Best White Earth Nation Podcasts (2024)

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Walz, Vance prep for VP debate. Children who died at 1800s boarding school return to White Earth Nation 4:57

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Vice presidential candidates Tim Walz and JD Vance meet Tuesday night in a high-stakes debate in New York. It's the biggest stage yet for the running mates of Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump. The White Earth Nation welcomed two boys home on Sunday more than a century after their deaths at a boarding school in central …

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Minnesota National Guard members in Florida; Voyageurs National Park ranger dies 5:05

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Governor Tim Walz has deployed members of the Minnesota National Guard to help with disaster assistance in Florida. And a Voyageurs National Park ranger died yesterday while attempting to rescue three people stranded on an island where they were camped on Namakan Lake. Those stories and more in today’s evening update from MPR News. Hosted by Emily …

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Minnesotans protest, grieve on one year anniversary of Oct. 7 attacks in Israel 4:48

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Monday marks one year since Hamas killed about 1,200 people inside Israel. The attacks started a war that has since claimed the lives of an estimated 40,000 people in Gaza. On Sunday, more than 1,000 people rallied in downtown Minneapolis to protest the ongoing war. Over the weekend, Minneapolis police arrested a man who they say made terroristic t…

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Natalie Wall, "Black Expression and White Generosity: A Theoretical Framework of Race" (Emerald Publishing, 2024) 58:03

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In Black Expression and White Generosity: A Theoretical Framework of Race (Emerald Publishing, 2024), Dr. Natalie Wall takes readers on a journey through the tropes and narratives of white generosity, from the onset of the African slave trade to contemporary efforts to ridicule and undermine the “woke agenda.” She offers a theoretical framework for…

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Ciara Torres-Spelliscy, "Corporatocracy: How to Protect Democracy from Dark Money and Corrupt Politicians" (NYU Press, 2024) 1:16:41

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What threatens American democracy and the rule of law? In her new book, Corporatocracy: How to Protect Democracy from Dark Money and Corrupt Politicians (NYU Press, 2024), legal scholar and campaign spending expert Ciara Torres-Spelliscy argues that the USA’s privately-funded campaign finance system – combined with corporate greed and antidemocrati…

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Jonathan Turley, "The Indispensable Right: Free Speech in an Age of Rage" (Simon and Schuster, 2024) 28:31

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“It’s a free country.” Many of us recall saying that as children as we learned that we were American citizens who were endowed with certain rights—such as free speech. We would use those words when we wanted to assert our own rights when we were being bullied or chastised. We would use them to let others know that even if we did not agree with what…

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Iris Jamahl Dunkle, "Riding Like the Wind: The Life of Sanora Babb" (U California Press, 2024) 52:12

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In 1939, when John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath was published, it became an instant bestseller and a prevailing narrative in the nation's collective imagination of the era. But it also stopped the publication of another important novel, silencing a gifted writer who was more intimately connected to the true experiences of Dust Bowl migrants. In …

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Israel G. Solares, "Underground Leviathan: Corporate Sovereignty and Mining in the Americas" (U Nevada Press, 2024) 33:49

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Underground Leviathan: Corporate Sovereignty and Mining in the Americas (U Nevada Press, 2024) explores the emergence, dynamics, and lasting impacts of a mining firm, the United States Company. Through its exercise of sovereign power across the borders of North America in the early twentieth century, the transnational US Company shaped the business…

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Eric Steven Zimmer, "Red Earth Nation: A History of the Meskwaki Settlement" (U Oklahoma Press, 2024) 1:35:50

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In 1857, the Meskwaki Nation began the long process of piecing their homelands back together. After decades of war, dispossession, and removal at the hands of the American government and American settlers, the Meskwaki, bit by bit, purchase by purchase, started to reestablish a land base along the banks of the Iowa River, more than a century and a …

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Jeffrey Ding, "Technology and the Rise of Great Powers: How Diffusion Shapes Economic Competition" (Princeton UP, 2024) 35:06

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When scholars and policymakers consider how technological advances affect the rise and fall of great powers, they draw on theories that center the moment of innovation—the eureka moment that sparks astonishing technological feats. In Technology and the Rise of Great Powers: How Diffusion Shapes Economic Competition (Princeton UP, 2024), Jeffrey Din…

