We’re fascinated by everyday objects and what they can tell us about the global economy. Join us every week as reporters from our global newsroom dig into the most fascinating facets of an object: where it came from, how it got to us, and what it can tell us about the forces that are changing the way we live and work.
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Season Two Coming in September! Because I Said So! is a podcast by John Rosemond. John is the nation’s leading parenting expert and provides common-sense advice for raising your children. John is a nationally syndicated columnist, author and public speaker. His audiences are left feeling empowered, educated and entertained. A family psychologist by license, John points out to all his audiences that “psychology has caused more problems than it has solved for American parents.” John’s mission ...
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Hancock Hour, the video podcast featuring key thinkers and agents of change from around the world who are pushing boundaries and bringing back new ideas to make the world a better place.
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I'll be interviewing specialists, leading researchers and passionate figures to find out about their field, interests and what the future holds. Dedicated to understanding humanity vis-à-vis evolution, behaviour, culture, history, and the environment.
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There’s a lot of money to be made in the business of sleep. Take sunrise alarm clocks, fancy mattresses, REM-tracking wearables, and monthly deliveries of melatonin. But should we really be investing this much in hopes of catching a few more Z’s? In the final episode of season 8, we consult a bonafide sleep doctor on the matter and get a physician’…
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Strollers: Pushing the limits of childrearing cache
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There are contactless thermometers, the Nose Frieda, co-sleeping. Trends in parenting gear and childrearing practices seem to evolve at faster rates than other sectors, a speed exemplified by a single product: strollers. While we’ve been engineering ways to wheel children around for centuries, stroller manufacturers can’t seem to stop iterating on …
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Airline credit cards: the high-flying loyalty game
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From Dubai to Dublin to Dallas and back, air carriers are cashing in on a big business: credit cards. In fact, analysts note that growth in the sector “significantly outpaces the overall credit card industry.” One carrier alone can profit billions from its cards in a calendar year and, in tandem, build loyalty by tying them up in frequent flier pro…
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As the highest class of international racing for open-wheel, single-seater cars, F1 is worth more than $18B and stands to accelerate even more as a bonafide entertainment business as the Euro-born sport becomes more popular in China, the United States, and other global heavyweights. But F1 also faces its challenges, from new driving tech to adopt t…
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EV chargers: The geographic forces driving electric vehicle adoption
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Powering an electric car or truck is designed for people with private garages or who live in a major city with lots of accessible charging stations. Rural and suburban apartment-dwellers can’t just run cords out their three-story windows to juice up their rides through a 140-volt outlet. That would take days. If we want any shot at transitioning to…
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Drug names: The machinations behind the monikers
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Ever heard of Viagra, Rogaine, or Ozempic? The process for turning a chemical compound into a household name is both a science and an art. In fact, naming a prescription drug can take a manufacturer up to four years, as a set of three monikers per medicine must run the gauntlet of several regulatory agencies. It all starts with determining a drug’s…
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Whatever happened to good rock 'n' roll is also what happened to manhood, apparently. ParentGuru: Better Parenting Starts Here Thousands of stressed parents are finding their way to better parenting with the help of ParentGuru. Parenting With Love and Leadership Weekly Substack newsletter by Parenting Expert John Rosemond. Disclaimer: This post con…
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Could the wisdom of our grandparents hold the key to better-behaved children and healthier young minds? Join me on a journey back to the 1950s to uncover the secrets of a generation of obedient, tantrum-free kids. Through a compelling narrative, I juxtapose the serene child-rearing landscape of my youth with the emotionally tumultuous terrain of to…
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Bought something you don’t need from an ad? Blame it on the algorithm. Disappointing singles on your dating app? Blame it on the algorithm. Come across a post that hits too close to home? Yep, it’s the algorithm. But what exactly is the algorithm, and when did it start shaping how we live digitally? We track the making of the algorithm — starting w…
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Video game remakes: Revival of the fittest
