Best Zach Marshall Podcasts (2024)

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434 - Steve C: Relapse, Health Struggles, and Finding Balance Through Yoga 48:53

19m ago48:53

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Join our FREE FB Support group!: The Sobriety Network Download our free guides!: https://www.realrecoverytalk.com/guides Chat with us! https://www.realrecoverytalk.com/services In this episode of Real Recovery Talk, we sit down with Steve, who shares his journey through recovery, relapse, and finding a new path to wellness. After multiple years of …

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Christopher Smith, "Samurai with Telephones: Anachronism in Japanese Literature" (U Michigan Press, 2024) 42:02

2h ago42:02

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What is going on when a graphic novel has a twelfth-century samurai pick up a telephone to make a call, or a play has an ancient aristocrat teaching in a present-day schoolroom? Rather than regarding such anachronisms as errors, Samurai with Telephones: Anachronism in Japanese Literature (U Michigan Press, 2024) develops a theory of how texts can u…

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433 - Essential Supplements for Recovery from Alcoholism and Drug Addiction 27:35

12m ago27:35

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Join our FREE FB Support group!: The Sobriety Network Download our free guides!: https://www.realrecoverytalk.com/guides Chat with us! https://www.realrecoverytalk.com/services In this episode of Real Recovery Talk, we explore the important role that proper nutrition and supplementation play in the recovery process from alcoholism and drug addictio…

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Tom Hierck & Alex Kajitani—You're A Teacher Now! What's Next? 27:31

3d ago27:31

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Get the book, You're A Teacher Now! What's Next? Visit Alex' Website, www.AlexKajitani.com Visit Tom's Website, www.TomHierck.com About The Author Tom Hierck has been an educator since 1983 in a career that has spanned all grade levels and many roles in public education, including teacher, administrator, district leader, department of education pro…

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Xiaoming Wang, "Muslim Chinese: The Hui in Rural Ningxia" (de Gruyter, 2019) 48:25

1h ago48:25

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As the predominantly Muslim Chinese who claim ancestry from Persian and Arabic-speaking regions in Central Asia and the Middle East, the Hui people in China have received relatively little attention in anthropology. According to the 2010 census, the Hui are the largest Muslim group in China and its third largest ethnic minority with a total populat…

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432 - Marijuana and Recovery: Does it exist? 1:04:10

4m ago1:04:10

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Something to Read: https://a.co/d/9g9nlj2 Join our FREE FB Support group!: The Sobriety Network Download our free guides!: https://www.realrecoverytalk.com/guides Chat with us! https://www.realrecoverytalk.com/services

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431 - What causes us to drink alcoholically: Russ L. story of redemption 1:25:05

1h ago1:25:05

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Join our FREE FB Support group!: The Sobriety Network Download our free guides!: https://www.realrecoverytalk.com/guides Chat with us! https://www.realrecoverytalk.com/services In this special episode of Real Recovery Talk, we welcome long-time listener Russ Lusk, who traveled all the way from Texas to share his powerful story. Russ opens up about …

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Helena F. S. Lopes, "Neutrality and Collaboration in South China: Macau during the Second World War" (Cambridge UP, 2023) 1:52:09

5d ago1:52:09

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The South China enclave of Macau was the first and last European colonial settlement in East Asia and a territory at the crossroads of different empires. In Neutrality and Collaboration in South China: Macau during the Second World War (Cambridge UP, 2023), Helena F. S. Lopes analyses the layers of collaboration that developed from neutrality in Ma…

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Satoru Hashimoto, "Afterlives of Letters: The Transnational Origins of Modern Literature in China, Japan, and Korea" (Columbia UP, 2023) 1:13:16

2h ago1:13:16

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When East Asia opened itself to the world in the nineteenth century, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean intellectuals had shared notions of literature because of the centuries-long cultural exchanges in the region. As modernization profoundly destabilized cultural norms, they ventured to create new literature for the new era. Satoru Hashimoto offers a n…

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Civil Society in China: How Society Speaks to the State 34:43

4d ago34:43

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What skills and strategies enable civil society to be effective under authoritarian rule? Dr. Runya Qiaoan, assistant professor and senior researcher at Palacky University in the Czech Republic, explores this question in her book Civil Society in China: How Society Speaks to the State (Routledge, 2021). The book highlights the ways NGOs and activis…

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Satoru Hashimoto, "Afterlives of Letters: The Transnational Origins of Modern Literature in China, Japan, and Korea" (Columbia UP, 2023) 1:13:16

20m ago1:13:16

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When East Asia opened itself to the world in the nineteenth century, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean intellectuals had shared notions of literature because of the centuries-long cultural exchanges in the region. As modernization profoundly destabilized cultural norms, they ventured to create new literature for the new era. Satoru Hashimoto offers a n…

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Helena F. S. Lopes, "Neutrality and Collaboration in South China: Macau during the Second World War" (Cambridge UP, 2023) 1:52:09

