March 2019 – Page 34

March 1, 2019

African Tech Roundup - Heidi Lovett of Swerve Robotics on plans to ignite enthusiasm for STEM in Botswana’s youth

Former live theatre production specialist Heidi Lovett is the Executive Director of Swerve Robotics, a Washington-based organisation which uses applied-STEM education programmes to empower young people to pursue advanced STEM studies and career opportunities. Heidi initially started Swerve Robotics club (originally the Gothic Lawn Gnomes FIRST LEGO League team) as a means to channel her son's creative engineering inclinations at a young age. She enjoyed coaching his team so much that when he left for college, she kept doing it. She has been active with the FIRST programme for more than 10 seasons in many different capacities. Listen in to hear Heidi unpack the merits of the global FIRST initiative which has so far enabled over 320,000 youthful participants from 98 countries to engage in competitive STEM challenges which promote critical thinking, team-building and a solid work ethic. Heidi also shares Swerve's plans to ignite enthusiasm for STEM in Botswana's youth by introducing FIRST programmes in that country. Image credit: Jelleke Vanooteghem

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Read Me a Poem - “Crossing the Bar ” by Alfred, Lord Tennyson

Amanda Holmes reads Alfred, Lord Tennyson’s poem, “Crossing the Bar.” 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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March 1, 2019

Opening Arguments - OA257: Michael Cohen Testifies, Part 1

Today's episode breaks down ex-Trump fixer Michael Cohen's testimony before the House of Representatives and all the Yodel Mountain implications that stem from it. What's next? Listen and find out!

We begin, however, with an update on the American Legion v. American Humanist Association case where Andrew recently spoke at the AHA's #HonorThemAll rally.

After that, it's time to find out about Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz who attempted to intimidate Michael Cohen and... may have gotten into some legal trouble thanks to this show and it's listeners!

Then, we begin breaking down the Cohen testimony... but there's so much here to cover, we decided to keep going for yet another hour, and you'll get that tomorrow!

For the first time, we don't end with a brand new Thomas Takes the Bar Exam Question, but you'll get #116 tomorrow. As always, remember to follow our Twitter feed (@Openargs) and like our Facebook Page so that you too can play along with #TTTBE!

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Show Notes & Links1.18 U.S.C. § 1512 Tampering with a witness, victim, or an informant. (B) governs witness tampering 2. Gaetz timeline from The Washington Post 3. Florida Bar Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 4-8.4(d) "prohibits a lawyer from engaging in conduct that is prejudicial to the administration of justice." 4. Isaac Dovere at the Atlantic tweeting about Gaetz 5. Cohen is subject to 18 U.S.C. § 1001: Statements or entries generally (a)(2) "makes any materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or representation; or" 6. 18 U.S.C. § 1622 Subornation of perjury 7. Marcy Wheeler’s article: How Trump Suborns Perjury 8. Here are the documents Michael Cohen brought to Congress 9. Kansas potential emoluments violation

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