Rita Palma, a campaign consultant for Robert F. Kennedy Jr., stated that her top priority is to prevent Joe Biden from winning this year’s presidential election.
“Things, I guess, will change overtime because you do only pick one candidate at the end of the day,” Palma stated during a meeting with Republicans in New York.
“But the Kennedy voter and the [Donald Trump] voter – the enemy – our mutual enemy – is Biden,” she added. “Since Biden is counting on us with [Kennedy] in the mix, my – my thought is for the Republicans.”
“See Bobby – right now – he’s pulling from both sides,” she continued. “Right now, he’s actually pulling a bit more from Biden, which explains why the DNC [Democratic National Committee] is kind of ganging up on him. They have a special committee to go after independent candidates.”
#Spoiler4Trump
Rita Palma, Nys director for Rfk Jr’s campaign, gives away the...
“Things, I guess, will change overtime because you do only pick one candidate at the end of the day,” Palma stated during a meeting with Republicans in New York.
“But the Kennedy voter and the [Donald Trump] voter – the enemy – our mutual enemy – is Biden,” she added. “Since Biden is counting on us with [Kennedy] in the mix, my – my thought is for the Republicans.”
“See Bobby – right now – he’s pulling from both sides,” she continued. “Right now, he’s actually pulling a bit more from Biden, which explains why the DNC [Democratic National Committee] is kind of ganging up on him. They have a special committee to go after independent candidates.”
#Spoiler4Trump
Rita Palma, Nys director for Rfk Jr’s campaign, gives away the...
- 4/26/2024
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
It’s morning in Miami, and a restless crowd, many thousands strong, has assembled outside the gates of the Mana Wynwood conference center. It’s early June, and they’re here to attend Bitcoin 2021, a two-day conference in Miami’s swiftly gentrifying Wynwood neighborhood that’s attracted 12,000 attendees in what is being advertised as not only the largest Bitcoin conference in history, but one of the biggest public gatherings in the U.S. since the Covid-19 pandemic began.
But now, due to a comically inefficient check-in process, attendees are suspended...
But now, due to a comically inefficient check-in process, attendees are suspended...
- 7/13/2021
- by Zoë Bernard
- Rollingstone.com
Donald Trump was soundly defeated in the 2020 election and Joe Biden is president-elect. Although the counting has been slow, the result was a landslide. In normal times, Donald Trump would have conceded long before now.
But Trump being Trump, the lame-duck president has appeared determined to falsely claim victory until that’s no longer an option, and to then pivot to victimhood. In the weeks since the election, the president’s legal team has lost dozens of lawsuits, with claims of fraud and/or election regularities being laughed out of courts from Pennsylvania to Nevada.
But Trump being Trump, the lame-duck president has appeared determined to falsely claim victory until that’s no longer an option, and to then pivot to victimhood. In the weeks since the election, the president’s legal team has lost dozens of lawsuits, with claims of fraud and/or election regularities being laughed out of courts from Pennsylvania to Nevada.
- 11/30/2020
- by Tim Dickinson
- Rollingstone.com
With a projected win in Arizona and a nearly 14,000 vote lead in Georgia, President-Elect Joe Biden is on a path to win 306 votes in the Electoral College.* That happens to be the exact same total Donald Trump racked up after his state-by-state victories in November 2016.** And this makes Trump’s present refusal to concede to Biden darkly ironic, because Trump has spent much of the last four years touting his 2016 margin as a “landslide” bragging that he beat Hillary Clinton “easily,” “convincingly,” and “so badly.”
While 306 votes in the Electoral College is substantial,...
While 306 votes in the Electoral College is substantial,...
- 11/13/2020
- by Tim Dickinson
- Rollingstone.com
Former U.S. Rep. Ron Paul was hospitalized on September 25 after his speech slurred during a livestream video. The former Texas congressman appeared to be having a stroke-like event while talking about economics in a video posted to his YouTube channel. Within seconds, Paul’s voice was completely mumbled and unidentifiable. Later in the day, Paul […]
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- 9/28/2020
- by Jennifer Cuevas
- Uinterview
Washington — Steve Marchand’s friends were stunned when he told them about his new job in politics. “I love you, Steve, and trust your judgement,” the New Hampshire Democratic insider and in-demand campaign operative recalls them saying, “but Andrew Yang?”
It was the spring of 2019, and Andrew Yang was known — if he was known at all — as the quirky, tech-centric longshot presidential candidate who never wore a tie and wanted to give every American adult free money. Or something like that. He was a novelty, the next iteration of Herman Cain,...
It was the spring of 2019, and Andrew Yang was known — if he was known at all — as the quirky, tech-centric longshot presidential candidate who never wore a tie and wanted to give every American adult free money. Or something like that. He was a novelty, the next iteration of Herman Cain,...
- 10/4/2019
- by Andy Kroll
- Rollingstone.com
Washington — Andrew Yang, the tech-centric outsider Democrat running for president, raised more than $10 million in July, August, and September of this year, according to Yang’s campaign. The eight-figure haul is more than triple what he raised in second quarter of 2019. And it is by far his best quarterly fundraising total since he launched his campaign in 2017.
According to a campaign spokeswoman, Yang 2020 currently has more than 300,000 unique donors and has $6.3 million in cash on hand.
Yang’s presidential bid has taken many in the Democratic Party by surprise. An...
According to a campaign spokeswoman, Yang 2020 currently has more than 300,000 unique donors and has $6.3 million in cash on hand.
Yang’s presidential bid has taken many in the Democratic Party by surprise. An...
- 10/2/2019
- by Andy Kroll
- Rollingstone.com
United Talent Agency has signed Cindy McCain in all areas, the agency announced Thursday.
McCain’s daughter, The View panelist Meghan McCain is another prominent client.
Cindy McCain, widow of the late Sen. John McCain, is an advocate of early childhood education and activist in the fight against human trafficking, UTA said in today’s announcement. McCain, meanwhile, said she is “thrilled to work with UTA to leverage my charitable passions” and carry on her husband’s legacy, hoping to reach new audiences.
McCain was in the news last month after President Trump renewed his attacks on her husband, complaining he gave the late Arizona Gop senator the kind of funeral he had wanted, but never got thanks for it. That was factually inaccurate in that it is not up to Potus if a deceased senator lies in state in the Capitol, and not up to Potus what funerals are held at National Cathedral,...
McCain’s daughter, The View panelist Meghan McCain is another prominent client.
Cindy McCain, widow of the late Sen. John McCain, is an advocate of early childhood education and activist in the fight against human trafficking, UTA said in today’s announcement. McCain, meanwhile, said she is “thrilled to work with UTA to leverage my charitable passions” and carry on her husband’s legacy, hoping to reach new audiences.
McCain was in the news last month after President Trump renewed his attacks on her husband, complaining he gave the late Arizona Gop senator the kind of funeral he had wanted, but never got thanks for it. That was factually inaccurate in that it is not up to Potus if a deceased senator lies in state in the Capitol, and not up to Potus what funerals are held at National Cathedral,...
- 4/11/2019
- by Lisa de Moraes
- Deadline Film + TV
UTA has signed now former Ohio Gov. John Kasich, the state’s two-term Republican governor who ran for president in 2000 and in 2016 in the election won by Donald Trump. The move comes as the former U.S. congressman, also a bestselling author, has been sending smoke signals about a second Gop presidential candidacy; his run as governor ended today thanks to term limits.
The pact unveiled Monday means UTA will represent Kasich across its Speakers, News and Broadcast, Media Rights divisions and more. He joins the agency’s news and broadcast roster that already includes CNN’s Jim Acosta, Anderson Cooper, Don Lemon, Dana Bash and Jake Tapper; Fox News’ Brian Kilmeade; NBC’s Chuck Todd, CBS’ Norah O’Donnell, and ABC’s David Muir and Meghan McCain. It also reps speakers from Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Ron Paul to Jeffrey Toobin and Terry Crews.
Kasich has been...
The pact unveiled Monday means UTA will represent Kasich across its Speakers, News and Broadcast, Media Rights divisions and more. He joins the agency’s news and broadcast roster that already includes CNN’s Jim Acosta, Anderson Cooper, Don Lemon, Dana Bash and Jake Tapper; Fox News’ Brian Kilmeade; NBC’s Chuck Todd, CBS’ Norah O’Donnell, and ABC’s David Muir and Meghan McCain. It also reps speakers from Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Ron Paul to Jeffrey Toobin and Terry Crews.
