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The Hell Gate PodcastWe Live in Sportsball City feat. Alex Shephard and Miguel SalazarHug your mom, scream out the car window, put your hand in the cash register, let’s go Knicks. NYC is crawling with cops and the mayor is trying to pretend the World Cup doesn't matter more to him than Knicks in five. Alex and Miguel of Golden Goal come chat with us about the glory and honor of playing soccer in New Jersey. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2026-06-1234 min
The Nation PodcastsAn Antifascist Guide to the World Cup w/ Alex Shephard / Fighting FascismWe swear to god, we haven’t turned into a sports podcast (despite all Matt’s efforts). But it turns out there’s a not-insignificant intersection between the World Cup, democracy, and authoritarianism. So we invited Alex Shephard—a senior editor and writer at the New Republic and founder of Golden Goal, a literary magazine about the 2026 World Cup—to walk us through the dramas, controversies, and political implications of the global tournament that’s kicking off this week. Whether you’re obsessed with sports, like Matt, or have barely heard of them, like Aaron, there’s something in this conversatio...
2026-06-081h 20
Fighting Fascism PodcastAn Antifascist Guide to the World Cup (w/ Alex Shephard)We swear to god, we haven’t turned into a sports podcast (despite all Matt’s efforts). But it turns out there’s a not-insignificant intersection between the World Cup, democracy, and authoritarianism. So we invited Alex Shephard — a senior editor and writer at The New Republic and founder of Golden Goal, a literary magazine about the 2026 World Cup — to walk us through the dramas, controversies, and political implications of the global tournament that’s kicking off this week. Whether you’re obsessed with sports, like Matt, or have barely heard of them, like Aaron, there’s something in this conversatio...
2026-06-081h 20
The Best Soccer ShowUSMNT Roster Reveal Reaction Special With Alex Shephard of Golden GoalIt's The Best Soccer Show's USMNT World Cup Roster Reveal Reaction Special featuring Jason Davis and Special Guest Alex Shephard.
Alex is a senior editor at The New Republic, a massive soccer fan, and one of the editors of a new World Cup magazine set to drop very soon called Golden Goal.
Jason and Alex dive into the USMNT roster as revealed (sort of) by Fox on Tuesday afternoon, examine the cultural disconnects that colored the roster naming process, and debate what is success for the USMNT in this...
2026-05-271h 06
Revenue Engine PodcastScaling a Startup and Building a High-Velocity Revenue Engine With Matt ShephardMatt Shephard is the Chief Revenue Officer at BatchData, a property and homeowner intelligence company providing real estate data solutions. Since joining BatchData in 2023, Matt has helped propel the company from $50,000 in ARR to capturing 9% market share within two years, all with a lean team. Previously, he spent nearly a decade at ZoomInfo (formerly DiscoverOrg), where he led teams closing major enterprise deals and developed deep expertise in data-driven sales. In this episode… Most startups don't fail because of a lack of ideas — they fail because their revenue engine never quite clicks. So what does it ac...
2026-03-1325 min
What Happened Next: a podcast about newish booksMichelle ShephardMy guest on this episode is Michelle Shephard. Michelle is an award-winning author, journalist, filmmaker, and podcast host and producer. She is the author of Guantanamo’s Child: The Untold Story of Omar Khadr and Decade of Fear: Reporting from Terrorism’s Grey Zone. Her films include the Emmy-nominated documentary Guantanamo’s Child, The Perfect Story, The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain, and The Way Out. Her most recent book is Code Name: Pale Horse, which she co-wrote with retired FBI Special Agent Scott Payne, and which was published by Simon & Schuster in 2025. Kirkus Reviews called it “an eye-opening look at t...
2026-02-0929 min
It Doesn’t Hold UpAirheads (1994)Stew and Smith are back (but this time with special guest Alex Lewis from Riff Dealer!) with another episode of the It Doesn’t Hold Up podcast discussing Airheads from 1994But does it hold up?Email – itdoesntholduppodcast@gmail.comInstagram – @itdoesntholduppodcastTwitter/X - @doesntholduppodYoutube - @itdoesntholduppodcast
2026-01-301h 40
Split Zone Duo: College Football PodcastCoach Carousel Cleanup: The Penn State AftermathThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.splitzoneduo.comSUBSCRIBER EPISODE: Godfrey joins Richard and Alex for a discussion of the major coaching moves that went down on Conference Championship Weekend, led by Penn State’s hire of Matt Campbell and all of the associated fallout:* Penn State’s coaching search got VERY messy. It ended with a solid hire. Was this bad process, and if so, how much does that matter going forward?* A digression about Kalani Sitake sticking with BYU* Iowa State back...
2025-12-0918 min
Right Now With Perry BaconThe Dems Blinked, and That Will Make Trump Ever More Radical | Right Now With Perry BaconThe Democrats’ capitulation in the government shutdown seems to have been motivated by four factors, as TNR’s Monica Potts and Alex Shephard explain in the latest edition of Right Now. They were wary of Republicans changing the filibuster rules to end the shutdown. They didn’t enjoy watching the painful effects of the impasse, from flight cancellations to Americans losing their food stamp benefits. Democrats didn’t have to worry about dampening turnout and enthusiasm within the party base, because the elections in New Jersey, Virginia and around the country had already happened. Perhaps most importantly, there is an ideol...
2025-11-1019 min
The DSR NetworkThe Daily Blast: Trump Accidentally Admits He Screwed MAGA Voters as Econ News WorsensOn Wednesday, President Donald Trump unleashed a strange Truth Social rant declaring straight out that farmers are getting hurt because China is not buying soybeans. Of course, Trump’s own trade wars are the reason for this, so he in effect admitted that his own policies are badly screwing one of his core constituencies. This comes as the ADP report finds that the economy lost 32,000 jobs in September, suggesting job losses could now get worse. All this bad economic news is piling up just as we’re entering a bruising government shutdown fight, which will make the economy even worse...
2025-10-0223 min
THE DAILY BLAST with Greg SargentTrump Accidentally Admits He Screwed MAGA Voters as Econ News WorsensOn Wednesday, President Donald Trump unleashed a strange Truth Social rant declaring straight out that farmers are getting hurt because China is not buying soybeans. Of course, Trump’s own trade wars are the reason for this, so he in effect admitted that his own policies are badly screwing one of his core constituencies. This comes as the ADP report finds that the economy lost 32,000 jobs in September, suggesting job losses could now get worse. All this bad economic news is piling up just as we’re entering a bruising government shutdown fight, which will make the economy even worse...
2025-10-0223 min
The DSR NetworkThe Daily Blast: Trump Accidentally Admits He Screwed MAGA Voters as Econ News WorsensOn Wednesday, President Donald Trump unleashed a strange Truth Social rant declaring straight out that farmers are getting hurt because China is not buying soybeans. Of course, Trump’s own trade wars are the reason for this, so he in effect admitted that his own policies are badly screwing one of his core constituencies. This comes as the ADP report finds that the economy lost 32,000 jobs in September, suggesting job losses could now get worse. All this bad economic news is piling up just as we’re entering a bruising government shutdown fight, which will make the economy even worse...
