Month: January 2022

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Read Me a Poem - “No One Has Taken Anything Away” by Marina Tsvetaeva

Amanda Holmes reads Marina Tsvetaeva’s poem “No One Has Taken Anything Away,” translated from the Russian by Elaine Feinstein. 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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It Could Happen Here - Q&A Part 1

It's the post-New Years Q&A episode.

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Opening Arguments - OA557: Terpsichore’s Comically Terrible $1.7 Billion Lawsuit

It's another mini-Law'd Awful Lawsuits! Terpsichore, or should we say, "Terpsehore," is at it again, with one of the worst all time complaints ever covered on the show. Listen in as we have a lot of fun dissecting this atrocity! Then, we've got a really fun baseball law update that you're going to love, even if you aren't a fan! And we cover the Riot Games DFEH settlement, and an actual good complaint filed against OAN and Giuliani. Links: Terpy's new lawsuit, Russell A. Newman, terpy loves 17, MLBTR posts billionaires, Riot games settlement, 100m settlement, Activision employees, Freeman and Moss v Giuliani

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Chapo Trap House - 590 – ThankMedical feat. Andrew Hudson (1/3/22)

We’re joined by friend of the show, Episode 1’s own Andrew Hudson, to discuss his experiences as an ICU nurse throughout the COVID pandemic, and why he decided to quit. We also discuss Rod Dreher’s investigation into homosexuality in the far right movement, and Jair Bolsonaro’s return to the hospital. Listen to Episode 1 here: https://soundcloud.com/episode-one-868768631 And subscribe here: https://www.patreon.com/e1podcast/posts If you want to check out Andrew’s original videos on why he quit the ICU, they’re on his twitter here: https://twitter.com/intellegint/status/1473357015564963840
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Consider This from NPR - Revisiting January 6th One Year Later

This week marks a year since the January 6th insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, and in this episode we're returning to the events of the day, which have become much clearer over the past year.

And Capitol Police Sergeant Aquilino Gonell, who was there on January 6th, describes what it's like returning to work in the building where he says he was almost certain he would die.

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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - COVID Year 3 Begins, And Your Questions Get Answered

Reset brings on an infectious disease expert for our weekly check-in to provide clarity and answers to your questions, comments and concerns about COVID-19. For more Reset interviews, subscribe to this podcast. And please give us a rating, it helps other listeners find us. For more about Reset, go to wbez.org and follow us on Twitter @WBEZReset
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CoinDesk Podcast Network - BREAKDOWN: 13 Years On, The Meaning of ‘Chancellor on the Brink of Second Bailout for Banks’

The genesis block “Easter egg” provided the beginning of an ideology for the nascent network. 

This episode is sponsored by Nexo, Abra and FTX US.

Thirteen years ago today, Satoshi released the Bitcoin genesis block - block 0. Embedded in it was a quote, “The Times 03/Jan/2009 Chancellor on brink of second bailout for banks." In today’s episode, NLW explores the meaning and historical context of the inclusion.

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“The Breakdown” is written, produced by and features Nathaniel Whittemore aka NLW, with editing by Rob Mitchell, research by Scott Hill and additional production support by Eleanor Pahl. Adam B. Levine is our executive producer and our theme music is “Countdown” by Neon Beach. The music you heard today behind our sponsor is Time by OBOY. Image credit: Rob Mitchell, CoinDesk.

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