BEEF with Bridget Todd

This week on Beef, fearless explorers Sir Richard Burton and Captain John Hanning Speke face unimaginable dangers, and their own divisiveness, while searching for the source of the Nile River. Check out Felipe Fernández-Armesto's latest book The Oxford History of the World. Learn more about Robin Hanbury-Tenison's adventures in South America! Hosted by Bridget Todd Writing, Editing & Sound Design by Showrunner Pete Musto Produced by James Levine & Benjamin Austin-Docampo Created by Executive Producer Jeremiah Tittle Find out more about all of Next Chapter Podcasts' incredible content at ncpodcasts.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In our latest piece of bonus content, host Bridget Todd talks with journalist and author J. Randy Taraborrelli about the complexities of the Bouvier family, the weight of international fame, and what our fascination with celebrities says about our culture. J. Randy Taraborrelli is a frequent contributing entertainment reporter for Entertainment Tonight, Good Morning America, Today and CBS This Morning. And he’s written multiple New York Times best-selling biographies of some of the world's biggest celebrities, including Michael Jackson, Madonna and Diana Ross, and several covering the lives of the Bouviers and Kennedys, including his most recent book "Jackie - Public, Private, Secret.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on Beef, Former First-Lady Jackie Kennedy and her sister Princess Lee Radziwill play tug-of-war with the public’s affection and adoration. Grab a copy of J. Randy Taraborrelli's latest book about the Bouviers - Jackie: Public, Private, Secret. Hosted by Bridget Todd Writing, Editing & Sound Design by Showrunner Pete Musto Produced by James Levine & Benjamin Austin-Docampo Created by Executive Producer Jeremiah Tittle Find out more about all of Next Chapter Podcasts' incredible content at ncpodcasts.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In our latest piece of bonus content, writer Adrián Duston-Muñoz talks with professor of Hispanic Studies Dr. Stephanie Kirk about Mexico's Baroque period, the gender politics of knowledge during that time, and the connections between Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz and modern day feminism. Dr. Stephanie Kirk is the Director of the Center for the Humanities and a Professor of Spanish, Comparative Literature, and Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Washington University in St. Louis. She is the author of two books: Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz and the Gender Politics of Knowledge in Colonial Mexico (Routledge, 2016) and Convent Life in Colonial Mexico: A Tale of Two Communities (Florida UP, 2007). She has also published numerous articles and essays on gender and religious culture in colonial Mexico, and on the life and work of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz. She has edited two collected volumes: Religious Transformations in the Early Modern Americas (Penn Press, 2014) and Estudios coloniales en el siglo XXI: Nuevos itinerarios (IILI, 2011). She is currently preparing a translation and critical edition of Carlos de Sigüenza y Góngora’s convent chronicle Paraíso occidental. Stephanie Kirk is the editor of the Revista de Estudios Hispánicos. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on Beef, the brilliant 17th century nun Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz dares to defy the Catholic Church with her scholarship and searing wit. Pick up Dr. Stephanie Kirk's fascinating book Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz and the Gender Politics of Knowledge in Colonial Mexico. Hosted by Bridget Todd Written by Adrián Duston-Muñoz The actors who voiced Sor Juana’s words are Luisa Sofia and Franco Machado-Pesce Showrunning, Editing & Sound Design by Pete Musto Produced by James "Sam" Levine & Benjamin Austin-Docampo Created by Executive Producer Jeremiah Tittle Find out more about all of Next Chapter Podcasts' incredible content at ncpodcasts.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In our latest piece of bonus content, showrunner Pete Musto chats with pop culture historian Jennifer Keishin Armstrong about TV history, diverse representation in media, and how Sex and the City paved the way for countless other hit shows like HBO's Girls and Comedy Central's Broad City. Jennifer Keishin Armstrong is a former entertainment journalist and a New York Times bestselling author of several incredibly enlightening books on television history, including “Seinfeldia: How A Show About Nothing Changed Everything,” “Mary and Lou and Rhoda and Ted and All the Brilliant Minds who made The Mary Tyler Moore Show.” And her book “Sex and The City and US: How Four Single Women Changed the Way We Think, Live, and Love” details how the HBO series revolutionized TV for women. Grab a copy of her latest book "So Fetch: The Making of Mean Girls (And Why We're Still So Obsessed with It." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on Beef, actresses Sarah Jessica Parker and Kim Catrall, the stars of the groundbreaking HBO megahit series Sex and the City, exhibit peak mean girl behavior. Grab a copy of Jennifer Keishin Armstrong's latest book "So Fetch: The Making of Mean Girls (And Why We're Still So Obsessed with It." Look for Felix Gillette's comprehensive history of HBO: "It's Not TV: The Spectacular Rise, Revolution and Future of HBO." Hosted by Bridget Todd Written by Nicole Walkow-Benedi Showrunning, Editing & Sound Design by Pete Musto Produced by James "Sam" Levine & Benjamin Austin-Docampo Created by Executive Producer Jeremiah Tittle Find out more about all of Next Chapter Podcasts' incredible content at ncpodcasts.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In our latest piece of bonus content, showrunner Pete Musto sits down with University of Edinburgh paleontology professer Dr. Steve Brusatte to talk about the joy of finding fossils, why people are fascinated by dinosaurs, and the problematic legacy of the Great Bone Wars. Dr. Steve Brusatte has worked as a researcher at the Division of Paleontology of the American Museum of Natural History, acted as scientific consultant for the BBC Earth and 20th Century Fox's 2013 film Walking With Dinosaurs, and discovered more than a dozen new species of vertebrate fossils. He also the New York Times bestselling author of numerous books on dinosaurs and paleontology, including Dinosaurs (2008), Field Guide to Dinosaurs (2009), Dinosaur Paleobiology (2012), The Age of Dinosaurs: The Rise and Fall of the World’s Most Remarkable Animals. Grab a copy of his latest book "The Rise and Fall of Mammals: A New History, from the Shadow of the Dinosaurs to Us." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 2024, two Next Chapter Podcasts shows received nominations for Ambies awards: "Play On Podcasts" and "BEEF!" So on March 8, Bridget co-hosted an IG live with composer Lindsay Jones, who was nominated for 'Best Original Score' for his work on Play On's adaptation of Shakespeare's Othello. Enjoy the audio from that conversation, where they discuss their own work and BEEF's nomination for 'Best Indie Podcast.' Ambies winners will be announced on Tuesday, March 26! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on Beef, the natural historians who started the Great Bone Wars refuse to bury the hatchet, wreaking havoc on the future of their field. Grab a copy of Dr. Steve Brusatte's latest book "The Rise and Fall of Mammals: A New History, from the Shadow of the Dinosaurs to Us." Look for Dr. Matthew Carrano's contribution to "The Complete Dinosaur." Hosted by Bridget Todd Written by Nicole Walkow-Benedi Showrunning, Editing & Sound Design by Pete Musto Produced by James "Sam" Levine & Benjamin Austin-Docampo Created by Executive Producer Jeremiah Tittle Find out more about all of Next Chapter Podcasts' incredible content at ncpodcasts.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on Beef, pioneering 19th century paleontologists Othneil Charles Marsh and Edward Drinker Cope help build a discipline of science with their bitter backbiting in part one of the "Great Bone Wars." Pick up a copy of David Bainbridge's "Paleontology: An Illustrated History." Check out Robert Peck's co-authored history of the Academy of Natural Sciences, "A Glorious Enterprise: The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia and the Making of American Science." Hosted by Bridget Todd Written by Nicole Walkow-Benedi Showrunning, Editing & Sound Design by Pete Musto Produced by James "Sam" Levine & Benjamin Austin-Docampo Created by Executive Producer Jeremiah Tittle Find out more about all of Next Chapter Podcasts' incredible content at ncpodcasts.