Public Announcement is a premium general-interest podcast.
Episode #25
Very Advanced: Flynn McGarry
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.”
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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
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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
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“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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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This week Chris and James hit the streets of Soho to buy James his first cool hat.
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Episode #6
Some Views on “Views”
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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…