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Kickass News

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Hosted by Hollywood producer and political media strategist Ben Mathis, KickAss News is a twice weekly podcast that features the most interesting personalities and thought leaders in politics, entertainment, tech, business, science, and more. Enjoy the podcast? Then please support the show and help keep us on the air by making a donation to our GoFundMe campaign at www.gofundme.com/kickassnews. Another way you can support the show is to subscribe to the podcast and leave us a review on iTunes to help keep us ranking strong on the top podcasts charts. For more information visit www.kickassnews.com. Thanks for listening!
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Carol Burnett (Rerun)

comedy, television, entertainment, comedian, theater, TV, shows, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 29, 2017•40 min

Richard Dawkins Has a Soul for Science

Dawkins, Science, Biology, Darwin, Evolution, Reason, Christopher Hitchens, atheism, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 24, 2017•40 min

Dennis Prager on Politics, Religion, & Happiness

Radio host and author Dennis Prager discusses the politicization of his recent classical concert at Walt Disney Hall, explains why the media is a greater threat to America than Vladimir Putin, and warns that America may be in the middle of a "second civil war." Dennis says he'd rather spend most of his time talking about the big issues in life than politics, he shares his philosophy of happiness, and why he believes happiness is not just a feeling but a moral obligation. Plus we talk about his l...

Aug 18, 2017•51 min

Rob Reiner Talks Movies, Politics, & Presidents LBJ to Trump

Director Rob Reiner talks about his new film LBJ and how his own view of President Lyndon Johnson has changed since he was a young man of draft age during the Vietnam War. He shares some favorite LBJ legends and talks about the evolution of Johnson as a civil rights warrior. He discusses growing up in showbusiness, his father Carl Reiner's remarkable energy at 95, and the time a very young Rob Reiner got in trouble for grabbing Mary Tyler Moore's ass on the set of his dad's show. Plus Rob weighs...

Aug 14, 2017•40 min

The Creators of Amazon's COMRADE DETECTIVE

television, satire, comedy, propaganda, Romania, cold war, funny, TV, Amazon, series, Soviet, Reagan, humor, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 03, 2017•41 min

The Other Russia Scandal w/ Filmmaker Bryan Fogel

Russia, Sports, Olympics, Drugs, Putin, WADA, Socci, Putin, Crime, Athletics, Doping, Lance Armstrong, Bicycling, Documentary, Film, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 01, 2017•47 min

Nobel Prize Winner Dr. Elizabeth Blackburn on the Science of Aging

Dr. Elizabeth Blackburn is a Nobel Prize-winning scientist who was named one of TIME Magazine's 100 Most Influential People for her research into human telomeres and how they affect how we age. She’ll share how everything from your marriage to where you live effects your longevity, how trauma experienced during childhood and even in the womb can shorten our lives, and some tricks you can use to change your perspective and keep life’s worries from sending you to an early grave. She'll give tips f...

Jul 28, 2017•43 min

Cyberwar Expert Alexander Klimburg

national security, defense, cybercrime, cyberwar, Russia, China, Putin, election, infowar, war, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 24, 2017•42 min

Sea Power w/ Admiral James Stavridis

Navy, Military, Sea, Ocean, NATO, Geopolitics, China, Russia, Foreign Policy, Naval, History, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 17, 2017•40 min

Coral Bleaching: The Next Ecological Catastrophe w/ Filmmaker Jeff Orlowski

Emmy and Sundance Award-winning documentary filmmaker Jeff Orlowski discusses his new film CHASING CORAL. He’ll explain the extraordinary ecosystems that form around coral and how the health of our ocean’s coral is an early indicator of the health of the planet as a whole. We discuss some of the technical and logistical hurdles that Jeff and his team faced in their race to capture images of the most recent bleaching event, whether the rapid demise of coral reefs can be reversed before it’s too l...

