The Rob Burgess Show

Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess.

On this, our 103rd episode, our returning guest is Jonathan Fowler.

You first heard Jonathan Fowler on Episode 2, Episode 10, Episode 20, Episode 21, Episode 29, Episode 30, Episode 31, Episode 32, Episode 34, Episode 35, Episode 43, Episode 48, Episode 51, Episode 56, Episode 64, Episode 74, Episode 83, Episode 92, Episode 102 and Episode 82 (also featuring fellow regular guest Ash Burgess) of the podcast. Jonathan graduated with a BA in history from Indiana University in 2006. He is an unabashed left-wing political junkie. He has lived and worked in South Korea for over 10 years, trying to help the citizens of that great nation, hopefully, "talk pretty one day."

And if you haven’t started reading Michael Wolff’s book “Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House,” consider this your official warning to start now. This episode is the second in a series in which Jonathan and I will break down the entire book. In the last episode we covered through Chapter 2. In this episode, we'll tackle Chapter 3.

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Until next time.

Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess.

On this, our 102nd episode, our returning guest is Jonathan Fowler.

You first heard Jonathan Fowler on Episode 2, Episode 10, Episode 20, Episode 21, Episode 29, Episode 30, Episode 31, Episode 32, Episode 34, Episode 35, Episode 43, Episode 48, Episode 51, Episode 56, Episode 64, Episode 74, Episode 83, Episode 92 and Episode 82 (also featuring fellow regular guest Ash Burgess) of the podcast. Jonathan graduated with a BA in history from Indiana University in 2006. He is an unabashed left-wing political junkie. He has lived and worked in South Korea for over 10 years, trying to help the citizens of that great nation, hopefully, "talk pretty one day."

And if you haven’t started reading Michael Wolff’s book “Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House,” consider this your official warning to start now. This episode is the first in a series in which Jonathan and I will break down the entire book.

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Also please make sure to comment, follow, like, subscribe, share, rate and review everywhere the podcast is available, including iTunes, YouTube, SoundCloud, Stitcher, Google Play Music, Facebook, Twitter, Internet Archive, TuneIn and RSS.

The official website for the podcast is www.therobburgessshow.com.

You can find more about me by visiting my website, www.thisburgess.com.

If you have something to say, record a voice memo on your smartphone and send it to [email protected]. Include “voice memo” in the subject line of the email.

Until next time.

Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess.

On this our 101st episode our guest is Leon Neyfakh.

Leon Neyfakh is a staff writer at Slate Magazine and the host of Slow Burn. He was previously a writer for the Ideas section of the Boston Globe and the New York Observer. He is the author of The Next Next Level: A Story of Rap, Friendship, and Almost Giving Up.

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Also please make sure to comment, follow, like, subscribe, share, rate and review everywhere the podcast is available, including iTunes, YouTube, SoundCloud, Stitcher, Google Play Music, Facebook, Twitter, Internet Archive, TuneIn and RSS.

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You can find more about me by visiting my website, www.thisburgess.com.

If you have something to say, record a voice memo on your smartphone and send it to [email protected]. Include “voice memo” in the subject line of the email.

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Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess.

It's Episode 100! What?!

First up is … me!

My first solo episode of this podcast was Episode 41, the second was Episode 62 and the third was Episode 84.

I am an eight-time award-winning journalist whose work has appeared in print, radio, online and television. I am the managing editor of the Indiana Lawyer. I have previously worked as City Editor/Opinion Page Editor/Editorial Board Member at the Kokomo Tribune, and before that as a reporter at WFHB, Times-Mail, The Reporter-Times, Ukiah Daily Journal, Ukiah Valley Television and NUVO Newsweekly.

Oh yeah, and I’m also the proprietor of the podcast, The Rob Burgess Show.

And, then, in a surprising twist, Ash will flip the tables and interview me!

You first heard Ash Burgess on Episode 16, Episode 26, Episode 27, Episode 39, Episode 58, Episode 63, Episode 77, Episode 86, Episode 91 and Episode 82, which also featured regular guest Jonathan Fowler of the podcast.

Ash Burgess has a dusty degree in Religious Studies, an obsession with pineapples and an appetite for both high and low culture. She cuts her own hair, bakes her own sourdough bread and spends most of her time at home with her young son, and now, also, her young daughter. Sometimes, she blogs at burgessbaby.blogspot.com.

The Rob Burgess now has a newsletter! I promise not to bother you more than every seven days, or so. And, I promise to make it worth your while. Go to tinyletter.com/therobburgessshow and type in your email address. Then, respond to the automatic message.

If you enjoy this podcast, there are several ways to support it.

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Also please make sure to comment, follow, like, subscribe, share, rate and review everywhere the podcast is available, including iTunes, YouTube, SoundCloud, Stitcher, Google Play Music, Facebook, Twitter, Internet Archive, TuneIn and RSS.

