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Self-awareness is the ability to see yourself clearly. To understand who you are, how others see you and how you fit into the world around you.Self-awareness is the meta skill of the 21st centuryThe qualities most critical for success in the world today, things like Emotional Intelligence, Empathy, Influence, Persuasion, Collaboration and Communication all stem from self-awareness.If we are not self-aware, it is almost impossible to master the skills that make us stronger team players, better parents, superior leaders and better relationship builders at work, home, community and society at large.Support the show (https://paypal.me/transformingrelation?country.x=GB&locale.x=en_GB)

In this week's study, I continue in Chapter 3, we take a look at the Synagogue of Satan I go into a rant about the Ukraine/Russian crisis. Explaining some of the key players and how they are controlled by the group of the Synagogue of Satan, especially Kira Kudik whose wealth is estimated at $34 million. She stated in a recent interview on the Fox News Channel, But right now it's a critical time because we know that we not only fight for Ukraine, [but] we fight for this New World Order for the democratic countries. We [know] that we are the shield for the Euro. We [know] that we are protecting not only Ukraine, [but] we are protecting like all the other countries that would be next if we failed. That's why we just cannot fail.” I share a newsletter article wrote by Dennis Cuddy from October 23, 2006 titled ‘Religion and World Government' Part 1. Exposing the intent of corrupting the Churches throughout the world Among Protestants, the American Baptist Publication Society in 1919 published THE NEW WORLD ORDER by Samuel Zane Batten, in which he declared: "The old order passes from view; the new world rises upon our vision....We have vindicated the right of social control....There must be developed a national spirit of service....Society must break the stranglehold of capitalism....The natural resources of the nation must be socialized....The state must socialize every group....Men must learn to have world patriotism. World patriotism must be a faith....There is no more justice for the claim of absolute sovereignty on the part of a nation than on the part of an individual....The only alternative is World Federation...with a world parliament, an international court, and an international police force....Men must have an international mind before there can be a world federation. They must see and affirm that above the nation is humanity. Internationalism must first be a religion before it can be a reality and a system." Also I comment on Lent and Ash Wednesday are they Christian? Now I realize that this may upset many Christians! But I must teach the truth!“It ought to be known that the observance of Lent did not exist, as long as the primitive church retained its perfection unbroken.” – Cassianus, 5th CenturyThe word Lent means “spring” and derived from the Old English word “Lencten” which refers to the lengthening of the days as winter turns to spring. Spiritually speaking, all roads lead to Babylon and such is the case in regard to the forty day spring fasts. In one version of the Babylonian myth, Tammuz (who is said to be the son of Nimrod, which Nimrod took his mother to be his wife) the great hunter was slain while hunting a wild boar. Devotees mourned for him through weeping ceremonies for forty days. During the days of Ezekiel this ritual was even found among the Israelites. Ezekiel writes:“He said also unto me, Turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations that they do. Then he brought me to the door of the gate of the Lord's house which was toward the north; and, behold, there sat women weeping for Tammuz.” (Ezekiel 8:13-14)Don't end up like those in Hosea 4:6 ‘My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God (Elohim), I will also forget thy children.'But, be like those in 2Timothy 2:15 ‘Study to shew thyself approved unto God (Yahweh), a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.'Join me as we go Chapter by Chapter, Verse by Verse, Unraveling the Words of Yahweh!Have any questions? Feel free to email me at utwoy@netzero.net

