<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Elisberg Industries]]></title><description><![CDATA[elisbergindustries]]></description><link>https://www.elisbergindustries.com/articles</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 15:15:33 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.elisbergindustries.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[One No Trump]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Friday, in an interview with Punchbowl News, Trump was asked about his participation helping candidates in the upcoming the Mid-Term Election.  Not surprisingly, his response got a lot of attention, as he answered, “I said to somebody, ‘Wait a minute. You don’t understand. I won. I’m not campaigning.’”  After which, he added his thoughts about the trouble his party's candidates are facing with their own MAGA base, “They’re angry at Republicans.  But they’re not angry at me. They’re not...]]></description><link>https://www.elisbergindustries.com/blog/one-no-trump-9</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a791e2e1b163fc3edb48206</guid><category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 14:30:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaalq3RYAyw" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Robert Elisberg</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wait, Wait...]]></title><description><![CDATA[On this week’s ‘Not My Job’ segment of the NPR quiz show Wait, Wait…Don’t Tell Me!, the guest contestant is Brandi Carlisle, winner of 11 Grammys and 2 Emmys. Her conversation with host Peter Sagal is very entertaining, especially when talking about her life-long obsession with Elton John and later collaborating with him.  As well as some funny stories about growing up in rural Washington state.   This is the full Wait, Wait… broadcast, but you can jump directly to the “Not My Job” segment,...]]></description><link>https://www.elisbergindustries.com/blog/wait-wait-592</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a77baec421979b2d9756b3a</guid><category><![CDATA[Humor]]></category><category><![CDATA[Popular Culture]]></category><category><![CDATA[Music]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AflV-1MnM1U" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Robert Elisberg</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[You Can Call Him Al]]></title><description><![CDATA[Al Franken has decided to take down his shingle, and so this will be his last podcast.  As the show writes, “For the final episode of The Al Franken Podcast, we're joined one last time by our good friend Dahlia Lithwick, Senior Editor at Slate and host of the Amicus podcast! As we await the Supreme Court’s remaining decisions, we turn to Dahlia to recap a bleak judicial term, including the decisions to gut the Voting Rights Act, strip immigrants of their Temporary Protected Status, and expel...]]></description><link>https://www.elisbergindustries.com/blog/you-can-call-him-al-349</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a77ba26421979b2d97569ae</guid><category><![CDATA[Law]]></category><category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 14:30:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k87rlyla8A0&amp;list=PLazVtQGdi-XHT-YDJua3bdD-CK3K04Ikp" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Robert Elisberg</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let's Do Lunch]]></title><description><![CDATA[On this week’s Naked Lunch podcast, co-hosts Phil Rosenthal and David Wild welcome Academy Award-winner Brie Larson (Room) and former Milk Bar culinary director Courtney McBroom to celebrate their new book, Party People: A Cookbook For Creative Celebrations. As they write, “This is a sweet and satisfying conversation serving up tasty topics like mixed feelings about ice cream, favorite international frankfurters, dream party guests in world history, the psychology of theme parties, the best...]]></description><link>https://www.elisbergindustries.com/blog/let-s-do-lunch-159</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a77b320335316084e9fdeae</guid><category><![CDATA[Food]]></category><category><![CDATA[Entertainment]]></category><category><![CDATA[Popular Culture]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:00:08 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Robert Elisberg</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Weekly Stewart This Week]]></title><description><![CDATA[On this “The Weekly Show” podcast with Jon Stewart, they write, “As the Democratic Party wrestles with its identity and direction, Jon is joined by U.S. Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) to discuss his unconventional place within it. Together, they explore his frustrations with the party's left flank, examine where he still stands firmly with Democrats, and dig into his steadfast support for Israel. Plus, Jon answers listeners’ questions about Trump and Blanche’s pinky promise, Tucker’s political...]]></description><link>https://www.elisbergindustries.com/blog/the-weekly-stewart-this-week-44</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a7757b8335316084e9f0fc3</guid><category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 16:23:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3BMAkJIlnw" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Robert Elisberg</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside "The Newsroom"]]></title><description><![CDATA[A few weeks ago, I posted an episode of the “Naked Lunch” podcast with hosts Phil Rosenthal and David Wild where their guests were the stars of the comedy movie classic “Airplane!” Robert Hays and Julie Hagerty.  At one point, they briefly discuss a fellow named Ken Finkleman, who wrote and directed the sequel to “Airplane!,” and no one in the conversation seems to know anything about him, other than he also did “Grease 2,” and so they all basically dismiss him.  They do comment that the ZAZ...]]></description><link>https://www.elisbergindustries.com/blog/repost-in-the-newsroom</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a738a252dc76a37da38555f</guid><category><![CDATA[TV]]></category><category><![CDATA[Humor]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 00:34:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNY_XLh5bAA" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Robert Elisberg</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Taxing Situation]]></title><description><![CDATA[The other day, as Todd Blanche's confirmation hearing to be Attorney General devolved into the issue of Trump's deal to get immunity from the IRS for his past tax filings forever, an odd thought occurred to me. To be clear, I get odd thoughts all the time, and some are pretty good (though odd) and worth considering and keeping an eye on.  