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Why Students Are Rising Up for Gaza

Current Affairs - April 26, 2024 15:08 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 581 ratings
Today we have a documentary episode examining and analyzing the ongoing pro-Palestine uprisings at campuses around the country. We look at the horrifying facts on the ground in Gaza that have caused U.S. students to risk their academic careers in solidarity demonstrations. We discuss how univers...

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End Days: Israel-Gaza Makes Us Stupid

Libservative - April 26, 2024 11:30 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
In today's addition of "Two Intellectual Idiots Fostering Political and Cultural Literacy" Dan, Corey, and Bel "The Bodysnatcher"  take YOU, the disenfranchised or politically homeless sane person into: 1) The Zero Hedge debate on Israel - Gaza featuring Dave Smith and Cenk Uygur on the "Pro Pa...

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The Meaning of "Security" (w/ Astra Taylor)

Current Affairs - April 26, 2024 11:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 581 ratings
Get new episodes early at patreon.com/CurrentAffairs ! Astra Taylor is a filmmaker, writer, and activist whose latest book is The Age of Insecurity: Coming Together as Things Fall Apart, based on her CBC Massey Lectures. Today she joins to discuss the themes of her lectures, which are build aro...

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San Francisco Conservatives

City Journal's 10 Blocks - April 25, 2024 17:55 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 558 ratings
Jay Donde joins Jordan McGillis to discuss politics and public safety in the City by the Bay.


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A Philosopher Explains Why It's Rational To Be Angry (w/ Myisha Cherry)

Current Affairs - April 24, 2024 11:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 581 ratings
Get new episodes early at patreon.com/CurrentAffairs ! Myisha Cherry is a philosopher at UC-Riverside whose book The Case for Rage: Why Anger Is Essential to Anti-Racist Struggle (Oxford University Press) argues that reason and emotion are not, as many people assume, opposites, but our emotions...

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BTM166 - Erika Hoover and Andrea Norton - LGBTQ+ Veterans Public Health Awareness Campaign

Behind The Mission - April 23, 2024 08:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratings
Show Summary On today’s episode, we feature a conversation with Navy Veteran Erika Hoover and Air Force Veteran Andrea Norton about their experiences as both veterans and members of the LGBTQ+ Community, as well as a public awareness campaign being developed in partnership with the Mic...

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Christian Nationalism - My Chat with a Senior Reporter at World Magazine

"I'm Glad You Said That" - Jim Minnery Talks Faith & Politics - April 22, 2024 18:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
For many of us who are unapologetically Christian and believe that America has been blessed by God as a general influence for good in the world, the term Christian Nationalist is seen as pejorative. For other Christ followers, they wear the label as a badge of honor. But definitions matter. Wh...

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How is Capitalism Like a Bad Relationship? (w/ Malaika Jabali)

Current Affairs - April 22, 2024 15:12 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 581 ratings
Get new episodes early at patreon.com/CurrentAffairs ! Malaika Jabali is Senior News and Politics Editor at Essence magazine. She is also the only previous Current Affairs contributor whose writing for our magazine has won an award! Her exceptional piece "The Color of Economic Anxiety" won the ...

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Vietnam Veteran discusses service and Veterans Service Organizations

Great Big Podcast - April 22, 2024 10:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratings
This week the crew of the Great Big Podcast sat down with retired Staff Sgt. John Footman to discuss Veterans Service Organizations, his service in Vietnam and general advice he has for Soldiers serving today.    SUBMIT: [email protected] FACEBOOK: @fortcavazosarmy    INSTAGRAM: @fortc...

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Regenerative agriculture, from soil to sustainability

Farms. Food. Future. - April 22, 2024 09:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
Despite being a major contributor to global emissions, farming might just hold the key to solving the climate crisis. When agriculture is regenerative, it becomes a win-win for people and planet, increasing food security while protecting the environment. We unpack this method of sustainable far...

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Did Iran Just Prevent WW3?

Libservative - April 20, 2024 15:32 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
In today's addition of "Two Intellectual Idiots Fostering Political and Cultural Literacy" Dan, Corey, and Bel "The Bodysnatcher"  take YOU, the disenfranchised or politically homeless sane person into: 1) Iran's attack on Israel. There are a couple schools of thought on what it all means. Ther...

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Episode 75: Safe Collaboration Between Farm Businesses with Farmer Iriel

Farm Commons - April 19, 2024 15:50 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Iriel Edwards (she/her) is a seed farmer and owner of Dancing Radicle Farm in Alexandria, Louisiana. Her passions for seeding justice in our food system and dismantling private property feed her excitement for cooperative ownership as it relates to assets like equipment and land. In this episod...

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How to Spot Corporate Bullshit (w/ Nick Hanauer)

Current Affairs - April 19, 2024 11:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 581 ratings
Get new episodes early at patreon.com/CurrentAffairs ! Today we take a dive into the world of "corporate bullshit" with Nick Hanauer, who has become an expert on spotting and debunking it. Nick is a businessman who became known for warning of the devastating social effects of plutocracy, and wh...

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First the Broccoli Part 11: Rewards and Privileges

Beyond Sunday - April 18, 2024 11:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
Dr. Tim Riley looks at how parents shape kids' behavior. From quick rewards to long-lasting privileges, he sees how different ways affect their choices. By knowing what motivates each child, parents can guide them better. Stay up to date by following us on your favorite social networks. Facebo...

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Parenting Under the Influence

City Journal's 10 Blocks - April 17, 2024 19:50 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 558 ratings
Naomi Schaefer Riley joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss the impact of drug use and decriminalization on children.


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Your Money or Your Life: A Physician on the Miseries of Medical Debt

Current Affairs - April 17, 2024 11:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 581 ratings
Get new episodes early at patreon.com/currentaffairs ! Dr. Luke Messac is an emergency physician and historian whose new book is Your Money or Your Life: Debt Collection in American Medicine (Oxford University Press). Messac also wrote the article "Why Medical Debt Forgiveness Drives Are Not En...

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Planet Fitness and an Alaskan Who Stood Up for Biology, Privacy and Women's Rights

"I'm Glad You Said That" - Jim Minnery Talks Faith & Politics - April 16, 2024 22:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Patricia Silva's Planet Fitness membership in Fairbanks got cancelled. Her crime ? Reporting on a male who was shaving in the female locker room. She took a photo of him in the locker room and made a video in the parking lot that went viral. In light of the incident catapulting into social med...

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Committee Work -Collaborating to Create a Better World for Colleagues and Florida Families

Never Contemplated - April 16, 2024 21:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratings
In this episode of Never Contemplated, host Judge Hetal Desai talks with two distinguished members of The Florida Bar’s Family Law Section, Sarah Kay, and Shannon Novey. Tune in as they share their expertise and shed light on the intricacies of this multifaceted legal field.  CLE Number: 8460

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BTM165 - Virginia Wimmer - CalVet Women Veteran's Division

Behind The Mission - April 16, 2024 08:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratings
Show Summary On today’s episode, we feature a conversation with Deputy Secretary for Women Veterans of the California Department of Veterans Affairs, Air Force Retiree Virginia Wimmer, in which we discuss the importance of supporting women veterans and the services available in Califor...

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The Rwandan genocide 30 years on: witnessing atrocities - and trying to stop them

Inside Geneva - April 16, 2024 07:00 - 37 minutes
The world is marking 30 years since the Rwandan genocide. Inside Geneva talks to those who witnessed it.  “We came to one village where there were a few survivors and a man came to me with a list and said ‘look, the names have been crossed out one by one, entire families, they were killing ever...

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S9 E183: "I Didn't Understand How Incredibly White and Segregated Madison Was": Andrea Dearlove Talks About Her Allyship Journey With Justified Anger

Black Like Me - April 16, 2024 07:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 227 ratings
Justified Anger had drastically shifted the experiences and thinking of the white people who have become connected through the educational opportunities. Andrea Dearlove was an early attendee of Justified Anger's Black History for a New Day course and it drastically transformed her personal and ...

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How Four Billionaires Are Creating A Horrible Future For All of Us (w/ Jonathan Taplin)

Current Affairs - April 15, 2024 14:59 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 581 ratings
Jonathan Taplin has had a fascinating career, from being a tour manager for Bob Dylan and the Band to a film producer for Martin Scorsese to running the Innovation Lab at the University of Southern California's communications school. In recent years, he has turned his attention to writing critic...

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The Harding Project is renewing Professional Military Writing and Publications

Great Big Podcast - April 15, 2024 10:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratings
This week the crew of the Great Big Podcast had a call in from the Pentagon with representatives of the Harding Project. The project seeks to revolutionize professional military writing, publications and enable the force to have efficient and effective access to information.  Tune in to see how ...

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Gun Control In America Debate: REACTION SPECIAL

Libservative - April 13, 2024 12:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
In today's addition of "Two Intellectual Idiots Fostering Political and Cultural Literacy" Dan, Corey, and Bel "The Bodysnatcher " take YOU, the disenfranchised or politically homeless sane person into: Our reactions to the debate between former Libertarian VP Candidate, Spike Cohen and leader ...

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The Rise and Fall of Crypto Lunacy (w/ Zeke Faux)

Current Affairs - April 12, 2024 15:01 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 581 ratings
Zeke Faux of Bloomberg News is the author of a fascinating and hilarious new book about the crypto world and the collapse of the Sam Bankman-Fried empire, Number Go Up: Inside Crypto's Wild Rise and Staggering Fall. In contrast with Michael Lewis, whose recent book Going Infinite also looks at B...

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Cultivating Civility

City Journal's 10 Blocks - April 11, 2024 18:21 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 558 ratings
Alexandra Hudson joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss her book The Soul of Civility: Timeless Principles to Heal Society and Ourselves.


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Value of Hydropower

TID Water & Power Podcast - April 10, 2024 12:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 11 ratings
On Episode 36 of the TID Water & Power Podcast we're joined by TID  Assistant General Manager, Power Supply, Dan Severson, to discuss the value of hydropower. Since 1923, when TID entered the retail electric business, clean, reliable hydropower has been part of our generation portfolio. Even as...

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