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TryloveEpisode 328: DEMOLITION MAN (1993) with Dan NaganWith Dan Nagan (@aDapperDanMan)!
Mellow greetings! DEMOLITION MAN, Marco Brambilla’s only major motion picture credit is a bit of a chimera, both a fun action movie and a sort of sardonic parody of the genre. Sylvester Stallone and Wesley Snipes are literal relics in a world gone soft: Snipes is there to terrorize it with old-fashioned chaos, and Stallone is there to rein him in with… old-fashioned machismo. It’s kind of Verhoeven-lite (or maybe even post-Verhoeven) in its jeering disdain for politics, its attempt at centrist polemics, and who it blames for the decline of Americ...2025-04-291h 42
Codexes112 - Ironheart : Riri WilliamsCette semaine retour dans l'univers Marvel pour parler d'une super-héroïne toute jeune mais qui a déjà un nom important : Riri Williams alias Ironheart !
On revient sur celle qui a repris le flambeau d'Iron Man avant de se faire son propre nom, qui en a vu des vertes et des pas mûres, et surtout celle qui s'est construit une armure pour protéger avant tout.
Merci à Jayhan (@JayhanOfficial) pour les super intro et outro !
Tu peux nous suivre sur tous les réseaux : @codexespod et nous laisser une note et un commentaire sympa si tu veux.
Force et amour.
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ConspiritualityBonus Sample: Manners, the Machine, and Malaparte’s Technique de Coup d’ÉtatWhat do we worry more about: the far-right beliefs of trolls, or the coding skills of the trolls? The split focus on Marco Elez and Elon Musk—are they Nazis, or hackers, or Nazi hackers?— highlight two prongs of emergent fascism. The ideological/aesthetic/psychological on one side, and the technocratic on the other. We can call them the manners and the machine. First, Matthew unpacks a century-old thesis by an OG fascist that says totalitarian regimes take shape when both are working together, but that ultimately, the coup d’etat is about seizing control of the m...2025-02-2406 min
Love Marry KillNancy and Chris Benoit - Part 1Chris Benoit known as the Canadian Crippler or the Rabid Wolverine was a WWE star in the 22nd year of a storied career. He was known to be a wrestler’s wrestler- one of the most technically proficient athletes among the corps of actors and performers. Chris Jericho once said Chris Benoit was the “most intense and believable performer I’ve ever been in the ring with. He could see things that were going to happen before they happened.” Chris won many heavyweight and tag team championships, and he’d made a lot of money doing it. He was doing exactly wh...2025-01-131h 15ConspiritualityBrief: Trump the Babyface, Trump the Heel (w/Abraham Josie Reisman)Journalist and author Josie Reisman says we can’t understand the Trump era without understanding his life-long pro-wrestling fandom, and his bonds with one of his closest friends, WWE tycoon Vince McMahon. Reisman argues that McMahon’s invention of “neokayfabe,” in which storylines and real life are purposefully and artfully confused, blurs the distinction between fact and fiction. It makes consumers, followers, and voters complicit in creating a spectacle of cruelty. It’s the kind of argument that once seen, can’t be unseen. It helps explain the contradictory and performative politics of Trump—and how, under his l...2025-01-0446 minConspiritualityBonus Sample: Blessed NeoKayfabe of Santa Claus“If you grow up with it, religion is real until you realize it is also imagined. And after a period of disenchantment or even depression that associates imagination with lies, you might then sense that the imagined part was also real, but because it’s imagined, you know you can change it.”Matthew reflects on how Santa becomes more real in the home after the kids know he’s just a story, but a story of unbridled love and causeless generosity they can now participate in telling.Happy holidays, everyone!Show NotesA Chri...2024-12-2306 min
