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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February 19, 2025 • 26 mins
What if a basketball game could offer more than just a win? This week on Sportly, we head to San Quentin, where the Golden State Warriors face off against incarcerated players in a decade-long rivalry that’s redefining second chances. But are these programs as beneficial as they seem, or do they risk perpetuating systemic injustices? From historic prison sports leagues to global initiatives like the Twinning Project, host Kavitha A...
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February 5, 2025 • 28 mins
In our latest episode of "Inside the Writers' Room" bonus interviews, senior producer Sam Levine sits down to talk about the balance of entertainment and education, the power of ego sublimation, and the strategic use of "F bombs."
ABOUT SAM
Sam is a writer, podcaster and parent based in the Washington, DC area.
Follow him at @moderately_quick
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January 29, 2025 • 105 mins
The polarization of the clistenership regarding Dominick's eating on-mic opens this week's Pre-Fixe, while Heidi's decade-old song climbs the charts, Drake sues Kendrick's record label, and Chrissy Teigen wants a Tik Tok curfew. Then Sara and Natalie from Causing A Scene join to discuss Jennifer Garner. They discuss Alias, 13 Going on 30, her marriage (and divorce) to Ben Affleck, and how annoying it must be to mediate problems bet...
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January 22, 2025 • 42 mins
In our latest episode of "Inside the Writers' Room" bonus interviews, Nicole Benedi joins us to talk about the utility of being hyper-focused, the ubiquitousness of egotism, and the freedom of giving something you're bad at a try.
ABOUT NICOLE
Nicole Benedi is an award winning writer and stand-up comedian living in Erie, Pennsylvania.
Follow her at @nickyshowbiz
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January 15, 2025 • 29 mins
In our latest episode of "Inside the Writers' Room" bonus interviews, Max Wolfson joins us to talk about the primacy of jokes, hoarding of facts, and the magic of the audio medium.
ABOUT MAX
Max Wolfson is a comedy and also regular person who migrated to DC from the wild mountains of Radford, Virginia. Often considered the “Max” of the group, he joined the Midnight Gardener’s League to further his goal of spending less time with h...
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January 8, 2025 • 39 mins
In our first episode of "inside the writers' room" bonus interviews, Adrián Duston-Muñoz joins us to talk about cinematic storytelling, cherry-picking process advice, and the appeal of a clear cut hero and villain.
ABOUT ADRIÁN
Se habla español. I always list that phrase somewhere on my resume. That's what the @typewritertilde icon means. Se habla español. Bilinguals and polyglots know that every word, every idiom, and every place...
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January 1, 2025 • 1 min
We're gearing up for season 3 of BEEF with Bridget Todd, and we plan on doing it bigger and better than ever. But that means we need your help! We're scouring the history books far and wide for the best rivalries we can turn into stories you can't turn off. And any suggestions you guys might have would be super useful.
Shoot us an email at pete@ncpodcasts.com with the subject line "BEEF Season 3" and give us some details of a riva...
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December 18, 2024 • 18 mins
Big laughs. Smart takes. Every day. Commotion from CBC Podcasts is where you go for thoughtful and vibrant conversations about all things pop culture. Host Elamin Abdelmahmoud calls on journalists, critics, creators and friends to talk through the biggest arts & entertainment stories of the day, in 30 minutes or less.
In this segment from July 2024, Elamin dives into the very messy and public fight between Hybe and the CEO of its ...
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December 11, 2024 • 57 mins
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In our latest piece of bonus content, senior producer Sam Levine sits down with archaeologist and public historian Darius Arya to discuss the violent and murderous climate of the ancient world, humble beginnings that lead to auspicious ends, and what might have been had Roman history gone in a ...
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December 4, 2024 • 60 mins
In our latest piece of bonus content, senior producer Ben Austin-Docampo chats with NASA's former chief historian William P. Barry about dueling political ideologies, the level of cooperation between Soviet and American scientists, and the technological impact of our race to the stars.
William P. Barry served as NASA's Chief Historian for a decade. He's a 22 year veteran of the United States Airforce, where he flew KC-135 tankers ...
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November 27, 2024 • 58 mins
In our latest piece of bonus content, writer Max Wolfson talks with cultural critic and historian and Stuart Walton about the differing characters of spirits, the effectiveness of legislating vice, and our need to get obliterated.
Stuart Walton has written about drink and drug cultures since the early 1990s, and is the author of “In The Realm of the Senses: A Materialist Theory of Seeing and Feeling,” “A Natural History of Human E...
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November 20, 2024 • 66 mins
The pearl clutching about “cancel culture” and “censorship” has become louder and more absurd. Journalists Katelyn Burns and Oliver-Ash Kleine see this panic for what it is though: a grift. That's why they created the "Cancel Me, Daddy" podcast. Each episode, they take a closer look at these temper tantrums, dispelling myths, laughing at the most outrageous takes, and shedding light on which perspectives are actually being suppress...
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November 13, 2024 • 47 mins
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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.
R...
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November 6, 2024 • 58 mins
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.
Felix Gillete is a media and entertainment editor for Bloomberg News. In addition to Bloomberg, Felix has written for Washington City Paper, Columbia Journalism Revie...
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October 30, 2024 • 43 mins
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.
David Bainbridge is a science writer, reproductive biologist and veterinary anatomist at Cambridge University. He has written for various publications, such as The Guardian, New Scientist, and The Times. And ...
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October 25, 2024 • 54 mins
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?".
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October 23, 2024 • 90 mins
In this episode, Tess re-examines the Monica Lewinsky and Bill Clinton story and tries to expand the narrative to her side of what happened as the most infamous intern in American history. Tess and Claire discuss power dynamics, how politicians are all corrupt, acknowledging and dissecting Hillary's response to her husband's behavior, and of course, the villainous Linda Trip, who remains a complicated figure in the whole case. They...
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October 16, 2024 • 48 mins
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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.
Ho...
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October 9, 2024 • 36 mins
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.
Pick up a copy of Honor Cargill-Martin's new book Messalina: Empress, Adulteress, Libertine: The Story of the Most Notorious Woman of the Roman World
Hosted by Bridget Todd
Written by James "Sam" Levine
Editing & Sound Design by Pete Musto
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October 2, 2024 • 139 mins
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.
"In 1974, a Japanese soldier named Hiroo Onoda emerged from the Philippine jungle, unaware that World War 2 had been over for nearly 30 years. During those three decades, Onoda waged a murderous guerilla insurgency against the residents of Luba...
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