Best Todd Sullivan Podcasts (2025)

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Episode 91: Space Cowboy Books Presents: Simultaneous Times Ep.91 - Todd Sullivan & Marie Vibbert 19:11

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Stories featured in this episode: Perceptually Misaligned by Todd Sullivan - music by Phog Masheeen - https://phogmasheeen.com/ - read by the Jean-Paul Garnier - The Traffic Stop by Marie Vibbert - https://www.marievibbert.com/ - music by TSG - https://tsgmusic.bandcamp.com/ - read by Jean-Paul Garnier - theme music by Dain Luscombe - Simultaneous …

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Van Lathan and David Jolly: How To Beat Middle Finger MAGAism 1:26:52

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Pete Hegseth convenes the military’s top leaders to complain about fat troops and generals and plug his book. Meanwhile, Charlie Kirk’s assassination continues to drive debate about how to confront MAGA as a cultural and political movement. David Jolly, a Democratic gubernatorial candidate in Florida, joins Tim to talk about his campaign, why he sw…

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60 Years of The Wild, Wild West 15:30

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From September 2015: Tony, Donna, and Ed look back at the broadcast history of The Wild, Wild West (CBS, 1965-1969), which originally premiered on CBS in September 1965.By Ed Robertson

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The Other Smothers Brothers Show 10:53

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From September 2015: Tony, Donna, and Ed remember the premiere of The Smothers Brothers Show (CBS, 1965-1966), a short-lived sitcom starring Tom and Dick Smothers that is mostly remembered today for being part of Nick at Nite’s weekend lineup in the late 1980s. The failure of The Smothers Brothers Show spurred the Smothers (and Tom in particular) t…

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Bill Kristol: Trump Wants Troops in Portland 53:15

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President Trump orders the National Guard to be deployed to Portland, Ore., after declaring it a war-ravaged city. And reports surface that the administration is considering strikes in Venezuela. Meanwhile, the military’s top generals are on their way to Quantico for a mysterious meeting called by Pete Hegseth that the president now wants to crash.…

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586 // The Mysterious Death of Ellen Greenberg w/ Nancy Schwartzman 51:04

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In this new episode, Crawlspace Media's Tim Pilleri and Lance Reenstierna speak with Emmy Award winning filmmaker Nancy Schwartzman about her new documentary, "Death in Apartment 603: What Happened to Ellen Greenberg?".' Ellen Greenberg was 27 years old and engaged when she was found dead in her apartment by her fiancé. Ellen sustained 20 stab woun…

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Sen. Rand Paul, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Rep. Mike Turner, Sen. Tim Kaine 50:34

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This week on Face the Nation, President Trump says another blue city needs federal protection for agents conducting immigration roundups. How will Americans be impacted by the president's latest announcement? We talk with the head of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, Rand Paul, to hear his thoughts on the president's plans. Then, as the clock…

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Eagles-Bucs, Phillies Clinch First Round Bye, Ray Didinger & more 2:08:01

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Full Rob Ellis and Tom Kelly Show from 9/27

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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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Inside the Biden admin’s AI policy approach | Jake Sullivan, Biden’s NSA | via The Cognitive Revolution 1:05:58

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Jake Sullivan was the US National Security Advisor from 2021-2025. He joined our friends on The Cognitive Revolution podcast in August to discuss AI as a critical national security issue. We thought it was such a good interview and we wanted more people to see it, so we’re cross-posting it here on The 80,000 Hours Podcast. Jake and host Nathan Labe…

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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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585 // Joshua Ritter on Emmanuel Haro Disappearance, Charlie Kirk's Shooter & more 48:53

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In this new episode, Crawlspace Media's Tim Pilleri and Lance Reenstierna speak with former prosecutor and defense attorney Joshua Ritter of Courtroom Confidential to discuss his show, the charges that await Tyler Robinson (the suspect in Charlie Kirk's shooting), Luigi Mangione, and the disappearance of Emmanuel Haro from Cabizon, California on Au…

