Podcasts about contemporary problems

Send us a Text Message.In this episode of the Faithful Politics podcast, Josh Burtram and Will Wright interview John Inazu, the Callie D. Danforth Distinguished Professor of Law and Religion at Washington University in St. Louis. Inazu discusses his new book, Learning to Disagree, which explores the importance of understanding and navigating disagreements in a pluralistic society. The book, structured around an academic calendar, combines memoir and practical advice, aiming to help readers handle disagreements constructively in their daily lives.Inazu emphasizes the importance of empathy, patience, and forgiveness in managing disagreements, noting that these skills are crucial in both personal and societal contexts. He argues that the best lawyers win cases by deeply understanding the opposing side, and similarly, individuals can manage conflicts better by genuinely listening and trying to understand others' perspectives. Inazu also discusses the challenges of engaging in hard conversations, particularly those involving deeply personal or moral issues like LGBTQ rights.The discussion touches on the role of law in ensuring fairness and protecting civil liberties, highlighting how legal frameworks help manage societal disagreements without resorting to violence. Inazu also critiques the current state of political discourse, exacerbated by media partisanship, and suggests practical strategies for individuals to diversify their news sources and engage in more constructive conversations.Finally, Inazu advises focusing on long-term relationships and investing in institutions that facilitate ongoing dialogue and understanding, stressing that meaningful change and deeper understanding require sustained effort and commitment.Buy the book: Learning to Disagree: The Surprising Path to Navigating Differences with Empathy and Respect https://a.co/d/etmnvrgGuest Bio:John Inazu's scholarship focuses on the First Amendment freedoms of speech, assembly, and religion, and related questions of legal and political theory. His books include Liberty's Refuge: The Forgotten Freedom of Assembly (Yale University Press, 2012) and Confident Pluralism: Surviving and Thriving Through Deep Difference (University of Chicago Press, 2016; paperback 2018). Inazu is the special editor of a volume on law and theology published in Law and Contemporary Problems and co-editor (with Tim Keller) of Uncommon Ground: Living Faithfully in a World of Difference (Thomas Nelson, 2020).  His articles have appeared in a number of law reviews and specialty journals, and he has written broadly for mainstream audiences in publications including the Atlantic, USA Today, the Los Angeles Times, and the Washington Post. Prior to law teaching, Inazu clerked for Judge Roger L. Wollman of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit and served for four years as an associate general counsel with the Department of the Air Force at the Pentagon.Support the Show.To learn more about the show, contact our hosts, or recommend future guests, click on the links below: Website: https://www.faithfulpoliticspodcast.com/ Faithful Host: Josh@faithfulpoliticspodcast.com Political Host: Will@faithfulpoliticspodcast.com Twitter: @FaithfulPolitik Instagram: faithful_politics Facebook: FaithfulPoliticsPodcast LinkedIn: faithfulpolitics Subscribe to our Substack: https://faithfulpolitics.substack.com/

Prominent law and religion professor John Inazu discusses the political flip-flop of conservative Christians in America, the role of evangelical Christians in creating safe spaces, and the importance of navigating differences with empathy and respect.  Guest Bio: John Inazu is the Sally D. Danforth Distinguished Professor of Law and Religion and holds a joint appointment in the Washington University Law School and the John C. Danforth Center on Religion and Politics. Inazu's scholarship focuses on the First Amendment freedoms of speech, assembly, and religion and related legal and political theory questions. Inazu is the special editor of a volume on law and theology published in Law and Contemporary Problems, and his articles have appeared in several law reviews and specialty journals. He has written broadly for mainstream audiences in publications including USA Today, Los Angeles Times, and The Washington Post. You can tune in to all episodes on our website, Apple, Spotify, and wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts. New episodes drop every Tuesday at 5 a.m. CST. 

