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Best podcasts about Michael Barone

Latest podcast episodes about Michael Barone

Theory 2 Action Podcast
MM#392--Live From New York, It's Saturday Night Live...time for reruns!

Theory 2 Action Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2025 22:29 Transcription Available


FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text MessageIs "Saturday Night Live" still the comedic powerhouse it once was, or has its cultural impact waned as audiences shift to new platforms? Join us on the Theory to Action & MOJO Minute podcast as we crack open these questions and more, reflecting on SNL's history through the entertaining lens of Tom Hanks' controversial sketch at the 50th anniversary. With insights from the book "Live from New York," we unravel the dynamic intersection of comedy, pop culture, and politics. Michael Barone, a distinguished political historian, adds depth to our discussion, lending his expertise on the cultural cleavages that shape American politics, as explored in his book "Our Country."Journey with us as we compare the tumultuous presidencies of Andrew Jackson and Donald Trump, examining the echoes of history in contemporary politics. We ponder the potential transformations a second Trump term could bring, all the while reminiscing about SNL's past comedic glory days with Dana Carvey and Dennis Miller. As we look at the factors behind SNL's declining viewership, we question the role of streaming habits and audience preferences. Tune in as we dissect the layers of political commentary and cultural reflection, all wrapped in the humor and nostalgia of a show that has long mirrored America's soul.Key Points from this Episode:  • Highlights Tom Hanks' controversial sketch and mixed reactions  • Discusses cultural divisions as outlined by Michael Barone  • Examines SNL's long-standing influence and recent decline  • Considers humor's role in political discourse and audience reception  • Explores potential future directions for SNL in a competitive landscapeOther resources:   Want to leave a review? [Click here], and if we earned a five-star review from you **high five and knuckle bumps**, we appreciate it greatly, thank you so much!Because we care what you think about what we think and our website, please email David@teammojoacademy.com

Wilson County News
Democratic Party monopoly on the Black vote is over

Wilson County News

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2024 4:13


Dean of the nation's political analysts, Michael Barone, sat down with The Wall Street Journal to discuss the 2024 election. The headline that emerged from that discussion was “Donald Trump's Rainbow Coalition,” noting that the monopoly of the Democratic Party over the nation's Black vote seems to be over. If this is true, and it indeed seems to be, the implications for the political dynamics of our nation's future are profound. In 2024, Trump picked up 13 percent of the Black vote compared to 8 percent in 2016, and 21 percent of Black men voted for Trump. Also, among Black...Article Link

The Josias Podcast
The Josias Podcast Episode XLVI: Memento mori

The Josias Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2024 55:21


In this month of November, dedicated to the holy souls in Purgatory, our hosts, Amanda and Fr. Jon Tveit, are joined by Fr. Michael Barone, for a conversation about death, the importance of the funeral rite, cremation, and how today's culture seeks to keep distant our own mortality. Fr. Barone serves as a Cemetery Chaplain … Continue reading "The Josias Podcast Episode XLVI: Memento mori"

The Ross Kaminsky Show
11-8-24 *INTERVIEW* Washington Examiner Senior Political Analyst Michael Barone

The Ross Kaminsky Show

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2024 13:41 Transcription Available


The Ross Kaminsky Show
11-8-24 - *FULL SHOW* Jimmy Sengenberger Filling In For Ross with John Tamny; ZZ Ward; Michael Barone

The Ross Kaminsky Show

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2024 95:59 Transcription Available


The Christian Outlook | Topics for Today's Believers
Michael Youssef: “It Is Our Stewardship to Vote”

The Christian Outlook | Topics for Today's Believers

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2024 41:29


The Christian Outlook - October 26, 2024 Tim Clinton and Johnnie Moore discuss the gravity of the upcoming election, and its impact on fundamental American values like religious freedom and governance. They call for high voter turnout, especially among evangelicals, stressing the importance of protecting constitutional rights and the diverse voices within the community. Greg Seltz invites Dr. Michael Youssef of "Leading the Way," to discuss the confusion Christians face around voting. Dr. Youssef highlights portions of a free digital resource called, “A Biblical Worldview of Government: A Non-Partisan Perspective.” to bring biblical clarity. He discusses the importance of balancing civic duties with faith, urging believers to engage responsibly in government while upholding biblical values. Dr. Youssef later explains that while political outcomes matter, Christians should not rely on the government for what God has entrusted to individuals, families, and churches.  For the full Dr. Youseff interview, listen here.  Georgene Rice invites Michael Barone, author of “How America's Political Parties Change (and How They Don't).” to discuss the long-standing resilience of America's two major political parties. Barone examines historical challenges faced by both the Democrat and Republican parties, noting how each has survived major electoral defeats. Bob Burney underscores the importance of voting as both a privilege and a responsibility for believers, but also to not lose sleep over who wins or loses the election, considering that it is God who is in control.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Book Club with Michael Smerconish
Michael Barone: "How America's Political Parties Change"

Book Club with Michael Smerconish

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2024 14:50


We have the oldest and third oldest political parties in the world―the Democratic Party founded in 1832 to reelect Andrew Jackson, the Republican Party founded in 1854 to oppose slavery in the territories. They are older than almost every American business, most American colleges, and many American churches. Both have seemed to face extinction in the past, and have rebounded to be competitive again. How have they managed it? Michael talks to Michael Barone, longtime co-author of The Almanac of American Politics, on his book "How America's Political Parties Change (and How They Don't)."

The Georgene Rice Show
October 21, 2024

The Georgene Rice Show

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2024 84:25


Interviews with Michael Barone, an American conservative political analyst, historian, pundit and journalist. Gem and Alan Fadling, authors and founders of Unhurried Living. Dean Reuter, author of The Hidden Nazi: The Untold Story of America's Deal with the Devil. Dr. Linda Mintle, a national expert on marriage, family and eating issues.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Newt's World
Episode 748: Election 2024 – The Debate

Newt's World

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2024 37:04 Transcription Available


Newt talks with Michael Barone, a senior political analyst for the Washington Examiner and a resident fellow emeritus at the American Enterprise Institute. Their discussion covers the impact of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.'s suspension of his presidential campaign and endorsement of Donald Trump and the significance of this move in shaping the 2024 race. Their conversation also touches on the shifting political landscape, the polarization of the two main political parties, and the potential outcomes of the upcoming election. They conclude with a discussion on the importance of the debates and the different skill sets of each of the candidates.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Theory 2 Action Podcast
MM#347---The Conservative Revolution Lives on in 1994

Theory 2 Action Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2024 38:47 Transcription Available


We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text MessageWhat if the key moments that shaped American politics were all connected by a common thread? Join us as we navigate Reagan Revolution of the 1980s, and beyond we take a closer look at the cultural versus economic divisions that have influenced American politics, with insights from the 1996 Almanac of American Politics by Michael Barone & Major Garrett's, The Enduring Revolution.In this comprehensive review of these pivotal decades and the conservative revolution lasting influence on the American political landscape since 1980 helps us to understand own time and place.Key Points from the Episode:In this episode, we delve into the Republican Revolution of the 1990s, spotlighting the landmark 1994 midterm elections. Understand the factors that led to this seismic shift in power and the substantial outcomes, like welfare reform and tax cuts, under GOP control.We analyze the dynamic changes in American nationalism and cultural values that followed, and how the Contract with America has continued to shape Republican policies into the early 2000s. Drawing historical parallels, we compare Reagan's influence to ancient civilizations, emphasizing the enduring impact of conservative principles. Other resources: Want to leave a review? Click here, and if we earned a five-star review from you **high five and knuckle bumps**, we appreciate it greatly, thank you so much!Because we care what you think about what we think and our website, please email David@teammojoacademy.com, or if you want to leave us a quick FREE, painless voicemail, we would appreciate it.

Theory 2 Action Podcast
MM#345--Pivotal Tuesdays series: The Election of 1980, part 1

Theory 2 Action Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2024 34:06 Transcription Available


We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text MessageReady to uncover the secrets behind one of the most transformative elections of the 20th century? Join us on this Pivotal Tuesdays Series podcast as we dissect Ronald Reagan's monumental victory in the 1980 election. Learn how Reagan's charismatic conservative campaign struck a chord with voters disillusioned by economic woes and the Iran hostage crisis, leading to a sweeping shift in American politics. This is our third installment of Pivotal Tuesdays Series.   We offer the conventional viewpoint which will be offered by Margaret O'Mara's Pivotal Tuesdays  book and the conservative and politically incorrect viewpoint will be offered from Steven Hayward's, Political Incorrect Guide to the Presidents, Part 2If you are a conservative, you dont want to miss this insightful episode packed with historical reflections and powerful nuggets of wisdom!Key Points from the Episode:We dive into the nail-biting final week where late-deciding voters tipped the scales, ushering in a Republican control of the Senate and a significant increase in House seats.In this episode, we analyze Reagan's conservative revolution that redefined American governance and national values. Contrast the disciplined, charismatic GOP against the fragmented Democratic Party, and discover how Reagan's policies on free markets, government reduction, and family values left a lasting legacy. We'll also explore George H.W. Bush's continuation of Reaganism and address critiques from liberal historians. With insights from Michael Barone's 1986 Almanac of American Politics, gain a deeper understanding of the political landscape of the mid-1980s and the evolving public consensus on national values and policies.Other resources: Want to leave a review? Click here, and if we earned a five-star review from you **high five and knuckle bumps**, we appreciate it greatly, thank you so much!Because we care what you think about what we think and our website, please email David@teammojoacademy.com, or if you want to leave us a quick FREE, painless voicemail, we would appreciate it.

