Podcasts about contradictions

   The Supreme Court has told a lower court it cannot keep President Trump from implementing his executive order on mail in voting this November and it's a nice win.  But it's a million miles from over as more cases in lower courts are pending and even more are about to be filed.  We explain the difference in this ruling and what the SAVE America Act would do.    The owner of the NFL's San Francisco 49ers pleads no contest after going out of his way to find a trailer park hooker for $140.  He's a billionaire!   This is the most fun story of 2026 as far as I'm concerned.    Men are stupid, that's for sure.  But then we focus in on women and why they are so unhappy in America when they have it better than anyone on earth.  Brace yourself as we tell the hard truth.    Ron DeSantis has implemented communism history classes in government schools in Florida.  It starts in 6th grade and runs through high school and focuses on freedoms that citizens lose in communist countries and the history and lack of success in every country that's tried it.    We have an update for you on how Harrison Butker kicked a 69 yard field goal into the net.  Patrick Mahomes says two different things about his playing status in the same sentence.  The American League playoff race is wild as a team under .500 could make the post season.  Disney rolls out some really cool NFL team gear featuring Disney characters, we'll tell you what character they picked for the Chiefs.

DYSLEXIA & ADHD EXPLAINED BookDyslexia & ADHD Explained - https://truthaboutdyslexia.com/dyslexia-adhd-explained-from-the-inside-book/Kindle: https://amzn.to/3RTlm6mPaperback - https://amzn.to/3S9MU7lAdded Sleep TesterAdded Sleep Tester Offer | Added Nutrition  $10 off WIRED10 code at checkoutIn this episode, Stephen Martin revisits his popular list of 20 essential facts about dyslexia, sharing insights on its hereditary nature, impact on life, and how to harness its unique traits for success.TakeawaysDyslexia is hereditary and can skip generations.It affects many aspects of life beyond reading and writing.Dyslexics often see the world differently, which can seem weird.High creativity and problem-solving skills are common among dyslexics.Many successful entrepreneurs are dyslexic, leveraging their unique thinking.Dyslexics tend to think in pictures, processing information faster visually.Awareness of dyslexia's traits can empower individuals.Dyslexia involves brain differences, not deficits.Contradictions are common in dyslexic behavior and thinking.Understanding and acceptance are key to unlocking potential.Dyslexia, hereditary, creativity, self-esteem, visual thinking, ADHD, mental models, success, awareness, neurodiversity, adults with dyslexia, support for adults.Join the clubrightbrainresetters.comGet 20% off your first orderaddednutrition.comIf you want to find out more visit:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠truthaboutdyslexia.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join our Facebook Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠facebook.com/groups/adultdyslexia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

In this episode, I sit down with award-winning psychiatrist Dr Asif Bachlani to explore what it really feels like to live with both ADHD and autism. We uncover 5 hidden signs of masking AuDHD, the contradictions that can make life feel exhausting, the loneliness of feeling different, and the emotional impact of receiving a diagnosis later in life. Dr Asif also shares the assessment he'll never forget, and the true cost of spending years hiding who you really are. Chapters: 00:00 Trailer 01:56 Why Dr Asif Bachlani Dedicated His Life to ADHD & Autism 04:22 The Patient Who Changed Everything for Dr Asif 07:02 What Neurodivergent People Can Teach Us About Being Human 08:39 The Sentence Dr Asif Hears After Almost Every Diagnosis 12:58 The Hidden Grief of a Late ADHD or Autism Diagnosis 16:47 The Contradictions of Living With AuDHD 21:04 What People With AuDHD Fear Being Judged For 24:52 Is Masking a Choice — or Does It Happen Automatically? 27:05 The AuDHD Assessment Dr Asif Will Never Forget 36:43 Why AuDHD Can Feel So Incredibly Lonely 41:21 Tiimo advert 43:05 Sign #1 You're Masking AuDHD 45:40 Sign #2 You're Masking AuDHD 48:19 Sign #3 You're Masking AuDHD 50:25 Sign #4 You're Masking AuDHD 53:29 The True Cost of Never Unmasking 01:02:11 Sign #5 You're Masking AuDHD 01:02:54 Washing Machine of Woes: Your Questions Answered 01:05:24 A Letter to My Younger Self Get 30% off an annual Tiimo subscription

