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About Only in AmericaA probing biography of world-renowned Jewish singer and actor Al Jolson and the history of his performance in and the making of The Jazz Singer.About the AuthorRICHARD BERNSTEIN has been a reporter, culture critic, and commentator for more than thirty years. He was a foreign correspondent in Asia and Europe for Time and The New York Times, and was the first bureau chief in China for Time. He is the author of several books, among them China 1945; A Girl Named Faithful Plum; Ultimate Journey, a New York Times Best Book of the Year; and Out of the Blue, named one of the seven best books of the year by The Boston Globe. He lives in New York City.
Dr. Kirk Pappas recounts a tense encounter with a divisive stranger while on a cab tour in Belfast, leading to an ominous warning from his Irish guide about the parallels between the Troubles and the rising tensions in America.Chapters:A Chance Encounter in Belfast (00:00 - 00:49)Political Provocations in the Cab (00:49 - 02:29)Visiting the Peace Wall (02:29 - 03:25)An Ominous Warning (03:25 - 05:06)Reflecting on Sean's Message (05:06 - 05:30)Show Notes:The "black cab tours" in Belfast where former IRA members provide firsthand accounts of the TroublesThe political and religious divisions between Republicans and Loyalists in Northern IrelandThe Peace Walls separating Catholic and Protestant neighborhoods in BelfastParallels drawn between the Troubles and rising political tensions in AmericaA thoughtful message about avoiding conflict and promoting understandingDave Pokorny Presents…West Side Stories Petaluma's StorySlam on the first Weds of each month at 417 Western Avenue Petaluma, CA 94952 at 7pm.TICKETS here:https://ci.ovationtix.com/36153/Westside Stories:https://www.davepokornypresents.com/west-side-storieshttps://www.facebook.com/dave.pokorny3/Our Partners:Once Upon a Slush - https://www.onceuponaslush.com/Polly Klaas Community Theater - https://www.pollyklaastheater.org/Sonoma Portworks - https://portworks.com/Getphily Podcast Production - https://www.getphily.com/Lend an Ear Media - https://lendanearmedia.com/
Chaya Leah is back from Italy and FranceThe hazards of kosher fine-dining in EuropeHarvard loves dead NazisYael is traumatized by classic EuropeAmericans love standing in lineThe Jewish ethics of having an affairYou don't *have* to love thy neighbor in AmericaA solemn yet insightful conversation about IsraelIs hatred of the religious people in Israel out of control?Save us, Eurovision!Barbie's Kosher DreamhouseArchie comics were more damaging than BarbieCongratulations Rabbi Shmuly!Oh look another sad Jewish holidayYael suprises Chaya Leah by announcing a new project - The AAJ Book Club! There is no deadline and definitely no meetings (unless you guys want to do that). Our book is “Arc of a Covenant” by Walter Russel Mead.Questions? Askajewpod@gmail.comFollow our substack askajew.substack.com and find us on Instagram @askajewpodShownotes:Israeli protestors connectingJewish students giving it to TitusLiel Leibovitz on Commentary - do you agree or nah?The Arie Deri law
Ep 26: Time Travel, Heroine Cartels & The Death of Americaa great podcast is sponsored by: INSTACART! kinda. CLICK OUR LINK FOR DEALS: https://instacart.oloiyb.net/b3mrnm DO NOT GET OFFENDED BY THIS CAST. INSTEAD, LEAVE IN THE COMMENTS WHY YOU ARE SO WE CAN HAVE A DISCUSSION. GETTING OFFENDED IS NEVER THE ANSWER, CONVERSATIONS ARE. THESE HOSTS ARE VERY HANDSOME AND INTELLIGENT MEN. ALL ARE WELCOME ON THIS GREAT PODCAST
Mmmm. . . American cheese. Invented in Switzerland? Listen to find out.If you would like to donate your research to "The History of..." or send a donation note please contact me at thehistoryof365@gmail.com.Click to donate here.Check out the show's Instagram here.Resources:How cows got to AmericaA brief overview of American Cheese historyAbout early cheese manufacture in AmericaAbout Cheez Whiz FDA Cheese Regulations (good luck)Planet Money's Big Government Cheese
