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Agnus: The Late Antique, Medieval, and Byzantine Podcast - Dr. Robin Whelan on Christianity in Vandal Africa

Join Glenn as he talks with Dr. Robin Whelan about his new book Being Christian in Vandal Africa.

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Opening Arguments - OA142: The Opioid Crisis — A (Mostly) Non-Partisan Friday

Today's episode features a deep dive into our nation's opioid crisis. First, the guys take a look at a recent bad court thingy filed by Paul Manafort's lawyers in connection with his criminal prosecution.  What does it mean?  Listen and find out! In the main segment, Andrew and Thomas break down the just-released Senate Subcommittee Report on illegal opioid use in this country and discuss how an obscure 1874 treaty organization affects international drug trafficking.  You won't want to miss it! After the main segment, Andrew answers a question from one of our youngest listeners, high school sophmore Brian about a recent free speech case at the University of Alabama.  You may be surprised at the answer! Finally, we end with our second of three Middle Earth-themed Thomas Takes the Bar Exam (Question #60) involving lightning, wildfires, an experienced woodsman, and an errant crossbow bolt.  Remember that you can play along with #TTTBE by retweeting our episode on Twitter or sharing it on Facebook along with your guess.  We'll release the answer on next Tuesday's episode along with our favorite entry! Recent Appearances None!  Have us on your show! Show Notes & Links
  1. Manafort's accidentally-included legal memo can be found here.
  2. You can hear Deborah Smith and Zach Law discuss opioids here.
  3. This is the Senate Subcommittee Report on Opioid Interdiction, and this is the text of SB 708.
  4. Finally, here's a link to Papish v. Board of Curators, 410 U.S. 667 (1973), the case we discussed in answering Brian's question.
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The Gist - He Got Trump’s Taxes

From the annals of monkey research, how 10 primates were gassed in the service of a bad study.

Today on The Gist, investigative reporter David Cay Johnston, who has been reporting on President Trump long enough to simply call him Donald. Johnston has an appreciation for Donald’s trademark swindles: refusing payment, lying to vendors, abridging photocopies. He’s not surprised to see the same methods at work in the Trump administration. He likens the Trump administration to “political termites,” eating their way through the structures of the U.S. government, leaving holes throughout. Johnston is the author of It’s Even Worse Than You Think: What the Trump Administration Is Doing to America. 

In the Spiel, the trial, coverage, and sentencing of Larry Nassar.

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The NewsWorthy - World Economic Forum, Monkey Clones & Murphy Brown (+ 3QTH with Tariq Malik) – Thursday, January 25th, 2018

All the news you need to know for Thursday, January 25th, 2018! 

Today, why President Trump is rubbing elbows with the wealthy in Switzerland, a former USA Gymnastics doctor gets sentenced to prison and Elon Musk agrees to a radical new type of pay.

Plus: monkey clones, camel beauty and new iPhone features.

All that and much more in less than 10 minutes!

 Then, stick around for Three Question Thursday. This week's guest is Tariq Malik, Managing Editor of Space.com. He'll be answering three questions about the moon, including the upcoming supermoon, blue moon and total lunar eclipse happening all at once on January 31st as well as a new moon directive for NASA.

Award-winning broadcast journalist and former TV news reporter Erica Mandy breaks it all down for you. 

For links to all the stories referenced in today's episode, visit https://www.theNewsWorthy.com and click Episodes.

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Serious Inquiries Only - SIO114: Getting on the Same Page #metoo

The last episode, the debate between Chris and Tracey on the Aziz Ansari incident, caused a decent amount of controversy. Many women were frustrated by Chris and also felt like we didn't need to hear from another male on this issue. I talk about these valid concerns and what I was trying to do with this episode and in general. This first half is very meta and involves working through criticism, so if that's not something you're interested in, please skip to 26:40 because there are two incredible recordings from women who wanted to share. They are a must listen. Also btw there's more to the Garrison Keillor story. Leave Thomas a voicemail! (916) 750-4746, remember short and to the point! Support the show at seriouspod.com/support! Follow us on Twitter: @seriouspod Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/seriouspod For comments, email thomas@seriouspod.com Direct Download
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Cato Daily Podcast - The 2017 Human Freedom Index

"The Human Freedom Index” presents the state of human freedom in the world based on a broad measure that encompasses personal, civil, and economic freedom. It is co-published by the Cato Institute, the Fraser Institute, and the Liberales Institut at the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom. Ian Vasquez is the report's co-author.

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