In this off-the-wall interview with writer Jason Douglas, Andrew and chrs discuss his debut graphic novel "Parallel", the writing process, and just...overall have a good time because he's a nice man! You can follow Jason on instagram (his only social media) at https://www.instagram.com/jdouglaswrites/ You can find and purchase physical (catch them quick, they're going fast) and digital copies of Parallel at https://sourcepointpress.com/products/parallel-ogn If you want to find out more about the Ringo Awards (The Mike Wieringo Comic Book Industry Awards), you can go to https://ringoawards.com/NOTES: Almost Famous (dir. Cameron Crowe) is the story of a teen journalist touring with a fictional rock band and attempting to get his first cover story published.https://military.wikia.org/wiki/Marsden_Mattinghttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48729949-angel-of-greenwoodthe "little girl" mentioned is sixteen year old American activist Marley Dias, the founder of #1000BlackGirlBooksThe book referenced as the "happy slave book" is "A Birthday Cake for George Washington" written by Ramin Ganeshram and illustrated by Vanessa Brantley-Newton which actually came out in 2016Cheesecake calendar is a slang term that became the publicly acceptable term for scantily-clad, semi-nude, or nude photos of women because pin-up was considered too racy in the early 20th centuryThe briefly mentioned THUNDERBIRD aka JOHN PROUDSTAR is a currently deceased X-Man from the Yavapai–Apache Nation who was created in the mid-70s. He is an incredibly sore spot for christian, as she wasn't expecting him to die (she was young).  He also (apparently) appears in live action played by actor Blair Redford in THE GIFTED. (it is not clear if Redford's Native ancestry has been documented and/or verified)If you want to speak to us, feel free to DM us on social media (instagram, facebook, and tiktok @truebelieverspod - twitter @truebelieversp), email us at 1truebelieverspod@gmail.com, or leave us a voicemail at (650) 761-2629.Music: “Dirty Gertie” by Shane Ivers - www.silvermansound.com

Conspiracy theories have always swirled around Brown Brothers Harriman, the oldest and one of the largest private investment banks in the United States, and not without reason. As America of the 1800s was convulsed by devastating financial panics every twenty years, the Brown Brothers Harriman quietly went from strength to strength, propping up the US financial system at crucial moments while avoiding the unwelcome attention that plagued many of its competitors. Throughout the nineteenth century, the partners helped to create paper money as the primary medium of American capitalism; underwrote the first major railroad; and almost unilaterally created the first foreign exchange system. More troublingly, there were a central player in the cotton trade and, by association, the system of slave labor that prevailed in the South until the Civil War. Today's guest, Zachary Karabell, author of INSIDE MONEY: Brown Brothers Harriman and the American Way of Power is here to discuss this complex marriage of money and power in America. But it's what came after, in the 20th century, that truly catapulted the firm's influence and offers insight about their legacy and lessons for the future.In this episode we discuss: Brown Brothers Harriman's essential and largely unknown role in shaping American historyHow Brown Brothers Harriman helped create an axis of political and economic power, educated at elite schools, now known as “the Establishment”How a balanced sense of self-interest and collective good helped Brown Brothers Harriman avoid the fate of “too big to fail” firms in the twenty-first centuryThe idea of “enough” wealth or “enough” success – has it become alien in today's economy? Was it always this way?What lessons can be learned from those who stewarded the expansion of America's infrastructure in the early days of our democracy as we embark on rebuilding our infrastructure today?

“For me, the spiritual task is to befriend reality in all its mess and complexity—to do that with grace." Krista Tippett joins Miroslav Volf for a conversation on the importance of engaging otherness on the grounds of our common humanity; her personal faith journey from small town Baptists in Oklahoma, to a secular humanism in a divided Cold-War Berlin, and then back to her spiritual homeland and mother tongue of Christianity in an expansive and engaging new way; the art of conversation, deep listening, cultivating hospitality; the spiritual task of befriending reality; and the challenge of being alone and being together as we seek to live a life worthy of our humanity.Support For the Life of the World by giving to the Yale Center for Faith & Culture: faith.yale.edu/giveShow NotesJulian of Norwich today: "All shall be well." Read the Revelations of Divine LoveKrista Tippett and On BeingThe art of being human and speaking of faith in the twenty-first centuryThe animating questions behind the human enterpriseCreating a space for a conversations we couldn't (but needed to) hearCertainties and beliefsWhat it means to be human, how we want to live, and what we want to be to each otherHospitality—intellectual virtue, social art, sophisticated technology for inviting the best of other people into the roomHow to invite someone into a good conversation, inviting them in their fullnessThe discipline and public service of holding back your own opinions for the sake of listeningBalancing listening and speaking in a good conversationWhat binds and unites various voices within the diversity of On Being?"My primary intention is not to find similarities, but to be fascinated by particularity and go deep into that."Abraham Joshua Heschel's “Depth Theology”Drawing opposites and counterintuitives even within the same personSimilar themes emerging from very different mouths—struggle for justice, struggle for wholeness, aspiring to both praise and lamentThe complexity and fine textures of the melodies of humanityConfounding ourselves"There are no storybook heroes in the Hebrew Bible … it shows all the mess."Befriending reality, which has a lot about it we wouldn't choose, like, or expect—and then make a life of meaning with that and from that.“For me, the spiritual task is to befriend reality in all its mess and complexity—to do that with grace."Christian faith as a “mother tongue”—spiritual complexity and Krista's conservative Baptist upbringing: “I got a lot of lived theology.""There is an order—there is a love that infuses all of this."“I'm not defined by what I reject, and I'm very slow to judge anyone else's deep beliefs."How Krista came back to Christianity while living in divided Cold War BerlinMoral exhaustion “I didn't immediately head back to Christianity. First I got quiet, then I got intentionally quiet, and then I started wandered into praying ... and an imagination, and then that brought me back to my spiritual homeland."Julian of Norwich and “All shall be well”—the cosmic sense of those words“All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of things shall be well…”"It's a mystical statement. It doesn't add up with what we can see and hear and touch. … At some cosmic level, which I can't be articulate about, it makes sense for me."What kind of life is worthy of our humanity? We're living in a time when we are open to hearing the truth about ourselvesWe alone, and we're togetherRevisiting and grappling with binariesPrivileging the cultivation of knowing ourselves and spiritual technologies “It's hard to be inextricable from other human beings.”We're just as shaped by how we treat our enemies as how we treat our friendsNurturing the interior life as we're tempted to focus on external appearancesInvest in ourselves in order to be present to the worldAbout Krista TippettKrista Tippett is a Peabody Award-winning broadcaster, a National Humanities Medalist, and a New York Times bestselling author. She grew up in a small town in Oklahoma, attended Brown University, and became a journalist and diplomat in Cold War Berlin. She then lived in Spain and England before seeking a Master of Divinity at Yale University in the mid-1990s.Emerging from that, she saw a black hole where intelligent public conversation about the religious, spiritual, and moral aspects of human life might be. She pitched and piloted her idea for several years before launching Speaking of Faith — later On Being — as a weekly national public radio show in 2003. In 2014, the year after she took On Being into independent production, President Obama awarded Krista the National Humanities Medal at the White House for “thoughtfully delving into the mysteries of human existence. On the air and in print, Ms. Tippett avoids easy answers, embracing complexity and inviting people of every background to join her conversation about faith, ethics, and moral wisdom.”Krista has published three books at the intersection of spiritual inquiry, social healing, science, and culture: Becoming Wise: An Inquiry into the Mystery and Art of Living; Einstein's God, drawn from her interviews at the intersection of science, medicine, and spiritual inquiry; and Speaking of Faith, a memoir of religion in our time. In recent honors, she is a recipient of a Four Freedoms Medal of the Roosevelt Institute. She also received an honorary degree from Middlebury College, and was the Mimi and Peter E. Haas Distinguished Visitor at Stanford University.Krista has two grown children. She is currently at work on a new book about moral imagination and the human challenges and promise of this young century.

Amid controversy following the killing of George Floyd, many companies, organizations and universities issued statements about confronting racial injustice. The one from Brown University, emailed to its students, staff and alumni, conformed to what’s become a widely accepted view about racism in America: . . . this is not a mere moment for our country. This is historical, lasting and persistent. Structures of power, deep-rooted histories of oppression, as well as prejudice, outright bigotry and hate, directly and personally affect the lives of millions of people in this nation every minute and every hour. But one professor at Brown University raised his voice in protest against this “structural racism” narrative. In an incisive letter, Glenn Loury objected that letter’s authors treated many controversial and complex claims as if they were obviously true. “Is it supposed to be self-evident that every death of an ‘unarmed black man’ at the hands of a white person tells the same story? [The letter’s authors] speak of ‘deep-rooted systems of oppression; legacies of hate.’ No elaboration required here?” This, he went on, “is no reasoned ethical reflection. Rather, it is indoctrination, virtue-signaling, and the transparent currying of favor with our charges.”  “What I found most alarming,” he wrote, “is that no voice was given to what one might have thought would be a university’s principal intellectual contribution to the national debate at this critical moment: namely, to affirm the primacy of reason over violence in calibrating our reactions to the supposed ‘oppression.’” Loury’s rebuttal to the Brown statement reflects his longstanding critique of prevailing “woke” views on racism and how to combat it.  An economist and social critic, Loury is the Merton P. Stoltz Professor of the Social Sciences at Brown. He has published more than two hundred essays and reviews in journals and magazines, along with several scholarly books on race and racial inequality. Recently, Onkar Ghate and I talked with Loury about racism in America. Loury’s knowledge of the issues is extensive, and we covered a lot of ground. Among the topics we discussed: Loury’s assessment of the scale of anti-black racism today compared with the climate during the mid-20th centuryThe debates about over-incarceration of blacks and racial bias in school disciplineThe roles of the War on Drugs, minimum wage laws, and the welfare state in impeding economic progressThe underappreciated role of cultural ideas and values in understanding black communitiesThe impact of state-run schools, particularly in impoverished areasThe climate at universities and his experiences teaching a course on race and inequality A point that resonated strongly with me: Talking about the situation on campus, Loury argued that professors have a responsibility, rather than jumping on a bandwagon, to adopt an “objective, critical, analytical posture” toward the issues and racially charged events we’re living through. He observed: “We’re letting our kids down if we don’t have a robust argument” about issues of race today. Listen to or watch the conversation below. Podcast audio:

