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Begun in 1988, Financial Sense(R) Newshour is a financial market broadcast hosted by money manager James J Puplava, CFP, on the week's market action, interviews with financial experts, and Jim's personal perspective on the markets/economy.
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Cinema of Meaning

Thomas Flight and Tom van der Linden

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Cinema of Meaning is a conversational podcast that seeks to explore the depths of what cinema has to offer. Each week, we discuss an individual film to get a better understanding of its storytelling qualities, to examine its cinematic techniques, and to uncover its deeper meanings. Hosted by video essayists Tom van der Linden from the channel Like Stories of Old and Thomas Flight.
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The Plutarch Podcast

Tom Cox - grammaticus

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Tom Cox from grammaticus.co explores Plutarch’s Parallel Lives to introduce you to antiquity, encourage you in your education, or refresh your perspective on people and politics by stepping outside the news cycle. Biography invigorates the study of history by bringing it to life. Plutarch was the first master of this form, examining in a person the relationship between fortune, virtue, and excellence. Whether you just want to study antiquity from your armchair, sit at the feet of the greates ...
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Welcome to the Theodore Bolha podcast, where I discuss philosophical ideas and topics related to sentient experience, consciousness, life, death, ethics, naturalism, atheism and more.
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Tom Talks College

Tom Kleese (Owner of OnCampus College Planning)