2025-10-0223 min
Front BurnerU.S. politics! Government shutdown, military pep talkThe U.S. government has shut down after Republicans and Democrats failed to pass a spending bill before the end of Tuesday. Government services will grind to a halt and hundreds of thousands of federal employees face unpaid leave. How long is it expected to last, and could it have been avoided? Plus, President Donald Trump and Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth held a rare gathering of the country’s top military leaders, detailing their new vision for the US military. We break it all down with Alex Shephard, senior edit...
2025-10-0227 min
Right Now With Perry BaconPerry Bacon Chats With Monica and Alex About the Fight for DemocracyThank you j.e. moyer, LPC, Linda Roberta Hibbs, Jason Dyer, Joe Willey, Yashira Ramirez, and many others for tuning into my live video with Alex Shephard and Monica Potts! Join me for my next live video in the app. Get full access to The New Republic at newrepublic.substack.com/subscribe
2025-08-1923 min
Front BurnerWhy has Trump taken over D.C.?National Guard troops descended on Washington D.C. after U.S. President Donald Trump vowed on Monday to take back the nation's capital and clear the streets of what he calls "crime, bloodshed, bedlam and squalor". It comes after the President spent the better part of the last week taking aim at D.C.'s leadership, homeless population and how crime there is "out of control" – a statement that stands in sharp contrast to official figures showing that violent crime in D.C. is at a 30-year low. Since then, in addition to deploying the National Guard, Trump has al...
2025-08-1326 min
The Listening PostInside India’s expulsion of Bengali Muslims | The Listening PostIndia is expelling Bengali Muslims - stripping citizenship, detaining and deporting them to Bangladesh. The crackdown has spread nationwide, prompted by years of BJP propaganda and a news media all too willing to sell the story of a Muslim "enemy within". Contributors: Shoaib Daniyal - Political editor, Scroll Fatima Khan - Political journalist Vaishna Roy - Editor, Frontline magazine Paranjoy Guha Thakurta - Journalist and filmmaker On our radar: The images of starving Palestinians in Gaza have provoked global outrage. Israel has launched a PR campaign to deflect blame. Ryan Kohls reports. An interview with Alex Shephard Alex Shephard of T...
2025-08-0225 min
The DSR NetworkThe Daily Blast: Trump Press Sec’s Weird Fawning Rant Goes Awry as Poll Slide WorsensOn Thursday, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt delivered one of her most obsequious, fawning tirades about President Trump yet. She credited him with single-handedly resolving a half dozen major geopolitical conflicts around the world, and angrily asserted that it’s high time Trump is granted the Nobel Peace Prize. It’s no accident that this came amid new polling evidence that Trump’s coalition is falling apart in a freshly dangerous way for him, as documented in a great new piece by New Republic senior editor Alex Shephard. In today’s episode, Shephard explains how the numbers show key constituen...
2025-08-0124 min
Right Now With Perry BaconTrump Press Sec’s Weird Fawning Rant Goes Awry as Poll Slide WorsensOn Thursday, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt delivered one of her most obsequious, fawning tirades about President Trump yet. She credited him with single-handedly resolving a half dozen major geopolitical conflicts around the world, and angrily asserted that it’s high time Trump is granted the Nobel Peace Prize. It’s no accident that this came amid new polling evidence that Trump’s coalition is falling apart in a freshly dangerous way for him, as documented in a great new piece by New Republic senior editor Alex Shephard. In today’s episode, Shephard explains how the numbers show key constituencies...
2025-08-0124 minTHE DAILY BLAST with Greg SargentTrump Press Sec’s Weird Fawning Rant Goes Awry as Poll Slide WorsensOn Thursday, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt delivered one of her most obsequious, fawning tirades about President Trump yet. She credited him with single-handedly resolving a half dozen major geopolitical conflicts around the world, and angrily asserted that it’s high time Trump is granted the Nobel Peace Prize. It’s no accident that this came amid new polling evidence that Trump’s coalition is falling apart in a freshly dangerous way for him, as documented in a great new piece by New Republic senior editor Alex Shephard. In today’s episode, Shephard explains how the numbers show key constituen...
2025-08-0124 min
The DSR NetworkThe Daily Blast: Trump Rages over GOP Bill Fiasco as Elon Musk Admits to Its Core ScamPresident Trump has been tweeting wildly and angrily over the fate of his “big, beautiful bill.” He’s been lashing out furiously at Democrats and at GOP Senators alike over their opposition, suggesting Senate passage may be in serious doubt. Then Elon Musk threw a grenade into the proceedings, unleashing a pair of tweets that ripped the bill as a “disgusting abomination” that will explode the deficit by trillions of dollars. Amusingly, Musk was being dishonest in his own way, but he still upended the scam that Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson have concocted to sell this bill. We unraveled all this wi...
2025-06-0421 minTHE DAILY BLAST with Greg SargentTrump Rages over GOP Bill Fiasco as Elon Musk Admits to Its Core ScamPresident Trump has been tweeting wildly and angrily over the fate of his “big, beautiful bill.” He’s been lashing out furiously at Democrats and at GOP Senators alike over their opposition, suggesting Senate passage may be in serious doubt. Then Elon Musk threw a grenade into the proceedings, unleashing a pair of tweets that ripped the bill as a “disgusting abomination” that will explode the deficit by trillions of dollars. Amusingly, Musk was being dishonest in his own way, but he still upended the scam that Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson have concocted to sell this bill. We unraveled all this wi...
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Front BurnerU.S. Politics! Elon’s out, tariffs in court, and Trump vs. HarvardAlex Shephard, senior editor at The New Republic, is on Front Burner to break down a few of the big developing news stories coming out of the Trump administration in recent weeks.He talks to host Jayme Poisson about Elon Musk’s exit from the White House, U.S. President Trump’s war with Harvard, and where we are right now with the on again, off again tariffs as they get kicked around the courts.For transcripts of Front Burner, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/transcripts
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Front BurnerHow 100 days of Trump is changing AmericaThe first 100 days of Donald Trump’s second administration have been turbulent, controversial, and transformative. Today we’re joined by Alex Shephard, a senior editor at the New Republic, to take stock of the most consequential changes, their impact on the United States and its place in the world, and to what extent they are irreversible.For transcripts of Front Burner, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/transcripts
2025-05-0529 minTHE DAILY BLAST with Greg SargentTrump Rages Wildly over Humiliating GDP Data as Aides Calm His FuryWe just learned that President Donald Trump’s economy contracted in the first quarter. Trump unloaded twice over this bad news, attempting to blame Joe Biden for it. Meanwhile, some of Trump’s aides went full North Korea, bowing down before him and offering adulation in shockingly abject terms. So how long do Trump’s advisers think they can keep him in a protective cocoon, shielding him from the realities of his disastrous reign? We talked to New Republic senior editor Alex Shephard, who has a good new piece arguing that Trump’s unpopularity will only get worse, due to basic structural fac...
