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C-SPAN brings together best-selling nonfiction authors and influential interviewers for wide-ranging, hour- long conversations. Find this podcast every Saturday after 10 pm ET. From C-SPAN, the network that brings you "Lectures in History" and "Q&A" podcasts.
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Tune in to the Shades of Motherhood Network Real Talk podcast for authentic conversations around Black Maternal Health. This podcast celebrates Black Maternal Health Week by featuring women who are authors, birth workers, and advocates in the black community.
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Extraordinary interviews with some of the most brilliant and extraordinary researchers, authors, doctors, scientists, whistleblowers, contactees, and experiencers on the planet. Our purpose is to bring knowledge, truth, and a greater understanding of the hidden nature of reality. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/forbidden-knowledge-news--3589233/support.
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New Media for the New Millennium
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Interviews with Columbia University Press authors.
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The Authors on the Air Global Radio Network is an international digital media corporation featuring radio talk shows, podcasts, & book reviewers. We are interested in speaking to writers in all genres and other creative people.
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Throughout Black Hair in the Big Leagues, host Salisha Thomas sits down with badass black women (and men) on Broadway and talks about all things hair. We are sharing secrets, swapping ideas, and talking about our individual experiences backstage, onstage and beyond. But that’s not all; there are women (and men!) who can speak on this topic in other industries as well and open the conversation about what it means to show up to work being black and “put together.”After every episode, you’ll ha ...
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Just a few of the folks that we’ve interviewed on Chicago’s Black Business RADIO Network: Reverend Wheeler Parker (Emmett Till’s Cousin), Tuskegee Airman (The Original), Actor and Producer Charles S. Dutton, Cook County Clerk Dorothy Brown, Mayoral Candidates William "Dock" Wall and Patricia Van Pelt-Watkins, Illinois Senator Donne Trotter, Ms. Chantay Bridges (Real Estate Agent to President Clinton), Turtel Onli (Father of da Black Age of Comics), and Ms. Khalilah Camacho Ali (Former wife o ...
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Interviews with authors of articles from JAMA Internal Medicine. JAMA Internal Medicine is an international peer-reviewed journal providing innovative and clinically relevant research for practitioners in general internal medicine and internal medicine subspecialties. We strive to publish articles that are stimulating to read, educate and inform readers with the most up-to-date research, and lead to positive change in our health care systems and the way we deliver patient care.
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Philly Based Media Network. Home of the Try-Force, Spoiler Alert and Lugnutz Podcasts and a Media Affiliation with The Black Opinionated Podcast aka the B.O.P. Join the media network contact us at pjandwh@gmail.com. www.pjandwh.com Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pjandwh/support
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A film & entertainment podcast breaking down what the world of popular culture is discussing in the moment. A weekly podcast hosted by author A. J. Black (The X-Cast) and film lecturer Carl Sweeney (The Movie Palace) A proud part of the We Made This podcast network: wemadethisnetwork.com
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Welcome to the Black Writer Therapy podcast, a dedicated safe space for Black women writers to gather, sip tea, and explore the therapeutic aspects of writing. Here, we delve into the unique experiences and challenges faced by Black authors as they navigate and transform an industry that traditionally centers whiteness. This podcast is a celebration of diversity in publishing, featuring candid discussions that foster healing through writing. Our community thrives on the freely shared wisdom, ...
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The Be the Bridge Podcast is a resource from the non-profit organization Be the Bridge, which was founded in 2016 by best-selling author and leader in the fight for racial justice, Latasha Morrison. Be the Bridge responds to racial brokenness and systemic injustice in our world and believes understanding can move us toward racial healing, racial equity, and racial unity. This podcast is an extension of our vision to make sure people are no longer conditioned by a racialized society but groun ...
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Film Festival Radio features top guests from the world of film festivals, television, movies, sports and politics. The show has a variety of A-list celebrities, as well as indie filmmakers. Show's tagline: "The show where superstars and future stars happily co-exist together."
