The Splendid Table has always connected people through the common language of food and eating. Now with award-winning food journalist Francis Lam at the helm, we’re bringing forward even more fresh voices and surprising conversations at the intersection of food, people and culture – covering everything from the global appeal of sesame to the impact of Instagram on everyday eating. It’s a food show where everyone is welcome. Produced by American Public Media.
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We are BBQ competition competitors that aim to share information, advice, tips, and tall tales about our favorite pastime. We talk with the top names in the barbecue industry as well as legends of the backyard, restauranteurs, and more! Our hope is you learn something about BBQ on each episode and you are entertained while doing it!
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Welcome to Paradigm Playbook—the one company dedicated to teaching you the practices and habits of successful sports businesses. We aim to help motivated entrepreneurs merge their passion for sports with the mission of optimizing their business.
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The Pittsburgh Dish, a food show dedicated to showcasing and capturing the essence of Pittsburgh cuisine. Our podcast highlights the people, places, and recipes that make our region so special. By sharing personal stories, weekly recommendations, and community recipes, we aim to inspire our listeners to connect with their local food scene and learn more about the unique flavors that shape our city.
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NFL greats LaVar Arrington, TJ Houshmandzadeh & Plaxico Burress take on the latest hard-hitting sports topics for athletes, while welcoming guests from the world of sports and entertainment. Utilizing their vast knowledge of football, the hosts aim to educate, inspire and entertain listeners and athletes of all ages, sharing their real-life experiences and stories, teachable moments and candid discussions that will help players improve their game and perform at the highest level.
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This podcast is a place to get to know members of the paper craft community. We chat about paper, accessories, life and everything in between!
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To reconnect with her Thai identity, Belgium-based cartoonist Christina De Witte started virtual Thai language classes during the pandemic where she met Mallika Kauppinen, a native Thai speaker, language instructor, and accomplished cook. The pair have banded together to create a new Thai comic book cookbook, Noodles, Rice, and Everything Spice. De Witte and Kauppinen join us to discuss some of the recipes and illustrations in the book. This segment is guest-hosted by Kousha Navidar
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Welcome to my podcast, where I’ll bring you the latest news and events from around the world. From politics to entertainment, sports to technology, Wayne cover’s it all. His aim is to keep you informed and up-to-date with the most important stories of the day. We’ll be discussing the latest developments, analyzing the trends, and providing you with insights that you won’t find anywhere else. So sit back, relax, and join us as we explore the world of current events.”
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From the team behind some of the most popular new Fintech brands comes Get Started – the podcast show set to reveal Fintech’s brightest founders. Communications house for entrepreneurs, Started has assembled a guestlist featuring the world’s pioneering Fintech leaders with the aim of answering the trickiest questions on our progress and innovation as a sector. Each year we’ll grill fifty founders covering open banking, open finance, climate, wealth, identity, compliance and inclusion. To tak ...
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A Different Perspective is a Zeus podcast, hosted by Nick Searle, Equity Sales. In the different perspective podcast we speak to interesting characters within finance and business to understand more about their personal journey and ambitions. This is co-mingled with a discussion about their business. It’s more about the formation of the individual than the business per se; thus trying to gain that different perspective. This content is issued by Zeus Capital Limited (“Zeus”) (Incorporated in ...
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The Baseball United Podcast serves as the premier voice for international baseball, spotlighting the first-ever professional league in the Middle East and its role in globalizing the game. Through breaking news, exclusive interviews, and deep dives into the cultural and strategic facets of Baseball United, we aim to foster a global community united by a love for baseball. This podcast is a celebration of the sport's international journey, offering insights into how Baseball United is influen ...
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Interviews with Authors about their New Books Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network
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Welcome to Responsibility Matters, where we delve into responsibility's profound impact on humanity. Our podcast is FREE and accessible to anyone. We believe everyone should have the opportunity to hear its insightful messages. However, there's also an option to support our project by subscribing. All proceeds from subscriptions contribute to the construction of the Statue of Responsibility. YOU can be a part of this and your name will be mentioned on future donor recognition platforms. Addi ...
