Best Brenda Smart Podcasts (2024)

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VICCTORY PLAN UNWELCOMED: : 138: The Russo-Ukrainian War: The Return of History. by Serhii Plokhy (Author) 10:18

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VICCTORY PLAN UNWELCOMED: : 138: The Russo-Ukrainian War: The Return of History. by Serhii Plokhy (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Russo-Ukrainian-War-Return-History/dp/1324051191 Despite repeated warnings from the White House, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 shocked the world. Why did Putin start the war―and why has it unfolded in pre…

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VICCTORY PLAN UNWELCOMED: : 2/8: The Russo-Ukrainian War: The Return of History. by Serhii Plokhy (Author) 8:13

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VICCTORY PLAN UNWELCOMED: : 2/8: The Russo-Ukrainian War: The Return of History. by Serhii Plokhy (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Russo-Ukrainian-War-Return-History/dp/1324051191 Despite repeated warnings from the White House, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 shocked the world. Why did Putin start the war―and why has it unfolded in pre…

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VICCTORY PLAN UNWELCOMED: : 1/8: The Russo-Ukrainian War: The Return of History. by Serhii Plokhy (Author) 9:33

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VICCTORY PLAN UNWELCOMED: : 1/8: The Russo-Ukrainian War: The Return of History. by Serhii Plokhy (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Russo-Ukrainian-War-Return-History/dp/1324051191 Despite repeated warnings from the White House, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 shocked the world. Why did Putin start the war―and why has it unfolded in pre…

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Preview: Antarctica: Conversation with paleontologist Thomas Halliday, author of "Otherlands," regarding how the opening of the Drake Passage altered the once verdant Antarctica. More later. 3:28

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Preview: Antarctica: Conversation with paleontologist Thomas Halliday, author of "Otherlands," regarding how the opening of the Drake Passage altered the once verdant Antarctica. More later. 1952By John Batchelor

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Preview: Ice Planet: Conversation with paleontologist Thomas Halliday, author of "Otherlands," regarding the many faces of Earth over the last 540 million years, vacillating between an Ice Planet such ... 2:50

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Preview: Ice Planet: Conversation with paleontologist Thomas Halliday, author of "Otherlands," regarding the many faces of Earth over the last 540 million years, vacillating between an Ice Planet such as now, and a Greenhouse Planet. More later. 1950By John Batchelor

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Preview: Anschluss: Conversation with Professor Serhii Plokhy, author of "The Russo-Ukrainian War: The Return of History," regarding how NATO's and the West's reactions to the Crimea takeover of 2014 were ... 3:57

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Preview: Anschluss: Conversation with Professor Serhii Plokhy, author of "The Russo-Ukrainian War: The Return of History," regarding how NATO's and the West's reactions to the Crimea takeover of 2014 were similar to the Anschluss of 1938 -- the self-deception. More later.1938 ANSCHLUSSBy John Batchelor

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Preview: Ukraine: Conversation with Professor Serhii Plokhy of Harvard University regarding the misperceptions of Ukraine before the 2022 invasion - especially the Kremlin's ignorance of how Ukraine would ... 3:57

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Preview: Ukraine: Conversation with Professor Serhii Plokhy of Harvard University regarding the misperceptions of Ukraine before the 2022 invasion - especially the Kremlin's ignorance of how Ukraine would respond. More later. 1918 Lemberg tankBy John Batchelor

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Preview: Scopes Trial: Comment by author Brenda Wineapple, "Keeping the Faith," regarding the celebrity politician William Jennings Bryan, the Boy Orator of the Platte River, now in the last days of his ... 2:11

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Preview: Scopes Trial: Comment by author Brenda Wineapple, "Keeping the Faith," regarding the celebrity politician William Jennings Bryan, the Boy Orator of the Platte River, now in the last days of his life as he arrives in Dayton, Tennessee for the Scopes trial debating the theory of evolution in light of those who believe in a literal reading of…

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Preview: Scopes Trial: Conversation with author Brenda Wineapple, "Keeping the Faith," regarding the famous Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925 and the personality and operatic style of Clarence Darrow. More in ... 4:24

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Preview: Scopes Trial: Conversation with author Brenda Wineapple, "Keeping the Faith," regarding the famous Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925 and the personality and operatic style of Clarence Darrow. More in later weeks. 1925 Clarence Darrow in Dayton TennesseeBy John Batchelor

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GOOD EVENING: The show begins in East Asia, observing the nuclear arms race... 6:37

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GOOD EVENING: The show begins in East Asia, observing the nuclear arms race... HG Wells, The first Mrtisn emerges from the cylinder..." CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR FIRST HOUR 9-915 #Nukes: Atomic bomb arms race in East Asia. Henry Sokolski, NPEC 915-930 #PacificWatch: #VegasReport: The Sphere reproduces. @JCBliss 930-945 #SmallBusiness…

