Hey y'all! This week on the Patreon, Rivers and comedian Chris William are diving deep into one of the weirdest and most insane movies ever made, the 1988 "Rowdy" Roddy Piper vehicle, 'Hell Comes to Frogtown'. This movie is such a trip and it has a REALLY crazy backstory too. We talk about it all. The movie is available in its entirety on YouTube so you can watch it now for free. Chris is the best and this episode is a lot of fun. Follow Chris on all forms of social media @GorkyRamano. If y'all have requests, please message us here or DM us on Twitter @TheGoodsPod or @RiversLangley. DMs are always open! Join the Tower of Power by signing up for our Patreon now for only $5 a month at https://www.patreon.com/TheGoodsPod
A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs - Episode 145: “Tomorrow Never Knows” by the Beatles
This week’s episode looks at “Tomorrow Never Knows”, the making of Revolver by the Beatles, and the influence of Timothy Leary on the burgeoning psychedelic movement. Click the full post to read liner notes, links to more information, and a transcript of the episode.
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Planet Money - Of oligarchs, oil and rubles
Three stories about how the sanctions imposed on Russia are playing out – for regular Russian people, for Russia's super-rich, and for Russia's energy exports. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.
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The Allusionist - 150. The Egg’s Warning
"Warning: read and keep," says the piece of paper inside Kinder Surprise Eggs, in 34 languages; yet most people do neither thing. But sociologist Keith Kahn-Harris did read and keep it, and study what the egg is trying to tell us: about Kinder Egg toy safety, yes, but also about multilingualism, about an object that says 'yes!' but the warning says 'no!', about the signs of human idiosyncracy that show themselves even in a mandatory corporate message.
Find out more information about the topics in this episode at theallusionist.org/kinderegg, plus a transcript and the full dictionary entry for the randomly selected word.
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The Gist - 10 Shots But Not Guilty
Brett Hankison had faced the most serious charges all the police involved in the raid that killed Breonna Taylor. Mike examines the trial and explains why this officer might have walked after others in Minnesota were found guilty. Plus, Mike Sacks has penned a massive faux- autobiography of a right wing blow hard talk show host who is so true-to-life the January 6th commission is probably subpoenaing him as we speak. And it's an Antwentig- time for Lobstars.
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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap: Madigan, Masks, And Mayor Lightfoot
Former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan faces federal racketeering charges. Plus, Illinois and Chicago lift their mask and vaccine mandates as the state’s public health director announces she’s stepping down.
Reset goes behind the headlines on the Weekly News Recap.
GUEST: Rachel Hinton, Better Government Association reporter, Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune state government reporter
Consider This from NPR - Five Years After Trump’s “Muslim Ban”
Just one week into his presidency, Donald Trump announced an executive order banning people from several Muslim-majority countries from entering the U.S., the so-called "Muslim Ban".
This ban shut out travelers who were already on their way to the U.S. Visas were canceled, people were detained and sent back home, and protests ensued. Lawsuits were filed, but the Supreme Court upheld the policy.
On his first day in office, President Biden reversed the ban. But five years later, hundreds of families that were separated by it are still waiting to be united.
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This ban shut out travelers who were already on their way to the U.S. Visas were canceled, people were detained and sent back home, and protests ensued. Lawsuits were filed, but the Supreme Court upheld the policy.
On his first day in office, President Biden reversed the ban. But five years later, hundreds of families that were separated by it are still waiting to be united.
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Cato Daily Podcast - Oxfam Confuses Inequality with Poverty
Johan Norberg details why inequality isn't the same thing as poverty. In human efforts at eradicating poverty, Norberg says our planet has plenty to celebrate.
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CrowdScience - How high can insects fly?
If you took a fly into a really tall elevator and let it out at the top, would it still be able to fly? And what’s the absolute highest an insect could possibly go? It’s a question that’s been bugging CrowdScience listener Chee for a while, but presenter Alex Lathbridge is on the case. He discovers that when they’re not buzzing around your lunch, insects can be routinely found flying high up in the atmosphere travelling from A to B. There are also ground-dwelling bumblebees living in the mountains of Sichuan, China that have demonstrated an ability to fly at altitudes higher than the highest point on the planet. But leaving aside how high insects DO fly, how high COULD they fly if given the chance? Alex explores the theoretical limits of insect flight with the help of a bit of biomechanics – before contemplating the ultimate heights of the International Space Station where the mystery of whether a fruit fly will fly in zero gravity is finally answered. Contributors: Jason Chapman, University of Exeter Inés Dawson, science youtuber and expert in insect flight biomechanics Michael Dillon, University of Wyoming Wes Shaw, Head Gardener, Sky Garden Sharmila Bhattacharya, NASA
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State of the World from NPR - Russia is forcing media organizations to scrub their websites and go off the air
Media consumers in Russia are losing ways to learn about what's happening in Ukraine. Russia has shut down most independent media and passed a new law criminalizing reporting on the war.
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