Best Luis Kennedy Podcasts (2025)

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059. Ron Bennington, Ian Fidance, & LeMaire Lee | Neighbors 1:36:24

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Comedians Ron Bennington, Ian Fidance, & LeMaire Lee go head-to-head with Big Jay Oakerson & Luis J. Gomez in an episode of Story Warz that's all about NEIGHBORS. Who witnessed their pregnant twelve year old old neighbor playing Double Dutch at 3am? Who was woken up by a family member to watch their neighbor's body be dragged from his home after a …

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058. Ryan Long, Monroe Martin, & Scott Chaplain | Loss 1:33:28

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Comedians Ryan Long, Monroe Martin, & Scott Chaplain go head-to-head with Big Jay Oakerson & Luis J. Gomez in an episode of Story Warz that's all about LOSS. Who turned on their friends when their phone went missing for a few minutes? Who got jumped by family members in the middle of the night in a suburban neighborhood? And who keeps a dead family…

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057. Josh Wolf, Pete Lee, & Valerie Vaughn | Art 1:50:45

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Comedians Josh Wolf and Pete Lee and Kill Tony's Valerie Vaugh go head-to-head with Big Jay Oakerson & Luis J. Gomez in an ART themed episode of Story Warz! Who clogged the toilet at the Museum of Natural History? Who visited the same art museum over one hundred times but only went inside once? And who broke an art piece in hotel and then spent the…

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056. Jamie Kennedy, Katherine Blanford, & Craig Conant | Balls 1:57:26

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Comedians Jamie Kennedy, Katherine Blanford, & Craig Conant go head-to-head with Big Jay Oakerson & Luis J. Gomez LIVE at The Comedy Store in Los Angeles, in an episode of Story Warz that's all about BALLS! Who threw a chair at their boss? Who snuck into an Olympic opening ceremony? And who experienced a DIY testicle waxing? Find out all this and p…

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Green Room (2015) Dead Kennedys, SLAYER, Minor Threat 3:53:19

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Like Whoopie Goldberg in Sister Act 2 I'm back in the habit! Time for some SoCal thrash metal, hardcore CA punk, hardcore D.C. punk and Jeremy Saulnier's super violent thriller "Green Room". Come for the sadness of what it's like touring in a van and stay for Captain Picard's nazi goons murdering the JJ Abrams reboot version of Pavel Chekov. Source…

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055. Sam Tripoli, Mayhem Miller, & Josh Potter | Women 1:55:58

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Comedians Sam Tripoli and Josh Potter along with MMA legend Jason "Mayhem" Miller go head-to-head with Big Jay Oakerson & Luis J. Gomez LIVE at The Comedy Store in Los Angeles, in an episode of Story Warz that's all about WOMEN! Who got catfished by a large Asian women? Who got robbed by two women whilst distracted by their friend? And who was once…

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054. Patton Oswalt, Adam Carolla, & Jason Mewes | Day Jobs 1:49:41

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Comedians Patton Oswalt, Adam Carolla, & Jason Mewes go head-to-head with Big Jay Oakerson & Luis J. Gomez in a "Day Jobs" themed episode of Story Warz recorded LIVE at The Comedy Store in Los Angeles, California! Whose job at a video rental business saved his family from the "do not rent" list? Who answered phones at a warehouse for adult toys? An…

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053. Josh Barnett, Sarah Tollemache & Tristan Bowling | Happiness 2:13:27

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Comedians Josh Barnett, Sarah Tollemache & Tristan Bowling go head-to-head with Big Jay Oakerson & Luis J. Gomez in a HAPPINESS themed episode of Story Warz! Who spent years smiling through a painful hemorrhoid? Who mistook a group with special needs as sloppy drunks? And who got kicked out of a Mexican strip club? Find out all this and plenty more…

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052. Yakov Smirnoff, Brendan Sagalow & Rachel Wolfson | Violence 1:28:50

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Comedians Yakov Smirnoff, Brendan Sagalow & Rachel Wolfson go head-to-head with Big Jay Oakerson & Luis J. Gomez in a VIOLENCE themed episode of Story Warz! Who witnessed a fistfight between two uncles on Christmas Eve? Who used their bleeding gums as a prank against a significant other? And who had the guts to confront their sibling's bully? Find …

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051. Brian Redban, Kurt Metzger & Tommy Pope | Money 1:36:41

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Comedians Brian Redban, Kurt Metzger & Tommy Pope join a show full of Money stories! Who got caught committing a credit card scam? Who sold their comic book collection to pay for an abortion? Whose family thought they won a million dollars? All this and more on an all new Story Warz! Original Air Date: 07.21.25 Support our sponsors! Check out YoKra…

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050. Jeff Ross, Bonnie McFarlane & KP Burke | Fun 1:33:09

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Comedians Jeff Ross, Bonnie McFarlane & KP Burke face off in a Fun themed episode. Who was kicked out of a comedy club for making love in the green room? Who had an inappropriate encounter at a Pearl Jam concert as a teen? Find out all this and plenty more, all on this week's episode of Story Warz ------------------ Original Air Date: 07/14/25 ----…

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049. Steve Byrne, Dusty Slay, & Dave Smith | Drinking 1:32:11

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Comedians Steve Byrne, Dusty Slay, & Dave Smith go head-to-head with Big Jay Oakerson & Luis J. Gomez in a DRINKING themed episode of Story Warz! Who cut school to go to court for underage drinking? Who drove their car across the lawn at a high school party? And who fought a black guy the first time they drank tequila? Find out all this and plenty …

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048. Kam Patterson, Vinny Guadagnino, & Mike Feeney | Danger 1:33:31

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Comedians Kam Patterson, Vinny Guadagnino, & Mike Feeney go head-to-head with Big Jay Oakerson & Luis J. Gomez in an DANGER themed episode of Story Warz! Who once visited a new baby at a trap house? Who went down a halfpipe on a rented city bike? And who refused to deliver newspapers to the projects? Find out all this and plenty more all on this we…

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047. Jim Norton, Bryan Callen, & Tim Butterly | The Seven Deadly Sins 1:34:58

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Comedians Jim Norton, Bryan Callen, & Tim Butterly go head-to-head with Big Jay Oakerson & Luis J. Gomez in a "Seven Deadly Sins" themed episode recorded LIVE at The Comedy Mothership in Austin, Texas! Who was screamed at after staring at a woman in a bikini by a pool? Who once broke both hands punching drywall? And who lashed out in anger by throw…

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046. Steve Rannazzisi, Lev Fer, & Xia Anderson | The Internet 1:30:19

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Steve Rannazzisi, Lev Fer, & Xia Anderson go head-to-head with Big Jay Oakerson & Luis J. Gomez in an "internet" themed episode of Story Warz! Who uses chat GPT to have pre arguments with their significant other? Who has used the public computers in hotels to watch adult content? And who gave their address to a ped*phile in exchange for trading car…

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045. Jim Florentine, Colum Tyrrell, & Chris Stanley | Mistakes 1:24:55

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Jim Florentine, Colum Tyrrell, & Chris Stanley go head-to-head with Big Jay Oakerson and Luis J. Gomez in an episode of Story Warz that's all about Mistakes! Who once pushed a parked car off the edge of an embankment? Who spent most of their life thinking there were children on The Challenger spaceship? And who used Saran Wrap as a condom? Find out…

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044. Tony Hinchcliffe, David Lucas, & Valerie Vaughn | Family 1:34:21

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Tony Hinchcliffe, David Lucas, and Valerie Vaughn from Kill Tony go head-to-head with Big Jay Oakerson & Luis J. Gomez in a FAMILY themed episode of Story Warz! Who ruined their family's trip to Disney World? Who keeps a family member's remains in a shoe box? And who had an Aunt named Cricket who used to rob banks? Find out all this and plenty more…

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043. TJ Miller, Mike Rainey, & Danny Polishchuk | Minorities 1:28:30

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Comedians TJ Miller, Mike Rainey, & Danny Polishchuk go head-to-head with Big Jay Oakerson & Luis J. Gomez in an episode of Story Warz that's all about MINORITIES! Who was fed microwaved bananas by an Indian babysitter? Who got in over their head with an elderly Chinese woman at a massage parlor? Who hid their Green Day CDs from their black friends…

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042. Howie Mandel, Joe List, & Kerryn Feehan | Mental Health 1:35:51

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Howie Mandel, Joe List, & Kerryn Feehan go head-to-head with Big Jay Oakerson & Luis J. Gomez in a "Mental Health" themed episode of Story Warz! Whose grandfather was given electric shock therapy for talking to birds? Whose mother fist fought the neighborhood crazy lady? And who was completely unbothered by 9/11? Find out all this and plenty more, …

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Young Americans in a Time of Crisis 54:56

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In this conversational installment of Positively Progressive, we revisit two guests who before the November election were in a very different mindset and planning mode. Now, Julie Hampton-Lyon, The Hungry Wyomingite, and Brett Yoder, young engineer, come back to discuss how much their lives and their decisions have changed. Both of these courageous…

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041. Nick Rochefort, Kevin Ryan, & Crack Amico | NYC 1:36:46

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Nick Rochefort, Kevin Ryan, & Crack Amico to head-to-head with Big Jay Oakerson, & Luis J. Gomez in an NYC themed episode of Story Warz! Who cried in the subway while a homeless man played The Beatles? Who was stopped on the bridge by a stranger who thought they were going to jump? And who scratched a piece of paint off of a Vincent Van Gogh painti…

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040. John Crist, Robert Kelly, & Zac Amico | Chaos 1:55:31

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John Crist, Robert Kelly, & Zac Amico go head-to-head with Big Jay Oakerson and Luis J. Gomez in a CHAOS themed episode of Story Warz! Who stole alcohol from their entire group of friends in high school? Who spent a month driving a car with no brakes? And who accidentally brought a date to a mosh pit? Find out all this and plenty more, only on this…

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Luis Ponce: Union Solidarity Builds Social Solidarity! 37:45

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In this episode of Positively Progressive, we hear from Luis Ponce, SEIU local 105, in Colorado. We explored issues related to the horror in the immigrant community during these times and also what unions can help us do to energize more people in their own communities to stand up - together. Ponce brings the brilliance of his training as an attorne…

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039. Yakov Smirnoff, Elle King, & Jared Freid| Restaurants 1:31:47

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Yakov Smirnoff, Elle King, and Jared Freid go head-to-head with Big Jay Oakerson & Luis J. Gomez in a "Restaurants" themed episode of Story Warz! Who has never pooped at a restaurant besides Ruby Tuesday? Who flipped a chair during a fist fight at the fanciest restaurant in Amsterdam? Who drove a Rolls-Royce to get free dinner at Denny‘s on their b…

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038. Tim Dillon, Dan Soder, & Chris Distefano | Failure 1:19:35

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Comedians Tim Dillon, Dan Soder, & Chris Distefano go head-to-head against Big Jay Oakerson & Luis J. Gomez in a FAILURE themed episode of STORY WARZ, everyone's favorite game of storytelling and deception! Who lost the election to become class treasurer in fifth grade? Who accidentally tickled a stranger in public in a case of mistaken identity? A…

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037. Tony Hinchcliffe, Kim Congdon, & Ari Matti | Lies 1:53:49

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Comedians Tony Hinchcliffe, Kim Congdon, and Ari Matti face off against Big Jay Oakerson and Luis J. Gomez in a lie-packed episode of Story Warz! Who used charity money to buy concert tickets? Who faked a summer camp romance complete with photo evidence? And who got duped by two family members pretending to have cancer? Tune in to find out all this…

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036. Keith Robinson, Rachel Feinstein, & Dru Montana | Anger 2:02:11

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Comedians Keith Robinson, Rachel Feinstein, & Dru Montana join Big Jay Oakerson & Luis J. Gomez for an ANGER themed episode of Story Warz! Who cried over a sandwich that was dropped into the train tracks? Who was arrested for yelling obscenities at someone from a car window? And who broke their hand punching a tree with all their might? Find out al…

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035. Shane Gillis, Matt McCusker, & Joe DeRosa | Heat 1:27:24

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Comedians Shane Gillis, Matt McCusker, & Joe DeRosa go head-to-head with Big Jay Oakerson & Luis J. Gomez in a HEAT themed episode of Story Warz recorded LIVE at The Comedy Mothership in Austin, Texas! Who microwaved a turd in a cup and hid it behind someone’s computer tower? Who went to Jamaica and fought with their girlfriend over the age of Bria…

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Social Security on the Line. We Are Called to Rise. 31:43

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Positively Progressive's latest episode, hosted by PDA Advisory board chair Donna Smith features another important and urgent conversation. With the looming threat of deep cuts to Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid, millions of Americans are on the edge, wondering what’s next for their healthcare and retirement security. Those Americans are ri…

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Michael Lighty on Winning Single-Payer Universal Health Care 40:27

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In the latest episode of Positively Progressive, Donna Smith chats with California single-payer healthcare advocate and activist Michael Lighty. Not everyone agrees on the best path through the policy and political trenches of the U.S. healthcare system to get to a universal plan, and Michael is a lightning rod of energy and promise for the movemen…

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#3 on White Zombie (1932) AND WHITE ZOMBIE: Sean Yseult, Rob Zombie, Jay Yuenger, Ivan DePrume 2:34:57

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Today is the IVAN DEPRUME INTERVIEW EPISODE! WOOOO! Also featuring more retrospective on the 1932 White Zombie film and narratives provided by Rob Zombie, Sean Yseult and Jay Yuenger from old interviews and blogs and books. The fine people at Radish Mattress and I will cover, among other topics: Ivan’s upbringing in Brooklyn, his drum heros, and ho…

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Positively Progressive Returns with Texas CD36 candidate Dayna Steele 1:29:58

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After the busy summer convention season and in anticipation of the upcoming election, we settled in for an interview with a brave, determined woman running for Congress despite long odds. Dayna Steele has the right stuff for her Houston district. And continuing PDA’s 20th-anniversary celebration, we invited the devoted, long-time communications pro…

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From the Patreon collection #4 2:04:18

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From time to time, I will populate the main feed with a Patreon episode that's at least a year old so casual listeners might get a taste of all the extra scholarship that does occur, but lands nowhere near a published episode: Bowie in ‘74 The rest of the SPIN 1995 readers poll Wanda Jackson’s book One glimpse of the Beatles 1982 Penelope Spheeris …

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Mimi Kennedy Celebrating PDA's 20th Anniversary 42:49

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In this installment of Positively Progressive, podcast host Donna Smith interviews one of PDA’s founders, Mimi Kennedy. This interview begins the celebration of PDAs first 20 years and many of the people who have helped PDA thrive over the years. Mimi is also an award-winning actor and brilliant writer who was in Roxbury in 2004 when progressives g…

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From the Patreon collection #3 2:02:59

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From time to time, I will populate the main feed with a Patreon episode that's at least a year old so casual listeners might get a taste of all the extra scholarship that does occur, but lands nowhere near a published episode: Original description for this episode: Shaboom! Two hours of hotness for you today in the wake of my recent 3-parter on The…

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John Padora, Progressive Candidate for Congress (CO-4) 40:19

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This episode of Positively Progressive features the amazing John Padora, PDA’s endorsed candidate in the hotly contested primary in Colorados CD4. John not only holds and advocates for the values that PDA has long held, he is also the only Democratic primary candidate with the fire, the energy and the grassroots support to beat the Trump-emboldened…

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La Bamba! (1987) #2 | Ritchie Valens & Luis Valdez 3:04:40

1+ y ago3:04:40

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Today we finish up Ritchie's story with some more background on the filmmaker and the movie I've come to love even more and apparently get goddamn defensive about. Reviewing the legacy of the film via a look back with Valdez and Lou Diamond Phillips TV Tropes about "La Bamba!" My takeaways about the making of the film in 3 parts A look back at Luis…

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From the Patreon collection #2 1:28:30

1+ y ago1:28:30

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From time to time, I will populate the main feed with a Patreon episode that's at least a year old so casual listeners might get a taste of all the extra scholarship that does occur, but lands nowhere near a published episode: Today: A return to Tosches! Checking in on the state of the Stones as they prep for a return to American crowds in '69. And…

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Healthcare Now's Gillian Mason & Vermont State Senator Kesha Ram Hinsdale 1:08:33

1+ y ago1:08:33

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Positively Progressive presents the new leader of Healthcare-NOW, our longtime partner on the road to improved, expanded, single-payer Medicare for all. Veteran organizer Gillian Mason takes the helm from Benjamin Day as he moves on to organize around the climate crisis. In the second segment, Positively Progressive highlights another amazing, youn…

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From the Patreon Collection #1 2:27:46

