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School Board Politics Heat up in California

KQED's Forum - June 04, 2024 19:12 - 55 minutes ★★★★ - 595 ratings
Republicans may lack political power in Sacramento, but in recent years, they’ve made inroads on local school boards. Now, some of those conservative officials are facing recall elections. Temecula voters are heading to the polls on Tuesday to decide whether or not to recall school board presiden...

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Threats, Stalking and Harassment is the New Normal for Many Public Officials

KQED's Forum - June 04, 2024 18:26 - 55 minutes ★★★★ - 595 ratings
More than 40% of state legislators have been victims of threats or attacks since 2020, according to a recent survey. Death threats, stalking and relentless harassment of public officials working across local, state and federal government has becoming increasingly common. Experts say intimidation ...

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A Dangerous Moment, with Douglas Murray | Uncommon Knowledge | Peter Robinson | Hoover Institution

Uncommon Knowledge - June 04, 2024 16:27 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.8K ratings
Author and columnist Douglas Murray has spent much of the past few years reporting from battlefields in Ukraine and Gaza. His reporting on the harrowing conditions in those wartorn locations make his journalism a must-read. In this wide-ranging conversation, Murray describes what he has witnesse...

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The impact of Local Elections on Irish business

Ibec Podcasts - June 04, 2024 08:00 - 25 minutes
With the upcoming Local Elections around the corner on 7 June, 2024. We delve into the issues that voters should keep in mind when casting their ballot, while also taking a closer look at how local government functions and what potential reform could look like. In this episode of Ibec Responds,...

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Ours Was the Shining Future (with David Leonhardt)

Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer - June 04, 2024 07:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratings
This week, Nick and Goldy are joined by Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist David Leonhardt to discuss his latest book, Ours Was the Shining Future: The Story of the American Dream. They discuss the relationship between academic economics and the forces that sought to dismantle the mid-century conse...

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Former White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki on How to ‘Say More’

KQED's Forum - June 03, 2024 20:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★ - 595 ratings
Former White House press secretary Jen Psaki says she learned some of her most effective communication strategies “the hard way.” These techniques were absorbed, refined and stress-tested on her rise to one of the most powerful communication roles in the nation. And as she writes in her new book,...

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Ernesto Londoño’s ‘Trippy’ Takes a Journalistic, and Personal, Tour of Medicinal Psychedelics

KQED's Forum - June 03, 2024 19:29 - 55 minutes ★★★★ - 595 ratings
As the newly named Brazil bureau chief for the New York Times, Ernesto Londoño had hit a journalistic zenith. Yet, he had never been more depressed. Contemplating suicide and eager for a way out of his sadness, Londoño signed up for an Amazonian ayahuasca retreat. He was initially skeptical of th...

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Swimming Against the Tide with Athlete Turned Advocate, Rebecca Achieng Ajulu-Bushell

Intelligence Squared - June 03, 2024 17:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★ - 690 ratings
In a competitive field defined by record breakers, medals and podium places, being first in sport is often considered the primary marker of success but being out in front can also be a lonely experience. In her new memoir, These Heavy Black Bones, former swimmer for both Kenya and Team GB, Rebecc...

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A History of Nostalgia, with Agnes Arnold-Forster

Intelligence Squared - June 02, 2024 13:30 - 53 minutes ★★★★ - 690 ratings
Writer and historian Agnes Arnold-Forster's most recent book, Nostalgia: A History of a Dangerous Emotion, blends fields such as neuroscience and psychology with social history to explore a feeling that many might view as a simple human fondness for the past. Nostalgia, though, is also vulnerable...

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Former President Donald Trump Convicted in Hush Money Case

KQED's Forum - May 31, 2024 19:13 - 55 minutes ★★★★ - 595 ratings
A New York state jury on Thursday found former President Donald Trump guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records. Those falsified records were to cover up a hush-money payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels during Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign. After being the first former U.S. pr...

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Former President Trump is a Convicted Felon. Now What?

KQED's Forum - May 31, 2024 18:52 - 55 minutes ★★★★ - 595 ratings
A New York jury found Donald Trump guilty on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, making him the first current or former president in US history to become a convicted felon. It’s earth shaking news and still, the presidential race, with Trump in it, continues on. We’ll talk about what...

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Max Hastings on On the Secret Mission to Defeat Hitler, Part Two

Intelligence Squared - May 30, 2024 23:10 - 41 minutes ★★★★ - 690 ratings
This is the second instalment of a three-part conversation. Military historian, journalist, author and broadcaster Max Hastings comes to the Intelligence Squared stage to recount the remarkable story of Operation Biting and what it tells us about the crucial role of intelligence and special force...

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Mark Mazzetti on ‘How Extremists Took Over Israel’

KQED's Forum - May 30, 2024 19:10 - 55 minutes ★★★★ - 595 ratings
A recent New York Times investigation reveals how violent radical elements in Israel’s settler movement in the West Bank have been allowed to operate with impunity for decades. The report, based in part on accounts by Israeli officials, examines a two-tier system of justice where the authorities ...

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Woof! Comedian Hannah Gadsby Punchlines Grief, The Apocalypse in New Show

KQED's Forum - May 30, 2024 19:07 - 55 minutes ★★★★ - 595 ratings
Australian standup comedian Hannah Gadsby took the world by storm with their 2018 show Nanette, which paired punchlines with personal revelations about sexuality, art and gender-based violence. Since then, Gadsby has married, been diagnosed as autistic, and grappled with fame – all subjects of th...

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283. LIVE EVENT: The Launch Of American Veterans for Ukraine. The Heroic Founders and Ukrainian Heroes. Celebrating Bill Walton. Role Models and Coach Wooden’s Two Sets of Three. Nikki Haley Folds. RFK Jr Complains About Debate. Biden Blows it on Weed.

Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff - May 30, 2024 07:01 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 559 ratings
Last week you heard from Bonnie Carroll about her work with host Paul Rieckhoff to create the American Veterans for Ukraine organization. Immediately after recording that show, in advance of Memorial Day, at a historic event at Ukraine House in Washington, D.C., five leading voices from the Ameri...

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Budget day special

When the Facts Change - May 30, 2024 04:41 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Nicola Willis has delivered tax cuts in her first budget, largely as promised. But has the coalition government managed to square the circle of relieving cost of living pressures while avoiding the quicksand of encouraging inflation? In a special crossover episode of Gone By Lunchtime meets When ...

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Sal Khan on 'How AI Will Revolutionize Education (and Why That’s a Good Thing)'

KQED's Forum - May 29, 2024 19:07 - 55 minutes ★★★★ - 595 ratings
When OpenAI released ChatGPT in 2022, schools and universities were quick to ban the use of the generative artificial intelligence chatbot. Teachers have reported students using the service to cheat and turn in plagiarized and inaccurate essays. But Sal Khan, the founder and CEO of Khan Academy, ...

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The Point-in-Time Count Is Meant to be a Snapshot of Unhoused Populations. How Clear is That Picture?

KQED's Forum - May 29, 2024 19:03 - 55 minutes ★★★★ - 595 ratings
Every other January, hundreds of volunteers hit the stress across the Bay Area and attempt to count the number of unhoused people and families. The point-in-time count offers a snapshot into the scope of homelessness in different communities, but most experts agree the methodology is often inaccu...

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Max Hastings on On the Secret Mission to Defeat Hitler, Part One

Intelligence Squared - May 29, 2024 18:30 - 38 minutes ★★★★ - 690 ratings
Military historian, journalist, author and broadcaster Max Hastings comes to the Intelligence Squared stage to recount the remarkable story of Operation Biting and what it tells us about the crucial role of intelligence and special forces in great power conflict. Drawing from his new book Operati...

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The Millennial Panel with Derek Fildebrandt, Jennifer Laewetz, and J.J. McCullough

No Nonsense with Pamela Wallin - May 29, 2024 18:00 - 57 minutes
The millennial view on politics, the economy, and culture wars with Derek Fildebrandt, Jennifer Laewetz, and J.J. McCullough on this week’s No Nonsense.

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Top 3 This Week: Economic Data / Market Valuations Creeping Up / Is It Time To Invest in Canada?

The Allan Small Financial Show - May 29, 2024 17:14 - 15 minutes
Economic data is pouring in, from GDP figures to US inflation rates. Do you know how this information will affect your portfolio? Do you have a question about investing? Feel free to call me at 416-332-3863 or email me at [email protected]

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The Allan Small Financial Show - May 29, 2024

The Allan Small Financial Show - May 29, 2024 17:00 - 51 minutes
Listen to the full show as I discussed the latest stock market action, provided my insight on the markets and the overall economy. Do you have a question about investing? Feel free to call me at 416-332-3863 or email me at [email protected]

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The Allan Small Financial Show - May 29th 2024

The Allan Small Financial Show - May 29, 2024 17:00 - 51 minutes
Listen to the full show as I discussed the latest stock market action, provided my insight on the markets and the overall economy. Do you have a question about investing? Feel free to call me at 416-332-3863 or email me at [email protected]

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Is California’s Wine Industry in Trouble?

KQED's Forum - May 28, 2024 19:28 - 55 minutes ★★★★ - 595 ratings
California’s $55 billion wine industry is experiencing a downturn for the first time in decades. Wine consumption peaked in 2021 and has fallen each year, dropping 8.7% in 2023 according to one industry report. With bottles sitting on store shelves, cases piling up in winemakers’ warehouses and f...

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Blowing the Whistle on Medical Research

KQED's Forum - May 28, 2024 18:52 - 55 minutes ★★★★ - 595 ratings
In 2010 bioethicist Carl Elliott published an extensive article detailing the red flags in a drug study that resulted in the death of one of the human subjects. But instead of the outrage and oversight he expected, the university defended its researchers and Elliott was ostracized by his colleagu...

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What Does Obama’s Chief Economist Think About Bidenomics? (with Jason Furman)

Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer - May 28, 2024 17:20 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratings
This week, Nick and Goldy have a wide-ranging conversation with Jason Furman, who served as Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers under President Obama. Furman brings a wealth of experience to the discussion, which covers America’s post-pandemic recovery, the global inflation crisis, and r...

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Reengineering the Social Engineering w/Mano Elia

Year Zero - May 27, 2024 19:01 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
Mano Elia from The Study of Stuff joined me to discuss culture, Orthodoxy, spiritual warfare, and personal struggle.

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Becoming Immortal w/Matt Brown

Year Zero - May 27, 2024 18:59 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
Matt Brown joined me to discuss UFC, retirement, Mark Coleman, and METAL!

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The Sunday Money Show - MAY 26 2024

The Allan Small Financial Show - May 27, 2024 13:56 - 42 minutes
Do you have a question about investing? Feel free to call me at 416-332-3863 or email me at [email protected] I am happy to answer your questions on air on my next show.

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The Sunday Money Show - Potential timing of interest rate cuts in the U.S. & Canada

The Allan Small Financial Show - May 27, 2024 13:56 - 42 minutes
Listen to my Sunday Money Show podcast (May 26, 2024) as I discussed interest rate cuts, S&P 500, Nvidia, recent inflation data and more. Do you have a question about investing? Feel free to call me at 416-332-3863 or email me at [email protected] I am happy to answer your questions on ai...

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