Is 2024 the year the music festival died? Festivals are getting canceled left and right, from Northern California to Florida to Virginia.
Big name festivals that used to sell out in minutes struggled to sell tickets this year, too, like Burning Man and Coachella.
And it's not just America. By one count, over 60 music festivals were canceled in the UK this year alone. In Australia, so many festivals were canceled that one newspaper there recently asked, are the nation's music festivals extinct?
Today on the show, the music festival recession. What's behind it and is it temporary or a permanent cultural shift?
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The Bulwark Podcast - Timothy Snyder: The Politics of Impotence
Trump and Vance are pioneering a form of politics where American power means nothing, everything is bad, and politicians focus on tearing people down—and getting other Americans to do the same. Plus, the challenge of defining freedom, why conservative Jews are giving Trump a pass on his antisemitism, and a good and insightful poll on the presidential race.
Timothy Snyder joins Tim Miller.
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Snyder's new book, "On Freedom"
Sidney Blumenthal's piece on Trump's Hitlerian logic
Timothy Snyder joins Tim Miller.
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Snyder's new book, "On Freedom"
Sidney Blumenthal's piece on Trump's Hitlerian logic
1A - The Power And Prescience Of Octavia Butler’s ‘Parable Of The Sower’
Octavia Butler's 1993 novel "The Parable of the Sower" contains a powerful and poignant vision of the United States of the future, one that rings scarily true in the present. The 2024 of Butler's 1993 work isn't so far away from the 2024 in which we're all currently living.
Butler published a sequel, Parable of the Talents, in 1998. Both feature a protagonist named Lauren Olamina, a young woman trying to survive and make a life for herself.
So what can we learn from Butler's novel? What makes both Sower and Talents so enduring as a series of speculative science fiction? And what does it mean that our world more and more bears resemblance to works of apocalyptic fiction?
We discuss Butler's novels, and the message of hope she has at the center of this dark story.
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Butler published a sequel, Parable of the Talents, in 1998. Both feature a protagonist named Lauren Olamina, a young woman trying to survive and make a life for herself.
So what can we learn from Butler's novel? What makes both Sower and Talents so enduring as a series of speculative science fiction? And what does it mean that our world more and more bears resemblance to works of apocalyptic fiction?
We discuss Butler's novels, and the message of hope she has at the center of this dark story.
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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - CLASSIC: Is there really a hidden pyramid in Alaska?
When most people think of pyramids, we imagine the pyramids of Egypt -- but they're by no means the only example of this ancient architecture. In this Classic episode, Ben, Matt and Noel explore more stories of strange, lesser known pyramids, concentrating on the increasingly bizarre claims of pyramids hidden in the planet's northern climes, from Alaska to Antarctica.
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Host Christine Lee breaks down the news in the crypto industry from Crypto.com suing the SEC to Cardi B's WAP token.
"CoinDesk Daily" host Christine Lee breaks down the biggest headlines in the crypto industry today, as crypto exchange Crypto.com files a lawsuit against the U.S. SEC. Plus, Hong Kong SFC plans to approve more crypto exchanges to operate in the region and Cardi B promotes WAP token.
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Federalist Radio Hour - How Dirty Voter Rolls Threaten A Free And Fair Election
Since 2021, every single active voter in Nevada received a mail-in ballot. Chuck Muth, president of the Citizen Outreach Foundation in Nevada, tells The Federalist's Senior Elections Correspondent Matt Kittle that dozens of voters have been found on the rolls with home addresses listed at casinos, bars, and other locations in violation of the law. So what can be done? Muth breaks it down for "The Federalist Radio Hour."
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1A - ICYMI: Florida Braces For Hurricane Milton
Millions in Florida and across the southeast are bracing for the arrival of Hurricane Milton.
On Monday, the storm was upgraded to Category 4 hurricane over the southern Gulf of Mexico. The storm's expected to landfall on Wednesday suggests a path of movement that includes Tampa and Orlando.
Mass evacuations are underway less than two weeks after Hurricane Helene swamped the coastline.
We discuss how those in harm's way are preparing for another storm with life-threatening power.
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On Monday, the storm was upgraded to Category 4 hurricane over the southern Gulf of Mexico. The storm's expected to landfall on Wednesday suggests a path of movement that includes Tampa and Orlando.
Mass evacuations are underway less than two weeks after Hurricane Helene swamped the coastline.
We discuss how those in harm's way are preparing for another storm with life-threatening power.
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The Phil Ferguson Show - 504 The Polaris Plan 2024 part 5 – Trusts with John McNair – Milton
The Polaris Plan 2025 - Part 5. Allocation ideas for international funds.
Interview with Trust attorney John McNair from Texas. Rules vary by state, get a local attorney for your legal questions.
Hurricane Milton prep.
Interview with Trust attorney John McNair from Texas. Rules vary by state, get a local attorney for your legal questions.
Hurricane Milton prep.
Focus on Africa - Ethiopia’s first female president leaves office?
Ethiopia's first female head of state replaced - meanwhile clashes continue in the Amhara region.
How the relationship between Israel and African states has evolved a year since the Israel-Gaza war
And a pioneer fashion show to highlight the plight of amputees
Presenter: Charles Gitonga Producers: :Bella Hassan, Patricia Whitehorne and Nyasha Michelle in London, and Susan Gachuhi in Nairobi. Senior producer: Paul Bakibinga Technical producer: Chris Kouzaris Editors: Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi.