Podcasts about Courtesy

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Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2022 85:07

This week, we start the show by discussing the injuries to Manny Machado and Mookie Betts and what implications they have on the NL West race. Then, our "Fudged Up Moment of the Week" goes to the Astros' debacle surrounding J. J. Matijevic's home run ball. Our "Guest Performance of the Week" goes to Joe Musgrove for his great start against the Cubs. Finally, we do our top 5 best baseball movies (:32 - 25:51). We then welcome on our guest for this week, Saitama Seibu Lions pitcher Dietrich Enns (25:54 - 1:24:23). Dietrich talks about how he and Brian have known each other for years, his career in the minor leagues, making his major league debut with the Twins, his 2021 season in Tampa Bay, and making the transition to pitch in Japan. The Official Sponsor of Breaking Bats: The Original Fudge Kitchen Shipping fudge, saltwater taffy, sweet treats, and more across the country. https://fudgekitchens.com/ Presented by Not For Long Media https://www.notforlongmedia.com/ Music Credit: Intro: Coming Home; Written by Scott Woodruff and TJ O'Neill; Performed by Scott Woodruff; Courtesy of Stick Figure Outro: Weight of Sound; Written by Scott Woodruff and TJ O'Neill; Performed by Scott Woodruff and TJ O'Neill; Courtesy of Stick Figure

Creator of The Fairly Odd Parents - Cartoonist Butch Hartman

Laughter for All Podcast with Comedian Nazareth

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2022 59:22

Butch Hartman is an American animator, director, writer, producer, actor and voice actor best known for creating the Nickelodeon cartoons The Fairly OddParents, Danny Phantom, T.U.F.F. Puppy and Bunsen Is a Beast. (Courtesy of "Best Butch Hartman YouTube Videos")

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Episode 65: John Soares on Boondocking and Hiking Guidebooks

Almost There Adventure Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2022 59:47

On this episode: guidebooks, boondocking, breakfast burritos, and the best hiking in Northern California. We're talking with hiking guidebook author and boondocking aficionado John Soares. Show Notes 00:35 – Introducing John Soares and how he grew to love the outdoors 03:30 – The Trinity Alps, Burney Falls, and social media 08:10 – Why skipping the campfire is a great idea 11:25 – Managing expectations and avoiding crowds? 18:00 – Why use a guidebook when there are so many online resources? 21:31 – How John became a guidebook author 28:10 – What John drives for boondocking and dispersed camping (no, you don't need 4WD) 32:20 – Updating guidebooks 35:00 – What is dispersed camping, and how do you get started? 50:00 – Great hikes in the Shasta area (for the next time Jason drives up to Bend) Mentioned in this Episode Find details of John's Northern California hiking guidebooks at NorthernCaliforniaHikingTrails.com. Get info on John's book Camp for Free: Dispersed Camping & Boondocking on America's Public Lands along with a dispersed camping gear checklist and info on related apps and resources at DispersedCamping.net. Interested in journaling your hiking and camping experiences? See the journals John has created for you to fill in at GetOutsidePress.com. Find John's Northern California Hiking Trails Facebook page here. Seven Suns Coffee in Shasta (get a breakfast burrito) The Fifth Season – great gear shop in Shasta GetOutsidePress.com Connect with us! Like Almost There on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/almostthereadventurepodcast/ Follow Almost There on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/almostthere_ap/ Send us a voice message! https://www.speakpipe.com/AlmostThere Our Co-hosts Jason Fitzpatrick – IG: @themuirproject Saveria Tilden – IG: @adventuruswomen web: AdventurUsWomen.com Jeff Hester – IG: @thesocalhiker web: SoCalHiker.net Theme song by Opus Orange. Courtesy of Emoto Music. The Almost There Adventure Podcast is a celebration of outdoor activities both local and epic. Discussing the big topics and talking to adventurers, artists, legends and activists within the outdoor community.

