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How can an island, only 90 miles from the U.S. coast, feel so far away? Award-winning audio storyteller and second-generation Cuban-American Lisette Alvarez guides you through their journey as the first person in their family to return to Cuba after 70 years, all within the context of U.S.-Cuba geopolitical history. This 12-episode true story is released in advance of an upcoming fictional spy thriller audio drama: HAVANA SYNDROME.
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Your place for real talk about working efficiently and kicking back on your downtime. Pull up a chair and join manufacturing veterans Ed Ballina and Alvaro Cuba as they break down factory life.
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Experience the Cold War like never before through award-winning, real-life stories told by those who lived it. Each week, we bring you firsthand accounts from soldiers, spies, civilians, and more, capturing the full spectrum of Cold War experiences. Host Ian Sanders takes you beyond the history books, delivering raw, personal stories where every breath, pause, and emotion adds depth to understanding this pivotal era. This is Cold War history, told from the inside. We cover subjects such as s ...
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Have you ever locked eyes with a stranger and wondered, "What’s their story?" Step into someone else’s life and expect the unexpected. Extraordinary stories from around the world.
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Go in depth on the latest trends in Latin American politics, economics, and culture in this podcast series by Americas Society/Council of the Americas.
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A podcast about Cuban history from its pre-colonial past all the way to the present with host Andrés Pertierra, a History PhD student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Tim Harford and the More or Less team try to make sense of the statistics which surround us. From BBC Radio 4
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Become a Paid Subscriber: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/isee109/subscribe A native Angeleno who traveled the globe is back at home in Los Angeles and he's bored to tears. Hear him wax poetic about his travels abroad and compare life abroad to life in Los Angeles nowadays. Also, he recounts the curious and serendipitous occurrence of encountering "109" around the globe. He saw "109" in Ethiopia, Cuba, Ireland, Sweden, South Korea, Japan, Ghana, Mexico, Peru, Ecuador, and more countries!
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Welcome to the CubaCollectors podcast brought to you by CubaCollectors.com. Informed podcasts with interesting guests with insights on Cuban vinyl records, books and all else that is collectible from Cuba.
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I'm a Cuban-American writer who loves to share authentic stories of everyday people, like you and me. These are the stories of the people living in Cuba and the Cuban diaspora. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/susana-mueller/support
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You ever get tired of those lame travel podcasts? You Be Trippin', hosted by comedian Ari Shaffir, ditches the guides! Real folks, messed up adventures. Hilarious disaster tourism. Subscribe! It's like you're hammered in a hostel bathroom... listening to a podcast.
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Formula Indie America is a 2 hours music showcase focused on independent music made in America produced by European Indie Music Network info on www.euroindiemusic.info Discover more on https://euroindiemusic.info/formula-indie Country List Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada , Chile, Colombia ,Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Jamaica, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru ,Dominic ...
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Audrey tells "Bedtime Stories for Adults" in English: set in intriguing countries/places. Parts of the stories are true, the rest is imagination - as all good stories should be. All the stories contain fascinating historical facts about lesser known areas of Guatemala, Cuba, Serbia, South Africa, Bosnia, Mexico, Peru, China, India, Burma and more. These stories make good "Bedtime stories for Adults" who struggle to fall sleep, and are humorous - for easy listening while driving to work. Audr ...
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Manana//Cuba is a festival and record label that connects the electronic music community to masters of Afro-Cuban folkloric tradition. The project is built around the belief that Cuba’s powerful blend of rhythm and culture will enrich the electronic music community, while giving local musicians a platform to connect with international audiences, incorporate technology and take their musical development in new directions.
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In this limited series podcast, a son joins his mother as she returns to Cuba after 56 years to visit the country and the places that defined her childhood, finding many surprises along the way. This is an English language podcast. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/daughterofcuba/support
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Author Ken Foster has been traveling to Cuba for twenty years. In this podcast series, he shares conversations with some of the people he’s met along the way: Cuban artists, animal protectors, journalists and entrepreneurs share their joys and concerns about life today in Cuba.
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Welcome to The South, Eh? Just a Tester.. Keep it locked..We will be with you shortly.
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Find out what food we like better Cover art photo provided by bharath g s on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@xen0m0rph
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A talk about a family coming from Cuba to America in the early 1960's. My family escaped from communist Castro and Che by the Peter Pan Program, which was helped by the Catholic church. Follow a story that shows how freedom and perseverance can help mold a family.
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A kick-ass show about the true, the good, and the beautiful.
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Oscar-winning actor Cuba Gooding, Jr. and director Jake Goldberger discuss "Life of a King." The film tells the unlikely true story of ex-con Eugene Brown and his one-man mission to give inner-city kids in Washington D.C. something he never had—a future.
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Chris Garcia’s dad had one dying wish: That his family scatter his ashes off the coast of Cuba. Chris’s mom? She doesn’t give a crap about dying wishes. She’s vowed to never go back to Cuba again. As Chris tries to do right by his dad, he sets out to uncover the truth about a man he barely knew. Scattered is produced by WNYC Studios, home of other great podcasts including Radiolab, Death, Sex & Money, On the Media and Nancy.
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Interviews with Scholars of Film about their New Books Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/film
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A comedy podcast from Chris Cubas about TV shows that lasted one season or less. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The Latin American History Podcast aims to tell the story of Spanish and Portuguese America from its very beginnings up until the present day. Latin America’s history is home to some of the most exciting and unbelievable stories of adventure and exploration, and this podcast will tell these stories in all their glory. It will examine colonial society, slavery, and what life was like for the region’s inhabitants during this period. We will look at what caused the wars of independence, how the ...
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Executive produced and written by Manuel Ruiz-Barrera, Bistec is the riveting story of a longtime Cuban Revolutionary and what happens when one of the nation’s prominent dissidents moves into his neighborhood, exposing secrets, upending lives, and testing loyalties. This historical fiction drama reveals the modern world of Cuba’s mysterious vigilance and snitches system against the backdrop of a powerful, emotional story that is packed with surprises. Copyright 2024 Brilla Media Ventures, LL ...
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True Spies takes you inside the world's greatest espionage and detective operations. Our hosts Hayley Atwell, Vanessa Kirby, Sophia Di Martino, Daisy Ridley and Rhiannon Neads talk to the real spies behind the missions. What do they know? What are their skills? And what would you do in their position? We explore and investigate real life thrillers, mysteries and crimes - stories that prove truth is stranger than fiction! These stories cover lies, murder, theft, sex, drugs and rock ‘n roll. Y ...
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Down in Cuba is a late in life coming out story about a man stuck in a routine marriage and an unremarkable career as a professor of Latin American Studies at a small California college. In a last ditch effort to save himself from the ennui of mid life, Martin heads to Cuba on sabbatical to write a book about Cuban icon, Jose Marti. With the confusing mores of modern Cuba on one side and his personal demons on the other, he meets a charismatic young artist, who leads him down a road of passi ...
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Musicians and band-mates, John and Junior talk progressive politics from their unique perspectives.
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Join Tree, Cuba, and Roy for geek news,revies, angry rants and a slew of what ever topic is tickling our fancy at the time.
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Join Oscar-nominated filmmaker Lee Daniels ("Precious") and actor Cuba Gooding Jr. as they discuss "Lee Daniels' The Butler," based on a true story of the White House butler who served eight American presidents over three decades. The film traces the dramatic changes that swept American society during this time, from the civil rights movement to Vietnam and beyond, and how those changes affected this man’s life and family.
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A Gen X mom and gay millennial do socialism.
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Conspiracyland's "The Strange Story of Havana Syndrome," hosted by Yahoo News chief investigative correspondent Michael Isikoff, is an investigation into the baffling medical ailments-- headaches, dizziness, extreme fatigue and even brain injuries-- that have been reported by over 1,100 American diplomats and spies in recent years, confounding the U.S. intelligence and diplomatic communities. These symptoms are commonly known as Havana Syndrome because they were first surfaced in Cuba more t ...
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My podcast is about the Perry family from Miami Florida who go on a trip to Cuba. There, something changes their lives.
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"WPR Reports" features in-depth investigations from Wisconsin Public Radio. The current project is an audio documentary, "How We Got Here: Abortion in Wisconsin Since 1849," which examines Wisconsin's abortion ban, how it came to be and how Wisconsinites have lived with and without it since.
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Interview with Scholars of Latin America about their New Books Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/latin-american-studies
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A woman breaks out of prison and escapes to Cuba because of wrongful treatment in the judicial system. She was falsely accused of killing a white state trooper and sentenced to life in prison.
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Court Games covers all news releases for the LCG product line, along with discussions about their impact on the community, speculation for what's to come, and recommendations to improve your L5R experience. Community comes first in our discussions, especially since we're a podcast born from the L5R Discord Patreon. Expect guests, community Q&A, and shoutouts to individual fans of L5R. Our Hosts: Trevor - Discord: @Kakita Onimaru#1223/Twitter:@TrevorCuba Max - Discord: @WhackedMaki#0078 **Any ...
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Pensamientos, ideas, charlas, analisis, editoriales y otras cositas para aquellos que les gusta pensar. Entrevistas para radio con los protagonistas. www.alejandroriano.com
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A podcast on all things Latin America and the Caribbean featuring leading scholars, researchers, and intellectuals.
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A weekly analysis of Latin America (politics, culture and more) in a podcast.
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Join Anthony Smith Jr. for the Cuban Excursion! A six episode podcast series that follows a group of Emory & Henry Alumni and students discussing the music, activities, food and drinks experienced in Cuba and so much more during a 10-day Study Abroad Trip.
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Brought to you by Loughborough University’s Anarchism Research Group (ARG), Anarchist Essays presents leading academics, activists, and thinkers exploring themes in anarchist theory, history, and practice. For more on the ARG, please visit https://www.lboro.ac.uk/subjects/politics-international-studies/research/arg/ and follow us on Twitter at @arglboro
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Lou is currently Host of "Lou in the Morning" a guest driven radio talk show on WPFl.105.1 FM. Bruce Oliver talks about his trip to Cuba and how the average person can travel legally to Cuba during this broadcast. Cuba Bound on a "People to People" cruise from the United States. During my first trip to Cuba I'll be traveling to the ports of Havana, Cienfuegos, and Santiago de Cuba and the surrounding areas from July 23-31, 2016. During this licensed cruise itinerary I'll interact with the mu ...
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Jennifer L. Lambe, "The Subject of Revolution: Between Political and Popular Culture in Cuba" (UNC Press, 2024)
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From television to travel bans, geopolitics to popular dance, The Subject of Revolution: Between Political and Popular Culture in Cuba (UNC Press, 2024) explores how knowledge about the 1959 Cuban Revolution was produced and how the Revolution in turn shaped new worldviews. Drawing on sources from over twenty archives as well as film, music, theate…
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True Spies: Debriefs - Robert Booth on underestimating Cuba's spies
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Does the U.S continue to underestimate the threat the Cuban intelligence services carry? Robert Booth an ex-State Department counterintelligence officer and self described spycatcher, details how penetrative modern Cuban agents are within the United States' highest echelons of power. What information are they looking for? And what do they do with i…
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Cuba w/ Sean Patton | You Be Trippin' with Ari Shaffir
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Follow Sean on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/mrseanpatton/?hl=en SPONSORS: -Sign up for a $1 per month trial period at https://shopify.com/trippin , all lowercase On this episode of You Be Trippin', Sean Patton smokes fake Cuban cigars and blows 30k with his buddies in Cuba. He tells Ari about the bars, old cars, and low crime rate of a…
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Never ever give up: how Diana Nyad swam from Cuba to Florida
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American endurance swimmer Diana Nyad faced down box jellyfish, cold and extreme fatigue to become the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without a shark cage for protection, in 2013. She was 64 and had always been drawn by intense, seemingly unachievable feats of marathon swimming. It was after shooting to fame for swimming round the island…
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The Cuban government has announced that their population has fallen by 10% in two years – just days after a demographer on the Caribbean island suggested an even bigger fall. But which is the right number, and why are so many people leaving? We speak to Dr Emily Morris from University College London and Dr Jorge Duany from the Cuban Research Instit…
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Solidarity Under Blockade pt. 1: Going to Cuba
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Learn why a DSA delegation to Cuba is both challenging and important, featuring Patrick, Tom, and Cara. Solidarity Under Blockade: DSA's 2023 Cuba Delegation Get involved in DSA's Cuba Solidarity Working Group: bit.ly/DSAforCuba Artwork: Christina Davis Interviewers: Scott Karolidis & Danny Valdes Producer: Noah Teachey…
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David Kroening Seitz, "A Different Trek: Radical Geographies of Deep Space Nine" (U Nebraska Press, 2023)
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A different kind of Star Trek television series debuted in 1993. Deep Space Nine was set not on a starship but a space station near a postcolonial planet still reeling from a genocidal occupation. The crew was led by a reluctant Black American commander and an extraterrestrial first officer who had until recently been an anticolonial revolutionary.…
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On this episode, we hit the streets of Havana to try to understand the tenuous truth of the Cuban experience. Attributions to the BBC, WPTV news and MGM's Our Man in Havana. Credit for music goes to Blue Dot Sessions. Support the Artist Residency Fund. Learn more about the HAVANA SYNDROME series at havana-syndrome.net Sign up for the latest updates…
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Immigration Realities: Challenging Common Misperceptions
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Today’s book is: Immigration Realities: Challenging Common Misperceptions (Columbia UP, 2024), by Ernesto Castaneda and Carina Cione, which is a practical, evidence-based primer on immigrants and immigration. Each chapter debunks a frequently encountered claim and answers common questions. Presenting the latest findings and decades of interdiscipli…
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What Brazil’s Twitter Ban Tells Us about Internet Laws in Latin America
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On August 31, users of Twitter/X woke up to a platform devoid of Brazilians. After a protracted fight with CEO Elon Musk, Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered a shutdown of the social media site in his country. Marie Santini, founder of Net Lab, details the timeline that led to the shutdown and how it fits in the Brazil’s lar…
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BIM TYLER – Burning Haystacks CAUSE ALLURE – Vibration Darío Martínez Fran – GTR 2.0 ELERI WARD – Grieving the Future ESTHY – better off EVA WESTPHAL – Adult Franklin McKay – Don’t Forget Love Glass Mattress – Daniel Boone's Glove HENNY HOLYFIELD – West Coast Love JSDAVANI – Coumarou LazerBeam The Legendary Cold Survivor – Volition LEE MILLER MATSO…
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Can we be sure that thousands of millionaires are leaving the UK?How much do asylum seekers cost the state?Who will win a geeky bet on private school pupil numbers?What does a string quartet teach us about the woes of the National Health Service? Tim Harford investigates some of the numbers in the news. Presenter: Tim HarfordProducers: Caroline Bay…
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Sheri Chinen Biesen, "Through a Noir Lens: Adapting Film Noir Visual Style" (Columbia UP, 2024)
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Shadows. Smoke. Dark alleys. Rain-slicked city streets. These are iconic elements of film noir visual style. Long after its 1940s heyday, noir hallmarks continue to appear in a variety of new media forms and styles. What has made the noir aesthetic at once enduring and adaptable? Sheri Chinen Biesen's Through a Noir Lens: Adapting Film Noir Visual …
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Let's talk about it. Donnell Rawlings.
