Best Cruz Control Podcasts (2025)

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Episode 675 – The AFTN Soccer Show (Cruz Control - Champions Cup heartbreak and outbreak, Jesse Marsch, Dayne St Clair, Michael Boxall, Giuseppe Bovalina) 2:59:54

9d ago2:59:54

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We’re back with another AFTN Soccer Show packed full of Vancouver Whitecaps, CONCACAF Champions Cup, Major League Soccer, Canadian Premier League, and national team chat and interviews. Vancouver Whitecaps' trip to Mexico City was not a happy one. A heavy 5-0 loss to Cruz Azul in the Champions Cup final saw the 'Caps outclassed and look a shadow of…

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ICE Raids, LA Riots, Strong Economic Data, Politicized Fed, Iran War with Tucker Carlson 1:42:28

1h ago1:42:28

1:42:28

**NOTE: This episode was recorded on Thursday, before the events in the Middle East. All-In will be back to cover this situation next week. (0:00) The Besties welcome Tucker Carlson! (4:25) ICE raids, LA riots, immigration debate (46:08) Strong macro data: inflation, tariff revenue, GDP, jobs (1:14:00) Big, Beautiful Bill update: State of the bill,…

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Ep 128: Book Publicity with Emily Florence 1:05:07

3d ago1:05:07

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Click Here to ask your book writing and publishing questions! This week, I’m joined by publicist Emily Florence, and we’re talking about how to set publicity goals before you start chasing them, why a Today Show appearance might not sell nearly as many books as you think, and how to make your marketing feel less like shouting into the void and more…

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Ep. 197 Top of the Pops 1:20:37

3d ago1:20:37

1:20:37

This week, we give a quick NFL update before moving on to the NBA playoffs. We also cover big-money items that dropped this week, including the Switch 2 and soap featuring Sydney Sweeney's bath water. We finish up with another Father's Day celebration by blind-ranking animated and live-action dads.By Pops & Shots Podcast

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Episode 676 – The AFTN Soccer Show (Stupid Things Keep On Happening - Whitecaps rout Sounders, Holly Ward interview) 2:42:36

4d ago2:42:36

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We’re back with another AFTN Soccer Show packed full of Vancouver Whitecaps, Major League Soccer, Canadian Premier League, Northern Super League, and national team chat and interviews. What a week it's been in Whitecapsland. Eventful doesn't even do it justice, as the team returned from a heavy cup final loss only to be hit by gastrointestinal illn…

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Why the Spectrum Pipeline Act Matters | James Czerniawski on Wireless Innovation & 5G 18:20

7d ago18:20

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Senior policy analyst James Czerniawski of Americans for Prosperity joins The Chris Spangle Show to break down the Spectrum Pipeline Act of 2025 and why it’s crucial for America’s digital future. From unlicensed spectrum access for startups to restoring FCC auction authority, Czerniawski explains how wireless innovation impacts everyday life—and wh…

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Jared Isaacman: What went wrong at NASA | The All-In Interview 1:00:45

9d ago1:00:45

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(0:00) David Friedberg welcomes Jared Isaacman (1:10) Jared's background: billion-dollar founder, pilot, commercial astronaut (7:15) Relationship with Elon Musk, road to becoming a commercial astronaut (16:37) Becoming Trump's nominee to lead NASA, the major issues at NASA and his plan to fix things (31:52) Breaking down NASA's proposed budget cuts…

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Ep 127: On Writing...Everything, with Melissa de la Cruz 43:59

9d ago43:59

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Click Here to ask your book writing and publishing questions! Bestselling author Melissa de la Cruz has published nearly 80 books (yes, 80), and in this episode, she shares what it really takes to build and sustain a long-term writing career. From surviving the shifting tides of publishing to protecting what gets you "in the mood" to write, she sha…

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Miami Mayor Francis Suarez: The Recipe for Creating America's Happiest City | All-In Live from Miami 24:03

10d ago24:03

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(0:00) The Besties welcome Mayor Francis Suarez! (0:23) How Miami significantly decreased homelessness and homicides (5:17) Formula for turning Miami into America's happiest and healthiest city (10:32) Addressing overregulation at the local level (17:05) Ambitions for his post-Mayor career (21:39) Partner shoutouts: Thanks to OKX, Circle, Polymarke…

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AI Doom vs Boom, EA Cult Returns, BBB Upside, US Steel and Golden Votes 1:29:41

13d ago1:29:41

1:29:41

(0:00) Bestie intros! (1:25) The AI Doomer Ecosystem: goals, astroturfing, Biden connections, effective altruist rebrand, global AI regulation (25:17) Doom vs Boom in AI: Job Destruction or Abundance? (52:44) Big, Beautiful Bill cleanup and upside: DOGE angle, CBO issues (1:17:14) US Steel/Nippon Steel deal: national champions and golden votes Foll…

