Best Science In Plain English Podcasts (2024)

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#005 (038) - Entrevista de Laura Couch Polyglot sobre l'aprenentatge de llengües estrangeres. 25:45

14h ago25:45

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#005 (038) - Gabi is interviewed in this episode in Catalan by a Laura Couch Polyglot. The interview revolves around topics such as what interesting methods for learning different languages Gabi thinks there are. The use of Catalan in public spaces and many more. Check out my blog: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/blog/ Click on the l…

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The Four Biggest Myths About Political Persuasion 46:23

1h ago46:23

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Today's episode is about how we change our minds—and what political science tells us about the best ways to change the minds of voters. Our guest is David Broockman, a political scientist at the University of California Berkeley, and the coauthor, with Josh Kalla, of a new essay in Slow Boring on Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, and the most persuasive…

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Multivitamin Tips 17:02

8h ago17:02

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How to pick a multivitamin. what about gummy vitamins and which multivitamins should you avoid? How to tell a good vitamin from a not-so-good multivitamin. Supplement Facts Coffee Mug: https://joecannon.creator-spring.com/listing/supplement-facts-mug Consultations https://supplementclarity.com/private-consultations/ Get My Rhabdo Book Education is …

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How to Be Happy and the Science of Cognitive Time Travel 1:07:19

4d ago1:07:19

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Laurie Santos is a superstar in the crowded field of happiness research. She is a cognitive scientist at Yale University whose course on the psychology of happiness was the most popular class in the school's history. She is the host of the immensely popular ‘Happiness Lab’ podcast. Today, she and Derek talk about her favorite lessons from modern ha…

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Episode 16 The Life and Death of Richard II and The History Plays Of Shakespeare As Propaganda 31:56

6d ago31:56

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Show notes for Episode 16 Builders of Empire Annals Of Scientism Why Freemasonry Is A Religion Freemasonry Book Review Ryance/Jacobi Declaration Of Reasonable Doubt about Shakespeare Friends of Article V Constitutional ConventionBy Robert Frederick

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Market Meltdown FAQ: Recession Fears, Global Stock Wipeout, and the Case for Calm 28:36

8d ago28:36

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In a special emergency-ish episode, Bloomberg's Conor Sen joins the show to discuss a buffet of economic and financial fears, including a disappointing jobs report, a meltdown in global stocks, the "carry trade" heard round the world, the smartest criticisms of (and smartest defense of) the Federal Reserve's decision not to raise interest rates, an…

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Why Are Robocalls So Hard to Stop? (Plus: Kamala and the Gender Wars.) 54:46

11d ago54:46

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Derek offers his thoughts on Kamala Harris, the new 2024 reality, and gender polarization in the "boys vs. girls" election. Then we talk about the spam apocalypse. The average American receives one spam call or text every single day, adding up to tens of billions of robocalls and texts per year. Derek welcomes Joshua Bercu, the executive director o…

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#037 - Introduction to Jewish history in America. 11:03

14d ago11:03

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#037 - In this episode Gabi gives an introduction to Jewish migrations to the US. Check out my blog: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/blog/ Click on the link below for transcriptions: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/podcast-transcripts/ Click on the link below to listen to this episode: https://learninglanguagesinsociet…

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#036 - Scandinavian sound patters in American English. 5:11

14d ago5:11

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#036 - In this episode Gabi gives a few sound patters most commonly found a few generations back in Scandinavian-American communities across the US. Check out my blog: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/blog/ Click on the link below for transcriptions: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/podcast-transcripts/ Click on the link…

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Do Copper Peptides Grow Hair? 24:31

15d ago24:31

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Can copper peptides regrow hair? I went down a rabbit hole looking for the research, so you don’t have to. I discovered something that nobody is talking about. If you do the research yourself, you need to know that the technical name for copper peptides is GHK-CU. GHK is a peptide composed of glycine, histidine, and lysine. When GHK binds to copper…

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#035 - Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish and Icelandic migrations in the Great Plains. 43:17

18d ago43:17

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#035 - In this episode Gabi explains in detail the expansion of the Scandinavian migration in the US. Check out my blog: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/blog/ Click on the link below for transcriptions: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/podcast-transcripts/ Click on the link below to listen to this episode: https://learn…

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Why Are Conservatives Happier Than Progressives? 55:06

20d ago55:06

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It is a general rule of thumb that richer societies are happier societies. This is true across countries, as GDP and life satisfaction are highly correlated. And it is true across time. Countries get happier as they get richer. But there is a caveat to this general principle. Which is that the United States is not nearly as contented as its gross n…

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#034 - Introduction to Scandinavian migrations to the US. 7:50

19d ago7:50

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#032 - In this episode Gabi explains based on the following website https://padutch.net/what-is-pd/ what Pennsylvania Dutch is. Check out my blog: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/blog/ Click on the link below for transcriptions: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/podcast-transcripts/ Click on the link below to listen to t…

