BEEF with Bridget Todd

Next Chapter Podcasts, 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.

  1. 17/12/2025

    Benjamin Disraeli vs. William Gladstone: England's Pettiest Prime Ministers

    This week on Beef, 19nth century British Prime Ministers William Gladstone and Benjamin Disraeli battle over policy and progress. Pick up a copy of Prof. Richard Toye's new book ⁠The Churchill Myths. Hosted by ⁠Bridget Todd⁠ Written by James "Sam" Levine Editing, Sound Design & Showrunning by Pete Musto Created by Executive Producer Jeremiah Tittle Find out more about all of Next Chapter Podcasts' incredible content at ⁠nextchapterpodcasts.com⁠! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    1h 9m

  2. 10/12/2025 · BONUS

    General Pete Worden (Full Interview)

    In our latest piece of bonus content, writer Adrián Duston-Muñoz chats with retired Air Force General Pete Worden about the rough road of innovation, the importance of never compromising your principles, and the search of intelligent life beyond our world. Dr. S. “Pete” Worden, (Brig Gen, USAF, Ret, PhD) is Chairman of the Breakthrough Prize Foundation and Executive Director of the foundation’s ‘Breakthrough Initiatives’. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics and Astronomy from the University of Michigan and a PhD in Astronomy from the University of Arizona. After several US Air Force positions and a research professorship in astronomy at the University of Arizona, Dr. Worden was Director of NASA’s Ames Research Center until retiring on March 31, 2015. From 2017 to the present, Brigadier General Worden is an Advisor to the Luxembourg Space Agency and was appointed as a Knight-Commander of the Order of Merit of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg in 2018 for his space services. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    36 min

  3. 03/12/2025 · BONUS

    Evan Lovett (Full Interview)

    In our latest piece of bonus content, writer Max Wolfson interviews cultural historian Evan Lovett about the beautiful diversity of Los Angeles, the problems inherent in its growth into metropolis, and price of greatness. Evan Lovett is a former staff writer for the LA Times and the creator of the show “LA In A Minute,” dedicated to presenting the history and culture of Los Angeles' neighborhoods, infrastructure, culture, and cuisine. He’s also the host of the podcast In A Minute with Evan Lovett. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    29 min

  4. 19/11/2025 · BONUS

    Dr. Dwight Duston (Full Interview)

    In our latest piece of bonus content, writer Adrián Duston-Muñoz interviews his father, physicist Dr. Dwight Duston, about the internal politicals of government agencies, the future of space exploration and innovation's desperate need for rulebreakers. Dr. Dwight Duston has pursued a diversified 35-year professional career as a research scientist, technology manager, university professor, inventor and entrepreneur. He has managerial and technical expertise in a wide range of technologies in multiple industries, including defense, aerospace, bio-medical lasers, medical imaging, displays and ophthalmics.He started as a research scientist at the US Naval Research Laboratory in the area of plasma physics, radiation, laser fusion and nuclear weapons simulation, and has more than 25 technical publications in peer-reviewed scientific journals. Advancing to technology management mid-career, Dr. Duston is former director of the Technology Division for the U.S. Strategic Defense Initiative Organization (now, the US Missile Defense Agency), popularly known as the “Star Wars” program. At the Pentagon, he managed research and development programs in structural and electronic materials, optics, lasers, particle beams, high-speed processing, imaging sensors, power, and propulsion. His office launched over 15 space missions during his tenure, including Clementine, the first space probe to discover ice on the moon. While at SDIO, he also managed the Congressionally-mandated Free Electron Laser Medical Program, the Small Business Innovation Research program, and SDI’s Technology Transfer Office. He has served on advisory panels to several other agencies, including the National Institutes of Health (digital mammography), NASA, DARPA and the Departments of Energy and Commerce. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    56 min

  5. 12/11/2025

    NASA vs. Department of Defense: The Clementine Mission

    Futuristic technology and feuding federal agencies.  This week on Beef, NASA and the U.S Defense Department’s Ballistic Missile Defense Organization fight over the future of space exploration. Check out General Pete Worden's Breakthrough Initiatives Hosted by ⁠⁠Bridget Todd⁠⁠ Written by Adrián Duston-Muñoz Showrunning, Editing & Sound Design by Pete Musto Produced by James "Sam" Levine Created by Executive Producer Jeremiah Tittle Find out more about all of Next Chapter Podcasts' incredible content at ⁠⁠nextchapterpodcasts.com⁠⁠! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    1h 3m

  6. 05/11/2025 · BONUS

    Dr. Cecilia Gaposchkin (Full Interview)

    In our latest piece of bonus content, writer Dr. Richard Abels travels back the late Medieval period with European religious history scholar Dr. Cecilia Gaposchkin to discuss the structure of the Catholic Church at the time, the legitmacy of power, and egos so big they change the world. Dr. Cecilia Gaposchkin received her Ph.D. from Berkeley in 2001. She works on late medieval cultural history, and has published on the crusades, on the Capetians (the kings of France between 987 and 1328), on kingship, and on liturgy. Her most recent book is Vexilla Regis: Liturgy and Relics at the Sainte Chapelle in the Thirteenth Century  (CNRS: 2022).  She is also the author of Invisible Weapons: Liturgy and the Making of Crusade Ideology  (Cornell UP, 2017), The Making of Saint Louis (IX) of France: Kingship, Sanctity and Crusade in the Later Middle Ages (Cornell UP, 2008), Blessed Louis, The Most Glorious of Kings: Texts relating to the Cult of Saint Louis of France (Notre Dame: 2012; translations done with Phyllis Katz), and, with Sean Field and Larry Field, The Sanctity of Louis IX: Early Lives of Saint Louis by Geoffrey of Beaulieu and William of Chartres (Cornell UP: 2014), and The Deeds of Philip Augustus : An English Translation of Rigord's "Gesta Phillipi Augusti" (Cornell UP: 2022). She is now working on a study of liturgy and ceremony in thirteenth-century Paris, and another on the long history of the Cross Invincible. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    57 min

  7. 29/10/2025 · BONUS

    Dr. Brent Haddad (Full Interview)

    In our latest piece of bonus content, writer Max Wolfson dives in the deep end with water expert Dr. Brent Haddad to explore the exploitation of our natural resources, Southern California's shifting relationship to its drinking water, and the possible innovations in resource management that the future may hold. Dr. Brent Haddad has over 20 years of experience in the field of water and wastewater. In addition to leading the Center, he is Associate Dean of Engineering for Technology Management and Professor of Environmental Studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz, teaching courses on environmental policy and economics and fresh water policy. Professor Haddad holds an M.B.A. in Business & Public Policy and a Ph.D. in Energy and Resources. Professor Haddad’s research focuses on fresh water policy and management, including urban water management strategies, utility-stakeholder communications, and long-range planning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    36 min

  8. 22/10/2025 · BONUS

    Len Elmore (Full Interview)

    In our latest piece of bonus content, writer Max Wolfson talks with former professional basketball player turned color commentator Len Elmore about the history of the sport, the changes to it over time, and the what it takes to have an impact long after your career has come to an end. Len Elmore was a center and power forward in the NBA and ABA from 1974 to 1984, playing for such teams as the Indiana Pacers, Kansas City Kings, Milwaukee Bucks, New Jersey Nets and New York Knicks. In 2002, he was honored as one of the 50 greatest players in ACC history. And since retiring from the league, he's provided color commentary for CBS, Fox Sports and ESPN.  He also is a member of the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics, and teaches at Columbia University's Master of Science Program in Sports Management. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    36 min
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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.

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  • Creator
    Next Chapter Podcasts, Bridget Todd
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2025
  • Episodes
    95
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Next Chapter Podcasts, Bridget Todd
  • Show Website
    BEEF with Bridget Todd

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