2025-05-0122 min
The DSR NetworkThe Daily Blast: Trump Rages Wildly over Humiliating GDP Data as Aides Calm His FuryWe just learned that President Donald Trump’s economy contracted in the first quarter. Trump unloaded twice over this bad news, attempting to blame Joe Biden for it. Meanwhile, some of Trump’s aides went full North Korea, bowing down before him and offering adulation in shockingly abject terms. So how long do Trump’s advisers think they can keep him in a protective cocoon, shielding him from the realities of his disastrous reign? We talked to New Republic senior editor Alex Shephard, who has a good new piece arguing that Trump’s unpopularity will only get worse, due to basic structural fac...
2025-05-0122 min
Talking with machinesArtificial Intelligence, Abolition, and Luxury SurveillanceA conversation with Dr. Chris Gilliard, Co-Director of The Critical Internet Studies Institute, about his approach to writing, privacy, and “artificial intelligence.” We are joined by professors Tom Haymes and Bryan Alexander to discuss our experiences teaching and learning, and Chris starts by explaining his stance as an “AI abolitionist.” He shares his critiques of the many aspects of “AI”: their creation, use, and the culture that produces these digital tools. Chris asserts that ideology is built into digital technology, and he quotes Rob Horning: “GenAI is a tool of power that masquerades as a tool of knowledge.” Chris goes on to obser...
2025-04-251h 35
Michael and UsPREVIEW - #601 - Machine Gun Preacher (w/ Alex Shephard)What if the makers of the God's Not Dead movies attempted a violent action film that combined John Wick and Taken with a Christian message? Friends, you don't have to imagine. Alex Shephard steps in for Luke on this episode to discuss David A.R. White (aka "Pastor Dave") in BECKMAN (2020). PLUS: What does Jeff Bezos's takeover of the Washington Post opinion section mean for journalism? And how long will the Trump/Musk honeymoon period last?
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2025-02-2601 min
Front BurnerPresident Joe Biden’s Final Days in officeJoe Biden will end his reign as President as not only the oldest holder of the executive office, but one of the longest tenured lawmakers in American history. As he enters his twilight in public life, we look at the President’s final few weeks in office and ask: how is Joe Biden likely to be remembered? President Biden’s final weeks in office include the controversial decision to pardon his son, Hunter, and the passage of the largest single-day grant of clemency in modern American history. But many believe he should use his final...
2025-01-1027 min
Michael and Us#582 - Pastor Dave for Congress (w/ Alex Shephard)In the latest instalment of the God's Not Dead franchise, Pastor Dave answers a different kind of calling, and takes aim at the barrier between Church and State. We welcome back our friend Alex Shephard, staff writer at The New Republic, to discuss GOD'S NOT DEAD: IN GOD WE TRUST (2024).
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2024-12-151h 17Front BurnerHow the Democrats lost to Trump againAs the dust settles and Donald Trump celebrates a remarkable victory, we examine what went wrong for the Democrats this time around. How did they fail to speak to working class voters of all backgrounds? Should President Biden have left the race sooner? And where does the party go from here?After a long night of covering the election, Alex Shephard, senior editor at The New Republic, joins us for a post mortem.For transcripts of Front Burner, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/transcripts
2024-11-0725 min
Junk FilterTEASER - 186: The Apprentice, Part 2 (with Sami Gold)Access this entire 48-minute episode (and additional monthly bonus shows) by becoming a Junk Filter patron for only $5.00 (US) a month! Over 30% of episodes are exclusively available to patrons of the show. https://www.patreon.com/posts/186-apprentice-2-115230237
On part two of our discussion about The Apprentice, Sami Gold and I discuss the 2024 election and have a more specific conversation about the role of Trump in modern political life and how he’s changed both political parties, and our concerns about the outcome of the 2024 election.
Sami also brings us a report from the “Make...
2024-11-0304 minFront BurnerThe state of the U.S. presidential raceThe 2024 U.S. presidential election is happening on Tuesday.With six days left, the New Republic's senior editor, Alex Shephard, is here to take the temperature of the race. What are presidential candidates Donald Trump and Kamala Harris pitching in this last week of the campaign? Where are they focusing their efforts? What issues and revelations could make a difference in these final days of a race most pollsters say is too close to call?For transcripts of Front Burner, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/transcripts
2024-10-3032 min
The Timeline: A Phoenix Suns PodcastUNLOCKED: The Final Woj Bomb featuring Alex ShephardOur friend Alex joins us to talk about the retirement of Woj. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
2024-09-2046 min
The Bitchuation RoomKamala Comedown? with Alex Shephard & Karinda Dobbins (Ep 246)The DNC is over and the good vibes campaign can only last so long even though it's better than Trump's creeptastic candidacy. Alex Shepard of The New Republic Magazine joins Francesca to assess whether the DNC reflects the Democrats are becomig more progressive, and the pivot of the Harris campaign toward positive messaging, despite their clear fumbling of the Palestinian speaker. Comedian Karinda Dobbins is also back to talk RFK Jr.'s whale of an endorsement, and Trump's latest idea for a "sPaCE nATioNaL GUarD" and the dawn of AI policing. Finally, a game where we enact our most...
2024-08-281h 37The Bitchuation RoomKamala Comedown? with Alex Shephard & Karinda Dobbins (Ep 246)The DNC is over and the good vibes campaign can only last so long even though it's better than Trump's creeptastic candidacy. Alex Shepard of The New Republic Magazine joins Francesca to assess whether the DNC reflects the Democrats are becomig more progressive, and the pivot of the Harris campaign toward positive messaging, despite their clear fumbling of the Palestinian speaker. Comedian Karinda Dobbins is also back to talk RFK Jr.'s whale of an endorsement, and Trump's latest idea for a "sPaCE nATioNaL GUarD" and the dawn of AI policing. Finally, a game where we enact our most...
2024-08-281h 37
Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics PodcastJ.D. Vance Calls For Muskets In Support Of Project 2025 AgendaAfter Trump's attempts to distance himself from the Heritage Foundation's Project 2025, his runningmate has written that "it’s time to circle the wagons and load the muskets" in the forward to a new book by the project's leading voice.On Today's Show:Alex Shephard, senior editor of The New Republic, talks about the latest national political news, including Trump's VP pick JD Vance's media rounds and more on Harris's VP pick Tim Walz.
2024-08-1221 min
THE DAILY BLAST with Greg SargentMAGA’s Shameless Bid to Exploit Trump Shooting Takes a Darker TurnIn the days after the horrific effort to assassinate Donald Trump, MAGA figures have widely sought to exploit this moment of national crisis, by arguing that Democrats invited or even encouraged the shooting. The leading proponent of this absurd claim is Ohio Senator J.D. Vance, and on Tuesday, Trump announced that Vance will be his running mate. We talked to Alex Shephard, a senior editor at The New Republic and author of a great new piece on this new MAGA agitprop, about why the Vance pick—and other assorted signs—suggest that the politics around the shooting are going to g...