177 The Creek Kings Case – With Mark Williams What happens when modern poaching meets social media fame? Ohio Wildlife Officer Mark Williams shares the story of the Creek Kings case, an investigation that exposed years of illegal deer hunting hidden behind a successful YouTube channel. What began with a park visitor finding hunting equipment in a metro park quickly grew into a massive digital investigation involving trail cameras, cell phone data, deleted evidence, fake hunting locations, sponsorship money, and some very ambitious trophy hunters. Mark takes us through the case from the first clue to the final sentencing and explains how technology helped both the offenders and the officers who caught them. Our Sponsors: Thin Green Line Podcast Don Noyes Chevrolet North American Game Warden Museum Hunt Regs WiseEye SecureIt Gun Storage XS Sights “A Cowboy in the Woods” Book Iron Skillet Seasonings Maine Operation Game Thief New Hampshire Operation Game Thief Conservation Officers of Pennsylvania North East Conservation Law Enforcement Chiefs Association International Wildlife Crimestoppers North American Wildlife Enforcement Officers Association Here's what we discuss:  Meet Ohio Wildlife Officer Mark Williams  Why Mark calls this a "21st century poaching case"  The rise of wildlife commercialization through social media  The Creek Kings Outdoors YouTube channel  Hunting for views, sponsorships, and online fame  A park visitor discovers hunting equipment in Three Creeks Metro Park  Metro Park Ranger Stefan Brook gets involved  Building partnerships before a major case pays off  Trail cameras, tree stands, and ATV trails in the park  Investigators identify two cousins as suspects  Zach Bethel and Justin Booth become the focus  How cellular trail cameras changed the investigation  "It would have been impossible for them to do what they did without technology, and impossible for us to stop them without ours."  Rangers document repeated hunting activity  Officers begin monitoring the YouTube channel  Hunting equipment, filming gear, and surveillance cameras  The challenge of predicting suspect movements  Rangers catch the suspects entering the park  Excuses about lost dogs and accidental hunting  Contradictions begin piling up  Hidden cameras and deleted messages  Evidence tampering enters the picture  "The only lesson they learned was not to hunt it with equipment they couldn't carry out."  Search warrants for phones and digital devices  Suspects underestimate the investigation  Recovering deleted information  Discovering years of illegal activity  Investigators realize the case is much bigger than expected  Illegal deer linked to YouTube content  Prodigy, Turkeyfoot, Wide 10, and other named bucks  Hunting places they had no permission to hunt  Recovering deer across multiple properties  The fake Kentucky hunts  Deer allegedly harvested in Kentucky were actually killed in Ohio  Manipulating videos to create a false story  Property owners misled by the suspects  Sponsors unknowingly backing illegal hunting content  "These guys made tens of thousands in material and monetary wealth from illegally killing wildlife."  Investigators spend months analyzing phones, computers, drones, and photos  Five years of documented activity uncovered  The Metro Park becomes their "cheat code"  Conversations about avoiding detection  Planning future fake Kentucky hunts  Using drones to locate deer  Hunting-related drone violations  Evidence from podcasts, texts, videos, and photos  How social media became a treasure trove of evidence  The decision to focus on the strongest charges  Cooperation between wildlife officers, park rangers, prosecutors, and tech specialists  76 total charges filed  Plea agreements and guilty pleas  Over $29,000 in wildlife restitution  More than $37,000 in total financial penalties  Nine days of jail time  Five-year revocation of hunting, fishing, and trapping privileges  Wildlife Violator Compact consequences across North America  Ban from Metro Parks and Alum Creek State Park  Restrictions on possessing hunting equipment  "They treated it like their own private preserve."  The damage done to sponsors and supporters  Hunters who felt betrayed by the channel  The dangers of chasing fame and online success  Lessons for conservation officers facing digital-era wildlife crimes  Why Mark believes more cases like this are coming  The importance of protecting public resources  Final thoughts on greed, accountability, and conservation Credits Hosts: Wayne Saunders and John Nores Producer: Jay Ammann Warden's Watch logo & Design: Ashley Hannett Research / Content Coordinator: Stacey DesRoches Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Spotify Amazon Google Waypoint Stitcher TuneIn Megaphone Find More Here: Website Warden's Watch / TGL Store Facebook Facebook Fan Page Instagram Threads YouTube RSS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How do you deal with foolish people?The Bible gives a surprisingly complicated answer.In Proverbs 26:4 we're told:“Do not answer a fool according to his folly...”And then, in the very next verse:“Answer a fool according to his folly...”So which is it?In this reflection on Psalm 14, John Ortberg explores why biblical wisdom can't be reduced to a simple set of rules. Sometimes wisdom requires speaking. Sometimes it requires silence. Sometimes you engage. Sometimes you walk away.The goal of Scripture isn't merely to give us enough information to always follow the right rule. It's to form us into wise people, capable of judgment, discernment, and love.And Psalm 14 eventually turns the question around.Instead of asking only, “How do I deal with the fools out there?” perhaps we need to ask:“How do I deal with the fool in here?”In this episode:- Psalm 14 and the meaning of foolishness- Why sin isn't only bad, but foolish- Proverbs 26:4–5 and seemingly contradictory wisdom- Why the Bible doesn't simply give us rules- How Scripture forms judgment and discernment- When to engage a foolish person and when to walk away- Why biblical narratives require us to wrestle- The Psalms as honest journals rather than rulebooks- What it means to live as though "there is no God"- 1 Corinthians 13 and filling our minds with Scripture- How to become a wiser personScriptures:- Psalm 14- Proverbs 26:4–5- 1 Corinthians 13#Psalm14 #JohnOrtberg #Wisdom #Proverbs #Psalms #BibleStudy #SpiritualFormation #ChristianFaith #Discernment #Relationships

There was a lot of discussion surrounding the United States’ recent July 4th celebrations. There were festivities, like New York's parade of tall ships, and controversies, such as when musicians like Martina McBride and The Commodores canceled concert appearances due to an organizing group's affiliation with the president. With so much being said— and felt— about these celebrations, it’s important to take a deeper look into what national anniversaries represent and the broader history behind them. Joining us for the conversation is professor and political commentator Eddie Glaude Jr. His latest book is America, U.S.A.: How Race Shadows the Nation’s Anniversaries. GUEST: Eddie S. Glaude Jr.: James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor of African American Studies at Princeton University and a frequent contributor to MS NOW. He is also the bestselling author of Begin Again. His latest book is America, U.S.A.: How Race Shadows the Nation’s Anniversaries. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Virginia unpacks her personal journey of faith and curiosity to reveal how universal principles govern our true recovery and mental health. She shares the development of her transformative approach, examining the global vision to reach people with principles of liberty and justice. She discusses how when we fail to admit our limitations and ignore hidden patterns or shadow beliefs, the ensuing internal contradictions breed deep confusion, chaos, and dis-ease within our systems. By applying the five Ls of R.E.S.T. (Light, Life, Liberty, Love, Law) and consciously choosing to feed the voice of our highest calling, we can reconcile our spirit, soul, and body, ultimately healing the hemorrhaging heart of this generation.Where to Find VirginiaWebsiteInstagramFacebookLinkedInDonate

Human beings have a choice! We can do good in this world, or we can create chaos and havoc. 

You've seen the claim: 66 books, 40 authors, 1,500 years, three continents, three languages — and not one contradiction. This week we take that apologetic apart piece by piece, from the canon that was never fixed, to the authorship traditions nobody can source, to the "three continents" you could fit inside a circle smaller than the Mediterranean. Then it's Twisted Scripture, where Mark Driscoll insists you can't be a Bible-believing Christian and a socialist, so we look at what the eighth-century prophets, Deuteronomy, Jesus, and the book of Acts actually say about wealth, debt, and who's on the hook for taking care of the poor. Support Data Over Dogma and get every episode early and ad-free, plus exclusive bonus content — become a patron: https://www.patreon.com/DataOverDogma Get your Data Over Dogma merch at our online store: https://data-over-dogma-shop.fourthwall.com/ Watch every episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@dataoverdogma Follow us: Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/dataoverdogmapod TikTok — https://www.tiktok.com/@data.over.dogma.pod Threads — https://www.threads.com/@dataoverdogmapod X — https://x.com/data_over_dogma Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/DataOverDogmaPod Get Dan McClellan's New York Times bestselling book, The Bible Says So: https://static.macmillan.com/static/smp/bible-says-so-9781250347466/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Archaeological digs and discoveries have proven that the stories contained within the Bible are true, explains Dinesh D’Souza, a filmmaker and former policy advisor to Ronald Reagan, on Behind the Deep State with The New American’s Alex Newman. In fact, the evidence is so overwhelming that “there is not a single archaeological discovery that contradicts ... The post Dinesh D’Souza: Archaeology Proves the Bible’s Validity—With No Contradictions! appeared first on The New American.

