Podcast appearances and mentions of chris berube

The final episode of Hidden Levels explores the story of SEGA developer Tez Okano and the bizarre, meta-game he created: Segagaga. Okano joined SEGA in 1992, witnessing firsthand the company's tumultuous experience in the "console wars" against Nintendo and Sony. In the mid-1990s, SEGA struggled to make hardware that kept up with its rivals. The SEGA CD, the 32X, and the Saturn were all commercial failures. For Okano and many developers at SEGA, the console wars were both an exciting time to be in the video game business but also an intense and stressful time. They worked long hours, slept at their desks, and faced relentless deadlines. And so Okano decided to turn the chaotic nature of his professional life into a low-budget, self-parodying game about making video games at SEGA. In Segagaga, the player is a young developer tasked with saving SEGA's market share from the rival DOGMA Corporation (a stand-in for Sony/PlayStation). The gameplay is a mix of a role-playing game (RPG) and a management simulator, where you recruit demoralized, mutant-like SEGA employees by convincing them to join your team for the lowest salary possible. The gameplay reflects the absurd reality of game development. Players can spend a long time creating an original, hit game or they can quickly make a bunch of trashy titles (or shovelware) that barely keeps the company afloat. Okano even told us that the insults characters used in "battles" were actual quotes he heard in the office. The game was finished in 2001, just as the highly anticipated Sony PlayStation 2 was effectively dooming SEGA's Dreamcast. As game journalist Simon Parkin notes, Segagaga was released only two weeks before SEGA exited the console business entirely. This timing transformed the game from a self-parody into a memorial for a dying era, inviting players to literally defeat SEGA's failed consoles as bosses. Though Okano's bizarre proposal was initially met with laughter by executives, the game ultimately got made and, in a strange twist, benefited from the company's decision to stop making video game hardware. Even in the face of industry chaos, some creators simply can't help but pour their love and energy into making games. Credits This episode was produced by Jayson De Leon and edited by Meg Cramer. Mix by Martín Gonzalez. Fact-checking by Graham Hacia. Original music by Swan Real and Paul Vaitkus. Jocelyne Allen helped translate and interpret our interview with Tez Okano (truly the best). Special thanks to Lewis Cox and Tom Charnock over at The Dreamcast Junkyard. Their insight on SEGA, the Dreamcast, and Segagaga was extremely helpful in the making this story. Additional thanks to Adam Kuplowsky and 17 Bit's Jake Kazdal. Simon Parkin has a book about the history of the Dreamcast called Sega Dreamcast: Collected Works. It's rich and beautiful and has even more details about Segagaga that we could not fit into this story. Tez Okano would like to thank the small team that supported Segagaga. Especially Hisao Oguchi, Tadashi Takezaki, and Taku Sasahara. Hidden Levels is a production of 99% Invisible and WBUR's Endless Thread. The Managing Producer for Hidden Levels is Chris Berube. The series was created by Ben Brock Johnson. Series theme by Swan Real and Paul Vaitkus. Series art by Aaron Nestor.

Dr. James "Butch" Rosser was a pioneer in minimally invasive surgery in the 1990s. When he credited his surgical skills to video games, people dismissed him. The prevailing narrative was that kids who played video games became killers, not doctors. So Butch set out on quest: to show how video games can help make better doctors. Show notes: The impact of video games on training surgeons in the 21st century (JAMA Surgery) Study: High-School Video Gamers Match Physicians at Robotic-Surgery Simulation (Slate) We Have to Operate, but Let's Play First (The New York Times) He's really on his game (Orlando Sentinel) Credits This episode was written and produced by Grace Tatter and edited by Meg Cramer. Mix, sound design and music composition by Emily Jankowski. "Hidden Levels" is a production of 99% Invisible and WBUR's Endless Thread. The Managing Producer for Hidden Levels is Chris Berube. The series was created by Ben Brock Johnson. Series theme by Swan Real and Paul Vaitkus. Series art by Aaron Nestor.

Machinima — a portmanteau of “machine” and “cinema” — refers to movies filmed inside video games. The art form had a renaissance in the 1990s, and many thought it had a future in Hollywood. Among the early pioneers were the New York animation collective the Ill Clan, who puppeteered characters in real-time inside the video game Quake, bypassing traditional animation rendering. This technique exploded into a cultural phenomenon through the 2000s with hits like Red vs. Blue, South Park's Emmy-winning World of Warcraft episode, and This Spartan Life, a live talk show filmed inside Halo 2's unpredictable virtual world. However, machinima.com faced controversies and eventually shut down, erasing its archive and leaving many original artists sidelined. Today, machinima is experiencing a powerful resurgence in documentary filmmaking. Projects like Grand Theft Hamlet, filmed during the pandemic entirely within Grand Theft Auto 5, proved that sophisticated feature films could be created in active, real-time virtual environments. Award-winning documentaries like The Remarkable Life of Ibelin showcase the medium's emotional depth and its potential for democratizing creativity. What started as a technical workaround has evolved into a legitimate art form that continues to redefine the meaning of movies, and games. Credits: This episode was produced by Andrew Callaway and edited by Chris Berube. Mix by Martín Gonzalez. Original music by Swan Real, Jamilah Sandoto and Paul Vaitkus. Fact-checking by Lara Bullens.

