Best Philip Rice Podcasts (2024)

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Ep 645 - Sharp Objects, by Gillian Flynn 1:00:58

3m ago1:00:58

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Did you know that before Gillian Flynn brought us the book Gone Girl, the movie Gone Girl, and the concept of "Gone Girl-ing" someone, she wrote a murder mystery about a different kind of unhealthy family dynamic! This episode briefly discusses self-harm. This episode is sponsored by Aura Frames. Visit AuraFrames.com and use code OVERDUE at checkou…

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Yuan Way Or Another, Korea Advice, Dollar Save Club 59:37

1d ago59:37

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Like Germany hiding in the Euro, China have long played the game of keeping their currency soft, to juice their exports. But now, with the accelerator still jammed to the floor on US inflation, it seems that the powers in Beijing might be looking to devalue the Rimimbi even further. Everyone plays currency games - the trick is not to get caught. An…

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EP 296: 3HO's Boarding Schools with Stacie Stukin and Philip Deslippe 48:08

2d ago48:08

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This episode discusses the article "3HO's Boarding Schools Were a Living Hell" from Baaz News with the authors Stacie Stukin and Philip Deslippe. Read: https://www.baaznews.org/p/3hos-boarding-schools-abuse-yogi-bhajan?utm_medium=web Visit Stacie Stukin online: https://www.staciestukin.com/ Visit Philip Deslippe online: https://philipdeslippe.com/ …

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S4E114 -Chapter One Hundred and Fourteen: A Fool And His Money! 51:16

2d ago51:16

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It's interesting to consider which characters fall into obscurity and which remain relevant. Johnston McCulley's most famous creation, Zorro, is of course still a household word. His other creations, Thubway Tham and The Crimson Clown, have been completely forgotten, even though they were nearly as popular in their day. Both thieves, albeit of two …

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Ep 644 - Persepolis, by Marjane Satrapi 1:08:43

4d ago1:08:43

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This graphic memoir (ahem) This collection of comics chronicles the life of an Iranian girl named Marji, whose experiences are heavily based on those of author Marjane Satrapi. Satrapi lived through the Islamic Revolution in Iran and its authoritarian aftermath, and her story is one of resistance, education, and the difficulty of finding yourself a…

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EP 295: Bones and Honey with Danielle Dulsky 41:50

8d ago41:50

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Danielle is a poet, painter, teacher, and word-witch. The author of Bones & Honey, The Holy Wild Grimoire, The Sacred Hags Oracle, Seasons of Moon and Flame, Woman Most Wild, and The Holy Wild (published by New World Library), she teaches internationally and has facilitated circles, embodiment trainings, communal spell-work, and seasonal rituals si…

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Bananageddon, We’re Gonna Need A Bigger Boat, Enter The Draghi 54:26

8d ago54:26

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A diplomatic incident in Latin America has somehow become the focal point for an ever-expanding range of stories - from the Venezuelan elections, to US energy policy to Ecuadorian banana exports to Russia. Leading even coolheaded observers to ponder the question: are we approaching the Latin American embassy incident singularity? Meanwhile, there a…

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EP 294: Teaching About Religion in Middle School w/Rebecca Cooper 45:30

9d ago45:30

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Rebecca Cooper teaches religion at the middle school level in the suburbs of Washington D.C.By Gregory J Soden

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Ep 643 - Holes, by Louis Sachar 1:06:52

11d ago1:06:52

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Holes! We all need 'em, we all love 'em. This is a book where a boy is sentenced to dig a bunch of holes out in the desert because he was accused and convicted of a crime he didn't commit. That's bad! But he also discovers a little something about himself and his family, and makes a new friend. That's good! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/p…

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Special Episode: Big Trouble With Little Rocket Man 53:05

15d ago53:05

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Little Rocket Man has a new toy. This month, Kim Jong Un unveiled a Bond-villain-like missile with an extending tip. On that tip was what looks to be a hypersonic glide vehicle. A hypersonic glide vehicle is the real deal. They're extremely fast. They can manoeuvre at those high speeds. And we don’t yet know if it’s possible to shoot them down. On …

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EP 293: A Blackqueer Sexual Ethics: Embodiment, Possibility, and Living Archive w/Dr. Elyse Ambrose 31:29

