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Guerrilla History is the podcast that acts as a reconnaissance report of global history for the activist left, and aims to use the lessons of history to analyze the present. Your hosts are educators Henry Hakamaki and Professor Adnan Husain, historian and Director of the School of Religion at Queens University. Follow us on social media! Our podcast can be found on twitter at https://twitter.com/guerrilla_pod, and can be supported on patreon at https://www.patreon.com/guerrillahistory. Your ...
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Hosts Norman Gilliland and Emily Auerbach invite distinguished faculty guests from the University of Wisconsin-Madison to discuss topics in music, art, writing, theater, science, education, and history.
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In the hallowed halls of Potterversity, hosts Katy McDaniel (Marietta College) and Emily Strand (Mt. Carmel College and Signum University) explore the Harry Potter series and wider Wizarding World from a critical academic perspective with scholars from a variety of fields, finding new ways to read and opening new doors. Made in association with http://MuggleNet.com.
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Dr. Amir Zaheri and Dr. Kevin Woosley (doctors of music at the University of Alabama) dive into the world of student wellness, life, and coffee. It might be serious, it might be hilarious. Where do the topics come from? You! Submit your topics at twomoodydoctors@gmail.com or www.kevinwoosley.com/two-moody-doctors (anonymous submission available)!
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The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast
Mark Linsenmayer, Wes Alwan, Seth Paskin, Dylan Casey
The Partially Examined Life is a podcast by some guys who were at one point set on doing philosophy for a living but then thought better of it. Each episode, we pick a short text and chat about it with some balance between insight and flippancy. You don't have to know any philosophy, or even to have read the text we're talking about to (mostly) follow and (hopefully) enjoy the discussion. For links to the texts we discuss and other info, check out www.partiallyexaminedlife.com. We also featu ...
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Having trouble sleeping? Listen to my gorgeous soothing voice as I read banal material, accompanied by calming music, that will help you fall asleep. I won't bore you to death, but I will bore you to sleep. Episodes drop Tuesdays and Fridays. Sweet Dreams.
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For the Life of the World / Yale Center for Faith & Culture
Miroslav Volf, Matthew Croasmun, Ryan McAnnally-Linz, Drew Collins, Evan Rosa
Seeking and living a life worthy of our humanity. Theological insight, cultural analysis, and practical guidance for personal and communal flourishing. Brought to you by the Yale Center for Faith & Culture.
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OMNIA is a podcast dedicated to all things Penn Arts & Sciences. Listen to insights and perspectives from the home of the humanities, social sciences and natural sciences at The University of Pennsylvania.
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Demystifying the process of how classical music gets made, each season we follow three composers as they create vibrant new works of music. From Columbia University's Miller Theatre. Hosted by Melissa Smey.
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We’re Emma (PGCE Secondary Drama) and Tom (PGCE Secondary Music) from Cardiff Metropolitan University. Welcome to our podcast, in which we muse about the joys of working with student teachers, the expressive arts, research, and teaching in general. Expect deep discussions, topical debates, celebrations of great practice, and things to steal for your own lessons! Our primary audience is student teachers and early-career teachers, but we hope there's something here for everyone who's involved ...
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Join best friends, Kristen McAtee and Alex Koot as they navigate the ups and downs of life. Coming from opposite upbringings, these 20-something-year-olds bring different perspectives to the table. Each week they share personal experiences about various topics, and then every Friday they read your stories and answer your questions on their Patreon Exclusive weekly episode. They're playing in the deep end and the shallow end... so grab your floaties 'cause it's about to get WAVY, BABY! No Lim ...
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A grown-up discussion of works written for children, with lesson ideas and activities to help you share great works of writing with the kids in your life
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Path & Present is a long form conversation hosted by poet, emcee, and teaching-artist Baraka Blue with friends and guests including artists, musicians, authors, and scholars to collectively explore what it means to walk a path of awakening and spiritual discernment in the modern world. Topics covered include spirituality/religion/metaphysics, community, art/music, psychology, social justice, Islam and Muslims in the West, and earth stewardship. **Path & Present** Is a community endeavor prod ...
