The Dream

The Dream

Dream fans....WE ARE BACK! We're reimagining The Dream as a weekly interview podcast with guests and segments about, I don't know.... whatever we want? Don't worry! We'll still be focused on the "American Dream" and all the assholes that make it infinitely harder to achieve. We'll just have a bit more freedom in how we present it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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July 24, 2026 43 mins

This year marked the 250th anniversary of the signing of the declaration of independence. Did you celebrate? Because it seems like Washington, D.C. didn't, or at least not very well. Jane talks with art historian and critic Seema Rao about how people like her build better experiences to draw bigger audiences to events like Trump's "Freedom 250," the fair that flopped.


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"How is this legal?"


That question has been haunting host Jane Marie since the day she started researching Multi Level Marketing seven years ago. Since then, it feels like every company, industry or product she looks into is a scam. Let's be clear, they often are.


This week, she stares straight into the Ivy League Bro eyes of private equity, looking for an answer to that same simple question that's been pin-balling around her...

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July 11, 2026 51 mins
Today we wrap up our long, winding conversation with Daniel Klein, former settler who grew up in the West Bank. You can find more from him

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July 4, 2026 38 mins
This is part one of a two-part discussion with Daniel Klein, a former Zionist who grew up in a settlement in the West Bank. He has since moved to the US and regularly shares his transformation with others. You can find more from Daniel on his Substack.

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June 27, 2026 24 mins

Have you heard about the frozen food warehouse that burned for over a week in Los Angeles? Over 11 acres of food, 85,000,000 pounds, destroyed. We invited complex food systems strategist Terri Barker on to figure out how big a deal that actually is, and where does this catastrophe land on the scale of NBD to OMG.



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June 20, 2026 33 mins
Jane used to host a show called DTR, the official Tinder podcast, well before The Dream was even an idea. On this episode, she and pal Jason Mantzoukas swipe for a woman named Julia. All sorts of hilarity ensues. Please enjoy this blast from the past and we'll be back with new episodes starting next week!

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June 14, 2026 51 mins

This week, host Jane Marie continues her conversation about race in America with actor, musician, writer and Executive Director of The New Evangelicals, Malynda Hale.


You can head here for more from Malynda Hale:


Website: https://www.thenewevangelicals.com

Instagram: @malyndahale

Substack: https://substack.com/@malyndahale


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This week, host Jane Marie and comedian, writer and host of CNN's "United Shades of America" and the new "Who's With Me?" W. Kamau Bell about racism in America. Check out his


You can head here for more from Kamau:


Website: http://www.wkamaubell.com

Instagram: @wkamaubell

Substack: wkamaubell.substack.com


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May 29, 2026 40 mins

This week, host Jane Marie talks to two old friends that made a delightfully impactful choice about how to live their lives together.


You can find more from Maris Kreizman here:

Website: https://www.mariskreizman.com/

Instagram: @mariskreizman

Bluesky: @maris.bsky.social


You can find more from Josh Gondelman here:

Website: https://www.joshgondelman.com/

Instagram: @joshgondelman

Bluesky: @joshgondelman.bsky.social


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May 23, 2026 23 mins

Leaving an MLM can be the hardest part of the business.


This is a bonus episode we’re releasing as additional reporting from season one.


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May 15, 2026 58 mins

This week host Jane Marie sits down with Dr. Chem Thug, a PHd chemist trying to do the good work of explaining chemistry to the rest of us in ways that we can actually understand. There will be some debunking. There will be some making chemistry interesting to those of us who slept through (and were subsequently kicked out of) chemistry class in high school. And! There will be some serious "Please god, do not do that.", that many o...

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May 9, 2026 32 mins

Author Jamilah Lemieux joins us today to talk about her new book "Black. Single. Mother." And a whole bunch of other stuff about being a mom. Isn't it weird how every human on earth lived inside one of us for a year? Gross. But cool. Anyway!


Jamilah can be found @jamilahlemieux


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May 1, 2026 40 mins

This week, host Jane Marie combines two of her favorite things - magic and scam debunking - in an interview with mentalist and known psychic-skeptic, Dustin Dean.

You can find more of Dustin's work here:

TikTok: @dustindeanmentalist

Instagram: @dustindeanmentalist

YouTube: @DustinDeanMentalist

Website: https://www.dustindeanmentalist.com


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April 24, 2026 31 mins

Revisiting our 2025 Halloween episode, Jane is diving into the darkness with journalist, writer and podcaster, Sarah Marshall, about her knew podcast "The Devil You Know". What we're talking about here is top grade 80's christian- right hysteria, mixed with the rise of Oprah, Donahue and daytime TV sensationalism AND recovered memory therapy! Get on board, we're heading back in time, looking for satan!


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April 18, 2026 43 mins

Dr. Liam Bollmann-Dodd joins us once again, but not to talk science. No, we wanted to ask him one question: Are Europeans embarrassed by the actions of the US lately?


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April 8, 2026 47 mins
Today we talk once again with journalist Fortesa Latifi about her reporting around family vloggers and the world of those who sell access to their homes and families. Her new book, Like, Follow Subscribe: The Hidden Cost of A Childhood Online is available now.

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April 3, 2026 67 mins

On today's episode, host Jane Marie sits down with Jennifer Romolini, author of the 2024 book “Ambition Monster,” a memoir about chronic overwork that was named one of the best books of the year by Esquire and Harper’s Bazaar. She is also co-host of No Country For Old Women , a podcast for women just trying to live in this world.


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March 27, 2026 52 mins

In 2018, the podcast turned Bravo / Netflix series "Dirty John" was ubiquitous - at least in LA, where you couldn't go two blocks without seeing a billboard for the show. This week, the survivor of "Dirty" John Meehan's bloody attack, Terra Newell, talks to host Jane Marie about her experience being interviewed by an LA Times journalist for what she thoughtwas only going to be a print piece in The Times, before watching her family'...

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March 20, 2026 28 mins

In her new book Brains Like Ours: A Smart Girls Guide to Mood, Modern Life and the Science Behind Mental Health author Tyla Bee, a clinical lab scientist, helps women (and the men around them!) understand the the tiny things happening in our blood, pee, and spit that contribute to our wellbeing. Get the book here.


You can also find Tyla and a bunch of resources here.


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March 13, 2026 44 mins

Welp, the measles are back, baby. As of March 2026, there are roughly 1400 confirmed cases this year in the US. We speak to public health expert Dr. Olivia Zarella about what this means. Plus a little weird gossip about RFK Jr.'s brain worm. Check out Olivia's podcast, Public Health Group Chat.


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