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#033 - A story of nineteenth century immigrants from Rheinhessen to Wisconsin. 34:49

20d ago34:49

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#033 - In this episode Gabi paraphrases a research paper called Transplanted but not Uprooted: 19th-Century Immigrants from Hessen-Darmstadt in Wisconsin. Helmut Schmahl, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Germany. The paper tells a beautiful story that I found perfect for illustrating better this sequence of episodes on European migrations to t…

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#032 - Pennsylvania Dutch. 9:14

21d ago9:14

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#032 - In this episode Gabi explains based on the following website https://padutch.net/what-is-pd/ what Pennsylvania Dutch is. Check out my blog: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/blog/ Click on the link below for transcriptions: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/podcast-transcripts/ Click on the link below to listen to t…

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#031 - German migrations in the US. 20:48

21d ago20:48

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#031 - In this episode Gabi gives a brief summary of the waves of German and Ashkenazi migrations from Europe to North America. Check out my blog: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/blog/ Click on the link below for transcriptions: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/podcast-transcripts/ Click on the link below to listen to t…

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Does Ashwagandha Raise Testosterone or Muscle Strength? 35:07

26d ago35:07

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Can ashwagandha boost testosterone levels in men? Let's review the results of 6 clincal trials and reveal what happened to total testosterone and free testosterone, how much ashwagandha was used and also explore the possible effects this herb may have on improving muscle strength. KSM-66 Ashwagandha: https://amzn.to/46hFBNQ Supplement Facts Coffee …

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Harsh Truths About 2024 and the Future of the U.S. Economy 52:10

26d ago52:10

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On today's episode: the state of American politics and the future of America's economy. Derek discusses a media myth in the aftermath of the failed Trump assassination attempt and reviews three basic truths about Joe Biden's doomed presidential bid. Then, Chicago Fed president Austan Goolsbee joins the show to answer Derek's blunt question, "Are yo…

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Book Reviews on Freemasonry 1:04:15

30d ago1:04:15

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Four books about Freemasonry reviewed: (The next Shakespeare play I will do a deep dive on is King Henry IV Part 1) 1. Builders Of Empire (2012). The first scholarly book ever written on the link between the British Empire and Freemasonry. Historian Jessica Harland-Jacobs provides overwhelming evidence that Freemasonry in many ways ACTUALLY CREATED…

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Raise GLP-1 With Foods & Supplements 9:25

1M ago9:25

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Glucagon-like peptide 1, better known as GLP-1, is at the heart of how medications like Ozempic/Wegovy (Semaglutide), Trulicity (Dulaglutide), Monjaro (Tirepatide), and others work. They are very effective at lowering blood sugar, curbing appetite, and reducing hunger, but what if you wanted to try to raise GLP1 naturally with foods or supplements?…

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"The Weirdest Housing Market in Recent History" 55:26

1M ago55:26

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Skyrocketing rates, shrinking affordability: The U.S. housing market is a mess. It's also a bit of a mystery. Why are prices still sky-high, even though many measures of demand are weak? If the supply of new homes is nearing a historic high, how come the inventory for existing homes is close to a historic low? Today's guests agree that this is one …

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Shady New TikTok Shopping Trend 4:13

1M ago4:13

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Have you seen the TikTok shopping videos featuring doctors on TV and ABC World News? This seems to be a shady new trend on TikTok you need to be aware of. Consultations https://supplementclarity.com/private-consultations/ This is the anti-wrinkle serium I mentioned. Look how inexpensive it is https://amzn.to/3LgvTBw Get My Rhabdo Book Education is …

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"People Feel Lied To": The White House, the Media, and the Joe Biden Blame Game 58:18

1M ago58:18

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Joe Biden's disastrous debate performance has created a crisis for the Democratic Party and a set of interlocking debates about whether the White House—or the White House media—covered up his cognitive decline. The Atlantic’s Mark Leibovich, who first wrote that Biden should drop out of the race two years ago, joins to discuss Biden campaign strate…

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NMN: Anti-Aging Marvel? Every Human Study Analyzed 36:06

2M ago36:06

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I analyzed every human clinical trial of nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN) currently available to see if it really works to slow down or reverse aging. See how much NMN was used in the studies, as well as what the benefits and side effects, including what happens when people took the proprietary form of NMN called MIB-626. Here’s what I discovered.…

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Whatever Happened to Serial Killers? 44:43

2M ago44:43

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In the first five decades of the 20th century, the number of serial killers in the U.S. remained at a very low level. But between the 1950s and 1960s, the number of serial killers tripled. Between the 1960s and 1970s, they tripled again. In the 1980s and 1990s, they kept rising. And then, just as suddenly as the serial killer emerged as an American…