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POTUS: Harris on housing; Harris on the Border. Richard Epstein.Hoover 8:20

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POTUS: Harris on housing; Harris on the Border. Richard Epstein.Hoover 1829 Five Points NYCBy John Batchelor

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#GAZA: DE-ESCALATION and the death of Sinwar. Richard Epstein.Hoover 11:20

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#GAZA: DE-ESCALATION and the death of Sinwar. Richard Epstein.Hoover https://www.hoover.org/research/de-escalations-empty-promises Jerusalem 1860By John Batchelor

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2/2: #EUROPA: Outbound for the Jupiter system and signs of life. Charles Pellegrino, DARWIN'S UNIVERSE. 7:10

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2/2: #EUROPA: Outbound for the Jupiter system and signs of life. Charles Pellegrino, DARWIN'S UNIVERSE. 1940By John Batchelor

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1/2: #EUROPA: Outbound for the Jupiter system and signs of life. Charles Pellegrino, DARWIN'S UNIVERSE. 10:40

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1/2: #EUROPA: Outbound for the Jupiter system and signs of life. Charles Pellegrino, DARWIN'S UNIVERSE. https://www.amazon.sg/Darwins-Universe-Origins-Crises-History/dp/0830627731 1952By John Batchelor

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8/8: The Missing Thread: A Women's History of the Ancient World Hardcover – July 30, 2024 by Daisy Dunn (Author) 10:04

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8/8: The Missing Thread: A Women's History of the Ancient World Hardcover – July 30, 2024 by Daisy Dunn (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Missing-Thread-Womens-History-Ancient/dp/0593299663 Around four thousand years ago, the mysterious Minoans sculpted statues of topless women with snakes slithering on their arms. Over one thousand years later, Sapp…

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7/8: The Missing Thread: A Women's History of the Ancient World Hardcover – July 30, 2024 by Daisy Dunn (Author) 9:23

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7/8: The Missing Thread: A Women's History of the Ancient World Hardcover – July 30, 2024 by Daisy Dunn (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Missing-Thread-Womens-History-Ancient/dp/0593299663 Around four thousand years ago, the mysterious Minoans sculpted statues of topless women with snakes slithering on their arms. Over one thousand years later, Sapp…

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6/8: The Missing Thread: A Women's History of the Ancient World Hardcover – July 30, 2024 by Daisy Dunn (Author) 8:14

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6/8: The Missing Thread: A Women's History of the Ancient World Hardcover – July 30, 2024 by Daisy Dunn (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Missing-Thread-Womens-History-Ancient/dp/0593299663 Around four thousand years ago, the mysterious Minoans sculpted statues of topless women with snakes slithering on their arms. Over one thousand years later, Sapp…

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5/8: The Missing Thread: A Women's History of the Ancient World Hardcover – July 30, 2024 by Daisy Dunn (Author) 9:28

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5/8: The Missing Thread: A Women's History of the Ancient World Hardcover – July 30, 2024 by Daisy Dunn (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Missing-Thread-Womens-History-Ancient/dp/0593299663 Around four thousand years ago, the mysterious Minoans sculpted statues of topless women with snakes slithering on their arms. Over one thousand years later, Sapp…

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NOAA: Solar Maximum reached. Bob Zimmerman BehindtheBlack.com 5:43

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NOAA: Solar Maximum reached. Bob Zimmerman BehindtheBlack.com 1910 FranceBy John Batchelor

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SPACEX: The next two tests. Bob Zimmerman BehindtheBlack.com 13:40

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SPACEX: The next two tests. Bob Zimmerman BehindtheBlack.com 1900 Jules VerneBy John Batchelor

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#UKRAINE: Drones take command. Ronan Wordsworth, @GPFutures 8:48

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#UKRAINE: Drones take command. Ronan Wordsworth, @GPFutures 1883 Ukraine?By John Batchelor

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#Lancaster County Report: Trump Campaign coming to town Jim McTague, former Washington Editor, Barrons. @MCTagueJ. Author of the "Martin and Twyla Boundary Series." #FriendsofHistoryDebatingSociety ... 8:52

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#Lancaster County Report: Trump Campaign coming to town Jim McTague, former Washington Editor, Barrons. @MCTagueJ. Author of the "Martin and Twyla Boundary Series." #FriendsofHistoryDebatingSociety 1941 Lancaster CountyBy John Batchelor

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#SmallBusinessAmerica: Optimism for 2025. @GeneMarks @Guardian @PhillyInquirer 4:44

