An audible amuse bouche, a podcast of piquant provocation. Join Mike Schlitt on a 10-minute magic carpet ride that will melt all your cares and make you feel whole again.
Or not.
Just listen to the goddamned podcast.
Twenty years into the 20th century, the United States faces hurricanes, fires, poverty, plague-and the most consequential election of our lifetime. Are we ready for this moment? Today on the podcast...let's talk about American Exceptionalism.
EARLY BIRD SPECIAL is an audible amuse bouche, a podcast of piquant provocation, a mini-magic carpet ride that will melt all your cares and make you feel whole again
Or not.
Just listen to the damn podcast.
4 Oct 2017
Episode 17: The Alien & Sedition Acts
Our experiment in Democracy continues, ladies and gentlemen...
It's the Summer of 1798. Our nation teeters on the brink of dictatorship and chaos. Sound familiar? You bet it does! Learn the lessons of history or be doomed to repeat them over and over!!!! Good luck, citizen.
EARLY BIRD SPECIAL is an audible amuse bouche, a podcast of piquant provocation, a mini-magic carpet ride that will melt all your cares and make you feel whole again
Or not.
Just listen to the damn podcast.
28 Sept 2017
Episode 16: Is the Past our Prologue?
"Those who don't learn History are doomed to repeat it." -George Santayana
These are crazy times, but they are not unprecedented. Let's dive into the past to find out what the future may hold in store.
EARLY BIRD SPECIAL is an audible amuse bouche, a podcast of piquant provocation, a mini-magic carpet ride that will melt all your cares and make you feel whole again
Or not.
Just listen to the damn podcast.
20 Jan 2017
Episode 15: Van Gogh's Ear
No politics today, thank you! Instead, we celebrate art for art's sake and explore the passion and mystery of Vincent Van Gogh's ear.
EARLY BIRD SPECIAL is an audible amuse bouche, a podcast of piquant provocation, a 10-minute magic carpet ride that will melt all your cares and make you feel whole again
Or not.
You'll never know until you try...
18 May 2016
Episode 14: Patriot Act Podcast "Trump Fever"
Trump Fever - an abnormal condition of the body politic, characterized by undue rise in temperature, quickening of the pulse, disturbance of various body functions; it can incite delirium and complete loss of cognitive function.
The PATRIOT ACT PODCAST is one disgruntled American's bold attempt to see Democracy in Action. In 2016, as we select our next president, Mike is traveling the country to find out what people really think of the state of the union, and discover exactly what it means to be an American citizen today.
EARLY BIRD SPECIAL is an audible amuse-bouche, a podcast of piquant provocation, a 10-minute magic carpet ride that will melt all your cares and make you feel whole again.
Or not.
You'll never know until you try...
5 Apr 2016
Episode 13: Patriot Act Podcast "Big 14"
You wanna know all about the 14th Amendment? Mike lays it out for you in glorious detail.
The PATRIOT ACT PODCAST is one disgruntled American's bold attempt to see Democracy in Action. In 2016, as we select our next president, Mike is traveling the country to find out what people really think of the state of the union, and discover exactly what it means to be an American citizen today.
EARLY BIRD SPECIAL is an audible amuse-bouche, a podcast of piquant provocation, a 10-minute magic carpet ride that will melt all your cares and make you feel whole again.
Or not.
You'll never know until you try...
25 Feb 2016
Episode 12: Patriot Act Podcast "Let the People Rule"
Mike talks to Professor Geoffrey Cowan about the history of our Presidential Primary Process
The PATRIOT ACT PODCAST is one disgruntled American's bold attempt to see Democracy in Action. In 2016, as we select our next president, Mike is traveling the country to find out what people really think of the state of the union, and discover exactly what it means to be an American citizen today.
EARLY BIRD SPECIAL is an audible amuse-bouche, a podcast of piquant provocation, a 10-minute magic carpet ride that will melt all your cares and make you feel whole again.
Or not.
You'll never know until you try...
