Best David R Smith Podcasts (2025)

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2371 FBF: Apartment Fund Listener QA with Andrew - Buying Into Investment Funds Break Jasons 3rd Commandment - Thou Shalt Maintain Control 46:33

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This Flashback Friday is from episode 541 published last July 13, 2015. Massive shifts in the world economy are coming and may be as soon as 2020. The United States has the unique opportunity to take charge of the change through technological breakthroughs that will lead us down the utopian path. In addition, the U.S. is still the best country in w…

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Joel S. Wit, "Fallout: The Inside Story of America's Failure to Disarm North Korea" (Yale UP, 2025) 49:23

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After nearly four decades of negotiations, sanctions, summits, threats, and backdoor channels, the United States has failed to stop North Korea's nuclear program which now has the capability to strike American cities with weapons of mass destruction. In Fallout: The Inside Story of America's Failure to Disarm North Korea (Yale UP, 2025), Joel S. Wi…

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Trymaine Lee, "A Thousand Ways to Die: The True Cost of Violence on Black Life in America" (St. Martins, 2025) 52:30

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A few years ago, Trymaine Lee, though fit and only 38, nearly died of a heart attack. When his then five-year-old daughter, Nola, asked her daddy why, he realized that to answer her honestly, he had to confront what almost killed him—the weight of being a Black man in America; of bearing witness, as a journalist, to relentless Black death; and of a…

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Elizabeth Suhay, "Debating the American Dream: How Explanations for Inequality Polarize Politics" (Russell Sage Foundation, 2025) 31:15

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Faith in the American Dream—the idea that anyone who works hard can achieve success—has waned in the 21st century. Decreases in economic mobility, increases in the wealth gap, and other economic shifts have undoubtedly influenced this decline. Politics, however, are an overlooked contributor to confidence, or lack of confidence, in the American Dre…

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Colin Williamson, "Drawn to Nature: American Animation in the Age of Science" (U Minnesota Press, 2025) 51:40

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What do technical renderings of plant cells in trees have to do with Disney’s animated opus Fantasia? Quite a bit, as it turns out: such emergent scientific models and ideas about nature were an important inspiration for Disney’s groundbreaking animated realism. In Drawn to Nature: American Animation in the Age of Science (University of Minnesota P…

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Sustainability, Identity, Artisans and Designers 55:40

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Long before the fashion industry formally addressed questions of sustainability and advocated for “slow fashion,” a husband-and-wife design duo were working to create handcrafted leather-goods and functional women’s sportswear that could be worn for decades. Active from the 1940s to the late 1960s, the Phelps quickly won acclaim, attracting a broad…

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2370: Body Language, Intuition and Lie Detection in Business with David Jaison 29:10

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Today's 10th episode, David Jason and mentalist David Jason discussed the importance of intuition and body language in negotiations and lie detection, exploring techniques for recognizing truthful emotions through micro-expressions and behavioral inconsistencies. They covered the origins of body language analysis and its application in both virtual…

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Brittany Michelle Friedman, "Carceral Apartheid: How Lies and White Supremacists Run Our Prisons" (UNC Press, 2025) 1:04:30

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It is impossible to deny the impact of lies and white supremacy on the institutional conditions in US prisons. There is a particular power dynamic of racist intent in the prison system that culminates in what Brittany Friedman terms "carceral apartheid." Prisons are a microcosm of how carceral apartheid operates as a larger governing strategy to de…

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Lovett or Leave It Presents: Bravo, America! (with Dorinda Medley) 1:02:11

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On this episode of Bravo, America! - a new series from Lovett or Leave It - Dorinda Medley recounts her days during the wild west of Bravo, before housewives considered social media, glam squads, and consequences. And she talks about how reality TV helped her become the star of her own life, how years as an Upper East Side political spouse readied …

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Liberation & the Literature of the Women’s Movement with Bess Wohl and Honor Moore 56:18

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Wednesday, December 17—“The best play I’ve seen this season,” says New York Magazine’s Sara Holdren about Liberation, Bess Wohl’s moving exploration of the women’s movement through the story of an Ohio consciousness-raising group in the early 1970s and a daughter who yearns to understand her mother’s life and her own. To discuss this timely play an…

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251221-1030 Loran Livingston The Family Tree 44:34