America was ready to explode even before George Floyd was killed by the Minneapolis police. The twin tragedies of 40 million people — one-quarter of the US workforce — losing their jobs and 100,000 people losing their lives during the coronavirus pandemic had turned the US into an emotional tinderbox that was waiting for a spark to set it off.Mark and Pete episode from which this poem is taken on the way forward for a divided America: https://www.spreaker.com/user/withpetercooper/i-cant-breathe-for-spreakerFull text of poem:The United Traits of AmericaA nation that unites where the law is abided,Always delights if great protection is provided,Until one act incites while minorities are derided,Social media recites as ignorance presided.But when hate ignites and colour has collided,And blacks and whites are so sadly divided,Then civil rights and justice are just one-sided,It simply highlights that a country is misguided.[A satirical poem by Mark and Pete]...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omFiCtEN4rI
America was ready to explode even before George Floyd was killed by the Minneapolis police. The twin tragedies of 40 million people — one-quarter of the US workforce — losing their jobs and 100,000 people losing their lives during the coronavirus pandemic had turned the US into an emotional tinderbox that was waiting for a spark to set it off.Mark and Pete episode from which this poem is taken on the way forward for a divided America: https://www.spreaker.com/user/withpetercooper/i-cant-breathe-for-spreakerFull text of poem:The United Traits of AmericaA nation that unites where the law is abided,Always delights if great protection is provided,Until one act incites while minorities are derided,Social media recites as ignorance presided.But when hate ignites and colour has collided,And blacks and whites are so sadly divided,Then civil rights and justice are just one-sided,It simply highlights that a country is misguided.[A satirical poem by Mark and Pete]...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omFiCtEN4rI
[Metagnosis] The Art of Comedy (feat. Aditya)Sample of Ben Shapiro videos:Ben Shapiro: 8 Tips on How to DebateBen Shapiro Responds to Abortion ClaimsBen Shapiro: Jason Collins not a heroBen Shapiro SMACKS DOWN Black Lives Matter: "It has nothing to do with race."Ben Shapiro: US commentator clashes with BBC's Andrew Neil - BBC NewsBen Shapiro DESTROYS Transgenderism And Pro-Abortion ArgumentsJoe Rogan and Ben Shapiro on the Current State of Race in AmericaA criticism of Ben Shapiro that we watched beforehand:Perhaps Ben Shapiro Shouldn't Be Taken Seriously By Anyone About Anything - SOME MORE NEWS
Tämän viikon podcastissa Paavo Teittinen, Marko Junkkari ja Anna-Sofia Berner keskustelevat pääministeri Sanna Marinin hallituksen kiistaa herättäneestä päätöksestä avata koulut pariksi viikoksi, sekä Suomen ehkä tärkeimmän virkamiehen eli valtiovarainministeriön kansliapäällikön nimitysriidasta. Lisäksi puhutaan siitä, miksi maatalous tekee kaikkensa saadakseen kausityöläisiä ulkomailta, kun heitä olisi tarjolla Suomestakin. Pitkien, epämukavien hiljaisuuksien varalle Marko suosittelee New Yorkerin artikkelia Yhdysvaltain senaatin republikaanijohtajasta Mitch McConnellista (https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/04/20/how-mitch-mcconnell-became-trumps-enabler-in-chief), Sohvi suosittelee amerikkalaista yhteiskuntaa ja nykypäivän kulttuurikamppailua selittävää HBO:n uutta sarjaa Mrs. Americaa, ja Paavo suosittelee Netflixin uutta sarjaa The Last Dancea, joka kertoo Chicago Bullsista ja koripalloilija Michael Jordanista, mutta myös siitä mitä vaatii päästä omassa lajissaan aivan huipulle. Tuomas palaa lähetykseen taas ensi viikolla.
An overview of "The Chimes" by Charles Dickens, short stories throughout history, and an added discussion of how short story anthologies are compiled and published. The History of Christmas Ghost Stories: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-do-ghost-stories-go-christmas-180961547/ Book Critics Circle: http://bookcritics.org/blog/archive/a-brief-history-of-the-short-story-in-americaA short story blog?? : https://writing.stackexchange.com/questions/6712/how-many-short-stories-make-a-collection
Una tarde, hace unos años, me encontré a mi misma viendo en televisión a algunas personas durmiendo. Uno roncaba, los otros apenas se movían.Eran invitados en una casa llamada Gran Hermano donde habían aceptado convivir hasta que fueran expulsados del reality show. Los concursantes comían, dormían, hablaban y de vez en cuando participaban en unas pruebas ridículas. Competían por una cantidad considerable d dinero que ahora mismo no recuerdo.Todo el mundo podía observarles durante las 24 horas del día. Era una especie de “experimento carcelario”.Este programa, llamado Gran Hermano, todavía es famoso y sigue emitiéndose en televisión, de hecho puedes ver la décima edición en mi país en estos momentos, se que no sólo es famoso aquí, también lo es es el Reino Unido, Portugal, Alemania y otros paises en Europa y América.Una amiga mía hablando sobre esto hace unos días me decía “Cada año me prometo a mi misma que no voy a verlo pero ya estoy enganchada otra vez” y es que la verdad es que es adictivo, tiene cierto poder de distracción.Hay otros reality shows en mi país como Supervivientes, Viaje a Pekin y todo tipo de programas donde gente normal convierte su vida privada en algo público.Quizá tienen tanto éxito por lo que suponen de “realidad” y espontaneidad, nunca sabes que va a ocurrir o que es lo que van a contarnos de sus vidas, esta claro que son tan convincentes porque nos sentimos identificados con esas personas normales, no importa que la situación sea extraordinaria, nos gusta ver como reaccionan y nos fascina esa gente que no se para ante nada con tal de ser famoso o conseguir dinero.Música: Cafe Quijano "Que Grande es esto del Amor"Big BrotherOne evening, a few years ago, I found myself watching people sleep. One was snoaring, the others were barely moving.They were “houseguests” inside a Big Brother house where they agreed to live until they were voted off the reality T.V. show. The contestants ate, slept, talked and ocasionally participated in ridiculous challenges. They were competing for a quite big amount of money that I don’t remember now. Everybody could match them all day. It was a “prison experiment”This program, called Big Brother, is still famous and still on TV, you can follow B.B. number 10 now in my country, but I know it’s also famous in UK, Portugal, Germany and other countries in Europe and AmericaA friend of mine talking about it the other day told me “I swear every year that I’m not going to watch it but I’m hooked again”; and it’s true, it’s addictive, it has some power of distractionThere are other reality shows in my country: Survivor, Travelling to Pekin, anda all kind of confessional shows, where ordinary people make thir private life public.Maybe they are so succesful because of the “reality” and spontaneity of the shows, you never know what is going to happen next or what they are going to tell about their lifes, it’s clear that they are strangely compelling because we are able to empathize with ordinary people, it doesn’t matter if they are in extraordinary situations, we like to watch how they act and we are fascinated by people who will stop at nothing in their pursuit of fame
We can't call it seasonal as it's the middle of February. Once a year we get together over Skype with John Lingard our regular correspondent from England. Usually you know John as our reader currently of Naïve and Sentimental Lover. However every so often it's nice to get a look at news you normally don't hear on BBC. We'll wrap up the Lincoln Christmas market wax poetically about John's travels in Americaa last April and look forward to the year ahead. There's humor fun and genuine comradeship. Pleaase enjoy btw regular programing continues next week.
Philippians 1: 29 - 2: 2 Isn't it remarkable that, with more 'super-churches' and 'mega-churches' than ever before in history, America is actually less Christian than ever? And even the Christians themselves seem to struggle. How can that be? The answer is simple: Americaa has never needed 'super churches'. It needs Christ, and His Church. From the Series on Paul's Letter to the Philippians: Joy Rediscovered
Want to learn how to hike the Appalachian Trail (AT) with no camping, hiking or wilderness experience?Jeff Chow mapped the entire Appalachian Trail for Backpacker magazine. Before he hiked 2000+ miles he had virtually no wilderness camping experience.If you are ready to feel the freedom of the trail and learn how a long distance hike on the AT can change your life you'll want to hit play on the bar (below the top picture) and give this exciting episode a listen.Jeff's story will empower any aspiring distance or thru hiker to conquer their fears and live out their dreams of hiking the AT no matter how little time you've spent sleeping under the stars.[Tweet "Loved this #podcast on how to #hike the Appalachian Trail with zero experience http://zerototravel.com/podcast/hike-the-appalachian-trail/"]In this engaging podcast you'll learn:How a simple contest scored Jeff a dream job, hiking the AT and getting paid to map itWhy starting any club or group is an incredible way to start living your dreams, and why limited experience shouldn't stop youThe strategy for hiking the AT safelyHow the simplicity of life on the trail can change youWhy the Appalachian Trail is safer and easier than other distance trailsWhat the community is like on a long distance hikeThe social side of the trail and what it is like to travel on foot in rural AmericaA first hand account of trail lifeAnd so much more...Resources from this show include:Jeff Chow onlineBackpacker Magazine's Appalachian Trail Resource AreaWhiteblaze.net - A comprehensive resource for the AT*All Photos Courtesy of Jeff Chow The post Hike the Appalachian Trail With Zero Experience appeared first on Zero to Travel.