Best Joe Stein Podcasts (2025)

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Ep. #708: Aidan Walker, Rep. Nancy Mace, Michael Smerconish 58:49

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Bill’s guests are Aidan Walker, Rep. Nancy Mace, Michael Smerconish (Originally aired 9/26/25) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy HBO Podcasts

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Adam Kinzinger: We Can’t Be Intimidated 51:28

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President Trump’s quest for revenge escalates, as a grand jury indicts former FBI Director James Comey days after Trump forced out a prosecutor who refused to bring charges against his political enemies. Trump, meanwhile, is cheerleading the indictment and publicly encouraging prosecutors to go after more Democrats and left-leaning organizations. A…

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Ezra Klein: Protecting People Means Winning Power 1:13:21

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The White House readies plans for mass firings in the federal government as Democrats weigh the stakes of forcing a government shutdown. The Justice Department prepares to seek an indictment for former FBI Director James Comey as President Trump hunts for revenge against his political enemies. Ezra Klein of The New York Times joins Tim to discuss w…

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Angie Craig and Glenn Thrush: Don’t Be Called Weak Sauce 1:00:04

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A government shutdown creeps closer as President Trump cancels a meeting with Democratic leaders. Former Vice President Kamala Harris embarks on a press tour to promote a score settling book about her campaign. Plus, Trump taps one of his former personal lawyers to replace a U.S. attorney he dismissed for not targeting his political enemies after p…

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Episode 197 - Disrupting the Portable Restroom Industry: Innovation, Leadership & Family Values with Grant & Erin Stahla 43:16

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Grant and Erin Stahler are the inspiring husband-and-wife co-founders of Stahler Services, a premium restroom and shower trailer rental company. Starting with a single trailer after college, they have disrupted a traditional industry by providing hospitality-level service and a product often described as a "hotel bathroom on wheels." Guided by thei…

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Bakari Sellers: The Danger of RFK Jr. 55:15

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The injecting-bleach president is getting some super-strong pseudoscientific information to scare mothers and blame them for autism while conveniently ignoring the role geriatric sperm may play in neurodivergence. Meanwhile, Kimmel may be coming back, but confusion remains about why his show was pulled to begin with—given the jokes Trump, his son, …

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Overtime – Episode #707: Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV), Alex Wagner 13:48

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Bill Maher and his guests answer viewer questions after the show. (Originally aired 9/19/25) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy HBO Podcasts

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Ep. 98 From Standards to Streaming: Hillary Slattery on Programmatic, Curation & AI 34:22

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In this episode of the Ad Tech Godpod, host AdTechGod speaks with Hillary Slattery, Senior Director of Product Management at IAB Tech Lab. They discuss Hillary's career journey, the differences between IAB and IAB Tech Lab, the rise of programmatic advertising in CTV, challenges in transparency and data sharing, innovations in live event advertisin…

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971 - The Years of Whatever feat. Will Sommer (9/22/25) 1:17:39

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Will Sommer of The Bulwark returns to Chapo to talk about the right’s reaction to the assassination of Charlie Kirk as well as his funeral proceedings in Arizona. We recap the Groyper War that preceded the assassination and the pressure it put on Kirk to move right, as well as the conspiracies surrounding his shooting. Was Israel involved? Why was …

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Bill Kristol: Where Is the $50,000? 42:55

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We thought Tom Homan was just an extreme border hawk and ideologue. Now we know this powerful law enforcement official, who's depriving immigrants of their freedom, may also be a corrupt law-breaker—after he was reportedly recorded taking a $50,000 cash bribe during an FBI sting operation. And MAGA die-hards, like Megyn Kelly, have made clear they …

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Ep. #707: WH Border Czar Tom Homan, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV), Alex Wagner 59:27

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Bill’s guests are WH Border Czar Tom Homan, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV), Alex Wagner (Originally aired 9/19/25) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy HBO Podcasts

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Thomas Chatterton Williams: How MAGA Learned to Love Cancel Culture 1:00:39

