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Episode #28
Based On Happy Times
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Episode #027
Mic Check Check
Check check. Fixing bugs. Deploying changes…
Episode #25
Very Advanced: Flynn McGarry
Our guest Flynn McGarry is a chef whose career started at the tender age of 11 in Los Angeles. Heralded as the “Justin Bieber of food” McGarry’s pop-up dinners…
Episode #24
Message of the Bhagavat
This one is a real odyssey. Solid hour. Relentless, tip to tail. James and Chris introduce Audrea Soong, who takes them on an executive team-building adventure, from Niketown to their…
Episode #23
The Naomi Fry Origin Story
This week we are joined by writer, OG “fuccmom,” and bonafide Twitter legend Naomi Fry. Naomi walks us through her younger years in Israel, her time as James Franco’s…
Episode #22
Help Wanted
Editing a podcast like Public Announcement is a big responsibility and opportunity. Chris and James—and really, the entire global listenership—are asking for your help.
Episode #21
A Compulsively Listenable Audio History with Lizzy Goodman
James and Chris trace their diverse and sometimes confusing musical roots before speaking with author Lizzy Goodman. Goodman’s new book, Meet Me in The Bathroom, chronicles the famed…
Episode #20
Going to Space with King, Duane
Designer Duane King joins us to celebrate the 1972 Sagan/Drake mission to create the oldest artifact of humankind: The Pioneer Plaque. We learn how Duane brought the plaque back…
Episode #19
“What we talk about when we talk about food.”
This week we are very happy to present the keynote panel from the 2017 Food Book Fair, recorded live from Liberty Hall at the Ace Hotel New York. The…
Episode #18
Side B: Tall Tales Pod Collab
This week we try something new. Instead of our usual luxury podcast, we deliver something more raw and authentic. We sat down with friend Jason Stewart aka Them…
Episode #17
For Immediate Release
“As of today Public Announcement is more than just a podcast. With the launch of our destination homepage we wanted to create a platform for our esteemed colleagues to share…
Episode #16
First-Wave Teenage Spam Career
Chris pushes James to reveal the details behind his time operating in the early days of the dark web as a teenage spammer. They speak to James’ friend and accomplice…
Episode #15
The Callaway Report
Continuing with their Nashville series, Chris and James sit down with the city’s unofficial mayor, Libby Callaway. She was raised in rural Tennessee but made the jump to New…
Episode #14
Performing Arts with Vanessa Carlton
A cold-open featuring Chris Black behind the kit—on his throne—leads to our hosts discussing Oasis as “the Lynyrd Skynyrd of Britain”, a proposal for upping Nashville’s edge, and thoughts…
Episode #13
Athens of the South
This week Chris and James head down to Nashville (aka Music City USA, aka Nashvegas, aka The Athens of the South) to see what all the fuss is…
Episode #12
The Making of a Digital Wildboy: Brandon Wardell
Navigating the world wide web in 2016 can be difficult. The oversharing, lawlessness and mob mentality can make even light Twitter work a challenge. But if you can avoid the Facetuned…
Episode #11
Political Chatter
New York, NY — Chris and James go beyond their signature brand of general-interest podcasting to weigh in on American public affairs—with the help of media insider Slade Sohmer,…
Episode #10
A Medical Retrospective
James and Chris commiserate over their aging bodies and health problems. They also celebrate the 10th episode with a look back at some of the great moments in the…
Episode #9
Summer Sixteen Millennial Survey
Much has been said about the millennial generation (aka Generation Y, aka Digital Natives, aka Generation Rent, aka Echo Boomers, aka Generation Me).…
Episode #8
My Cool Hat
This week Chris and James hit the streets of Soho to buy James his first cool hat.
Episode #6
Some Views on “Views”
Chris has spent quite a lot of time with Drake’s music; sadly, James has not. This week they go track by track, talking production, themes, sequencing, promotion and the associated lingo…
Episode #5
I Wonder To Myself
Discovery and influence often lend themselves to one another. Find something great, love it and then introduce it to someone else. Our guest this week, Millie De Chirico, is…
Episode #4
New Theory: On Dumbasses with Magic Capes
This week is the first episode in an ongoing series called New Theory. Chris and James lift the curtain and reveal their true feelings about a wildly popular genre of…
Episode #3
Fit for the Job
No matter what you are told when you are younger, careers are not always planned. Ellis Jones had worked at VICE for a long time before she became the editor-in-chief.…
Episode #2
Band in a Bubble
In 2007 the band Cartel thought they were getting the break of their career when they signed a deal with MTV for a promising new reality show, “Band in…
Episode #1
Two Dropouts, One Mysterious Deer
In high school Chris discovered that someone had put a dead deer in his suburban driveway. The incident changed his life forever. After 17 years we chase down who did…