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Pop your earbuds in at the dinner table and listen to this instead of your weird uncle, as The Daily Show gives thanks for the food, the family and the Black Friday violence that makes Thanksgiving so special. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

Ronny Chieng knows the truth: everything is stupid. Take a listen to some of best stupidest things Ronny has covered in his signature segment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

Ronny Chieng dives into Trump’s signing of the Epstein Files Transparency Act, Pam Bondi’s shell-shocked statements about a new Epstein investigation aimed at Democrats, U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan’s monumental screwup in the Comey case, Grok's ego-stroking of Elon Musk, and M ... Show More

Welcome to the first episode of That Classical Podcast! Do you like classical music? Then COME ON DOWN. Do you not like classical music? THEN COME ON EVEN MORE DOWN. This episode we talk about why we think classical music is great, and why we really want you to think the same. Mu ... Show More

Everybody knows the Beethoven story: He’s a brilliant composer who faced hearing loss; a genius who couldn’t listen to his own masterpieces. But there’s a different way to consider the story we think we know. 

History repeats itself this week with an episode from the HISTORY This Week archives: May 7, 1824. One of the great musical icons in history, Ludwig Van Beethoven, steps onto stage at the Kärntnertor Theater in Vienna. The audience is electric, buzzing with anticipation for a bra ... Show More

<p>Welcome to Season 7 of Sticky Notes! I'm often asked: "I want to get into classical music, but where do I start?" Today is my attempt to answer that question! Western Classical Music is an umbrella term that stretches over 1500 years of music, and there is an infinite variety ... Show More

Both interviews today will transport you into the exciting world of classical music. No, really! The first is with Brendan Slocumb, whose new book, The Violin Conspiracy, is a mystery surrounding a musician trying to recover his stolen violin. It's also about how hard it is to be ... Show More

Episode two HOT OFF THE PODCAST PRESS. Featuring the life and times of Stravinsky and Debussy in 60 seconds or less (or more) and a song which is legitimately about a man with a bag of fleas. ENJOY! Music featured in this episode: "Clair de Lune" by Claude Debussy "Chansons de Bi ... Show More

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is known to almost everyone in the world. If he isn’t known, then his music certainly is. Even though he is one of the greatest composers in history, he was not the only musician in his family. In fact, according to some, he might not have even been the ... Show More

<p>Franz Liszt was a pianist, a composer and a conductor, and basically the first rock star who drove fans into fits of swooning and screaming. Some fans even stole the detritus of his life (unfinished coffee, broken piano strings) to carry with them. Read the show notes here.</p ... Show More