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Cancel culture lives on, but it's taken new turns, especially among some of the loudest opponents of woke culture who simply can not abide one word of criticism about Charlie Kirk or Israel. Meanwhile, the vice president of the United States is actively encouraging his kind of Americans to rat out their neighbors. Plus, how authoritarianism and cor…

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The Profit and The Fixer | Marcus Lemonis 1:03:31

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Marcus Lemonis is an entrepreneur, philanthropist, and TV personality most known for The Profit and The Fixer. He is also the CEO of Camping World, Good Sam Enterprises, and Beyond Inc. In this episode, Marcus shares his entrepreneurial journey. From lessons learned to his thoughts on leadership, Marcus has had a successful career building business…

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Brian Stelter and Jonathan V. Last: Worst Case Scenario 1:07:06

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The administration wants people to believe that Jimmy Kimmel was pulled off the air because he supposedly crossed a red line when it came to Charlie Kirk—yet at the same time, somehow totally ignore that this is naked government coercion of critics who embrace the time-honored tradition of skewering presidents. And because this is the Trump adminis…

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Susan Rice: A Cancer in the Body Politic 47:54

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This country has been dealing with an increase in political violence for nearly a decade, and leaders from across the spectrum need to do everything they can to get us off this terrible path. Declaring 'free speech for me and not for thee,' or getting random people fired for not saying nice things about Charlie Kirk isn't helping to tamp things dow…

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Joe Manchin: The Man in the Middle 58:48

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The former senator and former Dem has some not-very-nice things to say about Schumer and Obama—as well as progressives—who he blames for hounding Biden to move left and diminishing his will to fight. And while he's proud he helped protect the filibuster while he was in the Senate, Republicans just invoked the nuclear option to get Trump's nominees …

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Overtime – Episode #706: Ben Shapiro, Tim Alberta 20:10

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Bill Maher and his guests answer viewer questions after the show. (Originally aired 9/12/25) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy HBO Podcasts

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Ep.97 Agents, Not People: How AI is Rewriting Ad Operations with Joe Hirsch 36:06

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Joe Hirsch the CEO of Swivel and former CEO of SpringServe, shares his journey through the ad tech industry, discussing his experiences with affiliate marketing, ad serving, and the evolution of ad operations. He emphasizes the importance of operational efficiency and the role of AI in optimizing ad campaigns, while also addressing the future of Ad…

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969 - Pablo Torre Fucks Around and Finds Out feat. Pablo Torre (9/15/25) 1:31:47

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In today’s two-parter, we start off with more coverage of the assassination of Charlie Kirk: what it means, possible motives, and the tidal wave of right-wing cancel culture it has wrought. Will then interviews journalist Pablo Torre of Pablo Torre Finds Out about recently unearthed collusion in the NFL, with a story that starts with Deshaun Watson…

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Bill Kristol: What Does 'They' Mean? 1:04:47

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The administration is threatening to take away money and power—and maybe even freedom—from some vague Trump opponents because of the Kirk assassination. It doesn't seem to matter that elected Democrats have roundly condemned his murder. And it doesn't matter that Trump himself largely ignored the recent political assassination of Minnesota Democrat…

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Anarchist Knight: Apprentice Chapter 7: The Path of Light 27:29

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Tobal is initiated into the Circle where he has claimed Sanctuary. He is sworn to serve the Lord and Lady, whoever they are. Support the show Translation by Joe E. Bandel Copyright Joe E. Bandel Joe Bandel Book StoreBy Joe Bandel

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Ep. #706: Charlie Sheen, Tim Alberta, Ben Shapiro 1:00:01

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Bill’s guests are Charlie Sheen, Tim Alberta, Ben Shapiro (Originally aired 9/12/25) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy HBO Podcasts

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David Frum: Leveraging Violence as a Tool of Power 1:01:53

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Trump and the people around him want to use the Kirk assassination to suppress their political opposition. And Trump is clearly laying the groundwork for cracking down on people he doesn't like—peaceful protesters, Dem fundraisers—while also offering rhetorical comfort to potential vigilantes on the right. Meanwhile, we are witnessing the danger of…

