Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1527: Polio and Clean Water
Episode: 1527 How Clean Water triggered the Great Polio Epidemics. Today, we wonder where polio came from.
Audio Mises Wire - The Senate and the Loss of “Mixed Government”
Few Americans today realize that until the passage of the 17th Amendment in 1913, US senators were appointed by their state legislatures, not by popular vote. This development had an unfortunate effect upon US politics, further damaging the original federalist governing arrangement.
Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/senate-and-loss-mixed-government
Audio Mises Wire - U.S. Actions Toward Cuba Are Criminal
Even though Cuba poses no threat to the U.S., the Trump administration continues its criminal policies of sanctions and other restrictions in an attempt to foist "regime change" on the country.
Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/us-actions-toward-cuba-are-criminal
Curious City - What was it like for women working in Hoover’s FBI?
For decades, the FBI was a man’s world. Anybody else was just living in it, especially the administrative staff.
In the last episode, we learned how the bureau recruited high school girls for clerical work during the 1940s. But for decades women were explicitly prohibited from becoming special agents.
Western Springs resident Jane McCarty was hired out of high school in the late 1960s to work as a stenographer for the FBI. She held several positions during her more than four decades at the organization. Today, the former president of the Society of FBI Alumni talks about the ebbs and flows of women’s access to leadership and autonomy within the bureau. She endured a sexist work environment but later witnessed the first women become FBI special agents.
Curious City - What was it like for women working in Hoover’s FBI?
For decades, the FBI was a man’s world. Anybody else was just living in it, especially the administrative staff.
In the last episode, we learned how the bureau recruited high school girls for clerical work during the 1940s. But for decades women were explicitly prohibited from becoming special agents.
Western Springs resident Jane McCarty was hired out of high school in the late 1960s to work as a stenographer for the FBI. She held several positions during her more than four decades at the organization. Today, the former president of the Society of FBI Alumni talks about the ebbs and flows of women’s access to leadership and autonomy within the bureau. She endured a sexist work environment but later witnessed the first women become FBI special agents.
The Indicator from Planet Money - Why this rural town wants an ICE facility
The Trump administration is planning to pour more than $38 billion into warehouses for mass immigrant detention. While some communities are starting to push back, one rural town has agreed to expand its detention facility. On today’s show, we visit a small town in Georgia to learn about the trade-offs of becoming a detention town.
Related episodes:
How well are ICE’s 12,000 new officers being trained?
How ICE crackdowns are affecting the workforce
Related episodes:
How well are ICE’s 12,000 new officers being trained?
How ICE crackdowns are affecting the workforce
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Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2559: Going, Going, Gone!
Episode: 2559 Going, Going, Gone! A look at auctions. Today, going, going, gone!
Audio Mises Wire - Surviving Capitalism: The Scarcity Advantage
The story of Anil Ambani destroys the belief that capitalism automatically favors the rich and excludes the poor. Once a billionaire, he made a series of bad business choices and the market punished those choices. Capitalism favors good choices.
Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/surviving-capitalism-scarcity-advantage
Audio Mises Wire - Monetary Decay and Imperial Survival
The American empire—with its global military footprint and permanent war economy—cannot be financed through honest taxation without provoking revolt.
Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/monetary-decay-and-imperial-survival
60 Songs That Explain the '90s - Bruce Springsteen — “The Rising”
In the uncertain moments following 9/11, we were searching for comfort and someone to help us make sense of it all. Today, Rob discusses the one musician who was capable of stepping up and capturing the emotions the American people were feeling: Bruce Springsteen. Rob recaps the political statements Springsteen had been making in the decades before, which prepared him for the creation of “The Rising.” Finally, he is joined by music critic and Springsteen expert Steven Hyden to discuss where the album ‘The Rising’ ranks in his discography.
Host: Rob Harvilla
Producers: Justin Sayles and Olivia Crerie
Additional Video Editing: Kevin Pooler
Guest: Steven Hyden
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