Today, Stef Sanjati is a creator on YouTube with over half a million subscribers. Her content mostly focuses on her two greatest loves — makeup and gaming — often combining the two with her otherworldly video game-inspired beauty tutorials. Growing up in small-town Ontario, though, Stef was a quiet, introverted kid who was bullied a lot. For one thing, she looked different from her peers. Having been born with a rare genetic condition called Waardenburg Syndrome, Stef has several distinct physical features, including wide-set blue eyes and a natural streak of white hair. But there was something else that she didn't quite have the words for back then – something she felt closest to while playing as her favorite avatar in World of Warcraft, the massively multiplayer online role-playing game by Blizzard Entertainment. That something else was that Stef is trans. Choosing your player is a near-ubiquitous experience in gaming. Whether it's picking from a stock of ready-made options in Mario Kart or carefully calibrating a custom avatar in World of Warcraft, a gamer's choice of character has a huge impact on the gaming experience. But when a gamer is given the chance to choose, or even build, a brand new identity outside of the one they experience every day, the potential impact goes far beyond simple gameplay. Credits This episode was written and produced by Frannie Monahan and edited by Meg Cramer. Mix, sound design and music composition by Paul Vaitkus. "Hidden Levels" is a production of 99% Invisible and WBUR's Endless Thread. The Managing Producer for Hidden Levels is Chris Berube. The series was created by Ben Brock Johnson. Series theme by Swan Real and Paul Vaitkus. Series art by Aaron Nestor.

For decades, the U.S. Army has been on edge about recruitment, hitting its goals for a few years, only to miss them again. As part of their strategy to combat recruiting concerns, the Army has turned its focus online: to the world of gaming and competitive eSports. With nearly 80% of Americans between the ages of 13 and 28 playing video games weekly, the Army has identified this community as a vital demographic for potential recruits. The core goal of this outreach is to use gaming as an entry point, which is nothing new — the precedent was set decades ago. With the end of the draft in 1973, the U.S. Army found itself faced with new recruitment challenges. Campaigns like the “Be All You Can Be” ads of the 80s were popular and led to short-term bumps in recruitment, but they didn't last. The Army failed to meet its recruitment goals in 1998. It failed again in 1999. In response, a U.S. Army lieutenant colonel spearheaded the development of America's Army, a free-to-play first-person shooter launched in 2002. The game was designed to offer a "virtual test drive" of Army life. Before the players could enter the full combat portion of the game, they were required to complete certain training modules covering topics like physical fitness and weapons use. The game was designed to reflect the Army's values and structure. And despite the game's promise to represent the true Army experience, the relatively limited depiction of gore and gruesome violence raised concern from some critics. Other critics, including anti-war activists and the ACLU, condemned the project for "gamifying war" and serving as propaganda that targeted impressionable youth by design. America's Army became a significant cultural and recruiting success, accumulating over 1.5 million downloads in its first month and eventually earning the title of the "Most Downloaded War Video Game" from Guinness World Records with more than 42.5 million downloads. After a two-decade run, the U.S. Army officially shuttered America's Army. The way Americans played video games had changed since the game launched in the early 2000s, and the Army began to pivot its approach to gaming to leverage the success of existing games and opportunities posed by the increasingly popular competitive eSports scene. Today, the Army eSports team competes in commercial titles like Rocket League, Call of Duty, and Valorant, continuing its outreach. This modern presence remains contentious — critics continue to question the ethics of military outreach in spaces that include children. Credits: This episode was produced by Katelyn Harrop and edited by Christopher Johnson. Mix, sound design and music composition by Paul Vaitkus. Additional mixing by Martín Gonzalez. "Hidden Levels" is a production of 99% Invisible and WBUR's Endless Thread. The Managing Producer for Hidden Levels is Chris Berube. The series was created by Ben Brock Johnson. Series theme by Swan Real and Paul Vaitkus. Series art by Aaron Nestor.