2024-07-1626 min
The DivideWhy do universities invest in weapons? (feat. Kafia Ahmed and Alex Shepard)As death tolls rise in Gaza, student protests have swept through US campuses in response to the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict. Students are urging their schools and universities to divest from weapons manufacturers and companies profiting from Israeli military actions against Palestinians.
But why do so many colleges and universities invest in companies involved in weapons manufacturing or connected to foreign states? Are these investments ethical? And what would happen to these education institutions if they divest from these entities?
In this episode, human rights activist Kafia Ahmed and senior editor Alex Shephard from The New Rep...
2024-05-2000 min
The DivideWhy do universities invest in weapons? (feat. Kafia Ahmed and Alex Shepard)As death tolls rise in Gaza, student protests have swept through US campuses in response to the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict. Students are urging their schools and universities to divest from weapons manufacturers and companies profiting from Israeli military actions against Palestinians.
But why do so many colleges and universities invest in companies involved in weapons manufacturing or connected to foreign states? Are these investments ethical? And what would happen to these education institutions if they divest from these entities?
In this episode, human rights activist Kafia Ahmed and senior editor Alex Shephard from The New Rep...
2024-05-2000 min
Michael and UsPREVIEW - #520 - Pastor Dave Goes to Washington (w/ Alex Shephard)We had to do it. We heard that GOD'S NOT DEAD: WE THE PEOPLE (2021), the fourth entry in the Evangelical film franchise, goes all-in on the culture wars of the Trump years. We welcome back our official God's Not Dead correspondent Alex Shephard to discuss the wackiest entry yet.
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2024-04-2902 min
The Nation PodcastsHow Sports Betting Is Fueling Gambling Addiction w/ Alex Shephard | Tech Won't Save UsOn this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Paris Marx is joined by Alex Shephard, senior editor at The New Republic, to discuss the legalization of sports betting in the United States, the growing influence of gambling in professional sports, and its negative impact on the lives of sports fans.Our Sponsors:* Check out Avocado Green Mattress: https://avocadogreenmattress.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
2024-04-1854 min
Tech Won't Save UsHow Sports Betting Is Fueling Gambling Addiction w/ Alex Shephard Paris Marx is joined by Alex Shephard to discuss the legalization of sports betting in the United States, the growing influence of gambling in professional sports, and its negative impact on the lives of sports fans.Alex Shephard is a senior editor at The New Republic.Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Support the show on Patreon.The podcast is made in partnership with The Nation. Production is by Er...
2024-04-1854 min
Jacobin RadioMichael and Us: Embrace the Fire w/ Alex ShephardBy the third entry of the God's Not Dead franchise, its creative team had clearly started listening to their critics. The result was a kinder, gentler right-wing Evangelical Christian drama that sought to heal divides... and failed at the box office. We welcome back New Republic writer and our resident God's Not Dead correspondent Alex Shephard to discuss GOD'S NOT DEAD: A LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS (2018).Michael and Us is a podcast about political cinema and our crumbling world hosted by Will Sloan and Luke Savage. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...
2024-04-1653 min
Michael and Us#516 - Embrace the Fire (w/ Alex Shephard)By the third entry of the God's Not Dead franchise, its creative team had clearly started listening to their critics. The result was a kinder, gentler right-wing Evangelical Christian drama that sought to heal divides... and failed at the box office. We welcome back New Republic writer and our resident God's Not Dead correspondent Alex Shephard to discuss GOD'S NOT DEAD: A LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS (2018).
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2024-04-1553 min
MS-Perspektive - The Multiple Sclerosis PodcastLiving with progressive MS in Canada. Interview with patient advocate Ardra ShephardArdra Shephard deals with the everyday struggles of progressive MS in Canada and talks about it on her blog and podcast and our interview. You can find the written questions and answer to on my blog: https://ms-perspektive.com/048-ardra-shephard Ardra Shephard has been writing about her life with multiple sclerosis on TrippingOnAir.com for many years, trying to break down the stigmas that people with the disease face. We talk about her life with progressive MS, how important it is to stand up for yourself and the support available in Canada. She...
2024-02-1454 min
ProfileTucker CarlsonTucker Carlson, the American conservative political commentator and newscaster.He was born in California and from the age of six was brought up by his father after his mother left the family home. Tucker Carlson followed in his father's footsteps when he left college and took up a career in journalism. He's worked for CNN, MSNBC and Fox News from which he was 'let go' in April this year. As he launches his own streaming website 'Tucker Carlson Network', Stephen Smith finds out about the man who has been described as one of the most...
2023-12-1614 min
Slow LearnersEP 4: Systems, Scandals, and Literary Hoaxes (w/Alex Shephard)We continue our journey "Beyond the Zero," covering Gravity's Rainbow, Part 1, Chapters 14-17.
And: Alex Shephard (The New Republic) joins us to talk about literary hoaxes, Pynchonian mysteries, how Gravity's Rainbow scandalized the hoity-toity world of arts and letters.
Other topics include: S&M, prosthetic vaginas, church ceremonies, "The Book," by Pavlov, Thomas Pynchon's jump-shot.
Read Proverbs For Paranoids, John's guide to Gravity's Rainbow.
E-mail us your questions, queries, and crackpot theories: slowlearnerspod@gmail.com
2023-11-0757 min
The Politics of EverythingThe Fiery Gas Stove Wars (Rerun)We’ve known for a while that gas stoves are bad for both your health and the environment. But a few weeks ago, the discourse went into overdrive. First, the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced it would consider regulations on indoor air pollution from gas stoves. Not long after, a study asserted that gas-burning stoves are responsible for roughly 12.7 percent of childhood asthma cases nationwide. Suddenly, the appliance acquired a crowd of newly passionate defenders, including Tucker Carlson, who warned that the government was coming for your gas stoves, and Florida Republican representative Matt Gaetz, who tweeted a video of a ga...
2023-08-1637 min
On the MediaPresidential Debates: Yay or Nay?According to a New York Times-Siena poll released this week 54 percent of republican voters said if the election were held today they would vote for Donald Trump. DeSantis trails by 37 percentage points and the others in the field are in single digits.
Despite, (or because of?) his solid lead, Trump is wavering on whether he will show his face at the first Republican presidential debate set for August 23rd. As he told Maria Bartiromo on Fox;
“You’re leading people by 50 or 60 points, you say, why would you be doing a debate? It’s actually not fair...
2023-08-0215 min
Jacobin RadioMichael and Us: He's Surely Alive w/ Alex ShephardReports of God's death remain greatly exaggerated in GOD'S NOT DEAD 2 (2016), in which Evangelical Christianity is put literally on trial. We welcome back Alex Shephard (staff writer for The New Republic and expert in the blockbuster Christian film franchise), and discuss how this installment's relentless focus on Facts and Logic situates it in a recent but very different era of the culture war. PLUS: Ron DeSantis continues to have no juice."Ron DeSantis Has a Ron DeSantis Problem" by Alex Shephard - https://newrepublic.com/article/174327/ron-desantis-ron-desantis-problemMichael and Us is a podcast...