16d ago31:29

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Elyse Ambrose (Ph.D., Religion and Society, Drew University) is a blackqueer ethicist, creative, and educator. Their forthcoming book, A Blackqueer Sexual Ethics: Embodiment, Possibility, and Living Archive (T&T Clark) offers a transreligious and communal-based sexual ethics grounded in blackqueer archive. Ambrose’s photo-sonic exhibition, “Spirit …

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Ep 642 - Last Night at the Telegraph Club, by Malinda Lo 1:10:24

23d ago1:10:24

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Lo's award-winning novel seeks to shine a light on marginalized experiences from mid-century San Francisco. What's most impressive is how she's synthesized all of her research into a couple of fresh, compelling characters - allowing the story to honor the historical record without feeling overly bound by it. Our theme music was composed by Nick Ler…

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Premium Episode: The Atlanticists vs The Autonomists 19:53

22d ago19:53

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The Atlanticists versus the Autonomists - the European civil war coming soon to a bureaucracy near you. It’s long been a theme of this show that the continent is being slowly capsized by its long term problems, related to energy and productivity. We’ll be picking through three news items that tell the short term story of the continent’s woes. Terri…

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S4E113 -Chapter One Hundred and Thirteen: Get a Life! 1:02:05

23d ago1:02:05

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Fandom! The word sends chills up the spine of anyone who's spent any time in Fantasy and Science Fiction spaces...for a pretty wide variety of reasons. But what if fandom turns...to murder? Actually, that seems pretty plausible. Sharyn McCrumb explored this very idea in the murder mystery Bimbos of the Death Sun (published by TSR!) and we're joined…

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EP 292: Young Muslims Online and Religious Authority w/Dr. Sana Patel 34:01

23d ago34:01

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Dr. Sana Patel, (Ph.D., Religious Studies, University of Ottawa) has distinguished herself as a scholar specializing in Digital Islam. She is the recipient of the 2023 Digital Religion Research Award presented by The Network for New Media, Religion and Digital Culture Studies. After completing a Postdoctoral Fellowship focused on systemic Islamopho…

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Ep 641 - CliffsNotes, by Clifton Hillegass 1:12:04

28d ago1:12:04

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Every week, one of our hosts reads a book and tells the other person (and you, the audience) about it. This week's book is about the topic of war and also the topic of peace. It has characters and themes. Find out more about all of this and more on this week's Overdue! This episode is sponsored by Squarespace. Go to squarespace.com/overdue for 10% …

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Stop! Homer Time: The Iliad - Episodes 3 & 4 (Books 5-9) 1:45:40

27d ago1:45:40

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For our latest show-within-a-show, we'll revisit Ancient Greece through Emily Wilson's new translation of Homer's The Iliad. We'll be reading it a few books at a time and having a more in-depth chat about it than we do about most books. These two episodes cover Books 5-9. Episode 3: These three books include: gods intervening directly on the battle…

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Sino More, A Bridge Too Far, America's Trussification 49:47

29d ago49:47

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New research from Bloomberg says that Beijing is steering the Chinese economy away from the recent real estate boom, and into high tech manufacturing. It’s a drive estimated to be worth 19% of GDP by 2026. Running the numbers, not only is China Collapse Theory once again proved false, the market may even have under-priced how much gas there still i…

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EP 291: Imam Professionalization w/Dr. Nancy Khalil 33:01

1M ago33:01

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Nancy A. Khalil is an Assistant Professor in the Department of American Culture at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, with an appointment in the Arab and Muslim American Studies Program. Her research broadly focuses on the politics of the idea of American Islam and her forthcoming manuscript is on the profession of the Imam in America. Her acad…

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Ep 640 - Fight Club, by Chuck Palahniuk 1:17:38

1M ago1:17:38

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The first rule of podcasting is DON'T TALK ABOUT PODCASTING. The second rule of podcasting is please tell everyone about podcasting and specifically about this episode in which we cover Chuck P's notorious novel about masculinity, terrorism, and getting punched in the face. This episode is sponsored by Squarespace. Go to squarespace.com/overdue for…