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2025-12-21-1030 Pastor Loran Livingston is the speaker this morning, December 21, 2025, in the 10:30 am service. Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25; 2nd Corinthians 8:15 Notes: -God aloud a perfect Jesus to come to earth through an imperfect family lineage. -It shows us that He ca make something great out of our broken lives, despite our history.…

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251221-0830 Loran Livingston The Family Tree 39:32

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2025-12-21-0830 Pastor Loran Livingston is the speaker this morning, December 21, 2025, in the 8:30 am service. Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25; 2nd Corinthians 8:15 Notes: -God aloud a perfect Jesus to come to earth through an imperfect family lineage. -It shows us that He ca make something great out of our broken lives, despite our history.…

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This Week In Real Estate: Housing Facts vs. Doomsday Fiction: Analyzing the 2025 Market with Michael Zuber 29:56

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Jason and Michael critique predictions of a housing market crash, arguing that current data contradicts "doomer" narratives. They highlight that inventory levels and months of supply are significantly lower today than during the 2008 financial crisis, making a massive price collapse unlikely. The speakers emphasize that government intervention and …

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Christian Smith, "Why Religion Went Obsolete: The Demise of Traditional Faith in America" (Oxford UP, 2025) 36:52

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Is traditional American religion doomed? Traditional religion in the United States has suffered huge losses in recent decades. The number of Americans identifying as "not religious" has increased remarkably. Religious affiliation, service attendance, and belief in God have declined. More and more people claim to be "spiritual but not religious." Re…

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David Fleming, "A Big Mess in Texas: The Miraculous, Disastrous 1952 Dallas Texans and the Craziest Untold Story in NFL History" (St. Martin's Press, 2025) 52:17

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Today we are joined by David Fleming, Peabody-nominated correspondent for Meadowlark Media, longtime ESPN senior writer, and author of A Big Mess in Texas: The Miraculous, Disastrous 1952 Dallas Texans and The Craziest Untold Story in NFL History (St. Martin’s Press, 2025). In our conversation, we discussed the origins of the infamous (but also sur…

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Kevin King - Library Solutions Strategist at Midwest Tape 35:32

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Kevin King, Library Solutions Strategist at Midwest Tape, discusses how librarians are such a great fit to work for library vendors.

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Leo R. Chavez, "The Latino Threat: How Alarmist Rhetoric Misrepresents Immigrants, Citizens, and the Nation" (Stanford UP, 2025) 1:13:42

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News media and pundits too frequently perpetuate the notion that Latinos, both US-born and immigrants, are an invading force bent on destroying the American way of life. Leo R. Chavez challenges the basic tenets of this assumption and other myths of the "Latino threat," providing a critical investigation into the fears and prejudices that are used …

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Terry Kirby, "The Newsmongers: A History of Tabloid Journalism" (Reaktion Books, 2024) 52:03

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The Newsmongers unfolds the seedy history of tabloid journalism, from the first printed ‘Strange Newes’ sheets of the sixteenth century to the sensationalism of today’s digital age. The narrative weaves from Regency gossip writers through New York’s ‘yellow journalism’ battles to the ‘sex and sleaze’ Sun of the 1970s; and from the Brexit-backing po…

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2369 FBF: The Growing Social Security Problem with Laurence Kotlikoff 48:06

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This Flashback Friday is from episode 532 published last June 22, 2015. Laurence Kotlikoff is a second time guest to the Creating Wealth show and has a lot to share on the subject of economics and Social Security. Laurence Kotlikoff is a William Warren FairField Professor for Economics at Boston University and recently released a book entitled, Get…

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Amy Erdman Farrell, "Intrepid Girls: The Complicated History of the Girl Scouts of the USA" (UNC Press, 2025) 57:52

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When eight-year-old Amy Erdman Farrell moved with her family to Akron, Ohio, in 1972, she found herself adrift in a sea of taunting boys and mean girls. Shy by nature, she dreaded her long, unhappy days at school. But a few years later, Farrell found an escape from bullying, the promise of sisterhood, a rising sense of confidence, adventure, and—be…

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Jeff Roche, "The Conservative Frontier: Texas and the Origins of the New Right" (U Texas Press, 2025) 1:20:52

