Best Mike Kavanagh Podcasts (2025)

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REAR WINDOW 53:39

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1d ago53:39

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Hot enough for you? That's a real Dad question, isn't it? It's a question no one asks HOF Dad Jimmy Stewart in this seminal thriller. It's true there are no real Dads in this picture. But esoteric hobbies abound, and what could be more Dad than those? Photography, music composition, voyeurism - all your Dad's favorite pastimes in one sweaty package…

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THE KARATE KID 44:47

16d ago44:47

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If you told the Dads in 1984 that this film would birth a cinematic universe of interlocking properties... well, we probably would have been like "COOOL!" Your mileage might vary, but it remains surprising that this weirdly soulful story of a deepening relationship between a high school loser and his apartment complex's senior citizen handyman beca…

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Erica Barlow on discoveries in inner freedom, a better way to be with people, and more 25:43

21d ago25:43

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In today's conversation, Erica Barlow shares the discoveries that have led to her own greatest breakthroughs in inner freedom and a new kind of success in work and life. https://www.mikekav.comBy Mike Kavanagh

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A NIGHT AT THE OPERA 58:43

25d ago58:43

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HAPPY FATHER'S DAY FROM THE DADS! We're happy to drop a special Dad's Day episode featuring the most DJPM (Dad Jokes Per Minute) of any movie we've ever covered. Join us and our pals Harpo, Chico, and Groucho as we cover all the stuff that Dads love: opera, broad ethnic stereotypes, and PUNS PUNS PUNS! Seriously - if this isn't your Dad's favorite …

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WRESTLEMANIA III 1:14:52

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Listen up, brother! This was not the first Wrestlemania. This was not the biggest Wrestlemania. This was likely not the best Wrestlemania (despite boasting an all-time HOF match between Randy Savage and Ricky Steamboat). But dammit if this isn't one of the DADDEST of all Wrestlemanias: The Junkyard Dog! Rowdy Roddy Piper! Hulk Hogan! The Macho Man!…

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MO' BETTER BLUES 1:01:18

1M ago1:01:18

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The shifting responsibilities of a Dad are similar to those of an artist: are we beholden to our audience/offspring? Or is our duty to our own secret compass, unknowable to all but our own secret Dad/artist heart, to become the finest version of ourselves and force the world to meet us where we exist? Spike Lee - noted Dad and enjoyer of Dad pastim…

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The Unexpected Gift from My Dying Friend 19:30

2M ago19:30

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This is a video episode. I encourage you to watch it on YouTube here. ... When I received the call that one of my closest friends from college, John, was dying and unable to speak, I thought I'd never talk to him again. What happened next defied all explanation and changed how I view life, death, and the connections that transcend both. This is the…

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Listen to this if you feel directionless in life | How to avoid a midlife crisis 39:22

2M ago39:22

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Today I'm sitting down with Jay Worthy. Jay has been an entrepreneur, the CEO of a $1 billion dollar fitness company, and is an advocate for the power of getting out in nature as a way to reconnect with our essential selves. In this conversation, we talk about midlife, and how it can either be an awakening, a transition, or a crisis. We talk about …

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TOP SECRET! 53:29

2M ago53:29

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"Is this the potato farm? "Yes. I am Albert Potato." The Dads could not think of a better way to honor the life and legacy of Val Kilmer than to review this chaotic slice of comedy pie. Come for the cheap puns, stay for the impossibly graceful comedic performance by a baby Val K in 1984's Zucker-Abrams-Zucker Airplane! follow-up TOP SECRET!…

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HOOSIERS 54:37

2M ago54:37

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We've lost the great Gene Hackman, but sport is cyclical and therefore gives the illusion of permanence. And a great sports movie taps into that feeling, even while reminding us that the moments - all moments - are fleeting, at best. No wonder Dads - who believe ourselves to be both simultaneously immortal and hurtling towards the void - love a spo…

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FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH 52:48

3M ago52:48

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Is there anything more Dad-coded than being uncomfortable talking to your kids about sex? (Maybe it's just me) I think this movie represents a fantasy Dad universe: one wherein all the children try to figure out sex without a Dad being forced to have a frank or uncomfortable conversation. The Dads in this movie are like the humans in FLOW, or the g…

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104. Debate: Should sales teams use leaderboards? with Madison Santo 40:08

3M ago40:08

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Cory and Madison debate the pros and cons of sales leaderboards and their use in modern selling.By Cory Bray

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THE TEN COMMANDMENTS 56:48

3M ago56:48

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Happy Easter and Passover and Eid and all the rest of it from the Dads! We got you the only thing all the major religions can agree on: Moses! (What we REALLY got you is the sexiest screen performance of all time by Yul Brenner, but don't tell your mother) It's the greatest story ever told, but does it hold up in 2025?: Enjoy our Red Sea-deep dive …

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THE IRON GIANT 52:38

3M ago52:38

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Vin Diesel's voice work reminds me of former Seattle Mariners' 2B Bret Boone - an excellent career but with one truly OUTSTANDING season. Vin can get you a decent action movie or even frontline your franchise. But his voice overs are his Bret-Boone-in-2001 work: Groot (from the GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY films) and the title character of this week's f…

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TOTAL RECALL 53:56

4M ago53:56

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Paul Verhoeven. Sharon Stone. Peak Arnold Schwarzenegger. And a movie that wasn't afraid to have mutants 30 years before the MCU launched. So ration your air and prepare for the Dads to implant the memory of this podcast right into your temporal lobes. Hopefully you don't get one of those schizoid embolisms from 1990's TOTAL RECALL!…

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NO WAY OUT 52:33

4M ago52:33

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Boy, they don't make 'em like this anymore, do they? This movie launched Costner, rebooted Hackman's career, and should've elevated Sean Young into the stratosphere. Alas. But if you were wondering what was going through every Gen Xers mind when they rented a prom limo, well, now you know. Keep your eyes open for Yuri and join the Dads as they trek…

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103. Filling your Sales Enablement Gap with Monty Fowler 43:13

4M ago43:13

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Throwing a warm body at "enablement" doesn't work anymore. What does work? Check out this episode with one of my favorite people in the enablement world, Monty Fowler.By Cory Bray

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102. Breaking into the top 10% of sellers (and managers) with Kristie Jones 47:36

4M ago47:36

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What does it take to soar to the top 10% of sales performance, and is it worth the sacrifices involved? Discover Christy Jones's insights as we explore the nuances of achieving elite status in sales. This episode questions the conventional wisdom of relentless ambition, offering a fresh perspective on personal fulfillment and career success. We div…

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105. Control What You Can Control (no excuses) with Ryan Reisert 45:29

4M ago45:29

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Salespeople can control limited things in their role, and if they focus on these, they'll find success.By Cory Bray

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Soul Teller, Story Teller - The Tammi Truman Show 49:35

4M ago49:35

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This episode is like no other. It features the famous Tammi Janel, contributor to Spiritual Wayfinders and wonderful bestower of wisdom and joy. It also features an uncanny, perfectly timed cameo from a certain wildlife creature, the magic of which you will only fully understand if you have listened to Spiritual Wayfinders. If you feel like you're …

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THE BIRDCAGE 52:58

4M ago52:58

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RIP to the Dad Movie GOAT, Gene Hackman. More on his incredible legacy in future episodes... Hey, the world's a tire fire, so take a little time travel trip back to 1996 when things (kinda sorta?) made sense. Or, at least, America was wrestling with widening our collective understanding of inclusivity, as opposed to (checks notes)...yeah. This movi…

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101. Sales Meets HR: A Dynamic Partnership for Success with Brian Soudant 48:54

4M ago48:54

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At the crossroads of sales and human resources lies a dynamic potential for strategic partnership that can yield significant benefits for any organization. In a compelling new episode of our podcast, we delve into the multifaceted relationship between these two essential departments, uncovering how the synergy between sales leaders and HR professio…

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Find Your Hidden Superpower with Adam Clark 35:48

4M ago35:48

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Have you ever had a life-changing revelation? What is a strength you once thought was a weakness? How do you uncover and cultivate your strengths into superpowers that can change your life? What is the most liberating truth you've come to? Join me for another episode of Trading Truth with my guest, Adam Clark. The format is simple. Adam and I both …

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How to Overcome Fear, Be Authentic, Find Fulfillment with Anthony Schreiber 25:09

5M ago25:09

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How do you overcome fear and finally be your true self? How do you find true success? How do you overcome social anxiety? What role do cold plunging, gut health, red light therapy, and others fit into energy, overcoming fear and anxiety, and improving well-being? Today’s episode is a new format I’m calling Trading Truth, where my guest and I both b…

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100. 7 Modern Topics with Sam Marelich --- First one is how AI has killed the job Ad 49:53

