Professor Buzzkill is an exciting podcast that explores history myths in an illuminating, entertaining, and humorous way.
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Dispatches from the frontlines of food, farming, and the environment. From the Food & Environment Reporting Network, the producers of Hot Farm, REAP/SOW brings you narrative and investigative reporting that examines the consequences of what we choose to eat and why.
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Welcome to Feminist Buzzkills! - The weekly podcast from Abortion Access Front. Hosted by Lizz Winstead (The Daily Show co-creator, comedian, and founder of Abortion Access Front ) and Moji Alawode-El (writer, activist, marketing guru Abortion Access Front). These hilarious and brilliant experts on all things abortion, break down the weekly news from patriarchy’s evil trilogy of misogyny, white supremacy, and anti-abortion extremism. They make sense of all the madness, by digging in hard wit ...
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The Buzzkill Show. An amazingly offensive podcast where we discuss all things pop culture and revel in old school hip-hop and punk rock.
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Looking at life through the lens of recovery. Humorous at times, serious at times, but always real. BUZZKILL: The Sound of Change™
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In 30 minutes or less, three friends (Brian X. Chen, Mark Milian and Nathan Olivarez-Giles) talk tech, politics, pop culture, media and anything else they want. If any of the three get bored with the topic at hand, they hit a buzzer and the convo is killed. Onto the next topic. You can find the Buzzkill Podcast on SoundCloud, iTunes, 60dB, TuneIn, Google Play, PocketCasts and other fine podcast apps and services.
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Introducing: Buzzkill, presented by REAP/SOW
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We’re in the middle of a full-blown biodiversity crisis: American honeybee populations have declined by 90 percent in the last two decades. It's not rocket science. How we produce our food is killing off the very pollinators that food relies on. But don't panic, because it is not too late to fix this – and Buzzkill will show you how. Premiering Jan…
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“Dear Miss Perkins”: Frances Perkins and Refugees from Nazi Germany
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Frances Perkins was one of the most important Americans in the 20th century. She helped hundreds of people flee Nazi Germany and come to the United States when she was Secretary of Labor in the Franklin Roosevelt administration. As Hitler rose to power, thousands of German-Jewish refugees and their loved ones reached out to the INS—then part of the…
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March for Life Madness 2025 With Dr. Michele Goodwin
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The first awful week ends with March for Madness – IT’S HEAVY ON THE MADNESS! Your Feminist Buzzkils are out here using facts and belly laughs to break down the early returns of how the anti-abobo gorgons will fuck with our rights. Let’s snap you out of your facism fatigue, stat! Every one of you is an abobo warrior, and we salute you (in a very no…
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What (Oppression) to Watch for in 2025 With Jason Narducy & Tara Murtha
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Full episode transcript HERE. Your Feminist Buzzkills are BACK, BABY!! And we’ve got marching orders for the year ahead. Look, no one needs a crystal ball to know that 2025 is going to SUCK ASS. With the inauguration of the Queef-in-Chief, the confirmation of the cabinet of blunders, and the March For Life, this inauspicious start to the year bears…
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The railroad's surprising impact on food and civil rights in California
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Here’s a thing you may not know about the Transcontinental Railroad: It helped turn California into an agricultural powerhouse – transforming the food system – and it also galvanized a series of Civil Rights victories. This episode, reported by FERN contributor Lisa Morehouse, was produced in partnership with “California Foodways” and KQED’s alifor…
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Auld Lang Syne: That Grand Old Song!
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“Should old acquaintance be forgot”? What? Should we forget old friends? What does Auld Lang Syne actually mean? Why do we sing it every New Year’s Eve? Join the Professor as he waxes lyrical and sentimentally about Auld Lang Syne, Scotland, and good auld Robert Burns! A Professor Buzzkill Classic Episode…
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The Best, Worst & Weirdest Abortion News of 2024
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Full episode transcript HERE. HOE-HOE-HOLY shit, it was a wild year, Buzzkillianas! *Mariah Carey voice* IT’S TIIIIIIIIME… For our annual year-in-review! It's been a hellacious year in abortlandia, and on this last pod of 2024, the Feminist Buzzkills are re-crapping the year in all things repro! Fueled by lethally spiked eggnog, we made our lists a…
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"It's a Wonderful Life" Myths and Urban Legends: a Professor Buzzkill Classic!
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One of the most popular movies of all time, “It’s a Wonderful Life” (starring Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed) is a holiday classic. It has also given us a cornucopia of history myths and urban legends. Lend an ear as the Professor analyzes these stories, talks about how the movie was received when released in 1946, and highlights many overlooked supp…
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How exactly did Winston Churchill go about directing and managing first the Battle of Britain and then Britain’s part in the wider war? Did he act like a CEO or more like a Chairman of the Board when dealing with the British government? Allen Packwood, the Director of the Churchill Archives Centre at the University of Cambridge, joins us to explain…
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Rifling Through Trump’s Junk Drawer AKA Cabinet Picks With BenDeLaCreme & Jinkx Monsoon
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Full episode transcript HERE. Your favorite guest host is back – Alyssa “Dooks” Al-Dookhi! Lizz is off prepping for her mega-fun end-of-year comedy shows, so AAF’s Head Writer and comedy superstar is back to hold it down with Moji. Trump’s cabinet is out here looking like your abuela’s junk drawer, so your Feminist Buzzkills are diving deep into it…
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The Weeping Frenchman: the Emotion of National Loss
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The “The Weeping Frenchman” photograph from the fall of France in 1940 is one of the most emotional images from World War II. Professor Buzzkill explains the story behind that famous image, and why it’s been used so much in social media by people who are upset with the recent election. The actual story of “The Weeping Frenchman” is much more intere…
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“Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory” - Why the Battle Hymn of the Republic Still Matters
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Professor Buzzkill finally gives you the “summation and inspiration” episode about The Battle Hymn of the Republic that he promised you! He traces the Battle Hymn from the post-Civil War years, the Teddy Roosevelt and the Progressive Era, the burgeoning union movement, the funerals of Churchill and RFK, schoolyard parodies and English football fan …
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ENCORE: Holiday Tips for Standing up to Hateful Relatives! With Dr. Robin DiAngelo & Trae Crowder
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Full episode transcript HERE. ENCORE ALERT! The Feminist Buzzkills are off recharging for the rest of this month, so, we’re leaving y’all with some extra brain juice and serotonin to help you prep for the holidays – an ENCORE POD EPISODE of when we brought in a badass duo of guests to gear us up for those not-so-jolly conversations that may come up…
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Election Recap Special: Now What? We Gotchu! With Jessica Valenti, Cara McLane and Kristin Hady
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Full episode transcript HERE. First off, we love you and know you are feeling lost, afraid and targeted. You are not alone. We’re gonna be real with you: we had a whole post-election breakdown planned with results and analysis and blah blah FUCK ALL THAT. Instead, we wanted to sit down with you, unscripted and real, offering a pod that holds space …
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Abortion’s on the Ballot: Go Vote, Motherf****rs! With Torrey DeVitto & Renee Bracey Sherman
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Full episode transcript HERE. ATTENTION BUZZKILLIANS: It’s our last podcast before the possible end of Democracy, so we (plus a couple of special guests) are dropping our two cents on why y’all should be FLEXING THAT VOTER MUSCLE! Got the right to vote? GO EXERCISE THAT SHI! AND OBVI, rage levels spiked this week as we stumbled across something cal…
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The Battle Hymn of the Republic: the Song that Marches On
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Harvard Professor John Stauffer joins us to discuss the history of “The Battle Hymn of the Republic” and its significance and meanings for American culture. He shows that it’s a song that unites and divides the country, and that it has been used by many different groups in American social and political life. It’s a fascinating interview that takes …
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The "Glory Hallelujah Suite" with Sparky and Rhonda Rucker
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American folk singers, Sparky and Rhonda Rucker, discuss their popular and historically significant “Glory Hallelujah Suite” as part of our Julia Ward Howe/Battle Hymn of the Republic week. Learn about “Say Brothers Will You Meet Us?” “John Brown’s Body,” “The Battle Hymn of the Republic,” and the “Marching Song of the First Arkansas Colored Regime…
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Julia Ward Howe: a Biographical Discussion with Professor Elaine Showalter
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Julia Ward Howe led one of the most significant lives in US history. She was a poet, feminist, political reformer, champion of international pacifism, and much more. Dr. Elaine Showalter joins us to discuss Julia Ward Howe’s life, and the various civil wars she witnessed and had to fight. From composing “The Battle Hymn of the Republic” to writing …
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Julia Ward Howe and “The Battle Hymn of the Republic” Week: Intro Episode
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We’re dedicating this week to shows about Julia Ward Howe and “The Battle Hymn of the Republic.” She wrote it in 1862 during America’s most serious crisis. As the 2024 Presidential Election looms, we’re facing another threat to our liberties and our future. We need something inspirational, something like Julia Ward Howe offered the nation during th…
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OPERATION SAVE ABORTION: Abortion Ballot Measures
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FULL TRANSCRIPT HERE. WE DID A THING! Get your ear holes ready for our must-listen training sesh, Operation Save Abortion: Ballot Initiatives! November's election is creeping up, and we want to make sure YOU are geared up to protect abortion wherever you are. We’ve rallied together an all-star trifecta of folks who put in the WORK for pro-abortion …
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“Farmin’ ain’t easy” from the Points North Podcast
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Nic Theisen and his wife, Sara, operate a small but bustling farm in northern Michigan, growing flowers and vegetables with the help of a large team of farmworkers. It's backbreaking work, the farm hardly makes a profit… and Nic's a little surprised he’s doing this at all. It’s real life on a small farm. This episode, originally entitled “Labor of …
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Justice in Kelly Country: Laws and Outlaws in 19th Century Australia
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Ned Kelly is Australia’s most famous outlaw. A mix of frontier bandit, murderer, and gang leader, Kelly has gone down in Australian lore as an anti-establishment hero. Dr. Lachlan Strahan tells the story of his great-great-grandfather, Anthony Strahan, who was one of the Australian policemen who helped hunt down Ned Kelly. Listen to this fascinatin…
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Code Name Puritan: Norman Holmes Pearson, Super Spy Professor
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Norman Holmes Pearson actually did what a great many professors dream about doing. He was an expert in his field, but he also worked as an Intelligence Officer for the US military during World War II and the Cold War. And he wasn’t a desk jockey, but an active spy. Despite a major physical disability, he parachuted into Europe during the height of …
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Understanding the Cuban Missile Crisis: 2024 Encore
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Buzzkill Genius Dr. Philip Nash brings us a fabulous (and very relevant) show on the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962. There's so much more to those events than the standard "eye-ball-to-eye-ball" story would have us believe. Among many other things, we learn why the Cold War was so cold. You'll understand so much more after listening. Encore Episode.…
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