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American conservatism as we know it today is a West Texas export, argues College of Wooster professor Jeff Roche in The Conservative Frontier: Texas and the Origins of the New Right (U Texas Press, 2025). Tracing the roots of the state's conservative movement back to the giant cattle ranches and tycoons of the nineteenth century, Roche argues that …

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2368: Co-Living Opportunities, Why Investors Must Own Real Estate Before Prices Rise & Financial Bubbles with Aman Verjee 41:32

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Jason presented upcoming investment opportunities, particularly focusing on co-living properties and Empowered Investor Live events, while emphasizing the urgent need for housing solutions and providing contact information for investment counselors. He discussed Redfin's market predictions, including trends in mortgage rates, affordability, and hom…

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Peter Mancina, "On the Side of ICE: Policing Immigrants in a Sanctuary State" (NYU Press, 2025) 26:29

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In the United States, local law enforcement agencies are legally and organizationally independent entities from federal law enforcement agencies like the FBI and ICE. While local police enforce local, state and federal laws, they are not required to enforce civil immigration laws. On the Side of ICE: Policing Immigrants in a Sanctuary State (NYU Pr…

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Remembering Rob Reiner & Gay Guy Music Videos with Walton Goggins & Dylan Adler 1:25:58

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This week, Louis is joined by stand-up comedian and comedy writer Dylan Adler to discuss Rob Reiner's Legacy, the new Rian Johnson film Wake Up Dead Man, and their top picks for the ultimate gay guy music video playlist. Walton Goggins also joins Louis to chat about the new season of Fallout, The White Lotus, and more. Subscribe to Keep It on YouTu…

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Interview with John R. Van Wyk 25:19

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A conversation with John R. Van Wyk, author of To Understand Things as Well as Words: An Examination of Jonathan Edwards as an Educator and His Pedagogical Methodology (https://wipfandstock.com/9798385217533/to-understand-things-as-well-as-words/).By John R. Van Wyk, David I. Smith

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David Nasaw, "The Wounded Generation: Coming Home After World War II" (Penguin, 2025) 55:22

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In its duration, geographical reach, and ferocity, World War II was unprecedented, and the effects on those who fought it and their loved ones at home, immeasurable. The heroism of the men and women who won the war may be well documented, but we know too little about the pain and hardships the veterans endured upon their return home. As historian D…

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251214-1030 Loran Livingston Waiting Up 41:07

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2025-12-14-1030 Pastor Loran Livingston is the speaker this morning, December 14, 2025, in the 10:30 am service. Scripture: Matthew 24:36–44, 1 Thessalonians 1:10; Luke 2:25–52 Notes: -In the mist of a busy season, no one knows when the Rapture will happen except God the Father. -We must be praying, working, and watching in expectation and eagernes…

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251214-0830 Loran Livingston Waiting Up 40:29

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2025-12-14-0830 Pastor Loran Livingston is the speaker this morning, December 14, 2025, in the 8:30 am service. Scripture: Matthew 24:36–44, 1 Thessalonians 1:10; Luke 2:25–52 Notes: -In the mist of a busy season, no one knows when the Rapture will happen except God the Father. -We must be praying, working, and watching in expectation and eagerness…

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2367: This Week in Real Estate: What Every Investor Must Know Now 22:57

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Michael Zuber and Jason Hartman, are forecasting economic and housing trends for 2026. They discuss several key variables, including the unemployment rate, which Hartman predicts will slightly increase due to automation and artificial intelligence, but argues this will ultimately lead to greater prosperity and new industries. The conversation then …

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Tiffany A. Duck - Library Consultant at LitDext 1:06:37

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Tiffany A. Duck, Library Consultant for her business LitDext, discusses the wide range of information services she provides for organizations, libraries, publishers and other companies. During our conversation, she mentioned Joint Council of Librarians of Color, Black Caucus American Library Association and ALA Core.…

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Joseph L Graves, "Why Black People Die Sooner: What Medicine Gets Wrong about Race and How to Fix It" (Columbia UP, 2025) 27:59

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Why Black People Die Sooner is a powerful and rigorous examination of the ways racism shapes health and disease. Joseph L. Graves Jr. demonstrates that the medical profession still fails to grasp basic facts about race, tracing how deep-rooted falsehoods have perpetuated the disparity between Black and white lifespans. He equips readers with the to…

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Mirya Holman, "The Hidden Face of Local Power: Appointed Boards and the Limits of Democracy" (Temple UP, 2025) 44:08

