Best Twinkie Talk Podcasts (2024)

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Drinks With The Deal: Gores Group's Mark Stone Talks Twinkies De-SPAC 35:41

2h ago35:41

35:41

Gores Group's Senior Managing Director Mark Stone discusses the private equity firm's approach to the SPAC market and his perspective on recent developments in the sector as well as Gores' very successful de-SPAC of Twinkies maker Hostess Brands.By The Deal

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The Twinkie Wiener Sandwich Saga: The Ben and Mike Story: Thank You Weird Al For Ruining My Life: The Podcast 13:48

43m ago13:48

13:48

Mike is still off this week so here is us eating some Twinkie wiener sandwiches.That's... it. That's basically all this is. Ben eats a Twinkie wiener sandwich. Mike eats a Twinkie wiener sandwich.

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Ski Lodge 45:34

4h ago45:34

45:34

Mike is going to be out of the country for a few weeks! Luckily, we managed to get this week's episode ahead of time. Sure, it may be on an old VHS tape, but everything seems on the up-and-up. Ben is assigned a mascot. Mike recognizes the Jeopardy! font.

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Activist Investing Today: Freedman Talks Gildan Red Flags, Darden Similarities 27:43

2h ago27:43

27:43

Olshan Frome shareholder activism practice chair Andrew Freedman offers a postmortem of sorts on why 17 directors in two waves resigned ahead of a Browning West director contest at Canadian clothing company Gildan.By The Deal

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The Temp 1:06:35

17d ago1:06:35

1:06:35

Fry is behaving strange... he likes his job, he is using soap? Is this even the same Fry? It turns out... no, it is not. It's.................................... uh....................... Frank. That's right. Meanwhile, we're talking about the various strategies for progression of time in cartoons that last forever (and trust us, Futurama will last…

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Drinks With The Deal: Linklaters’ George Casey Talks Cross-Border M&A 33:47

5h ago33:47

33:47

In the most recent episode of Drinks With The Deal, Linklaters global chairman of corporate George Casey discusses a 30-year career centered on cross-border M&A.By The Deal

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Quids Game 1:24:03

11d ago1:24:03

1:24:03

It's Fry's birthday! And instead of the two hours of staring into the void like he wants, he instead gets a surprise birthday party re-enacting all his childhood trauma. We watch basically everybody die as they compete to survive here in the Quids Game. We also talk about which celebrity chef we would like to cook us a meal and we cover the wide wo…

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Activist Investing Today: Gadson Talks ESG, MEI, Post-Election Activism 31:31

13d ago31:31

31:31

Vinson & Elkins activism defense adviser Patrick Gadson explains why economic activists aren't leaning into ESG as much and talks about the upcoming federal election's effect on both M&A and operational activism.By The Deal

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EPISODE 111: Lesbian Bars with Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya 1:05:30

20d ago1:05:30

1:05:30

In this whirlwind ep Rax and Amber talk to Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya about construction, revenge and boos baby. They also eventually get to talk about Kayla's piece for Autostraddle "We Went to Every Dyke Bar in NYC in One Day" that she wrote with Drew Burnett Gregory and which we highly recommend! If you listen to the whole ep you will get to hear ab…

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The One Amigo 1:28:55

1M ago1:28:55

1:28:55

It's 2024, so obviously Futurama is talking about the hottest new thing on the internet... NFTs? Yeah, I was as surprised as you were. Anyway. Somehow that leads to Bender going to Mexico in order to reconnect with his familia, the PlanEx crew plans a daring NFT art heist. But you can't steal an NFT because something something I don't know and hone…

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EPISODE 110: The Sorrows of Young Affleck ft. Josh Gondelman 1:05:07

28d ago1:05:07

1:05:07

Josh Gondelman (comedian, friend of the pod, and official Boston correspondent) joins us once again to talk about Boston's finest, Ben Affleck. Why is he so grim and does it have anything to do with that incredible phoenix tattoo?