2h ago1:52:09

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The South China enclave of Macau was the first and last European colonial settlement in East Asia and a territory at the crossroads of different empires. In Neutrality and Collaboration in South China: Macau during the Second World War (Cambridge UP, 2023), Helena F. S. Lopes analyses the layers of collaboration that developed from neutrality in Ma…

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Victor C. Shih, "Coalitions of the Weak: Elite Politics in China from Mao's Stratagem to the Rise of Xi" (Cambridge UP, 2022) 58:34

38m ago58:34

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In Coalitions of the Weak (Cambridge University Press, 2022), Victor C. Shih investigates how leaders of one-party autocracies seek to dominate the elite and achieve true dictatorship, governing without fear of internal challenge or resistance to major policy changes. Through an in-depth look of late-Mao politics informed by thousands of historical…

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430 - Michael’s Transformation – Overcoming Anger and Embracing Sobriety 55:23

9d ago55:23

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Please join our FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ Get your FREE GUIDE: https://www.realrecoverytalk.com/guide In this episode of Real Recovery Talk, we share the story of Michael, who came into Rock Recovery Center angry and skeptical of the idea of sobriety. Initially resistant to the process, Michael eventually embraced the treatment jou…

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Zach Fredman, "The Tormented Alliance: American Servicemen and the Occupation of China, 1941–1949" (UNC Press, 2022) 1:00:52

42m ago1:00:52

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The Tormented Alliance: American Servicemen and the Occupation of China, 1941–1949 (UNC Press, 2022) explores the wartime partnership between China and the United States from the ground up. Beginning in 1941, and especially after Pearl Harbor, both sides had high hopes for wartime cooperation against Japan. But as The Tormented Alliance shows, ‘a m…

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Zach Fredman, "The Tormented Alliance: American Servicemen and the Occupation of China, 1941–1949" (UNC Press, 2022) 1:00:52

42m ago1:00:52

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The Tormented Alliance: American Servicemen and the Occupation of China, 1941–1949 (UNC Press, 2022) explores the wartime partnership between China and the United States from the ground up. Beginning in 1941, and especially after Pearl Harbor, both sides had high hopes for wartime cooperation against Japan. But as The Tormented Alliance shows, ‘a m…

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S4E9 The Fragility of China: A Conversation with Dennis Unkovic 59:10

42m ago59:10

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In this episode of Madison's Notes, we sit down with Dennis Unkovic to discuss his latest book, The Fragility of China (Encounter Books, 2024). Unkovic delves into the complex forces shaping China's political, economic, and social landscape. From the country's rising internal challenges to its evolving role on the global stage, Unkovic offers a nua…

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Critique, Wonder, and Chinese Anatomy, with Lan A. Li 1:01:43

1d ago1:01:43

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In this episode of the Blue Beryl Podcast, Dr Pierce Salguero sits down with the show’s producer, Lan A. Li, a historian of Chinese science, medicine, and the body. We talk about their life-long practice of qigong, the limits of academic critique, and the integration of divergent epistemologies in studying Chinese anatomy. Along the way, we discuss…

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James Villanueva, "Awaiting MacArthur's Return: World War II Guerrilla Resistance against the Japanese in the Philippines" (UP of Kansas, 2022) 33:36

1d ago33:36

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Over the course of World War II, guerrillas from across the Philippines opposed Imperial Japan's occupation of the archipelago. Although the guerrillas never possessed the combat strength to overcome the Japanese occupation on their own, they disrupted operations, kept the spirit of resistance alive, provided important intelligence to the Allies, a…

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Chris Joffe—All Clear: Lessons From A Decade of Managing School Crises 27:31

1d ago27:31

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Get the book, All Clear: Lessons From A Decade of Managing School Crises Visit Chris' Website, www.ChrisJoffe.com About The AuthorChris Joffe is the founder of Joffe Emergency Services, where he works with more than 2000 schools across the US, with about 650 employees across 34 states. He served as an EMS first responder, studied paramedicine at UC…

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429 - 5 Alarming Dangers of Alcohol Alternatives You Need to Know 33:15

3d ago33:15

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Please join our FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ Get your FREE GUIDE: https://www.realrecoverytalk.com/guide In this episode of Real Recovery Talk, we dive into the often-overlooked risks of alcohol alternatives and non-alcoholic beer. While these products may seem like a safe option for those in recovery, they can actually keep you conne…

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

4d ago35:06

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

13d ago35:06

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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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Comedy and Courage: Zach Anner 51:12

5d ago51:12

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https://www.zachanner.com/ https://ifatbirthyoudontsucceed.com/ Instagram: @zach.anner Youtube Zach Anner is a unique personality, writer, comedian, and media influencer born in America in 1984. He is also a YouTube star who motivates people to make daily positive changes. From an early age, he advocated for positive thinking and self-realization n…

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428 - It is NEVER TO LATE to get SOBER! 1:00:06

