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Barry Kieselstein-Cord, Henry Boehringer, and Phil Kosofsky dropped by once again to discuss the topics of the day.
As mentioned in the first episode of The Pontificators, each of these men are experts in their respective fields, and we value their takes on current events.
We hope to have them back on The Gritty Hour on a fairly regular basis.

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Once again, everything is subjective. I sat once more with Mr. George Bauer and discussed his and my top 10 favorite albums of all time. As stated in our episode entitled "Top 10 Albums Of All Time",  Mr. Bauer is a life-long friend and our tastes and picks are very similar.

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Mr. JR McCarthy and Professor Robert Pucci return to summarize and tie up the issues discussed in the first two parts of this series.  This summary ends with a hopefulness on the future of education in America.

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"Defining Deviancy Down: How We've Become Accustomed To Alarming Levels Of Crime and Destructive Behavior" as written by Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan (D) NY in 1993.
This essay is mentioned from time to time on this podcast when discussing political matters.  It is read in it's entirety here for the purpose of reference.
 

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Felice Manzi stopped by to give his impression of the state of things in society, and his take on where things are headed for America.

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Kevin Bryant, author of "Spies On The Sidelines: The High Stakes World of NFL Espionage", and co-host George Bauer came by to discuss Kevin's great book, and discuss how NFL teams try and find that 'edge" by gathering info on their opponents.  The methods used become greater and more intense as the teams progress through the playoffs, and culminate for the Super Bowl.
You can watch the original episode about the book HERE
To purchase the book, please visit http://www.spiesonthesidelines.com

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A quick review of season two.  we'd like to thank all of the folks who were guests on the show this season.  We'd also, of course, like to thank all of our listeners who tuned in throughout the year.  We certainly appreciate you, and hope you enjoyed the content.
We look forward to season three, which promises to be bigger and better than ever.  Look for us around the second week of January.  Happy Holidays!!

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Of course, everything is subjective. I sat with Mr. George Bauer and discussed his and my top 10 favorite albums of all time.  Mr. Bauer is a life-long friend and, as such, our tastes and picks are very similar.
Links for Van Morrison's performance of Caravan from The Last Waltz and Bruce Springsteen's performance of Quarter To Three from No Nukes are below.
This is our second-to-last episode of season two. It's a little longer than usual, but stay tuned to the end to hear Mr. Bauer's number 1!
Bruce:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2umNcwnjg8
Van the Man:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44wDwMQVqCc

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Mr. JR McCarthy returned, along with Adjunct Professor Anthony Mannara and Professor Robert Pucci, to dig a little bit deeper into the issues behind the perceived decline of education in America. This episode is a follow-up to the previous "The State Of Education" episode.  We plan to pursue this topic further in season three, so stay tuned....

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Today we spoke with writer John Winn Miller about his new novel The Hunt For The Peggy C: A World War II Maritime Thriller.
The book follows Jake Rogers, Captain of a tramp steamer, as he makes his way through U-boat infested waters with his most valuable cargo: a Jewish family from Amsterdam fleeing Nazi persecution.
For more information on this exceptional new novel, please visit http://www.johnwinnmiller.com

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