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Good evening: The show begins in the markets as Brett Arends of MarketWatch comments on the panic. With wit. Two positions recommended: cash or fetal. 1930 CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR FIRST HOUR 9-915 #MRMARKET: Jerome Powell the Scapegoat. Brett "Break the Glass" Arends, MarketWatch 915-930 #MRMARKET: Fear Selling. Brett Arends, MarketWatch 930-945 #SMALLBUSINESSAMERICA: Elon Musk. @GeneMarks @Guardian @PhillyInquirer 945-1000 #SMALLBUSINESSAMERICA: How to Weather Tariffs. @GeneMarks @Guardian @PhillyInquirer SECOND HOUR 10-1015 Space Force: Orbital Bomber. Henry Sokolski, NPEC 1015-1030 Lancaster County: No Panic at the Markets. Jim McTague, Former Washington Editor, Barrons. @McTagueJ. Author of the "Martin and Twyla Boundary Series." #FriendsOfHistoryDebatingSociety 1030-1045 #POTUS: No Penalty Without Law. Richard Epstein 1045-1100 Tariffs: Unwise at Any Speed. Richard Epstein THIRD HOUR 1100-1115 5/8: Taking Manhattan: The Extraordinary Events That Created New York and Shaped America Hardcover – March 4, 2025 by Russell Shorto (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Taking-Manhattan-Extraordinary-Created-America/dp/0393881164/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0 The author of The Island at the Center of the World offers up a thrilling narrative of how New York―that brash, bold, archetypal city―came to be. In 1664, England decided to invade the Dutch-controlled city of New Amsterdam on Manhattan Island. Charles II and his brother, the Duke of York, had dreams of empire, and their archrivals, the Dutch, were in the way. But Richard Nicolls, the military officer who led the English flotilla bent on destruction, changed his strategy once he encountered Peter Stuyvesant, New Netherland's canny director general. Bristling with vibrant characters, Taking Manhattan reveals the founding of New York to be an invention, the result of creative negotiations that would blend the multiethnic, capitalistic society of New Amsterdam with the power of the rising English empire. But the birth of what might be termed the first modern city is also a story of the brutal dispossession of Native Americans and of the roots of American slavery. The book draws from newly translated materials and illuminates neglected histories―of religious refugees, Indigenous tribes, and free and enslaved Africans. Taking Manhattan tells the riveting story of the birth of New York City as a center of capitalism and pluralism, a foundation from which America would rise. It also shows how the paradox of New York's origins―boundless opportunity coupled with subjugation and displacement―reflects America's promise and failure to this day. Russell Shorto, whose work has been described as "astonishing" (New York Times) and "literary alchemy" (Chicago Tribune), has once again mined archival sources to offer a vibrant tale and a fresh and trenchant argument about American beginnings. 115-1130 6/8: Taking Manhattan: The Extraordinary Events That Created New York and Shaped America Hardcover – March 4, 2025 by Russell Shorto (Author) 1130-1145 7/8: Taking Manhattan: The Extraordinary Events That Created New York and Shaped America Hardcover – March 4, 2025 by Russell Shorto (Author) 1145-1200 8/8: Taking Manhattan: The Extraordinary Events That Created New York and Shaped America Hardcover – March 4, 2025 by Russell Shorto (Author) FOURTH HOUR 12-1215 #PACIFICWATCH: #VEGASREPORT: Nickel and Diming. @JCBliss 1215-1230 #ITALY: La Dolce Vita Orient Express 1230-1245 NASA: Isaacman confirmation starting. Bob Zimmerman, BehindtheBlack.com 1245-100 AM Moon: Inbound asteroid 2032. Bob Zimmerman, BehindtheBlack.com

Malcolm Gladwell may be one of the most widely read—and, with his Revisionist History podcast, listened to—journalists of our time. A New Yorker magazine staff writer and the author of seven New York Times bestsellers, including The Tipping Point (2000), Blink (2005), and Outliers (2008), he has myriad awards and honors to his name. But this impressive trajectory has never been some planned-out or preordained journey; in fact, as Gladwell says on this episode of Time Sensitive, he has never been one to try to overly plan for or divine the future—of his career, of his life, or of anything, really. “Expectations are a burden and wherever possible should be abandoned,” he says. Gladwell's radical receptiveness is perhaps what has led him to become one of today's most prolific and eclectic writers, reporting on topics ranging from office design and french fries, to dog fighting and Steve Jobs, to automobile engineers and marijuana. Across all of his writing, Gladwell exhibits a rare sleight-of-hand ability to take certain intellectual or academic subjects and leap-frog them into popular culture, and, in doing so, make seemingly esoteric phenomena entertaining and widely accessible.On the episode—recorded in the Pushkin Industries outpost in Hudson, New York—Gladwell talks about the disappearance of what he calls “the critical enterprise in America”; and how A.I. is complicating his famous “10,000-Hour Rule.”Special thanks to our Season 10 presenting sponsor, L'École, School of Jewelry Arts.Show notes:Malcolm Gladwell[4:36] Revenge of the Tipping Point[5:06] The Tipping Point[13:43] Unsafe at Any Speed[22:52] Anand Giridharadas[24:00] Revisionist History[25:39] Blink[31:07] The Holocaust in American Life[43:16] “10,000-Hour Rule”[43:16] Outliers[56:06] The Bomber Mafia (Podcast Mini Series)[56:06] Pushkin Industries[59:56] John Grisham[1:06:56] The Bomber Mafia  (Book)

