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Wrestling's Great Debate: Returns, Feuds, and Future Champs!

The Great Debate Show - July 14, 2024 00:23 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
Welcome back to the Great Debate Show! This episode dives deep into the world of wrestling with your hosts Jarvis Jeffries and Terrance Smith. We kick off with a week in review covering Dynamite, SmackDown, and Monday Night Raw. From Rhea Ripley's impactful return to the evolving storyline invol...

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The Great Debate Show: NBA Free Agency, NFL Training Camp, and Bronny's Future

The Great Debate Show - July 13, 2024 03:50 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
Welcome to The Great Debate Show! Join host Jarvis Jeffries and co-hosts Terrance Smith and Nick Eley as they dive into a jam-packed episode covering all the latest in NBA free agency, NFL training camp updates, and the future of Bronny James in the NBA. In this episode, the hosts discuss Jalen...

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The Ames Test

Distillations | Science History Institute - July 09, 2024 09:39 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 81 ratings
In 1973 biochemist Bruce Ames created a simple test that showed if chemicals had the potential to cause cancer. The Ames test made him a hero of the emerging environmental movement. But then he completely changed course and said concerns about chemicals were overblown. So what happened? Did Ames...

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Florida Frontiers Radio Program #553

Florida Frontiers Radio Podcast - July 05, 2024 04:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratings
SEGMENTS | Letters From Floridians at War | African American Businesspeople in Jacksonville | The Mala Compra and Bulow Plantations

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Dwelling on The Past: Memory and Dispossession with Yair Agmon

Jerusalem Unplugged - July 04, 2024 05:01 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
What is cultural memory? How do settlers use it in East Jerusalem to dispossess Palestinians? In this episode I interview film maker and scholar Yair Agmon. Known for short movies like Once Upon a School (2023), Like a Beating Heart (2022) and Our Heroes (2016), Yair is now working on his PhD a...

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Season 5, Episode 8: CTRL, ALT, DEL.

Dimed Out - July 03, 2024 11:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
In this episode of your third favourite, above average, but infinitely curious podcast DIMED OUT... I finally find myself at Clinica Ruiz in Puebla, Mexico to undergo my HSCT treatment. In this episode I discuss the initial surrealism of being there, along with my experiences of Chemotherapy,...

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Is Ozempic Different?

Distillations | Science History Institute - July 02, 2024 10:05 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 81 ratings
Ozempic and others in this family of drugs are nothing short of miraculous. Meant to treat Type 2 Diabetes, the drug exploded in popularity after researchers found that patients were reporting losing 15-21% of their body weight in clinical trials. There were some side effects, but none so severe...

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Florida Frontiers Radio Program #552

Florida Frontiers Radio Podcast - June 28, 2024 04:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratings
SEGMENTS | The American Revolution in Florida | Florida as an American Borderland | Clearwater Lawn Bowling Club at 100

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Season 5, Episode 7: The Road to Mexico - Part 2

Dimed Out - June 26, 2024 14:36 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
In this episode of your third favourite, above average, but infinitely curious podcast DIMED OUT... The months, weeks, and days are counting down until I head to Puebla, Mexico for HSCT treatment. In this second of a two parter, I go through my mental/emotional state and the practical prepara...

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Traffication: An Interview with Paul Donald

Distillations | Science History Institute - June 25, 2024 10:55 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 81 ratings
The impact of cars on wildlife extends beyond roadkill, affecting species that never venture near roads. Car noise disrupts bird communication and behavior, and tire and brake dust from pollutes waterways with microplastics. In this wide-ranging interview, we talk to the author of Traffication: ...

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Florida Frontiers Radio Program #551

Florida Frontiers Radio Podcast - June 21, 2024 04:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratings
SEGMENTS | The Freedom Project | The ERA in Florida | American Origins in Spanish Florida

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Celtics' Triumph and the Legacy of Willie Mays, Jaylen Brown vs Jimmy Butler

The Great Debate Show - June 20, 2024 01:39 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
Welcome to The Great Debate Show! Join your host as we dive into the exhilarating victory of the Boston Celtics, crowning them the NBA champions for the 2023-2024 season. Terrance and Nick share their insights on the series, the impact of key players like Jason Tatum, Jalen Brown, and Drew Holid...

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KAHP Commentary: After Susan

KoreanAmericanHeritage podcast - June 19, 2024 06:12 - 53 minutes ★★★★ - 8 ratings
Trying to get back into podcast mode here with Flip. Working out some kinks in the creative history content. But glad to be back of it and provide some Korean American history for you. Please send all questions to Flip at [email protected] and Han at [email protected].

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Dyes, Drugs, and Psychosis

Distillations | Science History Institute - June 18, 2024 14:46 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 81 ratings
In 1856, Henry Perkin's attempt to synthesize quinine led to something very different: a vibrant purple dye. Perkin’s mauve revolutionized the fashion industry when Queen Victoria wore a dress of the color to her daughter's wedding. And in an ironic twist, synthetic fabric dyes ultimately led to...

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The Bombshell

ILL REPUTE! with Sovereign Syre & Ela Darling - June 17, 2024 04:13 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratings
From the silent era's vamps to the Golden Age goddesses of Hollywood, the bombshell has always been an enchanting figure, shaped and reshaped by societal desires and anxieties.  The bombshell is not a static ideal. It has morphed and adapted, mirroring the shifting landscapes of culture an...

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Florida Frontiers Radio Program #550

Florida Frontiers Radio Podcast - June 14, 2024 04:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratings
SEGMENTS | Remembering T.D. Allman | The West Florida Rebellion | William Pope Duval and Tallahassee

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Pink: An Interview with Dominique Grisard

Distillations | Science History Institute - June 13, 2024 10:35 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 81 ratings
The color pink has long been in vogue, and when Barbie hit theaters in 2023, its appeal only increased. But its popularity dates back much further than the Mattel doll. In this bonus episode, Dr. Dominique Grisard, a gender studies professor at the University of Basel, discusses the hue and its ...

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Season 5, Episode 6: The Road to Mexico - Part 1

Dimed Out - June 12, 2024 11:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
In this episode of your third favourite above average but infinitely curious podcast DIMED OUT... Following my diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis I have decided to undergo HSCT (Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation). I'll be receiving treatment at Clinica Ruiz in Puebla, Mexico. In the first o...

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Can Color Heal Us?

Distillations | Science History Institute - June 11, 2024 10:45 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 81 ratings
For centuries people have been drawn to the potential healing powers of colored light. From a civil war general to a Thomas Edison wannabe, people have touted it as a medical miracle. Despite claims to the contrary, though, colored light won’t regrow limbs or heal burns. And yet, we are still dr...

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Michael Dillon: The First Trans Man

ILL REPUTE! with Sovereign Syre & Ela Darling - June 10, 2024 04:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 40 ratings
His transition required thirteen operations and took place over four years, with no one the wiser. Dillon went on to be a surgeon himself, and traveled the world with various naval vessels for six years, living life as a man, with no one suspecting his origins.  He was ultimately outed because...

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Florida Frontiers Radio Program #549

Florida Frontiers Radio Podcast - June 07, 2024 04:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratings
SEGMENTS | The Grove Museum | Seminoles, Africans, and Slavery | The Florida Civil Rights Museum

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Israel's Black Panthers with Asaf Elia-Shalev

Jerusalem Unplugged - June 06, 2024 05:01 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
Today the guest of Jerusalem Unplugged is Asaf Elia/Shalev the author of Israel's Black Panthers that tells the story of the young and impoverished Moroccan Israeli Jews who challenged their country's political status quo and rebelled against the ethnic hierarchy of Israeli life in the 1970s. In...

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Season 5, Episode 5: Pin Cushion

Dimed Out - June 05, 2024 11:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
In this episode of your third favourite above average but infinitely curious podcast DIMED OUT…I unravel a stressful and concerning chain of events that ends in a stint in the hospital and a surprising diagnosis. And yes...I am being deliberately vague with this description. Follow Me on the ...

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The Great Debate Show: NBA Finals Preview and WNBA's Rising Stars, NFL OTA's

The Great Debate Show - June 05, 2024 00:52 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
Welcome to The Great Debate Show! In this episode, Jarvis Jeffries and Terrance Smith dive into the hot topics of the week. They kick things off with a lively discussion about the WNBA's increasing popularity, thanks to standout players like Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese. Is Caitlin being overhy...

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The Word for Blue

Distillations | Science History Institute - June 04, 2024 14:56 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 81 ratings
In his epic poem, The Odyssey, Homer mentions the colors black, white, red, and yellow. But despite numerous mentions of the brilliant Greek sea and sky, the word blue never makes an appearance.  This omission set off a debate between perception and language that would repeat itself over and o...

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Harold Gillies: The Father Of Plastic Surgery

ILL REPUTE! with Sovereign Syre & Ela Darling - June 03, 2024 12:10 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratings
Today, we are taking on our first man. Because sometimes men do important stuff for women. Like creating the field of plastic surgery. He’s a saint that changed the lives of thousands of wounded soldiers during WWI and pioneered many of the cosmetic procedures that are used today…primarily on wo...

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Florida Frontiers Radio Program #548

Florida Frontiers Radio Podcast - May 31, 2024 04:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratings
SEGMENTS | Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center | Murder in Antebellum Florida | Cuban Consulates in Key West

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Season 5, Episode 4: Vampires and Covid

Dimed Out - May 29, 2024 11:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
In this episode of your third favourite above average but infinitely curious podcast DIMED OUT...we're entering a world of pure imagination. From the Irish heir to a garden empire, who may or may not have killed his father on St Patrick's Day, to a Doctor entangled in the time travelling shenan...

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New Season Trailer! Coming June 4th

Distillations | Science History Institute - May 28, 2024 15:44 - 2 minutes ★★★★★ - 81 ratings
Check out our new season, dropping weekly on Tuesdays, starting June 4th.

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Prozac Nation

ILL REPUTE! with Sovereign Syre & Ela Darling - May 27, 2024 01:53 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratings
“Prozac Nation is a young person’s book, both in terms of its author and its target audience…What seemed most important to me about Wurtzel’s writing was that she had been messy, and she was willing to detail that mess without apology…It was a radical departure from how I’d seen women write abou...