New Books in Native American Studies - Andrew Needham, “Power Lines: Phoenix and the Making of the Modern Southwest” (Princeton UP, 2016)

Researching and writing about infrastructure is a tall task. Infrastructure’s vastness, complexity, and, if it’s functioning, invisibility can defy narratives. Andrew Needham, however, succeeds beautifully. His book, called Power Lines: Phoenix and the Making of the Modern Southwest (Princeton University Press, 2016), tells the important and dramatic story of how the creation and development of a regional energy system linked Southwestern metropolitan and rural spaces. The book, Needham writes, “constructs a broad new map of postwar urban, environmental, and political change.”

Needham shows how that system produced and concealed geographic inequality. Post-World War II Southwest cities depended on abundant cheap energy, namely coal, and the primary source was far away in the Navajo lands. In addition to fueling the rapid metropolitan development, those lands also absorbed the majority of the energy system’s pollution. In other words, while city-dwellers and suburbanites consumed cheap energy, the Navajo bore the brunt of the ecological costs. The book would be of interest to urban historians, environmental historians, Native American studies scholars, historians of technology, and anyone wanting to engage in discussions of inequality and ecology.

Dexter Fergie is a first-year PhD student of US and global history at Northwestern University. He is currently researching the 20th century geopolitical history of information and communications networks. He can be reached by email at dexter.fergie@u.northwestern.edu or on Twitter @DexterFergie.

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The NewsWorthy - World Cup Begins, Uber Helps Cabbies? & Raccoon Rescue (+ Jessica Naziri talks tech) – Thursday, June 14th, 2018

All the news to know for Thursday, June 14th, 2018! 

Today, we're talking about an interest rate hike, the World Cup and a massive storm on Mars.

Plus: Uber helping cabbies, Netflix shows where you decide the ending and the now viral raccoon rescued from the side of a building.

All that and much more in less than 10 minutes!

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

 Then, hang out after the news for the bonus Three Question Thursday interview. This week we're talking tech, from Father's Day gift ideas to dealing with phone addiction.

My guest today is Jessica Naziri. She was named one of Inc.com's top women in tech and works with brands like Intel, Dell and Samsung. She is the founder of TechSesh.co and helps bridge the gap between lifestyle and technology.

For more info and links to all the stories referenced in today's episode, visit https://www.theNewsWorthy.com and click Episodes.

The Goods from the Woods - BONUS EPISODE! – “World Cup 2018 Prediction Show”

Happy World Cup, y'all! Here's a little bit of bonus content from the Goods from the Woods boys. In this episode, Dr. Pat, Rivers, Mr. Goodnight, and our guest from earlier in the week, Sam Harter, go through their brackets as they try to determine who's gonna win the big prize. The thing is Pat is the only one who knows anything about soccer. The other three literally know NOTHING about the teams or even the sport really and that's where the fun comes in. This is a really great short bonus ep. We hope you enjoy it. OLÉ! OLÉ! OLÉ! OLÉ! OLÉ! OLÉ! Follow the show on Twitter @TheGoodsPod.  Rivers is @RiversLangley  Dr. Pat is @PM_Reilly Mr. Goodnight is @SepulvedaCowboy  Sam is @SlamHarter Pick up a Goods from the Woods t-shirt at: http://prowrestlingtees.com/TheGoodsPod

Serious Inquiries Only - SIO143: YouTuber T1J @the1janitor

By popular request, I'm joined by Kevin, who goes by The One Janitor or T1J on YouTube, recently put out a brilliant critique of Sam Harris. I found it to be keenly critical while still being fair. We talk about that, YouTube in general, and delve into his political views as well. Leave Thomas a voicemail! (916) 750-4746, remember short and to the point! Support the show at seriouspod.com/support! Follow us on Twitter: @seriouspod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/seriouspod For comments, email thomas@seriouspod.com