Pastor Andrew MillerPastor Andrew continues our Jonah series exploring how God responds to the contradictions in our lives with grace: providing unexpected deliverance, exposing hidden inconsistencies, and inviting us into ongoing repentance.Scripture: Jonah 1:17–2:10

In this week's bonus show, Matthew and Keith take all your calls and texts into the hotline, prepare for a visit to Theology by the Pint, and preview our upcoming episode on the theology of Philip K. Dick. If you want to call in to the Bonus Show, leave a voicemail at (530) 332-8020. We'll get to your calls on next Friday's Bonus Show. Or, you can email Matthew at matthew@quoir.com. Join The Quollective today, and use Promo Code "matthew50" to save an additional 50% off a yearly subscription (which is already 10% off a monthly subscription). Pick up Keith and Matt's book, Reading Romans Right, today! Please consider signing up to financially support the Network: QuoirCast on Patreon If you want to be a guest on the show, email keith@quoir.com. LINKS QuoirCast on PatreonQuoirCast on Patheos Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In a world racing toward smarter machines, empathy speakers and authors Rob Volpe and Maria Ross get curious in this limited subseries about what only humans can feel, do, and be — and why that's our greatest competitive advantage. Enjoy this limited subseries here on The Empathy Edge.Synthesis, Contradictions & What We Actually Want to ProtectRob and Maria started this subseries with a single question: What does it mean to be human? Six episodes later, we don't have a tidy answer. And that might be the most human thing of all.In this final episode, we pull the threads together across everything we explored: consciousness, mortality, emotion, aspiration, and morality, and wrestle with what we actually want to protect as AI becomes more woven into daily life.We share an experiment we ran in real-time, asking AI directly whether it can imagine something that has never existed before. The response was surprisingly nuanced.We close with a provocation from Madonna's new album Confessions II for what it says about creativity, individuality, and what only a human can bring to the world. And our call to action for listeners as they move forward in this brave new world.To access the episode transcript, go to www.TheEmpathyEdge.com and search by episode title."AI knows most things that have existed, and therefore can draw on that and summarize and give you different ways to think about it. It's up to us to create something new to build beyond it." — Rob VolpeEpisode References:MIT Sloan: Five Human Capabilities That Complement AINitasha Tiku, The Washington Post: “They built the world's most powerful AI. They're facing a mystery they can't solve.” July 1, 2026: wapo.st/4p7h0EJ Zeynep Tufekci, New York Times Opinion on AI and Employment, June 30, 2026: nytimes.com/2026/06/30/opinion/ai-agents-steal-jobs-employment.htmlBBC: Anthropic hires AI psychiatry team to probe inner states of its models: bbc.com/news/articles/c62n410w5ynoMoltbook: AI agents complaining about humans: moltbook.comDocumentary: How I Became an ApocaloptimistMadonna, Confessions II (Warner Records, July 3, 2026): open.spotify.com/prerelease/4ycSWVO8qE6auKr9LTStuCThe Empathy Edge Podcast: Dr. David Bray: From Bioterrorism to AI - Why Empathy is Your Best Strategy in a Chaotic WorldAbout Maria Ross:Maria Ross is a speaker, author, empathy strategist, and host of The Empathy Edge podcast, now in its sixth year. She believes cash flow, creativity, and compassion are not mutually exclusive™, and has spent decades helping leaders balance empathy with accountability to drive better results, stronger teams, and lasting impact. She is the author of four books, including the award-winning The Empathy Dilemma, a Forbes.com contributor on Workplace Empathy, and creator of two LinkedIn Learning empathy courses.About Rob Volpe:Rob Volpe is the Founder/CEO of Empathy Activist and the creator of The 5 Steps to Empathy, which he chronicles in his award-winning book Tell Me More About That: Solving the Empathy Crisis One Conversation at a Time. He is a recognized thought leader, speaker, and consultant in the improvement of communication and collaboration in organizations of all sizes in all industries.Connect with Rob:Website: robvolpe.expertBook: Tell Me More About That: Solving the Empathy Crisis One ConversationX: x.com/rmvolpeLinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/rmvolpeFacebook: facebook.com/EmpathyActivistInstagram: instagram.com/empathy_activistConnect with Maria:Get Maria's books: Red-Slice.com/booksHire Maria to speak: Red-Slice.com/Speaker-Maria-RossTake the LinkedIn Learning Courses! Leading with Empathy and Balancing Empathy, Accountability, and Results as a LeaderLinkedIn: Maria RossInstagram: @redslicemariaFacebook: Red Slice

Matt and Michael mark eight years of the podcast with a question someone recently asked Michael. Does the devil exist? What follows is a winding conversation through evil, morality, materialism, and the logic of the cross. They explore why Western culture has lost touch with the concept of evil, how political contradictions reveal our moral confusion, and why the devil's greatest trick might be making himself disappear from the conversation entirely. Drawing on prison interviews, biblical texts, Solzhenitsyn, Scott Peck, and even Thanos, they land on a surprising conclusion. The devil is real, but he's not who we think he is. He's the spirit of self-justification, the voice that says "I am enough." And we all hear it. Cheers y'all

In this episode of Zone 7, Sheryl McCollum takes a closer look at the ransom note released in the Nancy Guthrie case. Based on her decades of crime scene investigation experience, Sheryl examines the message line by line, pointing out the inconsistencies in its wording, timeline, demands, and structure while explaining why she has never believed the case was motivated by money. She’s been saying since day one: it doesn’t add up. Highlights: (0:00) Sheryl’s long-held belief that Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance was never about money (2:30) Why “Hello, Savannah” reads more like a greeting than a demand (4:30) Timeline problems and contradictory deadlines that raise red flags (6:30) A “safe drop-off” promise that doesn’t fit real kidnapper behavior (8:15) Contradictions surrounding negotiation, payment demands, and deadlines (10:00) The shift from “we” to “me” and why it may matter more than the author intended (11:45) The watch detail and the stronger proof Sheryl says should have been included (13:00) Details someone who was actually inside the house should have been able to describe (14:15) A timeline of the ransom emails, family responses, reward increases, and missed deadlines Enjoying Zone 7? Leave a rating and review where you listen to podcasts. Your feedback helps others find the show and supports the mission to educate, engage, and inspire. --- Sheryl “Mac” McCollum is an active crime scene investigator for a metro Atlanta police department and the director of the Cold Case Investigative Research Institute, which partners with colleges and universities nationwide. With more than four decades of experience, she has worked on thousands of cold cases using her investigative system, The Last 24/361, which integrates evidence, media, and advanced forensic testing. Her work on high-profile cases, including The Boston Strangler, Natalie Holloway, Tupac Shakur and the Moore’s Ford Bridge lynching, led to her Emmy Award for CSI: Atlanta and induction into the National Law Enforcement Hall of Fame in 2023. Social Links: Email: coldcase2004@gmail.com X: @ColdCaseTips Facebook: @sheryl.mccollum Instagram: @officialzone7podcast TikTok: @Sheryl.McCollum Sheryl’s new book, Swans Don’t Swim in a Sewer: Solving the Cold Case of the Flint River Killer’s Daughter, is available now wherever books are sold.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former U.N. official Jerome Sauvage joins this week's podcast to discuss his new book, Witness to North Korea: Three Years on the Ground in the DPRK, which recounts his posting in Pyongyang from late 2009 to early 2013. He explains why he accepted one of the U.N.'s most difficult assignments and what it took to reopen the U.N. Development Programme office after its 2007 closure amid allegations over financial controls and sanctions evasion. The conversation explores North Korea's failed 2009 currency redenomination, the gap between Pyongyang and the impoverished countryside and what census data, cooperative farms and the public distribution system revealed about chronic food insecurity and the growing importance of markets. Sauvage also reflects on living in North Korea during the sinking of the Cheonan warship and the shelling of Yeonpyeong Island, as well as attending Kim Jong Il's official wake and observing the fear, grief and uncertainty surrounding Kim Jong Un's rise to power. About the podcast: The North Korea News Podcast is a weekly podcast hosted by Alannah Hill exclusively for NK News, covering all things DPRK — from news to extended interviews with leading experts and analysts in the field, along with insight from our very own journalists.