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Bonus: Jess Wade on Wikipedia and work-life balance

Stereo Chemistry

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2022 55:45

This month, Stereo Chemistry is sharing an episode of the podcast ChemConvos featuring an interview with materials scientist, self-described “Raman spectroscopy enthusiast,” and prolific Wikipedia editor Jess Wade. On ChemConvos, hosts Henry Powell-Davies and Medina Afandiyeva seek to uncover the story behind the scientist. In this episode, the trio discusses not only Jess's work as a research fellow at Imperial College London but also how she manages burnout and the importance of a supportive lab culture. And, of course, they dig into the origins of her Wikipedia project, which has resulted in Wade creating more than 1,400 biographies on Wikipedia aiming to highlight women, people of color, and LGBTQ+ scientists and engineers. Follow ChemConvos on Twitter at @ChemConvosPod. Find new episodes at anchor.fm/chemconvospod or on your favorite podcast platform. A transcript of this episode is available at bit.ly/3yb4lb8. Image credit: Courtesy of ChemConvos/C&EN

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Pete's Points Flash Briefing Episode 461 - SCSE - Courtesy at Dollywood

Pete's Points

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2022 1:34

In this episode of Pete's Points, Pete Blank takes a look at the four Disney Quality Standards of Safety Courtesy Show Efficiency and relates each of them to his experience recently at Dollywood Theme Park in Pigeon Forge, TN. He also shares how you can apply each of these in your organization as well.

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Medieval Courtesy Books

The Theology Pugcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2022 65:20

In this episode, the Pugsters look at the idea of courtesy and manners through the lens of medieval courtesy books. These were instructions to children on how to behave derived from chivalry and from instructions to novices in monasteries. Their goal was to inculcate virtue in children before they had a chance to develop vices. The guys discuss how manners reflect how we think about other people and note that William Wilberforce's decades-long campaign to abolish the slave trade in England was accompanied by a “reformation of manners” to change how people thought about each other as a necessary preliminary to abolition. The need to recover courtesy in our day is obvious, especially given online interactions. Article Referenced: https://theimaginativeconservative.org/2021/08/time-return-medieval-courtesy-books-john-horvat.html?fbclid=IwAR0WKjJ3ZOFdDTYoSOuwnNuEF4RIAZRUfAGga4hq9z3OQzlfvCJCnGro710

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S5 Ep11 First Ladies and Daughters of the American Revolution

Your History Your Story

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2022 59:59

When George Washington became the first President of the United States in 1789, his wife Martha, like her husband, had no predecessor to model for her new role. Initially, she did not have a title, but soon became known as “Lady Washington”. It wasn't until many years later that the term “First Lady” was used on a regular basis to identify the wife of the President and / or the White House hostess. Over the past 233 years the First Ladies of the United States have performed many duties to support the President and his administration. In additional to upholding many traditions set by previous First Ladies, they had to adapt their roles to fit the times and circumstances of their stay in the White House. Some of our nation's First Ladies have also been members of The Daughters of the American Revolution, commonly known as the DAR. The DAR was formed in 1890 and is a women's organization made up of direct descendants of patriots of the American Revolution. Since its' founding, the DAR has continued to initiate and support projects that include promoting patriotism, education, historic preservation and conservation. In this episode of Your History Your Story, our guest is historian Larry Cook, author of “Symbols of Patriotism, First Ladies and Daughters of the American Revolution”, a book that tells the stories of twelve First Ladies who were and are, also members of the DAR. In addition to being an author, speaker and historian, Larry is a serious collector of Presidential memorabilia, with a collection that includes over 8,000 fascinating items. www.larrycookhistorian.com www.yourhistoryyourstory.com YHYS YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC30F4NTjvr6WSj7OeUZclkw Photo(s): Courtesy of Larry Cook Music: "With Loved Ones" Jay Man

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Nicole - Family Trauma with Former TV News Reporter

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Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2022 68:00

