Best Rob Hansen Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 288.5 - Ian Adkins and Ryan Bitzer of 800 Pound Gorilla Media 37:02

6h ago37:02

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800 Pound Gorilla Media's Ian Adkins and Ryan Bitzer join the show to talk about Worldwide Comedy Month. Check out the line up here! ————————————————— Get social! Website Youtube Twitter Facebook Instagram TikTok Chad on Twitter

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Episode 288 - Ryan Hansen 49:49

3d ago49:49

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Ryan Hansen (Veronica Mars! Ryan Hansen Solves Crime On Television!) joins me to talk about his stint on Night Court! Plus: YouTube’s own Dude Perfect’s new offices will be an amusement park CBS News goes 24/7 NPR is accused of bias by one of of its journalists Series finales don't need to wrap up everything neatly ————————————————— Get social…

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Episode 287 - Jesse David Fox & Eddie Schmidt 48:04

10d ago48:04

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Jesse David Fox and Eddie Schmidt stop by to talk about the Peacock documentary "Good One: A Show About Jokes" starring Mike Birbiglia! Watch the video here! Plus: YouTube multiview will expand to include Coachella livestreams Exactly who the multiview is for Where is the Wall Street support for IMAX? ESPN streaming service gets a launch year and d…

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Christopher Michael Blakley, "Empire of Brutality: Enslaved People and Animals in the British Atlantic World" (Louisiana State UP, 2023) 58:46

11d ago58:46

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Historians of early America, slavery, early African American history, the history of science, and environmental history have interrogated the complex ways in which enslaved people were thought about and treated as human but also dehumanized to be understood as private property or chattel. The comparison of enslaved people to animals, particularly d…

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Animals 18:02

11d ago18:02

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In this episode of High Theory, Mackenzie Cooley talks about animals. The animal lies at the center of science and the human, from imperial conquest and Enlightenment thought to the creatures on our dinner plates and beside us at the table. The practices of animal breeding and the politics of making life are, in Mackenzie’s account, key to understa…

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Paul Hansen, "Hokkaido Dairy Farm: Cosmopolitics of Otherness and Security on the Frontiers of Japan" (SUNY Press, 2024) 49:08

16d ago49:08

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As an ethnography of a Japanese dairy farm while having theoretical values going beyond the specific context, Hokkaido Dairy Farm: Cosmopolitics of Otherness and Security on the Frontiers of Japan (SUNY Press, 2024) offers a historical and ethnographic examination of the rapid industrialization of the dairy industry in Tokachi, Hokkaido. The book b…

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Episode 286 - Doing Great Numbers 36:24

16d ago36:24

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C+ Comedy is combining with Disney+ in a few months. Get ready to see our new podcasts starring all the Disney princesses! Except for the cancelled one. Take Two is acquiring Gearbox Substack writers concerned new follow feature is curbing subscriptions Former child stars find success in podcasting Amazon teams up with Bally Sports Hulu is now out …

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Episode 285 - A Loss for AP 50:33

24d ago50:33

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The Associated Press is not having a good week. Plus: Judd Apatow gives his thoughts on streaming acquisitions and ESPN has a bit of catch up to do. Gannett to stop using Associated Press resources Another big publisher to stop using AP Judd Apatow is concerned about all the show licensing on streaming Remaking ESPN ————————————————— Let's get soci…

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Dinesh Wadiwel, "Animals and Capital" (Edinburgh UP, 2023) 1:33:37

1M ago1:33:37

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In the 20th century, capitalist animal agriculture emerged with a twofold mission: to ruthlessly exploit animals for their labour time and enlarge human food supplies. The results of this process are clear. Animal-sourced foods have expanded exponentially. And simultaneously, hundreds of billions of animals confront humans and machines in brutal, a…

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John O’Connor, "The Secret History of Bigfoot: Field Notes on a North American Monster" (Sourcebooks, 2024) 52:28

1M ago52:28

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Bigfoot is an instantly recognizable figure. Through the decades, this elusive primate has been featured in movies and books, on coffee mugs, beer koozies, car polish, and CBD oil. Which begs the question: what is it about Bigfoot that's caught hold of our imaginations? Journalist and self-diagnosed skeptic John O'Connor is fascinated by Sasquatch.…