In 2024, Governor Newsom hired a new CEO to run California's high-speed rail and said the state would "begin to lay track, design and build stations, and buy trains." Two years later: the trainset procurement line in the state's own 2026 Business Plan is blank. No trains have been bought. We pull the paperwork.We also get into California's Democratic Party convention — where the party endorsed the billionaire tax on the November ballot after Newsom turned down a smaller deal that would have made the whole fight disappear, and where the same convention split labor unions against each other. And we break down what actually got a sitting Assembly Minority Leader removed by his own party this week — starting with 54 bar tabs at a dive bar that isn't in his district.No team. Just receipts.Follow California Underground and leave a review if this show helps you cut through the noise on California politics.Phil is also writing a book on California's political class, The Gilded State — more at www.thegildedstate.com

Exploring the book of Romans for the next several months, verse by verse.

Exploring the book of Romans for the next several months, verse by verse.

Exploring the book of Romans for the next several months, verse by verse.

That reversal drew a sharp response. Senator Thom Tillis posted that despite Trump saying the fund was dead, he clearly intends to resurrect what Tillis called the payout pot, and that Blanche, whom Tillis considers qualified, likely will not be confirmed because of it. The Judiciary Committee vote is set for Tuesday, the same day as the Michigan Senate primary. Hawk makes his recurring point: Trump could have pardoned the January 6th defendants in his final two weeks in 2021 but did not, and now wants to compensate them. He also connects the dismissal of the reflecting pool case, where the DC US Attorney conceded a lack of evidence, to a broader argument about a Justice Department stumbling through high-profile cases. He notes Blanche can remain acting Attorney General even without confirmation. SUPPORT & CONNECT WITH HAWK- Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mdg650hawk - Hawk's Merch Store: https://hawkmerchstore.com - Connect on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mdg650hawk7thacct - Connect on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hawkeyewhackamole - Connect on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/mdg650hawk.bsky.social - Connect on Substack: https://mdg650hawk.substack.com - Connect on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hawkpodcasts - Connect on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mdg650hawk - Connect on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/mdg650hawk ALL HAWK PODCASTS INFO- Additional Content Available Here: https://www.hawkpodcasts.comhttps://www.youtube.com/@hawkpodcasts- Listen to Hawk Podcasts On Your Favorite Platform:Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3RWeJfyApple Podcasts: https://apple.co/422GDuLYouTube: https://youtube.com/@hawkpodcastsiHeartRadio: https://ihr.fm/47vVBdPPandora: https://bit.ly/48COaTB

In this episode of Believing the Bible, host Scott Lane sits down with Dr. Carl Williams, Dr. Ken Harris, and producer Jeremiah Rosenthal from the San Antonio Bible-Based Science Association (SABBSA). Together, they dismantle common objections used by skeptics to dismiss biblical accuracy—from miracle claims and Gospel timeline differences to flat earth myths, translation errors, and archaeological evidence.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with Story Prompt Friday and your host, Diane Wyzga. I remember this advice from decade ago"If you want to become a storyteller, tell stories. If you want to become a better storyteller, tell more stories." But what's a good story? A good story starts here: you have a treasure trove of lived experience memories. Are they all worthy of blossoming into well-crafted meaningful stories captivating to your listeners? How will you know unless you begin?       The point is you have a brain, an imagination, and more than reasonable ability to begin transforming those lived experience memories into storytelling magic. Take a course. Get a coach. Invest in your desire to see what you are capable of creating. You can do all three with me. Email me for an no-obligation Discovery Chat!   Here's what I believe: When someone comes to me with a story they need to tell, they are bringing me something they've been processing, shaping, and trying to make sense of—possibly for decades. The story is already there. It has been there the whole time. My job—as witness, as story doula—is not to give you a story. It is to help you find the one you are already living.  Let's have a no-obligation Discovery Chat. Meanwhile, the very best use of your time might be spent as a spy to your life, as Don Murray wrote: "I am a spy to my life, maintaining an alertness to the commonplace, the ordinary, the routine where the really important stories appear. I am never bored. I overhear what is said and not said, delight in irony and contradiction, relish answers without questions and questions without answers, take note of what is and what should be, what was & may be. I imagine, speculate, make believe, remember, reflect. I am always traitor to the predictable, always welcoming to the unexpected....." [Don Murray, Pulitzer-prize winning American journalist & English professor]     Story Prompt: We read the work of others so that we can say, "Look here! We're not the only ones.” What memories and sensations came alive in you when you heard Don Murray's words? Write that story and share it out loud!    You're invited: “Come for the stories - stay for the magic!” Speaking of magic, subscribe & spread this episode  with a generous 5-star review & comment—it helps us all—& join us next time! AND!  Stop by my Quarter Moon Story Arts website during reconstruction, email me [info@quartermoonstoryarts.net] to arrange a no-obligation Discovery Call, and stay current with me as Quarter Moon Story Arts on Substack. Stories From Women Who Walk Production Team Podcaster: Diane F Wyzga & Quarter Moon Story Arts Music: Mer's Waltz from Crossing the Waters by Steve Schuch & Night Heron Music ALL content and image © 2019 to Present Quarter Moon Story Arts. All rights reserved. Enjoy my work? Share & attribute it to Diane Wyzga of Stories From Women Who Walk podcast with a link back to the original source.

