Staff of Island Music Co sit and talk music, gear, and more with special guest.
…
continue reading
An Arm and a Leg is a podcast about why health care costs so freaking much and what we can (maybe) do about it. If you’ve ever been surprised by a medical bill, you’re in good company. But as our team of seasoned journalists has learned from years of reporting — you’re not always helpless. We don’t have all the answers, but we’ll offer you tools and big picture insights with plenty of humor and heart. An Arm and a Leg is co-produced with KFF Health News and distributed in partnership with KU ...
…
continue reading
For 30 years, New York's legendary Comedy Cellar has served as the launching pad for greatest stand up comedians in the world. Colin Quinn, Dave Chappelle, Ray Romano, Dave Attell, Chris Rock, Jon Stewart, Dane Cook, Robert Kelly and Greg Giraldo are just a few of the comedians who began as Cellar regulars. But classic stage performances have never been the only show going on at the Cellar. The biggest comedians in the world come to sit at the table upstairs, where comedians come to argue an ...
…
continue reading

1
Debate with Urban Policy and Congestion Pricing Expert Kathryn Wylde
1:12:00
1:12:00
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
1:12:00Noam Dworman, Dan Naturman and Periel Aschenbrand are joined by Kathryn Wylde is President and CEO of the Partnership for New York City, a nonprofit organization whose members are global business leaders and the city’s major employers. The Partnership is the primary liaison between business and local government, providing private sector expertise a…
…
continue reading

1
Gaza and the World's Greatest Bank Robber with Liel Leibovitz
1:25:03
1:25:03
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
1:25:03Liel Leibovitz is an author and editor-at-large for Tablet Magazine and the host of its weekly podcast, Rootless. He is a senior fellow at Hudson Institute. His work focuses on thinking about anti-Semitism as a national security threat.By Comedy Cellar Network
…
continue reading

1
A medical-debt watchdog gets sidelined by the new administration
19:31
19:31
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
19:31A federal agency called the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau — CFPB for short — has taken big steps to help people with medical debt. In early February, the Trump administration moved to effectively shutter the agency. We talked with credit counselor Lara Ceccarelli about how the CFPB has helped clients at the nonprofit where she works, and how…
…
continue reading

1
Big news: Our ‘First Aid Kit’ newsletter is now weekly
4:49
4:49
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
4:49Hey – real quick: some big news from the team at An Arm and a Leg. Our First Aid Kit newsletter is going weekly! First Aid Kit brings you advice from our show and more on how to survive and navigate America’s health care system. And allow us to introduce First Aid Kit’s new writer, Claire Davenport. When she was our intern last summer, she reviewed…
…
continue reading

1
Former Radical Progressive Votes Trump with Talia Bongolan Shwartz
59:47
59:47
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
59:47Talia Bongolan Shwartz is a thirty year old former radical progressive turned first-time Trump voter. In May 2021, she was iced out of her activist circles when "Defend Al Aqsa" and "Zionism is Racism" signs started to outnumber the BLM signs at her weekly protests. This event marked the beginning of an ideological turn away from the left. Today, S…
…
continue reading

1
Political Commentator Fred Kaplan on his Novel and Trump's Plan for Gaza
1:18:18
1:18:18
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
1:18:18Fred Kaplan is a former Washington, Moscow, and New York correspondent for the Boston Globe. He writes the “War Stories” column in Slate and is the author of seven books including The Insurgents: David Petraeus and the Plot to Change the American Way of War (which was a Pulitzer Prize Finalist). A Capital Calamity is his latest book and his first n…
…
continue reading
We’re kicking off a new reporting project about how much we pay for our medicine — and what we can maybe do about it — and we want to hear your stories. Because: Getting a case of sticker shock with a prescription happens all the time. So we’re asking: What have you done — or tried to do — to get the medicines you need at prices you can afford? And…
…
continue reading

1
The State of Antisemitism with CEO of the ADL Jonathan Greenblatt
1:20:53
1:20:53
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
1:20:53Noam Dworman, Dan Naturman and Periel Aschenbrand are joined by CEO of ADL, Jonathan Greenblatt and comedian, Modi. Jonathan Greenblatt is the CEO of ADL (the Anti-Defamation League), the world's leading anti-hate organization with a distinguished record of fighting antisemitism and advocating for just and fair treatment to all. Greenblatt joined A…
…
continue reading

1
AI Music and American Populism with Eli Lake
1:20:28
1:20:28
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
1:20:28Eli Lake is the host of Breaking History, a new history podcast from The Free Press. A veteran journalist with expertise in foreign affairs and national security, Eli has reported for Bloomberg, The Daily Beast, and Newsweek. With Breaking History, he brings his sharp analysis and storytelling skills to uncover the connections between today’s event…
…
continue reading

1
The Israel-Hamas War and a Vision for the Future with Ambassador Michael Oren
1:19:14
1:19:14
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
1:19:14Michael Oren is an historian, former Israeli Ambassador to the US, and NYT bestselling author. He served as a Member of Knesset and as the Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office. In his new book, "2048: The Rejuvenated State," Ambassador Oren sets out his vision for Israel in honor of Israel's 75th Independence Day 25 years in the future. H…
…
continue reading

1
Congestion Pricing - Is it Equitable? - Will it work? - Alex Matthiessen, congestion pricing guru
1:37:39
1:37:39
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
1:37:39A heated argument over congestion pricing. Noam is dead set against it. Npam is aware that people think this is his worst performance! Alex Matthiessen is an environmental strategist and founder/president of the eco-political consulting firm Blue Marble Project, as well as the senior adviser to the Congestion Pricing Now Campaign. In 2010, he began…
…
continue reading

