Twice-weekly discussion about China's engagement across Africa and the Global South hosted by journalist Eric Olander and Asia-Africa scholar Cobus van Staden in Johannesburg.
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Red Menace is a podcast that explains and analyzes revolutionary theory and then applies its lessons to our contemporary conditions. Hosted by Alyson Escalante and Breht O'Shea.
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Thoughts, aloud. Hosted by Michelle Cottle, Ross Douthat, Carlos Lozada and Lydia Polgreen. Every Friday, from New York Times Opinion. Listen to this podcast in New York Times Audio, our new iOS app for news subscribers. Download now at nytimes.com/audioapp
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Join Crisis Group's Executive Vice President Richard Atwood as he dives deep into the conflicts that rage around the globe with Crisis Group analysts and special guests. These experts bring a unique, on-the-ground perspective to understanding both why those conflicts persist — and what could bring them to an end. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Gideon Rachman, the Financial Times chief foreign affairs columnist talks to the decision-makers and thinkers who are shaping world affairs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Fmr. The Michael Brooks Show crew Matt Lech & David Griscom work to cover & build a strong, popular, working-class rooted, no BS Socialist Left. With a special focus on the international struggle and Texas, the South, & the West. The weekly show is live on Youtube @ 7 Central with Griscom streams on Tuesday afternoon.
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Welcome to the LSE Middle East Centre's podcast feed. The MEC builds on LSE's long engagement with the Middle East and North Africa and provides a central hub for the wide range of research on the region carried out at LSE. Follow us and keep up to date with our latest event podcasts and interviews!
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A journey into the heart of South Africa politics, through interviews and analysis, with your guide Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh. Ayeye!
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As the United States confronts an ever-changing set of international challenges, our foreign policy leaders continue to offer the same old answers. But what are the alternatives? In None Of The Above, the Eurasia Group Institute for Global Affairs' Mark Hannah asks leading global thinkers for new answers and new ideas to guide an America increasingly adrift in the world. www.noneoftheabovepodcast.org
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The "Church Politics" Podcast is where you can get in-depth political analysis from a Christian worldview.
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South Africa is a movie. Welcome to the watch party.
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Each episode of Why It Matters breaks down an issue that is shaping our world’s future. Join host Gabrielle Sierra as she speaks with the leaders and thinkers who are facing these questions head on. Fueled by the minds at the Council on Foreign Relations, Why It Matters brings some of the world’s most compelling stories home to you.
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Interviews with Scholars of Western Europe about their New Books Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/european-studies
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International development experts share their ideas on smarter policies for a better world. Hosted by the Center for Global Development.
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Foresight Africa podcast celebrates the dynamism and optimism across Africa and explores strategies for broadening the benefits of growth to all people in the region. Host Landry Signé, senior fellow in the Africa Growth Initiative at the Brookings Institution, interviews policy experts and leaders from the public sector, private sector, and civil society on key trends affecting people and nations on the continent.
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Fearless music activists. Savvy tech entrepreneurs. Social disrupters. Into Africa shatters the narratives that dominate U.S. perceptions of Africa. Host Mvemba Phezo Dizolele, Africa program director and senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington D.C., sits down with policymakers, journalists, academics and other trailblazers in African affairs to shine a spotlight on the faces spearheading cultural, political, and economic change on the continent.
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Across the world, from Europe to Asia, the Americas to the Middle East, tensions are rising between nation states. Traditional alliances and alignments are constantly evolving in the 21st century. An understanding of defence and security policy and the tides of political, social and economic changes is crucial for any informed understanding of our world. 2024 sees war in Europe and Israel, and elections in major economies, including the US, the UK, Taiwan, South Africa, and many others. Insu ...
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Moneyweb and Jeremy Maggs bring you robust conversations with South Africa’s top business leaders. FixSA offers solutions for the country’s national issues.
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Since 1982, Crisis Magazine has been America's leading source for Catholic perspectives on religion, culture, and politics. Join editor-in-chief Eric Sammons and leading Catholics on "Crisis Point."
