Best adam_lutz Podcasts (2025)

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Trump and LA: Harold Meyerson; After 'No Kings': Leah Greenberg; the Medicaid Cuts: Ai-jen Poo 56:49

1h ago56:49

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Trump's deportation plans have always faced a contradiction: he couldn't deport millions of immigrants without crippling essential industries and Republican business whose owners supported him. So Trump started granting exceptions; but that was before Saturday, the biggest one-day political protest in American history, protesting against him. On th…

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Adam Kissel, "Slacking" 34:12

3h ago34:12

34:12

Host Clay Howerton talks with higher education reform expert Adam Kissel about his new book on Ivy League miseducation, "Slacking."By Clay Howerton

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How Founding Editor of the LA Review of Books Tom Lutz Writes: Part Two 39:54

18h ago39:54

39:54

Bestselling, award-winning author, and founder of the LA Review of Books, Tom Lutz, returned to talk with me about life in the French countryside, his writer’s residency, and the greatest year in literary history, 1925. He's a Professor Emeritus of Creative Writing at UC Riverside, and the author of multiple bestselling and award-winning titles – t…

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Kano (Top Boy / Hoodies All Summer / Made In The Manor) • Friday Rewind 1:14:52

5m ago1:14:52

1:14:52

emocleW, emocleW, emocleW to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This is your bonus FRIDAY REWIND episode! Today, we catch up with Kwno, originally episode 288 from 2019-09-18. Original writeup below! A really fun and engaging sit-down with the two, as Pip catches Kano in the midst of a promo run which leads us nicely into the whole …

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Domhnall Gleeson: the acting continuum and spectrum just about covered in about an hour (Echo Valley / Ex Machina / Frank) #623 58:28

3d ago58:28

58:28

Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by a long awaited guest and general acting legend, DOMHNALL GLEESON! Business first - if Percy Pigs want to come through and sponsor the podcast we're all on board (you're welcome Percy for the free plug btw 🐽). More importantly though of course,…

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How Bestselling Author Rachel Slade Writes 45:38

8d ago45:38

45:38

Award-winning journalist and bestselling author Rachel Slade spoke to me about majoring in “New York,” killing her darlings, and the future of manufacturing in her latest book MAKING IT IN AMERICA. Rachel Slade is an award-winning journalist and acclaimed author of Into the Raging Sea, a national bestseller, New York Times Notable Book, and winner …

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James McAvoy (Speak No Evil / Split / His Dark Materials) • Friday Rewind 28:30

7d ago28:30

28:30

emocleW, emocleW, emocleW to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This is your bonus FRIDAY REWIND episode! Today, we catch up with James McAvoy, originally episode 133 from 2017-01-18. Original writeup below! A true smash of an episode right here as we welcome aboard the man with many faces, James McAvoy! Pip was able to snag some ti…

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Saturday's 'Day of Defiance': Ezra Levin; National Guard in LA: Harold Meyerson; Trump & Woodrow Wilson: Adam Hochschild 57:38

7d ago57:38

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With tanks rolling down the street in DC on Saturday and troops being deployed to LA, it’s never been more important to come together in nonviolent action to exercise our First Amendment right to peaceful protest. That’s what the organization Indivisible says about Saturday’s National Day of Defiance – the nationwide “No Kings” protests – go to nok…

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Childish Gambino • Run The Jewels • Danny Brown • Open Mike Eagle • Jean Grae! #622 1:03:49

10d ago1:03:49

1:03:49

Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by the nicest Hip Hop cast you could assemble in one place - CHILDISH GAMBINO, RUN THE JEWELS, DANNY BROWN, OPEN MIKE EAGLE & JEAN GRAE! Note: you might hear a different episode number in the intro - pay no mind - this is episode 622! ✌️ Listener…

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Congress and the Trump-Musk Feud: Harold Meyerson; Sixties New York: J. Hoberman; 2025 elections: John Nichols 58:08

13d ago58:08

58:08

The Musk Report: The world's richest man and donor of the largest amount of money in the history of the world ever spent by one person on a US presidency. What will the Trump-Musk feud mean for Congress and the future of the GOP? Harold Meyerson comments. Also: Forget the midterms next year, at least for now. The fight against Trump runs through th…