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Jason Ramsey, "Reckoning with Change in Yucatán: Histories of Care and Threat on a Former Hacienda" (Routledge, 2023)
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A perpetual tension exists between history and change, which is an issue long explored by historians and social scientists. Reckoning with Change in Yucatán: Histories of Care and Threat on a Former Hacienda (Routledge, 2023) engages with how best to look upon and respond to change, arguing that this debate is an important arena for negotiating loc…
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Will Grant, "Populista: The Rise of Latin America's 21st Century Strongman" (Bloomsbury, 2021)
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Today I talked to Will Grant about his book Populista: The Rise of Latin America's 21st Century Strongman (Bloomsbury, 2021). or more than six decades, Fidel Castro's words have echoed through the politics of Latin America. His towering political influence still looms over the region today. The swing to the Left in Latin America, known as the 'Pink…
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In the aftermath of D-Day, Hitler's armies were losing the Second World War. But in September of 1944, the Nazis enjoyed one final triumph over the Allied forces - the disastrous failure of Operation Market Garden. Author Robert Verkaik sheds new light on the shadowy figures who betrayed Market Garden to the Germans - including a mysterious codenam…
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A-ZAL – Movie Script ARCHIBALD LEECH – Arch ava rose - living alone BANDIT HEART – Blue BEJROOM – Las Vegas CABBAGGAGE – Handful of Sand CASSETTA – Thin Blue Crime CENTERSHIFT – The Ride CHASING GYPSY – GOING HOME CHILD ACTRESS – Beloved CHLOE MAYSE – Mad In Love CHRIS CAULFIELD – Antigravity Mind Chamber CIDCITY – Chocolate Cake DAVID CAMPANA – Ma…
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America w/ Joey Diaz | You Be Trippin' with Ari Shaffir
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Follow Joey on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/madflavors_world/ SPONSORS: -Head to http://mudwtr.com and grab your starter kit! For a limited time, our listeners get up to 43% off your entire order, Free Shipping and a Free Rechargeable Frother when you use code TRIPPIN. -Cut your wireless bill to 15 bucks a month at https://MINTMOBILE.c…
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Emily Strand and Amy H. Sturgis, "Star Trek: Essays Exploring the Final Frontier" (Vernon Press, 2023)
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n this special Star Trek Day episode on the New Books Network, hosted by Dessy Vassileva from Vernon Press, we celebrate over 55 years of Star Trek with a deep dive into the book Star Trek: Essays Exploring the Final Frontier (Vernon Press, 2023). Co-editors Emily Strand and Amy H. Sturgis join the discussion to explore how Star Trek has shaped sci…
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The boy who hid from Nazis in the woods, part 2
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Maxwell Smart survived the Holocaust by living in a makeshift bunker on the forest floor. Maxwell Smart was just 11 years old in 1941 when the Nazis took over his town in eastern Poland. One by one his Jewish family were disappeared or killed, but his mother implored him to run for his life just as she and his sister were being loaded onto a German…
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Shaker Bloomheart – Kandy ALEXA PEREZ – ROCKETSHIP BIG MAGIK – SPEECHLESS CHRIS ST. JOHN – The Sinner and The Saint CURTIS NOWOSAD – By the Time I Get to Phoenix DANIEL ARCI – Cycle DANIEL ROBERT – Talk About DBN DAMO – Fade Away DOMINIC ROMANO – after we're gone FOX REVETT - That Bad GAVIN SULTAN – Polyester Lies GROOVEGALORE MUZIK – Night By Nigh…
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I went to the Broad museum on September 14. Come along with me for this visit. If you go to the museum, take me along with you... Listen up!
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On Saturday, September 14, I went to the Broad museum located in Downtown Los Angeles.
