Craig Weich
@craigweich.bsky.social
Breakthrough Energy Ventures Operating Advisor/ Startup Chief Commercial Officer Climate/ DeepTech. Black Diamond. Scarpa. Petzl. Hoka. Garmin.
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The 20 best podcasts of 2025
The 20 best podcasts of 2025
Can Bill Nighy solve your life problems? Why are comedians moonlighting as detectives? And what happens when an AI steals your heart? This year’s most addictive podcasts …
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December 24, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The 20 best podcasts of 2025
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Podcasting has suffered a series of blows the last few years—but this year’s standout programs reminded us that the listening experience isn’t going anywhere.
Benjamin Cannon shares the best podcasts of 2025:
Benjamin Cannon shares the best podcasts of 2025:
The 20 Best Podcasts of 2025
The shows that deserve a spot in listeners’ rotations
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December 24, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Podcasting has suffered a series of blows the last few years—but this year’s standout programs reminded us that the listening experience isn’t going anywhere.
Benjamin Cannon shares the best podcasts of 2025:
Benjamin Cannon shares the best podcasts of 2025:
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Tea With Judi Dench review – the most touching TV you’ll watch all Christmas (plus a sweary parrot)
Tea With Judi Dench review – the most touching TV you’ll watch all Christmas (plus a sweary parrot)
She’s such a great interviewer that this chat with Kenneth Branagh feels like it deserves an entire series. It’s relentlessly charming – and hugely moving when they talk about Dame Judi’s late husband
www.theguardian.com
December 22, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Tea With Judi Dench review – the most touching TV you’ll watch all Christmas (plus a sweary parrot)
Happy Holidays @ianbetteridge.com
With retro packaging and Pete Davidson as an investor, Norms is destigmatizing a once-embarrassing affliction.
Can a Hemorrhoid Cream Be Cool?
With retro packaging and Pete Davidson as an investor, the brand is destigmatizing a once-embarrassing product.
on.wsj.com
December 22, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Happy Holidays @ianbetteridge.com
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Flamboyant, furious and full of hope: CMAT is the sound of 2025 | John Harris
Flamboyant, furious and full of hope: CMAT is the sound of 2025 | John Harris
The Irish singer-songwriter does what the best musicians do: perfectly crystallising their time while inspirationally taking a stand against it, says Guardian columnist John Harris
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December 21, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Flamboyant, furious and full of hope: CMAT is the sound of 2025 | John Harris
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December 20, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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This is (I think?) my last 2025 album review, but I couldn't let the year end without writing some words about this phenomenal record that kinda slipped through the cracks (only speaking for myself here) when it was released.
Epic, kinda trippy alt-country with outtasite songwriting
Epic, kinda trippy alt-country with outtasite songwriting
Ryan Davis & the Roadhouse Band live up to their "cosmic country" reputation by creating a whole galaxy with 'New Threats from the Soul
#mindthegap
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#mindthegap
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Ryan Davis & the Roadhouse Band : New Threats from the Soul | Treble
The sophomore album by Ryan Davis & the Roadhouse Band, 'New Threats from the Soul,' is cosmic country with panoramic views
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December 19, 2025 at 3:55 PM
This is (I think?) my last 2025 album review, but I couldn't let the year end without writing some words about this phenomenal record that kinda slipped through the cracks (only speaking for myself here) when it was released.
Epic, kinda trippy alt-country with outtasite songwriting
Epic, kinda trippy alt-country with outtasite songwriting
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Beans, beans, the more you eat, the more your … meals are healthier and cheaper
Beans, beans, the more you eat, the more your … meals are healthier and cheaper
Celebrity chefs such as Jamie Oliver launch ‘Bang in Some Beans’ campaign to highlight cost savings and health advantages
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December 18, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Beans, beans, the more you eat, the more your … meals are healthier and cheaper
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Here are my top 10 most unique dog jobs!
December 15, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Here are my top 10 most unique dog jobs!
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CPR readers & listeners share their favorite books of 2025!
Books We Love: 2025
The best books of 2025, as read and recommended by staff and friends of Colorado Public Radio.
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December 15, 2025 at 5:56 PM
CPR readers & listeners share their favorite books of 2025!
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Rob Reiner: I'm going to make a coming of age drama, a fantasy adventure story, a romantic comedy, a psychological horror and then a courtroom drama.
Us: Across your entire career?
Reiner: In a 6 year period.
Us: That sounds-
Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.
Us: Across your entire career?
Reiner: In a 6 year period.
Us: That sounds-
Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.
December 15, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Rob Reiner: I'm going to make a coming of age drama, a fantasy adventure story, a romantic comedy, a psychological horror and then a courtroom drama.
Us: Across your entire career?
Reiner: In a 6 year period.
Us: That sounds-
Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.
Us: Across your entire career?
Reiner: In a 6 year period.
Us: That sounds-
Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.
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The late Steve Cropper contributed to music not just through a particular song—but by inventing the language of rock-and-roll rhythm guitar in the early 1960s, @dgraham.bsky.social argues:
The Father of Rhythm Guitarists
The late Steve Cropper laid a template for generations of rock-and-roll guitarists.
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December 14, 2025 at 8:15 AM
The late Steve Cropper contributed to music not just through a particular song—but by inventing the language of rock-and-roll rhythm guitar in the early 1960s, @dgraham.bsky.social argues:
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Say what now.
An American nuclear device disappeared on one of the world’s highest mountains during a covert mission. After losing it 60 years ago, the U.S. government still refuses to acknowledge that anything ever happened.
How Did the C.I.A. Lose a Nuclear Device in the Himalayas?
A plutonium-packed generator disappeared on one of the world’s highest mountains in a covert mission that the U.S. will not talk about.
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December 14, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Say what now.
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My Best Books of 2025
10 books I read this year that made me think deeply and take copious notes.
From sports to science to history, I got you covered:
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10 books I read this year that made me think deeply and take copious notes.
From sports to science to history, I got you covered:
stevemagness.substack.com/p/the-best-b...
The Best Books of 2025
The books that made me think deeply and take lots of notes.
stevemagness.substack.com
December 13, 2025 at 3:06 PM
My Best Books of 2025
10 books I read this year that made me think deeply and take copious notes.
From sports to science to history, I got you covered:
stevemagness.substack.com/p/the-best-b...
10 books I read this year that made me think deeply and take copious notes.
From sports to science to history, I got you covered:
stevemagness.substack.com/p/the-best-b...
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if you weren’t there at the time, you may never know exactly how hot this artist & record both were.
George Michael's "Faith" from his debut album of the same name hit #1 on the US singles chart 38 years ago on December 12, 1987
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December 13, 2025 at 5:32 PM
if you weren’t there at the time, you may never know exactly how hot this artist & record both were.
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(2/2) First among them: Dick Van Dyke, who when he joined us 15 years ago was not only as delightful, kind and funny in person as he was on screen, he also — for the first time ever in public! — performed the lyrics to the “Dick Van Dyke Show” theme. Happy 100th, DVD!
www.npr.org/2010/10/23/1...
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Dick Van Dyke Plays Not My Job
The veteran entertainer plays a game called "Dick van Dyke, meet Dick, van and dyke." Dick. Van. Dyke. Together, it's an iconic name in entertainment, but separated into its component words, it's a t...
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December 13, 2025 at 5:48 PM
(2/2) First among them: Dick Van Dyke, who when he joined us 15 years ago was not only as delightful, kind and funny in person as he was on screen, he also — for the first time ever in public! — performed the lyrics to the “Dick Van Dyke Show” theme. Happy 100th, DVD!
www.npr.org/2010/10/23/1...
www.npr.org/2010/10/23/1...
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doing promo is physically painful for me but i really would love it if you bought or read my newest book that came out a few months ago. i think it’s the best thing i’ve ever made and im so immensely proud of it. simplicitybook.xyz
December 13, 2025 at 5:02 PM
doing promo is physically painful for me but i really would love it if you bought or read my newest book that came out a few months ago. i think it’s the best thing i’ve ever made and im so immensely proud of it. simplicitybook.xyz
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We asked 50 luminaries from the worlds of business, politics, books and the arts about what they read—and what they recommend. on.wsj.com/4oMNFNV
Who Read What in 2025
We asked 50 luminaries from the worlds of business, politics, books and the arts about what they read—and what they recommend.
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December 12, 2025 at 5:40 PM
We asked 50 luminaries from the worlds of business, politics, books and the arts about what they read—and what they recommend. on.wsj.com/4oMNFNV
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Great crime fiction can take root almost anywhere—in a rock-strewn wilderness, a London legal sanctuary or a swanky Manhattan apartment tower. on.wsj.com/4pu1oKR
The Best of 2025: Mystery
Great crime fiction can take root almost anywhere—in a rock-strewn wilderness, a London legal sanctuary or a swanky Manhattan apartment tower.
on.wsj.com
December 12, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Great crime fiction can take root almost anywhere—in a rock-strewn wilderness, a London legal sanctuary or a swanky Manhattan apartment tower. on.wsj.com/4pu1oKR
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Although we may be on the cusp of a major shift in how music is made, achieving excellent results will always require a human approach. @skornhaber.bsky.social on the 10 best albums of 2025:
The Best Albums of 2025
This year’s most interesting artists invented their own grammar and tunneled in idiosyncratic directions.
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December 12, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Although we may be on the cusp of a major shift in how music is made, achieving excellent results will always require a human approach. @skornhaber.bsky.social on the 10 best albums of 2025:
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A good review by @michael-feinberg.bsky.social of Patrick McGee's book APPLE IN CHINA: THE CAPTURE OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST COMPANY, with some extra insights from Feinberg (given what his previous role at the FBI was):
Commerce and Moral Compromise in Contemporary China
A review of Patrick McGee, “Apple in China: The Capture of the World’s Greatest Company” (Scribner, 2025).
www.lawfaremedia.org
November 28, 2025 at 8:27 PM
A good review by @michael-feinberg.bsky.social of Patrick McGee's book APPLE IN CHINA: THE CAPTURE OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST COMPANY, with some extra insights from Feinberg (given what his previous role at the FBI was):