Podcast appearances and mentions of joe berkowitz

On today's episode, co-hosts Yasmin Gagne and Josh Christensen discuss the latest news in the world of business and innovation. Including OpenAI's acquisition of Jony Ive's hardware firm, io; Walmart's likely price increases due to tariffs; and the sale of 23andMe. Next, Yasmin talks to Fast Company contributing writer Joe Berkowitz and Fast Company Associate Editor David Salazar about Bill Gates ending his philanthropic organization, the Gates Foundation, in the next two decades, the state of philanthropy, and the next class of billionaires. Finally, Yaz and Josh interview Fast Company contributing writer Clint Rainey about Vincent Bolloré and the allegations surrounding his business ventures in Africa. For more of the latest business and innovation news, go to https://www.fastcompany.com/news To read Joe Berkowitz's coverage of Bill Gates: https://www.fastcompany.com/91333066/bill-gates-warren-buffett-benevolent-billionaire-era-over To read Clint Rainey's article on Vincent Bolloré: https://www.fastcompany.com/91334554/vincent-bollore-restitution-for-africa-complaint

In a recent viral LinkedIn post, Cap X Media's CEO Matthew Baltzell poses in a backwards baseball cap and details his experience firing an employee for the first time. He talks about the process, what he learned, and asks for feedback from readers. One commenter wrote, “This LinkedIn post is a disgrace,” while another said, “You brought pain into someone's life and then turned it into a ‘gold star for me' moment. They're certainly appalled by this on other (less weird) social platforms.”But plenty of comments sympathized with Baltzell over the uncomfortable situation, even praising him for sharing it. In fact, deranged behavior like this is a daily occurrence on LinkedIn, where business influencers operate very differently from influencers on other social media platforms. ‘Fast Company' contributing writer Joe Berkowitz discusses his own forays into LinkedIn's world of ‘corporate positivity.' And Andrew Lacey, founder and CEO of medical technology company Prenuvo, talks about how the full-body MRI scanning that his company is offering might change our perspective on preventative healthcare—if the high cost can be lowered by other systemic reforms in healthcare.

In a recent viral LinkedIn post, Cap X Media's CEO Matthew Baltzell poses in a backwards baseball cap and details his experience firing an employee for the first time. He talks about the process, what he learned, and asks for feedback from readers. One commenter wrote, “This LinkedIn post is a disgrace,” while another said, “You brought pain into someone's life and then turned it into a ‘gold star for me' moment. They're certainly appalled by this on other (less weird) social platforms.”But plenty of comments sympathized with Baltzell over the uncomfortable situation, even praising him for sharing it. In fact, deranged behavior like this is a daily occurrence on LinkedIn, where business influencers operate very differently from influencers on other social media platforms. ‘Fast Company' contributing writer Joe Berkowitz discusses his own forays into LinkedIn's world of ‘corporate positivity.' And Andrew Lacey, founder and CEO of medical technology company Prenuvo, talks about how the full-body MRI scanning that his company is offering might change our perspective on preventative healthcare—if the high cost can be lowered by other systemic reforms in healthcare.

In a recent viral LinkedIn post, Cap X Media's CEO Matthew Baltzell poses in a backwards baseball cap and details his experience firing an employee for the first time. He talks about the process, what he learned, and asks for feedback from readers. One commenter wrote, “This LinkedIn post is a disgrace,” while another said, “You brought pain into someone's life and then turned it into a ‘gold star for me' moment. They're certainly appalled by this on other (less weird) social platforms.”But plenty of comments sympathized with Baltzell over the uncomfortable situation, even praising him for sharing it. In fact, deranged behavior like this is a daily occurrence on LinkedIn, where business influencers operate very differently from influencers on other social media platforms. ‘Fast Company' contributing writer Joe Berkowitz discusses his own forays into LinkedIn's world of ‘corporate positivity.' And Andrew Lacey, founder and CEO of medical technology company Prenuvo, talks about how the full-body MRI scanning that his company is offering might change our perspective on preventative healthcare—if the high cost can be lowered by other systemic reforms in healthcare.

We chat with chef and TV host Marcus Samuelsson about his childhood in Ethiopia, his adoption by Swedish parents and the rich complexity of the Black experience in America, from cooking to culture. Plus, Joe Berkowitz reveals secrets from the little-known world of cheesemaking; Bianca Bosker gives us a history lesson on the humble fork; and we make hearty Soupe au Pistou.This episode is brought to you by Sleep Number and King Arthur Baking.Get this week's recipe for Soupe au Pistou here.We want to hear your culinary tips! Share your cooking hacks, secret ingredients or unexpected techniques with us for a chance to hear yourself on Milk Street Radio! Here's how: https://www.177milkstreet.com/radiotipsListen to Milk Street Radio on: Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's "MIddle Grade March" so this week we talk about why book lovers, (even adults!) should try a middle grade book. We give you 10 titles that definitely deserve a spot on your TBR list. For show notes for any episode, go to our website at www.perksofbeingabooklover.com. We are also on Instagram @perksofbeingabookloverpod and on FB Perks of Being a Book Lover. Books mentioned in this episode: 1- The Pale Blue Eye by Louis Bayard 2- Nasty, Brutish, and Short: Adventures in Philosophy with Kids by Scott Hershovitz 3- American Cheese: An Indulgent Odyssey Through the Artisan Cheese World by Joe Berkowitz 4- Cork Dork by Bianca Bosker 5- The One and Only Bob / The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate 6- Pax by Sara Pennypacker 7- A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness 8- The Watsons Go to Birmingham, 1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis 9- The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly 10- Dragonwings by Laurence Yep (Gold Mountain Chronicles) 11- The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman 12- American Gods by Neil Gaiman 13- Sandman by Neil Gaiman 14- Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett 15- The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman 16- Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card 17- The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley 18- The Wednesday Wars by Gary Schmidt 19- Same Sun Here by Silas House and Neela Vaswani 20- Echo by Pam Munoz Ryan 21- The Greenglass House by Kate Milford (series) 22- A History of Scotland by Neil Oliver 23- 44 Scotland Street by Alexander McCall Smith 24- The Witch's Heart by Genevieve Gornichec 25- The Weaver and the Witch Queen by Genevieve Gornichec 26- Raw Dog: The Naked Truth About Hot Dogs by Jamie Loftus 27- Once Upon a Tome: The Misadventures of a Rare Book Seller by Oliver Darkshire 28- Dream Girl by Laura Lippmann 29- The Lady in the Lake by Laura Lippmann Films mentioned-- 1- The Pale Blue Eye (Netflix 2022) 2- Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) 3- Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (2021)

