Best Brian Welch Podcasts (2025)

In the latest episode of Rolling Stone's Voices of the Year, a limited-edition podcast featuring some of the entertainers on our first-ever Voices of the Year list, Julyssa Lopez talks to reggaeton superstar Karol G about making her boldest album yet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

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Replay: Dinner table wisdom with Danny Meyer 36:16

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Danny Meyer is best known as the founder of Shake Shack and the legendary restaurants of his Union Square Hospitality Group in New York City. He joined host Jeff Berman in 2024 for the first Masters of Scale Live, presented by Capital One Business. Later in the conversation, Danny’s daughter, Hallie Meyer, joined them on stage. Hallie is busy scali…

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Todd Snider’s Friends Remember the Songwriter 57:00

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When the singer-songwriter Todd Snider died in November, he left a gaping hole in the Nashville Americana music scene. We gathered some of those who knew him best, friends and musical collaborators Elizabeth Cook, Aaron Lee Tasjan, and Chuck Mead, to share their memories of Todd. In this very special episode of Rolling Stone’s Nashville Now podcast…

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Voices of the Year: Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg on "The Studio" 31:52

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In the latest episode of Rolling Stone's Voices of the Year, a limited-edition podcast featuring some of the entertainers on our first-ever Voices of the Year list, Stephen Rodrick talks to Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg about making The Studio, their long history in showbiz, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/a…

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Beyond the Parade: Macy’s navigates tariffs, turbulence and retail evolution 23:18

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This Thursday marks the 99th annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, and Macy’s Inc. chairman and CEO Tony Spring joins Rapid Response with a behind-the-scenes preview of what to expect. It’s been a tumultuous year for the legacy retailer, shaped by new tariffs, shifting consumer habits, and the constant flip between “wartime” and “peacetime” leader…

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The Culture That Converts Even the Biggest Cynics with former WD-40 CEO Garry Ridge 56:55

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Who would’ve guessed that one of the world’s best company cultures was hiding behind a can of WD-40? Of all the places to find a leadership masterclass, the blue-and-yellow can in your garage probably wasn’t on your list - but it’s time to put it there. Garry Ridge - an Australian who brought his charm and curiosity across the Pacific - joined WD-4…

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Simon Cowell Looks Back 56:44

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Simon Cowell looks back at the triumphs and tragedies of his whole career, from American Idol to X-Factor, in a deep and honest interview with Rolling Stone Music Now host Brian Hiatt. Cowell also discusses Simon Cowell: The Next Act, his new show on Netflix, which debuts in December. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adcho…

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David Byrne: The Rolling Stone Interview 34:03

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Welcome back to the Rolling Stone Interview video podcast. This week, Deputy Music Editor Simon Vozick-Levinson sits down with 73-year-old art-pop luminary David Byrne. In this intimate and wide-ranging conversation, Byrne reflects on the arc of his career – from frontman of Talking Heads to his daring solo explorations – and offers a fresh insight…

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KINSELLACAST 389: Welcome Caryma Sa'd! Plus Brian Lilley, Witch Post, Upchuck, Mandy Indiana and more! 58:41

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Possible: Steve Kerr and Kris Brown on leadership and purpose in sports 1:00:49

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What does it take to turn tragedy into advocacy, and advocacy into lasting change? This week, Reid and Aria are talking to Warriors head coach Steve Kerr and Kris Brown, president of Brady, the nation’s oldest gun violence prevention organization. Together, they explore how sports, storytelling, and civic engagement can move the needle on one of Am…

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CMA Awards 2025: Talking Smack, Taking Names 35:20

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The 2025 CMA Awards took Nashville by storm this week, crowning new winners and welcoming fresh faces. In this special bonus episode of Rolling Stone’s Nashville Now podcast, we break down the good, the bad, and the “what were they thinking?!” Country music journalist Marissa R. Moss joins host Joseph Hudak to heap praise, talk smack, and question …

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Voices of the Year: Clipse's Pusha T and Malice on Their 2025 Comeback 32:36

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Clipse's Pusha T and Malice reunited this year for the first time since 2009 with Let God Sort Em Out, and it ended up as one of the year's best albums. In the first episode of Rolling Stone's Voices of the Year, a limited-edition podcast featuring some of the entertainers on our first-ever Voices of the Year list, Simon-Vozick Levinson sits down w…

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How to be 'fearless' in the AI age, with Fei-Fei Li and Reid Hoffman 24:26

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The brilliant computer scientist Fei-Fei Li is often called the Godmother of AI. She talks with host Reid Hoffman about why scientists and entrepreneurs need to be fearless in the face of an uncertain future. Li was a founding director of the Human-Centered AI Institute at Stanford and is now an innovator in the area of spatial intelligence as co-f…

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Jake Owen Finally Gets Real 1:03:10

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Jake Owen is one of the architects of bro country, churning out radio smashes like “Barefoot Blue Jean Night” and “The One That Got Away.” But on his new album of outlaw country songs, he buries his bro persona. In a shockingly emotional interview on Nashville Now, Owen talks about his big musical risk and how he ended up working with producer Shoo…

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Kesha Looks Back at Her Debut, 15 Years Later: "What A Fearless Bad Bitch!" 50:09

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It's the 15th anniversary of Kesha's Animal and Cannibal, which brought the world "Tik Tok," among many other hits. With a new deluxe edition of those albums on its way, Kesha joins host Brian Hiatt to look back at that era, discuss her future plans, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

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AI: The new frontier for mental health support? 29:36

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In recent weeks, OpenAI faced seven lawsuits alleging that ChatGPT contributed to suicides or mental health breakdowns. To spotlight the controversial relationship between AI and mental health, host Bob Safian is joined on stage at Innovation@Brown Showcase by Brown University's Ellie Pavlick, director of a new institute dedicated to exploring AI a…

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Choose Your Seven Humans Wisely with author Fredrik Backman 58:07

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What if great friendships aren’t found by luck but built through effort? Bestselling novelist Fredrik Backman, the mind behind A Man Called Ove (adapted into the Tom Hanks film A Man Called Otto), Anxious People, and the beloved Beartown series, has spent his career writing about the quiet power of ordinary people. But in his real life, he learned …

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R.E.M. x Hootie x Black Crowes: Meet Howl Owl Howl, Rock's Newest Supergroup 58:43

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Hootie and the Blowfish's Darius Rucker, R.E.M.'s Mike Mills and the Black Crowes' Steve Gorman have joined forces in a new supergroup, Howl Owl Howl. They sit down with Rolling Stone Music Now host Brian Hiatt to talk about their new music, look back at their old bands, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adch…

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KINSELLACAST 388: Lilley and me, him in New Brunswick and me in Nova Scotia - plus Patti Smith, Don Gardner, Ecco Vandal, Home Front, Drain 59:48

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The future of crypto, with Coinbase’s Emilie Choi 22:43

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When Emilie Choi first left Linkedin to go work at a crypto company called Coinbase, her old colleagues thought she made a big mistake. But after surviving a crypto winter, she’s become a key figure in the rise of the company – and the industry. Now Coinbase President and COO, Choi talked with host Reid Hoffman about the operating lessons that enab…

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FKA Twigs: The Rolling Stone Interview 53:09

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On the latest episode of The Rolling Stone Interview video podcast, FKA Twigs sits down with Rolling Stone Deputy Music Editor Julyssa Lopez ahead of the release of her highly anticipated fourth studio album, Eusexua Afterglow (out November 14th). In the intimate conversation, the Grammy-nominated British artist opens up about her creative evolutio…

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Kings of Leon Are Still Rocking Nashville 45:07

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Kings of Leon may be one of rock’s most global bands, but the group is forever tied to Nashville. This week, lead singer Caleb Followill joins us in the Nashville Now cabin to talk about the Kings’ surprise new EP, what it’s like to work with Zach Bryan, and what he thinks about all of those country covers of the band’s massive hit “Sex on Fire.” (…

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How to get funded now: VCs Reid Hoffman, Aileen Lee, and Stacy Brown-Philpot, with Van Jones 27:31

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Reid Hoffman, Stacy Brown-Philpot, and Aileen Lee are three of the most successful, legendary leaders and investors in Silicon Valley. (The term “unicorn” for a startup valued at a billion dollars? Well, Aileen coined that.) This power trio sat down with journalist Van Jones live onstage at the 2025 Masters of Scale Summit, October 8 in San Francis…

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The Smartest Way To Be Stupid with comedian Matthew Broussard 1:04:53

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If you feel stupid while learning something new, you’re doing it right. But if you keep doing the same thing over and over hoping it’ll suddenly make sense - that’s on you. The trick isn’t to push harder; it’s to find a new teacher, a new explanation, a new way in. That’s exactly how Matthew Broussard approaches comedy - and everything else. A stan…

