Todd Nief's Show Podcast
1) Paul Bearer (Sheer Terror | Joe Coffee)
Paul Bearer is the vocalist for one of the most influential and underrated New York Hardcore bands of all time: Sheer Terror. Sheer Terror came out of the very strange New York Hardcore scene of the 8...Show More
2) Christopher M. Russo (Mercatus Center) on Monetary Policy, The Fed, and Inflation
Monetary policy is confusing. What even is The Fed? How do they control interest rates? Is The Fed different than the Treasury? Why do different cities have different feds? And, most importantly, do p...Show More
Christopher M. Russo (Mercatus Center) on Monetary Policy, The Fed, and Inflation
1:20:01 | Sep 15th, 2021
3) Spenser Mestel on Voting Rights, Election Reform, and Writing a Book with Mat Fraser
I first encountered Spenser’s work through his writing for the Morning Chalk Up, and at some point I clicked on enough links to realize that the majority of his work is on voting rights and election r...Show More
Spenser Mestel on Voting Rights, Election Reform, and Writing a Book with Mat Fraser
1:07:59 | Jul 23rd, 2021
4) Dave Bland (Full of Hell | Jarhead Fertilizer)
Dave Bland is one of the most creative drummers currently playing extreme music. While technical wherewithal with blindingly fast blast beats is always appreciated, the ability to adapt to the varied ...Show More
5) Matthew O. Jackson, PhD on Human Networks and Microfinance
Humans have an intuitive sense for who is important and well-connected. We like knowing “movers and shakers,” and we regularly engage in complicated social machinations — conscious or otherwise — to p...Show More
6) Kayhan Vaziri (Yautja)
Yautja plays lurching, uncomfortable music, so it is fitting that their new album is called “The Lurch.” I first met Kayhan back in approximately 2010 when I was on tour with Weekend Nachos and we sta...Show More
7) Simple Solutions to Complex Problems [Solocast]
I’ve often spoken on the Legion Strength & Conditioning podcast about the desire for “simple solutions to complex problems.” I figured I’d reframe and refine that discussion for a solocast based upon ...Show More
8) Bryan James, PhD on Alzheimer’s and Epidemiology
At some point in the last year or so, I started listening to the Epidemiology Counts podcast. I was thrilled to learn that the host, Bryan James, is a Chicago local at Rush University — and he’s a Cro...Show More
9) James Pligge (Harm's Way) Round II
James Pligge is back by popular demand. This time, we talk about some of the many misconceptions that people have about James and Harm’s Way — as well as James’s ill-fated attempt to make a protein sh...Show More
10) John Caution (Weekend Nachos)
I feel like I say this about a lot of my friends that I have on the podcast, but John Caution is one of the weirdest and funniest people I know. I’m happy to talk to John endlessly about funny things ...Show More