Kasich has been...
- 1/14/2019
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Sacha Baron Cohen's back to his old tricks ... pranking politicians. And it was former Veep Dick Cheney's turn. Sacha teased a clip Sunday on Twitter about his upcoming new project ... and for unknown reasons Sacha decided Cheney was his next perfect victim by getting him to sign his "waterboard kit." Seriously. And Cheney -- a huge proponent of the controversial interrogation technique during his time in office -- gleefully obliges with his John Hancock.
- 7/9/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Seth Rogen used his own Twitter page to criticize Twitter co-founder and CEO Jack Dorsey for verifying white supremacists on the platform. According to the company, the blue verified badge users see next to certain account names “lets people know that an account of public interest is authentic.” Twitter has been under fire over the last several months for verifying extremist voices. Rogen himself tweeted to Ron Paul on July 2 and called out the Republican for posting a racist anti-Semitic meme.
“I’ve been DMing with [Jack Dorsey] about his bizarre need to verify white supremacists on his platform for the last 8 months or so,” Rogen said to his over 7 million Twitter followers. “After all the exchanges, I’ve reached a conclusion: the dude simply does not seem to give a fuck.”
Rogen did not elaborate further on examples. Dorsey has pledged in the past to make “safety” a top priority at Twitter,...
“I’ve been DMing with [Jack Dorsey] about his bizarre need to verify white supremacists on his platform for the last 8 months or so,” Rogen said to his over 7 million Twitter followers. “After all the exchanges, I’ve reached a conclusion: the dude simply does not seem to give a fuck.”
Rogen did not elaborate further on examples. Dorsey has pledged in the past to make “safety” a top priority at Twitter,...
- 7/3/2018
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Seth Rogen is super mad at Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey.
The comedian tweeted his displeasure with the exec on Tuesday morning, saying Dorsey doesn’t care about white supremacists using — and being verified by — the platform. Rogen tweeted he’d been direct messaging with Dorsey about the issue for the last “8 months or so.”
“I’ve reached a conclusion: the dude simply does not seem to give a f—.”
Also Read: Ron Perlman, Donald Trump Jr Get in Twitter Argument Over Harvey Weinstein Story
I’ve been DMing with @jack about his bizarre need to verify white supremacists on his platform for the last 8 months or so, and after all the exchanges, I’ve reached a conclusion: the dude simply does not seem to give a fuck.
— Seth Rogen (@Sethrogen) July 3, 2018
What Rogen was specifically upset about is unclear. The “Superbad” and “This Is The End” actor had called out...
The comedian tweeted his displeasure with the exec on Tuesday morning, saying Dorsey doesn’t care about white supremacists using — and being verified by — the platform. Rogen tweeted he’d been direct messaging with Dorsey about the issue for the last “8 months or so.”
“I’ve reached a conclusion: the dude simply does not seem to give a f—.”
Also Read: Ron Perlman, Donald Trump Jr Get in Twitter Argument Over Harvey Weinstein Story
I’ve been DMing with @jack about his bizarre need to verify white supremacists on his platform for the last 8 months or so, and after all the exchanges, I’ve reached a conclusion: the dude simply does not seem to give a fuck.
— Seth Rogen (@Sethrogen) July 3, 2018
What Rogen was specifically upset about is unclear. The “Superbad” and “This Is The End” actor had called out...
- 7/3/2018
- by Sean Burch
- The Wrap
Maybe you’re a podcast obsessive, filling every spare moment of your commute to catch up on your favorites. Or a single-subject listener, only keeping up with a subject or issue that means most to you. The beauty of podcasts is that they can cater to completists and dabblers alike.
Regardless of your preferred way to enjoy these stories and conversations, it can be daunting to track the latest from every show. To highlight some of the year’s best, here are 10 quality episodes we suggest adding to your listening queue.
Beautiful Stories from Anonymous People – 1. Ron Paul’s Baby
Airdate: March 15th
Why It’s Worth the Listen: In all its various broadcast homes, “The Chris Gethard Show” has been one of the most thrilling weekly experiments on TV. So it makes sense that a Gethard-hosted podcast would have the same comedic blend of empathy and honesty. The show is built on conversations between Gethard and anonymous callers, governed only by two rules: the phone line closes after an hour, but Gethard can’t hang up before then. The host has a keen sense for the unspoken questions, the topics that each caller wants to discuss but can’t quite figure out how to broach. Not afraid to let callers turn the questions onto him, these talks have a way of culminating in a common understanding between strangers, which can be as therapeutic for a listener as it is for the two parties involved. And there’s no better place to start than the premiere, which ends with a moment so cathartic, it’ll make you an instant fan of both the individuals involved.
Listen to These Episodes Next: “2. Passport, Exodus,” “4. The Most Amazing Destruction”
Embedded – The House
Airdate: March 30th
Why It’s Worth the Listen: As an NPR production, Kelly McEvers and the staff of “Embedded” demonstrate one of the essential values of great journalism: the power to use specific stories to generate empathy for groups of people often discussed in the abstract. “Embedded” is a ground-up approach to documenting various cross-sections of communities, highlighting the individuals to present an alternative to the group characterization that often befalls them. The premiere episode finds McEvers profiling the residents of a shared home in Austin, Indiana, where opioids have become an inescapable addiction for its residence. The details are stark, unsettling and unadorned. Perhaps the best proof of the value of a show like “Embedded” is that the people at the center of these stories don’t end after a half hour: an Austin resident was the subject of their first follow-up story.
Listen to These Episodes Next: “The League”
Extra Hot Great – 114: Blindly Watching Game of Thrones
Airdate: April 26th
Why It’s Worth the Listen: Extra Hot Great has been offering its special brand of TV observations over multiple podcast feed and co-host roster iterations. Now well past 100 episodes into its resurrection, the television discussion show has refined its dependable format, complete with a weekly consideration of a TV episode for induction in their Canon (spoiler alert: they don’t always make it, as is the case with the “30 Rock” episode discussed here). But what sets #114 apart is the episode’s installment of the weekly Game Time feature. The gang plays an round of a listener-submitted game called TV Typos (basically, the round-robin game show version of #ChangeALetterRuinATVShow). What follows is 25 minutes of brilliant, dumb wordplay with enough built-in momentum to have each co-host sobbing by the end. It’s a testament to the co-host’s deep bench of TV minutiae that they’re able to anticipate some of these before they come. The seconds between when you can tell they have the answers and the moment they give them are some of the simplest joys you’ll find anywhere.
Listen to These Episodes Next: “75: Ew Detective,” “103: The People Vs. The People Vs. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story,” “105: Ringing in a New Season of Better Call Saul”
I Was There Too – Raiders of the Lost Ark with Martin Casella
Airdate: February 16th
Why It’s Worth the Listen: Matt Gourley’s interview show takes a biweekly look at the actors on the periphery of some of most beloved films of the past few decades. While the actor interviews give some choice fly-on-the-wall observations from set, the show’s most compelling episode this year is the talk with Martin Casella, who served as Steven Spielberg’s assistant during the production of “Raiders of the Lost Ark.” From impromptu costume decisions to the director’s TV viewing and nutritional regimens, this firsthand account adds a new angle to an established classic. (And for anyone who’s ever obsessed over an Indiana Jones costume, Jeremy Carter’s post-interview discussion of the search for the perfect Indy leather jacket might do the same.)
Listen to These Episodes Next: “Field of Dreams with Dwier Brown,” “Aladdin with Gilbert Gottfried”
Keepin’ It 1600 – Ep. 7: Cruz-Kasich Alliance and Special Guest Jon Lovett
Airdate: May 6th
Why It’s Worth the Listen: Amidst an election season that’s alternated between chaotic and soul-crushing in equal measure, it’s been fascinating to filter each week’s craziness through the perspective of two individuals who’ve been buried deep within the past two major presidential cycles. Former speechwriter Jon Favreau and Strategy and Communications Advisor Dan Pfeiffer (both of whom worked on President Obama’s national campaigns and in the White House) are each invested insiders and passionate outside observers of 2016’s descent into madness. A weekly look at the current state of political media, it’s also a dependable repository for great White House anecdotes. Alongside fellow former speechwriter Jon Lovett, the show’s seventh episode featured the trio recounting the choicest lines from the President’s various Correspondents Dinner appearances (particularly those delivered in the immediate wake of ordering the Bin Laden compound strike).