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What was it like to hear about the JFK assassination? Or America’s triumph over Hitler? Or seeing Queen at Live-Aid? Our past is a collection of stories that bring us to now. Welcome to the Eyewitness History podcast, where we view history through the eyes of the people that watched the events that shaped our world. If you have a story from history that you would like to share, I would love to hear it! Please reach out to me using my Contact form at https://www.jeremystalnecker.com
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Boston Blackie is a fictional character who has been on both sides of the law. As originally created by author Jack Boyle, he was a safecracker, a hardened criminal who had served time in a California prison. Prowling the underworld as a detective in adaptations for films, radio and television, the detective Boston Blackie was "an enemy to those who make him an enemy, friend to those who have no friend." The Boston Blackie radio series, starring Chester Morris, began June 23, 1944, on NBC as ...
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Networking With Michelle | Personal Connection, Influential Network
Michelle Ngome | Connection Strategist, Speaker and Author
The go to podcast for African American Millennials. We discuss life strategies with a bit of entrepreneurial advice.
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This Week In White Supremacy
Jasiri X, Farooq Al-Said, Shyheim Banks, Miracle Jones, Treble NLS, 1 Hood Media
About The 1HOOD Podcast: This Week In White Supremacy is The 1Hood Podcast discussing the cultural effects and weekly injustices surrounding white supremacy; through intelligent, insightful commentary and often comedic conversations this podcast is geared towards adults who want to digest the latest news and events with humor and Hip-Hop. DISCLAIMERS: The views and opinions expressed during this presentation are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or posit ...
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Empowering and encouraging the black woman widow. This show will feature widows, widowers, and many others with extraordinary testaments to overcoming their grief by turning it into ACTION!
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The BAN Radio Literary Program aims to support the African American community and to show people, through the radio show, that African American writers are more than just a niche. We bring wonderful stories to the minds and imaginations of everyone! We have stories to tell, using our voice and our experiences, that cross all races and cultures. Join us on Monday and Wednesday Nights, 8-10 pm EST. BECOME A GUEST ON THE SHOW. Go here to sign up today: http://www.edc-creations.com
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The ACCOUNTING ANSWERS PODCAST is hosted by Rob Brown, co-founder of the Accounting Influencers Roundtable (AIR). Join hundreds of others on our next virtual speed networking event for influential leaders and professionals in the accounting, finance and tech world: https://accountinginfluencers.com/events On this daily show with short, sharp episodes, Rob asks a range of experts and influencers the critical questions shaping the accounting profession. It keeps you informed of what's happenin ...
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Legendary Lakers swingman, "Coop," lends his view on today’s NBA game in comparison to how basketball was played in the 1980s. From lighthearted comments to serious analytics he and a co-host Ari Temkin as well as guests including Showtime Lakers Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson, Pat Riley and Byron Scott, will discuss current basketball games both from a player and a coaches perspective. Known for his defensive skills, highlight dunks and tenacious defense, Coop will break down the do's a ...
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Authors John Banks and Tom McMillan dive deep into the Battle of Antietam — September 17, 1862, the bloodiest day in American history — as well as into the 1862 Maryland Campaign and other Civil War topics. Join these longtime journalists, who, along with their guests, share stories, knowledge and much more about the battle and the most compelling period in American history. The podcast is sponsored by Civil War Trails, which since 1994 has connected visitors with small towns and big stories ...
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In this day and age, network marketing, also known as the MLM industry, is one of the best ways of building wealth. But how do you actually achieve network marketing success? If you’re currently in the industry or been in the industry, you may already know that. If you want to be in the industry or just starting out, you’re about to find out how! Welcome to Leave Nothing to Chance! Hosted by networking marketing giant John Solleder, Leave Nothing to Chance gives you the lowdown on the networ ...
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The "Black Men Working" podcast is designed to highlight the hard working, everyday, Black Man in America. We will get to know him, what he does, how he does it, why he does it and so much more. Through this process we hope to establish a deeper bond between Black Men and strengthen our network and our net worth to ultimately do more good for our people. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blackmenworking/support
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Refreshing conversations with inspiring people. Welcome to the Begin the Begin Podcast. I'm Jeff Hilimire, a husband, father, entrepreneur, and author. I created this podcast to talk to people that inspire me, either because they've accomplished great things or done a lot of good in the world - or more likely, a combination of both. My goal is to learn people's origin stories, really dig into what makes them tick, and understand their secrets to success.