Welcome to our all-new collaborative series, "Hidden Levels," in which we team up with 99% Invisible to explore how the world of video games has impacted the world beyond. We'll dive deep into how games are made and designed, exploring everything from the history of the joystick to the faithful recreation of nature in digital spaces. Whether you are a lifelong gamer or have never picked up a controller, "Hidden Levels" uncovers how games have quietly changed culture, technology, and the way we see the world...starting with a '90s arcade classic. Developer Mark Turmell worked at Midway, which was known for iconic games like Space Invaders, Pac-Man, and Mortal Kombat. His creation of NBA Jam in 1993 pushed the company in a new direction. It debuted at the height of the Chicago Bulls' dynasty, aiming to capture the energy of professional basketball in a high-octane, over-the-top format. The game was a hit out of the gate, captivating players with its digitized graphics (with the heads of real NBA players) and fantasy gameplay where players could become "on fire." At the heart of the NBA Jam gaming experience was the voice of its announcer, Tim Kitzrow. Turmell and the game's sound team had realized they needed a voice that could match the game's energy and cut through the din of an arcade, without the budget for a professional NBA commentator. So they turned to Kitzrow, an improv comedian and journeyman actor, who was initially hired by Midway for pinball voiceovers — it was just a fun side gig. He had no idea that his work on NBA Jam would make such a lasting impact on the industry. Kitzrow modeled his energetic, flamboyant delivery on NBA announcer Marv Albert, infusing it with his own ad-libbed, short, and punchy catchphrases like "REJECTED!" and the game's most famous line, "Boomshakalaka!"—which was suggested by an artist and inspired by funk group Sly and the Family Stone. The game became a monumental hit, reportedly making $1 billion in quarters in its first year, with its catchphrases entering basketball vernacular. *** Credits: This episode of "Hidden Levels" was produced by James Parkinson, edited by Emmett FitzGerald, and mixed by Martín Gonzalez. Original music by Swan Real, Jamilah Sandoto, and Paul Vaitkus. Series theme by Swan Real and Paul Vaitkus. This story was adapted from James Parkinson's podcast, Gameplay. The Managing Producer for "Hidden Levels" is Chris Berube. The series was created by Ben Brock Johnson. "Hidden Levels" is a production of 99% Invisible and WBUR's Endless Thread.

From TV commercials and branded soda cans to Emily in Paris spon-con, the Olympics are once again everywhere. In the Olympic spirit, we're bringing you four stories about the games in all their international, theatrical glory.In the first story, Christopher Johnson introduces the obscure, non-traditional sports from a forgotten part of Olympic history. The second story, by Chris Berube, offers a glimpse into the financial strain brought about by Montreal's host venue for the 1976 games. In Vivian Le's third story, the opening ceremony for Seoul's 1988 Olympics begins on an unfortunate note. The final story, by Avery Trufelman, proposes a twist on the traditional Olympic host-country format.The 2024 Olympics Spectacular 

In the twentieth century, the jetpack became synonymous with the idea of a ‘futuristic society.' Appearing in cartoons and magazines, it felt like a matter of time before people could ride a jetpack to work. But jetpacks never became a mainstream technology, leaving many to wonder…why? In this episode of 99 Percent Invisible, producer Chris Berube travels to the Udvar-Hazy Center of the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum to find out for himself.This episode was produced by Chris Berube. He spoke with Bill Suitor, Don Erwin, and the Smithsonian's Colleen Anderson. David Taylor reported on the rocket belt for The Washington Post in 2022, and Steve Lehto wrote about the belt, and other jetpack technology, in his book The Great American Jetpack.Transcript available here: https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/rocket-man/transcript/

99% Invisible's Chris Berube shares margarine's secret history—from Supreme Court battles to Eleanor Roosevelt's advertising campaign—and why in some states you could only buy margarine that was dyed pink or black. Plus, we learn about snacks from around the world with Unsnackable's Folu Akinkuotu; Dan Pashman tells us what there is to love about canned foods; and we make Brazilian-Style Pizza. (Originally aired April 15, 2022.)Get the recipe for Brazilian-Style Pizza Carbonara here.Listen to Milk Street Radio on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PATREON EXCLUSIVE - https://www.patreon.com/posts/71837828 At last - conservatives have made a movie about the Hunter Biden laptop scandal. Director Robert David (yes, the villain from Goonies) and Breitbart Media present MY SON HUNTER (2022), a feature film that alleges to expose the Bidens as an international crime family. Longtime friend of the show Chris Berube stops by to discuss why the biggest scandal is how damn boring this movie is.

99% Invisible's Chris Berube shares margarine's secret history—from Supreme Court battles to Eleanor Roosevelt's advertising campaign—and why in some states you could only buy margarine that was dyed pink or black. Plus, we learn about snacks from around the world with Unsnackable's Folu Akinkuotu; Dan Pashman tells us what there is to love about canned foods; and we make Brazilian-Style Pizza.Get this week's recipe, Brazilian-Style Pizza Carbonara.Listen to Milk Street Radio on: Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

みなさんの周りにバイリンガル、トリリンガル、マルチリンガルの人はいますか？母国語以外の言語を話せてかっこいいとか、仕事に役立つとか、交流の幅が広がりそう、って思いますよね。実はそれ以外にも脳のある部分が発達しているということがわかりました。今回はそんな多言語話せる人の脳を探りシェアしていきます！※誤解いただきたくないのは、バイリンガルだから優秀、母国語しか話せないから無能ということではありません。あくまで脳科学的にバイリンガルの人はこういった傾向がありそうというリサーチ結果になります。引用文献The benefits of a bilingual brain by Mia NacamulliMapping the Bilingual Brain by Chris Berube■各チャンネルへアクセスまとめhttps://linktr.ee/outsidebox.pod■お問い合わせoutsidebox@outside-box.com■Twitter→@OutsideBox7https://twitter.com/OutsideBox7■Instagram→outsidebox.podhttps://www.instagram.com/outsidebox.pod/

今回は英語勉強中のAtsushiが、アメリカ在住歴10年以上のTatsuyaに、語学学習する上での疑問を投げかけました！4月となり新生活、新学期、新期を迎えた学生さん、社会人の皆さん多いと思います。ぜひ語学習得目指してるリスナーさん、Atsushiと一緒に語学学習頑張りませんか？引用文献The benefits of a bilingual brain by Mia NacamulliMapping the Bilingual Brain by Chris Berube■各チャンネルへアクセスまとめhttps://linktr.ee/outsidebox.pod■お問い合わせoutsidebox@outside-box.com■Twitter→@OutsideBox7https://twitter.com/OutsideBox7■Instagram→outsidebox.podhttps://www.instagram.com/outsidebox.pod/

Retrouvez ci-dessous tous les articles cités dans cet épisode du Mémo :The Hollywood Sign by Chris Berube (99% Invisible)Nouvelle donne pour les cartes (CNRS)Espace public : Google a les moyens de tout gâcher (Visions carto)Les photos de vacances sur Instagram, un mal géolocalisé (20 minutes)Forget Google Maps. It’s time to try a privacy-friendly alternative (Wired)Google affiliate Sidewalk Labs abruptly abandons Toronto smart city project (The Guardian)« Les mouvements citoyens contribuent à politiser le débat sur la ville numérique » (Le Monde)36 cities adopt policy roadmap for ethical use of data and technology (Cities Today)Crédits :Le Mémo est un podcast Orange.Cet épisode a été écrit et réalisé en octobre 2020 par Spintank. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In the mid-1980s, Janet Jackson broke away from her world-famous, hit-making family and, with her Control album, rebooted both her career and pop style in the New Jack Swing era. The challenge was following it up—and Jackson and her producers, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, didn’t make it easy on themselves. In 1989, they produced an ambitious album with a portentous title: Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation 1814. But what could have been Control, Part 2 instead was a visionary LP that reinvented the socially conscious album from the era of Marvin Gaye for the ’90s, and envisioned what pop would eventually sound like in the 21st century. Rhythm Nation was a smash, generating more hits—and bigger hits—than any album in history. In fact, if Jackson and her label hadn’t pulled their punches with one final radio single, she could have set an all-time Billboard chart record that would have overshadowed any of the Jackson family’s historic achievements. Podcast production by Chris Berube. HostChris Molanphy Follow @cmolanphy on Twitter / https://www.twitter.com/cmolanphy  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the mid-1980s, Janet Jackson broke away from her world-famous, hit-making family and, with her Control album, rebooted both her career and pop style in the New Jack Swing era. The challenge was following it up—and Jackson and her producers, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, didn’t make it easy on themselves. In 1989, they produced an ambitious album with a portentous title: Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation 1814. But what could have been Control, Part 2 instead was a visionary LP that reinvented the socially conscious album from the era of Marvin Gaye for the ’90s, and envisioned what pop would eventually sound like in the 21st century. Rhythm Nation was a smash, generating more hits—and bigger hits—than any album in history. In fact, if Jackson and her label hadn’t pulled their punches with one final radio single, she could have set an all-time Billboard chart record that would have overshadowed any of the Jackson family’s historic achievements. Podcast production by Chris Berube. HostChris Molanphy Follow @cmolanphy on Twitter / https://www.twitter.com/cmolanphy  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the mid-1980s, Janet Jackson broke away from her world-famous, hit-making family and, with her Control album, rebooted both her career and pop style in the New Jack Swing era. The challenge was following it up—and Jackson and her producers, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, didn’t make it easy on themselves. In 1989, they produced an ambitious album with a portentous title: Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation 1814. But what could have been Control, Part 2 instead was a visionary LP that reinvented the socially conscious album from the era of Marvin Gaye for the ’90s, and envisioned what pop would eventually sound like in the 21st century. Rhythm Nation was a smash, generating more hits—and bigger hits—than any album in history. In fact, if Jackson and her label hadn’t pulled their punches with one final radio single, she could have set an all-time Billboard chart record that would have overshadowed any of the Jackson family’s historic achievements. Podcast production by Chris Berube. HostChris Molanphy Follow @cmolanphy on Twitter / https://www.twitter.com/cmolanphy  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What can we learn from Beto O'Rourke's trajectory from 2018 rising-star to 2019 flameout? We're joined by our old friend Chris Berube to revisit O'Rourke's brief period as a liberal cause celebre through the HBO/Crooked Media documentary RUNNING WITH BETO. Chris tells us about his experiences following Beto on the campaign trail for the popular podcast "Underdog." PLUS: the state of the Dem primary, and the latest evil machinations of the Disney company.

