BEEF with Bridget Todd
BEEF is an original scripted non-fiction storytelling podcast where Business Wars meets pop culture history.
Award-winning host Bridget Todd tells the stories of legends in their fields and how they tried to stomp out their competition only to find that their enemies become the driving force behind their success, ultimately changing the world as we know it.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 42 minutes
- Episodes
- 83
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
Calling All Listeners: We need your help!
We're gearing up for season 3 of BEEF with Bridget Todd, and we plan on doing it bigger and better than ever. But that means we need your help! We're scouring the history books far and wide for the b…
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Wed 01 Jan 2025
Introducing...Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud
Big laughs. Smart takes. Every day. Commotion from CBC Podcasts is where you go for thoughtful and vibrant conversations about all things pop culture. Host Elamin Abdelmahmoud calls on journalists, c…
00:18:44 |
Wed 18 Dec 2024
Bonus Episode - Darius Arya (Full Interview)
**This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/beef and get on your way to being your best self.**
In our latest piece of bonus content, senior producer Sam L…
00:56:02 |
Wed 11 Dec 2024
Bonus Episode - William P. Barry (Full Interview)
In our latest piece of bonus content, senior producer Ben Austin-Docampo chats with NASA's former chief historian William P. Barry about dueling political ideologies, the level of cooperation between…
00:59:19 |
Wed 04 Dec 2024
Bonus Episode - Stuart Walton (Full Interview)
In our latest piece of bonus content, writer Max Wolfson talks with cultural critic and historian and Stuart Walton about the differing characters of spirits, the effectiveness of legislating vice, a…
00:57:33 |
Wed 27 Nov 2024
Introducing...Cancel Me, Daddy
The pearl clutching about “cancel culture” and “censorship” has become louder and more absurd. Journalists Katelyn Burns and Oliver-Ash Kleine see this panic for what it is though: a grift. That's wh…
01:05:16 |
Wed 20 Nov 2024
Bonus Episode - Robin Hanbury-Tenison (Full Interview)
**This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/beef and get on your way to being your best self.**
In our latest piece of bonus content, showrunner Pete Musto…
00:46:02 |
Wed 13 Nov 2024
Bonus Episode - Felix Gillete (Full Interview)
In our latest piece of bonus content, showrunner Pete Musto talks with entertainement journalist Felix Gillete about the revolutionary history of HBO, the dawn of prestige television, and the impact …
00:57:11 |
Wed 06 Nov 2024
Bonus Episode - David Bainbridge (Full Interview)
In our latest piece of bonus content, showrunner Pete Musto chats with science writer David Bainbridge about the philosophy science, the role of ego in discovery, and what it means to be a founding m…
00:42:41 |
Wed 30 Oct 2024
Introducing...What Went Wrong
The feud of feuds. A rivalry between two stars, Bette Davis and Joan Crawford, may have begun as a publicity stunt, but it became a bizarre and malignant reality in the behind-the-scenes story of 196…
00:54:21 |
Fri 25 Oct 2024
Introducing...Right Answers Mostly
In this episode, Tess re-examines the Monica Lewinsky and Bill Clinton story and tries to expand the narrative to her side of what happened as the most infamous intern in American history. Tess and C…
01:29:58 |
Wed 23 Oct 2024
Bonus Episode - Honor Cargill-Martin (Full Interview)
**This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/beef and get on your way to being your best self.**
In our latest piece of bonus content, senior producer James…
00:47:39 |
Wed 16 Oct 2024
Episode 16 - Marc Antony vs. Octavian Caesar: Ancient Rome's Ruthless Rivals - Part 2
This week on Beef, a divided Roman republic’s uneasy peace is broken when rival rulers Marc Antony and Octavian vie for ultimate control of the ancient world.
Pick up a copy of Honor Cargill-Martin'…
00:35:11 |
Wed 09 Oct 2024
Introducing...Conflicted
Every episode is a meticulously researched exploration of significant historical events, shedding light on the narratives that have shaped our societies and our understanding of the world.
"In 1974…
02:18:09 |
Wed 02 Oct 2024
Episode 15 - Marc Antony vs. Octavian Caesar: Ancient Rome's Ruthless Rivals - Part 1
This week on Beef, ancient Rome is torn in two by aspiring emperors Marc Antony and Octavian in the wake of Julius Caesar’s murder by the Senate.
Pick up a copy of Prof. David S. Potter's latest boo…
00:40:06 |
Wed 25 Sep 2024
Bonus Episode - James Hinchcliffe (Full Interview)
In our latest piece of bonus content, senior producer James Levine sits down with former IndyCar driver and current F1 TV commentator James Hinchcliffe to talk about the addictive nature of racing, i…
00:41:50 |
Wed 18 Sep 2024
Episode 14 - Ayrton Senna vs. Alain Prost: Formula 1's Furiously Fast Feud
This week on Beef, two of the fastest drivers in Formula 1 history, Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost go wheel-to-wheel in search of high speed glory.
Listen to James Hinchcliffe's podcast "Off Track wit…
00:57:05 |
Wed 11 Sep 2024
Bonus Episode - Melissa T. Yang (Full Interview)
In our latest piece of bonus content, senior producer Benjamin Austin-Docampo chats with rhetorician Melissa T. Yang, PhD., about eccentric gentlemen scientists, the power of obsession, and why we ca…
00:39:40 |
Wed 04 Sep 2024
Episode 13 - John James Audubon vs. Charles Waterton: Birding's Buzzard Brawl
This week on Beef, famed naturalist John James Audubon and his eccentric contemporary Charles Waterton engage in a war of words that sets the birding world ablaze.
Check out Melissa T. Yang's writin…
00:40:08 |
Wed 28 Aug 2024
Introducing...For the Love of History
In For the Love of History, TK is your guide to the past as we uncover the people, events, and little-known-facts hidden in the shadows of your old history textbooks. From empress baddies to activist…
00:36:24 |
Wed 21 Aug 2024
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