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The Best Selling Fantasy Black Book, but the Podcast! Author Joe Pisapia, Scott Bogman and Chris Welsh bring you an hour of sports and fantasy sports talk weekly on the In This League Podcast Network. Football, Baseball, Prospects, Entertainment, Arguing, Chaos and more! Visit www.InThisLeague.com to find more Black Book and In This League content.
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Stacy Washington is a Christian, wife, mom, author, radio host and political commentator. Stacy's first book "Eternally Cancel Proof" (March, 2022) is available where ever books are sold. Stacy is the host of Stacy on the Right on SiriusXM the Patriot Channel 125 airing week nights from 9p to midnight EST. Stacy is an Ambassador for the America First Policy Institute and served as Co-Chair of Black Voices For Trump during the 2020 presidential campaign. Stacy served as Co-Chair of the Projec ...
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This podcast is about stories and issues pertaining to Black Experience followed: Black struggle, Black politics, Black Queer identities, Black Religious identities, Black Economics, Rebirth of Black family identity and others. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aury-odilon-sabushimike/support
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NSN Presents Jew in the City Speaks: On Jew in the City Speaks, Allison Josephs brings her Jew in the City mission of "breaking down stereotypes about religious Jews and offering a humorous, meaningful outlook into Orthodox Judaism" to the vast and growing NSN audience. "Jew in the City is reshaping the way society views Orthodox Jews and Judaism through social media, corporate cultural diversity training seminars, lectures, and consulting services." The Nachum Segal Network is committed to ...
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African-American Naval Academy Graduate, Marine Corps Veteran, and Entrepreneur "IRON" Mike Steadman, shares his perspectives on race, culture, and business.
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Cannabis Community focusing on building a network of individuals through podcasts, interviews and other forms of media.
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Magnifeco Radio is a series of frank and intimate conversations hosted by Kate Black, author and founder of magnifeco.com. Each week Kate chats with designers, makers and sustainable leaders about their path and motivation plus the latest in ethical fashion, clean beauty and sustainable living.
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Escape Pod, Join David Anthony and Tony Brown as we make our escape to take you to a place were you can find a great mix of interesting people in a fun and informative way, and maybe even learn something too.
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Join award-winning 10 News First journalist, influencer, campaigner and author Sandra Sully as she talks to inspiring women from all walks of life. Sandra finds out what makes these women tick, what keeps them up at night, and what really matters in a series that is at times funny, at times heartbreaking, but always real. Listen to candid conversations with women you’ve heard of, and women you need to hear about, as they open up about their lives, struggles and triumphs. Short Black. Good wo ...
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Step into the realm of Black Canadian Creators with host Sherley Joseph, the visionary behind a thriving community on Instagram and Facebook group. Whether you're embarking on your creative journey or seeking inspiration, join Sherley as she spotlights diverse melanated Canadian content creators. From interviews, and live group discussions to solo reflections in Black Canadian culture, each episode dives into the unique stories, humble beginnings, and aspirations of Black, African, Africadia ...
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✨LEARN MORE AT Home | Obsessedwith Life (getobsessedpodcast.com) WE ARE OBSESSED WITH HUMANS ON THE VERGE OF CHANGE 🔑Are you someone on the verge of change? We want to hear from you! Message us on Instagram- @getobsessedpodcast CHECK OUT THE 1% Better Daily Journal Here- 💖TELL US WHAT YOU THINK--DM us on Instagram: @getobsessedpodcast Follow US on YOUTUBE @obsessedpodcast We are obsessed with humans on the verge of change. We are your personal development entourage that guides you through th ...