 The official website for the podcast is www.therobburgessshow.com.

You can find more about me by visiting my website, www.thisburgess.com.

If you have something to say, record a voice memo on your smartphone and send it to [email protected]. Include “voice memo” in the subject line of the email.

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Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess. On this, our 99th episode, our returning guest is Sarah Kendzior.

You first heard Sarah Kendzior on Episode 70, Episode 80 and Episode 89.

Sarah Kendzior is … well, you know who Sarah Kendzior is by now, don't you? She is a St. Louis-based journalist and expert on authoritarian states.

One programming note before we begin: At 2:58 p.m. Tuesday, The New York Times announced the latest addition to their Editorial Board, Quinn Norton. Sarah and I started recording this episode at about 8 p.m. At 10:18 p.m., the following was posted to The New York Times Communications Twitter page where Quinn's hiring had been first announced just hours before: “The following is attributable to James Bennet, editorial page editor, The New York Times: 'Despite our review of Quinn Norton’s work and our conversations with her previous employers, this was new information to us. Based on it, we’ve decided to go our separate ways.'”

The Rob Burgess now has a newsletter! I promise not to bother you more than every seven days, or so. And, I promise to make it worth your while. Go to tinyletter.com/therobburgessshow and type in your email address. Then, respond to the automatic message.

If you enjoy this podcast, there are several ways to support it.

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Also please make sure to comment, follow, like, subscribe, share, rate and review everywhere the podcast is available, including iTunes, YouTube, SoundCloud, Stitcher, Google Play Music, Facebook, Twitter, Internet Archive, TuneIn and RSS.

The official website for the podcast is www.therobburgessshow.com.

You can find more about me by visiting my website, www.thisburgess.com.

If you have something to say, record a voice memo on your smartphone and send it to [email protected]. Include “voice memo” in the subject line of the email.

Until next time.

Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess. On this, our 98th episode, our guest is Tom LoBianco.

Tom LoBianco is a White House reporter covering Vice President Mike Pence, and the probes into President Donald Trump and Russia for the Associated Press.

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The official website for the podcast is www.therobburgessshow.com.

You can find more about me by visiting my website, www.thisburgess.com.

If you have something to say, record a voice memo on your smartphone and send it to [email protected]. Include “voice memo” in the subject line of the email.

Until next time.

Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess. On this, our 97th episode, our guest is Brandon Chapman.

You first heard Brandon Chapman on Episode 14 when he appeared alongside Josh Sigler.

Brandon Chapman is a sports podcaster who resides in Peru, Indiana with his wife, Abby. He will graduate from IUK in May of 2018 with a B.S. in Communication with a concentration in Public Speaking. His show, “Sounding Off,” is recorded from the 1350 AM WIOU studio and drops new episodes every Sunday afternoon.

And now, onto the show.

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Oh, you're back? Thank you!

If you enjoy this podcast, there are several ways to support it.

Join The Rob Burgess Show mailing list! Go to tinyletter.com/therobburgessshow and type in your email address. Then, respond to the automatic message.

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Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess. On this, our 96th episode, our guest is D.K. Hamilton.

A “student of human behavior,” D.K. Hamilton is a nationally-touring comic, entertaining audiences with his unique, smart, and sardonic takes on pop culture, race, and relationships. Named “Funniest Person in Grand Rapids” by Grand Rapids Magazine for two consecutive years and featured in its March 2013 issue, D. K. finds humor in examining the things that we secretly believe but are too polite to say out loud. Using his ability to entertain a great variety of audiences without resorting to lowest common denominator humor, D.K. Hamilton was entertained at the Laugh Detroit Comedy Festival, performed in the FOX 101.3 Brew Ha Ha, competed in Cleveland Comedy Festival, performed in the Limestone Comedy Festival, and performed in Gilda’s Laughfest including being selected to perform twice in Laughfest's Best" show. D.K. Hamilton is featured in the award-winning webseries "Lucky Jay".

And now, on to the show.

The Rob Burgess now has a newsletter! I promise not to bother you more than every seven days, or so. And, I promise to make it worth your while. Go to tinyletter.com/therobburgessshow and type in your email address. Then, respond to the automatic message. Hit pause now. I'm serious. I'll wait.

Oh, you're back? Thank you!

If you enjoy this podcast, there are several ways to support it.

Join The Rob Burgess Show mailing list! Go to tinyletter.com/therobburgessshow and type in your email address. Then, respond to the automatic message.

I have a Patreon account, which can be found at www.patreon.com/robburgessshowpatreon. I hope you'll consider supporting in any amount.

Also please make sure to comment, follow, like, subscribe, share, rate and review everywhere the podcast is available, including iTunes, YouTube, SoundCloud, Stitcher, Google Play Music, Facebook, Twitter, Internet Archive, TuneIn and RSS.

 The official website for the podcast is www.therobburgessshow.com.

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If you have something to say, record a voice memo on your smartphone and send it to [email protected]. Include “voice memo” in the subject line of the email.

Until next time.

Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess.

On this, our 95th episode, our returning guest is Lynn Walsh.

You first heard Lynn Walsh on Episode 49 and Episode 61 of this podcast.

Lynn Walsh is an Emmy award-winning journalist who has worked in investigative, data and TV journalism at the national level as well as locally in California, Ohio, Texas and Florida. Lynn is a digital explorer working to help companies, newsrooms and organizations engage the public through ethical content, no matter the medium or purpose. She is an international speaker and trainer, working to encourage ethical content creation, access & transparency, social media engagement, digital innovation and free expression rights for all. She believes strongly in government transparency, holding the powerful accountable and spends more time than she would like fighting for access to public information.

Currently, she is the Project Manager for the Trusting News Project, where she works to help rebuild trust between journalists and the public by working with newsrooms to be more transparent about how they do their jobs.

She serves on the National Board for the Society of Professional Journalists and during her term as National President for the organization spoke out against threats to the First Amendment, while working to protect and defend journalists and journalism. She also serves the journalism organization as a member of SPJ’s FOI and Ethics committees. Lynn was also selected to represent SPJ on the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Advisory Committee where she works to recommend changes to help improve the FOIA process.

Also, The Rob Burgess now has a newsletter! I promise not to bother you more than every seven days, or so. And, I promise to make it worth your while. Go to tinyletter.com/therobburgessshow and type in your email address. Then, respond to the automatic message. Hit pause now. I'm serious. I'll wait.

Oh, you're back? Thank you!

And now onto the show.

If you enjoy this podcast, there are several ways to support it.

Join The Rob Burgess Show mailing list! Go to tinyletter.com/therobburgessshow and type in your email address. Then, respond to the automatic message.

I have a Patreon account, which can be found at www.patreon.com/robburgessshowpatreon. I hope you'll consider supporting in any amount.

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The official website for the podcast is www.therobburgessshow.com.

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If you have something to say, record a voice memo on your smartphone and send it to [email protected]. Include “voice memo” in the subject line of the email. I have no idea what, if anything, I'll be doing with these, but it could be interesting.

Until next time.

Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess.

On this, our 94th episode, our guest is Tony Diaz.

Writer, activist, and professor Tony Diaz, El Librotraficante, was the first Chicano to earn a Master of Fine Arts Degree from the University of Houston Creative Writing Program. He earned his bachelor's degree in Communications from De Paul University in Chicago. Diaz is currently a professor of Mexican American Literature and Rhetorical Analysis in Houston, Texas.

Diaz is also a political analyst on "What's Your Point" which airs on Fox 26 Houston. He also hosts the weekly bilingual radio program Nuestra Palabra: Latino Writers Having Their Say which covers Latino Literature, Art, and Politics on KPFT 90.1 FM Houston. His essays have appeared in the Houston Chronicle, The Texas Observer, CNN.com, the Los Angeles Times, and The Huffington Post Latino Voices, among other publications. He wrote the novel The Aztec Love God and is included in "Hecho En Tejas: The Anthology of Texas Mexican Writers". He recently launched the column “The Cultural Accelerator” to address issues that other publications don’t address in a unique style and point of view.

He is the lead writer and editor for the textbook "The Mexican American Studies Toolkit". He also is an educational consultant for school districts implementing innovative curriculum. Diaz currently resides in Houston where he continues to fight for Intellectual Freedom and Freedom of Speech.

Diaz made national and international news when he led the Librotraficantes in defying Arizona's ban of Mexican American Studies by leading veteran members of Nuestra Palabra to organize the 2012 Librotraficante Caravan to smuggle books banned in Tucson back into Arizona.

In December, A. Wallace Tashima, a U.S. federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, ruled against the state, declaring the ban unconstitutional.

If you enjoy this podcast, there are several ways to support it.

I have a Patreon account, which can be found at www.patreon.com/robburgessshowpatreon. I hope you'll consider supporting in any amount.

Also please make sure to comment, follow, like, subscribe, share, rate and review everywhere the podcast is available, including iTunes, YouTube, SoundCloud, Stitcher, Google Play Music, Facebook, Twitter, Internet Archive, TuneIn and RSS.

The official website for the podcast is www.therobburgessshow.com.

You can find more about me by visiting my website, www.thisburgess.com.

If you have something to say, record a voice memo on your smartphone and send it to [email protected]. Include “voice memo” in the subject line of the email. I have no idea what, if anything, I'll be doing with these, but it could be interesting.

Until next time.