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Gregg Cook/Deep Health Evolution with Jonas Cohen
Gregg Cook/Deep Health Evolution with Jonas Cohen
Personal trainer and fitness professional Gregg Cook and amateur fitness enthusiast Jonas Cohen cover all things regarding deepening your health and elevating your ability to take on ALL of life's ordinary and extraordinary challenges. We aim to help as many of you who are looking for guidance through the maze of often confusing and conflicting advice around nutrition, movement/fitness, sleep, stress management and more. Check it out and let us know what you think and share any questions you ...
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Listen in on fascinating mothers and daughters, exploring the relationship that is essential to every woman—in every family, every culture, sweet or sour. And see how food helps explain who we are and how we got here. Send comments to info@eatdarlingeat.net. This is an Eat, Darling, Eat production (www.EatDarlingEat.net).
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Full of Beans is on a mission to reduce eating disorder stigma and increase ED awareness by drawing in on collective experiences and the importance of shared conversations. Listen weekly for inspiring conversations with Han and her guests, ranging from those with lived experiences to researchers, clinicians and charities, all with one aim: to increase society's understanding of eating disorders and end the stigma associated with them. By integrating personal stories with research and clinica ...
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With over 25 years of experience in recruiting leadership teams and boards for advanced science and engineering companies, Chris Reichhelm, CEO of Deep Tech Leaders, offers an insider’s perspective on the pivotal decisions and strategies that shape the success of startups embarking on the lab-to-market journey. This podcast doesn’t just celebrate innovation for its own sake; instead, it highlights what it truly takes to build, scale, and sustain a successful deep tech company. Through conver ...
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UnWrapped is a podcast by WrapWomen dedicated to empowering the next generation of women in media and entertainment. Each episode "unwraps" topics from entertainment news and industry trends to career advice, Hollywood headlines and more. Special guests include industry leaders, actors, producers, studio execs and everyone in between. Our aim is to connect those looking for knowledge and access to those with the knowledge and access, in hopes of providing the WrapWomen community with tools t ...
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Discussions with scholars of women's history about their new books
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Add spice to your food. HubHopper. 'Tadka Laga Ke' brought to you by 'Gharrkul Masala' is a podcast about the uniqueness in Indian Cooking. We will explore recipes, cook some tasty ones and discuss health – the Indian way. Through this weekly podcast we aim to bring a little spiciness to your life with some tasty, tried and tested recipes from our own Kitchen.
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Welcome to the All American Fire Protection Podcast, the leading voice in fire safety for the North and South Carolina regions. Broadcasting directly from Spring Lake, North Carolina, we delve into the world of fire protection, offering insights into the latest equipment, techniques, and practices. Our seasoned technicians share their experiences on commercial kitchen exhaust cleaning, fire alarm systems, the intricacies of fire suppression systems, and the importance of robust hydrostatic t ...
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MindVox is a podcast all about the human mind, with the aim to educate, support and empower. A fully inclusive space that explores mental health, neurodivergence, self-care and wellbeing without judgement. Guests openly discuss their personal journeys with trauma, grief, mental health, neurodivergence and more. Hosted by Claire Jacobs, writer of SingleParentPessimist.co.uk *Warning* We cover topics that can be of a sensitive or triggering nature, and always highlight these on each episode's ...
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Married couple - comedian Rob Rouse and Helen Rutter - aim to re-kindle the magic in their relationship through a series of bizarre dates in this comedy self-help podcast. @datenightpod @robrouse
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The Red V podcast is a fan-run, St George Illawarra podcast. Each week we will preview/review Dragons results, chat to current and former players, hear from fans and share our obsession with the greatest Rugby League team the world has ever see, the St George Illawarra Dragons!
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Catch up on our latest shows and interviews, all at a touch of a button! We aim to bring you the best in music and talk radio.
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The Exhibitionist is an irreverent art and art history podcast. Hosted by Alice, we review exhibitions and museums, and talk about all our favourite art world things. Always smart but never snobby, we aim to go beyond the canon and talk about things you might not expect.
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Our mission is to empower women through professional development, helping them increase their income and create a better future for themselves and their children. We believe that every woman should have access to the resources and support needed to advance in her career and achieve financial independence. Our programs aim to provide women with the tools necessary to succeed in their chosen fields. We offer mentorship, networking opportunities, training sessions, and other resources to help w ...
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Personal finance education is essential but essentially boring. Drawing on his real-time experiences dealing with his clients as an Independent Financial Adviser (IFA), Nick Lincoln will aim to both educate and entertain - within reason! Expect your assumptions and preconceptions about money to be challenged. Expect to be told what you need to hear, not what you want to hear. Get in touch with Nick on Twitter @HatTipNick or via good old email: info@v2vfp.co.uk. All feedback and future show s ...
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This is 'Research in Review', a podcast where we discuss Research Papers, with the Scientists who wrote them. We aim to give listeners a peak in to exciting research which is making waves in their respective fields. It's our goal for listeners to get a good context of the paper to be able to go on read it themselves. As a university student, I find reading scientific literature sometimes daunting at first. However, being able to understand the important ideas and techniques gives me the conf ...
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This is a podcast by the Centre for Higher Education Research and Evaluation at Lancaster University. Higher Education Researcher features short interviews with current and past doctoral students, staff, and guest scholars to talk about their current interests, research, and thinking.
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After 15 years in the fashion industry, I'm now a fashion brand consultant working 1:1 with new & innovative clothing brands. My focus with The Fashion Brand Clinic Podcast is to open up the conversation & highlight the many roles within the fashion industry & also educate emerging fashion brands with industry information they can't find online.
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Is your computer lagging or not performing at the speed you'd like?
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One of the many archaeological mysteries at Britains Stonehenge has been solved.
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Disco was once a great unifier.
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Since 1999, the opioid epidemic has killed around 645,000 people in Americaa number that would no doubt be even higher were it not for naloxone , an opioid antagonist that can effectively reverse ...
Since 1999, the opioid epidemic has killed around 645,000 people in Americaa number that would no doubt be even higher were it not for naloxone , an opioid antagonist that can effectively reverse the effects of an overdose.
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In his line of research, Zachary DeVries has seen a lot of German cockroach infestations.
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Multiple ancient and extinct species of tardigrades , aka water bears, can now be seen in unprecedented, high-resolution detail thanks to high-powered microscopy tools.
Multiple ancient and extinct species of tardigrades , aka water bears, can now be seen in unprecedented, high-resolution detail thanks to high-powered microscopy tools.
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Still think the media is Honest Fair and Balanced
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Our four fathers must be rolling in their graves right now, just how the media hides candidates that promote there agendas. Complete their narratives. Change public perception. Distorted facts. So much other bullshit! That it makes you wonder DO WE HAVE ANY SAY IN THIS REPUBLIC OR WE THE SHEEPLE THAT WE ALWAYS BEEN, NOT MATTER WHOS IN OFFICE…
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Episode 239: "I Think It Could Be The Hardest Scrap of The Season, This Sunday"
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A jammed pack podcast. The boys talk Val Holmes move. Kyle Flanagan suspension, take a look at the team changes + talk all the injuries. As well as this, we preview the vital game against the Titans and speak of the importance of Shane Flanagan getting the side up for it, yet again. Plus so much more! Dragons News: (00:04:00) Bulldogs Review: (00:5…
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Alonso Duralde, "Hollywood Pride: A Celebration of LGBTQ+ Representation and Perseverance in Film" (Running Press Adult, 2024)
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Film critic Alonso Duralde and I talk his new book, Hollywood Pride: A Celebration of LGBTQ+ Representation and Perseverance in Film (Running Press, 2024), including some fascinating anecdotes, case studies, and watershed moments in queer cinematic history, not to mention its creators, its stars, its detractors, and its various ebbs and flows -- fr…
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James Madison and the Spirit of Self-Government: A Conversation with Colleen Sheehan
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Who was James Madison? Why were his Notes on Government so valuable to the American founding? Did James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and George Washington all achieve what Sheehan calls “Civic Friendship”? Colleen Sheehan joins Madison’s Notes to discuss her seminal works on James Madison: The Mind of James Madison: The Legacy of Classical Republic…
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Mark Sweetnam, "Paul's Last Letter: A Commentary on the Second Epistle to Timothy" (Wipf and Stock, 2024)
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The Second Epistle to Timothy is, by any standard, a remarkable document. Even as the apostle urges his friend and coworker hasten to Rome for a final meeting, the intimacy and urgency of Paul's words make clear his awareness that Timothy might not arrive in time to say goodbye. This makes the epistle deeply personal. But Paul has a much larger pur…
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Get Team Science Working for Your Publication Outcomes
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Listen to this interview of Anthony Anjorin, a lead software architect at Zühlke Engineering, Germany; and also, Hsiang-Shang Ko, assistant research fellow, Institute of Information Science, Academia Sinica, Taiwan. We talk about their paper Benchmarking bidirectional transformations: Theory, implementation, application, and assessment (Software an…
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Miguel Montalva Barba, "White Supremacy and Racism in Progressive America: Race, Place, and Space" (Policy Press, 2024)
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White Supremacy and Racism in Progressive America: Race, Place, and Space (Policy Press, 2024) examines the connections between race, place, and space, and sheds light on how they contribute and maintain racial hierarchies. Dr. Miguel Montalva Barba focuses on the White residents of Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, which, according to the Cooks Politi…
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Juli Min, "Shanghailanders" (Spiegel & Grau, 2024)
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Shanghailanders (Spiegel & Grau: 2024), the debut novel from Juli Min, starts at the end: Leo, a wealthy Shanghai businessman, sees his wife and daughters off at the airport as they travel to Boston. Everyone, it seems, is unhappy. The novel then travels backwards through time, giving answers to questions revealed in later chapters, jumping from pe…
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Crystal Wilkinson, "Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts: Stories and Recipes from Five Generations of Black Country Cooks" (Clarkson Potter, 2023)
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Poet Laureate of Kentucky Crystal Wilkinson’s food memoir, Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts: Stories and Recipes from Five Generations of Black Country Cooks (Clarkson Potter, 2023), honors her kitchen ghosts, five generations of Black Appalachian women. She contends, “The concept of the kitchen ghost came to me years ago, when I realized that my …
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Tehila Sasson, "The Solidarity Economy: Nonprofits and the Making of Neoliberalism after Empire" (Princeton UP, 2024)
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After India gained independence in 1947, Britain reinvented its role in the global economy through nongovernmental aid organisations. Utilising existing imperial networks and colonial bureaucracy, the nonprofit sector sought an ethical capitalism, one that would equalise relationships between British consumers and Third World producers as the age o…
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An interview with Salman Sayyid in which he addresses some of the criticisms of the recent definition of Islamophobia as “a type of racism that targets Muslimness or perceived Muslimness.” To read more about the incident of Islamophobia mentioned in this podcast, please visit this link. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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Jaclyn Sumner, "Indigenous Autocracy: Power, Race, and Resources in Porfirian Tlaxcala, Mexico" (Stanford UP, 2023)
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When General Porfirio Díaz assumed power in 1876, he ushered in Mexico's first prolonged period of political stability and national economic growth--though "progress" came at the cost of democracy. Indigenous Autocracy presents a new story about how regional actors negotiated between national authoritarian rule and local circumstances by explaining…
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Crystal Wilkinson, "Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts: Stories and Recipes from Five Generations of Black Country Cooks" (Clarkson Potter, 2023)
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Poet Laureate of Kentucky Crystal Wilkinson’s food memoir, Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts: Stories and Recipes from Five Generations of Black Country Cooks (Clarkson Potter, 2023), honors her kitchen ghosts, five generations of Black Appalachian women. She contends, “The concept of the kitchen ghost came to me years ago, when I realized that my …
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Noah Heringman, "Deep Time: A Literary History" (Princeton UP, 2023)
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In Deep Time: A Literary History (Princeton UP, 2023), Noah Heringman, Curators’ Professor of English at the University of Missouri, presents a “counter-history” of deep time. This counter-history acknowledges and investigates the literary and imaginary origins of the idea of deep time, from eighteen-century narratives of voyages around the world t…
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A new artificial intelligence machine learning model is capable of accurately diagnosing certain illnesses nearly every time by simply looking at a patients tongue .
A new artificial intelligence machine learning model is capable of accurately diagnosing certain illnesses nearly every time by simply looking at a patients tongue .
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If you want to completely lose yourself in a video game, an ultrawide gaming monitor is one of the best ways to expand your PC gaming setup.
If you want to completely lose yourself in a video game, an ultrawide gaming monitor is one of the best ways to expand your PC gaming setup.
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Whats the weather like on Mars?
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Our planet is full of beautiful and awe inspiring geological features.
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A team of paleontologists have uncovered a new species of extinct walrus that lived roughly 5.3 million years ago.
A team of paleontologists have uncovered a new species of extinct walrus that lived roughly 5.3 million years ago.
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If you've ever wanted to drift off to sleep while listening to your favorite sleep stories, tunes, podcasts , or audiobooks without the hassle of earbuds, the bone conduction pillow speaker is your ...
If you've ever wanted to drift off to sleep while listening to your favorite sleep stories, tunes, podcasts , or audiobooks without the hassle of earbuds, the bone conduction pillow speaker is your dream come true.
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For the first time in half a century, an ocelot has been spotted in the Atascosa Highlands region of southern Arizona.
For the first time in half a century, an ocelot has been spotted in the Atascosa Highlands region of southern Arizona.
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A Different Perspective with Stewart Hall, CEO Public Policy Holding Company
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In this week's episode Nick talks to Stewart Hall Stewart Hall is the CEO and co-founder of Public Policy Holding Company (PPHC), a role he has held since 2014. He is also the co-founder and Chairman of Crossroads Strategies, LLC (CRS). Stewart began his career as Legislative Director to Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) from 1992 to 1996, where he dev…
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Ana Raquel Minian, “Undocumented Lives: The Untold Story of Mexican Migration” (Harvard UP, 2018)
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In the 1970s, the Mexican government acted to alleviate rural unemployment by supporting the migration of able-bodied men. Millions crossed into the United States to find work that would help them survive as well as sustain their families in Mexico. They took low-level positions that few Americans wanted and sent money back to communities that depe…
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Marc Ambinder, “The Brink: President Reagan and the Nuclear War Scare of 1983” (Simon & Schuster, 2018)
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The Brink: President Reagan and the Nuclear War Scare of 1983 (Simon & Schuster, 2018), by Marc Ambinder, is a history of US-Soviet Relations under Ronald Reagan and an exploration of nuclear command and control operations. Ambender weaves together accounts of military exercises, false alarms, and espionage to tell the story of how close the U.S. a…
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Zoe Knox, “Jehovah’s Witnesses and the Secular World: From the 1870s to the Present” (Palgrave, 2018)
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Jehovah’s Witnesses are one of the most successful “new religious movements” to have emerged from the prophetic ferment within later nineteenth-century Protestantism. Always controversial, often persecuted, and well-known for their proselytising efforts, they have made a substantial contribution in terms of human rights, and they count numerous fam…
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Andrew R. Basso, "Destroy Them Gradually: Displacement as Atrocity" (Rutgers UP, 2024)
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Perpetrators of mass atrocities have used displacement to transport victims to killing sites or extermination camps to transfer victims to sites of forced labor and attrition, to ethnically homogenize regions by moving victims out of their homes and lands, and to destroy populations by depriving them of vital daily needs. Displacement has been trea…
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Dianne Elise, "Creativity and the Erotic Dimensions of the Analytic Field" (Routledge, 2019)
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Today I talked to Dianne Elise about her book Creativity and the Erotic Dimensions of the Analytic Field (Routledge, 2019). To be in the presence of a person—a woman in fact, and Dianne Elise in particular—who follows her instincts, someone who builds theory from the ground up, and whose theories keep evolving, enlivens the interlocutor. I almost h…
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Heather Murray, "Asylum Ways of Seeing: Psychiatric Patients, American Thought and Culture" (U Pennsylvania Press, 2022)
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Asylum Ways of Seeing: Psychiatric Patients, American Thought and Culture (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2021) by Dr. Heather Murray is a cultural and intellectual history of people with mental illnesses in the twentieth-century United States. While acknowledging the fraught, and often violent, histories of American psychiatric hospitals, Heath…
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Jocelyn Szczepaniak-Gillece, "Movies Under the Influence" (U Minnesota Press, 2024)
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Movies under the Influence (University of Minnesota Press, 2024) by Dr. Jocelyn Szczepaniak-Gillece charts the entangled histories of moviegoing and mind-altering substances from early cinema through the psychedelic 1970s. Dr. Szczepaniak-Gillece examines how the parallel trajectories of these two enduring aspects of American culture, linked by the…
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Teresa Morgan, "The New Testament and the Theology of Trust" (Oxford UP, 2022)
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The New Testament and the Theology of Trust (Oxford UP, 2022) argues for the recovery of trust as a central theme in Christian theology, and offers the first theology of trust in the New Testament. 'Trust' is the root meaning of Christian 'faith' (pistis, fides), and trusting in God and Christ is still fundamental to Christians. But unlike faith, a…
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In this hour, tales that remind us that looks can be deceiving. Disguises, surprises from strangers, and reckoning with one's own identity. This episode is hosted by Moth Senior Director Jenifer Hixson. The Moth Radio Hour is produced by The Moth and Jay Allison of Atlantic Public Media. Storytellers: Phill Branch designs his own suit for prom.Raab…
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SpaceXs Starship launches at the companys Starbase facility near Boca Chica, Texas, have allegedly been contaminating local bodies of water with mercury for years.
SpaceXs Starship launches at the companys Starbase facility near Boca Chica, Texas, have allegedly been contaminating local bodies of water with mercury for years.
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Were breaking all the rules.
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One of the prerequisites for life as we know it is liquid waterand theres direct evidence of it having once existed on Mars.
One of the prerequisites for life as we know it is liquid waterand theres direct evidence of it having once existed on Mars.
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Telescopes are time machines, and astronomers are using them to find the first stars ever formed in the universe.
Telescopes are time machines, and astronomers are using them to find the first stars ever formed in the universe.
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Whether you've got young kids you want to protect, or you're keen to cultivate healthier online habits for yourself, there are a number of ways to block access to specific websites on your home network ...
Whether you've got young kids you want to protect, or you're keen to cultivate healthier online habits for yourself, there are a number of ways to block access to specific websites on your home network.
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A set of 135 million-year-old fossils, once thought lost during World War II, are now accounted for and analyzed.
A set of 135 million-year-old fossils, once thought lost during World War II, are now accounted for and analyzed.
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School is nearly back in session, which means scoring great deals on a new laptop.
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Benjamin C. Waterhouse on "One Day I'll Work for Myself: The Dream and Delusion That Conquered America"
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Peoples & Things host, Lee Vinsel, talks to Benjamin Waterhouse, full-as-full-can- be Professor of History at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, about his book, One Day I’ll Work for Myself: The Dream and Delusion that Conquered America (Norton, 2024). The book examines how the ideal of self-employment became so prominent in the United St…
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Sara J. Charles, "The Medieval Scriptorium: Making Books in the Middle Ages" (Reaktion Books, 2024)
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The Medieval Scriptorium: Making Books in the Middle Ages (Reaktion, 2024) by Sara J. Charles takes the reader on an immersive journey through mediaeval manuscript production in the Latin Christian world. Each chapter opens with a lively vignette by a mediaeval narrator – including a parchment-maker, scribe and illuminator – introducing various asp…
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Why do certain musical sounds move us while others leave us cold? Are musical trends simply that—or do they contain insights into the culture at large? Our guest is a musicologist who studies pop and electronic dance music. She’s fascinated by the way EDM privileges timbral and rhythmic complexity over the chord changes and harmonic complexities of…
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Aimee Louise Middlemiss, "Invisible Labours: The Reproductive Politics of Second Trimester Pregnancy Loss in England" (Berghahn Books, 2024)
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Tracing women’s experiences of miscarriage and termination for foetal anomaly in the second trimester, before legal viability, shows how such events are positioned as less ‘real’ or significant when the foetal being does not, or will not, survive. Invisible Labour: The Reproductive Politics of Second Trimester Pregnancy Loss in England (Berghahn, 2…
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Zoë Bossiere, "Cactus Country: A Boyhood Memoir" (Abrams Press, 2024)
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Today, I interview Zoë Bossiere about Cactus Country: A Boyhood Memoir (Abrams Press, 2024). Bossiere is writer from Tucson, Arizona. They are the managing editor of Brevity: A Journal of Concise Literary Nonfiction, as well as the coeditor of two anthologies: The Best of Brevity and The Lyric Essay as Resistance. Today, we talk about their debut m…
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Nancy E. Berg and Naomi B. Sokoloff, "Since 1948: Israeli Literature in the Making" (SUNY Press, 2020)
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Toward the end of the twentieth century, an unprecedented surge of writing altered the Israeli literary scene in profound ways. As fresh creative voices and multiple languages vied for recognition, diversity replaced consensus. Genres once accorded lower status—such as the graphic novel and science fiction—gained readership and positive critical no…
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