Feudal Future
The Impact of Third-Party Candidates in Tipping the Election Scale

Feudal Future

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2024 37:02 Transcription Available


Could the fate of an entire election hinge on the unsung heroes of American politics, the third-party candidates? Join us as Professor John Compton and Michael Barone unpack that very question, offering an electrifying discourse on the stirrings within third-party politics that could tip the scales in a nail-biter of an election. Our guests peel back the layers on voter disenchantment and the sway of protest votes, zeroing in on the battlegrounds of Michigan and Minnesota. Brace yourselves for an insider's look at the strategic gambits and vice-presidential surprises that could rewrite the rules of political engagement.In this thought-provoking session, we take the pulse of the No Labels movement's quest for a resonant candidate and scrutinize the enigmatic shifts within the evangelical voter base. As we navigate through the thorny bramble of political pandering and the curious allegiance to former President Trump, we confront the realities of political loyalties reshaped by judicial appointments and policy stances. And when the topic of Alvin Bragg's indictment emerges, you'll find the analysis of its effects on Trump's support as gripping as the headlines themselves. So tune in and witness a deep exploration of the potential for third-party triumphs and tribulations, drawing lessons from the past while charting the unpredictable currents of our political future.Support Our WorkThe Center for Demographics and Policy focuses on research and analysis of global, national, and regional demographic trends and explores policies that might produce favorable demographic results over time. It involves Chapman students in demographic research under the supervision of the Center's senior staff.Students work with the Center's director and engage in research that will serve them well as they look to develop their careers in business, the social sciences, and the arts. Students also have access to our advisory board, which includes distinguished Chapman faculty and major demographic scholars from across the country and the world.For additional information, please contact Mahnaz Asghari, Associate Director for the Center for Demographics and Policy, at (714) 744-7635 or asghari@chapman.edu.Follow us on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-feudal-future-podcast/Tweet thoughts: @joelkotkin, @mtoplansky, #FeudalFuture #BeyondFeudalismLearn more about Joel's book 'The Coming of Neo-Feudalism': https://amzn.to/3a1VV87Sign Up For News & Alerts: http://joelkotkin.com/#subscribeThis show is presented by the Chapman Center for Demographics and Policy, which focuses on research and analysis of global, national and regional demographic trends and explores policies that might produce favorable demographic results over time.

Daily Signal News
Michael Barone: Understanding the Founding Fathers' ‘Mental Maps'

Daily Signal News

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2024 18:04


The places where they were raised and to which they traveled formed the Founding Fathers' geographic orientation, which influenced their view of the nation and what the country could become, according to Michael Barone. While George Washington had “a map that goes north by northwest,” Thomas Jefferson “saw the country from [the] perspective of the West,” says Barone, a senior political analyst for The Washington Examiner and a co-author of The Almanac of American Politics since its first edition in 1972. In his new book, “Mental Maps of the Founders: How Geographic Imagination Guided America's Revolutionary Leaders,” Barone explains how the differing “mental maps” of Founders such as Washington, Jefferson, and Alexander Hamilton were sometimes in opposition, but together formed our great nation. Barone joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” to discuss the little-known facts about the Founding Fathers he uncovered while researching the new book. Enjoy the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Dishcast with Andrew Sullivan
Neil J. Young On The Gay Right

The Dishcast with Andrew Sullivan

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2024 46:31


This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit andrewsullivan.substack.comNeil is a writer and historian. He used to be a contributing columnist at The Week, and he now co-hosts the “Past Present” history podcast. His first book was We Gather Together: The Religious Right and the Problem of Interfaith Politics, and his new one is Coming Out Republican: A History of the Gay Right.For two clips of our convo — on when the Postal Service snooped on gay men's letters, and Trump's growing support among gays and lesbians — pop over to our YouTube page. Other topics: growing up a gay kid in a Baptist family in central Florida; college at Duke then Columbia while living in NYC for two decades; how gays are a unique minority because they're born randomly across the US; the Best Little Boy in the World syndrome; the libertarian tradition of gay activists; the Mattachine Society; the obscure importance of Dorr Legg and One magazine; the Lavender Scare; the courage of Frank Kameny; how “privileged” white men had more to lose by coming out; the fundraising power of Marvin Liebman; his close friendship with Bill Buckley; the direct-mail pioneer Terry Dolan; Bob Bauman's stellar career in the GOP until getting busted for prostitutes; Michael Barone; David Brock; Barney Frank's slur “Uncle Tom Cabin Republicans”; the AIDS epidemic; how the virus sparked mass outings and assimilation; gay groups decimated by the disease; why gay Republicans wanted to keep the bathhouses open; John Boswell's history on gay Christians; my conservative case for marriage in 1989; the bravery of Bruce Bawer and Jon Rauch; the early opposition to marriage by the gay left and Dem establishment; HRC's fecklessness; the lies and viciousness of gay lefties like Richard Goldstein; Randy Shilts despised by fellow gays; Bayard Rustin; war hero Leonard Matlovich; how DADT drummed out more gays from the military than ever before; Clinton's betrayal with DOMA; the peerless legal work of Evan Wolfson and reaching across the ideological aisle; how quickly the public shifted on marriage; the Log Cabin Republicans in the early ‘00s; Dubya's marriage amendment; his striking down of the HIV travel ban; PEPFAR; Ken Mehlman; Tim Gill; Kennedy's opinion in Obergefell; Gorsuch's opinion in Bostock; Buttigeig's historic run; the RNC's outreach to gays in 2019; Jamie Kirchick's book; Caitlyn Jenner; the groomer slur; the conflict between homosexuality and transness when it comes to kids; Tavistock; and the new conversion therapy.Coming up on the Dishcast: Eli Lake on Israel and foreign affairs, Kara Swisher on Silicon Valley, Adam Moss on the artistic process, George Will on Trump and conservatism, Johann Hari on weight-loss drugs, Noah Smith on the economy, Nellie Bowles on the woke revolution, Bill Maher on everything, and the great Van Jones! Please send any guest recs, dissents, and other pod comments to dish@andrewsullivan.com.

The Ricochet Audio Network Superfeed
Daily Signal Podcast: Michael Barone: Understanding the Founding Fathers' ‘Mental Maps'

The Ricochet Audio Network Superfeed

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2024


The places where they were raised and to which they traveled formed the Founding Fathers' geographic orientation, which influenced their view of the nation and what the country could become, according to Michael Barone.   While George Washington had “a map that goes north by northwest,” Thomas Jefferson “saw the country from [the] perspective of […]

The Ricochet Audio Network Superfeed
The Kevin Roberts Show: #106 | Michael Barone

The Ricochet Audio Network Superfeed

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2024


Michael Barone is the senior political analyst for the Washington Examiner, a resident fellow emeritus at the American Enterprise Institute, author of Mental Maps of the Founders, and the longtime co-author of The Almanac of American Politics.   The Founding Fathers were men of high intellect, steely integrity, and enormous ambition—but they were not all […]

The Kevin Roberts Show
#106 | Michael Barone

The Kevin Roberts Show

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2024 49:30


Michael Barone is the senior political analyst for the Washington Examiner, a resident fellow emeritus at the American Enterprise Institute, author of Mental Maps of the Founders, and the longtime co-author of The Almanac of American Politics. The Founding Fathers were men of high intellect, steely integrity, and enormous ambition—but they were not all of one mind. They came from particular places in already diverse colonies, and they all sought their futures in different horizons. Without reliable maps of even nearby terrain, they contributed in different, and sometimes conflicting, ways to the expansion of a young republic on the seaboard edge of a continent of whose vast expanses they were largely ignorant. Mental Maps of the Founders explores the geographic orientation—the mental maps—of six of the Founders. Three were Virginians, who vied to expand their new nation toward different points of the compass. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Composers Datebook
Henry Martin's '48'

Composers Datebook

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2024 2:00


SynopsisBach's Well-Tempered Clavier is a collection of 48 preludes and fugues for solo keyboard in two sets, each covering all 24 major and minor keys. This music has become a bible for pianists, as well as a challenge for subsequent composers to try to imitate. In the early 1990s, American composer and pianist Henry Martin tossed his hat into the ring with the completion of his first set of 24 Preludes and Fugues for piano, and soon after published a second set of 24.On today's date in 1992, at the National Gallery in Washington, D.C., pianist Sara Davis Buechner performed three of Martin's Preludes and Fugues for broadcast on NPR and later made recordings of all of Martin's “48.”One enthusiastic reviewer of those recordings, Michael Barone, host of American Public Media's Pipedreams organ program, wrote of Martin's music, “We get shades of Debussy's impressionism, the vibrant jazzy riffs of Art Tatum, the spacey harmonies of John Coltrane, and the sophisticated improvisations of Bill Evans … but Martin's own individual genius shines brightly.”Barone's enthusiasm resulted in his commissioning Martin to compose another set of 24 preludes and fugues — this time for organ! We think Bach would have approved.Music Played in Today's ProgramHenry Martin (b. 1950): Prelude & Fugue No. 1; (Ken Cowan, organ) Pipedreams 1004

