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Peculiar Book Club Podcast

Peculiar Book Club Podcast

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Weird Science, Bizarre History, & Strange Medicine: we host authors of PECULIAR nonfiction! Want to know why animals evolved to suck blood? Or the secrets of sword-swallowers? Curious about Vagina Obscura? Or the astrophysics of a dying universe? We've 3 shows to tempt you: the PBC podcast (from Mary Roach to Ed Yong), Peculiar at the Movies with Davey Berris (where factoids meet celluloid); and Peculiar in Mystery (thrillers + true crime!) Join host Brandy Schillace, as seen on THE UNBELIEV ...
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Longtime pals David Spade and Dana Carvey take you behind the curtain of showbiz as they hang out and chat with friends (old and new) from all corners of the entertainment world. Be a “Fly on the Wall” every Thursday as the guys and their guests share stories, tell jokes, do impressions, and deep dive into the comedy mind. On Mondays, join Dana and David to riff on current events, pop culture, trending clips, and answer audience questions. Kick back, relax, and enjoy the comedy, absurdity, a ...
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Welcome to Boxing Conversations with Tris Dixon, a series of interviews that takes you behind the scenes in the world of boxing. Including the hugely-popular Boxing Life Stories library, long-form interviews with some of boxing's biggest hitters, this podcast reveals all about the sport, the good, the bad and the ugly, and gives you unprecedented access to those who live and breathe boxing. Tris Dixon covered his first amateur boxing fight in 1996. The former editor of Boxing News, he has wr ...
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David’s sick, but the conversation doesn’t miss a beat. He and Dana talk about the one thing that’ll get you through Christmas, becoming your best self, and the best advice their dads ever gave them. They also reminisce about Rob Reiner, cover some news, and oh, and Dana brings PROPS! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visi…
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From Sarah Weinman, author of Scoundrel and The Real Lolita, comes an eye-opening story about the first major spousal rape trial in America and urgent questions about women’s rights that would reverberate for decades. In December 1978, Greta Rideout bravely testified that her husband, John, whom she still lived with, had raped her. She was the firs…
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Dana and David welcome Paul Feig for a dapper deep-dive through comedy history. Paul and David relive their audition grind—including a Tales from the Crypt saga—before Paul breaks down why he traded stand-up for the director’s chair. He revisits one of his early gigs directing The Office, then shares stories from Bridesmaids and Ghostbusters. Plus …
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A candid Lawrence Okolie, who boxes in Nigeria on Sunday, talks about helping Jake Paul get ready for Anthony Joshua, the big fights he wants in 2026, fighting in Africa, working with Joe Gallagher and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Tris Dixon
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Dana and David kick things off with the big stuff: the potential Netflix–Warner Bros. merger—and the very bold text David sent Ted Sarandos about it. Then they sit down with director-producer Dan Farah to unpack his hit documentary The Age of Disclosure, the SXSW standout that went on to become Amazon Prime Video’s highest-grossing documentary ever…
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Ghosts spoke. Women listened. Everything changed.It began with whispers in a dimly lit room. In the 1840s, the Fox Sisters―and the legions of mediums they inspired―ignited the Spiritualist movement that swept through Victorian parlors and presidential campaigns alike. Contacting the dead wasn't merely a parlor trick: It was a political statement, a…
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Deontay WIlder joins me in Dubai at the IBA pro-am event and we discuss Oleksandr Usyk calling him out, Anthony Joshua's upcoming event with Jake Paull, and how Wilder felt he did in his last fight, against Tyrell Herndon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Tris Dixon
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Dana and David discuss how it’s time to bring back Christmas trees before discussing movies - like the history of Avatar, Wicked, and secret stories from the set of The Wizard Of Oz. Then, it’s time for an AI themed Buzzing Around segment with some news of Kim Kardashian and the Olsen twins to top it all off. To learn more about listener data and o…
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Robin Deakin was once unkindly dubbed the world's worst boxer. He was not that, but he did have a record of 2 wins against 53 losses. He boxed the likes of Ryan Walsh, Stephen Smith, and Anthony Crolla in a long career that has left him with some colourful stories Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…