When I first heard of the book, Fault Lines in the Constitution: I was excited for the opportunity to learn the reason and development of writing this book. And basically, their WHY?  Many of the political issues we struggle with today have their roots in the US Constitution. Husband-and-wife team Cynthia and Sanford Levinson take readers back to the creation of this historic document and discuss how contemporary problems were first introduced—then they offer possible solutions. Think Electoral College, gerrymandering, even the Senate. Many of us take these features in our system for granted. But they came about through haggling in an overheated room in 1787, and we're still experiencing the ramifications. The authors have written a book that approachably zooms in on issues that foundationally impacted our government from the beginning and highlights how these same issues rise up as challenges today.  Without picking sides of an argument, Cynthia and Sanford Levinson articulate a complex topic in an accessible way for readers young and old. Cynthia Levinson holds degrees from Wellesley College and Harvard University She is a former teacher and educational policy consultant and researcher. Her husband Sandy Levinson or Sanford Levinson is an American legal scholar, a professor in the Law School and the Department of Government at the University of Texas Written in 1787, ratified in 1788, and in operation since 1789, the United States Constitution is the world's longest surviving written charter of government. Its first three words – “We The People” – affirm that the government of the United States exists to serve its citizens. The supremacy of the people through their elected representatives is recognized in Article I, which creates a Congress consisting of a Senate and a House of Representatives. The positioning of Congress at the beginning of the Constitution affirms its status as the “First Branch” of the federal government. The Constitution assigned to Congress responsibility for organizing the executive and judicial branches, raising revenue, declaring war, and making all laws necessary for executing these powers. The president is permitted to veto specific legislative acts, but Congress has the authority to override presidential vetoes by two-thirds majorities of both houses. The Constitution also provides that the Senate advise and consent on key executive and judicial appointments and on the approval for ratification of treaties. “Opinionated, may be controversial, but should spark a national dialogue about our Constitution and the nation's future.” —Dan Rather “When one of the nation's foremost constitutional scholars teams up with one of the nation's favorite young adult authors, the result is a highly educational, readable and entertaining look at the United States Constitution, warts and all. Cynthia and Sanford Levinson's “Fault Lines in the Constitution,”  could not be more timely and thought provoking.” — Ted McConnell, Executive Director, Campaign for the Civic Mission of Schools, Assistant to Chairman, Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution 1986-1990. As always leave a review if you enjoyed these stories and follow us on Instagram or visit the webpage of the Wyoming Humanities! Sign up for the podcast newsletter using the QR code of follow this link: http://eepurl.com/igy4fH

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What's up Cartel? You're gonna be in for a wild ride on this one. Sorry about the delays with tech issues & cancelations but it is what it is. TJ Day from the Contemporary Problems podcast is my guest & we go all over the map here! I don't wanna give too much away so you'll just have to tune in. Check out TJ on Instagram here: https://instagram.com/contemporaryproblems_?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= @contemporaryproblems_ Please donate to my good friend Melanie Schulz on her GoFundMe page for her medical bills for Hashimoto's disease here: https://gofund.me/a6564818 Also please donate to my good friend Libby Fortman as her family has lost their mobile home in California due to flooding here: https://gofund.me/1f42359f Please like, share, subscribe and leave a review on #iTunes! Also you can feed Nigel the goat some extra shekels at my patreon if you would be so kind. He will love you for all eternity. Patreon here: patreon.com/redpillcartelpodcast Telegram here: t.me/redpillcartel Instagram here: @redpillcartelpodcast Always feel free to ask to get on the show! Email redpillcartelpod@gmail.com One stop shop for all links: https://linktr.ee/redpillcartelpodcast

Prominent South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh was recently found guilty of the murders of his wife and son—but despite the severity of the crimes, the prosecution declined to pursue the death penalty in his case.In this episode, Emma speaks with journalist George Hale about his experience covering the most recent federal executions in Terre Haute, Indiana for an intimate look at the execution process. She also sits down with DU law professor Sam Kamin to examine the history of the death penalty and the racial and class disparities in how it is handed out.Show Notes:George Hale is a radio reporter at WFIU, the NPR member station covering federal death row. He was part of a team of public media journalists who covered 13 executions at a federal penitentiary in Terre Haute, Indiana, in the final six months of then-President Donald Trump's administration. Their reporting earned several awards including a regional Murrow. Hale is also the host and lead reporter of “Rush To Kill,” an investigative podcast about the federal death penalty, coming this spring. Sam Kamin joined the faculty at the Sturm College of Law in 1999. Professor Kamin's research interests include criminal procedure, death penalty jurisprudence, federal courts, and constitutional remedies. He is a co-author of West Publishing's Investigative Criminal Procedure: A Contemporary Approach and Cases and Materials on the Death Penalty and has published scholarly articles in the Virginia Law Review, the Indiana Law Journal, the Journal of Constitutional Law, and Law and Contemporary Problems among many others. He has also become one of the nation's leading experts on the regulation of marijuana; in 2012 he was appointed to Governor John Hickenlooper's Task Force to Implement Amendment 64 and the ACLU of California's blue ribbon panel to study marijuana legalization.