Wrestling DarknessWrestling Has Infected Everything - Ep.2Abraham Josephine Riesman, author of the best-selling biography Ringmaster: Vince McMahon and the Unmaking of America., explains how the production of cheap, addictive entertainment such as pro wrestling, cable news, and reality TV, changed the culture of American.Our conversation traces a cultural transformation that began in the mid-1980’s, as the truth-bending madness of professional wrestling took hold in adjacent sectors such as cable news, Jerry Springer and similar talk shows, and reality TV.With Donald Trump's celebrated Wrestlemania appearance, followed by his emergence as the leader of the Birther movement, wrestling-style fandom would go...2024-11-1229 min
Readers DigressRingmasterLet's get ready to RUMBBBLLLEEEEE! Hang on to your seats, friends, as we dive into Abraham Josephine Riesman's fantastic book, Ringmaster: Vince McMahon and the Unmaking of America, all about the world of professional wrestling and the man who formed WWE into what it is today.Pop culture pairings: The Wrestler (Amazon Prime), The Iron Claw (Hulu, Max)2024-06-131h 03
Remember That Guy?RTG? 090.1: For Your Consideration - I'm A Guy GuyHosts James and Diaz return to the table with fellow member of the Guy-bunal and Very Special Guest Xavier, and this time the three of them find themselves proud to welcome another guest to the show: New York Times bestselling author of Ringmaster: Vince McMahon and the Unmaking of America and Chief Instigator Correspondent Abraham Josephine Riesman.After giving Josie a chance to introduce herself to the RTG? faithful (1:30), our team follows along as she delves into the life of a wrestling Guy who's skill for survival (and bountiful backstabbings) would make Jeff Probst proud (29:01). This Guy...2024-04-221h 11
Edge of Sports TV with Dave ZirinThe allegations against Vince McMahon shouldn't surprise usJanel Grant, a former WWE employee, has come forward with allegations of rape and sex trafficking against Vince McMahon, a co-founder of WWE. McMahon has since resigned from his position as TKO Chairperson. The allegations have rocked the world of professional wrestling, but a look at McMahon’s long career indicates these latest revelations fit a pattern of openly misogynistic conduct stretching back decades. Abraham Josephine Riesman, author of Ringmaster: Vince McMahon and the Unmaking of America, joins Edge of Sports for a discussion on the allegations against McMahon and its implications for the sport.Studio Production: David Hebden2024-04-1825 min
The Great FailEpisode 64: The IN-Vince-able McMahonAmerican wrestling, which most notably revolves around the WWE brand, owes much of its success to the influential presence of the McMahons - Vince McMahon, most of all. There is no doubt about the influence he had on wrestling and the way he turned the likes of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, John Cena, “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, and Hulk Hogan into household names, as well as his role in creating the blueprint for pay-per-view programming. However, in the wake of the legacy he has left behind, are allegations - a dirty laundry list that includes sexual misconduct and lawsuits claiming...2024-04-0932 min
HoosLeft PodcastWrestling the ElephantHoosLeft #23: Wrestling the ElephantGuest: Democratic candidate for Indiana House District 24, Josh Lowry.We’ll talk about his work as an attorney, his motivation to run for office, driving turnout, standing for what one really believes in, and… a little pro wrestling.Subscribe at https://scottaaronrogers.substack.comhttps://www.lowryforindiana.com/https://www.aclu.org/issues/racial-justice/supreme-court-and-14th-amendmenthttps://www.pfw.edu/events/indiana-purple-state-voter-turnout-problemhttps://indianacapitalchronicle.com/2023/12/04/former-colts-punter-hunter-smith-launches-statehouse-bid/https://www.tiktok.com/@lowryforindianahttps://www.npr.org...2024-02-281h 01