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QGS Clips: E163 Frank Castle & Ryan Burns – NAVIGATE REALITY & CREATE BALANCE
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Alexander Greenhough, "Albert Brooks: Interviews" (UP of Mississippi, 2024)
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Albert Brooks: Interviews (UP of Mississippi, 2024) brings together fourteen profiles of and conversations with Brooks (b. 1947), in which he contemplates, expounds upon, and hilariously jokes about the connections between his show business upbringing, an ambivalence about the film industry, the nature of fame and success, and the meaning and purpo…
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Pamela Robertson Wojcik, "Unhomed: Cycles of Mobility and Placelessness in American Cinema" (U California Press, 2024)
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In Unhomed: Cycles of Mobility and Placelessness in American Cinema (University of California Press, 2024), Dr. Pamela Roberston Wojcik examines America's ambivalent and shifting attitude toward homelessness. She considers film cycles from five distinct historical moments that show characters who are unhomed and placeless, mobile rather than fixed—…
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Crawford Gribben, "J. N. Darby and the Roots of Dispensationalism" (Oxford UP, 2024)
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J.N. Darby and the Roots of Dispensationalism (Oxford University Press, 2024) describes the work of one of the most important and under-studied theologians in the history of Christianity. In the late 1820s, John Nelson Darby abandoned his career as a priest in the Church of Ireland to become one of the principal leaders of a small but rapidly growi…
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"Akmaral" (Regal House, 2024): A Discussion with Judith Lindbergh
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Inspired by the legends of Amazon women warriors told by ancient Greek historian Herodotus and evidenced by recent archaeological discoveries in Central Asia, Akmaral (Regal House Publishing, 2024) is the latest historical fiction novel by author Judith Lindbergh. Through the story of its eponymous main character, a nomadic warrior woman living in …
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Tarek El-Ariss, "Water on Fire: A Memoir of War" (Other Press, 2024)
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In this evocative, insightful memoir, a leading voice in Middle Eastern Studies revisits his childhood in war-torn Lebanon and his family’s fascinating history, coming to terms with trauma and desire. Water on Fire: A Memoir of War (Other Press, 2024) tells a story of immigration that starts in a Beirut devastated by the Lebanese Civil War (1975–90…
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Social media’s business model is changing democracy, and not for the better
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Democracies in Europe and the world over are grappling with the challenges posed by social media. In this episode, Charlotte Galpin and Verena Brändle talk with host Licia Cianetti about the multiple ways in which the online and the offline intersect in contemporary democracies, and how the engagement-maximising business model of privately owned so…
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Anu Bradford, "Digital Empires: The Global Battle to Regulate Technology" (Oxford UP, 2023)
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The global battle among the three dominant digital powers―the United States, China, and the European Union―is intensifying. All three regimes are racing to regulate tech companies, with each advancing a competing vision for the digital economy while attempting to expand its sphere of influence in the digital world. In Digital Empires: The Global Ba…
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Sudev Sheth, "Bankrolling Empire: Family Fortunes and Political Transformation in Mughal India" (Cambridge UP, 2024)
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In this colorful book, historian Sudev Sheth traces how a family of diamond dealers deployed wealth to play off political leaders and survive the collapse of the Mughal Empire. The story highlights the unique role played by Jain and Hindu bankers in the daily affairs of Islamic, Hindu, and early colonial forms of Indian government. Bankrolling Empi…
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Artem Chapeye, "The Ukraine" (Seven Stories Press, 2024)
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A stunning debut collection of fiction and creative nonfiction-- irreverent and unglorified; loving and tender; uncomfortable and inconvenient--by a Ukrainian writer currently fighting for his country in Kyiv. Includes the celebrated title story "The Ukraine," which was published in the New Yorker in 2022. The Ukraine (Seven Stories Press, 2024; tr…
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Geoff Eley, "Nazism as Fascism: Violence, Ideology, and the Ground of Consent in Germany 1930-1945" (Routledge, 2013)
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Offering a dynamic and wide-ranging examination of the key issues at the heart of the study of German Fascism, Nazism as Fascism: Violence, Ideology, and the Ground of Consent in Germany 1930-1945 (Routledge, 2013) brings together a selection of Geoff Eley’s most important writings on Nazism and the Third Reich. Featuring a wealth of revised, updat…
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Matt Qvortrup, "The Political Brain: The Emergence of Neuropolitics" (CEU Press, 2024)