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Erin Ryan: The Murder of Charlie Kirk 1:06:32

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This country has too many guns and too many crazy people. And the social media oligarchs are fanning the flames of violence by constantly trying to piss people off. The Kirk assassination highlights just how dangerous a moment we are living in. America is not free if people are too afraid to speak their minds. Plus, parenting and the surprising gap…

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Stephanie Ruhle and Tom Saenz: Why Aren't People Freaking Out? 58:14

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If Zohran Mamdani, as NYC mayor-elect, held a dinner with finance bros and threatened them with a huge wealth tax if they didn't sweet-talk him and say how much they agreed with his political vision, the Wall Street community would freak out. Yet, this version of a shakedown is *really* happening at the White House all the time and in response, the…

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James Bennet: Trump Is Still Hacking the Media 1:09:06

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More than 10 years in, journalists still have not figured out how to cover Trump. He understands the media environment better than a lot of reporters, and knows his outrageous acts and statements command attention—and that people will not be able to finish processing one outrage before the next one comes down the pike. But now he's laying down the …

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Overtime – Episode #705: Kaitlan Collins, Steven Pinker, Stephen Moore 15:30

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Bill Maher and his guests answer viewer questions after the show. (Originally aired 9/5/25) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy HBO Podcasts

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Ep. 96 Inside United Airlines’ Journey with Mike Petrella from Kinective Media 34:16

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In this conversation, Mike Petrella, Managing Director of Strategic Partnerships at Kinective Media by United Airlines, discusses his journey in the advertising and media industry, the establishment of Kinective Media, and its role in transforming traveler commerce. He highlights the importance of partnerships, customer choice, and the use of data …

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967 - Whitehat feat. Derek Davison (9/8/25) 1:14:41

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Chapo Senior Foreign Policy correspondent Derek Davison is back once again to talk about the escalating possibility of war in Venezuela. We discuss the recent strike on a Venezuelan boat by Trump and his newly-Christened Department of War, a botched raid into North Korea, our collapsing relationship with India, China’s SCO summit with Russia, and c…

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Bill Kristol: Escalating the Authoritarian Project 53:36

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In seven months, Trump has accumulated an astonishing amount of unchecked power. No one inside his administration is challenging his will, and Trump is assuming war powers with barely any explanation—while blacklisting Tom Hanks from West Point. At the same time, in the business world, only one MAGA-friendly hedge fund billionaire has raised mild c…

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Ep. #705: Steven Pinker, Kaitlan Collins, Stephen Moore 1:01:59

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Bill’s guests are Steven Pinker, Kaitlan Collins, Stephen Moore (Originally aired 9/5/25) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy HBO Podcasts

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David French: Maybe the Tariffs Are the Problem 1:06:13

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Last month, Trump fired the "woke" job numbers person after she released weak employment data. Now, we have even worse jobs numbers—and burgeoning signs of a tariffs-triggered manufacturing recession. Meanwhile, the administration may be working on a de facto military policy that would fulfill one of Trump's biggest longtime wishes: summarily execu…

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Anarchist Knight: Apprentice - Trials of the Wild 11:27

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Tobal begins his survival training with Rafe as his teacher in the Cascade mountains of what used to be Washington State. Support the show Translation by Joe E. Bandel Copyright Joe E. Bandel Joe Bandel Book StoreBy Joe Bandel

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Mark Hertling: Performative and Deadly 55:02

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The lethal U.S. military strike on a speedboat in the Caribbean was more about putting on a show than countering the drug trade out of South America. And it's not even clear that the people killed on the boat were running drugs, or that any contraband was bound for America. Meanwhile, if senators are truly concerned that local police departments ar…

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The Players Club Episode 1: Metal Gear Solid (1998) - Am I My Brother’s Streaker? 2:11:46

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In 1998, the world was ruled by Rayman. You could not go anywhere without seeing Rayman street art. Thousands of children died attempting to cut their own limbs off and suspend them from midair. All that changed when Solid Snake was brought into the third dimension.Brendan and Felix kick off their journey through the greatest story ever told by sur…