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In our first piece of bonus content for season 2 of Beef, senior producer Sam Levine sits down with pro wrestling commentator and former-WWE writer and producer Kazeem Famuyide to talk about his his love of the sport, all the weird little idiosyncrasies that make it so unique and appealing, and what a monumental chapter in history the Monday Night Wars really were. Kazeem Famuyide is the co-host of The Masked Man Podcast for the Ringer network, a former managing editor for the Bleacher Report, and a former creative writer and producer for World Wrestling Entertainment. Follow him @kazeem on IG and @kazeem on X. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on Beef, professional wrestling promoter Vince McMahon and media mogul Ted Turner use their companies WWF and WCW to transform cable television into a sweaty warzone. Listen to Kazeem Famuyide on The Masked Man on the Ringer network! Hosted by Bridget Todd Written by James "Sam" Levine Editing & Sound Design by Pete Musto Produced by Benjamin Austin-Docampo Created by Executive Producer Jeremiah Tittle Find out more about all of Next Chapter Podcasts' incredible content at ncpodcasts.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The wait is almost over! Our hit show BEEF with Bridget Todd is back by popular demand. After a stellar first season that earned us not one... not two... but THREE Gold Signal Awards (thanks to your incredible support), the pettiness returns to prey upon your better natures. Follow the show on all platforms and tune in on February 19 for the first episode of season two! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Beef team is honored to be named as finalists for Best Writing, Best Emerging Podcast and Best Host in the 2023 Signal Awards. Check the show notes to learn how to vote! Voting is open until October 5th. Go to ncpodcasts.com/signal to cast your ballot! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gil visits a psychic after Lex asserts he has the worst luck of any person he’s ever met. Nadya, the beautiful psychic, isn’t exactly truthful about what she sees in Gil’s tarot spread. Later, after attending a college philosophy class, Gil has serious doubts about his standing in the universal order. “IN THE CARDS”, was written and directed by KEVIN HENDERSON. Cast: CONNOR RATLIFF as GIL STEVEN BOYER as LEX LAILA ROBINS as BELLA JAMIE ANN ROMERO as NADYA CHUKWUDI IWUJI as PROFESSOR PETER TOWERS ROBERT CUCCIOLI as JIM JOANNA GLUSHAK as CATHERINE CORKER, HELGA and OTHERS MAHRI SANDOVAL as CLEA and OTHERS CHRIS HENRY COFFEY as BRYSON and OTHERS NANCY RODRIGUEZ as MONICA and OTHERS DELPHI HARRINGTON as MRS. TASSIOPOULOS and OTHERS MICHAEL GOODFRIEND as ROBERT and OTHERS ADDITIONAL VOICES performed by: AMY MALLOY GIGI HENDERSON DECLAN HENDERSON ADAMARIS GUTIERREZ …and COURTNEY ROSEMONT Casting by THE TELSEY OFFICE: KARYN CASL, CSA. Original Music Composition, Sound Design and Mix by SHANE RETTIG. Sound engineering by SADAHARU YAGI. Mix Engineer and Dialogue Editor: LARRY WALSH and ROBERT McNABB. Podcast Mastering by GREG CORTEZ at New Monkey Studio. Coordinating Producer: TRANSCEND STREAMING (KYRA BOWIE and LEANNA KEYES). Executive Producer: MICHAEL GOODFRIEND. The Managing Director of Business Operations and Partnerships at Next Chapter Podcasts is SALLYCADE HOLMES. Special thanks to Jeff Talbott, Mike Mariano and Tallula Henderson “IN THE CARDS” is produced by NEXT CHAPTER PODCASTS and is made possible by the generous support of THE HITZ FOUNDATION. Visit ncpodcasts.com for more about the series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

