Hello, Dear with Pedro and Charles

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Comedians Pedro Salinas (HBO) and Charles Blyzniuk (TIRES on Netflix) provide each other with weekly updates across various metrics and key performance indicators. Tune in to hear them discuss science, business, culture, and food. At the end of each episode, they read and analyze a poem.

Pedro Salinas


    • Oct 30, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
    • weekly NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 31m AVG DURATION
    • 24 EPISODES


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    024: Whispering at the Club (with Menuhin Hart)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2024 85:31


    Comedian Menuhin Hart joins the program to discuss his artistic practice and which iPhone ringtones would make the best beats. Raja Ravi Varma - "Kali Trampling Shiva" Robert Frost - "Acceptance" Follow Menuhin on Instagram. Produced by G34 Productions and filmed at Grove 34 in Astoria, Queens.

    023: Coins Make Noise But Cash Is Quiet

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2024 96:19


    Another solo ep. Readings from "Real Net Worth Of House Of Saudis" by Luke Belmar, "The Witch" and The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson, "The Man Whom The Trees Loved" by Algernon Blackwood, "Les Fleurs" by Thomas Ligotti, and "Bloodchild" and "Amnesty" by Octavia Butler.

    022: Throwing Together

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2024 50:44


    Another solo ep. Wasn't at my best here. Feeling tired and mushy-headed but the masses need their content. Readings from RED MARS and BLUE MARS by Kim Stanley Robinson and "Mirrors" by Jorge Luis Borges.

    021: The Cask of Amontillado (with Anthony DeVito)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2024 86:31


    Comedian Anthony DeVito (Late Show with Stephen Colbert) joins the program to discuss the time he killed so hard during a TV taping that two audience members high-fived each other after one of his jokes. Great ep. Anthony's the man. William Blake: "The Great Red Dragon and the Woman Clothed In Sun" Gerard Manley Hopkins: "God's Grandeur" Produced by G34 Productions and filmed at Grove 34 in Astoria, Queens.

    020: The Abyss Howls Underneath Me

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2024 70:00


    Today's guest fell through and I did a solo podcast. If you listen to all of this you are my best friend. Readings: The Magic Mountain, Thomas Mann Dracula, Bram Stoker "The Call of Cthulhu", H.P. Lovecraft Moby-Dick, Herman Melville "Alberto Caiero XXVI", Fernando Pessoa

    019: Woody and Soon-Yi (with Mary Cella and Jill Weiner)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2024 67:59


    Comedians Mary Cella and Jill Weiner join the program to discuss their favorite problematic artists and what's been pissing them off lately. Follow Mary and Jill on Instagram. Georgia O'Keeffe, "Red Canna". Jewel, "Father Of A Deaf Girl". Produced by G34 Productions and recorded at Grove 34 in Astoria, Queens.

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    018: The Bald Hall of Fame (with Bobby Condon)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2024 145:13


    Comedian Bobby Condon joins the program to discuss his favorite problematic artists and whether Paul Giamatti counts as "bald" or "balding". The audio is a little janky on this one. Last time I promise. I'm just a muscular podcaster trying to make beautiful content for my listeners. Follow Bobby on Instagram. Come see me do stand-up next week. René Magritte: “La Colère des Dieux” William Wordsworth: “A Night-Piece” Produced by G34 Productions and recorded at Grove 34.

    017: The Cube (with Jacob Lie and Greg Warner)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2024 77:17


    A true gift to bring on my boys Jacob Lie and Greg Warner to discuss pick-up artist techniques and the sexual proclivities of Bram Stoker. Follow Jacob and Greg on Instagram. Edvard Munch: "Self-Portrait with a Bottle of Wine" Walt Whitman: "Earth, My Likeness" Produced by G34 Productions and filmed at Grove 34 in Astoria, Queens.

    016: I Will Never Have Abs (with Talib Babb)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2024 96:41


    Comedian Talib Babb (ESPN) joins the program to discuss his favorite sports controversies and why he should be allowed to drive a tank. The audio gets a little squirrely halfway through but it's chill and don't worry about it, won't happen again. Prove your loyalty to the show by powering through. Produced by G34 Productions and filmed at Grove 34 in Astoria, Queens. Listen to Talib's album BURNT EXCELLENCE. Utagawa Kuniyoshi, “Tenjiku Tokubei Riding a Giant Toad” Charles Bukowski, "so you want to be a writer?"

