Conversation ex Nihilo
A bit of a social critique from a man who likes talking with people.
Episodes
100 episodes
Blooming (with Carrington Smith)
Carrington Smith is an author and an attorney. Her new book Blooming is a candid account of surviving sexual assault, two divorces, disfiguring surgery and a slew of other curveballs that life has thrown at her. She addresses her...
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Episode 99
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1:07:25
2nd to a Puppet (with Frank King)
Frank King is "The Mental Health Comedian." He is a former writer for The Tonight Show as well as a renowned stand-up comedian. He currently specializes in suicide prevention and gives talks to that end. He isn't shy about saying he kn...
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Episode 98
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1:01:40
The Return of the Living...(with Ricky Neuwirth)
Ricky is a filmmaker, screenwriter and author. He joins Billy to talk about his projects, some of which included Billy. The conversation goes from the twenty year anniversary of 9/11, to reminiscing about Oliver Stone films and a fondness for i...
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Episode 97
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1:32:18
Moscow Kino I (with Mike Keane)
Mike joins Billy via Zoom to talk about Battleship Potemkin in what they hope to be the first in a series (perhaps a whole new podcast) on Russian cinema.
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Episode 96
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1:07:34
Never Look Like You're trying Too Hard (with P.J. Agness)
P.J. Agness from Archangel Protective Intelligence joins Billy via Zoom to talk, shark repellant, the O.S.S. self-defense and a mess of other stuff.
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Episode 95
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1:05:17
As One Chapter Ends...(with Sean McGrane)
Sean McGrane is a Veteran of both the war in Afghanistan and Iraq. He joins Billy via Zoom to talk about the U.S. departure from the war in Afghanistan, what it means to him as a vet and an American as well as some general thoughts on military ...
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Episode 94
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1:29:54
Semantics & Safe Words (with Jewels)
Jewels is an author, speaker and bodybuilder. Her newest book The Making of a Woman: From the Inside Out chronicles her journey of abuse as an adolescent to her jobs in healthcare and as a to...
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Episode 93
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1:09:09
Let's Get Metaphysical (with Suzanne Munson)
After a career in corporate and nonprofit communications, Suzanne Munson went back to her first loves of teaching and writing about colonial America. In 2018 she published the bo...
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Episode 92
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1:08:15
Making Up History (with Sara Long)
Sara Long is a former professional makeup artist turned U.S. history professor. She hosts the podcast The Makeup Historian and she joins Billy via Zoom to talk about the founding fathers ...
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Episode 91
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1:10:14
When Can I Fly? (with Michael Belfer)
Michael Belfer was the guitarist of The Sleepers and Tuxedomoon both highly influential San Francisco bands from the late 70's. He is also the author of
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Episode 90
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1:18:14
DeSatanization (with Dr. Bahman Baktiari)
Dr. Bahman Baktiari is the executive director of the Baskerville Institute an organization dedicated to supporting and strengthening the bonds of friendship between the people of Iran and the United States. He joins Billy via Zoom to talk...
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Episode 89
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1:04:46
Stronger, Healthier and In Control (with Wendi Friesen)
Since 1994 Wendi was worked as a hypnotherapist. Her work has been featured in GQ, on HBO, The Man Show, Men's Health and several other outlets. She joins Billy via Zoom to talk of her humble beginnings as an unemployed s...
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Episode 88
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1:09:12
Celebrating Questioning (with Christopher Boorman)
Christopher Boorman is a public speaker and host of Christopher Boorman Speaks. He joins Billy via Zoom to talk about his views on Christianity as a marginalized group, our over re...
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Episode 87
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1:06:43
A Hollywood Accounting (with Tim Tortora)
Tim Tortora has worked in Hollywood for over 30 years. He started as a tape operator who worked his way up into the executive world, primarily as a CFO. He has worked for Harpo Films, Mandalay Entertainment, Sony Pictures, Disney, TriStar Pictu...
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Episode 86
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1:06:51
Fires, Floods and Taxi Cabs (with Jeff Roth)
Jeff Roth is the author of the book Fires, Floods and Taxi Cabs part memoire and part how-to manual on navigating leadership roles (especially in government.) Jeff has served for 20 years in t...
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Episode 85
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57:18
Beauty in the Grotesque (with Danielle Agami)
Danielle Agami is the founder of Ate9 Dance Company based in Los Angeles, CA. She started dancing at the age of 3 and has traveled the world as a professional dancer. Originally from Israel she danced for the prestigious Batsheva Dance Studio b...
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Episode 84
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58:10
Changing the Social Fabric (with Kim "Kid" Curry)
Kim is an author and speaker who had spent 33 years in the radio broadcasting industry before being diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis at the age of 50 effectively ending his career. Kim decided to turn his attention to writing. He published the...
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Episode 83
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1:07:13
What I Learned in Prison (with Dr. Adam Key)
Dr. Adam Key is an author, a speaker, a scholar and an educator. He spent nearly a decade teaching in some of Texas's toughest prisons. He currently teaches at The University of Arkansas at Monticello ...
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Episode 82
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1:04:14
A Man of the Times (with Karl Smith)
Karl Smith has worked in journalism since high school. He has been on the bleeding edge of the design revolution and also at the forefront of online journalism and user-generated content. He designed the front page in Lexington, KY the da...
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Episode 81
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1:13:17
Open The Gates! (with Anthony Hoyes)
We talk conspiracy on Conversation ex Nihilo, when Anthony Hoyes joins Billy via Zoom to talk about the flatness of the earth and other alternatives to our common societal narratives. Anthony is a musician, business man and flat earth ...
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Episode 80
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1:39:51
Film and Family (with Eric Beser)
Eric Beser is the program director for The Jewish Film Project, an organization that supports Jewish artists in their endeavors to tell bold and innovative stories. Eric joins Billy vi...
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Episode 79
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1:01:07
Straw Man Meet Ad Hominem (with Philip Sharp)
Rage of the Age is a podcast about politics, religion, economics and history with a conservative bend and it's hosted by Philip Sharp. Philip joins Billy via Zoom to talk U.S. history, federalism...
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Episode 78
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1:03:08
The Shoe Just Fit (with Empress)
Empress is a musician, dancer, singer and actress. She danced for the San Francisco Ballet and joins Billy via Zoom to talk about her experiences as a performer. In addition to telling her story and how she fell in love with music and dance, sh...
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Episode 77
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