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How #1 Sunday Times Bestselling Ghostwriter Marie Ellis Writes 38:25

15d ago38:25

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#1 Sunday Times Bestselling ghostwriter Marie Ellis spoke to me about her past lives in both acting and journalism, setting her ego aside as a ghost, and hacking the hero’s journey. Marie Ellis is a Sunday Times bestselling ghostwriter, freelance editor, and writer of literary fiction. She is a career journalist who walked away from a 15-year in-ho…

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Killer Mike (Run The Jewels & solo) • Friday Rewind 57:04

14d ago57:04

57:04

emocleW, emocleW, emocleW to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This is your bonus FRIDAY REWIND episode! Today, we catch up with Killer Mike, originally episode 12 from 2014-12-31. One from the pre-teen episodes of the podcast, around 600 or so ago now... Imagine... Killer Mike's been on the scene and in people's minds and ears LON…

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Renay Richardson: being an author, double mothering and the podcast multiverse ('Human Resources...' book) #621 1:12:24

16d ago1:12:24

1:12:24

Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by a total giant in media and creation, it's RENAY RICHARDSON! Renay's been hard at work in so many ways and in so many areas of the game, and for such a long time, this is one of those episodes where a choice of lanes must be made, lest the conv…

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Tariff Trouble for Trump: Harold Meyerson; Rural voters: Flaccavento and Etelson; Sherrod Brown 58:16

20d ago58:16

58:16

Trump claimed that he could bypass Congress to impose tariffs under IEEPA due to a trade deficit emergency over the last 40 years; but, a federal panel blocked him from imposing those tariffs on China, Mexico, Canada and 50 other countries. Now it's on its way to the Supreme Court – Harold Meyerson comments. Also: Rural America is Trump country. La…

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How NY Times Bestselling Author Hanif Abdurraqib Writes 33:48

22d ago33:48

33:48

New York Times bestselling author Hanif Abdurraqib spoke to me about taking a leap of faith, the tentpoles of his writing practice, and his recent NBCC award-winning THERE’S ALWAYS THIS YEAR: On Basketball and Ascension. Hanif Abdurraqib is a lauded New York Times bestselling author, recent Winner of the NBCC Award for criticism, and a finalist for…

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Ron Perlman (Sons Of Anarchy / Hellboy) • Friday Rewind 1:07:09

21d ago1:07:09

1:07:09

emocleW, emocleW, emocleW to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This is your bonus FRIDAY REWIND episode! Today, we catch up with Ron Perlman, originally episode 262 from 2019-04-10. Original writeup below: ––––––––––––––––––––––––– “…The artform is being preserved by people who are living on the fringes…” Even the post-Friday night…

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Lord Conrad Black on Ukraine and on Israel 31:05

21d ago31:05

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Host Clay Howerton speaks with historian Conrad Black regarding the ongoing wars between Russia and Ukraine, and between Israel and Hamas.By Clay Howerton

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Benicio Del Toro: Puerto Rico to Hollywood and dreaming in English (The Phoenician Scheme / The Usual Suspects / Sicario) #620 46:34

24d ago46:34

46:34

Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by one of the greats... it's BENICIO DEL TORO! "I'm a FAN!" proclaims Benicio at various points in this lovely catch up with Pip, and it's so heartening to hear. Not that anyone ever expected him to be anything less than awesome, but this is actu…

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Trump's 'Grotesquely Cruel' budget: Harold Meyerson; Fighting Trump: Jamie Raskin; 1925: Tom Lutz 57:59

27d ago57:59

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Harold Meyerson comments on the GOP's "grotesquely cruel" budget – starting with the impossible work requirements for Medicaid, and then Trump's broken campaign promise NOT to cut Medicare. Also: “A rally a day keeps the fascists away” – that’s what Jamie Raskin says. He’s the ranking Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, and he talks about Tr…

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How NY Times Bestselling Author Laura Munson Writes 55:13

29d ago55:13

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New York Times bestselling author Laura Munson spoke to me about her acclaimed writing retreats, building a bridge to readers, and bringing wonder back into our lives with her latest THE WILD WHY. Laura Munson is the New York Times, USA Today, and international bestselling author of the novel Willa’s Grove and the memoir This Is Not The Story You T…

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Paloma Faith (The Glorification Of Sadness / MILF book) • Friday Rewind 1:11:32

28d ago1:11:32

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emocleW, emocleW, emocleW to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This is your bonus FRIDAY REWIND episode! Today, we catch up with Paloma Faith, originally episode 184 from 2018-01-17. Original writeup below: ––––––––––––––––––––––––– A long, long overdue guest on the podcast, as Pip has been pals with Paloma for a good decade or so …

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Simone Kirby: putting County Clare on the big and small screen map (Kneecap / Peaky Blinders / Calm With Horses) #619 1:02:43

1M ago1:02:43

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Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by absolute Irish acting royalty SIMONE KIRBY! A rare treat here with the wonderful Simone catching up and checking in with Pip, in a celebration of so much of what makes the performances we see what they are. Simone's been putting in work on the…

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Free speech on campus: David Cole; Adios to Musk: David Nasaw; Alger Hiss: Jeff Kisseloff 58:19

1M ago58:19

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What obligations do colleges and universities have to protect students from anti-Semitism and Islamophobia? What obligations do they have to let students speak freely about issues they care about? David Cole just testified before Congress about that—he’s the former National Legal Director of the ACLU, and The Nation’s legal affairs correspondent. …

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Kerry Lutz, Financial Survival Network 25:21

1M ago25:21

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Host Clay Howerton talks with Kerry Lutz, the founder of the Financial Survival Network, about China's predicament in light of President Trump's wise maneuvering.By Clay Howerton

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How #1 NY Times Bestselling Author Tomi Adeyemi Writes: Redux 33:38

1M ago33:38

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#1 New York Times bestselling author, Tomi Adeyemi, spoke to me about the film adaptation of Children of Blood and Bone, her evolution as a writer, and the final book in her Orisha trilogy, Children of Anguish and Anarchy. Tomi Adeyemi is the #1 New York Times bestselling, Hugo and Nebula award-winning novelist and screenwriter who was named one of…

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Charlie Brooker (Black Mirror) • Friday Rewind 44:13

1M ago44:13

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emocleW, emocleW, emocleW to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This is your bonus FRIDAY REWIND episode! Today, we catch up with Charlie Brooker, originally episode 275 from 2019-06-26. Original writeup below: ––––––––––––––––––––––––– …but don’t by any means think that Black Mirror is a one man show, as Charlie himself will ensure…

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Goldie Lookin Chain: straight outta Newport (Guns Don't Kill People, Rappers Do) #618 59:22

1M ago59:22

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Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by RHYS & EGGSY of GOLDIE LOOKIN CHAIN! Pip is joined by 2 remaining members of the Newport rap crew whose classic jam "Guns Don't Kill People (Rappers Do)" will surely be in your mind already... If you're unfamiliar, that would be a really good …

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Sally Pipes on Healthcare 29:32

1M ago29:32

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Host Clay Howerton talks with Sally Pipes, CEO of The Pacific Research Institute and author of "The World's Medicine Chest."By Clay Howerton

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Good News about Politics: Harold Meyerson; 'The Tide is Turning': Dahlia Lithwick; Political satire: Al Franken 51:20

1M ago51:20

51:20

So much good news in the last few days – first up: in North Carolina, a Trump-appointed federal judge ruled on the contested state supreme court race that "you don't change voter qualifications AFTER the election" and so, the winner of the state supreme court race, a Democrat, must be certified – Harold Meyerson comments. Also: Dahlia Lithwick expl…

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Greg Rabidoux, Filmmaker 27:07

1M ago27:07

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Host Clay Howerton talks with filmmaker Greg Rabidoux about tariffs on foreign movies, and about the suggestion to reopen Alcatraz.By Clay Howerton

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How Acclaimed Debut Novelist Emily Everett Writes 37:39

1M ago37:39

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Acclaimed debut novelist Emily Everett spoke to me about finding a writing community, impostor syndrome, setting aside self-doubt, and her literary debut, ALL THAT LIFE CAN AFFORD. Emily Everett is a writer and the managing editor of The Common, a literary magazine based at Amherst College. Her debut novel All That Life Can Afford, is the Reese’s B…

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Will Ospreay (professional wrestling royalty) • Friday Rewind 1:11:21

1M ago1:11:21

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emocleW, emocleW, emocleW to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This is your bonus FRIDAY REWIND episode! Today, we catch up with Will Ospreay, originally episode 98 from 2016-05-17. Original writeup below: ––––––––––––––––––––––––– You are cordially welcomed, and tripley so, as we tiptoe ever closer to the Distraction Pieces milest…

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Failing In Plain Sight (a solo Pip update) #617 1:02:47

1M ago1:02:47

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Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip catches you up on what's been developing in his section of the film making world. Saying 'Pip catches you up" is a very broad sweep of an expression actually. If you follow Pip on socials and have been charting the moves in his making of 'Area Of Oustandin…

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May Day protests: Harold Meyerson: from the Red Scare to Trump: Beverly Gage; the Museum of Jurassic Technology: David Wilson 51:44

2M ago51:44

51:44

This May Day, there were big demonstrations everywhere – more than 900 cities and towns – participants included Bernie Sanders and many notable unions; and the banner for this organized national protest targeted not just Trump: "For the workers, not the billionaires" – Harold Meyerson comments. Also: Donald Trump is "the greatest threat to American…

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How Award-Winning Writer & Producer Arvind Ethan David Writes 37:26

2M ago37:26

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Award-winning writer and producer Arvind Ethan David spoke to me about making sh*t up for a living, late bloomers, and adapting RAYMOND CHANDLER’S TROUBLE IS MY BUSINESS into a graphic novel. Arvind Ethan David is the Stoker Award-nominated graphic novelist who has also written chart-topping Audiodramas (The Crimes of Dorian Gray, Earworms), televi…

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Mary J. Blige (What's The 411? / The Umbrella Academy / Queen of Hip Hop Soul) • Friday Rewind 44:38

2M ago44:38

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emocleW, emocleW, emocleW to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This is your bonus FRIDAY REWIND episode! Today, we catch up with Mary J. Blige, originally episode 252 from 2019-02-13. Original writeup below: ––––––––––––––––––––––––– “…When you give your all, you win…” Absolute solid gold crown wearing greatness for you here, as Pi…

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Grace Neutral: transcending the tattoo universe with inclusivity and safety (Femme Fatale Tattoo) #616 1:22:13

2M ago1:22:13

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Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week Pip is joined by GRACE NEUTRAL, founder of FEMME FATALE TATTOO! Of course, as with all intros, it is impossible to sum up Grace by a role or a title. Grace is also a force of energy and natural spring of positivity in the wide world of the tattoo, as you will …

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Christopher Ruddy, CEO of Newsmax 14:22

2M ago14:22

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Host Clay Howerton speaks with the CEO of Newsmax, Christopher Ruddy, about the Newsmax, Inc. IPO and first month of public trading on the NYSE. Mr. Ruddy also shares insights on President Trump's first 100 days of his current term.By Clay Howerton

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Trump's 100 Days: Harold Meyerson; Universities v. Trump: Michael Roth; Birmingham 1963: Diane McWhorter 51:08

2M ago51:08

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At 100 days, Trump's approval ratings are his worst yet – starting with Pew Research poll 40% approve 59% disapprove. And Trump has the worst ratings of any other president approaching the 100 day mark in history – Harold Meyerson comments. Also: J D Vance said it most clearly: for the Trump people, “The universities are the enemy.” That’s why Trum…

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How Founding Editor of the LA Review of Books Tom Lutz Writes: Part One - Redux 52:42

2M ago52:42

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Award-winning author, founder, and editor-in-chief of the Los Angeles Review of Books, Tom Lutz, took a timeout to talk with me about his early years as a literary ne'er-do-well, what it's like to hang out with your heroes, and why you can assume every writer is faking it just a little bit. "Writing has never felt like a chore to me. It always feel…

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Alan Moore (Swamp Thing / V For Vendetta / Watchmen) • Friday Rewind 1:30:18

2M ago1:30:18

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emocleW, emocleW, emocleW to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This is your bonus FRIDAY REWIND episode! Today, we catch up with Alan Moore, originally episode 3 from 2014-10-29. A huge episode in the Distraction Pieces canon, as Pip caught up with Alan - at time of publishing - over a decade ago in Alan's house. It was the early d…

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