    015: All My Fears Are Very Rational (with Raanan Hershberg)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2024 60:45


    Comedian Raanan Hershberg joins the program to discuss his favorite problematic artists and why he doesn't respect Jackson Pollock. Watch Raanan's new special, BRAVE. "The Connoisseur", by Normal Rockwell. "When You Are Old", by W.B. Yeats. Produced by G34 Productions. Filmed at Grove 34 in Astoria, Queens.

    014 - What's Going On In Estonia (with Andy Haynes)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2024 90:45


    Comedian Andy Haynes joins the program to share his encyclopedic knowledge of global affairs. Magnus Zeller's "The Orator": https://collections.lacma.org/node/254670 Ted Kooser's "The Urine Specimen": https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/browse?volume=143&issue=2&page=15 Watch Andy's special "The Coward of Gramercy": https://youtu.be/jsm_1HhG8Cc?si=drC1HzGkP2Dorstl Produced by G34 Productions. Filmed at Grove 34 in Astoria, Queens.

    013: The Life-Changing Power of Pesto (with Dr. Chelvin Tayne)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2024 88:53


    Comedian Henrik Blix (THE PROBLEM WITH JON STEWART) was supposed to be on the show but he couldn't make it, so instead we invited Dr. Chelvin Tayne to share his groundbreaking research into mindfulness and lifestyle optimization. Watch full video of interview here: https://youtu.be/dn5bHwEExbA "Composition Number 8", by Vasily Kandinsky: https://www.guggenheim.org/artwork/1924 "Ozymandias", by Percy Bysshe Shelley: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46565/ozymandias Produced by G34 Productions Filmed at Grove 34 in Astoria, Queens

    012: Smoothie Flavored Tums

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2024 66:06


    Charles and Pedro discuss A.I.-powered McDonald's drive-thru, Cocomelon's audience engagement strategy, and a poem by Sara Teasdale.

    011: Upskill Execution Capabilities

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2024 79:20


    Charles and Pedro discuss shrimp scampi, McKinsey & Company's world-class implementation toolkit for long-lasting organizational transformation, and a poem by Zora Neale Hurston.

    010: Dragon Ball Zed

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2024 90:50


    Charles and Pedro discuss blueberry scones from Starbucks, women's athletic performance during menstruation, and a poem by John Keats.

    009: Nude Buff Guys

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2024 65:22


    Charles and Pedro discuss croissants dipped in coffee, Chobani yogurt's corporate acquisition strategy, and a poem by Alfred Lord Tennyson.

    008: Blending Grassroots Virality With Beloved I.P.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2024 131:43


    Charles and Pedro discuss cordon bleu pizza, testicular microplastics, and a poem by Tracy K. Smith.

    007: I Wanna Pork You All Night Long

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2024 99:43


    Charles and Pedro discuss lab-grown meat, Sweetgreen steak salad, and a poem by Rumi.

    006: Joe Palooka Institute for Theoretical Physics

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2024 101:19


    Charles and Pedro discuss Kit Kat ice cream, Saudi Arabia's tech industry, and a poem by Elizabeth Bishop.

    005: Day Drunk at Barnes & Noble

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2024 100:23


    Charles and Pedro discuss consumer privacy for our brain waves, the words "genius" (derogatory) and "re-baseline", and a poem by Delmore Schwartz.

    004: Cracked And Looking To Build

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2024 121:05


    Charles and Pedro discuss supermarket-brand smoked salmon, flying taxis in Ohio, the words "cracked" and "languorous", and a poem by Wallace Stevens.

    003: Bricked Up

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2024 138:59


    Charles and Pedro discuss avian flu, Ben Shapiro's voluptuous sister, the phrase "bricked up", and a poem by Emily Dickinson.

    002: Mmmmmm Hi There

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2024 101:43


    Charles and Pedro discuss Long Covid, Andrew Huberman's girlfriend stack, the difference between being "shredded" and being "jacked", and a poem by Rupi Kaur.

    001: Dean Norris Sex GIFs

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2024 92:09


    Charles and Pedro discuss childhood amnesia, the Boeing whistleblower, "doing the needful", and the poem "Joy" by Robinson Jeffers.

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