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A critical lens on the history of the present on West Asia and North Africa. Interviews with experts and archival mashups. Created by Sina Rahmani (twitter: @urorientalist)
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Interviews with Scholars of Africa about their New Books Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/african-studies
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'This Is Palestine' is a podcast that highlights people, issues, and events around Palestine. We bring you stories from the ground in Palestine, and we speak with experts and activists to bring you unique perspectives and analysis about Palestine from across the world. This podcast is a project of the Institute for Middle East Understanding (IMEU).
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TRUNEWS is a daily news and inspiration Godcast, founded by Rick Wiles. Rick Wiles is the father of “citizen reporting.” He pioneered alternative media long before the arrival of blogs and podcasts. TRUNEWS has an extremely loyal audience around the world. The program is 100% listener-supported. Guests include members of the US Congress, members of the European Parliament, members of the British Parliament, scientists, astronauts, climatologists, billionaires, investors, top-selling authors, ...
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The show that debunks misinformation on WhatsApp. Brought to you by Africa Check and Volume Podcasts.
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Ufahamu Africa is a podcast about life and politics on the African continent, co-hosted by Kim Yi Dionne, professor of political science at the University of California, Riverside, and Rachel Beatty Riedl, professor of government at Cornell University. Each Saturday, a new episode highlights what is happening in the news, followed by an interview with a diverse thinker or innovator who is deeply ingrained in the life, culture, and politics of the continent.
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Newsmakers and Guest Experts offer their insights and perspectives into the national and global discourse on politics, economics, education, social matters and comprehensive dialogues on cultural diversity and other essential issues of public interest like, poverty alleviation, unemployment rate and health related issues.
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Helping believers think Christianly about theological and cultural issues by engaging in curious conversations with a diverse range of thoughtful people.
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Clothes Minded is a podcast about decoding the language of fashion through the African lens. Host, Khensani Mohlatlole, a South African writer, sustainable fashion advocate and designer, explores the layers of history, culture, identity and politics woven into our wardrobes with insights from African designers, artisans, academics and industry insiders.
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Giving my thoughts on politics and culture from southern Africa, as well as interviews with interesting thinkers and doers.
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Babel will take you beyond the headlines to discuss what’s really happening in the Middle East and North Africa. It features regional experts who explain what’s going on, provide context on pivotal developments, and highlight trends you may have missed. Jon Alterman, senior vice president, Zbigniew Brzezinski Chair in Global Security and Geostrategy, and director of the Middle East Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies hosts the podcast along with his colleagues from ...
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Unlock a World of Insight: Your Passport to Global Development! Embark on a journey that transcends borders and transcends boundaries. Our podcast is your gateway to a deeper understanding of democracy, poverty eradication, and the urgent battle against climate change. In each episode, we transport you to the heart of developing and "emerging economies" in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. As we tackle the world's most pressing issues, we don't just dwell on problems; we spotlight innovative ...
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Let's take a walk through some of the books I have read and see what they can teach us about the world we live in.
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Various people in the know tell us the truth about what’s going on in South African and global politics.
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POWER Perspective is a talkback show hosted by Denzil Taylor, typically featuring no-holds barred discussions ranging from politics and socioeconomic matters to religion and lifestyle topics. POWER Perspective brings you hard-hitting interviews and debates featuring all the big names in politics. This show has a dedicated fanbase of “Perspectivians” and is a must-listen in order to understand what is happening politically in the South Africa of today.
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Hosted by Will Shoki, the Africa Is a Country Podcast is a weekly destination for analysis of current events, culture, and sports on the African continent and its diaspora, from the left.
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Bongani Bingwa's The Political Desk gives listeners insight into the major political stories dominating the headlines in South Africa.
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The weekly political show by top journalists of the Sunday Times discussing the week's biggest stories, toughest topics in a tight and guided conversation. An Arena Holdings Production. Keywords: podcast, analysis, politics, social justice, news commentary, economy, opinions, accountability
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This podcast is for people who are interested in Africa’s development. We bring you interesting conversations with local, national, and international African leaders from all walks of life (home and abroad). Leaders who are doing their bit to progress Africa’s development. Conversation topics will range from Education, Science, Economics, Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Business, Politics, Health, Relationships, Career, Spirituality, Entertainment, Art, Social, and Other Global Issues. Convers ...
