The All About Nothing: Podcast
In this world of 24-Cable-News, Editorializations of our World, Politics, Wars, Pandemics, Partisan-ism, Sports, Entertainment... The constant barrage of information, we like to take a few moments and discuss particulars and their effect. We seek to learn and find direction. We look for understanding and good conversation in a world of unease.
Episodes
For two decades, Miranda Spivak covered government and land-use fights for the Washington Post. In this episode, she pulls back the curtain on how local governments avoid scrutiny, why wealthy landowners and developers often get a pass on the rules, and how the boom in data center construction is reshaping communities with little public input.
Miranda explains what she calls the "secrecy industrial complex" — the web of closed...
Partnered with Broadcast and Media Relation Manager of the Columbia Fireflies, John Kocsis, Jr., Here is your Columbia Fireflies Update!
Thanks to Cake (the band) for our Columbia Fireflies Update Music Bed; "Shadow Stabbing."
Barrett Gruber and Donald Brock are back for another wide-ranging conversation that covers the World Cup, political conspiracy theories, daylight saving time, military testosterone testing, the Carolina Hurricanes, and Soda City Comic Con — roughly in that order, and all with the humor you'd expect from two guys who are definitely not experts.
The episode opens with a deep dive into the World Cup, where Barrett and Brock break...
Barrett Gruber and Donald Brock sit down for a reflective and wide-ranging episode that begins with a tribute to Senator Lindsey Graham and ends with World Cup predictions — two very different conversations connected by the same willingness to engage honestly with what's happening in the world.
The episode opens with the hosts paying tribute to Graham following his passing, acknowledging his decades of service as a senior memb...
What does it take to challenge a supermajority? Barrett Gruber sits down with Joe Madge — engineer, community organizer, and candidate for South Carolina House District 89 — for a policy-rich conversation that covers education, healthcare, infrastructure, gun safety, reproductive rights, and the structural political problem that underlies all of it.
Joe's path to politics isn't a typical one. Trained as an engineer, his ...
Partnered with Broadcast and Media Relation Manager of the Columbia Fireflies, John Kocsis, Jr., Here is your Columbia Fireflies Update!
Thanks to Cake (the band) for our Columbia Fireflies Update Music Bed; "Shadow Stabbing."
Barrett Gruber is joined by Donald Brock for a lively, wide-ranging conversation that bounces between Capitol Hill and the Comic Con floor without missing a beat. If you like your politics mixed with pop culture and a healthy dose of humor, this one's for you.
The episode opens with technical glitches, Fourth of July celebrations, and the kind of easy banter that makes this show feel like a conversation you actually want to be part ...
Barrett is joined once again by Shelby Spencer and O'Shawn McClendon Jr. for one of their most wide-ranging conversations yet — a near-90-minute panel that moves from podcasting fame and social media dynamics to Reddit advice, consent, wedding etiquette, emergency response, and a full-on theological debate about the existence of God. Buckle up.
The episode opens with a candid look at what it actually feels like when a podcast ...
Happy INDEPENDENCE DAY!!
Partnered with Broadcast and Media Relation Manager of the Columbia Fireflies, John Kocsis, Jr., Here is your Columbia Fireflies Update!
Thanks to Cake (the band) for our Columbia Fireflies Update Music Bed; "Shadow Stabbing."
Barrett Gruber sits down with Jamie McCreedy — a young podcaster, football enthusiast, aspiring politician, and charity worker from the UK — for a conversation that spans continents, sports, healthcare, AI, and the surprising parallels between British and American political life.
Jamie's story starts early. He got his first taste of media at age 13 through local radio, and has since built a podcasting presence that inclu...
Partnered with Broadcast and Media Relation Manager of the Columbia Fireflies, John Kocsis, Jr., Here is your Columbia Fireflies Update!
Thanks to Cake (the band) for our Columbia Fireflies Update Music Bed; "Shadow Stabbing."
Partnered with Broadcast and Media Relation Manager of the Columbia Fireflies, John Kocsis, Jr., Here is your Columbia Fireflies Update!
Thanks to Cake (the band) for our Columbia Fireflies Update Music Bed; "Shadow Stabbing."
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What happens when political power shifts from kingmakers to everyday people? Barrett Gruber sits down with Brandon Upson for an in-depth look at South Carolina's recent primary results and the grassroots movement reshaping the state's political landscape.
Brandon breaks down the surprises of primary night, the candidate profiles and strategies that defined the race, and the data behind voter registration and turno...
Barrett Gruber is back with a rapid solo breakdown of a week in politics that somehow managed to be even more chaotic than usual — and that's saying something.
First up: Trump turned 80, and naturally celebrated by hosting a UFC fight on the White House lawn. Barrett breaks down the spectacle, the conflict of interest questions it raises, and what it says about the current relationship between political power and entertainment...
What does it take to build safer communities from the inside out? In this episode, Barrett Gruber sits down with Jenny Desch — prosecutor, community advocate, and candidate for South Carolina House — for a substantive, policy-rich conversation that covers domestic violence reform, healthcare access, education funding, and the rapid growth reshaping Fort Mill.
Jenny opens up about her path to law and what drew her toward ...
Partnered with Broadcast and Media Relation Manager of the Columbia Fireflies, John Kocsis, Jr., Here is your Columbia Fireflies Update!
Thanks to Cake (the band) for our Columbia Fireflies Update Music Bed; "Shadow Stabbing."
The primaries are over — now it's time to make sense of them. Barrett Gruber and Bill Kimler reunite for a post-primary breakdown that goes well beyond the headlines, pulling from firsthand experience on the ground in South Carolina to give listeners the kind of analysis you won't find in a standard news recap.
Bill opens up about his role as a rover on primary day — essentially tech support for polling locations —...
Barrett Gruber is joined by returning favorites Bill Kimler and Amanda Guzman for one of the most wide-ranging Kinda Daily Show conversations yet — equal parts sharp political commentary and genuinely unfiltered humor. If you've missed this crew together, this episode delivers.
The conversation kicks off with Barrett reflecting on his solo run since February and the unexpected challenges of keeping a panel show going when gues...
Episode 309 is the kind of conversation that starts with Elon Musk and ends with meteorites — and somehow it all makes sense. Barrett is joined by returning guests Shelby Spencer and O'Shawn McClendon Jr. for a wide-ranging, unfiltered panel that covers technology, society, fear, community service, Halloween, and the strange psychology of everyday life.
The episode opens with a deep dive into Elon Musk's expanding empire &mdas...
Partnered with Broadcast and Media Relation Manager of the Columbia Fireflies, John Kocsis, Jr., Here is your Columbia Fireflies Update!
Thanks to Cake (the band) for our Columbia Fireflies Update Music Bed; "Shadow Stabbing."
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