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Hosted by National Review · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 160 episodes
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Scot Bertram and Jeff Blehar discuss ask guests from the world of politics about their musical passions.
National Review hosts Political Beats, a music show with 160 episodes published.
Scot and Jeff discuss Sleater-Kinney with Nic Rowan. Introducing the Band : Your hosts Scot Bertram ( @ScotBertram ) and Jeff Blehar ( @EsotericCD ) with guest Nic Rowan. Nic is managing editor of The Lamp , a Catholic l
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Scot and Jeff discuss the second part of XTC’s career (1984-2000) with Andrew Gretes. Introducing the Band: Your hosts Scot Bertram (@ScotBertram) and Jeff Blehar (@EsotericCD) with guest Andrew Gretes. Andrew is a ficti
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Scot and Jeff discuss the first part of XTC’s career (1977-1983) with Andrew Gretes. Introducing the Band: Your hosts Scot Bertram (@ScotBertram) and Jeff Blehar (@EsotericCD) with guest Andrew Gretes. Andrew is a fictio
Scot and Jeff discuss The Apples in Stereo with Jack Butler. Introducing the Band : Your hosts Scot Bertram ( @ScotBertram ) and Jeff Blehar ( @EsotericCD ) with guest Jack Butler. Jack is deputy editor for Free Expressi
Scot and Jeff discuss Deep Purple with Ivan Pongracic. Introducing the Band: Your hosts Scot Bertram (@ScotBertram) and Jeff Blehar (@EsotericCD) are joined by guest Ivan Pongracic, William E. Hibbs & Ludwig von Mises pr
Scot and Jeff discuss The Strokes with Christopher Scalia. Introducing the Band : Your hosts Scot Bertram ( @ScotBertram ) and Jeff Blehar ( @EsotericCD ) with guest Christopher Scalia. Chris is a senior fellow at the Am
Scot and Jeff discuss Van Halen with Sean Trende. Introducing the Band: Your hosts Scot Bertram ( @ScotBertram ) and Jeff Blehar ( @EsotericCD ) with guest Sean Trende. Sean is senior elections analyst at Real Clear Poli
Scot and Jeff discuss Iggy Pop & the Stooges with Dominic Green. Introducing the Band: Your hosts Scot Bertram (@ScotBertram) and Jeff Blehar (@EsotericCD) are joined by guest Dominic Green. Dom is a historian and column
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Scot and Jeff discuss the second part of Tom Waits’ career (1983-2011) with Damon Linker. Introducing the Band: Your hosts Scot Bertram ( @ScotBertram ) and Jeff Blehar ( @EsotericCD ) are joined by guest Damon Linker. D
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Scot and Jeff discuss the first part of Tom Waits’s career (1973-1982) with Damon Linker. Introducing the Band: Your hosts Scot Bertram ( @ScotBertram ) and Jeff Blehar ( @EsotericCD ) are joined by guest Damon Linker. D
Scot and Jeff discuss Jimmy Buffett with Conor Friedersdorf. Introducing the Band : Your hosts Scot Bertram ( @ScotBertram ) and Jeff Blehar ( @EsotericCD ) are with guest Conor Friedersdorf. Conor is a staff writer at T
Your Political Beats hosts Scot Bertram (@ ScotBertram ) and Jeff Blehar (@ EsotericCD ) get the opportunity to spend a little more time with singer/songwriter/bandleader/advocate/professor David Lowery (@ DavidCLowery )
Scot and Jeff discuss Bob Seger with Tim Constantine. Introducing the Band: Your hosts Scot Bertram ( @ScotBertram ) and Jeff Blehar ( @EsotericCD ) with guest Tim Constantine. Today you see him interviewing presidents a
Introducing the Band: Your hosts Scot Bertram ( @ScotBertram ) and Jeff Blehar ( @EsotericCD ) are joined by guest Jeff Pojanowski. Jeff is a professor at Notre Dame Law School, where he teaches and writes about philosop
Introducing the Band : Your hosts Scot Bertram ( @ScotBertram ) and Jeff Blehar ( @EsotericCD ) are joined by Andrew Stuttaford. Andrew needs little introduction as the editor of NR's Capital Matters . Find him online ri
Introducing the Band: Your hosts Scot Bertram ( @ScotBertram ) and Jeff Blehar ( @EsotericCD ) are joined by guest Steve Singiser. Steve is formerly a contributing editor at Daily Kos Elections and now is a contributor a
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Introducing the Band : Your hosts Scot Bertram ( @ScotBertram ) and Jeff Blehar ( @EsotericCD ) are joined by guest Eli Lake. Lake is a columnist with the Free Press and also a contributing editor at Commentary. Find him
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Introducing the Band: Your hosts Scot Bertram ( @ScotBertram ) and Jeff Blehar ( @EsotericCD ) are joined by guest Eli Lake. Lake is a columnist with the Free Press and also a contributing editor at Commentary. Find him
Introducing the Band : Your hosts Scot Bertram ( @ScotBertram ) and Jeff Blehar ( @EsotericCD ) are with guest Mary Chastain. Mary is a writer and editor at Legal Insurrection . She's also a sometimes contributor to The
Introducing the Band : Your hosts Scot Bertram ( @ScotBertram ) and Jeff Blehar ( @EsotericCD ) are with guest Andrew Fink. Andrew lives with his wife Lauren and their five children in Hillsdale County, Mich., and is an
Jack Butler
certified leadership coach
2 appearances on this show
Sean Trende
RealClearPolitics
2 appearances on this show
Iggy Pop
1 appearance on this show
Damon Linker
senior lecturer in political science · University of Pennsylvania
5 appearances on this show
Tom Waits
2 appearances on this show
Jimmy Buffett
1 appearance on this show
David Lowery
vocal advocate for artist rights and senior lecturer on music business · Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven
2 appearances on this show
Bob Seger
1 appearance on this show
Brian Eno
1 appearance on this show
Eli Lake
staff writer · The Free Press
7 appearances on this show
Stevie Wonder
2 appearances on this show
Nick Lowe
2 appearances on this show
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