Hello, Dear with Pedro Salinas
Comedian Pedro Salinas (HBO) and guests provide each other with weekly updates across various metrics and key performance indicators. Tune in for revelatory insights into business, technology, art, and poetry.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 91 minutes
- Episodes
- 24
- Years Active
- 2024
024: Whispering at the Club (with Menuhin Hart)
Comedian Menuhin Hart joins the program to discuss his artistic practice and which iPhone ringtones would make the best beats.
Raja Ravi Varma - "Kali Trampling Shiva"
Robert Frost - "Acceptance"
Fol…
023: Coins Make Noise But Cash Is Quiet
Another solo ep. Readings from "Real Net Worth Of House Of Saudis" by Luke Belmar, "The Witch" and The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson, "The Man Whom The Trees Loved" by Algernon Blackwood,…
022: Throwing Together
Another solo ep. Wasn't at my best here. Feeling tired and mushy-headed but the masses need their content. Readings from RED MARS and BLUE MARS by Kim Stanley Robinson and "Mirrors" by Jorge Luis Bor…
021: The Cask of Amontillado (with Anthony DeVito)
Comedian Anthony DeVito (Late Show with Stephen Colbert) joins the program to discuss the time he killed so hard during a TV taping that two audience members high-fived each other after one of his jo…
020: The Abyss Howls Underneath Me
Today's guest fell through and I did a solo podcast. If you listen to all of this you are my best friend.
Readings:
The Magic Mountain, Thomas Mann
Dracula, Bram Stoker
"The Call of Cthulhu", H.P. L…
018: The Bald Hall of Fame (with Bobby Condon)
Comedian Bobby Condon joins the program to discuss his favorite problematic artists and whether Paul Giamatti counts as "bald" or "balding".
The audio is a little janky on this one. Last time I prom…
017: The Cube (with Jacob Lie and Greg Warner)
A true gift to bring on my boys Jacob Lie and Greg Warner to discuss pick-up artist techniques and the sexual proclivities of Bram Stoker.
Follow Jacob and Greg on Instagram.
Edvard Munch: "Self-Port…
016: I Will Never Have Abs (with Talib Babb)
Comedian Talib Babb (ESPN) joins the program to discuss his favorite sports controversies and why he should be allowed to drive a tank. The audio gets a little squirrely halfway through but it's chil…
015: All My Fears Are Very Rational (with Raanan Hershberg)
Comedian Raanan Hershberg joins the program to discuss his favorite problematic artists and why he doesn't respect Jackson Pollock.
014: What's Going On In Estonia (with Andy Haynes)
Comedian Andy Haynes joins the program to share his encyclopedic knowledge of global affairs.
Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/el8dQlwOnMI?si=X_9OvuQxIReXcrmt
Magnus Zeller's "The Orat…
013: The Life-Changing Power of Pesto (with Dr. Chelvin Tayne)
Comedian Henrik Blix (THE PROBLEM WITH JON STEWART) was supposed to be on the show but he couldn't make it, so instead we invited Dr. Chelvin Tayne to share his groundbreaking research into mindfulne…
012: Smoothie Flavored Tums
Charles and Pedro discuss A.I.-powered McDonald's drive-thru, Cocomelon's audience engagement strategy, and a poem by Sara Teasdale.
011: Upskill Execution Capabilities
Charles and Pedro discuss shrimp scampi, McKinsey & Company's world-class implementation toolkit for long-lasting organizational transformation, and a poem by Zora Neale Hurston.
010: Dragon Ball Zed
Charles and Pedro discuss blueberry scones from Starbucks, women's athletic performance during menstruation, and a poem by John Keats.
009: Nude Buff Guys
Charles and Pedro discuss croissants dipped in coffee, Chobani yogurt's corporate acquisition strategy, and a poem by Alfred Lord Tennyson.
008: Blending Grassroots Virality With Beloved I.P.
Charles and Pedro discuss cordon bleu pizza, testicular microplastics, and a poem by Tracy K. Smith.
007: I Wanna Pork You All Night Long
Charles and Pedro discuss lab-grown meat, Sweetgreen steak salad, and a poem by Rumi.
006: Joe Palooka Institute for Theoretical Physics
Charles and Pedro discuss Kit Kat ice cream, Saudi Arabia's tech industry, and a poem by Elizabeth Bishop.
005: Day Drunk at Barnes & Noble
Charles and Pedro discuss consumer privacy for our brain waves, the words "genius" (derogatory) and "re-baseline", and a poem by Delmore Schwartz.