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Love a game, buy a game. Really love a game, buy a new, improved version of that game. The video game industry knows that you don’t even have to be a die hard gamer to get out your wallet for a chance to recapture the thrill of killing that zombie or discovering that master sword. Plus, there are new technologies to consider — new graphics to enjoy…
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Think of the world’s dirtiest industries and you’re probably thinking along the lines of oil or meat… but the buildings we live in, the bridges we drive on, the cars we drive in, those all involve something pretty nasty. Steel. Traditional steelmaking is a famously dirty process, but we’re here to tell you that there’s a greener way to make the thi…
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What do The Book of Clarence, mad moms, and Jordan Petersen have in common? Listen and be enlightened! ParentGuru: Better Parenting Starts Here Thousands of stressed parents are finding their way to better parenting with the help of ParentGuru. Parenting With Love and Leadership Weekly Substack newsletter by Parenting Expert John Rosemond. Disclaim…
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We’ve long associated virtual reality with escaping to someplace more exciting, but the technology has never quite caught up with science fiction’s promise. But VR headsets’ emerging practical applications are a different kind of thrilling — training workers, helping in healthcare, making the workplace less stressful. All of these are reasons to ce…
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Is modern parenting doing more harm than good? In this episode, I unravel the complex layers of how today's parenting practices may be inadvertently extending childhood well into the adult years. I take a hard look at the practices that label typical two-year-old behaviors as disorders and challenge the authority of parents, replacing time-tested d…
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Smart rings have been around for years. And according to some tech experts (and a lot of consumers), they might outlast the smartwatch. These sleeker, less bulky wearables collect more accurate data, often at a lower price point. And the technology has come a long way. But do we really want or need all this information about our bodies? And does ha…
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Dr. Jordan Petersen and I Are Not Twin Brothers of Different Mothers
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Could the ideas of Dr. Jordan Petersen be leading us down a treacherous path? Join me as I scrutinize the philosophies of a figure who has captivated millions with his interpretations of the Bible, the question of God's existence, and the application of Darwinian evolution to human development. In our latest episode, we dissect the 'Introduction to…
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You’ve seen the endless sea of red when you’re stuck in traffic. But chances are, you haven’t given the simple tail light much thought. Car designers past and present have, though — and so has Jason Torchinsky, co-founder of auto news blog The Autopian. These signals, which include the lights that indicate a car’s existence on the road, brake light…
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Women have traded being dominated by men for being dominated by heir children. ParentGuru: Better Parenting Starts Here Thousands of stressed parents are finding their way to better parenting with the help of ParentGuru. Parenting With Love and Leadership Weekly Substack newsletter by Parenting Expert John Rosemond. Disclaimer: This post contains a…
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Picky Eaters, Adopted Children, and Fake Diagnoses
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Children are soap opera factories. See Proverbs 22:15. Which is why, for the most part, no one should engage them in discussions concerning their feelings. ParentGuru: Better Parenting Starts Here Thousands of stressed parents are finding their way to better parenting with the help of ParentGuru. Parenting With Love and Leadership Weekly Substack n…
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The Quartz Obsession is back for season 7, and this time, host Gabriela Riccardi will talk to guests obsessed with taillights, green steel, virtual reality headsets, and more. Join us on March 19 for a whole new set of topics you won't be able to stop thinking about.By Quartz
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From Curation to Repatriation: a Career in Osteology with Dr Trish Biers
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Dr Trish Biers is Curator of the Duckworth Laboratory at the University of Cambridge. We discuss her early start in the field and where her interests have taken her - across the world in a variety of incredible positions from the Smithsonian Institute to right here in Cambridge. We cover everything from repatriation and paleopathology to advice on …
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The Completely Manufactured Fiasco That Is Toilet Training in the New Millennium
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Yes, indeedy, the experts have done it again...to wit, they have turned something simple into something complicated. ParentGuru: Better Parenting Starts Here Thousands of stressed parents are finding their way to better parenting with the help of ParentGuru. Parenting With Love and Leadership Weekly Substack newsletter by Parenting Expert John Rose…
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Title: Is the Biblical Husband Beyond Saving?