Listen to These Episodes Next: “Ep. 1: Drumpf and the Media and Rubio’s Missteps,” “Ep. 5: Bill Clinton’s Finger-Wagging and Special Guest Kal Penn,” “Ep. 9: ‘Meet the Press’ Host Chuck Todd, Drumpf’s ‘Pivot,’ Polling Mayhem, and More”
Modern Love – 3: Not So Simple Math
Airdate: January 28th
Why It’s Worth the Listen: Sarah Paulson’s central role as Marcia Clark was one of the main reasons the “American Crime Story: The People vs. O.J. Simpson” grabbed the public’s attention in the year’s early months. But Paulson also gave another 2016-best performance in a venue where no one could see her face. Wbur’s Modern Love enlists notable performers like Paulson to perform entries from the regular New York Times column that highlights love in all its forms. Paulson reads Amy Seek’s story of navigating an open adoption with a gentleness that conveys the underlying heartbreak without being manipulative. While other episodes usually succeed on the strength of the performance, this one features a conversation with Seek herself, whose recollection of the events she details in her piece and the six years since is a powerful addendum to a story beautifully told.
Listen to These Episodes Next: “7: In Darkness and In Light,” “9: Seesawing Libidos”
More Perfect – Cruel and Unusual
Airdate: June 1st
Why It’s Worth the Listen: Some of the best new podcasts of the year have focused on institutions, whether they’re more abstract (American Public Media’s The Uncertain Hour focuses on policies and practice within America’s welfare system) or more defined, as with More Perfect’s close examination of the Supreme Court. In its pilot episode, this Radiolab presentation trains its microphones on the pivotal individuals at the center of multiple states’ capital punishment programs. Layered with the trademark attention to atmospheric sound design that makes its parent podcast such a reliable listen, More Perfect should provide a healthy perspective amidst a judicial branch currently in flux.
Listen to These Episodes Next: Once you’ve listened to this and Episode 2, “The Political Thicket,” go back and listen to the Podcast Hall-of-Fame-worthy Radiolab episode “Stochasticity.”
Reply All – #64-67: On the Inside
Airdate: May 11th-June 9th
Why It’s Worth the Listen: This Gimlet show has been the best podcast in existence for the better part of a year now, so to pick just one standout episode is particularly difficult. But the edge goes to the four-episode arc centered on Paul Modrowski, whose blog written from inside prison (where he’s currently serving a life sentence) first attracted the attention of producer Sruthi Pinnamaneni last year. What begins as an investigation of the logistics behind the posting of Modrowski’s expansive online diary eventually uncovers questions surrounding his incarceration. Like the best true crime stories, it balances the details of the central murder cases with a careful consideration of the individuals who allegedly inhabited its timeline. Most popular true crime podcasts keep the perspective of a single narrator, but Pinnamaneni sprinkles in just enough input from regular hosts Alex Goldman and Pj Vogt to add a conversational, illustrative layer to Modrowski’s story. Pinnamaneni’s reporting is extensive and forthright, the kind that will make you want to do your own outside research as soon as the last chapter ends.
Listen to These Episodes Next: “#3 We Know What You Did,” “#44 Shine on You Crazy Goldman,” “#56 Zardulu”
Skillset – #3: This is Bringing Up Weird Feelings for Me
Airdate: May 12th
Why It’s Worth the Listen: Amy Nicholson’s first-person podcast for MTV News is an intriguing blend of below-the-line education and critical insight. Between her forgotten film history written intros and the specificity of her interview subjects, Nicholson helps Skillset feel more like a series of audio profiles than regular taped conversations. These episodes highlight movies not just as a vital art form, but a gateway to the rest of what the world has to offer. (How many other film podcasts would have jazz trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire as their inaugural guest?) This particular episode features a window into the practical, unenhanced feline training that let the cats of “Keanu” steal the spotlight against some comedic heavyweights. And if you’re wondering what a real punk band thought of Jeremy Saulnier’s latest genre triumph “Green Room,” Nicholson enlists The Muffs for some authentic opinions. It’s this kind of extra-layer digging that has this fresh batch of MTV shows (“The Stakes” takes a similarly fascinating route to addressing the unspoken side of politics) already off and running at full speed.
Listen to These Episodes Next: All six episodes so far all have quality hooks, but the Sharlto Copley episode from the pilot is particularly worth a listen.
Start Up – Season 3, Episode 4: Dear Music Fans…
Airdate: May 12th
Why It’s Worth the Listen: Season 1 of Start Up was a rare glimpse inside the creation of its podcasting parent company Gimlet Media, right as the medium was becoming mainstream. Season 2 stayed nested inside a company’s origin story, this time as an outside observer of a dating site’s early months. For their most recent set of episodes, Start Up managed to compress the roller coaster of entrepreneurship in a more compact form. Profiling the unexpected rise and publicly unceremonious end of Grooveshark, Eric Mennel reports on the music streaming site’s early troubles, serendipitous success and eventual replacement in the entrepreneurial space. It’s a familiar arc for the biographies of these kinds of businesses, but through the Start Up lens, these triumphs and tragedies reach further toward each pole than you might expect.
Listen to These Episodes Next: Season 1 launched the entire company, but Season 2’s 10-episode arc on Dating Ring is still great.
Honorable Listens also highly worthy of your time: the aforementioned The Uncertain Hour and The Stakes; 99% Invisible’s ode to trash truck tunes; Mortified’s tale of pining after the vice principal; Lauren Lapkus helps to tackle kids’ impossible questions on The Longest Shortest Time; Candidate Confessional talks to the recipient of one of local politics’ most infamous viral booing sessions; Five Thirty Eight Politics’ audio doc on the Rev. Jeremiah Wright week of the ’08 presidential campaign; the episode of the Washington Post’s Presidential that proves James Monroe was everywhere in early American history; Making the Sausage’s in-depth conversation about music licensing; The First Annual Blank Check Awards (one of the best 2015 year-end wrap-ups you’ll hear); the ongoing You Must Remember This series chronicling the Hollywood Blacklist is a given for a list like this; The Dollop’s overview of the truly unbelievable Fed Ex Flight 705; Buzzfeed’s Internet Explorer compendium of workplace email/chat catastrophes; You’re the Expert’s hilarious panel show with a leading psychologist who studies nightmares; the Planet Money profile of an infuriating-yet-textbook Internet scamming scheme; The Memory Palace’s cryptic look at an American pariah-turned-wrestler; a careful consideration of the future of animation/CGI via Fighting in the War Room; The Gist and Chris Molanphy remember Prince.
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Regardless of your preferred way to enjoy these stories and conversations, it can be daunting to track the latest from every show. To highlight some of the year’s best, here are 10 quality episodes we suggest adding to your listening queue.
Beautiful Stories from Anonymous People – 1. Ron Paul’s Baby
Airdate: March 15th
Why It’s Worth the Listen: In all its various broadcast homes, “The Chris Gethard Show” has been one of the most thrilling weekly experiments on TV. So it makes sense that a Gethard-hosted podcast would have the same comedic blend of empathy and honesty. The show is built on conversations between Gethard and anonymous callers, governed only by two rules: the phone line closes after an hour, but Gethard can’t hang up before then. The host has a keen sense for the unspoken questions, the topics that each caller wants to discuss but can’t quite figure out how to broach. Not afraid to let callers turn the questions onto him, these talks have a way of culminating in a common understanding between strangers, which can be as therapeutic for a listener as it is for the two parties involved. And there’s no better place to start than the premiere, which ends with a moment so cathartic, it’ll make you an instant fan of both the individuals involved.
