Ever see this rusty old freighter off the Bishop Ford Expressway? Its backstory says a lot about the Great Lakes shipping industry.
Cato Daily Podcast - Little Sisters of the Poor v. Burwell
Can the federal government's agencies pick and choose which religious groups are burdened by Obamacare? Josh Blackman, one of the authors of a Cato Institute brief in Little Sisters of the Poor v. Burwell, says no.
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Money Girl - 415 MG The Truth About Credit and Insurance Rates
There's a surprising relationship between your credit and what you pay for insurance. Find out which states allow credit to be used in setting rates, which types of policies are affected, and exactly how much you'll pay for not having excellent credit. Read the full transcript here: http://bit.ly/1LJok0e
The Gist - Garlic: The Secret to a Long Life With No Friends
On The Gist, Maria Konnikova of the New Yorker presses her knife down on a clove of wisdom and minces apart the research. Should we believe the hype about garlic, the miracle food? For the Spiel, a story of slobs vs. snobs as told through the Karate Kid. Join Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, exclusive member-only podcasts, and more. Sign up for a free trial today at slate.com/gistplus.
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The Phil Ferguson Show - #134 Abstinence-only in Kentucky
Jim Helton joins us to discuss the fun he has had with the Gideons in the past and now with Abstinence-Only Sex Education in the state of Kentucky. Wait until you hear about the top 10 ways to avoid pregnancy.
Investing Skeptically topic - Long Term Care Insurance.
Investing Skeptically topic - Long Term Care Insurance.
New Books in Native American Studies - Douglas B. Bamforth et al., “The Allen Site: A Paleoindian Camp in Southwestern Nebraska” (U of New Mexico Press, 2015)
In this episode of New Books in Archaeology we talk with Douglas B. Bamforth about his new book The Allen Site: A Paleoindian Camp in Southwestern Nebraska (University of New Mexico Press, 2015). Bamforth focuses primarily on Paleoindian land use represented by the Allen Site and the adjacent smaller sites...
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Talk Python To Me - #22: CPython Internals and Learning Python with pythontutor.com
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Cato Daily Podcast - The Work versus Welfare Tradeoff: Europe
How do European governments stack up when it comes to promoting work over welfare? Charles Hughes and Michael D. Tanner take a look in their new Cato paper, "The Work versus Welfare Trade-Off: Europe."
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The Gist - My Disease Became Your Fad Diet
On The Gist, Slate’s Laura Bennett explains what it’s like to be gluten-free since the ’90s. She recently wrote “I Was Gluten-Free Before It Was Cool.” Plus, what should we do with all our RadioShack gift cards? We speak with our “gift card girlfriend,” Shelly Hunter, for ways to make gift cards and pre-paid cards go further. For the Spiel, we go deep on U.S. secretaries of state. Today’s sponsor: Volvo. Have a month’s payment on Volvo and spend your summer doing the things that matter to you. Plus get up to five years of full coverage, including wear and tear. Go to volvocars.com/us. Join Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, exclusive member-only podcasts, and more. Sign up for a free trial today at slate.com/gistplus.
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Cato Daily Podcast - An Existential Threat to Bitcoin?
The possible transition to a new form of software for Bitcoin has been cast as an existential threat, though it's not clear that it is. Jim Harper comments.
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