Best Daniel J Davis Podcasts (2025)

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Nate Craig - Girl With The Saggin' Tattoo 41:05

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Comedian Nate Craig (Married To It) stops by as Randy describes how a man stole moon rocks from NASA to use during sex, Jason explains why a drunk Wyoming traveler stole a golf cart and drove it at the airport, and Daniel warns against fighting a naked woman while also fighting a fire, and so much more!…

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Wade Davies, "Native Hoops: The Rise of American Indian Basketball, 1895-1970" (UP of Kansas, 2020) 55:41

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The game of basketball is perceived by most today as an “urban” game with a locale such as Rucker Park in Harlem as the game’s epicenter (as well as a pipeline to the NBA). While that is certainly a true statement, basketball is not limited to places such as New York City. In recent years scholars have written about the meaning of the game (and tri…

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Joshua Specht, "Red Meat Republic: A Hoof-to-Table History of How Beef Changed America" (Princeton UP, 2019) 30:37

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Why do Americans eat so much beef? In Red Meat Republic: A Hoof-to-Table History of How Beef Changed America (Princeton University Press, 2019), the historian Joshua Specht provides a history that shows how our diets and consumer choices remain rooted in nineteenth century enterprises. A century and half ago, he writes, the colonialism and appropri…

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Andrew Fialka, "Hope Never to See It: A Graphic History of Guerrilla Violence during the American Civil War" (U Georgia Press, 2025) 56:18

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Hope Never to See It: A Graphic History of Guerrilla Violence during the American Civil War (U Georgia Press, 2025) by Dr. Andrew Fialka illustrates two exceptional incidents of occupational and guerrilla violence in Missouri during the American Civil War. The first is a Union spy's two-week-long murder spree targeting civilians, and the second is …

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Tales to Terrify 709 Obiwulu Chisom Peace, J. V. Gachs & Blaize M. Kaye 40:19

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Welcome to episode 709. We have three tales for you. About the blurred line between myth and reality, putting a price tag on the immortal soul, and the pull of freedom in the face of genetic servitude. COMING UP Good Evening: Submissions: 00:01:06 Obiwulu Chisom Peace’s The Whispering Groves as read by Anne Marie Lewis: 00:03:28 J. V. Gachs’ An Hou…

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We're Going The Distance? A Conversation with Kris Maul on Licensure. 59:31

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For those of you following the topic of licensure in the yoga space, this is for you. Should we be a licensed profession? Should we leave it all up to self-regulation within the industry? What would that even mean for us? I ask a literal licensing expert, Kris Maul, and he provides us with all the details. KEY TAKEAWAYS Gatekeeping with integrity N…

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Amy Von Lintel and Bonnie Roos, "Three Women Artists: Expanding Abstract Expressionism in the American West" (Texas A&M UP, 2022) 43:56

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Offering a fresh perspective on the influence of the American southwest—and particularly West Texas—on the New York art world of the 1950s, Three Women Artists: Expanding Abstract Expressionism in the American West (Texas A&M UP, 2022) aims to establish the significance of itinerant teaching and western travel as a strategic choice for women artist…

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Vanessa Diaz, "Manufacturing Celebrity: Latino Paparazzi and Women Reporters in Hollywood" (Duke UP, 2020) 50:01

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While Hollywood’s images present a veneer of fantasy for some, the work to create such images is far from escapism. In Manufacturing Celebrity: Latino Paparazzi and Women Reporters in Hollywood (Duke University Press, 2020), anthropologist Vanessa Díaz examines the raced and gendered hierarchies and inequalities that are imbricated within the work …

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James Davis - Grounds For Divorce 43:30

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Comedian James Davis (@theejamesdavis) stops by as Jason describes why a Greek woman filed for divorce based on Chat GPT's advice, Randy explains how a hangry Florida man destroyed a Del Taco drive thru after finding it closed, and Daniel warns against exposing yourself and pooping on the floor of a surf shop, and so much more! Thanks to our sponso…

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Raymond Jonas, "Habsburgs on the Rio Grande: The Rise and Fall of the Second Mexican Empire" (Harvard UP, 2024) 1:05:12

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For a few years in the middle of the nineteenth century, Mexico was ruled by an Austrian and defended by a French army. This often neglected story is more than just historical trivia - it's a way of understanding 19th century imperial politics, and global insurgencies today. In Habsburgs on the Rio Grande: The Rise and Fall of the Second Mexican Em…

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Tales to Terrify 708 Anne Wilkins 51:42

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Welcome to episode 708. We have one tale for you this week, about a grieving mother desperate for relief from her parental responsibilities who seeks sanctuary at a play centre built on buried secrets. COMING UP Good Evening: Submissions and Patreon Interview Series: 00:01:06 [Trigger] Anne Wilkins’ Hidden Treasure as read by AJ Fitzwater: 00:04:28…

