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S3 Episode 07: On unlawful digital surveillance and spyware with Elina Castillo Jiménez & Rebecca White

Berlin Security Beat - May 31, 2024 11:17 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
Are you interested in better understanding spyware and the digital surveillance industry? Berlin Security Beat host David Backovsky interviews two experts from Amnesty International's Security Lab, Elina Castillo Jiménez & Rebecca White. Together they discuss what unlawful digital surveillance ...

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Plugged In: What a historic conviction in New York means for Georgia

Political Breakfast from WABE - May 31, 2024 08:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 99 ratings
A jury in New York City has unanimously found former President Donald Trump guilty on 34 criminal counts for covering up hush money payments to an adult film star before the 2020 election. This is the first time in U.S. history that a former president has been convicted of felony crimes...

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Trump Verdict: Guilty on ALL 34 Counts in NY. Selective outrage or Justice?

Thinking 2 Think - May 31, 2024 04:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Lawfare or Justice?  Election interference or simply a coincidence? In this special episode of "Thinking 2 Think," we delve into the monumental verdict in New York where former President Donald Trump was found guilty on 34 counts. Join us as we analyze the implications of this historic ruling, t...

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Political Breakfast LIVE edition: Governor Brian Kemp heads to RNC this summer after skipping state GOP convention

Political Breakfast from WABE - May 30, 2024 13:40 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 99 ratings
On this week's Political Breakfast, strategists Tharon Johnson and Brian Robinson go live with host Lisa Rayam after the Memorial Day holiday.  Brian Kemp has skipped the Georgia GOP Convention twice. Now he's solidifying plans to attend the national RNC this summer in Milwaukee, and o...

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When Democracy Breaks: Scott Mainwaring on Argentina

Democracy Paradox - May 28, 2024 08:00 - 52 minutes
March 24th, 1976 is the coup and it unleashes wild celebrations in establishment Argentina and almost no opposition.... Of course, this unleashed the most ruthless dictatorship in Argentina's history and in recent South American history as well. Scott Mainwaring Made in partnership with the As...

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What do Georgia's primary results signal about the November election?

Political Breakfast from WABE - May 24, 2024 08:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 99 ratings
More than a million Georgians voted in the May primary and election officials are now gearing up for another round of voting as races where no candidate got more than 50% of the vote head to a runoff on June 18th. On this week’s episode, WABE politics reporters Sam Gringlas and Rahul Ba...

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Public Attitudes To The Economy

UCL Uncovering Politics - May 23, 2024 11:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
We're celebrating another inaugural lecture today and welcome the fantastic Professor Lucy Barnes. Lucy has made a career out of breaking new ground in the field of Political Economy.  Economic policy clearly matters to us all. The view that the state of the economy is the primary driver of ele...

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There and Back Again

Cherry Picking with Alexia Benn - May 22, 2024 07:00 - 55 minutes
Hello dear friends and welcome back to the podcast!  It's been a year, hasn't it? Time flies when you have no other choice than to live each day out in a perpetual cycle embodying Sisyphus. How nice it is to be able to catch up like this amidst it all.  I know life has changed for me since I l...

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Voter fatigue ahead of Georgia's primary election, Biden's Morehouse speech, internal divisions at GOP Convention in Columbus

Political Breakfast from WABE - May 21, 2024 12:01 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 99 ratings
On this week's Political Breakfast, the team debates why it seems like there hasn't been a lot of fanfare leading up to Tuesday's primary election. Are Georgia voters, especially in metro Atlanta, missing all that's at-stake?  Plus, Republican Strategist Brian Robinson and Democratic S...

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When Democracy Breaks: 1930s Japan with Louise Young

Democracy Paradox - May 21, 2024 09:00 - 45 minutes
There's a fog of democratic breakdown where really you cannot see the actual impact of your choices or your actions until after the fact. Louise Young Made in partnership with the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation Get your copy of When Democracy Breaks or read it open access...

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How Should We Address the Challenges around A.I.?

Project Sphere Podcast - May 19, 2024 13:00 - 26 minutes
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Plugged In: How the upcoming Georgia primary showcases Trump's influence on the modern GOP

Political Breakfast from WABE - May 17, 2024 08:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 99 ratings
Cherokee Rose Sporting Clays in Spalding County recently hosted a GOP debate featuring five primary candidates that are vying to represent Georgia's third Congressional district, which stretches from Atlanta's exurbs to the Alabama border. On this week's episode, WABE politics reporters...

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S3 Episode 06: On digital state repression with Anita Gohdes

Berlin Security Beat - May 16, 2024 12:05 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
In this episode David Backovsky interviews with Anita Gohdes, Professor of International and Cyber Security at the Centre for International Security and the Hertie School. Anita has recently published, "Repression in the Digital Age: Surveillance, Censorship, and the Dynamics of State Violence" w...

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Hot take: Will Black voters resonate with Kamala Harris' outreach efforts?

Political Breakfast from WABE - May 16, 2024 11:17 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 99 ratings
On this week's second episode of Political Breakfast, the team talks about Vice President Kamala Harris playing a vital role in Joe Biden's push for a second presidential term this November.  A recent Biden/Harris campaign ad declares they're "putting the work in for Black America". I...

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A Major Announcement

YES WE CANADA The Progressives Guide to Getting the Fuck Out - Season Three - May 14, 2024 22:00 - 17 minutes
Send us a Text Message. Well, it's a "major announcement" and if we told you right here what it was, why would you listen to the episode?  You know, just because we've dedicated our entire working lives to writing stupid podcast promos doesn't mean we haven't thought this through. 

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Georgia's former GOP Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan endorses Biden, Marjorie Taylor Greene's tough week in Washington

Political Breakfast from WABE - May 14, 2024 13:53 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 99 ratings
This week on Political Breakfast, we've got a full spread of politics.  Strategists Tharon Johnson and Brian Robinson join host Lisa Rayam and start with the fallout in Washington, after Georgia GOP Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene tried to oust fellow GOP House Speaker Mike Johnso...

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When Democracy Breaks: Ancient Athens with Josiah Ober and Federica Carugati

Democracy Paradox - May 14, 2024 09:00 - 51 minutes
What strikes me about that period is that democracy was not inevitable. Federica Carugati Made in partnership with the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation Get your copy of When Democracy Breaks or read it open access. Access Episodes Ad-Free on Patreon Make a one-time Donati...

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Episode 84: Dr. Elvira Parravicini

Ethics and Culture Cast - May 10, 2024 20:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 28 ratings
The de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture presented the 2024 Notre Dame Evangelium Vitae Medal—the nation’s most important award for heroes of the pro-life movement—to Dr. Elvira Parravicini, founding director of the Neonatal Comfort Care Program and professor of pediatrics at Columbia Universi...

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Should Russian Assets Be Seized?

UCL Uncovering Politics - May 10, 2024 10:22 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
Ukraine's ongoing struggle against the Russian invasion incurs an annual cost of approximately $50 billion, with projections indicating that post-war reconstruction will require at least half a trillion dollars. Western nations, primarily the EU and the US, have assumed much of this financial bu...

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Plugged In: Trump's on the ballot this year. So are the judge and prosecutor on his Georgia case.

Political Breakfast from WABE - May 10, 2024 08:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 99 ratings
Former President Donald Trump, the top defendant in the Georgia election interference case, isn't the only one on the 2024 ballot. So is the judge, Scott McAfee, and the prosecutor, District Attorney Fani Willis. In this week's episode, WABE politics reporters Rahul Bali and Sam Gringla...

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A Georgia GOP congressman says he does not tolerate discrimination, backtracks praising a campus protest at the University of Mississippi where students made racist jeers

Political Breakfast from WABE - May 09, 2024 11:40 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 99 ratings
From Emory University, to Columbia, to Ole Miss, where's the line between a peaceful protest and when demonstrations start to go south?  On this week's Political Breakfast, the gang discusses the fallout of one recent protest at the University of Mississippi. Republican Georgia U.S. C...

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S3 Episode 05: U.S. cyber foreign policy with William Klein

Berlin Security Beat - May 08, 2024 13:45 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
Would you like like to better understand the role of the United States in cyber diplomacy? This episode features William Klein, a former U.S. State Diplomat with over two decades of experience with a special focus on China. William and David discuss a range of issues including the evolution of U...


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ReGeneration Rising S2E6: The Systems View of Life with Fritjof Capra

RSA Conversations - May 07, 2024 16:39 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratings
In this episode, Daniel and Philipa talk with best-selling author author, physicist, and educator, Dr Fritjof Capra about how adopting a systems view of life can help to address our current crisis of perception.   Fritjof Capra, Ph.D., is a scientist, educator, activist, author and systems theo...

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Former Fulton special prosecutor Nathan Wade goes on national TV, talks about romantic relationship that led to him resigning from Donald Trump's election interference case

Political Breakfast from WABE - May 07, 2024 13:36 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 99 ratings
On this week's Political Breakfast, Nathan Wade is breaking his silence on his past romantic relationship with Fulton District Attorney Fani Willis, and the gang is back to talking about the prosecution team, and former lovers. The former special prosecutor in the Georgia election inte...

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Alexander Keyssar on Why We Still Have the Electoral College

Democracy Paradox - May 07, 2024 09:00 - 50 minutes
I think that if you got rid of the Electoral College, in the short run, there would be losers. But it hasn't always been the same group and it hasn't always been the same party. Alexander Keyssar Made in partnership with the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation Make a one-time ...

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The Outrage Effect: Understanding Selective Indignation and Social Media Bias

Thinking 2 Think - May 05, 2024 15:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Welcome to a special episode of "Thinking 2 Think" with your host, M.A. Aponte. In this thought-provoking installment, we embark on a journey to unravel the complexities of selective outrage and its intertwining with the power of social media. Throughout this episode, we delve deep into the phe...

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Web Browsing Data to Study Digital Political Behavior, with Prof. Sebastian Stier

Social Media and Politics - May 05, 2024 07:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 27 ratings
Prof. Sebastian Stier, Scientific Director of Computational Social Science at GESIS and Professor of CSS at the University of Mannheim, discusses how web tracking data can inform social science questions.  We discuss the data structure of web browsing data, how it is collected, and the types of ...

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Plugged In: An inside look at the growing campus protests

Political Breakfast from WABE - May 03, 2024 08:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 99 ratings
Protests against the war in Gaza are continuing at Emory University and other campuses across the country. WABE politics reporters Rahul Bali and Sam Gringlas speak with criminal justice reporter Chamian Cruz, who was at Emory as law enforcement began removing protestors, and education ...

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Should Experts Set The Fiscal Rules?

UCL Uncovering Politics - May 02, 2024 14:26 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
We’re back from our Easter break, and since we were last on the airwaves a book has been published by a certain former UK Prime Minister arguing – among other things – that elected politicians are unduly constrained by unelected technocrats, and that ministers should be freed from such fetters i...