POLITICS AS UNUSUAL

POLITICS AS UNUSUAL

Host Michael Sheehan's ability to help people communicate at the highest level was dubbed by New York Magazine as "the Sheehan effect." With breaking news happening constantly, Sheehan looks outside the 24/7 news cycle to wonder what politicians can learn from professional wrestlers. How politicians can get laughs, intentionally, with advice from renowned comedians. And how losing candidates can be turned into winning ones with insight from legendary professional sports coaches. It's politics, policy, and people through Alice’s looking glass. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episodes

November 1, 2018 51 mins
The West Wing Executive Producer/Writer Eli Attie helps us do a side-by-side comparison of television series to political campaigns and sees there’s a lot in common.

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Chobani CEO Hamdi Ulukaya discusses why running a successful business and running a successful campaign have far more in common than you might expect.

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Three-time Emmy nominee Kate Burton (Scandal) shares the actor’s perspective on playing the President or Vice-President of the United States, historical or fictional.

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October 11, 2018 48 mins
Award-winning Executive Producer Ricky Kirshner takes us behind the scenes to reveal the secrets of staging events that exceed expectations.

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Best-selling author Susan Orlean joins the fray to suggest how to write and deliver a speech on the stump or anywhere else.

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Legendary basketball coach P.J. Carlesimo shares his expertise in turning losing teams into winning ones as Host MichaelSheehan adapts the coach’s playbook for politics.

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September 20, 2018 50 mins
Everybody Loves Raymond creator Phil Rosenthal agrees with the adage “death is easy, but comedy is hard.’ So how can politicians get a laugh and not get laughed at? The secrets of funny are revealed.

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Former SNL writer Barry Blaustein agrees that politics is comparable to WrestleMania these days. The writer of Eddie Murphy’s ‘Coming To America’ and ‘The Nutty Professor,’ joins us for a funny and fascinating comparison of what candidates need to do and what pro wrestlers are so good at.

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September 6, 2018 48 mins
International stand-up star Eddie Izzard takes on the old saying ‘those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.’ Eddie takes us through a funny, irreverent, and informative look at today’s politics through the lens of the past.

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August 29, 2018 1 min

Host Michael Sheehan's ability to help people communicate at the highest level was dubbed by New York Magazine as "the Sheehan effect." With breaking news happening constantly, Sheehan looks outside the 24/7 news cycle to wonder what politicians can learn from professional wrestlers. How politicians can get laughs, intentionally, with advice from renowned comedians. And how losing candidates can be turned into winning ones wit...

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