Shows
In Conversation with Joe Long and Carl LeibowitzSeason one. Episode 13: Journalist Uri Berliner on the defunding of NPR.Joe and Carl talk with former NPR staffer Uri Berliner about the essay he wrote last year that sharply criticized the company where he'd worked for 25 years and the recent news of the Trump Administration defunding the Corporation of Public Broadcasting, which supports NPR and PBS. They also discuss the future of artificial intelligence in journalism as the field becomes more fractured and less focused on a broader audience. #CPB #npr #pbs #journalism #ai #artificialintelligence #trump #press #freepress #transgender #hormonetherapy #bias #podcast #covid #hunterbiden #obama #diversityandinclusion #dei #equity #news
2025-08-1528 minIn Conversation with Joe Long and Carl LeibowitzSeason one. Episode 12: Elaine Culotti on Sustaining Success and Her Potential Run for CA Governor.Joe and Carl talk with Serial Entrepreneur Elaine Culotti About Sustainable Farming, Building a Successful Business and Her Potential Run for Governor of California. #ElaineCulotti #rfkjr #sustainablefarming #sustainability #almonds #trump #fresno #entrepreneur #entrepreneurship #doge #farmtrain #rail #podcast #undercoverbillionaire #gavinnewsom #california #politics #vaccinesafety #vaccines #shingles #highspeedtrain #highspeedrail
2025-08-1244 minIn Conversation with Joe Long and Carl LeibowitzSeason one. Episode 11: Screenwriter and actor Zack Weiner on his latest films.Joe and Carl talk with actor and screenwriter Zack Weiner about the new film he co-wrote with Daniel Robbins called Bad Shabbos. They also discuss Zack's other release this year called Citizen Weiner, a mockumentary about his 2021 campaign for city council in New York.#badshabbos #movie #methodman #jewish #jewishcomedy #citizenweiner #comedy #covid #screenwriter #mockumentary #uws #manhattan #nycfilm #nycfilmmaker #actor #darkcomedy #zabars #shabbat #icecream #upperwestside #fridaynightdinner #shabbat #writing #screenwriter #storytelling #doratheexplorer
2025-08-0842 minIn Conversation with Joe Long and Carl LeibowitzSeason one. Episode ten: Beth Karas on Ghislaine Maxwell.Joe and Carl talk with crime and justice journalist Beth Karas. The onetime prosecutor shares some of her most notable reports from America's courtrooms and offers her unique take on the latest developments regarding Ghislaine Maxwell, the recently convicted associate of Jeffrey Epstein.
2025-08-0632 minIn Conversation with Joe Long and Carl LeibowitzSeason one. Episode nine: Saralyn Mark on Healthy Aging in the Era of MAHA.Joe and Carl are in conversation with Dr. Saralyn Mark, a former White House science and health advisor. They discuss the changes to federal health agencies under Robert. F Kennedy Jr. and what she's learned about healthy aging from studying Astronauts in space.
2025-08-0644 minIn Conversation with Joe Long and Carl LeibowitzSeason one. Episode eight: Gordon Chang on How China Can Destroy America.Joe and Carl are in conversation with Gordon Chang, a conservative political analyst and expert on China. They talk trade, tariffs, and the communist nation's threat to America.
2025-08-0628 minIn Conversation with Joe Long and Carl LeibowitzSeason one. Episode seven: Eli Lebowicz on Finding Humor in Dark Places.Joe and Carl welcome comedian Eli Lebowicz to the conversation. They talk about his brand of Jewish comedy and the challenge of finding light in dark places like the rise in antisemitism.
2025-08-0651 minIn Conversation with Joe Long and Carl LeibowitzSeason one. Episode six: Barry Saywitz on Real Estate Uncertainty.Joe and Carl meet Barry Saywitz, a highly regarded real estate broker and developer from Southern California. They discuss the current state of commercial real estate, corporate America's return-to-work, and the ongoing slump affecting the residential market.
2025-08-0646 minIn Conversation with Joe Long and Carl LeibowitzSeason one. Episode five: The Capitulation of CBS and Cancellation of Stephen Colbert.Joe and Carl discuss the cancellation of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the drop in TV ad revenue, and unfortunate expansion of branded content in network news.
2025-08-0637 minIn Conversation with Joe Long and Carl LeibowitzSeason one. Episode four: Radio is Back!Joe and Carl make some suggested updates to their podcast and talk about paving a new path through this podcast, which feels a lot like old-school talk radio.
2025-08-0640 minIn Conversation with Joe Long and Carl LeibowitzSeason one. Episode three: Antisemitism on the A Train.Carl describes an antisemitic confrontation that took place on the A train he was riding on Saturday, July 13, 2025. .
2025-08-0614 minIn Conversation with Joe Long and Carl LeibowitzSeason one. Episode two: Barbara Walters, The End of Celebrity Journalists, and the Momentum of the Epstein Files.In this episode Joe and Carl talk about the coverage of Jeffery Epstein and the new documentary about Barbara Walters.
2025-08-0628 minIn Conversation with Joe Long and Carl LeibowitzSeason one. Episode one: Getting started.In their debut podcast, veteran journalists Joe Long and Carl Leibowitz talk about the decision to record their often lengthy conversations about news and how news gets covered. They also dip into the headlines of the day, which includes the CBS News settlement with President Trump.
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