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Expertly-curated progressive politics, news, and culture produced by leftist humans, not algorithms or AI. This is an award-winning podcast that dives deeply into a wide range of national and international issues facing society and governments. We draw from hundreds of sources of progressive news and commentary. Est. 2006. Save time by listening to a range of perspectives on a focused topic in each episode and be introduced to new sources you will not have come across on your own!
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EdsUp! is a podcast all about children and those who care for them. Produced by the Graduate Center for the Study of Early Learning at the University of Mississippi, Dr. Cathy Grace and Dr. Kenya Wolff provide wit, wisdom and enthusiasm as they explore education and public policy issues with practical advice for parents, teachers and decision-makers. Each podcast will feature in-depth interviews about a wide range of issues ranging from parenting tips to the economic benefits of investments ...
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Powered by ReviewSTL.com, Reel Spoilers is a podcast that talks about movies in-depth. If you are listening, you have either: 1. already seen the movie, or 2. you don't care if you find out what happens in the movie. Hence the name, Reel Spoilers.
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This quick hitting podcast offers stories and tips from All-Star networkers who are everyday people doing good work. Listen in to build a stronger network, hear why it matters and how to take action no matter what your networking experience. Start building your network today. Hosted by Cathy Paper www.cathypaper.com www.rockpaperstar.com www.linkedin.com/in/cathypaper
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Powered by ReviewSTL.com, Reel Spoilers is a podcast that talks about movies in-depth. If you are listening, you have either: 1. already seen the movie, or 2. you don't care if you find out what happens in the movie. Hence the name, Reel Spoilers. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/reelspoilers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Air Date 8/23/2024 The vibes of this election are nothing anyone could have predicted a month ago. And yet, some of the details have played out as though by a script. Democrats drink hope like ambrosia from the gods; Trump, when confronted with reality initiates a full blown meltdown; and everyone is doing their best to ignore the genocide in Gaza …
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Original Air Date: 8/23/2023 For decades, we have rightly been focused on dialing back endemic misogyny and poking holes in the patriarchy in the hopes of a new normal of gender relations emerging that would be genuinely healthier for everyone, not just women. But, with so much of the focus on the type of masculinity men and boys shouldn't embrace,…
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A decade after Rob McCallum and Jay Bartlett rocked the video game world with their documentary NINTENDO QUEST, they're back with a new 13-episode series: NINTENDO 64 QUEST. The Kickstarter launches on Thursday, August 22 with rewards like physical copies of the series delivering this year, name in the credits, a one-of-a-kind signed console, and m…
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A decade after Rob McCallum and Jay Bartlett rocked the video game world with their documentary NINTENDO QUEST, they're back with a new 13-episode series: NINTENDO 64 QUEST. The Kickstarter launches on Thursday, August 22 with rewards like physical copies of the series delivering this year, name in the credits, a one-of-a-kind signed console, and m…
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Air Date: 8-19-24 Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon and Erin discuss: - How we likely all have COVID and can't believe we did a Bonus Show - The bizarre ways AI is already part of our political systems - Strong feelings on AI-generated art in a hyper-capitalist world - The ups, downs and side effects of so-called AI friends - AI in our love lives (P.S. Aud…
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Air Date 8/17/2024 James Baldwin's 100th birthday passed by recently and we're using the occasion to draw on his moral clarity and eloquence while we assess the state of race in America Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-999-3991 or email Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Full Show Notes | Transcript BestOfTheLeft.com/Support (Members Get B…
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They finally made BORDERLANDS into a movie, but is it too little too late? Matt F Basler returns to discuss what may be the worst video game movie ever made. Borderlands is co-written and directed by Eli Roth, based on the video game series by Gearbox Software. Starring Cate Blanchett, Kevin Hart, Jack Black, Edgar Ramirez, Ariana Greenblatt, Flori…
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They finally made BORDERLANDS into a movie, but is it too little too late? Matt F Basler returns to discuss what may be the worst video game movie ever made. Borderlands is co-written and directed by Eli Roth, based on the video game series by Gearbox Software. Starring Cate Blanchett, Kevin Hart, Jack Black, Edgar Ramirez, Ariana Greenblatt, Flori…
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Air Date 8/13/2024 Spirits among Kamala Harris supporters, Democrats, and anyone opposing Trumpism are at an all-time high right now. That's both fortuitous and crucial to the upcoming election. By the very nature of Trumpism, this election will be the most flagrantly contested in history with far more Trump loyalists in place ready to throw wrench…
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BestOfTheLeft.com/Support (Hear the Full Show, Members Get Bonus Shows + No Ads!) Air Date: 8-11-24 Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon, and Erin discuss: - Understanding the New Right - JD Vance's mangled metaphor - The best headline about RFK Jr. - Where the anti-trans movement has taken us - What Star War controversies through the years can teach us REFER…
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Original Air Date: 2/8/2019 Amid the ongoing fallout of a contested presidential election, we take a look back, briefly, at the last 100 years of Venezuelan history to understand how they went from oil riches and inequality to revolution and social progress only to run afoul of American imperialism Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at…
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Love him or hate him, M. Night Shyamalan certainly gets people talking. And luckily for you - it's what we do! Josh Hartnett faces off against an FBI profiler played by Hayley Mills in TRAP. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/reelspoilers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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Air Date 8/6/2024 After the recent Supreme Court ruling that allowed governments to constitutionally purge unhoused people from public spaces, we are getting an immediate lesson in the difference between addressing systemic problems with solutions and using the police to clean up after governments that failed to act. Be part of the show! Leave us a…
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EdsUp! talks with Mississippi delta native and recording artist, Steve Azar. Steve's album MY MISSISSIPPI REUNION, winner of a Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters award, features the track "One Mississippi" which became the new official state song in 2022. The success of this led to Azar authoring the #1 Best Selling children's book, "One Mis…
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BestOfTheLeft.com/Support (Hear the Full Show, Members Get Bonus Shows + No Ads!) Air Date: 8-4-24 Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon and Erin discuss: - The use of strategic ambiguity as a way to ensure everyone hears what they want to hear - How weird Republicans are now - How the joke about JD Vance having sex with a couch is viewed as plausible because …
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It's the movie everyone has been waiting for. Can Deadpool 3 save the MCU? Find out as Matt F Basler joins us to review DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE. Directed by Shawn Levy, written by Levy, Ryan Reynolds, Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, and Zeb Wells. Starring Reynolds, Hugh Jackman, Emma Corrin, Morena Baccarin, Rob Delaney, Leslie Uggams, Aaron Stanford, and…
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It's the movie everyone has been waiting for. Can Deadpool 3 save the MCU? Find out as Matt F Basler joins us to review DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE. Directed by Shawn Levy, written by Levy, Ryan Reynolds, Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, and Zeb Wells. Starring Reynolds, Hugh Jackman, Emma Corrin, Morena Baccarin, Rob Delaney, Leslie Uggams, Aaron Stanford, and…
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Air Date 8/2/2024 The Kamala Harris presidential campaign has been on a wild ride since it unexpectedly began less than two weeks ago. Record fund raising, organic enthusiasm not seen since Obama, and the ugly pushback to match. Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-999-3991 or email Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Full Show Notes | Transcri…
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Sandy is the go to executive coach and VIP confidante to “It’s lonely at the top leaders” worldwide. She is a business strategist, teams and planning consultant, coach, speaker, mastermind group facilitator, success strategies consultant, and business owner. Cathy Paper and Sandy Hansen-Wolff have effective strategies for remembering the important …
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Air Date 7/30/2024 The Republican Party is making it sound like they're trying to transform themselves into the party of working people. There's a mountain of evidence suggesting that you shouldn't believe them but there's also plenty of reason to sit up and take notice of the situation. Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-999-39…
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BestOfTheLeft.com/Support (Hear the Full Show, Members Get Bonus Shows + No Ads!) Air Date: 7-29-24 Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon and Erin discuss: - All of our hope-y, fearful feelings about this political moment - The sexist, racist insults already being hurled at Harris - The perceived threat of a woman's laugh - Men's deep-seeded struggle with masc…
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Air Date 7/26/2024 It's clear where the vast majority of violent rhetoric is coming from in the country and it's clear which party is a cult of personality and which puts country before personal power. This is the state of play in our politics. Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-999-3991 or email Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Transcript…
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A mere 28 years later, the sequel to the Bill Paxton movie TWISTER you've been waiting for is here. Find out if Glen Powell makes the long wait worth it in TWISTERS. Directed by Lee Isaac Chung, and written by Mark L. Smith - based on a story by Joseph Kosinski. Starring Daisy Edgar-Jones, Glen Powell, Anthony Ramos, Brandon Perea, Maura Tierney, a…
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A mere 28 years later, the sequel to the Bill Paxton movie TWISTER you've been waiting for is here. Find out if Glen Powell makes the long wait worth it in TWISTERS. Directed by Lee Isaac Chung, and written by Mark L. Smith - based on a story by Joseph Kosinski. Starring Daisy Edgar-Jones, Glen Powell, Anthony Ramos, Brandon Perea, Maura Tierney, a…
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Aaron Eggert founded Coalition 9 to bring good people together, regardless of their progress in the leadership journey, with a focus on character first. In this episode of the All Star Networking Show Cathy Paper and Aaron dig into what makes a good listener, and how we can improve. They also discuss trust, how different people give it, earn it, lo…
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Original Air Date: 11/15/2022 Today, we take a look at our extremely steady history of political violence from the Revolution, through the Civil War, Reconstruction and Jim Crow, into the Civil Rights era, the Militia Movement and domestic terrorism, and now to our current once-again-radicalized, right-wing movement willing to use and tacitly condo…
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Air Date: 7-21-24 Today, Jay!, Amanda, and Deon (Erin couldn't join us) discuss: - Deon's hatred of old people - How the media industry's failing state led to ineffective coverage of the Biden age story - Amanda's excellent sports analogy - The factors that have lead to America's worsening gerontocracy REFERENCES: Did the media botch the Biden age …
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Air Date 7/20/2024 Extremism comes in many forms and we live in an era in which way too many of them are on display simultaneously, but it's not coincidence. The far right has been working toward an extremist Supreme Court for decades. Christian Nationalists have similarly been trying to impose their rigid view of far-right Christianity on the rest…
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Summer horror continues with LONGLEGS, directed by Oz Perkins. Matt F Basler returns. Longlegs is written and directed by Osgood Perkins. Starring Maika Monroe, Nicolas Cage, Blair Underwood, Alicia Witt, Michelle Choi-Lee, and Dakota Daulby. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/reelspoilers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more …
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Air Date 7/17/2024 Recent elections in the UK, France and Mexico spanned the spectrum from confirming inevitabilities to completely upending expectations but they each have lessons for politics in the US Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-999-3991 or email Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Transcript BestOfTheLeft.com/Support (20% off in Ju…
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