Mat Paget tells stories from the world of video games in 60 Frames, a video game documentary series. Follow him on Twitter: http://twitter.com/MatPaget
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Greenland style sea kayaking expert Dubside shares personal insights on Greenland style sea kayaking, kayak rolling, urban paddling in Philadelphia, the Greenland National Kayaking Championships, and Greenlandic language, culture, and music.
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We talk about Python internals, because we work on Python internals. We joke about stuff, because we’re jokers. Episodes between 60 and 90 minutes in length. We’ve done more than a few so far and it doesn’t seem like we’ll be stopping any time soon! Hi Loren!
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This podcast examines the history of now-defunct or abandoned psychiatric hospitals. Listen every week to learn about the history of mental health care and the true stories of the people who lived and worked behind the walls.
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Each episode will focus on a different aspect or example of the general theme. Our kick-off frame is the awkward position that progressives find themselves in. It seems obvious, at least to a significant portion of Leftists, that “working within the Democratic Party” has to be part of any realistic strategy for making substantive, social democratic or radical change in the United States. What is far less clear is what this means practically, in terms of organization and elections. For many y ...
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Our ringleader, Gaye Ann Bruno and her diverse group of “girlfriends” leave no stone unturned as they discuss various topics ranging from sex, music, spirituality, philosophy, politics and more, in this tongue-in-cheek unfiltered, un-PC, explicit & raw podcast. Managing to discuss at least 25 topics in a one hour roller coaster time frame, these ‘poddy’ mouth girls are “cool” enough to be invited into the boys locker room, and not feel out of place. They are equal parts funny, articulate, th ...
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DUBCAST #59: Exploring Skin-On-Frame Kayak Design Using the Dubcast Index
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IN THIS EPISODE: Dubside shares highlights from his recent trip to Greenland, Sweden, and Denmark. During his journey, he reconnected with old friends, met with Greenlandic musicians, and interviewed traditional kayaking enthusiasts, designers, and builders, gaining fresh insights into the craft. Dubside also demonstrates the power of the Dubcast I…
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#38 Talking with Maurice Isserman: Learning from the Tragedy of American Communism
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Historian Maurice Isserman’s new book: Reds: The Tragedy of American Communism helps us think about how the organized left ought to be organized. We talk about the past’s relevance to the present; Maurice, like us, is an activist, vitally concerned with building a Left that’s democratic and effective. The episode ends with the voice of Swedish sing…
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Ep. 66: History and Lore of Gonjiam Psychiatric Hospital
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Send us a Text Message. This week we travel to South Korea to the defunct Gonjiam Psychiatric Hospital, which was once named the third most haunted place in South Korea and one of the freakiest places in the world. Learn about the legends and myths surrounding the facility, as well as the very real history of mental health treatment in 20th century…
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Ep. 65: People of Seacliff Mental Hospital (Janet Frame, Part 3)
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Send us a Text Message. This week's episode concludes the series on Seacliff Mental Hospital and the story of New Zealand writer Janet Frame. Find out why Frame was sent to Seacliff, how many psychiatric hospitals she would be admitted to, and how her writing actually saved her life. The main source for this episode is Janet Frame's autobiography A…
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Ep. 64: People of Seacliff Mental Hospital (Janet Frame, Part 2)
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Send us a Text Message. This week's episode examines the childhood and young adulthood of New Zealand writer Janet Frame. Learn what it was like for Frame growing up during the Great Depression and World War II, all while hoping to learn to develop and perfect the craft of writing. This episode includes excerpts from very early in her writing caree…
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IN THIS EPISODE: Dubside recalls an article he wrote on navigating the waterways around Philadelphia for the March/April 2001 issue of the Anorak Newsletter, demonstrating the surprising advantages and hazards of using a folding kayak. As he unfolds his experiences, he is reminded of the harrowing tale of Sir John Franklin’s doomed arctic expeditio…
