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Political strategist and former press secretary for the Vivek Ramaswamy presidential campaign Tricia McLaughlin discusses the state of the 2024 presidential race, who Donald Trump might choose as a running mate, the RFK Jr factor, and some of the Biden campaign strategies. Tricia talks about how she was the first campaign staffer hired by Ramaswamy before he even officially launched his campaign and what it was like working out the candidate's basement at first and eventually becoming one of his senior advisers. Within about eight months, Ramaswamy was at the middle podium for the first Republican debate due to his campaign's momentum and how well he was polling among the rest of the field. Tricia also touches on some of the work she did at the State Department as a political appointee in the Trump administration as well as her newly-launched political communications firm called Insurgent Strategies. Follow Tricia McLaughlin ⁠on X⁠ and ⁠Instagram⁠: https://twitter.com/TriciaOhio Follow Andrew Tavani ⁠on X⁠: https://twitter.com/andrewtavani

Owen Brown is an award-winning creative director and the founder of CTRL5 Studios and in this episode he discusses directing the recent music video 'Moving On' for the band Arizona. The project was a massive production shot in the Arizona desert in partnership with Navajo Nation and involved the creation of the state's largest piece of temporary land art. The video won three Clio Awards and Owen talks about how he made the extraordinary project come to life. He also talks about starting a career in journalism before later moving on to a major creative agency before launching his own studio as well why, several years ago, he changed his name. Follow Owen Brown on X and Instagram: https://twitter.com/owenbrownyc https://www.instagram.com/owenbrownyc/ Follow Andrew Tavani on X: https://twitter.com/andrewtavani

Jessica Humphreville, aka Carsen, visits the podcast to talk about her journey to Nashville, where she hosts the daily radio show 'Country With Carsen' and is a cast member on the syndicated morning show 'Big D and Bubba.' Humphreville talks about how Garth Brooks got her hooked on country music as a teen growing up in small-town Connecticut -- and how, later in life, she's become friendly with the country music icon. She also discusses her experience in the NBC Page Program and how she ended up in Nashville as a radio host in what has been a dream job -- which she landed after a 12-minute phone interview -- and how and why she came up with Carsen, her radio name. Follow Jessica (Carsen) Humphreville on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carsenonair/ Follow Andrew Tavani on X: https://twitter.com/andrewtavani Catch up with previous episodes of 'Getting Caught Up': https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZCKwUIKPqUJPpSgHGs8s9qa_H4yDUKNb

Brittany Pietsch, the tech employee who posted a video on TikTok of herself being laid off from her job at Cloudflare that went viral in early January 2024 appears on the 'Getting Caught Up' podcast for her first in-depth interview since igniting a huge online debate. Everyone had an opinion about the video -- from conservative pundit Candace Owens to Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince. Brittany discusses the interview process to landing the job at Cloudflare, the feedback she'd received from her manager during the short time she was there, why she recorded the video in the first place and then posted it on social media, whether she ever second-guessed the decision, and where she goes from here. Follow Brittany Pietsch on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@brittanypeachhh Follow Andrew Tavani on X: https://twitter.com/andrewtavani

Dave Rubin stops by the Getting Caught Up podcast to talk about his recent appearance on 'Real Time With Bill Maher,' hosting 'The Rubin Report,' founding the Locals platform and eventually merging it with Rumble and some of his early days as a standup comedian in New York City. Dave also gives some analysis of the 2024 presidential race and says the ending of the interview was the 'weirdest' he's ever experienced. Follow Dave Rubin on X and Rumble: https://twitter.com/RubinReport https://rumble.com/c/RubinReport Follow Andrew Tavani on X: https://twitter.com/andrewtavani

Adam Wade makes his second visit to Getting Caught Up -- after he was the first guest nearly three years ago -- to talk about his new comedy special ⁠'Adam Wade, Small Town Lover⁠,' a stage play he's working on called Miss New Hampshire as well as his social media video series 'Adam Wade Time,' the latest of which has focused on his time in the NBC Page Program. Watch 'Adam Wade, Small Town Lover' ⁠here⁠⁠: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDJWiZ8z_GY And follow Adam on ⁠X⁠, ⁠Facebook⁠, ⁠YouTube⁠, and ⁠Instagram⁠: https://twitter.com/adamwade https://www.facebook.com/ADAMWADESTORYTELLER/ https://www.youtube.com/@AdamWadeStoryteller https://www.instagram.com/adamwadestoryteller/ Follow Andrew Tavani on ⁠X: https://twitter.com/andrewtavani