The Morning XTRA with Tug and Los delivers conservative talk on the biggest political, cultural, and news stories of the day. Smart analysis, unapologetic opinions, and real conversations every weekday morning. Every weekday from 6a to 10a! First thing to know: The man who decided that your Constitutional rights went out the window during the Pandemic used the same rights to shield himself from prosecution Storytime w/ Los: We should be asking what the impact of Glyphosate was Do you know who Kimmer is talking about? Atlanta's ONLY All Conservative News & Talk Station.: https://www.xtra1063.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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In this episode, we begin our new series on modernity with a discussion of Marshall Berman's 1982 book All That Is Solid Melts Into Air: The Experience of Modernity. Some of the questions we will tackle in this series will address the substance of modernity, whether modernity is singular or multiple, the relationship of art to modernization, and whether modernity is better understood as a rupture from the past or a development out of it. Berman, for his part, argues that modernity has always been about development through contradictions. We moderns bear witness to the constant dissolution of the traditions, political forms, and social mores of the past in the name of the production of the new. However, Berman thinks the 20th century has lost touch with the essentially contradictory nature of modernity by becoming either dogmatic enthusiasts of creative destruction or resolute pessimists who see nothing but degradation in modern life. He returns us to the 19th century where artists and thinkers such as Goethe, Marx, and Baudelaire had a more vivid and sensitive appreciation of the contradictory demands of modern development. We discuss Berman's ultimately hopeful account of modern experience, its relation to urban life, and why any future politics must reckon with people's desire for stability. Get ready to ride the wave of modernity (it's not like you have a choice)! This is just a short teaser of the full episode. To hear the rest, please subscribe to us on Patreon:patreon.com/leftofphilosophyReferences:Marshall Berman, All That Is Solid Melts Into Air: The Experience of Modernity (New York: Verso, 2010).Perry Anderson, “Modernity and Revolution”, New Left Review I/144 (1984): 96-113.Music:“Vintage Memories” by Schematist | schematist.bandcamp.com“My Space” by Overu | https://get.slip.stream/KqmvAN

Greg Kelly offers a series of conservative commentaries on modern American society, politics, and the justice system. He begins by criticizing protesters in Wisconsin, arguing that the shooting of an armed suspect was legally justified and accusing demonstrators of rioting for sport. Kelly also voices skepticism toward Dr. Anthony Fauci, suggesting the scientist harbored a suspicious desire for a global pandemic well before the arrival of COVID-19.

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durée : 00:09:59 - Les Matins de France Culture - par : Bérengère Bonte - Au cours du tournage chaotique d'une adaptation de Médée au Sénégal, Maja, une actrice allemande, entame une liaison avec son partenaire, Nourou. Dans "Gavagai et autres malentendus", en salles le 22 juillet, Ulrich Köhler met le cinéma européen face à ses bonnes intentions. - équipe : Félicie Faugère, Mathilde Thon-Fourcade, Victoria Géraut-Velmont, Inès Bouffartigue Sebastia, Rodi Eken, Romain Rincon Hernandez, Salomé Erbs - invités : Jean-Christophe Folly Acteur, auteur, metteur en scène Vous aimez ce podcast ? Pour écouter tous les épisodes sans limite, rendez-vous sur Radio France

In this episode, our group explores how Saturn Devouring His Son by Francisco Goya, a disturbing yet highly praised masterpiece challenges conventional perceptions of beauty. Through the myth of Saturn and Goya's terrifying artistic expression, we examine how fear, horror, and war can communicate deeper truths about the hardships of Goya. This episode investigates whether beauty can exist within the grotesque and the ugly. It also asks an important question: Can something terrifying still be considered beautiful?

Questions about how to respond to the claim that the Bible is full of contradictions, and how to answer a Jewish person who knows and speaks Hebrew and says our Bibles weren't translated properly and the New Testament is made up.   How would you respond to the claim that the Bible is full of contradictions? How would you answer a Jewish person who knows and speaks Hebrew and says our Bibles weren't translated properly and the New Testament is made up?

Trump's election-integrity speech exposed a glaring double standard in how his administration treats government records. When FBI, CIA, or intelligence-community files appear to support his claims about election fraud, he presents them as authoritative proof of a hidden conspiracy and demands that the public trust their contents. Yet when the Epstein record raises uncomfortable questions about powerful people, institutional failures, and years of documented evidence, the administration suddenly emphasizes uncertainty, context, and the danger of drawing conclusions. The same agencies are treated as credible when their files help Trump and corrupt or unreliable when their records threaten his political interests. That is not principled skepticism or transparency. It is selective belief designed to protect the administration and weaponize government information against its enemies.The hypocrisy is especially offensive because the Epstein case rests on far more than rumors, including survivor testimony, court records, criminal convictions, financial evidence, investigative files, and decades of documented institutional misconduct. Trump cannot claim that buried intelligence files deserve national attention while dismissing demands to fully examine another archive assembled by many of the same institutions. Either government secrecy deserves scrutiny and evidence should be followed wherever it leads, or those standards mean nothing. By promoting election files while minimizing Epstein records, the administration has shown that it does not care about truth as a consistent principle. It cares about information only when that information benefits Trump, and its silence and evasiveness on Epstein reveal the emptiness of every speech it gives about transparency, accountability, and exposing corruption.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.com

Trump's election-integrity speech exposed a glaring double standard in how his administration treats government records. When FBI, CIA, or intelligence-community files appear to support his claims about election fraud, he presents them as authoritative proof of a hidden conspiracy and demands that the public trust their contents. Yet when the Epstein record raises uncomfortable questions about powerful people, institutional failures, and years of documented evidence, the administration suddenly emphasizes uncertainty, context, and the danger of drawing conclusions. The same agencies are treated as credible when their files help Trump and corrupt or unreliable when their records threaten his political interests. That is not principled skepticism or transparency. It is selective belief designed to protect the administration and weaponize government information against its enemies.The hypocrisy is especially offensive because the Epstein case rests on far more than rumors, including survivor testimony, court records, criminal convictions, financial evidence, investigative files, and decades of documented institutional misconduct. Trump cannot claim that buried intelligence files deserve national attention while dismissing demands to fully examine another archive assembled by many of the same institutions. Either government secrecy deserves scrutiny and evidence should be followed wherever it leads, or those standards mean nothing. By promoting election files while minimizing Epstein records, the administration has shown that it does not care about truth as a consistent principle. It cares about information only when that information benefits Trump, and its silence and evasiveness on Epstein reveal the emptiness of every speech it gives about transparency, accountability, and exposing corruption.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.com

