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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Benjamin Disraeli vs. William Gladstone: Englan...
This week on Beef, 19nth century British Prime Ministers William Gladstone and Benjamin Disraeli battle over policy and progress.
66 min
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Bonus Episode - General Pete Worden (Full Inter...
In our latest piece of bonus content, writer Adrián Duston-Muñoz chats with retired Air Force General Pete Worden about the rough road of innovation, the importance of never compromising your principles, and the search of intelligent life beyond our world.
34 min
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Bonus Episode - Evan Lovett (Full Interview)
In our latest piece of bonus content, writer Max Wolfson interviews cultural historian Evan Lovett about the beautiful diversity of Los Angeles, the problems inherent in its growth into metropolis, and price of greatness.
27 min
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Bonus Episode - Dr. Dwight Duston (Full Interview)
In our latest piece of bonus content, writer Adrián Duston-Muñoz interviews his father, physicist Dr. Dwight Duston, about the internal politicals of government agencies, the future of space exploration and innovation's desperate need for rulebreakers.
54 min
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NASA vs. Department of Defense: The Clementine ...
Futuristic technology and feuding federal agencies. This week on Beef, NASA and the U.S Defense Department’s Ballistic Missile Defense Organization fight over the future of space exploration.
60 min
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Bonus Episode - Dr. Cecilia Gaposchkin (Full In...
In our latest piece of bonus content, writer Dr. Richard Abels travels back the late Medieval period with European religious history scholar Dr. Cecilia Gaposchkin to discuss the structure of the Catholic Church at the time, the legitmacy of power, and egos so big they change the world.
55 min
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Bonus Episode - Dr. Brent Haddad (Full Interview)
In our latest piece of bonus content, writer Max Wolfson dives in the deep end with water expert Dr. Brent Haddad to explore the exploitation of our natural resources, Southern California's shifting relationship to its drinking water, and the possible innovations in resource management that the future may hold.
34 min
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Bonus Episode - Len Elmore (Full Interview)
In our latest piece of bonus content, writer Max Wolfson talks with former professional basketball player turned color commentator Len Elmore about the history of the sport, the changes to it over time, and the what it takes to have an impact long after your career has come to an end.
33 min
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Bonus Episode - Prof. Richard Wiseman (Full Int...
In our latest piece of bonus content, showrunner Pete Musto chats with psychology professor Richard Wiseman about the nature of belief, the mechanics of deception, and the staying power of alternative religious views.
43 min
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Introducing...In a Minute with Evan Lovett
From the creator of social media mainstay L.A. In a Minute, Evan Lovett invites you along for a personal and intimate ride as he shares interesting facts about all sorts of things you didn’t know you needed to know.
82 min
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Los Angeles vs. The Owens Valley: Southern Cali...
55 min
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Introducing...Richard III
Shakespeare’s tragedy about an unwelcome outsider who uses his genius to destroy his enemies before they destroy him. Translated into modern English verse by Migdalia Cruz and set in San Francisco at the height of the Latin Punk movement, directed by Lisa Rothe with original music composition and Sound Design by David Molina and Lindsay Jones.
3 min
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Introducing...'tis but a scratch: fact and fict...
60 min
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Pope Boniface VIII vs. King Philip the Fair: Ca...
Solid face slaps and the separation of Church and State. This week on Beef, the infamous Pope Boniface VIII and France’s King Philip the Fair face off for ultimate power in this world and the hereafter.
53 min
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Bonus Episode - Jesse Hicks (Full Interview)
In our latest piece of bonus content, writer Adrián Duston-Muñoz interviews science & technology journalist Jesse Hicks about the early days of chemistry, modern ideas of intellectual property, and the morality behind the things we put in our bodies.
41 min
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Ira Remsen vs. Constantin Fahlberg: Saccharin, ...
Dietary alternatives and dubious morals. This week on Beef, chemistry pioneers Ira Remsen and Constantin Fahlberg turn a lab accident into a supposedly safer sugar substitute.
46 min
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Bonus Episode - Talib Babb (Full Interview)
In our latest piece of bonus content, writer Max Wolfson chops it up with comedian Talib Babb about NBA conspiracies, the importance of basketball's pioneers, and the never-ending GOAT conversation.
34 min
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Bill Russell vs. Wilt Chamberlain: Basketball's...
Basketball innovators and bosom buddies turned enemies. This week on Beef, early NBA superstars Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain bring the ruckus on and off court, changing rules, breaking records and challenging the culture.
53 min
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Introducing...How I Got Greenlit
In our latest piece of bonus content, we want to introduce you to recent guest Alex Keledjian's podcast How I Got Greenlit. Season 4 of show launches on YouTube on Thursday, August 14!
3 min
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Sweden vs. Denmark: Scandinavia's Stubborn Sibl...
Viking ancestors and various forms of preserved fish. This week on Beef, the Nordic nations of Denmark and Sweden share a centuries-long love-hate relationship involving meatballs, soccer, and a swimming moose.
33 min
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Bonus Episode - Alex Keledjian (Full Interview)
46 min
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Werner Herzog vs. Klaus Kinski: German Cinema's...
Furious Germans and filmmaking fanaticism. This week on Beef, iconic director Werner Herzog and his unhinged leading man Klaus Kinski go toe-to-toe over the course of five films, creating breathtaking art along the way.
45 min
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Bonus Episode - Jim Steinmeyer (Full Interview)
In our latest piece of bonus content, showrunner Pete Musto sits down with celebrated stage illusion designer Jim Steinmeyer to discuss performance magic versus charlatanism, the nature of deceit and the power of Harry Houdini's presence.
55 min
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Harry Houdini vs. The Spiritualists: A Magician...
Paranormal forces and petty grudges. This week on Beef, history’s most famous magician Harry Houdini turns grief into fuel for getting even with the dubious 19th and early 20th century Spiritualist movement, in the conclusion to his obsessive crusade.
43 min
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Harry Houdini vs. The Spiritualists: A Magician...
Magic and mysticism. Spirits and skeptics. This week on Beef, legendary illusionist and escapologist Harry Houdini pulls back the curtain on the psuedo-scientific, semi-religious Spiritualist movement of the 19th century.
52 min