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As Far As I'm Concerned

As Far As I'm Concerned

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Welcome to our podcast, "As Far As I'm Concerned"! ~ We’re a relatively chill podcast that gives often-overlooked students and teachers a platform on which to express their opinions on social issues through a casual format they’re comfortable with. Just a bit of background information that we probably should not be telling random strangers on the internet but that is necessary for sufficient context - we are all private high school students. This is not affiliated with our school in any way ...
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"Don’t tell me what I can and can’t say." Veteran journalist Taylor Ferber wrote this in her unprecedented Playboy feature, challenging the idea that brains and beauty are mutually exclusive, as the only woman who both posed and was a featured writer. After years as Hollywood's "Celebrity Whisperer" who interviewed and humanized the biggest A-listers at every major event, her irreverent show empowers viewers to think freely outside rules around wokeism, conservatism, gender, media, and cultu ...
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The energy revolution is coming, and it's all hands on deck. Amplifying the expertise of the leaders in the new energy economy and inviting diverse voices to the table, we'll talk solar power, battery storage and battery alternatives, microgrids, renewable energy, distributed energy architectures, energy policy, energy equity, and all things energy. I'm your host, Amy Simpkins, renewable energy CEO (and Rocket Scientist) and I am passionate about creating sustainable change. I believe that a ...
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Our Senators are half dead, our late night show hosts are narcissistic maniacs, our influencers are toxic, and the leader of the free world doesn't even know where he is. I get it -- people feel safe with leaders and rely on them for purpose and order. But given the chaos, have you ever thought that your leaders are a reflection of you? --- Support…
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