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Drinks With The Deal: Ropes Chair Jones on Relationship, Firm Management 43:38

23d ago43:38

43:38

Julie Jones explains why the Sungard buyout was critical for her career, how she approaches firm management and what she's learned from colleagues and business leaders along the way.By The Deal

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Activist Investing Today: Donahue Talks Vote-No Amid Activism 27:00

1M ago27:00

27:00

Paul Hastings activist defense adviser Sean Donahue discusses nontraditional activist campaigns seeking to oust directors in uncontested elections, at special meetings and via written consent solicitations.By The Deal

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Drinks With The Deal: Willkie's Paran Talks Insurance M&A, Changing Cities and Firms 22:11

2M ago22:11

22:11

Willkie's PK Paran discusses moving to New York from London in 2019, changing law firms two years later and insurance industry M&A.By The Deal

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Drinks With The Deal: Kirkland’s Lee Talks About Webtoon IPO, Changes in Legal Industry 26:10

2M ago26:10

26:10

Kirkland partner Ed Lee discusses his pride in helping take the media and technology company Webtoon public and how the legal industry has evolved over his career.By The Deal

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Activist Investing Today: Foo Talks Vetting Directors for All Shareholders 18:51

2M ago18:51

18:51

Forward Risk co-founder Brendan Foo dismisses assertions that business intelligence advisers to activists are knocking on doors in an aggressive way.By The Deal

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Drinks With The Deal: Alisa Levin on Legal Recruiting and What Makes for Successful Lateral Hiring 30:01

2M ago30:01

30:01

In this week’s Drinks With The Deal podcast, Greene-Levin-Snyder's Alisa Levin discusses her career as a legal recruiter and how lawyers and law firms should think about the market for lateral talent.By The Deal

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EPISODE 109: Guess Who's Back? Not Red Lobster 1:13:28

2M ago1:13:28

1:13:28

Don't call it a comeback, actually you totally can, that's what it is. Amber and Rax are back to talk about the most important cultural event happening right now, that's right, we're talking about Red Lobster filing for bankruptcy. We just had to come back from hiatus to look into this because something about the headlines smelled...shrimpy. Of cou…

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Drinks With The Deal: Latham’s Bekheit on Lessons Learned From In-House Stint 23:20

3M ago23:20

23:20

On the most recent Drinks With The Deal podcast, Mark Bekheit, the global vice chair of M&A at Latham & Watkins, discusses how his brief time as an in-house lawyer at Sandisk was pivotal both for client development and perspective on his career.By The Deal

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Activist Investing Today: Nardello Digs Up Dirt on Boards, Activists 20:23

3M ago20:23

20:23

Dan Nardello, the founder of business intelligence firm Nardello & Co., talks about resume inconsistencies, credit card and corporate jet abuse, and vetting directors in the MeToo era amid activist campaigns.By The Deal

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Behind the Buyouts: Stride's Berg on Backing Passion Brands 50:12

3M ago50:12

50:12

Stride Consumer's partner Steve Berg discusses the firm's investment strategy and the state of consumer M&A in 2024.By The Deal

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Drinks With The Deal: Covington’s Freling On Government Contracts, M&A 22:22

3M ago22:22

22:22

In the most recent Drinks With The Deal podcast, Scott Freling, the vice chair of government contracts at Covington & Burling, talks about the practice and its intersection with M&A and PE.By The Deal

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Behind the Buyouts: Vestar's Bhat on Continuation Funds, Bilateral Recaps 48:20

4M ago48:20

48:20

Vestar's co-head of investments Nikhil Bhat discusses the firm's $1.2 billion continuation vehicle for Circana, its use of bilateral recaps and interest in route-based facility services.By The Deal

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Activist Investing Today: Gottfried Talks Dissident Vetting Bylaws, M&A Panels 29:38

4M ago29:38

29:38

Keith Gottfried of Gottfried Shareholder Advisory, an adviser to companies targeted by activists, discusses advance dissident nominee interviews, 13D rule changes, corralling retail votes and M&A committee settlements.By The Deal

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Drinks With The Deal: V&E’s Gill on Evolution of Houston Legal Market 30:02

4M ago30:02

30:02

Vinson & Elkins co-head of M&A and capital markets Steve Gill talks about how the rise of energy PE has changed the Houston legal market and what he learned from advising Huntsman on its troubled deal with Apollo.By The Deal

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Ep #43 - MLB Draft School w/Willie Hood! 1:20:21

4M ago1:20:21

1:20:21

Willie Hood is here and this is a MUST listen. Does the MLB draft intimidate you? Do you struggle to understand slot values and bonus pools? Do you wonder how teams pick between college or guys from big name prep high schools? Because, we do too. Thankfully within our space as Guardians fans, we have people that love the draft and digest a TON of i…

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Drinks With The Deal: Simpson’s Michael Chao on Intellectual Appeal of M&A 18:38

4M ago18:38

18:38

In the most recent Drinks With The Deal podcast, Simpson Thacher M&A partner Michael Chao says that exposure to new businesses and legal issues makes the practice appealing to him and helps him be a better lawyer.By The Deal

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Behind the Buyouts: Churchill's Philpott on Private Credit Boom 20:57

4M ago20:57

20:57

Churchill managing director Anne Philpott discusses the firm's direct lending and PE strategies and expectations for M&A in 2024.By The Deal

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Drinks With The Deal: Skadden’s Kim On Working as a Translator, Managing Up and Making Partner in the Pandemic 21:42

5M ago21:42

21:42

In the most recent Drinks With The Deal podcast, Skadden M&A partner Do Kim discusses working as a translator between college and law school, how she approaches managing associates and making partner at the start of the pandemic.By The Deal

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Activist Investing Today: Goldman’s Codo-Lotti Talks SpinCo, Buybacks, M&A 18:51

5M ago18:51

18:51

Top activism defense banker Pam Codo-Lotti, Global Chief Operating Officer of Activism and Shareholder Advisory at Goldman Sachs, discusses activism, divestitures, capital returns and other M&A topics.By The Deal

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Drinks With The Deal: Sullivan & Cromwell’s Wu on Navigating to Partnership 21:23

5M ago21:23

21:23

Mimi Wu talks about signing up two big deals in her last months as an associate, her affinity for distressed M&A and how getting an M.B.A. along with a J.D. has helped her as a lawyer.By The Deal

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Drinks With The Deal: Sidley's DuClos on SPACs 46:41

5M ago46:41

46:41

Sidley Austin's Josh DuClos offers his thoughts on the new SEC regulations for SPACs, the larger economy and market as well as the historic role that private equity firms have played in the SPAC sector.By The Deal

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Activist Investing Today: Levin Talks Tesla, Musk, Delaware, Votes 25:30

6M ago25:30

25:30

Activist investor and adviser Michael Levin explains how he's seeking to strengthen a Delaware settlement to require a binding pay vote at the electric car maker, and he talks Tesla reincorporation and more.By The Deal

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Drinks With the Deal: Wachtell’s Kling Talks Career Progression, Parenthood 28:39

6M ago28:39

28:39

In the latest episode of Drinks With The Deal, Wachtell’s Jake Kling talks about milestone deals for him, what he learned from his clerkship and how becoming a parent changed his view of being a lawyer.By The Deal

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Ep #42 - Spring Report Card w/Jeff Ellis from Locked on Guardians 49:19

6M ago49:19

49:19

Chuck and Zac are back with special guest Jeff Ellis to talk about all the storylines that have prevailed through spring training so far. Angel Martinez, Chase DeLauter, Gavin Williams' injury scare, the organizations continuing middle infield clutter, and more! Plus, things to continue to look for as spring training comes to a close. You can find …

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Behind the Buyouts: Lincolnshire's Nacier on Business Services 30:20

6M ago30:20

30:20

Lincolnshire principal Matt Nacier discusses the firm's interest and investments in business services, including facility services, an increase in M&A opportunities in 2024 and more.By The Deal

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Drinks With The Deal: Cadence's Stone on Marine Corps Lessons 27:16

6M ago27:16

27:16

On this week’s episode of Drinks With The Deal, Ryan Stone, a corporate development professional at Cadence Design Systems, discusses how an early stint in the Marine Corps helped shape his career.By The Deal

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Activist Investing Today Podcast: Wachtell’s Tetelbaum Talks NDAs 30:14

