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Discover your next favourite book, or take a deep dive into the mind of an author you love, with The Shakespeare and Company Interview podcast. Long-form interviews with internationally acclaimed authors, recorded from our bookshop in the heart of Paris. Hosted by S&Co Literary Director, Adam Biles. Discover all our upcoming events here. If you enjoy these conversations, you can order The Shakespeare and Company Book of Interviews here. Past guests include: Ottessa Moshfegh, Ian McEwan, Ali ...
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Keeping democracy alive Democracy is not a spectator sport, it requires informed participating citizens. On Keeping Democracy Alive, we delve into dynamics that both inhibit democracy and reinvigorate it. looking into issues from: domestic economic issues to foreign, labor, trade, and education policy, NSA spying, the drug war, prison, police, and judicial issues, electoral and protest politics, middle east realities, right and left wing populism, environmental and energy issues, the wealth ...
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RQM+ industry-leading experts and often special guests discuss regulatory, quality, clinical, lab, and reimbursement challenges MedTech companies are facing. RQM+ is the world's leading MedTech service provider offering consulting, clinical trial, lab, and reimbursement services, as well as technology solutions to support the entire product lifecycle. With more former FDA, Medicines, and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and notified body regulators than any other firm, the RQM+ t ...
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Each week, join us on an adventure as we deconstruct that week’s parasha, exploring new insights and meaning in the Torah. Hosted by Simon Eder and sponsored by the Louis Jacobs Foundation, Jewish Quest aims to honour the statement of R' Jacobs z"l who said: 'The quest for Torah is itself Torah.' Welcome to that Quest. Find out more about our work at louisjacobs.org
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In this special bonus clip from our Excellence Spotlight series, Sr. Director of Data Operations (Clinical Trials) Noel Keegan takes a deep dive into clinical data management. From the transition to electronic systems to the exciting potential of AI, Noel reflects on the evolution he's witnessed over his 16+ year career. He breaks down the key aspe…
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In a special podcast for Pesach, Professor Berel Dov Lerner discusses the central theme of covenant on Seder night and reflects on Israel’s enslavement and redemption in Egypt as a meditation upon temporality and human agency. Berel Dov Lerner was born in Washington D.C. and is a member of Kibbutz Sheluhot in Israel’s Beit Shean Valley. He received…
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Democracy is itself largely improvisation. Pushing back against the powers that be; the mainstream. Our guest Randy Fertel, author of the new book Winging It; Improv’s Power and Peril in the Age of Trump, says rationality alone is not enough; The post The Power of What Appears to be Improvisation appeared first on Keeping Democracy Alive.…
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Truman was down and nearly out. Then he did a campaign whistle stop tour of America and beat the odds. TV eye candy is one thing but seeing a president in the flesh connects far better, and connection is needed The post Should Biden Whistle Stop Campaign Across America? appeared first on Keeping Democracy Alive.…
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Geoffrey Stern asks how Metsorah is connected to evil speech and he discusses the importance of tsar'at in the Torah. Geoffrey Stern is founder of the podcast, Madlik, a disruptive Torah podcast, which is published on a weekly basis in an effort to insure that the spirit of Judaism continues to grow and flourish. He is a serial entrepreneur in the …
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While we believe you will find Nancy's story and advice inspiring without visuals, we encourage you to watch the video version containing a brief presentation on the RQM+ website here. In this heartfelt and insightful video presentation, now available on our blog, Nancy Morrison, RAC shares her journey and the lessons she's learned along the way. N…
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The Right gets it; where are Democrats? In his new book What it Took to Win, author and history professor Michael Kazin looks at the last hundred or so years and says it’s clear what has and still works. Whether The post Trumpism is a Movement; Movements Are How Democrats Have Won appeared first on Keeping Democracy Alive.…
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James—the new novel by Percival Everett—retells, reframes, and reimagines Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn from the perspective of Jim, the black man whose flight from slavery quickly entangles with the journey of Huck, on the run after faking his own death to escape his violent father. James gives us the events of Twain’s picaresque…
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This show was recorded 28 March 2024. We encourage you to download the presentation given in the first portion of this session by ⁠completing the form on this page⁠. Please join us live for future shows and ask your own questions! We hold one RQM+ Live! panel discussion per month and you can sign up at the ⁠⁠Knowledge Center⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠Events⁠⁠ pages a…
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Rabbi Dr Wendy Zierler discusses the anthropological importance of skin and the unlikely connection between skin affliction and the messiah. Rabbi Wendy Ilene Zierler, Ph.D., is Sigmund Falk Professor of Modern Jewish Literature and Feminist Studies at HUC-JIR in New York. Prior to joining HUC-JIR she was a Research Fellow in the English Department…
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After decades in a coma, the nuclear industry is back. But the truth is nuclear power is not an acceptable stopgap measure, it’s a diversion from real, actually economic, safer solutions. On this show policy analyst Paul Gunter tells the The post Nuclear Rebranding as “Green?” Mere Window Dressing. appeared first on Keeping Democracy Alive.…
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In the current American version of capitalism, all of us are “thingified:” our only value being as digits on the way to corporate profits. This reflects a core bias in the system toward serving the very richest. But it doesn’t The post Wealth Supremacy is On Autopilot: That’s Not the Only Option appeared first on Keeping Democracy Alive.…
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Our Excellence Spotlight interview series celebrates and showcases the remarkable journeys and achievements of RQM+ employees. These employees are committed to technical excellence and make significant positive contributions to our clients' success. In our newest interview, we're thrilled to showcase Vice President of Strategic Regulatory Affairs, …
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It’s basic to the very essence of America. On this show Constitutional Law Professor John O. McGinnis argues that commerce was the mother’s milk of the American Revolution and that the virtues of commerce and idealism need not conflict. Listen The post There’s No Conflict Between Commercialism and Idealism appeared first on Keeping Democracy Alive.…
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RQM+ Vice President of Global Regulatory Affairs (and former BSI), Jaishankar Kutty, Ph.D., discusses the process of reviewing clinical evaluation reports (CERs) by notified body reviewers under the EU MDR in our newest video clip. In the end and more than anything, manufacturers must provide a clear and comprehensive story in their CERs to facilit…
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We’ve built all the dams we need and that nature can handle. Development in flood zones is still happening faster than more sustainable locations. In his new book; Seek Higher Ground, The Natural Solution to Our Urgent Flooding Crisis, award The post Seek Higher Ground: The Laws of Nature are Not Optional appeared first on Keeping Democracy Alive.…
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We were joined by countercultural historian Pat Thomas, and Peter Hale, manager of the Ginsberg estate, and discover their new collaboration Material Wealth Mining the Personal Archive of Allen Ginsberg. * A prolific poet, raconteur, activist, and thinker, Allen Ginsberg was also a prolific collector, meticulously saving letters, postcards, draft n…
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Our Excellence Spotlight series celebrates and showcases the remarkable journeys and achievements of RQM+ employees; the same employees who are committed to technical excellence and make a significant impact on our clients. 🧪 With a fascinating career spanning drug development with GSK to addressing ESPN's water issues, RQM+ / Jordi Labs Senior Stu…
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Most of us can guess but there’s nothing like serious scientific research when it comes to understanding political change. In her forthcoming book How the Heartland Went Red, Harvard’s Stephanie Termullo shares her findings from extensive field research in three The post Why Place Supplants Issues in the Heartland appeared first on Keeping Democrac…
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It’s a systemic problem: what is “reasonable,” what is acting “in good faith” when America’s police violate citizens rights or even kill them? As of now, police are protected, enjoying unique immunity which no one else has. In this show The post Shielded: How Did Police Become Untouchable? appeared first on Keeping Democracy Alive.…
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Our Excellence Spotlight series celebrates and showcases the remarkable journeys and achievements of RQM+ employees; the same employees who are committed to technical excellence and make a significant impact on our clients. Our newest Excellence Spotlight interview is with Noel Keegan, a central figure in RQM+ clinical trial services. Noel is Sr. D…
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Dr Yitzhaq Feder uncovers the fascinating and unexpected relevance of the sacrificial laws. Dr. Yitzhaq Feder is a lecturer at the University of Haifa. He is the author of Blood Expiation in Hittite and Biblical Ritual: Origins, Context and Meaning (Society of Biblical Literature, 2011). His most recent book, Purity and Pollution in the Hebrew Bibl…
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They claim loudly they’re protecting freedom and innocent children, but the truth is the right is oppressing both. On this show psychoanalyst Avgi Saketopoulou, co-author of Gender Without Identity, argues there is not one true and immutable authentic identity with The post Gender Identity: Is it Fixed or Changeable? appeared first on Keeping Democ…
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It’s gotta be eye catching. Journalism works by way of fear and anxiety. How it gets presented affects how we understand the news. On this show Tufts University lecturer and author Nan Levinson and your host discuss questions about the The post Is There Journalism That Doesn’t Love A War? appeared first on Keeping Democracy Alive.…
