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Kickass News

Hosted by Hollywood producer and political media strategist Ben Mathis, KickAss News is a twice weekly podcast that features the most interesting personalities and thought leaders in politics, enterta... Read more

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Bryan Cranston on Life Before Acting & Becoming Walter White

Bryan Cranston on Life Before Acting & Becoming Walter White

Rerun of 9/5/17 episode w/ guest Bryan Cranston. Actor Bryan Cranston recalls a difficult childhood and the two year roa... Read more

23 Apr 2018

53mins

Ranked #2

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Al Jean, Head Writer/Exec Producer of "The Simpsons" Is Doing What He Loves

Al Jean, Head Writer/Exec Producer of "The Simpsons" Is Doing What He Loves

The moment Al Jean completed the first episode of The Simpsons in 1989, he knew that he wanted to work on that show for ... Read more

23 Sep 2016

50mins

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Part 1: Dr. Michio Kaku, Theoretical Physicist & Futurist Talks About Einstein, Gravity Waves, & The Future

Part 1: Dr. Michio Kaku, Theoretical Physicist & Futurist Talks About Einstein, Gravity Waves, & The Future

My guest today is world renowned theoretical physicist, futurist, best-selling author, and popularizer of science Dr. Mi... Read more

22 Mar 2016

47mins

Ranked #4

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Jon Meacham on the Soul of America and Donald Trump

Jon Meacham on the Soul of America and Donald Trump

Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Jon Meacham helps us understand the present moment of crisis in American politics by lo... Read more

7 May 2018

46mins

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Matt Ingebretson & Jake Weisman Go Corporate

Matt Ingebretson & Jake Weisman Go Corporate

Matt Ingebretson and Jake Weisman, the stars and co-creators of the new Comedy Central series CORPORATE talk about their... Read more

1 Mar 2018

43mins

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Bill Kristol, editor of The Weekly Standard On the GOP Primary

Bill Kristol, editor of The Weekly Standard On the GOP Primary

 My guest today is Bill Kristol, founder and editor of The Weekly Standard and a political contributor to ABC’S This Wee... Read more

14 Mar 2016

40mins

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Jennifer Palmieri Empowers Women w/ Lessons from the Clinton Campaign

Jennifer Palmieri Empowers Women w/ Lessons from the Clinton Campaign

Jennifer Palmieri, communications director of the 2016 Hillary Clinton campaign, says she wants to turn the results of t... Read more

12 Apr 2018

46mins

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General Michael Hayden, Former Head of CIA & NSA

General Michael Hayden, Former Head of CIA & NSA

General Michael Hayden is the only person in U.S. history to have served as head of both the CIA and the NSA.  General H... Read more

8 Mar 2016

42mins

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Dave Itzkoff on Robin Williams' Comedy and Tragedy

Dave Itzkoff on Robin Williams' Comedy and Tragedy

New York Times culture reporter Dave Itzkoff talks about the surprisingly patrician upbringing of Robin Williams, his ti... Read more

25 Jun 2018

56mins

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Part 2: Futurist Dr. Michio Kaku On Amazing Inventions Coming In Our Lifetime

Part 2: Futurist Dr. Michio Kaku On Amazing Inventions Coming In Our Lifetime

Today in Part 2 of my interview with theoretical physicist and futurist Dr. Michio Kaku, we look as some of the incredib... Read more

25 Mar 2016

41mins

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Author James Patterson on the Shocking True Crimes of Billionaire Pedophile Jeffrey Epstein

Author James Patterson on the Shocking True Crimes of Billionaire Pedophile Jeffrey Epstein

Author James Patterson has sold over 350 million books and had more #1 New York Times Bestsellers than any author in his... Read more

25 Oct 2016

45mins

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Whitney Cummings Hacks the Female Brain

Whitney Cummings Hacks the Female Brain

Comedian Whitney Cummings talks about the humbling experience of being a first time director on her film The Female Brai... Read more

8 Feb 2018

47mins

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Former CIA Director Michael Hayden on Trump's Attack on the Intelligence Community

Former CIA Director Michael Hayden on Trump's Attack on the Intelligence Community

General Michael Hayden, former Director of the CIA, talks about his concerns over President Trump's attack on the Intell... Read more

14 May 2018

49mins

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Director Barry Levinson on Paterno, Pacino, & Our "Wag the Dog" Reality

Director Barry Levinson on Paterno, Pacino, & Our "Wag the Dog" Reality

Director Barry Levinson explores the Penn State sexual abuse scandal that ended Coach Joe Paterno’s career in his new fi... Read more

9 Apr 2018

45mins

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Dylan Thuras of Atlas Obscura on the World's Hidden Wonders

Dylan Thuras of Atlas Obscura on the World's Hidden Wonders

Dylan Thuras is the co-founder and creative director at AtlasObscura.com, the popular travel site that revels in the wei... Read more

10 Oct 2016

44mins

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An American Ambassador in Putin's Russia

An American Ambassador in Putin's Russia

Ambassador Michael McFaul helped President Obama craft the US-Russia “reset," and he later had a front-row seat for the ... Read more

18 Jun 2018

54mins

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Donald Rumsfeld On Modernizing The Military, Saddam Hussein, Snowflakes, & Churchill Solitaire

Donald Rumsfeld On Modernizing The Military, Saddam Hussein, Snowflakes, & Churchill Solitaire

My guest is former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld.  In his remarkable 50 year career, he has served as a U.S. Cong... Read more

Ranked #18

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Eugene Jarecki Goes Road Tripping with Elvis

Eugene Jarecki Goes Road Tripping with Elvis

Emmy and Peabody Award-winning filmmaker Eugene Jarecki drove across the U.S. in Elvis Presley's 1963 Rolls Royce to tal... Read more

21 Jun 2018

51mins

Ranked #19

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An Anti-Endorsement and Final Thoughts on the 2016 Election

An Anti-Endorsement and Final Thoughts on the 2016 Election

It's almost finally over!  Today, I share some final thoughts on the 2016 election and make my closing arguments against... Read more

9 Nov 2016

43mins

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Dana Perino Says "If You Want a Friend in Washington, Get a Dog!"

Dana Perino Says "If You Want a Friend in Washington, Get a Dog!"

Fox News, The Five, White House, Politics, President, Bush, Dogs, Washington, Press, Learn more about your ad choices. V... Read more

28 Nov 2016

50mins

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