2023-07-201h 03
Michael and Us#444 - He's Surely Alive (w/ Alex Shephard)Reports of God's death remain greatly exaggerated in GOD'S NOT DEAD 2 (2016), in which Evangelical Christianity is put literally on trial. We welcome back Alex Shephard (staff writer for The New Republic and expert in the blockbuster Christian film franchise), and discuss how this instalment's relentless focus on Facts and Logic situates it in a recent but very different era of the culture war. PLUS: Ron DeSantis continues to have no juice.
"Ron DeSantis Has a Ron DeSantis Problem" by Alex Shephard - https://newrepublic.com/article/174327/ron-desantis-ron-desantis-problem
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2023-07-191h 03
4t Below Zero: Multiple Sclerosis PodcastWarrior Story - Ardra and AlexThis week Ardra Shephard, Writer of the MS Blog Tripping on Air, co-host of a podcast with the same name, and host of AMI Tv's "Fashion Dis" along with Alex Hajjar co-host of Tripping on Air and host of the podcast Social Animals spend some time hanging out a chatting about life with MS.
Topics include representation in media, brands that focus on inclusion, and what its like to be a care-giver.
Ardra
Web: www.trippingonair.com
IG: @ms_trippingonair
Fashion Dis: www.ami.ca/FashionDis
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2023-06-141h 17
Jacobin RadioMichael and Us: Know Thyself w/ Alex ShephardA Christian boy goes up against his sinister atheist philosophy teacher (played by Kevin Sorbo!) in GOD'S NOT DEAD (2014), one of the biggest evangelical blockbusters of all time. Luke and guest host Alex Shephard discuss the film's tone-deaf depiction of academia and its particular streak of right-wing sadism. PLUS: What's next for Tucker Carlson? And is there any life at all in the ol' Ron DeSantis?"Tucker Carlson Has Already Lost His War With Fox News" by Alex Shephard - https://newrepublic.com/article/172274/tucker-carlson-twitter-video-lost-war-fox-newsMichael and Us is a podcast about political...
2023-05-031h 10
Michael and Us#424 - Know Thyself (w/ Alex Shephard)A Christian boy goes up against his sinister atheist philosophy teacher (played by Kevin Sorbo!) in GOD'S NOT DEAD (2014), one of the biggest Evangelical blockbusters of all time. Luke and guest host Alex Shephard discuss the film's tone-deaf depiction of academia and its particular streak of right-wing sadism. PLUS: What's next for Tucker Carlson? And is there any life at all in the ol' Ron DeSantis?
Watch the whole damn movie for free on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ek2LEoSut0&ab_channel=Se%C3%B1iorFroggy
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2023-05-021h 10
On the MediaHow (Not) to Cover Trump’s IndictmentDonald Trump is the first ever president to be charged with criminal activity. And leading up to his arraignment, cable news has dug in, breathlessly tracing his every movement — his jet touching down in LaGuardia, his short journey from Trump Tower to the courthouse, and even his expressions and body language inside the courtroom. TV news hosts left no detail unturned, offering up 24/7, wall-to-wall coverage. According to Alex Shephard, staff writer at The New Republic, the coverage saw media outlets stumbling back into some of its "worst habits." In this week's podcast, Shephard tells Brooke about what reporters missed about the indic...
2023-04-1221 min
That Trippi Show"MAGA Kryptonite"
After the dust settles from two huge elections in Wisconsin and Chicago, what does Joe think our lessons for 2024 should be? What two issues are going to dominate 2024 -- and why might they just be MAGA kryptonite? And of course, the media fell into the Trump Trap, despite Joe's warning. Plus, what strategy does Joe call "totally insane" and doomed to fail?Read Alex Shephard's piece in The New Republic here: https://newrepublic.com/article/171624/cable-news-trump-indictment-disastrousSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/that-trippi-show/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands...
2023-04-0735 min
The Nation PodcastsThe Time of Monsters: Trump Is Still GOP Top DogOn this episode of The Time of Monsters, Alex Shephard discusses why Ron DeSantis and other rivals are faltering.Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is the preferred Trump foe of the Republican establishment. Both the donor class and media outlets (notably those owned by Rupert Murdoch) have rallied around DeSantis as a figure who can unite the party by adopting the policies of Donald Trump but without Trump’s embarrassing personal flaws. But their theory of Ron Santis isn’t working out: he’s faltering in the polls and some of his major supporters are starting to waver. Other...
2023-03-2847 min
Colorado = Security Podcast244 - 2/6 - David Stauss, Partner at Husch BlackwellDavid Stauss, Partner at Husch Blackwell, (and author at the Byte Back blog) is our feature interview this week, interviewed by Douglas Brush. News from Casa Bonita, The Fort, Atom Computing, RADICL Defense, Red Canary, Lares, Strata and a lot more.
Support us on Patreon! Fun swag available - all proceeds will directly support the Colorado = Security infrastructure. Come join us on the new Colorado = Security Slack channel to meet old and new friends.
Sign up for our mailing list on the main site to receive weekly updates - https://www.colorado-security.com/. If you have any questions or comments, o...
2023-02-051h 02
The Politics of EverythingThe Fiery Gas Stove WarsWe’ve known for a while that gas stoves are bad for both your health and the environment. But a few weeks ago, the discourse went into overdrive. First, the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced it would consider regulations on indoor air pollution from gas stoves. Not long after, a study asserted that gas-burning stoves are responsible for roughly 12.7 percent of childhood asthma cases nationwide. Suddenly, the appliance acquired a crowd of newly passionate defenders, including Tucker Carlson, who warned that the government was coming for your gas stoves, and Florida Republican representative Matt Gaetz, who tweeted a video of a ga...
2023-02-0137 minJunk Filter117: Winner Wonderland (with Alex Shephard)Alex Shephard, senior writer for The New Republic, returns to Junk Filter to discuss two demented grindhouse classics from the English director Michael Winner, the notorious Charles Bronson thriller Death Wish 3 (1985) and a recently rediscovered home invasion melodrama from the year prior, Scream For Help.
Both films have much in common: two trashy and violent melodramas, both set in New York State but mostly filmed in London. each with an original soundtrack from a member of Led Zeppelin! Alex says Death Wish 3 is a work of American fascist art, a proto-MAGA vision that helps to explain today’s...
2022-12-251h 42
The Politics of EverythingThe Slippery Politics of the Nobel Prize in LiteratureWho will win this year’s Nobel Prize in literature? And what—beyond literary excellence—does the award stand for? On episode 54 of The Politics of Everything, hosts Laura Marsh and Alex Pareene talk with Alex Shephard, a staff writer at The New Republic and an inveterate Nobel watcher, about the enigmatic politics of the oldest and most distinguished literary prize in the world. Will the Nobel Committee salute freedom of speech by honoring Salman Rushdie, who was brutally attacked onstage in August? Will it recognize the French memoirist Annie Ernaux, who has written movingly about illegal abortion? How apparent ha...
2022-10-0531 minJunk Filter103: My Son Hunter (with Dave Weigel)Washington Post political reporter Dave Weigel returns to the show for a look at the new conservative political satire My Son Hunter, directed by the actor Robert Davi, his first directorial feature in 15 years.
The story of the chaotic lifestyle of Hunter Biden, his business dealings and the salacious details of the contents of his recovered laptop has frustrated the right ever since it failed to change the outcome of the 2020 election. Davi’s movie about the affair, distributed online directly through Breitbart and toplined by “cancelled” actors Laurence Fox and Gina Carano, was designed to blow up the...
2022-09-121h 33Junk FilterTEASER - 102: Blood & Chocolate (with Scott Bunn)Access the entire 109 minute episode (and additional bonus episodes) by becoming a patron of the podcast: https://www.patreon.com/posts/102-blood-with-71701563
In the latest in a recurring series on the albums of Elvis Costello, Scott Bunn, the author of the wonderful Recliner Notes blog, joins me from Asheville, North Carolina for an in-depth discussion of EC’s final album for Columbia Records before the breakup of his band The Attractions, Blood & Chocolate.
After a creative low point in the wake of the end of his first marriage, and with a dysfunctional band who were ne...
2022-09-0806 minJunk Filter101: Olivia Newton-John (with Terrance Balazo)Writer and trivia host Terrance Balazo returns to the show to mark the passing of Olivia Newton-John. Beyond achieving iconic screen stardom as the “good girl gone bad” Sandy in Grease, she changed the sound of country music in the seventies and then pop music in the eighties with “Physical”, the biggest chart hit of the decade and a key influence on performers like Madonna and later Kylie Minogue.
Of course we discuss Grease (and Grease 2), but we also dive into Olivia’s notorious rollerskating musical Xanadu as well as her screen debut in the obscure 1970 British sci-fi mus...
2022-08-241h 14Junk FilterTEASER - 100: Michael Mann: Thief (with James Majure)Access the entire 79 minute episode (and additional bonus episodes) by becoming a patron of the podcast: https://www.patreon.com/posts/100-michael-mann-70847596
For the 100th episode of Junk Filter, public health worker and trivia host James Majure joins us from Athens, GA to discuss Michael Mann’s first feature film as a director, 1981’s Thief starring James Caan and Tuesday Weld.
Thief is a fundamental text of modern cinematic language, and the starting point for all of Mann’s career-long preoccupations; the personal code of the professional, the challenges facing the criminal trying to re-enter societ...
2022-08-2204 minJunk Filter98: He Got Game (with Mike Mekus)Manhattan-based actor and writer Mike Mekus returns to the show for a discussion of one of Spike Lee’s most underrated films, 1998’s basketball drama He Got Game starring Denzel Washington and NBA player Ray Allen.
Denzel is Jake Shuttlesworth, a convict secretly released from Attica by order of the warden to try to get his son Jesus, a future NBA star, to sign a letter of intent to play college ball for the Governor’s alma mater “Big State”. But Jesus is estranged from his father and under great pressure to either sign with a competing college (t...
2022-08-021h 21Junk FilterTEASER - 97: Michael Mann: Heat (with Chris Calogero)Access the entire 84 minute episode (and additional bonus episodes) by becoming a patron of Junk Filter: https://www.patreon.com/posts/69724035
The very funny actor and comedian Chris Calogero joins me from Los Angeles for a discussion on one of the great L.A. films, Michael Mann’s Heat!
Michael Mann is back in action lately, with Ferrari in production, the impending release of his first novel Heat 2, and the news that it will be adapted for the screen as a prequel/sequel to the 1995 classic.
Chris and I go to Riff City fo...
2022-07-2903 minJunk Filter96: Blue Murder (with Patrick Marlborough)The writer, actor and musician Patrick Marlborough, a regular contributor to Vice, Gawker and The Guardian, joins me from Perth in Western Australia for a show about the groundbreaking 1995 miniseries Blue Murder, starring Richard Roxburgh.
Blue Murder tells the true story of corruption in the New South Wales police department and the friendship between the hot-headed detective Roger Rogerson and the Sydney crime kingpin Neddy Smith, who was given the “green light” by Rogerson to commit crimes, including murder, with police protection. This bombshell series, produced by the public broadcaster ABC, was banned from the airwaves in New...
2022-07-271h 18
Flux Podcasts (Formerly Theory of Change)Theory of Change #047: Alex Shephard on how Democrats aren't responding to the momentThe far-right U.S. Supreme Court opinion overturning the right to abortion at the federal level was leaked to the public on May 3, but it wasn’t until July 7th that President Joe Biden unveiled any sort of meaningful action to protect access to federally approved abortion medications and to prohibit states from banning people from traveling across state lines to seek the procedure.The judicial activist writing was on the wall long before this, however, when the Christian fundamentalist Amy Coney Barrett was successfully nominated to the Supreme Court to replace the recently deceased Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Th...
2022-07-241h 02Junk Filter95: Mission: Impossible 2 (with Aaron and Carlee from Hit Factory)The hosts of the Hit Factory podcast, Aaron Casias and Carlee Gomes, return to the show from San Francisco to defend John Woo’s Mission: Impossible 2 (2000), generally considered the weakest film in the series.
Woo’s underappreciated sequel is best enjoyed as his attempt to fuse modern American blockbuster filmmaking with the delirious style of Hong Kong action cinema and the spirit of Hitchcock’s grand Hollywood entertainments, in this case openly echoing the plot of Notorious. It also set the template for Mission: Impossible as a continuing series of thrillers.
Most importantly, this was the mo...
2022-07-121h 24
Junk FilterTEASER - 94: Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis (with Alex Shephard)Access the entire 84 minute episode (and additional bonus episodes) by becoming a patron of Junk Filter: https://www.patreon.com/posts/68615908
Alex Shephard, senior writer for The New Republic and co-host of the Mr. Difficult podcast, returns to Junk Filter for a discussion of Baz Luhrmann’s maximalist jukebox musical biopic Elvis, starring Austin Butler in a star-making role as The King and the distracting cartoonish performance from Tom Hanks as his manager/svengali Colonel Tom Parker.
Plus: Alex discusses his recent TNR interview with the documentary filmmaker Alex Holder, recently subpoenaed to testify for th...
2022-07-0404 min
On the MediaDebate This!Earlier this month, Ronna McDaniel, Chairwoman of the Republican National Committee, wrote a letter to the Commission on Presidential Debates—the independent, bipartisan organization that has convened general election debates since the 1980's. In her letter, McDaniel said that the RNC would boycott the presidential debates during the upcoming election cycle. That is – unless the commission was willing to meet its demands. The move is the latest refusal by Republicans to meet political norms. And it also poses the question: What – if anything – would be lost if the presidential debates didn’t happen? Brooke spoke to Alex Shephard, staff writer at T...
