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...

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'...

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...

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"...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

**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...

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...

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...

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...

In our third piece of bonus content for season 1 of Beef, host Bridget Todd sits down with wrestling journalist Keith Elliot Greenberg to talk about pro wrestling’s unusual history, the thin line between truth and reality within the sport, and the lack of punches pulled between Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels. Keith Elliot Greenberg is a New York Times bestselling author and television producer. He has written articles for World Wrestling Entertainment Inc.’s WWE magazine, Playboy, Men's...

In our second piece of bonus content for season 1 of Beef, host Bridget Todd sits down with African American music historian Dr. Portia Maultsby to talk about the origins of soul music, black culture’s unique effect on art, and the bitter divide between singers James Brown and Joe Tex. Dr. Portia Maultsby. Dr. Maultsby is a professor emerita of ethnomusicology at Indiana University where she also formerly directed the Ethnomusicology Institute. She was the founding director of the Archives...

In our first piece of bonus content for season 1 of Beef, host Bridget Todd sits down with sex & relationship advice columnist Dan Savage to talk about his experience as an advice giver, some of the best and worst words of wisdom he’s ever offered, and his love of Ann Landers. Dan Savage is a sex-advice columnist, a podcaster, an author, and has appeared on numerous television shows. “Savage Love,” Dan’s sex-advice column, first appeared in the The Stranger, Seattle’s alternative weekly,...

Athletes and advertising seems so synonymous these days that it can be hard to imagine a time when the two didn't go hand in hand. But everything has to start somewhere. And in this case it all started with a small German shoe company that grew into the global corporate megaliths Adidas and Puma. The inner-family grudge that divided the original company in two may have started with brothers Adi and Rudolf Dassler, but it came to its existential conclusion with their sons: Horst and Armin. Be...

Nowadays, the shoe game may have reached unprecedented heights. But modern sneaker heads might gasp at the realization that the options for dripped-out kicks were, at one point, severely limited. In the mid-twentieth century, between World Wars, even metal cleats on a futbol boot were an unfathomable innovation. That was until brothers Rudolf and Adi Dassler founded a company that, through a combination of athletic competitiveness, sibling rivalry and genuine paranoia, split into two titans...