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Lee Wingate and Paul Watson explore the weird and wonderful world of football across FIFA’s 211 member states – and sometimes beyond. Join us once a week as round up the global football headlines with a touch of geography, politics, history, culture and food, plus a healthy dose of humour.
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Critical South unpacks political theory in the context of the global south, to help people understand the political developments, ideas , events and issues of the day.
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Political extremism in America, China's secret military base in Tajikistan
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On today's episode, we check in with Deputy US Editor Rozina Sabur about what the assassination attempt against Donald Trump tells us about political extremism in the United States. Then Senior Foreign Correspondent Sophia Yan reports on a secret military base in Tajikistan at the heart of China's plans to challenge Russia for dominance in Central …
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Michelle Moffat, "Scottish Society in the Second World War: Tradition, Tension, Transformation" (Edinburgh UP, 2023)
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Surprisingly little is known about Scottish experiences of the Second World War. Scottish Society in the Second World War (Edinburgh University Press, 2023) by Dr. Michelle Moffat addresses this oversight by providing a pioneering account of society and culture in wartime Scotland. While significantly illuminating a pivotal episode in Scottish hist…
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GOP Election Enthusiasm, Netanyahu Addresses U.S. Congress, Cyprus 50 Years After Invasion, and More
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The world reacts to the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and the selection of Ohio Senator J.D. Vance as former President Donald Trump’s running mate; Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a joint session of Congress; Cyprus marks fifty years since the Turkish invasion that left the country still split in two; a…
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Charities that are making a difference in communities
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As we mark International Mandela Day today, we thought of speaking to some of the charities in our country that are making a difference in the various communities. Normally on a day like this, we speak to companies and other organisations that are reaching out today only and normally go away after that. These charities face various challenges to st…
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Yesterday, the African National Congress postponed their disciplinary committee proceedings against former President, Jacob Zuma for campaigning for a different party. During the election seasons, former President Zuma insisted that he is still a member of the ANC while addressing public MK Party rallies. This morning, we thought to look at why it …
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Democrats Still Searching for the ‘Biden Exit’ as Pressure Increases on ‘Covid Joe’
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Welcome to Trunews for July 18, 2024, I’m Doc Burkhart. Rick Wiles has outside commitments today, but the news of the world goes on, and we are providing the latest analysis and commentary. We will have more disturbing updates to the attempt to murder Donald Trump in a few moments. Adam Schiff and Chuck Schumer say President Biden should step aside…
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The reSURGEnce Conference Durban is an international investment conference which is a transformative initiative bringing together industry leaders, clergy, entrepreneurs, investors, financers and government officials. These officials represent the United States, Africa and South Africa for insightful discussions, networking opportunities, and colla…
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Justin and Chris discuss the assassination attempt on Trump and what it means heading into the election Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy AND Campaign
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CGD Podcast: Paraguay’s Sustainable Growth Strategy with Carlos Fernández Valdovinos
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CGD’s Liliana Rojas Suarez speaks with Paraguay’s Minister of Finance Carlos Fernández Valdovinos about the keys to the country’s growth, including the impact of recent reforms, aligning development policy with climate goals, and diversifying the economy.
