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Political Beats

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Scot Bertram and Jeff Blehar discuss ask guests from the world of politics about their musical passions.

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02:18:30

Episode 33: Kevin Madden / Wilco

Political Beats ·

2018/05/07

Scot and Jeff talk to Kevin Madden about Wilco. Introducing the Band Your hosts Scot Bertram (@ScotBertram) and Jeff Blehar (@EsotericCD) with guest Kevin Madden, Republican strategist, CNN Commentator and former advisor to President George W. Bush, Gov. Mitt Romney, Republican House Leaders John Boehner and Tom DeLay.” Follow Kevin on Twitter at @KevinMaddenDC. Kevin’s Music Pick: Wilco This week the gang gets a shot in the arm as they celebrate Wilco, one of the great genre-transcending American

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01:53:09

Episode 32: Ellen Carmichael / Dire Straits

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2018/04/23

Scot and Jeff talk to Ellen Carmichael about Dire Straits. Introducing the Band Your hosts Scot Bertram (@ScotBertram) and Jeff Blehar (@EsotericCD) with guest Ellen Carmichael, president of The Lafayette Company and contributor to National Review and Forbes . Follow her on Twitter at @ellencarmichael, and find more here. Ellen’s Music Pick: Dire Straits Creators of one of the most iconic guitar solos (“Sultans of Swing”) and music videos (“Money For Nothing”) of all time, Dire Straits recently was

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02:02:39

Episode 31: Christian Schneider / Pixies

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2018/04/16

Introducing the Band Your hosts Scot Bertram (@ScotBertram) and Jeff Blehar (@EsotericCD) with guest Christian Schneider, columnist for the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel and USA Today. Follow him on Twitter at @Schneider_CM, and read his work here. Christian’s music pick: Pixies It’s time to gouge away as the gang attacks the Pixies, a band that was around for only a few short years (minus a 21st-century profit-taking reunion tour or two) but managed to influence an entire generation of musicians with

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02:37:12

Episode 30: Matt Murray / Talking Heads

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2018/04/09

Scot and Jeff talk to the WSJ‘s Matt Murray about Talking Heads. Introducing the Band Your hosts Scot Bertram (@ScotBertram) and Jeff Blehar (@EsotericCD) with guest Matt Murray, executive editor of the Wall Street Journaland author of The Father and the Son: My Father’s Journey into the Monastic Life. Follow Matt on Twitter at @murraymatt. Matt’s Music Pick: Talking Heads This week the gang stops making sense as they tackle Talking Heads, a band that resolutely defies easy classification. Beginning

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02:37:54

Episode 29: Terry Teachout / The Band

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2018/04/02

Scot and Jeff talk to Terry Teachout about The Band. Introducing the Band Your hosts Scot Bertram (@ScotBertram) and Jeff Blehar (@EsotericCD) with guest Terry Teachout, drama critic for the Wall Street Journal, author of the plays “Satchmo At The Waldorf” and “Billy And Me,” and author of, among others, The Skeptic: A Life of H.L. Mencken and Duke: A Life of Duke Ellington. Follow Terry on Twitter at @TerryTeachout, check out his excellent books of cultural and musical criticism here, and read his

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02:39:36

Episode 28: Mark Davis / Paul McCartney and Wings

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2018/03/25

Scot and Jeff talk to Mark Davis about Paul McCartney and Wings.

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02:17:47

Episode 27: The Cover Version Special

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2018/03/19

Introducing the Band Your hosts Scot Bertram (@ScotBertram) and Jeff Blehar (@EsotericCD) with . . . no guest at all! Yes, this is a Very Special Episode of Political Beats, where the gang learns the true meaning of Christmas as well as a valuable lesson about the importance of friendship. In other words, this is PB’s first format-bucking episode where, instead of having a guest on to discuss their favorite artist, the subject is Scot and Jeff’s favorite cover songs of all time. And they’ve also

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02:11:37

Episode 26: Jay Caruso / Foo Fighters

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2018/03/12

Jeff and Scot talk to Jay Caruso about Foo Fighters. Introducing the Band Your hosts Scot Bertram (@ScotBertram) and Jeff Blehar (@EsotericCD) with guest Jay Caruso, editorial writer & board member at the Dallas Morning News and co-host of the Fifth Estate podcast. Follow Jay on Twitter at @JayCaruso, check out the Fifth Estate here, and read his most recent work here. Jay’s Musical Pick: Foo Fighters This week the gang dusts up the ashes from Nirvana’s auto-combustion as they cover Foo Fighters,

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02:17:57

Episode 25: Ezekiel Kweku / Talk Talk

Political Beats ·

2018/03/05

Scot and Jeff talk to Ezekiel Kweku about Talk Talk. Introducing the Band Your hosts Scot Bertram (@ScotBertram) and Jeff Blehar (@EsotericCD) with guest Ezekiel Kweku, politics editor at New York magazine. Follow Ezekiel on Twitter at @TheShrillest, and read his work here. Ezekiel’s Music Pick: Talk Talk What if one of the most important, most rewarding bands of the 1980s was a band you had most likely never heard of, or knew only as a one-hit wonder? The gang argues this week for the genius of

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02:10:35

Episode 24: Eric Garcia / AC/DC

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2018/02/19

Jeff and Scot talk to Eric Garcia about AC/DC. Introducing the Band Your hosts Scot Bertram (@ScotBertram) and Jeff Blehar (@EsotericCD) with guest Eric Michael Garcia, reporter for Roll Call. Follow Eric on Twitter at @EricMGarcia, and read his work here. Eric’s Musical Pick: AC/DC The gang breaks out their schoolboy uniforms and disconcertingly tiny shorts as they get dosed with ten thousand volts of AC/DC, one of the quintessential hard-rock groups of all time. After an opening debate on whether

