The Rob Burgess Show

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

On this, our 53rd episode, our guest is Louis Moore.

Louis Moore is an associate professor of history at Grand Valley State University, where he teaches African American history, sports history and gender history. He graduated with a B.A. from California State University, Sacramento in 2001, an M.A. from the University of California, Davis in 2005, and a Ph.D. From the University of California, Davis in 2008.

You can follow him on Twitter at www.twitter.com/loumoore12.

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 52nd episode, our guest is Ryan Wegner.

Ryan Wegner is one of the founders of Audm, an app which “presents the world's best long-form journalism, read aloud word-for-word by celebrated audiobook narrators.” Ryan graduated from Columbia University, where he also earned a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology. He's worked for two previous start-ups on the business development/strategy side. Before Audm, he worked at a VA hospital treating veterans suffering from, among other things, PTSD and addiction. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, 1-year-old daughter, and beloved dog Luna. You can find him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/ouegner.

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 51st 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 and Episode 48 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."

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 50th episode, our returning guest is John Di Domenico. You first heard John on Episode 42 of the podcast.

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.

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

On Feb. 25, Trump announced on Twitter he would not be attending the annual White House Correspondents Association dinner on April 29.

On Wednesday, Alec Baldwin appeared on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” to discuss the possibility of filling in for Trump at the event.

On Friday, CNN’s Jeanne Moos filed a report on the controversy.

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 49th episode, our guest is Lynn Walsh.

Lynn Walsh is an Emmy award-winning journalist who has been working in investigative journalism at the national level as well as locally in California, Ohio, Texas and Florida. Currently she leads the KNSD investigative team at the NBC TV station in San Diego, California, where she is the Investigative Executive Producer.

She is the National President for the Society of Professional Journalists and 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 Advisory Committee where works to recommend changes to help improve the FOIA process.

Prior to working in California, she was working as data producer and investigative reporter for the E.W. Scripps National Desk producing stories for the 30-plus Scripps news organizations across the country. Before moving to the national desk, she worked as the Investigative Producer at WPTV, NewsChannel 5, in West Palm Beach, Florida. She has won state and local awards as well as multiple Emmy’s for her stories. She loves holding the powerful accountable and spends more time than she would like fighting for access to public information.

Her passion lies in telling multimedia stories that deliver hard hitting facts across multiple platforms. She describes herself as a "data-viz nerd" who is obsessed with new online tools to share information on the web and mobile applications.

Lynn is always interested in new projects surrounding FOI, public information access, mobile reporting tools, social media and interactive journalism. She is a proud Bobcat Alumna and graduated from the Ohio University’s E.W. Scripps School of Journalism.

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 48th 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 and Episode 43 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 9 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.

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

On this, our 47th episode, our returning guest is Mallory Willits.

You first heard from Mallory Willits on Episode 7 of the podcast. If you haven’t heard that episode, you should probably go back and listen to it before starting this one.

This is going to be a bit different from any previous episode of the podcast. Jan. 20, Mallory left for a 10-day visit to Ghana, where her husband, Wisdom lives. During her visit, Wisdom had his meeting at the American embassy to see if his visa would be approved so he could come to America.

Before Mallory left, I asked her to record some of her thoughts and feelings during her trip using the Voice Memo app on her iPhone. What you’re about to hear is a collage of the sound clips she sent me which include diary entries, ambient noises and found music.

I want to congratulate Mallory and Wisdom on their successful visa application. I understand Wisdom is on the way to America as we speak. I wish you both a long and happy life together.

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 46th episode, our guest is Steven Hyden.

Steven Hyden has written for Grantland, The A.V. Club, Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, Slate, and Salon. He lives in Minnesota.

His first book, “Your Favorite Band Is Killing Me: What Pop Music Rivalries Reveal About the Meaning of Life,” was published in 2016.

And now, on to the show.

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 45th episode, our returning guest is Michael A. Wood Jr.

You first heard from Michael A. Wood Jr. on Episode 4 and Episode 18 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 Executive Director 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.

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 44th episode, our returning guest is Sean Spicer.

You first heard Sean Spicer on Episode 23 and the very first episode of this show. Sean told me he wanted you to know just two things before we begin:

1. This episode is Not Safe For Work.

2. He is absolutely not speaking as President Donald Trump’s press secretary.

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.