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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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02:14:27

Episode 73: Alfred Schulz / The Pogues

Political Beats ·

2020/03/16

Scot and Jeff discuss The Pogues with Alfred Schulz. Introducing the Band: Your hosts Scot Bertram (@ScotBertram) and Jeff Blehar (@EsotericCD) with guest Alfred Schulz. Alfred is a former SiriusXM host and producer and current podcast producer and, for eight years was the senior producer and on-air contributor to Stand Up with Pete Dominick and host of Sit Down with Alfred and Chris, covering the 2012 and 2016 Republican and Democratic conventions, the elections, and debates. Find him online

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01:55:42

Episode 72: Sean Hackbarth / Tears for Fears

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2020/02/24

Scot and Jeff discuss Tears For Fears with Sean Hackbarth. Introducing the Band: Your hosts Scot Bertram (@ScotBertram) and Jeff Blehar (@EsotericCD) with guest Sean Hackbarth. Sean is a long time blogger — so long they were called, “weblogs,” — and currently is a writer and editor at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Find him online @seanhackbarth on Twitter. Sean’s Music Pick: Tears For Fears There are some (many?) out there who might only think of Tears For Fears as a one- album wonder. Songs from

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02:35:35

Episode 71: Brad Birzer / Rush

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2020/01/20

Scot and Jeff discuss Rush with Brad Birzer. Introducing the Band: Your hosts Scot Bertram (@ScotBertram) and Jeff Blehar (@EsotericCD) with guest Dr. Brad Birzer. Brad is the Russell Amos Kirk Chair in American Studies and Professor of History at Hillsdale College. He’s the co-founder of, and Senior Contributor at, The Imaginative Conservative. And he’s the author of a number of books, including Neil Peart: Cultural (Re)Percussions. Find him online at bradbirzer.com or @bradleybirzer on

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02:17:41

Episode 70: Vincent Caruso / Roxy Music

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2019/12/23

Scot and Jeff discuss Roxy Music with Vincent Caruso. Introducing the Band: Your hosts Scot Bertram (@ScotBertram) and Jeff Blehar (@EsotericCD) with guest Vincent Caruso. Vincent is a writer and community manager at the Illinois Policy Institute, a nonpartisan state-based think tank focused on fiscal policy and good government. Vincent is on Twitter at @vin_jc. Vincent’s Music Pick: Roxy Music We wish you a Ferry Christmas and a Roxy New Year as Political Beats closes out its third (!) year of

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02:26:43

Episode 69: Jane Coaston / Jimi Hendrix

Political Beats ·

2019/12/09

Scot and Jeff discuss Jimi Hendrix with Jane Coaston. Introducing the Band: Your hosts Scot Bertram (@ScotBertram) and Jeff Blehar (@EsotericCD) with guest Jane Coaston. Jane is Senior Politics Reporter at Vox with a focus on the GOP, conservatism, the far-right, and white nationalism. Jane is on Twitter at @cjane87. Jane’s Music Pick: Jimi Hendrix Excuse us while we praise this guy. Jimi Hendrix’s career lasted only four years while alive (with decades of posthumous releases to follow), but he

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02:21:49

Episode 68: James Poulos / The Smashing Pumpkins

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2019/11/11

Scot and Jeff discuss The Smashing Pumpkins with James Poulos. Introducing the Band: Your hosts Scot Bertram (@ScotBertram) and Jeff Blehar (@EsotericCD) with guest James Poulos James is the executive editor of The American Mind, author of The Art Of Being Free: How Alexis de Tocqueville Can Save Us from Ourselves, and also the lead guitarist and singer/songwriter for the band Vast Asteroid. Follow James on Twitter at @jamespoulos. James’ musical pick: The Smashing Pumpkins: It’s time to set the ray

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02:07:14

Episode 67: Ben Jacobs / Gram Parsons

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2019/10/07

Scot and Jeff discuss Gram Parsons with Ben Jacobs. Introducing the Band: Your hosts Scot Bertram (@ScotBertram) and Jeff Blehar (@EsotericCD) with guest Ben Jacobs. Ben is senior political reporter for Jewish Insider. Ben is on Twitter at @BenCJacobs. Ben’s Music Pick: Gram Parsons Considered to be one of the godfathers of country rock, Gram Parsons had his own name for what he was trying to achieve: “cosmic American music”. That meant country, blues, soul, rock, and folk all rolled into one