1
Anthony Weiner - Rehabilitation, Atonement, and Contemplating the Great Comeback.
1:21:45
1:21:45
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
1:21:45Former Congressman Anthony Weiner comes to discuss his past and future. His mistakes, life in prison, what he's learned and how it all can make him an even better leader for New York City.By Comedy Cellar Network
…
continue reading

1
The ‘Shkreli Awards’ — for dysfunction and profiteering in health care
25:26
25:26
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
25:26You remember a guy named Martin Shkreli? If his name rings a bell, it’s probably because back in 2015, he jacked up the price of an old drug — from around $13 a pill to $750. The media dubbed him “the pharma bro,” and he became a symbol of brazen pharmaceutical greed. Now, he’s the namesake for the Shkreli Awards — a kind of Oscars for the most out…
…
continue reading

1
Aaron Berg - Life as a Gigolo - Congestion Pricing - The Dave Smith Twitter Feud
1:14:38
1:14:38
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
1:14:3800:02:00 Congestion Pricing 00:21:19 The Dave Smith Fued 00:49:12 Trump and H-1B Visas 00:56:08 Being a gigolo and regrets Comedian Aaron Berg Aaron Berg is a NYC-based comedian, a regular performer at Skankfest, and an author who is originally from Toronto. He graduated with an honors degree in Philosophy from The University of New Brunswick. He h…
…
continue reading
An Arm and a Leg is a show about why health care costs so freaking much, and what we can (maybe) do about it. New episodes every three weeks. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By An Arm and a Leg
…
continue reading
A few weeks ago, a listener sent us a note with a link to a news article about a new resolution that had recently been adopted by the American Medical Association – the largest group representing doctors in the US. The resolution said: hospitals need to do more to guarantee charity care to patients who qualify. Legislators and regulators should mak…
…
continue reading

1
Gen Z: Anti Americanism, Anti Semitism and Defending Luigi Mangione with Eyal Yakoby
1:09:18
1:09:18
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
1:09:18Eyal Yakoby is a twenty two year old graduate of the University of Pennsylvania. He is currently a student at MIT dedicated to combating anti-Americanism. He has been seen on CNN, FoxNews, Washington Post and more.By Comedy Cellar Network
…
continue reading

1
Scott Horton - Ukraine War - Did the United States Provoke it & Want it All Along?
1:47:11
1:47:11
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
1:47:11In the first of our 2 sessions with Scott, we get into his powerful book "Provoked," and whether or not the United States is the main villain in the Ukraine War. Was the Maidan a coup, an organic movement, or a bit of both? What was the Nuland phone call all about? Where do the Kissingers and the Tucker Carlsons diverge? Part II is here: https://yo…
…
continue reading

1
Scott Horton Interview - Analyzing the Ukraine War - Assessing Reliable Sources and Methods (and some Candace Owens debate)
2:13:21
2:13:21
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
2:13:21In the second of our 2 sessions with Scott, we get into some of the sources cited in his powerful book "Provoked," and whether they are biased by an extreme worldview. We also argue about Candace Owens and whether her views ought to make her beyond the pale as an accepted member of a political clique (Noam says yes, Scott says no). Also, was Maidan…
…
continue reading
Today we’re revisiting one of our favorite episodes from the archive – a story about giving – and bringing you an update. In 1980, a young father named Denny Buehler was battling leukemia and needed to travel from Cincinnati to Seattle for treatment. To raise the money, his friends and family threw a softball tournament. Denny passed away a few mon…
…
continue reading

1
Aaron Mate - Contrasting Rationales for Judging Ukraine, and Israel/Gaza
1:56:31
1:56:31
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
1:56:31GrayZone journalist and host of the Useful Idiots Podcast, Aaron Maté, comes in to argue about Ukraine, Israel, and all the rest.By Comedy Cellar Network
…
continue reading

1
Conspiracy Theorists (anti-Semitic and otherwise), Censoring Jokes, Tucker, Alex Jones, Kennedy...
57:10
57:10
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
57:10Our guest didn't show, so we discussed a few things on our minds.By Comedy Cellar Network
…
continue reading

1
Ann Coulter: Immigration, Forgiving Trump, RFK, Worries About the "Crazy" Hard Right
1:18:01
1:18:01
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
1:18:01Ann Coulter, stops into the Comedy Cellar. Some Studies on Long Covid: https://www.yalemedicine.org/news/how-to-manage-long-covid-brain-fog https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2024/august/in-covid-19-patients-neurological-symptoms-last-up-to-three-years/ https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanwpc/article/PIIS2666-6065(24)00080-4/fulltext…
…
continue reading

1
New lessons from the fight for charity care
28:06
28:06
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
28:06Longtime listeners to this show know we’ve been talking about something called “charity care” for years. Federal law requires that all nonprofit hospitals have charity care policies – that is, financial assistance policies — to reduce or remove people’s medical bills. The problem: people don’t know about it, and hospitals don’t always make it easy …
…
continue reading

1
Yardena Schwartz on 100 Years of Anti-Semitic Riots. Also, a Reply to Dave Smith and Jake Shields.
1:22:52
1:22:52
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
1:22:521. Yardena Schwartz, author of "Ghosts of a Holy War," discusses her new book on the 1929 Hebron Massacre and how it informs the modern day. https://www.amazon.com/Ghosts-Holy-War-Palestine-Arab-Israeli/dp/145494921X 2. Noam responds to the accusation made on the Jake Shields podcast that he had taken Dave Smith and Nick Fuentes out of context.…
…
continue reading