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#SmallBusinessAmerica: Optimism for 2025. @GeneMarks @Guardian @PhillyInquirer 1945 Midland MichiganBy John Batchelor

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#SmallBusinessAmerica: Travels with Gene to hear that 2024 was okay, not great. . @GeneMarks @Guardian @PhillyInquirer 14:47

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#SmallBusinessAmerica: Travels with Gene to hear that 2024 was okay, not great. @GeneMarks @Guardian @PhillyInquirer 1939 Cotton Market TennesseeBy John Batchelor

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#PacificWatch: #VegasReport: The Sphere reproduces @JCBliss 8:48

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#PacificWatch: #VegasReport: The Sphere reproduces @JCBliss 1945 Las Vegas AirportBy John Batchelor

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#Nukes: Atomic bomb arms race in East Asia. Henry Sokolski, NPEC 8:40

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#Nukes: Atomic bomb arms race in East Asia. Henry Sokolski, NPEC 1951 B-29 Bomb GroupBy John Batchelor

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Preview: Lancaster, Pennsylvania: Colleague Jim McTague, former Washington Editor, Barron's, @MCTagueJ, Author of the "Martin and Twyla Boundary Series," #FriendsofHistoryDebatingSociety, regarding the ... 1:44

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Preview: Lancaster, Pennsylvania: Colleague Jim McTague, former Washington Editor, Barron's, @MCTagueJ, Author of the "Martin and Twyla Boundary Series," #FriendsofHistoryDebatingSociety, regarding the swift prosperous development of Lancaster County for retirement and for entrepreneurs. More tonight. 1942 Armistice Day Lancaster City…

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Preview: Steel: Conversation with colleague Gene Marks regarding his meeting with the Steel Foundry Society in Banff, Canada to discuss the specialty steel work that has been damaged by China dumping ... 2:31

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Preview: Steel: Conversation with colleague Gene Marks regarding his meeting with the Steel Foundry Society in Banff, Canada to discuss the specialty steel work that has been damaged by China dumping. More later. 1946 Texas & Pacific RailwayBy John Batchelor

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Preview: NASA: Conversation with colleague Bob Zimmerman regarding how NASA made a smart decision, after more than a decade of frustration, to outsource the building of a new spacesuit to private enterprise ... 1:50

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Preview: NASA: Conversation with colleague Bob Zimmerman regarding how NASA made a smart decision, after more than a decade of frustration, to outsource the building of a new spacesuit to private enterprise. More tonight. 1955By John Batchelor

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Preview: Las Vegas: Conversation with colleague Jeff Bliss regarding the overwhelming experience of the Sphere and how it is reproducing itself. More tonight. 2:12

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Preview: Las Vegas: Conversation with colleague Jeff Bliss regarding the overwhelming experience of the Sphere and how it is reproducing itself. More tonight. 1940 Clark County NevadaBy John Batchelor

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Preview: Europa: Conversation with colleague Charles Pellegrino, author of "Darwin's Universe," regarding the ambition of the Europa Clipper probe to detect what's under the ice. More later. 2:02

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Preview: Europa: Conversation with colleague Charles Pellegrino, author of "Darwin's Universe," regarding the ambition of the Europa Clipper probe to detect what's under the ice. More later. 1930By John Batchelor

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Preview: Rome: Conversation with author and classicist Daisy Dunn, author of "The Missing Thread," regarding the fascination for Agrippina the Younger still: two thousand years after Nero murdered her ... 1:30

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Preview: Rome: Conversation with author and classicist Daisy Dunn, author of "The Missing Thread," regarding the fascination for Agrippina the Younger still: two thousand years after Nero murdered her, his own mother. More later. undated, Nero missing his mother, Agrippina the YoungerBy John Batchelor

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LIVE AT CHELTENHAM LITERATURE FESTIVAL (with Brenda Blethyn and Ann Cleeves) 57:38

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In this bonus podcast episode, Jane and Fi are live on stage at the Cheltenham Literature Festival speaking to actress Brenda Blethyn and writer Ann Cleeves about the character Vera Stanhope. Our next book club pick has been announced! 'The Trouble with Goats and Sheep' by Joanna Cannon. If you want to contact the show to ask a question and get inv…

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GOOD EVENING: The show begins in NATO's annual nuclear weapon exercise... 8:37

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GOOD EVENING: The show begins in NATO's annual nuclear weapon exercise... CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR FIRST HOUR 9-915 #NATO: Nukes are useless as strategic or tactical weapons. Anatol Lieven, Quincy Institute. 915-930 #RUSSIA: The bleak future for the young. Anatol Lieven, Quincy Institute 930-945 #AI: #SCALAREPORT: ASML, TSMC, NVDA a…