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Aviad Moreno, "Entwined Homelands, Empowered Diasporas: Hispanic Moroccan Jews and Their Globalizing Community" (Indiana UP, 2024)
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Dr. Aviad Moreno is himself an incarnation of entwined homelands. He is an Israeli whose grandfather moved from Morocco to Venezuela, sent his son back to Morocco to study. The family hailed from Spain before the Exile in 1492 only to maintain much of the Spanish language and character. These migrations create a unique diaspora for the Jews of nort…
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Salma Siddique, "Evacuee Cinema: Bombay and Lahore in Partition Transit, 1940–1960" (Cambridge UP, 2022)
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Evacuee Cinema: Bombay and Lahore in Partition Transit, 1940–1960 (Cambridge UP, 2022) offers a new history of the partition. Based on previously unexamined archives and rare films, it investigates key questions around film production, partition and the provenance of the nation in South Asia: How did partition transform the dynamic and transcultura…
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Big stakes poker player and elections analyst Nate Silver is no stranger to a calculated risk. In his new book, On The Edge, he makes the case that people willing to take massive calculated risks are winning in the modern economy. Tim Harford talks to Nate about the mindset that’s driving hedge fund managers, crypto true-believers and silicon valle…
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The Siege: The Remarkable Story of the Greatest SAS Hostage Drama with Ben Macintyre (365)
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On April 30, 1980, six heavily armed gunmen burst into the Iranian embassy on Princes Gate, overlooking Hyde Park in London. There they took 26 hostages, including embassy staff, visitors, and three British citizens. I talk with Britain’s bestselling historian Ben Macintyre who has written a new book called “The Siege: The Remarkable Story of the G…
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ADAM FITCH – Forgiveness ALEC ROSE – Nothing New ANJALTS – Code Blue ANTHONY J MILAN – The Lion and the Blue Jay AUTORUB – Kari Lake Blocked me on Twitter BANDIT HEART – Blue (June Mix)—feat. Lilac Jun BASEBALL HAT – Running Man BRIAN STRAND – Not Good Enough CALLIOPE WREN – Her and I CARLYN – Try To Get Away CATT MCCREARY – Lonely CHARLIE DANE – M…
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Jennifer L. Lambe, "The Subject of Revolution: Between Political and Popular Culture in Cuba" (UNC Press, 2024)
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From television to travel bans, geopolitics to popular dance, The Subject of Revolution: Between Political and Popular Culture in Cuba (UNC Press, 2024) explores how knowledge about the 1959 Cuban Revolution was produced and how the Revolution in turn shaped new worldviews. Drawing on sources from over twenty archives as well as film, music, theate…
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We finally figure out what this whole sacred tree thing is about on my tour with Beyond Roots, and the connection between African descendents in Cuba, the United States, and beyond. A huge thanks to Beyond Roots, you can book your experience in Cuba with them on their website beyondroots.net or follow them on Instagram @beyondroots. Attributions to…
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Ed and Alvaro welcome their first-ever guest to the show: David Ballina! David is a 15+ year veteran of manufacturing, and his resume includes roles with PepsiCo, Keurig Dr. Pepper, and PCA. He is currently the general manager of Operational Excellence Consulting. Ed and Alvaro kick off the episode by covering the creative ways businesses are reduc…
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How long does it take to turn around an oil tanker?
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Do illegal migrants receive more in benefits than pensioners?Was Energy Secretary Ed Miliband right to celebrate a “record breaking” renewable energy auction?Is one divided by zero infinity?Why don’t we spend more on evidence that government spending works?And how long does it actually take to turn around an oil tanker? Tim Harford investigates som…
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2SLAV – This Is What You Came For AARON HUNTER DENNIS – Conquering Kangaroo BACK POCKET BUDDHA – Constellations CALEB & LEANN – Mostly Whiskey CASSIDY DICKENS – Close To My Chest CIERRA JUNE – Don't Go Back DANIELLE SCHROEDER – Ancient Desire DAVID J – Flow DRIPTONES – Field Trip DRU LIRA – Like That ED GUMBRECHT – Enter the Muses EDEN LAVI – darli…
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Cuban Stories: Episode 114 - Luna over Akrotiri
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Since the last episode, The Green Plantain and yours truly visited Greece and Turkey on a tour that took our family to the ruins of Akrotiri in Santorini, Greece.Akrotiri is not a place of fantasy; it is a prehistoric city whose excavation takes its name from a modern village set on a nearby hill because the site's name in antiquity is not known. T…
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Send us a text 10. ENGLISH. BEDTIME STORIES FOR ADULTS. 10. "The Brave Bridge." Mostar. Bosnia. Once upon a time, in 1555 to be exact, there was an architect named Mimar. He was very talented, and a little arrogant. He told his friends that he would build something spectacular one day. His dream came true when Suleiman the Magnificent commissioned …
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Jennifer Domino Rudolph, "Baseball as Mediated Latinidad: Race, Masculinity, Nationalism, and Performances of Identity" (Ohio State UP, 2020)
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In her incisive study Baseball as Mediated Latinidad: Race, Masculinity, Nationalism, and Performances of Identity (Ohio State University Press, 2020), Jennifer Domino Rudolph analyzes major league baseball’s Latin/o American players—who now make up more than twenty-five percent of MLB—as sites of undesirable surveillance due to the historical, pol…
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Steve Jones, "The Metamodern Slasher Film" (Edinburgh UP, 2024)
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It is commonly proposed that since the mid-2000s, the slasher subgenre has been dominated by unoriginal remakes of "classics". Consequently, most original slasher films have been ignored by academics (and critics), leaving the field with a limited understanding of this highly popular subgenre. The Metamodern Slasher Film (Edinburgh UP, 2024) correc…
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True Spies: Classic - The Spycatcher | FBI
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In this True Spies Classic episode, spy catcher Robert Booth recounts a mission to capture a Cuban agent who had infiltrated the FBI. Robert managed to identify the traitor, but proving Kendall Myers' treachery was another matter entirely. From SPYSCAPE, the HQ of secrets. A Cup And Nuzzle production. Producer David Waters. Series producer Joe Fole…
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Madrid, Spain w/ Shane Gillis | You Be Trippin' with Ari Shaffir
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Follow Shane on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/shanemgillis/ SPONSORS: -Start your new morning ritual & get up to 43% off your @MUDWTR with code TRIPPIN at https://mudwtr.com/TRIPPIN ! #mudwtrpod -Try ZipRecruiter for Free! At https://ziprecruiter.com/TRIPPIN -Control Body Odor ANYWHERE with @shop.mando and get $5 off your Starter Pack…
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If L. A. Confidential (1997) were two degrees campier, it would seem like Dick Tracy–but Curtis Hanson made sure to capture the spirit of James Ellroy’s novel while making its labyrinth plot understandable to viewers. Join us for a conversation about how the film examines the need for heroes yet seems to only offer them in a way to which the movies…
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Essay #89: Jon Burke, ‘Qalang Smangus: Successful Aboriginal Christian Anarchism in Taiwan’
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In this essay, Jon Burke describes Qalang Smangus, an aboriginal village in Taiwan which has been collectively organized. Jon makes a case for identifying it as an intentional Christian anarcho-collectivist community, assesses its success, and identifies its internal and exernal challenges. Jon is a former lecturer in photography and media studies …
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The boy who hid from Nazis in the woods, part 1
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Maxwell Smart survived the Holocaust by living in a makeshift bunker on the forest floor. Maxwell Smart was just 11 years old in 1941 when the Nazis took over his town in eastern Poland. One by one his Jewish family were disappeared or killed, but his mother implored him to run for his life just as she and his sister were being loaded onto a German…
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Donald Trump wants new tariffs on goods coming into the US, describing them as a tax on other countries. The Democrats are no stranger to trade tariffs themselves, with Joe Biden having added them to numerous goods coming into the US from China. We talk to Erica York from the Tax Foundation about how tariffs work and who ends up paying for them. Pr…
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From Sheffield to Sandhurst: A Cold War Territorial Soldier's Memories (364)
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Chris is a former member of the Yorkshire Volunteers, part of Cold War Britain’s Territorial reserve Army. This episode is a treasure trove of personal anecdotes, historical insights, and reflections on military life, making it a must-listen for anyone interested in military history and the Cold War era. Chris’s journey into the military began with…
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I conduct a pre-Revolution history lesson and share my first moments of being in Cuba. Finally. Credit for the archival clips to 1776 and the Godfather II. Credit for music goes to Freesound.org and Blue Dot Sessions. Support the Artist Residency Fund. Learn more about the HAVANA SYNDROME series at havana-syndrome.net Sign up for the latest updates…
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