This is not one of those.  This falls into the category of "Hey, that's a pretty good (though odd) thought and may even get appreciated, but it will go...]]></description><link>https://www.elisbergindustries.com/blog/a-taxing-situation-5</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a73cc402dc76a37da38febb</guid><category><![CDATA[Business]]></category><category><![CDATA[Law]]></category><category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 14:30:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JDWJzKYfdc" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Robert Elisberg</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Today's Adorable Animal Video]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Pallas Cat (also known as a Manul) is a wild cat, not meant to be a pet.  However, one day a couple rescued a Pallas Cat kitten.  After a few years, it wanted out, so they let it go free.  But months later, it returned and… It seems appropriate to add a bonus video with this song.]]></description><link>https://www.elisbergindustries.com/blog/today-s-adorable-animal-video-65</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a7522207e238b0b8adb8453</guid><category><![CDATA[Animals]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 00:11:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CT2RYop0yHo" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Robert Elisberg</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michigan's Hidden Numbers]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, almost all political attention was understandably put on who would win the Democratic primary in Michigan.  And I watched that closely, too.  But there were two other races in Michigan that I watched almost as closely that got very little attention.  To be clear, I didn't watch them so much for much for who won, but another reason. The races were the Democratic and MAGOP primaries for governor.  And it was those two races in particular because it let me compare apples to apples. ...]]></description><link>https://www.elisbergindustries.com/blog/the-hidden-numbers</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a73c9882dc76a37da38f816</guid><category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 14:30:04 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Robert Elisberg</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Watermelon Trilogy]]></title><description><![CDATA['Tis the season -- for watermelon, that is.  And because I love watermelon, we're going to have an extravaganza of three videos on cutting the suckers.  I posted this originally in 2023, so it's time to bring it back. (None of these are exactly the way I cut them, since I tend to buy the smaller, round, seedless "personal" watermelons.  But the last two videos are pretty close.) First though, we'll start with one of the those "50 People Try to..." videos from Epicurious.com.  Not shockingly,...]]></description><link>https://www.elisbergindustries.com/blog/the-watermelon-trilogy-4</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a712af4f20e59031dfc28ac</guid><category><![CDATA[Food]]></category><category><![CDATA[Personal]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIzXsLTf998" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Robert Elisberg</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Of Paramount Importance]]></title><description><![CDATA[In an op-ed for the New York Times yesterday, David Ellison -- owner of Paramount Skydance -- tried to explain to those concerned with his company's attempted purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery that he wouldn't be influenced by his relationship with Trump.  Paramount Skydance recently put the purchase on hold until 2027 after numerous state Attorneys General filed a lawsuit to block the sale. Ellison wrote that he felt it was the inclusion of CNN in the sale, combined the Paramount Skydance...]]></description><link>https://www.elisbergindustries.com/blog/of-paramount-importance-3</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a728a252df0f1eeb2f46fa3</guid><category><![CDATA[Business]]></category><category><![CDATA[Entertainment]]></category><category><![CDATA[Journalism]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 14:30:05 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Robert Elisberg</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Songs of the Vagabonds]]></title><description><![CDATA[The other day, I told the story here of John Michael King (who created the role of ‘Freddie Eynesford-Hill’ in the original production of My Fair Lady) and his father Dennis King, a major Broadway star in its early day, who most famously starred in the original production of Rudolf Friml’s hit, The Vagabond King, and introduced the popular song, “Song of the Vagabonds.”  I mentioned two other things related to this.  The first was that The Vagabond King had been made into a movie in 1956. ...]]></description><link>https://www.elisbergindustries.com/blog/songs-of-the-vagabonds</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a72736a2df0f1eeb2f438a1</guid><category><![CDATA[Musical]]></category><category><![CDATA[Movies]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:05:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxQYRQT3OC8" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Robert Elisberg</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Golf of Hormuz]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the more amusingly idiotic stories the last few days has been Trump bragging that he not only won his Bedminster Club Golf Championship, but did so with a score of two-under par 70.  This has gotten widely ridiculed for the concept of Trump claiming (again) that he supposedly won his club's championship (around his 43rd, so he says), something that well-regarded sportswriter Rick Reilly has explained in detail all the reasons why this is ludicrous.  The most common way Trump "wins",...]]></description><link>https://www.elisbergindustries.com/blog/the-golf-of-hormuz</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a712fb8f20e59031dfc3530</guid><category><![CDATA[Books]]></category><category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category><category><![CDATA[Sports]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 17:41:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbbrkNX3ORI" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Robert Elisberg</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Last Week Tonight Last Night]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you didn't see Last Week Tonight with John Oliver last night, his Main Story was on surveillance technology that police use.  