George Esquivel started making shoes for himself and some friends, up-and-coming musicians in Southern California. Soon, Hollywood came calling. And it wasn’t just celebrities who took notice. A film financier did, too. He said he wanted to invest in the company, but George soon realized his intentions weren’t what they seemed. Join Ben and special guest host Kathleen Griffith as they speak to George about the rise of Esquivel Designs. Hear what a meeting with Anna Wintour is really like, and what happens when you’re betrayed by someone inside your company. These are The Unshakeables. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
The world is consumed by religion, so why do we avoid discussing it like it was the plague? Cuz we're not drinking enough! We're gonna try and fix that.
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Episode 4: God and the Super Bowl
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36:36The Super Bowl is the second biggest drinking/eating fest in America (after Thanksgiving)... Ray Lewis dons the cover of the latest Sports Illustrated, which asks: "Does God care who wins the Super Bowl?" Why would God give a rat's ass about overpaid, over-hyped, criminal thugs performing well, and who wins what sporting event, when innocent childr…
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Episode 3: Holy Ghost, Batman!
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55:06After a month long hiatus we're baaaaaaaaaaaaack! This week we probe - using logic and liquor - the concept that Jesus had a wife, ancient aliens, the evolution of the evolutionary debate, and we look at why Christian Right Wingers blame the Newtown shootings on gays, abortions and taking prayer out of schools. All this and more on the latest episo…
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Episode 2: Unwrapping Xmas
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49:00If you thought Christmas was a "Christian" holiday... you'd be wrong. If you think the world will end on Friday the 21st... you're even wronger (yes, we know that's not a word). With only one week until Christmas Eve and only five days until the "end of the world" we sit down with a big bomber of Salvation from Avery Brewing Company and probe both …
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Episode 1: In the Beginning...
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44:49Since this is our first episode we felt it only right that we explain who we are, what we believe in and what we hope to accomplish. Normally we’d jump right into some quick hit topics that occurred during the past week, comment on them wittily and then jump into a main topic. But we want to give you some background on who we are, what we believe i…
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