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Food Fight PodcastTwo Sicilians Sit Down at a Table. Ep. 042: Rosario BevilacquaIn this episode of the Food Fight Podcast, Rosario and I sit down for a deep dive into the challenges and triumphs of opening and operating a pizzeria. We discuss everything from crafting the perfect dough to navigating the highs and lows of running a food business. But beyond the pizza, we touch on a deeper topic—how sometimes we’re just not ready for the things we’re meant to do until the right moment arrives. Timing, experience, and mindset all play a role in turning a vision into reality. We also explore the journey of bringing sweet sauce pizza...2025-02-061h 31
Food Fight PodcastTwo Sicilians Sit Down at a Table. Ep. 042: Rosario BevilacquaIn this episode of the Food Fight Podcast, Rosario and I sit down for a deep dive into the challenges and triumphs of opening and operating a pizzeria. We discuss everything from crafting the perfect dough to navigating the highs and lows of running a food business. But beyond the pizza, we touch on a deeper topic—how sometimes we’re just not ready for the things we’re meant to do until the right moment arrives. Timing, experience, and mindset all play a role in turning a vision into reality. We also explore the journey of bringing sweet sauce pizza...2025-02-061h 33
To Lead Is HumanUnlock Leadership Joy: Embrace Vulnerability and Optimism (Brian Danzis)Advertising CEO Brian Danzis sees leadership as a platform to express the power of optimism and the transformative impact of joy at work. Discover his further insights on fostering accountability, crafting authentic connections, and inspiring teams to achieve greatness in today’s business landscape.This is To Lead Is Human — listen to learn how you can uplevel your leadership and shape cultures of accountability, respect, and candor.“Joy is very different than happiness. Happiness can be fleeting. Happiness can be just very simply having fun, where joy is more eternal and more everlasting.” — Brian DanzisG...2025-02-0538 min
Making It: How to Be a Successful Online EntrepreneurHe Built a $10M Business, Lost It All, and Bounced Back (Brian Creager)Entrepreneur Brian Creager shares his journey from corporate VP to founder, navigating challenges like product failure and bankruptcy. He stresses the importance of strategic growth, people, process, and technology while advocating for life balance. It’s an inspiring story of resilience and vision.Making It explores the lives and stories of entrepreneurs as they share their unique perspectives on their success and the path to making it.“I vowed to myself at the end of that board of directors meeting, the next time I create a seven-figure business, it's going to be for me.”...2025-01-1013 min
The Opinionated Ogre PodcastEp. 29: Assad Flees To Russia And The Cops Arrest...Luigi? Mama Mia!The Opinionated Ogre Podcast is 100% listener-supported. Please help us continue to inform/amuse/outrage you by becoming a supporting subscriber today for only $5 a month or just $50 a year! If not, it’s all good. Welcome to the Ogre Nation anyway!The penultimate episode of 2024 is here! Shannon and I tackle our absolute favorite topic: Foreign Policy! Bleh. The CEO killer has been caught and…does that change anything? Is Lara Trump going to be our first female puppet president? Chris Rock is a fucking disgrace and the Ogre Nation is one year old today!2024-12-111h 01
The Banter Roundtable PodcastFascism Gone Wrong in Korea, Hunter Biden Meltdowns, Abolishing the FBI and Little Ronnie vs Pete Hegseth!In the show today: we have South Korea’s bizarre attempted auto-coup, the epic Hunter Biden pardon freakout, and then Kash Patel’s insane nomination to run the FBI. Also, Pete Hegseth’s nomination is in real trouble, but Trump’s alternative could be worse? Listen on Substack or on iTunes/Spotify! For Banter Members: Is Shooting Health Insurance Executives Ever Justified?America’s healthcare system is broken beyond repair, and with the public execution of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson this week, it is now clear the public has had enough. But are in...2024-12-0853 min
Horror JoyThe Babadook: Queerness in the Basement with S. TrimbleThis episode of Horror Joy delves into the chilling world of The Babadook, a film that has been interpreted as both a study in grief and a queer icon.Joining us is S. Trimble, an Assistant Professor of Women and Gender Studies at the University of Toronto, to explore these shadowy perspectives.We'll discuss:Grief and the Monstrous: The film's exploration of grief and how it manifests as a monstrous figure.The Babadook's Queer Identity: The reinterpretation of The Babadook as a queer character challenging societal norms.Queer Feelings and Horror: How queerness can...2024-10-0755 min
Gaslit NationBrian Kemp is a KlansmanOn Gaslit Nation, we often say that America’s history is an authoritarian one for nonwhite people. That brutal legacy flows directly through the family of Georgia Governor Brian Kemp. His ancestors were among the first to bring enslaved Africans to Georgia and fought to prevent America’s Founding Fathers from banning slavery in the Declaration of Independence. Fast forward to today: Brian Kemp continues that legacy by denying voting rights to the descendants of those his ancestors enslaved. And in Georgia, you can’t even learn about this history because Kemp has worked to suppress it—that’s how he hol...2024-10-0246 min
The Brian Turner ShowBrian Turner Show on East Village Radio, September 11, 2024Order and disorder, a freeform haze of garbage guitars, shorted electronics, found detritus, collage, linear songs, sounds from strange lands. Contact me at btradio85@gmail.com. ALRUNE ROD - Du Taler Og Sir - Sonet Årene 1969-72 (Sonet, 1998)FOREVER ON HOLDSPARKS - Your Call Is Very Important To Us - Li'l Beethoven (Palm Pictures, 2002)SON OF DRIBBLE - Sick In the Hills - Poking a Hole in a Bag of Tears (Minimum Table Stacks, 2024)TERRY STAMP - Roadcrew Blues - Blue Redondo (1978, re; Just Add Water, 2024)THE GORIES - Cry Girl (BC...2024-09-121h 57
Lifetimes of ListeningMusic During the PandemicHow does music sustain us during difficult times? Why do we now realize why live music is so important? Our guest today is Lia Falco, an associate professor of educational psychology at the University of Arizona. She was central to the founding of a school based mental health program that provides free mental health counseling for students and families in public education, a program which launched just before the pandemic. Her research provides a context to the stories in this episode, about how music helped sustain and bolster people as they found ways to use music to provide solace...2024-08-0142 min
NOLA Film Scene with Tj & PlaideauCreek Wilson: Navigating the Acting SceneWant to connect with Tj & Plaideau? Send us a text message.Ever thought about growing out a beard to land the perfect role, or how your unique quirks could be your ticket to stardom? Creek Wilson, the man behind the Mariner Ghost in "The Haunted Mansion," joins us for a candid talk about the idiosyncrasies of the acting world and the unexpected opportunities that come with embracing your distinctive features. We get personal as Creek reminisces about his daughter's pushing towards the big screen, the invaluable advice from acting vets like Danny Trejo, and the camaraderie he's...2024-02-2132 min