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Episode 150: Damon Linker / Tom Waits [Part 1]
From Political Beats by National Review
September 4, 2025 · 2h 44m · Episode 151
About this episode
Scot and Jeff discuss the first part of Tom Waits’s career with guest Damon Linker.
People in this episode
Hosts: Scot Bertram, Jeff Blehar
Guest: Damon Linker
Topics covered
- Tom Waits
- music
- political science
Keywords
- 1973-1982
- Laurel Canyon
- eccentric
- jazz pianist
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Notes from the Middleground, Political Beats
Places: Los Angeles, Laurel Canyon
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