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The story of the wildest experiments in early photography and the wild people who undertook them.Today it’s routine to take photos from an airplane window, use a camera underwater, watch a movie, or view an X-ray. But the photographic innovations more than a century ago that made such things possible were experimental, revelatory, and sometimes dan…
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Welcome to the Peculiar Movie Club, a bonus podcast linked to our main show the Peculiar Book Club through common themes in media. This week, in honor of the book Holy Food, we are reviewing the cooking comedy Julie and Julia. Join Davey Berris and Darren Cross as they take a deep dive into this dual story of chefs. We'll discuss the themes of find…
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Actor Billy Crudup joins Dana and David for a lively conversation about his expansive stage and screen career — from unforgettable theater experiences (including a few horror stories) to the highs of live performance. They dig into his edgy role on The Morning Show and his upcoming film Jay Kelly (starring alongside Adam Sandler and George Clooney)…
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Lamont Roach talks about his role in one of the year's biggest talking points, his draw with Gervonta "Tank" Davis. Roach discusses the fallout from the controversy and his next step, against Isaac "Pitbull" Cruz. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Tris Dixon
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One of the sport's finest pundits, Chris Algieri, discusses the big PBC PPV bill that sees Lamont Roach challenge Isaac Cruz for the WBC interim title at 140. Also, Janibek faces Erislandy Lara and Stephen Fulton faces O'Shaquie Foster. Tris and Chris also discuss Paulie Malignaggi's bareknuckle fight, and why boxers find it so hard to walk away fr…
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Dana and David deliver a fun heaping of laughs in this post Thanksgiving special with boring stories from the road, reviews of stuff they’ve been watching, a brand new Buzzing Around segment, and why Arizona banned porn… Plus, a quick round of news. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy…
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Few fighters have experienced boxing politics quite like Noel Mikaelian, He gets the chance to fight Badou Jack again in December having lost a split decision for the WBC cruiserweight title and here he talks about his journey and his motivations for his life in boxing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…
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Ed Latimore was a good amateur and pro heavyweight who is the author of several boxing books, including Hard Lessons From The Hurt Business. Here, Ed talks about his own journey, his battle with alcohol, the US amateur boxing programme, becoming a writer and fighting the likes of Dominic Brezeale, Cam Awesome and Charles Martin. Learn more about yo…
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Swedish cruiserweight contender Robin Safar talks about his unusual journey from getting in with the wrong crowd early in life to moving out to Las Vegas to focus on boxing. He also talks about possible fights with the likes of Chris Billam-Smith, Zurdo Ramirez and Jai Opetaia and the lonely life of being a pro a long way from home. Learn more abou…
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Troy Williamson sprang one of the shocks of the year when he stopped MArk Dickinson and it earned him a big fight with Callum Simpson, on the BBC, next month. Williamson talks about being written off and how he has managed to breathe new life into his career at the age of 34. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…
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Andy Clarke joins Tris Dixon to talk about the huge Saudi Arabia bill that features Benavidez-Yarde, Mason-Noakes, Norman-Haney and Rodriguez-Martinez. They also react to the announcement that Jake Paul and Anthony Joshua will share a ring on December 19. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…
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Dana and David welcome Andrew Santino as he trades Trump family impressions with Dana (yes—including Barron) and makes the case that being a ginger makes him “the biggest minority.” The crew reviews The Naked Gun and other comedies, Andrew shares how Peyton Manning decided to produce his special, offers which venues are the best for touring, and re…
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Dana and David react to Nikki Glaser’s SNL performance and bring you another exciting Buzzing Around segment! Then, brothers Mike and Paul Myers drop by for a mini Wayne’s World reunion and to chat about the legendary John Candy, why Canadian comics seem to succeed, and a Beatles deep dive. Buy John Candy: A Life in Comedy Hardcover by Paul Myers: …
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