Kelly Burke joins the pod again, this time to break down Facilitated Communication. A documentary recently came out on Netflix that explored this, and Kelly tells us why it's not just nonsense but also harmful, and how she and other experts in this field actually help people learn real communication techniques.
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What's the Word: Bunk; News Items: Starliner Update, Therapeutic Roleplaying, The Search for Gravitons, Dinosaur Footprints, Schools vs Cell Phones; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: Slippery Slope; Science or Fiction
All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.
Kamala Shuts Down the DNC
Imane Khelif and the Co-option of the Mexican Terfs
Transnational Repression of Sikh Independence Activists
Political Cults: The Democratic Workers Party feat. Andrew
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Do the mysterious Ica stones genuinely depict humans and dinosaurs co-existing? Did some ancient South American cultures actually possess fantastic flying machines, advanced medical techniques, and telescopes? According to the Peruvian physician Javier Cabrera Darquea, the Ica stones proved all of this and more, fundamentally reshaping the story of human history. However, not everyone was convinced. In part two of this special two-part series, the guys continue their investigation of the Ica stones.
Hundreds of low-income Native families who depend on the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations are enduring delays and other system management problems. The heads of the agency that oversees the program are having to answer tough questions from lawmakers. In an unrelated dispute, those same lawmakers are squabbling over costs of a tribally run food distribution pilot program. It’s one of the reasons they can’t come to agreement on the current Farm Bill that has major implications for Indian Country. Also, adding an Indigenous ingredient to an ice cream recipe is a good way to experience a sweet and cold side of traditional flavor. That’s what First Nations chef Zach Keeshig did with sweet grass. That’s all on The Menu on Native America Calling, our special feature on Indigenous food hosted by Andi Murphy.
Next episode is the 200th, therefore this is the 199th. I raid the 66 pages of ideas for episodes I have been keeping for nearly a decade, and present to you 199 that I have not yet made into podcasts (except for this one).
Find the episode's transcript, plus more information about the topics therein, at theallusionist.org/199ideas.
If you fancy concocting a quiz question for the imminent 200th episode, go to theallusionist.org/quiz to submit it; your deadline is 6 September 2024.
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Part 2! Dr. Jenessa Seymour continues to walk us through our drug journey with a brief stop to cover why it's impossible to get ADHD medication.
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Andrew and James discuss another political cult. In this episode, we cover the Democratic Workers Party and its leader, former professor Marlene Dixon.
Today's topic is a super easy one, when is terrorism ethical! We're talking political violence in the past, present, and gloriously unified Irish future. Enjoy, and please don't hate us, we are but simple space philosophers!