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A Navy frigate commander and a British submarine captain on playing cat and mouse in a ‘little bubble of GCHQ’ "When a torpedo starts coming straight at you, there’s only one thing a submarine crew can do – snap into “full evasion” mode. Captain Ryan Ramsey issues swift orders. His crew responds immediately, twisting the Royal Navy’s Trafalgar-clas…
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China-Africa Relations as Seen From the United States
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As Chinese engagement in Africa steadily increased over the past twenty-five years, the U.S. has struggled to respond. Africa has consistently been a low priority in U.S. foreign policy, even with China's growing presence on the continent, and that's especially true today as events in the Middle East, Russia, and the South China Sea dominate the ag…
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Anthony Di Renzo, "Pasquinades: Essays from Rome's Famous Talking Statue" (Cayuga Lake Books, 2023)
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Anthony Di Renzo's Pasquinades: Essays from Rome's Famous Talking Statue (Cayuga Lake Books, 2023) is the most audacious guide to Rome you will ever read. Pasquino, the city’s witty talking statue, will introduce you to the gallant heroes and grotesque villains, humble peddlers and flamboyant nobles, whores and saints and movie stars who have reign…
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Denzil is joined by Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries Dion George. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By POWER98.7
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What Do We Actually Know about Transition Regret and Detransitioning? Dr. Paul Eddy
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Dr. Paul Eddy is professor of biblical and theological studies at Bethel University and is on the pastoral executive team at Woodland Hills Church (Minneapolis). Paul is the author/editor of several books and articles, including Understanding Transgender Identities: Four Views. Paul also serverd as a research assistant at The Center for Faith, Sexu…
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Leaders unite to solve global challenges on Mandela Day
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Denzil joined by Kelo Kubu, a TEDxJohannesburg licensee and curator. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By POWER98.7
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America’s Election Antics & Assassinations
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Where does America go from here after such tumultuous political happenings? A gunman opened fire on former President Donald Trump at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania… President Joe Biden has more flubs on-stage… the Republican National Convention is currently underway with many developments… and the list goes on! The Guardian's Washington DC bureau …
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Gideon discusses the latest drama in the US presidential race with his friend and colleague Ed Luce at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. After his narrow escape from an assassination attempt, Donald Trump is looking like a winner. How would he change the US political landscape during a second term and can the Democrats find a strateg…
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Last week, one of our listeners shared their distress surrounding the closure of public schools and if this decision would compromise the learning outcomes for affected pupils. Last month, the Department of Education in the Eastern Cape announced that they intend on closing 1142 public schools due to dwindling learner attendance numbers. MEC of Edu…
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As widely expected, Rwandan President Paul Kagame is set to remain in power for a fourth term in office. By last night (Tuesday) he had already won 99.15 percent of the vote in an election where only two challengers were allowed to run against him. What is it we need to understand about Rwanda and why they keep Paul Kagame in power? What is he doin…
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Rep. Cory Mills Demands Secret Service Scrutiny in Assassination Attempt
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Is the United States Secret Service guilty of a mindboggling level of incompetence or conspiracy to commit murder? It is not conspiratorial to ask the question. The American people witnessed on Saturday the attempted assassination of a former President and the leading candidate for President in 2024. The shooting happened days after Mr. Trump’s ene…
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South Africa, 30 years after apartheid: part 1
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This spring marked the thirtieth anniversary of the election of Nelson Mandela as South Africa’s president and the end of apartheid, the system of legalized racial segregation that had existed in South Africa for decades. Around the same time as that anniversary, there was another momentous event in the country: South Africans went to the polls in …
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Sarah Milton, "Ageing and New Intimacies: Gender, Sexuality and Temporality in an English Salsa Scene" (Manchester UP, 2024)
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The 'baby boom' generation, born between the 1940s and the 1960s, is often credited with pioneering new and creative ways of relating, doing intimacy and making families. With this cohort now entering mid and later life in Britain, they are also said to be revolutionising the experience of ageing. Are the romantic practices of this 'revolutionary c…
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Nuria Silleras-Fernandez, "The Politics of Emotion: Love, Grief, and Madness in Medieval and Early Modern Iberia" (Cornell UP, 2024)
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The Politics of Emotion: Love, Grief, and Madness in Medieval and Early Modern Iberia (Cornell University Press, 2024) by Dr. Nuria Silleras-Fernandez explores the intersection of powerful emotional states—love, melancholy, grief, and madness—with gender and political power on the Iberian Peninsula from the Middle Ages to the early modern period. U…
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US-South Africa relations ahead of AGOA Summit
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Denzil joined by Academic, Dr Gideon Chitanga. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By POWER98.7
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178 - JD Vance's Miserable Valley & Trump Rally Aftermath
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Welcome friends. Matt & David talk about this weekend's events and are joined by Jacob Silverman (@SilvermanJacob) author of the upcoming "Gilded Rage" to talk about JD Vance and the right wing Silicon Valley alliance. Keep up with Jacob's book here: https://www.jacobsilverman.com/i/144793132/gilded-rage-elon-musk-and-the-radicalization-of-silicon-…
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Pub team's European win, a mystery island coaching job & a Sweeper-sponsored team
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Part 1 is dedicated to the best part of the European football calendar: the UEFA club competition qualifying rounds. We chat about the Gibraltarian pub team that claimed a win in the Conference League, the victorious Polish and Romanian teams in the Europa League and the part-timers from the Faroe Islands excelling in the Champions League. In Part …
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Operation Coverup: Politicians and Media Won’t Say What the Rest of Us Know about Assassination
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An emotional, teary-eyed President Trump made a dramatic appearance last night at the Republican National Convention alongside his Vice-Presidential running mate Sen. JD Vance. Most of the discussion today will be on the massive coverup of the attempted assassination of President Trump. Rick Wiles, Doc Burkhart. Airdate 07/16/2024 Listen to this FU…
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Masoud Pezeshkian recently won the runoff election to replace Iran's late president, Ebrahim Raisi. This week, Leah Hickert speaks with Jon Alterman, director of the Middle East Program at CSIS, about Pezeshkian and the election's impact on regional politics. A new Analysis from the CSIS Middle East Program. Jon Alterman, "The Impacts of Raisi's De…
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Explosive VBS affidavit: EFF, ANC, Treasury, Floyd Shivambu, Tshifhiwa Matodzi, Julius Malema
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In today’s episode, we explore the sordid VBS scandal, its origins, the explosive leaked affidavit of Tshifhiwa Matodzi, and its implications for various political parties and state institutions, from the EFF to the ANC, and from SARS to Treasury. How to support: 📖 Purchase my book - "The New Apartheid": https://sizwempofuwalsh.com/product/t... 📚 L…
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MPs complain that only English and Afrikaans are catered for by translators
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MPs in at least four parliamentary committees where there was no interpretation provided for languages besides English and Afrikaans did not take kindly to the failure.By TimesLIVE Podcasts
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"Landscape of deathmaking": The Palestine/Mexico Border w/ Taylor Miller
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Friend of the show Alex Aviña guests hosts an episode with geographer Taylor Miller about the intertwined systems of carceral border control policing the US/Mexico border and Palestine. Watch the video edition on The East is a Podcast YouTube channel "A Pause, On Possibility" https://www.averyreview.com/issues/65/a-pause-on-possibility The Universi…
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Bryan continues this morning on the topic of financial planning which consists of four principles. For the past few weeks he dealt with estate, trust as well as investment panning. Guest: Bryan Hirsch, Chairperson of Bryan Hirsch, Colley & Associates (Pty) LimitedBy SAfm
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The union’s take on the state of policing
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Yesterday (Monday), newly appointed Police Minister Senzo Mchunu emphasised the importance of keeping the country's police officers safe. He was speaking in Pretoria as he briefed the media, outlining the priorities for the ministry of police in the seventh administration. He says, attacking police officers whether on or off duty is regarded as an …
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Uyinene Mrwetyana's killer to stand trial in attempted rape case
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Convicted killer Luyanda Botha has failed to have a decade-old attempted rape case against him struck from the court roll. Botha appeared in the Wynberg magistrate's court on Tuesday where he is on trial for the alleged attempted rape of a 21-year-old nursing student in 2014. The former postal office worker is serving a life sentence for the rape a…
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Helen Freear-Papio and Candyce Crew Leonard, "The Theatre of Twenty-First Century Spain" (Vernon Press, 2022)
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The interview featured an in-depth dialogue about The Theatre of Twenty-First Century Spain (Vernon Press, 2022), a bilingual collection that examines contemporary Spanish theater and its exploration of identity, anxieties and social urgencies. The editors, Helen Freear-Papio and Candyce Crew Leonard, shared their backgrounds, interests in Spanish …
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Stefanie Coché, "Psychiatric Institutions and Society: The Practice of Psychiatric Committal in the "Third Reich," the Democratic Republic of Germany, and the Federal Republic of Germany, 1941-1963" (Routledge ...
