Walk-Ins Welcome with Bridget Phetasy
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Walk-Ins Welcome with Bridget Phetasy
Bridget Phetasy admires grit and authenticity. On Walk-Ins Welcome, she talks about the beautiful failures and frightening successes of her own life and the lives of her guests. She doesn’t conduct interviews—she has conversations. Conversations with real people about the real struggle and will remi...
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E359. The Center Is Not Holding - Elizabeth Matthew
Elizabeth Grace Matthew joins Bridget for a comprehensive conversation about the cultural chaos of modern America. Specifically, they discuss the infa...
E358. While Israel Slept: How Hamas Surprised the Most Powerful Military in the Middle East - Yaakov Katz
This week, Bridget welcomes journalist Yaakov Katz for an in-depth conversation about his book While Israel Slept: How Hamas Surprised the Most Powerf...
E357. The Battle for Civilization - Andrew Doyle
Andrew Doyle returns to the podcast for a wide-ranging conversation about his book The End of Woke, the culture shock of moving from London to Arizona...
E356. Foreign Influence In Higher Education - Sarah McLaughlin
Senior Scholar at the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), Sarah McLaughlin sits down with Bridget to discuss her book, Authoritari...
E355. They're Sterilizing Gay Kids - Helen Joyce
Original Air Date - 10/19/23 Revisit a Walk-Ins Welcome classic Helen Joyce, author of Trans: When Ideology Meets Reality, sits down with Bridget for...
E354. The Evolution of Tribalism: From Caves to Culture Wars - Andrew Heaton
Comedian Andrew Heaton returns to talk about his new book Tribalism Is Dumb: Where It Came from, How It Got So Bad, and What to Do about It. He and Br...
E353. Why Free Speech Is Dying and How to Save It - Greg Lukianoff
Greg Lukianoff returns to the podcast as he and Bridget spotlight the battle for free speech and why it’s dying in many areas of the world. They discu...
E352. Authentic Writing Still Matters in the Age of AI - Kevin Ryan
Kevin Ryan joins Bridget to discuss the ups and downs of a career in freelance writing. With AI churning out soulless content, they defend the gritty,...
E351. Why Your Doctor Might Be Wrong About Menopause - Amy Alkon
Amy Alkon, investigative science author, returns to the podcast for a fascinating and frank conversation about her new book, Going Menopostal - What Y...
E350. Drink Your Way Sober - Katie Herzog
Katie Herzog, co-host of the Blocked & Reported podcast, returns to Walk-Ins Welcome to discuss her new book Drink Your Way Sober. She and Bridget hav...
E349. Epstein Probably Killed Himself - Ted Frank
Attorney Ted Frank joins Bridget for a frank conversation about the multitude of conspiracies about Jeffery Epstein swirling around the internet. He a...
E348. Finding Truth in a Sea of Slop - Nancy Rommelmann
Nancy Rommelmann returns to Walk-Ins Welcome fresh from reporting on ICE raids for Reason Magazine. She and Bridget discuss LA's unprecedented triple...
E347. How the Internet Killed Journalism - Meghan Daum
Meghan Daum sits down with Bridget to discuss her latest book, The Catastrophe Hour, and the conversation covers everything from aging on camera, to m...
E346. The Art of Focused Work - Paul Shirley
Paul Shirley, former NBA basketball player turned productivity guru, returns to the podcast for a conversation with Bridget that takes us from his Kan...
E345. Comedy Store Chaos - Eleanor Kerrigan’s Insider Stories
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Comedian Eleanor Kerrigan joins Bridget for a hilarious conversation covering how her dreams of being an actor led to an u...
E344. How Amanda Knox Found Strength In Prison
Amanda Knox returns for a fascinating conversation with Bridget about her wild ride from wrongful conviction to reclaiming her life, as detailed in he...
E343. How Cancel Culture Lost Its Grip on Comedy - Eli Lake
Journalist and podcaster, Eli Lake, sits down with Bridget for a wide ranging conversation that wanders from tracing the evolution of comedy, from Len...
E342. The Truth About America's Decline - Alana Newhouse
Alana Newhouse, the mastermind behind Tablet Magazine, sits down with Bridget for a fascinating dissection of modern media, identity politics, and the...
E341. Parenting Wars - Raising Kids To Think For Themselves - Aaron Stupple
Aaron Stupple, author of The Sovereign Child: How a Forgotten Philosophy Can Liberate Kids and Their Parents, joins Bridget for a discussion of a pare...