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Ep. 63: People of Seacliff Mental Hospital (Janet Frame, Part 1)
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Send us a Text Message. This episode features one of Janet Frame's short stories, "Gorse is not People," which was featured in The New Yorker on August 25, 2008. Link here: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2008/09/01/gorse-is-not-people References to this work are from part two of Janet Frame's autobiography, An Angel at my Table. Check out our P…
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Phyllis Bennis is a unique left journalist, having dedicated her life's work to reporting from the UN and helping the antiwar movements understand international law and diplomacy. She's a long time activist for Palestinian justice, a fellow at the Institute for Policy 'studies, and international advisor for Jewish 'voice for Peace. And an alumna of…
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Ep. 62: People of Seacliff Mental Hospital (Lionel Terry)
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Send us a Text Message. This week's episode discusses the life, crime, and escapes of Lionel Terry. Find out what brought him to New Zealand and why he committed this hate crime. Learn about how he escaped from both Sunnyside Mental Hospital and Seacliff Mental Hospital multiple times and who finally convinced him to stay. Trigger warning for stron…
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In this lucky episode we're interviewing fellow core developer Brandt Bucher to talk about Justin, Swedish warships, and the n-body benchmark. We're also breaking the duration record with this one. We promise we'll get faster in future releases! ## Outline (00:00:00) INTRO (00:01:43) PART 1: BRANDT BUCHER INTERVIEW (00:03:04) Beginnings of contribu…
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DUBCAST #58: Competition Qajaq Rolling for Spectators
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IN THIS EPISODE: Dubside dives into the art of traditional Inuit qajaq rolling, offering listeners a judge's perspective on what to look for during a competition. He shares insights on the criteria and techniques that define exceptional performances and discusses his mission to make Inuit qajaq rolling more accessible and engaging for spectators. J…
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Ep. 61: History of Seacliff Mental Hospital, Part 3 (1921-1992)
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Send us a Text Message. This week's episode examines the history of Seacliff Mental Hospital after the tenure of Sir Truby King until the closure of Seacliff and Cherry Farm. Learn about how people who had been diagnosed as "mentally defective" were treated. Brace yourself for the deadly and devastating event that finally caused administration to c…
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Ep. 60: History of Seacliff Mental Hospital, Part 2 (1889-1920)
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Send us a Text Message. This week's episode looks at the history of Seacliff Lunatic Asylum during the tenure of superintendent Dr. Truby King. Find out what improvements he made to the asylum and what clinical interests sidetracked him along the way. Learn some of the reasons why he became infamous in New Zealand and some of the reasons why we sho…
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DUBCAST #57: The Rancocas River and Hack's Canoes
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IN THIS EPISODE: Dubside recounts his first thrilling adventures canoeing on the serene Rancocas River in New Jersey and delves into the poignant story of Hack's Canoes, the beloved local canoe rental business that once thrived but ultimately met an unfortunate end. Join Dubside for a heartfelt journey through personal memories and local history. L…
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#36 Talking with Vlad and Matthew, leftwing zionists
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Daraka & Dick engage with Vladidas Khaykin, anti-semitism specialist with the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), abd Matthew Finkelstein, co-founder, Progressive Zionists of California. They spell out their experience of leftwing anti-semitism and we all try to define a common ground for a just peace. closing music: David Broza "Yiyeh Tov (It will be be…
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You think you know Python? We thought so, too. Join us for an episode of surprises. You might know some of those, but you sure don't know all of them.## Outline(00:00:00) INTRO(00:02:22) Integer interning with a twist(00:10:58) Return in finally(00:15:32) all([[]])(00:20:06) Lists, iterators and hashing shenanigans(00:27:08) hash(-1)(00:31:30) Stri…
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Ep. 59: History of Seacliff Mental Hospital, Part 1 (1840-1888)
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Send us a Text Message. This week's episode examines a lot of history that led to the construction of the Seacliff Lunatic Asylum in New Zealand. Learn why New Zealand had six asylums built within a 20 year span in the mid-1800s and still required more space. Find out why the architect of Seacliff fled to Melbourne following construction of the asy…