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Beth Stelling - These Kids Are Coping 54:54

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Comedian and writer Beth Stelling (The Landlord Special) stops by as Jason describes how a Chuck E. Cheese employee got arrested in costume for credit card fraud, Daniel explains why a secret message on a dead father's gravestone angers town folk, and Randy wants a woman to break into his home, pet his dogs, and to wash his dishes, and so much more…

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Michael Hiltzik, "Golden State: The Making of California" (Mariner, 2025) 40:08

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California has long reigned as the land of plenty, a place where the sun always shines and opportunity beckons. Even prior to its statehood in 1850, it captured the world’s imagination. We think of bearded prospectors lured by the promise of gold; we imagine its early embrace of immigrant labor during the railroad boom as prologue to its diverse so…

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What I Learned About Our Labor. AI, Tech, And Working In Yoga. 18:12

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It’s a wrap, friends. I have finished my talks about AI and tech, for now, and here is what I learned. Working In Yoga Website Working In Yoga Newsletter Discussion Guide How Yoga Competes With AI. An AI's ResponseBy Rebecca Sebastian

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Tales to Terrify 707 Sabine Baring-Gould 1:00:42

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Welcome to episode 707. We have one classic tale for you tonight, about a preserved finger with a personality all its own. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 Sabine Baring-Gould’s A Dead Finger as read by Brian Rollins: 00:02:45 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Brian Rollins Brian Rollins on X Br…

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Mid-Year Music Episode with Jonah Ray, Matt Price, and J-Logic 1:07:17

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Reviving a tradition from View From The Cheap Seats: It's the Mid-Year Music Episode! Randy and Jason are joined by Jonah Ray, Matt Price, and J-Logic to give you the best music they've found in 2025 (that came out any year other than 2025)! Guess along with them. What year/era are these songs from?By All Things Comedy, Jason Sklar, Randy Sklar, Dan Van Kirk

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Tales to Terrify 706 Derek Alan Jones & Damir Salkovic 43:52

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Welcome to episode 706. We have two tales for you this week. First, a passenger learns things work a little different at the airport. Then, a Soviet scientific expedition sent to investigate a meteor impact site discover they may be the subjects rather than the observers. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 Derek Alan Jones’ Everything That Was All of…

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Code Away With Me. A Conversation on AI & Tech with Ram Bhakt 46:47

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This final interview in our AI & Tech series is one of my faves. It isn’t often I meet someone so decidedly pro-tech in the yoga space, so chatting with Ram Bhakt was a true breath of fresh air. KEY TAKEAWAYS *AI can undoubtedly help us with our businesses. Ram listed a whole lot of things AI can help with–marketing, emails, scheduling, and more. W…

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Brent Weinbach - Kentucky Jones 46:06

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Comedian and podcaster Brent Weinbach (Popular Culture, The Brent Weinbach Podcast on ATC) stops by as Randy describes a mule riding man that unleashed a raccoon in a bar after being denied entry, Jason explains how stowaway pigeons ruined a Delta flight, and Daniel warns against putting spooky signs on vintage furniture (if you intend to sell it),…

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Tales to Terrify 705 Edd Vick & Donovan Douglas Thiesson 50:52

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Welcome to episode 705. We have two tales for you this week. First, we learn that immortality isn’t everything it’s chalked up to be. Then, she waits in the deep, listening for the voice that will call her home. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 Edd Vick’s Dead by Night as read by Rish Outfield: 00:02:34 Donovan Douglas Thiesson’s Janelle is Still J…

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Jennifer Bess, "Where the Red-Winged Blackbirds Sing: The Akimel O'odham and Cycles of Agricultural Transformation in the Phoenix Basin" (U Colorado Press, 2021) 58:22

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Where the Red-Winged Blackbirds Sing: The Akimel O'odham and Cycles of Agricultural Transformation in the Phoenix Basin (UP of Colorado, 2021) is not a simple story of environmental decline and colonial imposion. In this brilliantly interdisciplinary book, Goucher College peace studies professor Jennifer Bess instead weaves a complicated narrative …

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Daniel Morales, "Between Here and There: The Political Economy of Transnational Mexican Migration, 1900-1942" (Oxford UP, 2024) 1:00:46

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Between Here and There is the first history of the creation of modern US-Mexico migration patterns narrated from multiple geographic and institutional sites. This book analyzes the interplay between the US and Mexican governments, civic organizations, and migrants on both sides of the border and offers a revisionist and comprehensive view of Mexica…

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Arianne Edmonds, "We Now Belong to Ourselves: J. L. Edmonds, the Black Press, and Black Citizenship in America" (Oxford UP, 2025) 49:46