Listen to These Episodes Next: “2. Passport, Exodus,” “4. The Most Amazing Destruction”
Embedded – The House
Airdate: March 30th
Why It’s Worth the Listen: As an NPR production, Kelly McEvers and the staff of “Embedded” demonstrate one of the essential values of great journalism: the power to use specific stories to generate empathy for groups of people often discussed in the abstract. “Embedded” is a ground-up approach to documenting various cross-sections of communities, highlighting the individuals to present an alternative to the group characterization that often befalls them. The premiere episode finds McEvers profiling the residents of a shared home in Austin, Indiana, where opioids have become an inescapable addiction for its residence. The details are stark, unsettling and unadorned. Perhaps the best proof of the value of a show like “Embedded” is that the people at the center of these stories don’t end after a half hour: an Austin resident was the subject of their first follow-up story.
Listen to These Episodes Next: “The League”
Extra Hot Great – 114: Blindly Watching Game of Thrones
Airdate: April 26th
Why It’s Worth the Listen: Extra Hot Great has been offering its special brand of TV observations over multiple podcast feed and co-host roster iterations. Now well past 100 episodes into its resurrection, the television discussion show has refined its dependable format, complete with a weekly consideration of a TV episode for induction in their Canon (spoiler alert: they don’t always make it, as is the case with the “30 Rock” episode discussed here). But what sets #114 apart is the episode’s installment of the weekly Game Time feature. The gang plays an round of a listener-submitted game called TV Typos (basically, the round-robin game show version of #ChangeALetterRuinATVShow). What follows is 25 minutes of brilliant, dumb wordplay with enough built-in momentum to have each co-host sobbing by the end. It’s a testament to the co-host’s deep bench of TV minutiae that they’re able to anticipate some of these before they come. The seconds between when you can tell they have the answers and the moment they give them are some of the simplest joys you’ll find anywhere.
Listen to These Episodes Next: “75: Ew Detective,” “103: The People Vs. The People Vs. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story,” “105: Ringing in a New Season of Better Call Saul”
I Was There Too – Raiders of the Lost Ark with Martin Casella
Airdate: February 16th
Why It’s Worth the Listen: Matt Gourley’s interview show takes a biweekly look at the actors on the periphery of some of most beloved films of the past few decades. While the actor interviews give some choice fly-on-the-wall observations from set, the show’s most compelling episode this year is the talk with Martin Casella, who served as Steven Spielberg’s assistant during the production of “Raiders of the Lost Ark.” From impromptu costume decisions to the director’s TV viewing and nutritional regimens, this firsthand account adds a new angle to an established classic. (And for anyone who’s ever obsessed over an Indiana Jones costume, Jeremy Carter’s post-interview discussion of the search for the perfect Indy leather jacket might do the same.)
Listen to These Episodes Next: “Field of Dreams with Dwier Brown,” “Aladdin with Gilbert Gottfried”
Keepin’ It 1600 – Ep. 7: Cruz-Kasich Alliance and Special Guest Jon Lovett
Airdate: May 6th
Why It’s Worth the Listen: Amidst an election season that’s alternated between chaotic and soul-crushing in equal measure, it’s been fascinating to filter each week’s craziness through the perspective of two individuals who’ve been buried deep within the past two major presidential cycles. Former speechwriter Jon Favreau and Strategy and Communications Advisor Dan Pfeiffer (both of whom worked on President Obama’s national campaigns and in the White House) are each invested insiders and passionate outside observers of 2016’s descent into madness. A weekly look at the current state of political media, it’s also a dependable repository for great White House anecdotes. Alongside fellow former speechwriter Jon Lovett, the show’s seventh episode featured the trio recounting the choicest lines from the President’s various Correspondents Dinner appearances (particularly those delivered in the immediate wake of ordering the Bin Laden compound strike).
Listen to These Episodes Next: “Ep. 1: Drumpf and the Media and Rubio’s Missteps,” “Ep. 5: Bill Clinton’s Finger-Wagging and Special Guest Kal Penn,” “Ep. 9: ‘Meet the Press’ Host Chuck Todd, Drumpf’s ‘Pivot,’ Polling Mayhem, and More”
Modern Love – 3: Not So Simple Math
Airdate: January 28th
Why It’s Worth the Listen: Sarah Paulson’s central role as Marcia Clark was one of the main reasons the “American Crime Story: The People vs. O.J. Simpson” grabbed the public’s attention in the year’s early months. But Paulson also gave another 2016-best performance in a venue where no one could see her face. Wbur’s Modern Love enlists notable performers like Paulson to perform entries from the regular New York Times column that highlights love in all its forms. Paulson reads Amy Seek’s story of navigating an open adoption with a gentleness that conveys the underlying heartbreak without being manipulative. While other episodes usually succeed on the strength of the performance, this one features a conversation with Seek herself, whose recollection of the events she details in her piece and the six years since is a powerful addendum to a story beautifully told.
Listen to These Episodes Next: “7: In Darkness and In Light,” “9: Seesawing Libidos”
More Perfect – Cruel and Unusual
Airdate: June 1st
Why It’s Worth the Listen: Some of the best new podcasts of the year have focused on institutions, whether they’re more abstract (American Public Media’s The Uncertain Hour focuses on policies and practice within America’s welfare system) or more defined, as with More Perfect’s close examination of the Supreme Court. In its pilot episode, this Radiolab presentation trains its microphones on the pivotal individuals at the center of multiple states’ capital punishment programs. Layered with the trademark attention to atmospheric sound design that makes its parent podcast such a reliable listen, More Perfect should provide a healthy perspective amidst a judicial branch currently in flux.
Listen to These Episodes Next: Once you’ve listened to this and Episode 2, “The Political Thicket,” go back and listen to the Podcast Hall-of-Fame-worthy Radiolab episode “Stochasticity.”
Reply All – #64-67: On the Inside
Airdate: May 11th-June 9th
Why It’s Worth the Listen: This Gimlet show has been the best podcast in existence for the better part of a year now, so to pick just one standout episode is particularly difficult. But the edge goes to the four-episode arc centered on Paul Modrowski, whose blog written from inside prison (where he’s currently serving a life sentence) first attracted the attention of producer Sruthi Pinnamaneni last year. What begins as an investigation of the logistics behind the posting of Modrowski’s expansive online diary eventually uncovers questions surrounding his incarceration. Like the best true crime stories, it balances the details of the central murder cases with a careful consideration of the individuals who allegedly inhabited its timeline. Most popular true crime podcasts keep the perspective of a single narrator, but Pinnamaneni sprinkles in just enough input from regular hosts Alex Goldman and Pj Vogt to add a conversational, illustrative layer to Modrowski’s story. Pinnamaneni’s reporting is extensive and forthright, the kind that will make you want to do your own outside research as soon as the last chapter ends.
Listen to These Episodes Next: “#3 We Know What You Did,” “#44 Shine on You Crazy Goldman,” “#56 Zardulu”
Skillset – #3: This is Bringing Up Weird Feelings for Me
Airdate: May 12th
Why It’s Worth the Listen: Amy Nicholson’s first-person podcast for MTV News is an intriguing blend of below-the-line education and critical insight. Between her forgotten film history written intros and the specificity of her interview subjects, Nicholson helps Skillset feel more like a series of audio profiles than regular taped conversations. These episodes highlight movies not just as a vital art form, but a gateway to the rest of what the world has to offer. (How many other film podcasts would have jazz trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire as their inaugural guest?) This particular episode features a window into the practical, unenhanced feline training that let the cats of “Keanu” steal the spotlight against some comedic heavyweights. And if you’re wondering what a real punk band thought of Jeremy Saulnier’s latest genre triumph “Green Room,” Nicholson enlists The Muffs for some authentic opinions. It’s this kind of extra-layer digging that has this fresh batch of MTV shows (“The Stakes” takes a similarly fascinating route to addressing the unspoken side of politics) already off and running at full speed.
Listen to These Episodes Next: All six episodes so far all have quality hooks, but the Sharlto Copley episode from the pilot is particularly worth a listen.
Start Up – Season 3, Episode 4: Dear Music Fans…
Airdate: May 12th
Why It’s Worth the Listen: Season 1 of Start Up was a rare glimpse inside the creation of its podcasting parent company Gimlet Media, right as the medium was becoming mainstream. Season 2 stayed nested inside a company’s origin story, this time as an outside observer of a dating site’s early months. For their most recent set of episodes, Start Up managed to compress the roller coaster of entrepreneurship in a more compact form. Profiling the unexpected rise and publicly unceremonious end of Grooveshark, Eric Mennel reports on the music streaming site’s early troubles, serendipitous success and eventual replacement in the entrepreneurial space. It’s a familiar arc for the biographies of these kinds of businesses, but through the Start Up lens, these triumphs and tragedies reach further toward each pole than you might expect.
Listen to These Episodes Next: Season 1 launched the entire company, but Season 2’s 10-episode arc on Dating Ring is still great.
Honorable Listens also highly worthy of your time: the aforementioned The Uncertain Hour and The Stakes; 99% Invisible’s ode to trash truck tunes; Mortified’s tale of pining after the vice principal; Lauren Lapkus helps to tackle kids’ impossible questions on The Longest Shortest Time; Candidate Confessional talks to the recipient of one of local politics’ most infamous viral booing sessions; Five Thirty Eight Politics’ audio doc on the Rev. Jeremiah Wright week of the ’08 presidential campaign; the episode of the Washington Post’s Presidential that proves James Monroe was everywhere in early American history; Making the Sausage’s in-depth conversation about music licensing; The First Annual Blank Check Awards (one of the best 2015 year-end wrap-ups you’ll hear); the ongoing You Must Remember This series chronicling the Hollywood Blacklist is a given for a list like this; The Dollop’s overview of the truly unbelievable Fed Ex Flight 705; Buzzfeed’s Internet Explorer compendium of workplace email/chat catastrophes; You’re the Expert’s hilarious panel show with a leading psychologist who studies nightmares; the Planet Money profile of an infuriating-yet-textbook Internet scamming scheme; The Memory Palace’s cryptic look at an American pariah-turned-wrestler; a careful consideration of the future of animation/CGI via Fighting in the War Room; The Gist and Chris Molanphy remember Prince.
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- 6/14/2016
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
Directors Guild President Paris Barclay has announced the TV, documentary and commercial nominees for this year's DGA Awards. “The spectrum of directorial excellence across today's nine television and documentary categories is revelatory for the breadth and depth in what each of these women and men have directed – from 30-second commercials to multi-hour miniseries,” said Barclay in a statement. “As fellow filmmakers, we’re inspired by the quality, imagination and creativity demonstrated by these impressive nominees; as audience members, we’re incredibly fortunate to enjoy the fruits of their labors. Our congratulations to all of the nominees.” First-time nominees include Jodie Foster ("House of Cards," "Orange is the New Black"), Cary Fukunaga ("True Detective"), Mike Judge ("Silicon Valley"), Lisa Cholodenko ("Olive Kitteridge"), Michael Wilson ("The Trip to Bountiful") and Jill Soloway ("Transparent"). Winners will be announced Saturday, February 7, 2015 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles at a ceremony hosted by Jane Lynch.
- 1/14/2015
- by Chris Eggertsen
- Hitfix
The final chapter of the “Atlas Shrugged” film trilogy is on its way to theaters, and it will feature the acting debut of Ron Paul. The former congressman and presidential candidate will appear in a special cameo, alongside conservative commentators Glenn Beck and Sean Hannity. Hannity also appeared in “Part II.” See video: Jon Stewart Admits ‘Hannity’ Obsession, Fires Back Paul will take on the role of a television commentator, working alongside Beck and Hannity. They'll be covering a speech by John Galt, portrayed in this film by Kristoffer Paloha. He follows Paul Johansson and D.B. Sweeney, who portrayed him in Parts.
- 6/20/2014
- by Jason Hughes
- The Wrap
China and Iran have entered the space race -- albeit a few decades late -- and Jon Stewart wasted no time mocking the attempts on "The Daily Show" on Monday (Dec. 16). Watch this "Space Race 1957" clip for some good laughs and possibly even a painful truth or two.
In case you missed the original news, China sent its Jade Rabbit probe to the Moon, where it made a successful soft landing and is expected to continue with scientific research. Meanwhile, Iran has sent a monkey into space -- and brought it back safely.
The clip can best be enjoyed with some of Stewart's best lines:
"Boom! Communist oligarchy slam!""If America named its spacecraft using Internet polls, the next Mars mission would be aboard the "USS Ron Paul 2012 #mileysux.""That is a monkey having a really good time ...""He was given a hero's welcome or, apparently, a Jewish wedding.""When...
In case you missed the original news, China sent its Jade Rabbit probe to the Moon, where it made a successful soft landing and is expected to continue with scientific research. Meanwhile, Iran has sent a monkey into space -- and brought it back safely.
The clip can best be enjoyed with some of Stewart's best lines:
"Boom! Communist oligarchy slam!""If America named its spacecraft using Internet polls, the next Mars mission would be aboard the "USS Ron Paul 2012 #mileysux.""That is a monkey having a really good time ...""He was given a hero's welcome or, apparently, a Jewish wedding.""When...
- 12/17/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Here's your daily dose of an indie film in progress; at the end of the week, you'll have the chance to vote for your favorite. In the meantime: Is this a movie you’d want to see? Tell us in the comments. "Of By For" Tweetable Logline: Of By For uncovers the powerful interests that corrode our political system and divide the people. Elevator Pitch: Uncovering the powerful interests that corrode our political system and divide the people, Of ByFor finds that hope for real change still exists – we've just been looking in all the wrong places. Featuring Ron Paul, Dan Rather, Newt Gingrich, Al Sharpton, Ralph Nader, Jack Abramoff and a host of others, the film is a surprisingly honest and incisive exposition of our broken system. Production Team: Director Christopher Kay Producer Chad Monnin Writing & Research Christopher Kay Chad Monnin Aaron Keith Harris Andrew Malone Photography Christopher Kay...
- 10/21/2013
- by Indiewire
- Indiewire
“How many people do we have to kill?” former Rep. Ron Paul (R-tx) told Fox News Channel host Neil Cavuto on Tuesday. Discussing the plan for a possible intervention in Syria after government forces used chemical weapons on civilians, Paul said that if the president does not get a vote in Congress authorizing Syrian intervention, it would represent “the beginning of the end” of the “American empire.”...
- 9/3/2013
- by Noah Rothman
- Mediaite - TV
Former Rep. Ron Paul (R-tx) phoned in to Chuck Todd's show on Tuesday morning to discuss the big news story of the moment: Nsa surveillance. Paul responded to those deeming leaker Edward Snowden a traitor by questioning the consequences for those who violate the constitution — and by taking a shot at Republicans. Specifically, those who are running to President Obama's "rescue."...
- 6/11/2013
- by Meenal Vamburkar
- Mediaite - TV
Actress and liberal activist Ashley Judd continued to field questions about a prospective Kentucky Senate run over the weekend, telling reporters that she still hadn't made up her mind about jumping into politics.
“I am incredibly honored and frankly overwhelmed by the outpouring of support -- that the people of Kentucky are interested in having me represent them is the greatest honor of my life so far, and I am certainly taking a close look at it,” Judd, a current resident of Tennessee, said Saturday before attending The Kentucky Society of Washington’s Bluegrass Ball in Washington, D.C.
Admitting that she was "taking a close look" at challenging Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Judd declared that "the people of Kentucky need a fighter."
As HuffPost reported earlier this month:
Judd, a Kentucky native and vocal Democrat who has supported President Barack Obama in his two presidential campaigns, has...
“I am incredibly honored and frankly overwhelmed by the outpouring of support -- that the people of Kentucky are interested in having me represent them is the greatest honor of my life so far, and I am certainly taking a close look at it,” Judd, a current resident of Tennessee, said Saturday before attending The Kentucky Society of Washington’s Bluegrass Ball in Washington, D.C.
Admitting that she was "taking a close look" at challenging Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Judd declared that "the people of Kentucky need a fighter."
As HuffPost reported earlier this month:
Judd, a Kentucky native and vocal Democrat who has supported President Barack Obama in his two presidential campaigns, has...
- 1/21/2013
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
Actress and political activist Ashley Judd hasn't decided if she'll mount a Democratic challenge against Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) in 2014, her mother, Naomi Judd, said in a recent interview.
“Ok, here’s the deal. As of right now, she doesn’t know,” Judd's mom, a country singer, told Larry King in a web interview published on Ora TV Monday. “I can tell you she’s very interested in changing the world. And she knows that politics unfortunately right now is one of the ways she could do that. But I made her promise that if she should make a decision, that I’m the first to know.”
Judd, a Kentucky native and vocal Democrat who has supported President Barack Obama in his two presidential campaigns, has reportedly been mulling the prospect of challenging McConnell, a political powerhouse in Kentucky. The stirrings led to preliminary polling on Judd's potential...
“Ok, here’s the deal. As of right now, she doesn’t know,” Judd's mom, a country singer, told Larry King in a web interview published on Ora TV Monday. “I can tell you she’s very interested in changing the world. And she knows that politics unfortunately right now is one of the ways she could do that. But I made her promise that if she should make a decision, that I’m the first to know.”
Judd, a Kentucky native and vocal Democrat who has supported President Barack Obama in his two presidential campaigns, has reportedly been mulling the prospect of challenging McConnell, a political powerhouse in Kentucky. The stirrings led to preliminary polling on Judd's potential...
- 1/8/2013
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
Last night, we reported on the Republican National Convention's "epic" tribute video for Rep. Ron Paul, full of "glowing praise" for the outspoken sorta-libertarian who has done an exceptional amount to change the conversation in Washington. The video featured various Republicans heaping praise on the outgoing congressman for his consistency, his fiscal responsibility, and his dedication to never backing down on his principles.
- 8/30/2012
- by Andrew Kirell
- Mediaite - TV
It’s the unofficial first day of back-to-school.
And whether you’ve been out of school for years or just slept through your very first 8 a.m. (It gets better!), we can all use a little wisdom à la Jon Stewart. The comedian has partnered with mtvU to make a little convocation address (following up last year’s by President Obama), and his remarks have got something for everyone. Greek Life: “streaking across the quad during midterms is a small price to pay for peer acceptance”; the horrific job market: “By the time you graduate…we could have an economy that is merely stalled,...
And whether you’ve been out of school for years or just slept through your very first 8 a.m. (It gets better!), we can all use a little wisdom à la Jon Stewart. The comedian has partnered with mtvU to make a little convocation address (following up last year’s by President Obama), and his remarks have got something for everyone. Greek Life: “streaking across the quad during midterms is a small price to pay for peer acceptance”; the horrific job market: “By the time you graduate…we could have an economy that is merely stalled,...
- 8/27/2012
- by Erin Strecker
- EW.com - PopWatch
Each year, mtvU gets someone to do a convocation address welcoming students back to the fall semester. This year, Jon Stewart did the honors, advising incoming college kids to volunteer, play a sport, and join a Greek organization. “After all,” he says, “streaking across the quad during midterms is a small price to pay for peer acceptance.” And for first-time voters, “Mitt Romney's running mate is Paul Ryan not Ron Paul.” For more of Stewart's sage wisdom, watch Vulture's exclusive clip:...
- 8/27/2012
- by Denise Martin
- Vulture
Even though Mitt Romney is running as the presumptive Gop presidential nominee, one candidate from the original crop of colorful figures from last winter is still running. That's right, libertarian folk hero Rep. Ron Paul is technically still in the race, as his supporters will be quick to remind you.
Even though the Paul campaign has stopped actively campaigning, Onion News Network took a look at how they believe Paul may as well be connecting with voters: By riding around in an old-time jalopy, matching his political ideas many deem outlandish with a turn-of-the-century automobile.
According to The Onion, Paul's (fictional, of course) choice of car is a metaphor: "The U.S. government is a lot like his old jalopy -- way too big, overly complex, wasteful and Ron Paul is the only one who knows how to fix it."
Check out the video above to see the reporting from...
Even though the Paul campaign has stopped actively campaigning, Onion News Network took a look at how they believe Paul may as well be connecting with voters: By riding around in an old-time jalopy, matching his political ideas many deem outlandish with a turn-of-the-century automobile.
According to The Onion, Paul's (fictional, of course) choice of car is a metaphor: "The U.S. government is a lot like his old jalopy -- way too big, overly complex, wasteful and Ron Paul is the only one who knows how to fix it."
Check out the video above to see the reporting from...
- 7/10/2012
- by Ross Luippold
- Huffington Post
Ron Paul stopped by Morning Joe on Wednesday, where he discussed a range of issues, from whether he believes Mitt Romney has "core convictions" (Short answer: Yes, although Paul would ultimately like to change the Gop's core convictions), to the delegates he's obtained, to entitlement programs. At one point in the segment, panelist Mike Barnicle asked Paul whether he was "headed in the direction of eliminating programs like Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid."...
- 6/20/2012
- by Alex Alvarez
- Mediaite - TV
Voting is the single most intimate act in the American political process, and MSNBC's Joe Scarborough decided today to bare all by leading Politico readers through his voting thought process, and how he eventually ended up giving his vote to Rep. Ron Paul. Going through a process of elimination, Scarborough writes that even he was shocked that his decision to vote for Rep. Paul "would happen as fast as a tornado whipping through an Amarillo parking lot."...
- 6/12/2012
- by Frances Martel
- Mediaite - TV
"Spotify the News" is a new HuffPost feature designed to translate the week's big headlines into a weekend-worthy playlist featuring classic hits, unfairly overlooked obscurities and a good deal of what's in between.
Well, "Today Is The Day" we've been waiting for -- the big Facebook I.P.O.! Will Mark Zuckerberg remember to say "Thank You Friends" when he tallies up his zillion-dollar haul, or is the social network saddled with an "Ungrateful Little Father"? Certainly, the company's earliest investors have to be crowing, "We Are the Champions" -- it's "A Beautiful Day" for Bono of U2, who stands to make $1.2 billion from his chunk of Facebook, and even Eduardo Saverin must be singin' in "Singapore."
The news wasn't nearly as good for Jp Morgan Chase C.E.O. Jamie Dimon, who went from Wall Street's "Last Man Standing" to America's favorite "Whipping Boy" after his firm lost $3 billion in one fell swoop.
Well, "Today Is The Day" we've been waiting for -- the big Facebook I.P.O.! Will Mark Zuckerberg remember to say "Thank You Friends" when he tallies up his zillion-dollar haul, or is the social network saddled with an "Ungrateful Little Father"? Certainly, the company's earliest investors have to be crowing, "We Are the Champions" -- it's "A Beautiful Day" for Bono of U2, who stands to make $1.2 billion from his chunk of Facebook, and even Eduardo Saverin must be singin' in "Singapore."
The news wasn't nearly as good for Jp Morgan Chase C.E.O. Jamie Dimon, who went from Wall Street's "Last Man Standing" to America's favorite "Whipping Boy" after his firm lost $3 billion in one fell swoop.
- 5/18/2012
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
It's always sad when a news cycle is allowed to roll through without taking its licks from "The Daily Show" and "The Colbert Report." There are so many things ripe for mocking that sneak by during weeks, like this one, when the shows are on break.
So in the interest of public service, we thought we'd open up a discussion about what stories are happening right now that Stewart and Colbert simply must tackle when they come back. Do they need to weigh in on Ron Paul suspending his active campaign? Fox News' latest Obama scandal? Or Cory Booker and Chris Christie's kind-of-creepy, kind-of-awesome video parody?
Throw your suggestions out in the comments section and our editors will chime in with thoughts of our own.
So in the interest of public service, we thought we'd open up a discussion about what stories are happening right now that Stewart and Colbert simply must tackle when they come back. Do they need to weigh in on Ron Paul suspending his active campaign? Fox News' latest Obama scandal? Or Cory Booker and Chris Christie's kind-of-creepy, kind-of-awesome video parody?
Throw your suggestions out in the comments section and our editors will chime in with thoughts of our own.
- 5/16/2012
- by Carol Hartsell
- Huffington Post
Parting is such sweet sorrow, and this week witnesses so many television season finales — including Desperate Housewives’ huge series finale — that dedicated fans will be looking for ways to fill the void. (Except hardcore gamers, who can likely ignore every suggestion after Tuesday’s release of Diablo III.) But there’s plenty of entertainment to lift your spirits: Howard Stern is loose on the airwaves again, a horrible dictator is dealt some New York justice, and your favorite sitcom couple will cap the week, hopefully on a high note.
Sunday
Desperate Housewives series finale, ABC, 9 p.m.
After eight seasons...
Sunday
Desperate Housewives series finale, ABC, 9 p.m.
After eight seasons...
