Podcast
Outside Interference
Hosted by MLW Radio Network · EN
A journalistic analysis of the intersection between pro wrestling and popular culture writ large, featuring timely commentary from renowned wrestling journalist (Rolling Stone, The Ringer, Bleacher Report, Vulture et al) and host Kenny Herzog and interviews with experts from inside and outside of the industry on all the ways that wrestling reflects the real world, and vice versa.
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Episodes
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Should Trump Be in the WWE Hall of Fame?
Feb 2, 202100:45:14Tap to summarizeBill Hanstock, author of 'We Promised You a Great Main Event: An Unauthorized WWE History' joins to talk Trump/WWE Hall of Fame. Plus, Vulture West Coast Editor and TV-biz expert Joe Adalian on the WWE Network/NBCU Peacock merger.
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The Year In Wrestling: 2020
Dec 15, 202000:38:55Tap to summarizeAn overview of -- and deep dive into -- a historic 12 months for the sport of pro wrestling and the culture writ large, including Kenny's pick for Performer of the Year. Photo by Immo Wegmann on Unsplash
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State of the Unions, Featuring Warrior Wrestling's Steve Tortorello
Dec 1, 202000:46:29Tap to summarizePart 2 of our deep dive into the question of whether wrestling can and should be unionized includes an in-depth conversation with the owner of a top-tier indie promotion out of Chicago. Plus, my 7-year-old son's take on Bray Wyatt and a breakdown of MLW's restart. Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash
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To Unionize or Not to Unionize....
Nov 23, 202000:50:21Tap to summarizeWriter, podcaster and veteran labor organizer David Hill helps deconstruct the pros and cons of unions in pro wrestling -- or any industry. Plus, tantalizing takes on the futility of Survivor Series, Fiend and Alexa's unholy union and Taz's AEW incursion. (Episode-Thumbnail Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash)
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Election-Day Deconstruction With Wrestling's "Progressive Liberal" Daniel Richards
Oct 27, 202000:51:01Tap to summarizeVirginia-based indie performer Daniel Richards became infamous in 2016 with his Progressive Liberal gimmick. Only it wasn't a gimmick. Richards talks the upcoming Presidential election and wrestling's historical, strange relationship with politics. Plus, a visit to Storyline Land a strange tangent about Supermarket Sweep!
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Sonny Kiss Talks 'Dynamite' Anniversary and Half-Sibling Semantics
Oct 12, 202000:26:16Tap to summarizeThe openly gay, breakout AEW star goes deep on everything from his childhood in Jersey to locker room politics (or lack thereof).
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Wrestling Can't Outrun Covid
Oct 6, 202000:54:07Tap to summarizeU of Florida Epidemiologist Dr. Cindy Prins on wrestling's new reality, plus former WWE creative Andrew Goldstein on Retribution, Hurt Business and Roman Reigns' tribal wars.
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#SpeakingOut With Carter Cruise
Sep 22, 202000:45:26Tap to summarizeAll that the headline implies, plus our weekly detour into Storyline Land and a bit of a rant about fake beer.
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The Great Wrestling Restart
Sep 9, 202000:47:39Tap to summarizeA no-punches-pulled interview on restarting wrestling in the pandemic and more with Ring of Honor COO Joe Joff, as well as the latest summary of WWE, AEW, Impact et all happenings in Storyline Land. Follow Kenny on Twitter @KennyHerzog
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The Live-Fan Dilemma
Sep 9, 202000:24:03Tap to summarize'SummerSlam' fallout, AEW's decision to permit fans at tapings and a journey into Storyline Land. Follow Kenny on Twitter @KennyHerzog
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