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Sir David Amess was killed doing what he loved: speaking directly with voters. We examine the dangers inherent in the “constituency surgeries” that British politicians cherish. The fight against tuberculosis is made harder by mutations that confer drug resistance; we look at research that has traced nearly every one of them. And why Andy Warhol is big in Iran, again.
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In which a complex of massive earthworks in southern Illinois is assumed to have been built by Vikings, Hindus, or Welshmen, and John is fascinated by sexy voodoo. Certificate #34924.
Colin Powell, known as a “trailblazer” and “pathbreaker” in his military career, leaves behind a complicated legacy. The four-star general became a household name during the first Gulf War as the first Black chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and later the first Black secretary of state. Thirty years after his rise to national prominence, Powell’s death has prompted reflections on the Iraq War and his role in using false intelligence to justify the U.S. invasion.
Guest: Fred Kaplan, Slate’s War Stories columnist.
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Due to the pandemic, the University of Alabama banned tailgating on campus for the 2020 season. No tents, no noise, no food -- nothing. A UA rep talks about what went into that decision, while fans discuss what an Alabama football season without tailgating looked like and why tailgating makes gameday so special in Tuscaloosa.
Guests:
Roger Myers, Alabama superfan and tailgating veteran
Nick Ferenz, University of Alabama Associate Director of Event Management
Ben Shewmake, Marine Corps veteran and president of the Campus Veterans Association.
Lacey Cencula, Die-hard fan and Bama Twitter personality from Birmingham
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In The Better Angels of Our Nature Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker argued that modern history has witnessed a dramatic decline in human violence of every kind, and that in the present we are experiencing the most peaceful time in human history. But what do top historians think about Pinker's reading of the past? Does his argument stand up to historical analysis?
In Philip Dwyer and Mark Micale's book The Darker Angels of Our Nature: Refuting the Pinker Theory of History & Violence (Bloomsbury, 2021), seventeen scholars of international stature evaluate Pinker's arguments and find them lacking. Studying the history of violence from Japan and Russia to Native America, Medieval England and the Imperial Middle East, these scholars debunk the myth of non-violent modernity. Asserting that the real story of human violence is richer, more interesting and incomparably more complex than Pinker's sweeping, simplified narrative, this book tests, and bests, 'fake history' with expert knowledge.
Galina Limorenko is a doctoral candidate in Neuroscience with a focus on biochemistry and molecular biology of neurodegenerative diseases at EPFL in Switzerland. To discuss and propose the book for an interview you can reach her at galina.limorenko@epfl.ch.
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The Supreme Court ruled in favor of police officers in two cases dealing with qualified immunity. Both decisions were unsigned, and none of the justices dissented – a possible indication that they are sadly not planning on overturning qualified immunity entirely any time soon.
Boston is poised to elect its first woman of color as mayor, and the election is just two weeks away. We talked with candidate Michelle Wu.
And in headlines: former Secretary of State Colin Powell passed away yesterday, the Biden administration is tackling ‘forever chemicals,’ and the union for Chicago Police Officers is fighting the city’s vaccine mandate.
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The news to know for Tuesday, October 19th, 2021!
Today we're remembering America's first black secretary of state. Colin Powell died from COVID-19 complications.
Also, which states are now seeing another spike in COVID-19 cases.
And we'll explain qualified immunity and what the U.S. Supreme Court decided about it.
Plus, Apple unveiled its latest new technology, highly-anticipated movies will now be delayed, and the rapper Kanye West officially and legally changed his name.
Those stories and more in around 10 minutes!
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In this episode, Rivers is back in Sweet Home Alabama to talk with the "Magic City Elite", comedians Chris Davis, Narado Moore, and Nick Thomas! This time we're chatting about a bro country song about eating a "fancy" meal at Applebees, a Norwegian Princess marrying a space reptile shaman, and the most misspelled terms on PornHub. Speaking of bro county, "One Margarita" by Luke Bryan is our "Jam of the Week"! Give us a listen! Y'all should follow all of our guests on Twitter @ChrisOZDavis, @Rod4Short, and @OneDumbBoy. Music at the end is "Back to Alabama" from the new album 'The Song Companion of a Lone Star Cowboy' by The Pine Hill Haints. Follow the show on Twitter @TheGoodsPod. Rivers is @RiversLangley Sam is @SlamHarter Carter is @Carter_Glascock Subscribe on Patreon for HOURS of bonus content and growing ALL THE TIME! http://patreon.com/TheGoodsPod Pick up a Goods from the Woods t-shirt at: http://prowrestlingtees.com/TheGoodsPod