Month: April 2021

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World Book Club - Robert Seethaler: A Whole Life

Spanning much of the twentieth century and told with an elegant simplicity which belies the harshness of the tale it tells, Robert Seethaler's A Whole Life is the story of one man's relationship with an ancient landscape.

Andreas Egger knows every nook and cranny of the Alpine mountain valley that is his home and from which vantage point he witnesses the arrival of the modern world, in all its many and daunting forms.

A stark yet tender book about love, loss and endurance, and about finding dignity and beauty in solitude A Whole Life has already touched many thousands of readers with its message of solace and truth.

(Picture: Robert Seethaler. Photo credit: UrbanZintel.)

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - BREAKDOWN: For Bitcoin and Crypto, a Week of Mainstreaming Moments

From NFTs on “Saturday Night Live” to Goldman Sachs reversing course on bitcoin, it was a week of widening audiences.

This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io.

On this edition of “The Breakdown” Weekly Recap, NLW looks at a set of mainstream moments including:

  • “SNL” doing a song about NFTs
  • Visa accepting USDC on Ethereum as a native settlement currency
  • PayPal opening crypto checkout to 29 million merchants 
  • Goldman Sachs opening bitcoin investment programs 
  • Chipotle’s “bitcoin and burritos” promotion


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Byzantium And The Crusades - The Second Age of the Crusaders Episode 8 “The Fifth Crusade: The Siege of Damietta”

The Fifth Crusade has struck at Egypt. Can its fanatical leader, Cardinal Pelagius, achieve the greatest victory since the First Crusade? 

Please take a look at my website nickholmesauthor.com where you can download a free copy of The Byzantine World War, my book that describes the origins of the First Crusade.

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Everything Everywhere Daily - Hedy Lamarr

Hedy Lamarr was one of the most beautiful women in the world. She was a Hollywood star who appeared in films with the likes of Clark Gable and Spencer Tracey. But she was much more than just a pretty face. She was also an inventor who created one of the technologies which have helped develop the modern world. The fruits of her labor can be found in Bluetooth and wifi today. Learn more about Heddy Lamarr and her invention which helped shape the world on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.

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The NewsWorthy - Special Edition: Erasing Medical Debt with SharonSaysSo

Today we’re talking about medical debt in America.

First, a former high school government and law teacher rallied her half-a-million Instagram followers to raise enough money to wipe away more than $50 million in medical debt. Sharon McMahon (known as @SharonSaysSo on Instagram) joins us to share why she became passionate about this cause and what it meant to see so many people come together online for good.

Then, we talk with the Executive Director of the nonprofit, RIP Medical Debt, Allison Sesso, about how big the problem of medical really is and what’s the impact on families.

 

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the memory palace - Episode 178: Crossfade


The Memory Palace is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX.

A note on notes: We’d much rather you just went into each episode of The Memory Palace cold. And just let the story take you where it well. So, we don’t suggest looking into the show notes first.

Music:

  • Wiegenfield, S. 198 as played Khatia Buniastihivilli

  • Van McCoy sings Mr. DJ

  • Vier Stucke fur Xylophon

  • Love is Blue by Jackie Mittoo

  • Calvary by Quicksilver Messenger Service

  • Tizita by Tijist Ejigu

  • Violin Solo no. 1 by Peter Broderick

  • Two Aquerelles 1. Slow

  • The Hustle by Van McCoy

  • Coffee Beans by Moondog

  • Dogs of Straw from Larry Groupe's score to Straw Dogs

  • Flowering Jasmine by George Pelecis

  • Visit Croatia by Alabaster DePlume

  • Absence by Matti Bye

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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap

COVID-19 numbers jump in Chicago, the Loretto vaccine scandal widens, and cops shoot and kill a 13-year-old Little Village. WTTW’s Paris Schutz and WBEZ’s Patrick Smith take you inside those local and state stories and others on WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap For more Reset interviews, subscribe to this podcast and please leave us a rating. That helps other listeners find us. For more about the program, go to the WBEZ website or follow us on Twitter at @WBEZreset.
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Consider This from NPR - ‘It Hurts People’: How Trans Youth Are Being Targeted By State Legislation

Bills under consideration in dozens of states target trans youth by focusing on two things: health care and sports. Some bills have already become law in states including South Dakota, Mississippi, Tennessee, Arkansas and Alabama.

One of the harshest measures is an Alabama, where a bill would make it a felony to provide gender-affirming therapy to anyone under the age of 19. NPR's Melissa Block reports on what that would mean for one trans teenager and his family.

University of Pittsburgh professor Jules Gill-Peterson explains what she's uncovered about the history of trans youth in America. She is the author of Histories of the Transgender Child.

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