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#NewWorldReport: Amazon River in severe drought. Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis 6:34

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#NewWorldReport: Amazon River in severe drought. Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis 1907By John Batchelor

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#NewWorldReport: Argentina sees inflation dropping sharply.Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis 13:10

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#NewWorldReport: Argentina sees inflation dropping sharply.Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis 1900 BUENOS AIRESBy John Batchelor

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#NewWorldReport: Venezuela sinks back into tyranny Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis 3:46

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#NewWorldReport: Venezuela sinks back into tyranny Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis 1950 CARACASBy John Batchelor

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#NewWorldReport: Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis Mexico welcomes a new president keen on market growth ... 14:02

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#NewWorldReport: Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis Mexico welcomes a new president keen on market growth. 1911 MEXICO CITYBy John Batchelor

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4/8: The Missing Thread: A Women's History of the Ancient World Hardcover – July 30, 2024 by Daisy Dunn (Author) 6:44

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4/8: The Missing Thread: A Women's History of the Ancient World Hardcover – July 30, 2024 by Daisy Dunn (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Missing-Thread-Womens-History-Ancient/dp/0593299663 Around four thousand years ago, the mysterious Minoans sculpted statues of topless women with snakes slithering on their arms. Over one thousand years later, Sapp…

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3/8: The Missing Thread: A Women's History of the Ancient World Hardcover – July 30, 2024 by Daisy Dunn (Author) 12:56

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3/8: The Missing Thread: A Women's History of the Ancient World Hardcover – July 30, 2024 by Daisy Dunn (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Missing-Thread-Womens-History-Ancient/dp/0593299663 Around four thousand years ago, the mysterious Minoans sculpted statues of topless women with snakes slithering on their arms. Over one thousand years later, Sapp…

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2/8: The Missing Thread: A Women's History of the Ancient World Hardcover – July 30, 2024 by Daisy Dunn (Author) 8:04

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2/8: The Missing Thread: A Women's History of the Ancient World Hardcover – July 30, 2024 by Daisy Dunn (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Missing-Thread-Womens-History-Ancient/dp/0593299663 Around four thousand years ago, the mysterious Minoans sculpted statues of topless women with snakes slithering on their arms. Over one thousand years later, Sapp…

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1/8: The Missing Thread: A Women's History of the Ancient World Hardcover – July 30, 2024 by Daisy Dunn (Author) 9:50

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1/8: The Missing Thread: A Women's History of the Ancient World Hardcover – July 30, 2024 by Daisy Dunn (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Missing-Thread-Womens-History-Ancient/dp/0593299663 Around four thousand years ago, the mysterious Minoans sculpted statues of topless women with snakes slithering on their arms. Over one thousand years later, Sapp…

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MARS: SPACEX and the Asteroid Belt Gateway. Brandon Weichert, author, WINNING SPACE." 10:46

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MARS: SPACEX and the Asteroid Belt Gateway. Brandon Weichert, author, WINNING SPACE." 1954 GALAXYBy John Batchelor

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SOCIAL SECURITY: 2033 and bust. Veronique De Rugy, Mercatus Center, George Mason University 8:58

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SOCIAL SECURITY: 2033 and bust. Veronique De Rugy, Mercatus Center, George Mason University https://www.creators.com/read/veronique-de-rugy/10/24/we-cant-leave-social-security-alone-but-we-can-protect-people-who-need-it#google_vignette 1943 MOROCCO FDRBy John Batchelor

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#CANADA: Self-regarding fiction writers and Hamas. Conrad Black, National Post. 8:52

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#CANADA: Self-regarding fiction writers and Hamas. Conrad Black, National Post. https://nationalpost.com/opinion/giller-prize-must-not-cave-to-terror-supporting-elites 1912 OttawaBy John Batchelor

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#GAZA: Sinwsr KIA. Peter Berkowitz, Hoover Institution 9:02

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#GAZA: Sinwsr KIA. Peter Berkowitz, Hoover Institution https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-lebanon-hezbollah-news-10-17-2024-d12ca71945313e601cf10876072f4182?user_email=598ba7ab8b32f3f27fd51766964b7d7aad9598b3578d1ca9ac4c9f77a74acafb&utm_medium=Afternoon_Wire&utm_source=Sailthru_AP&utm_campaign=AfternoonWire_Oct17_2024&utm_term=Aft…

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#CANADA: The unexamined allegations of "cultural genocide" Mary Anasasia O'Grady. 9:01

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#CANADA: The unexamined allegations of "cultural genocide" Mary Anasasia O'Grady. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/canadas-unproven-mass-grave-scandal-free-speech-law-history-50e13231 1884 Ottawa RiverBy John Batchelor