“He’s such a puzzle...and we don’t have all the answers.” As the world continues to try and figure out the puzzle that is North Korea, guest host Chris Berube talks to Anna Fifield, the Washington Post reporter who’s put together the most complete portrait leader Kim Jong-un yet. Her new book is “The Great Successor: The Divinely Perfect Destiny of Brilliant Comrade Kim Jong Un”.

All over Oakland right now people are wearing Warriors shirts and flying their Warriors flags from their cars, and as much as we like our hometown team here at 99pi, we've been following these NBA finals for another design-related reason. When you watch the games in Toronto the whole stadium is filled with people wearing red raptors jerseys, but every now and then you'll see these little flashes of purple. Those bold fans are wearing one of the most polarizing jerseys in the history of sports. A jersey that we actually did a whole episode about last year. So in honor of the Toronto Raptors, and the beautifully ugly jersey they gave the world, we're gonna rerun that episode for you today, along with an update from our new 99pi team member Chris Berube, a Torontonian and Raptors fan since he was a kid. The Barney Design Redux

All over Oakland right now people are wearing Warriors shirts and flying their Warriors flags from their cars, and as much as we like our hometown team here at 99pi, we've been following these NBA finals for another design-related reason. When you watch the games in Toronto the whole stadium is filled with people wearing red raptors jerseys, but every now and then you'll see these little flashes of purple. Those bold fans are wearing one of the most polarizing jerseys in the history of sports. A jersey that we actually did a whole episode about last year. So in honor of the Toronto Raptors, and the beautifully ugly jersey they gave the world, we're gonna rerun that episode for you today, along with an update from our new 99pi team member Chris Berube, a Torontonian and Raptors fan since he was a kid. The Barney Design Redux

On The Gist, maybe Trump wants to be impeached?  Then it’s a change of format as all the former and current producers of The Gist gather together for a roundtable. Founding producer Andrea Silenzi discusses the origins of The Gist, past producers Chris Berube and Mary Wilson talk about the thrills of covering the presidential debates, and current producers Pierre Bienaimé and Daniel Schroeder join in to dish on what it's like working with Mike.  In the Spiel, Mike reevaluates his mistakes from the past five years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On The Gist, maybe Trump wants to be impeached?  Then it’s a change of format as all the former and current producers of The Gist gather together for a roundtable. Founding producer Andrea Silenzi discusses the origins of The Gist, past producers Chris Berube and Mary Wilson talk about the thrills of covering the presidential debates, and current producers Pierre Bienaimé and Daniel Schroeder join in to dish on what it's like working with Mike.  In the Spiel, Mike reevaluates his mistakes from the past five years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

HBM host Jeff Emtman attempts to capture the essence of NYC. Re-aired from the Bang and Bang and Olufsen podcast Sound Matters.

Who is the ultimate fighter? A wrestler? A boxer? A martial arts master? The first ever Ultimate Fighting Championship set out to answer that question. The results were violent, chaotic, and led to the birth of a multi-billion-dollar sport. Reported by Chris Berube. Produced by Pineapple Street Media and 30 for 30's Andrew Mambo. 30for30podcasts.com

This is The Decision: The podcast where people try to convince me to finally abandon The Knicks, and become a fan of their favorite team. This is Episode 5: The Toronto Raptors. I think they're a good candidate because I just love what Canada seems to represent. And to make an argument for Canada is Chris Berube, who's probably the platonic ideal of what I think about when I think of a Canadian. You can follow Chris at twitter.com/chrisberube. The Decision is produced by Alex Kapelman. Original music from Louis Stein, Alessio Romano, and Scott Kapelman. There will be five new episodes of the show every weekday until Tuesday, October 17, when the final episode will be released. Until then, follow Alex on Twitter at twitter.com/alexkapelman.

