Month: December 2020

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Back Bar - Legends

The story of the Sazerac, how it changed, adapted, evolved and kept pace with the rest of the cocktail world in the pilot episode of Back Bar. 

On the pilot episode of Back Bar host Greg Benson delves into the history of the Sazerac, a cocktail that’s changed over the years to become something uniquely American. Through historical luminaries like “Cocktail Bill” Boothby and “Professor” Jerry Thomas along with modern day giants like Dale DeGroff we see how the Sazerac and drinking as a whole evolved over the past 200 years. Along for the ride are Sother Teague, beverage director of Amor y Amargo, Tales of the Cocktail President Caroline Rosen and Cocktail Kingdom CEO Greg Boehm.

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Time To Say Goodbye - Lux magazine and lockdowns with Sarah Leonard

Today, Doctors Liu, Kang, and Kim are joined by Doctor Sarah Leonard, publisher of the soon-to-launch Lux magazine (named after socialist extraordinaire Rosa Luxemburg).

0:00 – We respond to accusations of COVID-19 denialism by comparing the US’s lockdown + welfare policies to those of the rest of the (Euro-American) world: Tammy on Canada’s robust wage subsidy and deficit spending; Andy on Sweden’s controversial decision to do voluntary lockdowns (even leftists are fighting over it); and Jay on the German advantage of strong infrastructure.

39:45 – Sarah talks about why she created Lux magazine, a socialist, feminist glossy! (Think: Marxist Vogue.) We discuss girl-boss corporate feminism, why there should be more than one socialist outlet, the virtues of social reproduction theory, and who deserves pleasure. Preview issue one here! Subscribe here! 

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CBS News Roundup - World News Roundup: 12/15

The electoral college confirms Joe Biden as our our next president. William Barr resigns as attorney general. Vaccinations start as the coronavirus death toll passes 300-thousand in the US.  CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has today's World News Roundup.

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Life Raft - How Can I Reduce Flooding In My Neighborhood?

When it rains, it pours. And when it pours, it floods.

More and more, that appears to be the situation down South. In New Orleans, several big rain storms in recent years have turned streets into rivers and flooded homes and cars.

This week on Life Raft: flooding. What can we do about it?

We speak drop by a bar that regularly floods, get the latest science on climate-induced rainfall, and visit with a New Orleanian who decided to get her hands dirty and take some action.

Here are some great resources for how to help reduce flooding in your neighborhood:

  • This workbook from WaterWise Gulf South is a great how-to guide for getting started on your own green infrastructure.

  • The Urban Conservancy has a program that reimburses New Orleanians for ripping up concrete in their yards.

  • Healthy Community Services (run by Angela Chalk, who you heard in Episode 1) also does lots of work around green infrastructure in New Orleans.

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The NewsWorthy - 300K Deaths, Latest Biden Victory & Holiday Shipping Deadline- Tuesday, December 15th, 2020

The news to know for Tuesday, December 15th, 2020!

We have updates about:

  • what could be the turning point in the coronavirus pandemic: how the first day of vaccinations went in the U.S.
  • the grim coronavirus milestone the U.S. just reached
  • President-elect Biden's message to the nation now that the Electoral College confirmed his win
  • which one of President Trump's top allies is calling it quits
  • another big tech investigation
  • a couple deadlines to know from health care to holiday shipping

Those stories and more in just 10 minutes!

Head to www.theNewsWorthy.com or see sources below to read more about any of the stories mentioned today.

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Sources:

U.S. COVID-19 Death Toll Tops 300,000: AP, Axios, NY Times Johns Hopkins

First COVID Vaccines Given: AP, Reuters, Politico, WSJ

Electoral College Votes: NY Times, AP, Reuters

Biden Primetime Speech: AP, The Week, CBS News, Biden Transition

AG Bill Barr Resignation: Axios, NPR, WaPo, WSJ, Trump Tweet

Congress Negotiates Spending, Relief Bills: Politico, WaPo, CNN, CNBC

FTC Needs Data from Big Tech: Engadget, Axios, CNBC

Facebook Launches TikTok-esque App: TechCrunch, Engadget, Facebook, Collab

Last Day to Get ACA Coverage: AP, CNN, WaPo, Healthcare.Gov

First Xmas Shipping Deadline: Newsweek, Cnet, USPS, UPS, FedEx

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Read Me a Poem - “A Bird, came down the Walk” by Emily Dickinson

Amanda Holmes reads Emily Dickinson’s poem, “A Bird, came down the Walk.” 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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Chapo Trap House - 480 – Dr. Jill, Medicine Woman (12/14/20)

So, we’re talking about Joe Biden yelling at civil rights leaders, and the whole thing about Dr. Jill Biden’s title, and also the Jimmy Dore/AOC thing...but what’s important to note about this ep is it’s the one where Amber has a squirrel in her apartment. Kind of a more positive spiritual sequel to the cat shit episode.
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The Gist - Competence Prevails

On the Gist, deciphering the Zodiac Killer’s last message. And, today in Remembrances of Things Trump: Trump trying to make Andrew Puzder his Labor Secretary.

In the interview, the first part of Mike’s discussion with writer Matthew Yglesias. They talk about how the world of online media has changed since Yglesias founded Vox, and begin to get into his argument about certain parts of the Democratic platform that alienated Hispanic voters and pushed them towards Trump. Tomorrow, they’ll go deeper on the complex analysis of voters of color, and why it seems harder to disagree with progressive thought than it used to be. Yglesias’ Substack newsletter is Slow Boring.

In the spiel, competent judges kept the U.S. in check.

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