12 Feb 2016
Episode 11: Patriot Act Iowa Dispatch
Mike goes to Iowa to find out what a caucus is.
The PATRIOT ACT PODCAST is one disgruntled American's bold attempt to see Democracy in Action. In 2016, as we select our next president, Mike is traveling the country to find out what people really think of the state of the union, and discover exactly what it means to be an American citizen today.
EARLY BIRD SPECIAL is an audible amuse-bouche, a podcast of piquant provocation, a 10-minute magic carpet ride that will melt all your cares and make you feel whole again.
Or not.
You'll never know until you try...
21 Jul 2015
Episode 10: Diamond Man
Mike goes to midtown manhattan to meet an old school diamond man.
EARLY BIRD SPECIAL is an audible amuse bouche, a podcast of piquant provocation, a 10-minute magic carpet ride that will melt all your cares and make you feel whole again
Or not.
Just listen to the goddamn podcast.
6 Jan 2015
Episode 09: Darkness
Mike works for the most abusive producer in Hollywood and lives to tell the tale...just barely.
EARLY BIRD SPECIAL is an audible amuse bouche, a podcast of piquant provocation, a 10-minute magic carpet ride that will melt all your cares and make you feel whole again
Or not.
Just listen to the goddamned podcast.
21 Apr 2014
Episode 08: Omphaloskepsis
Mike considers the podcast's past, present and future with family and friends.
EARLY BIRD SPECIAL is an audible amuse bouche, a podcast of piquant provocation, a 10-minute magic carpet ride that will melt all your cares and make you feel whole again
Or not.
Just listen to the goddamned podcast.
12 Nov 2013
Episode 07: Brooklyn
Mike's family reunion puts the fun back in dysfunction.
EARLY BIRD SPECIAL is an audible amuse bouche, a podcast of piquant provocation, a 10-minute magic carpet ride that will melt all your cares and make you feel whole again
Or not.
Just listen to the goddamned podcast.
12 Oct 2013
Episode 06: Joe's Song
A giant man's whim becomes Mike's mandate.
EARLY BIRD SPECIAL is an audible amuse bouche, a podcast of piquant provocation, a 10-minute magic carpet ride that will melt all your cares and make you feel whole again
Or not.
Just listen to the goddamned podcast.
28 Aug 2013
Episode 05: The Momager
Mike gets a phone call from an enthusiastic stage mother.
EARLY BIRD SPECIAL is a audible amuse bouche, a podcast of piquant provocation. Join Mike Schlitt on a 10-minute magic carpet ride that will melt all your cares and make you feel whole again
Or not.
Just listen to the goddamned podcast.
3 May 2013
Episode 04: Two Jews Named Mike
A Jew named Mike talks with Jews named Mike about what it's like to be a Jew named Mike.
EARLY BIRD SPECIAL is a audible amuse bouche, a podcast of piquant provocation, a 10-minute magic carpet ride that will melt all your cares and make you feel whole again
Or not.
Just listen to the goddamned podcast.
12 Apr 2013
Episode 03: A Hollywood Mystery
An act of civil disobedience and the coverup which follows; it's a story so bizarre, it could only have happened in Hollywood.
EARLY BIRD SPECIAL is a audible amuse bouche, a podcast of piquant provocation, a 10-minute magic carpet ride that will melt all your cares and make you feel whole again
Or not.
Just listen to the goddamned podcast.
29 Mar 2013
Episode 02: Break-in
The truly terrifying theatrical tale.
EARLY BIRD SPECIAL is a audible amuse bouche, a podcast of piquant provocation. Join Mike Schlitt on a 10-minute magic carpet ride that will melt all your cares and make you feel whole again
15 Mar 2013
Episode 01: I Podcast, Therefore I am
Welcome to EARLY BIRD SPECIAL - an audible amuse bouche, a podcast of piquant provocation, a 10-minute magic carpet ride that will melt all your cares and make you feel whole again.
Or not.
Just listen to the goddamn podcast.
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