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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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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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Would You Believe?!? Get Smart is 60 24:45

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TVC 707.1: From September 2015: Tony, Donna, and Ed discuss the legacy of Get Smart (NBC/CBS, 1965-1970), which premiered on NBC on Sept. 18, 1965.By Ed Robertson

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60 Years of Hogan's Heroes 18:04

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TVC 707.2: From September 2015: Tony, Donna, and Ed remember the premiere of Hogan’s Heroes (CBS, 1965-1971) on Sept. 17, 1965.By Ed Robertson

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75 Years of Truth or Consequences 17:33

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TVC 707.3: From April 2012: Tony, Donna, and Ed remember the premiere of Truth or Consequences on television on Sept. 7, 1950, ten years after it had premiered on in 1940.By Ed Robertson

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The Casting of Texas 18:30

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TVC 707.5: Part 2 of a conversation that began last week with John McCafferty, the actor known around the world as Billy Joe Wright on Texas (NBC, 1980-1982), and Tom Lisanti, sixties movie historian and 1970s daytime TV historian. John is among the many actors, writers, directors, NBC executives, and other behind-the-scenes personnel that Tom inte…

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Why Texas Still Endures 10:55

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TVC 707.6: John McCafferty, Tom Lisanti, and Ed discuss why Texas (NBC, 1980-1982) remains popular with fans more than forty years later, and how the series was particularly popular in Canada during its original network run. Tom’s latest book, Texas: An Oral History of Daytime’s Answer to Dallas, is available wherever books are sold through our fri…

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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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584 // Shelton Sanders 52:41

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In this episode Tim Pilleri, Lance Reenstierna, and Jennifer Amell speak about the disappearance of Shelton John Sanders from Columbia, South Carolina on June 19th, 2001. This episode was originally published on Missing on March 24th, 2022. Shelton Sanders was 25 years old and going places. He was responsible, driven, and a dedicated systems manage…

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French President Emmanuel Macron and IBM Vice Chairman Gary Cohn 50:27

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This week on Face the Nation, as world leaders gather in New York for the annual United Nations General Assembly, we look ahead to the biggest issues the world will tackle. With Russia and Israel intensifying their offensive efforts in both the war in Ukraine and the Israel-Hamas conflict, we'll preview a crucial week ahead as President Trump heads…

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Eagles-Rams, Nick Castellanos Comments, Zach Berman, Ray Didinger & more 2:11:51

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Full Rob and Mike Saturday Show on 9/20

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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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583 // Paul Fronczak w/ Jack Fronczak and Tracey Hastings - Part 2 44:40

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In this new episode, Crawlspace Media's Tim Pilleri and Lance Reenstierna speak with Jack Fronczak and Tracey Hastings of The Fronczak Files podcast. This is part 2 of 2 . Jack has an absolutely wild story about being found abandoned at about 2 years old. He was given to the Fronczak family after the FBI made a connection between the abandoned baby…

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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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582 // Paul Fronczak w/ Jack Fronczak and Tracey Hastings - Part 1 52:00

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In this new episode, Crawlspace Media's Tim Pilleri and Lance Reenstierna speak with Jack Fronczak and Tracey Hastings of The Fronczak Files podcast. Jack has an absolutely wild story about being found abandoned at about 2 years old. He was given to the Fronczak family after the FBI made a connection between the abandoned baby in New Jersey in 1965…

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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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What Do Green Acres and Xena Have in Common? 22:19

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TVC 706.1: From September 2015: Tony, Donna, and Ed commemorate the milestone broadcast anniversaries for Green Acres (CBS, 1965-1970) and Xena: Warrior Princess (Synd., 1995-2001), both of which originally premiered during This Week in TV History.By Ed Robertson

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60 Years of The Dean Martin Show 16:06

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TVC 706.2: From September 2015: Tony, Donna, and Ed remember The Dean Martin Show (NBC, 1965-1974), which originally premiered during This Week in TV History. Topics this segment include Martin’s initial reluctance to do a weekly series, and how the format morphed in later years into The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts.…

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Dean Martin and The Alberici Sisters 14:37

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TVC 706.3: From December 2011: Ed welcomes the Alberici Sisters (Maria Lauren and Linda Eichberg), co-authors of Beyond Our Wildest Dreams, a memoir of their two decades performing with Dean Martin as members of the Dean Martin Golddiggers that particularly focuses on the years 1973 through 1978, one of the last great eras of entertainment.…

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Ruta Lee, Clint Eastwood, and Lucille Ball 23:40

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TVC 706.4: Part 2 of a conversation that began last week with Ruta Lee (High Rollers, Witness for the Prosecution, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Consider Your Ass Kissed), entertainment legend and the chairperson emeritus of The Thalians. Ruta recently announced that The Thalians will honor Neil Sedaka with its Mr. Wonderful award at this year’s…

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Texas: Daytime TV's Answer to Dallas 19:51

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TVC 706.5: Ed welcomes John McCafferty, the actor known around the world as Billy Joe Wright on Texas (NBC, 1980-1982), and Tom Lisanti, sixties movie historian and 1970s daytime TV historian. John is among the many actors, writers, directors, NBC executives, and other behind-the-scenes personnel that Tom interviewed for his latest book, Texas: An …

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Paul Green on Frank Price and Roy Huggins 15:22

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TVC 706.6: TV Confidential marks the recent passing of renowned film and TV executive Frank Price by playing a clip from our April 2014 conversation with author Paul Green about the life and career of Roy Huggins. Price not only collaborated with Roy Huggins several times while they were both at Universal Television, but became Huggins’ son-in-law …

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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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#223 – Neel Nanda on leading a Google DeepMind team at 26 – and advice if you want to work at an AI company (part 2) 1:46:49

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At 26, Neel Nanda leads an AI safety team at Google DeepMind, has published dozens of influential papers, and mentored 50 junior researchers — seven of whom now work at major AI companies. His secret? “It’s mostly luck,” he says, but “another part is what I think of as maximising my luck surface area.” Video, full transcript, and links to learn mor…

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581 // Dean Mortensen w/ Laura Riste 50:24

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In this new episode, Crawlspace Media's Tim Pilleri and Lance Reenstierna speak with return guest Laura Riste to discuss the mysterious disappearance of Dean Mortensen from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada on January 24th, 1992. Check out Laura Riste's site on the disappearance of Trenny Gibson: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.canadiangurl77.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠. Laura's FB page for…

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Speaker Mike Johnson, Sen. Chris Coons and Sen. James Lankford 50:44

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This week on Face the Nation, the nation grapples with the violent killing of political activist Charlie Kirk. We ask House Speaker Mike Johnson how leaders can build unity in a time of deep division. Plus, we have a bipartisan conversation with Democratic Senator Chris Coons and Republican Senator James Lankford on finding common ground during tur…

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Phillies Red Hot, Eagles-Chiefs Rematch, Ray Didinger & more! 2:09:37

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Full Rob Ellis and Jody Mac show from 9/13

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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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580 // Andy Puglisi w/ Melanie Perkins McLaughlin - Part 2 47:10

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In this new episode, Crawlspace Media's Tim Pilleri and Lance Reenstierna speak with Melanie Perkins McLaughlin about the disappearance of her childhood friend, Andy Puglisi, from Lawrence, Massachusetts on August 22nd, 1976. Melanie made an Emmy award winning documentary called, "Have You Seen Andy?". Check out the site here: ⁠https://haveyouseena…

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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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579 // Andy Puglisi w/ Melanie Perkins McLaughlin - Part 1 53:47

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In this new episode, Crawlspace Media's Tim Pilleri and Lance Reenstierna speak with Melanie Perkins McLaughlin about the disappearance of her childhood friend, Andy Puglisi, from Lawrence, Massachusetts on August 22nd, 1976. Melanie made an Emmy award winning documentary called, "Have You Seen Andy?". Check out the site here: https://haveyouseenan…

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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…