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In this installment of Best Of The Gist, we listen back to the episode published the evening of the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol. It was a defining moment in our nation’s history, and we have a pretty clear understand of what went down that ugly day. On January 6, 2021, though, we didn’t have much detail, but Mike went on to try to put some context around what we were all seeing.
Whether you’re a seasoned investor or just starting out, consider this your “start here” guide for Foolish investing in the year ahead. Mary Long talks with Asit Sharma, Meilin Quinn, and Matt Argersinger about:
(01:02) Fool Rules,
(12:53) investing tools,
(21:28) and what the year ahead might (or might not) have in store.
Psychic Predictions for 2023 and Rogue Predictions for 2024; News Items: Dosing Gene Expression, Solar Tower, Alzheimer's Virus, Quark Matter, Scientology RICO; Who's That Noisy; Science or Fiction
Fans of David Bowie will know of his deep love of jazz. Though he never ventured into the genre in a literal sense, the inspiration is clear when you listen to his impressive body of work. The Metropolitan Jazz Octet, in partnership with Paul Marinaro, is reimagining some of Bowie’s classics with a new show titled “The Bowie Project.” Paul and MJO Co-founder Jim Gailloreto join Reset to discuss their love of the psychedelic space explorer, adapting Bowie's work in a new medium, and how the MJO came to be.
How was music important to medieval society? In Medieval Sex Lives:The Sounds of Courtly Intimacy on the Francophone Borders(Cornell UP, 2023), Prof Elizabeth Eva Leach, a Professor of Music at the University of Oxford explores the history and content of the Douce 308 manuscript to tell the story of the cultural and sexual scripts that framed courtly life in the Medieval era. The book tells the long history of the idea of courtly love, as well as using contemporary theories and cultural practices to re-examine the songs and lyrics in the manuscript. A fascinating and absorbing read, the book will be of interest to humanities scholars and more widely to anyone interested in the history of music, sex, and sexuality. You can also find out more about the book here on Prof Leach’s blog.
Dave O'Brien is Professor of Cultural and Creative Industries, at the University of Manchester.
Do your digital spaces – like your email inbox, downloads folder, and photos – make you feel overwhelmed? Digital organizer Lisa McHargue is sharing her top tips to help us declutter our digital lives and start 2024 with a system that works.
On the "CBS News Weekend Roundup", host Allison Keyes gets the latest from CBS's Scott MacFarlane and CBS's Linda Kenyon at the White House on how the nation is marking the 3rd anniversary of the deadly Capitol insurrection, as President Biden argues that democracy in the nation is at stake. We'll hear about the battle over the border. In the "Kaleidoscope with Allison Keyes" segment, a discussion about sexual violence against women in Israel, Haiti and Sudan.