5d ago1:00:06

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Join our FREE FB Support group!: The Sobriety Network Download our free guides!: https://www.realrecoverytalk.com/guides Chat with us! https://www.realrecoverytalk.com/services In this inspiring episode of Real Recovery Talk, we sit down with Will, who got sober at the age of 62 after a long battle with addiction. Will shares his journey, discussin…

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Sean McMeekin, "To Overthrow the World: The Rise and Fall and Rise of Communism" (Basic Books, 2024) 55:33

5d ago55:33

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When the USSR collapsed in 1991, the world was certain that Communism was dead. Today, three decades later, it is clear that it was not. While Russia may no longer be Communist, Communism and sympathy for Communist ideas have proliferated across the globe. In To Overthrow the World: The Rise and Fall and Rise of Communism (Basic Books, 2024), Sean …

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427 - The REAL Difference Between Recovery and Mental Health with Josh Katz 49:13

7d ago49:13

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Please join our FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ Get your FREE GUIDE: https://www.realrecoverytalk.com/guide In this episode of Real Recovery Talk, we are joined by Josh Katz, Vice President of Business Development for Harmony Hills mental health facility in Florida. Josh opens up about his personal recovery journey, sharing the challenge…

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Holly Geyer—Ending the Crisis: Mayo Clinic's Guide to Opioid Addiction and Safe Opioid Use 23:39

16d ago23:39

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Get the book, Ending the Crisis: Mayo Clinic's Guide to Opioid Addiction and Safe Opioid Use About The Author Dr. Holly Geyer, MD is an Addiction Medicine Specialist at Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Arizona and the physician lead of the MCA Opioid Stewardship Program, and chairs the ‘School Training Overdose Preparedness and Intelligence Taskforce’ (S…

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James A. Anderson, "The Dong World and Imperial China's Southwest Silk Road: Trade, Security, and State Formation" (U Washington Press, 2024) 31:05

9d ago31:05

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From the eighth to thirteenth centuries along China’s rugged southern periphery, trade in tribute articles and an interregional horse market thrived. These ties dramatically affected imperial China’s relations with the emerging kingdoms in its borderlands. Local chiefs before the tenth century had considered the control of such contacts an importan…

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426 - Overcoming Hardships in Sobriety: Aaron and Nikki from Boca Detox 59:09

17d ago59:09

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Please join our FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ Get your FREE GUIDE: https://www.realrecoverytalk.com/guide In this powerful episode of Real Recovery Talk, we welcome Aaron and Nikki from Boca Detox to share their deeply personal stories of overcoming challenges in sobriety. Nikki, who is eight months pregnant with her first child in rec…

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Episode 5: Combinatory Programming with Zach Smith 1:34:39

11d ago1:34:39

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In this episode, Conor interviews Zach Smith about Combinatory Programming. Socials Tacit Talk YouTube Playlist Conor Hoekstra (Twitter) Conor Hoekstra (GitHub) About the Guest Zach Smith is a Brooklyn-based writer and computer programmer. His independent research tends to focus on novel intersections between computer programs and the liberal arts.…

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425 - HOW TO build sobriety that LASTS! 53:41

12d ago53:41

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5 steps to helping your loved one: https://www.realrecoverytalk.com/guide Chat with us! https://www.realrecoverytalk.com/services In this episode of Real Recovery Talk, we sit down with Tyler, who shares his incredible journey of sobriety and how he has maintained it up to this point. Tyler opens up about his battle with addiction while growing up …

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Ian Williams, "Vampire State: The Rise and Fall of the Chinese Economy (Birlinn, 2024) 1:03:06

13d ago1:03:06

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State capitalism. Socialism with Chinese characteristics. A socialist market economy. There have been numerous descriptions of the Chinese economy. However, none seems to capture the predatory, at times surreal, nature of the economy of the world’s most populous nation – nor the often bruising and mind-bending experience of doing business with the …

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Kerry Brown, "The Great Reversal: Britain, China and the 400-Year Contest for Power" (Yale UP, 2024) 39:29

22d ago39:29

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In the sixteenth century, Queen Elizabeth I tried to send several letters to her Chinese counterpart, the Wan Li Emperor. The letters tried to ask the Ming emperor to conduct trade relations with faraway England; none of the expeditions carrying the letters ever arrived. It’s an inauspicious beginning to the four centuries of foreign relations betw…

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Caterina Fugazzola, "Words Like Water: Queer Mobilization and Social Change in China" (Temple UP, 2023) 59:58

14d ago59:58

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After China officially “decriminalized” same-sex behavior in 1997, both the visibility and public acceptance of tongzhi, an inclusive identity term that refers to nonheterosexual and gender nonconforming identities in the People’s Republic of China, has improved. However, for all the positive change, there are few opportunities for political and ci…

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Macau was supposed to be a sleepy post for John Reeves, the British consul for the Portuguese colony on China’s southern coast. He arrived, alone, in June 1941, his wife and daughter left behind in China. Seven months later, Japan had bombed Pearl Harbor, invaded Hong Kong, and made Reeves the last remaining British diplomat for hundreds of miles, …

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