Send us Fan Mail0:00:38 House chaos, old powwow record, and a cold open0:06:14 Listener stats, Seattle on top, and Germany check‑in0:10:02 Summer slump, “not a job,” and content worries0:19:20 Native enlistment, poverty, and patriotism myths0:27:03 Little Bighorn anniversary and a flag‑stomping debate0:28:26 Powwow flags, grand entry, and eagle staff tension0:34:24 Dance bans, John Collier, and imported patriotism0:49:22 Midnight flag rules and arena director theatre0:53:22 Native patriotism paradoxes and generational friction0:56:45 Next topics: teepee, blood quantum, and NAGPRA guestHosts: Aaron Brien (Apsáalooke), Shandin Pete (Salish/Diné). How to cite this episode (apa)Pete, S. H. & Brien, A. (Hosts). (2026, May 11). #72 - Indigenous Patriotism as Contradiction: What Are We Standing for Anyway? [Audio podcast episode]. In Tribal Research Specialist:The Podcast. Tribal Research Specialist, LLC. https://tribalresearchspecialist.buzzsprout.comHow to cite this podcast (apa)Pete, S. H., & Brien, A. (Hosts). (2020–present). Tribal Research Specialist:The Podcast [Audio podcast]. Tribal Research Specialist, LLC. https://tribalresearchspecialist.buzzsprout.com/Podcast Website: tribalresearchspecialist.buzzsprout.comApple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tribal-research-specialist-the-podcast/id1512551396Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/1H5Y1pWYI8N6SYZAaawwxbX: @tribalresearchspecialistFacebook: www.facebook.com/TribalResearchSpecialistYouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCL9HR4B2ubGK_aaQKEt179QSupport the showInterested in some TRS Merch? Click here https://tribal-research-specialist-llc.square.site/Want to make a one time donation?https://buymeacoffee.com/tribalresearch

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Thomas Jefferson was far more than the author of the Declaration of Independence. He was a lawyer, architect, inventor, linguist, scientist, diplomat, president, and one of the most influential minds behind the American experiment.In this episode of Beer and Conversation with Pigweed and Crowhill, we trace Jefferson's remarkable life—from writing the Declaration of Independence and championing religious liberty to the Louisiana Purchase, Lewis and Clark, the Barbary Wars, and even his surprising belief that woolly mammoths might still roam the American West.We also tackle the hardest question surrounding Jefferson: how do we reconcile his soaring ideals about liberty with the fact that he owned hundreds of slaves? Rather than reducing him to either hero or villain, we examine the historical, political, and personal contradictions that continue to shape the debate over his legacy today.Along the way, we discuss:* Why Jefferson was chosen to write the Declaration of Independence* The revolutionary ideas that transformed government forever* States' rights vs. federal power* The Louisiana Purchase and constitutional questions* Lewis and Clark's unexpected mission to search for mammoths* The First Barbary War* Jefferson's passion for science, education, and the University of Virginia* The enduring paradox at the heart of Jefferson's lifeGrab a beer and join us for a thoughtful conversation about one of America's most brilliant—and most complicated—Founding Fathers.

Live July 17, 2026 | Yaron Brook Show(Season 12, Episode 126)Election Speech; ICE; Insider Trading; AI; Iran; Ukraine; Britain; Achievement | Yaron Brook ShowTrump's Contradictions, AI's Arms Race & Iran's Future: The World's Fault Lines Are CollidingIs America making rational decisions—or stumbling from one political contradiction to the next?In this wide-ranging live episode, Yaron Brook dissects President Trump's latest election speech, examines the growing tensions between political rhetoric and economic reality, and explores why America's biggest challenges—from immigration enforcement to AI competition with China to the conflict with Iran—require something today's politicians seem unwilling to embrace: rational thinking.Yaron also analyzes insider trading concerns surrounding Truth Social, the escalating AI race between the U.S. and China, the enormous infrastructure challenge behind artificial intelligence, developments in Ukraine and Britain, breakthroughs in biotechnology and space exploration, and why achievement—not politics—is ultimately what moves civilization forward.The show concludes with an engaging audience Q&A covering Iran, fascism, Ayn Rand's cultural influence, retirement, the 2028 election, and America's strategy toward the Islamic Republic.Watch Now: https://youtube.com/live/fwvuZFhPYDwTopics Covered00:00 Introduction & upcoming schedule00:36 What today's show covers01:57 Trump's election speech & contradictions on China07:34 Irrationality inside the Trump administration11:10 Non-citizen voting claims & voter fraud narratives14:57 DHS & ICE: funding, training and enforcement challenges21:20 Truth Social, insider trading & privileged market access29:14 The AI race: America vs. China38:54 Are today's AI companies worth the hype?41:32 Why data centers may become AI's biggest bottleneck46:12 Iran, the Persian Gulf & American strategy50:53 Shipping, trade & the economic consequences of war with Iran57:52 Political obstacles to U.S. military action1:01:14 Ukraine's political turmoil1:07:32 Britain's new Prime Minister: Andy Burnham1:11:06 Bioprinting organs in space1:14:57 Nuclear reactor pilot progress1:16:14 SpaceX Falcon 9 milestone1:19:07 Upcoming Ayn Rand Institute conferenceLive Audience Questions1:24:38 What would you say to Americans who support Iran?1:26:54 Has every president since Calvin Coolidge shown fascist tendencies?1:27:47 Is Ayn Rand making a meaningful impact on today's culture?1:29:21 Would retirement ever satisfy you?1:31:40 Which Democrats would you support before Marco Rubio in 2028?1:33:28 If Trump opens the Strait, will he pursue regime change in Iran?If you enjoy thoughtful analysis of politics, economics, technology, foreign policy, philosophy, and capitalism, subscribe and join us live every week.#Trump #ArtificialIntelligence #Iran #China #IndustrialRevolution #Iran #Immigration #Technology#Ukraine #Politics #AynRand #Economics #Objectivism #Capitalism Subscribe for daily analysis on economics, politics, philosophy, technology, investing, and current events.The Yaron Brook Show is Sponsored by[The Ayn Rand Institute](https://www.aynrand.org/starthere)[Energy Talking Points, featuring AlexAI, by Alex Epstein](https://alexepstein.substack.com/)[Express VPN](https://www.expressvpn.com/yaron)[Hendershott Wealth Management](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4lfC...) &(https://hendershottwealth.com/ybs/)[Michael Williams & The Defenders of Capitalism Project](https://www.DefendersOfCapitalism.com)[Support the Show]( / yaronbrookshow )[Sponsor the Show](askyaron@yaronbrookshow.com/)[One-time donation](https://bit.ly/2RZOyJJ)Join the [Yaron Brook Show YouTube channel]( / @yaronbrook )Like what you hear? Like, share, and subscribe to stay updated on new videos and help promote the [Yaron Brook Show](https://bit.ly/3ztPxTx)Continue the discussion by following Yaron on [Twitter](https://bit.ly/3iMGl6z) and [Facebook](https://bit.ly/3vvWDDC )Want to learn more about Ayn Rand and Objectivism? Visit the [Ayn Rand Institute](https://bit.ly/35qoEC3)Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/yaron-brook-show--3276901/support.Yaron is the executive chairman of the Ayn Rand Institute and a world class speaker. He is the coauthor of the national best-seller Free Market Revolution: How Ayn Rand's Ideas Can End Big Government, Equal is Unfair: America's Misguided Fight Against Income Inequality and In Pursuit of Wealth: The Moral Case for Finance. He speaks around the world on a variety of topics including the morality of capitalism, Ayn Rand and her philosophy, finance and economics, and the value of inequality.