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Most men don't understand what the Bible, God, describes as their role. Stop playing "jump ball" and discover the joy and peace of Father knows best. ParentGuru: Better Parenting Starts Here Thousands of stressed parents are finding their way to better parenting with the help of ParentGuru. Parenting With Love and Leadership Weekly Substack newslet…
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Children need desperately to have adults in their lives they can fear....in the biblical sense. Fear of one's parent, whether heavenly or earthly, is the beginning of knowledge and wisdom. ParentGuru: Better Parenting Starts Here Thousands of stressed parents are finding their way to better parenting with the help of ParentGuru. Parenting With Love…
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Forget everything modern psychology has spoon-fed us; I'm here to resurrect the time-tested, authoritative methods that breed not tyrants, but well-adjusted, respectful, and ultimately happier kids. This episode is a daring call to reconsider the role of obedience and fear in child-rearing, as I dissect the misplaced belief in permissive techniques…
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Fearful Parenting: The American Mother's Dilemma
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I recently had a conversation with an Austrian woman that turned my understanding of American parenting on its head. She shed light on the stark contrast between our fear-tinged approach and the straightforward, instinct-led style of Austrian parents. In this episode, I unpack the origins and impacts of the American psychological parenting revoluti…
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Are women - mothers, that is - primarily responsible for America’s child-rearing problems? Well, um, uh, in a sense, yes. Mind you, America’s child-rearing problems are primarily the fault of America’s mental health industry, which is nothing but junk science, but if the problems caused by America’s mental health industry are going to be solved, wo…
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Scary Parenting is John Rosemond's alternative to gentle parenting, which ought to be called dumb-as-nails parenting. Scary parents don't give a Rhett Butler what their children think of them, for example. It's very liberating, actually. You really ought to give it a try. ParentGuru: Better Parenting Starts Here Thousands of stressed parents are fi…
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These days, we’ve got photographic evidence of our memories just about everywhere we turn. But what about the memories that you have no way of calling up at the touch of a button or the turn of a page? That’s the case for entire older generations, and one global research project is using artificial intelligence to create images of the memories of e…
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John Rosemond cures a little girl of nighttime fears by remote control because despite being a psychologist, he knows what he's doing...and it's not psychology. ParentGuru: Better Parenting Starts Here Thousands of stressed parents are finding their way to better parenting with the help of ParentGuru. Parenting With Love and Leadership Weekly Subst…
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What began with a simple window has become an exercise in efficiency—and fast food chains are always looking for ways to move more people through drive-thrus more quickly. But until recently, the technology hadn’t changed all that much in the past few decades. Now, the age of artificial intelligence has ushered in new ways to shave off valuable sec…
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The Language Parents Speak (Or No Longer Speak)
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Children who grew up in the 1950s were told they were "acting too big for their britches" and "children should be seen and not heard" and other things today's kids have never been told, to their detriment. ParentGuru: Better Parenting Starts Here Thousands of stressed parents are finding their way to better parenting with the help of ParentGuru. Pa…
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Pro Tools—and other digital editing software like it—has become so entrenched in music creation that attempting to dislodge it would be akin to separating Google from the internet. But what did music-making look like when a studio relied on specialized professionals and expensive equipment? And can Pro Tools, which has now been around for decades, …
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It’s late December 2023. The presents are wrapped, the cookies have been set out, and Brenda Lee’s 65-year-old song “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” has overtaken Mariah Carey’s holiday juggernaut “All I Want for Christmas Is You” on the Billboard Hot 100. Streaming created this bizarre holiday miracle, just like streaming has changed everything…
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There’s no single solution for fixing climate change, but one resource—one slimy, beautiful, underwater resource—has the potential to lend a big leafy hand. When properly put to use, seaweed can be a major carbon sink, a sustainable source for textiles and dyes for the fashion industry, and even a building material. And industry players are startin…
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Yes, folks, I am going to be so bold as to assign to women primary responsibility for turning the American parenting train wreck around. But I am not a sexist. Ask my wife if you don't believe me. ParentGuru: Better Parenting Starts Here Thousands of stressed parents are finding their way to better parenting with the help of ParentGuru. Parenting W…