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Special Edition: The Economic Consequences Of The War 1:16:53

1M ago1:16:53

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This is a special edition of Multipolarity on The Economic Consequences Of The War. In 1919, JM Keynes wrote The Economic Consequences of the Peace. Predicting the death of the old world order after Europe’s first unsuccessful attempt at suicide. We aren’t yet at peace, but the economic consequences of the present war in the middle of Europe are st…

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EP 290: Science Fiction and Dune w/Dr. Patrick J. D'Silva 51:56

1M ago51:56

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Patrick J. D’Silva (Ph.D., Islamic Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) is a faculty member of the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Denver. His current research projects include analyzing the intersection of race, religion, and cultural appropriation in contemporary science fiction, as well as the history of how…

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Ep 639 - There There, by Tommy Orange 1:01:56

1M ago1:01:56

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There There sets itself apart by being a book by and about indigenous Americans in an explicitly contemporary, urban setting. It's also got a neat perspective-shifting structure and interconnected characters. This episode is sponsored by Squarespace. Go to squarespace.com/overdue for 10% of your first purchase of a website or domain. Our theme musi…

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Ep 638 - The Mystery at Lilac Inn (Nancy Drew #4), by Carolyn Keene (Bonus Episode) 1:14:35

2M ago1:14:35

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This bonus episode was recorded on LEAP DAY! So we leapt into The Mystery at Lilac Inn with our good friend young sleuth Nancy Drew! Let's play some Hot or Not, I guess?? Also we're talking Odies 2023! To join us for future bonus recordings, head to patreon.com/overduepod. Our theme music was composed by Nick Lerangis. Advertise on Overdue See Priv…

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Machine Learning Difficulties, Don't Hate-O The NATO, Britain's Shrivelling Equities 54:13

1M ago54:13

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NVIDIA has become a stock market behemoth on the back of their AI-friendly graphics chips. Last week saw them hit a $2.19 trillion market capitalisation. So are they the future of the globe’s most info-critical resource - or a sign that we’re entering the Pets.com era of the AI age? Meanwhile, after months of delays and diplomatic blocking operatio…

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S4E112 -Chapter One Hundred and Twelve: Sharna Pax and Get the Poal! 47:21

2M ago47:21

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Langwitch, its syurly a confuzement! Whut wud Inlish luk liek inna thousand yeers? These are the questions asked by Riddley Walker by Russell Hoban, a post-apocalyptic meditation on culture, storytelling, religion, and language. It's a tricky read but a fulfilling one. Support us on Patreon and listen to the show a week early! Adam's PatreonPh…

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EP 289: The Cake Baker and the Coach w/Dr. Charles McCrary 40:11

1M ago40:11

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Charles McCrary (Ph.D., Religion, Florida State University) is an assistant professor of religious studies at Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida. He researches and teaches broadly on American religion, especially topics related to politics, race, secularism, and science. His first book, Sincerely Held: American Secularism and Its Believers (…

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Ep 637 - The Trumpet of the Swan, by E.B. White 1:10:43

2M ago1:10:43

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The third and final of White's whimsical children's books about animals, The Trumpet of the Swan asks important questions like: How do swans learn English? How can we better provide accommodations for those who need them? And how much money could a swan earn at a jazz club in the 1960s? This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a…

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Premium Edition: The YIMBY Defence League, Nuland Goes, Galloway Comes 15:05

2M ago15:05

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Does the housing market obey the laws of supply and demand? We say no. Join us for a controversial, possibly mind-blowing journey into the heart of darkness, into an upside-down-world that set Twitter on fire this week. Victoria Nuland has fallen on her sword. Or someone else’s sword. Whatever happened to America’s third-ranking diplomat, suddenly …

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EP 288: Multiracial Cosmotheandrism w/Dr. Aizaiah Yong 36:01

2M ago36:01

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Rev. Aizaiah G. Yong (Ph.D., Practical Theology, Claremont School of Theology) serves as Assistant Professor of Spirituality at the Claremont School of Theology in Southern California, USA. He is an ordained Pentecostal Christian minister within the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), a recognized facilitator in the Compassion Practice and an I…

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Ep 636 - The Screwtape Letters, by C.S. Lewis 1:06:27

