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CSIS's Gracelin Baskaran, Director of the Critical Minerals and Security Program, joins the podcast to break down the recent U.S.-Ukraine minerals deal and its implications for global resource security. They discuss why Ukraine agreed to the deal without security guarantees, the risks this poses for private investment, and the broader geopolitical stakes. Baskaran also draws comparisons to China's mineral deals in the Democratic Republic of Congo and highlights the urgency of securing U.S. supply chains. Plus, a look at her upcoming book, Critical Minerals in the Future of the U.S. Economy, and what it means for national security. Background Reading: https://www.csis.org/analysis/critical-minerals-and-future-us-economy

On episode 210, we dive into a topic that resonates with many of us: the struggle between wanting to achieve our goals, and a lack of motivation. Today, we're exploring all of it with a guest who has transformed this challenge into an art. Emily chats with Dani Donovan, a renowned author, ADHD advocate, and the genius behind those viral illustrations that have likely caught your eye on social media. Dani's groundbreaking book, 'The Anti-Planner: How to Get Stuff Done When You Don't Feel Like It,' offers a perspective on navigating the complexities of motivation and procrastination. We'll delve into the intricate relationship between our emotions and our drive to initiate tasks, debunk the myth that procrastination is simply laziness, and give you practical tactics for overcoming those daunting challenges. Dani Donovan is a purpose-driven creator, author, and ADHD advocate whose cathartic comics, TikTok videos, and #NeurodiverseSquad hashtag have helped build an online community for adults living with ADHD. She's been featured in publications like The New York Times, BBC News, and NPR, and was the closing keynote at the 2021 International ADHD Conference. Her unorthodox self-help book, The Anti-Planner: How to Get Stuff Done When You Don't Feel Like It, offers creative strategies, activities, and games to help procrastinators understand their emotions and overcome productivity roadblocks. Dani's work has encouraged thousands of people to seek diagnosis and treatment. BACKGROUND READING adhddd.com Twitter/X Instagram The Anti-Planner

Some rural communities in Wisconsin are pushing back against wind & solar, but it doesn't have to be that way. Find out how you can help stop a clean energy backlash. To reach our climate goals, Wisconsin needs to build one major wind project and three to four large solar farms every year for the next few decades. But a wave of pushback could be coming. Some Wisconsin communities are working to pass ordinances making it harder to build those clean energy projects. It's something happening across our region. In this episode we talk with Dr. Sarah Mills from the University of Michigan who's been working in rural communities as they respond to the clean energy projects that are cropping up in their backyards. Host: Amy Barrilleaux Guest: Dr. Sarah Mills, University of Michigan senior project manager and lecturer Background Reading:  Wisconsin's Roadmap to Net Zero by 2050 Analysis reveals solar farms produce 100 times more energy than ethanol Modeling shows Koshkonong solar farm will improve the health for nearby waterways

Roundtable Discussion – Why Create a Storehouse? This morning we discuss the driving forces behind answering the question: “Why create a Storehouse?” this is part of a series we are doing called “How to Create a Storehouse”. Background Reading: https://newbreed.co/2022/07/06/seeding-storehouses/ Process of getting there: 1. Getting a revelation of what grieves God and how to repent Have […]

Roundtable Discussion – Why Create a Storehouse? This morning we discuss the driving forces behind answering the question: “Why create a Storehouse?” this is part of a series we are doing called “How to Create a Storehouse”. Background Reading: https://newbreed.co/2022/07/06/seeding-storehouses/ Process of getting there: 1. Getting a revelation of what grieves God and how to repent Have […]

Doug Tjaden Interview P2 We have Doug back for part 2, discussing his forthcoming book “My Ways”. Today’s discussion on will spend more time on answering the “how to?” question. Background Reading and Listening: I’ve Come to Give InterviewCurrencies DiscussionMy Ways Part 1 Interview Questions: So Doug, today let’s focus on Part 3 of your book, called “The […]

Doug Tjaden Interview P2 We have Doug back for part 2, discussing his forthcoming book “My Ways”. Today’s discussion on will spend more time on answering the “how to?” question. Background Reading and Listening: I’ve Come to Give InterviewCurrencies DiscussionMy Ways Part 1 Interview Questions: So Doug, today let’s focus on Part 3 of your book, called “The […]