In this week's episode we're sharing some of the stories from our second annual fundraiser Proton Prom. Part 1: Comedian Josh Gondelman is terrified when he gets a call that his father doesn't remember there's an ongoing pandemic. Part 2: Growing up Ken Ono dreams of being anything but a mathematician. Part 3: As a teenager, Eric Jankowski is inspired when he meets his science heroes. Josh Gondelman is a writer and comedian who incubated in Boston before moving to New York City, where he currently lives and works as the head writer and an executive producer for Desus & Mero on Showtime. Previously, he spent five years at Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, first as a web producer and then as a staff writer where he earned four Emmy Awards, two Peabody Awards, and three WGA Awards. In 2016, Josh made his late night standup debut on Conan (TBS), and he has also performed on Late Night With Seth Meyers (NBC) and The Late Late Show with James Corden (CBS). Gondelman is also the author of the essay collection Nice Try: Stories of Best Intentions and Mixed Results published September 2019 by Harper Perennial. And as of 2019, he has become a regular panelist on NPR mainstay Wait Wait Don't Tell Me. In Spring 2020, Gondelman launched his own podcast Make My Day, a comedy game show. And he was the co-creator of the popular Modern Seinfeld Twitter account. Josh's most recent album Dancing On a Weeknight came out in 2019 on Blonde Medicine Records. (His prior album Physical Whisper debuted in March of 2016 at #1 on the iTunes comedy charts (as well as #4 on the Billboard comedy chart). Offstage, Gondelman is also the co-author (along with Joe Berkowitz) of the book You Blew It, published October 2015 by Plume. In the past, Josh has written for Fuse TV's Billy On The Street. His writing has also appeared in prestigious publications such as McSweeney's Internet Tendency, New York Magazine, and The New Yorker. Additionally, Josh has performed at the Rooftop Comedy Festival in Aspen, CO, and headlined at the Laugh Your Asheville Off Festival in Asheville, NC. More recently he has appeared in the Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival, the Bridgetown Comedy Festival, and SF Sketchfest. His debut standup comedy CD, Everything's The Best was released in November of 2011 by Rooftop Comedy Productions. Ken Ono is the Thomas Jefferson Professor of Mathematics at the University of Virginia and the Chair of Mathematics at the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He has published over 200 research articles in number theory. Professor Ono has received many awards for his research, including a Guggenheim Fellowship, a Packard Fellowship and a Sloan Fellowship. He was awarded a Presidential Early Career Award for Science and Engineering (PECASE) by Bill Clinton in 2000, and he was named the National Science Foundation's Distinguished Teaching Scholar in 2005. He was an associate producer of the 2016 Hollywood film The Man Who Knew Infinity, which starred Jeremy Irons and Dev Patel. Earlier this year he put his math skills to work in a Super Bowl week commercial for Miller Lite beer. Eric Jankowski is an associate professor in the Micron School of Materials Science and Engineering at Boise State University as well as Story Collider's Board President. He earned a PhD in chemical engineering at the University of Michigan where he also got pretty into bicycles, storytelling, and playing go. Eric's research leverages high performance computing to engineer new materials for sustainable energy production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kim Kardashian spoke out about being accused of Blackfishing. Britney Spears called out Diane Sawyer for that infamous interview from 2003. AND we're talking with Fast Company's Joe Berkowitz about the myth of “cancel culture.” Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

The Loves and I discuss their book The Redemption of Bobby Love, telling their story to Humans of New York and the amazing response they received, how Bobby had to get used to a new name, the importance of forgiveness, and more. Support the podcast by becoming a Page Turner on Patreon.  Other ways to support the podcast can be found here.   Thanks to Maggie Garza of HTX Real Estate Group for sponsoring this episode. If you enjoyed this episode and want to listen to more episodes, try Julie Metz, Ayanna Thompson, Ly Tran, Cate Doty, or Joe Berkowitz.  The Redemption of Bobby Love can be purchased at the Conversations from a Page Bookshop storefront.       Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

David and I discuss his new book Food Americana, creating Diners Dives, and Drive-Ins, his attempt to define American cuisine, choosing the foods and the food outlets to include in this book, the death of regionalism, the renaissance in artisanal bagel making, how COVID revolutionized certain aspects of the restaurant business, and much more. David's recommended reads are: Black Smoke: African Americans and the United States of Barbecue by Adrian Miller I Alone Can Fix It: Donald J. Trump's Catastrophic Last Year by Carol Leonnig and Philip Rucker Deconstructing the Rat Pack: Joey, The Mob, and the Summit by Richard A. Lertzman Bottled and Sold: The Story of Our Obsession with Bottled Water by Peter H. Gleick Support the podcast by becoming a Page Turner on Patreon.  Other ways to support the podcast can be found here.   Thanks to Maggie Garza of HTX Real Estate Group for sponsoring this episode. If you enjoyed this episode and want to listen to more episodes, try Julie Metz, Adam Stern, Ly Tran, Cate Doty, or Joe Berkowitz.  Food Americana can be purchased at the Conversations from a Page Bookshop storefront.       Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Elizabeth and I discuss The Ride of Her Life, crafting this grand adventure story, how she learned about Annie Wilkins and her incredible journey, the manner in which the automobile and interstates revolutionized the United States, what surprised her while writing this book, and much more. Elizabeth's recommended reads are: The Girls in the Stilt House by Kelly Mustian Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead Support the podcast by becoming a Page Turner on Patreon here.  Other ways to support the podcast can be found here.     If you enjoyed this episode and want to listen to more episodes, try Jess McHugh, Joe Berkowitz, Philip D'Anieri, Julia Cooke, and Ly Tran. The Ride of Her Life can be purchased at the Conversations from a Page Bookshop storefront.        Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jess and I discuss Americanon, the way these thirteen books shaped culture, gender roles and beliefs in the U.S., evaluating American identity in terms of a different canon of books, looking into what books were owned in any given era, how she decided which books to include in Americanon, and much more. Jess's recommended reads are: Negative Space by Lily Dancyger An Ordinary Age: Finding Your Way in a World That Expects Exceptional by Rainesford Stauffer Life on the Line: Young Doctors Coming of Age in a Pandemic by Emma Goldberg Support or sponsor an episode of the podcast here.   If you enjoyed this episode and want to listen to more episodes, try Joe Berkowitz, Ty Seidule, Julia Cooke, Anna Malaika Tubbs, and Philip D'Anieri. Americanon can be purchased at the Conversations from a Page Bookshop storefront.      Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Philip and I discuss The Appalachian Trail, crafting the history of the trail from the perspective of the people who built it and how and why they did so, the difficulty of knitting together a very long and narrow space that traverses many landscapes, Bill Bryson and his impact on the Appalachian Trail, and much more. Philip's recommended reads are: This Is Chance!: The Shaking of an All-American City, A Voice That Held It Together by Jon Mooallem A Dream about Lightning Bugs: A Life of Music and Cheap Lessons by Ben Folds A Tale of Love and Darkness by Amos Oz Support or sponsor an episode of the podcast here.    If you enjoyed this episode and want to listen to more episodes, try Joe Berkowitz, Eric Eyre, Julia Cooke, Tovah Feldhshuh, and Ly Tran. The Appalachian Trail can be purchased at the Conversations from a Page Bookshop storefront.      Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cate and I discuss her new book Mergers and Acquisitions, what she learned while writing for the wedding section of The New York Times, focusing on how people view commitment in today’s world, juxtaposing her own love story with the wedding announcements she created, and much more. Cate’s recommended reads are: Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery Why Peacocks?: An Unlikely Search for Meaning in the World’s Most Magnificent Bird by Sean Flynn Charms for the Easy Life by Kaye Gibbons Support or sponsor an episode of the podcast here.   If you enjoyed this episode and want to listen to more like it, try Julia Cooke, Tovah Feldshuh, Anna Malaika Tubbs, Melissa Croce, and Joe Berkowitz. Mergers and Acquisitions can be purchased at the Conversations from a Page Bookshop storefront.       Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're right in the middle of the Max Fun Drive!  Right now is the best time to support all of the Max Fun podcasts you love by starting a monthly membership or upgrading your existing one!We've got something special interrupting your feed today… in 2018, Jordan Morris and John Hodgman recorded an episode of a one-off podcast called Shootin' the Bries for the Max Fun Drive. The former cheesemongers are reunited for another special episode! They chat with Joe Berkowitz, the author of American Cheese: An Indulgent Odyssey Through the Artisan Cheese World. Jordan and John also talk about cheese flavored products, and how their relationship with cheese has changed since the last time they recorded the podcast. Thanks to all our members for making fun stuff like this possible. If you'd like to become a member of our network visit https://maximumfun.org/join/ to learn more! This is an unbleeped version of the Shootin' the Bries, if you'd like a bleep version check out the Judge John Hodgman feed on Maximum Fun.

We're right in the middle of the Max Fun Drive!  Right now is the best time to support all of the Max Fun podcasts you love by starting a monthly membership or upgrading your existing one!We've bleeped the expletives in this episode, but some material might not be suitable for children.We've got something special interrupting your feed today… in 2018, Jordan Morris and John Hodgman recorded an episode of a one-off podcast called Shootin' the Bries for the Max Fun Drive. The former cheesemongers are reunited for another special episode! They chat with Joe Berkowitz, the author of American Cheese: An Indulgent Odyssey Through the Artisan Cheese World. Jordan and John also talk about cheese flavored products, and how their relationship with cheese has changed since the last time they recorded the podcast. Thanks to all our members for making fun stuff like this possible. If you'd like to become a member of our network visit https://maximumfun.org/join/ to learn more!  

[CW: Antisemitism, racism, self-harm, impotence] Fast Company staff writer Joe Berkowitz (@JoeBerkowitz) joins me this week to discuss Ernest Hemingway's first novel THE SUN ALSO RISES. A story steeped in violence, hate, antisemitism, and bullfighting lends itself to no sympathy and deep questions about how we interact with bigotry. Follow FBOLOn Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/fuckboisoflitOn Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/fuckboisoflitOn Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/fuckboisoflitSUMMARYAmerican journalist in Paris, Jake Barnes, decides to take a trip with a group of friends for the Running of the Bulls in Pamplona. He is accompanied by British woman, Lady Brett Ashley, her fiancé, Mike, and Jewish businessman, Robert Cohn. The group detests Cohn for his Jewishness, but allow him to pay for their trip. Jake and Brett are seemingly in love, but cannot consummate their feelings for Jake was left with a war injury that renders him unable to have sex. Mike seems not to care that Brett is having an emotional affair with Jake and a physical affair with both Cohn and a young bullfighter. Everyone is drunk all the time, and despicable. Based on Ernest Hemingway's real vacation. 

In this episode Tami, Taryn, and Rob read 3 different ‘micro-histories’ and geeked out on the idea of what ‘Micro-histories’ are and how much they love them. This is a terrific episode for everyone who likes to take a deep dive every now and then! What is the definition of a Micro-history? Mono-histories Seattle Public Library Article on Mono histories  Deep Dives A History on any single person, place, event, or object. Looking at the world through that one 'thing' and how it influences the world.  Wikipedia Definition: Microhistory is a genre of history that focuses on small units of research, such as an event, community, individual or a settlement. In its ambition, however, microhistory can be distinguished from a simple case study insofar as microhistory aspires to "[ask] large questions in small places", according to the definition given by Charles Joyner.[1] It is closely associated with social and cultural history. Books We Read For This Episode Cheddar: A Journey to the Heart of America's Most Iconic Cheese by Gordon Edgar Stiff by Mary Roach The Domestic Revolution: How the Introduction of Coal into Victorian Homes Changed Everything by Ruth Goodman    Books Mentioned The Cheese and The Worms: The Cosmos of a Sixteenth-Century Miller by Carlo Ginzburg Seabiscuit by Laura Hillenbrand Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell American Cheese by Joe Berkowitz  Milk by Mark Kurlansky Grunt by Mary Roach  Basque History of the World: The Story of a Nation by Mark Kurlansky Time for Things: Labor, Leisure, and the Rise of Mass Consumption by Dr. Stephen D. Rosenberg   Sites Mentioned Tillamook Creamery Olympia Brewing Company - Olympia beer was discontinued in Jan 2021 Cabot Cheese Jasper Hill Farm Cheese  Quickes Cheddar, Exeter England Westminster Dog Show    Media Mentioned Raiders of the Lost Ark    What Micro-History Would You Like To Write Rob - The Domestication of Pets and Looking specifically at Dogs Taryn - Harvey House Restaurants (along the Santa Fe Railroad) Tami - History of State Fair Food (Food)

Julia and I discuss her new book Come Fly the World, how she discovered and decided to tell these women’s stories, approaching the issue of memory and recall with her interviews, the importance of stewardesses’ contributions to both the feminist movement and to present-day women and their ability to travel freely, and much more. Come Fly the World can be purchased at Murder by the Book.  Julia’s  recommended reads are: Musings of a Curious Aesthete by Leonard Koren Fierce Poise: Helen Frankenthaler and 1950s New York by Alexander Nemerov Things I Don’t Want to Know: On Writing by Deborah Levy If you enjoy reading nonfiction and want to listen to more podcast episodes like this one, try Anna Malaika Tubbs, Joe Berkowitz, Eric Eyre, or Bridgett Davis.

Minneapolis-based author and Fast Company opinion columnist Joe Berkowitz joins the podcast this week to talk about the found footage horror genre with a focus on Ti West's 2013 thriller The Sacrament, which presents a fictionalized version of the 1978 Jonestown massacre, set in the modern era and presented as an edgy documentary from Vice Media. Joe and I discuss the evolution of the Found Footage genre, their common structural problems, the use of Vice journalists in The Sacrament, and the overall “ethics” of cinematic exploitation. Plus: a chat about the annoyingly obvious but noteworthy parallels between Trump and Reverend Jim Jones, and what a week of trolling Snyder Cut fans on Twitter with obvious jokes about a swearing Batman in the R-rated Zack Snyder's Justice League reveals about “superhero movies for grownups” Follow Joe Berkowitz on Twitter Joe Berkowitz's new book “American Cheese: An Indulgent Odyssey Through the Artisan Cheese World” (HarperCollins) is available now! Joe's piece for Fast Company which inspired this episode Guyana: Cult of the Damned (aka Guyana: Crime of the Century) (1979) - trailer

Ty and I discuss his new book Robert E. Lee and Me, the myth of the Lost Cause of the Confederacy and its creation and perpetuation, how telling his own personal story is more impactful than just sharing his views, why questioning history distresses and unsettles people, and much more.Robert E. Lee and Me: A Southerner’s Reckoning with the Myth of the Lost Cause can be purchased at Murder by the Book. Ty’s 3 recommended reads are:The False Cause: Fraud, Fabrication, and White Supremacy in Confederate Memory by Adam DombyReading the Man: A Portrait of Robert E. Lee Through His Private Letters by Elizabeth Brown PryorThe Broken Heart of America: St. Louis and the Violent History of the United States by Walter Johnson Other books referenced in this episode are Confederates in the Attic by Tony Horwitz and The British Are Coming by Rick Atkinson.Thanks to Gene Rontal for sponsoring this episode. His mystery A Pre-Existing Condition can be purchased here.   If you enjoy reading nonfiction and want to listen to more podcast episodes, try Eric Eyre, Joe Berkowitz, or Bridgett Davis.     

Diane and Cara interview author Joe Berkowitz about his new book, American Cheese: An indulgent odyssey through the artisan cheese world. Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Cutting the Curd by becoming a member!Cutting the Curd is Powered by Simplecast. 

Narrator Charlie Thurston embraces the fast pace of this entertaining cheese-focused romp. AudioFile’s Alan Minskoff tells host Jo Reed about how Thurston’s cadence, rhythm, and ability to mimic make Joe Berkowitz’s informative audiobook special. It’s at once a cheese-centered travelogue, an appreciation of all things cheese, and a celebration of those who make cheese. And it’s also a journey into the nether world of cheese competitions. It’s a listen for food lovers, cheese makers, and anyone who wants to discover more about the American artisan cheese world. Published by Harper Audio. Find more audiobook recommendations at audiofilemagazine.com Today's episode of Behind the Mic is brought to you by Oasis Audio, publisher of DUST, the first in the new Heirs of Neverland series, a dark and dramatic take on the classic story of Peter Pan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Donald Trump has been compulsive viewing for many people throughout the world over the course of his first and likely only term as US president. However, writer Joe Berkowitz argues he has been bad for comedy.

Donald Trump has been compulsive viewing for many people throughout the world over the course of his first and likely only term as US president. However, writer Joe Berkowitz argues he has been bad for comedy.

To be completely honest, I can’t really tell you which I am more excited about, hitting episode 300 or ushering out 2020. It is completely irrational to blame anything, let alone everything that happened in the year, but I can’t remember a year as absolutely traumatic as 2020. And regardless of how you feel about the outcome of the elections, the future of a vaccine, or the return to normality, whatever that means, here is what I know. When this whole COVID thing started back in March, I started talking to designers and architects, nobody knew what was happening, everyone, myself included said things like, “In these unprecedented times” followed by a statement about the obviously troubling times were in. But, here’s the thing. As the weeks passed, more conversations took place followed by even more research… I slowly learned something. These are not unprecedented times. There was a pandemic in 1918 and the Spanish Flu went pretty much the same way this one has. There were people who complained about masks, society was shut down and it had a massive effect on how life changed on the other side. In the mid-1920’s Le Corbusier was touting the benefits of cleanliness and minimalism in residential design.  Prior to and during the early 1900s, indoor bathrooms featured mostly porous wooden furniture and paneling, it held germs and bacteria. The new focus on cleanliness led to tile, linoleum, built-in bathtubs. It led to bigger closets and less cabinetry that held clothing. It led to tile in bathrooms, more specifically the use of subway tile in residential design, and revolutionized toilet and porcelain sink production. We are seeing some very similar behaviors and it is safe to say that design and architecture will change again after this pandemic is over. Not unprecedented. We have been through civil unrest, economic recessions, depressions… we have seen trying times. These are not unprecedented times, they are new to us. In an effort to try and understand what comes next I have spoken with incredibly talented designers and architects to help shed some light on what is most likely next. Speaking of “what’s next”, that is what is the most fun for me about producing this podcast. Exploring exquisite design now and figuring out what is going to come next with the best in the business today. That is what Convo By Design is all about. So as I present episode 300, as is tradition, we look back on some of the conversations that have transpired over the past 7 years. It would be impossible to do this as if 2020 hadn’t been a completely different kind of year. Yet, much of what you are about to hear in the following episode has led up to this. I have long said that designers and architects are futurists and storytellers. You are going to hear some of those conversations and as you do, you will notice that every one of them has something in common, the betterment of life through design and architecture. This is PART 1 of 2 Episodes showcasing conversations from the previous 299… 2020 has been a trip, has it not? When this whole thing started, I ran a special series called Designing for Disaster which was an opportunity to focus on the pandemic, in real-time and it was fascinating to hear how designers and architects were adapting in real-time. I spoke with designer Joe Berkowitz about how design was going to change post-COVID. Joe shares his thoughts on the ‘edit’, something he already incorporates into his work, but now, is even more important than ever. http://jabinteriors.com COVID was not the only major issue we dealt with head-on in 2020. A core component of social injustice is the lack of diversity in American society and our business is not exempt. Listen to Jean Brownhill, architect and CEO of Sweeten as she shares her story and her introduction to architecture. Jean is incredibly talented and driven, this is how she got her start.  On that same topic, I produced and moderated a panel at WestEdge Design...