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Episode 674 – The AFTN Soccer Show (La Historia Espera - Champions Cup final preview, Kevin Egan, Jayden Nelson, Daniel Rios, Minnesota stalemate) 1:40:41

17d ago1:40:41

1:40:41

We’re back with another AFTN Soccer Show packed full of Vancouver Whitecaps, Major League Soccer, and CONCACAF Champions Cup chat and interviews. The Whitecaps got the last of their league business done and dusted on Wednesday night in an uneventful 0-0 draw with Minnesota United and now their full attention can turn to Sunday's Champions Cup final…

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Nico Rosberg on the Booming Business of F1 | All-In Live from Miami 24:34

16d ago24:34

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(0:00) The Besties welcome Nico Rosberg! (0:27) Nico's history with F1, what makes a great driver (6:24) The business of F1 (10:05) Teammate rivalries, why "Drive to Survive" works, future growth (16:48) Post-F1 career, best angel investments, becoming a VC (22:16) Partner shoutouts: Thanks to OKX, Circle, Polymarket, Solana, BVNK, and Google Cloud…

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Ep 126: Murder on the Page with N.L. Blandford 45:08

16d ago45:08

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Click Here to ask your book writing and publishing questions! Thriller author N.L. Blandford isn't afraid to go dark—like, murder scene dark—and she absolutely loves it. In this episode, she talks about writing gritty thrillers with complex villains you’ll root for and recoil from. Natasha never planned to become an author. She just wanted to cross…

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Ep. 196 Destroying Our Childhood 1:07:41

18d ago1:07:41

1:07:41

This week, we've got an NFL off-season update, including who's gonna be on HBO's Hard Knocks. Plus, NBA awards and playoffs, and we're saying goodbye to some old favorites and hello to a new home for an old show.By Pops & Shots Podcast

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Episode 25: VW ID.4's Biggest Problem SOLVED! Real Steering Wheel Buttons! 11:20

17d ago11:20

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Jan and Wes have successfully replaced the much maligned capacitive touch steering wheel controls on our ID.4s with REAL MECHANICAL BUTTONS!Here is the discussion on VWIDTalk:https://www.vwidtalk.com/threads/i-have-real-steering-wheel-buttons.18466/This requires the buttons, trim, and an airbag removal tool, and some care. The buttons need a small …

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Episode 673 – The AFTN Soccer Show (Pleasures and Pitfalls - Axel Schuster interview, Caps comeback at RSL, international call-up decimation) 1:59:48

21d ago1:59:48

1:59:48

We’re back with another AFTN Soccer Show packed full of Vancouver Whitecaps, Major League Soccer, Canadian Championship, and international football chat. It was back to two-game weeks for Vancouver Whitecaps and that meant getting back to their winning ways. After being made to work hard to come away with a draw in Winnipeg at Valour in the Canadia…

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Senator Ron Johnson on the Senate showdown over Trump's Big Beautiful Bill | All-In Interview 1:01:39

19d ago1:01:39

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(0:00) Friedberg and Chamath welcome Senator Ron Johnson (2:30) The Reconciliation Bill process, how much the Big, Beautiful Bill will add to the national debt (14:33) Problems with growing our way out of debt, why elected officials are avoiding the fiscal reality (24:53) Energy rescissions, future of DOGE (32:09) How Senator Johnson will force a r…

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Bond crisis looming? GOP abandons DOGE, Google disrupts Search with AI, OpenAI buys Jony Ive's IO 1:33:56

20d ago1:33:56

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(0:00) Today's topics and bestie intros! (2:49) Bond market chaos, GOP abandons DOGE, Trump's big, beautiful bill passes the House (38:15) Google's big week: AI in search, roadmap to diversifying revenue (46:49) OpenAI acquires Jony Ive's design startup for $6.5B (57:09) AI Diplomacy: Sacks breaks down his trip to the Middle East and the datacenter…

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Antonio Gracias: DOGE updates, Voter fraud arrests, Finding 'Big Balls' | All-In Live from Miami 28:39

23d ago28:39

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(0:00) The Besties welcome Antonio Gracias! (0:30) DOGE updates: Government complexity worse than imagined, how to fix it (9:00) Talent acquisition: How Elon attracted 10x engineers for DOGE, a better model for civil service (15:54) Voter fraud findings: illegal immigrants voting in elections, building a zero-defect voting system (22:12) Fixing imm…

