Month: January 2023

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The Stack Overflow Podcast - From CS side project to the C-suite

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LogRocket’s machine-learning layer, Galileo, cuts through the noise generated by conventional error monitoring and analytics tools to identify critical issues affecting users.

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NPR's Book of the Day - ‘Meredith, Alone’ explores mental health, isolation and friendship

The titular protagonist of Meredith, Alone has not left her home in three years. In today's episode, author Claire Alexander tells NPR's Scott Simon about the character's self-imposed isolation, and how trauma from earlier in life can leave long-lasting impacts on a person's mental health. And yet Meredith's trauma doesn't define her – so Alexander explains why she wanted to write a story that provided a full scope of what it means to overcome mental and emotional wounds.
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Read Me a Poem - “The Illiterate” by William Meredith

Amanda Holmes reads William Meredith’s poem “The Illiterate.” 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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It Could Happen Here - We Visit The Tech Industry’s Scary Vision for the Future

Gare and Robert talk about the most fucked up and frightening trends in tech right now, and what they mean for the future.

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Chapo Trap House - 696 – Meet the Schlapps feat. Seeking Derangements (1/9/23)

We’re joined by Ben and Hesse of Seeking Derangements to look at the bungled coup in Brazil, Matt Schlapp’s sexual harassment accusations and prince Harry’s explosive new book about getting frostbite on his dick. Finally, we read a New York Post story about parents whose kids hate them so much they have to hire deprogrammers. LINKS+PLUGS: Seeking Derangements patreon: https://www.patreon.com/seekingderangements Hell on Earth launch party, Littlefield, NYC 1/20/23: https://littlefieldnyc.com/event/?wfea_eb_id=479703214227 And Introducing DJ night, Elsewhere, NYC 1/18/23: https://www.elsewherebrooklyn.com/events/night-rippers-presented-by-audio-video-disco-18th-jan-the-loft-new-york-tickets Talking Simpsons @ SF Sketchfest feat. Matt, 1/25/23: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/talking-simpsons-10p-seating-tickets-500829052177
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The Gist - Bolsonaro’s Brazilian Boobs

As deluded protesters in Brasilia ransack government offices, the U.S. can take great pride in it’s inspirational status. Also, though House Republicans are a defiant lot, a debt ceiling showdown could play out differently than the Speaker vote did. Plus, Eric Newcomer, host of the Dead Cat podcast, talks tech, the coverage of crypto, and the future of Substack vs traditional media. Oh yeah, and Mike’s back.

Produced by Joel Patterson and Corey Wara

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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Lake Swimming And Other Creative Ways To Enjoy Winter In Chicago

Every Chicagoan knows the winters can be a real drag, and a long drag at that. But some residents have found passions that make the cold season a little easier. Reset hears from Alison Cuddy, who discovered the joy of winter swimming, Rhonda Wheatley who makes art journals, and comedians Deanna Ortiz and Mila Rao who practice and teach the art of comedy.
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The Daily Signal - TOP NEWS | New Special Investigative Panels in Congress, Possible Ban on Gas Stoves, Unrest in Brazil | Jan. 9

On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down:


  • Rep. Mark Green, R-Tenn., defeats Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, to win the role as head of the Homeland Security Committee. 
  • House Speaker Kevin McCarthy agreed to create new investigative panels in Congress.
  • The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission considerers passing restrictions, and even a ban, on natural gas stoves.
  • President Joe Biden denounces the unrest in Brazil’s capital that took place over the weekend. 
  • A former Virginia Tech women’s soccer player sued her coach for violating her First Amendment rights. Now, she has come to a $100K settlement in the case.



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