Month: August 2025

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NBN Book of the Day - Martin Shuster, “Critical Theory: The Basics” (Routledge, 2024)

Why does critical theory matter today? In Critical Theory: The Basics (Routledge, 2024), Martin Shuster, a Professor of Philosophy and the Isaac Swift Distinguished Professor of Jewish Studies at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, explores the history, thought and legacy of the Frankfurt School to demonstrate the urgency of critical theory for explaining the world. Beginning with the idea of needless suffering as a concept animating the theory and practice of thinkers such as Adorno, Horkheimer, Marcuse and Benjamin, the book ranges widely across topics including subjectivity, the social world, art, culture and religion. An accessible introduction to complex, but urgent, thought, the book is essential reading for arts, humanities and social science scholars, as well as for anyone who would like to change the world.

Dave O'Brien is Professor of Cultural and Creative Industries, at the University of Manchester.

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The NewsWorthy - Historic New Tariffs, White House Makeover & Timberlake Tour Struggles – Friday, August 1, 2025

The news to know for Friday, August 1, 2025!

We’re talking about historic new tariffs President Trump unveiled for countries all around the world. 

Also, the response to last month’s Texas floods is being scrutinized as new flooding impacts a different part of the country. 

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What A Day - Why Red And Blue States Are Waging A Redistricting War

Republicans in the Texas State House released their plans to redraw the state’s congressional map this week. It’s a nakedly partisan gambit to maximize GOP wins in next year’s midterm elections, all at the behest of President Donald Trump. In response, some Democrats want the party to fight fire with fire. California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday he wants a special election in a bid to offset Texas’s shenanigans. Justin Levitt, a constitutional law professor at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles and a former White House senior advisor to the Biden Administration, lays out the stakes for this mid-cycle redistricting war and why all of us should care.

And in headlines: Trump slaps a 35 percent tariff on Canada after complaining about the country’s plans to recognize a Palestinian state, U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee and Special envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff are headed to Gaza, and Trump signs an executive order to bring back the Presidential Fitness Test to schools.

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Ologies with Alie Ward - Bonus Episode: Optical Technology (HISTORY OF EYEGLASSES + MODERN DAY VISION)

When were glasses invented? What happened back then if your horse stepped on them? How is the digital age changing adults’ and kids’ vision? The first half of this special bonus episode about Optical Technology features the charmingly hilarious director of the Museum of the Eye in San Francisco, Jenny Benjamin. Then we bop over to Houston, Texas for the ultra-knowledgeable real-life optometrist, Dr. Nadia Sledge to chat about the importance of annual exams and where our eyesight is trending in the digital age. Also: dark Roman trivia, Downton Abbey fashion, how online eye tests overlook critical conditions, and how you would have survived in the past without spectacles. 

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Ophthalmology

Medieval Codicology 

Experimental Archaeology 

Literary Olfactology

Proptology 

Disability Sociology

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Pod Save America - How Many Nobel Prizes Can Trump Win?

It's Liberation Day…again. After two missed deadlines and only a few trade deals done, Trump's global tariffs officially go into effect today. To mark the occasion, White House trade advisor Peter Navarro says the president not only deserves a Nobel Peace Prize—but also a Nobel Prize in economics. Meanwhile, Trump can't stop talking about Jeffrey Epstein, telling reporters on Air Force One that Virginia Giuffre was "stolen" by Jeffrey Epstein from the Mar-a-Largo spa. Trump pressures Senate Republicans to kill a ban on congressional (and presidential) stock trading. Jon and Dan discuss the latest, including Democrats' shifting views on Gaza, Kamala Harris's decision not to run for California governor, and Texas Republicans' attempts to steal the 2026 midterm elections by redrawing their congressional map. Then, Congressman Jason Crow joins Tommy in the studio to talk about recruiting Democrats to run for office, and why he's suing ICE after being denied entry to a detention facility in his district. 
 

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WSJ Tech News Briefing - Can These New Chips Solve AI’s Energy Problem?

Chip startups are battling to sell cloud-computing providers the custom-built inference chips of the future. But the question is, can they actually make a dent in AI’s projected energy demand? WSJ columnist and co-host of the Bold Names podcast, Christopher Mims joins us to explain. Plus, Hollywood is losing ground to YouTube as the tech giant wins the battle for TV viewers. Belle Lin hosts.

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Further Reading

How YouTube Won the Battle for TV Viewers 

The New Chips Designed to Solve AI’s Energy Problem 

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The Best One Yet - 🎯 “Find My Kid” — Skechers’ AirTag shoe. Figma’s designer IPO. Ford’s tariff tax. + Celsius’ Vodka surprise.

Skechers launched the 1st shoe built for Apple AirTags… It’s the “Track My Kid Era.”

Figma stock 3x’d for the biggest American IPO in 4 years… because everything is now design. 

It’s Tariff Deadline Day so we explain this huge trade war moment with 1 product… Ford Bronco.

Plus, Celsius energy drink just issued a warning… they accidentally filled some with vodka.


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NPR's Book of the Day - New books by Irene Vega, Tim Weiner chronicle changes to federal agencies under Trump

Two new books add context to changes at federal agencies under the Trump administration. First, Irene Vega interviewed 90 ICE agents over a number of years for her book Bordering on Indifference. In today's episode, she speaks with NPR's A Martínez about the frequent tension between agents' professional and personal backgrounds. Then, Tim Weiner's new book The Mission considers how the CIA is reimagining the art of espionage in the modern era. In today's episode, he talks with NPR's Mary Louise Kelly about what he calls an "ideological purge" at the CIA under President Trump and how technology can make spying more difficult.

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Short Wave - Climate Change Is Here For Your Chocolate

Last year, we reported how extreme weather events may be dwindling the future of chocolate. Just last week, we saw an inkling of that: The Hershey Company announced it would significantly raise the cost of its candy in the face of historically high cocoa prices. So, we're revisiting host Emily Kwong's conversation with Yasmin Tayag, a food, health and science writer at The Atlantic. They get into the cocoa shortage: What's causing it, how it's linked to weather and poor farming conditions and what potential solutions exist. Plus, they enjoy a chocolate alternative taste test.

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What Could Go Right? - The Progress Report: Japan’s Tsunami Tech Saves Lives

On this week's Progress Report, Zachary and Emma dive into some optimistic stories you may have missed during your doomscrolling. From tsunami-stopping tech in Japan to social media-powered rescue missions in Ghana and the groundbreaking frontiers of male birth control, this isn’t your usual ocean of depressing news.


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