Nate Dimeo is a longtime radio hero of mine. And praises be, now he has a book out of his stories, called The Memory Palace: True Short Stories of The Past. Enjoy this sampler of his audiobook and a favorite episode of mine.
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Amanda Holmes reads William Butler Yeats’s “To a Friend Whose Work Has Come to Nothing.” 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.
The fact that nobody ever asks anybody if they're "feeling lucky" in this movie feels like a mistake worthy of a creepy evil luck hug. I really enjoyed this movie the first time I watched it, and after five years of being obsessed with non-superstitious luck, it's nice to come back and reflect on the weirdness that is superstitious luck. Enjoy!
President Biden faces criticism for pardoning his son Hunter. More accusations against President-elect Trump's pick for Defense Secretary. Woman sentenced for drunken driving death of a bride on her wedding day. CBS News Correspondent Jennifer Keiper with tonight's World News Roundup.
Hunter Biden no longer has to worry about going to prison.
That's because his father President Joe Biden pardoned him with just weeks left in his presidency. The President's son was convicted in June on federal gun charges. Hunter Biden lied about his addiction to crack cocaine when he purchased a gun. And he pleaded guilty in September for failing to pay more than a million dollars in federal taxes.
The younger Biden was due to be sentenced in both cases later this month.
President Biden has granted his son a sweeping pardon. What will that mean for his legacy... and for the future of presidential pardons?
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Hunter Biden no longer has to worry about going to prison.
That's because his father President Joe Biden pardoned him with just weeks left in his presidency. The President's son was convicted in June on federal gun charges. Hunter Biden lied about his addiction to crack cocaine when he purchased a gun. And he pleaded guilty in September for failing to pay more than a million dollars in federal taxes.
The younger Biden was due to be sentenced in both cases later this month.
President Biden has granted his son a sweeping pardon. What will that mean for his legacy... and for the future of presidential pardons?
For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.
Hunter Biden no longer has to worry about going to prison.
That's because his father President Joe Biden pardoned him with just weeks left in his presidency. The President's son was convicted in June on federal gun charges. Hunter Biden lied about his addiction to crack cocaine when he purchased a gun. And he pleaded guilty in September for failing to pay more than a million dollars in federal taxes.
The younger Biden was due to be sentenced in both cases later this month.
President Biden has granted his son a sweeping pardon. What will that mean for his legacy... and for the future of presidential pardons?
For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.
Kamala Harris' staff reveals their biggest challenges, notably the little time they had to sell their candidate to America. Plus, Hunter Biden is pardoned by his father—an act he said he'd never commit, then again, no one thought Hunter would commit many of the acts he committed either. And we're joined by former Congressman Eric Fingerhut, now CEO of the Jewish Federations of America, to discuss what an organization like his does when over a third of Senate Democrats vote to strip Israel of military support.