Month: December 2022

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NBN Book of the Day - Nicholas Morton, “The Mongol Storm: Making and Breaking Empires in the Medieval Near East” (Basic Books, 2022)

For centuries, the Crusades have been central to the story of the medieval Near East, but these religious wars are only part of the region’s complex history. As Nicholas Morton reveals in The Mongol Storm: Making and Breaking Empires in the Medieval Near East (Basic Books, 2022), during the same era the Near East was utterly remade by another series of wars: the Mongol invasions. In a single generation, the Mongols conquered vast swaths of the Near East and upended the region’s geopolitics. Amid the chaos of the Mongol onslaught, long-standing powers such as the Byzantines, the Seljuk Turks, and the crusaders struggled to survive, while new players such as the Ottomans arose to fight back. The Mongol conquests forever transformed the region, while forging closer ties among societies spread across Eurasia. The Mongol Storm is the definitive history of the Mongol assault on the Near East and its enduring global consequences.

Maggie Freeman is a PhD student in the School of Architecture at MIT. She researches uses of architecture by nomadic peoples and historical interactions of nomads and empires, with a focus on the modern Middle East.

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The Best One Yet - ⌚ “Rolex or Folex?” — Rolex’s used Rolexes. The B-21 Bomber’s anti-war plane. Netflix’s preview club.

Rolex is launching its own certified pre-owned Rolex business because the trend is your friend. Northrop Grumman just unveiled the most expensive bomber plane in history, but it may end up being the cheapest, if you think about it. And feedback is a gift, so Netflix is expanding its not-so-secret Preview Club (no, we didn’t get invited either).  $MOV $NFLX $AMZN $NOC Follow The Best One Yet on Instagram, Twitter, and Tiktok: @tboypod And now watch us on Youtube Want a Shoutout on the pod? Fill out this form Got the Best Fact Yet? We got a form for that too Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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The Daily Detail - The Daily Detail for 12.5.22

Alabama

  • Congressman Carl about investigations in House in 2023
  • Dothan crime crackdown results in firearms and drugs seized
  • Madison County sheriff's seeks help in finding male teen runaway
  • Montgomery man given 60 years in prison for running prostitution ring
  • Former president of University of Southern Alabama dies at age 70

National

  • GOP congressmen seek stop to Covid vaccine mandate among military
  • Lawsuit against Big Tech reveals FBI had large hand in censoring content
  • President of Nigeria says US weapons coming into country via Ukraine
  • Power outage in NC launches criminal investigation
  • GA sheepdog survives attack by coyotes, takes out 8 by himself
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Everything Everywhere Daily - The Domestication of Dogs

It has been said that a dog is a man’s best friend. 

This might be true, but…..why. How was it that this particular animal developed such a special relationship with humans? 

How did the domestication process take place, and where did it happen?

…and how is it that there are so many different breeds of dogs that call came from the same original source?

Learn more about the domestication of dogs and how it happened on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.


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Take This Pod and Shove It - 41: “Jambalaya (On The Bayou)” by Jerry Lee Lewis, w/ Charlie Vergos

Content warning: in this episode we discuss some upsetting topics related to Jerry Lee Lewis's personal controversies. Yes, following his recent passing and recent induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame, this week we talk Rock 'N Roll's original wild man. Joined by comedian Charlie Vergos (@cvergos, Barbecue Rich), the boys dig into JLL's complicated legacy, his prolific country music career, and his infamously unhinged behavior and lack of self control.

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  • You Win Again
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  • Whole Lot of Shakin’ Going On
  • Save The Last Dance For Me
  • What’s Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made A Loser Out of Me)
  • I Can Still Hear The Music In The Restroom
  • Wine Me Up
  • Money (That’s What I Want)

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In the Bubble with Andy Slavitt - Inside Russia’s Brutality in Ukraine (with Nicholas Kristof)

New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof spent more than a week in Ukraine touring towns recently abandoned by Russian forces and speaking with Ukrainians consumed with grief and trauma. He saw torture chambers, interviewed women who were beaten and raped by Russian soldiers, and learned of Ukrainian kids trafficked to Russia to be put up for adoption. Nick tells Andy that these crimes against humanity should remind us of the stakes as the war continues, and offers ways to help this holiday season.

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The NewsWorthy - Oil Market Shakeup, Team USA Defeated & ‘Twitter Files’ Released- Monday, December 5, 2022

The news to know for Monday, December 5, 2022!

What to know about the final efforts from both political parties to get one more seat in the Senate, and what authorities are calling an intentional, criminal act that caused a mass power outage in one state. 

Also, the signal protesters in Iran may have made a difference.

Plus, an update on Team USA at the World Cup, what the "Twitter Files" did and did not reveal, and the official color of 2023.

Those stories and more news to know in around 10 minutes!

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What A Day - South Carolina Takes The Lead

The rule-making arm of the Democratic National Committee voted to reshuffle the presidential primary schedule, making South Carolina the first state to hold a primary in the 2024 elections. The new order will change which voters have an outsized voice in selecting the Democratic nominee for president, and the issues that candidates will center in their campaigns.

The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments in Moore v. Harper on Wednesday, a high-stakes case that could endanger free and fair elections. The justices will decide if state legislatures have the power to regulate federal elections.

And in headlines: protesters in Iran are planning a three-day strike amid conflicting reports about the fate of the morality police, coal miners in Alabama hit the 20-month mark in their ongoing strike, and Georgia voters broke early voting numbers ahead of Tuesday’s Senate runoff.

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The Daily Signal - INTERVIEW | Ben Carson and Armstrong Williams Address America’s ‘Crisis in Classroom’

There's a “crisis in the classroom,” and American children are paying the price, say Armstrong Williams, host of “The Armstrong Williams Show,” and Dr. Ben Carson, a renowned neurosurgeon and former secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.  


It's “very concerning in our society today, as you see the dumbing down of our people,” Carson says. 


Carson and Williams are the authors of “Crisis in the Classroom: Crisis in Education,” and join “The Daily Signal Podcast” to offer solutions to America’s foundering education system. They had a third co-author, Benjamin Crump.


Carson also addresses the role of the federal Department of Education and whether it should be eliminated. 


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What Next | Daily News and Analysis - Out of Afghanistan

The U.S. has welcomed thousands Afghan refugees since pulling out of Afghanistan in 2021. Safe from the Taliban, but without social security numbers,credit ratings, or even sometimes basic English, they have to make a new life relying on a patchwork of volunteers and their wits.  


Guests:

Elena MacFarlane, volunteer with the Immigrant and Refugee Outreach Center and assistant Professor in the Johns Hopkins Department of Genetic Medicine.

Lila and Basheer, Afghan refugees living in Maryland.


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