We chat with chef and TV host Marcus Samuelsson about his childhood in Ethiopia, his adoption by Swedish parents and the rich complexity of the Black experience in America, from cooking to culture. Plus, Joe Berkowitz reveals secrets from the little-known world of cheesemaking; Bianca Bosker gives us a history lesson on the humble fork; and we make hearty Soupe au Pistou. Get the recipe for Soupe au Pistou: https://www.177milkstreet.com/recipes/soupe-au-pistoThis week's sponsors:Discover the Sleep Number 360 smart bed for proven quality sleep. During the Veterans Day Sale, save $1,000 on a special edition smart bed, now $1,799. Plus, exclusive offers for military members! For a limited time, only at Sleep Number stores or sleepnumber.com/MILKGo to kingarthurbaking.com/milkstreet to get 10% off King Arthur's line of products. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week, Travolta/Cage hurtles inevitably into the over-amped action movie phase of our subjects’ careers, as John Travolta shacks up with Hong Kong action wunderkind Broken Arrow! Smirking and smarming his way into his first all-out villain role, Travolta plays an Air Force bomber pilot who decides to steal some nukes for some easy money, with only the wiry Christian Slater and Samantha Mathis to stop them. There are no doves, but there’s plenty of ‘90s cheese. Ain’t it cool? On the other side of the coin, Nic Cage is up to his usual tricks, playing the tic-heavy Little Junior Brown in Barbet Schroeder’s Kiss of Death, a remake of a 1947 film noir starring David Caruso (trying desperately to kickstart a film career post-NYPD Blue) as an ex-con wrapped up in a convoluted web of New York mob mayhem. Sure, it’s a bevy of that-guy character actors (Michael Rapaport! Stanley Tucci! Philip Baker Hall!), but it’s Cage, crying and gurning as an asthmatic tough-guy with a goatee and white tracksuit, who steals the whole thing out from under everyone. Riding shotgun with us on this wild ride is Fast Company culture writer (and author of American Cheese) Joe Berkowitz, diving through the air guns akimbo and bench-pressing strippers to prove his might. Pledge to our Patreon at patreon.com/travoltacage Follow us on Twitter @travoltacage Email us questions at travoltacagepod@gmail.com Podcast theme by Jon Biegen Podcast logo by Felipe Sobreiro

DC makes his butter-garlic-and-herb basted grilled cheese then talks to Joe Berkowitz about his new book AMERICAN CHEESE, his picks for the ultimate cheese board, cheese-turning robots named after Bernie Sanders, underground cheese parties and cheese-cutting competitions, how the phrase "cheese cutting" loses all comedic value in the cheese world, which Drag Race queen is which cheese, and much, much more. Cheese! AMERICAN CHEESE: https://bookshop.org/books/american-cheese-an-indulgent-odyssey-through-the-artisan-cheese-world/9780062934895

Are Josh Gondelman and I the same person?? In this episode, we find out we have a million similarities in our early comedy influences, how we started doing stand-up, and many, many other eerie coincidences. Starting comedy in Boston, his career has taken him to Last Week Tonight with John Oliver and Desus and Mero. Give it a listen!Pat House is a nationally-touring comedian based out of Philadelphia. A regular performer in comedy clubs, casinos and theaters all over the country, Pat has been a choice opener for Sebastian Maniscalco, Tom Segura and Dan Cummins. He recorded his first album Biggest Thing in 2013, and his latest album Heard Enough Yesterday, hit #1 on the iTunes comedy charts. Both can be heard on iTunes, Amazon and Pandora.Josh Gondelman is a writer and comedian who incubated in Boston before moving to New York City, where he currently lives and works as a writer and producer for Desus & Mero on Showtime. Previously, he spent five years at Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, first as a web producer and then as a staff writer where he earned four Emmy Awards, two Peabody Awards, and three WGA Awards. In 2016, Josh made his late night standup debut on Conan (TBS), and he has also performed on Late Night With Seth Meyers (NBC) and The Late Late Show with James Corden (CBS). Gondelman is also the author of the essay collection Nice Try: Stories of Best Intentions and Mixed Results published September 2019 by Harper Perennial. And as of 2019, he has become a regular panelist on NPR mainstay Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me. In Spring 2020, Gondelman launched his own podcast Make My Day, a comedy game show. And, if you remember this far back, he was the co-creator of the popular Modern Seinfeld Twitter account. Onstage, Josh charms audiences using his good-natured storytelling and cracks them up with his sharp, pointy wit. He takes topics from surprise parties to his experience teaching preschool and makes them all equally hilarious. Josh’s most recent album Dancing On a Weeknight came out in 2019 on Blonde Medicine Records. (His prior album Physical Whisper debuted in March of 2016 at #1 on the iTunes comedy charts (as well as #4 on the Billboard comedy chart) and stayed there for…well…longer than he expected, honestly.)Offstage, Gondelman is also the co-author (along with Joe Berkowitz) of the book You Blew It, published October 2015 by Plume. In the past, Josh has written for Fuse TV’s Billy On The Street. His writing has also appeared in prestigious publications such as McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, New York Magazine, and The New Yorker.Additionally, Josh has performed at the Rooftop Comedy Festival in Aspen, CO, and headlined at the Laugh Your Asheville Off Festival in Asheville, NC. More recently he has appeared in the Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival, the Bridgetown Comedy Festival, and SF Sketchfest. His debut standup comedy CD, Everything’s The Best was released in November of 2011 by Rooftop Comedy Productions.

Joe discusses his new book American Cheese: An Indulgent Odyssey Through the Artisan Cheese World, how he became interested in artisanal cheese, the role of Whole Foods in the American cheese renaissance, the role of cheese influencers, and much more.American Cheese: An Indulgent Odyssey Through the Artisan Cheese World can be purchased at Murder by the Book.Joe’s 2 recommended reads are:Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste NgWow, No Thank You: Essays by Samantha Irby

POLITICO has an interview with labor economist Betsey Stevenson, who warns that the pandemic-era child care crisis will change the economy for decades to come. NPR reports that millions of Americans are struggling to pay their utility bills as moratoriums on payments expire. And Bloomberg explores the implications of a heat wave during the pandemic. Vanity Fair explains the rise of TikTok and the new class of celebrity the app has created. The LA Times describes why some TikTok stars have announced they’re leaving the platform. And the Wall Street Journal has an exclusive on Instagram’s efforts to recruit TikTok creators for its future service Reels. Pop-culture writer Joe Berkowitz at Fast Company has a theory that a shortage of new TV shows could be beneficial.

