Month: August 2017

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Serious Inquiries Only - SIO72: But Didn’t Obama Pardon Terrorists?

Today I'm talking about the Arpaio pardon - how awful Arpaio is as a human, what he did that was so egregious, what he was found guilty of, and how he compares to some other historically bad pardons. Isn't it true that Obama pardoned some people who were WAY WORSE??? I investigate. Also, some great voicemails allow me the chance to talk about my appearance on wethepeoplelive - Josh Zepps' show - and the whitelash that resulted. Additionally, I need to correct some statistic related mistakes I made on Monday's episode. Master Tweet Thread of Arpaio Shittiness; 538 Article on the Pardon; WaPo Article on the Pardon; Slate Piece on Manning Commutation; Obama's Clemency Initiative; Forbes on Tech Job Deficit Leave Thomas a voicemail! (916) 750-4746, remember short and to the point! 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  
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The Gist - Shake It Off, Taylor

Question: What’s the best way to take a vacation in a Communist society? Answer: With utmost utilitarian seriousness, and possibly without your family. On this last week before Labor Day, guest host and Slate writer Leon Neyfakh talks to historian Diane Koenker about how the Soviet Union came to embrace personal holidays and reconcile them with the Communist doctrine. Koenker is the author of Club Red: Vacation Travel and the Soviet Dream. 

In the Spiel, the cautionary tale of Taylor Swift’s latest single.

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Slate Books - ABC: The Ministry of Utmost Happiness by Arundhati Roy

Katy Waldman, Isaac Chotiner, and Laura Miller discuss The Ministry of Utmost Happiness, the sprawling novel by Arundhati Roy about sectarian violence in India. Next month's book will be Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney.

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The Phil Ferguson Show - 226 Houston Texas, Hurricane Harvey & Alix Jules

Double interview show.
1) Benita lives west of Huston and talks about her home being surrounded by water. You can help by donating to Humanists of Houston. http://humanistsofhouston.org/ways-to-donate/
2) Alix Jules tells us how he broke free from religion and why his now an activist for secularism.

Investing Skeptically: No topic this week - go donate some money.
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The NewsWorthy - Wednesday, August 30th, 2017

We're talking about all the news you need to know to start your Wednesday! Stories range from Tropical Storm Harvey and Trump Jr. to augmented reality and self-driving cars.

 

From politics to tech to entertainment, we've got it all. Fast, fair, fun and on-the-go.

 

Award-winning broadcast journalist and former TV news reporter Erica Mandy breaks it all down for you.

 

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