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01:56:35

Episode 23: John J. Miller / The Police

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2018/02/12

Scot and Jeff talk to John J. Miller about The Police. Introducing the Band Your hosts Scot Bertram (@ScotBertram) and Jeff Blehar (@EsotericCD) with guest John J. Miller, director of the Dow Journalism Program at Hillsdale College and national correspondent for National Review. His latest book is “Reading Around: Journalism on Authors, Artists, and Ideas.” Follow John on Twitter at @heymiller, buy his book here, and read his work here. John’s Musical Pick: The Police The gang shows up with peroxide

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01:56:53

Episode 22: Eli Lake / Steely Dan

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2018/02/05

Introducing the Band Your hosts Scot Bertram (@ScotBertram) and Jeff Blehar (@EsotericCD) with guest Eli Lake, columnist for Bloomberg View. Follow Eli on Twitter at @EliLake and read his work here. Eli‘s Musical pick: Steely Dan From Brill to Can’t Buy A Thrill: the formative years Steely Dan tries to be an actual band, then thinks better of it: Countdown To Ecstasy and Pretzel Logic The transition into studio obsessionalism: Katy Lied and The Royal Scam Aja and Gaucho: from the perfection of

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01:48:15

Episode 21: Bruce Walker / The Monkees

Political Beats ·

2018/01/29

Scot and Jeff talk to Bruce Walker about The Monkees. Introducing the Band Your hosts Scot Bertram (@ScotBertram) and Jeff Blehar (@EsotericCD) with guest Bruce Walker, policy advisor for the Heartland Institute, contributor to The Federalist and host of the Acton Institute’s “Upstream” pop-culture podcast. Follow Bruce on Twitter at @BruceEdWalker. Bruce’s Musical Pick: The Monkees Here the gang comes, walking down the street, getting the funniest looks from everyone they meet as this week they

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02:12:01

Episode 20: Guy Benson / Billy Joel

Political Beats ·

2018/01/22

Scot and Jeff talk to Guy Benson about Billy Joel.

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01:42:56

Episode 19: Karol Markowicz / Pulp

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2018/01/15

Scot and Jeff talk to Karol Markowicz about Pulp. Introducing the Band Your hosts Scot Bertram (@ScotBertram) and Jeff Blehar (@EsotericCD) with guest Karol Markowicz, opinion columnist for the New York Post and elsewhere. Follow Karol on Twitter at @karol and read her work here. Karol’s musical pick: Pulp The gang has decided to meet up in the year 2018 and marvel at how strange it is now that they’re all fully grown and discussing Pulp, a fixture of both Karol’s and Jeff’s younger days back in the

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01:37:54

Episode 18: Julie Roginsky / Led Zeppelin

Political Beats ·

2017/12/25

Scot and Jeff talk to Fox News’s Julie Roginsky about Led Zeppelin.

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02:08:38

Episode 17: Stephen Miller / Oasis

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2017/12/18

Scot and Jeff talk to Fox News’s Stephen Miller about Oasis. Introducing the Band Your hosts Scot Bertram (@ScotBertram) and Jeff Blehar (@EsotericCD) with guest Stephen Miller, co-host of The Conservatarians podcast, opinion contributor to FoxNews.com, formerly of National Review and IJR. Follow Stephen on Twitter at @redsteeze and read his work here and here. Stephen’s Musical Pick: Oasis It’s time to break out the cigarettes and alcohol as the gang talks about one of the definitive Britpop acts

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02:23:13

Episode 16: Josh Jordan / Pearl Jam

Political Beats ·

2017/12/11

Scot and Jeff talk to Josh Jordan about Pearl Jam. Introducing the Band Your hosts Scot Bertram (@ScotBertram) and Jeff Blehar (@EsotericCD) with guest Josh Jordan, writer for various outlets. Follow Josh on Twitter at @NumbersMuncher. Josh’s Musical Pick: Pearl Jam Break out the flannels — it’s time for the gang to tackle a long overdue episode on Pearl Jam, the most durable (and arguably best — sorry, Nirvana fans) band of the famed Seattle grunge era of the ’90s. But Pearl Jam were so much more

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01:21:50

Episode 15: Philip Wegmann / Creedence Clearwater...

Political Beats ·

2017/12/03

Scot and Jeff talk to Philip Wegmann about Creedence Clearwater Revival. Introducing the Band Your hosts Scot Bertram (@ScotBertram) and Jeff Blehar (@EsotericCD) with guest Philip Wegmann, writer for the Washington Examiner. Follow Phil on Twitter at @PhilipWegmann, and read his past work here. Philip’s Musical Pick: Creedence Clearwater Revival It’s high times on the bayou as the gang discusses Creedence Clearwater Revival, a band that sounded like it crawled out of the swamps of Louisiana despite

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01:57:01

Episode 14: Nicholas Confessore / Ryan Adams

Political Beats ·

2017/11/20

Jeff and Scot talk to Nicholas Confessore about Ryan Adams. Introducing the Band Your hosts Scot Bertram (@ScotBertram) and Jeff Blehar (@EsotericCD) with guest Nicholas Confessore, investigative reporter for the New York Times, writer at large for the NYT Magazine, and MSNBC contributor. Follow Nick on Twitter at @nickconfessore, read his past work here, and also please do set aside some time for this remarkable long-form piece here. Nick’s Musical Pick: Ryan Adams The gang is extremely excited

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