Is it really Joever? Or has it Joenly Joest Jeejun? Aaron Sorkin out-dumbs himself again. (Plus, we're so psyched for his Jan. 6th movie!)Dialectical ruminations on JD Vance/Jeb Bush, the Jiggle Billy style origins of Mountain Dew, erotic couch speculations, etc.The dumbest Smart Guy™ since Aaron Sorkin, Curtis Yarvin is now the philosophical consultant to the Thiel-Vance Chimera. (Also, Josh tells riveting tale of once having been on the same flight as His Majesty King Yarvin.)Let the coconutpilling begin! Watch the right flail and seem to have been totally unaware that Joe Biden could drop out or die and be replaced before November 2024. And watch the left lose their minds with relief, memes and total amnesia RE Kween Kamala.Will the DNC nominate Ralph Nader if enough of us simultaneosly do some kind of occult-like ritual (the non-animal/human sacrificing kind) like all make Nader-based Vision Boards and read the holy text of Unsafe at Any Speed aloud every night before bed? Only one way to find out.Laura Loomer v. Kyrsten Sinema in a hatefuck contest for the ages. Our hosts briefly make their cases for their chosen contestant.Mr. Blood-drenched Liar Goes to Washington (and has plenty of dirty clothes in need of laundering).Another astoundingly fake Hamas video made and released by Israel.RIP Sonya MasseyCommiserate on Discord: discord.gg/aDf4Yv9PrYSupport: patreon / buzzsproutNever Forget: standwithdanielhale.orgGeneral RecommendationsJosh's Recommendation: The Songs of Leonard Cohen by Leonard CohenTim's Recommendation: NOlympics LAFurther Reading, Viewing, ListeningShow notes + Full list of links, sources, etc More From Timothy Robert BuechnerPodcast: Q&T ARETweets: @ROHDUTCHLocationless Locationsheatdeathpod.comEvery show-related link is corralled and available here.Twitter: @heatdeathpodPlease send all Letters of Derision, Indifference, Inquiry, Mild Elation, et cetera to: heatdeathoftheuniversepodcast@gmail.comSend us a Text Message.Support the Show.

It's hard to imagine a world without seatbelts or airbags. But five decades ago, it was the norm for car manufacturers to put glamour over safety.“It was stylistic pornography over engineering integrity,” Ralph Nader, prolific consumer advocate and several-time presidential candidate, tells Science Friday.This winter marks the 55th anniversary of Nader's groundbreaking investigation, “Unsafe at Any Speed,” a damning look at how little auto safety technology was in vehicles back in the 1960s. The book had a massive effect on auto safety in the U.S., setting the groundwork for laws about seatbelts, and the creation of the United States Department of Transportation.Nader joins Ira to discuss what's happened over 55 years of auto safety advances, and what kind of work is needed to make sure new technology, like self-driving cars, have the safety checks they need before going out on the roads.To stay updated on all things science, sign up for Science Friday's newsletters. Transcripts for each segment will be available the week after the show airs on sciencefriday.com.

Episode #97 of the Last Call Trivia Podcast starts off with a round of general knowledge questions. Then, we're picking ourselves up and trying again for a round of Flops & Failures Trivia!Round OneThe game begins with a Science Trivia question about the term for the top speed reached by a free-falling object.Next, we have a Celebrities Trivia question about a Hollywood family with multiple famous members.The first round concludes with a Landmarks Trivia question about a U.S. landmark whose official color is “international orange.”Bonus QuestionToday's Bonus Question is a follow-up to the Landmarks Trivia question from the first round.Round TwoIf at first you don't succeed, try, try again. And that's just what we'll do in this round of Flops & Failures Trivia!The second round begins with a Products Trivia question about Blibber-Blubber, the failed predecessor of a now-common product.Next, we have a Technology Trivia question about one of the rare, not-so-successful releases of a certain computer company.Round Two concludes with a Cars Trivia question about the car model that lost 96% of its sales in four years following the publication of Ralph Nader's Unsafe at Any Speed.Final QuestionWe've reached the Final Question of the game, and today's category of choice is States. Get ready for a heat wave!The Trivia Team is given a list of five U.S. states and asked to place them in order based on their record-high temperatures from highest to lowest. To learn more about how Last Call Trivia can level up your events, visit lastcalltrivia.com/shop today!

