Month: October 2021

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Village SquareCast - American Values with David Blankenhorn, Founder of Braver Angels

Founder of Braver Angels and the Institute for American Values, David Blankenhorn has spent his career thinking creatively and provoking constructive discourse about some of the most important and controversial cultural issues of our time. As we find ourselves increasingly locked down inside ideological camps, David defies categories, crosses boundaries, and offers fresh and compelling thinking where we seem most stuck.

Our discussion is wide-ranging and free-wheeling and focuses not just on problems (like hyper-partisanship) but also on solutions (like how to build stronger communities). Facilitated by his long-time friend and Village Square board member, Bill Mattox. If you’re tired of thinking inside the box then this one’s for you.

This program is part of the Created Equal and Breathing Free podcast series presented in partnership with Florida Humanities.

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CBS News Roundup - World News Roundup: 10/28

President Biden tries to push his agenda across the finish line before heading to Europe. Tornado damage in TX and LA. Charlottesville protest leaders on trial. CBS News Correspondent Deborah Rodriguez has today's World News Roundup.

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Honestly with Bari Weiss - Women Like Hunting Witches, Too

If you’ve just heard of the word “TERF” (it stands for Trans Exclusionary Radical Feminist) it was probably because of Dave Chapelle’s new Netflix special, “The Closer.” The comedian declared himself “Team TERF.” But what does that really mean? 


Julie Bindel would know. She has been physically attacked; her work has been banned; and she’s been disinvited from lectures all because of the accusation that she is a TERF.


Bindel isn’t new to the culture wars. The self-proclaimed radical feminist has been active in the movement since 1979. Today she breaks down the battle raging inside the feminist movement and makes me wonder: am I a feminist?


Her new book, endorsed by J.K. Rowling, is called “Feminism for Women: The Real Route to Liberation.”

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Bay Curious - Listen If You Dare! Three Bay Area Ghost Stories

We recommend you listen to this episode on headphones.

Join us around the campfire to hear three ghost stories, some of them decades old, and all of from right here in the Bay Area. Featuring Wes Leslie of The Haunt Ghost Tours, Tommy Netzband of Haunted Haight Walking Tour and the San Francisco Ghost Society and storyteller JP Frary. 

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Bay Curious is made by Olivia Allen-Price, Katrina Schwartz, Sebastian Miño-Bucheli and Brendan Willard. Additional support from Erika Aguilar, Jessica Placzek, Kyana Moghadam, Paul Lancour, Carly Severn, Lina Blanco, Ethan Toven-Lindsey, Vinnee Tong, Don Clyde and Jenny Pritchett.

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Everything Everywhere Daily - Ambergris: The World’s Most Valuable Smelly Substance

One of the rarest and most expensive substances in the world is actually pretty disgusting. The way it is created is pretty gross, it looks pretty gross, and smells even worse. Despite how disgusting it is, there are people who will pay as much for it on a per gram basis as gold, yet when you get right down to it, no one really needs it. Learn more about ambergris, the treasure of the sea, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.

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The NewsWorthy - Dems Drop Paid Leave, “Sputnik Moment” & Instagram Links – Thursday, October 28th, 2021

The news to know for Thursday, October 28th, 2021!

What to know about Democrats' latest efforts to get a big social spending and climate bill passed. It looks like paid leave is now off the table. 

Also, what China is up to that could spark a new arms race.

Plus, a possible new treatment for COVID-19, what new option you'll have the next time you get a new U.S. passport, and you can now ask Google to take down some search results. 

All that and more in around 10 minutes...

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The Daily Signal - China’s Surveillance State Has Killed Privacy

The Chinese Communist Party’s system of mass surveillance is like something out of a dystopian sci-fi novel, destroying any semblance of privacy in the country for both individuals and businesses.

In a recent international incident, popular job networking site LinkedIn shut down operations in China after the strain of working with the authoritarian government became too much. According to Riley Walters, LinkedIn was being forced to share data with the Chinese Communist Party. Amid privacy concerns, the company left the country.

Walters, deputy director of the Hudson Institute Japan Chair, warns that the surveillance state can have real consequences for both Chinese citizens and the international community.

"If you happen to be one of the few people left in the United States who has a Huawei phone, or if you live in Europe and you have some Chinese telecommunications device, is that information being transported back to China? If it's out in China, you're out of luck. It's there," he says.

Walters joins the show to discuss the implications of China’s surveillance state on Chinese domestic life, as well as the world at large.

We also cover these stories:

  • Attorney General Merrick Garland testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee about the ongoing fallout surrounding his Justice Department memo asking the FBI to address alleged violence and harassment aimed at local school officials.
  • Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., says he does not like the idea of a billionaire tax.
  • Consumers’ Research launches a new ad campaign targeting investment management company BlackRock’s ties to the Chinese Communist Party.



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Short Wave - How metaphors and stories are integral to science and healing

New York's Bellevue Hospital is the oldest public hospital in the country, serving patients from all walks of life. It's also the home of a literary magazine, the Bellevue Literary Review, which turns 20 this year. Today on the show, NPR's arts reporter Neda Ulaby tells Emily how one doctor at Bellevue Hospital decided a literary magazine is essential to both science and healing.

You can follow Emily on Twitter @EmilyKwong1234 and Neda @UlaBeast. As always, email Short Wave at ShortWave@NPR.org.

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