Kickass News
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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Cisco's John Chambers on Leadership in a Startu...
John Chambers is widely considered one of the world’s greatest business leaders, and today he discusses how he turned into a global tech giant with $47 billion in revenues and 70,000 employees. He talks about his early years working at...
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CBS White House Correspondent Major Garrett
CBS News' chief White House correspondent Major Garrett has covered the last 4 administrations but says nothing could prepare him for President Donald Trump. He recalls his strange first encounter with the reality TV star who would become...
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Ken Burns on the Mayo Clinic Miracle
Documentary filmmaker discusses his new film and tells incredible story of a country physician and a Franciscan nun who built the medical institution known as “The Miracle in Minnesota.” He talks about the natural disaster that led to...
47 min
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Sir Richard Branson on his Adventures in Busine...
talks about philosophy, why he likes to act fast when launching a new business, and how many of his best ideas came from his own desires and frustrations as a consumer. He gives advice to young entrepreneurs and shares what he’s learned...
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Chris Stirewalt Gives a Colorful History of Ame...
Fox News' politics editor discusses the history of American populism, how economic resentment fuels populism even in times of huge prosperity, and why the will of the people doesn’t always make for great policy. He discusses...
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Comedian Sam Morrill's Therapist Misses Him
Comedian talks about getting his start as an intern on the Colbert Report and breaking into the New York comedy scene. He reveals why dating and standup don't always mix and why his therapist misses him when he's on the road. He...
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Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson on the Military Astroph...
returns to discuss the mutually beneficial relationship between war-makers and star-gazers. He says the military often serves as a source of creative inspiration for astrophysicists and shares some of the unexpected breakthroughs that emerged...
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Mark Leibovich Exposes the NFL's Excess and Anx...
, Chief National Correspondent for the New York Times Magazine, follows up his #1 bestseller with a probing examination of pro-football at a moment of peak success and high anxiety . This native Bostonian apologizes for those famously annoying...
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Amb. Wendy Sherman on Negotiating Nukes w/ Iran...
Ambassador Wendy Sherman was the lead negotiator on the Iran Nuclear Agreement, and she writes about it in her new book titled . Today she recalls working with Secretary of State Madeleine Albright to halt North Korea’s nuclear...
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Rick Wilson on Trump, Giuliani, and "Vichy Repu...
Republican strategist Rick Wilson was one of the very first conservatives to oppose Donald Trump and a co-founder of the Never Trump movement. Today he enumerate the many reasons why Trump is so abhorrent to him, how his opposition to Trump...
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Arthur Brooks on the Art of Disagreement
As the president of the , has long worked to foster more civilized and productive discourse, and now he is exploring the art of disagreement on his new podcast . Arthur says the answer is not to stop talking with people on the opposite...
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Rob Riggle Talks Improv, Jet Skis, and the Marines
(The Hangover, Step Brothers) shares how a running joke spawned his latest project and what it’s like to play a "heightened version of himself" in . Rob recalls his 23 years in the Marines, what it was like handling public affairs in a...
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Dan Buettner Shares Longevity Secrets from the ...
Fellow Dan Buettner has studied the the world's "" the 5 areas where people live the longest, and today he shares their secrets. He shares how calorie restriction can lengthen your life, what kind of exercises are best for...
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Greg Gutfeld: Fox News's Political Unicorn
discusses his new book and how it gave him a unique opportunity troll his own work. He talks about his political evolution starting out at liberal enclave UC Berkeley, his problem with "mob thinking," and how extremism on both the...
48 min
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Topher Grace on How David Duke Got Duped
Topher Grace discusses playing David Duke in Spike Lee's latest film about Ron Stallworth, the black cop who infiltrated the KKK. Topher talks about the agony of reading David Duke’s autobiography for the role, why Duke still denies...
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Jenna Elfman Talks Zombie Preparedness and Dhar...
Jenna Elfman talks about joining the cast of AMC's , shares her strategy for surviving a zombie apocalypse, and reveals how working on the show got her thinking about her own family's emergency preparedness. She discusses her first...
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977 Days Captive By Somali Pirates
Journalist went to Somalia to write an article about Somali pirates only be kidnapped and held hostage for 977 days as his mother tried to come up with his ransom. He discusses his captivity, his one daring escape attempt, and how he...
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"Elder Millennial" Iliza Shlesinger Gives Weddi...
Newlywed comedian and "elder millennial" returns to talk about her new comedy special and give me a little advice for my own upcoming nuptials. She defends a bride’s right to be a "princess" on her special day, explains why it’s...
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Bo Burnham Returns to Middle School
Comedian discusses making his directorial debut with his critically acclaimed film which explores the humor and horrors of modern adolescence. He talks about why he went to great lengths to avoid nostalgia in his portrayal of life in...
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Alan Dershowitz on Impeachment and the Criminal...
Famed attorney and lifelong Democrat says even though he make not like Donald Trump's policies, the President is entitled to the same rights as any other American and impeachment is a clearly defined Constitutional procedure not political theatre....
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Jim Gaffigan Talks Tumor Humor and Opening for ...
Comedian opens up about his wife/writing partner Jeannie’s brain tumor scare and how she was the first person to suggest using it in his new comedy special . Jim reveals how trial and error led him back to his own authentic voice as...
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Malcolm Nance Says Trump Is a "Willing Asset" f...
In the wake of the bizarre Trump-Putin Summit, intelligence expert Malcolm Nance says Trump has gone from being an unwitting asset of Russia to a willing asset deliberately undermining NATO, the European Union, and even his own country....
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Ben Rhodes on Hope, Change, and Pragmatism in W...
Former Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes talks about how he survived a full 8 years in the White House, his close friendship with President Barack Obama, and what it was like to travel the world representing America. Ben says...
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Rob Reiner Brings the "Shock and Awe"
Rob Reiner returns to talk about the long road to making his latest film about the journalists who "got it right" about WMD in Iraq and why he says Americans still may not be ready to deal with the mistakes of the Iraq War. How discusses the...
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David Sedaris on the Lighter Side of Death, Agi...
Bestselling humorist talks about why he doesn’t do social media, how a fitbit has come to rule his life, and his irritation with the British habit of bullying Americans into drinking. David shares how watching his father grow old...
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