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Ep 125: The Business of Being a Writer with Jane Friedman 58:45

24d ago58:45

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Click Here to ask your book writing and publishing questions! In this no-fluff episode, publishing powerhouse Jane Friedman speaks to the aspects of writing and publishing that every aspiring author needs to hear about. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT: The myth of the full-time writer dream—and why your day job might be your secret weapon How to build an autho…

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Sergey Brin, Google Co-Founder | All-In Live from Miami 33:25

25d ago33:25

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(0:00) The Besties welcome Sergey Brin! (0:40) Sergey on his return to Google, and how an OpenAI employee played a role! (5:58) AI's true superpower and the next jump (12:23) AI robotics: humanoids and other form factors (17:07) Future of foundational models and open-source (19:59) Human-computer interaction in the age of AI (31:09) Partner shoutou…

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Episode 672 – The AFTN Soccer Show (Glad All Over - Whitecaps draw in Austin, Bjorn Inge Utvik, Can Champ preview, troubled times for BC's CPL sides, FIFA Congress) 2:42:55

25d ago2:42:55

2:42:55

We’re back with another AFTN Soccer Show packed full of Vancouver Whitecaps, Major League Soccer, Canadian Championship, Canadian Premier League, and general football chat. The Whitecaps put in their worst performance of the season, but still came away with a battling point in a scoreless draw down in Austin. We delve into the main talking points c…

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America Is an Idea. Here’s Why Civics Teaches Us That with Alejandro Ramos 49:32

25d ago49:32

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Join Chris Spangle and Alejandro Ramos as they discuss why civics education is crucial for America's future. Alejandro outlines his Citizenship Empowerment Framework, emphasizing foundational documents, media literacy, courageous dialogue, and community engagement to combat polarization and misinformation. Ramos, a second-generation immigrant, shar…

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Trump's Big Week: Middle East Trip, China Deal, Pharma EO, "Big, Beautiful Bill" with Ben Shapiro 1:37:21

27d ago1:37:21

1:37:21

(0:00) The Besties welcome Ben Shapiro! (1:53) A Bestie apology to Phil Hellmuth, All-In Poker Tournament (7:58) Trump's majorly consequential Middle East trip: Saudi, Qatar, Iran, and his vision for a "New Middle East" (35:18) US-China deal: is the tide turning on tariffs? (46:33) GOP divided over "Big, Beautiful Bill" due to its impact on our deb…

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Ep. 195 Strugglebolts* 1:38:29

1M ago1:38:29

1:38:29

This week, the guys tried, and kinda struggled, talking NBA playoffs and the draft lottery. We also updated you on the NFL schedule drop and predicted our team records, with Fugi stopping by. Plus, we covered DC and Marvel stuff, from Peacemaker to a Thunderbolts* review.By Pops & Shots Podcast

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Sundar Pichai, CEO of Alphabet | The All-In Interview 1:02:21

28d ago1:02:21

1:02:21

(0:00) David Friedberg welcomes Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai (2:58) Will AI kill search?: Google disrupting itself, evolving search to follow the user (15:32) Infrastructure advantage, foundational model differentiation (25:08) Future of human-computer interaction, hardware, competitive landscape in AI (35:29) Energy constraints in AI (41:20) Google'…

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Ep 124: From Attorney to Romance Author with Audrey Ingram 47:09

1M ago47:09

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Click Here to ask your book writing and publishing questions! In this episode, author Audrey Ingram spills the tea on what inspired her newest novel, The Summer We Ran (coming June 3, 2025). Think: teenage love, political ambition, and a dual-timeline structure that spans 25 years and manages to hit you right in the gut and makes you think. We also…

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Episode 671 – The AFTN Soccer Show (Superpowered Comeback) 2:42:18

1M ago2:42:18

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We’re back with another AFTN Soccer Show packed full of Vancouver Whitecaps, Major League Soccer, Canadian Championship, Canadian Premier League, and Northern Super League chat. It was just a one game week for the Whitecaps. Did that affect them, as they got off to a slow start before coming back to draw 2-2 with LAFC? We look into that and delve i…

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Episode 24: No Drills, Just Thrills – The Maker Who 3D-Printed His Way into VW Owners’ Hearts 28:22

1M ago28:22

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In-depth discussion with Yuri (aka Yurik) from YuriKAccessories about making thoughtful and useful aftermarket accessories for EVs, such as the ID.4, ID.Buzz, Q4 e-tron, Hyundai Ioniq, BMW i3/i4/iX, Honda Prologue/Acura ZDX, and even the Fisker Ocean!https://www.yurikaccessories.com/Yuri makes great things from protective poor-weather charge port c…

