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Money Girl - 247 MG 5 Year-End Tips to Save Money on Taxes
Follow these 5 simple strategies now to cut your tax bill.
Cato Daily Podcast - Defense Authorization and Indefinite Detention
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Cato Daily Podcast - North Korea’s Next Steps
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Start the Week - The Spirit of Christmas: Claire Tomalin, Susan Hill and Canon Giles Fraser
Andrew Marr discusses the idea of Christmas with Canon Giles Fraser who argues that the Christian Christmas was invented by the Emperor Constantine for political, not religious, reasons, 300 years after the birth of Christ. Canon Fraser will be discussing the idea that the legacy of Constantine's December feast distorts the message of Christ and casts a long shadow on modern believers. Clare Tomalin will be talking about Dickens and how the Victorian imagination shaped our understanding of what Christmas is and should be, and Susan Hill will be exploring the Christmas ghost story - one of the tenacious Victorian traditions still being reinvented in the 21st century.
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The History of Rome - 163- Theodosius’s Walls
Following the death of Eudoxia, the Praetorian Prefect Anthemius took control of the Eastern Empire and ran it wisely for the next decade. Meanwhile in the West, anti-barbarian policies will lead to the invasion of Italy by Alaric.
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe - The Skeptics Guide #335 – Dec 17 2011
This Day in Skepticism; News Items: Pro-Measles Children's Book, Higgs Update, Mercury UFO, Hallucinating Color; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: Menstrual Syncing; Swindler's List: Online Dating; Science or Fiction
Motley Fool Money - Motley Fool Money: 12.16.2011
What was the most significant business story of 2011? Who was the most influential business leader? What are the most overlooked stories of the year? What were the most undervalued stocks of the year? On this week's show, our analysts tackle those questions and share some stocks on their radar.
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More or Less: Behind the Stats - Higgs boson statistics
In the week scientists at the Large Hadron Collider announced that the most coveted prize in particle physics - the Higgs boson - may have been found, Tim Harford hears that the statistical significance is being mis-reported. Plus, the difficulties of cornering a market (especially when the commodity is a 1980s plastic doll). And, Tim Harford talks to author Keith Devlin about how Fibonacci revolutionised trade by introducing medieval businessmen to simple arithmetic.
Cato Daily Podcast - Bloomberg’s Nanny State
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