Nina DiGregorio is a classicly trained electric violinist who applies her classical training to some of the most iconicrock songs of all time-- and plays the violin probably like you've never heard it played before.She performs some of the most famous guitar solos of all time on the electric violin, and she makes them sound just like the original guitar solos. This is all an outgrowth of her band, ⁠the Femmes of Rock⁠, which puts on epic live shows with multiple violinists. When the pandemic shut the world down a few years ago and they couldn't play live, Nina began posting short videos of herself performing legendary guitar solos on the violin and things took off from there. She has had a remarkable music career playing with everybody from Wayne Newton to Toni Braxton to Beyonce to Shakira and The Killers and many more. Follow Nina DiGregorio ⁠on X⁠, ⁠Facebook⁠, ⁠Instagram⁠, ⁠YouTube⁠, and ⁠TikTok⁠: https://twitter.com/NinaMDiGregorio https://facebook.com/ninamdigregorio https://www.instagram.com/ninamdigregorio/ https://www.youtube.com/@femmesofrock2160 https://tiktok.com/@ninamdigregorio Follow Andrew Tavani on⁠X: https://twitter.com/andrewtavani

Dr. Amber Straughn, an astrophysicist for the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, discusses her work on the James Webb Space Telescope and explains some of the extraordinary photos of faraway galaxies the telescope has captured. She also talks about growing up in rural Arkansas and what drew her to astronomy and then, as a huge fan of Pearl Jam, talks about an unforgettable experience she had at a concert in Texas. Follow Amber Straughn on ⁠X: https://twitter.com/astraughnomer Follow Amber Straughn on ⁠Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/astraughnomer/ Follow Andrew Tavani on ⁠X: https://twitter.com/andrewtavani

Dr. Don Levy, the director of the Siena College Research Institute, essentially the head of public opinion polling at Siena College in New York, discussed a bombshell poll that was released one year ahead of the 2024 presidential election and showed that Donald Trump leads President Joe Biden in 5 of 6 key swing states that Biden carried in 2020. Not surprisingly the poll has sent shockwaves through the political world. There was one particular question that stuck out as unusual in the poll -- and indeed, Levy revealed it was the first time his team had ever asked this question in a political poll. He said it was a variation of an old concept talked about by Ronald Reagan. He also touched on how and why RFK Jr had such a strong showing in the poll, particularly with younger voters. ✅ Follow Don Levy ⁠on X: https://twitter.com/sridrdon ✅ Follow Siena College Research Institute ⁠⁠on X: https://twitter.com/SienaResearch ✅ Follow Andrew Tavani ⁠on X: https://twitter.com/andrewtavani

John Foley appeared on the podcast to discuss various aspects of being a Phillies fan, running his 2008Philz Twitter account and how he expanded it into a full-blown Phillies newsletter. He also talked about his favorite -- and fan favorite -- Phillies highlights, the World Series victory in 2008, the highs and lows of the Phillies' history, and the evolution of Philadelphia sports fans. ✅ Follow John Foley ⁠on X: https://twitter.com/2008Philz ✅ Subscribe to the Philz2008 ⁠newsletter: https://2008philz.substack.com/ ✅ Follow Andrew Tavani ⁠on X: https://twitter.com/andrewtavani

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MLB pitcher Trevor Rosenthal discusses his journey from college shortstop to World Series closer just a few years later. Rosenthal, who was named an All-Star in 2015 and saved 48 games for the St. Louis Cardinals that year, talks about how he became a pitcher 'by mistake' and how he dealt with the intense pressure of pitching in the World Series at Fenway Park -- at just 23 years old. Trevor also opens up about the players who inspired him and shaped his game, along with his thoughts on the latest baseball rule changes, like the pitch clock and larger bases. He also talks about the 'Bullpen Review' series he's been doing on X and the response it's drawn from fans. ✅ Follow Trevor Rosenthal on X here ⬇️ https://twitter.com/TrevRosenthal ✅ Follow Trevor Rosenthal on Instagram here ⬇️ https://www.instagram.com/thetrevorrosenthal/ ✅ Follow Andrew Tavani on X here ⬇️ https://twitter.com/andrewtavani Opinions on new MLB rules • Pitch clock: 6:00 • Bigger bases: 8:51 • Pitch clock in the post-season: 10:05 • Ban on the shift: 12:36 MLB adopting universal DH: 15:06 • Miss the chance to go up to bat? 15:23 Has policing of pitch counts gotten out of control?: 18:15 Players talking to the media: 19:35 Pitch speed limits?: 24:28 What it's like having a fastball that tops 100 mph: 29:54 Recovering from 2nd Tommy John surgery: 33:20 Being a shortstop in college and how he became a pitcher 'by mistake': 36:28 'There'd be 30 radar guns up in the stands raised [on] every single pitch': 40:16 The two pitchers who had the biggest influence on his game: 41:56 Most enduring memory from the day he was drafted: 45:59 Starting pro career in the Gulf Coast League: 46:27 4 years later, pitching in the World Series at Fenway Park: 49:18 Dealing with the pressure of being a Major League closer: 57:40 Bullpen reviews on social media: 1:01:17 The fan perspective of players: 1:04:21 Sharing bullpen bathroom with fans: 1:07:32 Being featured by Pitching Ninja: 1:09:29 Relationship with catcher Yadier Molina: 1:15:44

