NBN Book of the Day - “Plato and the Tyrant” with author James Romm

In 388 BCE, Plato, at the age of about forty and in the midst of writing The Republic, visited for the first time the then-Greek city state of Syracuse, on the eastern shores of Sicily. Syracuse was ruled by a tyrant, Dionysius, who on death was followed by his son, also a tyrant. Over the course of his three separate visits to Syracuse over the years, encountering both father and son, Plato arrived at the model for tyranny laid out in The Republic. That’s the argument of James Romm’s splendid book, Plato and the Tyrant: The Fall of Greece’s Greatest Dynasty and the Making of a Philosophic Masterpiece (W.W. Norton, 2025)In our conversation, Romm renders, not the familiar “marble Plato” of his God-like dialogues, but an altogether human figure grappling with his own personal vulnerabilities. We discuss, too, the parallels to today’s times, in which tyrants and would-be tyrants continue to plague the world. The tyrant, as Romm ably shows, is an archetype for all time.

James Romm is the James H. Ottaway Jr. Professor of Classics at Bard College and editor of the Ancient Lives biography series from Yale University Press.

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The NewsWorthy - Special Edition: CDC Shake-Up – Trust, Vaccines & Future of Public Health

The CDC is in turmoil after its director was fired and several senior leaders resigned in protest. At the same time, new vaccine guidelines are fueling confusion and debate. We break down what these shake-ups mean for science, public trust, and families heading into sick season.

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CBS News Roundup - 09/13/2025 | Weekend Roundup

On the "CBS News Weekend Roundup", host Allison Keyes gets the latest on developments in the  political assassination of conservative Charlie Kirk from CBS's Andres Gutierrez, Nancy Cordes and Fin Gomez. We also look back 24 years to the deadly September 11th terror attacks with CBS News Correspondents Michael Wallace, who was in New York City,  and Linda Kenyon, who was at the Pentagon. In the "Kaleidoscope with Allison Keyes" segment, we'll discuss the growing number of cancer cases among 9/11 first responders.

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Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - Dear Justice Kavanaugh, “I’m American, Bro”

In this week’s episode of Amicus, we delve into the recent Supreme Court shadow docket order in Noem v. Vasquez-Perdomo, which in essence legalized racial profiling by roving ICE patrols, and in practice may have ushered in America’s “show your papers” era for Americans with brown skin, who speak Spanish, and/or go to Home Depot in work clothes. Join Dahlia Lithwick and Ahilan Arulanantham, a longstanding human rights lawyer and law professor, as they unpack what this unargued, unreasoned, unsigned and (in Kavanaugh’s case) uncited decision means for both immigrants and U.S. citizens, for 4th amendment doctrine, and for the lower courts expected to parse SCOTUS’ tea leaves. Want more Amicus? Join Slate Plus to unlock weekly bonus episodes with exclusive legal analysis. Plus, you’ll access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. You can subscribe directly from the Amicus show page on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Or, visit slate.com/amicusplus to get access wherever you listen.

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More or Less: Behind the Stats - Will the world really be 50 million workers short by 2030?

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says the world faces a severe labour shortage – 50 million workers by the end of the decade. The boss of the world’s most valuable company thinks humanoid robots will be needed to fill the gap.

But is this prediction based on solid evidence?

Tim Harford looks at the calculations behind the claim with Rajiv Gupta, a technology expert at Boston Consulting Group, who is the likely source of the 50 million figure.

If you’ve seen a number in the news you think we should look at, email the team: moreorless@bbc.co.uk

Presenter: Tim Harford Producer: Nicholas Barrett Series producer: Tom Colls Sound mix: Hal Haines Editor: Richard Vadon

It Could Happen Here - It Could Happen Here Weekly 199

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. 

- It Was Never About Crime feat. Prop

- Abundance, Or How To Sell Tech Fascism To Liberals

- ICE Partners with Israeli Phone Hacking Spyware

- Recognizing Palestine as a State: Meaningful Farce feat. Dana El Kurd

- Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #33

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Abundance, Or How To Sell Tech Fascism To Liberals

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ICE Partners with Israeli Phone Hacking Spyware

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Recognizing Palestine as a State: Meaningful Farce feat. Dana El Kurd

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Tanja Aalberts on sovereignty - Constructing Sovereignty between Politics and Law - 1st Edition - Tanj

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Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #33

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Global News Podcast - Charlie Kirk murder suspect arrested

Officials say 22-year-old Tyler Robinson was arrested in connection with conservative activist Charlie Kirk's murder after he confessed to his father who recognised him from police photos. Also: a special report from frontline communities in eastern Ukraine; and a four-year manhunt to find the identity of a wedding guest.

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CBS News Roundup - 09/12/2025 | World News Roundup Late Edition

The man suspected of firing the shot that killed conservative activist Charlie Kirk is in custody. President Trump announces he's sending the national guard to Memphis to fight crime.

ICE agent fatally shoots suspect in suburban Chicago.

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