- 5/13/2012
- by Jeff Labrecque
- EW.com - PopWatch
Despite trailing Mitt Romney 685 to 63 in Republican delegates, Ron Paul doggedly affirmed he still could get enough delegates to seize the nomination. Appearing on CNBC's Squawk Box, Paul told the panelists he would not quit the race when it was still technically possible to win. “Theoretically you can,” Paul doggedly asserted. “It’s not likely, but you can’t ever tell. Nobody knew Santorum was going to drop out [this month]. But only about a little over half the votes have been counted. When we come up with Texas and California, another third of the votes are yet to be counted so you don’t know. But in theory, you can. In practical counting, I think we’re very realistic.”...
- 4/23/2012
- by James Crugnale
- Mediaite - TV
Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus is waiting on Newt Gingrich and Rep. Ron Paul before his party can officially say the general election has begun. This he told Jessica Yellin on John King USA last night, when asked repeatedly why he would not exercise the power of his position and just tell the last two remaining Republican candidates to go away. "People are tired of folks in Washington telling them what they should do," he explained, responding that he wanted voters to decide whether Rep. Paul and Gingrich should remain in the race.
- 4/21/2012
- by Frances Martel
- Mediaite - TV
Gop hopeful Mitt Romney is poised to take the upcoming Illinois's presidential primary after a big splashy win in Puerto Rico, earning the 20 Gop delegates in what is referred to as America's 51st state. CNN reports that Romney trounced Rick Santorum who reportedly received 8% with slightly more than 9,500 votes. The other Gop hopefuls House Speaker Newt Gingrich and Texas Rep. Ron Paul did not perform well. The upcoming Illinois primary is on Tuesday and Louisiana is on Saturday. CNN's tally so far has Romney with 518 delegates to Santorum's 239. Gingrich has 139 delegates, and Paul has 69 delegates. To secure the nomination, 1,144 delegates are needed. Romney's Spanish language outreach and his insistance that the Gop...
- 3/19/2012
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
One of the biggest challenges Ron Paul faces in the Republican presidential race is the fact that he has not won a single contest in any state as of yet. Paul appeared on Face the Nation this morning live via satellite from Alaska, where he hopes for a strong showing, and Bob Schieffer asked Paul if he really wants to win the Republican race, given his progress at this point, or if he has another reason entirely for running in the presidential election.
- 3/4/2012
- by Josh Feldman
- Mediaite - TV
The 2012 election is a first for Sarah Palin, the first in which she is both a nationally recognized and followed figure and also not on the ballot, and with the Alaska primary coming up, Palin visited Greta Van Susteren yesterday to handicap the chances each candidate had in her home state. Seeing the vote as a battle between Mitt Romney and Rep. Ron Paul, she implored the party to keep their eye on the Democrats, noting that voters in her state were "tired of the pettiness within that Gop process."...
- 3/3/2012
- by Frances Martel
- Mediaite - TV
Ann Coulter returned to The O'Reilly Factor today to discuss her candidate Mitt Romney's victories last night and the challenges he may face in the future, and she defended him by process of elimination, pointing out the flaws of the other candidates and wondering aloud when they will drop out. She also addressed the issue of Rep. Ron Paul possibly colluding with Romney to land his son a spot in the potential 2013 Cabinet, something she disproved to herself by noting that Rep. Paul "was also soft on Herman Cain."...
- 3/1/2012
- by Frances Martel
- Mediaite - TV
Mary Evans/Everett Jesus of Nazareth
Is Bible-based investing a good idea? Is Facebook a Monopoly? And what happened at the Oscars when you weren’t looking? A look at the most interesting posts from the Wall Street Journal family of blogs.
Can Bible-based Investing Save You?: Ron Blue believes the Bible holds the answers to most clients’ financial problems. “There are about 2,350 verses in the Bible that deal with money,” he claims. [Financial Adviser]
Reducing the Risks of Hernia Surgery:...
Is Bible-based investing a good idea? Is Facebook a Monopoly? And what happened at the Oscars when you weren’t looking? A look at the most interesting posts from the Wall Street Journal family of blogs.
Can Bible-based Investing Save You?: Ron Blue believes the Bible holds the answers to most clients’ financial problems. “There are about 2,350 verses in the Bible that deal with money,” he claims. [Financial Adviser]
Reducing the Risks of Hernia Surgery:...
- 2/28/2012
- by Christopher John Farley
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
We look at some of the comedian's exploits, including his interaction with Ryan Seacrest on the Oscars red carpet.
By Kevin P. Sullivan
Sacha Baron Cohen as General Aladeen at the 84th Annual Academy Awards
Photo: Michael Buckner/ Getty Images
If Sacha Baron Cohen's arrival on the 2012 Oscars red carpet as the Dictator surprised you, you must not be familiar with the comedian known for big, awkward stunts. Baron Cohen has made a career of stunts like the one he "performed" tonight at the Academy Awards.
Here is our rundown of Sacha Baron Cohen's best stunts.
Oscars Red Carpet
It took a lot of fighting, but after having his tickets revoked, Baron Cohen was allowed to walk the red carpet as his totalitarian alter ego General Aladeen, and he made it count. Almost as if to make the Academy sorely regret letting him on, Baron Cohen spilled the...
By Kevin P. Sullivan
Sacha Baron Cohen as General Aladeen at the 84th Annual Academy Awards
Photo: Michael Buckner/ Getty Images
If Sacha Baron Cohen's arrival on the 2012 Oscars red carpet as the Dictator surprised you, you must not be familiar with the comedian known for big, awkward stunts. Baron Cohen has made a career of stunts like the one he "performed" tonight at the Academy Awards.
Here is our rundown of Sacha Baron Cohen's best stunts.
Oscars Red Carpet
It took a lot of fighting, but after having his tickets revoked, Baron Cohen was allowed to walk the red carpet as his totalitarian alter ego General Aladeen, and he made it count. Almost as if to make the Academy sorely regret letting him on, Baron Cohen spilled the...
- 2/26/2012
- MTV Movie News
We look at some of the comedian's exploits, including his interaction with Ryan Seacrest on the Oscars red carpet.
By Kevin P. Sullivan
Sacha Baron Cohen as General Aladeen at the 84th Annual Academy Awards
Photo: Michael Buckner/ Getty Images
If Sacha Baron Cohen's arrival on the 2012 Oscars red carpet as the Dictator surprised you, you must not be familiar with the comedian known for big, awkward stunts. Baron Cohen has made a career of stunts like the one he "performed" tonight at the Academy Awards.
Here is our rundown of Sacha Baron Cohen's best stunts.
Oscar Red Carpet
It took a lot of fighting, but after having his tickets revoked, Baron Cohen was allowed to walk the red carpet as his totalitarian alter ego General Aladeen, and he made it count. Almost as if to make the Academy sorely regret letting him on, Baron Cohen spilled the...
By Kevin P. Sullivan
Sacha Baron Cohen as General Aladeen at the 84th Annual Academy Awards
Photo: Michael Buckner/ Getty Images
If Sacha Baron Cohen's arrival on the 2012 Oscars red carpet as the Dictator surprised you, you must not be familiar with the comedian known for big, awkward stunts. Baron Cohen has made a career of stunts like the one he "performed" tonight at the Academy Awards.
Here is our rundown of Sacha Baron Cohen's best stunts.
Oscar Red Carpet
It took a lot of fighting, but after having his tickets revoked, Baron Cohen was allowed to walk the red carpet as his totalitarian alter ego General Aladeen, and he made it count. Almost as if to make the Academy sorely regret letting him on, Baron Cohen spilled the...
- 2/26/2012
- MTV Music News
Remember Tim Pawlenty? Once upon a time, when the Gop field was a lot more crowded, he had his bid for the Republican nomination. That chapter, of course, is now closed. But on Friday, Pawlenty paid a visit to Morning Joe and discussed everything from third-party candidates to the supposed "back room deal" between Mitt Romney and Ron Paul. A bromance that, according to him, definitely doesn't exist.
- 2/24/2012
- by Meenal Vamburkar
- Mediaite - TV
The inevitable round of questions on contraception finally arrived about halfway through tonight's Republican debate, with each candidate giving a passionate response to the question of what the government should or should not fun birth control. Mitt Romney accused President Obama of "legalizing infanticide;" Rick Santorum decried American culture as having a problem with "children having children." Rep. Ron Paul advised Republicans to keep in mind that birth control itself isn't to blame for immorality, and Newt Gingrich took a page from Rep. Paul's book and warned of the "tyranny" that could come from government regulated health care.
