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Produced by New College, Oxford, 72 Weeks details how life can change, and indeed has changed, for people over the course of an Oxford University degree. Each episode focuses on a different theme, with guests having some form of commonality.
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Talking Appalachian is a podcast about the Appalachian Mountain region's voiceplace (its words and accents) and other aspects of its culture, such as literature, lore, and locale. Hosted by Dr. Amy Clark, an applied linguist and co-founding Director of the Center for Appalachian Studies at the University of Virginia's College at Wise. The podcast is based on her 2013 co-edited book Talking Appalachian: Voice, Identity, and Community. Her writing on Appalachia has appeared in the New York Tim ...
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The Global Economic Governance Programme was established at University College in 2003 to foster research and debate into how global markets and institutions can better serve the needs of people in developing countries. The Programme is directly linked to Oxford University’s Department of Politics and International Relations and Centre for International Studies. It serves as an interdisciplinary umbrella within Oxford drawing together members of the Departments of Economics, Law and Developm ...
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A half-day symposium to mark the 350th anniversary of the publication of Robert Hooke’s Micrographia, thought to be the first handbook of microscopy, and also to applaud recent new developments in molecular-scale microscopy as recognised by the 2014 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, and the 2014 Centenary Prize of the Royal Society of Chemistry.
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Podcasts from members of St Antony's College, listen as they talk about their research on from such varied and significsant subjects such as the challenge of COVID-19, the end of the cold war, the importance of digital new and fake news.
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Professor of Economic Policy, University of Oxford Fellow in Economics, New College, Oxford Interests include Utilities, infrastructure, regulation and the environment. Concentrating on the energy, water, communications and transport sectors primarily in Britain and Europe
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A podcast to find out about the stories and journeys of artists, performers and ‘rock stars of life’.
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At a time of great uncertainty on the matter of Brexit, The Queen's College Colloquium brings together leading experts from the UK, Europe and the US to provide an informative synthesis of the future facts on possible outcomes to ongoing negotiations. Speakers will consider what could lie ahead for the UK, what solutions should be sought and actions now taken, with a concluding Round Table Discussion and Questions chaired by Ngaire Woods CBE, founding dean of the Blavatnik School of Governme ...
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Where college basketball matters. The Field of 68 Media Network presents our flagship show, After Dark. Join a variety of basketball commentators and analysts, from Rob Dauster, Jeff Goodman, and John Fanta, to Terrence Oglesby, Randolph Childress, Tyler Hansbrough, and many more, as they break down the college basketball season every. single. night.
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Free Speech Debate (http://freespeechdebate.com/) is a global, multilingual website for the discussion of free speech in the age of mass migration and the internet. Ten draft principles for global free speech are laid out, together with explanations and case studies - all for debate. Prominent figures from diverse cultures, faiths and political tendencies are interviewed and asked to comment through video, audio and text. Individual users from across the world are strongly encouraged to take ...
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In this Oxford World’s Classics audio guide, listen to Robert Douglas-Fairhurst of Magdalen College, Oxford University – who edited and selected this new edition – introduce Henry Mayhew’s ‘London Labour and the London Poor’. ‘London Labour and the London Poor’ originated in a series of articles for a London newspaper and grew into a massive record of the daily life of Victorian London’s underclass. Mayhew conducted hundreds of interviews with the city’s street traders, entertainers, thieves ...
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The Body and Being Network is a new interdisciplinary initiative that brings together scholars and artists for innovative dialogues about the body. The Body and Being Network events have been supported by the Research Task Group at St Hilda's College. The main themes discussed in the series are concepts of the body and of embodied being. Past events have explored what it means to be present and (un)comfortable in our own bodies, how embodied being and academic being conflict - and what this ...
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Convergence/Divergence: New Approaches to the Global History of Capitalism Conference The Global History of Capitalism project, housed within the Oxford Centre for Global History, is a focal point for ongoing scholarship on the history of capitalism. The project promotes an explicitly global perspective that contextualises the history of capitalism beyond the West and investigates the deep institutional roots of capitalist systems. The Global History of Capitalism project hosted the conferen ...
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The Constructing Scientific Communities Project explores citizen science in the 19th and 21st centuries. It brings together historical and literary research in the nineteenth century with contemporary scientific practice, looking at the ways in which patterns of popular communication and engagement in nineteenth-century science can offer models for current practice. The project is based at the Universities of Oxford and Leicester, in partnership with three significant scientific institutions ...
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Weekly Twitter SPACES chats with original thinkers and bowling heros. Starting with the Beatles GET BACK movie, Riley explores the connections between rock history and today's scene. Also, check out his Rock Critic's Guide to Classical episodes... @timrileyauthor NPR CRITIC, EMERSON COLLEGE PROFESSOR and AUTHOR TIM RILEY reviews pop and classical music for NPR’s ON POINT and HERE AND NOW and COPPER magazine from http://PSAUDIO.com. His reviews appear widely in the NEW YORK TIMES, http://trut ...