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In this episode of the CEU Press Podcast, host Andrea Talabér (CEU Press/CEU Review of Books) sat down with Matt Qvortrup (Coventry University) to discuss his new book with CEU Press entitled, The Political Brain: The Emergence of Neuropolitics (CEU Press, 2024). Putting the “science” back into political science, The Political Brain shows how fMRI-…
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The Evolution of Accounting: Preparing for the Future
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The Accounting Answers Podcast, hosted by Rob Brown, asks critical questions of the experts, leaders and influencers who shape the decision-making of accountants, CPAs and finance professionals. Today we ask: What, if anything, will significantly change accounting in the next few years? You'll hear insightful and passionate answers from these 5 exp…
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Antietam ranger Brian Baracz on Elliott burials map
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In Episode 12 of "The Antietam And Beyond Podcast," longtime Antietam National Park Service ranger Brian Baracz talks with co-hosts John Banks and Tom McMillan about the 1864 battlefield burials map of S.G. Elliott. Baracz also talks about his favorite Antietam monument, why the battlefield is so special to him and much more. Explore the 1864 Ellio…
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Jordan Fowler ("Deal or No Deal Island"); Chris Woolsey (Redbox); hosts of "The Anime Effect"
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Leah President and LeAlec Murray hosts of new podcast "Crunchyroll Presents: The Anime Effect" a new show that's all about everything that's anime; Chris Woolsey, Senior Director of Communications for Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment shares about fun, cool and hot movies at Redbox for April 2024; and Jordan Fowler, contestant from NBC's new …
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Exit the Spiritual, Political, Educational, Theological, & Ethical Mind Prison | Lubomir Arsov
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Lubomir's YouTube https://m.youtube.com/@in-shadow Kingdom https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MA3iscoypcY Make a Donation to Forbidden Knowledge News http://supportfkn.com https://www.paypal.me/forbiddenknowledgene If you (or a loved one) are struggling with chronic/complex health issues, book a FREE intro call with functional practitioner Christian Yor…
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FKN Classics 2022: Spelletymology - Language Keys - Janus Worship | Paul Knight
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Make a Donation to Forbidden Knowledge News http://supportfkn.com https://www.paypal.me/forbiddenknowledgene If you (or a loved one) are struggling with chronic/complex health issues, book a FREE intro call with functional practitioner Christian Yordanov to see how he can help you restore your health. Mention FKN in the "where did you hear about us…
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Force of Nature: A Celebration of Girls and Women Raising Their Voices (with Kate T. Parker)
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On this episode, I talk with Kate T. Parker, a mother, wife, entrepreneur, photographer, author, and turns out, a great podcast guest! We talk about her story and what led her to the incredible work she's doing today. Kate's books! -> https://amzn.to/3w9bYk3 Kate's website -> https://katetparker.com/ Kate's TedX talk -> YOUTUBE Don’t forget to subs…
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Change Your Life and Share Your Story With Julie Lokun
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In today's episode, we delve into the complexities of life's challenges and the importance of knowing you're not alone. I share some profound realizations I've had recently, emphasizing the value of having a coach, therapist, or impartial confidant to navigate life's twists and turns, big or small. Even those seemingly trivial issues can weigh heav…
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Mari Riddle & Paul Garza: AI vs the poets
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AI vs. The Poets! April is National Poetry Month. Can you tell which poem was created by humans from those generated by AI? Join us as two poets face off against chatbots in a battle worthy of the WWF Smackdown!Mari Riddle is the retired President/CEO of Grand Performances, a nationally recognized 30+ year performing arts organization located in Ca…
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Honey Fasinga returns home to New Jersey after being away for more than half a century. She comes back to "bury" the past and to sort out the end of her life. She is confronted with family and memories and a new love even at her tender age of 81. What transpires is a beautifully told story of acceptance and growth even at an older age.…
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This week on Crime Wave: USA Today bestselling author Elly Griffiths gives a delightful preview of her latest novel, THE LAST WORD. It’s a stand-alone mystery, brimming with comedy and compassion, that takes us into the world of writing retreats, book clubs, authors, and obituary writing. But then the writers start dying . . . . and on the case are…
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Nora E. H. Parr, "Novel Palestine: Nation Through the Works of Ibrahim Nasrallah" (U California Press, 2023)
