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Episode 236" - Contest Winner Nancy Thompson

Dave & Ethan's 2000" Weird Al Podcast - July 10, 2024 19:15 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 52 ratings
Dave and Ethan interview best-selling author Nancy Thompson about her date with Weird Al nearly 40 years ago. Nancy details winning the date via a radio contest, the date itself, where Weird Al took her, and answers the question we all want to know - did she get a kiss from Mr. Yankovic? ABOUT ...

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The Gay Revolution: The Story of the Struggle (RE-RELEASE)

For the Ages: A History Podcast - July 08, 2024 04:00 - 27 minutes
Please enjoy this re-release of a past episode of For the Ages. New episodes will return Fall 2024. The fight for LGBTQ civil rights is long and hard-fought—and it still continues today. Award-winning author and renowned scholar Lillian Faderman discusses the history of the movement, from the 19...

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The Gay Revolution: The Story of the Struggle (RE-RELEASE)

For the Ages: A History Podcast - July 08, 2024 04:00 - 27 minutes
Please enjoy this re-release of a past episode of For the Ages. New episodes will return Fall 2024. The fight for LGBTQ civil rights is long and hard-fought—and it still continues today. Award-winning author and renowned scholar Lillian Faderman discusses the history of the movement, from the 19...

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Episode 235" - Allie Goertz

Dave & Ethan's 2000" Weird Al Podcast - July 03, 2024 16:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 52 ratings
Dave and Ethan welcome Allie Goertz to the podcast!  Not only does Allie list Weird Al as a main influence for her music, she is a featured background actor in WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story, a former editor at MAD Magazine, the subject of a Nerf Herder song, and a nerdy musician who pays homage t...

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The Bill of Obligations: The Ten Habits of Good Citizens

For the Ages: A History Podcast - June 24, 2024 13:00 - 32 minutes
Of all the threats facing the country today, perhaps the most critical are those coming from within. In the face of rising apathy, anger, division, and disinformation, how can U.S. citizens ensure the survival of the American experiment? Richard Haass, an esteemed diplomat and policymaker, looks...

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The Bill of Obligations: The Ten Habits of Good Citizens

For the Ages: A History Podcast - June 24, 2024 13:00 - 32 minutes
Of all the threats facing the country today, perhaps the most critical are those coming from within. In the face of rising apathy, anger, division, and disinformation, how can U.S. citizens ensure the survival of the American experiment? Richard Haass, an esteemed diplomat and policymaker, looks...

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Rubenerd Show 428: The balcony memories episode

Rubenerd Show - June 19, 2024 23:42 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Podcast: Play in new window | Download 28:16 – Sitting outside on this blustery winter morning talking about Mike Karels, Gordon Bell, Dave Ross, and Jim Kloss, with some trademark digressions and a hot mug of coffee. Recorded early June 2024. Recorded in Sydney, Australia. Licence for this t...

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Episode 234" - Weird Al Pinball Designers Stephen Silver & Michael Ocean (Part 2)

Dave & Ethan's 2000" Weird Al Podcast - June 19, 2024 14:35 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 52 ratings
Dave and Ethan conclude their interview with Weird Al pinball Creative Directors Stephen Silver and Michael Ocean. They share more on the process of creating Multimorphic's Weird Al’s Museum of Natural Hilarity pinball game, address a loophole they closed in one of the exhibit halls, and share e...

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The Condemnation of Blackness: Race, Crime, and the Making of Modern Urban America

For the Ages: A History Podcast - June 17, 2024 04:00 - 33 minutes
While institutional and systemic racism is well documented in the Postbellum and Reconstruction South, its effects on African Americans in the Northern United States, as well as how those practices have shaped contemporary society, is often less understood. Scholar and historian Khalil Gibran Mu...

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The Condemnation of Blackness: Race, Crime, and the Making of Modern Urban America

For the Ages: A History Podcast - June 17, 2024 04:00 - 33 minutes
While institutional and systemic racism is well documented in the Postbellum and Reconstruction South, its effects on African Americans in the Northern United States, as well as how those practices have shaped contemporary society, is often less understood. Scholar and historian Khalil Gibran Mu...

