The Rob Burgess Show

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

On this, our 73rd episode, our guest is Elizabeth Greenwood.

Elizabeth Greenwood is the author of "Playing Dead: A Journey Through the World of Death Fraud," a nonfiction book about people who have faked their deaths. Her writing has appeared in The Believer, Rhapsody, O, the Oprah Magazine, Guernica, VICE and the digital editions of The New Yorker, The Atlantic and Esquire. She teaches creative writing at Columbia University and Eugene Lang College. Learn more at www.lizgreenwood.com and follow her on Instagram and Twitter @lizgreenwood4u.

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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 72nd episode, our guest is Rick Wilson.

Rick Wilson is a national Republican political strategist and media consultant based in Florida who has produced television for governors, U.S. Senate candidates, super PACS and corporations. He’s on Twitter at www.twitter.com/therickwilson.

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

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

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

On this, our 71st episode, our returning guest is Michael A. Wood Jr.

You first heard from Michael A. Wood Jr. on Episode 4, Episode 18 and Episode 45 of the podcast.

Michael is a police reform activist who, after spending a career in the United States Marine Corps and Baltimore Police Department, has torn down the blue wall of silence. He has become a vocal advocate of a new era of civilian-led policing. While completing his doctorate studies, Michael works as much as possible with grassroots activism and makes media and speaking appearances to further the discussion on police reform and the needs of the people.

You can find him on Facebook and Twitter. You can find his website at michaelawoodjr.net. He is also the President of Veterans Stand.

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.

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

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

On this, our 70th episode our guest is Sarah Kendzior.

Here’s her biography:

“I am a writer. I am best known for my critical take on the “prestige economy”, my reporting on St. Louis, my coverage of the 2016 election, and my academic research on authoritarian states in Central Asia. My best-selling essay collection, The View From Flyover Country, was published in 2015.

“I am currently an op-ed columnist for the Globe and Mail, where I focus on US politics. I also am the US correspondent for the Dutch news outlet De Correspondent. Previously I was an op-ed columnist for Al Jazeera English, where I wrote about exploitation, particularly in higher education, the diminishing opportunities of America’s youth, and gentrification. I have also covered internet privacy, political repression, and how the media shape public perception. My April 2013 article “The wrong kind of Caucasian” is the most popular AJE op-ed of all time.

“I have also written for POLITICO, The Chronicle of Higher Education, The Guardian, Foreign Policy, Quartz, Slate, The Atlantic, Medium, Radio Free Europe, Opinio Juris, Alternet, HRDCVR, POLITICO Europe, The Chicago Tribune, The Baffler, Blue Nation Review, Alive Magazine, Ethnography Matters, Registan.net, The Common Reader, The New York Daily News, La Stampa, World Policy Journal, The Brooklyn Quarterly, The Diplomat, Marie Claire, Centre for International Governance Innovation, Teen Vogue, City AM, World Politics Review and The New York Times.

“In August 2013, Foreign Policy named me one of “the 100 people you should be following on Twitter to make sense of global events”. In October 2013, St. Louis Magazine profiled me as one of 15 inspirational people under 35 in St. Louis. In September 2014, The Riverfront Times named me the best online journalist in St. Louis. In June 2017, St Louis Magazine named me the best journalist in St. Louis.

“In addition to working as a journalist, I am a researcher and consultant. I have a PhD in anthropology from Washington University in Saint Louis and an MA in Central Eurasian Studies from Indiana University. Most of my work focuses on the authoritarian states of the former Soviet Union and how the internet affects political mobilization, self-expression, and trust.

“My research has been published in American Ethnologist, Problems of Post-Communism, Central Asian Survey, Demokratizatsiya, Nationalities Papers, Social Analysis, and the Journal of Communication. I am a program associate for the Central Asia Program at the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University, and a research associate at the Russian, East European and Eurasian Center at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

“I am frequently interviewed by the media and have been a guest on NPR, MSNBC, Al Jazeera, CBC News, BBC World Service and other broadcast outlets, and am a recurring guest on the MSNBC show “AM Joy”. I have given talks all over the world as an invited speaker at academic conferences and forums on foreign policy, politics, education and technology.

“I occasionally serve as an expert witness in asylum cases involving applicants from Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan.”

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.

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

Until next time.

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

On this, our 69th episode our guest is Erica Roman. I asked Erica to send me her biography and here’s what she sent me:

“My name is Erica Roman. My life was forever changed on April 18, 2016 when my husband of 7 years and the love of my life died unexpectedly of an undetected heart condition, leaving me and our one year old daughter behind. A couple days after the funeral I discovered that I was pregnant with our son. I would have never imagined that I would end up a 27 year old, pregnant widow. As I process my own healing journey through writing, it is my heart to be able to encourage others in their own struggles and bring understanding to those who have hurting people in their lives.”