2M ago1:06:27

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Modern readers often experience C.S. Lewis as "the Narnia guy," but he's also one of the 20th century's foremost Christian apologetics. The Screwtape Letters, written from the point of view of a demon whose object is to send souls to Hell, is a deeply Christian work but its appeal comes just as much from Lewis' insight into what makes humanity tick…

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Special Edition: The Burger Theory Of History (feat. Malcom Kyeyune) 1:11:03

2M ago1:11:03

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"Hamburgers will decide America's future". So says Malcolm Kyeyune in a recent essay ruminating on the American journalist Tucker Carlson's recent visit to Moscow where he famously - or, perhaps, infamously - purchased a burger at Russia's new McDonald's clone, 'Tasty, that's it'. Kyeyune sees Carlson's culinary adventure as reminiscent of Mikhail …

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Ep 635 - Jazz, by Toni Morrison 1:13:03

2M ago1:13:03

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Toni Morrison’s second novel in her beloved Beloved trilogy, Jazz introduces the reader to a trio of characters united by an incident of tragic romance. Will the freewheeling optimism of the Jazz Age set them on the path of redemption or will they be bound to their painful pasts? This episode is sponsored by Factor. Head to factormeals.com/overdue5…

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Israeli Economy Contracts 20 Percent, Nagorno-Karabakh To The Future, Bailey Out-y 1:04:33

2M ago1:04:33

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The numbers are finally in. Israel’s economy has contracted 20 per cent year on year. It seems the only consolation is that it’s still doing better than the economy of Gaza. How long can this level of decline go on? With no end to the war in sight, and a new front in Lebanon cracking open, are we witnessing Israel’s fall from the first rank of the …

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S4E111 -Chapter One Hundred and Eleven: In Cold Blood! 44:22

2M ago44:22

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This is the story of Edwardian-era European explorers traveling to the north pole in an airship, only to find a strange land unknown to mankind, and populated by an alien yet advanced race of intelligent non-human beings. The encounter holds up a mirror to western society, colonialism, and the dark side of human nature, and things go badly for the …

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Ep 634 - The Titan's Curse (Percy Jackson and the Olympians #3), by Rick Riordan 1:09:24

2M ago1:09:24

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Percy Jackson returns for another road trip across a mythological United States. Plenty of new characters are introduced -- and some of them survive! This episode is sponsored by Squarespace. Go to squarespace.com/overdue for 10% of your first purchase of a website or domain. Our theme music was composed by Nick Lerangis. Follow @overduepod on Inst…

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EP 287: Moon of the Turning Leaves w/Waubgeshig Rice 43:15

2M ago43:15

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In this gripping stand-alone literary thriller set in the world of the award-winning post-apocalyptic novel Moon of the Crusted Snow, a scouting party led by Evan Whitesky ventures into unknown and dangerous territory to find a new home for their close-knit Northern Ontario Indigenous community more than a decade after a world-ending blackout. For …

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Deutschland Unter Alles, Chinese Crackers, War Like An Egyptian 52:17

2M ago52:17

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Bloomberg says “Germany’s Days as an Industrial Superpower Are Coming to an End”. Which poses at least one serious question - has Bloomberg been listening to Multipolarity? As the industrial decline narrative goes mainstream, it seems like the copium has finally run out in the Chancellories of Europe. Meanwhile, reports in the West of a Chinese bus…

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EP 286: Political Organizing and Teaching about Theology w/Reverend Naomi Washington-Leapheart 30:21

2M ago30:21

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Rev. Naomi Washington-Leapheart is a Black queer preacher, teacher, public administrator, and justice advocate. She is an adjunct professor of theology and religious studies at Villanova University and the Government Fellow for Religion and Public Life at Harvard Divinity School. In 2021, Rev. Naomi founded Salt | Yeast | Light, an organization tha…

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Ep 633 - Network Effect (Murderbot Diaries #5), by Martha Wells 1:09:55

2M ago1:09:55

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Our month of sequels continues with the first full-length novel in Martha Wells' Murderbot series. The book's extra length leaves it room to dig into themes that the novellas had only nodded at, and also has a whole bunch of extra murderbots in it. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/overdue and get …