Y'all thought we were only talking donor conception? Family trauma comes in all forms - Nicole's story checks a LOT of those boxes.Nicole, a former TV news reporter and Jeremy's close friend, shares with Ally and Jeremy about her father's black market adoption and untimely death, her mother's subsequent demons, growing up half white, half Palestinian, accidentally revealing her ex-boyfriend's family secret, and SO much more. Books mentioned in the episode:Before We Were Yours - Lisa WingateThe Baby Thief: The Untold Story of Georgia Tann, the Baby Seller Who Corrupted Adoption - Barbara Bisantz RaymondThe Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure - Jonathan HaidtFollow us on Instagram and TikTok. Email us at halfofuspod@gmail.comMusic by Wizard of Loneliness, Courtesy of Halcyon Tapes

Columbus Perspective: June 19, 2022

Columbus Perspective

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2022 59:50

00:00 Lisa Hamler-Fugitt, Director of the Ohio Association of Foodbanks. 18:30 Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff, Director of the Ohio Department of Health, discusses COVID-19 vaccines for kids under age 5. 24:30 Courtesy of our sister station, WBNS 10-TV, Tracy Townsend covers topics that include gun safety legislation; a controversial measure at the Ohio Statehouse dealing with transgender athletes; and efforts to implement sports gambling in Ohio. 50:00 Becky Pringle, President of the National Education Association, discusses school safety.

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#173 Lathpath, Lathpath, Lathpath, Agnipath*