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Episode 284.5 - Caitlin Peluffo 39:58

1M ago39:58

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Caitlin Peluffo (stand up!) hits the show to talk about her debut comedy album "Dirty Bird." We cover her sensational stage presence, creating her own type of femininity, where her jokes are derived from, and more! Watch video here! ————————————————— Let's get social! Website Youtube Twitter Facebook Instagram Chad's Twitter…

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Episode 284 - Pay No Mind 45:11

1M ago45:11

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Luckily, this show is never allowed to be on X. Netflix and BBC’s disability partnership initiative isn’t paying off Netflix’s “Break Point” is probably done due to restricted player access Spotify is going to beat music videos TikTok created its own problem Elon Musk cancels Don Lemon’s X show after a one-on-one interview for said show ———————————…

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Episode 283.5 - Rob Haze 36:41

1M ago36:41

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Rob Haze (stand up! Sherman's Showcase!) drops by to talk about his sophomore album, "Frontin'." Plus, why now is the right time for the album to drop; he and Chad connect on failed stints at CNN; how his taping went up against Beyonce concerts. Watch video here! ————————————————— Let's get social! Website Youtube Twitter Facebook Instagram Chad…

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Episode 283 - I Find Shirts 38:38

1M ago38:38

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Warner Bros. Discovery made one horrible mistake in gaming and one decent mistake in sports television. They're the see-saw of the media industry! For authors’s new deals, no upfront pay in exchange for larger profit Disney family backs Iger over activist investors Warner Bros to focus more on free to play games over AAA truTV will become WBD’s ver…

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Episode 282.5 - Ashley Ray 37:09

2M ago37:09

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Ashley Ray (TV I Say podcast! Stand up! Writer!) sits in to talk about her latest album "Ice Cream Money." Watch video here! ————————————————— Let's get social! Website Youtube Twitter Facebook Instagram Chad's Twitter

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Episode 282 - Count Their Bases 35:52

2M ago35:52

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Freedom of speech extends to the press too. CBS gets into hot water with SAG after it doesn't abide by that rule. Apple TV brings in acquired movies Sony suffers layoffs, 8% of workforce EA lays off 5% of its workers CBS seizes Catherine Herridge’s files on a Biden story after firing her SAG condemns CBS’s actions ————————————————— Let's get social…

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Cristina Brito, "Humans and Aquatic Animals in Early Modern America and Africa" (Amsterdam UP, 2023) 36:55

2M ago36:55

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Cristina Brito's book Humans and Aquatic Animals in Early Modern America and Africa (Amsterdam University Press, 2024) deals with peoples' practices, perceptions, emotions and feelings towards aquatic animals, their ecosystems and nature on the early modern Atlantic coasts by addressing exploitation, use, fear, empathy, otherness, and indifference …

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Fynn Holm, "The Gods of the Sea: Whales and Coastal Communities in Northeast Japan, c.1600-2019" (Cambridge UP, 2023) 51:52

2M ago51:52

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Japan is often imagined as a nation with a long history of whaling. In The Gods of the Sea: Whales and Coastal Communities in Northeast Japan, c.1600-2019 (Cambridge UP, 2023), Fynn Holm argues that for centuries some regions in early modern Japan did not engage in whaling. In fact, they were actively opposed to it, even resorting to violence when …

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Episode 281.5 - Ahmed Al-kadri 46:53

2M ago46:53

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Ahmed Al-kadri stops by to talk about his first comedy special, "Special Not Special." Plus, he and Chad talk about the worst gigs for comics in Hollywood, how he admires comedians his age and experiences as a Yemeni-American comedian. Watch video of this interview here! ————————————————— Let's get social! Website Youtube Twitter Facebook Instagram…

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Episode 281 - Tourettes with Song Lyrics 38:09

2M ago38:09

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Physical media is evaporating. What's a boy to do? And women aren't winning BAFTAs or being hired to work in movies. Disney sends its DVD unit to Sony Disney Movie Club shuttering Fubo suing over the giant sports streaming platform from WBD, Disney and Fox Black women haven't won BAFTA’s in almost 80 years Women lead films total fell Paramount…

