Ask the Ascot: Recent Episodes
Michael Beck
A plucky 10-minute podcast that answers your questions on any topic. New episodes every Monday afternoon.
@asktheascot asktheascot@gmail.com
I am delighted to present, as a holiday treat, a reading of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Topics include linen pants, vacations, my outrage over a defective pint glass, and more!
Topics include U.S. President James Garfield and a hearty greeting from the podcast wilderness.
Topics include commencement speeches, the agonies and resentments of middle age, and more!
Topics include straws, being a good neighbor, calling entities the name by which they want to be called, and more!
Topics include Twitter, 19th century English poetry, my favorite of Brian Johnson's cats, and more!
Topics include sharing with friends, my favorite Plantagenet, the distinction between seeming and being, and more!
Topics include cardboard boxes, theater recommendations, jokes about potatoes, and more!
Topics include the perfect outfit, great cooking recipes for living on your own, and more!
Topics include how to talk with your doctor, whether or not our scientists are building Terminators, and more!
Topics include celebrity crushes, how to sew a button, a question from Justin McElroy, and more!
Topics include the strength of the human heart, my favorite musician, working for the Kennedy administration, and more!
Questions include beloved holiday traditions, Charles Dickens, 17th century wars of religion, and more!
Questions include hoverboards, an important distinction between cats and dogs, and more!
Questions include the Harry Potter GOAT, children who are smarter than their parents, and more!