- 2/23/2012
- by Frances Martel
- Mediaite - TV
Rick Santorum may have responded mildly to Rep. Ron Paul calling him a flat-out "fake" at the beginning of tonight's CNN debate, but he did not take attacks from Mitt Romney similarly, challenging him on the subject of earmarks and telling him that, having not been in Congress, he didn't "know what he was talking about" when attacking Santorum for making Congress spend so much more money on earmarks.
- 2/23/2012
- by Frances Martel
- Mediaite - TV
The first CNN debate in a month is well underway, and who would have thought that Rep. Ron Paul would have come out swinging hardest, as the only man on stage without a state under his belt? Rep. Paul's first words in the debate were "he is a fake," in response to a question from John King as to why an attack ad on Rick Santorum called the former Senator a fake. And he didn't let up much from there.
- 2/23/2012
- by Frances Martel
- Mediaite - TV
Conan O'Brien's tenure at TBS will last at least into the spring of 2014.
The cable channel has extended "Conan's" run to April 2014, or "well into the Ron Paul presidency," as O'Brien jokes in the renewal announcement. The show has been a fairly steady but not overwhelming performer in the ratings since its launch in November 2010.
"We are proud to be in business with Conan O'Brien for the long run," says Michael Wright, head of programming for TBS and sister channels TNT and TCM. "Night after night, Conan and his team have put together terrific shows that draw a young and fiercely loyal audience."
So far in 2012, "Conan" has averaged 1.1 million viewers per night, with about 700,000 of them falling in the adults 18-49 demographic and 407,000 from the 18-34 group. The show has posted ratings growth for three straight months and is on pace to improve again in February.
"Conan...
The cable channel has extended "Conan's" run to April 2014, or "well into the Ron Paul presidency," as O'Brien jokes in the renewal announcement. The show has been a fairly steady but not overwhelming performer in the ratings since its launch in November 2010.
"We are proud to be in business with Conan O'Brien for the long run," says Michael Wright, head of programming for TBS and sister channels TNT and TCM. "Night after night, Conan and his team have put together terrific shows that draw a young and fiercely loyal audience."
So far in 2012, "Conan" has averaged 1.1 million viewers per night, with about 700,000 of them falling in the adults 18-49 demographic and 407,000 from the 18-34 group. The show has posted ratings growth for three straight months and is on pace to improve again in February.
"Conan...
- 2/22/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
After a tumultuous few years, Conan O'Brien is settling down at TBS. The network announced Wednesday that they extended "Conan" through April of 2014.
“We are proud to be in business with Conan O'Brien for the long run,” Michael Wright, executive vice president, head of programming for TBS, TNT and Turner Classic Movies said in a statement. “Night after night, Conan and his team have put together terrific shows that draw a young and fiercely loyal audience. As if that weren't enough, they have also built a dynamic online presence that keeps fans engaged like no other show in late night.”
O’Brien added, “I am excited to continue my run with TBS because they have been fantastic partners. This means I’ll be taping episodes of Conan well into the Ron Paul presidency.”
Conan came to TBS in November of 2010 TBS after a 16-year run hosting "Late Night" on NBC.
“We are proud to be in business with Conan O'Brien for the long run,” Michael Wright, executive vice president, head of programming for TBS, TNT and Turner Classic Movies said in a statement. “Night after night, Conan and his team have put together terrific shows that draw a young and fiercely loyal audience. As if that weren't enough, they have also built a dynamic online presence that keeps fans engaged like no other show in late night.”
O’Brien added, “I am excited to continue my run with TBS because they have been fantastic partners. This means I’ll be taping episodes of Conan well into the Ron Paul presidency.”
Conan came to TBS in November of 2010 TBS after a 16-year run hosting "Late Night" on NBC.
- 2/22/2012
- by Alex Moaba
- Huffington Post
After a tumultuous few years, Conan O'Brien is settling down at TBS. The network announced Wednesday that they extended "Conan" through April of 2014.
“We are proud to be in business with Conan O'Brien for the long run,” Michael Wright, executive vice president, head of programming for TBS, TNT and Turner Classic Movies said in a statement. “Night after night, Conan and his team have put together terrific shows that draw a young and fiercely loyal audience. As if that weren't enough, they have also built a dynamic online presence that keeps fans engaged like no other show in late night.”
O’Brien added, “I am excited to continue my run with TBS because they have been fantastic partners. This means I’ll be taping episodes of Conan well into the Ron Paul presidency.”
Conan came to TBS in November of 2010 TBS after a 16-year...
“We are proud to be in business with Conan O'Brien for the long run,” Michael Wright, executive vice president, head of programming for TBS, TNT and Turner Classic Movies said in a statement. “Night after night, Conan and his team have put together terrific shows that draw a young and fiercely loyal audience. As if that weren't enough, they have also built a dynamic online presence that keeps fans engaged like no other show in late night.”
O’Brien added, “I am excited to continue my run with TBS because they have been fantastic partners. This means I’ll be taping episodes of Conan well into the Ron Paul presidency.”
Conan came to TBS in November of 2010 TBS after a 16-year...
- 2/22/2012
- by Alex Moaba
- Aol TV.
Conan O’Brien’s late-night talkshow has been extended by TBS through April 2014, the network announced today. “We are proud to be in business with Conan O’Brien for the long run,” said Michael Wright, executive vice president, head of programming for TBS, TNT and Turner Classic Movies (TCM). “Night after night, Conan and his team have put together terrific shows that draw a young and fiercely loyal audience. As if that weren’t enough, they have also built a dynamic online presence that keeps fans engaged like no other show in late night.”
Conan O’Brien added, “I am...
Conan O’Brien added, “I am...
- 2/22/2012
- by Jeff Labrecque
- EW - Inside TV
In his personal life, Rep. Ron Paul is known for being a conservative family man that opposes most excesses, but by virtue of being a libertarian candidate, he attracts supporters from all walks of life. This week on Freedom Watch, Judge Andrew Napolitano spoke to two of those supporters, employees at Nevada's "Bunny Ranch" who believe that Rep. Paul is "the modern-day Thomas Jefferson" and trust his ability to lead.
- 2/4/2012
- by Frances Martel
- Mediaite - TV
Piers Morgan got to sit down with Rep. Ron Paul last time and ran the gamut of topics-- from Mitt Romney to the Congressman's exercise regimen. Rep. Paul was relaxed and cheerful to be there, but was taken a bit by surprise when Morgan tried to explain Rep. Paul's position in the race, and found himself comparing Rep. Paul to Sylvester Stallone.
- 2/4/2012
- by Frances Martel
- Mediaite - TV
If you're already dreaming of taking over the Oval Office, why not aim even higher? For Newt Gingrich, the sky's the limit.
The politico was asked on a radio show who he'd like to play him in a biopic, and the decidedly un-Brad Pitt-like Republican replied, "Oh, in my fantasy life? Brad Pitt ... why not?"
Why not, indeed. Gingrich told radio show host Rich Stevens, "No, I don't look like him at all … He's thinner, he's better looking, he's younger. But you asked me if I had anyone who could play me in a movie ... why not go for Brad Pitt?"
That's the spirit, Newt! Go big or go home. You might not have "The Eye of the Tiger," but you can always dream of being played by one of the sexiest men currently walking the earth. And that you'll have a biopic one day.
Pitt, on the other hand,...
The politico was asked on a radio show who he'd like to play him in a biopic, and the decidedly un-Brad Pitt-like Republican replied, "Oh, in my fantasy life? Brad Pitt ... why not?"
Why not, indeed. Gingrich told radio show host Rich Stevens, "No, I don't look like him at all … He's thinner, he's better looking, he's younger. But you asked me if I had anyone who could play me in a movie ... why not go for Brad Pitt?"
That's the spirit, Newt! Go big or go home. You might not have "The Eye of the Tiger," but you can always dream of being played by one of the sexiest men currently walking the earth. And that you'll have a biopic one day.
Pitt, on the other hand,...
- 2/3/2012
- by Jenni Miller
- NextMovie
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