Month: August 2023

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The Daily Signal - Stephen Meyer on The Case for Intelligent Design

Science and the theory of intelligent design go hand in hand, says Stephen Meyer, author of the book "Return of the God Hypothesis."



The "God hypothesis," Meyer says, is the "idea that the postulation of a transcendent intelligence, who is also active in the creation, provides a better explanation, causal explanation, for the origin of the big things we've discovered about biological and cosmological origins."



Meyer, who also directs the Center for Science and Culture at the Discovery Institute, has dedicated his career to proving that our world wasn't created by accident but by the hand of God through intelligent design. He uses philosophy and science to make his case.



Meyer joins "The Daily Signal Podcast" to discuss his journey into investigating the origins of the universe.



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Slate Books - Outward: Red, White & Really Bad

This month, hosts Christina Cauterucci, Jules Gill-Peterson, and Bryan Lowder discuss Amazon Prime’s adaptation of Casey McQuiston’s best-selling queer rom-com Red, White & Royal Blue. They also speak with intersex activist and educator Pidgeon Pagonis about their memoir Nobody Needs to Know and the campaign to end nonconsensual surgeries on intersex kids. The hosts end the show, as always, with some new additions to the Gay Agenda.


Items discussed in the show:

Red, White, & Royal Blue, by Casey McQuiston

Red, White & Royal Blue on Amazon Prime

Outward’s December 2019 special episode on The Inheritance

Nobody Needs to Know: A Memoir, by Pidgeon Pagonis

Girl, Interrupted, by Susanna Kaysen

Interconnect.support, a support group for intersex people


Gay Agenda


Christina: John Early: Now More Than Ever, on Max

Jules: “O’Shae Sibley Was Killed While Voguing at a Brooklyn Gas Station. Last Weekend New Yorkers Rallied to Honor His Memory,” in Vogue

Bryan: Miriam and Alan Lost in Scotland on PBS, and “Who’s Afraid of Social Contagion,” by Hugh Ryan, in the Boston Review


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What Next | Daily News and Analysis - Fani Willis Takes on Trump

The fourth shoe dropped this week, when Fulton County DA Fani Willis announced Donald Trump’s latest indictment, charging the former president, along with 18 others, for engaging in a sprawling criminal conspiracy to disenfranchise Georgia voters. Trump has been responding by lashing out against Willis and voters in Atlanta, Philadelphia, and Milwaukee. 


Guest: Rick Hasen, professor of law at UCLA and director of the Safeguarding Democracy Project.


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60 Songs That Explain the '90s - “One”—U2

Rob ranks the top five funniest moments in the film ‘This Is Spinal Tap’ to kick things off for this very special U2 edition of '60 Songs.' Later, Rob focuses in on what Bono and U2 meant to music in the ’90s versus their ’80s impact. Writer Annie Zaleski later joins Rob to dive into all things U2.

Host: Rob Harvilla

Guest: Annie Zaleski

Producers: Jonathan Kermah and Justin Sayles

Additional Production Support: Chloe Clark

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The Government Huddle with Brian Chidester - The One with the Unconventional Guide to Success Hosts

Linda Misegadis and Scott Montgomery, the hosts of the Unconventional Guide to Success Podcast, hosted an interview with host Brian Chidester where they discussed his career in the public sector and lessons he has learned along the way. They also talk about some of the advice he would give to his younger self and who some of the most influential people have been in his life.

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Short Wave - Is Math Real?

Kids ask, "Why?" all the time. Why does 1+1=2? Why do we memorize multiplication tables? Many of us eventually stop asking these questions. But mathematician Dr. Eugenia Cheng says they're key to uncovering the beauty behind math. So today, we celebrate endless curiosity and creativity — the driving forces of mathematicians. Regina G. Barber and Eugenia talk imaginary numbers, how to go beyond simply right and wrong and yes, Eugenia answers the question, "Is math real?"

Eugenia's new book Is Math Real? is out now.

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NPR's Book of the Day - ‘Good Fortune’ reimagines ‘Pride and Prejudice’ in early 2000s Chinatown

In C.K. Chau's new novel, Good Fortune, Elizabeth Chen is highly wary of the Wong brothers who have swooped in to buy a New York City community center. But where Elizabeth sees a threat to her neighborhood, her mother sees an opportunity – and not just for their block. In today's episode, Chau speaks with NPR's Ailsa Chang about reframing Pride and Prejudice as an early aughts story about love and aspiration in a Cantonese American family, and how reframing certain characters as immigrants brings a whole new level to their outlook on relationships.
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It Could Happen Here - The Chinese Economy Demystified: What is Belt and Road?

Mia walks through the components of China's Belt and Road Intuitive, its origins in efforts to resuscitate a flailing Chinese economy, and what both liberal and radical accounts get wrong about it.

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - THE HASH: Bankrupt Crypto Lender Celsius Reportedly Wants to Poll Customers; Coinbase’s International Push

The most valuable crypto stories for Tuesday, August 15, 2023.

"The Hash" team covers the biggest crypto news today, including Bloomberg reporting that a judge granted Celsius permission to begin polling account holders on its plan to restart as a new user-owned company. Coinbase is officially launching in Canada. A London-based asset management firm has listed Europe's first spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). And, a pro-Bitcoin candidate wins the primary presidential election in Argentina.


See also:

Europe's First Spot Bitcoin ETF Lists in Amsterdam

The Secular Investment Case for Bitcoin and Crypto Adoption Remains Intact: Coinbase

The 3 Things Coinbase Says Will Determine the Future of Crypto

Pro-Bitcoin Candidate Javier Milei Snags Primary Presidential Elections in Argentina


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