Early Bird Special with Mike Schlitt

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An audible amuse bouche, a podcast of piquant provocation. Join Mike Schlitt on a 10-minute magic carpet ride that will melt all your cares and make you feel whole again. Or not. Just listen to the goddamned podcast.

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  • Oct 8, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
  • infrequent NEW EPISODES
  • 11m AVG DURATION
  • 18 EPISODES


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Episode 18: American Exceptionalism

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2020 16:29


Twenty years into the 20th century, the United States faces hurricanes, fires, poverty, plague-and the most consequential election of our lifetime. Is this the end of American Exceptionalism? EARLY BIRD SPECIAL is an audible amuse bouche, a podcast of piquant provocation, a mini-magic carpet ride that will melt all your cares and make you feel whole again Or not. Just listen to the damn podcast.  

Episode 17: The Alien & Sedition Acts

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2017 17:02


Our experiment in Democracy continues, ladies and gentlemen... It's the Summer of 1798. Our nation teeters on the brink of dictatorship and chaos. Sound familiar? You bet it does! Learn the lessons of history or be doomed to repeat them over and over!!!!  Good luck, citizen. EARLY BIRD SPECIAL is an audible amuse bouche, a podcast of piquant provocation, a mini-magic carpet ride that will melt all your cares and make you feel whole again Or not. Just listen to the damn podcast.    

Episode 16: Is the Past our Prologue?

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2017 17:31


"Those who don't learn History are doomed to repeat it."  -George Santayana Today on the podcast, Mike examines our political present through the lens of history.    EARLY BIRD SPECIAL is an audible amuse bouche, a podcast of piquant provocation, a mini-magic carpet ride that will melt all your cares and make you feel whole again Or not. Just listen to the damn podcast.

Episode 15: Van Gogh's Ear

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2017 11:41


No politics today, thank you!  Instead, we celebrate art for art's sake and explore the mystery and passion of Vincent Van Gogh's ear. EARLY BIRD SPECIAL is an audible amuse bouche, a podcast of piquant provocation, a 10-minute magic carpet ride that will melt all your cares and make you feel whole again Or not.  You'll never know until you try...

Episode 14: Patriot Act Podcast "Trump Fever"

Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2016 11:26


Trump Fever -  an abnormal condition of the body politic, characterized by undue rise in temperature, quickening of the pulse, disturbance of various body functions; it can incite delirium and complete loss of cognitive function. The PATRIOT ACT PODCAST is one disgruntled American's bold attempt to see Democracy in Action.  In 2016, as we select our next president, Mike is traveling the country to find out what people really think of the state of the union, and discover exactly what it means to be an American citizen today.  EARLY BIRD SPECIAL is an audible amuse-bouche, a podcast of piquant provocation, a 10-minute magic carpet ride that will melt all your cares and make you feel whole again. Or not. You'll never know until you try...

Episode 13: Patriot Act Podcast "Big 14"

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2016 11:02


You wanna know more about the 14th Amendment?   Mike lays it all out for you in glorious detail. The PATRIOT ACT PODCAST is one disgruntled American's bold attempt to see Democracy in Action.  In 2016, as we select our next president, Mike is traveling the country to find out what people really think of the state of the union, and discover exactly what it means to be an American citizen today.  EARLY BIRD SPECIAL is an audible amuse-bouche, a podcast of piquant provocation, a 10-minute magic carpet ride that will melt all your cares and make you feel whole again. Or not. You'll never know until you try...

Episode 12: Patriot Act Podcast "Let the People Rule"

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2016 12:31


Mike talks to Professor Geoffrey Cowan about the history of our Presidential Primary Process The PATRIOT ACT PODCAST is one disgruntled American's bold attempt to see Democracy in Action.  In 2016, as we select our next president, Mike is traveling the country to find out what people really think of the state of the union, and discover exactly what it means to be an American citizen today.  EARLY BIRD SPECIAL is an audible amuse-bouche, a podcast of piquant provocation, a 10-minute magic carpet ride that will melt all your cares and make you feel whole again. Or not. You'll never know until you try...