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In November 2023, OpenAI announced that soon, everyone will have the ability to make their own GPTs—generative pre-trained transformers, little digital brains that can be customized to do any number of complex tasks in mere seconds. If sci-fi novels are to be believed, our lives will change once this kind of technology is at our fingertips, but we’…
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Benevolent, as in patient and loving. Dictator, as in one whose word is law. That defines the role parents should occupy. ParentGuru: Better Parenting Starts Here Thousands of stressed parents are finding their way to better parenting with the help of ParentGuru. Parenting With Love and Leadership Weekly Substack newsletter by Parenting Expert John…
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Not child rearing, mind you, but parenting...it's wacky. ParentGuru: Better Parenting Starts Here Thousands of stressed parents are finding their way to better parenting with the help of ParentGuru. Parenting With Love and Leadership Weekly Substack newsletter by Parenting Expert John Rosemond. Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you…
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Psychobabble From a Christian Is Still Psychobabble
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There is no such factual thing as Christian psychology or Christian psychiatry. The terms are synonymous with "deceived." ParentGuru: Better Parenting Starts Here Thousands of stressed parents are finding their way to better parenting with the help of ParentGuru. Parenting With Love and Leadership Weekly Substack newsletter by Parenting Expert John…
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America's children are in the throes of a mental health crisis. The solution being proposed is more mental health professionals. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! They caused the problem! They don't know how to solve it! ParentGuru: Better Parenting Starts Here Thousands of stressed parents are finding their way to better parenting with the help of ParentGuru.…
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After meeting with my government-sanctioned licensing board--consisting largely of psychologists--in the mid-1990s, my attorney, one of the smartest guys I've ever known, told me he had never before encountered a more illogical group of people. That should give everyone pause. ParentGuru: Better Parenting Starts Here Thousands of stressed parents a…
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America's 20- and 30-somethings know no end to their entitlement. They now demand to work from home, in their pajamas, because the office threatens their evermore fragile mental health. Will their "I, me, mine" soap-operas never cease? ParentGuru: Better Parenting Starts Here Thousands of stressed parents are finding their way to better parenting w…
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Welcome to the only podcast where hard truths about parenting are no-holds-barred. Today, I'm tackling a contentious narrative: Socialist Parenting, inspired by an article by Elizabeth Bastos in the Washington Post. I'm not merely unpacking this hot topic, but digging deep into the philosophies it purports, examining the concerning trend of "gentle…
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Children in "kiddie cults" - nearly all children these days - are worshipped and catered to as if they are celebrities. What a sad life it must be when your life peaks when you're in elementary school. ParentGuru: Better Parenting Starts Here Thousands of stressed parents are finding their way to better parenting with the help of ParentGuru. Parent…
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Andy Stanley is one of America's most popular mega-pastors. Apparently, he's fallen into the celebrity trap and is spreading untruth from the pulpit. ParentGuru: Better Parenting Starts Here Thousands of stressed parents are finding their way to better parenting with the help of ParentGuru. Parenting With Love and Leadership Weekly Substack newslet…
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Pastor Kerry Shook of The Woodlands Church in The Woodlands, Texas, is shilling for Big Pharma...unwittingly, of course, but that doesn't mitigate his responsibility. ParentGuru: Better Parenting Starts Here Thousands of stressed parents are finding their way to better parenting with the help of ParentGuru. Parenting With Love and Leadership Weekly…
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Spitting Images and Gentle Fails: A Bold Exploration of Parenting, Homelessness, and Racial Dynamics
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Who would've thought that something as simple as spitting could tarnish a man's reputation, or that the well-intentioned concept of gentle parenting could potentially do more harm than good? I boldly delve into these intriguing topics in the first half of our discussion. In the latter half of my discussion, I challenge the preconceptions of homeles…
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What if the progressive parenting methods you've been told are best, are actually causing a decline in child mental health? Join me, John Rosemond, as I recount my personal journey from an ardent believer in democratic parenting, to a concerned father witnessing the unexpected impacts of these approaches on my son, Eric. It's a story that I promise…
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Have you ever stopped to question the narratives spun by mental health professionals or the sensationalism surrounding adoption? This episode of 'Because I Said So' invites you to do just that. I'm challenging the idea that adoption is an inherently traumatic experience, laden with existential crises and psychological pitfalls. With the story of my…
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