Steve Schwartz of LSAT Unplugged created this podcast to help you with the LSAT and law school admission process. He started teaching the LSAT after scoring a 152 and gradually working his way up to a 175 (it took over a year!). Please (1) subscribe, (2) rate + review, and (3) email me your questions: podcast@lsatunplugged.com
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Ben Olson and Nathan Fox started the Thinking LSAT Podcast to become better LSAT teachers and have some fun. Please 1) subscribe, 2) rate and review, and 3) send us questions: help@thinkinglsat.com. Don't pay for law school! Learn more at lsatdemon.com
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Are you curious about what law students learn about? Law Schoolers is a podcast where the host explains the law through his law school study sessions.
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Law School Admissions Unplugged Podcast: Personal Statements, Application Essays, Scholarships, LSAT Prep, and More…
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Stressed about applying to law school? Looking for that *something* to provide an edge when your LSAT scores and GPA aren't enough to set you apart? Steve Schwartz of LSAT Unplugged shares insights on everything law school admissions – personal statements, diversity statements, LSAT prep, recommendation letters, and more. This show is for you if you’re looking to craft law school applications that will showcase your strengths and maximize chances of law school admission. Please (1) subscribe ...
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Interviews with Scholars of America about their New Books Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/american-studies
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Interviews with Scholars of Latino Culture and History about their New Books Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/latino-studies
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Join the LSAT Demon team Tuesday through Saturday as they discuss a broad range of topics related to the LSAT and law school admissions. Listen on your way to work and kickstart your daily study routine. Questions? Email daily@lsatdemon.com. Learn more at lsatdemon.com
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Looking for the latest in legal business news? Get a breakdown of the top stories in business law from industry leaders on the front lines with Bite-Sized Business Law. Host Amy Martella takes a closer look at the latest corporate happenings through interviews with the attorneys, legal experts, public figures, and scholars behind the news to distill business law’s biggest stories into bite-sized portions. This is your chance to go further into the world of business law and stay up to date wi ...
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Invest your time well in listening to some of New Zealand's leading academics on a wide range of subjects relating to law.
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Rev. Morris A. Scott is a husband, and a father of 3 children. He holds a Master's degree from a theological seminary, and a Juris Doctor from an accredited law school. After decades of Biblical devotional studies with his family, he is now publicly releasing devotional highlights from each book of the Bible. Correspondence may be directed to mandwscott@gmail.com or (267) 226-0586.
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We focus on moving from Here, wherever you are as an individual in your personal life, leadership, or church ministry, to There, the preferred future that God has for us. Each monthly episode features a conversation with someone in small groups ministry, authors, thought leaders, and pastors. We discuss topics that can be helpful, informative, or even powerful for you the listener. A monthly podcast by Carolyn Taketa. Here To There releases on the 2nd Wednesday of each month. Carolyn Taketa ...
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Law to Fact is the renown podcast for law students where substantive legal issues are discussed with distinguished law professors from across the nation. Today, it is the go to place for all things law including course material, application tips, study strategies, and career advice—all packed into one podcast. Law to Fact is hosted by Professor Leslie Garfield Tenzer of the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University.
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Challenge your theological synapses with Rev. Tyrel Bramwell, Pastor of St. Mark Lutheran Church in Ferndale, CA, as he examines curious topics to excite the imagination, equip the mind, and comfort the soul with God’s ordering of the world in the Law and Gospel.
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The Study Legal English Podcast is the world's first legal English podcast. Helping lawyers and law students become fluent in legal English. Legal English is difficult to master and is important for lawyers and law students around the world. If you'd like to improve your legal English, don't worry, by listening to the regular Legal English podcast you can gradually improve. Members can also access further learning resources such as transcripts and quizzes Visit:.https://studylegalenglish.com ...
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On this daily 90-second radio program, Attorney David Gibbs III highlights recent legal news and trends impacting life and liberty here in America and around the globe. Listen daily for Law Talk News—the news that matters to you!
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Interviews with Authors about their New Books Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network
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Join co-hosts Alva Smith, Executive Director of the Stoops Center for Law & Business, and Jeff Kahn, Professor and Associate Dean for Business Law, as they give listeners an inside look at the business law program at the FSU College of Law. From student recommendations to insight from faculty members who teach the courses, this podcast is not only informative, but entertaining. Jeff and Alva touch on everything from study habits to absorb the complexities of tax law, determining careers in t ...
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Conversations on governance with leading social scientists around the world. Run by the Centre for the Study of Governance and Society at King’s College London.
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Want to find a Houston-area place to volunteer that is right for you? Listen along as your host Paul H. Cannon interviews local Houston-area mission leaders and participants about their mission and how you can be a part of something bigger right here in Houston, Texas. When Paul H. Cannon was in his late 20s, He was the missions coordinator for a bible study class of 165 people at Second Baptist Westway Campus in Houston. One of the challenges he ran across was finding local mission projects ...
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A dive into the top headlines in Dallas Fort Worth, delivering the news you need in 10 minutes or less multiple times a day.
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The “Lunching with Lawyers” podcast asks the question, what motivates someone to study law? The responses might surprise you. Loretta Kreet, lawyer, podcaster and consumer advocate explores her guest’s pathway to law which is often a function of personal circumstance, idealism and serendipity, her guest’s greatest achievements and what represents success and how to achieve it.
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The future belongs to those who prepare for it today!
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Critical Conversations on Human Rights: The Promise Institute Podcast
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Critical conversations on human rights hosted by The Promise Institute for Human Rights at UCLA School of Law.
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Pick any topic, and it probably can be viewed through a legal lens. Legal Voices will be a monthly show where law students get to have their say. These will be the voices of students passionate about the law, sharing their thoughts on legal news, their law school experiences, aspirations, and how their interest in the rule of law will shape their future. The podcast will also host young and newly practicing lawyers who will offer their opinions and expertise to its listeners. Male or female, ...
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Podcast with Steve Schwartz (LSAT Blog) and Graeme Blake (LSAT Hacks) answering your LSAT questions each week. Steve and Graeme are LSAT instructors with 99% percentile LSAT scores and several years of teaching experience. Steve and Graeme also (separately) run LSAT Blog and LSAT Hacks, respectively, and have seen every LSAT problem and situation under the sun. They go in-depth with advice on questions and explanations about every LSAT section and more.
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Are you afraid your child with a disability will struggle and fail at college? You can stop the struggle! Knowledge is power!! Welcome to College, Disabilities, and Success! Get my insider's look at how disability services work on college campuses. As a former college Learning Disability Specialist, Disability Services Coordinator, and LD high school teacher, I can help you! Do you understand the power of Disability Services at college? Do you understand how your child's privacy changes at 1 ...
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Real estate is housing, its business, and so much more. Its complex. This podcast breaks down complex real estate issues such as sales, mortgages, foreclosures, and more. My name is Chuck Hamm. I began in real estate started after college when I became a sales agent in 2004, a licensed broker in 2008, then graduated of law school in 2017, and passed the California Bar Exam in 2019. I am a licensed mortgage loan originator, and principal and officer of California Mortgage Professionals, and I ...
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Are we ready for the future of work? 1Huddle’s original podcast series tackles all things jobs, innovation, and future of work. Hear from CEOs, coaches, educators, elected officials, entrepreneurs, and startups as they share their experiences, perspective, and advice for today's workforce. Ready to get to work?
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The Pathless Path is hosted by Paul Millerd - a writer, creator, and consultant. He has conversations with freelancers, self-employed entrepreneurs, creators, and vagabonds who share their perspectives on their relationship with work, burnout, bootstrapping, indie hacking, remote work, reinvention, creativity, sabbaticals, leisure, self-employment, unconventional living, and digital nomadism. Past guests include Ali Abdaal, Khe Hy, Ben Hunt, Wade Foster, Dan Vassallo, Kris Abdelmessih, Steph ...
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Before You Take the LSAT is a podcast dedicated to providing insight into law as a career path. dbenyamin26@gmail.com Also available on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTvsztc_EmrCz7P0iTcf8hg Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/beforeyoutakethelsat/support
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Established in 2010, Sunway International Business School is currently affiliated to Infrastructure University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Also referred to as Sunway College, it currently runs Bachelor of Computer Science (Hons.) and Master of Business Administration (MBA) courses with the approval from ministry of education and equivalence from Tribhuwan University.
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The L.A. Report is a breakdown of the day's top news from Southern California, featuring the award-winning reporting of LAist 89.3 FM – L.A.'s number one NPR station. Hosted by Susanne Whatley in the morning and Nick Roman in the afternoon, it's the smart way to start and end your day. This program is made possible in part by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a private corporation funded by the American people.
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Our daily news podcast brings you top news stories, plus analysis and insights from reporters and scholars about the state of play in America’s hottest policy debates. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Systematic Theology - R.J. Rushdoony, Chalcedon Foundation Free Audiobook (Audiobook)
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The Christian School represents a break with humanistic education, but, too often in leaving the state school, the Christian educator has carried the state’s humanism with him. A curriculum is not neutral: it is either a course in humanism or training in a God-centered faith and life. The liberal arts curriculum means literally that course which trains students in the arts of freedom. This raises the key question: is freedom in and of man or Christ? The Christian art of freedom, that is, the ...
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"The Educators" is a weekly, one-hour talk show in its seventh season on YouTube. The bold and outspoken hosts, Andrew Frett, Damian Anderson, and Darnell Jerome are speaking their minds on education. Their unique perspectives are brought to life every week through candid conversations about their personal lives, current events, and education. Their main goal is to raise the two percent of African American Male Teachers and get middle & high school students interested in the education field ...
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Politics, geopolitics, economics, arts, and current affairs Constable has an extensive broadcasting background. He presented the Wall Street Journal's flagship daily TV show for many years and frequently hosted the syndicated John Batchelor radio show in New York. You'll find his written work in The Wall Street Journal, Barron's, Time, Forbes.com, Fortune, the New York Post, the New York Sun, and the South China Morning Post. He co-authored the award-winning book "WSJ Guide to the 50 Economi ...
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Our goal is to build a community of future, current, and past graduate students to support each other through this great adventure. 5 to Life is not only about the commitment we are making to our field of study for the 5 years of grad school but our commitment to science for life
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The ultimate compliment is to be considered an asset by those who know you. I believe that there is a less discussed approach to becoming a person of value/ who is successful, respected by others and fulfilled.. It’s somewhere between the hustle culture and the ease and flow of manifestation. This podcast is designed to be a resource for the ambitious, the relentless…. and the R ARE ppl who are breaking societal norms, going against the grain and are open to unconventional practices as we st ...
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Horatio Leavenworth, an immensely wealthy bachelor, is a retired merchant who enjoys great social position and respect. His two orphan nieces, Mary and Eleanor live with him in a luxurious mansion in New York's upscale Fifth Avenue. One morning, he is found mysteriously dead in his study, shot neatly through the back of his head. His will, written some time earlier, is discovered, in which he has left his entire fortune to one of the nieces, while cutting out the other completely. The buildi ...
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Resources to help you understand the world of truck driving through the use of stories and a pathetic attempt at humor
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Deep loving relationships are built on trust and respect. Without these essential elements, emotions eventually fade away and lose relevance. Enrich and deepen the connection with your partner in the most profound ways with Cracking The Relationship Code. Immerse yourself in discussions about how to handle challenges in your relationships. Focused on married couples, this podcast brings joy, meaning, and genuine understanding to your daily life. With rising cases of broken families and divor ...
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Welcome to Coplin's World. Syracuse University Professor Bill Coplin has taught for 50+ years and has mentored 2000+ individuals of all ages, establishing skills and encouraging growth. With a witty sense of humor and a series of blunt takes, Coplin coaches you on what success can be, and how to achieve it –- with or without a college degree. For more, visit Bill Coplin on LinkedIn or @thehappyprof on Twitter. Technical Director: Elisa Flynn Project Manager: Joy Mao
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Welcome to Breakthrough Barriers with Damali! I am your host, Damali Peterman. On this podcast, we invite you to share a conflict that you need help navigating. And I, along with a guest co-host, will share what we would do in that situation to help you reach your breakthrough. Welcome to the show!
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One driver's insights and sometimes humorous views of truck driving and the trucking industry… and anything else he feels like dumpin' on ya
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How I Raised My LSAT Score by 20+ Points (Self-Study Plan and Materials)
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How I Raised My LSAT Score by 20+ Points (Self-Study Plan and Materials) Free Easy LSAT Cheat Sheet: https://bit.ly/easylsat Book A Call: https://form.typeform.com/to/Et1l5Dg6 LSAT Unplugged Courses: http://www.lsatunplugged.com Unlimited Application Essay Editing: https://www.lsatunplugged.com/law-school-admissions Unplugged Prep: http://www.unplu…
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Why LA isn't making a dent in homelessness; How scientists are preparing for future droughts; Wildlife officials euthanize "Sugar" the bear — The P.M. Edition
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L.A. says it housed more people last year than ever before, but homelessness numbers remain flat. UC Irvine scientists are studying what we'll face in a prolonged drought. A black bear in La Canada-Flintridge was euthanized after repeatedly visiting homes. Plus, more. Support The L.A. Report by donating at LAist.com/join and by visiting https://lai…
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Dallas police release body-cam footage in officer-involved shooting
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Supreme Court Rules in Trump’s Favor, Biden’s Family Encourage Him to Stay in Race, Steve Bannon Goes to Prison | July 1
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TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down: The Supreme Court hands former President Donald Trump a win. People close to the Biden family say the president's family members are encouraging Biden to stay in the race after Thursday’s dismal debate performance. U.S. military bases put on high alert in Europe becasue of a threat of a te…
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Supreme Court rules former President Trump has immunity on 'official acts' of office
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Plus, Dallas police say a male suspect of family violence came at them with a knife and so they shot him and he died at a hospital.By Audacy
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SoCal faces triple-digit heatwave this week; LA mental health pilot program ends; Summer sleepovers in LA County's parks — The A.M. Edition
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Forecasters are eyeing fire weather conditions amid a week-long heatwave. LA program that partnered fire and mental health responders for some 911 calls ends. Overnight camping is available at five LA County parks through August. Support The L.A. Report by donating at LAist.com/join and by visiting https://laist.com. Support the show: https://laist…
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Amidst triple-digit temperatures, Texas power grid appears to be in good shape
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Plus, the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule Monday on a case involving a Texas law attempting to regulate social media platforms, and a new survey found perspective homeowners in Texas' major cities need to make at least $100,000 per year to qualify for a median-priced home.By Audacy
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There is no second best on the LSAT. On every question, one answer is definitely right, and four answers are definitely wrong. This week, Nathan and Ben discuss why a no-nonsense mindset is vital to LSAT success. Later, the guys compare lawyers to professional students. They question the value of law school consultants. And they explain why nothing…
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Postscript: Does the June POTUS Debate Matter?
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On Thursday, June 27th, President Joe Biden and Trump debated for 90 minutes without a live audience or the usually provided by the Commission on Presidential Debates. Instead, two CNN journalists – Dana Bash and Jake Tapper – asked the questions. Not only was the format a departure but the timing was unusually early for a presidential debate. Toda…
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Meaghan Stiman, "Privileging Place: How Second Homeowners Transform Communities and Themselves" (Princeton UP, 2024)
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In recent decades, Americans have purchased second homes at unprecedented rates. In Privileging Place: How Second Homeowners Transform Communities and Themselves (Princeton UP, 2024), Meaghan Stiman examines the experiences of predominantly upper-middle-class suburbanites who bought second homes in the city or the country. Drawing on interviews wit…
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Alexandre Lefebvre, "Liberalism as a Way of Life" (Princeton UP, 2024)
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In political philosophy, “liberalism” is not the name of a particular social platform. Rather, it refers to a framework for thinking about politics. It is the way of thinking according to which the state, its laws, and its institutions all stand in need of justification, and that the justification of the state must be addressed to those who live wi…
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This week, we examine the sounds humans make in order to monitor, repel, and control beasts. Author Mandy-Suzanne Wong’s Listen, We All Bleed is a creative nonfiction monograph that explores the human-animal relationship through animal-centered sound art. We’ll hear works by Robbie Judkins, Claude Matthews, and Colleen Plumb, interwoven with Wong’s…
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Meaghan Stiman, "Privileging Place: How Second Homeowners Transform Communities and Themselves" (Princeton UP, 2024)
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In recent decades, Americans have purchased second homes at unprecedented rates. In Privileging Place: How Second Homeowners Transform Communities and Themselves (Princeton UP, 2024), Meaghan Stiman examines the experiences of predominantly upper-middle-class suburbanites who bought second homes in the city or the country. Drawing on interviews wit…
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Kehbuma Langmia, "Black 'Race' and the White Supremacy Saga" (Anthem Press, 2024)
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Dr. Langmia's book Black 'Race' and the White Supremacy Saga (Anthem Press, 2024) examines the conundrum that has haunted the Black and White ancestry for ages on what supremacy actually means. Is it Black or White supremacy? Granted, the term "White supremacy" has occupied the sociopolitical, cultural and economic discourse for ages, but what does…
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A dramatized thought experiment like best episodes of Star Trek, Forbidden Planet (1956) is a wonderful reminder of how people in the past envisioned the future. Part prophecy—looking forward—and part analysis of the timeless human condition, the film wraps heavy ideas about the cost of knowledge and the ways we interact with our own creations into…
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How Research Communication Meets the Challenge of Improving upon Past Research Success
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Listen to this interview of Redowan Mahmud, Lecturer in the School of Electrical Engineering, Computing and Mathematical Sciences, Curtin University, Australia; and, Mohammad Goudarzi, Lecturer at Faculty of Information Technology, Monash University, Australia. We talk about their paper iFogSim simulator for mobility, clustering, and microservice m…
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Adam Phillips, "On Giving Up" (FSG, 2024)
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To give up or not to give up? The question can feel inescapable but the answer is never simple. Giving up our supposed vices is one thing; giving up on life itself is quite another. One form of self-sacrifice feels positive, something to admire and aspire to, while the other is profoundly unsettling, if not actively undesirable. There are always, i…
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Travis B. Williams et al., "The Dead Sea Scrolls in Ancient Media Culture" (Brill, 2023)
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Media studies is an emerging discipline that is quickly making an impact within the wider field of biblical scholarship. The Dead Sea Scrolls in Ancient Media Culture (Brill, 2023) is designed to evaluate the status quaestionis of the Dead Sea Scrolls as products of an ancient media culture, with leading scholars in the Dead Sea Scrolls and related…
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Souvik Mukherjee, "Videogames in the Indian Subcontinent: Development, Culture(s) and Representations" (Bloomsbury, 2022)
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While there has been considerable research on digital cultures in the Indian Subcontinent, video games have received scant attention so far. Yet, they are hugely influential. Globally, India is perceived as a ‘sleeping giant’ of the video game industry with immense untapped potential, and Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bhutan also have …
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Postscript: Does the June POTUS Debate Matter?
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Hunter Ex Lunden Roberts Talks Daughter Ignored by President Biden
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Lunden Roberts, Hunter Biden’s ex and mother of President Joe Biden’s granddaughter, Navy Roberts, sits down for an exclusive interview to discuss her forthcoming book, “Out of the Shadows: My Life Inside the Wild World of Hunter Biden.” She talks about why she choose to try to keep Hunter in her daughter's life, how her daughter feels about seeing…
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THE BEST LSAT RESOURCES | How I Scored a 175
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THE BEST LSAT RESOURCES | How I Scored a 175 Free Easy LSAT Cheat Sheet: https://bit.ly/easylsat Book A Call: https://form.typeform.com/to/Et1l5Dg6 LSAT Unplugged Courses: http://www.lsatunplugged.com Unlimited Application Essay Editing: https://www.lsatunplugged.com/law-school-admissions Unplugged Prep: http://www.unpluggedprep.com/ Get my book fo…
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THE BEST LSAT RESOURCES | How I Scored a 175
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THE BEST LSAT RESOURCES | How I Scored a 175 Free Easy LSAT Cheat Sheet: https://bit.ly/easylsat Book A Call: https://form.typeform.com/to/Et1l5Dg6 LSAT Unplugged Courses: http://www.lsatunplugged.com Unlimited Application Essay Editing: https://www.lsatunplugged.com/law-school-admissions Unplugged Prep: http://www.unpluggedprep.com/ Get my book fo…
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Huntington Beach debates housing law challenge, camping in LA County parks, and the "Sand Rush" to LA's beaches — The Sunday Edition
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Huntington Beach city leaders debate whether to fight state law which demands more housing be built. Some LA County parks open up to overnight camping this summer. And the author of the book Sand Rush tells the history of how LA’s beaches physically came to be, from moving the sand itself to the shore to the political influencers advocating for the…
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Race, Social Reproduction, and Capitalist Totality
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We live in a historical conjuncture characterized by the rise of a range of social movements that aim to challenge different forms of domination: capitalism, patriarchy, racism, settler colonialism, just to name a few. However, critical scholars remain divided about how to think about the relations between these different struggles. The political s…
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David Zeitlyn, "An Anthropological Toolkit: Sixty Useful Concepts" (Berghahn Books, 2022)
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In Professor Zietlyn's words, anthropology “has had enough of the big ideas already” -especially theories with a big ‘T’. In a discipline that seems to be constantly beset by ‘turns’, or agonising over its status and ‘commensurability’ across cultural differences, Professor Zietlyn in his latest book An Anthropological Toolkit: Sixty Useful Concept…
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Pandemic Perspectives 14: A Classical Approach to Improving Communication
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In this Pandemic Perspectives Podcast, Ideas Roadshow founder and host Howard Burton talks to Christopher Celenza, James B. Knapp Dean of the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, Johns Hopkins University. Christopher Celenza talks candidly about his research origins from his youthful interests in becoming a professional wrestler to the impact of di…
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Felicia Arriaga, "Behind Crimmigration: ICE, Law Enforcement, and Resistance in America" (UNC Press, 2023)
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In recent years, dozens of counties in North Carolina have partnered with federal law enforcement in the criminalization of immigration--what many have dubbed "crimmigration." Southern border enforcement still monopolizes the national immigration debate, but immigration enforcement has become common within the United States as well. While Immigrati…
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Don’t be distracted by analytics and “trends” in your LSAT study. Focus on thoroughly reviewing one question at a time. Read more on our website! Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube.
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Peter Murray Jones, "The Medicine of the Friars in Medieval England" (Boydell & Brewer, 2024)
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Friars are often overlooked in the picture of health care in late mediaeval England. Physicians, surgeons, apothecaries, barbers, midwives - these are the people we think of immediately as agents of healing; whilst we identify university teachers as authorities on medical writings. Yet from their first appearance in England in the 1220s to the disp…
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Bayley J. Marquez, "Plantation Pedagogy: The Violence of Schooling Across Black and Indigenous Space" (U California Press, 2024)
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Throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, teachers, administrators, and policymakers fashioned a system of industrial education that attempted to transform Black and Indigenous peoples and land. This form of teaching—what Bayley J. Marquez names plantation pedagogy—was built on the claim that slavery and land dispossession are fundamentall…
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Michael Sonenscher, "Capitalism: The Story Behind the Word" (Princeton UP, 2022)
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What exactly is capitalism? How has the meaning of capitalism changed over time? And what’s at stake in our understanding or misunderstanding of it? In Capitalism: The Story Behind the Word (Princeton UP, 2022), Michael Sonenscher examines the history behind the concept and pieces together the range of subjects bound up with the word. Sonenscher sh…
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Maryna Shevtsova, "Feminist Perspective on Russia’s War in Ukraine: Hear Our Voices" (Lexington Books, 2024)
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Feminist Perspective on Russia’s War in Ukraine: Hear Our Voices came out with Lexington Books at the two-year’s mark of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, in February 2024. This volume undertakes an exploration of how gender norms have been transgressed and cultural expectations of womanhood and manhood evolved within the context of the war …
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Felicia Arriaga, "Behind Crimmigration: ICE, Law Enforcement, and Resistance in America" (UNC Press, 2023)
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In recent years, dozens of counties in North Carolina have partnered with federal law enforcement in the criminalization of immigration--what many have dubbed "crimmigration." Southern border enforcement still monopolizes the national immigration debate, but immigration enforcement has become common within the United States as well. While Immigrati…
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Shahmima Akhtar, "Exhibiting Irishness: Empire, Race and Nation, c. 1850-1970" (Manchester UP, 2024)
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Shahmima Akhtar is a historian of race, migration and empire and an assistant professor of Black and Asian British History at the University of Birmingham. She previously worked at the Royal Historical Society to improve BME representation in UK History, whether working with schools and the curriculum, cultural institutions, community groups or oth…
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Rachel Williams, "Tabernacles in the Wilderness: The US Christian Commission on the Civil War Battlefront" (Kent State UP, 2024)
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Examining how a civilian organization used the Civil War to advance their religious mission. Tabernacles in the Wilderness: The US Christian Commission on the Civil War Battlefront (Kent State UP, 2024) discusses the work of the United States Christian Commission (USCC), a civilian relief agency established by northern evangelical Protestants to mi…
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Bayley J. Marquez, "Plantation Pedagogy: The Violence of Schooling Across Black and Indigenous Space" (U California Press, 2024)
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Throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, teachers, administrators, and policymakers fashioned a system of industrial education that attempted to transform Black and Indigenous peoples and land. This form of teaching—what Bayley J. Marquez names plantation pedagogy—was built on the claim that slavery and land dispossession are fundamentall…
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Rachel Williams, "Tabernacles in the Wilderness: The US Christian Commission on the Civil War Battlefront" (Kent State UP, 2024)
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Examining how a civilian organization used the Civil War to advance their religious mission. Tabernacles in the Wilderness: The US Christian Commission on the Civil War Battlefront (Kent State UP, 2024) discusses the work of the United States Christian Commission (USCC), a civilian relief agency established by northern evangelical Protestants to mi…
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Felicia Arriaga, "Behind Crimmigration: ICE, Law Enforcement, and Resistance in America" (UNC Press, 2023)
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In recent years, dozens of counties in North Carolina have partnered with federal law enforcement in the criminalization of immigration--what many have dubbed "crimmigration." Southern border enforcement still monopolizes the national immigration debate, but immigration enforcement has become common within the United States as well. While Immigrati…
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How I Raised My LSAT Score by 20+ Points (Self-Study Plan and Materials)
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How I Raised My LSAT Score by 20+ Points (Self-Study Plan and Materials) Free Easy LSAT Cheat Sheet: https://bit.ly/easylsat Book A Call: https://form.typeform.com/to/Et1l5Dg6 LSAT Unplugged Courses: http://www.lsatunplugged.com Unlimited Application Essay Editing: https://www.lsatunplugged.com/law-school-admissions Unplugged Prep: http://www.unplu…
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Ventura Pier reopens, New York pastrami in West Hollywood, and surf camps for siblings of people with disabilities — The Saturday Edition
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The Ventura Pier reopens to the public after a year and a half. A famous New York Jewish deli imports its famous pastrami sandwiches to West Hollywood today -- and today only. A local beach camp for siblings of children with special needs and chronic illness facilitates fun in the sun paired with deep conversations with one another. Plus, more. Sup…
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Jihye Lee, "A Jewish Apocalyptic Framework of Eschatology in the Epistle to the Hebrews" (T&T Clark, 2021)
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In contrast to scholarly belief that the author of the Epistle to the Hebrews envisions the transcendent, heavenly world as the eschatological inheritance of God's people, Jihye Lee argues that a version of an Urzeit-Endzeit eschatological framework - as observed in some Jewish apocalyptic texts - provides a plausible background against which the a…
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Sonja Mejcher-Atassi, "An Impossible Friendship: Group Portrait, Jerusalem Before and After 1948" (Columbia UP, 2024)
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In Jerusalem, as World War II was coming to an end, an extraordinary circle of friends began to meet at the bar of the King David Hotel. This group of aspiring artists, writers, and intellectuals—among them Wolfgang Hildesheimer, Jabra Ibrahim Jabra, Sally Kassab, Walid Khalidi, and Rasha Salam, some of whom would go on to become acclaimed authors,…
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The (ir)Rational Mob: On the Life and Legacy of Gustave Le Bon
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Every protest movement has been dismissed as a mere ‘mindless mob,’ caught in a psychological frenzy. Where did this idea come from, and why does it last? Gustave Le Bon. This is episode one of Cited’s returning season, The Rationality Wars. This season tells stories of political and scholarly battles to define rationality and irrationality. For a …
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Michelle Gordon and Rachel O ́Sullivan, "Colonial Paradigms of Violence: Comparative Analysis of the Holocaust, Genocide, and Mass Killing" (Wallstein, 2022)
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In recent years, scholars have rediscovered Hannah Arendt`s "boomerang thesis" – the "coming home" of European colonialism as genocide on European soil – as well as Raphael Lemkin`s work around his definition of genocide and the importance of its colonial dimensions. Germany and other European states are increasingly engaging in debates on comparin…
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Work-from-Home is Here to Stay: Call for Flexibility in Post-pandemic Work Policies
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Listen to this interview of Darja Smite, Professor of Software Engineering at Blekinge Institute of Technology, Sweden, and also research scientist at SINTEF; and, Jarle Hildrum, Director, Deloitte Consulting, Norway; and also, Daniel Mendez, Professor of Software Engineering at Blekinge Institute of Technology, Sweden, and as well, Senior Scientis…
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Nancy Woloch, "Women and the American Experience: A Concise History" (Routledge, 2024)
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The third edition of Women and the American Experience: A Concise History (Routledge, 2024) is a comprehensive survey of U.S. women’s history from the seventeenth century to the present that illuminates the diversity of women’s experience and underscores the roles that women have played as agents of change. Moving women’s lives from the margins of …
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Swapnil Rai, "Networked Bollywood: How Star Power Globalized Hindi Cinema" (Cambridge UP, 2024)
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Swapnil Rai’s book Networked Bollywood: How Star Power Globalized Hindi Cinema (Cambridge UP, 2024) brilliantly navigates the intricate landscapes of stardom, shedding light on its diverse meanings amidst the ever-evolving new media industries and the demands of a globally interconnected audiences. With a keen focus on the global south, she masterf…
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