Guest: Ralph Nader is a consumer advocate, lawyer, host of The Ralph Nader Radio Hour that broadcasts on the Pacifica Radio Network.  He is the author of several books including his bestselling first book “Unsafe at Any Speed”, it was responsible for US auto safety standards shown to have saved 3.5 million lives over fifty years.  His other books include The Seventeen Solutions: Bold Ideas for Our American Future (2012); To the Ramparts: How Bush and Obama Paved the Way for the Trump Presidency and Why It Isn't Too Late to Reverse Course (2018);  Wrecking America: How Trump's Lies and Lawbreaking Betray All (2020, co-authored with Mark Green),  How the Rats Re-formed the Congress (2020); and The Ralph Nader and Family Cookbook (2020). The post KPFA Special – Ralph Nader on the Politics of Today appeared first on KPFA.

Consumer advocate and former presidential candidate Ralph Nader called into the show on June 10, 2020 for a fun chat about his book Ralph Nader and Family Cookbook.ABOUT RALPH NADERRalph Nader first made headlines as a young lawyer in 1965 with his book Unsafe at Any Speed, a scathing indictment that lambasted the auto industry for producing unsafe vehicles. The book led to congressional hearings and the passage of a series of automobile safety laws in 1966. Nader also went on to found a wide variety of organizations, all aimed at advancing corporate and government accountability. An author, lecturer, attorney, and political activist, Nader was cited by The Atlantic in 2006 as one of the one hundred most influential figures in American history; Time Magazine has called him the "US's toughest customer"; and in 1974, a survey conducted by U.S. News & World Report rated him as the fourth most influential person in the United States.

A huge thanks to Seth White for the awesome music! Thanks to Palmtoptiger17 for the beautiful logo: https://www.instagram.com/palmtoptiger17/ Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/thewayfourth/?modal=admin_todo_tour YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTd3KlRte86eG9U40ncZ4XA?view_as=subscriber Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theway4th/  Kingdom Outpost: https://kingdomoutpost.org/ My Reading List Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/21940220.J_G_Elliot Propaganda Season Outline: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1xa4MhYMAg2Ohc5Nvya4g9MHxXWlxo6haT2Nj8Hlws8M/edit?usp=sharing  Episode Outline/Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1A1QjYPTzMTfbkaeXWEFTdITXxPmFdPI6qNDjqcmPf04/edit?usp=sharing Corporate Impact: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWFi5BqaVjg  How Propaganda Became Public RelationsPostman's “Technopoly”KleptopiaCreature from Jekyll IslandThicker than WaterHellhound of WallstreetThe InformantWar on Want websiteConfessions of an Economic HitmanWar is a Racket and Banana RepublicRadium GirlsPowell Memorandum: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_F._Powell_Jr.#Powell_Memorandum,_1971 Robinhood: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bP74RBTE8kIM: The Big ShortM: Thank you for smokingCask for Kids Scandal documentaryVeritassium Light BulbTO READ: Unsafe at Any Speed, Smoke em if you got em https://www.amazon.com/dp/168247335X/ref=redir_mobile_desktop?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&ref_=tmm_hrd_title_0&sr=, Everywhere the Soldier Will Be: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2724442/ Reading First Conspiracy: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1-the-problem/id1649580473?i=1000583258897  How Railroads make Public Relations: https://archive.macleans.ca/article/1906/4/1/how-railroads-make-public-opinion Pecora Commission (Delusion of Crowds)https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/702730The Fine Print Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvANy49Kqhw&feature=youtu.be Planned Obselescence: Ford vs. GM, reliable vs. looks good and changes each yearCorporate stocks and politics: https://www.wsj.com/articles/six-takeaways-from-wsjs-investigation-into-the-stock-trades-of-government-officials-11665491360?reflink=integratedwebview_share&fbclid=IwAR1ZfmXeAJJ96Zb4zcqmqgU8MKUn0kpfc3X4PLTUniAL9LwTj_C1z24Rv_8The PersuadersSocioeconomic disparities in cigarettes: https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2019/18_0553.htmFormula Companies: https://youtu.be/rj6JOKrL_vg https://youtu.be/HD1t4VBQBBUhttps://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/nestle-baby-milk-scandal-food-industry-standardshttps://www.businessinsider.com/nestles-infant-formula-scandal-2012-6 Thanks to our monthly supporters Laverne Miller Jesse Killion Michael de Nijs ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Our guest today is Michael Kende. He has a Ph.D. in economics from MIT and is a Digital Development consultant at the World Bank Group, a Senior Advisor at Analysys Mason, and the Board Chair of the Datasphere Initiative and until recently Chief Economist of the Internet Society. He has done a significant amount of work on promoting Internet development in emerging regions around the world. He works on the economics of cybersecurity, as a means to reduce data breaches and increase trust in the Internet. The Internet has brought us numerous free services like contacting people, creating online content, video conferencing, sharing videos, communicating, and working online, but it comes at a price, as the data we put online, some of it very personal, raises privacy issues, makes us vulnerable to cyberattacks and results in a concentration of power in large companies and governments. He talks about trust and the privacy paradox and the “flip side” of free services that internet provides. The way to grow trust is through technology and regulation, giving the example of the automobile industry where in the 60ties there were no safety regulations until Ralph Nader's book in 1965 “Unsafe at Any Speed”. He talks about the European GDPR Directive, the Data Sphere Initiative, the privacy paradox, and contact tracing apps like the Ehteraz app Qatar required people to use during the Soccer World Cup. Asked about the Internet of Things (IoT), says Michael that he doesn't think all of the lessons of the Internet of websites and services online have been learned.