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The brand new music podcast hosted by James Smith alongside Ben Stone. The boys meet a whole range of different guests from all walks of life to discuss how music has affected each of their lives in attempt to prove that everybody likes music...
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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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Do you ever wonder what your favorite comedians, actors, or musicians do when they're not making you laugh or entertaining you on stage? "So What Do You Really Do?" has got you covered! Featuring a who's who list of guests, including Jim Jefferies, Lewis Black, and Jessica Kirson, "So What Do You Really Do?" is a must-listen for comedy fans and anyone curious about what goes on behind the scenes. 🎙️ From music therapists to sex workers (yes, you read that right), host Deadair Dennis Maler de ...
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Truth’s Table and InterVarsity Press (IVP) present Get in The Word with Truth’s Table, a daily Bible podcast narrated by Ekemini Uwan and Dr. Christina Edmondson. Join us each day as we get in the Word and the Word gets in us. Our prayer is that this daily time of dwelling in Scripture will encourage us all to not only be hearers but doers of God's Word.***For 75 years, IVP has published and created resources that deepen lives in Christ to engage the university, church, and world. Visit ivpr ...
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Atheist and agnostic Ex-Christians share their stories of deconversion.
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ITSPmagazine Podcast Network Broadcasting Ideas. Connecting Minds. A Modern Innovative Multi-Media Platform. A Globale Space Where Intellectual Exchange Is Encouraged. Musing on: Technology | Cybersecurity | Society & Culture | Business | Space | Science | Leadership | Environment | Healthcare & Wellness | Storytelling & Storytellers | Artificial Intelligence & Generative AI | Ethics & Philosophy | Policy & Regulations | Hacking | Software Development | Sociology & Psychology | Founders & St ...
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Travel with us as we read through the best, worst and weirdest fanfiction from the golden age of the Internet. Every week Lucy reads infamous fanfics to Zac, who has never read fanfiction before, in an ill-advised attempt to convince him of the literary importance of transformative fiction. Buckle up baby, we've got vampires, we've got love triangles, we've got goffiks galore! MCR ROX!!!1! STOP FLAMING PREPZ!!!!11!! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The Houghton75 podcast presents different voices and perspectives on Houghton Library in its seventy-fifth year. Throughout 2017, Harvard’s principal repository of rare books and manuscripts is celebrating its world-class collections of primary sources, and support of research and teaching over the last 75 years. The series kicks off with Harvard faculty members sharing their thoughts on the collection item they chose for the exhibition HIST 75H: A Masterclass on Houghton Library. The chosen ...
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Interested in educational change? You’ve come to the right place. Listen along as a team of researchers from McGill University follow an educational change initiative called NEXTschool that is currently being piloted in Québec. Using this initiative as a jump off point, each episode explores one of many complex facets of educational change like how to lead change, getting past inertia, the politics of change, and people’s real lived experiences of school change as it happens. You can find a ...
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Donna Boyle, Medium, Direct Messenger for Spirit, and Author, welcomes everyone to these expansive spiriTED talks. Each episode is an intimate conversation with Spirit and our guest in the physical world. The loved ones, spirit guides, and pieces of the soul that show up have been waiting in the wings to connect and inspire us. Listeners can interpret their own message as Donna creates links for all in each episode. Season Two will include chats with friends about all things Spirit. All gues ...
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When was the last time you wrote a poem? Or studied a poem, or read one? Or even thought about poetry at all? Chances are, more recently than you think, particularly if you listen to popular music, if you read, or even watch Netflix. If this podcast has a central idea, it is that poetry still has a place in connecting humans to a shared experience, and that exploring the ideas of poetry outside of university and high school classroom yields something more rich and meaningful. Let’s take poet ...
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Original stories from the mind of Tim Carroll and original music and sound design by Anton Eves Mihaljevic. Be inspired...and puzzled at times.
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In this course we will explore the challenges presented when designing AI-powered services. In particular, we will take a look at Machine Learning (such as deep learning and generative adversarial networks), and how that can be used in human-centered design of digital services. This course is created for User Experience (UX) professionals, Service Designers, and Product Managers as a way to help take a human-centered approach to AI in their work. The course is also useful for developers and ...
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The Slate Daily feed includes new episodes from more than 30 shows in the Slate Podcast Network. You'll get thought provoking analysis, storytelling, and commentary on everything from news and politics to arts, culture, technology, and entertainment. Discover new shows you never knew you were missing.
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Talking Matters is the place where pioneering record label founder and music industry manager Nick Halkes talks with fascinating people who have faced significant challenges in their lives but moved through them providing some inspirational teachings in the process. Future guests include a record breaking explorer, an esteemed war photographer and a trailblazing academic who couldn't read until the age of eighteen. If youre interested in getting involved you can contact Nick at nick@incentiv ...
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I'm Richie Castellano, I play guitar and keyboards in Blue Oyster Cult. I also make YouTube videos, read comics, and play video games. Band Geek is a podcast where I get to combine all these things. We also have a house band that tackles songs requested by our listeners and jams with our special guests. As an added bonus, we also teach our listeners how to play some of these songs in bite sized lessons. If you like music, gear, movies, games, comics or anything in between, then get in here!
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Hearts-based Education and Anti-Colonial Learning (H.E.A.L.) Healthcare invites you to explore ways we have come to be in this world through arts-based learning tools providing an opportunity to deepen understandings about cultural humility, cultural competency, anti-racism, and anti-colonialism. This podcast channel shares the audio inspired H.E.A.L. projects in one location. Be sure to read the podcast description for links to the project pages on the H.E.A.L. website to get all the backgr ...
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The Bible read to classical music daily. The concept is simple. The Bible is read over suitable classical music by the Greats and never heard before music composed and performed by John Richmond. All of John's music can be found on all major streaming platforms. Search for "J Richmond." All links to the albums can be found at www.ClassicallySpeaking.co.uk Season 1 has the Bible read over classical music by famous composers eg Beethoven and Rachmaninov. Season two focuses on the New Testament ...
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🇬🇧 EXCITING topics in EASY English ❤️ Pre-intermediate & Intermediate Listening. 📆 Podcasts every 1st + 15th! ✅ Subscribe to never miss content! ✍ Website & Activities: www.simpleenglishlistening.com ☕ Buy Me A Coffee: https://bmc.link/simpleenglish ▶️ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SimpleEnglishListening 👉 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/simpleenglishlistening 📸 IG: https://www.instagram.com/simpleenglishlistening ✨ PRO TIP: The best way to learn is to listen to and read as much Engl ...
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How can Harvard, an institution with so much history, have so little memory? The racial reckonings and Black Lives Matter protests that swept the country this past summer brought attention to a trend in how Harvard seems to deal with student activism and concerns surrounding race, racism, and diversity: to commission a diversity review. These committees and reports long predate this summer, and reading them it can seem, at times, like some things have not changed at the University — in race ...
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Tāhuhu kōrero is a blog and podcast founded by Kathryn Cammell, Michaela Selway and the University of Auckland History Society. The purpose of this podcast is to increase the accessibility and inclusivity of the study of history and promote the research completed by staff and students at the University of Auckland. Podcasts will be released fortnightly - generally in the first and third weeks of the month. All references and material discussed in the podcast can be found on the related blogp ...
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This podcast exists to promote and encourage two long-time traditions in our society that seem to be dwindling…The Choir and Corporate Singing. We hope to revive the excitement and joy experienced with singing in a choir, as well as inform and educate the listener on all things singing, and all things choir related. A weekly podcast featuring discussion and interviews with choir directors, choir members, and other guests representing church choirs, college and university choirs, community ch ...
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With her super-sensitive sense of smell, sixteen year-old Kaia Smith is used to not fitting in. So when she receives an invitation from Dr. Vadim Grigori to participate in the Grigori Young Scholars Program with its promise that she will meet others like herself, she jumps at the chance. But what is the GYSP really about? Why are the faculty so interested in the story of the Fall of the Watchers? Why are they obsessed with antimony? And what role will GYSP participants like Kaia play in thei ...
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Each of us must develop an identity, but often we develop that identity in a way we may never see. In this interview series, I ask people to describe themselves, then mirror back my observations. My hope is to uncover why we become the people we are - how our biology, psychology, and their expression in society converge.
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Cosmic Connections: Resonating with the World / Charles Taylor & Miroslav Volf
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Has modern humanity lost its connection to the world outside our heads? And can our experience of art and poetry help train us for a more elevated resonance with the cosmos? In today’s episode, theologian Miroslav Volf interviews philosopher Charles Taylor about his latest book, Cosmic Connections: Poetry in the Age of Disenchantment. In it he turn…
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Trump has just about done it again—and the country’s largely swinging further to the right on down-ballot candidates and even some ballot initiatives. Why couldn’t the Harris campaign pull it off, and what do other key losses for the Democrats say about what Americans want? Guest: David Faris, politics professor at Roosevelt University and contribu…
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Well, Now: Getting to the Heart of Hormonal Health
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Hormones influence everything from mood and energy levels to fertility and long-term health. Yet for many, hormonal health remains shrouded in mystery. When women do seek guidance from their OBGYNs, they’re often told birth control is the only option for treating hormone-related issues like PCOS and endometriosis. But that wasn’t going to cut it fo…
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154 – I Talk to an Immigration Judge about Paddington’s Passport
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Paddington, the beloved creation of author Michael Bond, was recently given a British passport. But . . . how would he have qualified? I speak to my delightful neighbor (ok, let’s spell it neighbour since, after all, I do live in England) Norman, who is a retired immigration judge, about how Paddington might have been able to acquire British citize…
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Filippo Gianferrari, "Dante's Education: Latin Schoolbooks and Vernacular Poetics" (Oxford UP, 2024)
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In fourteenth-century Italy, literacy became accessible to a significantly larger portion of the lay population (allegedly between 60 and 80 percent in Florence) and provided a crucial means for the vernacularization and secularization of learning, and for the democratization of citizenship. In Dante's Education: Latin Schoolbooks and Vernacular Po…
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Artur Gruszczak and Sebastian Kaempf, "Routledge Handbook of the Future of Warfare" (Routledge, 2023)
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This handbook provides a comprehensive, problem-driven and dynamic overview of the future of warfare. The volatilities and uncertainties of the global security environment raise timely and important questions about the future of humanity's oldest occupation: war. Routledge Handbook of the Future of Warfare (Routledge, 2023) edited by Artur Gruszcza…
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Elia Powers, "Performing the News: Identity, Authority, and the Myth of Neutrality" (Rutgers UP, 2024)
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Elia Powers' book Performing the News: Identity, Authority, and the Myth of Neutrality (Rutgers UP, 2024) explores how journalists from historically marginalized groups have long felt pressure to conform when performing for audiences. Many speak with a flat, “neutral” accent, modify their delivery to hide distinctive vocal attributes, dress convent…
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Celebrating University Press Week with AUPresses President, Anthony Cond
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The Association of University Presses (AUPresses), a global organization of 161 mission-driven publishers, is proud to announce a collection of 123 books, journals, and projects that embody the #StepUP theme of this year’s University Press Week, happening Nov. 11 to 15. The featured publications, curated by AUPresses members in 12 countries, presen…
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David Rowell, "The Endless Refrain: Memory, Nostalgia, and the Threat to New Music" (Melville House, 2024)
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A veteran music journalist argues that the rise of music streaming and the consolidation of digital platforms is decimating the musical landscape, with dire consequences for the future of our culture ... In The Endless Refrain: Memory, Nostalgia, and the Threat to New Music (Melville House, 2024), former Washington Post writer and editor David Rowe…
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Stuart Anderson, "Pharmacopoeias, Drug Regulation, and Empires: Making Medicines Official in Britain's Imperial World, 1618-1968" (McGill-Queen's UP, 2024)
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The word "pharmacopoeia" has come to have many meanings, although it is commonly understood to be a book describing approved compositions and standards for drugs. In 1813 the Royal College of Physicians of London considered a proposal to develop an imperial British pharmacopoeia - at a time when separate official pharmacopoeias existed for England,…
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Doyle D. Calhoun, "The Suicide Archive: Reading Resistance in the Wake of French Empire" (Duke UP, 2024)
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A note about content: This episode involves discussion of suicide, specifically in the contexts of slavery, colonization and empire. Please use your discretion and take care if you decide to listen. If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, you are not alone. You can reach out to the National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline by dialing 988 …
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Aran Robert Shetterly, "Morningside: The 1979 Greensboro Massacre and the Struggle for an American City's Soul" (Amistad, 2024)
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On November 3, 1979, as activist Nelson Johnson assembled people for a march adjacent to Morningside Homes in Greensboro, North Carolina, gunshots rang out. A caravan of Klansmen and Neo-Nazis sped from the scene, leaving behind five dead. Known as the "Greensboro Massacre," the event and its aftermath encapsulate the racial conflict, economic anxi…
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The Impeachment Power: A Conversation with Keith Whittington
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In this week’s episode we step into conversation with Keith Whittington about his new book, The Impeachment Power: The Law, Politics, and Purpose of an Extraordinary Constitutional Tool (Princeton UP, 2024), we explored the historical and constitutional dimensions of impeachment in American politics. Whittington provided a detailed account of how t…
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Desigualdades en perspectiva histórica. Trabajos, salarios y género en España, siglos XVI-XX
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En el episodio n.º 63 de TODO COMENZÓ AYER, el podcast divulgativo de la Asociación Española de Historia Económica, entrevistamos a Luisa Muñoz-Abeledo, editora junto a Cristina Borderías de “Desigualdades en perspectiva histórica. Trabajos, salarios y género en España, siglos XVI-XX”, publicado por Icaria Editorial (2024). Esta obra reúne a un var…
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Culture Gabfest: How Quincy Jones Reinvented American Music
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On this week’s show, Extremely Musical Friend of the Pod (EMFOP) Chris Molanphy joins to memorialize pop’s Renaissance Man, Quincy Jones, who passed away on November 3, 2024. The legendary producer worked with every star under the sun, including Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, and Chaka Khan, and created the best-selling album in history. (“Thriller…
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Outward: Gays in the Woods: History and Identity with Ben Miller
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In this episode, historian Ben Miller chats with Bryan Lowder about the surprising ways white gay men have romanticized the idea of the 'primitive' in their search for utopia. Ben shares stories about key figures like Harry Hay and the radical gay activism of the 70s that centered a 'back to the land' fantasy that relied on racialized fantasies of …
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Day 310 | Peter Receives a Surprising Vision (2024)
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Today’s Scripture passages are Ezekiel 23:22 - 25:11 | Acts 10:9-48. Read by Christina Edmondson. Get in The Word with Truth's Table is a production of InterVarsity Press. For 75 years, IVP has published and created thoughtful Christian books for the university, church, and the world. Our Bible reading plan is adapted from Bible Study Together, and…
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ICYMI: Bodega Cats and Cussing Out Your Boss
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On today’s episode, Candice Lim is joined by Slate culture writer Nadira Goffe to share their favorite TikToks, tweets, and internet icons of late. They’ll discuss construction workers going viral and the newest Abbott Elementary guest star to inspire fan edits galore. But first, they discuss the peculiarity of People Magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive r…
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Decoder Ring: A Feel-Good Story About the End of the World
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The fear that the Earth could be destroyed by a killer asteroid is an anxiety that pops up all the time in fiction and is grounded in fact. But funnily enough—actually being pancaked by a giant space rock? Not something you need to spend a whole lot of time worrying about! And that’s because a bunch of NASA scientists and engineers are already worr…
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Democracy and Decision 2024 | The Gears of Democracy (Ep. 4)
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In this season of Democracy and Decision 2024, we take a close look at the state of U.S. democracy in the context of the 2024 election. The fourth episode, “The Gears of Democracy,” features Marc Meredith, Professor of Political Science, in conversation with podcast host Stephanie Perry, Executive Director of the Penn Program on Opinion Research an…
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Heather recently joined the board of her local library, a beloved institution from her childhood. While continuing to balance her day job, she is excited to be an active and engaged member of this community-led organization. But she’s also grappling with time management and effective communication with her fellow board members. How can she express …