Slate CultureHang Up: The NBA’s All-Star CatastropheJoel Anderson, Stefan Fatsis, and Josh Levin discuss whether the NBA All-Star Game is fixable. They also talk about whether Fanatics and Nike are destroying the sports uniform. Finally, writer Abraham Josephine Riesman joins to explain the allegations against wrestling impresario Vince McMahon and why they matter. All-Star Game (3:16): What can the league do to revive what used to be a showcase event? Uniforms (22:53): Baseball players say their new clothes are the pits. What happened? McMahon (42:37): What’s next for pro wrestling and the man who’s controlled...2024-02-211h 10
Hang Up and ListenThe NBA’s All-Star CatastropheJoel Anderson, Stefan Fatsis, and Josh Levin discuss whether the NBA All-Star Game is fixable. They also talk about whether Fanatics and Nike are destroying the sports uniform. Finally, writer Abraham Josephine Riesman joins to explain the allegations against wrestling impresario Vince McMahon and why they matter. All-Star Game (3:16): What can the league do to revive what used to be a showcase event? Uniforms (22:53): Baseball players say their new clothes are the pits. What happened? McMahon (42:37): What’s next for pro wrestling and the man who’s controlled...2024-02-211h 10
Medium Lady ReadsEpisode 15: Our Last Three Reads - Winter 2024Hello, hi, and welcome to Medium Lady Reads this is episode 15, “Our Last Three Reads - Winter 2024.”In this episode, Jillian and Erin are sharing their last three reads from the past few months - and while it’s tempting they both stay true to listing the actual three books they’ve read and hopefully they’re able to appeal to their listeners wide and varied tastes. Be sure to tag them (@jillianfindinghappy and @medium.lady) on Instagram, and share your last three reads with them. In this Episode:Befor...2024-02-1240 min
The InsurgentsEp. 247: The Kayfabe Hole ft. Abraham Josephine RiesmanThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.insurgentspod.comAbraham Josephine Riesman joins us again to talk about Vince McMahon’s departure from WWE after new horrifying allegations emerge about his behavior. We look at it through wrestling’s unique position as a “sports entertainment” enterprise and how top figures who still remain at the organization try to use that same premise to deflect or distract from th…2024-01-3006 min
The Weekly CatchBest of 2023: Underage and Unprotected, Nuestras Raíces, and ‘the Unmaking of America’
For our last episode of the year, a look back at a few of our top stories from 2023. We start by revisiting our multi-part series, Underage and Unprotected, with the story of a migrant teenager in New Bedford who spent his days juggling a full high school schedule with a full-time job at a seafood processing plant. Also, from our collaboration with Latino oral history project Nuestras Raíces, we hear how Maria Rivera overcame her fear of public speaking to become the first Latina mayor of Central Falls. And finally, we listen to an extended version of our c...2023-12-2907 min
Text Me Back! With Lindy West And Meagan Hatcher-MaysFrom Our Pals At WBEZ, It's Nerdette!Hello friends! We wanted to share this fun episode of the WBEZ podcast Nerdette with you all. If you're looking for your next favorite read, look no further! Host Greta Johnsen and her professional book lovers - Miwa Messer, host of Barnes & Noble’s book podcast Poured Over, and Andrew Limbong, host of NPR’s Book of the Day podcast – talked all about their top picks of the year.
Here are the books mentioned in the episode. For pictures, links and more details, head to Nerdette's website!