**FEED DROP** Are you a fan of adult entertainment? Then, you've got to listen to one of our favorite podcasts: Holly Randall Unfiltered. In this episode from Holly's show, Holly interviews Christy Mack. Christy Mack made international headlines in 2014 when she suffered a life-threatening beating at the hands of her MMA fighter ex-boyfriend, War Machine. But that is not where her story started — or where it ends. In this episode, Christy shares the surprising person who told her to get into porn, how an early manager tried to change her look, how her relationship with War Machine escalated to the night of the attack, and why she never had any interest in staying silent about her abuse. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 138: I'll Always Have Coach - What's Your Beef? Coach has complications with cat sitting, JD tiffs with taxes, and Davis makes a first class friend. Beef. Everybody's got it. Join feral comedians Leah Kayajanian (Coach), Jenny Davis (JD), and Emily Davis (Davis) as they take a deep dive into the petty beefs we all encounter, dissecting life's little stresses and inviting you to share your beefs too. WYB covers the spectrum of the absurd and laughs at the small stuff. Beef with us and leave a little lighter. www.whatsyourbeefpod.com Subscribe to WYB YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8ufHd8rT52IWkX8obCGaqQ Edited by Jeff Sewing of Pat and Jeff Like Sports Music and cover art by Andy Bar. Follow him on YouTube, Instagram @werdnabar, and Soundcloud. Email us your beefs! whatsyourbeefpod@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Comedian Kiki Andersen finds the funny in the most uncomfortable corners of our culture. Sex. Politics. Religion. But in the digital age, what can and can’t be talked about at the dinner table has changed dramatically. Indecent is a podcast all about what’s off-limits and who sets the boundaries for today’s taboos. Through conversations with comedians, psychologists, journalists, theologians and scientists, Kiki peels at the wallpaper of polite society on Indecent, where NSFW meets LMAO. Subscribe now to get all the new episodes! You never forget your first. And in our inaugural episode, Kiki talks with Dr. Laurie Betito, Director of Pornhub's Sexual Wellness Center, about how much jacking off is too much, the conservative obsession with limiting adult content, and the importance of wearing a condom when having sex with a tree. Also, comedian and porn producer Kenny Weber shines some light on the realities of shooting high-quality smut. Dr. Laurie Betito is a Clinical Psychologist who has been practicing psychotherapy for over 30 years. She is also the director of Pornhub’s Sexual Wellness Center. She has appeared on the weekly show "EROS" on The Life Channel as as well as on MenTV where she hosted the show "LET'S TALK SEX". She has appeared frequently on various television programs and documentaries, both as a commentator, and as a regular "sexpert", and is an accredited member of ACTRA. She is the host of The Passion Podcast and the author of “The Sex Bible For People Over 50: The Complete Guide To Sexual Love For Mature Couples.” Follow Dr. Laurie at @drlauriebetito on Instagram and Twitter! Follow Kenny Weber at @heykennyitskenny on Instagram and @itskennyweber on Twitter! Here's some homework for you nerds who love to read: https://marketing4ecommerce.net/en/which-are-the-most-visited-websites-in-the-world/ https://statisticsanddata.org/data/most-popular-website/#:~:text=In%202022%20Xvideos%20is%20the,November%20of%20the%20same%20year. https://www.mayoclinichealthsystem.org/hometown-health/speaking-of-health/does-society-have-a-sex-addiction-problem#:~:text=A%20study%20found%20that%204.7,women%20also%20can%20be%20addicted. https://www.apa.org/monitor/2021/03/teaching-porn-literacy https://www.marketplace.org/shows/marketplace-tech/louisiana-law-requiring-proof-of-id-for-porn-site-access-has-privacy-advocates-worried/ https://apnews.com/article/porn-age-verification-utah-8f8f4960ad1ec4afc5d59fd7d34c3b9d "Indecent with Kiki Andersen" is a production of Next Chapter Podcasts. Hosted by Kiki Andersen Produced by Pete Musto & Max Wolfson Executive produced by Jeremiah Tittle Follow the show at @indecentkiki on Instagram and follow Kiki at @itskikiandersen Email us at indecentthepod@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this bonus episode for season 1, the writing team behind Beef sat down to talk about how they put the show together and give you a peek behind the curtain as to how these stories got told. Our writing team are James Levine (who scripted the stories of Bret "The Hitman" Hart vs. Shawn Michaels and Adidas vs. Puma Pt. 1 & 2), Ben Austin-Docampo (who wrote James Brown vs. Joe Tex, Jean-Claude Van Damme vs. Steven Seagal, and Captain Henry Morgan vs. The Spanish Empire) and showrunner Pete Musto (who penned Dear Abby vs. Ann Landers and Penthouse vs. Playboy). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices