Category Archives: Guru

New Yorker: How to Build a Better Motivational Speaker: The upstart motivator Jesse Itzler wants to reform his profession—while also rising to the top

Posted on December 10, 2023 by Luke Ford

You don’t become a great motivational speaker ala Oprah and Tony Robbins by telling the truth. There are too many other people and institutions doing that. You become special by relaying something special, but few people have a trove of … Continue reading →

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What Makes A Great Pundit?

Posted on October 5, 2023 by Luke Ford

My friend Ricardo posts on Twitter: “I’ve come back around on Richard [Spencer]. Not sure I ever really left. Truly the greatest pundit of his generation.” What makes a great pundit? What type of person seeks out a pundit? What’s … Continue reading →

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Decoding Decoding The Gurus, Part Two (8-2-23)

Posted on August 2, 2023 by Luke Ford

01:00 Decoding Decoding The Gurus, Part Two, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=14954510:20 The Valley Exposed: Luke Ford, the outsider, https://www.dailynews.com/2007/06/06/the-valley-exposed-luke-ford-the-outsider/16:00 Column: A Democratic and Republican battled for Congress. They became unlikely friends, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=14961319:00 Chris Mooney Discusses “The Republican Brain” with Jonathan Haidt and Chris … Continue reading →

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Decoding Decoding The Gurus, Part Two

Posted on August 2, 2023 by Luke Ford

Part one. This decoding is a hard job because the podcast Decoding the Gurus (DTG) by academics Matt Browne and Chris Kavanagh is objectively impressive. Matt and Chris, however, seem unaware that they have their own subjective partisan left-wing hero … Continue reading →

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Decoding Skip Bayless (7-28-23)

Posted on July 28, 2023 by Luke Ford

01:00 Athletic: ESPN’s ‘First Take’: Skip and Stephen A. embraced debate, played the hits and changed TV, https://theathletic.com/4681066/2023/07/12/first-take-espn-stephen-a-smith-skip-bayless/04:00 Skip Bayless: How is sports media’s most hated man so popular?, https://sites.northwestern.edu/sliceofsports/skip-bayless-how-is-sports-medias-most-hated-man-so-popular/07:00 Mark Cuban destroys Skip Bayless, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRaO1mN5EEM14:00 Beer, Babes, and Balls: … Continue reading →

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