Month: December 2018

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The NewsWorthy - France Terror, Mailbox Access & Kathie Lee Leaves – Wednesday, December 12th, 2018

The news to know for Wednesday, December 12th, 2018!

Today: we're talking about a public showdown in the Oval Office and a terrorist attack in France.

Plus: who could get access to your mailbox, a way to speed up renting a car and Selena: The Series.

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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The Daily Signal - #359: Doing What’s Ethical On Fetal Tissue

Stem cell research has been a topic of controversy, but a related issue is raising some similar concerns: that is, whether fetal tissue from elective abortions should be used for scientific research. In today’s episode, our colleague Rachel del Guidice sits down with several experts to ask what human dignity requires on this issue, as well as what the Trump administration is doing to pursue ethical practices. Plus: Our White House correspondent Fred Lucas joins us to unpack Trump’s heated debate with Democrats over wall funding.We also cover these stories:-Border Patrol detains over 3,000 illegal immigrants in a single day.-The Senate will take up landmark criminal justice reform bill.-Google's CEO is grilled before Congress on privacy, data collection, and China.The Daily Signal podcast is available on Ricochet, iTunes, SoundCloud, Google Play, or Stitcher. All of our podcasts can be found at DailySignal.com/podcasts. If you like what you hear, please leave a review. You can also leave us a message at 202-608-6205 or write us at letters@dailysignal.com. Enjoy the show!

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Philosophers In Space - OG35: The Matrix and Skepticism, Part 1

 

Do you hear that? That's the sound of conceptual inevitability. We all know this was coming, so grab your bondage gear and chug some red pills, cause Kansas is going bye bye! We're doing The Matrix and Skepticism. There's so much skepticism packed into this classic, we're gonna spread it out and let it breathe some. For part one, we cover the Cartesian style external world skepticism and the simulation theory skepticism. Next week we'll get to Plato's allegory of the Cave and some critiques of the message of The Matrix.

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The Gist - Halls of Fame Need Diversity, Too

On The Gist, it’s tough to find a host for the Oscars.

In the interview, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame can quickly become incestuous, since past winners get to vote on future inductees. But this year’s 15 nominees break the mold of guitar-slinging dudes with long hair. Sure, Def Leppard is in the running, but so are LL Cool J, Janet Jackson, and Kraftwerk. Music critic Chris Molanphy himself has a vote, and tells us what his ballot looks like. Molanphy is the host of the Slate podcast Hit Parade and writes Slate’s “Why Is This Song No. 1?” column. 

In the Spiel, Andrew Sullivan’s new religions.

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Money Girl - 572 – 7 Ways to Manage Money Better Before Year-End

The New Year is when most people resolve to get their health and wealth back on track. But there are some great ways to improve your personal finances that can only be accomplished before the year ends. Laura covers seven tips to manage money better and hit your financial goals this year. Read the transcript at https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/money-finance/retirement/7-ways-to-manage-money-better-before-year-end Check out all the Quick and Dirty Tips shows: www.quickanddirtytips.com/podcasts FOLLOW MONEY GIRL Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MoneyGirlQDT Twitter: https://twitter.com/LauraAdams

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Sticky Wicket - Dutch Morial And The Police Strike Of 1979

In 1979, Ernest "Dutch" Morial became the first black mayor of New Orleans. He won the election with 95% of the black vote, and just 20% of the white vote. He campaigned on a platform of police reform, but it wasn’t just Dutch who wanted to re-organize the NOPD – they were organizing themselves. They wanted a union, pay increases, and better working conditions. Soon after Dutch took office, the police wasted no time. They staged their first strike, in history. Their bargaining tool? Mardi Gras.array(3) { [0]=> string(70) "https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wwno/audio/2018/12/StickyWicketDutchPodREAL.mp3" [1]=> string(0) "" [2]=> string(1) "0" }
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The Goods from the Woods - Episode #224 – “Fry It Up” with Tim Limbrick

In this episode, the Goods from the Woods Boys and special guest host Sam Harter are talking to comedian and kitchen whiz Tim Limbrick! Tim has a new cooking web show called "Chaffed" (Rivers is on an upcoming episode!) and today we're talking all about food. Everything from Potted Meat Food Product to the magic of carnival food. Rivers tells us about a Russian child he saw wandering around an L.A. grocery store holding an American flag eating cashews with only his tongue like an anteater. We also induct Al Copeland, the insane founder of Popeyes Chicken and Biscuits, into the Goods from the Woods Hall of Fame! Follow Tim on Instagram @LimTimbrick and check out his cooking show Chaffed! Follow the show @TheGoodsPod 

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New Books in Native American Studies - Mark Rice, “Making Machu Picchu: The Politics of Tourism in Twentieth-Century Peru” (UNC Press, 2018)

Speaking at a 1913 National Geographic Society gala, Hiram Bingham III, the American explorer celebrated for finding the “lost city” of the Andes two years earlier, suggested that Machu Picchu “is an awful name, but it is well worth remembering.” Millions of travelers have since followed Bingham’s advice. When Bingham first encountered Machu Picchu, the site was an obscure ruin. Now designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Machu Picchu is the focus of Peru’s tourism economy. In Making Machu Picchu: The Politics of Tourism in Twentieth-Century Peru (The University of North Carolina Press, 2018), Mark Rice, Assistant Professor of History at Baruch College, City University of New York, presents a history of Machu Picchu in the twentieth century—from its “discovery” to today’s travel boom—that reveals how Machu Picchu was transformed into both a global travel destination and a powerful symbol of the Peruvian nation. Rice shows how the growth of tourism at Machu Picchu swayed Peruvian leaders to celebrate Andean culture as compatible with their vision of a modernizing nation. Encompassing debates about nationalism, Indigenous peoples' experiences, and cultural policy—as well as development and globalization—the book explores the contradictions and ironies of Machu Picchu's transformation. On a broader level, it calls attention to the importance of tourism in the creation of national identity in Peru and Latin America as a whole.

Ryan Tripp (Ph.D., History) is currently an adjunct in History at Los Medanos Community College and Southern New Hampshire University.

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