E340. From Bernie Bro to MAGA Curious - Tre' Stewart
Comedian Tre Stewart and Bridget Phetasy dive into a whirlwind of topics, from being mislabeled an anti-trans activist to navigating the chaotic shift...
E339. The Battle to Brainwash the Masses - Michael Young
If you’ve ever wondered where Critical Race Theory came from, or why the Progressive Left seems to have collectively lost its mind all at once, buckle...
E338. Trump’s Tariff Gamble: Genius Move or Economic Disaster? - Carol Roth
Carol Roth returns for a breakdown of Trump’s tariffs and a nuanced examination of America’s economic challenges. She and Bridget discuss the tariffs’...
Rioters DESTROY Universities and AMERICA
Riot season has returned with Antifa activists throwing poo at an event in Portland and pro-Palestinian activists causing damage at the University of...
E337. Gerrymandering Exposed - How Maps Steal Your Vote - Kate Compton Barr
Kate Compton Barr, a North Carolina state senate candidate, deliberately ran a campaign she knew wouldn't win to highlight gerrymandering issues. She...
E336. Why Cities Are The Toughest Battlegrounds In Modern War - John Spencer
Accidental urban warfare expert, John Spencer, joins Bridget for a discussion about navigating the concrete jungle of modern combat. He shares his evo...
E335. The Dark Truth About Sugar Daddy Websites - Brook Urick
Brooke Urick, author of Wink, Wink, Nudge, Nudge: Sexual Exploits and Secrets from Inside a Sugar Daddy Website, joins Bridget to discuss the seductiv...
E334. Humans’ Messy Relationship with AI - Sarah Rose Siskind
Sarah Rose Siskind returns to Walk-Ins Welcome for a fascinating chat about AI, exploring its strengths, quirks, and why it sparks insecurity in so ma...
E333. The Legacy of Slavery: What Still Haunts America - Coleman Hughes
Coleman Hughes returns to the podcast for a wide ranging conversation with Bridget about his new teaching position at University of Austin, their miss...
E332. Do Tariffs Destroy Economic Freedom? - Nick Gillespie
Editor at Large of Reason magazine, Nick Gillespie returns to the podcast discuss the current state of libertarianism, why he feels it’s moving into a...
E331. Republicans Are Finally Cool! - Meghan McCain
Bridget sits down with Meghan McCain to discuss her new show Meghan McCain’s Happy Hour with 2Way, which provides live feedback from the audience and...
E330. Confronting the Truth About The Trans Movement - Lisa Selin Davis
Bridget sits down with Lisa Selin Davis, author of Tomboy, who confesses to soft-pedaling some truths about the trans movement and activism in that bo...
E329. Why Men Feel Lost Without Marriage - Conn Carroll
Bridget sits down with Conn Carroll, author of Sex and the Citizen: How the Assault on Marriage Is Destroying Democracy, for a discussion about the hi...
E328. The Rise of the MAHA Moms - Mary Katharine Ham
Fellow brunch hater, Mary Katherine Ham, returns to discuss Trump’s win on the heels of debating whether or not she and Bridget would vote for him in...
E327. The Rise of the Woke Right - James Lindsay
James Lindsay returns to the podcast for a fascinating conversation about the “woke right” which is essentially a resurrected version of the alt-right...
E326. Touch Grass vs Transhuman: The Battle of the New Digital Age - Katherine Dee
Buckle up for a wild ride through the digital apocalypse with Katherine Dee, where influencers are dying, AI’s churning out slop, and Substack’s the a...
E325. Game Theory, Poker & The AI Arms Race - Liv Boeree
Professional poker player, physicist, and general badass, Liv Boeree, sits down with Bridget for a fascinating conversation about the mind games of po...
E324. Should America be a Monarchy? - Curtis Yarvin
Bridget sits down with Curtis Yarvin, political theorist and writer formerly known as Mencius Moldbug. They discuss the road that brought Curtis to th...
E323. The Big Homeless Non-Profit Scam - Jared Klickstein
Bridget sits down with Jared Klickstein, author of Crooked Smile, to discuss the gritty realities of addiction, homelessness, and the policy failures...
E322. Michael Malice on the Art of Being Nasty
Dive into a whirlwind conversation where Michael Malice and Bridget dissect everything from the dark art of comedy to the cultural chaos of California...
E321. X's Censorship Controversy - Matt McDonald
Bridget and Matt McDonald, managing editor at The Spectator magazine, dive into the bizarre story of Elon's alleged alt account, the story that reveal...