Conservative Conversations with ISI
Exploring the Minds of the Founding Fathers | Michael Barone

Conservative Conversations with ISI

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2024 42:29


Join us on a captivating journey through the minds of the Founding Fathers—men of intellect, integrity, and ambition who shaped the early American republic.In "Mental Maps of the Founders," Michael Barone explores the geographic orientation of six key figures, unraveling the stories of Virginians with different compass points in mind, a refugee from Puritan Boston forging a new path in Philadelphia, and individuals from diverse commercial hubs. From the sugar-and-slave island of St. Croix to the stern Swiss city-state of Geneva, their disparate origins shaped the foundation and management of a financial system vital for the young republic's commerce.Inspired by the richness of Founding Fathers literature, Barone, a map enthusiast and co-author of The Almanac of American Politics, presents reflective essays that unveil how the mental maps of these visionaries helped define the contours and character of a fledgling nation navigating unknown geographical features and political boundaries. Texts Mentioned:Mental Maps of the Founders by Michael BaroneNotes on the State of Virginiaby Thomas JeffersonThoughts on the Cause of Present Discontentsby Edmund BurkeBecome a part of ISI:Become a MemberSupport ISIUpcoming ISI EventsEmail Your Question

Bold and Blunt
Digging deeper on Founding Fathers

Bold and Blunt

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2024 33:18


One of today's hottest political discussions is the one that goes like this: What would Founding Fathers do if they were alive today? And it's getting harder and harder to reach consensus on that point because too many Americans are not well schooled on Founding Father logic. So how to debate effectively? Michael Barone, one of America's most respected political pundits and authors, weighs in with a scholarly look at how the founders really arrived at their conclusions. His new book -- "Mental Maps of the Founders" -- explains more.

Newt's World
Episode 661: Michael Barone on The Founders

Newt's World

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2024 36:13 Transcription Available


Michael Barone, a senior political analyst for the Washington Examiner, discusses his new book, "Mental Maps of the Founders: How Geographic Imagination Guided America's Revolutionary Leaders". The book explores the geographic orientation and mental maps of six of the founders: Franklin, Washington, Jefferson, Hamilton, Madison, and Gallatin. Barone explains how these mental maps helped shape the young republic whose geographical features and political boundaries were yet unknown. He also discusses the changes in American politics since he started writing for the Almanac in 1972, and how the political landscape has become more nationalized.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

TNT Radio
Michael Barone on The Hrvoje Morić Show - 10 February 2024

TNT Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2024 55:44


On today's show, political analyst and author Michael Barone discusses his latest book, MENTAL MAPS OF THE FOUNDERS: HOW GEOGRAPHIC IMAGINATION GUIDED AMERICA'S REVOLUTIONARY LEADERS and gives a concise analysis of today's political landscape. GUEST OVERVIEW: MICHAEL BARONE is senior political analyst for the Washington Examiner and a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. He has been a vice president of the polling firm of Peter D. Hart Research Associates, a member of the editorial page staff of the Washington Post, a senior writer with U.S. News & World Report, and a senior staff editor at Reader's Digest. He is author of many books including his latest “Mental Maps of the Founders: How Geographic Imagination Guided America's Revolutionary Leaders”. Mr. Barone received the Bradley Prize from the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, the Barbara Olsen Award from the American Spectator, and the Carey McWilliams Award from the American Political Science Association. He has visited all 435 U.S. congressional districts and 54 foreign countries. You can connect with him on X (Twitter) at @MichaelBarone.

The Leading Difference
Ken Hoyme | Medical Device Cybersecurity Expert | The FDA's New Guidance, Safety-Critical Systems, & Pipe Organs

