Break It Down Show

Michale Graves kicked in the door of the music scene in 1995 as the lead singer and songwriter of one of the most legendary punk rock bands of all time, The Misfits.

Now, in these Covid-burdened times, he relentlessly tours doing private music performances, spreading good energy and connecting with people on an emotional, spiritual and intellectual level. We also talk about his latest album "The World Turned Upsidedown".

Our expert on Islamic history Tim Furnish delivers again. Tim's latest book The COIN of the Islamic Realm: Insurgencies & The Ottoman Empire, 1416-1916. What we know about the Ottoman's is that we don't really know much beyond being the sick old man of Europe. However, the Ottoman Empire was massive as one of the largest and most diverse empires in history.  Tim helps us answer the question, how on earth did they manage that much space, diversity and religious conflict?

Cambridge's David Norman has spent his career examining and explaining the world of paleontology. If the dinosaur Equijubus normani appears to have Norman for a last name, there's a reason for that. Now David's reach the peak of his profession again taking a 160-year-old discovery that goes all the way back to the beginning of paleontology and completing a work that culminates in the discovery of a new dinosaur called the Scelidosaurus. Pete A Turner guides us through this fascinating and fun conversation.

Our guest on this episode is among the most sought after thinkers in the US. Critical Race Theory, Identify Politics and "Wokeness" are tearing at the social fabric of our society. Dr James and his Co-Author Helen Pluckrose are challenging that with their book Cynical Theories.  Pete A Turner is joined by Dr Wilfred Reilly as the three scholars dive into human dynamics, pulling us back from the edge and getting folks to be less divisive. The big question is, is it too late?

The Police's Ghost in the Machine takes on Fall Out Boy's Save Rock and Roll. Album Fights pit two albums against one another. Usually, the albums have a like number of tracks. The albums face off in a boxing, round-based format.

The first tracks face one another, and our panel of judges decides which song prevails. The rounds are scored on a 10pt must system-meaning the winner MUST be awarded 10 points. The loser gets 10-7 points depending on how the judges assess the round.  We don't like tied rounds.

David Daley returns to the Break It Down Show discussing the 2020 election, with Pete A Turner and Dr Wil Reilly. Dave has two books on the topic of gerrymandering. Ratfucked which details the way the Republicans focused on winning state legislative races--why?  Because in most cases the state legislatures determine the districting for US house members. 2nd book UnRigged David is also a Sr Fellow at FairVote as he continues to educate all of us about the challenges to democracy that gerrymandering provide

Daphne has been a force in Hollywood for decades. Before black females were commonly featured on screen, Daphne was getting parts and blazing the trail. Daphne was Vivian on the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

Pete A Turner and Jon LG host this conversation that survey's Daphne's long and storied career. A candid discussion about Bill Cosby's impact on Hollywood, and America is discussed and Daphne reiterates that Bill is STILL her friend; noting that all humans are a collection of things both good and bad

Matt Beebe is quite a few things. He has run for regional office in Texas. He's a stand-up comedian. He's also a writer for the Federalist. He's also a Air Force veteran.  He's on the Break It Down Show today discussing his analysis of the pending legal cases from President Trump challenging a variety of procedural, and human errors that hold that the election requires additional examination. 

This episode isn't focused on championing a given candidate...but laying the groundwork for the court cases.

Wil Reilly returns to the Break It Down Show to discuss the latest on the 2020 presidential election. This week we have a few guests talking about what's going on, and helping us to understand the situation without spin or partisan bias. 

Get all of Wil's incredible books on Amazon at https://amzn.to/3lE7w2h

Pete A Turner and Wil discuss, using long form interviews for debates, the growing separation between partisans and Americans and a variety of other topics in the free ranging conversation.

On July 7th 2016, a single shooter

attacked police officers in Dallas. The attacker

ambushed and killed 5 people and injured 5 others.

Jamie Thompson, put together the chaotic story in

her book Standoff: Race, Policing, and a Deadly Assault That

Gripped a Nation

Get Jamie's book on Amazon at https://amzn.to/3lA8T1H

The shooter was motivated by racial hate. Dallas was devastated lives here shattered and we've got Jamie here talking with Pete about the book.