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Episode 280.5 - Chris Martin 39:40

2M ago39:40

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Chris Martin (stand up!) stops by to talk about his latest album, Above Ground Comedian. Watch video of the interview here! ————————————————— Let's get social! Website Youtube Twitter Facebook Instagram Chad's Twitter

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Episode 280 - Divest, Diverge, Do-cares 45:32

2M ago45:32

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Monday is becoming the best day for news. Disney, Netflix and Warner Bros are interested in gaming again. Peak TV is slowly going the way of cable TV. And more! Amazon's Prime Video takes away Dolby Atmos and Vision from ad-supported viewers Monday is the hottest day for primetime cable news Disney's epic deal continues the entertainment …

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Rob Percival, "The Meat Paradox: Eating, Empathy, and the Future of Meat" (Pegasus, 2022) 49:23

2M ago49:23

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Our future diet will be shaped by diverse forces. It will be shaped by novel technologies, by geopolitical tensions, and the evolution of cultural preferences, by shocks to the status quo-- pandemics and economic strife, the escalation of the climate and ecological crises--and by how we choose to respond. It will also be shaped by our emotions. It …

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Yamini Narayanan, "Mother Cow, Mother India: A Multispecies Politics of Dairy in India" (Stanford UP, 2023) 1:17:36

2M ago1:17:36

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India imposes stringent criminal penalties, including life imprisonment in some states, for cow slaughter, based on a Hindu ethic of revering the cow as sacred. And yet India is among the world's leading producers of beef, leather, and milk, industries sustained by the mass slaughter of bovines. What is behind this seeming contradiction? What do bo…

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Joshua Paul Dale, "Irresistible: How Cuteness Wired our Brains and Conquered the World" (Profile Books, 2023) 34:54

2M ago34:54

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Why are some things cute, and others not? What happens to our brains when we see something cute? And how did cuteness go global, from Hello Kitty to Disney characters? Cuteness is an area where culture and biology get tangled up. Seeing a cute animal triggers some of the most powerful psychological instincts we have - the ones that elicit our care …

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Episode 279 - You Know Cats 33:41

2M ago33:41

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A new sports streaming skinny bundle is coming from Warner, Disney and Fox. A cable-like structure has entered the streaming world. YouTube TV is the top subscribed pay-TV service Is Apple's big spending on expensive flops sustainable? New sports streaming rights agreement from Warner, Disney and Fox The risks and other small details of the sports …

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Episode 278 - Asian Percent 41:33

3M ago41:33

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Maybe let's not be too mad at Oscar nominations. YouTube Music and Premium has 100 million subscribers Universal Music Group pulls music catalog from TikTok Daytime Emmy requirements released Fantasy movie actors usually struggle at the Oscars Not every Oscar snub means anything ————————————————— Let's get social! Website Youtube Twitter Facebook I…

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Episode 277 - Are Get Great Things 39:21

3M ago39:21

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Interruptive performance art; Apple App Store changes; Netflix's strong Q4; and much more! A stand up set interrupted, Tyra Banks meets furries and a Donald Glover/Amazon connection Artists on Apple Music can make more with spatial audio Apple institutes changes to its App Store after EU decision Epic boss not a fan of the Apple App Store changes S…

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Marcia Stephenson, "Llamas beyond the Andes: Untold Histories of Camelids in the Modern World" (U Texas Press, 2023) 56:36

3M ago56:36

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Camelids are vital to the cultures and economies of the Andes. The animals have also been at the heart of ecological and social catastrophe: Europeans overhunted wild vicuña and guanaco and imposed husbandry and breeding practices that decimated llama and alpaca flocks that had been successfully tended by Indigenous peoples for generations. Yet the…

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Episode 276 - What The Dollar Really Means 43:06

3M ago43:06

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Scripted shows are out; making money on streaming is in. Most diverse Emmys ever Studios still didn’t are women or people of color even after saying they would Scripted TV numbers are all the way down Where are Spotify’s profits? Amazon Prime Video ads will make an impact Netflix has more game based ambitions to make money ————————————————— Let's g…