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Stefanie Coché's Psychiatric Institutions and Society: the Practice of Psychiatric Commital in the “Third Reich,” the Democratic Republic of Germany, and the Federal Republic of Germany, 1941-1963 (London: Routledge, 2024; translated by Alex Skinner) probes how the serious and sometimes fatal decision was made to admit individuals to asylums during…
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Emily Wilbourne, "Voice, Slavery, and Race in Seventeenth-Century Florence" (Oxford UP, 2023)
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Grounded in new archival research documenting a significant presence of foreign and racially-marked individuals in Medici Florence, Voice, Slavery, and Race in Seventeenth-Century Florence (Oxford University Press, 2024) by Dr. Emily Wilbourne argues for the relevance of such individuals to the history of Western music and for the importance of sou…
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Yosefa Raz, "The Poetics of Prophecy: Modern Afterlives of a Biblical Tradition" (Cambridge UP, 2023)
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Since the mid-1700s, poets and scholars have been deeply entangled in the project of reinventing prophecy. Moving between literary and biblical studies, Yosefa Raz's book The Poetics of Prophecy: Modern Afterlives of a Biblical Tradition (Cambridge UP, 2023) reveals how Romantic poetry is linked to modern biblical scholarship's development. On the …
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Did Our Lady of Fatima Save President Trump?
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President Trump avoided being assassinated by less than an inch on the anniversary of an apparition of Our Lady of Fatima. A coincidence or heavenly intervention?By Crisis Magazine
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Questions Swirl Around Secret Service Failure to Protect Trump
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Americans are grateful that an assassin’s bullet did not strike Donald Trump skull on Saturday. Glory to Almighty God for sparing the life of the former president. Nevertheless, serious questions demand answers regarding the failure of the U.S. Secret Service to protect the president. Even more troubling is the possibility that some members of the …
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Sustainability is a challenge facing small-scale farmers and it impacts the business of agriculture at several levels: profitability as the cost of seed to export increases with inflation. One may have to consider whether to diversify the output of your product (think sugarcane and their by-products, for example). One also has to consider whether t…
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Last week we received a call from Robert Dlamini who is chairperson of the Mpumalanga Association of Student Accommodation. He called us from outside the NSFAS offices in Cape Town demanding outstanding payments for students they are accommodating. At first they were denied entry, then when the Talking Point team intervened, the officials then met …
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Toby Green, "A Fistful of Shells: West Africa from the Rise of the Slave Trade to the Age of Revolution" (U Chicago Press, 2019)
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All too often, the history of early modern Africa is told from the perspective of outsiders. In his book A Fistful of Shells: West Africa from the Rise of the Slave Trade to the Age of Revolution (University of Chicago Press, 2019), Toby Green draws upon a range of underutilized sources to describe the evolution of West Africa over a period of four…
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Toby Green, "A Fistful of Shells: West Africa from the Rise of the Slave Trade to the Age of Revolution" (U Chicago Press, 2019)
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All too often, the history of early modern Africa is told from the perspective of outsiders. In his book A Fistful of Shells: West Africa from the Rise of the Slave Trade to the Age of Revolution (University of Chicago Press, 2019), Toby Green draws upon a range of underutilized sources to describe the evolution of West Africa over a period of four…
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Does the Church Have a Crisis of Biblical Illiteracy? Jen Wilkin
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Jen Wilkin is an author and Bible teacher from Dallas, Texas. She has organized and led studies for women in home, church, and parachurch contexts. An advocate for Bible literacy, her passion is to see others become articulate and committed followers of Christ, with a clear understanding of why they believe what they believe, grounded in the Word o…
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Send us a Text Message. In J.B Priestley's An Inspector Calls, we encounter the unfortunate "Eva Smith/Daisy Renton", a young woman whose misfortunte is exacerbated by encounters with members of one wealthy family, The Birlings. In this 2 part episode, I talk about the factors that might have affected the life of a real life Daisy Renton, from Trad…
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