This is Convo By Design with a special series of  episodes focused on the COVID-19 pandemic from a different perspective. You already know about washing your hands and staying at home. But, staying at home has created a whole new set of unforeseen issues. Our homes were not created to serve as home, office, school, restaurant, daycare all at once. This series of episodes is designed to address the fact that most if not all of us are home weathering out this pandemic. Our homes were not designed for this and make weathering this a little bit easier. This conversation with designer and founder of JAB Design Group, Joe Berkowitz. Joe is all about using what you have both creatively and smartly to make your space live bigger, live easier and inspire you. Once you know what you have, remove and add to find your place, and find inspiration. We could all use a little more of that right now.  Joe also shares advice for making your spaces more functional, right now. Thank you, Joe, for your time and talent. For more about Joe and JAB Design Studio, go to J A B Interiors dot com. Thank you, Walker Zanger, for your partnership and support of Convo By Design. And thank you for listening, were it not for you, there would be no Convo By Design. We will get through this, together. And until we do, I will keep bringing you the ideas from incredibly talented creatives to make this a little bit better. If you have a question, ideas for a segment or you are a designer that wants to help, please email me at ConvoByDesign@Outlook.com. Take care of yourself and your loved ones. Use What You Have and Make t Work For You: Spaces Get Stale - Look for ways to rearrange Don’t Throw it ALL Out - The art is in the edit, remove what needs to go Disassemble/ Reevaluate  - Take a fresh look at it, what do you want?  20% Rule -Take Away 20% of the Accessories Don’t Be Afraid of Space - Embrace it Visual Vocabulary - Find what works for you, now. It can change back later One Word - Functional

In this multipart investigative series we will explore how Amazon uses its various spheres of control to manipulate our ideologies surrounding labor, consumer rights, mass surveillance, and corporate dependency. Part one will cover Amazon’s newly expanding use of propaganda through social media and advertorial content, specifically the company’s creation of the Prime Day Concert, their ‘FC Ambassadors,’ and a in-house blog. Part two will explore Amazon’s anti-union training, and the reality of working in an Amazon warehouse. We will examine the safety of their warehouses, the suicides and deaths that have occurred, and what it is like to go on an Amazon FC tour. Part three (and possibly four) will examine how Amazon has partnered with the US Government’s Department of Justice, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and many privately-owned surveillance companies to expand their state-wide technological monopoly. The series will end on the political ramifications of this newly expanding capitalist specter, and how some current organizations, even presidential candidates, plan to stop this.  If you or anyone want to contact us about tips, stories, or personal experiences that relate to any of what we plan to discuss in this series, please contact us by our hotline or email below, we appreciate any inquiry! Eating For Free is an investigative pop-culture podcast reporting from the edge of the internet! We're a new wave of celebrity reporters at a time when pop culture is increasingly chaotic and media lacks the ability or moral direction to make sense of this capitalist nightmare! Do you have a tip for us? Got some hot gossip? Need to get any questions off your chest? Call our hotline at Call 1-810-EAT-FREE (1-810-328-3733) or send us an email at questions@eatingforfree.com! Become a Patreon backer for exclusive access to weekly bonus episodes and more! You can also find us on our website, Twitter, and Instagram. For behind-the-scenes gossip and access, join our exclusive Facebook group: Girls & Gays (G.A.G.S.)!  Joan Summers: Twitter, Instagram. Matthew Lawson: Twitter, Instagram. Article Links Corporatism (Wikipedia) Neo-feudalism (Wikipedia) Advertorial Propaganda (Wikipedia) What's an Amazon 'FC Ambassador' and Are They Okay? (Bryan Menegus, Gizmodo) @AmazonFCHannah (Twitter) The Amazon (Propaganda) Blog (About Amazon.com) I watched Amazon’s Prime Day concert—and it made me want to shop for a new planet (Joe Berkowitz, Fast Company) Amazon fired a warehouse worker who was trying to unionize. Now he’s taking legal action (Alexia Fernández Campbell, Vox)

Josh Gondelman is the guest. His new book, Nice Try: Stories of Best Intentions and Mixed Results, is available from Harper Perennial (Sept. 17).  Gondelman is a writer and comedian who incubated in Boston before moving to New York City, where he currently lives and works as a writer and producer for Desus and Mero on Showtime. Previously, he spent five years at Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, first as a web producer and then as a staff writer. In 2016, he made his late night standup debut on Conan (TBS), and he recently made his network tv debut on Late Night With Seth Meyers (NBC). He is the winner of two Peabody Awards, three Emmy awards, and two WGA Awards for his work on Last Week Tonight. He is also the co-author (along with Joe Berkowitz) of the book You Blew It, published October 2015 by Plume. His writing has also appeared in prestigious publications such as McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, New York Magazine, and The New Yorker. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, we're presenting two stories about the science behind dating, ranging from a neuroscientist's attempts to use brain scans and personality tests to determine her compatibility with a rapper to a comedian's mishaps with a "penis-numbing spray"! Part 1: Comedian Josh Gondelman is threatened with a lawsuit after he reviews a new sexual enhancement product. Part 2: Seemingly incompatible, neuroscientist Heather Berlin and rapper Baba Brinkman try to use science to figure out if they belong together anyway. Josh Gondelman is a writer and comedian who incubated in Boston before moving to New York City, where he currently lives and works as a writer for Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. In 2016, he made his late night standup debut on Conan (TBS), and he recently made his network tv debut on Late Night With Seth Meyers (NBC). Josh’s newest comedy album Physical Whisper debuted in March of 2016 at #1 on the iTunes comedy charts (as well as #4 on the Billboard comedy chart)  and stayed there for…well…longer than he expected, honestly. Offstage, Josh has earned a Peabody Award, two Emmy awards, and two WGA Awards for his work on Last Week Tonight. He is also the co-author (along with Joe Berkowitz) of the book You Blew It, published October 2015 by Plume. His follow-up, Nice Try, is set to come out Fall 2019 through Harper Perennial. His writing has also appeared in prestigious publications such as McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, New York Magazine, and The New Yorker. Heather Berlin is a cognitive neuroscientist and Professor of Psychiatry at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. She practices clinical neuropsychology at Weill Cornell Medicine in the Department of Neurological Surgery, and is a Visiting Scholar at the New York Psychoanalytic Society and Institute. Passionate about science communication and promoting women in STEM, she is a founding committee member of the National Academy of Sciences’ Science and Entertainment Exchange, host of Startalk All-Stars with Neil DeGrasse Tyson, and has hosted series on PBS and the Discovery Channel. Baba Brinkman is a New York-based rap artist and playwright, best know for his “Rap Guide” series of hip-hop theatre shows and albums that communicate challenging scientific fields to the general public. Baba has produced Rap Guides to Medicine, Religion, Evolution, Climate Change, Consciousness, and Wilderness, among other topics. He has performed on MSNBC’s The Rachel Maddow Show, shared stages with Stephen Hawking and Richard Dawkins, and toured worldwide including runs at the Sydney Opera House, the Edinburgh Fringe, and off-Broadway in New York, and has been nominated for and won multiple theatre awards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Writer Joe Berkowitz (Fast Company, Away With Words) teaches us how to appreciate wordplay, how to find a bathroom in Times Square, how to attend a pun competition, and how not to lie to your children about bad words. 

In this two-part series featuring awkward sex stories, Kambri Crews (The Moth Radio Hour) hilariously recounts her ghosts of sex toys past. Her husband, Christian Finnegan (Comedy Central), relives a sexual encounter that should have remained a fantasy rather than a reality. Joe Berkowitz, author of “Away with Words," and Robin have a pun competition with ice cream cake names. Plus, Robin crowdsources people's awkward sex songs and shares some of the most unusual and surprising ones she got.

