Talk of Ages

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Get a free 7 day trial at Patreon.com/MikeTully and enjoy a 25(!) song companion pod featuring the best of the rest of July and August 1983 new music releases!

Robert Sapolsky discusses "Determined: A Science of Life Without Free Will."

Robert Gehl discusses "Social Engineering: How Crowdmasters, Phreaks, Hackers, and Trolls Created a New Form of Manipulative Communication," co-authored with Sean Lawson.

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Chris Carter discusses the 40th anniversary of "Breakfast With the Beatles". Enjoy a FREE companion pod - a poorly-informed deep dive on the Beatles classic "Revolver" album - at Patreon.com/MikeTully

Rock journalist Jim Sullivan returns to discuss the 2nd volume of his career-spanning work "Backstage & Beyond: 45 Years of Modern Rock Chats & Rants" - available now at TrouserPressBooks.com

Giulia Poerio PhD discusses the psychological roots of maladaptive daydreaming, ASMR, and more!

Author Ben Merlis returns for a comprehensive look at what hair metal bands got up to in the post-Nirvana era. Check out Ben's book "Goin' Off: The Story of the Juice Crew & Cold Chillin' Records"!

A look back at noteworthy new music releases from May 1983. Enjoy a bonus pod featuring the best of the rest of May '83 new releases FREE at Patreon.com/MikeTully!

Enjoy this special swapcast edition of The Tully Show: A recent episode of THE DEUCE - now available wherever you pod! - guest intro'd by my Deuce co-host Jessimae Peluso.

Rock journalist Ira Robbins talks music plus his career as co-founder of Trouser Press and beyond. Visit TrouserPress.com and TrouserPressBooks.com!

A look back at new and noteworthy music releases from April 1983. Hear way more - including a few that in retrospect should have definitely made the cut for the main show - FREE at Patreon.com/MikeTully

Longtime rock journalist Jim Sullivan discusses his book "Backstage & Beyond Vol. 1," available now at TrouserPressBooks.com (and through all the usual spots, too). Subscribe to The Deuce, my podcast with Jessimae Peluso, available now wherever you pod.

Author/journalist Henry Grabar discusses "Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains The World". Subscribe to THE DEUCE - my podcast with Jessimae Peluso - available now wherever you pod!

Hear more March '83 new releases - including an especially baffling outing from Van Morrison - FREE at Patreon.com/MikeTully

Michael Schulman discusses "Oscar Wars: A History of Hollywood in Gold, Sweat, and Tears." Get a free 7-day trial to access hundreds of hours of exclusive pods at Patreon.com/MikeTully!

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Author Heather Radke discusses "Butts: A Backstory", now available for pre-order in paperback.

Author Ben Sheehan discusses "OMG WTF Does the Constitution Actually Say?"

"Thriller"...the OTHER Michael Jackson album which came out the same month that you've probably never heard of...and much, much more. Hear the best of the rest of November & December 1982 new releases FREE at Patreon.com/MikeTully

Our ongoing march through the history of 80's music continues. Enjoy...then hear - or watch! - the 'best of the rest' companion pod FREE at Patreon.com/MikeTully!

A look at new and noteworthy new music releases from September 1982. After enjoying this show hear a companion pod featuring even more September '82 new releases FREE at Patreon.com/MikeTully!

Economist (and bunny enthusiast) Noah Smith discusses the rise (and fall) of peak U.S. teen happiness plus other topics he writes about at noahpinion.substack.com

Berklee music professor Dr. Susan Rogers discusses her years working as Prince's personal recording studio engineer plus her new book "This Is What It Sounds Like: What the Music You Love Says About You." Hear more music-themed podcasts (almost) every week at Patreon.com/MikeTully

The songs (and stories behind the songs) that highlighted August 1982's new music releases. Hear the best of the rest in a bonus pod exclusively at Patreon.com/MikeTully!

Nick Seabrook discusses "One Person, One Vote: A Surprising History of Gerrymandering in America".

From Singapore, Liza Lin discusses "Surveillance State: Inside China's Quest to Launch a New Era of Social Control," co-authored with Josh Chin and based on their reporting for The Wall Street Journal.

A look at the most noteworthy new music releases from July 1982. After listening to this, come hear a companion pod featuring even more July '82 new music FREE at Patreon.com/MikeTully!

Jonathan Cohen discusses "For a Dollar and a Dream: State Lotteries in Modern America".

Bill Keenan discusses his memoirs "Odd Man Rush: A Harvard Kid's Hockey Odyssey from Central Park to Somewhere in Sweden—with Stops along the Way" and "Discussion Materials: Tales of a Rookie Wall Street Investment Banker".

A look back and new and noteworthy music releases from June '82. After listening to this, enjoy a companion pod featuring 10 more June '82 new releases streaming FREE at Patreon.com/MikeTully

Author Dan Ozzi discusses "Sellout: The Major-Label Feeding Frenzy That Swept Punk, Emo, and Hardcore (1994–2007)", newly available in expanded paperback edition. Hear a follow-up pod exploring music from Dan's book at Patreon.com/MikeTully

Author and MIT professor Kieran Setiya returns to discuss his latest book, "Life is Hard: How Philosophy Can Help Us Find Our Way".

Experimental psychologist Adam Mastroianni returns to discuss a recent post of his entitled "Why aren't smart people happier?" plus other entries from his (highly recommended) blog ExperimentalHistory.substack.com

Author Douglas Rushkoff discusses his latest book "Survival of the Richest: Escape Fantasies of the Tech Billionaires."

WAY too many noteworthy new music releases from May 1982 to cover in one show. So when you're done with this episode, hear Part 2 FREE exclusively at Patreon.com/MikeTully!

Arizona State professor and "Sports Ethicist" Shawn Klein discusses moral and ethical issues affecting contemporary sports and sports fandom. Learn more about Shawn and his work at SportsEthicist.com

"You Are Not So Smart" podcast host David McRaney discusses his latest book, "How Minds Change: The Surprising Science of Belief, Opinion and Persuasion".

Author Ben Merlis on the oral history "Goin' Off: The Story of the Juice Crew & Cold Chillin' Records".

David Libert discusses his new memoir, "Rock and Roll Warrior: My Misadventures with Alice Cooper, Prince, George Clinton, Living Colour, The Runaways, and More" available for pre-sale now at www.sunsetblvdbooks.co

Clive Thompson on how moral panics of the past can help us understand our present, voting machines & election integrity, and much more. Visit Clive Thompson.Medium.com for all your Clive needs and Patreon.com/MikeTully for all your me needs.

"Adam Ruins Everything" host Adam Conover discusses his new (Obama-produced!) Netflix limited-run series look at our federal government, "The G Word".

Sarah Stodola discusses "The Last Resort: A Chronicle of Paradise, Profit, and Peril at the Beach".

Adam Mastroianni on the oligopoly of pop culture and much more. Read more of Adam's work at ExperimentalHistory.substack.com

A look at the most noteworthy new music releases from April 1982, including classic works from Elton John, Paul McCartney, and - last but not least - Anvil.

Author Danielle Friedman discusses her book "Let's Get Physical: How Women Discovered Exercise and Reshaped the World."

BBC Radio host and writer Dan Saladino discusses his book "Eating to Extinction: The World's Rarest Foods and Why We Need to Save Them".

Writer James Pogue discusses his Vanity Fair article "Inside the New Right, Where Peter Thiel is Placing His Biggest Bets."

Enjoy the latest episode of "The Deuce," my new podcast with perennial Tully Show favorite Jessimae Peluso. Hear new episodes of The Deuce every Tuesday exclusively at Patreon.com/TheDeucePodcast!