The Leading Difference

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2024 36:05


In this episode, Ken Hoyme, a semi-retired product security expert, talks in-depth about his 40-year career focusing on safety-critical systems, which spanned across commercial aviation, aerospace, and medical devices, with a particular focus on medical device security. Ken reflects on the personal impact of his work, and also talks about his continued involvement in the field through consulting, teaching, and volunteering post-retirement. He also discusses troubleshooting solutions, his pride for his family, and his passion for pipe organs. Guest links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenhoyme/ Charity supported: Save the Children Interested in being a guest on the show or have feedback to share? Email us at podcast@velentium.com.  PRODUCTION CREDITS Host: Lindsey Dinneen Editing: Marketing Wise Producer: Velentium   EPISODE TRANSCRIPT Episode 022 - Ken Hoyme [00:00:00] Lindsey Dinneen: [00:00:01] Hi, I'm Lindsey and I'm talking with MedTech industry leaders on how they change lives for a better world. [00:00:08] Diane Bouis: The inventions and technologies are fascinating and so are the people who work with them. [00:00:13] Frank Jaskulke: There was a period of time where I realized, fundamentally, my job was to go hang out with really smart people that are saving lives and then do work that would help them save more lives. [00:00:27] Diane Bouis: I got into the business to save lives and it is incredibly motivating to work with people who are in that same business, saving or improving lives. [00:00:37] Duane Mancini: What better industry than where I get to wake up every day and just save people's lives. [00:00:41] Lindsey Dinneen: These are extraordinary people doing extraordinary work, and this is The Leading Difference. [00:00:47] Hello and welcome to The Leading Difference podcast. I'm your host, Lindsey, and I am excited to introduce you to my guest today, Ken Hoyme. Ken is the semi retired former Director of Product security at Boston Scientific. His 40 year career spanned commercial aviation and aerospace and medical devices with specific emphasis on medical device security. In retirement, Ken continues to consult, teach, and volunteer. Welcome, Ken. Thank you so much for joining us today. I'm so excited that you're here. [00:01:20] Ken Hoyme: Thanks, Lindsey I'm happy to be here. [00:01:22] Lindsey Dinneen: Wonderful. If you wouldn't mind just starting off by telling us a little bit about yourself and your background, I would love to hear more about you. [00:01:31] Ken Hoyme: Sure, I'd be happy to. Being semi retired, I have had a career that spans close to 40 years, or actually I think I just passed 40 years about a month ago from when I started working. So I went to grad school, did four years of grad school at the same time my wife was in vet school, so four years of marriage that we were both studying like crazy. I never finished my dissertation on a PhD, so I'm the classic PhD, ADD person. Pretty much my entire career has been spent in safety critical, life critical systems, which has been a fascinating area. You gotta do the right job or people might die. [00:02:08] I started, split 50 /50. My first 18 years was at Honeywell Corporate Research Labs, where I ended up working on various things between integrated circuit projects, but a lot of it was focused on control systems for commercial aircraft, and so building safety critical systems that made the pilot interface to the airplane was fascinating, tough, but interesting problems. [00:02:32] Touched a bit on industrial controls and automotive controls, and then mid career, I got recruited away by former Honeywell folks who had gone to Guidant, medical device company at the time, that was later purchased by Boston Scientific, and where I ended up working initially on cardiac pacemakers and defibrillators and then shifted into remote patient monitoring, and that kind of evolved into more detailed interactions with how security can impact patient safety. [00:03:02] So a large fraction of the last 12, 15 years has been in medical device cybersecurity. Did a brief stint, three and a half years, at a small R&D company doing research on medical device cybersecurity, and then returned to Boston Scientific in 2016 to lead the product security program at Boston Scientific, which is what I was doing when I officially retired. [00:03:25] Lindsey Dinneen: Nice. Okay. So lots of cool twists and turns throughout your career. I wanted to touch on a couple things. The first is, you've actually talked about how one of the running themes was safety and safety critical systems and whatnot. And I'm curious, have you always had an interest or a passion in safety and security. Where did that come from? [00:03:49] Ken Hoyme: Given some of my behavior as a kid, you wouldn't think so. I certainly did my share of foolish things as you grew up. My, my interest in grad school was in computer architecture, kind of a foot between hardware and software, though I was in electrical engineering as a degree. So as I ended up at Honeywell, Honeywell was at that time focused on control systems. And control systems are cyber physical systems, they are computers touching the real world physically. And almost all aspects of cyber physical systems-- which are pervasive and now what's viewed as US critical infrastructure-- there's a safety aspect of whether you're talking about nuclear power plants or oil refining and things that can explode to commercial aviation, automotive. All of those things, if they don't work correctly, the people that are interacting with them that run the risk of being harmed. [00:04:44] So it really was that culture at the original research center of thinking about how you interact with the physical world. And so that really grew that interest. And that was the skill set in doing safety analysis that drew guidance to recruit me because it really was obviously another safety critical environment in cardiac devices. So it was a an early budding interest that was really nurtured by the projects and things that worked on for Honeywell. [00:05:14] Lindsey Dinneen: Yeah, absolutely. And then you obviously continued to grow in your career, you continue to be involved in safety and security. And then you had your stint at Boston Scientific. And I wonder if you could share a little bit more about some of the projects that you worked on that were particularly impactful or just moments that stand out perhaps. [00:05:36] Ken Hoyme: My first project, I knew nothing about things that bled. I had avoided them. In junior high, I had to dissect a frog, I really didn't like it. And so in high school, when you needed to have some science stuff, and I knew I was planning on going toward electrical engineering, I skipped biology and took chemistry and physics. And by working on cyber physical systems, aircraft and automotive and industrial controls, nothing bled, but I also had no pets growing up. [00:06:09] And when I started dating my now wife of 44 years, she had a quarter horse, 4 Shetland ponies, a dog and two cats at a 10 acre hobby farm she had talked her parents into buying so that she could have horses. And as a veterinarian, everything in her life bled, so we really had this difference in backgrounds, but interest in learning from each other. [00:06:35] And so when I first went to Guidant, the company recognized I didn't have that domain knowledge. And so I ended up being put on projects specifically with the goal of rapidly bringing me up to speed. I went to various classes on how the heart works, how you pace it, all the various different things. And I can tell you that the dinner conversation changed considerably as I was starting to learn these things and my wife knew these things. So it was kind of an exhilarating mid career change because of having to learn the domain. [00:07:05] So, because of my safety background, Guidant was working on a new architecture for their pacemakers and defibrillators. And I got put on the redundant safety core, which was a redundant hardware pacemaker and defibrillator. If anything failed in the rest of the device, the hardware would kick in and keep the patient pink. And so I got to work on that, and I ended up with several patents. [00:07:30] And so in 2006 or 7, I believe, my brother in law, my wife's brother, ended up with a viral cardiomyopathy and his ejection fraction was down at 15%. It's normally in a healthy human should be up around 70. He ended up getting a resynchronization defibrillator that I had worked on, as well as being put on the home patient monitor that I had been the lead system engineer in developing. And so that was that first family connection of recognizing that what you're doing is personal. [00:08:04] And a few years back, my now 95 year old mother in law has a pacemaker in her and I have four patents on the technology. So you're recognizing that people that you love and care for are using these things. And the people who get these things are loved and cared for by somebody, so it really becomes a passion of building something that works correctly and is safe. Those kind of things stand out in terms of things that are meaningful. [00:08:29] Lindsey Dinneen: Yeah, of course. Yeah, because when you are able to see the results in real time in real life, by people who you know personally who are affected by it, that's such a full circle moment of just recognizing that what you do isn't confined to this silo. It actually does impact lives. And that's a pretty cool thing to be a part of. [00:08:52] Ken Hoyme: And I crossed over into security. I can recommend the devices that I was involved in developing because I am personally familiar with the level of detail that had been done in terms of securing them. So I don't have fears that my family members or others are going to have hackers going after them, which is a paranoia in the industry. The idea of hacking pacemakers became, as Dr. Kevin said, " sucks the oxygen out of the room." It's theoretically possible, but very difficult to do, compared to devices that might be connected to a hospital network, which are exposed to more. [00:09:24] Lindsey Dinneen: And to that point, if you don't mind sharing a little bit more about how you were able to develop those skills and awareness of the importance of medical device security. I know that you are an expert in this field and there is a lot more education and knowledge these days, but it still seems like something every once in a while that you have to remind people, this is actually a critical thing. Do you mind speaking a bit to that? [00:09:52] Ken Hoyme: I started out as an electrical engineer, but evolved to a systems engineer, particularly working in aviation. I worked on the design of the flight deck of the Boeing 777. And Boeing is the-- at least they used to be, they've lost some of the secret sauce-- but they were the premier system engineering organization in the world. And working on a critical system for an aircraft with the master of system engineering, you start learning the techniques. So my, my evolution into system engineering was very much on the job training, certainly a lot of reading and things that went on at the same time, but it was also interacting with experts. [00:10:31] Similar thing happened when security came along is, I got recruited into Guident because of my safety skills. And then within the first year of being there, Guident was putting a remote patient management system together, which was a bedside monitor for every patient with the radio links to the device links up to a server that would analyze all the data for potential alerts that the physician should know. [00:10:56] The system has more than a million patients on it. So it's a scalable protected health information, all of that. Program Manager on that project understood the importance of the various ilities that sit around system engineering and deal with the development. So he hired in a PhD psychologist to do human centered design and machine interface, he had been dealing with all of those issues. And in the medical device world, user interfaces also touch safety, because if you have confusion and a physician or patient makes a mistake in using something, harm can happen. So it's another branch of safety. And he recognized the security implications of what we were doing and hired in security experts. [00:11:43] And so we had this old grizzled, bearded, absolutely canonical look of a computer geek that had been a chief architect at a company called Secure Computing and had been security. And he was titled our Security Curmudgeon and as Lead System Engineer, I worked with these various groups as we balance the design. And it really was interacting with real experts in this field who had no compunction about correcting me whenever I said anything that was inaccurate. [00:12:15] In that environment, I started absorbing. The methods of doing security and the importance of it and what those kind of, so it really was one of those cool opportunities in your career where you get to a Vulcan mind meld with experts and absorb the information and integrate it with what you know. [00:12:32] Lindsey Dinneen: Yeah, absolutely. And at the time of this recording the FDA has finalized their guidance and I'm curious to know what your thoughts are on that and how you feel it's going to affect everybody moving forward. [00:12:50] Ken Hoyme: It's interesting because both the original pre market guidance and the post market guidance came out relatively quickly. The time between the draft pre market and the issuance of it, I think was just less than a year, which everyone who were involved with guidance has said was light speed for the FDA. And the post market was similar, but they've done a couple of iterations in 2018 and 2022 of drafts. And, was in a meeting earlier today where two of the FDA people who had been working on that were mentioning that in both cases, they got more than 100, 000 comments back to the FDA related to it. [00:13:28] You know, the push by Congress to have it out by October 1st really pushed, I don't think anybody thought that it would be feasible to get it done. And yet they did it. It seems like they have clarified many of the concerns that were still in the 2022 draft, had some clear definitions about things like exploitability. So I think it really will anchor, and everyone is scrambling this week to read it and adapt to what's in there. But, the good news is it's not a giant leap from what they issued in 2022. So it's not going to have everyone doing a 90 or 180 degree turn on what they've already assumed it was heading for. So it's just good to have that out in its definitive form. [00:14:14] Lindsey Dinneen: Yeah, absolutely. And it'll be exciting to see how the industry adapts. [00:14:19] Ken Hoyme: As one example, the Health Sector Coordinating Council had published in 2018, I believe it was, their joint security plan, because the non formal standard, but kind of a guide, particularly helpful for smaller companies for what they need to do, incorporate cybersecurity into their quality system and their development. And a lot has changed, and so we have been working since middle of 2022, this is one of my retirement volunteer efforts that I'm involved in, to bring it up to date. [00:14:54] And there was a real goal for the JSB version 2 to be out by the end of this year. And we were worried about the race condition with the FDA getting their final set pre market guidance out. And so one of the activities now is adapting what we've written in the joint security plan to make sure that it is in sync and in line with the finalized guidance. By getting it out now, we have time over the next couple of months to make whatever changes we need to based on that change. Which will be good, it means when that guide is updated, it will not be anchored in an old guidance, but will properly reflect the new update from the FDA. So it's really great to see them do that. [00:15:38] Lindsey Dinneen: Yeah, absolutely. So circling back to something you mentioned, because I'm curious how you were able to overcome it. You mentioned you hadn't dealt early on in your career with anything blood related and you didn't necessarily want to go after that when you were in college. So how are you able to overcome that and say, "No, this is fine. I'm gonna, I'm gonna make it happen." [00:16:05] Ken Hoyme: Thankfully, I didn't have to personally do any implants. Okay. I didn't have to handle a knife or deal with that and get flashbacks of my frog experience. When I left Honeywell, I thought I was going to retire out of the company. I was in an absolutely great position at the research center. I was invited to the strategic planning sessions for the entire aviation business as a technical expert. Honeywell was bought by Allied Signal, which was quite a culture shift. They were far more prescriptive. You're telling research center, here's what you're going to do rather than asking you to partner with the businesses, determine how to best apply the skills. And the other aspect is because I had become an expert in commercial aviation, I was not learning at the rate that you used to. It's like, you know, a lot of things, you're doing more mentoring than individual personal learning. So when I shifted domains and got hired in because I was a senior fellow at Honeywell, they hired me in at the top technical rank that Guidant had at the time to be competitive. I felt a huge obligation to learn the domain as quick as possible. [00:17:19] I needed to feel like I was providing value. It's just not a good feeling to feel like you're taking a paycheck and not providing something for that. It's just not the way I was raised. And so I really took it on that I needed to learn this domain. And the reality, all kidding aside, is the work in understanding the physiology and the behavior of cardiac devices is really more about electrochemistry and how the muscles work and how arrhythmias occur and how they can be cleared. And so it was more of a learning a new technical domain than really dealing with the bleeding side of it. [00:17:57] Yes, when I was at Honeywell, we had a program where if we were working in the commercial aviation side, we had, it was pre 9/ 11, we had jump seat privileges. So I got to be in the jump seat of aircraft so that you could see how the pilots who use the systems you develop, how they interact with them, just as an experience base. And one of my cool things, just as an aside to talk about, along with the family members using cardiac devices is, I got to jump seat a 777 from Dulles to Frankfort, and that's the aircraft that I did a fundamental invention to enable how the flight deck works. So that was cool to actually see the pilots interact with what you did. [00:18:39] The same thing happened in the cardiac world is you got the opportunity to go and experience implants and see the doctors using and interacting with the devices. Again, part of that system's knowledge of how does the end person, the actual user, use those devices and how do you use that knowledge to get better. So the closest thing you get to bleeding is to watch somebody else do one but I never had to actually directly deal with blood. [00:19:10] Lindsey Dinneen: Okay. That's fair. That's a really good hybrid situation right there. Well, nowadays I understand that you are quote unquote retired, however, you are still quite active. So I would love to hear about your current initiatives and frankly, if you don't mind sharing, why you're still so involved, obviously you care, but I'd love to hear it from your perspective. [00:19:35] Ken Hoyme: So I've always been a bit of a workaholic. I gained a lot of my intellectual stimulation through the people I interact with. When I started a corperate research center, it was 25% PhDs, 50% master. It's a great learning environment because there were brilliant people are all around you. [00:19:52] One of my career advices I've given to the young people is go to a place where you are not the smartest person in the room, surround yourself with people you can learn from. Now you want to have your niche. You want to have something that you feel is your area of expertise that you build, but being or thinking you're the best person in the room isn't necessarily a good learning experience. So, I've always enjoyed interacting with people at various stages in their career. [00:20:20] So when I retired, I don't know how many different serious and semi serious reach outs I had from people asking what I was up to and what I was interested in. It was a dozen or something, but I had been interacting for several years at the company called MedCrypt out of San Diego, a company that focuses on initially tools to help secure medical devices, comes out of the medical device world and tools for software build of materials, things of that nature. And while I'm not a software engineer developing tools, they were also starting to build a service business to work with clients on how to improve their quality system. [00:20:59] When I was at Adventium Labs, that three and a half year stint I did between my two Boston Scientific experiences, along with doing government funded research on medical device security, I also did consulting with companies, and so I had formed a reasonably strong opinion about how you can best organize cybersecurity into a quality management system in a medical device company. And so being able to apply those skills, very lightweight, I've tried to keep my consulting to no more than one day a week so that I still can do some retirement activities. [00:21:36] And Mike Kijewski, who's the CEO of that, I've interacted with him for many years and he had been pursuing me before I retired. So they have some people on staff, two of them are ex FDA. One of their FDA people, Seth Carmody, had written the post market cybersecurity for the FDA and I think he did the first draft of the updated cybersecurity pre market. And then they have another gentleman, Axel Wirth, who I've interacted with for a decade and has written textbooks in the space. And so it was a way to continue where you got to really work with smart people and continue to have that intellectual stimulation that watching TV or picking up whittling doesn't give you. [00:22:16] Lindsey Dinneen: Fair, but those two activities on occasion could be good for your mental health, which we were talking about. So you can have both. You can have both. [00:22:26] Ken Hoyme: So my eldest daughter, when she was going through undergrad, wanted to take a class. She went to Luther College in Iowa, which was a very Scandinavian Norwegian school, and there was a class on Scandinavian whittling. And she really wanted to take it, and she did, but she was going into dental school, and so there was this paranoia about her slicing something important in her hand when she was whittling. She whittled with Kevlar gloves on! [00:22:54] Lindsey Dinneen: Oh! [00:22:55] Ken Hoyme: So there's a certain amount of connection, potentially, between whittling as a hobby and that blood thing that I didn't like, so that hasn't necessarily attracted me retirement hobby. [00:23:04] Lindsey Dinneen: That's a fantastic story. I love that. I wonder, you know, with her whittling skills, did those help her in her dental practice? [00:23:12] Ken Hoyme: She stopped it after undergrad. She also no longer plays the oboe, though she had an oboe scholarship along with her sciences because the finger stretching on the oboe ,she has all of the finger exercises she gets at work and doesn't really think she should be taking the risk of fatiguing it more. And so yeah, being safe in that environment has been important. So I think the thing that actually did the best for her is playing video games. She played things like Mario World, where you're having to constantly in your brain translate going around sphere things and jumping. And that's when you're looking through a mirror and drilling in the back of the mouth, you're constantly doing these translations. And so I'm convinced that all the video games she played growing up really gave her the spatial skills that help, particularly as she took the exams to get in, they do try to assess whether somebody is capable of that before you get into dental school, because you don't want to get in there and start getting into drilling and having somebody who just can't make their brain do that. [00:24:17] Lindsey Dinneen: Thank goodness. [00:24:19] Ken Hoyme: Exactly. [00:24:20] Lindsey Dinneen: That's fantastic. [00:24:21] Ken Hoyme: No wonder why people are afraid of the dentist. Maybe they had one of the bad ones. [00:24:25] Lindsey Dinneen: Right. Yeah, exactly. Oh, my goodness. Oh. [00:24:28] Ken Hoyme: And then I had already alluded to the fact that I'm, I'm doing volunteer work at HSCC on the joint security plan. And then the other thing that I did this last winter, and we'll be repeating this, is I had developed and taught a master's level class in medical device cybersecurity through the University of Minnesota's Technological Leadership Institute. And so after giving it once, they decided to make it a core curriculum for their medical device innovation. So it will be scheduled to be given annually. Things like the FDA keep coming out with new guidances, even while we were giving it last winter, one of the things that would happen each week is, this week, this got replaced. It's kind of this constantly changing environment that happens in this space. [00:25:13] Lindsey Dinneen: It keeps you on your toes and it keeps you learning and growing. I guess that's a great thing. [00:25:18] Ken Hoyme: I can't claim I've been bored. [00:25:22] Lindsey Dinneen: Brilliant. All right. Pivoting just for fun. Imagine someone were to offer you a million dollars to teach a masterclass on anything you want. It can be in your industry, but it doesn't have to be. What would you choose to teach and why? [00:25:37] Ken Hoyme: My first thought might be a master class in how to hide out with somebody's million dollars and not get caught. Being realistic, if I was teaching in my domain, I would probably want to expand out things related to security and safety and how that really is my technical expertise. If I was going to jump out of domain, you know, just something that, might seem off the wall would be a masterclass on the design and physics of the pipe organ. [00:26:09] Lindsey Dinneen: Oh, tell me more. [00:26:12] Ken Hoyme: When I was growing up, I studied the classical organ and sang in choir, was in the all state choir in high school and came out of high school thinking, music major, engineering, music, and I ultimately decided I could do music on an engineer's salary a lot easier than the other way around. And so I had twice been on pipe organ projects at churches I've attended where they brought in and bid and had a pipe organ builder install. So I've been close to that process. When I've been over in Europe, I seek organ recitals. So I've gotten to hear many instruments in Europe that are older than the United States. [00:27:00] And so, yeah, that's always been a passion and fascination of mine because there's such a engineering aspect of that and yet so much of it is musicality. And I've learned a lot interacting and talking with these builders. If I had a million bucks, I would be able to dive deeply into the topic and try to flesh out something that would actually be more comprehensive. [00:27:23] Lindsey Dinneen: Amazing. Okay. So I have to ask you, since you are a pipe organ enthusiast, how do you feel about the fact that there's quite a lot in pop culture of, it's being a vilified instrument, you know, you have the Phantom of the Opera, and there's like a Disney something that has a pipe organ that's a bad character. And how do you feel about the fact that pipe organs are used as villains? [00:27:48] Ken Hoyme: It's always an interesting thing when popular culture adapts something that is so much deeper. As a totally different but slight example, the accordion has always made fun of it. I don't remember how I tripped across it, but there is a very famous organ work by Olivier Messiaen, a French composer, which is-- I think it translates from French to English, "The Epiphany of the Lord." It is a multi-part work related to the Christmas story, and it is incredibly complex, somewhat challenging to listen to, you have to be quite into it. But there is a movement called Du Parmanu, which is, " God Descends and Becomes Us." And it is one of the most bombastic, just these big, huge chords. It's just exciting to hear. [00:28:40] And back 20 years ago, I heard or saw something about a Russian woman who had recorded the entire suite on accordion. And here in the Twin Cities, and it's nationally distributed, but I don't know how many different places, there's a gentleman by the name of Michael Barone who works for Minnesota Public Radio, who for 30 years plus has produced a weekly radio program called Pipe Dreams, all about the pipe organ and that. [00:29:10] So I ended up ordering, because I had a friend who was Russian and was only available on a Russian Amazon kind of equivalent, copies of it and sent a copy to Michael Barone and he actually played an excerpt. I think he did the Du Parmenu section on his radio program. And it's in countries like Russia, the accordion is treated very much differently than in Western countries, where it's more of a polka accompaniment. And so it's different instruments have the different faces, depending on how they're viewed and who's viewing them. So I just tend to look at the mass media view of it as the unwashed heathen. [00:29:48] That said, there is a woman who is bursting onto the scene, she's 26, I think, British, name is Anna Hapwood, and she has been making TikTok videos of her playing the organ, including at the, the Albert Great Hall that they do the BBC proms, and she is popularizing the instrument through her TikTok videos. I think it was CBS Sunday Morning, I saw her interviewed about how she's popularizing the instrument. You never know with the modern media and music distribution, how somebody might reinvigorate interest in something that was viewed as old fashioned before. [00:30:26] Lindsey Dinneen: Yeah, I love that. I love that. And I think it always depends on context. All sorts of instruments, for instance, could be used to be very light hearted and fun or very serious and mysterious. And part of it is just, yeah, are you playing in the major or minor keys? And, all the things that go into it. But anyway, it's just funny because pipe organ, I feel is one of those instruments that is a little polarizing [00:30:50] Ken Hoyme: I understand that. I was warped as a child and the interesting merging there is my father was a serial hobbyist. And when he went into a hobby, he went in 110%. And when I was growing up in my formative years, he was into gardening and breeding his own Asiatic lily types. And we had flowers everywhere and garden clubs would come through and tour the garden. [00:31:23] Then he went cold turkey on it and decided to build him an electronic organ in the basement and he built it from initially a kit and then through other designs that he did. And so I was in fifth or sixth grade with the soldering iron in my hand, helping build this electronic organ. And it was, part of what I view, my dad, his dad died in the Great Depression. He came out of World War II and really had to support his mother and sister, and never really had the money for college-- he would have been a great engineer-- but instead he manipulated my brother and I to both become electrical engineers, and part of it was by these, so part of my interest in organ was also my father's manipulation of getting my brother and I both interested in electrical engineering. [00:32:11] Lindsey Dinneen: Hey, it worked out. I love it. Okay. [00:32:14] Ken Hoyme: My brother has a church organ in his basement, so it took a little heavier with him than it did with me. I enjoy it being played but I don't play it myself anymore [00:32:22] Lindsey Dinneen: Ah, understandable. Well, what is one thing you wish to be remembered for after you leave this world? [00:32:24] Ken Hoyme: Number one would be that I didn't overstay my welcome. I would hope to be remembered that I made lives better, I made lives safer. That attention to detail matter and I worked on things that were significant, that actually had meaning for people's lives. When I moved from Honeywell to Guidant, I said, I used to be worrying on things that if they failed, people might die, 375 people at a time. And then you get into medical devices and now you're working to save their lives, one at a time. I would hope to be remembered that I worked to make a difference and had positive impact on people's lives. [00:33:03] Lindsey Dinneen: Yeah. Of course. Yeah. And then final question, what is one thing that makes you smile every time you see or think about it? [00:33:14] Ken Hoyme: I would have to say my children. Yep. I'm incredibly proud of them. They're both, both professionals, a dentist and an audiologist, they have remarkably snarky sense of humor that I presume they got from their mother. My story on that one was, I was telling my eldest one time, she said something snarky and I said, "Kirsten, you are the queen of snark." And her instant response was, "Yep, broke it, you bought it." But yeah, as you think about what you leave behind in the world, and I'm incredibly proud of them and the things that they've learned. They both secure, use individual passwords on every website and deal with the internet with the sufficient paranoia that they should, so I'm proud of that as well, but yeah. [00:33:57] Lindsey Dinneen: Excellent. Well, It sounds like you raised them right. [00:34:01] Ken Hoyme: They're great kids. They had to live with growing up with their dad being an engineer. [00:34:06] Lindsey Dinneen: Yeah. But it looks like it all worked out beautifully. So I'm very glad to hear all that. Ken, this has been so much fun. I really appreciate you joining me today. It was great to hear about your background and your advice, and I loved especially hearing about some of the little nuances that I wouldn't have gotten to otherwise, like pipe organ interests. So that's fantastic. We are so honored to be making a donation on your behalf as a thank you for your time today to Save the Children, which works to end the cycle of poverty by ensuring communities have the resources to provide children with a healthy, educational, and safe environment. So thanks so much for choosing that organization to support. And we just wish you continued success as you work to change lives for a better world. [00:34:54] Ken Hoyme: Thanks, Lindsey. I really enjoyed chatting with you. [00:34:57] Lindsey Dinneen: Yeah, same. And thank you so much to our listeners for tuning in. And if you're feeling as inspired as I am right now, I'd love it if you'd share this episode with a colleague or two, and we will catch you next time. [00:35:10] Ben Trombold: The Leading Difference is brought to you by Velentium. Velentium is a full-service CDMO with 100% in-house capability to design, develop, and manufacture medical devices from class two wearables to class three active implantable medical devices. Velentium specializes in active implantables, leads, programmers, and accessories across a wide range of indications, such as neuromodulation, deep brain stimulation, cardiac management, and diabetes management. Velentium's core competencies include electrical, firmware, and mechanical design, mobile apps, embedded cybersecurity, human factors and usability, automated test systems, systems engineering, and contract manufacturing. Velentium works with clients worldwide, from startups seeking funding to established Fortune 100 companies. 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Desecration

