Honestly with Bari Weiss - How “Luxury Beliefs” Hurt the Rest of Us
"Defund the police" or "healthy at every size" or "marriage is just an oppressive institution of the patriarchy" - these are just a few of the ideas that are becoming common doctrine among American elites. And Rob Henderson has described these new orthodoxies as “Luxury Beliefs.”
He says, much like second homes on the beach or Bentleys, luxury beliefs are thoughts that can only be afforded by people whose wealth shields them from the very harm those beliefs can cause to the rest of us. Henderson, a graduate of Yale and a PhD student at Cambridge, should have been susceptible to the very ideas he now criticizes. But the reason he remained immune to the groupthink of academia is because he was, in many ways, an outsider looking in. He grew up in a kind of chaos and suffering that most people shouting about white privilege and the evils of the musical Hamilton could never understand. And that’s why he is able to so accurately observe the indulgence and hypocrisy of our elite class, and call it out for what it is: a luxury.
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Bay Curious - La Llorona, Legend and Protector, in the Streets of San Francisco
If you’ve grown up with the legend of La Llorona, you might be surprised to see how she’s depicted in a two-story mural at 24th and York Street in San Francisco’s Mission District. Instead of the ghost of a wailing woman, crying out for the very children she murdered, in this mural La Llorona is a protector of children, and she reflects the environmental struggles of women around the world. In today’s episode we delve into modern interpretations of La Llorona, and how she has revealed herself as a feminist icon.
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Reported by Sebastian Miño-Bucheli. Edited by Carly Severn and Olivia Allen-Price. Special thanks to Lina Blanco, Carlos Cabrera-Lomelí, Erika Aguilar and Gabriella Frenes. Bay Curious is made by Olivia Allen-Price, Katrina Schwartz, Sebastian Miño-Bucheli and Brendan Willard. Additional support from Jessica Placzek, Kyana Moghadam, Ethan Lindsey, Vinnee Tong and Jenny Pritchett.
Everything Everywhere Daily - The Election of 1860
In 1860, the United States was as divided as it ever had been. The issue of slavery had been growing more and more contentious over the decades and by 1860, things were nearing a breaking point. The presidential election of 1860 literally would determine the future of the country, or if there would continue to even be a country. Learn more about the presidential election of 1860, the most important presidential election in American history, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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The NewsWorthy - Paid Leave Revived, Fed Cuts Back & Celebrating Diwali – Thursday, November 4th, 2021
The news to know for Thursday, November 4th, 2021!
We'll tell you how paid leave and immigration got back into Democrats' social spending bill and what would need to happen for it to become law.
Also, who came out on top of the surprisingly close race for New Jersey governor.
Plus, the Federal Reserve has a new plan to tackle inflation, open enrollment is in full swing with new health insurance options available, and coffee chains are ringing in the holidays.
All that and more in around 10 minutes...
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Curious City - A Split Pea Dilemma And The Chicago-Style Hot Dog
Curious City - A Split Pea Dilemma And The Chicago-Style Hot Dog
NPR's Book of the Day - Nick Offerman ponders nature’s patterns and chaos in Central Park
Lost Debate - The Lost Debate | 2021 Post Election Day Special Episode
What’s driving GOP success and Democratic losses?
We unpack the Youngkin victory [0:29] and a host of other races around the country, including New Jersey [5:21], Buffalo [7:26], Minneapolis [12:15], and Cleveland [14:44].
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