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Rushmore Podcast

Rushmore Podcast

By: Ari Emanuel and Ben Persky
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Legends sit down with Ari and Ben to debate the ultimate Mount Rushmore.Ari Emanuel and Ben Persky
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  • Edward Enninful & Inez van Lamsweerde Build the Rushmore of Modeling
    Mar 30 2026

    Welcome to the Rushmore Podcast, where legends join Ari Emanuel and Ben Persky to debate the ultimate Mount Rushmore of any topic.Two legends of fashion. One iconic debate. Edward Enninful and Inez van Lamsweerde sit down to build the Mount Rushmore of models, and the conversation is as captivating as the images they've created.From Linda Evangelista's transformative preparation to Naomi Campbell's legendary walk, from Kate Moss redefining beauty standards to Gisele Bündchen's one-woman supermodel army—the picks are passionate, the stories are revelatory, and the criteria run deep. Hear why Penelope Tree's face still haunts Inez, why Edward calls Linda "the Garbo of modeling," and what truly separates the greats from the rest.Special thanks to Edward Enninful & Inez van Lamsweerde for joining our Models episode.

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    37 mins
  • Wolfgang Puck & José Andrés Build the Rushmore of American Restaurants
    Mar 20 2026

    Welcome to the Rushmore Podcast, where legends join Ari Emanuel and Ben Persky to debate the ultimate Mount Rushmore of any topic.Two legendary chefs. One impossible task. Wolfgang Puck and José Andrés sit down to build the Mount Rushmore of American restaurants, and the debate gets heated immediately.Chez Panisse, Le Bernardin, Charlie Trotter's, K-Paul's, The Four Seasons, The Inn at Little Washington are among the names are debated, the stories are revelatory, and the arguments run deep. Hear José's emotional tribute to Jean-Louis Palladin, Wolfgang's memories of the original Four Seasons, and the moment Ben nominates McDonald's and sparks chaos.

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    51 mins
  • Doris Kearns Goodwin & Jon Meacham Build the Rushmore of US Non-Presidents
    Mar 13 2026

    Welcome to the Rushmore Podcast, where legends join Ari Emanuel and Ben Persky to debate the ultimate Mount Rushmore of any topic.Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Doris Kearns Goodwin & Jon Meacham join the Rushmore table to tackle an impossible question. Which Americans who never held the presidency deserve to be on Mount Rushmore?The conversation spans centuries: Benjamin Franklin's endless curiosity, Frederick Douglass navigating the contradictions of America, Elizabeth Cady Stanton's declaration of sentiments, and Thomas Paine's words that armed a revolution. Then, a heated debate arises over the fourth spot, with names like Walt Whitman, Alexander Hamilton, John Marshall, Thomas Edison, and Jonathan Letterman, a Civil War doctor who forever changed battlefield medicine.Special thanks to Doris Kearns Goodwin & Jon Meacham for joining our Non-Presidents episode.


    About Rushmore On X:Welcome to Rushmore On X, a show where The GOATs of their industries give their Mount Rushmores (Top 4) of hotly debated topics.Follow Rushmore On X:X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/rushmoreonxInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/rushmoreonx/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@rushmoreonxhttps://open.spotify.com/show/7uFLsuRpmpuyzBSvxbIn14https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/14b85ed9-5e2f-44b5-be87-4995b3c08971/rushmore-podcasthttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rushmore-podcast/id1883112178

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    45 mins
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