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Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2024 84:48


Pro Hamas demonstrators defaced a veterans cemetery in Los Angeles… An Iranian woman received 74 lashes for not wearing a hijab. This is the nation that has made its national mission the destruction Israel… The NY Times does a story on marriage proposals. Half the couples are straight. Half are gay.  President Biden gave his first 2024 campaign speech on Friday in Valley Forge, PA. Comparing himself to George Washington, the President believes he is the great the protector of American Democracy. Donald Trump, of course, is the evil villain. Dennis plays clips.  Dennis talks to Michael Barone, senior political analyst for the Washington Examiner and fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. His new book is Mental Maps of the Founders: How Geographic Imagination Guided America's Revolutionary Leaders.Thanks for listening to the Daily Dennis Prager Podcast. To hear the entire three hours of my radio show as a podcast, commercial-free every single day, become a member of Pragertopia. You'll also get access to 15 years' worth of archives, as well as daily show prep. Subscribe today at Pragertopia dot com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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010524 Geography and the Founders w/ #MichaelBarone

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Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2024 8:33


After being two of Monday's guests on CSPAN's Washington Journal, Senior Political Analyst for the Washington Examiner Michael Barone joins Joe on HIS show! Talking about his new book; Mental Maps of the FoundersSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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How Geographic Imagination Guided America's Revolutionary Leaders

The Andrew Klavan Show

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2023 32:48


Michael Barone, Political Analyst and author of Mental Maps of the Founders, joins us to discuss the role geography played in the founding of the United States of America, the lesser known histories of several of the key founding fathers, and how the founding ideals relate to our political landscape today.  - - -  Today's Sponsor: Genucel - Limited Time Holiday Sale! https://genucel.com/Klavan #FoundingFathers #RevolutionaryWar #GeorgeWashington 

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Michael Barone on the Geography of Our Nation

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Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2023 33:48


In this episode, Michael Barone joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book “Mental Maps of the Founders: How Geographic Imagination Guided America's Revolutionary Leaders” Music by Jack Bauerlein.

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First Things: Michael Barone on the Geography of Our Nation

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Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2023


In this episode, Michael Barone joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book “Mental Maps of the Founders: How Geographic Imagination Guided America's Revolutionary Leaders” Music by Jack Bauerlein.

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Michael Barone | The Mental Maps of the Founders

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Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2023 36:02


Bryce Eddy is joined by Michael Barone to discuss his book, The Mental Maps of the Founders, and how their view of America's future shaped the way they molded our young Republic. Putting the "MAN" back in mankind! Visit https://www.friendofbryce.com/ to talk to an Alliance member and get a free values alignments report to make a change TODAY. BE A THREAT TO THE GREAT RESET! Please subscribe and follow us on the following platforms! Rumble - https://rumble.com/c/TheBryceEddyShow Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/0S9VEEBrxdXaKdLvSHPue6 Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-bryce-eddy-show/id1635204267 Google Podcast - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9vbW55LmZtL3Nob3dzL2xpYmVydHktc3RhdGlvbi9wbGF5bGlzdHMvbGliZXJ0eS1zdGF0aW9uLnJzcw Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thebryceeddyshow/ If you want to help Siaka Massaquoi fight this corrupt government please give what you can at https://www.givesendgo.com/siakaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Flyover Conservatives
HISTORY | The Connection Between The Shape Of Our Country and The Men Who Shaped Our Country - Michael Barone

Flyover Conservatives

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2023 35:56


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The Federalist Radio Hour
The 'Geographic Imagination' Of America's Founders

The Federalist Radio Hour

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2023 46:40


On this episode of "The Federalist Radio Hour," Michael Barone, a senior political analyst for the Washington Examiner and a senior fellow emeritus at the American Enterprise Institute, joins Federalist Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky to discuss how the Founding Fathers used "geographic imagination" to determine the future boundaries of the constitutional republic and explain the differences between several of their visions. You can find Barone's book "Mental Maps of the Founders: How Geographic Imagination Guided America's Revolutionary Leaders" here. If you care about combatting the corrupt media that continue to inflict devastating damage on our country, please give a gift to help The Federalist do the real journalism America needs.Please visit our great sponsor:HumanNhttp://americalovesbeets.comVisit https://americalovesbeets.com for your free 30-day supply of Superbeets Heart Chews and a free full-size bag of Turmeric Chews.

