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Catching Up with Kyle #1

Year Zero - June 23, 2024 17:49 - 3 hours ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
Kyle joined me to discuss metal, exercise, and life.

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Episode 247- Driving into the Future: The Transformative Potential of Autonomous Vehicles. With Adam Kovacevich

Richard Helppie's Common Bridge - June 23, 2024 10:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 439 ratings
Can autonomous vehicles really improve road safety and revolutionize our daily commutes? Join us as we tackle this fascinating question with Adam Kovacevich from the Chamber of Progress, who brings firsthand experience from his time at Google and Waymo. Adam shares his journey and unpacks the te...

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Analyzing Immigration Rhetoric and Policy this Election Year

KQED's Forum - June 21, 2024 20:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★ - 595 ratings
A new Biden Administration policy announced this week will allow undocumented people who are married to American citizens to remain in the U.S. while pursuing citizenship, as long as they have no criminal record and have lived in the country for at least 10 years. The policy, which could protect ...

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Pixar’s ‘Inside Out 2’ Peers into the Teen Brain

KQED's Forum - June 21, 2024 19:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★ - 595 ratings
In the Oscar-winning animated movie “Inside Out,” emotions like joy, anger and sadness populate the brain of 11-year-old Riley, the film’s heroine. In the sequel, “Inside Out 2,” Riley is now a teen, and the emotions running headquarters have to make room for new feelings…. Hello, anxiety! Pixar’...

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Mishal Husain on Family, Empire and Why Partition Still Matters, Part Two

Intelligence Squared - June 20, 2024 23:10 - 41 minutes ★★★★ - 690 ratings
The is the second instalment of a two-part discussion. On August 15 1947 Pakistan and India gained their independence and colonialism came to an end in the subcontinent. But it was not a time of celebration. A botched process of partition saw unprecedented sectarian violence, an estimated death o...

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California’s New Ban on ‘Hidden Fees’ to Take Effect July 1

KQED's Forum - June 20, 2024 18:47 - 55 minutes ★★★★ - 595 ratings
There are two new laws in California set to eliminate hidden fees, taking effect next month. In a statement released by the attorney general’s office, the purpose of the “Honest Pricing Law” is to ensure that “the price a Californian sees should be the price they pay.” While the laws are aimed at...

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Natalie Foster’s ‘The Guarantee’ Imagines An America Where Government Ensures Economic Stability for Everyone

KQED's Forum - June 20, 2024 18:37 - 55 minutes ★★★★ - 595 ratings
In her new book, “The Guarantee: Inside the Fight for America’s Next Economy,” author Natalie Foster argues for an American economy that guarantees governmental support for seven core areas: housing, health care, a college education, dignified work, family care, an inheritance, and an income floo...

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What kind of homes do we actually want?

When the Facts Change - June 20, 2024 17:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Is the Kiwi dream to own a "McMansion", a "shoebox" or something else entirely? Bernard talks with The Urban Advisory’s MD Greer O’Donnell about a major new survey of what type of homes we actually want. She says it may not be the quarter acre "pavlova paradise" still assumed by many voters and p...

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286. Wes Moore (Replay). The Summer of Chaos. Kennedy Out of CNN Debate. But He Could Cost Biden Michigan. Trump Loses Steam with Independents After Conviction—Duh. Putin Visits North Korea. Juneteenth and Flag Day Reflections. It All Started at a Urinal.

Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff - June 20, 2024 07:01 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 559 ratings
Five years ago, almost to the exact day, Wes Moore came on a new upstart podcast and talked about what made him angry. Specifically, he talked about marijuana laws and how they disproportionately impacted communities of color. These laws ruined a lot of people’s lives over the years. And they mad...

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Dr. Fauci Reflects on a Life on the Frontlines of Public Health Crises

KQED's Forum - June 19, 2024 20:37 - 55 minutes ★★★★ - 595 ratings
Anthony Fauci was the face of the U.S. response to the COVID-19 pandemic, guiding the public through the upheavals of school closures and stay-at-home orders and unprecedented loss of life. He implored people to get vaccinated and weathered near constant partisan attacks. The COVID-19 pandemic wa...

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Doing Democracy: Activists Look to State Courts and Constitutions to Expand Rights

KQED's Forum - June 19, 2024 20:36 - 55 minutes ★★★★ - 595 ratings
As part of our “Doing Democracy” series, we look at state courts and constitutions. Each state has its own constitution, and they generally offer more rights than the U.S. Constitution. For example, the California constitution guarantees the right to happiness, reproductive freedom, and the abili...

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Mishal Husain on Family, Empire and Why Partition Still Matters, Part One

Intelligence Squared - June 19, 2024 19:30 - 56 minutes ★★★★ - 690 ratings
The is the first instalment of a two-part discussion. On August 15 1947 Pakistan and India gained their independence and colonialism came to an end in the subcontinent. But it was not a time of celebration. A botched process of partition saw unprecedented sectarian violence, an estimated death of...

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The Latest Political Polling Data with Darrell Bricker

No Nonsense with Pamela Wallin - June 19, 2024 17:00 - 56 minutes
The latest data shows that 68% of voters think that Justin Trudeau should resign. Darrell Bricker explains what Canadians are looking for in a new leader.

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How Influencers and Algorithms Undermine Democracy — and How to Fight Back

KQED's Forum - June 18, 2024 19:35 - 55 minutes ★★★★ - 595 ratings
“If you make it trend, you make it true,” argues online propaganda expert Renée DiResta. Her new book examines what she calls the “invisible rulers” of today — influencers, algorithms and crowds. While some influencers have made good on social media’s promises of media democratization, others sat...

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Bikes Stolen In the Bay Area Show Up On Global Blackmarket

KQED's Forum - June 18, 2024 18:04 - 55 minutes ★★★★ - 595 ratings
Hundreds of bicycles stolen in the Bay Area and other places have ended up for sale in a small town in Jalisco, Mexico. A recent article in Wired follows the efforts of a co-founder of Bike Index, a site where people can report bike thefts, to track down a reseller who set up a supply chain of st...

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Bonus episode: When the most facts changed the fastest

When the Facts Change - June 18, 2024 17:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Bernard revisits the most revolutionary era in our political economy in conversation with Toby Manhire. Together they discuss how much the Labour Government of 1984 to 1989, portrayed in The Spinoff's new hit podcast series Juggernaut, created our modern economy, for good and ill. Listen to Jugg...

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Democracy in Default (with Brian Judge)

Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer - June 18, 2024 07:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratings
This week, Nick and Goldy are joined by political scientist Brian Judge, author of "Democracy in Default: Finance and the Rise of Neoliberalism in America." They delve into the historical roots of our current democratic crisis, exploring the role of liberalism in depoliticizing distributive confl...

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Listen Now: episode one of Juggernaut – I Love You, Mr Lange

When the Facts Change - June 18, 2024 02:32 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
We thought you might like a wee taster of our brand new #1 series, Juggernaut: The Story of the Fourth Labour Government, hosted by Toby Manhire. Click here to follow Juggernaut so you get every episode as soon as it's released! 1. I love you, Mr Lange Fuelled by brandy and fury, Sir Rob Muldoon ...

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Neuroscientist Rahul Jandial Explains Why We Dream

KQED's Forum - June 17, 2024 19:52 - 55 minutes ★★★★ - 595 ratings
Despite spending one third of our lives asleep, we know very little about why we dream. But in a new book brain surgeon and neuroscientist Dr. Rahul Jandial begins to peel back the mystery. He says that dreams may help us practice responding to threats, allow us to test different interpersonal sc...

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Annalee Newitz on How Stories are Weaponized

KQED's Forum - June 17, 2024 19:50 - 55 minutes ★★★★ - 595 ratings
As a journalist and a science fiction writer, Annalee Newitz thinks a lot about the power of narrative and how it can change minds, “if a story can make you feel better or smarter, it can also make you feel worse and more confused. And if that story can change your behavior—­whether in the voting...

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Sotheby's Talks – London: An Artistic Crossroads | Gallery Open House

Intelligence Squared - June 16, 2024 23:10 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 690 ratings
London has long been a cultural melting pot for artists from around the world who, in their own unique ways, have revealed with each touch of a brush, the impact of the dynamic environment in which they found themselves. So in celebration of its role in the artistic journeys of so many, Sotheby’s...

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Rachel Cusk on Art, Womanhood and Redefining Fiction, Part Two

Intelligence Squared - June 15, 2024 23:10 - 38 minutes ★★★★ - 690 ratings
This is the second instalment of three-part discussion. The writing of Rachel Cusk poses us constant challenges. Her critically acclaimed Outline trilogy and memoirs – A Life’s Work and Aftermath – dared us to rethink the limits of character, identity and what it means to be a woman. Arguably, no...

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Grace Jung’s ‘K-Drama School’ Unpacks a Pop Culture Phenomenon

KQED's Forum - June 14, 2024 19:46 - 55 minutes ★★★★ - 595 ratings
“Squid Game.” “Crashing Landing on You.” “Winter Sonata.” Korean dramas have injected themselves into American pop culture thanks to their addictive story lines and the advent of streaming services. Grace Jung should know. She spent 10,000 hours watching Korean television for her UCLA PhD in cine...

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Slow Burn Podcast Excavates Bay Area LGBTQ History with ‘Gays Against Briggs’

KQED's Forum - June 14, 2024 19:35 - 55 minutes ★★★★ - 595 ratings
Forty six years ago, California held its first statewide vote on gay rights. Prop 6, also known as the Briggs Initiative, sought to ban gay teachers from the classroom. The battle to stop that proposition is the subject of Slate’s current “Slow Burn” podcast season, chronicling an explosive momen...

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The West's Response to Ukraine with Marcus Kolga

No Nonsense with Pamela Wallin - June 14, 2024 19:00 - 38 minutes
The political winds are shifting across Europe and elections in the West may change support for Ukraine. Is it a war that’s winnable? Marcus Kolga on the state-of-play

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Rachel Cusk on Art, Womanhood and Redefining Fiction, Part One

Intelligence Squared - June 14, 2024 18:20 - 41 minutes ★★★★ - 690 ratings
This is the first instalment of three-part discussion. The writing of Rachel Cusk poses us constant challenges. Her critically acclaimed Outline trilogy and memoirs – A Life’s Work and Aftermath – dared us to rethink the limits of character, identity and what it means to be a woman. Arguably, no ...

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Music Critic Ann Powers on ‘Traveling’ on Singer-Songwriter Joni Mitchell’s Path

KQED's Forum - June 13, 2024 19:53 - 55 minutes ★★★★ - 595 ratings
When Ann Powers began to draft her expansive new biography of Laurel Canyon music legend Joni Mitchell, she says that “certain subjects emerged: childhood as an imaginary terrain where singer-songwriters could express their ideals and idiosyncrasies; sadness as a complicated form of women’s liber...

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The Global Battle to Control Food and Water Chronicled in Documentary ‘The Grab’

KQED's Forum - June 13, 2024 19:14 - 55 minutes ★★★★ - 595 ratings
Every historical era is marked by the fight for a commodity: spices, gold, oil, steel, to name a few. In the next decades as climate change deepens and resources become scarcer, security experts believe the commodities fueling conflict will be food and water. The global battle to control these tw...

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Why is the Reserve Bank continuing to hold the OCR?

When the Facts Change - June 13, 2024 17:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Reserve Bank Chief Economist Paul Conway joins Bernard in the immediate aftermath of a surprisingly hawkish monetary policy statement, and just before the Budget. Together they discuss sources of inflation, why interest rates are staying high for longer than anyone expected, and whether the blunt...

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285. Willie Geist. Father’s Day Special. America’s Cool Dad Returns to Talk Parenting, Baseball, Covering Trump and Biden, Patriotism, How to be Respectful and Fair. Our Kids Are Watching. Bad Dads. Wes Moore is Jasson Dominguez. The D-Day Challenge.

Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff - June 13, 2024 07:01 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 559 ratings
Willie Geist (@WillieGeist) is America’s cool dad. Hosting Morning Joe on MSNBC all week and hosting his own hugely popular Sunday TODAY show on NBC on the weekends. He’s also a devoted husband and dad. He joins us for a Father’s Day special to talk candidly about how he does both so well. He's a...

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