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Tracks, Cracks & Political Hacks: How Sinkholes & Smog Battles Transformed L.A. Into the City of the Future
Season 6 Episode 98
What does it take to build a subway under one of the most car-obsessed, earthquake-prone, politically tangled cities on Earth? Turns out: a lot of ex…
3 months ago
WILL THEY LAUGH IN RUSSIA? How to Be Funny Anywhere with Comedy Expert John Vorhaus
Season 6 Episode 97
What do a Moscow sitcom and a Romanian punchline have in common? John Vorhaus has probably written both. A comedy writer, author, and globe-trotting …
3 months, 1 week ago
Dead Playwrights, Live Audiences: Some Stories Still Need a Room
Season 6 Episode 96
House lights down. Phones down. There's a human on stage — and apparently, that still matters. Turns out the wild, improbable comeback of live theate…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Far out! Man’s biggest leap yet, and the new space race to the Moon’s treasure.
Season 6 Episode 95
The Moon is having a moment — and Phil and Ted are all over it. Space journalist and author Leonard David joins the show to unpack Artemis 11's trium…
4 months ago
Rhymes, Rhythm, and the Motor City: Poet M.L. Liebler's Detroit
Season 6 Episode 94
M. L. Liebler is an internationally recognized Detroit poet, university professor, literary arts activist, and arts organizer.
M.L. blends his poetry …
4 months, 1 week ago
Monkeys on My Back: Debbie Kasper's hilarious story of surviving stand-up comedy, alcoholism, and working for Rosanne.
Season 6 Episode 93
Emmy-nominated comedy writer and comedian Debbie Kasper talks about her one-woman show, Monkeys on My Back and Everywhere Else — part confession boot…
4 months, 1 week ago
John Goodman - Sexy Boomer Show's 100th Guest
Season 6 Episode 92
Phil and Ted celebrate their 100th episode with special guest actor John Goodman, who was also the first Sexy Boomer Show guest.
They discuss their 30…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
America’s New Authoritarianism - What to know and How to Resist.
Season 6 Episode 91
Authoritarianism is reshaping our society and the world—and we can't afford to ignore it. UCLA's Edward Dunbar, a leading expert on authoritarianism,…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Feeding the Forgotten: Hunger and Hope for Boomers in Affluent L.A. and across the USA
Season 6 Episode 90
Attention Sexy boomers feeling lonely and a little hungry! There are angels among us.
With Trump's cuts to SNAP and inflation, older adults are financ…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
They Drove Him Insane: UFOs, Orbs and Obsession -The Dirty Operation against Paul Bennewitz
Season 6 Episode 89
The Cover-Up Wasn't About UFOs — It Was About You Believing in Them.
Phil and Ted take a fun dive into the deep end of the enigmatic world of UFOs a…
4 months, 4 weeks ago