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At the turn of the twentieth century, the Black press provided a blueprint to help Black Americans transition from slavery and find opportunities to advance and define African American citizenship. Among the vanguard of the Black press was Jefferson Lewis Edmonds, founder and editor of The Liberator newspaper. His Los Angeles-based newspaper champi…

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Shani Adia Evans, "We Belong Here: Gentrification, White Spacemaking, and a Black Sense of Place" (U Chicago Press, 2025) 32:37

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Although Portland, Oregon, is sometimes called “America’s Whitest city,” Black residents who grew up there made it their own. The neighborhoods of Northeast Portland, also called “Albina,” were a haven for and a hub of Black community life. But between 1990 and 2010, Albina changed dramatically—it became majority White. In We Belong Here, sociologi…

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Josh Gondelman - Nacho Nightmare 49:57

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Comedian and writer Josh Gondelman (Positive Reinforcement) stops by as Jason describes how a woman shoved nachos down her wife's during a drunken argument, Randy explains why a driver snuck into an airport and pulled up next to a plane on the tarmac, and Daniel warns that Arizona might have more than one Penisman graffiti artist, and so much more!…

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Tales to Terrify 704 F. Marion Crawford 49:55

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Welcome to episode 704. We have a classic tale for you this week, about an ancient tower, a mysterious grave, and the two men who stumble across its nightly inhabitant. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 F. Marion Crawford’s For the Blood is the Life as read by Charles Conover: 00:02:49 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop…

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Avery Pearson - Old On Gnome 52:37

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Comedian and musician Avery Pearson (Give It Up) stops by as Randy describes why a grandmother was prosecuted for destroying a neighbor's lawn gnome, Jason explains how a man stole a fire dept. vehicle and nearly flooded New Prague, and Daniel warns against dressing like Michael Jackson and robbing banks, and so much more! Thanks to our sponsor: Ch…

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Tales to Terrify 703 Chris Riley & Rob Gillham 45:34

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Welcome to episode 703. We have two tales for you. First, we learn that even villains can fall in love. Then, a man clearing out his childhood home uncovers dark truths about a childhood friend. COMING UP Good Evening: Patreon Author Interview Series: 00:01:06 Chris Riley’s Hatchet Man as read by Colin Duncan: 00:03:18 [Trigger] Rob Gillham’s The H…

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Kelly A. Spring, "SPAM: A Global History" (Reaktion, 2025) 32:00

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The year 2025 marks the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, a conflict that solidified SPAM’s place in global food culture. Created by Hormel Foods in 1937 to utilize surplus pork shoulder during the Great Depression, SPAM became an essential resource during the Second World War, and helped shape perceptions of American culture. SP…

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Steph Tolev - Filth Queen 45:01

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Comedian, actor, and podcaster Steph Tolev (Filth Queen, Steph Infection podcast on ATC) stops by as Daniel describes a man that was found floating down a Portland river on a makeshift raft, Jason explains why a medical clinic receives unsolicited urine samples, and Randy warns against calling 9-1-1 against a stripper because she won't have sex for…

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Do We Need To Calm Down About AI? An Intellectual Property and YTT Convo w/ Melissa Adylia Calasanz. 1:00:04

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So there are definitely some ethics things we need to talk about in regards to AI. Intellectual property rights have long been an issue in the yoga space (I can’t be the only one who has had stuff blatantly stolen), and this issue carries over to AI. Key Takeaways: *Labor unions are a particular love of mine. I have a deep desire to see us collecti…

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Tales to Terrify 702 F. W. Weatherstone 52:04

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Welcome to episode 702. This week , we meet a young Scottish woman who inherits the duty of tending to an old stone shelter… and the ancient thing that dwells within. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 [Trigger] F. W. Weatherstone’s The Bothy in the Field as read by Stephanie Nemeth-Parker: 00:02:48 TRIGGER WARNINGS The Bothy in the Field contains sc…

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Maz Jobrani - Apocalypse Meow 47:14

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Comedian, actor, and author Maz Jobrani (https://www.mazjobrani.com/) stops by as Jason describes how a man suffered "car crash level" injuries after tripping on his cat, Randy explains why a man left the scene of a crash to make it to his barbershop appointment, and Dan wants you to buy an adult lunchable in South Dakota, and so much more! Thanks …

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Tales to Terrify 701 Derek Alan Jones, Nick Badot & Victoria Brun 56:50

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Welcome to episode 701. We have three tales for you this week. First, a boy learns the importance of respecting old traditions. Then, we sample an exclusive menu with the most exotic of flavours. And finally, a woman chosen for ritual sacrifice holds her people’s future in her hands. COMING UP Good Evening: Submissions: 00:01:06 Derek Alan Jones’ A…