Andrew’s picks:
‘Landscapes’ by Christine La...2023-12-1841 min
NerdetteThe best books of 2023We are reflecting on a year of reading by tallying up the books that we just can’t stop thinking about. Two professional readers – Miwa Messer, host of Barnes & Noble’s book podcast Poured Over, and Andrew Limbong, host of NPR’s Book of the Day podcast – join us to share their best of the year lists. Here are the books mentioned in the episode. For pictures, links and more details, head to our website! Andrew’s picks:‘Landscapes’ by Christine Lai‘Poverty by America’ by Matthew Desmond2023-12-1539 minNerdetteThe best books of 2023We are reflecting on a year of reading by tallying up the books that we just can’t stop thinking about. Two professional readers – Miwa Messer, host of Barnes & Noble’s book podcast Poured Over, and Andrew Limbong, host of NPR’s Book of the Day podcast – join us to share their best of the year lists. Here are the books mentioned in the episode. For pictures, links and more details, head to our website! Andrew’s picks:‘Landscapes’ by Christine Lai‘Poverty by America’ by Matthew Desmond2023-12-1539 min
The New BazaarHow Vince McMahon built an entertainment empireWe're sharing another episode of a podcast we think you might like. It's called The Closer and it's hosted by executive producer of The New Bazaar, Aimee Keane. In each episode, Aimee speaks to dealmakers and insiders about landmark financial deals that have changed our lives in some way. In this episode, Aimee speaks to writer Abraham Josephine Riesman about Vince McMahon's influential dealmaking career. McMahon took over his father’s regional wrestling business in the 1980s, and made it into an international media and entertainment juggernaut valued at billions of dollars. This is the story of how McMahon cleverly bull...2023-08-1055 min
The Time of Monsters with Jeet HeerThe Secret Origins of MarvelDisney has released a new documentary which myself and many others have criticized for regurgitating a mythical version of history that extolls Stan Lee as sole creator of the Marvel universe. To talk more about the documentary, I’m joined by Elana Levin, who has written widely on comics and hosts the Graphic Policy podcast– an excellent forum that takes up the intersection of politics and popular culture.On this episode of The Time of Monsters, beyond rebutting the documentary, Elana and I talk about the true history of Marvel, with particular emphasis on the contr...2023-08-0539 min
The Nation PodcastsThe Secret Origins of Marvel | Time of Monsters with Jeet HeerDisney has released a new documentary which myself and many others have criticized for regurgitating a mythical version of history that extolls Stan Lee as sole creator of the Marvel universe. To talk more about the documentary, I’m joined by Elana Levin, who has written widely on comics and hosts the Graphic Policy podcast– an excellent forum that takes up the intersection of politics and popular culture.On this episode of The Time of Monsters, beyond rebutting the documentary, Elana and I talk about the true history of Marvel, with particular emphasis on the contr...2023-08-0539 min
The Closer: Deals Change the WorldHow Vince McMahon built an entertainment empire
Vince McMahon took over his father’s regional wrestling business in the 1980s, and made it into an international media and entertainment juggernaut valued at billions of dollars. This is the story of how McMahon cleverly bulldozed competitors, acquired rivals and capitalized on the public’s hatred of his tactics, as told by writer Abraham Josephine Riesman.
The Closer is a Project Brazen production. Subscribe to Brazen+ on Apple Podcasts or at brazen.fm/plus and get exclusive bonus episodes for The Closer and all our shows, as well as ad-free listening and early access to new podc...2023-07-1738 min
Shut Up and Wrestle with Brian SolomonEpisode 72: Abraham Josephine RiesmanHello, wrestling fans! It’s time for Episode #71 of Shut Up and Wrestle, with Brian R. Solomon! This week, my guest is Abraham Josephine Riesman, author of the brand-new book, Ringmaster: Vince McMahon and the Unmaking of America. It’s a fascinating look into the history and psyche of the most important and polarizing figure in … Continue reading Episode 72: Abraham Josephine Riesman →
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Awesome Truth: A Wrestling Book ClubWriting the Vince McMahon Biography (w/ Abraham Josephine Riesman)You've heard us talk all about Ringmaster: Vince McMahon and the Unmaking of America; now it's time to talk to the author! Abraham Josephine "Josie" Riesman joins us to discuss writing a book that aims to be the definitive Vince biography, as well as how it feels to be an outsider reporting on pro wrestling.2023-05-2429 min
Good Morning ComradeRingmaster: Vince McMahon with Abraham Josephine RiesmanJeff is joined by Abraham Josephine Riesman to talk about her new book Ringmaster: Vince McMahon and the Unmaking of America.