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965 - A Chorus Line feat. Alex Nichols (9/2/25) 1:24:10

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Alex is back for some speculation about the health of Donald Trump (after his disappearance) and Rudy Giuliani (after his “not targeted” car crash). Then we turn to the weird world of Democratic Party influencers and the dark-money group secretly funding their American Girl Doll memes. Finally, we chat a little about phones in schools and Adam Frie…

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Lina Khan: The Impunity of the Elites 45:04

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The economic populists at the Nat Con conference may be talking a lot about elites screwing over the little guy, but the Trump administration itself has been catastrophic for working people—its policies are all about doing special favors for elite interests. And while many loud voices in Silicon Valley cursed the Biden administration for blocking s…

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AI Part 2 - The Good | Alex Goryachev 1:12:34

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Alex Goryachev is a Forbes-recognized innovation expert and Wall Street Journal Bestselling author. In this episode, he shares his expertise on harnessing the power of AI to drive transformative change. With hands-on experience at top brands like Cisco, Dell, IBM, and Pfizer, Alex cuts through the hype and delivers authentic, actionable insights on…

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Stuart Stevens: Say They're Not Patriots 52:24

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Democrats need to learn to fight like Republicans. So when senators with serious foreign policy chops vote to confirm a middling weekend talk show host as secretary of defense, Dems need to call them out for being unpatriotic. And when they allow an ex-junkie to sabotage vaccines that have saved millions of American lives, say they're destroying th…

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Ep. 95 Podcasting’s Next Wave: Growth, Metrics, and Monetization with Sharon Taylor 35:46

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In this episode of the Ad TechGod Pod, host AdTechGod speaks with Sharon Taylor, Chief Revenue Officer at Triton Digital, about podcasting and audio advertising. They discuss Sharon's journey into the audio space, the growth and trends of podcasting in different regions, and the role of Triton in monetizing podcasts. The conversation also touches o…

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Jonathan V. Last: Burning Things Down 43:05

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Red States are flexing their muscles and imposing their will on the other states through their coordinated redistricting efforts. And if they deploy their Guard troops to other blue cities beyond D.C., the only real precedent would be the era before the Civil War when the South tried to force more slave states on the union. Meanwhile, the infightin…

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Anarchist Knight: Apprentice Chapter 5 Into the Unknown 20:27

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Tobal heads toward Heliopolis and claims sanctuary but is not prepared for what he finds there. Luckily Rafe is there to help him out. Support the show Translation by Joe E. Bandel Copyright Joe E. Bandel Joe Bandel Book StoreBy Joe Bandel

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Tom Nichols: America's Problem Child 53:43

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Trump is like a dysfunctional 8-year-old whose parents are always in the principal's office arguing that their son is a good boy. The media, CEOs, and Wall Street keep giving him a pass for his behavior while his supporters and apologists explain why he just had to set the school on fire. At the same time, he's empowering ideologues behind the scen…

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Sam Stein and Talmon Smith: Brain Drain 1:10:46

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The resignations of senior leaders at the CDC is a calamity. People with decades of expertise in infectious disease are leaving the agency because the new director—who Trump just appointed—refused to get on board with RFK's anti-vax crusade, including limiting access to Covid boosters. And Wednesday's violence in Minneapolis may be a sign that the …

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Jake Sullivan: Trump Is Making China Great Again 59:24

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A year ago, China was globally isolated and its economy was struggling. But once Trump was back in office pursuing his own personal and political gain, the U.S. brand got tossed in the toilet and the view from Beijing got pretty sweet. Trump has allowed China to buy American microchips that could be used against our own national security interests,…

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Susan Glasser: An Exercise in National Humiliation 50:41

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Some rando far-right social media suck-up, who Trump rewarded with an appointment to his administration, is pushing mortgage fraud investigations of Adam Schiff, Tish James, and now Fed governor Lisa Cook. Trump claims he's fired Cook based on a tweet—but will any institution stand up to these McCarthy-like campaigns against his political foes? Mea…