Best Demille Podcasts (2025)

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Personally Speaking ep. 287 (Alex DeMille) 28:00

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In this episode of Personally Speaking Msgr. Jim Lisante is joined by filmmaker and novelist Alex DeMille. Alex is the son and co-author of the late legendary Nelson DeMille. After the passing of Nelson in 2024, Alex is carrying on his father’s legacy by completing his final novel, “The Tin Men”. Alex talks about what it meant to complete his fathe…

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Episode 100: Alex DeMille 59:47

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Nelson and Alex DeMille's The Tin Men is an electrifying read and a chillingly timely one," writes The New York Times best-selling novelist Megan Abbott of the third and final father-son collaboration in the Scott Brodie & Maggie Taylor series. "[It's] both a master-class in suspense and a haunting exploration of the dangers and costs of a surrende…

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Alex DeMille: The Tin Men 59:18

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Alex DeMille joins Carol Fitzgerald to discuss THE TIN MEN, the third installment in the Scott Brodie & Maggie Taylor series, which he wrote with his father, Nelson DeMille. Set at a fictional military base in the Mojave Desert, the book explores autonomous weapons and AI in warfare. Alex explains what drew him to set a thriller in the American Sou…

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Brief: Have Tech Bros Killed Psychedelics? 28:41

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"Immortality influencer" Bryan Johnson recently livestreamed his second-ever psilocybin trip "for science." But was it, really? Derek and Julian break down the performative nature of this stunt and discuss the growing right-wing influence on psychedelics culture. Show Notes Bryan Johnson Has Discovered Shrooms, and He Really Wants You to Know It Si…

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286: RFK Jr’s Great Crusade 1:08:18

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RFK Jr is one of the greatest perpetrators of a firehose of falsehoods that we’ve ever covered. The stakes were raised when he was installed as head of America’s public health system. A new longform article in The Atlantic offers an inside look at the history and current thinking of this man, as insightful for what it offers as telling for what it …

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Episode 101: Samantha Rose 1:03:35

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"As a ghostwriter, I've trained my ear to listen for what's really there or not there, to discern what's underneath or between someone's words," writes veteran collaborator Samantha Rose, in her stirring, soaring new memoir Giving Up the Ghost: A Daughter's Memoir. "I hear what's implied, what's withheld…" Samantha's gifts as a storyteller are very…

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Bonus Sample: How Does Andrew Wakefield Keep Getting Resurrected? 5:53

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Listen to the full episode. With the CDC recently updating its website with anti-vax propaganda under the direction of RFK Jr, disgraced and disbarred physician, Andrew Wakefield, is back in the news. In fact, Senator Ron Johnson even tweeted out that he deserves an apology. He must be relying on short attention spans, given all the ways Wakefield …

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Episode 327 : The Yellow Deli 1:17:04

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Trigger Warnings - This episode contains topics such as racism, misogyny, child abuse, sexual abuse, violence and exploitation. Please use discretion when listening. Mr. F and I traveled north to Vista, California to have lunch at the infamous Yellow Deli, this past October. When we returned home, I feverishly dove into the history of The Yellow De…

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Brief: Black Friday’s Wellness Extravaganza 34:24

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Derek and Julian survey all of the incredible, life-changing deals going down this weekend in Wellnesslandia. Show Notes Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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Personally Speaking ep. 286 (Dr. Marc Siegel) 28:00

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In this episode of Personally Speaking Msgr. Jim Lisante is joined by Dr. Marc Siegel, Senior Medical Analyst for Fox News. Dr. Siegel has written a new book called, “The Miracles Among Us: How God’s Grace Plays a Role in Healing” (a FOX News Books title). In his book, he shares stories of patients who have made remarkable recoveries, challenging t…

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Episode 326 : Happy Thanksgiving! 24:59

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I have been saving this Chick Tract for a Thanksgiving Bonus Episode! Grab a drink, or prep your turkey with us as we dive into the most hilariously ridiculous Chick Tract we've read so far, as we learn the "true" story of Thanksgiving from an evangelical lens. Happy Thanksgiving from us to you! Show Notes Chick Tract of the Week! : The Missing Day…

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285: Can Peter Attia Live Forever? 1:11:18

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In the wildly popular biohacking and longevity space, Peter Attia is often cited as one of the leading luminaries. His straightforward, science-backed approach seems to cut through the noise in a space dominated by fit bros and wellness grifters who always seem to have a product to sell. But the man who dropped out of residency at Johns Hopkins to …

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Vicky Nguyen: Boat Baby 53:50

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Vicky Nguyen joins Carol Fitzgerald to discuss her memoir, BOAT BABY, which is about her experience as a Vietnamese refugee who came to America as an eight-month-old "boat baby" in 1979. She talks about the challenges of growing up as a child of immigrants, navigating cultural differences, and her path to becoming an NBC News correspondent. The int…

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Bonus Sample: Graeber vs Bannon, Anarchism vs Leninism (Part 2) 4:49

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This bonus episode is Part 2 of Graeber vs Bannon, Anarchism vs Leninism. I start in the 1870s with Marx and Bakunin fighting over the joys and traumas of the Paris Commune. Marx sees it as an imperfect but historic prototype of a workers’ transitional state, cut down before it could consolidate power. Bakunin reads it as a betrayal of anarchist pr…

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Episode 325 : Jane Borden 49:52

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Happy Thanksgiving! How about a bit of seasonal American history you probably didn't learn about in 2nd grade? Author of Cults Like Us, Jane Borden and I delve into the connections between cult dynamics and American culture, particularly through the lens of the Puritans and Pilgrims. Jane explains how these early groups set the stage for modern con…

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Brief: Graeber vs Bannon, Anarchism vs Leninism (Part 1) 43:28

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In this first of a two-part series, I dig into a century-long debate within revolutionary politics—one that now shapes the fault lines between MAGA authoritarianism and the fragmented resistance against it. How did the American far right end up using Leninist strategy more effectively than the American left? And what does that say about our own mov…

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"Bookaccino Live" Book Group: Clare Leslie Hall 1:11:23

15d ago1:11:23

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Clare Leslie Hall joined us for November's "Bookaccino Live" Book Group to discuss her New York Times bestseller, BROKEN COUNTRY, a Bookreporter Bets On selection that has received numerous "Best Of 2025" accolades. Clare talks about her inspiration for the novel, as well as the different paths that she took to writing it. She shares details on the…

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Personally Speaking ep. 285 (Leland Vittert) 28:00

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In this episode of Personally Speaking Msgr. Jim Lisante is joined by veteran journalist Leland Vittert. Leland is the host of “On Balance with Leland Vittert” on NewsNation. He’s written a new book called “Born Lucky: A Dedicated Father, A Grateful Son, and My Journey with Autism”. Leland talks about how his father not only helped him overcome dea…

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284: When Prophecy-Science Fails (w/Thomas Kelly) 1:12:12

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In 1954 a doomsday alien cult headed up by Chicagoland housewife Dorothy Martin was waiting for the cataclysmic flood that would herald the arrival of spaceships to transport her and her followers to safety. When the hour came and went and nothing happened, she and her followers made up a Bible’s worth of excuses, saying that the group's penitence …

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Episode 324 : MLM Mini Dive : Asea 43:06

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I've been wanting to talk about Asea for awhile and a recent comment on Instagram inspired me to take a closer look into the company. After a deep dive into the Asea Redox Cell Signaling Supplement rabbit hole, what I found was too good not to share and poke fun of in a bonus episode dedicated to maybe the stupidest MLM product of all time. Show No…

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Bonus Sample: Temple of Blood & Fire 7:02

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They offered initiation into ancient Christian mysticism, ritual communion with the spirits, an understanding of reincarnation, and the destined transition to inhabiting a "solar-body" in the Sirius star-system. But it all ended in murderous blood sacrifice and fire—and 74 dead believers. What is this dark preoccupation with sacrifice and ritual ki…

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Episode 323 : The Salem Witch Trials 1:11:03

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Michelle is here and we are diving into the factual history behind the events of the Salem Witch Trials, starting with the now out-of-print Chick Tract that's the most historically accurate one I've ever read. In today's Culty History lesson, we discuss "spectral evidence", the impact of accusations, and the underlying motives of land disputes, whi…

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Brisa Carleton: Last Call at the Savoy 59:08

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Brisa Carleton joins Carol Fitzgerald to talk about her debut novel, LAST CALL AT THE SAVOY, which is a Bookreporter Bets On selection. The inspiration for the book came when Brisa was visiting The Savoy Hotel in London more than a decade ago. She saw a footnote about Ada Coleman in a cocktail menu and was surprised that so little information exist…

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Brief: Does Calley Means Get Anything Right? 28:13

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RFK Jr's senior advisor and supplements salesman, Calley Means, has repeatedly fabricated the story of Abraham Flexner and the birth of the modern medical system. Derek looks into his historical revisionism and what it could mean for the MAHA movement. Show Notes Medical Education in America: Abraham Flexner The Great Influenza: John Barry The Grea…

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Personally Speaking ep. 284 (Trey Gowdy) [Repeat] 28:00

