Episodes

  • Introducing...Fixing Famous People with Chris DeRosa & Dominick Pupa

    Introducing...Fixing Famous People with Chris DeRosa & Dominick Pupa
    Jan 29 2025
    The polarization of the clistenership regarding Dominick's eating on-mic opens this week's Pre-Fixe, while Heidi's decade-old song climbs the charts, Drake sues Kendrick's record label, and Chrissy Teigen wants a Tik Tok curfew. Then Sara and Natalie from Causing A Scene join to discuss Jennifer Garner. They discuss Alias, 13 Going on 30, her marriage (and divorce) to Ben Affleck, and how annoying it must be to mediate problems between Ben and JLo. You can find Sara at @saragretzky, Natalie at @nattiebuck, and you can find their podcast at @causingascenepod. You can find Dom at dommentary.com. You can find Chris at @thechrisderosa. Follow the show at @fixingfamouspeople. Subscribe to the Patreon Fixing Bonus People here. Or Subscribe to A La Carte Episodes in the Apple Podcast App. Write a review and let us know who you want us to fix! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 45 mins
  • Inside the Writers' Room: Nicole Benedi (Interview)

    Inside the Writers' Room: Nicole Benedi (Interview)
    Jan 22 2025
    In our latest episode of "Inside the Writers' Room" bonus interviews, Nicole Benedi joins us to talk about the utility of being hyper-focused, the ubiquitousness of egotism, and the freedom of giving something you're bad at a try. ABOUT NICOLE Nicole Benedi is an award winning writer and stand-up comedian living in Erie, Pennsylvania. Follow her at @nickyshowbiz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    42 mins
  • Inside the Writers' Room: Max Wolfson (Interview)

    Inside the Writers' Room: Max Wolfson (Interview)
    Jan 15 2025
    In our latest episode of "Inside the Writers' Room" bonus interviews, Max Wolfson joins us to talk about the primacy of jokes, hoarding of facts, and the magic of the audio medium. ABOUT MAX Max Wolfson is a comedy and also regular person who migrated to DC from the wild mountains of Radford, Virginia. Often considered the “Max” of the group, he joined the Midnight Gardener’s League to further his goal of spending less time with his family. Blending a quick wit with outside-the-box ideas that are either very smart or very dumb, Max has smarmed and charmed audiences at the DC Improv, The Creek and the Cave, Drafthouse Comedy Theater, on BYT’s Bentzen Ball, and dressed in a lot of unnecessary costumes at the Comedy Potluck, among others. For more Max follow him at @maximumwolfson on Twitter and @xamnosflow on IG. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    29 mins
  • Inside the Writers' Room: Adrián Duston-Muñoz (Interview)

    Inside the Writers' Room: Adrián Duston-Muñoz (Interview)
    Jan 8 2025
    In our first episode of "inside the writers' room" bonus interviews, Adrián Duston-Muñoz joins us to talk about cinematic storytelling, cherry-picking process advice, and the appeal of a clear cut hero and villain. ABOUT ADRIÁN Se habla español. I always list that phrase somewhere on my resume. That's what the @typewritertilde icon means. Se habla español. Bilinguals and polyglots know that every word, every idiom, and every place has at least two contexts. When the art form is black words on white paper, it's valuable to see in color. I've written script, copy, sketch, and creative nonfiction. I've published, placed in competitions, and have dented the universe of internet content creation. I've worked in production, post-production, and management. Based in Los Angeles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    40 mins
  • Calling All Listeners: We need your help!

    Calling All Listeners: We need your help!
    Jan 1 2025
    We're gearing up for season 3 of BEEF with Bridget Todd, and we plan on doing it bigger and better than ever. But that means we need your help! We're scouring the history books far and wide for the best rivalries we can turn into stories you can't turn off. And any suggestions you guys might have would be super useful. Shoot us an email at pete@ncpodcasts.com with the subject line "BEEF Season 3" and give us some details of a rivalry you think we could do justice. Also, feel free to just give us your thoughts on the show in general. Or you can always leave us rating and a review with your feedback and suggestions in whatever podcast app you use. No matter what, we just want to hear from you. Happy New Year! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    2 mins
  • Introducing...Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud

    Introducing...Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud
    Dec 18 2024
    Big laughs. Smart takes. Every day. Commotion from CBC Podcasts is where you go for thoughtful and vibrant conversations about all things pop culture. Host Elamin Abdelmahmoud calls on journalists, critics, creators and friends to talk through the biggest arts & entertainment stories of the day, in 30 minutes or less. In this segment from July 2024, Elamin dives into the very messy and public fight between Hybe and the CEO of its subsidiary label ADOR, Min Hee-jin, who produces the popular K-pop group NewJeans. Michelle Cho and Jennifer Zhan look at what this feud says about the high stakes of the K-pop economy and the future of NewJeans. You can listen to new episodes of Commotion everyday. Find the show wherever you get your podcasts, or here: https://lnk.to/CommotionCBC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    19 mins
  • Bonus Episode - Darius Arya (Full Interview)

    Bonus Episode - Darius Arya (Full Interview)
    Dec 11 2024
    **This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/beef and get on your way to being your best self.** In our latest piece of bonus content, senior producer Sam Levine sits down with archaeologist and public historian Darius Arya to discuss the violent and murderous climate of the ancient world, humble beginnings that lead to auspicious ends, and what might have been had Roman history gone in a completely different direction. Darius Arya is a Ph.D. archaeologist, public historian, author, social media influencer, and TV host Darius Arya. Darius is the Director of the American Institute for Roman Culture. He has led excavations, including at the Roman site of Ostia Antica, and taught university programs in Italy for decades. He is also a Fulbright Scholar, a fellow of the American Academy in Rome, and a guest scholar of the Getty Conservation Institute. He's appeared on HISTORY, National Geographic, and Discovery as well as BBC Radio 4 and CNN, and he hosted the PBS series Ancient Invisible Cities. Check out his Great Courses series on YouTube! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    57 mins
  • Bonus Episode - William P. Barry (Full Interview)

    Bonus Episode - William P. Barry (Full Interview)
    Dec 4 2024
    In our latest piece of bonus content, senior producer Ben Austin-Docampo chats with NASA's former chief historian William P. Barry about dueling political ideologies, the level of cooperation between Soviet and American scientists, and the technological impact of our race to the stars. William P. Barry served as NASA's Chief Historian for a decade. He's a 22 year veteran of the United States Airforce, where he flew KC-135 tankers and served on the faculty of the U.S. Air Force Academy. He also received his doctorate from the University of Oxford, writing his dissertation on the history of Soviet space exploration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr