Author Sarah Ditum has an uncomfortable label for the late 90s and early 2000s: the upskirt decade. In her new book, Toxic, Ditum analyzes how digital cameras, the Internet and tabloid misogyny created a perfect storm to permanently alter the lives and careers of nine famous women. In today's episode, Ditum speaks with NPR's Scott Detrow about the infamous Britney Spears interview with Diane Sawyer, the growth of social media throughout that decade, and the way younger generations are now reclaiming autonomy over their public image.
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Pod Save America - How Biden Can Handle the Age Thing
Joe Biden and the Democratic Party wrestle with concerns about the President's age in the wake of the Special Counsel's report calling him "a well-meaning elderly man with a poor memory." Donald Trump pops up at a rally in South Carolina to remind everyone that he's an elderly man with a poor memory who doesn't mean well at all. And later, former Representative Mondaire Jones stops by the studio to talk about disfunction in Congress, how control of the House might hinge on New York races like his, and today's big special election to replace George Santos.
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Chapo Trap House - 806 – Hero of Wives (2/12/24)
We give our annual post-Super Bowl report rating the spectacle and the ads, including the increasing, and increasingly funny, conservative opposition to the whole idea of “football”. Plus, a review of a tough week for Joe Biden, including a new round of trepidation about his age and fitness. Finally, we look at an amazing profile of Bill Ackman, a man who manages to be such an intense Wife Guy he’s ruined his wife’s life.
Read Me a Poem - “Poem about My Rights” by June Jordan
Amanda Holmes reads June Jordan’s “Poem about My Rights.” Take note that the poem includes explicit language and description of sexual assault. 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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The Indicator from Planet Money - What’s really happening with the Evergrande liquidation
China is in the economic doldrums in part due to its slumping real estate market. And one of the largest property developers in mainland China is a huge part of the story. Evergrande is drowning in about $300 billion of debt. And after months of attempting to restructure, one of its entities is now being forced to liquidate. We look at what that means and how the Chinese economy will be affected.
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Related episodes:
China's weakening economy in two Indicators (Apple / Spotify)
Tumbling Chinese stocks and rapid Chipotle hiring (Apple / Spotify)
The mess at the heart of China's economy (Apple / Spotify)
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Cato Daily Podcast - Biden’s Liquefied Natural Gas Export “Pause” Makes No Sense
US-derived LNG exports can serve a variety of American interests at once, and yet the Biden White House seems to want to keep it in the ground. Travis Fisher details the President's error.
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Chapo Trap House - UNLOCKED: 805 – My First Genocide feat. Ali Abunimah (2/8/24)
Today, executive director of the Electronic Intifada Ali Abunimah joins us to discuss the war in Palestine. We cover recent attempts to delegitimize and destroy UNRWA, atrocity propaganda, evolving capabilities of Palestinian resistance, changing attitudes towards Israel in the U.S., and the life, career and death of Palestinian author Refaat Alareer.
Find the Electronic Intifada here: https://electronicintifada.net/
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You can find Gaza Writes Back, the short story collection edited by Refaat Alareer, here: https://justworldbooks.com/books-by-title/gaza-writes-back/
First Things Podcast - How to Make Good Americans
In this episode, Chris Sinacola joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss the new book, “Restoring the City on a Hill: U.S. History & Civics in America’s Schools.”
Music by Jack Bauerlein.
The Commentary Magazine Podcast - Superbowling for Dollars
Was the RFK Jr. Super Bowl ad good or bad? Was the game good or bad? Was Biden's effort to get himself into the news on Super Bowl Sunday without being interviewed good or bad? Is the polling for the Squad good or bad? Was what Trump said about NATO and Nikki Haley's husband good or bad? Give a listen.
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Bad Faith - Episode 346 Promo – Night of the Walking Dems (w/ Dr. Jill Stein)
Subscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock this episode and our entire premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast 2024 Green Party Presidential candidate Dr. Jill Stein weighs in on the "zombie candidates" still running in the Democratic Primary, Dr. Cornel West's switch from running as an independent to running on a new Justice for All party line, critiques that the Green Party isn't interested in "doing the work" between presidential election cycles, the UAW Biden endorsement, and the Tucker/Putin interview.
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