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KINSELLACAST 387: Everything is fucked up - with Lilley, Mulroney, Pierson and more - plus mystery tunes! 58:58

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Remarkable People: David Chang is 'Steve Jobs with a knife" 32:00

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What happens when a world-class chef learns that success doesn’t taste like he imagined? David Chang—the culinary force behind Momofuku and author of Eat a Peach—joins Guy Kawasaki to talk about ambition, burnout, scaling the unscalable, and learning to trade Michelin stars for family time. From plumbing disasters to poetic revelations, Chang opens…

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YAD EXCLUSIVE: Miguel A. Núñez, Jr. Interview 48:52

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After years of sharing our love for Friday the 13th: A New Beginning's Demon (Miguel Núñez, Jr.), we somehow managed to get him on the podcast. We cover everything from how his career got started, Return of the Living Dead, Tour of Duty, and—of course—Demon. Thank you again to Miguel for coming on the podcast — we had an absolute blast. Follow the …

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From billion-dollar brand to blank slate: Bobbi Brown’s comeback 35:30

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She built her first company, Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, into a billion-dollar brand. But when things soured between her and her parent company, Estée Lauder, she had a choice: retire from the industry, or reinvent herself with a new brand. Brown joins host Jeff Berman to reveal the lessons she learned from scaling – and leaving – her first company. She…

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Episode 75: Hoobastank's "The Reason", or When We Learned Hoobastank Might Be Canadian 1:54:26

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Last time we covered a Hoobastank album, we learned of the conspiracy theory that they might be the feds. This time, we're wondering if they're Canadian because they seem like very nice, normal, well-adjusted guys, and the lead singer's name is "Doug Robb", which is possibly the most Canadian name of all-time. Regardless, we find ourselves bowing d…

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Ink Rewrites Country Music's Rules 46:10

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Ink is one of country music’s most fascinating new figures: Born in Germany, raised in Georgia, she’s gone on to write with Beyoncé, Kacey Musgraves, and more. On this week’s episode of Nashville Now, Ink brings her swagger and joyful nature to the cabin to talk about her tremendous new EP Big Buskin’. Ink says she’s “making a permanent mark,” and …

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Wolfgang Van Halen Tells All: Anxiety Attacks, Weight Loss, Feuds, and A Great New Album 55:18

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Wolfgang Van Halen talks about The End, the new album from his one-man-band, Mammoth; (reluctantly) discusses his feud with David Lee Roth; confirms that his uncle was planning an Eddie Van Halen tribute tour; and much more in a new interview with host Brian Hiatt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

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Branding truths and tariff myths, with Autodesk’s Dara Treseder & Flexport’s Ryan Petersen 29:11

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In a special episode of Rapid Response, we feature two fast-paced, lively conversations from Masters of Scale Summit in San Francisco. Autodesk CMO Dara Treseder breaks down branding and marketing lessons from the most high-profile campaigns of 2025. Treseder shares her unvarnished read on Sydney Sweeney, Cracker Barrel, Taylor Swift, and more. In …

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The Man Who Proved Me Right with CEO Bob Chapman and the Barry-Wehmiller Team 1:12:07

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I’ve long imagined a world where people wake each morning inspired, feel safe wherever they work, and return home fulfilled by what they’ve created. That vision once felt like a dream - until I met Bob Chapman, CEO of Barry-Wehmiller, who quietly built it into reality. Over five decades, Bob has grown a humble Midwestern manufacturing company into …

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Gretchen Wilson’s Redneck Road 37:12

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On this special bonus episode of Rolling Stone’s Nashville Now podcast, we welcome Gretchen Wilson to the Nashville Now cabin to talk about CBS’s hot new competition series, The Road, created by Yellowstone’s Taylor Sheridan. Gretchen is the “tour manager” to the contestants and shows them the ropes of a life lived on a bus and on a stage. She also…

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KINSELLACAST 386: An October to remember with Lilley, Mulroney and more - plus Dazy, Spiritual Cramp and Sharon von Etten, Jawbreaker and Gillian Welch 1:02:04

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Florence Welch: The Rolling Stone Interview LIVE at the Cherry Lane Theater 34:09

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Welcome to The Rolling Stone Interview – the brand new, bi-weekly podcast that brings to life Rolling Stone’s iconic legacy of in-depth conversations with the world’s most influential artists, icons, and leaders. Our debut episode kicks off in style, live from New York City’s legendary Cherry Lane Theatre, with Florence Welch of Florence + The Mach…