Author and pop culture expert Bob Batchelor discusses his book, 'Roadhouse Blues: Morrison, The Doors, and the Death Days of the Sixties' as well as some of the interesting research that went into it and the most sensational claim made in the book about how Jim Morrison died. He also talks broadly about his fascination with The Doors and Jim Morrison over the course of his life and some serendipitous meetings he had with people who knew Morrison intimately and addresses the conspiracy theories that purport Morrison is still alive today. A fantastic conversation for anyone who's interested in The Doors. ✅ Buy Bob's book 'Roadhouse Blues' ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ https://www.amazon.com/Roadhouse-Blues-Morrison-Doors-Sixties/dp/1949590542 ✅ Follow Bob Batchelor on social media ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ https://twitter.com/BobPBatchelor ✅ Visit Bob Batchelor's website ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ https://www.bobbatchelor.com/ ✅ Get caught up with previous episodes of Getting Caught Up on YouTube ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZCKwUIKPqUJPpSgHGs8s9qa_H4yDUKNb ✅ Follow Andrew Tavani on Twitter ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ https://twitter.com/andrewtavani

Photographer Gary Hershorn discusses his remarkable career, which includes decades as a world-class photojournalist covering some of history's biggest events like landmark meetings between world leaders, the Olympic Games, Super Bowls, World Series, and much more. Gary also discusses how he's become influential on social media with the breathtaking images he captures mostly of the New York City area. As Gary puts it, he has a love affair with New York City. Several photos of Gary's that were hits on social media are looked at and discussed as well. ✅ Follow Gary Hershorn on social media ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ ✅ Visit Gary Hershorn's campaign website ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ https://garyhershorn.photoshelter.com/ ✅ Get caught up with previous episodes of Getting Caught Up on YouTube ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZCKwUIKPqUJPpSgHGs8s9qa_H4yDUKNb ✅ Follow Andrew Tavani on Twitter ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ https://twitter.com/andrewtavani

Robert F. Kennedy Jr is challenging President Joe Biden for the 2024 Democratic presidential nomination. As the son of the late Robert F. Kennedy, who was a U.S. senator and attorney general, as well as the nephew of President John F. Kennedy, RFK Jr has had a front-row seat for some of the nation's most consequential history over the last 75 years. In this episode, he talks about the unimaginable tragedy he and his family endured during his early life and discusses why he's running for president, how he plans to end the war between Russia and Ukraine, the state of the Democratic party in 2023, the COVID-19 pandemic, and why Americans trust in media has plunged to historic lows. ✅ Follow Robert F. Kennedy Jr on Twitter ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ https://twitter.com/RobertKennedyJr ✅ Visit RFK Jr's campaign website ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ https://www.kennedy24.com/ ✅ Get caught up with previous episodes of Getting Caught Up on YouTube ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZCKwUIKPqUJPpSgHGs8s9qa_H4yDUKNb ✅ Follow Andrew Tavani on Twitter ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ https://twitter.com/andrewtavani

Carol Roth discusses her latest book, coming out in July 2023, called 'You Will Own Nothing' and where the inspiration came from as well as what readers should know about taking back the American Dream. She also talks about her background as a 'recovering investment banker,' what she thinks of Twitter since Elon Musk took over the platform and how she originated the viral hashtag #OnWhatOccasion that many on Twitter have come to enjoy. ✅ Follow Carol Roth on social media ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ https://twitter.com/caroljsroth https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp2SPDTqOS94dXJ_gPaiXJg ✅ Pre-order Carol's new book 'You Will Own Nothing' ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ https://www.amazon.com/You-Will-Own-Nothing-Financial/dp/0063304937 ✅ Get caught up with previous episodes of Getting Caught Up on YouTube ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZCKwUIKPqUJPpSgHGs8s9qa_H4yDUKNb ✅ Follow Andrew Tavani on Twitter ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ https://twitter.com/andrewtavani

Elon Musk confronts BBC reporter James Clayton about claims Clayton made about a rise in hate speech on Twitter since Musk took over the social media platform last October. Clayton insisted hate speech instances have increased, but, when pressed by Musk, was unable to provide a single example of hate speech he'd seen on Twitter.