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NY Patriot from the NY Patriot Podcast & the Occult Rejects joins Contemporary Problems, With different foundations and understandings of the occult, walking the same but different paths, these two always seem to find a way back to the same place. What is that place? What am I talking about? Sometimes you can only fuck around to find out. Don't get in the way, cuz we're decodin' here! Check out the show!///follow @contermporaryproblems_ & @NYpatriot1978///contemporaryproblems-linktr.ee/bunnymasterstudios///NYPATRIOT linktr.ee/theoccultrejects Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ya'll got worms!!! Is it all just parasites? Was it always just parasites? Is our world being run by vampiric satanic parasites?Kelsey Spencer, the Parasite Investigator joins Contemporary Problems to talk about these friggin worms!Topics of the show as this conversation is from two Canadians, we touch on the contemporary status of Canada, being at the trucker rally, brush over a few conspiracies and tell you all about worms! Ya'll got worms, that's okay! You must first identify the ailment in order or heal it. We are all the anti parasites!Enjoy the show!follow @kelsey.j.spencer @contemporaryproblems_ on various platforms! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Contemporary Problems we face in the world today. Is the current situation a sign of the Apocalypse. F.A.A.F.O. We take a look at one of the chapters of the Book of Revelation, and though our own third eyes and throat chakras share a unique perspective on how it relates to the Contemporary Issues "Plague"-ing the world today. We also talk about the process of death and rebirth as the world we once knew is dying and we are birthing a new earth. Grab a warm cup of anxiety and listen to this uplifting episode with a twist of horror. Be not afraid. It's you vs you as we evolve into the people we are meant to be in this lifetime. Enjoy the show.The instagram got hacked!Check out @contemporaryproblems_ to keep up with the contemporaries! and top tier memes :)Check out @contemporary.problems on tiktok for sillies and bits.Anything else tjday is available throughlinktr.ee/bunnymasterstudiosIf you'd like to leave a tip or donate to the show you can do that paypal.me/bunnymasterstudiosFeel free to leave a comment, 5 star rating, like, subscribe to the podcast, or share this episode :) It goes a long way.Stay blessed :) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Just like the phoenix, Contemporary Problems has once again risen from it's own ashes. It hasn't been easy but we're back! Teej gets back to his country roots to help awaken humanity in this over the top, more extra than guacamole episode. On this episode we cover topics of travelling without the thing across Canada, Paranormal encounters, the epic collapse of society, the apocalypse, the age of Aquarius and many out-there over the top theories. Kick off your boots, take off your cowboy hat, grab a warm cup of anxiety and join in on the Honky "Talkin" fun and let the Contemporary Problems experience light your lamp and blow your mind. ig: @contemporaryproblems_tiktok @contemporary.problemslinktr.ee/bunnymasterstudios Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Svetlana Konacheva, Doctor of Philosophy, Associate Professor, Dean of the Faculty of Philosophy, Head of the Department of Contemporary Problems of Philosophy, Russian State University for the Humanities (Moscow, Russia). Doctoral dissertation "Heidegger and philosophical theology of the twentieth century" (2010). Research interests: philosophy of M. Heidegger; philosophical theology of the twentieth century; phenomenology of religion. Svetlana is a member of the editorial board of the Yearbook on Phenomenological Philosophy and Hermeneutics, Bulletin of the Russian State Humanitarian University (series "Philosophy. Sociology. Art Criticism", the journal "Philosophy of Religion: Analytical Studies". Author of more than 80 works devoted to the analysis of theological problems in the philosophy of M. Heidegger, the study of the reception of Heideggerian philosophy in Christian theology of the twentieth century, the phenomenological interpretation of religious experience, modern Western philosophy of religion, including the monographs "Being. Sacred. God: Heidegger and philosophical theology of the twentieth century" (M., 2021) "God after God: the path of post-metaphysical thinking" (M. ., 2019). FIND SVETLANA ON SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook ================================ SUPPORT & CONNECT: Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/denofrich Twitter: https://twitter.com/denofrich Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/denofrich YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/denofrich Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/den_of_rich/ Hashtag: #denofrich © Copyright 2022 Den of Rich. All rights reserved.

In this episode, Carmina and Patch begin by exploring the Eid al-Fitr Festival but unexpectedly went on an emotional rollercoaster while discussing the history of Islam in the Philippines and the long struggle of our brothers and sisters in Mindanao. You can now get JeepneyTrip merchandise by clicking here!Thanks to JeepneyTrip's sponsor, SOLEPACK. Go to thesolepack.com and enter JEEPNEYTRIP10 at checkout for a 10% discount. For additional reading: History of Muslims in the Philippines, The Islam Religion In The Philippines (expertscolumn.com), Muslim Mindanao Dances, The Muslim Filipinos: Their History, Society and Contemporary Problems, and The Moro War: How America Battled a Muslim Insurgency in the Philippine Jungle.  View these to learn more: What's It Like Being A Muslim In The Philippines?, The Lumad's Story, Is the Philippines kind to Muslims?, The Story of the Filipino: Bangsamoro, The Bangsamoro Opportunity (Full Documentary), Rethinking Filipino Food by Going to Muslim Mindanao | Fork the System, Mindanao Mosaic - The Bayanihan Philippine National Folk Dance Company, and Filipino Muslims Celebrate Eid al-Fitr. Visit https://jeepneytrip.buzzsprout.com or email at jeepneytrip@gmail.com.See https://www.buzzsprout.com/privacy for Privacy Policy. 

Evgeniya Shestova, university lecturer, associate professor of the Department of Contemporary Problems of Philosophy, Russian State University for the Humanities, senior editor of the publishing department of the "Victoria - Art of Contemporary" foundation. Scientific secretary of the Yearbook of Phenomenological Philosophy. She graduated from the Literary Institute with a degree in literary work, then master's and postgraduate studies at the Russian State University for the Humanities in philosophy, teaches courses in hermeneutics, phenomenology, academic writing and general philosophy. Lives in Moscow. FIND EVGENIYA ON SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook ================================ SUPPORT & CONNECT: Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/denofrich Twitter: https://twitter.com/denofrich Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/denofrich YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/denofrich Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/den_of_rich/ Hashtag: #denofrich © Copyright 2022 Den of Rich. All rights reserved.

Contemporary Problems is back! After many complications, Teej has found a way to start podcasting again. This episode comments on the current state of the world, the bouncy castle act in Canada, the 222222 "portal", other numerology, and decoding some of the events that have transpired over the month of February for a very unique perspective. Welcome back to the apocalypse. Recorded FEB 25th 2022@contemporary.problems - Instagram@musicalnumerology - Numerology@eatingwithastrology - Astrology in the body@pmaftw - Teej@aquariusrisen - Astrologylinktr.ee/bunnymasterstudios for all links and more!Thanks for listening to Contemporary Problems,on you podcast platform, feel free to follow, subscribe, like, rate, and comment. :) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Micah Dank joins the Contemporary Problems experience to talk about the Astrotheology in the Book of Revelation. With the theme of this show focused on the journey of rocking and rolling through the apocalypse, the Book of Revelation has it's fair share of significance. Micah Dank comes on to rock the astro-LOGICAL metaphors in the Book of Revelation and give us some clarity towards interpreting these potentially biblical times. Follow, share, like, save, leave a review! Let's get them numbers up!Instagram: @contemporary.problemsDonate to the show! : paypal.me/bunnymasterstudiosOther links and Projects by TJ Day - Astrology/Numerology/Plant Based Food Consulting - linktr.ee/bunnymasterstudioscontact: contemporaryproblems@gmail.comMicah DankInstagram: @micahdankTwitter: @RealMisterDankMicah Dank's books, 'Into The Rabbit Hole': intotherabbitholeseries@gmail.comEmail, or DM him directly or go to link below https://www.amazon.com/Micah-T.-Dank/e/B08CLT5JQC%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Thank you for tuning into another Episode of Upstate Unconventional. This episode we have TJ from the Contemporary Problems Podcast. TJ has had some wild paranormal experiences from sleep paralysis to alien encounters. Buckle up for this one folks, its a good time. Check out TJ's podcast contemporaryproblems.podbean.com and follow him on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/contemporary.problems. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/upst8-unconventional/support