Jul 13, 2017•49 min

Nuns! Nuns! Nuns! w/ Kate Micucci

Kate Micucci discusses her hilarious new movie The Little Hours and the origins of her comedy folk duo that became a Youtube sensation Garfunkel and Oates. She talks about how The Little Hours satisfied her lifelong obsession with nuns that even includes a "nun collection." She reveals why no one in the film does an accent, we talk about the funniest nude scene ever, and she shares how she became a professional sandcastle builder. The Little Hours opens in theatres tomorrow Friday June 30. Keep ...

Jun 29, 2017•42 min

Senator Mike Lee on the Forgotten Founding Fathers

American history, Constitution, Hamilton, Federalist, Bill of Rights, founding fathers, Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr, Republican, politics, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 26, 2017•43 min

The Great Communicator Alan Alda Returns!!

As an award-winning actor, director, writer, and science communicator, Alan Alda has become something of an expert in empathy, relating to others, and facilitating greater communication and understanding. Today he returns to the podcast to share some of what he's learned. He recalls how an unfortunate experience with his dentist set him on a path to teaching better communication between doctors and their patients, and how he became a much better interviewer on Scientific American Frontiers when ...

Jun 19, 2017•54 min

The Art of Manliness w/ Brett McKay

Brett McKay is the founder and editor-in-chief of The Art of Manliness, the largest independent men’s lifestyle magazine on the web, and the host of The Art of Manliness podcast. We discuss the changing definitions of manliness, what many are calling a modern crisis of manhood, and why men don’t fix things anymore. Brett shares his tips on things like how to be an awesome uncle, how to use your baby as exercise equipment, how to get the perfect shoe shine, survive a bear attack, and how to use y...

Jun 15, 2017•41 min

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Remembers Coach John Wooden

NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar talks about his 50 year friendship with the "Wizard of Westwood" UCLA Coach John Wooden. He says Coach Wooden was more concerned with his players’ grades than with winning basketball games, he shares some of the wisdom that Coach Wooden imparted, and talks about the time Coach helped Abdul-Jabbar forgive another one of his early mentors who used a racial slur. He talks about how he felt when the NCAA banned dunking and how Coach Wooden helped him overcome that setb...

Jun 12, 2017•35 min

The Daily Show's Jordan Klepper Solves Guns

The Daily Show's Jordan Klepper talks about his new Comedy Central special Jordan Klepper Solves Guns. He reveals what enflames the passions on both sides of the gun debate, and he says Americans really aren’t so far apart on the issue of gun safety. In fact, he shares some surprising data on where rank and file NRA members stand on things like background checks. Plus he talks about brining his gun-owning cousin Pete on the program, embedding with the Georgia militiamen, and covering Trump Ralli...

Jun 08, 2017•41 min

Comedy Legend Carl Reiner Returns!

comedy, entertainment, television, aging, movies, comedian, comic, TV, showbusiness, Hollywood, humor, documentary, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 05, 2017•46 min

WAR MACHINE Director David Michod

War, Film, Afghanistan, Movie, Satire, Military, McChrystal, Taliban, Counterinsurgency, Politics, Foreign Policy, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 25, 2017•37 min

Ocean Explorer Dr. Robert Ballard on Finding Titanic, What Sank the Lusitania, & Searching for the Earliest North Americans

Dr. Robert Ballard is the famed ocean explorer responsible for some of the greatest undersea discoveries including the RMS Titanic, the German battleship Bismarck, and John F. Kennedy's WW II boat PT-109. Today Dr. Ballard reveals that he was actually on a top secret government mission when he found the Titanic, what it was like the first time he physically went down to visit Titanic, and his outrage at those who are looting this sacred burial ground for profit. We also discuss what really sank ...

May 22, 2017•54 min

Dave Anthony & Gareth Reynolds of "The Dollop" Tell Weird Tales From America's Forgotten History

Comedians Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds, hosts of The Dollop podcast share some of the stranger tales in their new book The United States of Absurdity: Untold Stories in America's History. They discuss quack medicine, meat showers, and straw hat riots. We talk about the excruciating death of America’s founding father, and how another U.S. president left a 1400 lb wheel of cheese sitting in the White House hallway for over year. We talk about Congress’s plan to bring hippo meat to the masses, ...

May 18, 2017•43 min
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