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Why people are talking about biochar. Good chance for northern lights this weekend 5:27

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A substance called biochar, which is made by cooking wood waste or other biomass at high temperatures without oxygen is getting a lot of attention in Minnesota. The resulting charcoal can store carbon dioxide for centuries. And forecasters say a strong geomagnetic storm means there's a chance to see the northern lights this weekend. This is an MPR …

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Minnesota lineworkers head to Southeast U.S. to help restore power after Hurricane Helene 4:55

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Dozens of lineworkers from Minnesota utilities are on their way to the Southeast U.S. to help restore power in the wake of Hurricane Helene. The Minnesota Rural Electric Association says 18 power cooperatives across the state are sending a total of 80 workers to the region for one to two weeks — and possibly longer. They will be working to repair o…

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Alexandre Lefebvre, "Liberalism as a Way of Life" (Princeton UP, 2024) 1:15:19

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Why liberalism is all you need to lead a good, fun, worthy, and rewarding life—and how you can become a better and happier person by taking your liberal beliefs more seriously Where do you get your values and sensibilities from? If you grew up in a Western democracy, the answer is probably liberalism. Conservatives are right about one thing: libera…

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Anat Geva, "The Architecture of Modern American Synagogues, 1950s-1960s" (Texas A&M UP, 2023) 53:52

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Today I talked to Anat Geva about The Architecture of Modern American Synagogues, 1950s-1960s (Texas A&M UP, 2023). There is no one mandate on how to build the exterior of a synagogue - something that I don't think I ever thought about, yet it was something that Professor Anat Geva focused on. Famous architects of different backgrounds built the sy…

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UFO Undercover Tonight Cleaning Out All The Links Pics And Videos We Have Of Ufos And Aliens 2:56:57

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UFO Undercover Tonight cleaning out all the links pics and videos we have of ufos and aliens along with some alien abduction 202 in the second hour .By UFO Paranormal Radio

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The Outer Realm - Todd Clements - Haunts Of Mackinac 2:02:10

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The Outer Realm welcomes Author, Paranormal Researcher Todd ClementsDate: October 2nd, 2024Episode: 480Discussion: Todd will be discussing his personal paranormal experiences, which led to a journey of research/ Todd is the Author of "Haunts of Mackinac", and Director the popular Haunts of Mackinac Walking Tour.He talks about mysterious lights, Fai…

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Into The Night - Maxim Furek - Author 52:19

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Tonight my guest will be Maxim Furek and author and a friend. We will be talking about his new book just released. The lost tribes of Bigfoot. Oct 1st 2024By UFO Paranormal Radio

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The Outer Realm - Mark Olly - The Mysteries Of Ancient Egypt 1:57:56

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Recorded earlier today! The Outer Realm welcomes the return of Dear Friend, Author and UK Archeologist, Mark OllyHost: Michelle DesrochersDate: October 3rd, 2024Episode: 481Discussion: Mark is an incredible researcher and has written several books, some which were researched over decades. He is ordained, and has studied The Bible at an academic lev…

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Minnesota sending National Guard support to flooded North Carolina. Minneapolis approves route for light rail extension 4:59

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The Minnesota National Guard is sending two St. Cloud-based Chinook helicopters and 11 Guard members to the flood-ravaged Southeast. They are expected to arrive in North Carolina Friday and stay at least a week providing emergency aid. And the Minneapolis City Council signed off Wednesday on the proposed route of a light rail line through a section…

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Camille Owens, "Like Children: Black Prodigy and the Measure of the Human in America" (NYU Press, 2024) 42:30

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Like Children: Black Prodigy and the Measure of the Human in America (NYU Press, 2024) argues that the child has been the key figure giving measure and meaning to the human in thought and culture since the early American period. Camille Owens demonstrates that white men’s power at the top of humanism’s order has depended on those at the bottom. As …

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Black Woman on Board: Claudia Hampton, the California State University, and the Fight to Save Affirmative Action 59:35

