Month: June 2019

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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - The Camp Minden Conspiracy

In October of 2012 a huge explosion rocked Camp Minden, a little-known government compound located in Louisiana. The explosion shattered windows 4 miles away. A 7,000-foot mushroom cloud contaminated the area and eyewitnesses understandably wondered whether they'd been the victims of a nuclear detonation. So what exactly did happen? Tune in to learn more about the conspiracy afoot at Camp Minden. 

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The Phil Ferguson Show - 307 Moonshot by Richard Wiseman

Interview with Richard Wiseman. His new book is " Moonshot: What Landing a Man on the Moon Teaches Us About Collaboration, Creativity, and the Mind-set for Success"
We discuss this book and many other topics.
Investing Skeptically: SEC New Rules
Bonus audio
John Pinette on eating in Italy
Ricky Gervais - My mom only lied to me about one thing...
Music John R. Butler - Hand of the Almighty (god will f you up)
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The Intelligence from The Economist - Blonde ambition: Boris’s bid for power

Charming buffoon or cunning chameleon? Welcoming liberal or snarling Brexiteer? We ask why, despite having no guiding philosophy, Boris Johnson is so likely to become Britain’s prime minister. Our obituaries editor remembers the socialite Claus von Bülow, his sensational attempted-murder trials in America and the enduring question of whether he did it. And, despite appearances, China’s and America’s film markets are growing further apart.
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The Best One Yet - Slack is now public, Netflix’s strategic reveal, and Apple’s trade war letter

Slack shares jumped 49% on their first day of trading, so we jumped into the company that thinks it’ll replace work email within 7 years. Netflix’s Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston movie set a personal record, but it’s the number Netflix shared that entertained us. And Apple’s letter to a US trade rep about moving its factories is a key development in the trade war. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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The NewsWorthy - Iran Tensions, Robotic Arm Breakthrough & Toy Story 4 – Friday, June 21st, 2019

The news to know for Friday, June 21st, 2019!

Today, new details about how the U.S. is responding to Iran shooting down its drone.

Plus: a robotic arm that works just by thinking (no surgery required), an Apple recall, the first day of summer and Toy Story 4.

Those stories and many more in less than 10 minutes!

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

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Sources:

Iran vs. U.S. Drone: Reuters, AP, Washington Post, CNN, The Hill

Hope Hicks Testimony: ABC News, CNN

Walmart Settlement: NYT, WSJ, Fox Business

Slack IPO: WSJ, CNN

Stocks High: CBS News

NBA Draft: CBS Sports, NYT

Two-City Team?: ESPN, USA Today

Robotic Arm Breakthrough: Techcrunch, Daily Mail

Skull “Horns”: Fortune, NBC News

Apple Recall: 9to5Mac, Check Your Serial No.

Apple + Best Buy: TechCrunch, CNN

First Day of Summer: Vox, National Geographic, USA Today

Toy Story 4: Box Office Mojo

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Read Me a Poem - “Bessie Coleman Falling from the Sky” by Dolores Kendrick

Amanda Holmes reads Dolores Kendrick’s poem “Bessie Coleman Falling from the Sky.” Have a suggestion for a poem? Email us: podcast@theamericanscholar.org. If we select your entry, you’ll win a copy of a poetry collection edited by David Lehman.


This episode was produced by Stephanie Bastek and features the song “Canvasback” by Chad Crouch.


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