Month: January 2024

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What Next | Daily News and Analysis - Inside America’s First Execution By Nitrogen

With the execution of Kenneth Smith, Alabama became the first state to carry out the death penalty with nitrogen gas. According to Smith’s spiritual advisor, who witnessed the execution, this is not a “humane” future for capital punishment 


Guest: Rev. Jeff Hood, pastor, theologian and activist living and working in Little Rock, Arkansas, and the Convener of Clergy United Against the Death Penalty


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Pod Save America - Biden and Haley Tag Team Trump

On Trump's orders, Republicans in Congress double down on killing the bipartisan border deal. Both Joe Biden and Nikki Haley hit Trump's memory lapses while campaigning in South Carolina. And, the Biden Campaign starts to preview its 2024 strategy—including  a big surrogate operation, empowering social media influencers, and—maybe!—an endorsement from Taylor Swift.

 

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NPR's Book of the Day - In ‘The Bullet Swallower,’ the wild, wild West meets magical realism

The titular protagonist of Elizabeth Gonzalez James' new novel, The Bullet Swallower, is rooted in a story she once heard about her great-grandfather: He was a Mexican outlaw, shot by Texas police and left for dead, who lived to tell the tale. Inspired by that family lore, James uses magical realism, spirituality and some very bad characters to paint a nuanced picture of life on the U.S. Mexico border. In today's episode, she tells NPR's Ari Shapiro why she's so committed to untangling Texas in her writing, and what she thinks her great-grandfather might think of the story she based on him.

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Serious Inquiries Only - SIO422: Tucker Carlson, Space Genius

On a recent episode of Tucker Carlson's show, fossil fuel shill Dr. Willie Soon came on to discuss ... friggen... dinosaurs on Saturn's moon. I mean, not quite but close. It's nonsense. Too bad for Tucker, cause we have a resident expert on space resource acquisition over here on SIO! J.D. Menges is currently working towards his PhD in Space Resources at Colorado School of Mines with a focus in Planetary Geology, Remote Sensing, and Resource Acquisition Strategy. He's here to break down what Tucker and Dr. Soon get wrong in this interview... Are you an expert in something and want to be on the show? Apply here!

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The Goods from the Woods - Episode #413 – “The Dogs of Society” with John-Michael Bond

In this episode, the Goods from the Woods Boys welcome comedian and writer John-Michael Bond back to Disgraceland Studios to dig into a buffet of hilarious insanity. We start this one off by talking about the new Ben Shapiro feature on Tom MacDonald's song "Facts". It's stupid and horrible. We also check out Jake "Body By Jake" Steinfeld's energy drink called "Don't Quit" as well as his amazing 1980s album of workout songs and grunting. We take you through the story of a dumb ex-mobster who stole Judy Garland's "ruby slippers" from 'The Wizard of Oz' because he thought they were made out of real rubies as well as our Top 3 album titles and Steven Spielberg films. "Broken" by Seether and Amy Lee of Evanescence is our JAM OF THE WEEK! Tune in now and make those dogs of society howl!  Follow John-Michael on Twitter @JohnBondJohn and on Instagram @JohnMichaelsMistakes Follow the show on Twitter @TheGoodsPod.  Rivers is @RiversLangley  Sam is @SlamHarter  Carter is @Carter_Glascock  Subscribe on Patreon for HOURS of bonus content! http://patreon.com/TheGoodsPod Pick up a Goods from the Woods t-shirt at: http://prowrestlingtees.com/TheGoodsPod 

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It Could Happen Here - Ohio’s War On Trans People, Pt. 1: Meet the Detrans Terfs

Mia talks with Ky and Lee from Health Liberation Now about the anti-trans bills in Ohio and the strategies detrans terf groups have used to restrict and ban trans healthcare.

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Read Me a Poem - “The Hill-Shade” by William Barnes

Amanda Holmes reads William Barnes’s “The Hill-Shade.” 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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Good Bad Billionaire - NR Narayana Murthy: India’s IT innovator

How NR Narayana Murthy, now known as the father-in-law of UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, first became known as the father of India's IT boom.

Journalist Zing Tsjeng and BBC business editor Simon Jack explain how Murthy made Infosys, the technology company he founded with six friends and some cash borrowed from his wife, a world leader in outsourcing.

Simon and Zing reveal how 20th Century Indian politics, an early passion for computers, and a shocking experience behind the Iron Curtain all played a role in making Murthy spectacularly rich. Then they decide if he's good, bad, or just another billionaire.

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Chapo Trap House - 802 – Adult High School feat. Alex Nichols (1/29/24)

Alex Nichols a.k.a. @Lowenaffchen joins us to look at a series of certified Good Mental Moments from our top politicians. Then, we transition to doing a live listen to the new Tom McDonald feat. Ben Shapiro song FACTS. Is Ben bringing Tom down? Is that an AI or is Ben really that robotic? Do you really want to be talking compound interest in your rap verse? Alex puts on his Fortune Kit hat to discuss that and more. Check out Fortune Kit here or wherever you get pods: https://soundcloud.com/fortune-kit And the FYM podcast here or wherever you get pods: https://chapofym.podbean.com/