0:00 -- Intro.2:09 -- Start of interview.2:54 -- Susan's "origin story". 4:18 -- Stephen's "origin story". 6:24 -- The origin and mission of the KPMG Board Leadership Center. It started with the Audit Committee Institute in 1999.12:12 -- The progress on board diversity and onboarding insights for new directors. Example: Board Readiness Program from LCDA. "Two important elements for new directors to think about: 1) to deeply understand the role of the board and how that differs from management, and 2) to deeply understand what the company needs and what is the value that the director adds that no one else either on board or management is currently providing."14:07 -- The path to the board and director performance. In Fortune 500 companies and beyond.19:19 -- Board oversight on climate change. In this NACD's Governance Challenges report, Susan Angele offers areas for focus and questions to consider as boards enhance their governance to integrate climate change issues into risk, strategy, culture, values, and relationships with stakeholders.24:54 -- On whether "climate change" experts will be recruited for corporate boards.27:53 -- Lessons from the 2022 Proxy Season on ESG. To help boards understand and shape the total impact of the company's strategy and operations externally—on the environment, the company's consumers and employees, the communities in which it operates, and other stakeholders—and internally, on the company's performance, KPMG offers a five-part framework: 1) Level Setting, 2) Assessment, 3) Integration, 4) Stakeholder Communications, and 5) Board Oversight.31:48 -- On the "anti-ESG" trend. "You have to recognize the political play on this."36:15 -- How should CEOs and boards approach the "S" in ESG, particularly regarding employee and social matters. From Edelman data: "Employees really want to be engaged in these issues."42:38  -- On BlackRock (and other institutional investors) stating that a new era of “shareholder democracy” is coming with technology increasing voting power and expanding voting choice for investors (see BlackRock's Voting Choice). Thoughts on this trend: "this is an issue of concentration of power." The proposed Investor Democracy is Expected (Index) Act.48:27  -- Final thoughts and recommendations for current and aspiring directors: "The job of a director is tougher than it was 20 years ago, but what we know from evidence today is that it is still a pretty good and important job (people are not leaving it)."50:18 - What are the 1-3 books that have greatly influenced your life: Stephen:I Came As A Shadow, Autobiography of John Thompson with Jesse Washington (2020)The Secret Lives of Church Ladies, by Deesha Philyaw (2020)Susan:Unsafe at Any Speed, by Ralph Nader (1965)The Silent Spring, by Rachel Carlson (1962)The Nancy Drew Mystery Stories.53:44 - Who were your mentors, and what did you learn from them?Stephen: Mom & Dad.Susan: her corporate governance mentor, Ann Mulé (ex corporate secretary at Sonoco, now at the University of Delaware).54:50 - Are there any quotes you think of often or live your life by? Stephen: "I always tell directors that one of the most powerful questions that you can ask is 'why' and 'how do you know'." [to practice cooperative skepticism]Susan: "The future is already here, it's just not evenly distributed" [William Gibson, The Economist 2003] "There is a special place in hell for women who don't help other women" [Madeleine Albright]56:03 - An unusual habit or an absurd thing that they love: Stephen: College sports.Susan: British royalty.58:12 - The living person they most admire:Stephen: his wife.Susan: Volodymyr ZelenskySusan Angele and Stephen Brown are Senior Advisors of the KPMG Board Leadership Center.__ You can follow Evan on social media at:Twitter: @evanepsteinLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/epsteinevan/ Substack: https://evanepstein.substack.com/__Music/Soundtrack (found via Free Music Archive): Seeing The Future by Dexter Britain is licensed under a Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License

In which we cover the final chapters in Ralph Nader's 1965 book, Unsafe At Any Speed, plus the foreword to the 1972 version. But first, we get caught up on our project cars and debate the merits of underglow. Corrections and Omissions: $7.95 in 1965 dollars is worth about $75 today, and Petry vs. GM was settled out of court: https://www.corvair.org/chapters/lvcc/lvcc_newsletters/lvcc_2012_11_fifth_wheel.pdf //Main topic at 44:17Email us with tips, stories, and unhinged rants: carsandcomrades@gmail.com //Our social media links etc: www.linktr.ee/CarsAndComrades //Music by King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard: www.kinggizzardandthelizardwizard.com/polygondwanaland //Links/Sources:Nader, Ralph. Unsafe At Any Speed. New York, Grossman Publishers, 1965. // Engineering Explained: Why Threshold Braking Is Impossible - ABS Wins!https://youtu.be/G-GEUkiMuLk //Ch 7: The traffic safety establishment https://imgur.com/a/mtHMkue //Tire treadwear ratings explained: https://www.consumerreports.org/tires/truth-about-tire-treadwear-how-cr-tests-tread-life-a6218520265/ //Ch 8: The coming struggle for safety https://imgur.com/a/DnfsEmh //Since Unsafe at Any Speed (foreword to the 1972 edition) https://imgur.com/a/WMdEaOa //Petry vs. GM was settled out of court, and lead to a recall: https://www.corvair.org/chapters/lvcc/lvcc_newsletters/lvcc_2012_11_fifth_wheel.pdf //

Ralph Nader is America's most famous consumer rights advocate. He is a relentless critic of corporate corruption and a former presidential candidate.Nader, now 88, achieved early fame in 1965 with the publication of Unsafe at Any Speed, his exposé of auto safety problems with Americans cars. He went on to become a key leader in the anti-nuclear power movement. He has run for president several times, most famously in 2000, when critics accuse him of drawing votes from Vice President Al Gore resulting in the election of George W. Bush.Nader's influence on Vermont can be found in the Vermont Public Interest Research Group, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this month. VPIRG was born out of a meeting at the University of Vermont in October 1971 with student activists. Don Ross, Nader's top lieutenant, urged the students to form a campus chapter of the national citizen action movement that Nader was spearheading. Ross promised that the new group “could investigate and bring pressure in such areas as the environment, automobile laws, equal employment opportunities for minorities – any area you're concerned about.” VPIRG was launched the following year. There are now PIRGs in over 25 states.We spend the hour talking with Ralph Nader about the citizen action movement that he inspired and about his thoughts on politics today. We also speak with Paul Burns, who has been executive director of VPIRG for 22 years.Nader says that his legacy will be measured by “how many oak trees are planted. Meaning oak trees in the forest of democracy. We can't have enough of them. They're far too few, given the corporate supremacist and the corporate control as never before in our country's history. So we can look back with pleasure as to what has been achieved. But we've got to look forward and be very displeased about how much more there has to occur to subordinate corporate power to citizen power, constitutionally, statutorily, and in the minds of the people everywhere.”The preamble to the Constitution, Nader says, did “not [say] We the corporations. It was not We the Congress. It was We the people.”

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 508, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Literature 1: His famous story "The Tell-Tale Heart" tells us, "It was not the old man who vexed me, but his evil eye". Edgar Allan Poe. 2: Many of the Dublin locales he personally frequented are featured in his book "Ulysses". James Joyce. 3: The cheery first "Masterpiece Theatre" season included "Jude the Obscure" and this Russian's "The Possessed". Dostoevsky. 4: In the title of a 14th century work, Sir Gawain is paired with this "knight". the Green Knight. 5: Despite its title, this 1848 Charles Dickens novel is ultimately about a father and his daughter, not his son. Dombey and Son. Round 2. Category: Art History 1: She vacationed in New Mexico and settled there after her husband Alfred Stieglitz died in 1946. Georgia O'Keeffe. 2: This ancient statue is also named the Aphrodite of Melos. Venus de Milo. 3: People of this nation AKA Nippon wrote with a brush, so painting became the preferred form of artistic expression. Japan. 4: A 231-foot band of linen, this medieval embroidery depicts the Norman Conquest of England. The Bayeux Tapestry. 5: Seen here, "The Dance", by this "wild man" of art, was painted during his Fauvist period. Henri Matisse. Round 3. Category: Where's My Car? 1: In a 1964 movie this character was driving an Aston Martin DB5; in a 1995 movie, a BMW Z3. James Bond. 2: Seen here, it was introduced in 1908. a Model T. 3: In a 1965 expose, this man declared the Corvair "Unsafe at Any Speed". Nader. 4: This feline Mercury model was introduced in 1967 as a companion to the Mustang. a Cougar. 5: The precious metal that precedes "Ghost", "Dawn" and "Shadow" in the names of Rolls-Royce models. Silver. Round 4. Category: Coming Soon... History! 1: 1 man, 1 scientific mission... to tame the heavens... In 1752 he would invent the lightning rod... and electrify the world. Benjamin Franklin. 2: If you see only 1 19th c. author's final resting place this Xmas, make it this "Jungle Book" man's at Westminster Abbey. Kipling. 3: In 1860s England, he would change the rules of pugilism forever... by making them! This summer, Vin Diesel is.... the Marquess of Queensbury. 4: Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide... Yorktown, Oct. 19, 1781... this gen.'s surrender would end a war... and birth a nation. Cornwallis. 5: In a world that cried out for a... map projection... only this Flemish cartographer would heed the call. Mercator. Round 5. Category: Counties 1: A British term for a county; Robin Hood's Sherwood Forest was in the one named for Nottingham. shire. 2: "G" is for this New Hampshire county near the Vermont border, or mystery writer Sue. Grafton. 3: Official names of two of New York City's five counties. (two of) Queens, Kings, Bronx, New York, and Richmond. 4: Named by Spanish missionaries, this California county near Riverside is the largest in area in the U.S.. San Bernardino. 5: Smallest in Virginia, it has no incorporated cities or towns, and was once part of Washington, D.C.. Arlington. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!

Oxide and Friends Twitter Space: February 14th, 2022Breakthroughs DelayedWe've been holding a Twitter Space weekly on Mondays at 5p for about an hour. Even though it's not (yet?) a feature of Twitter Spaces, we have been recording them all; here is the recording for our Twitter Space for February 14th, 2022In addition to Bryan Cantrill and Adam Leventhal, speakers on February 14th included Chris DiBona, Tom Lyon, Ian, MattSci, Jeff Nickoloff, Ahmed, Tim Burnham and vint serp. (Did we miss your name and/or get it wrong? Drop a PR!)Some of the topics we hit on, in the order that we hit them: Adam's tweet Steven Johnson (2021) Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer book [@6:00](https://youtu.be/MyGgkBxz-mg?t=360) Pasteurization 1850's swill milk scandal wiki [@10:25](https://youtu.be/MyGgkBxz-mg?t=625) Automotive safety  Three-point seat belt wiki Windshield safety glass wiki Ralph Nader (1965) Unsafe at Any Speed book [@16:25](https://youtu.be/MyGgkBxz-mg?t=985) Bryan proposes a rubric, are multiple teams racing?  Walter Isaacson (2021) The Code Breaker book Edward Jenner, 1796 smallpox vaccine [@24:32](https://youtu.be/MyGgkBxz-mg?t=1472) DTrace Compact C Type Format CTF [@27:25](https://youtu.be/MyGgkBxz-mg?t=1645) Docker  OverlayFS Bryan's Papers We Love talk on Jails and Zones video ~100mins 1963 Honeywell H200 wiki Bryan on harware virtualization history video ~10mins, also here [@37:22](https://youtu.be/MyGgkBxz-mg?t=2242) The Greate Stirrup Controversy wiki Steve Kemper (2005) Reinventing the Wheel: A Story of Genius, Innovation, and Grand Ambition book Jevons paradox wiki [@47:51](https://youtu.be/MyGgkBxz-mg?t=2871) Wikipedia  Bryan gets worked up at a dinner party Cliff Clavin (Cheers character) wiki [@52:54](https://youtu.be/MyGgkBxz-mg?t=3174) Hello Chris! [@57:23](https://youtu.be/MyGgkBxz-mg?t=3443) Wordle trolling [@57:40](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyGgkBxz-mg&t=3460s) Audio editing [@1:01:03](https://youtu.be/MyGgkBxz-mg?t=3663) JSON [@1:02:22](https://youtu.be/MyGgkBxz-mg?t=3742) Chris on HBO Silicon Valley [@1:07:05](https://youtu.be/MyGgkBxz-mg?t=4025) Antikythera mechanism wiki If we got something wrong or missed something, please file a PR! Our next Twitter space will likely be on Monday at 5p Pacific Time; stay tuned to our Twitter feeds for details. We'd love to have you join us, as we always love to hear from new speakers!

Travel Bans Do Little To Slow Spread Of Omicron After South African researchers first detected the new COVID variant Omicron last week, it's already been found in dozens of countries around the world, including in the United States. Travel restrictions imposed by the Biden administration and others have done little to slow its spread. Instead, experts say that increasing global vaccination rates is critical to stopping future troubling mutations from occurring and spreading. In other news, scientists are re-testing a foundational piece of science, the Miller-Urey experiment, first conducted in 1952, which simulated how life on earth could have originated. Scientists are questioning their old assumptions that the glass container in the original experiment was inert. Joining Ira to talk through these and other big science stories of the week is Sophie Bushwick, Technology editor at Scientific American.   Ralph Nader Reflects On His Auto Safety Campaign, 55 Years Later It's hard to imagine a world without seatbelts or airbags. But five decades ago, it was the norm for car manufacturers to put glamour over safety. “It was stylistic pornography over engineering integrity,” Ralph Nader, prolific consumer advocate and several-time presidential candidate, tells Science Friday. This winter marks the 55th anniversary of Nader's groundbreaking investigation, “Unsafe at Any Speed,” a damning look at how little auto safety technology was in vehicles back in the 1960s. The book had a massive effect on auto safety in the U.S., setting the groundwork for laws about seatbelts, and the creation of the United States Department of Transportation. Nader joins Ira to discuss what's happened over 55 years of auto safety advances, and what kind of work is needed to make sure new technology, like self-driving cars, have the safety checks they need before going out on the roads.   New Drug Reverses Paralysis In Mice With Spinal Cord Injuries Nearly 300,000 people are living with spinal cord injuries in the United States. Currently, recovery or effective treatment remains elusive. Researchers haven't yet figured out a reliable way to knit back together severed spinal cords or nerves. Now, a new study in mice shows promising potential to prevent paralysis after injury. Researchers gave paralyzed mice a specially formulated injection that uses a novel technique called “dancing molecules.” And after a month, the mice were walking again. Joining Ira to better understand this new development in spinal cord treatment is Samuel Stupp, professor of materials science, chemistry, biomedical engineering and medicine, and director of the Simpson Querrey Institute for BioNanotechnology at Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois.

In 1966 Ralph Nader published the book "Unsafe at Any Speed" about the design features of the day's automobiles that were particularly dangerous. Car enthusiasts like Justin curse the day Ralph Nader was born. With the disappearance of the stylish features that we love on old cars, came a less deadly vehicle of the future. Style was sacrificed for practicality, and the lovers of the Chevrolet Corvair will never forgive Ralph Nader for it. At the end of it all, Fuck Ralph Nader! Special thanks to mixkit for letting us use their music in this episode! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/about-what/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/about-what/support

In this episode, Neil, Niki, and Natalia discuss the recall of the latest Peloton exercise machine in historical context. Support Past Present on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/pastpresentpodcast Here are some links and references mentioned during this week’s show:  Peloton, the digital fitness company made famous by its internet-connected stationery bike, is complying with a federal voluntary recall of its Tread+, which has killed one child and injured many other children and pets. Natalia referred to historian Richard Bushman’s book The Refinement of America: Persons, Houses, Cities. Niki referenced Ralph Nader’s 1965 book, Unsafe at Any Speed, and Natalia reported on the intense response in Peloton Facebook groups.   In our regular closing feature, What’s Making History: Natalia discussed Alison Bechdel’s book, The Secret to Superhuman Strength. Neil recommended historian Roberto Rey Agudo’s Washington Post op-ed, “On Cinco de Mayo, Americans speak ‘mock Spanish.’ Here’s why that’s a problem.” Niki shared her CNN column, “George W. Bush is a flawed messenger for Republicans.”

Brian L. Murphy's first degree was in Business Management which led to an eighteen-year career, performing as an individual contributor, then a supervisor, then as a manager. Now, having been a teacher for twenty years, and experiencing the educational process from the inside, including being a Mentor Teacher for a dozen Student Teachers, he says: "I have loved being a teacher. But my industry is in trouble even dying, and something needs to be done to repair the damage before it's too late. This book is meant to identify and take responsibility for what is going wrong so we can remedy the problems." Directly from the headlines: Even before its mandated closer due to the Covid-19 virus epidemic, after spending billions of dollars, the American education system was in crisis. Students were not being prepared for anything except more years without adequate benefit and were turning off. Teachers were quitting in droves, and taxpayers were losing faith in the schools they paid for with their taxes. And it's getting worse. This project is as explosive to the field of education as Rachel Carson's Silent Spring was for agriculture and pesticides, or Ralph Nader's Unsafe at Any Speed was for auto safety. And like those books, A Teacher's Quest not only identifies problems but offers solutions.

Episode 0188 - Bags of Luck or Experience Starting with a Bag of Luck and moving to a Bag of Experience B Squad looks at skills that transfer to hot rods and skills that transfer from hot rods to life. Also B-Squad move of the day from Woodchuck in the Humvee.   Show Notes: Corvair Book - Unsafe at Any Speed https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unsafe_at_Any_Speed Episode 162: Cash for Clunkers with Rob and his Corvair https://bsquadhotrod.libsyn.com/episode-0162-cash-for-clunkers-with-rob     Thanks for listening. For questions, comments or complaints please e-mail us at: Hosts@BsquadHotrod.com Or Visit us at www.bsquadhotrod.com And if you really want to help us out, share with and subscribe a friend to our podcast.

The “Unsafe at Any Speed” moment has come for cybersecurity. For those of you who don’t remember, the 1965 book by Ralph Nader forced Congress and the executive branch to take action—for some too much action—to ensure standard safety measures for cars. Now comes the Cybersecurity Solarium Commission’s report. It reads like a new version of “Unsafe at Any [Network] Speed.” In his this week's Reporter's Notebook, executive editor Jason Miller writes about why the commission's suggestion to create a Bureau of Cyber Statistics could finally be the catalyst to make more than CIOs and security experts understand why continued investment in cybersecurity is an imperative.

PART I: Ralph Nader, Family Cookbook, Classic Recipes from Lebanon and BeyondRalph Nader is a consumer advocate, lawyer, and author. Named by The Atlantic as one of the hundred most influential figures in American history, and by Time and Life magazines as one of the most influential Americans of the twentieth century, Ralph Nader has helped us drive safer cars, eat healthier food, breathe better air, drink cleaner water, and work in safer environments for more than four decades. The crusading attorney first made headlines in 1965 with his book Unsafe at Any Speed, a scathing indictment that lambasted the auto industry for producing unsafe vehicles. The book led to congressional hearings and automobile safety laws passed in 1966, including the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act. He was instrumental in the creation of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CSPC), and the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA). Many lives have been saved by Nader’s involvement in the recall of millions of unsafe consumer products, including defective motor vehicles, and in the protection of laborers and the environment. By starting dozens of citizen groups, Ralph Nader has created an atmosphere of corporate and governmental accountability. More at nader.org   PART II: Hartglass & De Mattei give you more tools and tips for health and wellness.Here are the links they mention.Donate food from Marty’s V Burger to an essential workforce team.Donate food from Blossom NYC to Healthcare Workers.Simha Kriya Yogic Process to Boost Immunity and Expand Lung Capacity.April 8, How Not To Die In A Pandemic. This webinar with Dr. Michael Greger is full and will we available later for viewing on the website.

For more than 50 years, Ralph Nader has been working to increase goverment and corporate accountability.  His first book in 1965, Unsafe at Any Speed, was instrumental in forcing the auto industry to install seatbelts in cars. Ralph’s continuing advocacy has been instrumental in changing food policy. While Ralph Nader has been in the public...

Legendary safety advocate Ralph Nader discusses his 1962 best-selling book "Unsafe at Any Speed" and the similarities between the auto industry of the 1960's and todays floor covering industry. 

Constance Slaughter Harvey was the first black woman to graduate from Ole Miss Law, and was the first African American judge in Mississippi. The Univeristy of Mississippi Black Law Students Association is named for her and she is a member of the law school’s hall of fame.Aleita Sullivan Fitch was one of the first woman to graduate from Ole Miss Law. She graduated at the top of her class, but had great difficulty finding a job because she was a woman. She has been a leader and mentor for other women. She is also an inductee in the University's Hall of Fame. Mary Ann Connell was the general counsel for the University, and has also been a great leader in our state.Michael Moore was the Attorney General for Mississippi from 1988 to 2004 when he filed the first lawsuit against thirteen tobacco companies, claiming that they should reimburse the State for costs of treating those with smoking-related illnesses. The settlement included $ 4.1 billion for Mississippi.Ralph Nader is an American political activist, author, lecturer, and attorney, noted for his involvement in consumer protection, environmentalism and government reform causes. Nader first came to prominence in 1965 with the publication of the bestselling book Unsafe at Any Speed, a critique of the safety record of American automobile manufacturers.Mississippi Access to Justice Commission recognized the need for a single unifying entity to bring together the various providers of civil legal service. http://www.msatjc.org/MacArthur Justice Center (heard on our April 10th, 2018 show) https://www.macarthurjustice.org/mississippi/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ralph Nader is the best known public advocate in modern U.S. history, and has run for president four times. On this special episode of Intercepted, we are going to dig deep into several issues facing the country and the world right now. Nader rose to prominence in the 1960s after blowing the lid on extreme safety issues with General Motors and other car manufacturers’ products. His book, "Unsafe at Any Speed," was an influential investigation and exposé. Throughout his life, Nader has waged countless campaigns aimed at food safety, worker, and environmental protections. At the age of 84, he continues to wage the very same battles he has from the start of his public life. His latest book, “Breaking Through Power,” chronicles his various battles against the U.S. government, big corporations and concentrated political power. The latest Intercepted featured an excerpt of our interview with Nader. What follows is the entire conversation.

In the early 1960s there were virtually no laws covering car safety in the USA. Even seatbelts weren't compulsory. Then a campaigning young lawyer called Ralph Nader came along. He researched car accidents, and safety requirements in other countries. Then he published a book called 'Unsafe at Any Speed' - soon the law changed.Photo: Ralph Nader (R) examines a wrecked car in a crash test facility. Credit: Reuters.

(Originally aired 11-25-2012) To rescue our country from corruption, complacency, and corporate domination, we need fresh ideas and bold solutions. RALPH NADER offers THE SEVENTEEN SOLUTIONS: Bold Ideas for Our American Future. Confronting economic, social, political, and environmental challenges, his ambitious, common-sense proposals address our most pressing concerns, from corporate crime to tax reform, and health care to housing. I sometimes build an interview around three big questions about a particular issue: How is it broken? (What is the evidence?) How did it get broken? (What is the history?) How do we fix it? (What are the solutions?) NADER takes that approach with nearly twenty crucial issues. His solutions are not pie in the sky, but practical and pragmatic, and he talks about how we can actually make them happen. I was most struck by his optimism. It is 50 years since his first book, Unsafe at Any Speed, changed what Americans expected of their automobiles. Yet, at 78, after ups and downs, after being highly praised and passionately criticized by millions, NADER is full of energy for the plans and battles ahead. Referring to the recent attention paid to the abuses of the very wealthy 1%, NADER points out another 1% we ignore at our peril. He says to achieve real change in this country, it takes 1% of the population committing themselves to making change happen.

Ralph Nader appeared at the Central Library to launch the paperback edition of his "work of imagination."Nader calls it a major "speculative work of practical utopia" in which he answers the question: What if a cadre of superrich individuals tried to become a driving force in America to organize and institutionalize the interests of the citizens of this troubled nation? Written by the author who knows the most about citizen action, this extraordinary story returns us to the literature of American social movements -- to Edward Bellamy, Upton Sinclair, and John Steinbeck -- and reminds us that changing the body politic of America starts with imagination.For the past 45 years, Ralph Nader has challenged corporations, government agencies, and institutions to be more accountable to the public. In 1965, Unsafe at Any Speed changed the face of the automobile industry, gave cars more safety features, and made Ralph Nader a household name. His lobbying and writing on the food industry insured that the food we buy is required to pass strict guidelines before reaching the consumer. One of his greatest achievements was the 1974 amendment to the Freedom of Information Act that gave increased public access to government documents. Ralph Nader has co-founded numerous public interest groups including Public Citizen, Critical Mass, Commercial Alert, and the Center for Study of Responsive Law.Recorded On: Tuesday, May 3, 2011