Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - Election Meltdown, Professor Brendan Nyhan

Brendan Nyhan is a political science professor at Dartmouth College who focuses on misinformation and so-called fake news. His views on how fake news affects election outcomes might surprise you. 

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Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - Election Meltdown, Professor Brendan Nyhan

Brendan Nyhan is a political science professor at Dartmouth College who focuses on misinformation and so-called fake news. His views on how fake news affects election outcomes might surprise you. 

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Podcast production by Sara Burningham.

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Philosophers In Space - OG93: Good Place and Scanlon’s Contractualism

Why do all the good things gotta end ::Janet wailing gif::

Our wonderful journey has reached its natural conclusion and I'm still not ready. In part one of our goodbye to the good place we explain some of the repeated references to Scanlon's book What We Owe to Each Other, and the strengths and weakness of their setting up of the problem. Part two will discuss the solutions they reach and the role of non-Western philosophy in the show.

Scanlon's Contractualism: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/contractualism/

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The Gist - The New York Times is Ready to Rumble

On the Gist, Bernie Sanders’ public access past.

In the interview, journalist Conor Dougherty is here to talk about his new book Golden Gates: Fighting for Housing in America. They discuss potential solutions to the housing shortage in major cities, why we all flock to large metro hubs, and the difficulty of this problem when looking at people versus numbers.

In the spiel, the rumble between the New York Times and West Side Story.

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Money Girl - 627 – Should You Pay Down PMI or High-Interest Debt First?

Should homeowners eliminate their Private Mortgage Insurance (PMI) payment or focus on high-interest balances? Getting it right is essential to a healthy financial bottom line. TRANSCRIPT: https://quickanddirtytips.com/money-finance/loans/pmi-or-high-interest-debt | Check out all the Quick and Dirty Tips shows: www.quickanddirtytips.com/podcasts | JOIN THE CONVERSATION: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MoneyGirlQDT | Twitter: https://twitter.com/LauraAdams

Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Jesse Jackson’s Best Speeches Now In Book Form

The Rev. Jesse Jackson’s speeches have moved and inspired audiences around the world for more than 50 years. Acting as editor, Prof. Grace Kim has gathered many of Jackson's most famous oratorical moments in book form for the first time. We talk with Jackson and Kim about Keeping Hope Alive: Sermons and Speeches of Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr.

CoinDesk Podcast Network - BREAKDOWN: 6 Explanations for Crypto’s Fascination With Coronavirus

The spread of Coronavirus has dominated the news cycle across industries, but the discussion has been particularly fierce in both the finance and tech worlds, with crypto right in the lead. 

For a month or more, prominent crypto voices have been discussing the event in terms of skepticism of reported government cases, questions of market impact, and plans for personal preparation. 

NLW surveyed more than 1500 people on Crypto Twitter to ask why crypto was so interested in the Coronavirus. 

These were their top answers. 

This episode of The Breakdown also features an excerpt from Hidden Forces Ep 123: Market Nihilism: Price Discovery in a World Where Nothing Matters | Ben Hunt & Grant Williams

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Read Me a Poem - “Renascence” by Edna St. Vincent Millay

Amanda Holmes reads Edna St. Vincent Millay’s poem, “Renascence.” Have a suggestion for a poem by a (dead) writer? 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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