Chris Berube with the rundown: Canadians are mad at the Trudeau Rolling Stone cover; California is close to legalizing safe injection sites; Larry David makes a very Larry David-ish gaffe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Berube with the rundown: Donald Trump's veterans tribute takes a bad turn; Did the President warn anyone about his transgender military ban?; Rick Perry takes a crank call. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Berube with the rundown: Rome's drought is getting pretty bad; Chickens are holding up a potential US-UK free trade deal; Nicolas Maduro makes a power enemy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Berube with the rundown: two things you need to know about Anthony Scaramucci, one thing you don't about outgoing Press Secretary Sean Spicer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Berube with the rundown: Akie Abe maybe pretended not the speak English around Trump; Three hundred jobs will be outsourced at Carrier; Salvador Dali's mustache lives on, miraculously. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Berube with the rundown: Reports say Paul Manafort owed $17-million to Russians in 2015; New airport restrictions for everyone entering the US; Holland devises a clever way to solve cold cases. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Berube with the rundown: The DoD is renting an apartment they don't need in Trump Tower; Russian state TV has harsh words for fidget spinners; The Bank of England screwed up their Jane Austen money. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Berube with the rundown: Donald Trump issues his NAFTA demands; An Australian senator unearths a shocking(ly mild) fact about her past; A 250-year-old cannonball is still active, somehow. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Berube with the rundown: How big is that giant iceberg, exactly?; Colorado scares people off the voter rolls; No, macaroni and cheese won't kill you, probably. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Berube with the (terrifying) rundown: A cyberattack hits US nuclear plants; The US state department can't even find a hotel room in Germany; Trump pairs up with an actual super villain (kinda) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Berube with the rundown: The Trump Organization renews a fishy URL; One California company is bottling 'reused' water; A very upsetting sign at a baseball game is just tradition, I swear! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Berube with the rundown: Trump's trip to Europe starts in Poland; 44 states hold out on the voter fraud commission; Canada rented a very, very large rubber duck for some reason Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Berube with the rundown: The White House says you can't report on press briefings; Alaska gets a helpful clause in the healthcare bill; Gwyneth Paltrow is nonsense. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Berube with the rundown: President Trump is back on the campaign trail; More North Carolina chicanery; A very dumb heist, revealed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Berube with the rundown: Does Donald Trump have tapes of his conversations with James Comey?; We're getting another British, like next week maybe; The Girl Scouts introduce a very modern badge.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Berube with the rundown: American voters reevaluate George W. Bush; It's so hot in Phoenix, planes can't fly; Bob Dylan is history's greatest troll.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Berube with the rundown: Is Trump under investigation?; The ratings are not good for Megyn Kelly's Alex Jones interview; Sheriff Clarke, we hardly knew ya. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Berube is joined by June Thomas to break down the surprising outcome of the British election.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Berube with the rundown: New Hampshire considers the first Trump-era voter ID law; Should SXSW leave Texas to protest regressive laws?; What do you call man-spreading in Spanish?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Berube with the rundown: three stories where politics and sports intersect.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Berube with the rundown: The statistics about terrorism deaths in America; Cuts kill investigations into The Troubles; Terry Gilliam finally completes Don Quixote, we still may never see it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Berube with the rundown: Deciphering Trump's real views on climate change; A confusing election poll in the UK; Yes, even Sharknado is political now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Berube with three things you need to know about the upcoming British election.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Berube with the rundown: Two things about the Trump budget; and a weird baseball legend, investigated.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Berube with the rundown: Donald Trump responds to the terror attack in Manchester in a very Trumpian way; Callista Gingrich heads to the Vatican;  InfoWars gets into the White House, just for one day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Berube with the rundown: David Clarke joins the White House, plagiarized a lot of stuff; Protests in Venezuela hit fifty days; The Fyre will be back, assuming organizers are not in prison. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Berube with three facts about the firing of FBI director James Comey.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Berube with the rundown: Jared Kushner's sister makes a sketchy decision; Moon Jae-in is the new president of South Korea; A horrifying, nightmarish, gross, super-interesting fact about parasites Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Berube with the rundown: A golf journalist drops a huge Trump allegation; Uber is being probed by the DOJ; A very dangerous Chinese driving school meets its fate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Berube with the rundown: How Donald Trump celebrated 100 days; Sebastian Gorka is out at the White House; Aliens will probably kill us all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Berube with the rundown: Trump administration staffing update, 100 Days edition; The other little red button in the White House; Another twist in the mysterious death of Simon, the enormous rabbit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Berube with the rundown: Why Marine Le Pen could win, troubling news about Ivanka's clothing brand, and a Shark Tank star ends a very short political career. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Berube with the rundown: Canadian fury over new lumber tariffs; How much will Trump supporters get in child care support?; Yet another United Airlines PR disaster. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Berube with the rundown: Chaos on the German far-right; The State Department promotes Mar-a-Lago; The single funny thing about Alex Jones. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Berube with the rundown: Trump's popularity 100 days in; Who IS going to pay for that wall?; A French May-December romance in the spotlight.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Berube with the rundown: 1) Trump allies have deep foreign ties; 2) More drama in the North Carolina legislature; 3) The Times has a big scoop around the White House Easter Egg Roll Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Berube with the rundown: 1) What did Russia know about the Syrian chemical attack?; 2) Sebastien Gorka has a plan for Libya; 3) Silvio Berlusconi is the new face of vegetarianism in Italy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Berube with the rundown: 1) The very muddy U.S. policy towards Syria; 2) How expensive is the President's weekly trip to Mar-a-Lago?; 3) The unusual way Fox is educating employees about harassment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Berube with two thing you need to know, and one you don't: 1) Trump meets with the President of Egypt; 2) A development in the crash that killed Lech Kaczyński; 3) Harrison Ford really needs to stop being a pilot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Berube with two things you need to know, one you don't: 1) Trump's plans to turf the Freedom Caucus; 2) SpaceX wants to re-use some rockets; 3) A creative, definitely fraudulent way to sell your screenplay. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Berube with two things you need to know, one thing you don't: 1) The consequences of Brexit; 2) No, Ryan Zinke doesn't want to actually build the wall IN Mexico; 3) Donald Trump does not want to throw a baseball Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Did you know there's an entire country north of The United States? We'll learn more about this mysterious land with today's guest judge, Slate's unofficial Canada correspondent, Chris Berube. He tells us that Canadians call seltzer "club soda." Go figure: It's just like Canadians to figure out how to spell "seltzer" with the letter "U." (Also, we are aware club soda is technically different from seltzer. Please send your angry letters to Canada Dry, c/o Dr Pepper/Seven Up, Inc.) In today's final semifinal, Saratoga and Adirondack Lemon Lime compete to advance to the final final.

