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The Unspeakeasy With Meghan Daum

Meghan Daum
The Catastrophe Hour
Mental Health
Los Angeles
Racism
New York City
Divorce
Wokeness
Altadena
The Online Right
Wildfire
Hollywood
Palliative Care
Cancel Culture
Grief
Eaton Canyon Fire
Donald Trump
Motherhood
Feminism
Substack
Cultural Polarization

Author, essayist and journalist Meghan Daum has spent decades giving voice—and bringing nuance, humor and surprising perspectives—to things that lots of people are thinking but are afraid to say out loud. Now, she brings her observations to the realm of conversation. In candid, free-ranging interviews, Meghan talks with artists, entertainers, journalists, scientists, scholars, and anyone else who'... more

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Meghan's guest this week is journalist Michael Powell, a staff writer at The Atlantic and longtime former New York Times reporter whom she has admired for years for his willingness to report on thorny, third-rail cultural topics. She talked with him ... more

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Meghan's guest this week is Evan Barker, a former progressive operative, fundraising strategist, and author of Nothing Left: Confessions of a Democratic Operative. Meghan was eager to sit down with Evan after following her journey from a working-clas... more

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After a decade of ideological conformity, is American theater ready to laugh at itself again?

This week Meghan is joined by Broadway star, comedian, and producer PJ Adzima, founder of Stage Time NYC and producer of Slam Frank—a mind-melting new mus... more

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This (almost) Fourth of July conversation originally appeared on Jenny Holland's channel, Saving Culture From Itself, but it's really a "collab," as they say in the pod-biz. Meghan has talked with Jenny before on YouTube livestreams, but this is the ... more

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Recent Guests

Evan Barker
Author of Nothing Left, Confessions of a Democratic Operative
Author, fundraiser and political consultant
Episode: Evan Barker on Nothing Left, the Dark Art of Political Fundraising, and the Fracturing Left
PJ Adzima
New York-based actor and comedian; founder of Stage Time; producer of Slam Frank
Stage Time; Slam Frank
Episode: Anne Frank Examines Her White Privilege: the Musical feat. PJ Adzima
Jenny Holland
Rising YouTube creator, channel Saving Culture From Itself
Saving Culture From Itself (YouTube channel)
Episode: Jenny Holland's Crusade To Save Culture, One Landmine At a Time
Lisa Marchiano
Jungian Analyst
This Jungian Life (co-host)
Episode: Making Jungian Sense of the World, with Lisa Marchiano
John McWhorter
linguist and commentator
Episode: Making Jungian Sense of the World, with Lisa Marchiano
Mark Oppenheimer
Journalist, author, and academic focused on religion, culture, and Jewish life
Yale University; author of Judy Blume biography
Episode: Judy Blume Got It Right: Mark Oppenheimer on his new biography of the legendary author
Adam Miller
Tech entrepreneur, nonprofit executive, and mayoral candidate for Los Angeles
Cornerstone (founder) / Better Angels
Episode: Los Angeles Mayor's Race: Is Adam Miller the Grownup That Got Away?
Phoebe Maltz Bovy
Cultural critic and author
Author of The Last Straight Woman
Episode: How Straight Women Became Uncool
Spencer Pratt
Candidate for mayor of Los Angeles
Los Angeles Mayoral Campaign
Episode: Can Spencer Pratt Save Los Angeles?

Host

Meghan Daum
Host of The Unspeakeasy; renowned writer, essayist, and journalist known for nuanced, controversial conversations.

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4.6 out of 5 stars from 1.4k ratings
  • Sad to see a smart woman spiral

    This podcast was great at the beginning, offering a sane alternative from extreme views from both sides of the political and cultural spectrum.

    Then at some point she started spiraling into MAGA and kept talking about “nuance” where no nuance was present (i guess she has a different definition). The worst were her dialogues with that stupid jenny holland (brexit fan who refuses to see the reality of brexit, maga anti immigrant who lives in the uk, etc) So pathetic and ridiculous

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    🐟🐠🦀🐙🐬🐳
    United Statesa month ago
  • Desperate to feel aggrieved

    There are so many generalizations and blanket statements here that just seem unconnected to reality.

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    JoeMac86
    United States2 months ago
  • Let your guests talk!!!

    I’m really interested in a lot of the guests and topics of this show but so many times have had to stop listening mid-episode (most recently phoebe maltz bovy) because I can’t stand listening to Meghan shout over the guest who is just trying to answer the question! It shreds my nerves and I end up having to take a break from the podcast for a few months. Please get yourself together.

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    Kaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.
    United States3 months ago
  • Wow

    Wow. I am floored by the amount of opinions, generalizations, and assumptions made in this podcast by 2 women about women using isolated incidents and not a lot of research info to back it up. There is no deeper understanding of the layers of issues and reasons women or men may act or respond certain ways in the topics they discuss. I think there is plenty of evidence to point to the reality that sometimes too many women in a certain job or scenario may create an unbalanced environment based... more

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    ThreadedRP
    United States4 months ago
  • April Fool

    👏👏👏

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    bunnyknievel
    United States5 months ago

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Listeners appreciate the breadth of guest perspectives and the host's sharp, probing questions.
Fans enjoy the courage to tackle provocative, culture-war topics with depth, even when not agreeing with every stance.
There are strong critiques about pacing and the host interrupting guests in some episodes.
Some listeners push back on paywall and perceived biases, but many praise the show for thoughtful discourse.

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Making Jungian Sense of the World, with Lisa Marchiano
Q: What role does the ego-self axis play in psychological health?
The ego-self axis provides prompts from the self (dreams, intuition, feelings) that help steer a person back toward a healthier path, serving as a moral and existential ballast in a complex modern world.
Making Jungian Sense of the World, with Lisa Marchiano
Q: Why is Jung wary of mass movements and dogmatic belief?
Because mass movements often resemble dogmatic ideologies that can hijack individual meaning; Jung emphasized developing a conscious relationship with something larger than the ego to avoid blind worship of an ideology.
Making Jungian Sense of the World, with Lisa Marchiano
Q: How did Jung's view of libido differ from Freud's?
Jung saw libido as life energy with a broader range of expressions beyond sexuality, including spiritual drives, whereas Freud framed psychic energy primarily as sexual energy.
Judy Blume Got It Right: Mark Oppenheimer on his new biography of the legendary author
Q: So what was your report like?
Oppenheimer explains he began reaching out to Blume about 15 years ago, and over time, as Blume's projects evolved, they finally began serious discussions in 2022; the process included extensive archival work and direct interviews that were essential to shaping the biography.
The Truth About Street Homelessness
Q: What role do drug dealers and narcotics play in the dynamics of Skid Row, according to the guest?
Drug dealers operate as a parallel economy on the sidewalks, with narcotics driving much of the instability and crime; the guest argues narcotics, more than poverty alone, sustains the street-based lifestyle and resistance to shelter offers.

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2. PJ Adzima
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4. Lisa Marchiano
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