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A fortnightly podcast from the Spectator on the latest in Chinese politics, society, and more. From Huawei to Hong Kong, Cindy Yu talks to experts, journalists, and long time China-watchers on what you need to know about China.
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Benny Lewis and Shannon Kennedy meet real-life language learners and discover smarter, faster ways to learn a language. Learn more at: https://www.fluentin3months.com/podcast/
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Discussion podcast for Irish language learners. Bitesize Irish offers self-paced Irish language learning courses, and a private online community including regular conversation practice calls. Based in Limerick, Ireland, since 2010.
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Thanks for listening and supporting the podcast! FREE short Bilingual English-Arabic podcasts, to help English speakers learn Arabic, and Arabic speakers learn English, playfully, on the go. Access over 243 longer podcasts: Become a Paid Subscriber (Cancel any time!): https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thouria-benferhat/subscribe Lessons? https://thouria-s-school.teachable.
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Who says our 心s aren't invited to the language-learning party? BreadToast Chinese 面包吐思 Season 3 is here in all its entertaining and thought-provoking glory! -Season 2: alternating weekly episodes of two awesome series which will go live as separate shows in the near future: 《等我音乐》 and 《南腔北调》! -Season 1: Each oldie-but-goodie episode is an engaging conversation between host Brad Johnson and a Chinese friend or two on an interesting topic. That's it! Give it a 听 and join in on some great discu ...
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Ben and Stefan discuss whether the 'logic' of 'dialectical logic' is the same sort of thing as the 'logic' discussed in University textbookshttps://benburgis.substack.com/.../formal-and-dialectical... Subscribe to Philosophy for the People on Substack:https://benburgis.substack.com/subscribe Get Tickets for the TIR Live Show in DC June 8th(You can …
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Ben suggests that perhaps public Atheism could be about Atheism, Stefan reactshttps://benburgis.substack.com/.../richard-dawkinss... Subscribe to Philosophy for the People on Substack:https://benburgis.substack.com/subscribe Get Tickets for the TIR Live Show in DC June 8th(You can also purchase Tickets for the livestream if you can't make it to DC)…
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Recently parents were sentenced to prison for their child who shot up a school in Michigan. Is this justice? Get Tickets for the TIR Live Show in DC June 8th(You can also purchase Tickets for the livestream if you can't make it to DC) Get Tickets here:https://www.eventbrite.com/.../clr-james-and-the-struggle... Thank you guys again for taking the t…
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Jason and Mac talk about the play in games and NFL draft rumors. Get Tickets for the TIR Live Show in DC June 8th(You can also purchase Tickets for the livestream if you can't make it to DC)Get Tickets here:https://www.eventbrite.com/.../clr-james-and-the-struggle... Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and…
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Get Jason Read's book here: https://www.versobooks.com/products/2920-the-double-shift Even as the rewards of work decline and its demands on us increase, many people double-down on their commitment to wage slavery—working harder, doing overtime, and learning to hustle. To paraphrase Spinoza, why do people fight to be exploited as if it were liberat…
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We'll be speaking with the good folks at "Vote Uncommitted NJ" who are organizing to pressure Joe Biden to put an end to aiding the catastrophic loss of life in Gaza. Support Vote Uncommitted Here: www.uncomittednj.org Get Tickets for the TIR Live Show in DC June 8th(You can also purchase Tickets for the livestream if you can't make it to DC)Get Ti…
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When I recently came across a book review asking the question ‘was Marco Polo a "sexpat"?’, I knew I had to get its author on to, well, discuss this important question some more. The 13th century Venetian merchant Marco Polo’s account of China was one of the earliest and most popular travelogues written on the country. Polo spent years at the court…
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From my first book (INTRO TO ARABIC THROUGH LOVE EXPRESSIONS), "In Arabic,... I Love You":https://www.amazon.com/Arabic-Love-You-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%A3%D8%AD%D8%A8%D9%83/dp/B08W7DN163There are four main 3ammiyya groups: Khaleeji, Maghrebi,Masri and Shaami.Khaleeji (also called Gulf Arabic or Arabian PeninsularArabic…
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We'll take a deep dive with historian Alexander Herbert about the history of punk in the U.S.S.R. and his own documentary about contemporary Russian punk artists that have fled since the war. Get Tickets for the TIR Live Show in DC June 8th (You can also purchase Tickets for the livestream if you can't make it to DC) Get Tickets here:https://www.ev…
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In this Q&A session, Eoin and Ben field questions about where and how to use Irish when visiting Ireland, and other topics. We mentioned these Irish-language courses for adults in the Gaeltacht: Oideas Gael, Donegal www.oideas-gael.com Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne, Kerry https://www.oidhreacht.ie/ Check out other options too, for example, in Waterfor…
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Even losing to the undefeated South Carolina Gamecocks, she's still the biggest name in sports. We'll discuss. Get Tickets for the TIR Live Show in DC June 8th(You can also purchase Tickets for the livestream if you can't make it to DC) Get Tickets here:https://www.eventbrite.com/.../clr-james-and-the-struggle... Thank you guys again for taking the…
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R.Kelly is not an anomaly in sexual assault and trafficking charges. Sean "P Diddy" Combs is the latest name to be scandalized in the media. Is misogyny canonized in Black popular culture ? Get Tickets for the TIR Live Show in DC June 8th(You can also purchase Tickets for the livestream if you can't make it to DC) Get Tickets here:https://www.event…