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Melanie Joy, "How to End Injustice Everywhere" (Lantern, 2023) 1:14:52

3M ago1:14:52

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In this eye-opening and compelling work, psychologist Melanie Joy reveals the common denominator driving all forms of injustice. The mentality that drives us to oppress and abuse humans is the same mentality that drives us to oppress and abuse nonhumans and the environment, as well as those in our own groups working for justice. How to End Injustic…

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Thom van Dooren, "The Wake of Crows: Living and Dying in Shared Worlds" (Columbia UP, 2019) 1:10:15

3M ago1:10:15

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Crows can be found almost everywhere that people are, from tropical islands to deserts and arctic forests, from densely populated cities to suburbs and farms. Across these diverse landscapes, many species of crow are doing well: their intelligent and adaptive ways of life have allowed them to thrive amid human-driven transformations. Indeed, crows …

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Leigh Claire La Berge, "Marx for Cats: A Radical Bestiary" (Duke UP, 2023) 37:23

3M ago37:23

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At the outset of Marx for Cats: A Radical Bestiary (Duke UP, 2023), Leigh Claire La Berge declares that “all history is the history of cat struggle.” Revising the medieval bestiary form to meet Marxist critique, La Berge follows feline footprints through Western economic history to reveal an animality at the heart of Marxism. She draws on a twelve-…

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Marcy Norton, "The Tame and the Wild: People and Animals after 1492" (Harvard UP, 2024) 1:00:38

4M ago1:00:38

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In The Tame and the Wild: People and Animals after 1492 (Harvard University Press, 2024), Dr. Marcy Norton offers a dramatic new interpretation of the encounter between Europe and the Americas that reveals the crucial role of animals in the shaping of the modern world. When the men and women of the island of Guanahani first made contact with Christ…

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Martha C. Nussbaum, "Justice for Animals: Our Collective Responsibility" (Simon & Schuster, 2022) 51:09

4M ago51:09

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A revolutionary new theory and call to action on animal rights, ethics, and law from the renowned philosopher Martha C. Nussbaum. Animals are in trouble all over the world. Whether through the cruelties of the factory meat industry, poaching and game hunting, habitat destruction, or neglect of the companion animals that people purport to love, anim…

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Justin Marceau, "Beyond Cages: Animal Law and Criminal Punishment" (Cambridge UP, 2019) 1:05:26

4M ago1:05:26

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For all the diversity of views within the animal protection movement, there is a surprising consensus about the need for more severe criminal justice interventions against animal abusers. More prosecutions and longer sentences, it is argued, will advance the status of animals in law and society. In Beyond Cages: Animal Law and Criminal Punishment (…

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Episode 275 - Tony Shalhoub and Andy Breckman 41:35

4M ago41:35

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Tony Shalhoub & Andy Breckman sit down to talk about the new Peacock movie Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie, what it was like to bring the character back, and what was missing. Agencies can take advantage of the newly released Netflix viewership numbers Licensed TV and movie libraries can be costly for streamers Lionsgate and Starz split in a spi…

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Helen Louise Cowie, "Victims of Fashion: Animal Commodities in Victorian Britain" (Cambridge UP, 2021) 58:03

4M ago58:03

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Animal products were used extensively in nineteenth-century Britain. A middle-class Victorian woman might wear a dress made of alpaca wool, drape herself in a sealskin jacket, brush her hair with a tortoiseshell comb, and sport feathers in her hat. She might entertain her friends by playing a piano with ivory keys or own a parrot or monkey as a liv…

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Jonathan B. Losos, "The Cat's Meow: How Cats Evolved from the Savanna to Your Sofa" (Viking, 2023) 39:31

4M ago39:31

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The domestic cat--your cat--has, from its evolutionary origins in Africa, been transformed in comparatively little time into one of the most successful and diverse species on the planet. Jonathan Losos, writing as both a scientist and a cat lover, explores how researchers today are unraveling the secrets of the cat, past and present, using all the …

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Episode 274.5 - Adam Cayton-Holland 41:24

4M ago41:24

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Adam Cayton-Holland (Conan! The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail! stand up!) sits down to talk about his 6th full length audio and first video special, Wallpaper. Find video here! ————————————————— Let's get social! Website Youtube Twitter Facebook Instagram Chad's Twitter