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I’m Tom Kleese, founder of OnCampus College Planning, and my job is to help your family take positive steps on the journey to an incredible college experience.
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There are 24 hours in a day. Seems pretty straightforward. But what do you really know about the hours between say, 11pm-6am. From graveyard shift jobs to “secret identities”, who we are and what we do at night is often less fully perceived by others, whether by choice or by circumstance. Peering into the dusty corners of the night, Nocturne explores these often overlooked and undisclosed slices of life. Under cover of darkness, our thoughts and feelings can take on strange new shapes, somet ...
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Science fiction author David Barr Kirtley (Save Me Plz and Other Stories) talks geek culture with guests such as Neil Gaiman (#253), George R. R. Martin (#22), Richard Dawkins (#46), Simon Pegg (#39), Bill Nye (#273), Margaret Atwood (#94), Neil deGrasse Tyson (#32), and Ursula K. Le Guin (#65). Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy has appeared on recommended podcast lists from NPR, The Guardian, Wired, The A.V. Club, BBC America, CBC Radio, WVXU, io9, Omni, The Strand, Library Journal, and Popular Me ...
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Check us out at podcast.memod.com for our entire library of podcast episodes! Each week we do a deep dive into a nonfiction bestseller. Self-Help. Psychology. Business. Philosophy. In around 30 minutes we cover the major themes and ideas of a recent hit, an important work, or an ancient classic. The result: concentrated wisdom that goes beyond the headlines, makes you think and helps you succeed in relationships, career, or business. The podcast builds on the work of Tom Butler-Bowdon, autho ...
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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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How and Why We Make Games (CRC Press, 2024) delves into the intricate realms of games and their creation, examining them through cultural, systemic, and, most notably, human lenses. It explores diverse themes such as authorship, creative responsibility, the tension between games as a product and games as a form of cultural expression, and the myth …
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Join Kimberley Dondo in conversation with Rachel Edwards, a Financial Planner who took the leap from a successful career to launch her own firm. Hear about Rachel's inspiring journey through The Verve Foundation's Adviser Incubator, the "aha" moments that solidified her entrepreneurial path, and the valuable lessons she learned along the way. Gain …
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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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In a world of Roll20's and Tabletop Simulators, of kitchen tables and even premium TTRPG-playing spaces, players have more ways to play than ever before. But what are the differences between those two spaces? How do they play out? ----------------------------------------------------------------Want to watch these episodes live? Check us out at http…
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Sep 13, 2024 – Precious metals experienced a significant surge this week, with gold hitting a new record high of $2,610/oz and silver climbing back above $30/oz. If you're invested in precious metals or have an interest in this market, today’s show...By fswebmaster@financialsense.com (Financial Sense)
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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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It’s the UConn Popcast, and today we offer a political science / popular culture studies view of Taylor Swift’s endorsement of Kamala Harris in the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election. We situate Swift’s endorsement within the wider moment of popular culture, and consider her long journey from a self-imposed moratorium on political speech to her curren…
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Sep 11, 2024 – Today, we continue our conversation with Martin Armstrong, the well-known international forecaster, market strategist, and author of numerous books, including the Cycles of War published in 2020 where Martin forecasted...By fswebmaster@financialsense.com (Financial Sense)
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Sep 11, 2024 – Yesterday, Ukraine launched a drone attack on Russia's capital. How might Russia retaliate and what does this mean for war raging in Europe? FS Insider speaks with Martin Armstrong, the well-known international forecaster...By fswebmaster@financialsense.com (Financial Sense)
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In this episode of In Conversation With… James Tucker, founder and CEO of Twenty7Tec, talks to host Lois Vallely about his journey in the mortgage and wealth tech space. They discuss the challenges of scaling tech businesses and the evolving customer expectations, especially among younger generations, who demand seamless, technology-driven experien…
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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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In this episode of the Money Marketing Awards podcast, Kimberley Dondo sits down with Sebastian Field, Associate Financial Planner at Attivo and winner of the Financial Adviser 2B category at the 2023 Money Marketing Awards. Sebastian shares actionable tips for those starting out, from building essential skills to forging valuable industry connecti…
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Are you a musical theatre fan who loves TikTok? Or are you curious about how this social media app has changed musical theatre fandom - and even the concept of the musical itself? TikTok Broadway: Musical Theatre Fandom in the Digital Age (Oxford UP, 2024) takes readers inside the world of TikTok Broadway, where fans create, expand, and canonize mu…
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Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy host David Barr Kirtley and his wife Steph Grossman just had their first baby, so our schedule will probably be unpredictable for the next few weeks. For updates, watch geeksguideshow.com or follow us on Patreon over at patreon.com/geeks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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In the first book in the Modern Music Masters series, Tom Boniface-Webb examines the Manchester band Modern Music Masters-Oasis (MMM, 2020). Founded in 1994 and playing together until their spectacular and abrupt breakup in 2009, during their time together Oasis made an imprint on British music that will last for generations, impacting fans through…
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It’s My Party: Tat Ming Pair and the Postcolonial Politics of Popular Music in Hong Kong (Palgrave Macmillan 2024) is unique in focusing on just one band from one city – but the story of Tat Ming Pair, in so many ways, is the story of Hong Kong's recent decades, from the Handover to the Umbrella Movement to 2019's standoff. A comprehensive, theoret…
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Sep 6, 2024 – Silver, which is widely used in a variety of industrial applications, is hovering around $28 an ounce, despite the global economy suffering from slowing industrial growth over the past two years. The well-known silver investor and analyst...By fswebmaster@financialsense.com (Financial Sense)
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In this Weekend Essay, Lois Vallely explores her own financial red flags and how they might impact relationships. From keeping finances separate to the importance of financial transparency, Lois delves into how money habits can influence our personal lives. Discover the surprising results from Ford Money's survey and why discussing finances openly …
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An illuminating deep-dive into everything Fleetwood Mac--the songs, the rivalries, the successes, and the failures—Dreams: The Many Lives of Fleetwood Mac (Pegasus Books, 2024) evokes the band's entire musical catalog as well as the complex human drama at the heart of the Fleetwood Mac story. Fleetwood Mac has had a ground-breaking career spanning …
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Sep 5, 2024 – FS Insider sits down with Dr. Gary Shilling, President of A. Gary Shilling & Co., to discuss his outlook on the markets and the economy in the months ahead. In this conversation, Gary and FS Insider host Cris Sheridan delve into...By fswebmaster@financialsense.com (Financial Sense)
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Sep 4, 2024 – Gold is now up over 20% year to date and silver is just slightly behind at over 18%. Amazingly, both precious metals are outperforming all the major US indices. Today, we discuss some of the drivers of the current bull market in gold and silver...By fswebmaster@financialsense.com (Financial Sense)
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In this episode of In Conversation With… M&G Wealth Advice managing director Tom Hegarty and Money Marketing chief reporter Lois Vallely talk about the sharp decline in the number of UK financial advisers, from over 200,000 in the 1980s to just over 31,000 today. To address these challenges, Hegarty highlights several initiatives aimed at attractin…
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Sep 3, 2024 – The most important factor to the macro investment outlook right now is not inflation, growth, or even liquidity—it’s all about policy. Today, on FS insider, we’re going to discuss Variant Perception’s asset allocation engine...By fswebmaster@financialsense.com (Financial Sense)
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If you enjoy video games as a pastime, you are certainly not alone—billions of people worldwide now play video games. However, you may still find yourself reluctant to tell others this fact about yourself. After all, we are routinely warned that video games have the potential to cause addiction and violence. And when we aren’t being warned of their…
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In Batman and The Joker: Contested Sexuality in Popular Culture (Routledge, 2020), Chris Richardson presents a cultural analysis of the ways gender, identity, and sexuality are negotiated in the rivalry of Batman and The Joker. Richardson's queer reading of the text provides new understandings of Batman and The Joker and the transformations of the …
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John Garrison's Red Hot + Blue (33 1/3 Series) (Bloomsbury, 2024) is a meditation on music's capacity to find us, transform us, and help us make sense of our historical moment. In a narrative that blends memoir and history, Red Hot + Blue explores Garrison's coming out at the height of the AIDS crisis alongside the history of the music industry's r…
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Join us for a special episode of the Money Marketing Podcast as we delve into the world of adviser development with Gee Footit, Senior Manager - Partnerships at St. James's Place Financial Adviser Academy, the proud winners of the 'Best Adviser Academy' award at the 2023 Money Marketing Awards. Discover the secrets behind their success, gain insigh…
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The War Within: Week OneWhelp, gamers! We've done it. Dragonflight is over. The Era of Dorn and Khaz Aghal have begun. Players got to take to the skies of the Isle of Dorn, the crags of the Ringing Deeps, the farms of Hallowfall, and the cities of Ahj'kahet in Early Access about a week ago and now, most endgame features (except seasonal ones) are r…
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In their latest book, Fandom is Ugly: Networked Harassment in Participatory Culture (NYU Press, 2024), Mel Stafill highlights the importance of considering contemporary public culture through the lens of fan studies The Gamergate harassment campaign of women in video games, the “Unite the Right” rally where hundreds of Confederate monument supporte…
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Citizen Cowboy: Will Rogers and the American People (Cambridge UP, 2024) is a probing biography of one of America's most influential cultural figures. Will Rogers was a youth from the Cherokee Indian Territory of Oklahoma who rose to conquer nearly every form of media and entertainment in the early twentieth century's rapidly expanding consumer soc…
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August 30, 2024 – In today's Smart Macro edition of the Financial Sense Newshour, Chris Puplava explains how the Fed's focus has now shifted from high inflation to a weakening job market, especially now that we've seen one of the largest downward revisions to the jobs data since the Great Financial Crisis and recession of 2008. Chris discusses the …
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In this Weekend Essay, Tom Browne takes a nostalgic yet cynical look at the Oasis reunion, questioning the motives behind it and whether the band can recapture their former glory. Join us as we delve into the complexities of Britpop nostalgia, the economics of reunions, and the unanswered questions surrounding this highly anticipated comeback. Can …
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Aug 29, 2024 – Gold recently hit a new record high and silver is holding around the $30 range. How much longer can the bull market in precious metals last and is silver poised to hit a new high above its 2011 peak at $50? That’s what we’re going to discuss...By fswebmaster@financialsense.com (Financial Sense)
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Aug 28, 2024 – China dominates the global supply chain in a wide variety of strategic sectors, most of which are related to renewable energy, batteries, and now electric vehicles. Can the US or other Western countries compete on price or...By fswebmaster@financialsense.com (Financial Sense)
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I was immediately drawn to the book The Devil’s Music by Dr. Randall Stephens, Associate Professor of British and American Studies at the University of Oslo. Dr. Stephens and I came across one another online and the book, which combines part rock n’ roll history, part American Christianity history, was an absolute delight for me. The Devil’s Music:…
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In this episode of In Conversation With..., embark on an inspiring journey with host Kimberley Dondo and guest James Wallis, Founder & Chartered Financial Planner at Aristotle Financial Planning as he shares his transformation from financial professional to successful entrepreneur. Discover the key moments that ignited his passion for starting his …
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Aug 26, 2024 – In today's Lifetime Planning segment of the Financial Sense Newshour, estate planning expert Rob Strauss at Weinstock Manion discusses potential changes to estate tax laws and their implications for high-net-worth individuals...By fswebmaster@financialsense.com (Financial Sense)
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Mia Zapata and the Gits: A True Story of Art, Rock and Revolution (Ferel House, 2024) by Steve Moriarty, shares the story of the Seattle based The Gits and their charismatic front person Mia Zapata. The Gits were on the verge of international rock stardom but on July 7, 1993, days before their third US tour, Mia Zapata, The Gits 27-year-old singer-…
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In this special episode of the Money Marketing podcast, we sit down with Jamie Sexton, Director of Client Servicing at True Potential, the proud recipient of the Best Retirement Advice Firm award at the 2023 Money Marketing Awards. Discover the secrets behind their client-centric approach, innovative strategies, and commitment to empowering retiree…
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