Month: July 2023

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Everything Everywhere Daily - Why Isn’t the West Indies a Single Country? (Encore)

If you have ever looked at a map of the Caribbean, you might have noticed that the tiny islands in the Lesser Antilles consist of a whole bunch of tiny, independent countries. 

All of these countries became independent around the same time and got their independence from the same country: Great Britain.

Given their common history and location, why are they a bunch of separate tiny countries rather than one larger one? 

Learn more about the West Indies and their modern history on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.


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The NewsWorthy - Hunter Biden Hearing, History Lessons Changed & Team USA Three-Peat?- Thursday, July 20, 2023

The news to know for Thursday, July 20, 2023!

We'll tell you what two whistleblowers had to say about "special treatment" allegedly given to the president's son.

Also, we're talking about which state is making controversial changes to the history lessons allowed in schools and why some colleges are doing away with legacy admissions.

Plus, which popular fast-food chain is telling employees they're not allowed to wear masks, how are the Hollywood strikes impacting a major pop culture event, and will Team USA make soccer history at the Women's World Cup? 

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NBN Book of the Day - Scott E. Simon, “Truly Human: Indigeneity and Indigenous Resurgence on Formosa” (U Toronto Press, 2023)

Similar to countries like the US and Canada, Taiwan also has indigenous peoples who've existed before the arrival of colonizers, and continue to grapple with the legacy of colonialism to this day. Scott Simon's Truly Human: Indigeneity and Indigenous Resurgence on Formosa (U Toronto Press, 2023) explores lifeworlds, traditions, and political relationships in two of Taiwan's indigenous communities—the Sediq and Truku. 

Simon is a Professor of Sociological and Anthropological Studies at the University of Ottawa, where he is also the Chair of Taiwan studies. Truly Human is the result of nearly two decades of field research and interactions among the Sediq and Truku; the book provides a deep yet accessible dive into matters such as hunting practices, belief systems, electoral politics, historical narratives, and how Taiwan's geopolitical status may affect the island's indigenous communities. 

As Taiwan becomes ever-more-prominent in international headlines, Truly Human helps readers draw parallels with indigenous peoples in other parts of the world, and learn about a dimension of Taiwanese and Austronesian society that often gets lost in discussions centered on conflict.

Anthony Kao is a writer who intersects international affairs and cultural criticism. He founded/edits Cinema Escapist—a publication exploring the sociopolitical context behind global film and television—and also writes for outlets like The Guardian, Al Jazeera, The Diplomat, and Eater.

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Serious Inquiries Only - SIO371: When Christian Nationalists Crash Your School Board Meetings

It's part 2 with Adrienne Martin! Her story just does not quit! We haven't even gotten to her viral video moment, and on the way there she tells us about a Christian Karen who is a main force behind the attempted book bans, and her gay son she disowned who fought back.   Are you an expert in something and want to be on the show? Apply here! Please please pretty please support the show on patreon! You get ad free episodes, early episodes, and other bonus content!
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Bad Faith - Episode 291 – Movie Picket (w/ Josh Olson & Blake Masters)

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Hollywood writers Josh Olson (A History of Violence & co-host of Briahna's favorite podcast) & Blake Masters (Law & Order LA) join to talk the writers strike that is now a writers-and-actors strike. How has streaming changed the pay structure to disadvantage the creatives that make TV and film great? What role does AI play, and what's the latest on negotiations? No one gives better Hollywood history than Josh Olson, & Blake's philosophical framing of what's happening to the industry cant be beat. Buckle up for a good one.

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Produced by Armand Aviram.

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What A Day - Bringing SCOTUS Up To Code

The Senate Judiciary Committee is set to vote on a bill today that would impose a code of ethics on the Supreme Court. While Democrats say the move is necessary in light of recent reports about Justice Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito's relationship with GOP mega donors, the legislation is unlikely to become law due to strong opposition from Republicans.

Private health insurance companies have denied millions of requests for care from Medicaid recipients with little to no oversight, according to a new report from the Department of Health and Human Services. Its inspector general found high rates of denials for lower-income patients, but many states don't review – or even collect – data on such refusals.

And in headlines: Stanford University’s president will resign following an investigation into his past research, Phoenix, Arizona logged its 20th consecutive day of temperatures over 110 degrees, and the ACLU asked a federal judge to transfer juvenile prisoners out of Louisiana's notorious Angola prison amid brutal summer heat.

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The Daily Signal - INTERVIEW | Kimberley Strassel on Why Biden Presidency Looks a Lot Like Jimmy Carter Administration

President Joe Biden has a lot in common with one of his fellow Democratic White House predecessors, according to columnist and author Kimberley Strassel. 



In her new book “The Biden Malaise: How America Bounces Back From Joe Biden's Dismal Repeat of the Jimmy Carter Years,” Strassel details the parallels between Jimmy Carter's 1977-1981 presidency and Biden’s today.



Of course, after Carter came President Ronald Reagan, and while Strassel says there is no copy of Reagan running for president in 2024, candidates should learn from Reagan's optimism and vision for the country. 



Strassel, a member of The Wall Street Journal's editorial board, joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” to discuss the book and to offer her insights into how the U.S. can “bounce back” after the Biden presidency. 



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Tech Won't Save Us - Big Tech Won’t Revitalize Indigenous Languages w/ Keoni Mahelona

Paris Marx is joined by Keoni Mahelona to discuss the colonial nature of data extraction by major tech companies, and how Te Hiku takes a very different approach to revitalize the Māori language.
 
Keoni Mahelona is the Chief Technology Officer at Te Hiku Media. Follow Keoni on Twitter at @mahelona.

Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Follow the podcast (@techwontsaveus) and host Paris Marx (@parismarx) on Twitter, and support the show on Patreon.

The podcast is produced by Eric Wickham and part of the Harbinger Media Network.

Also mentioned in this episode:

  • Keoni and some of his colleagues wrote about why OpenAI’s Whisper is another example of colonialism.
  • Wired and MIT Tech Review have written about the work Te Hiku is doing with Māori language in Aotearoa New Zealand.
  • Mark Zuckerberg owns a lot of land in Hawaiʻi, and it’s quite controversial.

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Slate Books - The Waves: Forever Barbie

On this week’s episode of The Waves, it’s all about Barbie. Slate senior producer Cheyna Roth sits down with M.G. Lord, author of Forever Barbie and co-host of “LA Made: The Barbie Tapes” from LAist and So Cal Public Radio. They discuss the history of the Barbie doll and how she’s managed to endure, how Barbie might actually be feminist, and what the new Greta Gerwig movie gets right about Barbie.  


In Slate Plus: Episode 6 of our And Just Like That…recap.


If you liked this episode check out Is The Wedding Dress Dead?

 

Podcast production by Cheyna Roth with editorial oversight by Daisy Rosario and Alicia Montgomery.

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What Next | Daily News and Analysis - Judging the Supreme Court

The Senate Judiciary Committee is considering a code of ethics for the Supreme Court—but Chief Justice John Roberts doesn’t believe they have the right to impose one.

But with the Court’s legitimacy in question - and its popularity down the tubes - who should hold the Justices accountable? 


Guest: Judge Jeremy Fogel, executive director of the Berkeley Judicial Institute.


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