BEEF with Bridget Todd
BEEF is an original scripted non-fiction storytelling podcast where Business Wars meets pop culture history.
Award-winning host Bridget Todd tells the stories of legends in their fields and how they tried to stomp out their competition only to find that their enemies become the driving force behind their success, ultimately changing the world as we know it.
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Bonus Episode - Robin Hanbury-Tenison (Full Int...
In our latest piece of bonus content, showrunner Pete Musto sits down with conservationist and explorer Robin Hanbury-Tenison to talk about the psychology of pushing yourself to the limit, the intricacies of human nature, and the countless wonders that still remain undiscovered on our world.
43 min
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Bonus Episode - Felix Gillete (Full Interview)
In our latest piece of bonus content, showrunner Pete Musto talks with entertainement journalist Felix Gillete about the revolutionary history of HBO, the dawn of prestige television, and the impact made by telling the stories of young professional women's sex lives.
54 min
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Bonus Episode - David Bainbridge (Full Interview)
In our latest piece of bonus content, showrunner Pete Musto chats with science writer David Bainbridge about the philosophy science, the role of ego in discovery, and what it means to be a founding member of a field of study.
40 min
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Introducing...What Went Wrong
The feud of feuds. A rivalry between two stars, Bette Davis and Joan Crawford, may have begun as a publicity stunt, but it became a bizarre and malignant reality in the behind-the-scenes story of 1962's, "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?".
52 min
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Introducing...Right Answers Mostly
History is just gossip! Join hosts Tess Bellomo and Claire Donald every Monday as they break down the juiciest stories from history and pop culture over a cocktail!
87 min
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Bonus Episode - Honor Cargill-Martin (Full Inte...
In our latest piece of bonus content, senior producer James Levine sits down with historian and author Honor Cargill-Martin to discuss the violent paranoia of Roman power politics, the personalities that dominated that world, and how certain figures' legacies are able to last for millennia.
45 min
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Episode 16 - Marc Antony vs. Octavian Caesar: A...
This week on Beef, a divided Roman republic’s uneasy peace is broken when rival rulers Marc Antony and Octavian vie for ultimate control of the ancient world.
32 min
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Introducing...Conflicted
Every episode is a meticulously researched exploration of significant historical events, shedding light on the narratives that have shaped our societies and our understanding of the world.
135 min
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Episode 15 - Marc Antony vs. Octavian Caesar: A...
This week on Beef, ancient Rome is torn in two by aspiring emperors Marc Antony and Octavian in the wake of Julius Caesar’s murder by the Senate.
37 min
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Bonus Episode - James Hinchcliffe (Full Interview)
In our latest piece of bonus content, senior producer James Levine sits down with former IndyCar driver and current F1 TV commentator James Hinchcliffe to talk about the addictive nature of racing, instinctual vs. intellectual driving, and how Senna and Prost still impact the world of F1 today.
39 min
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Episode 14 - Ayrton Senna vs. Alain Prost: Form...
This week on Beef, two of the fastest drivers in Formula 1 history, Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost go wheel-to-wheel in search of high speed glory.
54 min
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Bonus Episode - Melissa T. Yang (Full Interview)
In our latest piece of bonus content, senior producer Benjamin Austin-Docampo chats with rhetorician Melissa T. Yang, PhD., about eccentric gentlemen scientists, the power of obsession, and why we can't stop watching birds.
37 min
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Episode 13 - John James Audubon vs. Charles Wat...
This week on Beef, famed naturalist John James Audubon and his eccentric contemporary Charles Waterton engage in a war of words that sets the birding world ablaze.
37 min
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Introducing...For the Love of History
In For the Love of History, TK is your guide to the past as we uncover the people, events, and little-known-facts hidden in the shadows of your old history textbooks. From empress baddies to activist profiles, turkey gods and the history of the toothbrush, tattoos, Pompeii peepees, and everything in between, you can find it all here.
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Episode 12 - Dick Clark's American Bandstand vs...
This week on Beef, the two pioneering music television programs, Dick Clarke’s American Bandstand and the Buddy Deane Show, bring youth, rock and race to the cultural forefront.
29 min
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Bonus Episode - Dr. Teasel Muir-Harmony (Full I...
In our latest piece of bonus content, senior producer Benjamin Austin-Docampo interviews space travel historian Dr. Teasel Muir-Harmony about the United States' tremendous undertaking traveling to the moon, the mutual propaganda war that ensued, and the U.S.S.R.'s unique approach to space craft development.
41 min
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Episode 11 - USA vs. USSR: The Space Race - Part 2
This week on Beef, the Space Race reaches unprecedented heights as the Soviets and the Americans compete to be the first to put a man on the moon.
47 min
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Introducing...Midnight Facts for Insomniacs
A podcast of fascinating facts! What do extraterrestrial radio signals and a mushroom from Texas have in common? What is a “number station“ and why is it so spine-tinglingly creepy? Join comedians Shane Rogers and Duncan MacEwan for an entertaining and hilarious deep-dive into obscure facts from science, history and pop culture.
70 min
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Introducing...Vulgar History
Marie-Josephe Angélique was an enslaved Portuguese woman brought to Montreal, Canada in 1732. Two years later, the city burned down: did she set the fire? We investigate!
87 min
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Episode 10 - USA vs. USSR: The Space Race - Part 1
This week on Beef, the 20th century’s two global superpowers, the United States of America and the USSR, seek supremacy amongst the stars in the Space Race
40 min
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Bonus Episode - Dr. Valerie Steele (Full Interv...
In our latest piece of bonus content, host Bridget Todd talks with fashion historian Dr. Valerie Steele about the importance of Parisian couture, the delicious drama that surrounded it in the 1960 and 70s, and what the clothes we wear say about our culture.
31 min
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Episode 9 - Karl Lagerfeld vs. Yves Saint Laure...
This week on Beef, iconic designers Karl Lagerfeld and Yves Saint Laurent fight for love and luxury in the sex, drugs and drama-fueled Paris fashion world.
36 min
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Introducing...Play On Podcasts: The Taming of t...
Directed by Art Manke and designed by Lindsay Jones, Amy Freed’s translation of “The Taming of the Shrew” pits the two smartest people in the room against each other in a match of wits to tame the society that surrounds them.
25 min
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Bonus Episode - Rod Phillips (Full Interview)
In our latest piece of bonus content, writer Max Wolfson talks with wine writer Rod Phillips about the history of alcohol, the moralizing that surrounds it and the customs that celebrate our need for inebriation.
40 min
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Episode 8 - Beer vs. Gin: The Battle of England...
This week on Beef, brewers and booze-hounds of every social strata go head to head in 18th century England over what’s better: beer or gin.
37 min