#382: I Saw That It Was Trending

Matt talks college football, USC, Michigan, TCU, Ohio State, Illinois, South Carolina, Caleb Williams, Spencer Rattler, Harry Styles, Olivia Wilde, Don't Worry Darling, Donald Trump, Twitter, Elon Musk, and Dwight Howard.

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#381: Election Results 2022 for U.S. Midterm Elections

Matt talks all about the 2022 United States midterm elections, including media coverage, the Senate and House races, Ron DeSantis, Donald Trump, John Fetterman, Mehmet Oz, Herschel Walker, Raphael Warnock, Mark Kelly, Lauren Boebert, and much more!

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#380: Election Day 2022 & The Golden State Warriors

Matt talks about the midterm election, parsing what it means to follow politics, the Golden State Warriors, and the NBA on its league-wide day off.

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#379: Why have two drummers?

Matt talks Facebook marketplace, convertible cribs, date night in Morristown, Trombone Shorty, Howard Stern, Bruce Springsteen, Bill Burr, his favorite shows on HBO, Apple TV 4K (2022), Top Gun: Maverick, favorite holiday movies, and much more!

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Howard Stern Show, SiriusXM App Adds Ability to Change Playback Speed

I am often woefully behind on my Howard Stern Show episodes, which I listen to through the SiriusXM App on my smartphone, tablet, or computer.  With a show that lasts nearly four hours, it can be very difficult to keep up, especially with the mix of things I listen to on a daily basis.  

This mix includes the Economist (and the Atlantic) through the Overcast App; The New Yorker via its mobile application; various podcasts, including Bill Simmons, Marc Maron, Joe Rogan, Bill Burr, and more; and a plethora of Audible audio books.  The advantage with all of these has always been the ability to manipulate playback speed (i.e. listening at 1.2, 1.5, 2.0 speed), in addition to the innovative "minimize silence" at normal speeds within the Overcast app.  

The Howard Stern Show, though, has stubbornly always been at just one speed: normal!  With a show as good as it is, that is fine.  However, because of its length and because episodes eventually expire, maximizing listening time can be tough.

Imagine my pleasant surprise when I saw the following today:

While I will probably still listen frequently to the Howard Stern Show at normal speed, knowing that I can clear the backlog at my preferred 1.5x speed is a great development in my efforts to keep up with The King of All Media.  

Of course, sometimes I jump to recent episodes, especially if a great guest comes on.  And that happened this week when New Jersey legend Bruce Springsteen joined the show, in-studio in New York City.  Howard Stern was there too, making his first appearance back in the studio post-pandemic.

#378: Wins for Winter

Matt talks about the Los Angeles Lakers, the Brooklyn Nets, the early season NBA landscape, The New York Giants, and the NFL at the halfway point.

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#377: Mason Ameri

Mason Ameri is Associate Professor of Professional Practice at Rutgers Business School.  In this episode, Matt and Mason discuss writing, the creative process, happy places, experiencing the flow, remote work, and Mason's first book, "The 10-Second Commute: New Realities of Virtual Work."  The book, co-written with Terri R. Kurtzberg, is out October 31, 2022.

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