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Where are the innovations that can make mining more sustainable?

Radio Davos - April 29, 2024 05:00 - 32 minutes
Mining is an industry that many of us probably rarely think about, but one that provides the raw materials for so many of the things we use, not least the modern technologies such as smart phones and electric vehicles that require certain minerals that are not always in abundant supply. The In...

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Advanced Energy Solutions: scaling up the tech that can help us get to net zero

Radio Davos - April 25, 2024 05:44 - 45 minutes
What are the new technologies that can help us reach net zero? And how do we bring them to scale fast enough? World Economic Forum Managing Director Jeremy Jurgens joins us to talk about the Advanced Energy Solutions community, and we hear from three of its members, from widely different secto...

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Ep.274 - "Herald The Movement" W/ Boy Blue's Mikey J

"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor - April 24, 2024 11:50 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
In a slightly shorter but just as special interview, I head to Barbican to talk to co-founder of UK’s leading hip-hop dance theatre company Boy Blue and composer/producer Michael "Mikey J" Asante in anticipation for Boy Blue's new show "Cycles". With Hip-Hop as an accidental throughline...

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Campus Anti War Protests Illustrate Both American Values and Perils of Painting with a Broad Brush; Also, Caitlin Clark’s WNBA Salary is Unfair, but Not Sexist

Call It Like I See It - April 23, 2024 20:50 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 10 ratings
James Keys and Tunde Ogunlana take a look at what's going on at Columbia University and other college campuses where so called peaceful protests on campuses over Israel’s actions in Gaza are creating quite a stir on campus (1:22).  The guys also weigh in on whether the slotted salary for former ...

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Ep.273 - "We're Going To NY In Three Months" W/ Nicholson.

"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor - April 18, 2024 11:50 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Another interview for you to step to! For this one I talk to a former band member turned solo dual threat in Nicholson. (Full stop optional) We get into his beginnings, his exposure to multiple communities growing up; going to France, America and now residing in Brighton; his EP that pu...

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Why it's time for the 'middle powers' to step up on geopolitics

Radio Davos - April 18, 2024 05:52 - 36 minutes
In a polarised world, with the most powerful nations and the UN unable to prevent or end many wars, could the so-called 'middle powers' step up? This week's two guests, both members of the World Economic Forum's Global Future Council on Geopolitics, think so, and say those countries might even...

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Ep.272 - O.J. Simpson & The Unknown

"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor - April 17, 2024 11:50 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 rating
In a week where: OJ Simpson dies aged 76 after cancer battle. Seven dead in a knife attack at Sydney's Bondi Junction shopping centre. UK returns 32 looted Ghana artefacts after 150 years. Iran dares the US & Israel to start WW3. A stabbing attempt goes down in a Sydney church, fou...

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Scientists’ Fear of Backlash Chills the Study of Transgender Medicine; Also, Drake, Kendrick Lamar, and the Lost High Profile Rap Beef

Call It Like I See It - April 16, 2024 20:30 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratings
James Keys and Tunde Ogunlana take a look at the “culture of fear” that many scientists are saying has developed around gender medicine research (1:32).  The guys also react to the rap beef involving Drake, Kendrick Lamar and other heavyweights that recently exploded and consider why it seems we...

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Presidential Immunity

Let's Know Things - April 16, 2024 19:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 501 ratings
This week we talk about diplomatic immunity, Trump’s court cases, and the Supreme Court. We also discuss Nixon, Clinton, and the US Constitution. Recommended Book: My upcoming book, How To Turn 39 (https://books2read.com/htt39), which is available for pre-order today :) Transcript There's a ...

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Paul Levy - "Undreaming Wetiko"

LIMINAL NEWS with Daniel Pinchbeck - April 12, 2024 23:32 - 1 hour
A pioneer in the field of spiritual emergence, Paul Levy is a wounded healer in private practice, helping others who are also awakening to the dreamlike nature of reality. His work has gone through three phases: because of his intense interest in dreams (both night dreams and the dreamlike natur...

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The Rise and Fall of Alt-Weeklies, and Backpage.com vs The Feds

On the Media - April 12, 2024 21:35 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 8.2K ratings
New York City’s alternative weekly newspaper, The Village Voice, birthed a generation of legendary writers. On this week’s On the Media, how the Voice transformed journalism and what’s being lost as alt-weeklies across the country die off. Plus, why the feds brought America’s most controversial ...

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How The Village Voice Changed Journalism

On the Media - April 10, 2024 16:28 ★★★★★ - 8.2K ratings
The Village Voice, founded in 1955, is widely credited as the first alternative weekly newspaper, or alt-weekly. The big show this week is all about the rise and fall of the alt-weekly—the type of off-beat, fearless publication that, once-upon-a-time, you could pick up on a street corner in citi...

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How The Village Voice Changed Journalism

On the Media - April 10, 2024 16:28 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 8.2K ratings
The Village Voice, founded in 1955, is widely credited as the first alternative weekly newspaper, or alt-weekly. The big show this week is all about the rise and fall of the alt-weekly—the type of off-beat, fearless publication that, once-upon-a-time, you could pick up on a street corner in citi...

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Ep.271 - Black Cowgirls & COWBOY CARTER

"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor - April 10, 2024 11:50 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 rating
In a week where: Former supreme court judges say UK arming Israel breaches international law. Taiwan suffers 7.2 magnitude earthquake, the biggest earthquake in 25 years. Magnitude 4.8 earthquake strikes New York region.  It's been six years since the Windrush Scandal came to light....

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The Explosion of Sports Gambling Will Force Society to Adapt; Also, Ultra Processed Foods Work by Changing Our Brains

Call It Like I See It - April 09, 2024 20:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 10 ratings
James Keys and Tunde Ogunlana take a look at the explosion of sports gambling in society and how it has changed both the business of and culture around sports (1:16).  The guys also react to recent revelations on how ultra processed food changes the way our brains work (34:41).   America Made ...

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XZ Utils Hack

Let's Know Things - April 09, 2024 19:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 501 ratings
This week we talk about Linux, backdoors, and the Open Source community. We also discuss CPU usage, state-backed hackers, and SSH. Recommended Book: The Underworld by Susan Casey Transcript In the world of computers, a "backdoor" is a means of accessing a device or piece of software via an a...

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It's cheaper to save the world than destroy it: author Akshat Rathi on Climate Capitalism

Radio Davos - April 09, 2024 08:27 - 26 minutes
“Climate Capitalism is an antidote to the dominant narrative that because we’ve ignored the climate crisis for so long, it will soon be too late. While it’s true that we’ve not done enough yet, we’re nowhere close to being too late.” So says Akshat Rathi, Bloomberg’s senior climate reporter an...

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Warring Narratives Around UNRWA. Plus, Media Bets on Sports Gambling

On the Media - April 05, 2024 22:35 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 8.2K ratings
President Joe Biden is calling for a ceasefire in Gaza as famine looms. On this week’s On the Media, hear how warring media narratives have jeopardized UNRWA, the largest humanitarian aid organization in the region. Plus, what the explosion in sports gambling means for the future of sports journ...

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Warring Narratives Around UNRWA. Plus, Media Bets on Sports Gambling

On the Media - April 05, 2024 16:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 8.2K ratings
President Joe Biden is calling for a ceasefire in Gaza as famine looms. On this week’s On the Media, hear how warring media narratives have jeopardized UNRWA, the largest humanitarian aid organization in the region. Plus, what the explosion in sports gambling means for the future of sports journ...

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AI vs Art: Will AI rip the soul out of music, movies and art, or help express our humanity?

Radio Davos - April 04, 2024 05:45 - 40 minutes
For half a century, Nile Rodgers has been making hit records that have touched people's hearts around the world. The creative force behind disco pioneers Chic, and some of the best known songs of David Bowie, Madonna and Beyoncé, tells us the definition of an artist: someone whose work "speaks t...

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Happy Birthday to Basketball Great, Walt "Clyde" Frazier

On the Media - April 03, 2024 16:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 8.2K ratings
With his cool rhymes and even cooler clothes, Basketball Hall of Famer Walt "Clyde" Frazier made a successful transition from NBA star to sports broadcaster on the MSG Network. Frazier sat down with Brooke back in 2012 for a live event to discuss basketball, broadcasting, and the art of being co...

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Ep.270 - Legalising Weed & Rejection Letters

"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor - April 03, 2024 11:50 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 rating
In a week where: Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison for orchestrating $8bn fraud. Actor Louis Gossett Jr dies aged 87. Google Podcasts is getting shut down.  GMail turns 20. Scotland implements new "Hate Crime Law". In Work: (5:07) Something that I and a ton of my p...

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Happy Birthday to Basketball Great, Walt "Clyde" Frazier

On the Media - April 03, 2024 07:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 8.2K ratings
With his cool rhymes and even cooler clothes, Basketball Hall of Famer Walt "Clyde" Frazier made a successful transition from NBA star to sports broadcaster on the MSG Network. Frazier sat down with Brooke back in 2012 for a live event to discuss basketball, broadcasting, and the art of being co...

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Cocoa Shortage

Let's Know Things - April 02, 2024 19:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 501 ratings
This week we talk about cacao, plantations, and bean-to-bar chocolate. We also discuss black pod disease, swollen shoot virus, and seed pod currency. Recommended Book: The City & The City by China Miéville Transcript The cocoa bean, also called "cacao," is a seed derived from the cocoa tree,...

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Does the Threat to Kids Posed by Social Media Justify Florida’s Heavy Handed Ban? Also, What the Outrage over Trans Visibility Day Says About Our Leadership

Call It Like I See It - April 02, 2024 19:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 10 ratings
James Keys and Tunde Ogunlana take a look at Florida’s recent law which, among other things, operates to ban kids under 14 from social media, and in light of the dangers posed by social media, react to the criticism that has called the ban unconstitutional and/or hypocritical (1:16). The guys al...

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Boeing Conspiracy Theories Take Flight. Plus, the Politics to TV News Pipeline

On the Media - March 29, 2024 20:32 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 8.2K ratings
Following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, conspiracy theories proliferated. On this week’s On the Media, hear how memes and misinformation obscure the real causes of tragedies, from bridges to planes. Plus, what Ronna McDaniel’s hiring and firing from NBC News tells us...

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Boeing Conspiracy Theories Take Flight. Plus, the Politics to TV News Pipeline

On the Media - March 29, 2024 16:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 8.2K ratings
Following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, conspiracy theories proliferated. On this week’s On the Media, hear how memes and misinformation obscure the real causes of tragedies, from bridges to planes. Plus, what Ronna McDaniel’s hiring and firing from NBC News tells us...

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In the age of the 'manosphere', what's the future for feminism? With Jude Kelly of the WOW Festival

Radio Davos - March 28, 2024 07:00 - 36 minutes
Theatre director Jude Kelly founded the Women of the World (WOW) Festival almost two decades ago to spur conversations about women, men and feminism. WOW is now a global phenomenon, but does the rise of online misogyny pose a threat to progress on gender equality. Jude Kelly, who spoke to Ra...

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Neil Theise - "Consciousness, Complexity, and our Psychic Future"

LIMINAL NEWS with Daniel Pinchbeck - March 28, 2024 02:00 - 1 hour
NEIL THEISE is a professor of pathology at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine. Through his scientific research, he has been a pioneer of adult stem cell plasticity and the anatomy of the human interstitium. He is also a longtime student of Zen Buddhism. Dr. Theise’s studies in complexity theory...

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Neil Thiese - "Consciousness, Complexity, and our Psychic Future"

LIMINAL NEWS with Daniel Pinchbeck - March 28, 2024 02:00 - 1 hour
NEIL THEISE is a professor of pathology at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine. Through his scientific research, he has been a pioneer of adult stem cell plasticity and the anatomy of the human interstitium. He is also a longtime student of Zen Buddhism. Dr. Theise’s studies in complexity theory...

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