Month: September 2022

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Burn Wild - Episode 1: The Elves are watching

An underground group of radical environmentalists become a domestic terror priority. Then two go on the run. And this series goes in an unexpected direction.

CREDITS Presenter: Leah Sottile Producer: Georgia Catt Written by: Leah Sottile and Georgia Catt Fact Checking: Rob Byrne Music and Sound Design: Phil Channell Music including theme music by Echo Collective, composed performed and produced by Neil Leiter & Margaret Hermant; recorded, mixed and produced by Fabien Leseure Artwork by Danny Crossley with Art Direction by Amy Fullalove Script recorded and mixed by Slater Swan at Anjuna Recording Studio Series Mixing and Studio Engineer: Sarah Hockley Editor: Philip Sellars Assistant Commissioner: Natasha Johansson Commissioner: Dylan Haskins Featuring footage from the FBI. Plus news footage from KGW News, 4 News Now, GB News, Energy GOP, The Hill. Burn Wild is a BBC Audio Documentaries Production for BBC Sounds and Radio 5 Live.

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Short Wave - Surf’s Always Up — In Waco, Texas

Some of the world's best artificial waves are happening hundreds of miles from the ocean—in Waco, Texas. They're so good, they're attracting top professionals, casual riders and a science correspondent named Jon Hamilton. Jon's been following the wave technology for years and says the progress is huge. These days, pro surfers come from all over to try the "Freak Peak" of Waco.

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NPR's Book of the Day - ‘Path Lit by Lightning’ showcases Jim Thorpe’s resilience until the end of his life

In the book Path Lit by Lightning, author David Maraniss does more than just write Jim Thorpe's life story. He delves into what caused misconceptions and false narratives about the great athlete, examines how exploitation of Native Americans by the U.S. government helped shape Thorpe's resilience, and offers a different perspective on the last few years of Thorpe's life as something admirable. In conversation with NPR's Don Gonyea, Maraniss explains these details and why they matter.
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Read Me a Poem - “To Father” by Nini Lungalang

Amanda Holmes reads Nini Lungalang’s poem “To Father.” 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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Opening Arguments - OA628: Sarah Palin LOSES! A Win for Ranked Choice?

It's a situation as confusing as it is incredible – Sarah Palin, who won an open primary for the AK House Seat, has LOST. The Democrat, Mary Peltola, despite coming in LAST in the primary, has WON! How did this happen? Ranked choice voting! But is that good? Does this make sense? Imagine if this were the Democratic equivalent, would we be happy? Or would it not happen? Then, Better Call Saul is being sued by a tax company that is virtually identical to the dirtbag one portrayed in the show. Is the lawsuit credible?

Links: Alaska's Better Elections Initiative, Al Gross for Congress, JTH Tax, LLC d/b/a Liberty Tax Service v. AMC Networks

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Consider This from NPR - Tracking Down A Journalist’s Killers

When Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia was killed in 2017, she was in the midst of reporting on corruption within the island's government. After her death, a small team of reporters picked up her work where she left off, determined to find the people behind her assassination.

In this episode, we'll talk with one of those reporters — Stephen Grey from Reuters — about their investigation, which has uncovered new evidence about the network of people responsible for killing Caruana Galizia.

This episode also features reporting from NPR's Joanna Kakisiss.

In participating regions, you'll also hear a local news segment to help you make sense of what's going on in your community.

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Federalist Radio Hour - From The Tea Party To Trump And Beyond

On this episode of "The Federalist Radio Hour," Miriam Weaver (Mock) and Amy Jo Clark (Daisy), hosts of the "Chicks on the Right" show, join Federalist Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky to discuss the evolution of the Republican Party from the Tea Party years to the rise of Donald Trump, and beyond.

You can find the "Chicks on the Right" show here: https://chicksonright.com/
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CBS News Roundup - World News Roundup: 09/05

Britain gets a new prime minister, replacing Boris Johnson. Canadian stabbing spree. Deadly Puget Sound float plane crash. CBS News Correspondent Deborah Rodriguez has today's World News Roundup.

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