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Good Morning ComradeRingmaster: Vince McMahon with Abraham Josephine RiesmanJeff is joined by Abraham Josephine Riesman to talk about her new book Ringmaster: Vince McMahon and the Unmaking of America. Buy the bookFollow Josie on Twitter Subscribe on Youtube Follow Jeff on TwitterEmail us!goodmorningcomrade.comTwitterFacebook Leave a review! 5 stars and say something nice to spread the word about the show!2023-05-1358 min
The TreatmentAbraham Josephine Riesman, Benjamin Millepied, and Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez on The TreatThis week on The Treatment, Elvis welcomes writer Abraham Josephine Riesman, author of “True Believer: The Rise and Fall of Stan Lee” and her latest, “Ringmaster: Vince McMahon and the Unmaking of America.” Next, director Benjamin Millepied joins to talk about his feature film debut, an adaptation of “Carmen.” And for The Treat, songwriting power couple Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez talk about their inspirations on the page and in song.2023-05-0658 min
Tights and FightsEp. 347: Abraham Josephine Riesman on Vince McMahonWe have shirts available! Buy our original Tights and Fights logo shirt on Topatoco for the sale price of $14. And buy our brand new WrestleMania shirt to celebrate Ice Cream Christmas all year long. This week we’re joined by Abraham Josephine Riesman. She’s researched the life of Vince McMahon as much as anyone ever has.In preparation for latest project, she rekindled a love of wrestling that has been dorman for years.She joins Hal, Danielle and Lindsey to discuss her fandom, neo Kayfabe and the upcoming coronation of a new World...2023-04-291h 08
The Next LevelBacklash & in Heels (with Abraham Josephine Riesman)Abraham Josephine Riesman, author of The New York Times bestselling book, Ringmaster, joins Tim and JVL to talk WWE wrestling and the latest attacks on trans Americans from the right.
Plus, Tim and JVL talk the $5 million Mike Lindell has the pay for his disproven election fraud claims.
Watch the gang record this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0u9_tuy9V4
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DEATH // SENTENCEThe Ever-shifting Realities of PKD with Abraham Josephine RiesmanThis time around, Eden is joined by Abraham Josephine “Josie” Riesman, NYT-bestselling authoress of True Believer:
The Rise and Fall of Stan Lee, Ringmaster: Vince McMahon and the Unmaking of America, and much else besides.
The two dive into Philip K. Dick's legacy, investigating his positions on Judaism, his religious exegesis, what we can learn from his writings about the current (and sorry) state of American culture, our perceptions of our world around us, transness, and more! Seriously, more.2023-04-1854 minThe TreatmentOwen Wilson, Scott Z. Burns, and Abraham Josephine Riesman on The TreatThis week on The Treatment, Elvis welcomes actor and screenwriter Owen Wilson, who’s starring in the comedy “Paint,” about a laconic public television host with a painting program. Next, writer Scott Z. Burns joins to talk about his ambitious and star-studded AppleTV+ series “Extrapolations,” about the wide-ranging effects of climate change. And for The Treat, writer Abraham Josephine Riesman talks about the dystopian alternative future in her favorite Philip K. Dick novel.2023-04-1558 min
The GatewayWednesday, April 12, 2023 - How St. Louis helped build Vince McMahon’s wrestling empireA new book by Abraham Josephine Riesman focuses on the professional wrestling promoter’s rise to power and touches on how St. Louis had a key role in building the WWE.2023-04-1211 min
The InsurgentsEp. 165: Vince McMahon the Ringmaster ft. Abraham Josephine "Josie" RiesmanAbraham Josephine “Josie” Riesman, author of the New York Times bestseller “Ringmaster: Vince McMahon and the Unmaking of America” joins us today for a great discussion on how kayfabe, the art of presenting staged acts as authentic, has evolved and spread beyond the world of wrestling and into our politics. Josie explains the concept of neokayfabe and how the WWE has slyly blurred the lines between performance and reality in ways that have crept in broader society. We also learn about the long friendship between WWE chairman McMahon and Donald Trump, and the consequences that friendship has had for the coun...2023-04-071h 01
Internet Killed The Video StoreMarch of The Ringmaster featuring Abraham Josephine RiesmanBen, Max and Ryan sift through the chaos in both the DC and Marvel Cinematic Universes then recap our Best Albums of the 90's March Madness Tournament Bracket (9:00) and make their own cases for who should have won while dissecting the messy legacies of Eminem and Blink-182. (40:00) Author Abraham Josephine Riesman joins the show to discuss her new book about the life and legacy of Vince McMahon and what the future of the WWE looks like heading into this weekend's Wrestlemania.2023-03-311h 06
Wrestling OutletThe Rocky Road to WrestlemaniaSmark and Boxman return to talk Cody’s personalized weigh belt he will wear at Wrestlemania 39 for his title match against Roman Reigns, inscribed with all of the wrestling promotions he worked for, while he was away from WWE, Cody Rhodes’ custom championship, WWE has announced via People, that Stacy Keibler will officially be inducted into the 2023 WWE Hall Of Fame, Vince McMahon pays back $17.4M in investigation costs, Abraham Josephine Riesman’s ‘Ringmaster’, AEW Dynamite, Wrestlemania 39 predictions, and more.
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Comics and ChronicEp. 124 - Abraham Josephine Riesman and Ringmaster: Vince McMahon and the Unmaking of AmericaOur first ever guest Abraham Josephine Riesman makes her triumphant return to Comics and Chronic to talk about her new book Ringmaster: Vince McMahon and the Unmaking of America. What would Abraham's gimmick and finisher be called? What was Jake’s bar mitzvah theme? When did Abraham start watching wrestling? Were there any fears or risks in writing a biography on Vince McMahon? Who were her favorite wrestlers? How do we feel about The Rock? Why were old wrestling PPVs so hard to find on VHS? What was so intriguing about the Greater Power storyline? How was Stephanie McMahon in...2023-03-301h 22
Experience the Story, Anywhere, Anytime With Free AudiobookRingmaster: Vince McMahon and the Unmaking of America Audiobook by Abraham Josephine RiesmanListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 618319
Title: Ringmaster: Vince McMahon and the Unmaking of America
Author: Abraham Josephine Riesman
Narrator: Alyss Weissglass
Format: Unabridged
Length: 15:11:25
Language: English
Release date: 03-28-23
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
Genres: Business & Economics, Sports & Recreation, Biography & Memoir, Other, Business Development
Summary:
This definitive biography of Vince McMahon, former WWE chairman and CEO, is “riveting, essential reading” (Rick Perlstein, New York Times bestselling author) as it charts his rise from rural poverty to the throne of one of the world’s most influential media empires. Featuring exclusive interviews with more than 1...2023-03-283h 11
Access Top-Rated Free Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, SportsRingmaster: Vince McMahon and the Unmaking of America by Abraham Josephine RiesmanPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/618319 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ringmaster: Vince McMahon and the Unmaking of America Author: Abraham Josephine Riesman Narrator: Alyss Weissglass Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 11 minutes Release date: March 28, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.2 of Total 10 Ratings of Narrator: 2.2 of Total 5 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: This definitive biography of Vince McMahon, former WWE chairman and CEO, is “riveting, essential reading” (Rick Perlstein, New York Times bestselling author) as it charts his rise from rural poverty to the throne of one of the world’s most influential media empires. Featuring exclusive interviews with more than 150 people...2023-03-2803 min
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Title: Ringmaster: Vince McMahon and the Unmaking of America
Author: Abraham Josephine Riesman
Narrator: Alyss Weissglass
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 15 hours 11 minutes
Release date: March 28, 2023
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.2 of Total 10
Ratings of Narrator: 2.2 of Total 5
Genres: Sports
Publisher's Summary:
This definitive biography of Vince McMahon, former WWE chairman and CEO, is “riveting, essential reading” (Rick Perlstein, New York Times bestselling author) as it charts his rise from rural poverty to the throne of one of the world’s most influential media empires. Featuring exclusive interviews with more than 150 people who wi...2023-03-283h 11
An Unscripted Spectacle - Wrestling with WrestlingABRAHAM JOSEPHINE RIESMANAbraham Josephine Riesman is a journalist and essayist, and author of the new book, Ringmaster: Vince McMahon and the Unmaking of America. Brought to you as always by Kayfabe News Find us here: BONN PARK MEDIA2023-03-2844 minAn Unscripted Spectacle - Wrestling with WrestlingABRAHAM JOSEPHINE RIESMANAbraham Josephine Riesman is a journalist and essayist, and author of the new book, Ringmaster: Vince McMahon and the Unmaking of America. Brought to you as always by Kayfabe News Find us here: BONN PARK MEDIA2023-03-2844 minStream Popular Full Audiobooks in Business & Economics, Business & Career DevelopmentRingmaster: Vince McMahon and the Unmaking of America by Abraham Josephine RiesmanPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/618319to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Ringmaster: Vince McMahon and the Unmaking of America