Journalist and storm chaser Jonathan Petramala talks about his documentary film 'Price of Paradise: Surviving Hurricane Ian,' which chronicles the destruction and stories of survival in Southwest Florida after the category 4 storm blasted the coastline in late Sept. 2022. Petramala talks about chasing Hurricane Ian along with his producing partner, Brandon Clement, in western Cuba where the storm made its first landfall as well as in South Carolina, where it made its final landfall. The movie, produced by Petramala, Clement and Andy Coates, contains sensation footage of Ian's powerful winds and storm surge as well as images of the aftermath of the hurricane, Florida's deadliest since 1935. Petramala also talks about his life as a reporter and storm chaser, whether he is ever scared going into the eyes of some of recent history's most notorious hurricanes and living in Southwest Florida after growing up on a ranch in eastern Colorado. ✅ Follow Jonathan Petramala on social media ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ https://twitter.com/jpetramala https://www.tiktok.com/discover/Jonathan-petramala https://www.youtube.com/c/jonathanpetramala?app=desktop ✅ See 'Price of Paradise: Surviving Hurricane Ian' at the 2023 Sunscreen Film Festival ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ https://sunscreenfilmfestival2023.sched.com/event/1JNLd/price-of-paradise ✅ Watch '165 Miles: Catastrophe in Kentucky,' Brandon Clement's documentary on the 2021 tornado outbreak ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ ✅ Get caught up with previous episodes of Getting Caught Up on YouTube ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZCKwUIKPqUJPpSgHGs8s9qa_H4yDUKNb ✅ Follow Andrew Tavani on Twitter ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ https://twitter.com/andrewtavani

What happened to flight MH370? It's the greatest aviation mystery in the history of the world and journalist Jeff Wise has been covering the story since the beginning, when the Malaysian Airlines flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing mysteriously disappeared on March 8, 2014. Wise is one of the central figures in the Netflix documentary, MH370: The Plane That Disappeared, and is one of the world's foremost experts on the topic. In this episode, he discusses his controversial theory that MH370 was hijacked and how that would've been carried out. He also talks about some of the criticism he's faced, why the plane hasn't been found, whether he thinks the missing jetliner ever will be found and what it would take to solve the case. He also talks about whether a plane full of passengers and crew members could ever seemingly vanish from the face of the earth again. ✅ Follow Jeff Wise on Twitter and at his website ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ https://twitter.com/ManvBrain http://jeffwise.net/ ✅ Buy Jeff's book The Taking of MH370 here: https://www.amazon.com/Taking-MH370-Jeff-Wise-ebook/dp/B07PBXRVN6 ✅ Get caught up with previous episodes of Getting Caught Up on YouTube ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZCKwUIKPqUJPpSgHGs8s9qa_H4yDUKNb ✅ Follow Andrew Tavani on Twitter ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ https://twitter.com/andrewtavani

Justin Iverson, a third-generation Montana rancher, talks about life in Big Sky Country, breeding and raising beef cattle, surviving Montana's brutally cold winters and addresses whether Rocky Mountain oysters are myth or fact. ✅ Follow Justin Iverson on Instagram and Twitter ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ https://www.instagram.com/pbhoss/ https://twitter.com/PBHoss ✅ Get caught up with previous episodes of Getting Caught Up ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list... ✅ Follow Andrew Tavani on Twitter ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ https://twitter.com/andrewtavani

Izell Reese on his first career interception as a rookie for the Dallas Cowboys. Watch full interview here: https://bit.ly/3H2wLah

Izell Reese, the former NFL player who is now the CEO of RCX Sports, talks about leading the campaign to make flag football a new sport for the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. He also discusses his career in the NFL, what led up to it, and how the game of football and the equipment have changed over the years. ✅ Follow Izell Reese and RCX Sports on Twitter ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ https://twitter.com/izellreese https://twitter.com/RCXsports ✅ Get caught up with previous episodes of Getting Caught Up ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZCKwUIKPqUJPpSgHGs8s9qa_H4yDUKNb ✅ Follow Andrew Tavani on Twitter ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ https://twitter.com/andrewtavani

Andrew gets caught up with Betsy Van Stone, the co-writer of the VH1 movie 'All I Didn't Want for Christmas' and the co-creator of SyFy network's 'Astrid & Lilly Save the World.' Betsy talks about writing the movie and taking the TV show from concept to final 10-episode product. The two also discuss working in the NBC Page Program and trade some amusing celebrity stories. Watch 'Astrid & Lilly Save the World' and follow Betsy on Instagram ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ https://www.syfy.com/astrid-lilly-sav... https://www.instagram.com/betsbot/

Andrew gets caught up with Christian Bladt. The two talk about working together as pages at NBC, Christian writing for SNL's Weekend Update and then eventually The Dennis Miller show and how that led to him hosting the Bladtcast. Follow Christian Bladt on social media and listen to his podcast. ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ https://twitter.com/ChristianDMZ https://www.facebook.com/Bladtcast https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ8glN0yNAjlv8al-5fyV5g