Majid M. Padelan A.K.A. Brooklyn Dad Defiant is back!. He's the author of The Liddle'est President and he's funny, authentic, and a great conversationalist. Our chat was a mix of fun stuff and politics: quitting smoking; crazy right-wingers think tan balls make them macho; Dems do have a chance in Nov but voters have to help, and so much more.

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D. Earl Stephens is the author of "Toxic Tales: A Caustic Collection of Donald J. Trump's Very Important Letters."  He's the former managing editor of Stars & Stripes, a Navy vet, and a prolific writer.

Topics: How to cope in this volatile political climate; we are loyal Democrats who want to see tougher action from the party; Putin has to be stopped and we should follow Europe's lead, the 1/6 committee may not issue a criminal referral to DOJ and what that could mean

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Steph Walton is back and she has COVID! It's mild. We did what we do best: TALKED! Drop in on two friends talking about COVID, life, politics and there's a surprise at the end!

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John Pavlovitz is a writer, pastor, and activist from Wake Forest, North Carolina. In the past four years, his blog Stuff That Needs To Be Said has reached a diverse worldwide audience. He's the author of  God is Love, Don't Be a Jerk.

Topics: his book; his brain tumor; why faith (religious or not) is so important; how to deal with the overwhelming 24-hr news cycle and so much more. John is a national treasure and no matter what you believe, he is an inspiration and an all-around good human!

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USA Today opinion columnist and former Justice Department prosecutor Michael J. Stern is back! We had a little fun and we talked about politics. Topics: Garland; "pale white daddy" --just listen; Ukraine; the benefit of trash tv and so much more!

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My friend, write Amanda Sowards joins me again for an easy conversation. I think I may have COVID but testing negative. We spend the first part of the show talking about that and other fun stuff, but then we head on into the current events, Will Smith/toxic masculinity; Putin is losing; midterms, and lots more.

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Comedian Andy Kindler is my guest!  He played the character "Andy", a fellow sportswriter on the TV show Everybody Loves Raymond, was a regular guest on Late Show with David Letterman, contributor to The Daily Show, and has performed on HBO. 

We had a lot of fun talking about what he's been up to (he has a new album out); what it was like to work on Letterman & how COVID impacted his career. We also talked about the Hulu miniseries "Pam & Tommy," the film "Licorice Pizza," our mutual love of "Boogie Nights" and so much more. An upbeat show during these dark times

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Ben Cohen of The Banter Substack is back. We talked about COVID protocols, what we're comfortable with and the news on the Omicron variant; Putin's invasion: Ben is cautiously optimistic about the outcome and then I asked him questions from the end of every episode of The actor's Studio Bernard Pivot.

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Sarah Wood is back for more!

Topics: Putin overestimated his invasion of Ukraine; how the "Don't say gay" bill might affect LGBTQ youth; Mandates are over but a new COVID variant is spreading in the UK and we tend to follow them in case number rate.

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Jay Arnold is an American writer, director and filmmaker. He has written and directed more than 200 television commercials for national brands. Jay’s work has featured Kris Jenner, Marie Osmond, Alexa Ray Joel, Belinda Carlisle, Terry Bradshaw, Melissa Joan Hart, Dan Marino, Billie Jean King and Wendie Malick including animated spots featuring The Simpsons and Mr. Bill.

We had a fun chat about working in the entertainment industry--we both shared celeb stories. The first part of our chat was lighthearted and fun and then we did talk about the #DontSayGay bill that passed in Florida and the negative impact it will have on LGBTQ youth. Overall, we kept the mood up. A little light in dark times.

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