Month: June 2023

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Read Me a Poem - “Leap Minnows Leap” by James Still

Amanda Holmes reads James Still’s poem “Leap Minnows Leap.” 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 - Resisting Mass Eviction in Santa Barbara Part 2

 In part 2 of our interview we discuss Core Spaces escalating tactics and attempts to subvert the laws passed to slow them down.

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Chapo Trap House - 738 – They Smile In Your Face feat. Corey Robin (6/5/23)

Today we’re joined by Professor Corey Robin, author of "The Reactionary Mind" and "The Enigma of Clarence Thomas," for a conversation all about one of the most powerful reactionaries in the world: Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. We discuss the origins and contours of his conservative ideology, and how they reflect the development of race, class, law, power, conservatism and liberalism over his lifetime. You can pick up "The Enigma of Clarence Thomas" here: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781627793834/theenigmaofclarencethomas
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CBS News Roundup - 06/05/2023 | World News Round Up Late Edition

US and China tensions heat up. Investigation into Cessna Jet that crashed in Virginia. Former President Donald Trump's legal woes continue. CBS News Correspondent Matt Pieper has tonight's World News Roundup.

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The Gist - DereLICHTion Of Duty

Lisa Belkin, author of Genealogy Of A Murder: Four Generations, Three Families, One Fateful Night, traces several generations of family to the muzzle of a 9-mm Luger pistol in Stamford, Connecticut. Plus Donald Trump promises voters the World, so what Ron DeSantis is promising might seem measly by comparison. And CNN's Chris Licht is the subject of a devastating profile in The Atlantic.


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Federalist Radio Hour - The Case For Strategic Retreat

On this episode of "The Federalist Radio Hour," Joel Webbon, president and founder of Right Response Ministries and the senior pastor of Covenant Bible Church in Texas, joins Federalist Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky to discuss his new book "Fight By Flight: Why Leaving Godless Places is Loving Godless Places."

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Consider This from NPR - For Russia and Ukraine, The Battlefield Includes The Economy

Wars are expensive. And Russia's invasion of Ukraine has had an impact on the economies of both countries.

NPR's Julian Hayda, in Kyiv, reports that international assistance is allowing Ukraine to stabilize its economy and avoid collapse.

The Russian economy seems to have remained resilient in the face of sanctions and other trade and financial restrictions. But NPR's Stacey Vanek Smith reports on how that could be changing.

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Consider This from NPR - For Russia and Ukraine, The Battlefield Includes The Economy

Wars are expensive. And Russia's invasion of Ukraine has had an impact on the economies of both countries.

NPR's Julian Hayda, in Kyiv, reports that international assistance is allowing Ukraine to stabilize its economy and avoid collapse.

The Russian economy seems to have remained resilient in the face of sanctions and other trade and financial restrictions. But NPR's Stacey Vanek Smith reports on how that could be changing.

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The Daily Signal - TOP NEWS | FBI Director to Be Held in Contempt of Congress, Sonic Boom that Shook DC, Chinese War Ship Nearly Collides | June 5

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


  • House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer pledges to hold the FBI Director Christopher Wray in contempt of Congress. 
  • The U.S. Capitol put on alert when a small private business airplane flew into restricted airspace. 
  • A Chinese Warship comes dangerously close to colliding with a U.S. ship and a Canadian ship in the waters of the Taiwan Strait. 
  • Three GOP candidates are expected to announce their bids for the presidency this week. 
  • Billionaire and Twitter CEO Elon Musk weighs in on a Daily Signal story involving the protection of women’s sports. 
  • A group of school children were interrupted while singing the national anthem in the U.S. Capitol. 


Relevant Links

https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/06/03/elon-musk-supports-girls-who-spoke-out-against-trans-identifying-student/ 


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujwHyvDSi1A 


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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Playwright Celine Song On Her Directorial Debut ‘Past Lives’

The director of the new A24 film “Past Lives” joins Reset to talk about going from the stage to the big screen. After working as a playwright for the past 10 years, Celine Song is starting her career in film. She sat down with us to talk about making a movie about real life and touching on themes of love, fate and immigration.