7M ago30:14

30:14

Elina Tetelbaum, a Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz activist defense partner, takes AIT behind the scenes to explain how companies and activists negotiate confidentiality agreements, as well as the trading and campaigning restrictions they typically include.By The Deal

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Drinks With The Deal Podcast: Cohen on Working for Cuomos, Perelman, Napster 42:31

7M ago42:31

42:31

In this week’s Drinks With The Deal, Steve Cohen talks about his varied legal career, in which he’s been the GC at Ron Perelman’s MacAndrews & Forbes and worked for New York governors Mario and Andrew Cuomo.By The Deal

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Drinks With The Deal: Weil’s Machera on Lessons From Early Career 23:14

7M ago23:14

23:14

On this week’s Drinks With The Deal podcast, Chris Machera, the co-head of PE at Weil, discusses how early jobs in restaurants and as a paralegal were great training for life as a lawyer.By The Deal

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Behind the Buyouts: Macquarie Capital's Amster on PE Outlook for 2024 25:10

7M ago25:10

25:10

Macquarie Capital's global head of financial sponsors Tom Amster discusses private equity's dealmaking prospects in 2024 amid mounting pressure to return capital to LPs.By The Deal

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Activist Investing Today: Freshfields' Klingsberg, Bieber Eye Consultants as Wedges 29:30

8M ago29:30

29:30

Freshfields activist defense attorneys Ethan Klingsberg and Elizabeth Bieber discuss insider-controlled company activism, subcommittee formation in settlements, governance and more.By The Deal

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Intermission Theater Presents: UHF 1:17:34

8M ago1:17:34

1:17:34

While we wait for Futurama to return, we take a break and talk about the 1989 Weird Al film UHF. Obviously, Mike likes it, but what does Ben think? What is a UHF anyway? Ben demands plot relevancy in his sandwiches. Mike is in his natural element.

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Drinks With The Deal: DLA’s Ruhland on Working In-House, Managing 27:12

8M ago27:12

27:12

Kathy Ruhland discusses leading deal teams and being co-head of the corporate practice group at DLA Piper as well as her time in-house at General Mills.By The Deal

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Ep #41 - It’s January…now what? Ft. Quincy Wheeler 1:00:03

8M ago1:00:03

1:00:03

Zac and Chuck are back after the new year and they’ve got Quincy(@QuincyWheeler1) from the Guardians Fancast and Covering the Corner with them! A relatively mundane off-season has led the us to talk about the moves so far, the impending storylines of pitching, the outfield and a 20-year old rookie rule 5 pick who may not be a Guard much longer? We …

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Activist Investing Today: Activism’s Power Couple Discuss Marriage, ESG, M&A 27:47

8M ago27:47

27:47

Perella Weinberg activism banker Jillian Alsheimer and her husband, Sebastian, an activism partner at Wilson Sonsini, discuss marriage, white squires, M&A and prospects for Bernie Sanders as a labor-backed director nominee.By The Deal

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Drinks With The Deal: Orrick’s Gemello Discusses Associate Training 31:11

8M ago31:11

31:11

Law firms will have to relate to their associates very differently in the next decade, says Orrick’s Matthew Gemello, in just one of the major changes facing Big Law.By The Deal

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Activist Investing Today: Akin's Rappaport, Koenig Talk 13D, Delaware 25:09

9M ago25:09

25:09

Akin’s Doug Rappaport and Jason Koenig discuss strategic board subcommittee disclosures, books and records requests and unintended consequences for companies with 13D rules.By The Deal

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Drinks With The Deal: Fried Frank’s Epstein on Lessons Learned From Early Banking Stint 22:10

9M ago22:10

22:10

Steve Epstein, the co-head of M&A and PE at Fried Frank, discusses his time as a junior banker in Frank Quattrone’s tech group at Credit Suisse, his return to the law and the challenges of running a group.By The Deal

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Behind The Buyouts: Goldman's Dubner on the Rise in Spinoffs 30:17

9M ago30:17

30:17

Goldman Sachs global head of M&A structuring David Dubner discusses the growth in corporate separations, particularly at large-cap businesses with diversified operations, amid a rise in interest rates over the past couple of years.By The Deal

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