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In this episode of Personally Speaking, Msgr. Jim Lisante is joined joined by Fox News Channel host and NY Times best-selling author Trey Gowdy. Trey served as United States Congressman from South Carolina. He draws heavily from his two decades as a prosecutor in his new thrilling fiction book, “The Color of Death” and talks about the faith and val…

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283: Guys 1:06:40

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Back in June, we published an episode about the "Speaking with American Men" (SAM) project, a $20 million initiative designed by political consultants to understand and win back young men (18-29) who increasingly voted for Donald Trump. We talked about this cringey, inauthentic approach to compete over the influence of manosphere figures like Jorda…

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Bonus Sample: MAHA Inaction 5:57

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Listen to the full episode The nonprofit organization (and its adjoined Super PAC), MAHA Action, is leading semi-regular Zoom calls featuring a host of wellness influencers and RFK Jr appointees, including Jillian Michaels, Dr Oz, and Russell Brand. Derek listens into a recent call to see just what they're saying. Learn more about your ad choices. …

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Episode 322 : The High Priestess of Pink - Part 2 1:19:24

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In Part 2 of the High Priestess of Pink, Nic and I discuss the influence of figures like Dale Carnegie on the modern "MLM Mean Girl", the impact of the great wealth transfer on the corporate side of MLMs, the changing landscape of direct sales as more MLMs ditch the pyramid and go pancake and the implications of those changes for consultants. Plus …

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Brief: Taylor Swift Goes MAGA? 43:05

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Taylor Swift: Nazi sympathizer, freshly-minted racist, MAGA trad wife. Or so proponents of a recent conspiracy theory would have it. For years, the most successful female recording and performing artist of her generation (and therefore of all time) has used “easter eggs” as part of her marketing. Hidden messages in music videos and lyric sheets, ob…

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Personally Speaking ep. 283 (Bill O’Reilly) [Repeat] 28:00

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In this episode of Personally Speaking Msgr. Jim Lisante is joined again by television journalist and best-selling author Bill O’Reilly. Bill’s latest book with author Josh Hammer is called, “Confronting Evil: Assessing the Worst of the Worst” which shows the concept of evil is universal, ancient, and ever present in today’s world. “Confronting Evi…

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282: Mutual Aid Against ICE 1:04:26

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When restaurants and cafes in Portland and elsewhere link into networks of food pantries and soup kitchens, will mutual aid feel real in the US? When regular folks come out of their houses to shame and chase ICE thugs out of the neighborhood, will that feeling of power from below catch on? Will it create some craving for a different way of doing th…

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Episode 99: Matthew Winkler 53:22

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Student journalist and first-time documentary filmmaker Matthew Winkler joins us to discuss his work on a film chronicling the life and career of Joya Sherrill, an unsung American jazz vocalist who wrote the lyrics to the Billy Strayhorn standard, "Take the A Train," made famous by the Duke Ellington orchestra. Matthew came across Sherrill's name d…

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Bonus Sample: US v. Liberation Theology (Part 2) 5:28

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Listen to the full episode on Patreon Part 2 follows the money flowing from US agencies and interests to anti-Liberation Theology figures in Latin America. We meet Jesuit operator Roger Vekemans, who in the 1960s drew funding from the CIA, USAID, West German bishops, and U.S. conservative foundations to undermine Liberation and Christian socialism …

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Episode 321 : The High Priestess of Pink - Part 1 1:08:07

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Nic is back and we're here to deep dive into the life and legacy of Mary Kay Ash, the founder of one of the oldest MLM companies. The story that is told to consultants and regurgitated over and over at events about Mary Kay's life and the founding of the company? Turns out, it's not true. Nic has come with the records and receipts as we go through …

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Brief: US v. Liberation Theology (Part 1) 39:11

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This is the first of a two-part deep dive into how U.S. foreign policy stared down the political threat of Liberation Theology by promoting Evangelical Christianity in Latin America. The CIA and USAID, in league with Vatican conservatives like Cardinal Ratzinger, spent money and social capital on the suppression of this vital new movement which ins…

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Episode 320 : Haunted San Diego 1:01:12

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Happy Halloween Huns! Come join us as we explore the earliest spooky history and most haunted locations all over San Diego. In this special Halloween episode we go on location and experience San Diego, just after the Mexican-American War; the development of present day Downtown, the history of The Whaley House, San Diego's first cemetery El Campo S…

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Personally Speaking ep. 282 (Dana Perino) [Repeat] 27:58

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In this episode of Personally Speaking Msgr. Jim Lisante is joined by Fox News Channel’s Dana Perino. Dana currently co-anchors “America’s Newsroom with Bill Hemmer and Dana Perino” and she serves as co-host of “The Five”, one of the most popular shows on cable television. Prior to joining Fox News Channel, Dana served as the White House press secr…