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Fan Films #21 & #22: Michael Myers vs. Jason Voorhees 46:11

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Happy Halloween! And who better to spend the day with than Michael Myers, who gets in — not one, but TWO — separate battles with our boy Jason Voorhees. We double up in this episode and cover two Jason vs. Michael fan films — Friday the 31st: Michael vs. Jason, and Michael vs. Jason: Evil Emerges. Trick or treat! Friday the 31st: https://youtu.be/m…

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When ‘genius’ becomes a trap, with author Ryan Holiday 34:17

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For everyone from Superbowl-winning coaches to CEOs, Ryan Holiday’s writing has made the timeless wisdom of ancient Stoic philosophers accessible and relevant in a modern age. He joins host Jeff Berman to reveal how he scaled his audience at The Daily Stoic and why the four Stoic virtues (courage, discipline, justice and wisdom) feel more important…

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Jamey Johnson on the Accident That Stopped His Music 48:05

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Fans of real country music, this week’s episode of Nashville Now is for you. The legendary Jamey Johnson joins us in the Nashville Now cabin to talk about his no-cares-given career, from the time he didn’t play his hit “In Color” in concert to a wild decision to buy a golf course. Johnson also opens up about a brutal fall he took in 2010 that nearl…

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How Anastasia Soare built a beauty brand worth billions 31:07

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Anastasia Soare is responsible for how everyone from Oprah to Kim Kardashian shape their eyebrows. Soare started as a Romanian immigrant in a single room salon in Beverly Hills, and decades later, her beauty brand peaked at a valuation of about $3 billion. She joined host Jeff Berman to reveal the lessons she has learned building a global beauty em…

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Chobani & Patagonia CEOs break down where values meet profit 27:26

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In these volatile times, how do we navigate the intersection between values and commerce? Patagonia CEO Ryan Gellert and Chobani CEO Hamdi Ulukaya join the New York Times’ David Gelles on stage at Masters of Scale Summit to reveal their different strategies for dealing with an activist White House, the pressure for what David calls "anticipatory co…

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The Making of 'Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere' 59:47

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We go deep inside the making of the new movie Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere, with host Brian Hiatt interviewing writer/director Scott Cooper and actor Stephen Graham, who plays Bruce's troubled father, Douglas Springsteen. (These interviews contain spoilers for the movie — if there is such a thing for a biopic.) Learn more about your ad choi…

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KINSELLACAST 385: The ad that changed everything, plus the Jays! Lilley, Mulroney, Pierson, Furey plus The None, Drug Church, Militarie Gun, Nadine Shah, Lisa O'Neill 1:13:56

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Introducing - Fela Kuti: Fear No Man 56:29

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Sharing an episode of the new podcast Fela Kuti: Fear No Man. When the world is on fire, what can music actually…do? Host Jad Abumrad recounts the true tale of one of the great political awakenings in music. Fela Kuti was a classically-trained Nigerian musician who traveled to America, only to return to Nigeria and transform his sound into a batter…

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Andrew Ross Sorkin: How to make sense of today’s market 23:35

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Is the stock market in an AI bubble? What happens if it bursts? To understand our current economic moment, it’s essential to understand history. That’s why journalist and author Andrew Ross Sorkin joined host Jeff Berman onstage at the Masters of Scale Summit in San Francisco in October. His new book is 1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Stree…

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Halestorm on Nashville’s Badass Rock Scene 52:34

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Horns up, music fans! This week on Nashville Now, we take a left turn into Nashville’s hard rock scene with very special guests Lzzy Hale and Joe Hottinger of the band Halestorm. Lzzy talks about why she and the group moved to Nashville, what it was like to play with Ozzy Osbourne at his final concert, and why she’s comfortable sharing her sexualit…

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The New York Times ‘will not be cowed’, with CEO Meredith Kopit Levien 25:15

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From attacks by President Trump to active lawsuits against Microsoft and OpenAI, The New York Times is engaged in a fierce fight to preserve the future of independent journalism. It also keeps building a multi-faceted, excellence-obsessed brand with more users for games, recipes and podcasts than ever before. President and CEO Meredith Kopit Levien…

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ScareFest 2025 Recap 40:39

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We travelled down to Lexington, Kentucky to meet some Friday the 13th icons (Demon anyone?) at ScareFest. Follow the show @YADpodcast on Facebook, Instagram, and X. Rate You’re All Doomed on Spotify and Apple Podcasts, and leave a review for Greg and Brian. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…