In episode 31 I had a conversation with the incredible Dr. Joye Hardiman who is a renowned writer, scholar, teacher, world traveler, storyteller, and the CEO of Hardiman House Inc., which is an urban sanctuary that hosts and convenes saloons, programs, and virtual events that expand the mind, feed the spirit and restore the soul. Dr. Joye Hardiman is also the Creative Director of the  Ra- imaging Exploratorium a training, coaching and consulting  agency and of Ancestral Art Works -  a creative production company that uses Ancestral Wisdoms to solve Contemporary Problems. She was the Executive Director of the Evergreen State College - urban campus in Tacoma WA. for almost two decades , the 2nd National Vice- president of the Association for the Study of Classical African Civilizations ( ASCAC) and is now an Senior member of the Pacific Northwest Pan- African Community. Follow Simon Javan Okelo on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OkeloJavan Twitter: https://twitter.com/OkeloJavan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonjavano... TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@simonjavanoke... LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simon-oke... iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...  

In this episode, Maxx and Scott speak with legal scholar Sanjukta Paul about imagining alternative and more just forms of economic association in ways that denaturalize the 20th-century monopolistic firm. The key, Paul argues, is to reveal and contest the public “coordination rights” that legally structure all economic activity. Sanjukta Paul is Assistant Professor of Law at Wayne State University. Her current research and writing involves the intersection of antitrust law and labor policy. She is currently writing a book tentatively titled, Solidarity in the Shadow of Antitrust: Labor & the Legal Idea of Competition, which will be published by Cambridge University Press. Her scholarly work has appeared in the UCLA Law Review; Law & Contemporary Problems; The Berkeley Journal of Employment & Labor Law; and The Cambridge Handbook of U.S. Labor Law.See here for the important paper we discuss in this episode, "Antitrust as an Allocator of Coordination Rights" (UCLA Law Review, Vol. 67, No. 2, 2020).

In The Workers' Toolkit we take deep dives into the legal and institutional barriers that prevent workers from building collective power in the United Stated today. In this first installment, we talk with economist Marshall Steinbaum about the history of antitrust law in this country, how it shapes workers' lives, and what we can do about it.    Additional links/info below... Marshall's Twitter page and faculty page Marshall Steinbaum, Law and Contemporary Problems, "Antitrust, the Gig Economy, and Labor Market Power" Marshall Steinbaum, The American Prospect, "Uber's Antitrust Problem" David Weil, Institute for New Economic Thinking, "Why We Should Worry About Monopsony" Maurice E. Stucke and Ariel Ezrahi, Havard Business Review, "The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of the U.S. Antitrust Movement"   Featured Music (all songs sourced from the Free Music Archive: freemusicarchive.org) Lobo Loco, "Malte Junior - Hall" "Tyree Scott Speaking on Workers Rights" Alex Mason, "The Inspiration" Lobo Loco, "Driving to the Delta"

In this episode, Doriane Lambelet Coleman, Professor of Law at Duke Law School, discusses her article "Sex in Sport," which was published in a special issue of Law and Contemporary Problems devoted to the subject of sex in sport. Coleman begins by discussing the differences between sex and gender and why the distinction is relevant in the elite sports space. She goes on to detail the rationale for the women’s category in elite sport, why it’s necessary for eligibility standards to be based in sex-specific biological traits rather than in how a person identifies, and the role testosterone plays in this context. She concludes with some thoughts about alternative policy choices sport could make, including about how events are designed, so that eligibility standards wouldn’t need to be based on sex or gender; and about different approaches to eligibility for education-based (as opposed to elite) sport. Coleman's scholarship is available on SSRN.This episode was hosted by Brian L. Frye, Associate Professor of Law at the University of Kentucky College of Law. Frye is on Twitter at @brianlfrye. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Lecture summary: 2018 marks the seventieth anniversary of two momentous events in twentieth-century history: the birth of the State of Israel and the creation of the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Both remain tied together in the ongoing debates about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, global antisemitism, and American foreign policy. Yet the surprising connections between Zionism and the origins of international human rights are completely unknown today. Drawing on his recent book, Professor Loeffler will discuss how the forgotten Jewish past of human rights holds timely lessons for thinking about the intertwined futures of global justice and Jewish politics. James Loeffler is the Berkowitz Professor of Jewish History at the University of Virginia, where he teaches courses in Jewish, European, and international history and the history of human rights. He received his BA from Harvard and his MA and PhD from Columbia University. He also studied Jewish thought as a Dorot Postgraduate Fellow at the Hebrew University. He is the author of Rooted Cosmopolitans: Jews and Human Rights in the Twentieth Century (Yale, 2018), which was a finalist for the Jewish Book Council’s Natan Prize for Best Jewish Book of 2018. His first book, The Most Musical Nation: Jews and Culture in the Late Russian Empire (Yale, 2010), won eight major awards and honors. Other publications include the forthcoming anthology, The Law of Strangers: Jewish Lawyers and International Law in Historical Perspective (Cambridge, 2019), and the new special issue of the journal Law & Contemporary Problems on “The Future of Human Rights Scholarship.” He is the co-founder of the University of Virginia Human Rights Research Network, Former Dean’s Visiting Scholar at the Georgetown University Law Center, and former Fellow of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. His writing on contemporary Jewish politics, antisemitism, and human rights has appeared in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Slate, and The New Republic. For ten years he curated a concert series of Jewish classical music at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. He is currently at work on two books: a study of how the Holocaust became Genocide, and a biography of the author of “Hava Nagila.”

In 1902, chemist Harvey Wiley launched a unique experiment to test the safety of food additives. He recruited a group of young men and fed them meals laced with chemicals to see what the effects might be. In this week's episode of the Futility Closet podcast we'll describe Wiley's "poison squad" and his lifelong crusade for food safety. We'll also follow some garden paths and puzzle over some unwelcome weight-loss news. Intro: In 1887, an inadvertent dot in a telegram cost wool dealer Frank Primrose $20,000. For 25 years, two Minnesota brothers-in-law exchanged a weaponized pair of moleskin pants. Harvey Washington Wiley's poison squad dined in formal clothing and wrote their own inspirational slogan. Sources for our feature: Bernard A. Weisberger, "Doctor Wiley and His Poison Squad," American Heritage 47:1 (February/March 1996). Oscar E. Anderson Jr., The Health of a Nation: Harvey W. Wiley and the Fight for Pure Food, 1958. Paul M. Wax, "Elixirs, Diluents, and the Passage of the 1938 Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act," Annals of Internal Medicine 122:6 (March 15, 1995), 456-461. James Harvey Young, "Food and Drug Regulation Under the USDA, 1906-1940," Agricultural History 64:2 (Spring 1990), 134-142. Cornelius C. Regier, "The Struggle for Federal Food and Drugs Legislation," Law and Contemporary Problems 1:1 (December 1933), 3-15. Donna J. Wood, "The Strategic Use of Public Policy: Business Support for the 1906 Food and Drug Act," Business History Review 59:3 (Autumn 1985), 403-432. E. Pendleton Herring, "The Balance of Social Forces in the Administration of the Pure Food and Drug Act," Social Forces 13:3 (March 1935), 358-366. Carol Lewis and Suzanne White Junod, "The 'Poison Squad' and the Advent of Food and Drug Regulation," FDA Consumer 36:6 (November-December 2002), 12-15. Mike Oppenheim, "Food Fight," American History 53:4 (October 2018), 68. Bette Hileman, "'Poison Squads' Tested Chemical Preservatives," Chemical & Engineering News 84:38 (Sept. 18, 2006). Wallace F. Janssen, "The Story of the Laws Behind the Labels," FDA Consumer 15:5 (June 1981), 32-45. G.R. List, "Giants From the Past: Harvey W. Wiley (1844-1930)," Inform 16:2 (February 2005), 111-112. Bruce Watson, "The Poison Squad: An Incredible History," Esquire, June 27, 2013. Deborah Blum, "Bring Back the Poison Squad," Slate, March 2, 2011. Lance Gay, "A Century Ago, the Federal Government Launched One of Its Most Unusual and Controversial Investigations," Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Dec. 30, 2002, A-8. "Harvey W. Wiley: Pioneer Consumer Activist," FDA Consumer 40:1, (January-February 2006), 34-35. "Harvey Washington Wiley," Science History Institute, Jan. 10, 2018. Karen Olsson, "We Must Eat, Drink and (Still) Be Wary," Washington Post, Sept. 6, 1998, C01. O.K. Davis, "The Case of Dr. Wiley," Hampton Columbian Magazine 27:4 (October 1911), 469-481. A.A. Langdon, "Food Expert Defends Borax," What-to-Eat 22:3 (March 1907), 91-92. "To Investigate Wiley's Food Squad Methods," National Provisioner 36:2 (Jan. 12, 1907), 1. "Letter Box," Pharmaceutical Era 37:22 (May 30, 1907), 514. "The Case of Dr. Wiley," American Food Journal 4:2, Feb. 15, 1909, 16. "Food Law's Anniversary," New York Times, June 30, 1908. "Wiley's Foes Think They've Beaten Him," New York Times, Dec. 29, 1908. H.H. Langdon, "Why Wiley Is Criticised; His Radical Views Said to Justify Tests by the National Commission," New York Times, April 7, 1907. "Benzoate Indorsed; Wiley Loses Fight," New York Times, Aug. 27, 1909. "Health Rather Than Money," New York Times, Aug. 21, 1910. "Germans Verified Wiley Poison Tests," New York Times, Aug. 19, 1911. "Forbidden Fruit," New York Times, Oct. 11, 1911. "Pure Food in One State Is Poison in Another," New York Times, Jan. 25, 1914. "Dr. H.W. Wiley Dies, Pure-Food Expert," New York Times, July 1, 1930. Listener mail: Listener Rob Emich discovered Spring-Heeled Jack London-Style Porter in Cape Cod last month (see Episode 34). Brittany Hope Flamik, "Australia's Endangered Quolls Get Genetic Boost From Scientists," New York Times, July 26, 2018. April Reese, "Ecologists Try to Speed Up Evolution to Save Australian Marsupial From Toxic Toads," Nature, July 23, 2018. Jesse Thompson and Liz Trevaskis, "Questions Over Quarantined Astell Island Quolls Who Lost Their Fear of Predators," ABC Radio Darwin, Aug. 9, 2018. Wikipedia, "Garden-Path Sentence" (accessed Aug. 17, 2018). "Garden Path Sentences," Fun With Words (accessed Aug. 17, 2018). BBC Sound Effects. Dave Lawrence, "RNN of BBC Sound Effects," Aardvark Zythum, Aug. 2, 2018. Dave Lawrence, "More Sound Effects," Aardvark Zythum, Aug. 3, 2018. This week's lateral thinking puzzle was contributed by listener David Palmer. 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Psst, do you want to buy a kidney? How about a human egg, or a baby? We talk about taboo markets and tragic choice with Kim Krawiec. Topics range from egg “donation” to kidney transplants, altruism, reference transactions, military service, sex, and more. How do we allocate scarce goods when enough of us just don’t believe the goods should be traded like loaves of bread? Program note: We failed to ask Kim whether Joe is monstrous on account of his views on speed trap norms. Our apologies to the listeners and to Kim. This show’s links: Kim Krawiec’s faculty profile and writing Oral Argument Episode 14: The Astronaut’s Hair, with Lisa Milot The Faculty Lounge blog Taxing Eggs, a mini-symposium on the Faculty Lounge blog Viviana A. Rotman Zelizer, Morals and Markets: The Development of Life Insurance in the United States Viviana A. Zelizer, Pricing the Priceless Child Viviana A. Zelizer, The Price and Value of Children: The Case of Children’s Insurance Kimberly Krawiec, Price and Pretense in the Baby Market Kimberly Krawiec, A Woman’s Worth Margaret Jane Radin, Contested Commodities Richard Posner, The Regulation of the Market in Adoptions Kimberly Krawiec, Kamakahi v. ASRM: The Egg Donor Price Fixing Litigation Philip Cook and Kimberly Krawiec, A Primer on Kidney Transplantation: Anatomy of the Shortage Wikipedia on the National Organ Transplant Act of 1984 Kieran Healy and Kimberly Krawiec, Custom, Contract, and Kidney Exchange Show Me the Money: Making Markets in Forbidden Exchange, an issue of Law and Contemporary Problems Kimberly Krawiec, Foreword to Show Me the Money: Making Markets in Forbidden Exchange Guido Calabresi and Philip Bobbitt, Tragic Choices Special Guest: Kimberly Krawiec.

Dr. Beth (www.drbetherickson.com) first spoke with Shari McGuire (www.shrinkyourworkweek.com) about how she managed to recover 1200 hours a year just by managing her time. Now instead of being frazzled and making herself sick by working 70-80 hours a week, she works only 40 hours and still has time for her personal life. Her next guest, Dianne … Read more about this episode...