Out of all of the industries that experienced upheaval during the pandemic, the field of nursing has perhaps been affected the most. Nursing shortages that existed before the coronavirus have reached unprecedented levels in Arkansas and across the United States. Many in the field are retiring or switching careers. Hospitals are scrambling to find ways to attract new nurses and retain existing staff. The surge of travel nurses, who can make double or triple what they would earn at a full-time nursing position, has made staffing issues more difficult. On this week’s episode of Capitol & Scott Patricia Cowan, dean of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Nursing, discusses how the covid-19 pandemic affected the field of nursing and what the future might look like for an industry that continues to experience ongoing turmoil. Background Reading: https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2022/mar/28/new-nurses-step-up-to-care-for-arkansans-families/ Let us know what topics would you like to hear about in future episodes: arkansasonline.com/capitol-and-scott/

Violent crimes, including homicides, have been on the rise in Little Rock, with some parts of the city experiencing murder rates more than 100% higher for the first three months of 2022 compared to the same time period in 2021. It’s unclear whether efforts to curtail the crime epidemic have been effective. There are different perspectives on what is driving the violence and how to address it, with some local officials advocating for more law enforcement while others believe education and community programs could offer solutions. Ken Richardson, a member of the Little Rock Board of Directors who represents Ward 2, discusses the latest crime wave, what he believes is causing it and how he thinks it might be stopped. Richardson is a nationally recognized expert in youth violence prevention. Background Reading: https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2022/apr/18/little-rock-police-report-violence-spike-in/ https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2022/apr/17/little-rock-police-town-hall-meeting-draws-some/ Let us know what topics would you like to hear about in future episodes: arkansasonline.com/capitol-and-scott/

SLANDERTOWN is a podcast that dives into First Amendment slugfests. No beef too small, no lawsuit too petty. EPISODE 1: Dan & Ari discuss Sarah Palin's lawsuit against the New York Times. Dan watched the entire trial so you wouldn't have to. You're welcome. Background Reading: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/23/business/media/sarah-palin-libel-suit-nyt.html Hosts: Dan Novack (@dannovack) & Ari Cohn (@aricohn) Producer: Tanvi Valsangikar (too cool for twitter)

Glued to their televisions and worried about losing contact with loved ones back home, Ukrainians living in Arkansas are experiencing a different kind of trauma caused by war: the trauma of helplessness. Two Ukrainians shared how they’ve been struggling to cope since the Russian invasion of the country began last week. Let us know has the Ukraine-Russia crisis affected you. arkansasonline.com/affect/ Background Reading: https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2022/feb/25/arkansans-flee-ukraine-seek-loved-ones-after/ https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2022/feb/27/arkansas-natives-escape-fighting-in-ukraine/

***This episode contains conversations surrounding sexual harassment.*** Today we talked to Professor of criminal law—Jules Epstien—and one of the fierce prosecutor's in Cosby's second trial—Ms. Kristen Feden. We ask what justice means in the Cosby case, why he's free today, and what the future holds for survivors. Quick Catch Up: Prosecutor Bill Castor allegedly promised that Cosby would not be criminally charged. Following this promise, Cosby testified in a civil trial where he would not invoke his Fifth Amendment rights. Additional prosecutors brought criminal charges against Cosby and used his testimony from the civil trial. This time the court did not feel bound to Castor's promise. But the PA Supreme Court said that the chain of events violated due process . . . conviction overturned. Background Reading: https://apnews.com/article/why-was-bill-cosby-conviction-overturned-2a65ec25c153fbd1c24b1c58a2b6e583 Listen and learn . . . What lessons we can learn from this case How this could affect future cases How prosecutorial promises are used How reporting has changed since #MeToo What legislation supports survivors in court Links and Further Resource from this Episode: PA Supreme Court Opinion Appellate Documents & Testimony Notes Jules Epstien Bio & Contact Kristen M. Gibbons Feden Bio & Contact Kristen M. Gibbons Feden Social Start Your LSATMax Free Trial Enroll in LSATMax's #1-Ranked LSAT Course LSATMax's Private LSAT Tutoring 33 Common LSAT Flaws

Worcester Public Market Founder Allen Fletcher talks Canal District Parking & Business Woes. (June 7th, 2021)   Background Reading: https://www.wcvb.com/article/woosox-worcester-businesses-growing-pains-canal-district-polar-park/36601352 AND https://www.masslive.com/worcester/2021/05/a-lousy-week-while-woosox-celebrated-victories-inside-polar-park-surrounding-businesses-say-they-suffered-losses-due-to-citys-poor-parking-plan.html

