Talk-radio interviews with a political spine.
Billy Dees Podcast is a fast-moving interview and commentary show built around authors, advocates, creators, and political voices. Its conversations can move from Hollywood stories to campaign finance, speculative fiction, immigration, media framing, and everyday resilience.
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Billy Dees Podcast is a brisk interview and commentary show built around public conversation. It usually starts with a guest, a premise, and a clear reason the subject matters now. From there, the format gets talkier, looser, and more argumentative. Billy Dees asks plain questions, then pushes back when an answer opens a bigger issue. The show’s center of gravity is politics, media, institutions, and culture, but it does not stay in one lane. A Hollywood interview with Marsha Scarborough turns into a comparison of actor professionalism and behind-the-scenes reputations. A conversation with Diana Colleen uses speculative fiction to test ideas about wealth, capitalism, inequality, and what counts as enough. Tom Joseph’s campaign concept becomes a detailed discussion of money, Super PACs, candidate committees, and attempts to redesign congressional participation. Jeff Krushina brings direct response marketing into politics, veterans organizations, advocacy groups, and value-driven giving. The show also makes space for creator-focused episodes. Danielle M. Orsino talks fantasy writing, cosplay, martial arts, and the unusual path from storytelling during IV therapy to appearing on her own book covers. Lori Kleiner-Eckert brings a gentler register, with everyday wisdom, vulnerability, perfectionism, and the idea that good enough may be healthier than perfect. The live episodes sharpen the political edge. With Sara Alessandrini and Samantha Jade, the discussion moves through Iran, immigration, Epstein, media narratives, Andrew Cuomo, Zohran Momdani, protest coverage, and how institutions frame violence or ideology. The show is conversational before it is tidy. It lets interruptions, corrections, jokes, and disagreement remain visible. That gives it the feel of an on-air debate rather than a scripted author interview. It is best for listeners who want a mix of creator interviews and current-event argument without glossy neutrality. The through line is curiosity with a backbone: books, politics, media, money, and belief systems are all treated as things worth questioning out loud.
Made for: For listeners who like brisk interviews with authors, creators, advocates, and political commentators, especially when the conversation turns toward institutions, media, money, and public power. It suits people comfortable with disagreement and direct questioning.
What sets it apart: The show moves between creator craft and current-events argument without changing its basic rhythm: a guest, a premise, and a host willing to pressure-test the answer. Its variety is unusually broad, from Hollywood stories and fantasy novels to Super PAC mechanics and live political commentary.
The Billy Dees Podcast blends compelling interviews with thoughtful commentary. Guests include authors, media professionals, political figures, and advocates representing a wide range of meaningful causes. Our commentary examines current events, news, and politics with an emphasis on insight rather than outrage. Instead of partisan shouting matches, the program favors professional, respectful conversations that encourage diverse perspectives. A touch of wit—and the occasional well-placed bit of sarcasm—keeps the discussion engaging. The show is produced with a commitment to broadcast-quality standards in both sound and substance. With more than a decade in the podcasting space, The Billy Dee…
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Billy Dees tests claims about wealth, campaign finance and institutional power by asking how the underlying systems work in practice.
Billy Dees keeps returning to the point where money becomes power, using interviews and live commentary to examine the assumptions behind public arguments.
From Super PAC mechanics to Prince Harry's perks, your curiosity gets an opinionated workout.
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Marsha Scarborough recalls the personalities, egos and informal reputations that shape life behind the camera.
Hollywood comes across as a workplace where reputations move through informal networks and everyday conduct shapes how colleagues see one another.
A speculative premise turns into a pointed conversation about wealth, incentives, and what counts as enough.
Speculative fiction puts a blunt economic question in play: what if saving the planet meant kidnapping the billionaires doing the most harm? Diana Colleen brings the premise of her debut novel, They Could Be Saviors, into a conversation with Billy Dees about wealth, incentives,…
A clear look at shifting campaign power toward public support, local committees, and tighter funding rules.
Campaign finance sits at the center as Tom Joseph, founder of America's Main Street Party, lays out a proposed moneyless nominating system for Congress.
A focused review of how omissions can redirect a political story about protest and violence.
This episode looks at how Mamdani's response to a protest can influence the public story as much through omission as through what is said outright.
A pastor's path into the FBI frames a grounded discussion of career change, compassion fatigue, and public judgment.
Eric Robinson's move from Christian ministry, including pastoring a Baptist church in Western New York, into FBI work gives this episode its most useful tension.
A live Iran debate where intervention, history, and political conviction keep raising the stakes.
The episode frames a live simulcast conversation between Billy Dees and Cynthia Elliott as a high-stakes argument over unrest in Iran and the danger of U.S. intervention.
A blunt take on Prince Harry, family disputes, and the obligations tied to royal privilege.
Prince Harry's failed security appeal opens a thorny question: what protections should remain when someone leaves royal duties behind? Billy Dees takes a firm line, arguing that royal privilege came with public responsibilities and that Harry weakened his case by airing private…
Armenia-centered analysis for a volatile region.
Billy Dees and co-host Cynthia Elliott conduct a live simulcast discussing current events.
Billy Dees discusses Prince Harry's lost security appeal and his public fallout with the royal family, using personal anecdotes and cultural analysis.
Billy Dees comments on the Jimmy Kimmel situation, free speech confusion, and disappointing reactions to Charlie Kirk's controversy.
Marsha Scarbrough calls in from Granada, and Billy Dees warms things up with the time difference and a rain-in-Spain joke before getting to her book, 20 Years in Hollywood, Tales to Tell.
Billy Dees interviews Diana Colleen, an award-winning speculative fiction author whose debut novel, They Could Be Saviors, asks what happens if the only way to save the planet is to kidnap the billionaires destroying it.
Billy Dees interviews Tom Joseph about America's Main Street Party and Joseph’s plan for a “moneyless nominating system” for U.S.
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Lorie Kleiner-Eckert discusses her book 'High on Life' and the idea that good enough can be better than perfect.
A live podcast episode featuring Billy Dees, Sara Alessandrini, and Sam Wooldrik discussing Iran, immigration, and the Epstein case.
Billy Dees and Sara Alessandrini discuss Mamdani’s Substack piece, "The problem with Zohran Mamdani is not what he says, but what he doesn't say," alongside his New York City mayoral profile.
Billy Dees interviews Jeff Kruszyna about the 'patriot economy' and how values-driven decisions are transforming political fundraising and marketing.
Billy Dees interviews Eric Robinson, a retired FBI special agent who spent 24 years in the Bureau after 12 years in Christian ministry and pastoring a Baptist church in western New York.
Billy Dees and Cynthia Elliott discuss current events including Iran, ICE, and Hollywood, with Cynthia rebranding her podcast to Soul Tech with Shaman Isis.
Billy Dees and Cynthia Elliott discuss the hype around the Jeffrey Epstein case and Diddy, arguing that conspiracy theories often lead to disappointment when files are released.