Episode 11: Patriot Act Iowa Dispatch

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2016 10:03


Mike goes to Iowa to find out what a caucus is.      The PATRIOT ACT PODCAST is one disgruntled American's bold attempt to see Democracy in Action.  In 2016, as we select our next president, Mike is traveling the country to find out what people really think of the state of the union, and discover exactly what it means to be an American citizen today.  EARLY BIRD SPECIAL is an audible amuse-bouche, a podcast of piquant provocation, a 10-minute magic carpet ride that will melt all your cares and make you feel whole again. Or not. You'll never know until you try...

Episode 10: Diamond Man

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2015 12:12


  Mike goes to midtown manhattan to meet an old school diamond man.   EARLY BIRD SPECIAL is an audible amuse bouche, a podcast of piquant provocation, a 10-minute magic carpet ride that will melt all your cares and make you feel whole again Or not. You'll never know until you try...  

Episode 09: Darkness

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2015 10:18


Mike works for the most abusive producer in Hollywood and lives to tell the tale...just barely. EARLY BIRD SPECIAL is an audible amuse bouche, a podcast of piquant provocation, a 10-minute magic carpet ride that will melt all your cares and make you feel whole again Or not. Just listen to the goddamned podcast.

Episode 08: Omphaloskepsis

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2014 8:20


Mike considers the podcast's past, present and future with family and friends.      EARLY BIRD SPECIAL is an audible amuse bouche, a podcast of piquant provocation, a 10-minute magic carpet ride that will melt all your cares and make you feel whole again Or not. Just listen to the goddamned podcast.

Episode 07: Brooklyn

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2013 10:43


Mike's family reunion puts the fun back in dysfunction. EARLY BIRD SPECIAL is an audible amuse bouche, a podcast of piquant provocation, a 10-minute magic carpet ride that will melt all your cares and make you feel whole again Or not. Just listen to the goddamned podcast.

Episode 06: Joe's Song

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2013 8:52


A giant man's whim becomes Mike's mandate.   EARLY BIRD SPECIAL is an audible amuse bouche, a podcast of piquant provocation, a 10-minute magic carpet ride that will melt all your cares and make you feel whole again Or not. Just listen to the goddamned podcast.

Episode 05: The Momager

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2013 7:40


Mike gets a phone call from an enthusiastic stage mother.  EARLY BIRD SPECIAL is a audible amuse bouche, a podcast of piquant provocation.  Join Mike Schlitt on a 10-minute magic carpet ride that will melt all your cares and make you feel whole again Or not. Just listen to the goddamned podcast.

Episode 04: Two Jews Named Mike

Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2013 8:05


A Jew named Mike talks with Jews named Mike about what it's like to be a Jew named Mike. EARLY BIRD SPECIAL is a audible amuse bouche, a podcast of piquant provocation, a 10-minute magic carpet ride that will melt all your cares and make you feel whole again Or not. Just listen to the goddamned podcast.    

Episode 03: A Hollywood Mystery

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2013 10:15


An act of civil disobedience and the coverup which follows; it's a story so bizarre, it could only have happened in Hollywood. EARLY BIRD SPECIAL is a audible amuse bouche, a podcast of piquant provocation, a 10-minute magic carpet ride that will melt all your cares and make you feel whole again Or not. Just listen to the goddamned podcast.

Episode 02: Break-in

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2013 9:09


The truly terrifying theatrical tale.  EARLY BIRD SPECIAL is a audible amuse bouche, a podcast of piquant provocation.  Join Mike Schlitt on a 10-minute magic carpet ride that will melt all your cares and make you feel whole again

Episode 01: I Podcast, Therefore I am

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2013 10:05


Welcome to EARLY BIRD SPECIAL - an audible amuse bouche, a podcast of piquant provocation, a 10-minute magic carpet ride that will melt all your cares and make you feel whole again.   Or not. Just listen to the goddamn podcast.

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