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#35 Talking with Sherene Sekaily, Palestine Scholar
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#35 Talking with Sherene Seikaly, Palestine Scholar Daraka and Dick converse with one of the leading Palestinian intellectuals in academia. It was an enlightening and heart-wrenching encounter for us--and perhaps you'll feel that as well. Music: Jerusalem Youth Choir: 'A Different Way"By Richard Flacks
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IN THIS EPISODE: In this captivating episode,Dubside embarks on an unforgettable journey to Qaqortaq, Greenland, where he meets Efraim Adolfsen, one of the last surviving Inuit seal hunters who once navigated the icy waters in a traditional kayak. But the adventure doesn't end there. Dubside faces ongoing bewildering confrontations with a local pho…
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Who says we can't do short episodes? Well, it was a challenge! But with the help of some gentle conference schedule pressure, here's our first sub-hour episode. We're discussing the language summit, answering audience questions, and behaving like serious professionals, as usual. ## Outline (00:00:00) INTRO (00:02:01) PEP 602 tweaks: 2 years of bug …
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Ep. 58: People of Taunton State Hospital ("Jolly Jane" Toppan)
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Send us a Text Message. This week's episode examines the life and crimes of "Jolly Jane" Toppan. Find out why Jane is considered the first female serial killer in the U.S. and how she escaped detection for almost 20 years. The main source for this episode is Pretty Evil New England by Sue Colette. All other sources will be listed at the end of the …
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DUBCAST # 55: Martime Disasters and Ways to Avoid Them
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IN THIS EPISODE: Join Dubside as he delves into one of Greenland's most tragic maritime disasters in this gripping episode. But it's not all about tragedy. Dubside also explores the incredible feats of human endurance, discussing successful attempts to cross the Atlantic Ocean in a kayak. Hear about the daring adventurers who pushed the boundaries …
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A conversation with Rosie, a media spokesperson for the Palestinian solidarity encampment at UC Santa Barbara. We talk about why and how she's engaged, the impact of the protest on campus, how participants respond to concerns about anti-semitism, and how she defines the movement's goals. We learned a lot. Music: Phil Ochs: "I;m gonna say itn now" D…
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Ep. 57: History of Taunton State Hospital, Part 3 (1926-2024)
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Send us a Text Message. This week's episode examines the past century of treatment at Taunton State Hospital and explores the changes that have occurred during that time. This episode borrows heavily from the book A Brief History of Taunton Lunatic Hospital 1854 to 2016 by Joseph Langlois. All other sources will be listed in the episode transcript.…
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Oof, no episode in April, huh? Yeah, we're getting close to Python 3.13 beta 1. PyCon US is also coming up real soon. Let's use this opportunity then to talk about a feature we're teaming up on: a better interactive interpreter! ## Outline (00:00:00) INTRO (00:01:53) PART 1: History of Terminals (00:03:20) /dev/tty (00:04:51) The first cool wor…
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IN THIS EPISODE: Join host Andrew Elizaga as he dives deep into the world of Greenland rolling with special guest Pamela Powers. Pamela shares her remarkable journey of building and paddling the "Freya," a wooden stitch-and-glue kayak designed by renowned kayak designer John Lockwood for his daughter Freya to compete in the prestigious Greenland Na…
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Ep. 56: History of Taunton State Hospital, Part 2 (1886-1926)
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Send us a Text Message. This week's episode examines 40 years of the history of Taunton State Hospital. Find out what notorious true crime story may (or may not) have a connection to the hospital. Learn how treatment at Taunton was ahead of its time in so many ways. My primary source for this week's episode is the book A Brief History of the Taunto…
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#33 Daraka & Dick talking about the campus protests
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Daraka and Dick use the current Columbia student protests as a springboard for examining the way efforts to control the student movement are threatening the framework of campus democracy and free expression--and how and why 'anti-semitism' labelling is being weaponized. Are there ways out of this mess? closing song: 'it Isn't Nice" by Malvina Reyno…