2022-01-2615 min
The Time of MonstersPodcast: The “Cancellation” of Norman MailerIn a January 3 post, I expressed skepticism about Michael Wolff’s reporting that Norman Mailer was the victim of cancel culture. Subsequent reporting by Alex Shephard in The New Republic has lent ammunition to my argument that Wolff was conflating the decline of Mailer’s reputation with active censorship and that he was spreading an unfounded narrative that scapegoated junior publishing staffers for the unwillingness of their employers to invest in maintaining Mailer’s literary reputation.Reading Alex’s piece, it occurred to me that Mailer is one of many examples of a new media genre: t...
2022-01-2453 min
The Full Stop PodcastPodcast #14 – Mr. DifficultFull Stop founding editors Eric Jett and Alex Shephard dive deep into the world of Jonathan Franzen!
2022-01-1356 min
ETF EdgeThis Year's Top Themes & 2022's "Shiny New Object"CNBC's Bob Pisani spoke with Jay Jacobs, Head of Research and Strategy at Global X ETFs – along with Alex Shephard, founding partner at ETF Action. They discussed the lay of the land for ETFs this year – what the most pivotal themes and trends driving the action were – and what investors can expect as they prepare to ring in a new year for the markets. Plus, while the so-called hot “thematic” trends like ESG and crypto may appear to be all the rage, the flows may be telling a different story. In the ‘Markets 102’ portion of the podcast, Bob continue the conversation w...
2021-12-1326 minThe Timeline: A Phoenix Suns PodcastUNLOCKED: Is Sports Reporting Broken?This is a special episode of our normally Patreon only Podcast "The OverTimeline". On this episode we are joined by Alex Shephard of the New Republic to talk about sports media and sports reporting and why it benefits agents and owners more than fans and players.Follow Alex on twitter at @Alex_ShephardSign up for The OverTimeline at www.Patreon.com/TheTimeline Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz...
2021-11-0448 min
The Nomiki ShowMedia Is Blowing the Afghanistan Story....Again | The Nomiki ShowNomiki Konst speaks with staff writer at The New Republic Alex Shephard about his recent article “The Media Is Blowing the Afghanistan Story Again,” the Biden administration’s withdrawal strategy, the national media’s inability to learn lessons, and more!
Link to Alex’s article: https://newrepublic.com/article/163357/media-coverage-afghanistan-withdrawal-failure
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2021-09-2428 min
Culture GabfestWho Butchered the Goat?This week, Steve and Dana are joined by culture writer extraordinaire, Karen Han. First, the panel reviews the definitely problematic, yet overall divisive, popular Netflix film Kate—which Karen wrote about. Next, the panel discusses when Hulu’s risk-taking Nine Perfect Strangers pays off and when it doesn’t. Finally, the panel is joined by Slate’s TV critic and host of Decoder Ring Willa Paskin to discuss the Emmys, the value of award shows, and the evolving way we consume television.In Slate Plus, the panel discusses media they love but consume in moderation for fear of weari...
2021-09-2258 min
Jacobin RadioMichael and Us: The Carlson Doctrine w/ Alex ShephardTucker Carlson reigns as the most-watched personality on cable news. How did he get that way? How important is he really? And what does he actually believe? To answer these questions, he enlist the help of Tucker scholar and returning guest Alex Shephard, who guides us through Carlson's trajectory from a Tom Wolfe-ish magazine scribe to a Jon Stewart punching-bag to the living embodiment of the GOP's hard-right turn."How Tucker Carlson Lost It" by Alex Shephard - https://newrepublic.com/article/163567/tucker-carlson-profile-lost-mindMichael and Us is a podcast about political...
2021-09-211h 21
Michael and Us#268 - The Carlson Doctrine (w/ Alex Shephard)Tucker Carlson reigns as the most-watched personality on cable news. How did he get that way? How important is he really? And what does he actually believe? To answer these questions, he enlist the help of Tucker scholar and returning guest Alex Shephard, who guides us through Carlson's trajectory from a Tom Wolfe-ish magazine scribe to a Jon Stewart punching-bag to the living embodiment of the GOP's hard-right turn.
"How Tucker Carlson Lost It" by Alex Shephard - https://newrepublic.com/article/163567/tucker-carlson-profile-lost-mind
2021-09-191h 21
The Media ShowReporting AfghanistanThe world is waiting nervously to see what kind of Afghanistan emerges. A power struggle has broken out among Taliban leaders. But much of the Western media seems to have lost interest - right at the crucial moment. So what story are they missing? And why can't some Western news outlets deal with a story as complicated as Afghanistan?Guests: Clarissa Ward, Chief International Correspondent at CNN; Sana Safi, Journalist at BBC Pashtu; Alex Shephard, Staff Writer at The New Republic; Saad Mohseni, Chief Executive of Moby Group, including Tolo News; Secunder Kermani, BBC Pakistan and Afghanistan...
2021-09-1527 min
Michael and Us#254 - Bugs Bunny is Dead, Long Live Bugs Bunny!You may love Bugs Bunny, but you will never own him. That's the thesis of SPACE JAM: A NEW LEGACY (2021), which sends Bugs and LeBron James through a tour of WarnerMedia's intellectual property while never letting you forget that its WarnerMedia's intellectual property. "Th- th- th- th- that's bad, folks!" PLUS: Vanity Fair in the '20s, Jeff Bezos in space, and some alarming new trends in movie marketing.
"Space Jam: A New Legacy Is a Peek Into the Bleak, Cynical Future of Film" by Alex Shephard - https://newrepublic.com/article/163008/space-jam-new-legacy-peek-bleak-cynical-future-film
2021-07-2245 min
The Time of MonstersPodcast: Should We Burn Philip Roth?I swear to God not every podcast in this newsletter will be about Philip Roth! But, as it happens, after the excellent first podcast with Jessica Johnson about the scandal over Roth biographer Blake Bailey, a parallels scandal has erupted about the possibility that the Roth estate might destroy many of the private papers, making up thousands of pages, that went into the making of Bailey’s authorized biography. The items that could be burned include at least two book length manuscripts as well as letters and interviews. My friend Alex Shephard has done some fine shoe-leather reporting on ma...
2021-05-2247 minJunk Filter28: Roe v. Wade & Gutfeld! (with Alex Shephard)The New Republic’s Alex Shephard joins the show from Brooklyn to discuss the new Conservative propaganda film Roe v. Wade, filmed three years ago in the hopes of cashing in on the anticipated repeal of a woman’s right to abortion access by a conservative Supreme Court, but only now dribbling out to VOD in the early days of the new Biden administration.
The film’s director Nick Loeb also stars as an amoral abortionist who reveals "the truth" about his profession, the Henry Hill of this shameless attempt to simulate the style of both Goodfellas and Ol...