Chris Berube with two things you need to know, and one you don't: 1) Trump's border wall hits a funding snag; 2) Canada has something special planned for 4/20; 3) Tim Tebow doesn't have a prayer of playing major league baseball Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Berube with two thing you need to know, and one you don't: 1) Trump hands Merkel a NATO bill; 2) Marine Le Pen's party is out of funds in France; 3) A Scottish reality show manages to be worse than American reality shows. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Berube with two things you need to know, one thing you don't: 1) Donald Trump tries to roll back Obama's auto emissions standards; 2) An app-enabled vibrator is collecting your information; 3) South Korea's president is a terrible person.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Berube with two things you need to know, one thing you don't: 1) Scotland is trying to leave the UK again; 2) Rex Tillerson's alter ego; 3) Willem Dafoe, noted favorite of children everywhere Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Berube with two things you need to know, one thing you don't: 1) The White House has a lot of empty desks; 2) Muhammed Ali Jr is detained again; 3) Uber disrupts the podcast space in a very Uber way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Berube and Wendy Zukerman with three science-y things: 1) A new use for gene therapy; 2) A new metaphor for climate change; 3) A new mammal is revealed by its beautiful "song." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Berube and Dahlia Lithwick with three things: 1) The White House sends a confusing message on the immigration order; 2) Why Trump is not calling out recent killings as "terrorism"; 3) The move to disbar Kellyanne Conway. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Berube and Ben Mathis-Lilley with three things: 1) Boarder agents are searching planes now; 2) Betsy DeVos sends a troubling press release about school choice; 3) Alex Jones and InfoWars hit the mainstream.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Berube and Aisha Harris with three things about the Oscars: 1) Moonlight is the least expensive Best Picture ever; 2) What the hell happened with that envelope?; 3) Some historic firsts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Berube with three things: 1) The high cost of a billionaire president; 2) German spy dolls must be stopped; 3) Trump really wants you to have the meatloaf, you're going to love it, it's fantastic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Berube with three things: 1) The White House changes course on the Israel-Palestine conflict; 2) Omarosa has a run-in with a journalist; 3) Eurovision drama! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Berube with three things: 1) When did Trump know Michael Flynn was lying?; 2) Valentine's Day is banned in Pakistan; 3) Shia LaBeouf's ill-considered art project is shut down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Berube with three things: 1) Trump's labor secretary faces more delays; 2) The politics of Linda McMahon; 3) Trump and Mnuchin's inauspicious film careers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Berube with three things: 1) An update on the Betsy DeVos confirmation fight; 2) Why does everyone believe there was a nonexistent massacre in Kentucky?; 3) Broadway gets topical. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Berube with three things: 1) Why is Donald Trump mad at the Australian PM?; 2) 76 protestors arrested at Standing Rock; 3) Don't make predictions in Sri Lanka. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Berube with three things: 1) Senate Republicans clear the way for Trump nominees; 2) Rodrigo Duterte pulls back in the war on drugs; 3) An iconic American brand changes course. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Berube with three things: 1) Steve Bannon joins the National Security Council; 2) Fox News falsely claims an attack is Islamic terrorism; 3) Plastic fur is murder. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Berube with three things to know: 1) Logan Airport is the best place for refugees; 2) But Canada actually can't accept them; 3) Who's going to the Oscars, travel ban edition. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Berube with three things: 1) Trump's nominees are not ethically vetted; 2) 2016 was a very deadly year for journalists; 3) Why Bulgarian public radio is bad right now.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Berube with three things: 1) Science says you should feed your toddler peanuts; 2) A record-breaking tuna auction highlights overfishing; 3) No, "They Live" is not an alt-right allegory.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Berube with two things you need to know, one you don't: 1) The fate of Obamacare; 2) China mixes Uber with 1984; 3) Omarosa joins the White House. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Berube with today's three things: 1) Gutting and ungutting the Congressional watchdog; 2) Update on the Syrian ceasefire; 3) A useless Canadian village goes up for sale. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Berube has today's three things: 1) Venezuela realizes dumping their most common currency note wasn't a great idea; 2) The electoral college gathers to pick the new president; 3) Ambassador Pitbull  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this special bonus episode, Will and Luke are joined by returning guest Chris Berube to explore the most financially successful right-wing documentary of the post-Michael Moore age. It's the movie that, according to its maker, swayed 1 million votes to Mitt Romney* and landed its director in prison**. It's 2016: OBAMA'S AMERICA, by the one and only Dinesh D'Souza. *Almost certainly untrue **He was actually indicted for campaign finance law violations

