Jeannie Vanasco’s memoir A Silent Treatment is about the period her mother spent living in the basement apartment of Vanasco’s home. Sometimes, Vanasco’s mother would stop communicating altogether. The silent treatment could last a few days – but once, it lasted six months. In today’s episode, the author speaks with NPR’s Scott Simon about how she came to understand her mother’s retreat.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2638: Artificial Gravity
Episode: 2638 Artificial Gravity for Human Spaceflight; What is Gained, What is Lost. Today, astronaut Michael Barratt discusses the pros and cons of artificial gravity.
Global News Podcast - Uncertainty remains after Gaza deal
There is huge uncertainty over what happens next following the Gaza ceasefire deal. President Trump has left the region after signing off his peace plan at a summit in Egypt. Also: Madagascar's embattled president has said that he has fled the country following weeks of youth-led protests calling for his resignation; discovering the footprints left by a dinosaur 166 million years ago; and why the small African nation of Cape Verde has been partying into the night.
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The Stack Overflow Podcast - AI agents for your digital chores
Ryan welcomes Dhruv Batra, co-founder and chief scientist at Yutori, to explore the future of AI agents, how AI usage is changing the way people interact with advertisements and the web as a whole, and the challenges that proactive AI agents may face when being integrated into workflows and personal internet use.
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Yutori is building AI agents that can reliably handle everyday digital tasks on your behalf on the web.
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Read Me a Poem - “The Rejected Member’s Wife” by Thomas Hardy
Amanda Holmes reads Thomas Hardy’s “The Rejected Member’s Wife.” 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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It Could Happen Here - CZM Rewind: Title 42: How a Public Health Law Kills Refugees
In the first of a four-part series, James discusses the last three years of immigration policy and what they mean for people seeking refuge in the USA.
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Donald Trump arrived in Egypt for a “peace summit” aimed at building on the Gaza ceasefire to help establish regional stability.
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Chapo Trap House - 977 – The Next Day feat. Ryan Grim and Jeremy Scahill
Drop Site’s Ryan Grim and Jeremy Scahill return to talk more about the ceasefire deal in Gaza. We discuss what finally led to this moment, whether this ceasefire will be any different than the previous ones, and the future of Gaza, Israel, and the Gulf States. We then turn to the media’s coverage of Gaza: Jeremy’s new story on The Free Press’ “debunking” of the photos of malnourished Gazan children, the news that Douglas Murray and David Frum were writing speeches for an Israeli ambassador, a supposed document from Mohammad Sinwar, and Jacki Karsh’s pro-Israel journalism fellowship.
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President Trump says it's time to move on from Middle East feuds and hatred. Trump says what Gaza needs is an infusion of cash in order to rebuild. Nor'easter begins to move out after causing at least one death and major flooding from Virginia up to New England. CBS News Correspondent Jennifer Keiper with tonight's World News Roundup.
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The Source - How Texas is the epicenter of book banning
Your right to read is being infringed upon, and librarians have become the first responders in the fight for democracy and First Amendment rights. Texas has become ground zero as sweeping book bans are adopted at an unprecedented rate. As tensions escalate, librarians are being threatened with violence, harassed and accused of crimes. A new documentary, “The Librarians,” shows who is standing up for basic rights.array(3) {
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