Month: February 2021

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Read Me a Poem - “Love at First Sight” by Wislawa Szymborska

Amanda Holmes reads Wislawa Szymborska’s poem, “Love at First Sight,” translated from the Polish by Stanislaw Baranczak and Clare Cavanagh. 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 - 496 – Wassup (2/8/21)

A sampler platter of an ep as we talk about the Super Bowl, China’s “totalitarian” COVID response, the proudboy to Fed pipeline, and Nevada’s new proposal to allow blockchain companies to form municipal governments. Finally, we do our quarterly check-up on Rod Dreher to learn how he’s definitely NOT being blackmailed over pornography but definitely IS a stoolie. ALSO: We’re going to watch and do a live commentary on Mike Lindell’s “Absolute Proof” tomorrow night (Tues. 2/9), starting at 10 pm EST over on twitch.tv/chapotraphouse!
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The Gist - Comparing COVID-19 vaccines and Climate Change with Dr. Abdul El-Sayed

On the Gist, ads for “The Big Game” are given the Pesca treatment. 

In the Interview, it’s vaccine talk. Mike sits down remotely with Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, a former Detroit health director and epidemiologist about the COVID-19 vaccine. They talk about how social media has spread both information and misinformation, how the response to the coronavirus is eerily similar to climate change, and how Canadians have managed to get things right. Plus, when politics and health collide: El-Sayed’s new book Medicare for All: A Citizen’s Guide is out now. He’s also the host of America Dissected from Crooked Media, among many other projects.  

In the spiel, George Shultz’ legacy as a public servant. 

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Everything Everywhere Daily - The Legend of Andre the Giant

On May 19, 1946, André René Roussimoff was born into the world in Coulommiers, France. At birth, he weighed 13 pounds or 6 kilograms...and from there, he only got bigger. He eventually topped out at 7 feet, four inches tall, weighed 520 pounds, and became a worldwide phenomenon as a professional wrestler and actor. He is one of the few humans to whom the adjective “legendary” can truly be ascribed. Today people still speak of his incredible feats in awe.

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CBS News Roundup - World News Roundup: 02/08

Tom Brady does it again ... taking Tampa Bay to a Super Bowl victory. President Biden urges a return to the classroom. South Africa stops using of the Astra Zeneca vaccine. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has today's World News Roundup.

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