In this episode, you'll hear about my 2 cents about why Koreans are skinny. After that, you'll learn some legit Korean expressions for praising/complimenting someone's beauty. They are, 존예 freaking pretty 존잘 freaking handsome 여신이다 to be goddess 남신이다 to be (male) god 분위기 있다 to have a cool & attractive aura + 성격이 더럽다 to be grumpy/bad-tempered Learn legit Korean expressions with me & make your Korean sentences! See you every Wednesday, 안녕! Where to Find Me: Take a listening test for Kpop fans on thelegitkorean.com. Join a weekly voice chat on Discord. Send me your speaking assignment to my Instagram. Background Reading: 14 reasons Korean women don't get fat Viral post about DiCaprio's girlfriend, Camila Morrone

In this episode, you'll hear about why there are so many corruption Kdramas. After that, you'll learn some legit Korean expressions for a bad relationship. They are, 전화를 씹다 to ignore calls 문자를 씹다 to ignore texts 읽씹 read and ignored 잠수타다 to ghost Practice Korean sentences by listening & repeating with me. See you every Wednesday, 안녕! Where to Find Me: Take a listening test for Kpop fans on thelegitkorean.com. Join a Korean dictation competition on my YouTube channel. Send me your speaking assignment to my Instagram. Background Reading: 15 Shocking Ways Married People Found Out Their Spouse Was Cheating

The early days of the pandemic saw Argentines rally around their new president, Alberto Fernández. But “those days are over,” says pollster Alejandro Catterberg, who points to a resurgence in polarization as COVID cases spread and the economy sinks deeper into recession. That’s bad news for the half of the country that wants to move past the divisive politics of former Presidents Mauricio Macri and Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, said Catterberg, who spoke to AQ’s Brian Winter from Buenos Aires. Guests: - Alejandro Catterberg is founder and director of Poliarquía Consultores, an Argentine polling firm. - Brian Winter is the editor-in-chief of Americas Quarterly. Background Reading: "After the Default: Argentina’s Unsustainable '20/80' Economy" by Eduardo Levy Yeyati(https://www.americasquarterly.org/article/after-the-default-argentinas-unsustainable-20-80-economy/)

"The countries of the hemisphere are at an inflection point," writes Juan S. Gonzalez, a former special advisor to Vice President Joe Biden, in a new op-ed for AQ. Gonzalez spoke to AQ's Brian Winter about how a Biden administration might lead the region in confronting challenges like COVID-19, climate change and democratic instability, with insight into how Biden might engage Nicolás Maduro and why the presidential contender sees Colombia as the "keystone to the region." Guests: - Juan S. Gonzalez is a principal at JSG Strategy and a former special advisor to Vice President Joe Biden. - Brian Winter is the editor-in-chief of Americas Quarterly. Background Reading: "Joe Biden and the Future of the Americas," by Juan S. Gonzalez (https://www.americasquarterly.org/article/joe-biden-and-the-future-of-the-americas/) "Miller Versus Biden: Competing U.S. Doctrines for Latin America," by Russell Crandall (https://www.americasquarterly.org/article/miller-versus-biden-competing-u-s-doctrines-for-latin-america/) "The Incredible Unknown Bond between Joe Biden and Brazil’s Dilma Rousseff," by Brian Winter (https://www.americasquarterly.org/article/the-incredible-unknown-bond-between-joe-biden-and-brazils-dilma-rousseff/)

Join as we talk about the prospect of a PJO TV show, the upcoming Rick Riordan Presents book The City of the Plague God by Sarwat Chadda, and who we want to see one last time in Tower of Nero. Order The Tower of Nero from our online bookshop: https://bookshop.org/a/444/9781484746455  This episode includes special guest host Izzy W. Background Reading: https://www.readriordan.com/2019/12/13/another-percy-jackson-milestone/ https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43517256-city-of-the-plague-god If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions, we recommend you contact us. We love your feedback and thoughts, so make sure to contact us in one of the ways below: Twitter: @halfreport Instagram: @thehalfbloodreport Website: thehalfbloodreport.com Email: thehalfbloodreport@gmail.com  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=26609238

Experimental theater maker Tina Satter discusses her latest play, based on the FBI interrogation of Reality Winner after she leaked top-secret evidence of Russian interference in our voting system.Experience Is This A Room: Reality Winner Verbatim Transcription live, January 29 - February 1, 2020 at the Arthur Miller Theater in Ann Arbor.Learn about all No Safety Net festival events and community engagement activities at ums.org/nosafetynetUMS's No Safety Net Festival is supported by the William Davidson Foundation, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and the University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts.About the ArtistsHalf Straddle is an Obie-winning, Brooklyn-based ensemble of performers and designers that make plays, performances, videos, and music led by writer and director Tina Satter that have been seen through the United States and internationally.Background Reading on Reality WinnerReality Winner's leaked NSA document was published by The Intercept on June 5, 2017.Tina Satter discovered Reality's story in a New York Magazine article titled ‘The World’s Biggest Terrorist Has a Pikachu Bedspread’

Most of us appreciate the work that food does to nourish our bodies. On a macro level, things like proteins help repair muscles and carbohydrates give us energy. But micronutrients, things like vitamins and minerals, are really important to paving the way for hormones to do their jobs. And research suggests that proper nutrition is especially important for periods of big hormonal shifts — such as PMS.    For more on this research, we're joined by Liz Bertone-Johnson. She's a professor of epidemiology at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.   For more information on today’s episode visit helloclue.com/hormonal. And to find out how to support the work here at Clue, go to Clue.Plus.    Want to know the answer to the question at the beginning of the show? Check out Why does hormonal birth control fail? on helloclue.com   Background Reading:   Helloclue.com: Vegetarianism, veganism, and the menstrual cycle Helloclue.com: How your gut affects your hormones Helloclue.com: Diet, nutrition, and the menstrual cycle

In 1982, Jane Fonda put out her first exercise video. That VHS tape helped spark an exercise craze. But the exercise craze also made a lot of people suddenly lose their periods. Doctors were confused. Was this a temporary reaction due to all the exercise? Was this forever? Were these women still fertile?    Our guest today, Virginia Vitzthum, decided to dig in and research these exact questions. Dr. Vitzthum is the head of scientific research at Clue, and a senior scientist at the Kinsey Institute.   For more information on today’s episode visit helloclue.com/hormonal. And to find out how to support the work here at Clue, go to Clue.Plus.    Want to know the answer to the question at the beginning of the show? Check out Can you get pregnant from “precum”? on helloclue.com.   Background Reading:   Helloclue.com: What is an “irregular” menstrual cycle? Helloclue.com: Hormones and your environment: a conversation with Dr. Virginia J. Vitzthum Helloclue.com: Hormones and culture: How reproductive hormones vary across cultures

When women first began competing in elite sports, an important question cropped up: who exactly is a woman? Fears that men would simply plop on a wig and a petticoat in order to compete, to the perceived disadvantage of women, arose, and sporting officials began checking the gender of competitor.    What started as so-called “naked parades” has morphed into a pseudoscience of hormone testing, clitoris measuring, and suspicion-based investigating. Like many aspects of gender, these cases aren’t simple—as a decade of controversy surrounding South African runner Caster Semenya has shown.   For today’s discussion on sports and hormones Katrina Karkazis. She’s the co-author of “Testosterone: An Unauthorized Biography.” She’s also the Senior Visiting Fellow at the Global Health Justice Partnership at Yale University and the Carol Zicklin chair at Brooklyn College.   For more information on today’s episode visit helloclue.com/hormonal. And to find out how to support the work here at Clue, go to Clue.Plus.  Want to know the answer to the question at the beginning of the show? Check out Let’s talk about squirting: Why is it important, and what does it feel like? on helloclue.com.   Background Reading:  Helloclue: What puberty is like as an intersex person

This week we’re covering the saga of medical tech scammer Elizabeth Holmes and HBO's new documentary The Inventor. From Holmes’ bizarre falsely lowered voice to the genius of her black turtleneck uniform we break down the ways this maybe-sociopath manipulated the already corrupt system of Silicon Valley and raised-  then lost - 9 billion dollars. Plus why was every evil white man of the last 50 years on the Theranos board of directors? Why are billionaire investors so gullible? And what would your uniform be?   Background Reading:   https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2019/02/inside-elizabeth-holmess-final-months-at-theranos   https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2019/02/as-theranos-burned-elizabeth-holmes-was-partyingat-burning-man

On the latest edition of the SoccerNation Podcast, Director of Business Development for the United Soccer League's PDL and SYL Joel Nash drops by studioloco for a brief but insightful chat about the USL's Super Y League expansion into Southern California. Joel outlines the place that the Super Y holds with the larger USL organization and speaks about what makes his league desirable for your clubs across the country, including some of the perks that come with being affiliated with a professional league. He also talks a bit about the recruiting process for new clubs interested in the Super Y League in SoCal, and outlines what interested clubs can do to learn more. Stay tuned to SoccerNation.com and sylsoccer.com for more updates on the Super Y in Region IV. Background Reading: https://www.soccernation.com/the-united-soccer-leagues-super-y-open-southern-california-division/

This free online lecture is part of the Mythgard Academy Guest Lecture Series. Both mythical studies and the study of fairy-tales took on new importance during the early nineteenth century, along with the entirely new development of comparative philology. Jacob Grimm was in all three cases the pivotal figure. The relationship between them continued to fascinate both scholars and creative writers, including Andrew Lang, C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, and their successors. This lecture will show how scholarly research acted as a direct stimulus for many creative writers.   Recordings from Thursday, Sept. 10 Watch: Video Listen: Audio Suggested Reading C.S. Lewis, That Hideous Strength (1954) C.S. Lewis, Till We Have Faces (1976) J.R.R. Tolkien, "On Fairy Stories," in The Tolkien Reader (1966) Background Reading Bruno Bettelheim, The Uses of Enchantment (1976, pick a chapter or two from Part Two, which deals with individual fairy-tales) Derek Brewer, "The Interpretation of Fairy Tales", in A Companion to the Fairy Tale, ed. Hilda Ellis Davidson and Anna Chaudhuri, 15-37 Sir James Frazer, The Golden Bough (many editions from 1890: just skip-read the first 3 chapters) Allan G. Hunter, Princes, Frogs and Ugly Sisters (2010, just pick one or two chapters out, as with Bettelheim above) Robert A. Segal, Myth: A Very Short Introduction (2004) Tom Shippey, "Rewriting the Core," in A Companion to the Fairy Tale, above, 253-74 Biography Tom Shippey holds a PhD from Cambridge University and served for many years as the Chair of Humanities at Saint Louis University's College of Arts and Sciences. He is a scholar of medieval literature, Anglo-Saxon language and literature, medievalism, modern fantasy, and science fiction. He is one of the world's leading scholars on the works of Tolkien. His publications include The Road to Middle-earth, J.R.R. Tolkien: Author of the Century, and The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories. He has published many articles on Beowulf and Anglo-Saxon literature. He was born in Calcutta, India, and as a child played with a friend's full-grown pet Bengal tiger.

Background Reading for this lesson 1 Kings 12-16

The Background Reading for this lesson 1 Kings 1-8; 10-11; 2 Chronicles 5-7 Proverbs 1-3; 6; 20-21

Background Reading for this lesson 2 Samuel 11-12; 18-19; 1 Chronicles 22; 29 Psalms 23; 32; 51

Background Reading for this lesson 1 Samuel 1-4; 8-13; 15

The title makes it sound like an old film noir movie, but it's really not. Background Reading for this episode: The Encyclopedia of Flowers, Matthew Flinders Cat and 100 Mr Men Books.

This week leaders of the African Union celebrated the completion of their state-of-the-art headquarters in Addis Ababa. A gift from China, built with Chinese money and Chinese Labor. Recently the Indian government completed work on the Ghanian State-House. Everywhere you turn on the continent of Africa, leaders continue to make deals and accept gifts that look like progress but in fact, as Chika Ezeanya explains it, is an insult and a crime against Africa. Through her work, writing and teaching, Chika reminds Africans and the entire world that the real tradition of this wonderful continent is not to hold out your hands and have someone build you a new headquarters, it is to work hard use your own skills and strength - that is the often ignored African Way. Background Reading and more information; read Chika for Africa, the best out of Africans, for Africa!

Hey, after a new study showed that Germans are fatter than other Europeans, Germany's politicians are campaigning for better nutrition and restrictions on the advertising of sugar-laden foods. In England junk foods ads have even been banned from children’s television. Do we also need new advertisement laws in Germany to prevent our children from becoming obese? What are the pros and cons of junk food? Do junk food ads on TV influence you in any way? What challenges do parents face when trying to get their children to eat healthy food instead of junk food? These questions are discussed by students of the 11g3. They present a talk show (a role play). The following guest are invited to the show: Mr. Donald Mc Sunday: (Advertising Director of Mc Donald’s Germany), Mrs. Ivana Lee (Quality Scout Burger King), Mr. John White (RTL Programme Director), Dr. Frank Müller (German Ministry of Health, Director of the department of prevention and public health), Mrs. Helen Schneider (caring mother of two obese children), Mr. Ohrmann (Nutrition and Fitness Coach), Prof. Wilfried Spitzer (scientist, studying media effects on children and youth), Frank (15 years old, loves junk food and hates sports). Enjoy the discussion and do not hesitate to leave your own written or spoken comments? What is you personal opinion as far as junk food ads in the media are concerned. This Episode was produced by form 11g3. Background Reading: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/6154600.stm http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/425825/894843 See you and stay slim, Andi Picture source (hamburger): Wikipedia.com (GNU Free Documentation License)