THE ADM VLOG: The Podcast
by Adam Daniel Mezei
The ADM Vlog is a wild ride of intellectual commentary served up with a heaping helping of wit, wisdom and a generous side of personal development musings.Adam Daniel Mezei hosts this romp with a multilingual peppering of loquacious ruminations on subjects as diverse as style, ethics, politics, conspiracy theories, and personal management techniques (and baseball!).His rapid-fire prose causes whiplash as he rattles off historic references to today’s turbulent political and societal territory from a Canadian perspective.
Episodes
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FAST THOUGHTS: It's crunch time in Canada!
DURATION: 09m21s -- September 2021 is crunch time in Canada. Do you have the right stuff..? PODCAST VERSION: https://anchor.fm/adamdanielmezei/episodes/FAST-THOUGHTS-Its-crunch-time-in-Canada-e16sb4t 🎬 KINDLY CONSIDER: 🎬 PAYPAL: http://paypal.me/AdamDanielMezei 🎬 INTERAC eTRANSFER:...
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FAST THOUGHTS: Måns Mårlind's "The Defeated"
DURATION: 12m23s -- The Defeated (IMDb) was a recent recommended series watch. Four episodes in, it hasn't been a disappointment whatsoever. Not by a longshot... PODCAST VERSION: https://anchor.fm/adamdanielmezei/episodes/FAST-THOUGHTS-The-Defeated-e16p536 🎬 KINDLY CONSIDER: 🎬 PAYPAL:...
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FAST THOUGHTS: This past weekend's acting workshop with Gloria Mann...
DURATION: 11m37s -- You're either in, or you're out. There's no two ways about it... PODCAST VERSION: https://anchor.fm/adamdanielmezei/episodes/FAST-THOUGHTS-This-past-weekends-acting-workshop-with-Gloria-Mann-e16m1rv 🎬 KINDLY CONSIDER: 🎬 PAYPAL: http://paypal.me/AdamDanielMezei 🎬 INTERAC...
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FAST THOUGHTS: The Canadian Prime Minister who refuses -- under any circumstance -- to defend Canada...
DURATION: 14m23s -- Isn't the job of the Canadian Prime Minister to speak to Canadians' merits? To praise them? To defend them first before everyone else? Then why is it that we have the distinct misfortune of being lead by an inept, corrupt, and -- frankly -- racist prime minister who seems to…
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FAST THOUGHTS: Whatever in hell happened to Australia and New Zealand..?!
DURATION: 23m34s -- Have you seen what's been going in Australia and New Zealand..?! Not if you've been glued to the mainstream news channels, you haven't... PODCAST VERSION: https://anchor.fm/adamdanielmezei/episodes/FAST-THOUGHTS-Whatever-in-hell-happened-to-Australia-and-New-Zealand-e16d54k 🎬...
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FAST THOUGHTS: #Elxn44...trouble in Liberal Paradise...
DURATION: 18m42s -- We're still trying to figure out why this election was even called... PODCAST VERSION: https://anchor.fm/adamdanielmezei/episodes/FAST-THOUGHTS-Elxn44---trouble-in-Liberal-Paradise-e16a015 🎬 KINDLY CONSIDER: 🎬 PAYPAL: http://paypal.me/AdamDanielMezei 🎬 INTERAC eTRANSFER:...
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FAST THOUGHTS: Flubbing his lines: when the Canadian Prime Minister chooses to speak off-the-cuff...
DURATION: 17m12s -- While the ruling party has learned a thing or two about electioneering over the past half-dozen years (read: hoodwinking), best believe the Canadian electorate has gotten equally savvy over the same duration. This corrupt, self-serving, and *highly-unqualified* Liberal...
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FAST THOUGHTS: Canada's "buyout media:" here's the straight dope...
DURATION: 20m09s -- You owe it to yourself to listen to non-mainstream, non-partisan, non-buyout (moreover!) media this current Canadian federal electoral cycle, #elxn44. It's state-run propaganda by any other name... PODCAST VERSION:...
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FAST THOUGHTS: Canada's Prime Minister: not a raving bumbling idiot, not grossly incompetent, just very wily...
DURATION: 26m48s -- Let's not forget the litany of woe of Canada's current governing party over the past (almost) six years... PODCAST VERSION:...
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FAST THOUGHTS: Three years in the making...
DURATION: 09m07s -- Three years in the making...No Minorities: The Ballad of the Macedonian Diaspora finally achieves its cinematic release. I was there for the cast and crew screening... PODCAST VERSION: https://anchor.fm/adamdanielmezei/episodes/FAST-THOUGHTS-Three-years-in-the-making-e162cln...
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FAST THOUGHTS: Why is Canada having yet *another* federal election..?! What *possibly* does this solve..?!
DURATION: 14m39s -- There is absolutely *no* need for a Canadian election at this time! Why we're having one, no one seems to know... PODCAST VERSION: https://anchor.fm/adamdanielmezei/episodes/FAST-THOUGHTS-Why-is-Canada-having-yet-another-federal-election-----What-possibly-does-this-solve-e160vam.…
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FAST THOUGHTS: C.A.R. = Communication, Accommodation, and Respect
DURATION: 14m24s -- Have C.A.R., will travel! PODCAST VERSION: https://anchor.fm/adamdanielmezei/episodes/FAST-THOUGHTS-C-A-R---Communication--Accommodation--and-Respect-e15v9u2 🎬 KINDLY CONSIDER: 🎬 PAYPAL: http://paypal.me/AdamDanielMezei 🎬 INTERAC eTRANSFER: [email protected] 🎬...
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FAST THOUGHTS: You're not ready...until you're ready. No debate.
DURATION: 11m37s -- Never let someone flush you outta' your personal pocket of peace. Ever. PODCAST VERSION: https://anchor.fm/adamdanielmezei/episodes/FAST-THOUGHTS-Youre-not-ready---until-youre-ready--No-debate-e15r7mn 🎬 KINDLY CONSIDER: 🎬 PAYPAL: http://paypal.me/AdamDanielMezei 🎬 INTERAC...
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FAST THOUGHTS: Novel ways to beat the "lockdown laments..."
DURATION: 13m19s -- Here's what one enterprising Hamilton-dwelling lady did to combat the "lockdown laments..." PODCAST VERSION: https://anchor.fm/adamdanielmezei/episodes/FAST-THOUGHTS-Novel-ways-to-beat-the-lockdown-laments-e15mbld 🎬 KINDLY CONSIDER: 🎬 PAYPAL: http://paypal.me/AdamDanielMezei...
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FAST THOUGHTS: Fast. Cheap. Good. You can only have two...
DURATION: 15m45s -- What kinds of sources are you exposing yourself to..? It really determines the bulk of how you experience your present world... PODCAST VERSION: https://anchor.fm/adamdanielmezei/episodes/FAST-THOUGHTS-Fast--Cheap--Good--You-can-only-have-two-e15gtu2 🎬 KINDLY CONSIDER: 🎬...
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FAST THOUGHTS: "Face diaper" baseball *finally* returns to Toronto!
DURATION: 12m24s -- I personally think it was shortsighted bringing the Jays back to Toronto to finish out the 2021 Season. But how long can you deprive the Jays Faithful from watching their beloved team?! Especially season ticket holders...right..? PODCAST VERSION:...
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FAST THOUGHTS: Acting to seek your *own* good opinion...
DURATION: 13m28s -- What are you doing during the downtimes..? PODCAST VERSION: https://anchor.fm/adamdanielmezei/episodes/FAST-THOUGHTS-Acting-to-seek-your-own-good-opinion-e153o7g 🎬 KINDLY CONSIDER: 🎬 PAYPAL: http://paypal.me/AdamDanielMezei 🎬 INTERAC eTRANSFER: [email protected] 🎬...
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FAST THOUGHTS: Why Canada doesn't have a genuine public broadcaster...
DURATION: 19m29s -- With the absence of a true Fourth Estate in Canada, how are Canadians able to properly inform themselves..? PODCAST VERSION: https://anchor.fm/adamdanielmezei/episodes/FAST-THOUGHTS-Why-Canada-doesnt-have-a-genuine-public-broadcaster-e151vls 🎬 KINDLY CONSIDER: 🎬 PAYPAL:...
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FAST THOUGHTS: Bending the knee to "Team Snowflake..."
🎬 DURATION: 16m12s -- Why the constant insecure need to signal virtue..?! For what ultimate purpose..?! PODCAST VERSION: https://anchor.fm/adamdanielmezei/episodes/FAST-THOUGHTS-Bending-the-knee-to-Team-Snowflake-e14tkd3 🎬 KINDLY CONSIDER: 🎬 PAYPAL: http://paypal.me/AdamDanielMezei 🎬 INTERAC...
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FAST THOUGHTS: Ottawa + Beijing = ..?
🎬 DURATION: 23m29s -- What happens when you add a little bit of Ottawa to a whole lotta Beijing..?! PODCAST VERSION: https://anchor.fm/adamdanielmezei/episodes/FAST-THOUGHTS-Ottawa--Beijing-e14qggn 🎬 KINDLY CONSIDER: 🎬 PAYPAL: http://paypal.me/AdamDanielMezei 🎬 INTERAC eTRANSFER:...
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FAST THOUGHTS: Everything you wanted to know about the CBC/Canadian Broadcasting Corporation...
🎬 DURATION: 21m11s -- People seem to gravitate towards those big box stores, you know...the Costcos, Walmarts, Targets, Carrefour, Metro, TESCO, etc. ...emporia, by any other name. So why is it that the very same people eschew a similar level of boundless choice when it comes to the supermarket…
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FAST THOUGHTS: The 2021 Blue Jays return to Toronto..?! WTF?! What a huge mistake!
🎬 DURATION: 15m45s -- Bringing the Toronto Blue Jays back to the Skydome for the remainder of the 2021 MLB season was a giant mistake! I desperately hope I'm wrong in the final tally, but here are some of the *obvious* problems which no one seems to be emphasizing... PODCAST VERSION:...
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FAST THOUGHTS: It's all about creating an atmosphere of trust...
🎬 DURATION: 16m28s -- More Masterclass learnings...this time from prolific film directors Mira Nair and David Lynch. PODCAST VERSION: https://anchor.fm/adamdanielmezei/episodes/FAST-THOUGHTS-Its-all-about-creating-an-atmosphere-of-trust-e14ibrj 🎬 KINDLY CONSIDER: 🎬 PAYPAL:...
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FAST THOUGHTS: Spike Lee's MASTERCLASS...
🎬 DURATION: 18m39s -- Here's what I learned from Spike Lee's Masterclass. A ton of takeaways re: casting actors and working with your talent (and crew!) in general... PODCAST VERSION: https://anchor.fm/adamdanielmezei/episodes/FAST-THOUGHTS-Spike-Lees-MASTERCLASS-e14ctle 🎬 KINDLY CONSIDER: 🎬…
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FAST THOUGHTS: James Cameron's MASTERCLASS...
🎬 DURATION: 14m40s -- I can't say enough good things about James Cameron's recent Masterclass! Here's what I learned... PODCAST VERSION: https://anchor.fm/adamdanielmezei/episodes/FAST-THOUGHTS-James-Camerons-MASTERCLASS-e149k2o 🎬 KINDLY CONSIDER: 🎬 BUY ME A COFFEE?...
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FAST THOUGHTS: Violence is not the answer for Canada!
🎬 DURATION: 16m29s -- How can this violence in our society proceed almost completely unchecked..?! PODCAST VERSION: https://anchor.fm/adamdanielmezei/episodes/FAST-THOUGHTS-Violence-is-not-the-answer-for-Canada-e141cko 🎬 KINDLY CONSIDER: 🎬 BUY ME A COFFEE?...
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FAST THOUGHTS: What's the point of democracy, anyways..?!
🎬 DURATION: 18m01s -- Recent horrifying political developments in Canada have me questioning the entire point of democracy in Canada, writ large... PODCAST VERSION: https://anchor.fm/adamdanielmezei/episodes/FAST-THOUGHTS-Whats-the-point-of-democracy--anyways-e13vc9g 🎬 KINDLY CONSIDER: 🎬 BUY…
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FAST THOUGHTS: The failure of online/Zoom learning...
🎬 DURATION: 19m43s -- Pandemic-era Zoom learning in Canada has been a complete sham, and it will doom this country for generations to come. PODCAST VERSION: https://anchor.fm/adamdanielmezei/episodes/FAST-THOUGHTS-The-failure-of-onlineZoom-learning-e13r493 🎬 KINDLY CONSIDER: 🎬 BUY ME A COFFEE?...
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FAST THOUGHTS: So much to celebrate after 154 years of nationhood!
🎬 DURATION: 13m16s -- It's been one long 154-year long party! Here's to many more birthdays, Canada! Happy Canada Day! PODCAST VERSION: https://anchor.fm/adamdanielmezei/episodes/FAST-THOUGHTS-So-much-to-celebrate-after-154-years-of-nationhood-e13pige 🎬 KINDLY CONSIDER: 🎬 BUY ME A COFFEE?...
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FAST THOUGHTS: What needs to change on the 2021 Blue Jays squad...
🎬 DURATION: 10m00s -- If the Jays expect to compete this 2021 season, it's the bullpen that needs to change. Majorly. PODCAST VERSION: https://anchor.fm/adamdanielmezei/episodes/FAST-THOUGHTS-What-needs-to-change-on-the-2021-Blue-Jays-squad-e13hrf5 🎬 KINDLY CONSIDER: 🎬 BUY ME A COFFEE?...
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FAST THOUGHTS: Do the work...*especially* when no one's watching!
🎬 DURATION: 08m55s -- Do the work...even when no one is watching... PODCAST VERSION: https://anchor.fm/adamdanielmezei/episodes/FAST-THOUGHTS-Do-the-work---especially-when-no-one-is-watching-e13ed28 SOURCES MENTIONED: The film I was referring to was Cop Land (1997). 🎬 KINDLY CONSIDER: 🎬 BUY ME…
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FAST THOUGHTS: Mare of Easttown...a limited series on HBO...
🎬 DURATION: 09m17s -- Emmy and Academy Award-winner Kate Winslet in HBO's limited series "Mare of Easttown" is positively masterful. PODCAST VERSION: https://anchor.fm/adamdanielmezei/episodes/FAST-THOUGHTS-Mare-of-Easttown---on-HBO-e13cgac 🎬 KINDLY CONSIDER: 🎬 BUY ME A COFFEE?...
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FAST THOUGHTS: You never know when it's going to get real...and quickly...
🎬 DURATION: 07m14s -- Stay sharp. Stay limber. And always punch *through* the bag! PODCAST VERSION: https://anchor.fm/adamdanielmezei/episodes/FAST-THOUGHTS-You-never-know-when-its-going-to-get-real---and-quickly-e136p36 🎬 KINDLY CONSIDER: 🎬 BUY ME A COFFEE?...
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FAST THOUGHTS: The auditioning process...from an actor's perspective...
🎬 DURATION: 16m42s -- Let's talk a little bit more about auditioning... PODCAST VERSION: https://anchor.fm/adamdanielmezei/episodes/FAST-THOUGHTS-The-auditioning-process---from-an-actors-perspective-e12vl9n 🎬 KINDLY CONSIDER: 🎬 BUY ME A COFFEE? https://www.buymeacoffee.com/adamdanielmezei 🎬...
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FAST THOUGHTS: Theatre vs. Film...from an actor's perspective
🎬 DURATION: 17m37s -- The differences between theatre and film...from an actor's perspective... PODCAST VERSION: https://anchor.fm/adamdanielmezei/episodes/FAST-THOUGHTS-Theatre-vs--Film---From-An-Actors-Perspective-e12mrks 🎬 KINDLY CONSIDER: 🎬 BUY ME A COFFEE?...
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FAST THOUGHTS: Agents vs. Managers in the film business...
🎬 DURATION: 22m45s -- Agents vs. Managers in the film business. PODCAST VERSION: https://anchor.fm/adamdanielmezei/episodes/FAST-THOUGHTS-Agents-vs--Managers-in-the-film-business-e12k580 🎬 KINDLY CONSIDER: 🎬 BUY ME A COFFEE? https://www.buymeacoffee.com/adamdanielmezei 🎬 PAYPAL:...
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FAST THOUGHTS: Integrity, Loyalty, and Commitment
🎬 DURATION: 16m46s -- What's your honor code? What's your credo? Here's mine... PODCAST VERSION: https://anchor.fm/adamdanielmezei/episodes/FAST-THOUGHTS-Integrity--Loyalty--and-Commitment-e12i0d2 🎬 KINDLY CONSIDER: 🎬 BUY ME A COFFEE? https://www.buymeacoffee.com/adamdanielmezei 🎬 PAYPAL:...
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FAST THOUGHTS: On the dangers of groupthink...
🎬 DURATION: 17m39s -- What kind of "groupthink" are you seeing where you are..? PODCAST VERSION: https://anchor.fm/adamdanielmezei/episodes/FAST-THOUGHTS-On-the-dangers-of-groupthink-e12dsav 🎬 KINDLY CONSIDER: 🎬 BUY ME A COFFEE? https://www.buymeacoffee.com/adamdanielmezei 🎬 PAYPAL:...
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FAST THOUGHTS: The questions on everyone's minds...
🎬 DURATION: 20m23s -- Are you asking yourself these key questions..?! If not...then perhaps it's time you should..? PODCAST VERSION: https://anchor.fm/adamdanielmezei/episodes/FAST-THOUGHTS-The-questions-on-everyones-minds-e11ua7l 🎬 KINDLY CONSIDER: 🎬 BUY ME A COFFEE?...
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FAST THOUGHTS: Congrats to the City of Toronto!
🎬 DURATION: 20m25s -- Toronto does it so right, all the time! Doesn't it?! PODCAST VERSION: https://anchor.fm/adamdanielmezei/episodes/FAST-THOUGHTS-Congrats-to-the-City-of-Toronto-e11nc31 🎬 KINDLY CONSIDER: 🎬 BUY ME A COFFEE? https://www.buymeacoffee.com/adamdanielmezei 🎬 PAYPAL:...
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FAST THOUGHTS: You like Häagen-Dazs, don't you..?!
🎬 DURATION: 13m11s -- Get your free ice cream! PODCAST VERSION: https://anchor.fm/adamdanielmezei/episodes/FAST-THOUGHTS-You-like-Hagen-Dazs--dont-you-e11l2mi 🎬 KINDLY CONSIDER: 🎬 BUY ME A COFFEE? https://www.buymeacoffee.com/adamdanielmezei 🎬 PAYPAL: http://paypal.me/AdamDanielMezei 🎬…
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FAST THOUGHTS: Oh the joys of micro-management...
🎬 DURATION: 16m14s -- You know those persnickety types, right..? PODCAST VERSION: https://anchor.fm/adamdanielmezei/episodes/FAST-THOUGHTS-Oh-the-joys-of-micro-management-e117a4o 🎬 KINDLY CONSIDER: 🎬 BUY ME A COFFEE? https://www.buymeacoffee.com/adamdanielmezei 🎬 PAYPAL:...
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FAST THOUGHTS: It's all in the palm of your hand...
🎬 DURATION: 19m21s -- Who needs old school colonialism/imperialism, when you've got smart devices? Know what I mean..?! PODCAST VERSION: https://anchor.fm/adamdanielmezei/episodes/FAST-THOUGHTS-Its-all-in-the-palm-of-your-hand-e10inr6 🎙️ LISTEN TO THE HIDDEN GEM PODCAST:...
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FAST THOUGHTS: Canada's national blood supply
🎬 DURATION: 20m08s -- Remember the Krever Inquiry from the 1980s..? PODCAST VERSION: https://anchor.fm/adamdanielmezei/episodes/FAST-THOUGHTS-Canadas-national-blood-supply-e10f40d 🎙️ LISTEN TO THE HIDDEN GEM PODCAST: http://thehiddengempodcast.com 🎬 KINDLY CONSIDER: 🎬 BUY ME A COFFEE?...
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FAST THOUGHTS: Florida, Texas, and Toronto
🎬 DURATION: 19m33s -- Choose your own risk level. Right? PODCAST VERSION: https://anchor.fm/adamdanielmezei/episodes/FAST-THOUGHTS-Florida--Texas--and-Toronto-e1042k0 🎙️ LISTEN TO THE HIDDEN GEM PODCAST: http://thehiddengempodcast.com 🎬 KINDLY CONSIDER: 🎬 BUY ME A COFFEE?...
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FAST THOUGHTS: Robbie Alomar and our reprehensible cancel culture
🎬 DURATION: 19m07s -- One rule for thee, another one for me. PODCAST VERSION: https://anchor.fm/adamdanielmezei/episodes/FAST-THOUGHTS-Robbie-Alomar-and-our-reprehensible-cancel-culture-e100t9g 🎙️ LISTEN TO THE HIDDEN GEM PODCAST: http://thehiddengempodcast.com 🎬 KINDLY CONSIDER: 🎬 BUY ME A...
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FAST THOUGHTS: Ontario is the healthiest jurisdiction in the entire world!
🎬 DURATION: 20m46s -- Two words in response: Texas, Florida. ::: mic drop ::: PODCAST VERSION: https://anchor.fm/adamdanielmezei/episodes/FAST-THOUGHTS-Ontario-is-the-healthiest-jurisdiction-in-the-entire-world-evs9j6 🎙️ LISTEN TO THE HIDDEN GEM PODCAST: http://thehiddengempodcast.com 🎬 KINDLY...
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FAST THOUGHTS: Return to the Eastern Bloc
🎬 DURATION: 21m34s -- When former Bloc citizens begin sounding the alarm, you know the political rot has run really deep... PODCAST VERSION: https://anchor.fm/adamdanielmezei/episodes/FAST-THOUGHTS-Return-to-the-Eastern-Bloc-evnb89 SOURCES MENTIONED (duration 3m50s): "Fake Jabs: Justin and…
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FAST THOUGHTS: Curtain call for COVID theater..?
🎬 DURATION: 14m35s -- Probably the most optimistic I've felt since this whole thing started... PODCAST VERSION: https://anchor.fm/adamdanielmezei/episodes/FAST-THOUGHTS-Curtain-call-for-COVID-theater-evkqnb 🎙️ LISTEN TO THE HIDDEN GEM PODCAST: http://thehiddengempodcast.com 🎬 KINDLY CONSIDER…
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FAST THOUGHTS: Nobody knows nuttin'...
🎬 DURATION: 22m22s -- They're making it up as we go along... PODCAST VERSION: https://anchor.fm/adamdanielmezei/episodes/FAST-THOUGHTS-Nobody-knows-nuttin-evh9mu 🎙️ LISTEN TO THE HIDDEN GEM PODCAST: http://thehiddengempodcast.com 🎬 KINDLY CONSIDER: 🎬 BUY ME A COFFEE?...
About this show
The ADM Vlog is a wild ride of intellectual commentary served up with a heaping helping of wit, wisdom and a generous side of personal development musings.Adam Daniel Mezei hosts this romp with a multilingual peppering of loquacious ruminations on subjects as diverse as style, ethics, politics, conspiracy theories, and personal management techniques (and baseball!).His rapid-fire prose causes whiplash as he rattles off historic references to today’s turbulent political and societal territory from a Canadian perspective.
Hosted by
Adam Daniel Mezei