Valerie Hudson of Texas A&M Univ discusses harassment and the global war on women. Joshua Lloyd and Gustave Deogratiasi share SLC's Eastern Africa Refugee Goat Project. Ziyad Al-Aly from Washington Univ in St. Louis talks kidney disease and air pollution. Visit the Punderdome with author Joe Berkowitz. Univ of Massachusetts Amherst's Jon Wynn on the benefits of gentrification. Former Spanish Ambassador Javier Ruperez explains Spain's crack down on Catalonia.

Episode 217 of Punwatch, with special guest Jerzy Gwiazdowski and not enough in-depth ice hockey knowledge. You probably already know Jerzy Gwiazdowski. If you don’t, however, we cannot stress this enough: It is in your best interests to download and listen to Punk Assed: A Pun Cast, Jerzy’s pun podcast. It is punning on another level, and as a fan of puns, you will be a more complete person when you add Punk Assed to your podcast device. You can also find Punk Assed on Facebook, along with clips of Jerzy & Co competing at Punderdome and the Henry Pun-Off World Championships. You can also read about his punning in a new book called Away With Words by Joe Berkowitz. It’s a look into the world of competitive punning, which is so relevant to any Punwatch listener’s interest it’s not funny, unlike the book. We’ll also be appearing on an upcoming episode of Punk Assed, so keep an ear out for that. Punsters: Jerzy Gwiazdowski, Harry Brimage, David Shaw, Alex Malone Host: Andrew Cherry

Joe Berkowitz (writer and staff editor at Fast Company; author of “Away with Words” - a book about PUN competitions out now!) joins the girls to talk Tokyo, travel, and Tokyo. Look. Joe and Julia have recently been to Tokyo and life’s just like…different over there, maaaan. They also get into the wall-to-wall jokes of this episode, the teetering tight rope of casual racism, and the joy of stealing from Flanders.

Jerzy talks with author Joe Berkowitz about his book "Away With Words: an Irreverent Tour Through the World of Pun Competitions." They discuss Joe's "Blair Witch" approach to battle rap, his experience competing in (and writing about) pun contests, and why he decided to provoke fights between Jerzy and his brothers in order to move a few extra units.

Writers and comedians Joe Berkowitz and Zoe Schwab join Nick and Lars to enjoy a slice of true cartoon insanity: Mister T, the early '80s animated vehicle for actor and lifestyle brand-made-flesh Mr. T. This series is about the title character driving around the United States with a bus full of gymnasts to find crime and stop it in its tracks. The episode that we watched is about a bunch of New Mexican monks who steal TV's and murder children. HOLY HELL WAS THIS SHOW INTENSE. Send your emails to letters@breakfastquest.net! You can find the episode we watched, "Mystery of the Forbidden Monastery" on the streaming video platform of your choice (and we highly recommend that you watch it)... ...and SUBSCRIBE TO BREAKFAST QUEST ON iTUNES!

Joe Berkowitz, co-author of You Blew It: An Awkward Look at the Many Ways in Which You've Already Ruined Your Life, joins Nick and Lars to watch Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue, an anti-drug cartoon special from 1990. In the cartoon, a kid does drugs when George C. Scott tells him to and then gets eaten by all of his favorite fictional characters. Topics discussed within include drugs, just saying no, and drugs. Send your emails to letters@breakfastquest.net! You can watch the episode we watched on youtube! ...and SUBSCRIBE TO BREAKFAST QUEST ON iTUNES!

On today's episode, I talk to Peabody Award-winning and Emmy nominated stand-up and writer Josh Gondelman. Originally from Boston, Josh is currently based in New York where he previously wrote for Billy on the Street and currently writes for Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. In addition, Josh is the co-author (along with Joe Berkowitz) of the book You Blew It, and his latest comedy album Physical Whisper was released just last month. (And heck is it wonderful!)This is the website for Beginnings, subscribe on iTunes, follow me on Twitter.

Looking for a cheery, encouraging guide to improving your life? A reminder that nothing is really all that bad, and you can still pick yourself up and make a big success of yourself? Look elsewhere! In their new book You Blew It! (Penguin, 2015), writers Josh Gondelman and Joe Berkowitz dash those dreams against the rocks of reality, and instead point out that you’ve seriously blown it already, in every aspect of life from love and sex to roommates and career choice. And don’t forget family. Oh, how we sometimes wish we could forget family. We’re kidding. Kind of. Gondelman and Berkowitz have hardly ruined their own lives – Gondelman is a stand-up comedian and Emmy-nominated writer for “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver,” and Berkowitz is a writer and editor for Fast Company. Their book is a fast and funny guide to the many pitfalls of everything from parties to Facebook. They list out friendships to avoid (the “Never Carries Cash Friend” and “Suddenly Got Really Religious Friend” are two examples) and advise you on how not to compliment someone (never tell someone she “cleans up nicely,” or tell him he looks like a random celebrity he may or may not find attractive). Gondelman and Berkowitz join podcast host Gael Fashingbauer Cooper (who was once told she looked like Marie Osmond and still doesn’t know what to make of that) to discuss lives ruined and not ruined. Tune in and travel with them down the many roads to social disaster. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Looking for a cheery, encouraging guide to improving your life? A reminder that nothing is really all that bad, and you can still pick yourself up and make a big success of yourself? Look elsewhere! In their new book You Blew It! (Penguin, 2015), writers Josh Gondelman and Joe Berkowitz dash those dreams against the rocks of reality, and instead point out that you’ve seriously blown it already, in every aspect of life from love and sex to roommates and career choice. And don’t forget family. Oh, how we sometimes wish we could forget family. We’re kidding. Kind of. Gondelman and Berkowitz have hardly ruined their own lives – Gondelman is a stand-up comedian and Emmy-nominated writer for “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver,” and Berkowitz is a writer and editor for Fast Company. Their book is a fast and funny guide to the many pitfalls of everything from parties to Facebook. They list out friendships to avoid (the “Never Carries Cash Friend” and “Suddenly Got Really Religious Friend” are two examples) and advise you on how not to compliment someone (never tell someone she “cleans up nicely,” or tell him he looks like a random celebrity he may or may not find attractive). Gondelman and Berkowitz join podcast host Gael Fashingbauer Cooper (who was once told she looked like Marie Osmond and still doesn’t know what to make of that) to discuss lives ruined and not ruined. Tune in and travel with them down the many roads to social disaster. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Myq’s 10 minute satellite with Joe Berkowitz and Ally Spier

Myq hangs out with Joe Berkowitz and Ally Spier on the KATG Network

Writer and comedian Josh Gondelman (Last Week Tonight, Billy on the Street, New Yorker) traveled all the way from New York to be on my podcast and while he was in town he stopped by the Emmys. Or maybe I have that backwards. Regardless, he was in town and we talked about all sorts of stuff including his experience writing on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, You Blew It! An Awkward Look at the Many Ways In Which You've Already Ruined Your Life (his new book with Joe Berkowitz), discovering comedy, writing the @modernseinfeld Twitter account, why Twitter is better than OK Cupid, the fragility of adult friendships, job searches, elementary school Spanish, ramadas, porches and so much more. We also answered your questions and did a round of Just Me Or Everyone.

Joe Berkowitz wrote a super-funny book called "You Blew It" with "Last Week Tonight" writer Josh Gondelman. He's also a staff writer for Fast Company and quit drinking -- then started up again. He's chill. RiotCast.com

Author and Fast Company Editor Joe Berkowitz stopped by the podcast this week. His latest, a humor book titled You Blew It!: An Awkward Look at the Many Ways in Which You’ve Already Ruined Your Life, lands this October. He took a break from his busy schedule to rap with me about how he survives the harried life of a big city journalist.   Rainmaker.FM is Brought to You By   Discover why more than 80,000 companies in 135 countries choose WP Engine for managed WordPress hosting. Start getting more from your site today! In addition to his work for Fast Company, Joe’s writing has been featured in The Awl, Salon, The Village Voice, Vulture, RollingStone.com, GQ.com, McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, and many others. For a writer who works with breakneck deadlines, and almost never gets a rest from the writing life, he has some pretty solid advice for keeping the cursor moving. Join us for this two-part interview. If you missed Part One you can find it here: How Joe Berkowitz (Journalist and Fast Company Editor) Writes: Part One In Part Two of the file Joe Berkowitz and I discuss: How Creativity Makes the ‘Familiar Strange and the Strange Familiar’ Why Your Audience Is Your Best Creative Motivation How Great Writers Hook You and Never Let Go The Reassuring Existence of Paper Book Collections Joe’s Reverence for David Foster Wallace’s Infinite Jest Why You Should Edit Until “… the Words Stop Moving on the Page” Listen to The Writer Files: Writing, Productivity, Creativity, and Neuroscience below ... Download MP3 Subscribe by RSS Subscribe in iTunes The Show Notes Joe Berkowitz for Fast Company And Now for Something Completely Unnecessary … (Joe’s Tumblr) You Blew It!: An Awkward Look at the Many Ways in Which You’ve Already Ruined Your Life by Joe Berkowitz and Josh Gondelman Joe Berkowitz on Twitter Kelton Reid on Twitter

Author and Fast Company Editor Joe Berkowitz stopped by the podcast this week. His latest, a humor book titled You Blew It!: An Awkward Look at the Many Ways in Which You’ve Already Ruined Your Life, lands this October. He took a break from his busy schedule to rap with me about how he survives the harried life of a big city journalist.   Rainmaker.FM is Brought to You By   Discover why more than 80,000 companies in 135 countries choose WP Engine for managed WordPress hosting. Start getting more from your site today! In addition to his work for Fast Company, Joe’s writing has been featured in The Awl, Salon, The Village Voice, Vulture, RollingStone.com, GQ.com, McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, and many others. For a writer who works on breakneck deadlines, and almost never gets a break from the writing life, he has some pretty solid advice for keeping the cursor moving. Join us for this two-part interview. In Part One of the file Joe Berkowitz and I discuss: How a Bad Breakup Can Boost Your Productivity When to Throw Out the Rule “All Killer, No Filler” How to Build Your Writing Endurance Don Draper’s Advice for Beating Writer’s Block How Making Lists Can Help Your Head The Magical Power of 4 AM Dementia Listen to The Writer Files: Writing, Productivity, Creativity, and Neuroscience below ... Download MP3 Subscribe by RSS Subscribe in iTunes The Show Notes Joe Berkowitz for Fast Company And Now for Something Completely Unnecessary … (Joe’s Tumblr) You Blew It!: An Awkward Look at the Many Ways in Which You’ve Already Ruined Your Life by Joe Berkowitz and Josh Gondelman “My Superpower Is Being Alone Forever” (links to all parts of the series at The Awl) Hemingwrite – A Distraction Free Smart Typewriter How Joe Berkowitz (Journalist and Fast Company Editor) Writes: Part Two Joe Berkowitz on Twitter Kelton Reid on Twitter The Transcript Coming soon …

Hey folks! This episode went in the can ages ago, but a bunch of time-sensitive releases pushed it back. Thank goodness that the excellent writer Joe Berkowitz is still killing it over at Fast Company, and also in a wide range of other publications including The Atlantic, Mcsweeny's Buzzfeed, GQ and more (and more (and more)).  Clever, insightful, and (most importantly) I like him because (just like me) he was a fat kid.  Check him out at: @JoeBerkowitz, on Tumblr, and at Fast Company. And as a taste, here's a recent bit he posted that I particularly enjoyed: EMINEM'S TONGUE-TWISTY, FURIOUS FREESTYLE SOUNDS LIKE BILL COSBY WHEN SLOWED DOWN

Matt & Brett Love Comics! in association with Left Handed Radio present The Sequel Machine. Every month, The Sequel Machine recruits 25 writers to write the sequels for film’s biggest franchises one page at a time. The catch is, the writers only get to read the page before theirs in a round-robin, exquisite corpse style. The end result is a hilarious, twisted, and as coherent as any misquided Hollywood sequel. This month: Dark Knight 4. Opening act: Katey Healy-Wurzburg Performed by: Adam Bozarth, Dan Chamberlain, Matt Little, Anna Rubanova, Jeremy Bent, Michael Hartney, Kevin Hines, Jim Santangeli, and Brett White Written by: Adam Bozarth, Brett White, Anna Rubanova, Dave Bluvband, John Freiler, Taylor Moore, Katey Healy-Wurzburg, John Timothy, Matt Little, Lee Rubenstein, Jason Saenz, Mike Scollins, Matt Braunsdorf, Brandon Gulya, Benjamin Apple, Daniel Mirk, Erik Tanouye, Kirk Damato, Chris Principe, Alex Zalben, Matt Mayer, Jon Gabrus, Justin Tyler, and Joe Berkowitz Script produced by Brett White and Matt Little. See the next Sequel Machine show live: 9thmare on Elm Street. UCB Theatre East, 3rd Street & Avenue A. Thursday, October 4th, 11:00 PM "The Sequel Machine: Dark Knight 4" originally appeared at http://mattandbrettlovecomics.com/podcast/2012/dark-knight-4.html

In which we present you with prime tips for better living as we are joined by special guest Joe Berkowitz, plus a horrific journey to the Valley of Kerlag.  Click here to download, or stream it below!