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01:54:21

Episode 66: Kevin Madden / The Cars

Political Beats ·

2019/09/23

Scot and Jeff discuss The Cars with Kevin Madden. Introducing the Band: Your hosts Scot Bertram (@ScotBertram) and Jeff Blehar (@EsotericCD) with guest Kevin Madden. Kevin is the executive vice president of Arnold Ventures. He’s a Republican strategist and former advisor to President George W. Bush, Governor Mitt Romney, and Republican House leaders John Boehner and Tom DeLay. Kevin is on Twitter at @KevinMaddenDC. Kevin’s Music Pick: The Cars The team at Political Beats mourns the death of Ric

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03:17:27

Episode 65: Anthony Fisher / Elvis Costello [Part 2]

Political Beats ·

2019/08/26

Scot and Jeff discuss Elvis Costello (Part 2, from King Of America through to the present day) with Anthony Fisher. Introducing the Band: Your hosts Scot Bertram (@ScotBertram) and Jeff Blehar (@EsotericCD) with guest Anthony Fisher. Anthony is the politics editor for Insider and Business Insider and a producer/co-conspirator for The Fifth Column. You can find him on Twitter at @anthonyLfisher. Anthony’s Music Pick: Elvis Costello This week the gang covers the latter-day adventures of Declan Patrick

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03:16:16

Episode 64: Anthony Fisher / Elvis Costello [Part 1]

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2019/08/12

Scot and Jeff discuss Elvis Costello (Part 1, from My Aim Is True through to Goodbye Cruel World) with Anthony Fisher. Introducing the Band: Your hosts Scot Bertram (@ScotBertram) and Jeff Blehar (@EsotericCD) with guest Anthony Fisher. Anthony is the politics editor for Insider and Business Insider and a producer/co-conspirator for (what has apparently now become Political Beats’ informal sister podcast) The Fifth Column. You can find him on Twitter at @anthonyLfisher. Anthony’s Music Pick: Elvis

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03:23:42

Episode 63: Jeff Dufour / Rolling Stones [Part 2]

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2019/07/29

Scot and Jeff discuss The Rolling Stones (Part 2, from 1969 through to the present day) with Jeff Dufour. Introducing the Band: Your hosts Scot Bertram (@ScotBertram) and Jeff Blehar (@EsotericCD) with guest Jeff Dufour. Jeff is the Editor-in-Chief of National Journal. Jeff is on Twitter at @dcdufour. Jeff’s Music Pick: The Rolling Stones This week the gang somehow manages the nifty trick of covering a full FIFTY years of musical history in under three and a half hours as they discuss the

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03:25:10

Episode 62: Harry Khachatrian / Rolling Stones [Part 1]

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2019/07/22

Scot and Jeff discuss The Rolling Stones (Part 1, through LET IT BLEED) with Harry Khachatrian. Introducing the Band: Your hosts Scot Bertram (@ScotBertram) and Jeff Blehar (@EsotericCD) with guest Harry Khachatrian. Harry is a contributor at The Daily Wire and his writing also can be found at harrykhachatrian.com. Harry is on Twitter at @harry1T6. Harry’s Music Pick: The Rolling Stones The fog of war is thick and heavy, and the storm is threatening my very life today, so allow the Political Beats

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03:06:46

Episode 61: Matt Welch / The Beach Boys [Part 2]

Political Beats ·

2019/07/08

Scot Bertram and Jeff Blehar discuss the second part of The Beach Boys’ career with Matt Welch. Introducing The Band: Your hosts Scot Bertram (@scotbertram) and Jeff Blehar (@EsotericCD) with guest Matt Welch, former editor-in-chief and current editor-at-large of Reason, and co-host and self-described “provost” of “The Fifth Column” podcast. Follow Matt on Twitter at @MattWelch and check out The Fifth Column podcast (whose members Political Beats likes so much that we’ve had literally every single

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02:53:17

Episode 60: Matt Welch / The Beach Boys [Part 1]