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The Radical Cultural Shift Behind America's Declining Birth Rate 53:40

2M ago53:40

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We've done several podcasts on America's declining fertility rate, and why South Korea has the lowest birthrate in the world. But we've never done an episode on the subject quite like this one. Today we go deep on the psychology of having children and not having children, and the cultural revolution behind the decline in birthrates in America and t…

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Health Headlines You Missed 1:00:49

2M ago1:00:49

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In this episode, we talk about the Health Headlines you missed. We’ll talk about new vitamin D testing guidelines, possible new health effects of olive oil, Google Fitbit news, new statin guidelines, weight loss supplements doctors say work – but do they- and more. Watch these videos too: https://youtu.be/qRN54kQgjvQ https://youtu.be/eOmhP7WzJcg ht…

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Breathing Is Easy. But We’re Doing It Wrong. 54:52

2M ago54:52

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Today’s episode is about the science of breathing—from the evolution of our sinuses and palate, to the downsides of mouth breathing and the upsides of nasal breathing, to specific breath techniques that you can use to reduce stress and fall asleep fast. Our guest is James Nestor, the author of the bestselling book 'Breath: The New Science of a Lost…

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The News Media’s Dangerous Addiction to ‘Fake Facts’ 47:54

2M ago47:54

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What do most people not understand about the news media? I would say two things. First: The most important bias in news media is not left or right. It’s a bias toward negativity and catastrophe. Second: That while it would be convenient to blame the news media exclusively for this bad-news bias, the truth is that the audience is just about equally …

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Microplastics Are Everywhere. How Dangerous Are They? 46:27

3M ago46:27

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Plastic is a life-saving technology. Plastic medical equipment like disposable syringes and IV bags reduce deaths in hospitals. Plastic packaging keeps food fresh longer. Plastic parts in cars make cars lighter, which could make them less deadly in accidents. My bike helmet is plastic. My smoke detector is plastic. Safety gates for babies: plastic.…

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Why the New NBA Deal Is So Weird. Plus, How Sports Rights Actually Work. 48:33

3M ago48:33

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In an age of cults, sports are the last gasp of the monoculture—the last remnant of the 20th century mainstream still standing. Even so, the new NBA media rights deal is astonishing. At a time when basketball ratings are in steady decline, the NBA is on the verge of signing a $70-plus billion sports rights deal that would grow its annual media righ…

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Episode 15- What's Race Got To Do With It? Shakespeare, Homosexuality and Othello:The Empire As Iago 1hr 1:01:33

3M ago1:01:33

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Sydney Poitier, the most famous Black American actor of the 1950’s and 1960’s refused to play the part of Othello. He refused to play a black man who was a dupe. (0:00) First, a review of the Authorship Hoax…after 400 years the world has finally discovered that William of Stratford did not write the most famous plays of all time. What does the hoax…

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What America’s Bold New Economic Experiment Is Missing 59:29

3M ago59:29

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The news media is very good at focusing on points of disagreement in our politics. Wherever Democrats and Republicans are butting heads, that's where we reliably find news coverage. When right and left disagree about trans rights, or the immigration border bill, or abortion, or January 6, or the indictments over January 6, you can bet that news cov…

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The Five Superstars Who Invented the Modern NBA 49:23

3M ago49:23

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The game of basketball has changed dramatically in the last 40 years. In the early 1990s, Michael Jordan said that 3-point shooting was "something I don’t want to excel at," because he thought it might make him a less effective scorer. 20 years later, 3-point shots have taken over basketball. The NBA has even changed dramatically in the last decade…

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Can Black Seeds Cure HIV? 21:37

3M ago21:37

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Can black seeds cure HIV? The idea that black seeds, also called Nigella sativa, can reverse HIV has been floating around the internet for several years, and unlike other natural cures, there is research on it. Let’s review one of the more recent human clinical studies. See the videos below for more insights. Also, what's up with Lunchables? Are th…

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Are Smartphones Really Driving the Rise in Teenage Depression? 38:05

3M ago38:05

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Today—a closer critical look at the relationship between smartphones and mental health. One of the themes we’ve touched on more than any other on this show is that American teenagers—especially girls—appear to be “engulfed” in historic rates of anxiety and sadness. The numbers are undeniable. The Youth Risk Behavior Survey, which is published by th…

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Are Flying Cars Finally Here? 59:34

4M ago59:34

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For decades, flying cars have been a symbol of collective disappointment—of a technologically splendid future that was promised but never delivered. Whose fault is that? Gideon Lewis-Kraus, a staff writer at The New Yorker who has spent 18 months researching the history, present, and future of flying car technology, joins the show. We talk about wh…

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How the Logic of Cults Is Taking Over Modern Life 56:57

4M ago56:57

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Several years ago, I told some friends that I had an idea for a second book. It would be called ‘Everything Is a Cult.’ I’d noticed that in an age of declining religiosity, capitalism was filling the god-shaped hole left by the demise of organized religion with companies and services and products that were amassing a cult-like following in media, e…

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How Will the Gaza War Finally End? 42:21

4M ago42:21

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Today, with Gaza protests spreading across the country and around the world, we dive deep into what’s actually happening on the ground in the war between Israel and Hamas—and how this war might actually end, or lead to a broader conflict. The status quo in Gaza is horrendous in every conceivable way. Following an attack that killed more than a thou…

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Health Headlines 1:26:22

4M ago1:26:22

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What’s better NMN or NR at raising cellular NAD levels? Which fruits and vegetables are located with pesticides? What’s one thing about rapid weight loss that nobody talks about? These are my takes on several health articles that crossed my computer screen recently. This episode will go longer because I also, at the end, added the audio files to se…

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A Political Scientist on How Protests Can Change Minds or Backfire 55:08

4M ago55:08

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In the last week, hundreds of protests across college campuses and American cities have taken place in response to the war in Gaza. Campus life has shut down at Columbia University in NYC. The news is strewn with images of police confrontations on campuses, from Texas to California. Hundreds of demonstrators across the country have been taken into …

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What Kind of a Superpower Is India Becoming? 1:00:10

4M ago1:00:10

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Today’s episode is all about India.You don’t have to believe that demography is pure destiny to appreciate the fact that the future of India is the future of the world. In 2024, today, India is the largest country by population on the planet, having surpassed China two years ago. In 2050, India is still projected to be the largest country in the wo…

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Health Fads and Fictions: VO2 Max, Supplement Mania, Sunlight, and Immortality 1:00:07

4M ago1:00:07

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Today's show is a critical look at some of the most popular health fads of the moment, with return guests Steve Magness and Brad Stulberg, from the Growth Equation and the ‘FAREWELL’ podcast. We’re talking VO2 max, the benefits of sunlight, so-called morning and nighttime “stacks” (complex multivitamin routines for optimizing your energy and sleep)…

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#030 - Introduction to European waves of migration in the United State of America. 7:11

4M ago7:11

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#028 - In this episode Gabi gives a brief intro to the different waves of European immigrants in the USA. Check out my blog: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/blog/ Click on the link below for transcriptions: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/podcast-transcripts/ Click on the link below to listen to this episode: https://l…

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U.S. Economy FAQ: Skyrocketing Insurance Prices, Stuck Inflation, Higher Rates, and Wrong Experts 47:27

4M ago47:27

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Jason Furman, a professor of economics at Harvard, returns to the show to discuss the biggest economic questions of the moment, including: - Why have home and auto insurance prices skyrocketed? - Why did inflation stop falling in 2024? - How did economic experts get their disinflation forecasts so wrong? - What sticky-high prices are preventing fur…

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If the 2024 Election Is So Important, Why Does It Feel So Boring? 50:45

4M ago50:45

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"This presidential election is not very interesting, but it is important," the political commentator Josh Barro wrote in his newsletter, 'Very Serious.' Americans certainly seem to agree with the first part. Engagement with political news has been in the dumps, and many Americans seem to be tuning out the Biden-Trump II rematch. But the conundrum o…

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#029 - Language and fluency 17:46

4M ago17:46

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#029 - In this episode Gabi tips to acquire fluency in a new language in beginning stages. Check out my blog: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/blog/ Click on the link below for transcriptions: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/podcast-transcripts/ Click on the link below to listen to this episode: https://learninglanguage…

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A Psychologist Explains Four Reasons the Internet Feels So Broken 53:31

4M ago53:31

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Jay Van Bavel is a professor of psychology and neural science at New York University. His lab has published papers on how the internet became a fun-house mirror of extreme political opinions, why the news media has a strong negativity bias, why certain emotions go viral online, why tribalism is inflamed by online activity, and how the internet can …

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Why School Absences Have "Exploded" Across America 43:29

5M ago43:29

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The other day, I read a statistic about my hometown of Washington D.C. that knocked my socks off. In D.C. high schools, 60 percent of students were chronically absent in the last school year. That means they missed one day of school every two weeks. Among ninth graders, it’s even worse: One-third of D.C. freshmen were absent for the equivalent of s…

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OatZempic TikTok Weight Loss Drink. Safe? 17:57

5M ago17:57

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Lost 40 pounds in two months. That’s the claim for OatZempic, the TikTok weight loss drink. What is OatZempic, is it safe? Does it stimulate GLP-1 and how to make it more effective. Watch the OatZempic video https://youtu.be/OO317w646yQ OatZempic Full Review: https://supplementclarity.com/oatzempic-tiktok-oatmeal-weight-loss-drink-review/ Consultat…

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