It was the movie that blew our heroes' minds when they were teenagers - but does it hold up? This week, Will Sloan, Luke Savage, and special guest Chris Berube revisit Michael Moore's Oscar-winning BOWLING FOR COLUMBINE. These three Canadians will unlock the doors... of your hearts.

Mezcal Bees Knees2 oz mezcal.75 oz fresh lemon juice.75 oz honey syrup (2 parts clover honey dissolved into 1 part hot water) Shake the ingredients with ice until well chilled, then double strain into a stemmed glass and garnish with a lemon peel. The Fox Mulder1.5 oz Rye whiskey.75 oz Lemon juice.25 oz Pineapple juice.5 oz Simple syrup.5 oz Green Chartreuse Add all ingredients except the Green Chartreuse to a shaker filled with ice. Shake, and strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice. Top with a float of Green Chartreuse. Filibuster1.5 oz Rye.75 oz Lemon juice.25 oz Maple syrup1 medium egg white1 dash aromatic bitterslemon twist Shake all ingredients without ice to combine well, then shake again with ice until well chilled. Strain into a rocks glass with ice and garnish.

The Safe Word1.5 oz Reposado Tequila.75 oz Aperol.75 oz Cocchi Americano.75 oz Sorel liqueur2 dr Peychaud's Bitters1 twst Grapefruit peel (as garnish) Stir, strain, rocks, twist. Corpse Reviver #11.5 oz Cognac.75 oz apple brandy or calvados.75 oz sweet vermouth Stir with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with an orange twist. Upside Down Martini2 1/2oz of french dry vermouth1 oz ginlemon peel for garnish Assemble gin and vermouth in a mixing glass filled with Ice and stir. Strain into a chilled martini glass and garnish with the lemon peel. Fade To Black (via)1 oz mezcal, preferably Del Maguey Vida1 oz Ramazzotti amaro.25 oz navy strength Jamaican rum, preferably Smith & Cross.5 oz agave syrup1 eggPinch of salt2 dashes Bittermens mole bitters2 ozs Negra Modelo beer In a cocktail shaker, combine all ingredients except the beer, and dry shake about 30 seconds. Fill three-quarters full with ice and shake for another 30 seconds. Strain into an 8-ounce highball glass with no ice. Top with the beer. Stir briefly with a bar spoon to combine ingredients. Test Pilot.5 oz fresh lime juice.5 oz falernum.5 oz Cointreau1.5 oz dark Jamaican rum.75 oz light Puerto Rican rum1 dash Angostura bitters6 drops Pernod1 cup crushed iceProcedures Put all ingredients in a blender and blend at high speed for 5 seconds. Pour unstrained into a double old-fashioned glass, adding more crushed ice to fill. Garnish with an orange wheel.

Chris Berube is an associate producer for CBC Radio's Q with Jian Ghomeshi and host of The Walrus Podcast. He's also worked for The Grid, the Globe and Mail, Radiolab, and NPR. And he's the former president of Humberside Collegiate Institute's student body. Chris spoke with us about interviewing George Clinton, surviving the unpaid intern circuit, and what makes a great podcast. He also talked about working on one of Canada's most renowned radio programs, and the unknown future of journalism in Toronto and anywhere else.