1+ y ago2:27:46

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From time to time, I will populate the main feed with a Patreon episode that's at least a year old so casual listeners might get a taste of all the extra scholarship that does occur, but lands nowhere near a published episode: Today we have: Ed Ward, Nick Tosches, Christopher Hitchens, a bad Nine Inch Nails biography, 70s DEVO origins, and lots of …

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La Bamba! (1987) | Ritchie Valens, Lou Diamond Phillips, Curt Sobel 1:27:16

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I don't know how to warn you I might get a little wibbly-bibbly in the wobbles during this one. Verklempt, if you will. Similar to the way I was on the CROW episodes processing the loss of Brandon Lee all over again. Ritchie was clearly a marvel and a unique talent in ways I didn't understand until now. To be a guitar hero and a hit songwriter and …

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The New Generation: Jena Griswold and YPDA 1:21:17

1+ y ago1:21:17

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In this installment of Positively Progressive we here from Young Americans taking the lead in forging a progressive present and future. First, host Donna Smith and PDA Executive Director Alan Minsky are joined by the brilliant and pathbreaking Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold, who is on the front lines of protecting American Democracy from…

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Bonus material: The Diablo Guitars Interview with lil' ol' Moi 2:18:29

1+ y ago2:18:29

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I shared a link to this youtube video when it came out, but providing audio now for anyone who would like to listen. It's been a couple months, so I don't feel like this cuts into their Youtube traffic at all. And even if that was the case, I'm unsure as to whether this interview series will even continue now that Glenn himself is no longer with th…

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Van Halen #6 | "Better Off Dead" (1985) 3:49:16

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Hello and get ready for so much Van Halen once again! And Better Off Dead! So much good stuff that could have only happened in the 1980s converging in one place. Along with more 70s Van Halen history too, of course. We'll cover stuff like: Savage Steve Holland's real life experiences that went into his script, and later work in children's cartoons …

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Van Halen #5 | "The Wild Life" (1984) 2:16:31

1+ y ago2:16:31

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Next episode will feature a deep dive on "Better Off Dead" and conclude the Van Halen saga. But until then, please enjoy: A very well-rounded view of VH history by Eddie Van Halen in 1990 Sammy Hagar's arguably sketchy claims about Van Halen's numbers before and after he joined Eddie producing and promoting a band called "Private Life" who obviousl…

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Pink Floyd, Grateful Dead, Michelangelo Antonioni #2 | "Zabriskie Point" (1970) 5:42:51

1+ y ago5:42:51

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Well, this was ill-advised, I now think to myself... and now you've got a big ol' buffet to keep going back to for as many trips as you'd like, and I don't know how many of you were expecting Jell-O as well as sushi after your fried green beans. But, whether you listen to it all in sequence or segments, I hope it's valuable to you! Here's a few thi…

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Quick Announcement: A Free Patreon Episode and updates on the next release 2:20

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The next episode(s) featuring Floyd, The Dead and Zabriskie Point are mostly done and in final editing stages. I haven't decided whether or not to split it into two releases or keep all 4-5 hrs together yet. I figure if you love Pink Floyd and/or the Grateful Dead then having a healthy attention span is probably not an issue for you. In the meantim…

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The Airing of Grievances episode! 1:56:15

1+ y ago1:56:15

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It's time to get cranky! I read internet exchanges with a psycho on Reverb.com and a former child star on Instagram as well as quotes from Steve Albini and a section of the recent Megadeth book featuring Dave Mustaine's racist-ass wife. Throughout it all, you will also hear some delightful children's poems to offset the awfulness. Please check the …

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Building Progressive Power with Inside/Outside Leadership and Feeding Our Bodies and Minds 1:39:54

1+ y ago1:39:54

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Indira Dugurala is now the second vice chair of the Colorado Democrat Party. In this episode of Positively Progressive, she brings her perspective as a first-generation immigrant and how generational change infused in the state party organization lights the path inside the DNC as well. Donna and Indira met through PDAs Denver chapter. In the Best o…

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"Zabriskie Point" (1970) | Pink Floyd, Grateful Dead 2:16:58

1+ y ago2:16:58

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Phil Lesh is the best music writer. Richard Wright may or may not have been incredibly smart for not legally being a member of Pink Floyd from 1980 onward. I agree with Roger Ebert for once. Bear knows a thing or two about sound reenforcement after going mostly deaf in one ear. EMI helps create the first internet conspiracy theories in rock. The De…