Month: March 2022

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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - Back From the Dead: the Future of De-Extinction

As the world struggles through an ongoing mass extinction, scientists across the planet are getting closer and closer to bringing entire species back from the dead -- a process known as de-extinction. Inspired by an earlier episode on the thylacine, Ben and Matt dive into the fact, fiction, and surprising controversy surrounding the idea of bringing mammoths, Tasmanian tigers, and other extinct creatures back into the world, even as the creatures who live here now continue to die off at alarming rates.

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Honestly with Bari Weiss - Leaving the Mainstream to Build Media Without Fear

Today we are republishing Bari’s appearance on Hoover Institute’s Uncommon Knowledge Podcast, hosted by Peter Robinson. 


Peter Robinson is probably best known as a speech-writer for President Ronald Regan. He was the guy who wrote the famous line, "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!"


Bari and Peter talk about the social movements shaping our culture, how the personal has become political, anti-semitism and the future of the news media.

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CBS News Roundup - World News Roundup : 03/25

President Biden travels to Ukraine's doorstep, visiting Poland as it plays host to US troops and refugees fleeing war. Text messages indicate the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas urged former President Trump's chief of staff to fight the election results. A not-so Sweet Sixteen for two of the top contenders for college basketball's title. Correspondent Steve Kathan has the CBS World News Roundup for Friday, March 25, 2022:


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Headlines From The Times - An existential crisis for the Oscars

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has added and subtracted elements to this year’s Oscars. A roundtable of L.A. Times film and television experts discuss those changes, plus offer up other commentary and criticism about this Sunday’s Academy Awards.

Today, we’ve got a special episode from our sister podcast, “The Envelope.”

Host: Mark Olsen

Guests: Justin Chang, Glenn Whip, Mary McNamara

More reading:

The Oscars are embracing better movies. The show acts like it’s embarrassed by them

How the Oscars have, and haven’t, changed since Halle and Denzel’s historic victories

Column: ‘Belfast’ isn’t my favorite movie in the Oscar race. But it gave me the most hope