Joe discusses the Best Original Song category for the Academy Awards with some special guests. Our favorite winners in that category over the years, as well as a few snubs. Movie Music – Best Original Song References for this podcast: The nomin

Social Security: A Defense

Jan 26th, 2011

Joe and I discuss the resurgence of Social Security on the national political stage, the various proposals to change it, the motivations for those proposals, and why we think the program is more or less fine as is. Social Security – A Defense R

Beyond Baroque

Oct 22nd, 2010

Joe sits down with Richard Modiano, a poet and member of the Board of Trustees at Beyond Baroque, a literary arts center in Venice, CA. Richard and Joe discuss poetry and the impact Beyond Baroque has had in Venice as well as in the poetry comm

In The DC

Oct 18th, 2010

Jeff Spross discusses his time with The American Prospect and political journalism at large in our nation’s capital, prior to his own return to DC. In The DC References for this podcast: The website for The American Prospect. The website for TA

Comic Con 2010

Aug 11th, 2010

Joe speaks with special guest Mark Morse about the ins and outs of the annual Comic Con in San Diego. Comic Con 2010 References for this podcast: The website for Comic Con. Shel Dorf’s Bio page. A video of the test footage for Tron: Legacy. Mus

Project Angel Food

Jul 22nd, 2010

I sat down with Margaret Steele, the CEO of Project Angel Food a non-profit in Los Angeles. Their mission is to cook and deliver nutritious meals to people throughout Los Angeles suffering from life threatening illnesses and can no longer prepa

O Stars, Where art thou?

Jun 10th, 2010

We discuss who are the new stars of this decade or is the movie star business model fading away. O Stars, Where Art Thou? References in this podcast Clips from The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, I Love You, Man, Julie & Julia and an interview with Emm

Jim Mangia: Health Care In America

May 7th, 2010

Joe and I interview Jim Mangia, the CEO of a public health clinic for the poor in South Los Angeles. The second of two parts. (The first part is here.) Jim Mangia – Health Care in America References for this podcast: The website for St. John’s

Jim Mangia: Health Care In South Los Angeles

Apr 28th, 2010

Joe and I interview Jim Mangia, the CEO of a public health clinic for the poor in South Los Angeles. The first of two parts. (The second part is here.) Jim Mangia – Health Care in South Los Angeles References for this podcast: The website for S

The Rundown – 2010 Midterms

Apr 8th, 2010

With midterm elections approaching we run down five races, and how they represent the current state of the public mood with the parties. The Rundown – 2010 Midterms References in this podcast: California Governor Race Latest polls (from Pollste

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