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On this very special January night, editor extraordinaire John Freeman was joined by three of his star contributors, Jakuta Alikavazovic, Juan Gabriel Vasquez and Deborah Landau to bid farewell to his literary journal. Buy Freeman’s Conclusions: https://www.shakespeareandcompany.com/books/freemans-conclusions * Jakuta Alikavazovic (b.1979) is a Fre…
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Our Excellence Spotlight series celebrates and showcases the remarkable journeys and achievements of RQM+ employees; the same employees who are committed to technical excellence and make a significant impact on our clients. 🔬 Kaitlin Lerner is "that chemist" with a Gibbs free energy tattoo. As Director of Operations, she's also one of the most bril…
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Rabbi Shimon Felix discusses the importance of sacred space in Judaism. Rabbi Shimon Felix is the Executive Director Emeritus of the program. He was born in New York, and has lived in Jerusalem since 1973. Rabbi Felix has been associated with The Bronfman Fellowship since 1991. He received his rabbinic ordination from Yeshivat Hamivtar, where he se…
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If you have cared about equality in education in recent decades, you know of the work of America’s foremost advocate for public schools Jonathan Kozol. In schools named after Martin Luther King Jr, he sees a new punitive autocratic pedagogic The post The Irony of Racism in Decrepit MLK Urban Schools appeared first on Keeping Democracy Alive.…
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It’s the bedrock of who we are today. But to believe there was agreement among the “Founding Fathers,” that they aimed to to replace plutocracy with democracy is just wrong. In this lively interview, historian Woody Holton reveals fascinating little-known The post The Truth Behind the Myth of the American Revolution appeared first on Keeping Democr…
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Our Excellence Spotlight series celebrates and showcases the remarkable journeys and achievements of RQM+ employees; the same employees who are committed to technical excellence and make a significant impact on our clients. Yesterday, we published a clip of RQM+ Senior Consultant Anastassia Young, MS discussing our recent conversation with the FDA …
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Are you navigating adverse event (AE) reporting in post-market clinical follow-up (PMCF) studies? In a recent discussion with the FDA, we've uncovered valuable insights into exemptions and variances for AE reporting that could significantly reduce your reporting burden. This collaboration between RQM+ and the FDA paves the way for a more efficient …
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Rabbi Dr James Jacobsen-Maisels shares the connection between the heart and the Mishkan. Rabbi James Jacobsen-Maisels leads and directs the vision of Or HaLev. Ordained by Rav Daniel Landes, with a doctorate in Jewish Studies from the University of Chicago, he has been studying and teaching meditation and Jewish spirituality for over twenty five ye…
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The intent is humiliation, eating away at one’s humanity. How can that make one a better person? Former figure skater Keri Blakinger’s new book Corrections In Ink tells the story from the inside and asks: does locking up groups of The post “As if We Were Trash.” One Woman’s Prison Memoir appeared first on Keeping Democracy Alive.…
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This show was recorded 22 February 2024. We encourage you to download the supplemental PDF content for this session by completing the form on this page. Please join us live for future shows and ask your own questions! We hold one RQM+ Live! panel discussion per month and you can sign up at the ⁠Knowledge Center⁠ or ⁠Events⁠ pages at RQMplus.com. Th…
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In early February, we hosted a riotous, tender, enchanting and uplifting evening of poetry and prose with the irrepressible Hollie McNish and Michael Pedersen. After their readings they sat down with Adam Biles for a chat about friendship, a theme that unites their work. Buy Hollie McNish’s Lobster here: https://www.shakespeareandcompany.com/books/…
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In her new book Of Rule and Office: Plato’s Ideas of the Political, Princeton Professor of Politics Melissa Lane shows how the orange one serves both anarchy and tyranny. Better politicians use virtue and justice to achieve success, and get The post Plato: The Benefits of Acting Justly appeared first on Keeping Democracy Alive.…
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Our Excellence Spotlight series celebrates and showcases the remarkable journeys and achievements of RQM+ employees; the same employees who are committed to technical excellence and make a significant impact on our clients. 🌌 Meet the supremely talented Song Seto, PhD, RAC in our latest Excellence Spotlight interview. Song is a Principal in our RA/…
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Dr Jeremy Tabick uncovers a fascinating inner-biblical midrash. Dr Jeremy Tabick is the content manager and faculty at Hadar, where he teaches, curates, and edits Hadar’s content – both online and in print – and project Zug courses. Jeremy recently completed a PhD in Talmud at JTS. He graduated from the University of Manchester (in the UK) with a M…
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