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Today’s book is: Black Woman on Board: Claudia Hampton, the California State University, and the Fight to Save Affirmative Action (University of Rochester Press, 2024) by Dr. Donna J. Nicol, which examines the leadership strategies that Black women educators have employed as influential power brokers in predominantly white colleges and universities…

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Jon Michaels and David Noll, "Vigilante Nation: How State-Sponsored Terror Threatens Our Democracy" (Atria/One Signal, 2024) 1:21:36

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Law professors Jon Michaels and David Noll use their expertise to expose how state-supported forms of vigilantism are being deployed by MAGA Republicans and Christian nationalists to roll back civil, political, and privacy rights and subvert American democracy. Beyond identifying the dangers of vigilantism, Vigilante Nation: How State-Sponsored Ter…

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Wildfire risk in Minnesota; Funding for Minneapolis homeless shelter hits snag 3:40

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Weather conditions and a very dry landscape will create an elevated risk of wildfires this afternoon and evening across much of Minnesota, especially in the southwest. And the Minneapolis City Council is launching an inquiry into the mayor's financial reporting, after a dispute over funding for a homeless shelter. Those stories and more in today’s …

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Minnesotans react to VP debate. Another person pleads guilty in Feeding Our Future fraud case 4:57

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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz squared off in a debate last night with Ohio Sen. JD Vance. We hear from Minnesotans from both political camps who watched the debates. And another person charged with allegedly stealing money from federal child nutrition programs has pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud. This is an MPR News morning update, hosted by Ph…

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Christian Wolmar, "The Liberation Line: The Untold Story of How American Engineering and Ingenuity Won World War II" (Hachette, 2024) 1:01:30

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They certainly were not soldiers, yet they suddenly found themselves in uniform, in a foreign land. But, as locomotive drivers, track-workers, conductors, porters, signalmen and engine cleaners, they knew how to run trains. And their job was to bring them back to life. The Liberation Line: The Untold Story of How American Engineering and Ingenuity …

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Brianna Nofil, "The Migrant's Jail: An American History of Mass Incarceration" (Princeton UP, 2024) 39:39

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Today, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) detains an average of 37,000 migrants each night. To do so, they rely on, and pay for, the use of hundreds of local jails. But this is nothing new: the federal government has been detaining migrants in city and county jails for more than 100 years. In The Migrant's Jail: An American History of Mas…

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Gabrielle Bendiner-Viani, "The Cities We Need: Essential Stories of Everyday Places" (MIT Press, 2024) 42:59

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An expressive book of prose and photographs that reveals the powerful ways our everyday places support our shared belonging. Where would you take someone on a guided tour of your neighborhood? In The Cities We Need: Essential Stories of Everyday Places (MIT Press, 2024), photographer and urbanist Gabrielle Bendiner-Viani introduces us to the comple…

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Vice presidential debate; Federal child nutrition program guilty plea 5:01

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Vice presidential candidates Tim Walz and JD Vance are in New York preparing for their first — and likely only — debate tonight. The U.S. Attorney's Office announced today that another person charged with allegedly stealing money from federal child nutrition programs has pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud. Those stories and more in today’s e…

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VP debate featuring Vance and Walz tonight 5:05

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The much-anticipated vice presidential debate is Tuesday night in New York. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the Democratic nominee, faces off against his GOP counterpart, Ohio Sen. JD Vance. You can listen to the debate live on MPR News. Prosecutors have filed more charges against a man suspected in a daylong shooting spree near Minneapolis homeless encam…

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Mary Bridges, "Dollars and Dominion: US Bankers and the Making of a Superpower" (Princeton UP, 2024) 1:00:17

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There was nothing inevitable or natural about the rise of US finance capitalism in the early twentieth century. In Dollars and Dominion: US Bankers and the Making of a Superpower, Mary Bridges shows how US foreign banking began as a side hustle of Gilded Age tycoons and evolved into a more staid, bureaucratized network for bolstering US influence o…

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Jerome E. Copulsky, "American Heretics: Religious Adversaries of Liberal Order" (Yale UP, 2024) 1:14:43

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A question has long hung over the the United States regarding the proper role of religion in public life. Those who long for a Christian America claim that the Founders intended a nation with political values and institutions shaped by Christianity. Secularists argue that those same Founders designed an enlightened republic where church and state s…

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Suffering Before Glory 10:35

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Christians need to prepare for what’s coming… In this podcast, Scott Aniol discusses how Christians can be long-suffering and have endurance in an increasingly anti-Christian culture. Article read from: https://g3min.org/suffering-before-gl... Scott Aniol's blog: https://g3min.org/blogs/scott-aniol/ Article, audio, itinerary: https://www.scottaniol…

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Lynne B. Sagalyn, "Times Square Remade: The Dynamics of Urban Change" (MIT Press, 2023) 1:01:07

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What is it about Times Square that has inspired such attention for well over a century? And how is it that, despite its many changes of character, the place has maintained a unique hold on our collective imagination? In Times Square Remade: The Dynamics of Urban Change (MIT Press, 2023), which comes twenty years after her widely acclaimed Times Squ…

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Emily M. Farris and Mirya R. Holman, "The Power of the Badge: Sheriffs and Inequality in the United States" (U Chicago Press, 2024) 1:12:11

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The image of the sheriff is deeply embedded in American culture – from pacifist Jimmy Stewart in Destry Rides Again and gun averse Roy Scheider in Jaws to those more comfortable wielding power like Gene Hackman in Unforgiven, Tommy Lee Jones in No Country for Old Men, and Gary Cooper in High Noon. In the United States, more than 3,000 sheriffs occu…

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Alessandra Seggi, "Youth and Suicide in American Cinema: Context, Causes, and Consequences" (Palgrave MacMillan, 2022) 1:10:02

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Listener note: This interview contains discussions of suicide. Youth and Suicide in American Cinema: Context, Causes, and Consequences (Palgrave MacMillan, 2022) explores the depiction of suicide in American youth films from 1900 to 2019. Anchored in Sociology, this multidisciplinary study investigates the causes and consequences of suicide and unc…

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Free Speech 70: Michael S. Roth on the Rise of Student Protests, the Fall of Some College Presidents, and Why Liberal Education Matters 1:16:04

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The campus protests over conflict in Israel and Gaza have engulfed universities, and led to the resignation of several university presidents. In this podcast, recorded live at the New York Institute of the Humanities, Michael S. Roth, the long-time President of Wesleyan College, explains how he navigates sharp disagreements on campus, what he means…

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J. C. D. Clark, "The Enlightenment: An Idea and Its History" (Oxford UP, 2024) 31:40

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Enlightenment studies are currently in a state of flux, with unresolved arguments among its adherents about its dates, its locations, and the contents of the 'movement'. This book cuts the Gordian knot. There are many books claiming to explain the Enlightenment, but most assume that it was a thing. J. C. D. Clark shows what it actually was, namely …

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Konrad Bercovici, "The Algonquin Round Table: 25 Years with the Legends Who Lunch" (SUNY Press, 2024) 45:06

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Konrad Bercovici's The Algonquin Round Table: 25 Years With the Legends Who Lunch (SUNY Press, 2024) is a previously unpublished manuscript exploring the rich history of a New York City landmark. Located in New York's theatre district, the Algonquin Hotel became an artistic hub for the city and a landmark in America's cultural life. It was a meetin…

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Jeff Schuhrke, "Blue Collar Empire: The Untold Story of U.S. Labor’s Global Anticommunist Crusade" (Verso, 2024) 1:09:00

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How the CIA used American unions to undermine workers at home and subvert democracy abroad. Blue Collar Empire: The Untold Story of U.S. Labor’s Global Anticommunist Crusade (Verso, 2024) tells the shocking story of the AFL-CIO's global anticommunist crusade--and its devastating consequences for workers around the world. Unions have the power not o…

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Courtney Ann Irby, "Guiding God's Marriage: Faith and Social Change in Premarital Counseling" (NYU Press, 2024) 1:04:34

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It is well-known that the institution of marriage has changed dramatically in the past few decades. However, very little research has focused on the role of religious institutions in helping couples form and maintain their relationships. Guiding God's Marriage: Faith and Social Change in Premarital Counseling (NYU Press, 2024) by Dr. Courtney Irby …

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