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281: Jeffrey Tucker, MAHA Dandy 53:45

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“Meet the man who built RFK Jr’s kitchen cabinet” goes the title of a recent investigative article in Politico. Yet that man, Jeffrey Tucker, is much more than that. In fact, you can make the case, as Politico does, that Tucker is one of the main driving forces behind MAHA. We’ve covered Tucker before on this podcast, including two previous intervi…

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"Bookaccino Live" Book Group: Paula Hawkins 55:30

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Paula Hawkins joined us for October's "Bookaccino Live" Book Group to discuss her most recent thriller, THE BLUE HOUR, a Bookreporter Bets On selection that is now available in paperback. Readers asked questions before and during the program, and we covered a lot of details, including the meaning of the book's title. Paula shares her love of art an…

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Bonus Sample: Chatbot Awakening to Love and Enlightenment! 6:07

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Earlier this year, a spate of news stories told of chatbot users travelling through the looking-glass right into Conspirituality. Paranoid conspiracies, spiritual awakenings, even falling head-over-heels in love with the simulated personalities of large language models like ChatGPT. Could AI have finally crossed the threshold into autonomous sentie…

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“The Tin Men”: Alex DeMille and collaborative storytelling 43:42

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Filmmaker and thriller author Alex DeMille talks about THE TIN MEN, Book 3 in the Brodie & Taylor series, and the final collaboration written with his father, Nelson DeMille. SourceBy Summer Brooks

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Episode 319 : The Death of Alene Schrader 1:19:41

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In this episode, we delve into the tragic story of Alene Schrader, who suffered fatal medical neglect at the hands of her granddaughter, Kandise Sheahen, a registered nurse involved in the MLM Q Sciences. Our conversation with Alene's grandson, Jon Schrader and his wife Francesa, explores the dangers of MLM products as healthcare, the risks associa…

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Brief: The Man Who Lives With 16 Cats 33:21

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Social media has been filled with clips of Curtis Sliwa, the Republican nominee for mayor of NYC. He's been proving quite the foil for Andrew Cuomo's attempt to upset Zohran Mamdani. But who is this man, exactly? Derek and Julian discuss. Show Notes 16 Cats, 320 Square Feet and One Long-Shot Candidate for Mayor 7 Takeaways From the Final N.Y.C. May…

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Personally Speaking ep. 281 (Nick Freitas) 27:59

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In this episode of Personally Speaking Msgr. Jim Lisante is joined by Green Beret combat veteran, social media host, and politician Nick Freitas. Nick is a member of the Virginia General Assembly serving in the House of Delegates and he talks about the faith and values that matter the most to him. Support the show…

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280: Peter Thiel is Definitely Not the Antichrist 1:08:14

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Tech billionaire Peter Thiel is no cuck philanthropist. The co-founder of Palantir is leading his company at the bleeding edge of mass surveillance, facial recognition, predictive policing, and AI-assisted warfare. He also fancies himself a political player, responsible for funding his protege, JD Vance, to a heartbeat away from the presidency. Con…

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Episode 98: Michael E. Long 1:16:18

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Podcast guest Michael E. Long calls himself "a professional explainer with a restive mind." He is just that. Trained as physicist, Mike is the co-author of the international bestseller The Molecule of More, which has been translated into more than 20 languages, and the sole author of the recently-published follow-up title Taming the Molecule of Mor…

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Portland Has (Not) Fallen (For It) 5:23

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Listen to the full episode on Patreon After attending the No Kings rally in Portland on Saturday, Derek shares some thoughts about the week leading up to the nationwide protests. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Derek Beres, Matthew Remski, Julian Walker

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“The Lost Reliquary”: Lyndsay Ely on reluctant fantasy heroes 37:20

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Lyndsay Ely talks about her latest fantasy novel, THE LOST RELIQUARY, and having a protagonist bound to the last goddess from an epic war between gods, and she's done and really wants out. SourceBy Summer Brooks

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Episode 318 : Mallory DeMille 1:13:59

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Let's grab Mallory DeMille and dive into the wacky world of wellness influencers; the rise of grifters, the impact of the MAHA movement, and the absurd trends that have emerged in recent years. We discuss how wellness influencers exploit tragedies for profit, the gamification of the wellness space, and the challenges of helping change minds in a wo…

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Brief: “Weird Stephen” Miller 31:38

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Stephen Miller is once again making headlines for saying the quiet part out loud. Derek and Julian look into this strange little man from Santa Monica. Show Notes Stephen Miller: Understanding the man who became ‘Trump’s brain’ through his Chronicle opinion column ‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat What Stephen M…