On Christmas Eve, scientists at field stations across Antarctica sing carols to one another...via shortwave. On today's episode, the Short Wave podcast explores shortwave radio. We speak with space physicist and electrical engineer Nathaniel Frissell about this Antarctic Christmas Carol tradition and his use of shortwave radio for community science.
Read more about Santa Net, which connects children (known in the shortwave radio community as "little harmonics") with Santa.
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Audio Mises Wire - The Christmas Truce of World War I
Never forget the Christmas truce of World War I, when troops refused to be pawns of empire for one blessed day.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2514: Linear Algebra and Netflix
Episode: 2514 Today, UH math professor Krešo Josić talks about math and your movie choice. How Netflix uses linear algebra to determine what movies you will like best.
The Stack Overflow Podcast - How developer jobs (and the job market) changed in 2024
In this episode: Why developers need to upskill faster than ever, the relationship between stock prices and layoffs, how the job market for developers has changed, and the evolution of engineering roles post-GenAI.
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- The half-life of developer skills is shrinking rapidly - Stack Overflow
- AI isn't putting tech workers out of jobs, the stock price is - Stack Overflow
- The reverse mullet model of software engineering - Stack Overflow
- Say goodbye to "junior" engineering roles - Stack Overflow
- The evolution of fullstack engineers - Stack Overflow
Read Me a Poem - “Snow” by Louis MacNeice
Amanda Holmes reads Louis MacNeice’s “Snow. 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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It Could Happen Here - CZM Rewind: The Marshall Islands Part One: For the Good of Humanity and to End All Wars
James begins a 4 part series looking at the history and future of the low lying atoll nation of the Republic of the Marshall Islands. This episode looks at the islands’ nuclear legacy.
Original Air Date: 9.5.23
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The House Ethics Committee has released its report into allegations against former Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz. Former president Bill Clinton has been hospitalized in Washington after developing a fever. Luigi Mangione...the alleged killer of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson...was arraigned in Manhattan Monday. CBS News Correspondent Jennifer Keiper with tonight's World News Roundup.
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Chapo Trap House - Bonus: The Postman Always Is Nice
We’re discussing the ongoing labor disputes with the United States Postal Service with Tyler Vasseur, a shop steward with the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC). We discuss the BFN rank and file movement to transform the postal unions, fighting for transparency in bargaining on the long-stalled new contract for letter carriers, what an equitable contract would look like, how the letter carriers fight fits in the broader labor movement, cost of living adjustments in an era of high inflation, changes in work environments post-COVID, and ongoing efforts to privatize the Post Office.
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Cato Daily Podcast - Is the War on Flavored Vapes in Its Final Stretch?
Flavored e-cigarettes are a popular whipping boy for would-be regulators. Jeff Singer explains why it's terrible policy to punish would-be former smokers.
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Chapo Trap House - Movie Mindset Bonus – Interview With Director Brian Yuzna
Will & Hesse are joined by Brian Yuzna, legendary horror writer/director/producer behind such films as Re-Animator, Society, From Beyond, Honey, I Shrunk The Kids, and many more. We discuss adapting Lovecraft, all-nude Peter Pan, Clown Theory, copypastas, uniquely American ghouls, the importance of GOOP in cinema, and how real horror fans can enjoy horror even when it’s bad.
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