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In this episode of #SuperMeta, Mark and Chris DEEP DIVE into one of their favorite podcasts of the last few months, "Business Wars," hosted by David Brown and produced by Wondery.    Sometimes the prize is your wallet, or your attention. Sometimes, it’s just the fun of beating the other guy. The outcome of these battles shapes what we buy and how we live. Business Wars gives you the unauthorized, real story of what drives these companies and their leaders, inventors, investors and executives to new heights — or to ruin.       Our #hotpods of the week: Launch by Jon August and The Bright Sessions by Lauren Shippen.          Our theme song is “Don’t Move” by Phantogram Logo by Mark Casper Produced by Chris Randazzo

There are podcasts we listened to in the last week. We wanted to share with you as a recommendation list for the week ahead.   (1)The Liturgists. -- "Embodiment" (March 8)   (2) The Pitch (Gimlet) -- I listened to an episode on "1 Second Everyday” a social media company (a digital journal).     (3) Safe for Work (Wondery) -- I picked the first episode because they had Rainne Wilson on as a guest.   (4) Launch (Wondery) -- One of my favorites of year so far!   (5) Kaleidescope -- M Barclay: Breaking the Binary   (6) The Ezra Klein Show (Vox Media) -- Mark Zuckerberg interview   (7) Pull Up with CJ McCollum — New this month, one I'm most excited for this year!   (8) Live Alive Podcast — by some friends: Chris DiDonna and David Pezzoli.   (9) Masters of Scale with Reid Hoffman (WaitWhat)-- “Netflix’s Reed Hastings in Culture Shock” all about culture.   (10) NBA Fan Podcast -- Team Profile: Phoenix Suns.   Special thanks to Nick Quah & his "Hot Pod" newsletter. Recorded & Produced by Chris Randazzo.

We DEEP DIVE into one of favorite podcasts of the last few months, the greatest sports podcast of all time, HBO & The Ringer's "The Bill Simmons Podcast". Bill Simmons is the founder and CEO of the Ringer, and has been podcasting for about 10 years. We highlight why we love his style, test each other on our Bill Simmons / The Ringer knowledge, and talk our favorite episodes.   Websites: https://www.theringer.com/ https://www.theringer.com/the-bill-simmons-podcast Podcast link on iTunes   Our #hotpods of the week. Chris #1 — Song Rescue by Toby Morrell & Devin Shelton Chris #2 — The Bible for Normal People by Pete Enns & Jared Byas Mark #1 — Cultivated by Mike Cosper — a podcast about faith & work Mark #2 — The Paris Review — a phantasmagoric podcast   What Else Video of Will Ferrell playing baseball — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGWSmVxY8HY Video of JJ Redick's 2017 free-agency process — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQMexGnud4Q   Our theme song is “Don’t Move” by Phantogram Logo by Mark Casper Produced by Chris Randazzo

We discuss our #HotPods (podcast recommendations) of the week as well as deep dive into Snap Judgment and talk about it, around it, and why we love it.   HotPod Ratings **All of these come highly recommended by ya boys!**   Hot — Worth the Listen. You will like it!  Spicy — Maybe not for everyone. But if you’re into that kind of thing, you’ll LOVE it! Fire — You gotta check it out. Might change your life   3:24 — Taylor’s #HotPod Podcast (#Hotpod Update) 30 for 30 Podcasts Episode: “Yankees Suck” (July 4, 2017) Rating: Hot   9:30 — Chris's HotPod Podcasts: Up & Vanished Episode: Episode 1: Cold as Alaska (Aug 7, 2016) — You gotta start at the beginning! Rating: Hot   16:10 — Mark’s HodPod Podcast: Podcivility Episode: Laughing Their Ossof — (June 28, 2017) Rating: Spicy   21:08 — Our Deep Dive: Snap Judgment Snap Judgment is a podcast hosted by Glenn Washington that brings together the best stories told by the best story tellers. Critically acclaimed and known as This American Life with a beat. The music is incredible, and individually designed and produced for each episode.    iTunes Link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/snap-judgment/id283657561?mt=2 Website: http://snapjudgment.org/   Credits: Hosts: Mark Casper, Taylor Hendrick, and Chris Randazzo Production: Mark Casper Song: Phantogram — “Don’t Move"

Our #HotPods of the Week   Chris's HotPod Podcast: Reconstruct — hosted by @johncraines and @dankoch. Episode: S01E07 & S01E08 - on Biblical Interpretation Rating: Fire *links: https://www.reconstructpodcast.com/podcast/    Mark's HotPod(s) Podcast: The Bill Simmons Podcast - the guy behind the 30 for 30 series Episode: Episode 226 - Will Ferrell on His Favorite Movie, ‘SNL’, and Lebron on the Lakers Rating: Hot   Podcast: Revisionist History - by Malcolm Gladwell Season 2 Out Now Rating: Fire   Taylor's HotPod(s) Podcast: 30 for 30 Podcast - Season 1 launched the day we recorded!    Podcast: Invisibilia Season 3 Out Now - hosted by Lulu Miller, Hanna Rosin, and Alex Spiegel Rating: Hot     Our Deep Dive: Song Exploder Song Exploder is a podcast by Hrishikesh Hirway where artists tell the stories of their songs piece by piece. The host does an incredible job breaking the sometimes mysterious process that is song writing, and shows all the different artistic ways artists go from idea to final production!    http://songexploder.net/   link on iTunes   Credits: Hosts: Mark Casper, Taylor Hendrick, and Chris Randazzo Production: Mark Casper Song: Phantogram — “Don’t Move"

This week guest host Jodi Randazzo joins Mark & Chris to highlight their HotPods of the week and review This American Life & Serial’s new podcast: S-Town.   Funny Story... We recorded this in April not too long after S-Town was released. We really wanted to record it quickly so as to get ahead of the reviews. And now it's July. C'est la vie.   Our #HotPods of the Week   Chris's HotPod Podcast: The Liturgists — hosted by Michael Gungor and Science Mike. Episode: “Fake News & Media Literacy” (from March 7th, 2017) Rating: Fire *links: http://mikemchargue.com/; http://www.gungormusic.com/; Fake News Song   Mark's HotPod Podcast: Longform hosted by Aaron Lammer, Max Linsky, and Evan Ratliff. Episode: Episode 239 “Brian Reed" Rating: Spicy   Jodi's HotPod Podcast: Free Sex Podcast Latest Episode: Episode #86 “Ask Science Mike: How Do I Know I’m Ready, Complimentarian Man Are Attractive & The Ratio" (May 8th, 2017) Episode: Episode 02 “Female Orgasms” (June 15, 2015) Rating: Spicy   Our Deep Dive: S-Town (warning: spoiler alert)   S-Town is about a man you’ll come to know as John B. John despised his Alabama town and decided to do something about it. He asks a reporter to investigate the son of a wealthy family who’s allegedly been bragging that he got away with murder. But then someone else ends up dead, sparking a nasty feud, a hunt for hidden treasure, and an unearthing of the mysteries of one man’s life.   There are 7 chapters in this novelistic podcast. Definitely check it out!! https://stownpodcast.org/ link on iTunes   Credits: Hosts: Mark Casper, Jodi Randazzo, and Chris Randazzo Production: Chris Randazzo Music: Phantogram — “Don’t Move"

Our #HotPods of the Week   Taylor’s HotPod Podcast: Ted Radio Hour — hosted by Guy Raz. Episode: “Why We Lie” (from Aug 9th, 2016) Rating: Hot   Chris's HotPod Podcast: Drunk Ex-Pastors Episode: Episode 143 “Online Dating, Media Conspiracy, and Co-Habitation Rating: Spicy Jason Stellman’s Book: Misfit Faith   Mark's HotPod Podcast: Hardcore History with Dan Carlin Episode: Blueprint for Armageddon — all about WW1 (7-part series, 3hrs each part) Rating: Spicy   NEW: Breakdown of the Rating System for our HotPods Hot - a great podcast, highly recommended, something you love or though interesting Spicy - you love it, but it’s more of a niche podcast, maybe not for everyone.  Fire - topping the charts, superhot, you are forever changed, best-of-the-best   Our Deep Dive: Missing Richard Simmons (warning: spoiler alert)   Missing Richard Simmons skyrocketed to the top of the charts in February/March, 2017! It unveils the incredible and unbelievable story of who Richard Simmons is and he “disappeared”. We debated the ethics of the kind of investigative reporting by filmmaker Dan Taberski as well what we loved about Richard, our theories on what’s going on, and more. We loved the music of the show, getting to know Richard, and the outlandish conspiracy theories.   There are 6 episodes in 6 weeks that Dan released in real-time about his search for what happened. Definitely check it out!! https://www.missingrichardsimmons.com/ link on iTunes   Credits: Hosts: Mark Casper, Taylor Hendrick, and Chris Randazzo Production: Chris Randazzo Song: Phantogram — “Don’t Move" Made possible by our wives: Laura, Martie, & Jodi! Thanks for all your support!