About David Collect:My next guest on The One Percent Project is David Collet. He has been a sales executive in the sports and media industy for more than 20 years and worked with CNN, PERFORM, OPTA Sports across Asia and Europe.Our Conversation: We kick-off the conversation with him:Trying to define media in the 21st centuryThe next frontier in the media industryEvolution of gaming: Frontier Games, Epic Games, FortniteNetflix and it's challengerseSports and it's future in Asia 

Today on the podcast I welcome along George Monbiot - who is is an author, Guardian columnist and environmental campaigner.George cowrote the concept album Breaking the Spell of Loneliness with musician Ewan McLennan; and has made a number of viral videos. One of them, adapted from his 2013 TED talk, How Wolves Change Rivers, has been viewed on YouTube over 40m times. Another, on Natural Climate Solutions, that he co-presented with Greta Thunberg, has been watched over 50m times.As we witness an improvement in the crisis and anticipate the relaxation of social distancing, I wanted to talk about the opportunities to learn and reform our political systems that globally have been woefully unprepared and slow to respond.As we try to recuperate the losses both emotionally, physically and financially I’m trying to cultivate the opinions of thinkers from around the world who have long documented the unfolding crises in society that have now spectacularly revealed themselves to us.In this episode, we talk about:How to harness intrinsic human values of kindness to foster better wellbeing in societyHow cooperation and altruism is hardwired in our neurobiologyThe evolution of humans would have required community and kindness to survive rather than the prevailing narrative of individualism and inequalityNeoliberalism in politics and how we have evolved over the 20th and 21st centuryThe impact of immersing ourselves in a virtual worldHow we address alienation and loneliness, which are the defining conditions of our time.The rise in social initiatives and Accidental activistsWhat will we reward in a post pandemic era? Those with material wealth and social influence or those who seek to build community and foster relationships?Is this an opportunity to build a doughnut economy?Big Organising in the wake of the PandemicAnd don't forget to subscribe to The Doctor's Kitchen newsletter where we will be continuing to share weekly science based recipes and tips to help you live the healthiest and happiest lifestyle possible.Guest Social Media LinksWebsiteTwitterInstagram See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In his book, Tarot and the Gates Of Light: A Kabbalistic Path to Liberation Mark Horn breaks down the complicated subject of a Kabbalistic liberation and how the Tarot can assist one in their daily lives. Horn begins with a detailed description of The Tree of Life. Each Sephirot of the tree, to which there is a total of ten which can create a channel through which the divine can pour Its creation into energy. Then share ho to sue the wisdom and provides a seven-week course to immerse yourself in which will change your life. Many Hollywood elites have used the Kabbalistic path to create their success. We talk about Kabbalistic Path definedThe beginning of the Tarot in the fourteenth centuryThe 49-day practice of Counting the Omer culminating on PentecostHow the Tarot can be of great benefit Understanding your sexuality via the Kaballah and TarotMagical practices to change your life Mark has written an essay that speaks to the pandemic the world is experiencing today. On Social Distancing, the Social Contract and Netzach of Gevurah: A Kabbalistic Tarot Exploration of How We Respond in a Crisis—the Seven and Five of Wands Mark Horn has studies Kabbalah with academic, religious, and practical teachers, including Professor Elliot R. Wolfson and NYU, Rabbi Zalman-Schachter-Shalomi at Elat Chayyim, and Jason Shulman at A Society of Souls: Spiritual Healing School. He has studied Tarot with many of today's leading teachers, including Rachel Pollack, Mary K. Greer, Robert Place, Ruth Ann, and Wald Amberstone, and Ferol Humphrey. His writing had appeared in The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, and Metrosource. A teacher of Kabbalistic Tarot, he lives in New York City. www.GatesOfLightTarot.com

In this episode we discuss:The history of the Temple and its impressive size in the 1st centuryThe siege of Jerusalem in 70 AD by the Roman general TitusThe destruction of the first Temple and what it can tell us about our current timesWhy the world will end one day

Georgina Clarke's heroine Lizzie Hardwick trades her life in a bawdy house to go under cover in a Drury Lane theatre in her latest 18th century mystery,  alive with the sights and sounds of London. Hi there I'm your host Jenny Wheeler and Georgina talks about why she chose a well-born woman fallen on hard times as the brave and determined protagonist in her historical crime series, and her double life as an ordained priest and novelist. Six things you'll learn from this Joys of Binge Reading episode: The fascination of the 18th centuryThe 'novel in the bottom drawer' syndromeHer double life as novelist and ordained priestThe question that requires an answerHow becoming a mother sparked her creativityThe most important lesson a writer can learn Where to find Georgina Clarke: Facebook: https://www.georginaclarkeauthor.com/  Twitter: @clarkegeorgina1 Website: www.georginaclarkeauthor.com  What follows is a "near as" transcript of our conversation, not word for word but pretty close to it, with links to important mentions. Jenny: But now, here's Georgina. . Hello there Georgina and welcome to the show, it's great to have you with us. Georgina: It's great to be here. Jenny: You've had a strong academic career before turning to writing fiction. And I wonder what motivated that transition? Was there a Once Upon A Time moment when you thought to yourself, I just must write fiction or somehow I won't have done what I'm meant to do? And if so, was there a catalyst for it? Georgina Clarke - historical mystery author Georgina: Yes, there is. I've always written, and I've always enjoyed words and language. When I was a child, I invented stories. Of course, as a child, I used to do the illustrations as well, as you do when you're a child. But I think life and adulthood, it's kind of got in the way of the creative writing. But I suppose there was really a catalyst moment for me, about 8 1/2 years ago. I had a son. I gave birth, and I found giving birth really quite an extraordinary creative process, so physical, so visceral and unlike anything cerebral that I've done before. And it really unlocked, for me, that sort of creative need. Motherhood led to creative burst I found myself suddenly full of stories that I wanted to write. It was really that that got me going. And obviously, you know, trying to work and have a child. It's not the best time to start trying to write fiction. But I found that when my son was in bed, at the end of the day, that was the point when I wanted to sit down and be creative. So, Yes, I think oddly, giving birth was a fairly major catalyst for me. Jenny: That's a lovely story. It's got such a romantic depth about it somehow. So you've now published two books in the Lizzie Hardwicke series. The first one, Death and the Harlot, and then the most recent one, The Corpse Played Dead.  Your heroine Lizzie is a well-born woman who's forced by circumstance into prostitution. That's a very challenging place for a female protagonist to begin. And I wonder, how did Lizzie come about? Not necessarily Lizzie's backstory, but your deciding about writing Lizzie's story? Crafting a strong female voice Georgina: Well, I wanted to set the novels in the 18th century – the mid -18th century. I've always been interested in that period. It's not the period that I write about academically. I'm a late 19th, early 20th century historian, but I've always been fascinated by the 18th century. And I wanted a strong female voice. I'm very committed to trying to allow women's voices to be heard in history and in contemporary society. So, I wanted a strong female protagonist and I realized if I was writing crime, that I wanted somebody who could walk in different levels of society. I wanted someone who could mingle with the well-to-do. Certainly, with wealthy young men, but also who could literally walk the streets and have credibility walking the streets.

This is part 4 of a series of conversations with Christina Lorimer. Christina is an excellent English teacher for Brazilians and and a very thoughtful individual.In the fourth episode of the series, we talk about:The up's and down's of international relationshipsThe concept of home in the 21st centuryThe idea of creating global familiesWhat it means to live an international lifeAnd much more, press play!Check out more of Christina's work here:**https://christinalorimer.comPara ganhar uma aula totalmente grátis pelo Cambly é só baixar o aplicativo ou ir diretamente para o site. Ao finalizar a sua inscrição não se esqueça de colocar o cupom inglesnuecrupodcast.** Baixe o aplicativo Cambly em seu iPhone** Baixe o aplicativo Cambly em seu Android** Inscreva-se em nosso curso Sound School 3.0!Nosso curso especializado para a pronúncia e no speaking para brasileiros.Nunca perca um episódio! ** iTunes: https://goo.gl/ZAjj5f** Spotify: https://goo.gl/3GYvdq** Castbox: http://bit.ly/castboxingles** Google Podcasts: https://goo.gl/LuU1E8** Subscribe on Android: https://goo.gl/VAUKxt See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Lifestyle entrepreneur India joins the podcast to talk about her new book, A Slice of England, in which chronicles the process of decorating her home in England, as well as her other family homes. On the show, we talk about her upbringing into design royalty with iconic designer David Hicks as her father, what being an author, model and entrepreneur has taught her, amazing ways we can decorate without spending a lot of money and her new business model that empowers women. What You’ll Hear on This Episode: A firsthand look at India’s upbringing with her father, iconic designer David Hicks, along with some fun American culture references of his workIndia’s love of storytelling within her brand, books and decorWhy India believes that good taste and design are by no means dependent on moneyWhy she prefers an inclusive and accessible style in design, especially for those of us with families and petsMore about India’s home in Harbour Island, and their intention to take it back in time to the 18th CenturyThe true story that India and her partner David really had only one argument when designing their American FarmhouseHow India works antiques into her home, and expert ways to not be intimidated when mixing traditional and contemporaryWhat makes India’s new home collection so near and dear to her heartHow India’s company is giving women a chance to become ambassadors and work on their own time with a network of other amazing womenThe sunscreen that India swears byWhat room is most special to IndiaHow to keep a coastal home from being clicheThe inspiration behind her book, A Slice of England

“Kindness pays dividends. People will come to your rescue if you treat them right.” - Charles Nelson (click to tweet) The average person today has more access to education than ever before. Podcasts, how-to videos, audiobooks—every piece of curriculum for any topic imaginable is instantly available at all times on our smartphones. And with smarter people comes more complex relationships. What might have worked in getting a promotion 10 years ago is now recognized as an outdated school of thought. This is why we must return to the foundation of connection—kindness. On today’s episode of the Life Uncharted Podcast, we are joined by my grandfather, Charles Nelson. Among the many things Chuck has done in his life, here are few noteworthy highlights: he met Albert Einstein, was drafted into the Korean War, has a photographic memory, and lived through depressions. Professionally, he helped start Jennie-O Foods, which was acquired by Hormel Foods for nearly $350 million in 2001. Listen to this episode to hear Chuck’s insights on all aspects of life, from parenting to coaching to staying focused on your goals! “If you concentrate hard enough, your brain will figure it out.” - Charles Nelson (click to tweet) Points to Keep In Mind Eau Claire was once the center of the dairy farm industry, and proximity to Eau Claire determined priceAcknowledge young people by taking 15 seconds to recognize their work and say good jobCommunications is the greatest technological advent of the past centuryThe political rhetoric is what’s stopping legislation from progressing in WashingtonFind peace by settling the question of why you’re hereHave conversations with your spiritual self in real-time, so you can clear up space for other goalsPursue your goals by staying positive when mistakes happen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

So many of the weaknesses of our media today are blamed on the digital revolution.  Certainly the transition to digital has rendered change.  But to a large extent those changes only magnify some of the fundamental flaws that afflicted American media as it evolved in the 20th centuryThe weakening of regulation, the increased power of the free market to shape coverage of news and the increasing conflating of news and entertainment ALL added to the mix.  Today, those forces, combined with the impact of technology has, for better or worse, created a landscape that some would argue, is antithetical to even the minimal requirements of a democratic society.This is the landscape that Professor Victor Pickard explores in America's Battle for Media Democracy: The Triumph of Corporate Libertarianism and the Future of Media Reform.My conversation with Victor Pickard: