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A charismatic Russian woman arrives in the US on a mission to improve relations between the two countries, and she soon makes some powerful friends. But who is Maria Butina? And who is she working for? As Maria gets closer to the rich and connected she also attracts the attention of the FBI. In the politically charged world of US-Russia relations, everyone has secrets and almost nothing is what it seems. From Wondery, the makers of The Shrink Next Door and Dr. Death comes SPY AFFAIR a story ...
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Justine Bendel, "Litigating the Environment: Process and Procedure Before International Courts and Tribunals" (Edward Elgar, 2023)
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In Litigating the Environment: Process and Procedure Before International Courts and Tribunals (Edward Elgar, 2023), Dr Justine Bendel scrutinises how international courts and tribunals may respond procedurally to an ever-growing list of environmental disputes. In a time of environmental crisis, she lays crucial groundwork for strengthening the app…
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GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy are in high demand and short supply. The internet makes it easy for you to have a compounding pharmacy whip you up a batch—but should you? Guest: Kate Knibbs, senior writer at Wired. Want more What Next TBD? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free listening to the whole What Next family and all your favorite Sl…
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CZM Book Club: Three Stories From Japanese Folklore
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Margaret reads you stories about demons and moon maidens. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts
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News Wrap: Israel signals acceptance of key ceasefire points, ahead of talks next week
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In our news wrap Saturday, Israel signals acceptance of key ceasefire points, ahead of talks next week. Russia presses its assault, as Ukrainian forces push further into Russian territory, and Hurricane Ernesto sweeps back into the Atlantic after battering Bermuda. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders…
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Sunday Extra presents a mix of national and international affairs, analysis and investigation.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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The importance of earthquake planning beyond the West Coast
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This week's 4.4 magnitude tremor in Los Angeles was along a fault that runs through a densely populated area. But California isn't the only region in the U.S. with the potential for major earthquakes. Brian Houston, director of the University of Missouri's Disaster and Community Crisis Center, joins John Yang to discuss earthquake preparedness. PBS…
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Glitches with an app designed to help migrants seek legal asylum in the U.S.
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In July, arrests of those illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border were the lowest U.S. Customs and Border Protection has seen in nearly four years. It comes after the Biden Administration imposed new rules to encourage migrants to use legal pathways to seek asylum. But an app designed to help these asylum seekers isn't always helping the most vul…
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U.S. nursing homes grapple with staffing shortages and requirements
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New federal minimum staffing requirements for nursing homes could eventually require facilities that are paid by Medicare to hire tens of thousands of nurses and aides. But, like many industries around the U.S., these facilities are grappling with staffing shortages. Ali Rogin sits down with Jordan Rau, senior correspondent at KFF Health News, for …
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Ahead of DNC, Contrasting Harris and Trump's Foreign Policies
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First up, we're diving into next week's Democratic National Convention, where President Biden will endorse Kamala Harris as the next Commander-in-Chief. Rahm Emanuel, Biden's ambassador to Japan, joins Christiane to discuss the successes of Biden’s diplomacy and what a Harris foreign policy might look like. Then, we'll explore what a second Trump t…
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Pamela Smart, who was sentence to life in prison without parole for her involvement in the 1990 murder of her husband, talks about the case. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy ABC News
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Jeremy Black, "Rethinking Geopolitics" (Indiana UP, 2024)
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Amid the bloody Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2021 and the escalating tensions across the Taiwan Strait, the geopolitical balance of power has changed significantly in a very short period. If current trends continue, we may be witnessing a tectonic realignment unseen in more than a century. In 1904, Halford Mackinder delivered a seminal lecture en…
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Stuart Elden, "The Birth of Territory" (U Chicago Press, 2013)
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Territory is one of the central political concepts of the modern world and, indeed, functions as the primary way the world is divided and controlled politically. Yet territory has not received the critical attention afforded to other crucial concepts such as sovereignty, rights, and justice. While territory continues to matter politically, and terr…
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How do micro-interactions of resistance, fighting and dialogue shape larger patterns of peace and conflict? How can nonviolent resistance, conflict transformation and diplomacy be analysed in micro-detail? Exploring these questions in The Micro-Sociology of Peace and Conflict (Cambridge University Press, 2023), Dr. Isabel Bramsen introduces micro-s…
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All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. You can now listen to all Cool Zone Media shows, 100% ad-free through the Cooler Zone Media subscription, available exclusively on Apple Podcasts. So, open your Apple Podcasts app, search for “Cooler Zone Media” and subscribe today! http://apple.co/coolerzone See om…
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Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 8/16/24
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Democrats will gather in Chicago to nominate Kamala Harris to replace President Biden on the ticket. Donald Trump may miss Biden the most, as he will now face a much younger Black woman in November. Join moderator Jeffrey Goldberg, Susan Glasser of The New Yorker, Zolan Kanno-Youngs of The New York Times, Tarini Parti of The Wall Street Journal and…
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High stakes as Chicago prepares for the spotlight with the Democratic National Convention beginning Monday....By Chicago Tonight
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Harris unveils economic agenda to combat soaring grocery and housing prices
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In her first major policy speech since becoming the Democratic presidential candidate, Vice President Kamala Harris laid out her vision for combatting rising prices, one of the biggest issues for voters in this year's election and one that's dogged the Biden-Harris administration. Amna Nawaz discussed the specifics of Harris' economic policy propos…
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Gaza cease-fire negotiators make significant progress but sticking points remain
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In the Middle East, mediators working toward a Gaza cease-fire wrapped up a second day of talks and by some indications, it ended on a hopeful note. Nick Schifrin reports. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/fundersBy PBS News
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News Wrap: Ukraine urges residents of Pokrovsk to evacuate as Russian troops close in
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In our news wrap Friday, the eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk has urged residents to evacuate as Russian troops close in, thousands protested in cities across India amid growing national anger after a trainee doctor was raped and killed at a government hospital, hurricane preparations are underway in Bermuda as Ernesto moves closer and former NPR…
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How Chicago residents feel about the city's response to a migrant surge
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Chicago, the city hosting the Democratic National Convention next week, has been at the center of the national conversation around U.S. immigration policy. Laura Barrón-López reports. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/fundersBy PBS News
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Brooks and Capehart on Harris' economic policy proposals
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New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including Vice President Kamala Harris' economic policy proposals, former President Trump's comments about Medal of Honor recipients and which campaign has the momentum heading into the final months of the…
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Underwater sculpture installations highlight the dangers of climate change
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Visitors to a new art installation in the Caribbean will need to take masks and oxygen tanks. "A World Adrift" is an underwater sculptural exhibition and the work of a British artist who wants to highlight the dangers of climate change for the West Indies. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant reports for our coverage on art and climate change and …
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Amid brutal civil war, Sudan's VP defends refusal to participate in U.S.-led peace talks
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Sudan has been caught in a bloody war between the country's army and a militia for 16 months with tens of millions of civilians caught in between. This week, the United States attempted peace talks in Geneva, but the Sudanese armed forces refused to attend. With the support of the Pulitzer Center, special correspondent Leila Molana-Allen discussed …
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The Bright Side: Aussie astronauts, gaming hubs, and unlikely housemates
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The Bright Side shines a light on stories of hope and problem-solving people around Australia.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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This week US presidential candidates Kamala Harris and Donald Trump have been digging into economics, talking about inflation and issues like price gouging. So far in their campaigns, though, one big topic has gone almost unmentioned: climate. Bianna Golodryga speaks to Gina McCarthy, who served as EPA administrator and then as inaugural White Hous…
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Campaign Trail, Cancelling Subscriptions, and Disney D-23
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Campaign trail is in full swing; Elon Musk interviews Trump on X; Ukrainian push into Russia; Puerto Rico power grid; Election misinformation; White House trying to make it easier to cancel subscriptions; Summer Covid surge; Disney D-23; Waymo Horns. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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But it doesn't have to. Myisha Battle, a sexologist and host of KCRW’s How's Your Sex Life?, tells us how to move beyond the apps. This episode was produced by Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Amina Al-Sadi with help from Lissa Soep, fact-checked by Matt Collette, engineered by Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Noel King. Transcript at vox.com/today-explained-po…
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Trash Becomes Treasure At Riverside County Landfill
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As the saying goes, one person’s trash is another’s treasure. And that’s true at a landfill in Riverside County. Workers at the Lamb Canyon Landfill have started rescuing items to resell at a new store. Reporter: Madison Aument, KVCR A new poll shows California voters are supportive of a plan to increase penalties for theft and drug offenses, and t…
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Understanding Biden's Foreign Policy (w/ Richard Beck)
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Get new episodes early at patreon.com/CurrentAffairs! Richard Beck is a senior writer for N+1 magazine and the author of the forthcoming book Homeland: The War on Terror in American Life. His recent article "Bidenism Abroad" in the New Left Review is a vitally useful analysis of Joe Biden's record internationally. He discusses the continuities and …
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How Trump and Harris Compare on Economic Policy
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How do the proposed economic policies of Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump differ—and where is there overlap? Adam Posen, the president of the nonpartisan Peterson Institute for International Economics, joins FP Live to discuss the two campaigns’ agendas. Suggested reading: Adam Posen on Industrial Policy: America’s Zer…
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Federal authorities file charges against five suspects in the case of Matthew Perry’s overdose. Health & Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra joins “Start Here” to discuss discounted drug prices for seniors. And Collins adds 2,000 words to its official Scrabble dictionary. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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Justin Brierley, Writer, Podcaster and Apologist
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In this episode, John sits down with Justin Brierley, an English academic, writer, podcaster, and Christian apologist. They explore cultural shifts in the West, particularly the rise and decline of New Atheism, and how recent years have seen a surprising resurgence of interest in Christianity, even among secular intellectuals. Brierley discusses hi…
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Democracy Promotion, Progressive Realism and the Labour Government’s Policy Towards Asia
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Does the Labour Party’s 2024 election victory spell the end of the United Kingdom’s foreign policy interest in Asia? And how will its ‘progressive realism’ foreign policy paradigm shape its democracy promotion efforts in this region? Listen to Ben Bland as he talks to Petra Alderman about the UK’s post-Brexit tilt towards Asia, the new Labour gover…
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Lauren Benton, "They Called It Peace: Worlds of Imperial Violence" (Princeton UP, 2024)
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A sweeping account of how small wars shaped global order in the age of empires. Imperial conquest and colonization depended on pervasive raiding, slaving, and plunder. European empires amassed global power by asserting a right to use unilateral force at their discretion. They Called It Peace: Worlds of Imperial Violence (Princeton UP, 2024) is a pa…
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Since Elon Musk took over Twitter - now X - in 2022, he’s increasingly used it to push his conservative views. A suit against a non-profit brand safety group of advertisers and an exclusive interview with former President Trump show that Elon was never interested in keeping Twitter as a town square, but rather, a soapbox for him to push his politic…
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And should Starmer be trying to befriend Elon Musk? Hannah Barnes, associate editor, is joined by senior editor George Eaton to answer this week's listener questions. Sign up to the New Statesman's daily politics newsletter: Morning Call Submit a question for a future episode: You Ask Us Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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What 50 years of best-selling books says about us
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The Sunday Times bestsellers list celebrates its 50th anniversary this weekend - so what do Britain’s favourite books say about who we are? A 20 per cent discount is available for Times+ members at timesbookshop.co.uk. This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: http://thetime…
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James explains the significance of the ongoing Turkish bombing campaign against southern Kurdistan and what this means for the Kurdish freedom movement as well civilians in the region. https://www.kurdishpeace.org/research/human-rights/the-kurdish-refugees-at-the-southern-border/ https://cptik.org/reports-1/2024/8/12/civilian-casualties-by-turkish-…
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Why did Kamala Harris sideline Josh Shapiro as her VP pick? Is Trump setting the stage to reject another loss in November? What does it mean to be a Republican today? Join Katty Kay and Anthony Scaramucci as they answer all these questions and more on The Rest Is Politics US. INCOGNI DEAL: https://incogni.com/tripus - try it risk-free now with a 30…
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One on one with the chair of the state’s Democratic Party ahead of the DNC. What issues are most important to Latinos this election cycle. And a local restaurant puts a Caribbean twist on...By Chicago Tonight
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U.S. official says Gaza cease-fire talks will continue, deal key to preventing wider war
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The Gaza war reached a staggering milestone with the Hamas-run health ministry reporting 40,000 Gazans have been killed since Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7. It comes as negotiators met again in Qatar to try and find a path toward a cease-fire, which the U.S. believes is the best way to prevent the war in Gaza from expanding to an even larger regi…
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Gazan families shattered as war's death toll crosses 40,000
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Israel blames Hamas for hiding within civilian areas and said it has killed about 17,000 Hamas fighters in Gaza. If that's true, that still means more than 20,000 civilians have died. Nick Schifrin discusses the latest in Gaza, and Amna Nawaz speaks with Dr. Ahmad Yousaf, an American pediatrician who recently returned from volunteering with humanit…
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News Wrap: Zelenskyy says Ukraine captured Russian town of Sudzha
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In our news wrap Thursday, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy said his country's troops seized the Russian town of Sudzha, a court in Russia sentenced Russian American citizen Ksenia Khavana to 12 years in prison, federal law enforcement officials charged five people in connection with the death of actor Matthew Perry and Bermuda is bracing for Hurrican…
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Fact-checking the latest campaign trail claims from Trump and Harris
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The presidential candidates closed out another busy day on the campaign trail with less than three months to go in the race for the White House. As events and advertising ramp up, so does the volume of misleading claims and outright lies. Former President Trump repeated familiar grievances and several lies during a Thursday news conference. Amna Na…
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Biden administration strikes deal to cut prices on some of Medicare's costliest drugs
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Medicare reached agreements with major pharmaceutical companies to cut the cost the government pays for ten prescription drugs used by millions of Americans. It marks the first time the government has been able to negotiate directly with drugmakers, a result of provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act. Amna Nawaz discussed the impact with Neera Ta…
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How some popular European destinations are trying to deter tourists from pouring in
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Summer vacation time is fast vanishing, but this season was expected to break records worldwide, with billions of people breaking out their suitcases, sandals and swimsuits. But while tourism is a huge money maker, more destinations are annoyed by visitors and asking many to stay away. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant reports on European hotsp…
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Epidemiologist breaks down how and where mpox is spreading
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The World Health Organization has declared a global emergency due to the rapid spread of mpox in several African nations. Experts warn that if it is not contained, the virus could spread even further internationally. Sweden reported the first case outside Africa after an individual was staying there. Ali Rogin discussed more with Anne Rimoin. PBS N…
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A look at James Baldwin's enduring influence on art and activism
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The legendary writer and activist James Baldwin would have turned 100 this month. He is best known for his novels and essays and as a moral voice addressing race, sexuality and the very fabric of American democracy. Jeffrey Brown looks at Baldwin's enduring legacy for our series, Art in Action, exploring the intersection of art and democracy and fo…
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Charges laid over death of actor Matthew Perry
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Five people including doctors charged over the drug-related death of Friends star Matthew Perry.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Across the United States, homelessness has been on the rise. In California, there have been over 181,000 people without a stable place to call home—about 30 percent of the nation’s homeless population. During the COVID-19 pandemic, those numbers continued to rise as earnings dropped and the housing affordability crisis worsened. What interventions …
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