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S4E110 -Chapter One Hundred and Ten: Culture War! 1:01:41

3M ago1:01:41

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In the best of all possible worlds, this podcast would always be on time...but we're not there yet, are we. You know what comes close, though? The Culture, the star-spanning utopia depicted in Iain M. Banks's novels such as Consider Phlebas and The Player of Games. In this episode, Philip and I take a dive into the possibilities of benevolent godli…

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EP 285: Jewish Cemeteries at the US Border w/Dr. Maxwell Greenberg 59:02

3M ago59:02

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Maxwell Greenberg (he/they) | (Assistant Professor of Judaic Studies in the Department of Cultural Studies at Goucher College) is an interdisciplinary scholar and educator who researches and teaches about race, religion, gender, and place. He earned his PhD in Chicana/o and Central American Studies from UCLA (2021), before serving as the Friedman P…

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Premium Edition: How To Invade Iran with Malcom Kyeyune 43:12

3M ago43:12

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The US is now bombing Iranian targets, via B1 bombers that have to be flown direct from Texas to perform the task. This is an interesting new form of madness. As the West is pulled ever-deeper into the quagmire, we're taking a low road/high road approach to prediction: attempting to model the potential for serious conflict right up to an Iraq-style…

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Ep 632 - Harrow the Ninth (The Locked Tomb #2), by Tamsyn Muir 1:09:24

3M ago1:09:24

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To kick off a month of sequel coverage, we get bone deep in the Locked Tomb follow up Harrow the Ninth. This obtuse but compelling sci-fi/fantasy tome plays with perspective, doubles down on the space wizards, and challenges the reader NOT to notice oddly specific meme references. This episode is sponsored by Squarespace. Go to squarespace.com/over…

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From America With Love, Your Country Needs THEM, Self-Immolate After Reading 1:02:19

3M ago1:02:19

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All the greatest romances are love/hate. As The Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor of geopolitics, Iran and America have always danced a dance of angry fascination with each other. Now, as the Middle East burns, their kismet is truly aflame. With an overstretched Joe Biden about to call in the airstrikes, we’re in the foxhole, figuring out if they…

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EP 284: Teaching, Curriculum, & Standards w/Dr. Elizabeth Jemison 42:01

3M ago42:01

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Elizabeth Jemison is Associate Professor of Religion at Clemson University where she teaches courses on American religion. She is the author of Christian Citizens: Reading the Bible in Black and White in the Postemancipation South, published by UNC Press in 2020. Her next book project, tentatively titled, Christian Motherhood: Race and Southern Chu…

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Ep 631 - The Aunt Who Wouldn't Die, by Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay 55:31

3M ago55:31

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An early-90s Bengali novel that was translated into English relatively recently, The Aunt Who Wouldn't Die has a lot going for it, but as with many books the thing we'll remember the most is the murderous horny ghost aunt. Our theme music was composed by Nick Lerangis. Advertise on Overdue See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Califor…

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Stop! Homer Time: The Iliad - Episodes 1 & 2 (Books 1-4) 1:33:06

3M ago1:33:06

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For our latest show-within-a-show, we'll revisit Ancient Greece through Emily Wilson's new translation of Homer's The Iliad. We'll be reading it a few books at a time and having a more in-depth chat about it than we do about most books. These two episodes cover Books 1-4. Episode 1: The Iliad drops us right into the middle of the action, where "the…

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EP 283: Racial Science of Protestant Missions w/Dr. Matthew J. Smith 34:21

3M ago34:21

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Matthew J. Smith (he/him/his) holds a Ph.D. in Religious Studies from Northwestern University and is currently Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Alma College in mid-central Michigan. He is a transdisciplinary scholar of race, religion, and U.S. empire whose research and teaching also center on gender/sexuality, science & technology, and t…

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Poseidon With The Enemy, WWIII Pt. 2, Weimargentina 57:43

3M ago57:43

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As the 8th round of Tomahawk missiles hit the Houthis in ten days, a senior White House official caused guffaws when he proclaimed the attacks aren’t working - but that we should keep on doing them anyway. That senior official’s name? Joseph P Biden. So if the President himself can’t come to a logical line on what’s going on, what hope is there for…

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