Author: Abraham Josephine Riesman
Narrator: Alyss Weissglass
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 15 hours 11 minutes
Release date: March 28, 2023
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.2 of Total 10
Ratings of Narrator: 2.2 of Total 5
Genres: Business & Career Development
Publisher's Summary:
This definitive biography of Vince McMahon, former WWE chairman and CEO, is “riveting, essential reading” (Rick Perlstein, New York Times bestselling author) as it charts his rise from rural poverty to the throne of one of the world’s most influential media empires. Featuring exclusive interviews with more than 1...2023-03-283h 11
Stream Popular Full Audiobooks in Business & Economics, Business & Career DevelopmentRingmaster: Vince McMahon and the Unmaking of America by Abraham Josephine RiesmanPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/618319 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ringmaster: Vince McMahon and the Unmaking of America Author: Abraham Josephine Riesman Narrator: Alyss Weissglass Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 11 minutes Release date: March 28, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.2 of Total 10 Ratings of Narrator: 2.2 of Total 5 Genres: Business & Career Development Publisher's Summary: This definitive biography of Vince McMahon, former WWE chairman and CEO, is “riveting, essential reading” (Rick Perlstein, New York Times bestselling author) as it charts his rise from rural poverty to the throne of one of the world’s most influential media empires. Featuring exclusive interviews with more t...2023-03-2803 min
The Numlock PodcastNumlock Sunday: Abraham Josephine Riesman on RingmasterBy Walt HickeyWelcome to the Numlock Sunday edition.This week, I spoke to Abraham Josephine Riesman who wrote the explosive new book out this week Ringmaster: Vince McMahon and the Unmaking of America. I have been looking to this one for a while, I was a massive fan of her 2021 book True Believer: The Rise and Fall of Stan Lee.The subject matter of this one will be of interest not just to wrestling fans but among anyone who has felt the reverberations across pop culture, sports and politics of...2023-03-2629 min
The Daily Beast PodcastWhat Trump Learned About Manipulation From Pal Vince McMahonThe world of pro wrestling used to be sold as real. Viewers were told that the fights, the rivalries, and the storylines were all real-life, otherwise known as a phenomenon called kayfabe. Then, former World Wrestling Entertainment CEO Vince McMahon turned that on its head. In this episode, author Abraham Josephine Riesman, who recently wrote a biography on McMahon titled Ringmaster: Vince McMahon and the Unmaking of America, tells The New Abnormal co-host Andy Levy how a manipulation strategy McMahon used made WWE what it is today (and help to deregulate it) and how Trump came to use that same te...2023-03-2634 min
Paltrocast With Darren PaltrowitzUnderoath’s Spencer Chamberlain + Gustavo Santaolla + Survival Guide’s Agent M + Abraham Josephine RiesmanThis "Paltrocast" features interviews with Underoath's Spencer Chamberlain, composer Gustavo Santaolla, Survival Guide's Agent M and author Abraham Josephine Riesman. Theme song by Steve Schiltz.2023-03-2630 min
Serious FunEpisode 51: Grappling with Neokayfabe (w/ Abraham Josephine Riesman)What can professional wrestling and its largest figurehead tell us about our social and political moment? Turns out - a lot! Author Abraham Josephine Riesman returns to Serious Fun for an in-depth discussion about her new book "Ringmaster: Vince McMahon and the Unmaking of America". Riesman breaks down McMahon, his empire, his connections to politics and business, and how his contributions to pro wrestling have created a new weighted form of synthetic reality she calls "neokayfabe" that permeates our social, political, journalistic, and media lives.
