Month: August 2023

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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - Strange News: ‘Death Cap’ Mushroom Poisoning, Criminal Bear Apprehended, Mysterious Leprosy Outbreak in Florida

Three people have died under mysterious circumstances, apparently due to ingesting 'death cap' mushrooms in Australia. Hank the Tank, a bear known for repeatedly breaking into home, has been apprehended. In Florida, experts remain unable to explain exactly how leprosy seems to spiking in a specific area of the state (and possibly spreading). Additionally, environmental chaos may be making the 'perfect storm' for diseases once thought to be under control. All this and more in this week's strange news segment.

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The Commentary Magazine Podcast - People Help People; Government Not So Much

James B. Meigs joins the podcast today to discuss the fire catastrophe in Maui and the fact that, once again, ordinary people are doing the work to help those in need while government just can't get itself organized—and the president of the United States thinks it's all right to say "no comment" when asked about it. Also on the president's mind: The weird hijinks surrounding the legal case against his son. Give a listen.

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A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs - Episode 167: “The Weight” by The Band

Episode one hundred and sixty-seven of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at “The Weight” by the Band, the Basement Tapes, and the continuing controversy over Dylan going electric. Click the full post to read liner notes, links to more information, and a transcript of the episode.

Patreon backers also have a half-hour bonus episode available, on “S.F. Sorrow is Born” by the Pretty Things.

Tilt Araiza has assisted invaluably by doing a first-pass edit, and will hopefully be doing so from now on. Check out Tilt’s irregular podcasts at http://www.podnose.com/jaffa-cakes-for-proust and http://sitcomclub.com/

Also, a one-time request here — Shawn Taylor, who runs the Facebook group for the podcast and is an old and dear friend of mine, has stage-three lung cancer. I will be hugely grateful to anyone who donates to the GoFundMe for her treatment.

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Federalist Radio Hour - Do Most Women Know The Truth About Feminism? With Carrie Gress

On this episode of "The Federalist Radio Hour," Carrie Gress, author and a fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, joins Federalist Executive Editor Joy Pullmann to break down the havoc half a century of feminism has wreaked on society and expose the lie that "smashing the patriarchy" will fix females and satisfy their desire for fulfilled womanhood for good.

You can find Gress' book "The End of Woman: How Smashing the Patriarchy Has Destroyed Us" here.
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The Phil Ferguson Show - 466 Aliens and Religion

Interview with Aaron Adair about his new book (co-author is Johathan MS Pearce). The book is, "Aliens and Religion: Where Two Worlds Collide: Assessing the Impact of Discovering Extraterrestrial Intelligence on Religion and Theology".

We discuss the probabilities of intelegent space traveling aliens and how they would effect Christianity and other religions.

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Focus on Africa - Kenya content moderators seek protections

A group of data labellers in Kenya want parliament to step in to offer protection from mental trauma caused by reviewing harmful content.

Plus, the story of the girl in Mauritania who was arrested for blasphemy over an essay she wrote for school.

And how the case of escaped convict Thabo Bester is shining a light on prison privatisation in South Africa.

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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Rethinking How We Fund The Arts In Chicago

Fewer performances, less staff – those are just a few ways arts organizations have had to cut back to keep their doors open. But that can’t go on forever; could there be a better way? Reset learns how arts organizations are funded and how it needs to evolve to keep up with the changing entertainment economy with Claire Rice, executive director, Arts Alliance Illinois Julie Jenkins, artistic director of The Midnight Circus and Dave McDermott, executive director of Hubbard Street Dance Chicago