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Episode 274 - Partially Missing The Point 44:23

4M ago44:23

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Do you like ads? Do you like streaming? Do I have a deal for you! Plus: Netflix finally gives viewership numbers; SiriusXM goes through changes; Dropout (formally known as CollegeHumor) is successful; and more! Showtime (the channel) gets a bad rebrand Microsoft may want to explore an ad-supported Gamepass Netflix drops its first real numbers on vi…

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Episode 273.5 - Gianmarco Soresi 26:13

4M ago26:13

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Gianmarco Soresi (stand up!) comes by to talk about his hard hitting comedy as well as appearing on Netflix's Verified Stand-Up! Find video here! ————————————————— Let's get social! Website Youtube Twitter Facebook Instagram Chad's Twitter

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Episode 273 - Services and Perks 28:20

4M ago28:20

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All streaming platforms are basically the same platform. Verizon deal shows Netflix and Apple are more open to streaming partnerships Disney+ and Hulu combine in beta Spotify’s layoff memo is the pinnacle PR move Hollywood jobs down 20% but it's not only due to strikes Hollywood jobs on the monthly jobs report shows new numbers ———————————————…

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Shelly Kagan, "How to Count Animals, More Or Less" (Oxford UP, 2019) 55:24

4M ago55:24

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Most people agree that animals count morally, but how exactly should we take animals into account? A prominent stance in contemporary ethical discussions is that animals have the same moral status that people do, and so in moral deliberation the similar interests of animals and people should be given the very same consideration. In How to Count Ani…

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Episode 272.8 - Paige Gallagher 35:41

5M ago35:41

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Paige Gallagher (stand up! Pillow Talk! TikTok!) sits down to talk about putting her comedy out on TikTok, how she puts action to her ideas, the moment she knew she was comfortable on stage and what music she’s listened to most this year. ————————————————— Let's get social! Website Youtube Twitter Facebook Instagram Chad's Twitter…

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Samiparna Samanta, "Meat, Mercy, Morality: Animals and Humanitarianism in Colonial Bengal, 1850-1920" (Oxford UP, 2021) 1:09:25

5M ago1:09:25

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Meat, Mercy, and Morality: Animals and Humanitarianism in Colonial Bengal, 1850-1920 (Oxford University Press, 2023) by Dr. Samiparna Samanta disentangles complex discourses around humanitarianism to understand the nature of British colonialism in India. Dr. Samanta contends that the colonial project of animal protection in late nineteenth-century …

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Episode 272.5 - Eric Deggans 1:07:10

5M ago1:07:10

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Eric Deggans (NPR! Journalist! Media critic!) gives a class on media of today, race in media, as well as one of the worst shows in recent memory - Squid Game: The Challenge. ————————————————— Let's get social! Website Youtube Twitter Facebook Instagram Chad's Twitter

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Episode 272 - This and That and The Rest 46:27

5M ago46:27

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You can't censor a De Niro. Plus: more streaming bundles on the horizon; fake Sports Illustrated articles; how TMZ stays grimey; and more! Important pay changes for WBD’s David Zaslav Paramount+ cut just as much as Max Apple TV and Paramount+ considering bundle Microsoft wants its own mobile gaming store Robert De Niro’s Gotham Awards speech involv…

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DoT Christmas Special - The Nutcracker for Novices 7:26

5M ago7:26

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I know I haven't dropped a new episode in a long time, but it's the holidays, and I love the holidays, so I wanted to present an audio version of my reaction to seeing The Nutcracker for the first time. This is my assessment of the story, using only the visual cues from the ballet as it was presented. Merry Christmas and happy holidays!…

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Anne Mendelson, "Spoiled: The Myth of Milk as Superfood" (Columbia UP, 2023) 1:05:55

5M ago1:05:55

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Why is cows' milk, which few nonwhite people can digest, promoted as a science-backed dietary necessity in countries where the majority of the population is lactose-intolerant? Why are gigantic new dairy farms permitted to deplete the sparse water resources of desert ecosystems? Why do thousands of U.S. dairy farmers every year give up after strugg…

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