2021-04-231h 23
We've Got IssuesMedia malpractice and a border crisis that wasn'tThis week, we're joined by Alex Shephard, a staff writer at The New Republic, to talk about why the legacy media fell so hard for a demonstrably false conservative narrative about the Biden administration's policies creating a "crisis" at our southern border. Are they just trying to demonstrate to Trump's supporters that they're going to be tough on Biden, or is something else going on? And will crying "border crisis" work for conservatives this time? Then we welcome Stephanie Langel, a research fellow at Duke University's Human Vaccine Institute, to give us the latest on vaccine production and...
2021-03-261h 00
The Shephard Defence PodcastPODCAST: Polish helo procurement, CAE mega-deal and second-hand naval vesselIn this episode of The Weekly Defence Podcast we talk with Shephard’s Military Training editor for an update from his domain, and we are joined by Defence Insight’s Naval Analyst for a discussion about today’s second-hand warship market. Newsround [00:46]In Europe, the four NATO allies in the Visegrad Group aim to acquire more sophisticated defence equipment after recently deciding to jointly procure small arms ammunition.In the US, Air Force Research Laboratory scientists and Boeing engineers are assembling hardware for the first Self-Protect High Energy Laser Demonstrator pod, or SHIE...
2021-03-0557 min
Ring of Fire Radio with Farron CousinsEpisode 579: Republicans Can't Quit Fearmongering the DeficitThis week on Ring of Fire, New Republic Staff Writer, Alex Shephard will join us to discuss his piece, “No One’s Buying the Republicans’ Deficit Fearmongering Anymore.”
And Heather “Digby” Parton will help rundown the biggest stories of the week.
2021-02-261h 08
ArchaeoAnimalsI'm Commander Shephard and This Is My Favourite Bone on the Citadel: The Zooarchaeology of Mass Effect - Ep 29
Space hamsters and shifty looking cows: Tristan joins Alex and Simona to discuss the zooarchaeology of Mass Effect creatures.Links
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2020-12-011h 03
On the MediaDon't Fall For ItRecently, the president threatened the post office — and with it, the November elections. On this week's On The Media, a look at how decades of cuts to the mail system led to this emergency. Plus, the “birther” lie reared its ugly head once more — but this time, journalists were ready for it. And, the so-called "rising stars" of the Republican Party.
1. Alex Shephard [@alex_shephard], staff writer at the New Republic, on the conservative tropes often employed by journalists covering the public sector — including the USPS. Listen.
2. Charlie Warzel [@cwarzel], opinion writer-at-large at the New York Times...
2020-08-2150 min
The Politics of EverythingThe Women Who Still Can’t VoteAs we celebrate the hundredth anniversary of the Nineteenth Amendment this month, it’s tempting to assume that women’s suffrage is complete. Yet millions of women—because they are incarcerated or on parole, because their legal name doesn’t match certain documents, because the polls are open only during the hours they are at jobs or caring for their families—still don’t have the franchise, either in effect or by law. On Episode 13 of The Politics of Everything, hosts Laura Marsh and Alex Pareene talk Melissa Gira Grant, a staff writer at The New Republic, about who remains locke...
2020-08-1233 min
Three Percent PodcastThree Percent #179: "Hey! What's New?"How is COVID-19 impacting bookstores, publishers, translators, and our general sanity? These are the questions Tom and Chad talk about on this episode—the first in a while, but also the longest ever—along with minor jokes, an appeal to authors and publishers to "read the room," a rant that will likely get Chad in trouble, and a few book recommendations. Some things mentioned on this podcast: "Is This the End of Indie Bookstores?" by Alex Shephard; Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice; Muriel Spark; Life A User's Manual and Chad's posts...
2020-04-171h 38
The Politics of EverythingThe Socially Distanced ProtesterMuch of the emotional power of a march or demonstration comes from being there. Successful labor organizing likewise depends in part on the intimacy and convenience of working near other people. Can you trust that your colleagues will risk their jobs for a strike when, as with many gig workers, you’ve never met? Is it logistically possible to organize when social distancing measures prevent you from gathering in person? On Episode 5 of The Politics of Everything, hosts Laura Marsh and Alex Pareene talk with Micah Sifry, author of The Big Disconnect: Why the Internet Hasn’t Transformed Politics (Yet), ...
2020-04-0938 min
The Horne Section PodcastBen ShephardWelcome to The Horne Section Podcast, your (now) weekly dose of musical nonsense and anarchic chat with Alex Horne and his band! This week we're joined in the studio by presenter, actor and journalist Ben Shephard. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2019-09-2552 min
Three Percent PodcastThree Percent #159: Publishing in 2025?Chad and Tom are back to talk about Independent Bookstore Day (and Free Comic Book Day and Record Store Day), the Indie Playlist Initiative, fascists storming Politics & Prose, Alex Shephard's Mueller Report article, how much money Stanford (the Duke of the West?) is wasting on their crappy football program instead of supporting their University Press, and a future of publishing article that might just be an advertorial for a live-streaming conference? (Wait, WAIT: "emoji activist" is a valid inclusion in your bio?) Chad also thanks Louis Lüthi for sending along A Die with Twenty-Six Faces, and th...
2019-05-011h 10The Shephard Defence PodcastSHOT Show, UMS Skeldar and the newsIn this second episode of Shephard Media's Weekly Defence Podcast, we provide a round-up of all the news from across the defence sector, focus on developments from the recent SHOT Show in Las Vegas, speak to UMS Skeldar about their UAV products and hear from our sponsor Nammo.News round-up (01:16)In the Weekly Defence Podcast's news section for episode two, Beth Maundrill discusses a story from Alex Mladenov on the Russian Navy's Coast troops has begun taking delivery of the 9K123 Khrizantema-S ATGM system. Russian Coastal Forces take delivery of Khrizantema-S ATGMs...
2019-02-0137 min
Three Percent PodcastThree Percent #144: The Perfect Publishing AwardWere the National Book Award longlists announced last week? Do Chad and Tom have opinions? YES AND YES. That conversation leads into talking about Penguin Random House, the "perfect publishing house," and then into a frank discussion about the future of small press publishing and the challenges of having a career in nonprofit publishing or bookselling. As always, they have some book recommendations at the end as well! National Book Award announcements. Alex Shephard's PRH article. Tom's recommended book of the podcast. Chad's recommended book of the podcast. This...
2018-09-191h 18
Send The LinkBlack Life, White Wife, Japanese Strife (ft. Panama Jackson)This week Brandon and Deej tackle "This is America", Japanese Family Rentals, and fighting back against giant internet service providers.
First we look, "Black Life, White Wife and The Art Caught In the Middle" by Panama Jackson (@panamajackson) at Very Smart Brothas.
Panama contributed a couple of audio drops to give us an inside track on his wrangling with Donald Glover aka 2018 replacement for Kanye West (we kid, we kid (maybe) @ 9:26.
Next, Deej takes us across the other, larger pond with "Japan's Rent-A-Family Industry" by Elif Batuman (@BananaKarenina) at The New Yorker.
We finish up with with "A Public Option...
2018-05-1456 min