Trump's relatively tame week on Twitter, his orders on deportations and transgender policies, and the growing activism at town halls. Then Ana Marie Cox joins Jon and Dan to talk about her new Crooked Media podcast, With Friends Like These.
Bay Curious - This Lumberjack Frat Once Had the Coolest Clubhouse in S.F.
A Cupertino couple wondered where the street name "Hoo Hoo Way" came from. Turns out, it's a long story.
Reported by Jessica Placzek. Bay Curious is Olivia Allen-Price, Vinnee Tong, Paul Lancour, Julia McEvoy, Suzie Racho, Holly Kernan, David Weir and Ethan Lindsey. Theme music by Pat Mesiti-Miller.
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Serious Inquiries Only - SIO18: Milo’s Long Overdue Downfall
It finally happened. Milo said something that was horrifying enough for people who 5 minutes ago talked like it's all about freedom of expression and it doesn't matter how much we disagree, to say "nah never mind, let's de-platform him." In today's episode I clear up what I view as SO much fallacious reasoning on this issue. People are actually viewing what happened to Milo as a reason that we should have been platforming him all along. To me, this is completely contradictory. Find out why in today's episode! Overtime Larry Wilmore Detailed article about the Adelaide Kramer harassment Current Affairs article Conatus News interviewed Thomas Black Bloc protesting Leave us a Voicemail: (916) 750-4746! Support us on Patreon at: patreon.com/seriouspod Follow us on Twitter: @seriouspod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/seriouspod For comments, email thomas@seriouspod.com Questions, Suggestions, Episode ideas? email: haeley@seriouspod.com
The Gist - On Saddam Hussein’s Case
John Nixon was the lead CIA analyst tasked with studying Saddam Hussein during the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq. It fell to Nixon to identify Hussein when he was captured, interrogate him while in U.S. custody, and present what he learned to the Bush White House. Nixon’s book is Debriefing the President: The Interrogation of Saddam Hussein.
In the Spiel: Don’t blame the provocateur, blame his followers.
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Motley Fool Money - Investing in the Age of Trump
What would a cut in corporate taxes mean for investors? Which stocks will benefit most from the new administration? Our analysts tackle those questions and discuss investing for income. Plus, we revisit our conversation with Brian Christian, author of Algorithms to Lie By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions. To check out our brand new service, Motley Fool Total Income, go to TotalIncomeRadio.Fool.com .
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Cato Daily Podcast - Faith, Radicalism, and Islam without Extremes
How do Islam and classical liberalism diverge? Can there be a reconciliation? Mustafa Akyol, author of Islam without Extremes, comments.
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The Phil Ferguson Show - 203 Cara Santa Maria
Interview with Cara Santa Maria. She talks about leaving the Mormon Church, We also discuss her podcasts "Talk Nerdy" and "The Skeptics Guide to the Universe" and her work on TV.
African Tech Roundup - The Tech Minute 22-02-2017
In this Tech Minute, Brian Lupiya unpacks how Kenyan banks have teamed up to take on the disruptive threat posed by M-Pesa, and touches on two other leading stories from the latest African Tech Round-up podcast.
Music credit: Muzikid
Talk Python To Me - #100: Python past, present, and future with Guido van Rossum
See the full show notes for this episode on the website at talkpython.fm/100
Python Bytes - #14 Lots of Python style and Python 3000 is 3000 days old
Topics covered in this episode:
- Tiny Python 3.6 Notebook - Matt Harrison
- Oh no! This package is Python 2 only - Anthony Shaw
- Elements of Python Style - Andrew Montalenti
- Python 3 was exactly 3000 days old this past Sunday
- mongoaudit
- Extras
- Joke