Best Aaron Ellen Podcasts (2024)

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Shalva Weil, "The Baghdadi Jews in India: Maintaining Communities, Negotiating Identities and Creating Super-Diversity" (Routledge, 2021) 43:43

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Speaking with Professor Shalva Weil, one receives a glimpse into the wider world. Through her family ties, her personal journeys, and her research, she has gained, and shares, an understanding of the unique nature and histories of different groups. In this interview she shared the significance of a Jewish community that lasted less than 200 years b…

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How to Make Instant Cash With Amazon Brand Analytics - Noah Wickham - Amazon Legends - Episode #340 1:01:43

7h ago1:01:43

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In this week’s episode, we explore how to harness Amazon Brand Analytics for instant cash flow. Join us with Noah Wickham, Brand Director at My Amazon Guy, who manages a portfolio exceeding $150 million ARR. Discover how to interpret key metrics, create tailored promotions, and boost your brand's visibility on Amazon. Noah shares his extensive e-co…

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JESSICA PISHKO – THE HIGHEST LAW IN THE LAND: How the Unchecked Power of Sheriffs Threatens Democracy 12:09

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Author: Jessica Pishko Book: THE HIGHEST LAW IN THE LAND: How the Unchecked Power of Sheriffs Threatens Democracy Publishing: Dutton (September 17, 2024) https://kscj.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Jessica_Pishko_to_air.mp3 Synopsis (from the Publisher): Shortlisted for Columbia Journalism School’s J. Anthony Lukas Prize A Publishers Lunch NonFicti…

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Uroš Kovač, "The Precarity of Masculinity: Football, Pentecostalism, and Transnational Aspirations in Cameroon" (Berghahn Books, 2022) 1:15:27

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A compelling work that explores the lives and aspirations of young footballers with deep nuance and insight, The Precarity of Masculinity: Football, Pentecostalism, and Transnational Aspirations in Cameroon (Berghahn Books, 2022) shows how precarious masculinity, Pentecostal spirituality, and aspirations of prosperous futures are intertwining and i…

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William T. Taylor, "Hoof Beats: How Horses Shaped Human History" (U California Press, 2024) 1:03:56

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From the Rockies to the Himalayas, the bond between horses and humans has spanned across time and civilizations. In this archaeological journey, William T. Taylor explores how momentous events in the story of humans and horses helped create the world we live in today. Tracing the horse's origins and spread from the western Eurasian steppes to the i…

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Cycling Talk Podcast - The Ben Askey Episode 43:14

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In this episode, I speak with U23 rider from Continental Groupama FDJ, Ben Askey. Ben raced a mix of all disciplines when growing up racing in the UK as a youth rider. After the COVID pandemic, Ben stepped up to junior and had the chance to race internationally in road, cyclocross and mountain bike. Now as a U23, Ben puts his focus on road, spendin…

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A Practical Guide to High Performance with Chase Jarvis | Align Podcast #511 1:01:16

4d ago1:01:16

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Chase Jarvis, award-winning artist and entrepreneur, discusses optimizing attention, achieving mindfulness, and becoming a high-performance individual. He explores the power of delusional self-belief, how cells are smarter than the mind, and why the heart often knows best. ========== OUR GUEST ========== Chase Jarvis is an award-winning artist, ent…

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S1E5: Krista FIsher: Trailblazing scholar helping us understand the realities of men’s anxiety 59:46

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Dr. Krista Fisher is a Young Men’s Health Research Fellow with the newly founded Movember Institute of Men’s Health. We initially discussed Krista’s journey to men’s mental health research, which came after a pivot from doing cancer research. She was motivated to work in men’s mental health after attending a panel by some of the world’s experts in …

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S1E4: Simon Rice: Showing up, sliding doors, and chasing your passion: The journey from high school teacher to global men’s health expert 53:48

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Dr. Simon Rice is the Global Director of the Movember Men’s Health Institute and the founder of the Young Men’s Mental Health Research Program and the Elite Athlete Mental Health Research Program at Orygen, the Center for Youth Mental Health in Melbourne, Australia. He is also a Professor and Dame Kate Campbell Fellow in the Faculty of Medicine, De…

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Ellen T. Meiser, "Making It: Success in the Commercial Kitchen" (Rutgers UP, 2024) 46:54

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The restaurant industry is one of the few places in America where workers from lower-class backgrounds can rise to positions of power and prestige. Yet with over four million cooks and food-preparation workers employed in America’s restaurants, not everyone makes it to the high-status position of chef. What factors determine who rises the ranks in …

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

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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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Aaron Reeves and Sam Friedman, "Born to Rule: The Making and Remaking of the British Elite" (Harvard UP, 2024) 44:16

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Who runs Britain? In Born to Rule: The Making and Remaking of the British Elite (Harvard UP, 2024), Aaron Reeves, and Sam Friedman, both Professors of Sociology at the London School of Economics, tell the story of the UK’s ruling class. The book blends a huge range of qualitative and quantitative data, and uses innovative sociological methods, to o…

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E208: Steven Fein: The art and science of social psychology 1:24:21

7d ago1:24:21

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In this episode Garth interviews Steven Fein from Williams College in Williamstown, MA. Steve discusses his journey into psychology, his passion for teaching, and his ground-breaking research on audience reactions during presidential debates, as well as stereotypes and prejudice. They also discuss social psychology experiments related to unconsciou…

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Growing Sales and Profits by Leveraging Amazon Content - Aaron Hughes - Amazon Legends - Episode #339 1:01:11

7d ago1:01:11

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In this week's episode we dive into expert strategies for boosting sales and profits on Amazon with special guest Aaron Hughes. As the founder of a 7-figure private label brand and CEO of Wala, an eCommerce agency with over 90 employees, Aaron shares his journey of helping companies with overseas manufacturing and scaling profitable brands. He also…

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Max Hirsh and Till Mostowlansky, "Infrastructure and the Remaking of Asia" (U Hawaii Press, 2022) 1:05:13

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In the twenty-first century, infrastructure has undergone a seismic shift from West to East. Once concentrated in Europe and North America, global infrastructure production today is focused squarely on Asia. Infrastructure and the Remaking of Asia (U Hawaii Press, 2022) investigates the deeper implications of that pivot to the East. Written by lead…

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AARON FISCHMAN – A BASEBALL GAIJIN: Chasing a Dream to Japan and Back 13:37

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Author: Aaron Fischman Book: A BASEBALL GAIJIN: Chasing a Dream to Japan and Back Publishing: ‎ Sports Publishing (June 18, 2024) https://kscj.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Aaron_Fischman_to_air.mp3 Synopsis (from the Publisher): Like many American boys, Tony Barnette yearned to one day make it to “The Show,” playing baseball professionally. The A…

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Andreas E. Feldmann, "Repertoires of Terrorism: Organizational Identity and Violence in Colombia's Civil War" (Columbia UP, 2024) 42:18

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Why do armed groups employ terrorism in markedly different ways during civil wars? Drawing on more than a decade of fieldwork, Dr. Andreas E. Feldmann examines the disparate behaviour of actors including guerrilla groups, state security forces, and paramilitaries during Colombia’s long and bloody civil war. Analysing the varieties of violence in th…

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Sarah Lewis, "The Unseen Truth: When Race Changed Sight in America" (Harvard UP, 2024) 45:23

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In a masterpiece of historical detective work, Sarah Lewis exposes one of the most damaging lies in American history. There was a time when Americans were confronted with the fictions shoring up the nation’s racial regime and learned to disregard them. The true significance of this hidden history has gone unseen—until now. The surprising catalyst o…

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Aideen O’Shaughnessy, "Embodying Irish Abortion Reform: Bodies, Emotions, and Feminist Activism" (Bristol UP, 2024) 47:20

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Dr. Aideen O'Shaughnessy is a Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Lincoln. She has a PhD in Sociology from the University of Cambridge, an MA in Gender Studies Research from Utrecht University and a BA in Sociology and French at Trinity College Dublin. Her research focuses on gender, health, and social movements and she is particularl…

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Felia Allum, "Women of the Mafia: Power and Influence in the Neapolitan Camorra" (Cornell UP, 2024) 53:20

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Women of the Mafia: Power and Influence in the Neapolitan Camorra (Cornell UP, 2024) by Dr. Felia Allum dives into the Neapolitan criminal underworld of the Camorra as seen and lived by the women who inhabit it. It tells their life stories and unpacks the gender dynamics by examining their participation as active agents in the organisation as leade…

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Soraj Hongladarom et al., "Philosophies of Appropriated Religions: Perspectives from Southeast Asia" (Springer, 2024) 53:17

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The open-access edited volume Philosophies of Appropriated Religions: Perspectives from Southeast Asia (Springer, 2023) collects philosophical approaches to Southeast Asian traditions of philosophy and religion. The editors, Soraj Hongladarom, Jeremiah Joven Joaquin, and Frank J. Hoffman, have produced a volume that treats traditional topics in phi…

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Andrea E. Pia, "Cutting the Mass Line: Water, Politics, and Climate in Southwest China" (Johns Hopkins UP, 2024) 1:17:06

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On the podcast today, I am joined by anthropologist Andrea Pia (London School of Economics and Political Science) to talk about his new book, Cutting the Mass Line: Water, Politics and Climate in Southwest China (Johns Hopkins UP, 2024). In recent years, the People’s Republic of China has seen an alarmed public endorsing techno-political sustainabi…

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Tone Bleie, "A New Testament: Scandinavian Missionaries and Santal Chiefs from Company and British Crown Rule to Independence" (Solum Bokvennen, 2023) 45:32

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In this episode, we are joined by the anthropologist Tone Bleie for a discussion of her book A New Testament: Scandinavian Missionaries and Santal Chiefs from Company and British Crown Rule to Independence (Solum Bokvennen, 2023), a pioneering piece of scholarship that innovatively rethinks the economic, legal, and social history of the power-laden…

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Jack Crangle, "Migrants, Immigration and Diversity in Twentieth-century Northern Ireland: British, Irish or 'Other’?" (Palgrave Macmillan, 2023) 53:46

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Addressing questions about what it means to be ‘British’ or ‘Irish’ in the twenty-first century, Migrants, Immigration and Diversity in Twentieth-Century Northern Ireland: British, Irish or “Other”? (Palgrave Macmillan, 2023) focuses its attention on twentieth-century Northern Ireland and demonstrates how the fragmented and disparate nature of nati…

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Joanna Allan, "Silenced Resistance: Women, Dictatorships, and Genderwashing in Western Sahara and Equatorial Guinea" (U Wisconsin Press, 2019) 58:35

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Spain's former African colonies-Equatorial Guinea and Western Sahara-share similar histories. Both are under the thumbs of heavy-handed, postcolonial regimes, and are known by human rights organizations as being among the worst places in the world with regard to oppression and lack of civil liberties. Yet the resistance movement in one is dominated…

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Ellen Langer RETURNS: Lead a Stress-Free and Mindful Life | Align Podcast #510 1:06:34

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Harvard psychologist Ellen Langer explains how mindfulness can unlock timeless youth, reshape reality, and bridge the gap between mind and body. Known as the "Mother of Mindfulness," she shares how we are our own limiters, the power of language, and the path to a stress-free life. Ellen also covers the role of rituals, human evolution, and how to a…

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Immigration Realities: Challenging Common Misperceptions 1:08:46

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Today’s book is: Immigration Realities: Challenging Common Misperceptions (Columbia UP, 2024), by Ernesto Castaneda and Carina Cione, which is a practical, evidence-based primer on immigrants and immigration. Each chapter debunks a frequently encountered claim and answers common questions. Presenting the latest findings and decades of interdiscipli…

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How to Use Financial Metrics to Grow Amazon FBA Sales and Profits - David Schomer - Amazon Legends - Episode #338 1:11:15

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In this week’s episode, we explore "How to Use Financial Metrics to Grow Amazon FBA Sales and Profits" with our guest, David Schomer. A passionate entrepreneur from Iowa, David holds degrees in Accounting from St. Louis University and has extensive experience in business consulting, including merger and acquisition due diligence, fraud investigatio…

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Jason Ramsey, "Reckoning with Change in Yucatán: Histories of Care and Threat on a Former Hacienda" (Routledge, 2023) 1:32:40

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A perpetual tension exists between history and change, which is an issue long explored by historians and social scientists. Reckoning with Change in Yucatán: Histories of Care and Threat on a Former Hacienda (Routledge, 2023) engages with how best to look upon and respond to change, arguing that this debate is an important arena for negotiating loc…

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Neil Van Leeuwen, "Religion As Make-Believe: A Theory of Belief, Imagination, and Group Identity" (Harvard UP, 2023) 1:17:12

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It is an intuitive truth that religious beliefs are different from ordinary factual beliefs. We understand that a belief in God or the sacredness of scripture is not the same as believing that the sun will rise again tomorrow or that flipping the switch will turn on the light. In Religion as Make Believe: A Theory of Belief, Imagination, and Group …

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