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The new show is called OZY CONFIDENTIAL and it’s hosted by OZY Editor-at-Large Eugene Robinson. The first episode will drop January 14. Robinson interviews everyone from a world-renowned Nietzsche scholar who left behind a Ph.D. for life as a crack whore, to the Boston Irish Mafia’s Kevin Weeks.
“OZY has a commitment to high-quality, provocative storytelling, and believes strongly in the audio space as a medium by which to relay these stories,” said Carlos Watson, co-founder and CEO of OZY Media. “With the breakout success of The Thread, we’re excited to double- and triple-down on podcasts, developing original series that take listeners outside of their comfort zone and expose them to unexpected perspectives. OZY CONFIDENTIAL does just that.”
Episode one, “I’ll Go First,” is a no-punches-pulled tell-all about his journey from purist to steroid abuser, from Eugene S. Robinson himself. Setting the tone for the honest and illuminating nature of these stories, Robinson is as honest as he is humble and warm in explaining the rationales and consequences of becoming addicted and kicking the body-building drugs. Episode two, “Gun In Mouth Blues” brings in the first guest on the series, former Marine Corps medic turned suicidal PTSD-addled vet, Max More. He finds redemption in a bar of soap.