Month: October 2017

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Opening Arguments - OA115: Colin Kaepernick’s Grievance Against the NFL (Featuring Chris Kluwe)

Today's episode features former NFL punter, social justice advocate, and game designer Chris Kluwe, who sued his former NFL team for wrongful termination after he alleged that they cut him for standing up for marriage equality. Kluwe brings his unique behind-the-scenes knowledge to help us understand Colin Kaepernick's recently-filed grievance against the NFL, and gives us some bold predictions as to what's going to happen next.  Even if you're not a football fan, we think you'll love this conversation. After that, Andrew and Thomas break down a recent story circulating about former FBI Director James Comey and (of course) Hillary Clinton's "damned emails," which we first discussed way back in Episode 13.  (If you haven't listened to that episode, you probably should; it's really good!) Finally, we end with the answer to Thomas Takes the Bar Exam Question #46 as to whether pre-nuptial agreements must be in writing.  Don't forget to following our Twitter feed (@Openargs) and like our Facebook Page so that you too can play along with #TTTBE! Recent Appearances None!  Have us on your show! Show Notes & Links
  1. You too can read Colin Kaepernick's arbitration demand; we archived a copy of it here.
  2. We first discussed Hillary Clinton's "damned emails" and the Comey investigation back in Episode 13.
  3. Here is a link to the (almost entirely redacted) email chain regarding Comey's statement.
  4. Finally, you should absolutely check out Kluwe's new card game, Twilight of the Gods, by clicking here.
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The Goods from the Woods - Episode #165 – “Disco”

In this episode, the Goods from the Woods Boys are all by their lonesome talking about the great disco crossover trend of the late-1970's in which hard-edge rock artists all began making Studio 54-style dance records. We start with the Chicago White Sox's "Disco Demolition Night" debacle, the Rolling Stones' "Miss You", and then we go on down the line from there analyzing some of the best known (and the most obscure) disco crossover records ever made. This episode is hilarious and we can't wait for y'all to hear it. Follow the show @TheGoodsPod  Rivers is @RiversLangley  Dr. Pat is @PM_Reilly  Mr. Goodnight is @SepulvedaCowboy  Pick up a Goods from the Woods t-shirt at: http://prowrestlingtees.com/TheGoodsPod

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The NewsWorthy - 401(k)s, Veggie Recall & Facebook Feeds – Tuesday, October 24th, 2017

All the news you need to know for Tuesday, October 24th, 2017!

Today we're talking 401(k)s, JFK documents and a big veggie recall. Plus the World Series and changes to Facebook's news feed.

All that and more - in less than 10 minutes! 

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

 Subscribe now to get new episodes each weekday! Visit https://www.theNewsWorthy.com for all the links to stories referenced in this episode.

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The Gist - A Show for Mere Mortals

Kathleen Horan writes obituaries for the living. Her Audible original series, Mortal City, is an anthology of lesser-known New York characters: Douglas the sanitation worker, Serge the barman, Rocky the ambulance commandant. “I just kept feeling like there were people that I was missing,” says Horan. She prefers to talk to people who live and work on the city’s margins: “They just can’t help but show you higher up on the thigh of their story.”

In the Spiel, the latest page in the very long scrapbook on President Trump’s communication catastrophes.

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Start the Week - Living with the Gods

Are humans distinguished not just by a capacity to think, but by our need to believe - where the search is not so much for my place in the world, but for our place in the cosmos? Neil MacGregor, the former Director of the British Museum, discusses Living with the Gods, his Radio 4 series, in which he focuses on the expression of shared beliefs, across thousands of years, and around the globe, through objects from the Museum's collections and beyond.

The curator Jennifer Sliwka looks at a world in black and white, in a celebration of the monochrome in art across the centuries, from medieval sacred works, where the elimination of colour was thought to focus the mind, to contemporary paintings.

The historian Dan Jones tells the story of the ultimate holy warriors, the Knights Templar, a story of power, politics and fanaticism.

The writer Caspar Henderson takes a step back to consider the awe-inspiring - from divine visions to transcendent moments - and to ask whether we are in danger of losing our sense of wonder in the modern world.

Presenter Andrew Marr Producer Katy Hickman

Photograph: (c) The Trustees of the British Museum.

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The NewsWorthy - Former Presidents, Essential Phone & Justin Timberlake – Monday, October 23rd, 2017

All the news you need to know for Monday, October 23rd, 2017!

Today we're talking everything from taxes, former presidents and a report on Russia to the World Series, the Super Bowl halftime show and the Essential smartphone.

All that and more - in less than 10 minutes! 

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

 Subscribe now to get new episodes each weekday! Visit https://www.theNewsWorthy.com for all the links to stories referenced in this episode.

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African Tech Roundup - Yannick Lefang of Kasi Insight reckons reliable market research is key to business success in Africa

Electrical engineer, Yannick Lefang, is the Founder and CEO of Kasi Insight-- a research and advisory firm that provides African consumer data and actionable insights. Since 2013, Yannick's firm has been intent on empowering business leaders and entrepreneurs with the game-changing insight they need to tap into the continent's fast-growing markets. In this conversation with Andile Masuku - taped at Afrobytes Tech Conference 2017 - Yannick explains why even some of the most-quoted macroeconomic statistics published by leading NGO's and top-flight global consultancies can be misleading. He also gives some real-world examples of how research conducted by his firm has helped clients meet business objectives.