Episode 155: Ivan Pongracic / Deep Purple
From Political Beats by National Review
February 24, 2026 · 3h 27m · Episode 156
About this episode
Scot and Jeff discuss the evolution and impact of Deep Purple with guest Ivan Pongracic.
People in this episode
Hosts: Scot Bertram, Jeff Blehar
Guest: Ivan Pongracic
Topics covered
- Deep Purple
- hard rock
- music history
Keywords
- rock music
- economics
- Hillsdale College
Mentioned in this episode
Products: Deep Purple in Rock
Books & works: Deep Purple, Deep Purple’s, Deep Purple in Rock, Smoke on the Water
Places: Yugoslavia, Croatia
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