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Episode 151: Damon Linker / Tom Waits [Part 2]
From Political Beats by National Review
September 29, 2025 · 3h 12m · Episode 152
About this episode
Scot and Jeff discuss the second part of Tom Waits’ career with Damon Linker.
People in this episode
Hosts: Scot Bertram, Jeff Blehar
Guest: Damon Linker
Topics covered
- Tom Waits
- music career
- political science
Keywords
- Substack
- Notes from the Middleground
- University of Pennsylvania
Mentioned in this episode
Products: Swordfishtrombones
Books & works: Notes from the Middleground, One from the Heart, Rain Dogs, Bone Machine, The Mule Variations
Places: Singapore
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