Synopsis
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.You'll never know until you try...
Episodes
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Episode 18: American Exceptionalism
08/10/2020 Duration: 16minTwenty 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.
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Episode 17: The Alien & Sedition Acts
04/10/2017 Duration: 17minOur 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.
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Episode 16: Is the Past our Prologue?
28/09/2017 Duration: 17min"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.
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Episode 15: Van Gogh's Ear
20/01/2017 Duration: 11minNo 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...
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Episode 14: Patriot Act Podcast "Trump Fever"
18/05/2016 Duration: 11minTrump 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...
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Episode 13: Patriot Act Podcast "Big 14"
05/04/2016 Duration: 11minYou 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...
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Episode 12: Patriot Act Podcast "Let the People Rule"
25/02/2016 Duration: 12minMike 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...
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Episode 11: Patriot Act Iowa Dispatch
12/02/2016 Duration: 10minMike 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...
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Episode 10: Diamond Man
21/07/2015 Duration: 12minMike 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.
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Episode 09: Darkness
06/01/2015 Duration: 10minMike 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.
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Episode 08: Omphaloskepsis
21/04/2014 Duration: 08minMike 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.
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Episode 07: Brooklyn
12/11/2013 Duration: 10minMike'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.
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Episode 06: Joe's Song
12/10/2013 Duration: 08minA 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.
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Episode 05: The Momager
28/08/2013 Duration: 07minMike 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.
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Episode 04: Two Jews Named Mike
03/05/2013 Duration: 08minA 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.
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Episode 03: A Hollywood Mystery
12/04/2013 Duration: 10minAn 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.
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Episode 02: Break-in
29/03/2013 Duration: 09minThe 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
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Episode 01: I Podcast, Therefore I am
15/03/2013 Duration: 10minWelcome 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.