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Megan Staffel, "The Causative Factor" (Regal House, 2024)
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Sparks fly in Megan Staffel’s novel, The Causative Factor (Regal House 2024), when Rachel is randomly paired with Rubiat, a fellow student, for an assignment in their college art class. After a heavenly night together, they go hiking, and he dives off a cliff, disappearing without a trace. Although Rachel graduates with an art degree, moves to New …
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Unpacking Authoritarianism in Southeast Asia with Dan Slater
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Today’s episode focuses on a major issue of enduring importance in Southeast Asia and in Southeast Asian Studies: authoritarianism. Even today, various forms of dictatorship remain alive and well across Southeast Asia, raising questions about their origins, their endurance, and the prospects for their evolution. To discuss these issues, we are join…
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Emiliana Vegas, "Let's Change the World: How to Work within International Development Organizations to Make a Difference" (Rowman & Littlefield, 2024)
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So many talented young people receive a great education and set out to make a difference in the world. Yet, they often find the global institutions on that path difficult to understand, hard to get into, and even harder to navigate. Emiliana Vegas provides a deeply personal and informative guide to building a career in international development for…
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Jerry Brotton, "Four Points of the Compass: The Unexpected History of Direction" (Atlantic Monthly Press, 2024)
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North, south, east and west: almost all societies use the four cardinal directions to orientate themselves, to understand who they are by projecting where they are. For millennia, these four directions have been foundational to our travel, navigation and exploration and are central to the imaginative, moral and political geography of virtually ever…
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Gareth Millward, "Sick Note: A History of the British Welfare State" (Oxford UP, 2022)
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Sick Note: A History of the British Welfare State (Oxford UP, 2022) is a history of how the British state asked, 'who is really sick?' Tracing medical certification for absence from work from 1948 to 2010, Gareth Millward shows that doctors, employers, employees, politicians, media commentators, and citizens concerned themselves with measuring sick…
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The Failed Concepts That Brought Israel to October 7
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The essay "The Failed Concepts That Brought Israel to October 7" (Mosaic Magazine) by Shany Mor, dated October 7, 2024, examines the intellectual and policy failures leading up to the October 7 attack on Israel. Mor critiques several conceptual frameworks that have guided Israeli and international policy, particularly in dealing with Gaza and Hamas…
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Mara Kardas-Nelson, "We Are Not Able to Live in the Sky: The Seductive Promise of Microfinance" (Metropolitan Books, 2024)
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In this deeply researched and compelling narrative, journalist Mara Kardas-Nelson examines the complex history and impact of microfinance - the practice of giving small loans to poor people, particularly women, that was once hailed as a revolutionary solution to global poverty. Through intimate portraits of borrowers in Sierra Leone and extensive i…
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Melissa Teixeira, "A Third Path: Corporatism in Brazil and Portugal" (Princeton UP, 2024)
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Following the Great Depression, as the world searched for new economic models, Brazil and Portugal experimented with corporatism as a “third path” between laissez-faire capitalism and communism. In a corporatist society, the government vertically integrates economic and social groups into the state so that it can manage labor and economic productio…
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Karine Rashkovsky, "An Improbable Life: My Father's Escape from Soviet Russia" (Cherry Orchard Books, 2024)
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From evading the KGB and disassembling a downed American plane to narrowly escaping a life sentence in Siberia, Reuven Rashkovsky’s story is a gripping tale of coming of age, searching for belonging, and daring to escape the tightly controlled Soviet regime. Relayed in his point of view by his daughter, Dr. Karine Rashkovsky, An Improbable Life: My…
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Death, Sex & Money: A Celebration (and Critique) of American Freedom
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From an early age, Alynda Segarra saw the people they loved grind it out in an American system that offered them little reward. Their father, a musician and Vietnam War veteran, suffered from PTSD, and their aunt and uncle, with whom they lived, were stretched beyond their means. Alynda decided they would take a different path: drop out of school, …
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