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The Hidden Face of Local Power: Appointed Boards and the Limits of Democracy (Temple UP, 2025) by Dr. Mirya Holman explicates the purpose, role, and consequences of appointed boards in U.S. cities. Dr. Holman finds cities create strong boards that generate policy, consolidate power, and defend the interests of businesses and wealthy and white resid…

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2366 FBF: Land-to-Improvement Ratios & Regression to Replacement Cost 31:23

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This Flashback Friday is from episode 461, published last January 5, 2015. On today's Creating Wealth Show, Jason Hartman talks about the vital side of investing that is construction cost. As an investor within real estate, it's so important to know the situation, whether it be adjusting how much you pay contractors to match with the area itself or…

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Matt Sleat, "Post-Liberalism" (Polity, 2025) 42:13

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Liberalism may feel as though it has been around forever - as the "dominant ideology of the modern west" - but not even its advocates and detractors can agree what it is. Political sophisticates ask whether it is classical-, social-, ordo- or neo-liberal while American main street associates it with socialism. Yet a new generation of "post-liberal"…

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Julian Schmid, "Marvel, DC and US Security: The Superhero Genre and Foreign Policy in the Twenty-first Century" (Edinburgh UP, 2025) 44:42

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Marvel, DC and US Security: The Superhero Genre and Foreign Policy in the Twenty-first Century (Edinburgh UP, 2025) by Dr. Julian Schmid considers how the long-standing superhero genre has been reinvigorated in the twenty-first century as an interlocutor of security and surveillance discourses following the events of ‘9/11’. While superheroes have …

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René Esparza, "From Vice to Nice: Midwestern Politics and the Gentrification of AIDS" (UNC Press, 2025) 52:07

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Shifting the focus of AIDS history away from the coasts to the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, this impressive book uncovers how homonormative political strategies weaponized the AIDS crisis to fuel gentrification. During the height of the epidemic, white gay activists and politicians pursued social acceptance by assimilating to Midwestern…

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Caitlin Wiesner, "Between the Street and the State: Black Women’s Anti-Rape Activism Amid the War on Crime" (U Pennsylvania, 2025) 1:15:08

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Beginning in the 1970s, a series of government agencies established to carry out the federal “war on crime” offered financial and ideological support to the fledgling feminist movement against sexual violence. These entities promoted the carceral tactics of policing, prosecution, and punishment as the only viable means of controlling rape, and they…

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Michael D. Dwyer, "Tinsel and Rust: How Hollywood Manufactured the Rust Belt" (Oxford UP, 2025) 1:11:48

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Tinsel and Rust: How Hollywood Manufactured the Rust Belt (Oxford UP, 2025) tells the story of Hollywood's role in the shaping of the Rust Belt in the United States. During the 1970s and 1980s, filmic representations of shuttered auto plants, furloughed millworkers, and decaying downtowns in the industrial heartland contributed to pervasive narrati…

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2365: 465% ROI: Why Single-Family Homes Crush the S&P 500 and Gold | Client Case Study with Jay VonLehman 35:52

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Today, Jason talks about the power of leverage and real estate investment. A core argument is presented through comparative returns, illustrating that leveraging single-family homes yields a superior return on investment compared to the S&P 500 and gold, driven by the host's "inflation-induced debt destruction strategy." He also touches upon a hous…

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Golden Globe Noms & Best Albums of 2025 with Diane Kruger and Courtney Revolution 1:15:51

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This week, Louis is joined by former The Circle contestant and pop culture commentator Courtney Revolution to discuss the Golden Globe nominations, Spotify Wrapped, their top albums of 2025, and the biggest celebrity gossip of the year, including Quentin Tarantino vs. Paul Dano, Blake Lively vs. Justin Baldoni, Diddy, Sydney Sweeney's GAP ad, and J…

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James Sears, "Queering Rehoboth Beach: Beyond the Boardwalk" (Temple UP, 2024) 56:04

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“Create A More Positive Rehoboth” was a decades-long goal for progress and inclusiveness in a charming beach town in southern Delaware. Rehoboth, which was established in the 19th century as a Methodist Church meeting camp, has, over time, become a thriving mecca for the LGBTQ+ community. In Queering Rehoboth Beach: Beyond the Boardwalk (Temple UP,…