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Learn more about the book at:
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Riesman's article on...2023-03-201h 23
Motley Fool MoneyVince McMahon’s AdvantageIf you hate Vince McMahon, then maybe you’ll buy a tee-shirt for his rival. And that’s a great outcome for the WWE. Abraham Josephine Riesman is the author of “Ringmaster: Vince McMahon and the Unmaking of America.” Ricky Mulvey caught up with Riesman to discuss: - Vince McMahon’s early life as a “pretty nice kid”, and the parts of his story he doesn’t want wrestling fans to know. - WWE’s potential deal with the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund. - The Montreal Screwjob, and the groundwork for the modern WWE. - A story about Sad...2023-03-1928 min
radionorthlandRasslin Memories with guest Abraham Josephine Riesman (2/26/23)Glen Braget and Mike McCurdy talk with Abraham Josephine Riesman about her recent book "Ringmaster: Vince McMahon and the Unmaking of America."2023-03-1151 min
LongformEpisode 522: Abraham Josephine RiesmanAbraham Josephine Riesman is a journalist who writes often for New York and is the author of True Believer: The Rise and Fall of Stan Lee. Her second book, Ringmaster: Vince McMahon and the Unmaking of America, will be published in March.“You’re sure that there’s a level of unreality, but you’re not sure that it’s all fake. There’s stuff there that seems either plausible or sometimes you go ‘there’s no way you could fake that.’ And sometimes you’re right, and a lot of times you’re somewhere in the middle. It’s not as easil...2023-02-151h 05
The Next Picture ShowA New Hope, Pt. 1 — Children of MenHBO’s new dystopian TV series THE LAST OF US is an adaptation of a dystopian video game that was inspired in part by Alfonso Cuarón’s dystopian film CHILDREN OF MEN, a strikingly timely 2006 thriller whose consideration of cynicism and hope at the world’s end has only grown more timely in the intervening years. So we’re returning to the source of this cross-medium journey through apocalyptic hellscapes, in a conversation about how and why Cuarón’s film continues to resonate, from its efficient worldbuilding and nuanced politics to its well-wrought humor and visceral filmmaking style. Plus...2023-02-071h 00
The Numlock PodcastNumlock Sunday: Abraham Josephine Riesman on True Believer: The Rise and Fall of Stan LeeBy Walt HickeyWelcome to the Numlock Sunday edition.This week, I spoke to Abraham Josephine Riesman, the author of the electric new book True Believer: The Rise and Fall of Stan Lee, out last week. It’s another podcast Sunday edition. Let me know what you think of these.I have been waiting for this book for ages, I’m a huge fan of Abe’s and the topic could not be more prescient. We talk about the actual role Lee played in making the characters, how Stan Lee was ahead of his ti...2021-02-2124 min
The David Odyssey ShowAbraham Josephine Riesman's Origin StoryAs the superhero industrial complex expands beyond comprehension, we can count on Abraham Josephine Riesman to make sense of the madness. Riesman is a staff writer at New York Magazine, where she has elevated comic book journalism into a serious craft. She also writes about contemporary Israeli politics, and is currently working on the official biography of Stan Lee. She tells David about her writer's journey, how her Jewish and bisexual perspectives inform her work, and wheres he is with the book. You can follow Riesman @abrahamjoseph.If you enjoy this episode, be sure to share/rate...2019-12-171h 07