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Not only will we have Conan Neutron, but this will be the first of our extra special guest series! We'll be joined by the guys from 1001 Album complaints. Listen to Jason on the show here: https://podcasts.apple.com/.../146.../id1573078761... Follow Conan here: https://www.protonicreversal.com/ Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this…
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Stefan is Benless this week, and talking about whether it's possible for fiction to be 'immoral' in the context of the pro and anti 'shipping' debate in online fanfiction and fandom communities Read Ben's Substack here: https://benburgis.substack.com/ Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you…
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Get Project Censored Book, "State of the Free Press" here: https://www.powells.com/.../project-censoreds-state-of... Are we more concerned with celebrity divorce trials or environmental collapse? Who's fault is that and why? Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, an…
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Get Tickets to See TIR Live in DC! Beyond Black Jacobins: CLR James and the Struggle for Socialism in America ft. Adoph Reed, C. Derick Varn, Daniel Tutt, Billy Buntin and more Get Tix here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/clr-james-and-the-struggle-for-socialism-in-america-tickets-876034973187?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=…
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Hello! Here is a compilation of clips from some recent shows. Clip 1: Are Black Voters Abandoning the Democratic Party? ft. The TIR Crüe (from Ep. 573) Clip 2: Revolutionaries to Podcasters ft. Alex Hochuli (from Ep. 578) Clip 3: Black Liberation Through Financial Deregulation? ft. Cedric Johnson (from Ep. 576) Clip 4: Where Did All the Tomboy's Go…
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Thought they do sound similar because they are both pronounced in the soft palate, these two sounds are very different.Both sounds are also fricative. This means that, as the air is pushing through, there is friction at the point of articulation (the point where the sound is being produced), between something at the bottom and something at the top …
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Get the book, "Guilty of Journalism" here: https://a.co/d/eeqin1D This new book by Kevin Gosztola, who has spent the last decade covering Assange, WikiLeaks, and the wider war on whistleblowers, tells the full story based on testimony from dozens of witnesses. Itexamines abuses of power by the CIA and the FBI, including a spying operation that targ…
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Read Paul's piece here: https://jacobin.com/2024/03/gary-convention-civil-rights-black-power-class Read Cedric Johnson's Book here: https://a.co/d/9ozEcn3 What happened to the Black political revolution after the passage of the Civil Rights movement's notable victories in 1964? Was it all deep state intervention? We'll discuss. Thank you guys again…
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Ben and Stefan discuss if justice is about turning back the clock to some past distribution of property or creating a more equal society going forward (the answer will shock you!)https://benburgis.substack.com/.../marx-and-rawls-vs... Subscribe to Philosophy for the People on Substack:https://benburgis.substack.com/subscribe Thank you guys again fo…
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Read the book here: https://www.versobooks.com/.../2831-the-fall-and-rise-of... The Fall and Rise of American Finance traces the collapse and reconstitution of American financial power from the disintegration of robber baron J. P. Morgan’s vast empire to the rise of finance behemoth BlackRock. Contrary to what is taken for common sense by figures f…
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Bitesize Irish founder Eoin and learning content developer Niall talk about some recent updates to the beginner's course Tús Maith and general strategies for learning and practising Irish. Find the full video and more shownotes here: https://www.bitesize.irish/blog/learn-conversation/ Get 10% off monthly or annual membership by going to : offer.iri…
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Mac talks Major League Baseball union stuff and and the legitimacy of the Jake Paul and Tyson fight. Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron only programing, you'll get bonus content from many of the ep…
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My First Arabic Workbook, with Accompanying Videos: Ameera’s Book (In Arabic...)Help me get a laptop: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/thouriabenferhatllc Or:Buy me a Coffee (I LOOOVE COFFEE!) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/thouriaMore on my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/THOURIABENFERHATSend me a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thouria-b…
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Over the last week the UK has been rocked by allegations that China was responsible for two cyber attacks in recent years – one on the Electoral Commission, where hackers successfully accessed the open register, which has the details of 40 million voters; and a set of attempts to access the emails of a number of China critics within parliament. So …
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Mexico elections, what's going on in Peru? Argentina? Brazil? We'll discuss it all with our good friend and TIR Latin American correspondent Camilo Gomez Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron only pro…
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Read Alex's article here: https://americanaffairsjournal.org/.../omelets-with.../ Follow Alex's podcast Aufa Bunga Bunga here: https://bungacast.com/ Is the Millennial Left truly dead? If so, what killed it and why? How could we avoid this for future generations? We discuss. Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate …
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Ask us ANYTHING YOU LIKE!!! Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron only programing, you'll get bonus content from many of the episodes, and you get MERCH! Become a patron nowhttps://www.patreon.com/joi…