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Palestinian writing imagines the nation, not as a nation-in-waiting but as a living, changing structure that joins people, place, and time into a distinct set of formations. Novel Palestine examines these imaginative structures so that we might move beyond the idea of an incomplete or fragmented reality and speak frankly about the nation that exist…
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M. A. R. Habib and Bruce B. Lawrence, "The Qur'an: A Verse Translation" (Liveright, 2024)
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In their landmark new translation of the Qur’an, The Qur’an: A Verse Translation (LIveright, 2024), M. A. R. Habib and Bruce B. Lawrence translate the entirety of the Qur’an in a fashion that beautifully and majestically captures the poetic sensibility of the Qur’an for contemporary English speakers and readers. The distinctive feature of this Qur’…
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Jason Bell, "Cracking the Nazi Code: The Untold Story of Canada's Greatest Spy" (Pegasus Books, 2024)
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The thrilling true story of Agent A12, the earliest enemy of the Nazis, and the first spy to crack Hitler's deadliest secret code: the framework of the Final Solution. In public life, Dr. Winthrop Bell was a Harvard philosophy professor and wealthy businessman. As an MI6 spy--known as secret agent A12--in Berlin in 1919, he evaded gunfire and shook…
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Gary S. Cross, "Free Time: The History of an Elusive Ideal" (NYU Press, 2024)
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Free time, one of life’s most precious things, often feels unfulfilling. But why? And how did leisure activities transition from strolling in the park for hours to “doomscrolling” on social media for thirty minutes? Today, despite the promise of modern industrialization, many people experience both a scarcity of free time and a disappointment in it…
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Danielle Taschereau Mamers, "Settler Colonial Ways of Seeing: Documentation, Administration, and the Interventions of Indigenous Art" (Fordham UP, 2023)
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How do bureaucratic documents create and reproduce a state’s capacity to see? What kinds of worlds do documents help create? Further, how might such documentary practices and settler colonial ways of seeing be refused? Settler Colonial Ways of Seeing: Documentation, Administration, and the Interventions of Indigenous Art (Fordham University Press, …
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Vladimir Hamed-Troyansky, "Empire of Refugees: North Caucasian Muslims and the Late Ottoman State" (Stanford UP, 2024)
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Between the 1850s and World War I, about one million North Caucasian Muslims sought refuge in the Ottoman Empire. This resettlement of Muslim refugees from Russia changed the Ottoman state. Circassians, Chechens, Dagestanis, and others established hundreds of refugee villages throughout the Ottoman Balkans, Anatolia, and the Levant. Most villages s…
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Philip Mark Plotch and Jen Nelles, "Mobilizing the Metropolis: How the Port Authority Built New York" (U Michigan Press, 2023)
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The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is everywhere in the New York metropolitan area. Founded in 1921, its portfolio includes airports, marine terminals, bus stations, bridges, tunnels, and real estate. But its history is not widely known and its inner workings are little understood by people who traverse its domain when they fly into John…
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Michael Scott and Michael Collins, "Christian Shakespeare?: A Collection of Essays on Shakespeare in His Christian Context" (Vernon Press, 2022)
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The enigma of William Shakespeare's religious beliefs has long tantalized scholars and enthusiasts alike. Vernon Press's latest publication, Christian Shakespeare?: A Collection of Essays on Shakespeare in His Christian Context (Vernon Press, 2022), dives deep into this mystery. The collection of essays, edited by renowned scholars Michael Scott an…
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Jane Hamlett and Julie-Marie Strange, "Pet Revolution: Animals and the Making of Modern British Life" (Reaktion Books, 2023)
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Pet Revolution: Animals and the Making of Modern British Life (Reaktion Books, 2023) tracks the British love affair with pets over the last two centuries, showing how the kinds of pets we keep, as well as how we relate to and care for them, has changed radically. The book describes the growth of pet foods and medicines, the rise of pet shops, and t…
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Michael J. Graetz, "The Power to Destroy: How the Antitax Movement Hijacked America" (Princeton UP, 2024)
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The anti-tax movement is "the most important overlooked social and political movement of the last half century", according to our guest Michael J. Graetz. In his book The Power to Destroy: How the Antitax Movement Hijacked America (Princeton UP, 2024), Graetz chronicles the movement from a fringe theory promoted by zealous outsiders using false eco…
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