Your favorite guilty pleasure! A biweekly podcast featuring penetrating investigations into anything socially deviate, scientifically unexplainable, celebrity gossip, horrifically sinister – and - if we get lucky, criminal. Your hosts are a Millennial woman, a Gen X man, and a wise-cracking AI engine. Amazingly informative and funny!
Episodes
Thursday Jul 28, 2022
Thursday Jul 28, 2022
Like everyone, the Scandal Sheet staff desires a needed break from serious topics. So our version of a vacation is to send our co-host, Ellie, to an all-expense paid trip to one of America’s favorite destinations – a theme park. Back in 1955, Walt Disney made a crazy investment that everyone on Wall Street advised him not to do. He put every dime he had on the line and held his breath. It was an early theme park called, “Disneyland”. Despite dire projections, it paid off a million times over and so have its many sister parks. Taking Disney’s example, hundreds of theme parks, around the world, have now, collectively, become multi-trillion dollar business, 60+ years later. But do scandals lie simmering beneath these places of family happiness?
Our music is composed, preformed and produced by the genius John Hoekstra. You Tube https://youtube.com/channel/UC2Gon6qb9ar07BP0hsNPXdA SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/user-363005792
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Wednesday Jul 13, 2022
Wednesday Jul 13, 2022
The forecasted demise of the American labor movement may have been a tad premature. After 4 decades of steep membership and influence decline, unions are attempting a reboot in so-called “progressive” companies, such as: Amazon, Starbucks, Apple, and Google. So, what IS a labor union and why should those of us not in a union care? Co-host Ellie, a commercial airline pilot and current union member, helps us understand how a modern union works, the benefits today’s non-union workers enjoy as a result of historic union efforts (e.g. 40 hour, 5 day work week) and what role organized labor’s role might play in our national future.
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Wednesday Jun 29, 2022
Wednesday Jun 29, 2022
The new super majority goes for it! They flex their judicial muscles and overturn 2 giant precedents in less than a week, both in 6-3 decisions. We let other pods debate the partisan politics. Our goal is to understand the underlying judicial logic in these decisions and what it may portend for other important precedents going forward, which now appear vulnerable. We are again joined by listener fav, New York “Super Lawyer”, David Grover, of the firm David and Fensterstock to provide legal analysis and help us understand these thorny issues.
If you wish to reach David Grover, for legal assistance: 212-527-7575, DGrover@GroverFen.com.
Our music is composed, preformed and produced by the genius John Hoekstra. You Tube https://youtube.com/channel/UC2Gon6qb9ar07BP0hsNPXdA SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/user-363005792
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Friday Jun 24, 2022
Friday Jun 24, 2022
For those who missed it, we wanted to give listeners the opportunity to hear this May episode before we publish a fresh follow-up on the Court next week. In this episode, we review the circumstances of a leaked draft opinion in the Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health case – which became the actual opinion on June 24. Then everyone went nuts! We are again joined by New York “Super Lawyer”, David Grover, of the firm David and Fensterstock to provide legal analysis.
NOTE: we let other podcasts debate the merits of this case. Politics ain’t our thing. Instead, our goal is to understand the judicial logic of the key Justices, whether that logic matches their sworn testimony before the Senate Judicial Committee, and if that logic is consistent from case-to-case and/or with the 233 year history of the court. Scandal here? You decide. You may be surprised what you hear …
If you wish to reach David Grover, for legal assistance: 212-527-7575, DGrover@GroverFen.com.
Our music is composed, preformed and produced by the genius John Hoekstra. You Tube https://youtube.com/channel/UC2Gon6qb9ar07BP0hsNPXdA SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/user-363005792
Wednesday Jun 15, 2022
Wednesday Jun 15, 2022
With the recent release of a feature-length documentary, we look back on the tumultuous life and career of one of the bestselling authors of the late 20th century, KURT VONNEGUT. Mostly revered - but also criticized - his “postmodern” approach to fiction, beginning with his groundbreaking novels, “Slaughterhouse 5” and “Breakfast of Champions”, profoundly changed the way audiences, around the globe, experience stories today, in any media. We welcome back our millennial, co-founding co-host, Kassia, and her millennial friend, a sports marketer and film history podcaster, Dylan. Helped by their surprising and youthful insights, we dissect a remarkable 57 year writing career and examine if the star, of this bestselling author, is diminishing, only 15 years after his death.
Kassia’s podcast, “Have We Met Before”: https://apple.co/3Od5Xqt
Dylan’s podcast, “The Great Movies Pod: A Retrospective Film Review Show”: https://apple.co/3zDkQOf
Documentary, “Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck In Time” On Amazon: https://amzn.to/3OgQDsf
Saturday Jun 04, 2022
Saturday Jun 04, 2022
On the occasion of a Congressional Hearing last week – the first in 50 years – UFOs are back in the national spotlight. You don’t have to listen to the entire hearing on CSPAN, as we have the most important 5 minutes here. BONUS: We replay our hilarious and informative UFO Episode from last summer, “UFOs: Unrelenting Freaking Obstruction” (15:47 mins).
Founding co-host, Kassia, is featured in both the cold open and in the bonus replay.
Our music is composed, preformed and produced by the genius John Hoekstra. You Tube https://youtube.com/channel/UC2Gon6qb9ar07BP0hsNPXdA SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/user-363005792
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Wednesday Jun 01, 2022
Wednesday Jun 01, 2022
On the occasion of a Congressional Hearing last week – the first in 50 years – UFOs are back in national attention. You don’t have to listen to the entire hearing as we have the most important 5 minutes here. Keep your ear out for the full episode soon!
In this cold open we have our dream team preforming for us. Kassia, our founding cost, is featured, as well as co-host Ellie, and our music composer, John Hoekstra. What could be better?
Sunday May 22, 2022
Sunday May 22, 2022
On the occasion of a rare leaked opinion, we take on the United States Supreme Court. What did the women/men in black do to us? Well, turns out plenty. We are again joined by New York “Super Lawyer”, David Grover of the firm David and Fensterstock to provide legal analysis. Enjoy! ...or weep, whatever seems appropriate.
Special appearance by founding co-host, Kassia!
If you wish to reach David Grover, for legal assistance: 212-527-7575, DGrover@GroverFen.com.
Our music is composed, preformed and produced by the genius John Hoekstra. You Tube https://youtube.com/channel/UC2Gon6qb9ar07BP0hsNPXdA SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/user-363005792
Thursday May 19, 2022
Thursday May 19, 2022
Listeners have demanded and we will now deliver. We cover the 'big' Court, Scandal Sheet style.
Full episode on the way that you will all love. Please stay tuned!
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Friday May 06, 2022
Friday May 06, 2022
After a 14 year absence from public office, America’s favorite Alaskan, recently announced she is now running for Congress. Time magazine’s 2010 pick as one of the 100 most influential Americans, the former Alaskan Governor, experienced meteoric fame in 2008. After her unsuccessful run as VP on the John McCain Presidential ticket, she never left the spotlight. Since then, she’s had her own reality TV show, 2 bestselling books, a multi-year commentary gig on Fox News, and much more. Our 20-something co-host, Ellie, a resident of Alaska herself (and not old enough to vote in 2008) provides on-the-ground and up-to-the minute insight. We are also joined by the brilliant Joe Duffus, of the Government Accountability Institute (GAI), and a longtime commenter of conservative/GOP politics. Palin has been both worshipped and dissed in her time. So you won’t want to miss our review of a singular American’s career and the great state of Alaska.
Joe’s company, GAI also produces a weekly podcast called, “The Drill Down”, http: thedrilldown.com Please check it out.
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