You can read her blog at ericaroman.me.

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.

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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.

Until next time.

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

On this, our 68th episode, our returning guest is John Di Domenico.

You first John Di Domenico on Episode 42 and Episode 50. John Di Domenico is a professional actor, writer, performer, host, creative and celebrity impersonator. For the last 25-plus years he has been recognized as one of the busiest and most versatile corporate entertainers in the industry. He has worked all over the world for some of the largest production companies and their end clients by creating a unique form of infotainment.

John is originally from the Philadelphia area and now lives in Las Vegas. John attended East Stroudsburg University and graduated from Temple University with a BA in speech communications. John spent a year as PR Intern for U.S. Senator Arlen Specter. He overcame a severe speech impediment to become an actor, impersonator and performer.

John has written and performed at national and international sales meetings, product launches, trade shows and award shows around the globe for AT&T, SAP, SONY and SC Johnson, to name a few.

John’s specialty is seamlessly integrating his ever-expanding cast of celebrity and original characters into any meeting element by writing content-driven comedy that delivers and amplifies the key messages of the meeting.

John has appeared in the feature films “Meet the Spartans,” “Disaster Movie,” “30 Days of Paranormal Activity” and “Not Another Celebrity Movie” as Donald Trump, The Love Guru and Dr. Phil. John is the official Donald Trump on “Conan” (12 appearances),“Red Eye” on Fox News (21 appearances), “Trumpcast,” “Fox & Friends” and “Chelsea.” He has appeared on the “Today” show, “Inside Edition,” “Good Day New York,” and many more. John is the only Donald Trump impersonator in the world to appear on the “Today” show Australia, the “Today” show Ireland and “This Morning Britain.”

Di Domenico’s Trump has been profiled on ABC News Nightline, NBC News, Vice Media, CNN, CNN Money, CBC, USA Today, Yahoo News, BBC Business Matters, Channel 4 (Britain) and has been covered by several major print and online news outlets in the U.S. including New York Times, Washington Post, LA Times, Adweek, McClatchy, The Hill, Miami Herald, Philly.com, NJ.com, Star-Ledger and many more.

Di Domenico is the only Trump impersonator to appear in multiple segments of “Fox & Friends” for a cross promotion between “The Apprentice” and Embassy Suites with the approval of the Trump Organization. John's Austin Powers impression has been recognized as the best by People magazine and has been profiled on MSNBC.

John also sent me an extensive annotated list of his many media appearances as Donald Trump, which I'll be posting under this episode on the podcast homepage.

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.

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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.

Until next time.

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

On this, our 67th episode, our guest is Alexey Kovalev.

Alexey Kovalev is a journalist and founder of the website The Noodle Remover, where he monitors the Russian media, teaches information literacy, and runs crowdsourced and crowdfunded investigations. He contributes to The Guardian, Wired and The Washington Post, among other outlets, mostly writing about the media in Russia, how they handle both political pressure from above and convulsions of the free market from below. Kovalev has worked everywhere from daily local newspapers to independent magazines to state news agencies. Until recently, he was the news editor at The Moscow Times, one of the few remaining independent English-language outlets in Russia.

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.

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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.

Until next time.

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

On this, our 66th episode, our returning guest is Sean Spicer.

You first heard Sean Spicer on Episode 1, Episode 23 and Episode 44 of the podcast.

Sean Spicer has traveled tens of thousands of miles by heel, thumbs, wheels and wit. By the time he was 30 years old, he had hiked the length of South Korea, hitchhiked across America and somehow along the way managed to serve with the 101st Airborne Division and study philosophy at U.C. Berkeley. Driven by an intense need to redefine the impossible as well as himself, he now resides in his home state of California and is slowly teaching his son how to road trip.

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.

Until next time.

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

On this, our 65th episode, our guest is Jared Yates Sexton.

Jared Yates Sexton is a writer, academic, and author who has published four books of fiction and has had work appear in The New York Times, The New Republic, Salon, Paste and elsewhere. His book, “The People Are Going To Rise Like The Waters Upon Your Shore: A Story of American Rage,” will be released by Counterpoint in September. Currently, he serves as an Assistant Professor of Creative Writing at Georgia Southern University.

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.

Until next time.

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

On this, our 64th episode, our returning guest is Jonathan Fowler.

Regular listeners to the podcast will be familiar with Jonathan as he’s by far our most frequent guest. 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 and Episode 56 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 10 years, trying to help the citizens of that great nation, hopefully, "talk pretty one day."

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.

Until next time.