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IN THIS EPISODE: Dubside sits down with Dave Sides, who was the head organizer behind the Hudson River Greenland Festival (HRGF) for over a decade. They delve into the intricacies and challenges of organizing such a unique and culturally rich event, including the logistics of flying in Greenlanders to participate. Dave shares behind-the-scenes stor…
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Ep. 55: History of Taunton State Hospital, Part 1 (1854-1886)
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Send us a Text Message. This week's episode explores the history of the first three decades of Taunton State Hospital in Taunton, Massachusetts. Find out why people were sent to this hospital and what major world events led to a dramatic increase of patient admissions at asylums around the state. Learn what a "magic lantern show" was and why the as…
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IN THIS EPISODE: Dubside dives into the fascinating world of kayak building and instruction with guests Anders Thygesen and Jannie Heegaard. Join them as they share their passion for traditional kayak craftsmanship and recount the journey that led them to transform an old church in Vestfossen, Norway, into a hub for kayak enthusiasts seeking hands-…
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Ep. 54: Photographing Danvers State Hospital (Interview with Christie Seyglinski)
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Send us a Text Message. In this week's episode, I interview photographer Christie Seyglinski. Listen to find out how she got started photographing abandoned Kirkbride hospitals and why she spent a night in an old asylum in 8th grade! Add Abandoned: Echoes of the Past by Christie Seyglinski to your wishlist now! Available soon. Follow her work on In…
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DUBCAST #54: Greenland, Iceland, and Finn-men
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IN THIS EPISODE: We embark on an exhilarating journey as Dubside unveils his thrilling plans to attend the Greenland National Kayaking Championships in Qaqortoq this summer. Dubside delves into the fascinating nuances between Iceland and Greenland, while pondering the remarkable possibility that Inuit kayakers paddled all the way from Greenland to …
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Ep. 53: People of Danvers State Hospital (Charles Freeman)
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Send us a Text Message. This week's episode features the story of the tragic murder of 5-year-old Edith Freeman in 1879. Learn why her parents did not mourn the loss of their daughter, whom they said they loved more than life itself, and find out why her father was sent to Danvers Lunatic Asylum in 1880. Sources are mostly drawn from newspaper arti…
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Ep. 52: History of Danvers State Hospital, Part 2 (1912-2008)
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Send us a Text Message. This week's episode outlines the history of Danvers State Hospital from 1912 until it closure in 1992. Find out what happens to the site after the hospital closed down and how it is being used today. Most of my information is drawn from the Images of America book on Danvers State Hospital by Katherine Anderson and Robert Duf…
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#32 Talking With Palestinian-American Activist Murad "Moe" Samara
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A conversation with Murad "Moe" Samara, Palestinian American Democratic Party leader, Moe is an envirnmental scientist, ather of five, and a signifiant voice in Sacramento politics. He describes the gap between the Biden adminIstration and Arab American and youth Democratic Party activists, expressing hope for a war ending poicy, and fear if there …
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Let's talk about the Steering Council, running a small consultancy business, the Walrus, and pet peeves with our special guest today! ## Outline (00:00:00) INTRO (00:00:56) PART 1: Emily Morehouse (00:02:15) Running a small consultancy business (00:04:39) What features of JS do you miss in Python? (00:05:50) Łukasz outnumbered in a world of St…
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Join cohosts Andrew Elizaga and Dubside in this exciting episode as they unveil their plan to send Dubside to the National Kayaking Championships in Greenland this July. Dive into the history of kayaking with Dubside as he shares the captivating story of Edi Hans Pawlata, the first European to roll a kayak. Learn about Pawlata's unique teaching tec…
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Ep. 51: History of Danvers State Hospital, Part 1 (1878-1912)
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Send us a Text Message. This week's episode covers the first four decades of Danvers State Hospital (originally the State Lunatic Asylum at Danvers). Learn why people believed the land the asylum was built on was cursed. Find out what was later discovered in the abandoned hospital that had been preserved from the early days of the pathology lab. We…
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IN THIS EPISODE: Dubside interviews Tony Schmitz, the recently appointed president of QAJAQ USA, during the 2023 Delmarva Paddler's retreat. Originating from Minnesota and deeply rooted in canoeing, Tony provides a glimpse into his contributions to launching the Traditional Paddlers Gathering and his editorial role for the QAJAQ USA newsletter. Tun…
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The suspense was killing us! OK, the old parser was then... but what about NOW? We're finally answering this question... in more detail than you dared to ask for. PEG, memoization, funky secrets, and how a certain auto-formatter self-inflicted an existential crisis on itself. It's all there, told in barely 100 minutes! Can you believe it? # Timesta…
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Ep. 50: People of the Provincial Lunatic Asylum (Mary Huestis Pengilly)
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Send us a Text Message. This week's episode focuses on the story of Mary Huestis Pengilly, who was sent to the Provincial Lunatic Asylum in St. John, New Brunswick, at age 61. Learn about Mary's history and what possibly led to her admission to the asylum. Hear Mary's own words from her diary about her experience in the asylum -- from endearing wom…
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Ep. 49: History of the Provincial Lunatic Asylum, Part 3 (1907-present)
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode, we discuss the last century of history at the Provincial Lunatic Asylum, now called the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH). Find out about the murder that led to the "trial of the century" and sparked public interest in learning about insanity and psychiatry. Learn what methods of treatment were u…
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DUBCAST # 52: Sleeping Pads for Winter Camping
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IN THIS EPISODE: Dubside and Andrew delve into the controversial topic of cultural appropriation, focusing on British kayak company Valley Canoe and Kayak's use of Inuit kayak designs. Dubside shares insights on winter camping, offering tips for staying warm and highlighting essential features when choosing a sleeping pad for cold weather adventure…
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#31 Talking with Meretz Party leader Uri Zaki
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He’s one of the key voices of Israel’s electoral left. He defends Israel’s need to end Hamas control of Gaza, while bitterly attacking Netanyahu and his rightwing regime. The conversation illumuinates the grim political frustrations of the situation—while providing rays of hope for change. Music: “Mashup for Change” Jerusalem Youth Chorus…
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Ep. 48: History of the Provincial Lunatic Asylum, Part 2 (1857-1907)
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Send us a Text Message. This week's episode covers the history of the Provincial Lunatic Asylum over the course of 50 years (1857-1907). Find out what treatments were used during the superintendentship of Drs. Workman and Clark. Learn why one group was disproportionately represented in the asylum and in Toronto jails. All sources will be listed at …
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Context-free grammars, non-deterministic finite automatons, left-to-right leftmost derivations... what even is all that?! Today we're talking about how Python parses your source code. We start gently with how this worked in the past. Come listen to Łukasz's high-level explanations and Pedantic Pablo's "well actuallys". # Timestamps (00:00:00) INTRO…
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IN THIS EPISODE: Dive into an insightful conversation between Dubside and traditional paddler Peter Gengler, recorded at the 2023 Delmarva Paddler's Retreat. This episode provides a glimpse into Peter's unique combination of paddling expertise and cinematic storytelling. A regular participant at Delmarva since the 1990s, Peter passionately discusse…
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Ep. 47: History of the Provincial Lunatic Asylum, Part 1 (1850-1857)
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Send us a Text Message. In this week's episode, we discuss the socio-political events that led to the construction of the Provincial Lunatic Asylum in Toronto, Canada. Find out why it took so long for the asylum to be constructed and why it was only half-built by the time it opened in 1850. Learn about the very turbulent first decade of the asylum'…
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Ep. 46: People of Napa State Hospital (Richard Allen Davis)
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Send us a Text Message. Episode 46 discusses one of Napa State Hospital's most notorious patients, Richard Allen Davis. Find out why he was sent to Napa, why he only stayed eight days, and how his life of crime effected significant change in the criminal justice system around the U.S. All sources are listed at the end of the episode transcript. Che…
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