5M ago49:53

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Cory and Sam jam on 7 interesting sales/recruiting topics. It's a fun and action-packed conversation.By Cory Bray

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Follow Your Excitement and Strengthen Your Intuition with Kai Cox 56:03

5M ago56:03

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In this episode, I sit down with Kai Cox in her beautiful healing space, the home of her business, Awaken Innate Healing. Kai Cox is a fourth-generation healer. She became a licensed massage therapist in 2011 and has been working to help people heal through a variety of modalities such as Lomi Lomi, Bio-Touch and Vibration healing ever since. But K…

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MIDNIGHT RUN (encore presentation) 55:13

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Hey friends! The Dads have been wicked busy doing Dad Shit (tm); apologies for the delay and thank you for your patience. We're hoping to get some new eps up by next week; in the meantime, sit back and enjoy an encore presentation of our discussion of the movie that launched this particular endeavor. Tune in or I swear to God I'll shoot the other D…

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99. Early-stage sales analytics with Janet Gehrmann 41:54

5M ago41:54

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Analytics are important at every stage of business, but early-on, their importance is often overlooked, and founders + execs might not know about new analytic techniques that were hard-to-impossible in previous years. Janet and Cory go deep into how to think about early-stage sales analytics and highlight that it might not be as hard as you think t…

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98. Sales in the Commercial Real Estate Industry & Coaching Sellers with Ryan Hartsell & Joe Nurrenbrock 41:53

6M ago41:53

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This episode touches on some industry-specific themes in commercial real estate, and also zooms out to look at coaching in general. If you're in the real estate business, there are specific actionable tactics you can implement. If not, it's a fun episode that may open your eyes to different perspectives around sales in a different industry.…

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97. Return to Office trends with commercial real estate expert Kellam Nelson 38:28

6M ago38:28

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To get to the bottom of the semi-political banter we all see about working from the office or working remotely, I sat down with San Franciso-based commercial real estate expert Kellam Nelson to get his perspective. Tune in for this great episode that may generate some ideas for sales leaders out there.…

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WHITE MEN CAN'T JUMP 57:17

6M ago57:17

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IT'S NOT THE REMAKE! Do yourself a favor and read this essay before, after, or during your viewing of this movie and/or listening to this podcast: https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2021/02/03/on-hustles/ Hanif Abdurraqib is the realest of deals, y'all. Buy all of his books and thank us later. Can you imagine an America pre-Rosie Perez? I'm glad I…

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96. Demos with Mike Kavanagh 15:02

6M ago15:02

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Mike and Cory dig into sales demos with a bunch of actionable takeaways in this short episode.By Cory Bray

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CON AIR 49:51

6M ago49:51

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Look, if you want to know why Gen X is so f#$%ed up, just know that a major studio made this movie with the thought: "This is what they want." Cage. Malkovich. Cage's hair. Cusack. Cage's accent. Trejo. Chappelle. More Cage. Ving Rhames. The guy from Star Trek: The Next Generation (not that guy, the other one). Cage shirtless. Steve Buscemi. And - …

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95. Revolutionizing Inbound Sales Development + Initial Demos with Troy Munson 51:32

6M ago51:32

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It's silly how many companies manage their inbound leads, and Troy is on a mission to change that. Click a "request a demo" button. Talk to someone who was in college 7 months ago who asks you scripted questions. Meet again with someone who re-asks these questions. Then in meeting #3, see what you initially wanted based on the button click. We dig …

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TRADING PLACES 51:48

6M ago51:48

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If Reagan's America were a film, it'd probably be this one. Happy New Year from your favorite Dads! This movie launched or re-launched a bunch of careers, made a bajillion dollars and has a case for the definitive movie of the 80s (for a bunch of reasons discussed herein); and YET it's still a bit of a funky rewatch. Nonetheless, we dig into the 41…

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94. Startup sales hiring with Sam Cartwright (Debate Episode!) 46:15

6M ago46:15

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Which roles should early-stage companies hire and in what order? Lots of opinions out there, with Cory and Sam having theirs. They debate the topic in this engaging and informational episode.By Cory Bray

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WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING 52:48

7M ago52:48

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You know the best part of the holiday season? Hanging out with your family! OK, maybe sometimes that's not the BEST part; families are tricky little communities of biologically-linked individuals, each carrying a boatload of what NPR's Linda Holmes evocatively named "little weirdsies". Family can be a tough hang, at this or any time of year. But wh…

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GOODFELLAS 1:00:57

7M ago1:00:57

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Dads love order. We like routine, a hierarchy, knowing where we stand at all times. The Mob provides the illusion of order. This movie reveals what a life of organized crime really entails: chaos, anxiety, terror, and senseless violence. This movie is an anti-Dad instructional video, and should be required viewing for all Dads. They should have it …

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ENTER THE DRAGON 54:15

7M ago54:15

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Bruce Lee was - for a brief period - perhaps the most famous person in the world. He died in 1973 (at the far-too-young age of 32). Dads Mike and Dave were born in 1974, the first generation to live in a post-Bruce Lee world, and the last to have members who experienced Lee's fame and the kung fu mania that followed it firsthand. Someday-Dad Tooky …

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THE LAST DRAGON 52:51

7M ago52:51

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It's a TDM switcheroo - Mike & Tooky present Dad Dave with a movie that they have seen but he hasn't...until now! This movie has everything. Punching. Kicking. Chazz Palminteri punching and kicking. Vanity. William H. Macy for some reason. A knockoff Cyndi Lauper. And the only cinematic villain to approach Darth Vader in ultimate 80s badassery, Sho…

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93. Coaching with Call Scorecards with David Ashe 28:37

7M ago28:37

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Call scorecards are powerful tools, but they're often incorrectly used. David and Cory dig into some great ways to get the most out of scorecards and drive impact across your sales org.By Cory Bray

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92. Can You Succeed in Sales Enablement Without a Sales Background? with Mike Kavanagh 26:19

7M ago26:19

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Does someone need to come from sales to be good at sales enablement? Buckle up for this debate and get ready to draw your own conclusions!By Cory Bray

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ANY GIVEN SUNDAY 1:00:57

8M ago1:00:57

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Happy Thanksgiving! Dads love the Three Fs: family, feasting, and football. So we thought it might make for a nice opportunity to watch one of the most realistic and grounded sports films ever made. Just kidding. Calling this movie "batshit crazy" does a disservice to guano. Oliver Stone and an all-star cast go full cuckoo bananas in a movie that t…

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DIRTY DANCING 53:55

8M ago53:55

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What's that you say? DIRTY DANCING is a Mom Movie? We are here to tell you that not only is it a Dad Movie, it is the DADDEST MOVIE. And if you disagree, you can go jump in a lake. With Patrick Swayze. And Jennifer Grey. Which sounds cold. But hella sexy. This movie rules and if you have kids and don't cry watching Jerry Orbach do Jerry Orbach thin…

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COMMANDO 1:01:57

8M ago1:01:57

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Dads take a lot of heat, and deservedly so: Life in a patriarchy means that much of this society is a direct reflection of generations of Dads - we have FOUNDING FATHERS for chrissakes - so everything, good and bad (and let's face it, the scales are tipping the wrong way) must be laid at our feet. And yet: We will do anything for our kids. A-N-Y-T-…

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91. Challenging the Traditional Path to Account Executive with Mike Ebbers 44:00

8M ago44:00

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What paths are available for entering the tech sales profession? Check out this discussion with two guys who did not do it the traditional way. It might inspire you for your own career, or help you think about recruiting in a new way.By Cory Bray

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MR. MOM 1:00:57

8M ago1:00:57

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RIP to the magnificent Teri Garr, perhaps one of the patron (matron?) saints of Dad movies. No one was realer, funnier, or more fully and charmingly human. She and Michael Keaton make a pretty good meal out of these ingredients; it's pretty clear why the Oscar noms wait in the offing. Listen, Michael Keaton is having a moment, and deservedly so; bu…

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PSYCHO 54:30

8M ago54:30

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CUE THE VIOLINS! And Happy Halloween from the Dads; enjoy our long shower with Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 slashsterpiece PSYCHO.By Mike Dorval, Tooky Kavanagh, David Rabinow

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90. Why your sales org is moving at half speed with Pete Kazanjy 45:02

9M ago45:02

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There is a massive sales performance gap in many orgs, and there are some key things driving it that are fully within your control. No one has thought more about this topic than Atrium cofounder Pete Kazanjy. Check out this episode and make sure to follow him on LinkedIn for more insights.By Cory Bray

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ROXANNE 53:25

9M ago53:25

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Elevator pitch: I'd like to take a 19th century French melodrama and update it, eliminating the graphic violence and changing the famously heartbreaking ending. Also, we should set it in a small town full of horny old ladies. Studio Executive: Ok, here's a ton of money. Only one person can land that pitch: Total Dad favorite and comic dilettante St…