Month: February 2025

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Short Wave - Why Black Holes Are More Than They Seem

Black holes are notorious for gobbling up, well, everything. They're icons of destruction, ruthless voids, ambivalent abysses from which nothing can return — at least, according to pop culture. But black holes have another side: Astrophysicists have seen powerful jets, sometimes millions of light-years long, shooting out of supermassive black holes – including the one at the center of our own galaxy. So today, we're getting to know the other side of black holes, and the powerful role they may play in creating and shaping the cosmos.

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Chapo Trap House - 905 – Roko’s Modern Life feat. Brace Belden (2/3/25)

Beautiful Brace Belden joins us to look at Trump’s tariff’s, possible annexation of Canada, halt on federal funding, and other breaking admin news. We also discuss New York Mag’s party report from the NYC MAGA scene, and Brace briefs us on what we should know about the murderous “Zizian” rationalists, and how they fit in among all the other people who’ve broken their brains online. TrueAnon’s in-depth coverage of the Zizians here: https://pod.link/1474001390/episode/a778bfc3221464a5eff8d657bc89eb8a
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Read Me a Poem - “The Frog Prince” by Stevie Smith

Amanda Holmes reads Stevie Smith’s “The Frog Prince.” 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 - (Maybe Don’t) Read Siege

Molly talks to Spencer Sunshine about his book, Neo-Nazi Terrorism and Countercultural Fascism: The Origins and Afterlife of James Mason’s Siege. Sunshine's book explores the history of Siege, the book that is today's nazi terrorist's bible.

https://www.routledge.com/Neo-Nazi-Terrorism-and-Countercultural-Fascism-The-Origins-and-Afterlife-of-James-Masons-Siege/Sunshine/p/book/9780367190606

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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - Strange News: Chinese Corgi Cops, Massive Tuberculosis Outbreak, ICE Cream Trucks, The Doomsday Clock, DeepSeek, and More

A Chinese Corgi Cop loses his bonus. The largest tuberculosis outbreak in US history is occurring, right now, in Kansas. A Las Vegas ice cream truck is mistaken for an Immigration and Customs Enforcement -- or ICE -- truck. The AI company DeepSeek sparks a massive stock selloff. Pope Frances officially dissolves Sodalitium Christianae Vitae. All this and more in today's weekly strange news segment.

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CBS News Roundup - 02/03/2025 | World News Roundup Late Edition

Tariffs postponed for a month after deals reached with Mexico and Canada. Elon Musk's DOGE team moves to shut down US Agency for International Development, which distributes aid around the world. Thousands of FBI employees under scrutiny for their work on the Capitol riot case. CBS News Correspondent Jennifer Keiper with tonight's World News Roundup.

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The Gist - How To Get Rid Of A Chemical Weapons Stockpile

Retired Air Force Gen. Jay Santee takes us inside the high-stakes operation to dispose of Syria’s chemical weapons—on a ship. Plus, Trump’s grudge against Canada resurfaces, this time over fentanyl and trade. In The Spiel: How legitimate critiques of DEI programs got stupefied and weaponized into a political sledgehammer.


Produced by Joel Patterson and Corey Wara

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