It's a very interesting story, filled with humor, that details not just how new technology is used by police -- like cameras, microphones, license plate readers, "shotspotters" and cell-site simulators -- and how they're not just being abused, but are often extremely inaccurate.]]></description><link>https://www.elisbergindustries.com/blog/last-week-tonight-last-night-310</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a70c629c3af0cdf3ae734df</guid><category><![CDATA[Law]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:00:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnBPhelCdWE" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Robert Elisberg</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Office Pool]]></title><description><![CDATA[There were news stories over the weekend that were more notable, but few more blatant.  And since that one came about late on Friday, I didn't want it to fall through the cracks. Pretty much everyone knows the background, but to quickly recap:  Trump gave a $14 million no-bid contract to his pool guy without any experience in resurfacing a 2,028-foot long pool to resurface the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.  The contractor used dark paint, which experts say absorbs sunlight and promotes...]]></description><link>https://www.elisbergindustries.com/blog/office-pool</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a6d7c075cf1d22b8d77bec7</guid><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 14:30:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d220c5_7c2237cc2f984016afbddeee4daf2695~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_570,h_325,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Robert Elisberg</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let's Do Lunch]]></title><description><![CDATA[On this week’s Naked Lunch podcast, co-hosts Phil Rosenthal and David Wild welcome comedian, actor, voice actor, writer, comic book creator and “heavy metal hero” Brian Posehn.  As they write, the show shares “great stories about Brian's life in comedy, his time working with Bob Odenkirk and David Cross in ‘Mr. Show with Bob and Dave,’ appearing on sitcoms including ‘Seinfeld, ‘The Big Bang Theory,’ [as regular on ‘Just Shoot Me’] and, yes, working with Phil on ‘Everybody Loves Raymond.’...]]></description><link>https://www.elisbergindustries.com/blog/let-s-do-lunch-158</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a6f7ce42aa0dd3fa16878f5</guid><category><![CDATA[Popular Culture]]></category><category><![CDATA[Humor]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d220c5_24ad406c5f1545049b3587626547dd6d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_277,h_381,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Robert Elisberg</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[You Can Call Him Al]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a repeat episode from the archives, the show writes, “A little over a year ago, we celebrated the 50th anniversary of Saturday Night Live!  For this Best Of episode, we revisit our February 2025 conversation when we switched things up a bit as Executive Producer Peter Ogburn asked Al about his history with the show.   “We pull the curtain back on what a typical week looks like building up to the live show on Saturday and learn about how Al and his writing partner, Tom Davis, found...]]></description><link>https://www.elisbergindustries.com/blog/you-can-call-him-al-348</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a6eb837879f0041e50692ca</guid><category><![CDATA[TV]]></category><category><![CDATA[Humor]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 16:27:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TTbLCx-Yug&amp;list=PLazVtQGdi-XHT-YDJua3bdD-CK3K04Ikp" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Robert Elisberg</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wait, Wait...]]></title><description><![CDATA[On this week’s ‘Not My Job’ segment of the NPR quiz show Wait, Wait…Don’t Tell Me!, the guest contestant is record-breaking Jeopardy champion and now the show’s host Ken Jennings.  His quick-witted and self-effacing conversation with host Peter Sagal is lively and often very funny, including stories about going through Jeopardy host boot camp and behind-the-scenes tales of being a contestant, among them, running out of interesting things to say about himself during his 74-game run.  I will...]]></description><link>https://www.elisbergindustries.com/blog/wait-wait-591</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a6d4e923e0c16484ff45f7b</guid><category><![CDATA[Popular Culture]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 00:00:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZ2O7cHJTXQ" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Robert Elisberg</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Weekly Stewart This Week]]></title><description><![CDATA[On this “The Weekly Show” podcast with Jon Stewart, they write, “With billions pouring into AI based on its promises, Jon is joined by Cory Doctorow, author of The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI, to separate the hype from reality. Together, they examine how the AI industry relies on inflated expectations, question what AI can genuinely do and whether that even matters when selling a product, and explore how the technology is supercharging problems already embedded in our society,...]]></description><link>https://www.elisbergindustries.com/blog/the-weekly-stewart-this-week-43</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a6d4c042aa0dd3fa1639006</guid><category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 14:30:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dAIJRjb-Bw" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Robert Elisberg</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[By Jiminy]]></title><description><![CDATA[And again, we go out and about with Jiminy Glick.  His guest today is Jeff Goldblum, whose ethereally offbeat personality is a perfect target for Jiminy.  Ideal not only as the recipient of Jimmy’s efforts, but also for being appreciative of it, which brings about some very funny moments.]]></description><link>https://www.elisbergindustries.com/blog/by-jiminy-59</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a6d4ab73e0c16484ff45689</guid><category><![CDATA[Humor]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 01:26:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0Eww6j2-yM" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Robert Elisberg</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>