The Ricochet Audio Network Superfeed
Federalist Radio Hour: The ‘Geographic Imagination’ Of America’s Founders

The Ricochet Audio Network Superfeed

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2023


On this episode of “The Federalist Radio Hour,” Michael Barone, a senior political analyst for the Washington Examiner and a senior fellow emeritus at the American Enterprise Institute, joins Federalist Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky to discuss how the Founding Fathers used “geographic imagination” to determine the future boundaries of the constitutional republic and explain the […]

American History Hit
The Rise & Fall of Political Parties

American History Hit

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2023 45:08


The two party division of the US political system is as evident as ever as we warm up to the 2024 elections. But where does this state of affairs come from?Don speaks to Michael Barone, political analyst, historian and journalist, to find out more about the history of the Democratic and Republican parties, their forebears, and the possible downfall of political parties.Michael is author of 'How America's Political Parties Change (and How They Don't)'. His new book is ‘Mental Maps of the Founders'.Produced by Sophie Gee. Edited by Tomos Delargy. Senior Producer was Charlotte Long.Discover the past on History Hit with ad-free original podcasts and documentaries released weekly presented by world renowned historians like Dan Snow, James Holland, Mary Beard and more.Don't miss out on the best offer in history! Enjoy unlimited access to award-winning original documentaries that are released weekly and AD-FREE podcasts. Get a subscription for £1 for 3 months with code AMERICANHISTORYHIT1 sign up now for your 14-day free trial https://historyhit/subscription/You can take part in our listener survey here.

Theory 2 Action Podcast
MM#280--The Shaping of America, The Big Sort & The Golden Rule

Theory 2 Action Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2023 25:36 Transcription Available


Picture the United States as a vast jigsaw puzzle, filled with pieces that have been moving and morphing since its inception. Now, imagine that puzzle shaken up, the pieces sorted by design, color, and shape, segregating into separate corners. That's the current socio-political landscape of our nation, a phenomenon introduced to us by American Journalist, Bill Bishop,  refer to as the 'Big Sort.' As we ponder over the founding documents of the United States, we'll see how they've shaped a nation as diverse as ours. So buckle up, as we pull apart the threads of history and weave together a cohesive understanding of the forces shaping our nation.Our guide will be Michael Barone and his wonderful book, Shaping Our Nation: How Surges of Migration Transformed America and Its PoliticsKey Points from the Episode:A journey through time unveils the cultural and political upheavals, the widening cultural divides, and the role of self-selection in where Americans opt to live. Get ready for an insightful exploration of America's past and present, as we dissect how events like the late 2000s recession and the financial crisis have shaped our country.Our voyage doesn't stop there. We wade into deeper waters, discussing migration's impact on political and cultural shifts in America. We'll scrutinize the 'Big Sort' and the future implications of this self-selection trend. Ever wondered what led up to the Civil War? I've got just the book recommendations for you. The American Story is much more interesting while studying these vast migrations in our country history.  So much so, that the American Story is in fact a Land of HopeOther resources: What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815 - 1848 Vote NO on Ohio Issue 1–what does it mean legally video?More goodnessGet your FREE Academy Review here!Get our top book recommendations listGet new podcast episodes dropped into your email box easilyWant to leave a review? Click here, and if we earned a five-star review from you **high five and knuckle bumps**, we appreciate it greatly, thank you so much!Because we care what you think about what we think and our website, please email David@teammojoacademy.com, or if you want to leave us a quick FREE, painless voicemail, we would appreciate that as well.

The George Show Podcast
Brauchler 10-20-23 6am

The George Show Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2023 38:55


Third Verse Same As The First.  Tody the US House will hold another vote to elect a speaker.  Will it be successful?  Jimmy Sengenberger fills in for George.  Jimmy examines the inability of the majority to select a speaker.  Then he welcomes Michael Barone of the Washington Examiner to bring a historical perspective to the problems the GOP is having electing a speaker.  Do you know the last time this has happened?  Should Jordan press forward, or would it be better to find a different candidate?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sound OFF! with Brad Bennett
Wednesday 10/18/23 hour 1

Sound OFF! with Brad Bennett

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2023 35:45


A hospital in Gaza was destroyed by an apparent bomb, a story from Michael Barone and then there's Iran, the need for weapons of war, Tom from Port Wing, Jeff from Superior, and more...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pop Culture Confidential
338: The narratives, the scandals, the surprises! The awards season year in review & everything leading up to Oscar 2023! With Mike Barone of 'Mike, Mike, and Oscar'

Pop Culture Confidential

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2023 59:01


Thrilled to have Michael Barone of the podcast 'Mike, Mike, and Oscar' join us to analyze everything we need to know about this years' exciting Oscar season & how it has led up to Academy Awards 2023. The narratives, the festivals, what films made it all the way through and which lost steam, the surprises, the scandals, the Vegas odds, the beautiful EEAAO journey and much more. All leading to how we are predicting the big night on Sunday! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Overcoming the Divide
Season 3 Highlight Reel

Overcoming the Divide

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2023 6:37


This highlight reel is a collection of short snippets from the conversations that occurred in season 3. Each voice is from a different conversation and are unrelated to one another. The following is the list of the guests and episodes that are featured in the reel (ordered as they are heard):1. Michael Barone and The Upcoming Election 2.  Inviting One's Adversaries to Break Bread with Philippa Hughes 3. The Freedom Trucker's Convoy and The Emergencies Act with The Honorable Tony Clement4. Going Undercover with Robert Eringer 5. The Hidden History of Big Brother in America with Thom Hartmann 6. Censorship and Misinformation in Society with Parnian Soheili 7. Gun Violence Solutions with Cassandra Crifasi, PhD8. The Uvalde School Shooting with Robert Allen (Part 2)9. The White House Press Coverage & President Biden's Comments with Carl Cannon10. Ukrainian-Russian Tensions with David Andelman11. The Russo-Ukrainian War with John O'Loughlin, PhDMusic: Price of Freedom

Hugh Hewitt podcast
Republicans Take Back the House, Fail to Take Senate, Post-Election Day Analysis with Hugh and Guests

Hugh Hewitt podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2022 60:45


Hugh covers election results and talks with Michael Barone, David Drucker, Byron York, Henry Olson, Senator Tom Cotton, and Jim Geraghty. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Views on the News from the Couch
October 31, 2022, Episode of Views on the News from the Couch

Views on the News from the Couch

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2022 7:00


QUICKHITTERS, preliminary thoughts on the attack of Paul Pelosi, comments on Michael Barone's piece on the missing issues, and a very few thoughts on what fascism actually is.  https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/midterms-2022-missing-issues-foreign-policy-redistribution

Classical Kids Storytime
'Bells in the Night'

Classical Kids Storytime

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2022 10:25


How does a sleepless king deal with clock towers that simply won't chime together in his kingdom? Find out in the timely tale “Bells in the Night,” the latest episode of YourClassical Storytime – with storytelling by Valerie Kahler and Michael Barone, music by Leopold and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and illustrations by EJ Thompson.

Hugh Hewitt podcast
Redistricting Effects on Midterms, CDC Admits Shortcomings, Herschel Walker Talks About His Campaign

Hugh Hewitt podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2022 44:55


Back from Wyoming, and back in the Northern Border Studio, Hugh covers the news of the morning and talks with Jim Talent, Herschel Walker, and Michael Barone.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Overcoming the Divide
Michael Barone and The Upcoming Election

Overcoming the Divide

Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2022 23:16


On today's episode (from February), with Michael Barone, we take a look at the upcoming midterms. Michael Barone analyzes the prospects for both parties and suspects one will significantly fair better than the other. Barone dives deep into why there is minimal cooperation between the two parties in today's Congress. Barone later lens historical midterm election trends for the incumbent President's party. The episode concludes with Barone speaking to the overall lacking of unity on policy points and contemporary issues. I hope you enjoy.Rate and subscribe if you enjoyed the content and follow 'overcoming_the_divide'  on Instagram! Michael Barone is currently a Senior Political Analyst for the Washington examiner. Barone also was a Senior Analyst for US News and world report for almost two decades and is a former contributor  for Fox News commentating on US elections and political trendMusic: Coma-Media (intro)                 WinkingFoxMusic (outro)Recorded:  2/2/22

Gold Standard-The Oscars Podcast
Episode 49 : Rocky (1976)

Gold Standard-The Oscars Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2022 207:51


Did the Italian Stallion deserve to win the fight or did one of his fellow nominees deserve to raise their arms in victory? Find out the answer to this question and more as we are joined by special guest Michael Barone to discuss "Rocky" !!! Narrator : Mozz Manzoor Twitter : @oscarsgold @hidarknesspod @beatlesblonde @udanax19 Facebook : facebook.com/goldstandardoscars Patreon : patreon.com/goldstandardoscars

The Economics Review
Ep. 33 - Michael Barone | Featured Guest Interview

The Economics Review

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2021 38:15


Michael Barone is a Senior Political Analyst for the Washington Examiner, a Fox News contributor, and a Resident Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. He is also the principal co-author of the annual Almanac of American Politics and has written several books on American politics and history.

