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Political Beats: Steely Dan
Introducing the Band:Your hosts Scot Bertram (@ScotBertram) and Jeff Blehar (@EsotericCD) with guest Eli Lake. Eli is a columnist for The Free Press, contributing editor at Commentary, and host of Breaking History. You can follow him on Twitter/x @EliLake. Eli’s Music Pick: Steely DanIn what is likely the last of our past episodes to be completely re-recorded, we… Continue reading
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Political Beats: Deep Purple
Episode NotesScot and Jeff discuss Deep Purple with Ivan Pongracic. Introducing the Band:Your hosts Scot Bertram (@ScotBertram) and Jeff Blehar (@EsotericCD) are joined by guest Ivan Pongracic, William E. Hibbs & Ludwig von Mises professor of Economics at Hillsdale College. Ivan has a career nearly as storied as Deep Purple’s — a 1984 immigrant from… Continue reading
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Wasn’t That Special: Season 45 (2019-20)
Eddie Murphy Returns, Shane Gillis Gets the Boot, and COVID-19 Halts the Show Season 45 of Saturday Night Live was one of the most unusual in the show’s long history, defined by both the disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic and lingering creative stagnation. In this episode, we each described the season with medically themed words—“viral” and… Continue reading
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