Month: August 2018

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Ologies with Alie Ward - Ferroequinology (TRAINS) with Matt Anderson

Trains. Locomotives. Choochoos. Bullet trains. Hyperloops. Subways. How fast can they go? How did they change American history? Why do people love them? What should we do with all that abandoned track? Can you marry a train? What's it like to shovel coal into a steam engine?

Alie went off the rails at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan talking to an official ferroequinologist and curator Matt Anderson -- who confessed to some youthful railroad mischief, delivered a succinct slice of U.S. History, has train movie recommendations and discussed cars vs. trains in the great transportation debate. Also, why transporting isn't always about the trains.

The Henry Ford Museum Railroad Exhibit

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - EOS The World Turns

A blockchain project spearheaded by NEX Group is facing questions over its future.

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One of the biggest airlines in Russia has piloted a blockchain system for collecting data on plane refueling.

-ALSO-

Chinese search giant Baidu moves to censor some of the crypto discussions taking place on its Reddit-like platform.

-DON’T MISS-

CoinDesk’s David Floyd joins host Stan Higgins to discuss EOS’s long-promised voting system, which could determine the fate of an account worth $35 million.

Recorded August 27, 2018 in New York, NY.

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Start the Week - Storytelling at the Edinburgh Festivals

Andrew Marr presents a special edition of Start the Week at the Edinburgh Festivals, weaving together ancient stories and contemporary fiction - from Scotland to Iceland via ancient Greece.

He speaks to award-winning writers Pat Barker, Sjón and James Robertson and the singer-songwriter Karine Polwart. Karine also performs live.

Producer: Katy Hickman.

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The NewsWorthy - Florida Shooting, RIP John McCain & Pumpkin Spice Latte – Monday, August 27th, 2018

The news to know for Monday, August 27th, 2018!

Today, we're talking about how Sen. John McCain will be remembered this week and another mass shooting in Florida.

Plus: a surgeon shortage, the weekend box office and the Pumpkin Spice Latte returns...

Those stories and more in less than 10 minutes.

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

Head to www.theNewsWorthy.com to read more about any of the stories mentioned (click episodes & find today's date) or see below: 

  RIP John McCain AP, CNN, FOX News, The Washington Post, TIME, WSJ, Axios   FL Mass Shooting CBS News, CNN    Hurricane Lane AP, USA Today    Surgeon Shortage Reuters    Tesla Stays Public WSJ, Reuters   Ferrari Auction Record Mashable   Weekend Box Office MarketWatch, Variety    Burning Man Reno Gazette Journal, Newsweek    Pumpkin Spice LatteBusiness Insider 
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The Daily Signal - Ep. 283: Time’s Up Wades Into Supreme Court Battle

As Judge Kavanaugh gears up for his confirmation hearings beginning Sept. 4, the atmosphere has grown increasingly tense. Time's Up, originally a legal fund designed to help those impacted by sexual assault and harassment, has now weaponized its power to influence the Supreme Court fight. Our colleague Kelsey Harkness joins us to explain the danger of this and why their messaging is inaccurate,

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The Daily Signal - Ep. 284: McCain’s Legacy

After six years of working for Sen. John McCain, Walter Lohman, now director of Asian Studies at The Heritage Foundation, got to know him pretty well. He shares his insights on the late senator, and what made him unique. Plus: A new study shows a third of teens don't even read one book for fun in the course of a year.

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The Allusionist - 83. Yes, As In

“Really? As in the animal/foodstuff/music genre?”
“Is that a stripper name?”
“What were your parents thinking?”

When your name is a word that is more usually a noun or adjective than a human moniker, you hear the same questions a lot. But there’s a story in every name, and yours is probably a more interesting story than most.

Find out more about this episode at http://theallusionist.org/nounnames. WARNING: there are a few swears in it. (But none of the people have swear names, thankfully.)

The Allusionist live tour comes to the US, Canada, Britain and Ireland during autumn 2018: show listings are at http://theallusionist.org/events.

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