Pro Politics with Zac McCrary
Michael Barone, Patron Saint of Political Junkies

Pro Politics with Zac McCrary

Play Episode Play 60 sec Highlight Listen Later Dec 7, 2021 57:23


Michael Barone, senior political analyst at the Washington examiner, is one of the most important political writers and thinkers of his time. He helped found the Almanac of American Politics in the early 70s and was the lead author for decades. He worked in politics himself, before transitioning to a role as a journalist, author, and pundit - always being an incisive and influential analyst of American politics at each stop along the way. In this conversation, we talk his roots in post-war Detroit, his time working for Democratic candidates and as a Democratic pollster, founding the Almanac, moving from left-of-center to right-of-center, and he gives his thoughts on some of the most pressing issues facing the political system and country today.IN THIS EPISODE…Michael's memories of growing up in post-war Detroit…The first election Michael remembers in detail…The up-and-coming politician Michael worked for at an important time…Michael talks his movement from liberal to conservative…Michael shares his memories of being on the scene during the momentous 1968 Chicago Democratic Convention…The off-hand comment that led to Michael's involvement in forming and writing the Almanac of American Politics…Michael talks the nuts and bolts that have gone into writing the Almanac for 40 years…Michael spends several years working with legendary Democratic pollster Peter Hart…The time when Senator Joe Biden took issue with something Michael wrote in the Almanac…Michael remembers the impact of Senator Pat Moynihan…Some of Michael's favorite political convention memories…Michael's involvement in the infamous 1980 convention fights between the forces of Jimmy Carter and Ted Kennedy…How Michael makes the jump from political consultant to an opinion writer and journalist…The 3 books that shaped Michael's political thinking…Michael's thoughts on today's political writing…Michael talks the unusual place that California holds in today's politics…Michael's take on the current state of both political parties…Michael compares today's political scene to the politics of the 1880s…Michael's current view on what demographics tell us about politics…The issue of the last decade on which Michael wishes he'd have been much more active…AND…the 1967 Detroit riots, 8 Mile Road, the UAW, US-16, the arsenal of democracy, Dan Balz, Big 3 Auto Companies, baloney and malarkey, David Broder, James Buchanan, George W. Bush, Pat Caddell, Jimmy Carter, Jerome Cavanaugh, Bill Clinton, Geoffrey Cowan, Mario Cuomo, Richard D. Daley, Duke University, Dwight Eisenhower, flotsam and jetsam, Gerald Ford, John Kenneth Galbraith, Newt Gingrich, Meg Greenfield, Martha Griffiths, Jon Grinspan, John Gunther, Lou Harris, Hubert Humphrey, Al Hunt, Jim Hunt, Harold Ickes, Jesse Jackson, John Judis, Jack Kemp, John Kennedy, Ted Kennedy, V.O. Key, Lyndon Johnson, John Lindsay, Samuel Lubell, Madison Square Garden, Walter Mondale, The Moynihan Report, Wade McCree, George McGovern, Ralph Nader, Newton's Second Law of Motion, Richard Nixon, Kirk O'Donnell, Tip O'Neill, Charles Oakman, Barack Obama, obvious impractical proposals, Nancy Pelosi, podium passes, prayers of political scientists, Franklin Pierce, David Price, Oliver Quayle, Nancy Reagan, Ronald Reagan, recessed steering columns, Nelson Rockefeller, George Romney, Tim Russert, E.E. Schattschneider, Mark Shields, superdelegates, supply side economics, John Paul Stevens, Ted Stevens Airport, Ruy Teixeria, Bob Torricelli, Donald Trump, Grant Ujifusa, Carl Wagner, George Wallace, Woodrow Wilson, Worland Wyoming, Sam Yorty, Coleman Young, & more!

Pro Politics with Zac McCrary
Analyst Jessica Taylor on 2022 Senate Races & Making History at The Almanac of American Politics

Pro Politics with Zac McCrary

Play Episode Play 60 sec Highlight Listen Later Aug 17, 2021 40:59


Jessica Taylor is the Senate Editor for the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter and recently made history as the first woman to be a Senior Author for the Almanac of American Politics. Jessica talks her small-town Tennessee roots, her path to political journalism, her early thoughts on the 2022 Senate map, and a deep-dive into both the history of The Almanac and her ground-breaking role at that hallowed institution.IN THIS EPISODE…Jessica traces her interest in political journalism to both her mother and father…How a neighbor from Arkansas made an important impact on a 7-year old Jessica…Jessica's first job working at her local paper…Jessica's career goals take shape at Furman University…Advice Jessica gives to young aspiring journalists…Jessica's controversial tenure as editor of her college paper…Jessica's first job in DC political journalism…Jessica talks her time working with both Stu Rothenberg and Charlie Cook…Jessica shares a memorable “candidate interview” from a now high-profile elected official…Jessica explains the “race ratings” that are a big part of her job…Jessica's early take on the 2022 Senate map…Jessica talks the history of the Almanac of American Politics…A couple of Jessica's favorite details she's learned researching for The Almanac…AND…Lamar Alexander, John Armstrong, Judy Bainbridge, Michael Barone, Cheri Beasley, Ted Budd, Richard Burr, Bill Cassidy, Bill Clinton, Rich Cohen, Roy Cooper, Ted Cruz, Howard Dean, Val Demings, David Dewhurst, Doug Ducey, Jennifer Duffy, John Edwards, The Elizabethton Star, Ally Flinn, Friday Night Lights, Nathan Gonzales, Jeff Jackson, Meg Kinnard, Kristin Kobes du Mez, Charlie Mahtesian, Pat McCrory, nationaljournal.com, the New York Times, The Paladin, David Perdue, Rob Portman, Kyrsten Sinema, Grant Ujifusa, Herschel Walker, Amy Walter, Dave Wasserman, the Watergate Building, William Rehnquist, & MORE!

Distributing Wisdom
Suppliers see distribution as key to expansion

Distributing Wisdom

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2021 19:02


Leaders from major electronics component distributors discuss how distribution enables them to reach more customers while managing  increasing technological complexity. Our guests discuss how their go-to-market strategies and sales forces are changing, plus what new target markets they see on the horizon. We also explore how the need for digitization and global scale, as well as supply chain support, are reshaping the industry. Guests on this episode include:  Michael Barone, Vice President, Global Channel Sales at Xilinx; Fred Bell, Vice President at Molex; Monica Highfill, Vice President, Sales, Americas at KEMET, Karen Worley, Director, Supplier Development at Avnet.

The LA AGO Podcast
Episode 13 (Dr. Frederick Swann: Celebrating 90 Years)

The LA AGO Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2021 47:29


July 30, 2021 is the 90th birthday of American organ icon Dr. Frederick Swann who joined the American Guild of Organists at age 15 and was its president from 2002-2008.This year marks not only Fred's 90th birthday but his 80th year of being a church organist and his 20th year as Artist-in-Residence at St. Margaret's Episcopal Church in Palm Desert, California.Not one to seek the limelight or draw attention to himself, Fred spent most of his career in several very high profile positions that he says he never even applied for. He was simply in the right place at the right time.Fred graciously took the time to speak with host Thompson Howell about a range of topics including why his plans to retire at age 70 didn't exactly work out; his enthusiasm for the younger generation of organists and his optimism about the future of the organ; the positive impact that newer concert hall organs have had on building the increasing popularity of the organ among the general public; the great influence of the radio program Pipedreams and its host, Michael Barone, in further showcasing and promoting the organ; the necessity of any successful organist to be a good "faker"; an update on when the final work on the restoration of the Hazel Wright Organ at Christ Cathedral (formerly Crystal Cathedral) in Garden Grove, California will be able to be completed; the physical challenges he deals with as he gets older that place limitations on his playing abilities; the gratitude he feels for having been blessed with a wonderful career and supportive friends and colleagues; and much more.Listen at LAAGO.org...or subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.LINKS:Fred's Wikipedia page is here.Pipedreams episode "Swann Song" (2003) is here.July 25, 2021 Weekend Service from St. Margaret's is here.The AGO Masters Series, Volume 3 featuring Fred Swann:Part 1Part 2Part 3Part 4Part 5Fred's June 23, 2021 interview for the Oral History Program of the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) is here.Articles:August 5, 1998, The Los Angeles Times.October 22, 2000, The New York Times.November 3, 2014, "A Conversation with Frederick Swann" in The Diapason.March 21, 2017, "Frederick Swann on the Value of the Pipe Organ to the Worshipping Church," Ponder Anew blog.June 26, 2018, The Diapason.May, 2020 feature on the Hazel Wright Organ at Christ Cathedral, The American Organist.Reviews:August 4, 2006, The New York Times.

The Andrew Klavan Show
Ep. 473 - Crazies, Hookers and CNN

The Andrew Klavan Show

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2018 50:19


Trump has driven Hollywood and the news media insane — what about the rest of us? Plus the mighty Michael Barone puts the news in perspective. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices