) to talk the truth of 10/7, Biden's history with Israel, and Hamas' preferred video conference vendor. For independent news on politics and war visit Jeremy and Ryan's new home at Drop Site: https://www.dropsitenews.com/ SEE MATT DO STAND UP AT THE…
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Biden's out and Kamala is in. Francesca and comedian Nato Green dig into the Vice President's record in California, whether she'll prove to be better on Gaza, and if she is or is not, brat. Then James Zogby, political analyst and founder of the Arab American Institute joins to talk about how Harris should play a meeting with Bibi (if she must meet …
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AOC spills some tea about Democrats and donors, and possible legal challenges to changing Democratic nominees? Francesca discusses it all. Plus JD Vance's fake populism is so unbearable, only second to his unrelenting misogyny. Childless cat ladies UNITE! Frantastic Fridays on The Bitchuation Room are free to watch. To see more bonus content and ge…
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Matt and Daniel talk to former US Army Ranger, Co-Host of Colonial Outcasts and State of Play for Mint Press News, Greg Stoker. With the Trump assassination attempt in the rearview; they discuss IDF rank inflation, destroying tanks in flip flops, and the Nuseirat camp operation casualties. All Greg's Links: https://linktr.ee/greg.j.stoker SEE MATT …
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This week we welcome writer, musician, and performer Allie Goertz to talk about her new Nine Inch Nails cover album (Peeled Back), Jesse shares his experience attending Anime Expo, they discuss musical instruments with cranks, and more! For a limited time, you can get $30 off the first box of Wildgrain - PLUS free Croissants in every box - when you…
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This week we had Stefan Heck from Blocked Party on the frotcast, which you can listen to by becoming a patreon subscriber! In this section we talk about how conservative columnist Max Boot (guy with hat) has a wife who has been accused of being a spy of the South Korean government. Our Sponsors: * Check out FIJI Water : www.wonderful.com Advertisin…
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What's it like working in a boy's club, i.e. being a woman working in stand up. Comedian Amy Miller joins Francesca to discuss how the sausage fest is made, fighting to be paid equally and sometimes working around predators. Is there a rightward reactionary shift in comedy, and is there a new backlash to the backlash? TEA WILL BE SPILLED! ** Featur…
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Matt and Daniel welcome Most Moral Brother Aaron Maté from The Grey Zone to cover the Ha'aretz Hannibal Directive story, watch Aaron dismantle some hasbara on Piers, and coo over a very cute picture of the young Maté brothers. Plus! Daniel's reeeeeeemix of the Bad Hasbara theme. SEE MATT DO STAND UP AT THE SAN FRANCISCO PUNCHLINE JULY 24-26. Matt w…
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This week we welcome writer and podcast Aisha Harris (Pop Culture Happy Hour) for a conversation about hot takes, Jurassic Park, and the world’s fastest ‘Etch A Sketch’ artist. Visit SolarSlice.com and buy a Slice on Kickstarter today. Together, we can build a cleaner, greener world, one Slice at a time. Jordan Morris is doing a book tour for Youth…
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Biden digs himself into a bigger hole with every media appearance as Democrats circle the wagons to protect him... yes even Bernie and AOC. John Iadarola, host of The Damage Report, joins to discuss why Blue MAGA is deluding themselves about Biden being able to beat Trump. Then, corporations have seized on their record pandemic profits to further g…
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ANNOUNCEMENT! Pod Yourself will get back in recording studio soon and with a brand new show! Listen to the announcement at the beginning to find out what show! On today’s Frotcast, we’re guest-free (by choice, not because we couldn’t find anyone, WHY WOULD YOU EVEN ASK THAT??), so you know what that means, wall to wall jokes about eatin dat buhhhh.…
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This week we welcome back writer, comedian, and amateur roller skating enthusiast Kimberly Clark to JJGo and engage in a civil conversation about laser tag, swim caps, and mall baptisms. Head to FACTORMEALS.com/jjgo50 and use code jjgo50 to get 50% off your first box plus 20% off your next month. Jordan Morris is doing a book tour for Youth Group! …
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Matt and Daniel talk with journalist David Sheen – author of Kahanism and American Politics – about Kahanism, where those tzedakah box coins go, and the elegant good looks of Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir Read David's piece for Electronic Intifada "How an Israeli colonel invented the burned babies lie to justify genocide" Find …
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The Top Chef Frotcast Post-Show is back, discussing season 1, episode 2 of Top Chef, "Food Of Love." No guest in this one, but we do get to discuss the episode in which the chefs make a fruit plate for Elizabeth Falkner and cater a sex party with "Madame S." Fun fact: this episode is set in a version of San Francisco that no longer exists. Sad! And…
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Democrats are scrambling after Biden's terrifyingly bad debate performance. And SCOTUS delivers for Donald, offering him and other presidents absolute immunity for crimes committed while acting "in official" capacity. Comedian Caitlin Durante of The Bechdel Cast and journalist with The Intercept Prem Thakker join Francesca to discuss. Plus, after m…
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Puerto Rico is nearly unlivable for Puerto Ricans. After decades of exploitation and natural disasters, it seems like the U.S. territory (*cough colony!*) is now completely at the whim of crypto billionaires, money launderers and American tax evaders. Co-directors of forthcoming documentary Losing Puerto Rico, Nomiki Konst and Federico de Jesus bre…
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This week we had TrueAnon's Brace Belden on the pod to tell us about his experience at the Nova Festival Exhibit in New York. Also we talked about the Adas Torah pogrom in Matt Lieb's old neck of the woods. Will you be in Chicago during the Democratic National Convention? So will I! Me and my wife Francesca Fiorentini have a couple of live shows we…
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This week we are joined by Connor Ratliff and Patrick Cotnoir who have a documentary called I’m “George Lucas”: A Connor Ratliff Story that is sweeping the nation. We talk about Air Buddies, Snow Buddies, Space Buddies, Super Buddies, Spooky Buddies, Treasure Buddies, Santa Buddies, and more! Watch I’m “George Lucas”: A Connor Ratliff Story here! P…
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This week, we were honored to welcome guest Alex Goldman, formerly of ReplyAll, currently of the Western Kabuki podcast and the Cool Dude Zone Substack. We discuss the reason our kids are annoying, bad vibes in the podcast industry, questions Alex would like to ask Elon Musk, and of course, 1992's Dracula. Because why wouldn't we discuss 1992's Dra…
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"We have a right to say Free Palestine," says Anny of UAW 4811, the labor union representing 48,000 grad students and researchers who are tired of their universities allowing Palestine encampments to be brutalized. She joins Francesca along with the always on point Palestinian-American activist Linda Sarsour. Linda has some hard truths for Joe Bide…
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Boeing CEO is destroyed in a Senate hearing by... a Republican? Meanwhile Boeing workers are negotiating for the first contract in 16 years. Capitalism is trying to kill us, the U.S. needs reparations, and Oklahoma could have done something right by the Tulsa massacre survivors. Frantastic Fridays on The Bitchuation Room are free to watch. To see m…
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This week Jordan and Jesse welcome Maximum Fun producer extraordinaire Christian Dueñas, host of the brand new podcast Primer, for a conversation about talking dog movies, Zardoz, and city pop (a genre of music). Style that makes you feel as good as you look—get started today at stitchfix.com/JJGO. Listen to Christian's new podcast Primer, wherever…
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