Political Beats ·

2019/06/24

Scot Bertram and Jeff Blehar discuss the first part of The Beach Boys’ career with Matt Welch. Introducing The Band: Your hosts Scot Bertram (@scotbertram) and Jeff Blehar (@EsotericCD) with guest Matt Welch, former editor-in-chief and current editor-at-large of Reason, and co-host and self-described “provost” of “The Fifth Column” podcast. Follow Matt on Twitter at @MattWelch and check out The Fifth Column podcast (whose members Political Beats likes so much that we’ve had literally every single

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01:59:38

Episode 59: Scot Bertram & Jeff Blehar / Soundtracks

Political Beats ·

2019/06/11

Scot and Jeff discuss their favorite soundtracks. 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, in which Arnold learns to avoid the local bike shop and Jessie finds out about the very real dangers of caffeine pills. In other words, this is PB’s second format-bucking episode where, instead of having on a guest to discuss her favorite artist, the subject is Scot and Jeff’s

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02:29:01

Episode 58: Matt Murray / Randy Newman

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2019/05/20

Scot and Jeff discuss Randy Newman with Matt Murray. Introducing the Band: Your hosts Scot Bertram (@ScotBertram) and Jeff Blehar (@EsotericCD) with guest Matt Murray. Matt is editor in chief of the Wall Street Journal and is the author of the book The Father And The Son: My Father’s Journey Into Monastic Life. Matt is on Twitter at @murraymatt. Matt’s Musical Pick: Randy Newman It’s lonely at the top when you’re one of America’s greatest modern songwriters, but the case of Randy Newman is an even

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02:20:17

Episode 57: Michael Brendan Dougherty / Ben Folds Five

Political Beats ·

2019/05/06

Scot and Jeff discuss Ben Folds Five with Michael Brendan Dougherty. Introducing the Band: Your hosts Scot Bertram (@ScotBertram) and Jeff Blehar (@EsotericCD) with guest Michael Brendan Dougherty. Michael is a senior writer at National Review and is the author of the new book My Father Left Me Ireland: An American Son’s Search for Home. Michael is on Twitter at @michaelbd. Michael’s Music Pick: Ben Folds Five Were you never cool at school? Are you a fan of Elton John, Billy Joel, Bruce Hornsby,

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02:15:15

Episode 56: Kmele Foster / Marvin Gaye

Political Beats ·

2019/04/22

Scot Bertram and Jeff Blehar discuss Marvin Gaye with Kmele Foster. Introducing The Band: Your hosts Scot Bertram (@scotbertram) and Jeff Blehar (@EsotericCD) with guest Kmele Foster, co-host of “The Fifth Column” podcast and a partner at “Freethink,” where he helps produce original content about the people and ideas helping to reshape the word. Follow Kmele on Twitter at @kmele and check out The Fifth Column podcast (whose members Political Beats likes so much that we’ve had literally every single

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02:10:26

Episode 55: Tim Miller / LCD Soundsystem

Political Beats ·

2019/04/08

Scot Bertram and Jeff Blehar discuss LCD Soundsystem with Tim Miller. Introducing The Band: Your hosts Scot Bertram (@scotbertram) and Jeff Blehar (@EsotericCD) with guest Tim Miller, communications consultant, GOP operative, contributor to The Bulwark, and co-founder of America Rising. Follow Tim on Twitter at @Timodc. Tim’s Music Pick: LCD Soundsystem This week, Political Beats is selling its guitars and buying turntables, and then selling its turntables and buying guitars, as we explore the brief

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02:12:47

Episode 54: Cameron Joseph / Jackson Browne

Political Beats ·

2019/03/25

Scot and Jeff discuss Jackson Browne with Cameron Joseph. Introducing the Band: Your hosts Scot Bertram (@ScotBertram) and Jeff Blehar (@EsotericCD) with guest Cameron Joseph. Cameron is Talking Points Memo’s senior political reporter, where he covers Congress and the permanent campaign. You can find him at talkingpointsmemo.com and at shows standing back by the soundboard. Cameron is on Twitter at @cam_joseph. Cameron’s Music Pick: Jackson Browne One of the faces of the 1970s west coast

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