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Episode 233" - Weird Al Pinball Designers Stephen Silver & Michael Ocean (Part 1)

Dave & Ethan's 2000" Weird Al Podcast - June 12, 2024 15:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 52 ratings
Dave and Ethan welcome the Co-Creative Directors & Game Designers of the official Weird Al pinball machine - Stephen Silver and Michael Ocean! In this first part of their interview, Stephen and Michael discuss the origins of Weird Al’s Museum of Natural Hilarity, the approval process with Weird...

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Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine, and the Murder of a President

For the Ages: A History Podcast - June 10, 2024 04:00 - 27 minutes
Marking one of the shortest presidencies in American history, James A. Garfield died less than seven months after inauguration due to a bullet wound sustained during an attempted assassination. A Civil War hero born into abject poverty, President Garfield’s attempted assassination set off a bitt...

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Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine, and the Murder of a President

For the Ages: A History Podcast - June 10, 2024 04:00 - 27 minutes
Marking one of the shortest presidencies in American history, James A. Garfield died less than seven months after inauguration due to a bullet wound sustained during an attempted assassination. A Civil War hero born into abject poverty, President Garfield’s attempted assassination set off a bitt...

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Episode 232" - BIG Slick '24

Dave & Ethan's 2000" Weird Al Podcast - June 05, 2024 12:45 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 52 ratings
Dave and Ethan recap Ethan's trip to BIG Slick '24 - the charity event that Weird Al donated his time to in Kansas City, Missouri - that featured a celebrity softball game, a star-studded show and celebration, and tons of celebrities - including Paul Rudd, Travis Kelce, Sheryl Crow, and dozens m...

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The Trials of Harry S. Truman: The Extraordinary Presidency of an Ordinary Man

For the Ages: A History Podcast - June 03, 2024 04:00 - 27 minutes
After serving for three months as vice president, Harry S. Truman, at age 60, suddenly inherited the White House. The nearly eight years that followed were unusually turbulent—marked by victory in the wars against Germany and Japan, the first use of an atomic weapon and the development of far de...

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The Trials of Harry S. Truman: The Extraordinary Presidency of an Ordinary Man

For the Ages: A History Podcast - June 03, 2024 04:00 - 27 minutes
After serving for three months as vice president, Harry S. Truman, at age 60, suddenly inherited the White House. The nearly eight years that followed were unusually turbulent—marked by victory in the wars against Germany and Japan, the first use of an atomic weapon and the development of far de...

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Nimitz at War: Command Leadership from Pearl Harbor to Tokyo Bay

For the Ages: A History Podcast - May 27, 2024 04:00 - 27 minutes
Following America’s violent entrance into World War II with the attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States needed to swiftly mobilize for its fight in the Pacific Theater. In those tense days following the attack, President Roosevelt tapped Chester W. Nimitz to lead the charge. With the nation ca...

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Nimitz at War: Command Leadership from Pearl Harbor to Tokyo Bay

For the Ages: A History Podcast - May 27, 2024 04:00 - 27 minutes
Following America’s violent entrance into World War II with the attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States needed to swiftly mobilize for its fight in the Pacific Theater. In those tense days following the attack, President Roosevelt tapped Chester W. Nimitz to lead the charge. With the nation ca...

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ENCORE: Alistair Hawkes LPC- Preventing Therapist Burnout & Lessons from Mom

Dr Mara Karpel & Your Golden Years - May 26, 2024 22:00 - 54 minutes
We'll be joined by Alistair Hawkes, Licensed Professional Counselor and Certified Clarity Breathwork specialist.  Alistair specializes in helping therapists prevent burnout. She will talk about what she learned from the experts presenters for preventing burnout and increasing self-care at her rec...

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Episode 231" - WEIRD Prop Master JM Kehoe III (Part 2)

Dave & Ethan's 2000" Weird Al Podcast - May 22, 2024 14:35 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 52 ratings
Dave and Ethan conclude their interview with JM Kehoe III, the Prop Master for WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story! JM shares secrets of creating and acquiring the props for the film, how he nearly died making one of the props, and a touching tribute to his friend who worked on the film but tragically ...