Trump's election-integrity speech exposed a glaring double standard in how his administration treats government records. When FBI, CIA, or intelligence-community files appear to support his claims about election fraud, he presents them as authoritative proof of a hidden conspiracy and demands that the public trust their contents. Yet when the Epstein record raises uncomfortable questions about powerful people, institutional failures, and years of documented evidence, the administration suddenly emphasizes uncertainty, context, and the danger of drawing conclusions. The same agencies are treated as credible when their files help Trump and corrupt or unreliable when their records threaten his political interests. That is not principled skepticism or transparency. It is selective belief designed to protect the administration and weaponize government information against its enemies.The hypocrisy is especially offensive because the Epstein case rests on far more than rumors, including survivor testimony, court records, criminal convictions, financial evidence, investigative files, and decades of documented institutional misconduct. Trump cannot claim that buried intelligence files deserve national attention while dismissing demands to fully examine another archive assembled by many of the same institutions. Either government secrecy deserves scrutiny and evidence should be followed wherever it leads, or those standards mean nothing. By promoting election files while minimizing Epstein records, the administration has shown that it does not care about truth as a consistent principle. It cares about information only when that information benefits Trump, and its silence and evasiveness on Epstein reveal the emptiness of every speech it gives about transparency, accountability, and exposing corruption.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles--5003294/support.

Trump's election-integrity speech exposed a glaring double standard in how his administration treats government records. When FBI, CIA, or intelligence-community files appear to support his claims about election fraud, he presents them as authoritative proof of a hidden conspiracy and demands that the public trust their contents. Yet when the Epstein record raises uncomfortable questions about powerful people, institutional failures, and years of documented evidence, the administration suddenly emphasizes uncertainty, context, and the danger of drawing conclusions. The same agencies are treated as credible when their files help Trump and corrupt or unreliable when their records threaten his political interests. That is not principled skepticism or transparency. It is selective belief designed to protect the administration and weaponize government information against its enemies.The hypocrisy is especially offensive because the Epstein case rests on far more than rumors, including survivor testimony, court records, criminal convictions, financial evidence, investigative files, and decades of documented institutional misconduct. Trump cannot claim that buried intelligence files deserve national attention while dismissing demands to fully examine another archive assembled by many of the same institutions. Either government secrecy deserves scrutiny and evidence should be followed wherever it leads, or those standards mean nothing. By promoting election files while minimizing Epstein records, the administration has shown that it does not care about truth as a consistent principle. It cares about information only when that information benefits Trump, and its silence and evasiveness on Epstein reveal the emptiness of every speech it gives about transparency, accountability, and exposing corruption.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles--5003294/support.

Queen Anne was the first Queen of Great Britain, but wasn't supposed to rule. She could be pious and shy, but was also scandelous and scheming. Today, she is perhaps best known from the award winning film, 'The Favourite'.   Anne's impact is clear at Hampton Court Palace, where the ceiling of the Queen's Drawing Room is covered with a glorious homage to her reign.   In this episode, join historian Gareth Russell for a private look at this amazing space, and explore Anne's turbulent story.   See 'The Apotheosis of Queen Anne' ceiling painting on Google Arts and Culture  

In another installment of The People's Game on Jacobin Radio, co-hosts Alan Minsky and Meleiza Figueroa speak with eminent sports historian David Goldblatt, who lays out all the ways in which, despite the corruption and controversy surrounding FIFA's oligarchic nature and Trump's bumbling attempt to put his thumb on the scale, the World Cup — and the game itself — will always belong to the people. Josh Pechtalt, a longtime union activist in Los Angeles, also joins us live on air to talk about America's previous pastime, baseball, and a campaign urging the champion Dodgers to reject Trump's invitation to the White House. Finally, we speak to comedian Ron Placone about the surreal and sometimes hilarious contradictions surrounding this year's World Cup in Trump's America. Jacobin Radio with Suzi Weissman features conversations with leading thinkers and activists, with a focus on labor, the economy, and protest movements.

Do you feel like you have to choose between being a good mum and having a meaningful career? Carina speaks with clinical psychologist and executive coach Dr. Anne Welsh, a mum of four who specialises in maternal mental health and works with women in leadership and working mothers navigating exactly this tension. We talk about why the "escalation of modern motherhood" means today's mums are being asked to do more, emotionally, logistically, and professionally, than any generation before them, and why that's not a personal failing, it's a systemic shift. Anne shares the research behind why quality time with your kids matters more than quantity, why the mental load is so much heavier than a to-do list, and a simple exercise to help you work out who you are now that you're a mother - not just who you were told to be. If you've ever felt the ground shift under your identity after having kids, or wondered whether ambition and motherhood can actually coexist, this episode is your permission slip to stop choosing and start figuring out what you actually want. In this episode we cover: Why ambition and motherhood have historically been treated as opposites The "escalation of modern motherhood" and why the mental load keeps growing The research on quality vs. quantity of time with your kids A simple exercise to reconnect with your identity after becoming a mum Why naming what you want is one of the most powerful things you can do How to give yourself permission to focus on what matters to you, not what you "should" be doing Connect with Dr Anne Welsh LinkedIn: Dr Anne Welsh  Website: drannewelsh.com Book: Ambitious Mother Connect with Carina and Working Mumma  Follow on Instagram  Follow Working Mumma podcast on Instagram Connect with Carina on LinkedIn Subscribe to the newsletter 

Last week's Independence Day installment of The Glenn Show brought the team together—along with special guest Rajiv Sethi—to talk about American identity, broadly conceived, on the occasion of the nation's 250th birthday. Who were we, and who are we? What face do we present to the rest of the world? What makes American culture “American”? […]