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WDAV's Biscuits and Bach host, Rachel Stewart, talks with musicians, artists, chefs, foodies and others about everybody's favorite topic - food.Subscribe to a podcast of this series via iTunes using the button below or visit our subscribe page for other options.Subscribe
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Raj Jayadev, "Protect Your People: How Ordinary Families Are Using Participatory Defense to Challenge Mass Incarceration" (New Press, 2023)
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Over two million Americans are currently in prison or jail. Another 4.5 million are on probation or parole. And nearly one in two Americans have a family member who is or has been incarcerated. Writing for those new to activism as well as seasoned organizers, celebrated criminal justice activist Raj Jayadev introduces readers to the groundbreaking …
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Stephanie L Canizales, "Sin Padres, Ni Papeles: Unaccompanied Migrant Youth Coming of Age in the United States" (U California Press, 2024)
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Each year, thousands of youth endure harrowing unaccompanied and undocumented migrations across Central America and Mexico to the United States in pursuit of a better future. Drawing on the firsthand narratives of migrant youth in Los Angeles, California to produce Sin Padres, Ni Papeles: Unaccompanied Migrant Youth Coming of Age in the United Stat…
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Shaun S. Yates, "Over-Efficiency in the Lower Criminal Courts: Understanding a Key Problem and How to Fix it" (Policy Press, 2024)
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In our pursuit of efficiency in the lower criminal courts, have we lost sight of quality justice? Through the critical examination of original stenographic data, Over-Efficiency in the Lower Criminal Courts: Understanding a Key Problem and How to Fix it (Policy Press, 2024) by Dr. Shaun Yates demonstrates how an English Magistrates' courthouse ofte…
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TEXAS A&M'S OFFSEASON GRADE! Did Buzz Williams build another SEC contender??
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Rob Dauster and John Martin break down Texas A&M's offseason! Sign up for UNIFYD Healing here! The Field of 68 is presented by BetMGM Start earning points for listening to this podcast. Download the Autograph app here and use referral code: F68 Download the VLTED app here Download Rithmm here The Field of 68 merch store is now LIVE SUBSCRIBE to the…
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Matthew Archer, "Unsustainable: Measurement, Reporting, and the Limits of Corporate Sustainability" (NYU Press, 2024)
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In recent years, companies have felt the pressure to be transparent about their environmental impact. Large documents containing summaries of yearly emissions rates, carbon output, and utilized resources are shared on companies’ social media pages, websites, and employee briefings in a bid for public confidence in corporate responsibility. And yet,…
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12 Angry Alaskans: Re-Examining the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Case
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This is part #2 of a the (ir)Rational Alaskans, a Cited Podcast series that re-examines the legacy of the Exxon Valdez oil spill. Last episode, the spill devastates Cordova, Alaska. In this second part, 12 Angry Alaskans, a jury of ordinary Alaskans picks up our story. They muddle through the most devastating, and most complicated, environmental di…
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OFF THE CAROUSEL! Wright State's Clint Sargent on the expectations for the Raiders! | FIELD OF 68
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Anthony Abraham Jack, "Class Dismissed: When Colleges Ignore Inequality and Students Pay the Price" (Princeton UP, 2024)
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Elite colleges are boasting unprecedented numbers with respect to diversity, with some schools admitting their first majority-minority classes. But when the twin pandemics of COVID-19 and racial unrest gripped the world, schools scrambled to figure out what to do with the diversity they so fervently recruited. And disadvantaged students suffered. C…
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KENTUCKY'S OFFSEASON GRADE! Did Mark Pope add enough to build an instant SEC contender??
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Rob Dauster and Jeff Goodman break down Kentucky's offseason additions under Mark Pope! Sign up for UNIFYD Healing here! The Field of 68 is presented by BetMGM Start earning points for listening to this podcast. Download the Autograph app here and use referral code: F68 Download the VLTED app here Download Rithmm here The Field of 68 merch store is…
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Appalachia's Scottish Roots and the Influences of Scots Gaelic
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What did you think of this episode? Musician and storyteller Jack Beck, a native of Dunfermline, Scotland, joins me in this episode to talk about his homeland's cultural connection to the Appalachian region. He'll tell us about: how Scots-English came to be part of the Appalachian dialect (in our surnames, occupational names, and place names, for e…
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If you live near Winston-Salem, Hickory, Salisbury, Rock Hill, Monroe, or, of course, Charlotte, you’ll be close to some great music this year. The orchestras in those communities have a variety of concerts planned with varied repertoire. There's Bach, Beethoven and Brahms, but also contemporary composers including a former Miss America who writes …
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ILLINOIS' OFFSEASON GRADE! Mike LaTulip explains why Underwood's European experiment will work!
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Jeff Goodman and Mike LaTulip break down Illinois' international offseason additions! Sign up for UNIFYD Healing here! The Field of 68 is presented by BetMGM Start earning points for listening to this podcast. Download the Autograph app here and use referral code: F68 Download the VLTED app here Download Rithmm here The Field of 68 merch store is n…
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Spencer Piston, “Class Attitudes in American Politics: Sympathy for the Poor, Resentment of the Rich, and Political Implications” (Cambridge UP, 2018)
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It has long been a truism that Americans’ disdain for poor people–our collective sense that if they only worked harder or behaved more responsibly they would do well in this land of opportunity–explains, at least in part, why it is we have such a weak and limited public welfare state. But what if that very premise is false? What if, to the contrary…
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Arif Hasan, "The Search for Shelter: Writings on Land and Housing" (Oxford UP, 2022)
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The Search for Shelter: Writings on Land and Housing (Oxford UP, 2022) sheds light on the global population living in slums, which has increased from 1 billion in 2014 to 1.6 billion in 2018. The book also looks at the impact of neoliberalism on urban planning, the manner of organization and the struggles of the communities affected by these proces…
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PURDUE'S OFFSEASON GRADE! Did Matt Painter do enough to rebuild for another run??
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Rob Dauster and Ant Wright break down Purdue's offseason and how Matt Painter is reloading! Sign up for UNIFYD Healing here! The Field of 68 is presented by BetMGM Start earning points for listening to this podcast. Download the Autograph app here and use referral code: F68 Download the VLTED app here Download Rithmm here The Field of 68 merch stor…
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Daniel Kahneman’s Forgotten Legacy: Investigating Exxon-Funded Psychological Research
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After the unprecedented Exxon Valdez oil spill, a jury of ordinary Alaskans decided that Exxon had to be punished. However, Exxon fought back against their punishment. They did so, in-part, by supporting research that suggested jurors are irrational. This work came from an esteemed group of psychologists, behavioural economists, and legal theorists…
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OFF THE CAROUSEL! IU Indy's Paul Corsaro talks about the expectations for the Jaguars! | FIELD OF 68
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Laura Zurowski et al., "City Steps of Pittsburgh: A History & Guide" (History Press, 2024)
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In Pittsburgh, the elevation varies wildly, fluctuating 660 feet from highest to lowest points throughout the area and making it one of the hilliest cities in the United States. Throughout this unruly and physically challenging landscape, the city's first mass transportation system was built - a steadily expanding network of public stairways, local…
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ALABAMA'S OFFSEASON GRADE! Did Nate Oats just build the best team in the country??
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Rob Dauster and Terrence Oglesby break down Alabama's offseason and hand out their grades! Sign up for UNIFYD Healing here! The Field of 68 is presented by BetMGM Start earning points for listening to this podcast. Download the Autograph app here and use referral code: F68 Download the VLTED app here Download Rithmm here The Field of 68 merch store…
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HOUSTON'S OFFSEASON GRADE! Can Kelvin Sampson make it back to the Final Four??
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Rob Dauster and John Martin break down Houston's offseason and hand out their grades! Sign up for UNIFYD Healing here! The Field of 68 is presented by BetMGM Start earning points for listening to this podcast. Download the Autograph app here and use referral code: F68 Download the VLTED app here Download Rithmm here The Field of 68 merch store is n…
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Katherine Hempstead, "Uncovered: The Story of Insurance in America" (Oxford UP, 2023)
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Historically, the insurance industry in America has been fragmented. As a result, there have been debates and conflicts over the proper roles of federal and state governments, business, and the responsibilities of individuals. Who should cover the risks of loss? And to what extent should risk be shared and by whom? In Uncovered: The Story of Insura…
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MARQUETTE'S OFFSEASON GRADE! Should Shaka Smart have done more to retool??
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Rob Dauster and Terrence Oglesby break down Marquette's offseason and hand out their grades! Sign up for UNIFYD Healing here! The Field of 68 is presented by BetMGM Start earning points for listening to this podcast. Download the Autograph app here and use referral code: F68 Download the VLTED app here Download Rithmm here The Field of 68 merch sto…
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OFF THE CAROUSEL! Cal Poly's Mike DeGeorge on his rise to Division I head coaching! | FIELD OF 68
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MICHIGAN'S OFFSEASON GRADE! Has Dusty May built a Big 10 contender in Year One??
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Rob Dauster and Ant Wright break down Michigan's offseason and hand out their grades! Sign up for UNIFYD Healing here! The Field of 68 is presented by BetMGM Start earning points for listening to this podcast. Download the Autograph app here and use referral code: F68 Download the VLTED app here Download Rithmm here The Field of 68 merch store is n…
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A Conversation with Barbara Kingsolver Part II
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What did you think of this episode? In this continuation of the Barbara Kingsolver episodes, the eastern Kentucky native gives her last talk on her novel, Demon Copperhead on the campus of The University of Virginia's College at Wise, following our discussion in Part I. She reads from the opening scene of the novel; talks about the places that insp…
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Jessica S. Henry, "Smoke But No Fire: Convicting the Innocent of Crimes that Never Happened" (U California Press, 2021)
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Jessica Henry's Smoke But No Fire: Convicting the Innocent of Crimes that Never Happened (U California Press, 2021) explores a shocking but all-too-common kind of wrongful conviction: wrongful convictions for crimes that never actually happened. Henry's meticulously-researched book sheds light on how the US criminal justice system makes it possible…
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OFF THE CAROUSEL! UTSA head coach Austin Claunch on expectations for the Roadrunners! | FIELD OF 68
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DUKE'S OFFSEASON GRADE! Did Jon Scheyer bring in enough experience to surround Cooper Flagg?
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Rob Dauster and Jeff Goodman break down Duke's offseason and hand out their grades! Sign up for UNIFYD Healing here! The Field of 68 is presented by BetMGM Start earning points for listening to this podcast. Download the Autograph app here and use referral code: F68 Download the VLTED app here Download Rithmm here The Field of 68 merch store is now…
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David Pozen, "The Constitution of the War on Drugs" (Oxford UP, 2024)
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The U.S. government's decades-long "war on drugs" is increasingly recognized as a moral travesty as well as a policy failure. The criminalization of substances such as marijuana and magic mushrooms offends core tenets of liberalism, from the right to self-rule to protection of privacy to freedom of religion. It contributes to mass incarceration and…
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The inaugural Carolina Youth Orchestra Summer Festival will take place at Davidson College in early August 2024. The three-day clinic is designed to help young musicians develop their musical skills under the tutelage of professional musicians and broaden their connections to our music community. The festival culminates in a free public concert at …
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Maarit Jänterä-Jareborg and Hélène Tigroudja, "Women’s Human Rights and the Elimination of Discrimination" (Brill/Nijhoff, 2016)
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Despite global undertakings to safeguard the full enjoyment of human rights, culture, traditional practices and religion are widely used to discriminate against women. In Women’s Human Rights and the Elimination of Discrimination (Brill/Nijhoff, 2016), 17 scholars approach women’s human rights globally, regionally and nationally, combining the pers…
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Darius Acuff Jr commits to Arkansas! Plus, other Class of 2025 news & notes!
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Ani Umana and Tobias Bass break down Darius Acuff Jr's commitment to Arkansas and discuss other recent prep recruiting news and notes! Sign up for UNIFYD Healing here! The Field of 68 is presented by BetMGM Start earning points for listening to this podcast. Download the Autograph app here and use referral code: F68 Download the VLTED app here Down…
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OLE MISS' OFFSEASON GRADE! Has Chris Beard built an SEC contender in Oxford? | FIELD OF 68
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Rob Dauster and Jeff Goodman react to Ole Miss's offseason and hand out their grades! Sign up for UNIFYD Healing here! The Field of 68 is presented by BetMGM Start earning points for listening to this podcast. Download the Autograph app here and use referral code: F68 Download the VLTED app here Download Rithmm here The Field of 68 merch store is n…
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A Conversation with Pulitzer Winning Author of Demon Copperhead Barbara Kingsolver (Part 1)
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What did you think of this episode? In this first of two episodes with the author of Demon Copperhead, Barbara Kingsolver says she is "bringing Demon home" in her last talk about the novel. She discusses her love of her Appalachian language, how the novel began at the desk of Charles Dickens, and her research into foster care, football, and addicti…
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XAVIER'S OFFSEASON GRADE! Has Sean Miller built a dark horse Big East contender? | FIELD OF 68
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Jeff Goodman and former Xavier player Kenny Frease react to Xavier's offseason and hand out their grades! Sign up for UNIFYD Healing here! The Field of 68 is presented by BetMGM Start earning points for listening to this podcast. Download the Autograph app here and use referral code: F68 Download the VLTED app here Download Rithmm here The Field of…
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Kirsten Moore-Sheeley, "Nothing But Nets: A Biography of Global Health Science and Its Objects" (Johns Hopkins UP, 2023)
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Distributed to millions of people annually across Africa and the global south, insecticide-treated bed nets have become a cornerstone of malaria control and twenty-first-century global health initiatives. Despite their seemingly obvious public health utility, however, these chemically infused nets and their rise to prominence were anything but inev…
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