Month: April 2022

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NPR's Book of the Day - A retelling of the Book of Genesis with God as a woman in ‘Let There Be Light’

New Yorker magazine cartoonist Liana Fink grew up in a Jewish household; she went to synagogue, attended Hebrew day school, and observed Shabbat. But noticing a drift between her religious practice and her interest in its traditional stories put her on a path to reclaim her faith on her own terms. The result is 'Let There Be Light,' a graphic novel that retells the Book of Genesis starring a woman as God. In an interview on Weekend Edition Sunday, Fink told Scott Simon that reimagining God as a woman through her characteristic humorous style has helped her reconnect with her faith and religion.
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It Could Happen Here - The Japanese Anarchists Part 1

We're joined by Margaret Killjoy, host of the new podcast Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff, to talk about the history of anarchism in Japan.

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The Gist - Trump Legal Jeopardy VS Dems Wishful Thinking

Every day another piece of potentially damning news seems to emerge from the January 6th commission or the NY Attorney General office. But it is so hard to know what are the real risks, and what is just fodder for prosecution thirsty cable news lawyers. Plus, Governor Abbott's backward bus stunt, and the value of corporate amorality.

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - THE HASH: Central African Republic Adopts Bitcoin as Legal Tender, Ethereum Foundation’s Non-Crypto Investments and More

"The Hash" team discusses the official recognition of bitcoin as legal currency in the Central African Republic, bitcoin adoption in El Salvador and the Ethereum Foundation's non-crypto investments.

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This episode has been edited by Michele Musso. Our Executive Producer is Jared Schwartz with additional production support from Eleanor Pahl.  Our theme song is “Neon Beach.“

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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Why Labor Unions Are Winning Big Right Now

This week, two Illinois Starbucks coffee shops won union elections, Chicago Reader staff’s protesting forced one of the co-owners to step down, and University of Illinois Chicago graduate students bargained for higher wages. Guests: Katie Prout, staff writer, The Chicago Reader and member of the union’s bargaining committee, Yasmin Zacaria Mikhaiel, audience engagement manager, The Chicago Reader and union member, Michael Mueller, shift lead at Starbucks in Cary, Illinois, Matt DeVilbiss teaching assistant, PhD candidate, organizing chair of UIC’s graduate employees organization, Bob Bruno, director of the labor education program at the School for Labor and Employment Relations at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Federalist Radio Hour - The Disney Debate Clarifies Conservative Principles

On this episode of The Federalist Radio Hour, Federalist Senior Editor John Daniel Davidson joins Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky to discuss why conservatives are split over the Florida government's decision to limit Disney's privileges in the Sunshine State.

Read Davidson's article "Gov. DeSantis Is Right To Attack Disney. Republicans Everywhere Should Follow His Lead" here: https://thefederalist.com/2022/04/21/gov-desantis-is-right-to-attack-disney-republicans-everywhere-should-follow-his-lead/