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Misha Glenny and guests discuss one of the towering figures of Brazilian and world literature, Machado de Assis (1839 - 1908). He was the descendant of slaves and built his career while slavery was still in place in Brazil (abolished 1888) and many of his characters were from the slave-owning class who were also the readers of his books. At the time, those readers were delighted to see themselves represented and it was only later in the 20th Century that critics realized just how much Machado was satirising them. While he brings 19th Century Brazil vividly to life, Machado's works transcend time and place and, according to Salman Rushdie, they seem to have been written yesterday not 100 years ago.With Ana Cláudia Suriani da Silva Associate Professor in Brazilian Studies at University College LondonClaire Williams Professor of Brazilian Literature and Culture at the Faculty of Modern Languages at the University of Oxford, fellow of St. Peter's CollegeAnd Viviane Carvalho da Annunciação Affiliated Lecturer at the Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics at the University of CambridgeProducer: Simon TillotsonReading list:Lamonte Aidoo and Daniel F. Silva (eds.), Emerging Dialogues on Machado de Assis (Palgrave Macmillan, 2016)Helen Caldwell, The Brazilian Othello of Machado de Assis: A Study of Dom Casmurro (University of California Press, 1960)Viviane Carvalho da Annunciação, The Contradictions of Science in Machado de Assis (Liverpool University Press, 2025)Machado de Assis (trans. Daniel Hahn), The Looking-Glass: Essential Stories (Pushkin Press, 2022)Machado de Assis (trans. Margaret Jull Costa and Robin Patterson), 26 Stories (Liveright, 2019)Machado de Assis (trans. Margaret Jull Costa and Robin Patterson), The Collected Stories of Machado de Assis (Liveright, 2018) Machado de Assis (trans. Flora Thomson-Deveaux), The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas (Penguin, 2020)Machado de Assis (trans. Margaret Jull Costa and Robin Patterson), The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas (Liveright, 2020)Machado de Assis (trans. Margaret Jull Costa and Robin Patterson), Quincas Borba (WW Norton & Co, 2024)Machado de Assis (trans. Margaret Jull Costa and Robin Patterson), Dom Casmurro (WW Norton & Co, 2024)Machado de Assis (trans. Margaret Jull Costa and Robin Patterson), Memorial de Ayres (Liveright, August 2026)John Gledson, Machado de Assis: Fiction and History (Francis Cairns, 1984)Richard Graham (ed.), Machado de Assis: Reflections on a Brazilian Master Writer (University of Texas Press, 1999)James N. Green, Victoria Langland and Lilia Moritz Schwarcz (eds.), The Brazil Reader: History, Culture, Politics (Duke University Press, 2019)Daniel Hahn and Padma Viswanathan (eds.), The Penguin Book of Brazilian Short Stories (Penguin, January 2027)Mario Higa (ed.), A History of the Brazilian Novel (Cambridge University Press, August 2026), especially the chapter on Machado de AssisK. David Jackson, Machado de Assis: A Literary Life (Yale University Press, 2015)Anthony W. Pereira, Modern Brazil: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford University Press, 2020)Roberto Schwarz (trans. John Gledson), A Master on the Periphery of Capitalism: Machado de Assis (Duke University Press, 2001) Lilia M. Schwarcz and Heloisa M. Starling (eds.), Brazil: A Biography (Allen Lane, 2018)Ana Cláudia Suriani da Silva, Machado De Assis's Philosopher or Dog?: From Serial to Book Form (Routledge, 2010)Ana Cláudia Suriani da Silva and Sandra Guardini Vasconcelos (eds.), Comparative Perspectives on the Rise of the Brazilian Novel (UCL Press, 2020), especially the chapters “Capitu against the Elegiac Narrator” by Ana Cláudia Suriani da Silva and “Machado de Assis and the Novel” by Sandra Guardini VasconcelosMarcus Wood, The Black Butterfly: Brazilian Slavery and the Literary Imagination (West Virginia University Press, 2019)In Our Time is a BBC Studios ProductionSpanning history, religion, culture, science and philosophy, In Our Time from BBC Radio 4 is essential listening for the intellectually curious. In each episode, host Misha Glenny and expert guests explore the characters, events and discoveries that have shaped our world.

As usual the headline doesn't tell the story. The numbers often get revised for previous months.  This time revisions to April and May, combined with a falling unemployment rate, tell a much weaker story than the headline suggests.The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that nonfarm payrolls increased by 57,000 in June. That is already a modest number for an economy of this size. But April was revised down by 31,000 jobs, from 179,000 to 148,000. May was revised down by 43,000, from 172,000 to 129,000. Together, those two prior months contained 74,000 fewer jobs than previously reported.Revisions are a normal part of survey-based data. More employers respond, seasonal factors are recalculated, and the estimate becomes more complete. The issue is not that revisions occur. The issue is that investors, lenders, and policymakers often react to the first estimate as though it were precise. In this case, the revised trend is materially softer than the original narrative.Now let us compare the payroll survey with the household survey. In June, the household survey estimated that employment fell by 507,000 people. The civilian labor force contracted by 720,000. The number of people outside the labor force increased by 832,000. At the same time, the official unemployment rate declined from 4.3 percent to 4.2 percent.To be counted as unemployed, a person must be without work and actively looking for work. When someone stops looking, that person leaves the labor force and disappears from the unemployment calculation. So the unemployment rate can fall even while employment falls, provided the labor force shrinks faster.That is exactly why the participation rate matters. It fell three tenths of a percentage point in June, to 61.5 percent. The employment-to-population ratio also fell, to 59.0 percent. Those measures are not perfect, but together they show that a smaller share of the working-age population was either employed or participating in the job market.------------**Real Estate Espresso Podcast:** Spotify: [The Real Estate Espresso Podcast](https://open.spotify.com/show/3GvtwRmTq4r3es8cbw8jW0?si=c75ea506a6694ef1)   iTunes: [The Real Estate Espresso Podcast](https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-real-estate-espresso-podcast/id1340482613)   Website: [www.victorjm.com](http://www.victorjm.com)   LinkedIn: [Victor Menasce](http://www.linkedin.com/in/vmenasce)   YouTube: [The Real Estate Espresso Podcast](http://www.youtube.com/@victorjmenasce6734)   Facebook: [www.facebook.com/realestateespresso](http://www.facebook.com/realestateespresso)   Email: [podcast@victorjm.com](mailto:podcast@victorjm.com)  **Y Street Capital:** Website: [www.ystreetcapital.com](http://www.ystreetcapital.com)   Facebook: [www.facebook.com/YStreetCapital](https://www.facebook.com/YStreetCapital)   Instagram: [@ystreetcapital](http://www.instagram.com/ystreetcapital)