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I Asked Copilot About "Things You Need to Know About Arabic... and English" Podcast, in Arabic and English :)... Here's the result! There are grammar and pronunciation mistakes in the Arabic version... and... I don't agree with the last Arabic sentence!!! So fun playing with AI! Help me get a laptop: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/thouriabenferhat…
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In this episode of the This is Revolution Podcast, host Jason Myles and guest, Cedric Johnson, Professor of African-American Studies, delve into the Chicago migrant crisis and its impact on the black community. Amidst rising political tensions and controversies over resource allocation, they discuss housing insecurity, manipulation of migrants in p…
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See my books here (ake shure to follow to findout when I publish my next nooks!): https://www.amazon.com/s?i=stripbooks&rh=p_27%3AThouria+Benferhat+M.A.&s=relevancerank&text=Thouria+Benferhat+M.A.&ref=dp_byline_sr_book_1 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thouria-benferhat/message…
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Conan and Jason look back at the albums of 1979. Get Jason's Book, "I WAS A TEENAGE ANARCHIST" here: https://everyday-analysis.sellfy.store/.../i-was-a.../ Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron only p…
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Read and Subscribe to Ben's Substack here: https://open.substack.com/pub/benburgis/p/peter-hitchens-vs-christopher-hitchens?r=1nk80p&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web Get Jason's Book, "I WAS A TEENAGE ANARCHIST" here: https://everyday-analysis.sellfy.store/.../i-was-a.../ Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate eac…
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In the last episode, I discussed Chinese rural lives with Professor Scott Rozelle. One point he made which particularly stuck with me was the dying out of farming as an occuption – he'd said that most rural people under the age of 35 have never farmed a day in their lives. So that got me thinking, what do they do instead? In this episode I’ll be lo…
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Pascal and Dr. Paul give an update on the political situation in Haiti. Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron only programing, you'll get bonus content from many of the episodes, and you get MERCH! Be…
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Happy St Patrick's Day! Beannachtaí na féile ort! (Tá súil agam nach bhfuil póit ort!) This week we bring you an Agallamh Baill (Member Interview) from the end of 2023, in which New Yorker Deborah tells Niall about her remarkable year of learning Irish. An inspiration to learners everywhere! Watch the original interview over at https://www.bitesize…
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We did a serious show for about 2.5 hours, the rest is pure insanity. Enjoy. Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron only programing, you'll get bonus content from many of the episodes, and you get MERC…
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Read Ben's article in Jacobin here: https://jacobin.com/.../rights-ancestors-land-israel... Do indigenous origins matter in the current conflict in Gaza? Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron only pro…
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Read Ben's article in Jacobin here: https://jacobin.com/.../rights-ancestors-land-israel... Do indigenous origins matter in the current conflict in Gaza? Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron only pro…
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Explaining how تركني, he left me and تركتني (standard Arabic, for he left me and she left me) in different colloquials.Answering this correct post: https://www.quora.com/I-believe-in-Arabic-when-I-want-to-say-he-left-me-I-use-sayebny-%D8%B3%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%A8%D9%86%DB%8C-So-how-can-I-say-She-left-me--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spo…
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Stefan and Ben talk about the uses and limits of maximalist demands.Read the essay here:https://benburgis.substack.com/.../full-automated...Subscribe to Philosophy for the People on Substack:https://benburgis.substack.com/subscribe Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the me…
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Are the failures of the Democratic party causing Black voters to switch to the party of Lincoln? The CRÜE discusses! Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron only programing, you'll get bonus content fro…
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Read Ayyaz Mallick in Jacobin Magazine here: https://jacobin.com/author/ayyaz-mallick Intercept Article: https://theintercept.com/.../imran-khan-pakistan-cypher.../ Chaos recently unfolded when the Pakistan parliament convened after its recent election. Supporters of ousted and imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his PTI party members w…
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In this episode of the Language Hacking Podcast, host Benny shares his travel plans and projects for the year, all centered around South America. He discusses three major travel projects: visiting all Brazilian states, traveling from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean entirely by bus, and navigating the entire Amazon River by boat. Benny expla…
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The Red Zone is BAAAAACK!!! Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron only programing, you'll get bonus content from many of the episodes, and you get MERCH! Become a patron nowhttps://www.patreon.com/joi…
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Answering a question someone asked on Quora: How do you say OK in Arabic?In MSA, you would say: jayyid جيد (means: good)However, since this is a colloquial expression, it will change from one country to another or from one region to another.In Algeria for example, we say: Sa77a صحة (means: health)In Egypt or the Levant, people say: Tayyeb طيب (mean…
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