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WWE BACKLASH POST SHOW (5.10.25) 1:04:16

1M ago1:04:16

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The crew reviews WWE Backlash from May 10, 2025!Fatal 4 Way for the U.S. TitleBecky Lynch vs Lyra ValkyriaGunther vs Pat McAfeeDominik Mysterio vs PentaJohn Cena vs Randy Orton& MORE!FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL!http://www.twitter.com/randyjcruzhttp://www.twitter.com/wrestleranthttp://www.twitter.com/cowabunga_k_e_nhttp://www.twitter.com/lowereastscribehttp…

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Tariffs, Trade, and Tensions: Chris Spangle and Alex Rosado on U.S.-China Policy 36:54

1M ago36:54

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Chris Spangle is joined by Alex Rosado, professional programs assistant at the Alexander Hamilton Society, to unpack the complexities of U.S.-China trade relations. They break down the legacy of Trump’s “Phase One” deal, why China fulfilled only 57% of its commitments, and how tactics like invoice manipulation and transshipment undermine global tra…

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Fed Hesitates on Tariffs, The New Mag 7, Death of VC, Google's Value in a Post-Search World 1:36:09

1M ago1:36:09

1:36:09

(0:00) The Besties intro Philippe Laffont! (2:12) Miami F1 Recap! (12:10) Fed holds rates steady on tariff uncertainty (32:47) Google drops after Apple sees fall in search queries on Safari (56:48) Creating a new Mag 7 (1:07:00) Private markets: Is traditional VC dead? Philippe details Coatue's new fund structure and what makes a great investor Fol…

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Ep. 194 A Shot In The Dark 1:19:59

1M ago1:19:59

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This week, Tom is joined by James of Dark Side of the Mic, and our paranormal correspondent Julian. We have some NFL updates on roster moves from this week, as well as an update the NBA playoffs, and get a refresher on draft lotto rules. James talks about his experience with Jason running the 5K last week, and we try to update our ghost hunting pla…

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Ep 123: Reality TV and Romance with Neely Tubati-Alexander 46:03

1M ago46:03

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Click Here to ask your book writing and publishing questions! She’s back! One of my all-time favorite guests, Neely Tubati-Alexander, returns to talk about her third novel, Courtroom Drama. As always, she brings a refreshing, no-nonsense take on staying creative and productive in the unpredictable world of publishing. INSIDE THE EPISODE 📚 Why Neely…

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Doug Burgum, Secretary of the Interior | All-In DC 51:37

1M ago51:37

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(0:00) David Friedberg introduces Secretary Doug Burgum (2:11) Burgum's background and how it led to his role in the administration (10:56) The state of American energy and how we got here (22:32) America's energy emergency: AI, unlocking potential, China, increasing national risk tolerance (34:22) Burgum's National Balance Sheet idea: How it could…

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Episode 670 – The AFTN Soccer Show (All Aboard The Vancouver Express - Whitecaps Champions Cup final bound, VAN v RSL, Ranko Veselinovic interview) 3:07:00

1M ago3:07:00

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We’re back with another AFTN Soccer Show packed full of Vancouver Whitecaps, Major League Soccer, CONCACAF Champions Cup, and Canadian Premier League chat and interviews. All aboard the Vancouver Whitecaps runaway train. There's no stopping it and the final destination is unknown! What another fantastic week it's been in Whitecapsland. The team boo…

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Episode 23: Button Autopsy: Inside VW Buttons and the Rise and Fall of Capacitive Controls 23:01

1M ago23:01

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Volkswagen's transition to capacitive touch controls in models like the ID.4 and Golf Mk8 sparked significant debate among drivers and industry experts. Many users found these touch-sensitive interfaces less intuitive and more distracting compared to traditional physical buttons. If you’ve ever wished your VW buttons clicked instead of just blinked…

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Brooke Rollins, Secretary of Agriculture | All-In DC 50:02

1M ago50:02

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(0:00) David Friedberg welcomes Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins! (1:32) How she ended up in Trump's two administrations, history of the USDA (16:56) Trump's first 100 days, what needs to be reformed in the USDA (21:31) SNAP's massive impact on USDA budget: soda, obesity, health challenges; how being DC outsiders helps the Trump Administration …

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Serve Your Circle: Answering God's Call to Create Culture In Our Sphere of Influence 16:56

1M ago16:56

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I was honored to give the commencement address at a homeschool high school graduation. In this speech, I encouraged graduates to resist the pull of shallow success and instead pursue lives rooted in faith, service, and meaningful relationships. Drawing inspiration from Jane Addams and Abraham Kuyper, I highlighted how small, faithful choices—made c…

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