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JFK and the Promise of Democracy

For the Ages: A History Podcast - May 20, 2024 04:00 - 27 minutes
John F. Kennedy was one of the most iconic political figures of the 20th century, a man known universally by his initials. From his college days to the end in Dallas, he was fascinated by the nature of political courage and its relationship to democratic governance. David M. Rubenstein is joined...

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JFK and the Promise of Democracy

For the Ages: A History Podcast - May 20, 2024 04:00 - 27 minutes
John F. Kennedy was one of the most iconic political figures of the 20th century, a man known universally by his initials. From his college days to the end in Dallas, he was fascinated by the nature of political courage and its relationship to democratic governance. David M. Rubenstein is joined...

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Encore: Monica Eastway - Eco-Gerontology

Dr Mara Karpel & Your Golden Years - May 19, 2024 22:00 - 1 hour
We're back with another live show and we'll be joined from Big Sur, California by Monica Eastway, Eco Gerontologist - Founder, The Eco Generation Model. Monica is an environmental gerontologist and she’ll talk about use of nature to enhance the quality of life for people of all ages.  (Lesson #7...

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LatinoLand: A Portrait of America's Largest and Least Understood Minority

For the Ages: A History Podcast - May 15, 2024 20:00 - 27 minutes
Today, Latinos represent 20% of the US population, with census reports projecting that one-third of Americans will identify as having Latino heritage by 2050. Exploring the complex history of immigration across the Americas, demographic diversity within US borders, and the impact on US politics,...

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LatinoLand: A Portrait of America's Largest and Least Understood Minority

For the Ages: A History Podcast - May 15, 2024 20:00 - 27 minutes
Today, Latinos represent 20% of the US population, with census reports projecting that one-third of Americans will identify as having Latino heritage by 2050. Exploring the complex history of immigration across the Americas, demographic diversity within US borders, and the impact on US politics,...

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Episode 230" - WEIRD Prop Master JM Kehoe III (Part 1)

Dave & Ethan's 2000" Weird Al Podcast - May 15, 2024 15:45 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 52 ratings
Dave and Ethan interview the Prop Master for WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story, JM Kehoe III! JM chronicles his early career which included working on Indiana Jones and with Martin Scorsese - and shares incredible stories behind some of the iconic props from Weird Al's Emmy Award-winning film in part...

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Alistair Hawkes LPC- Preventing Therapist Burnout & Dr. Mara- Lessons from Mom

Dr Mara Karpel & Your Golden Years - May 12, 2024 22:00 - 53 minutes
Happy Mother's Day!!   We'll be joined by Alistair Hawkes, Licensed Professional Counselor and Certified Clarity Breathwork specialist.  Alistair specializes in helping therapists prevent burnout. She will talk about what she learned from the experts presenters for preventing burnout and increa...

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Episode 229" - WEIRD screening in Columbus

Dave & Ethan's 2000" Weird Al Podcast - May 08, 2024 13:35 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 52 ratings
Dave and Ethan celebrate 5 years of the podcast and share the exciting news and happenings from attending a screening of WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story, and accompanying Q&A with director Eric Appel and drag legend Nina West, at the Gateway Film Center in Columbus, OH. ABOUT Since 2019, Dave & E...

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Becoming FDR: The Personal Crisis That Made a President

For the Ages: A History Podcast - May 06, 2024 04:00 - 27 minutes
In popular memory, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the quintessential political “natural.” However journalist and author Jonathan Darman argues that this political acumen was the hard-earned result of Roosevelt’s seven-year journey through illness and recovery from polio. In that decade of adaptin...

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Becoming FDR: The Personal Crisis That Made a President

For the Ages: A History Podcast - May 06, 2024 04:00 - 27 minutes
In popular memory, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the quintessential political “natural.” However journalist and author Jonathan Darman argues that this political acumen was the hard-earned result of Roosevelt’s seven-year journey through illness and recovery from polio. In that decade of adaptin...

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