Anticipating The Unintended

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2022 29:01

India Policy Watch: The Road Of FireInsights on burning policy issues in India- RSJThe Union Defence Minister along with the chiefs of the three armed services on Tuesday announced the ‘Agnipath’ scheme for recruitment into the Indian military. You can read more about the scheme here. I have summarised the key features below:The soldiers under this scheme (referred to as ‘Agniveers’) will be enrolled for a duration of four years in a conscription or tour of duty (ToD) like model that’s prevalent in other countries. They will be paid between INR 30,000 - 40,000 per month during their tenure apart from risk or hardship allowance as applicable. 30 per cent of their salary will be deducted as a voluntary contribution into a corpus called ‘SevaNidhi’ with a matching contribution from the government. Roughly put, the soldiers will get this SevaNidhi package of about INR 11.7 Lacs plus the interest accumulated on this amount at the end of their four years of service. Few other post-retirement benefits are thrown in, including a life insurance cover and access to a bank loan of INR 18.2 Lacs against the SevaNidhi package.About 25 per cent of Agniveers will be absorbed into the regular cadre after four years. The rest will receive an Agniveer Skill certificate, the SevaNidhi corpus and some preferential treatment in getting into the Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) and maybe even state police forces. The Agniveers who leave at the end of four years, however, will not get the usual entitlements of gratuity and pension. This is huge. Over a period of couple of decades, this could mean only about 25 per cent of the forces will have the pension benefits that are available to all today. The enrollment under this scheme will be on an all-India and an all-class basis. This will be, by itself, a distinct rank in the armed forces with its own insignia. The likely implications of this are quite significant. The recruitment of soldiers today, especially in the army, is based on state-wise quotas and on the retirement of soldiers from various regiments that are class based. Class here should be read as an euphemism for caste or community. Drawing Agniveers on an all-class basis will mean withering away from the traditional structure of regiments. It could also mean a larger representation of states where unemployment rates are high because there might not be state-wise quotas anymore. This could further alter the composition mix of the armed forces.The government also positioned this as a move that will infuse youth and vitality (or ‘josh’ and ‘jazba’ as mentioned in various media reports) into the armed forces. The whole thing including the names Agnipath and Agniveer sounds like a campaign for an early 1990s Nana Patekar film. You could soon shoehorn Agni Pariksha (for the recruitment tests), Krantiveer (best Agniveer cadet), Yugpurush (lifetime achievement award for Agniveers), Angaar, Tiranga, Prahaar and so on. You get the picture. We are in this territory now. Anyway, the average age of the armed forces which is 32 now will come down by about five years. The younger workforce will be more technology-savvy that will be more attuned to the changing nature of modern warfare. Also, the 75 per cent of Agniveers who will go back into civil society will serve as a disciplined and nationalistic labour pool to draw from for organisations. There will be Agniveers in every village and taluk who will improve the moral fibre of our society. We will have no riots, no littering, no traffic violations and no crime. The retired Agniveers will change us. Because they will put the nation first. Always. Like Arnab. Well, that’s the official line anyway. BacklashUnfortunately, the response to the scheme hasn’t been what the government was expecting. There have been protests, arson and general lawlessness by unemployed youth that seems to be spreading across the country at the moment. A large section of retired armed forces officials too have questioned both the scale and speed of a change like this. The issues agitating them have some basis:There have been very few recruitment rallies during the two years of the pandemic. About 60,000 soldiers retire every year and this gap is filled up during the regular recruitment drives. It is safe to assume there's a 1.5 Lac gap that’s opened up since 2020. The expectation among aspirants was this will get filled up in the next year or so. That apart, there are those in the middle of their recruitment process who are unclear about their status now. Roughly put, there could be more than a crore of youngsters under the age of 21 who were waiting for these recruitment drives to restart. What they have now instead is about 46,000 open positions for the current year with a 25 per cent probability of a long-term career in armed services with full benefits. If you work the numbers, it also suggests a reduction in armed forces count by about 1.5 - 2 Lacs (about 10-15 per cent of the workforce) over the next four years. I’m not sure if that’s also a stated intent of this scheme but it will be a collateral result unless the Agniveer recruitment numbers are ramped up significantly in the following years.There is an inherent contradiction in acknowledging a modern military requires advanced warfare systems, technical know-how and expertise that takes years to build and having only 25 percent of personnel working on longer tenure commissions. Will the constant churn come in the way of managing these systems? Will there be institutionalised knowledge management that will be able to handle this scenario? Also, the eventual dismantling of the class-based system that this move seems to portend will need to be thought through. It is fundamental to how the army operates today.The other question is about the prospects of the 75 per cent who will be released every four years. This is a number that will keep rising over a period of time. All the romanticisation of the armed forces and its discipline aside, these will be youngsters without a college degree and with limited technical skills. How useful will they be to the wider world? Not much if you go by the current record of hiring of retired defence personnel. They will have to study further and acquire specific skills to be employable. To expect CAPF or the state police force to absorb them is a bit optimistic. Also, there are aspirants for those jobs too with their own patronage system who will scuttle these moves. Lastly, for all the josh and jazba that are likely to come free because of this move, it will be useful to understand the repercussions of having a workforce that knows only one in four among them will qualify for the longer commission. What behaviour will this engender in them? How objective will the criteria for selection be? And if the 75 per cent who are released struggle to get jobs and earn their livelihoods, the feedback loop to the future cohorts will be immediate. The situation will turn more fraught at the end of every four-year cycle. The comparison with other countries that have a ToD model is useful but it is important to appreciate we are a US$ 2000 per capita economy with over 40 per cent of the employable labour pool either without a job or underemployed. In other countries, those who want to continue to be in the armed forces almost self-select themselves. These arguments, for and against aside, this is a good example to understand the complexities of policymaking, especially in defence, in India. A Difficult ProblemLet’s begin with the single most important policy objective for armed forces now in India. This is quite stark and apparent - it needs to modernise its defence infrastructure and increase its capacity in areas of modern warfare like the air force and navy. Given the threat perception on its borders, this is an already delayed exercise. You can read a detailed ORF report on India’s platform modernisation deficit here for more. TL;DR: yes, we do have a modernisation challenge on hand. And it is quite bad.Now the key question is what’s coming in the way of modernisation? There are multiple answers to this but on the top of that list is a lack of funds. The defence budget has broadly remained around 2.2 per cent of the GDP over the last decade. India has struggled to contain its fiscal deficit and it has limited ability to allocate more to its defence budget. As we have written on umpteen occasions, the Indian state is spread wide and thin. It does way too many things badly. Therefore, it cannot find money to do things it must. More importantly, pension benefits (24 per cent) and wages (28 per cent) take up over half of its budget. These numbers, especially pension outlays, will continue to grow in the coming years as the full impact of OROP (one rank one pension) plays out. The OROP that came into effect in late 2015 is a known and acknowledged policy mistake that is quite simply unsustainable. But it is almost impossible to walk back on that now. So, the search for circumventing that burden is one of the factors that has led to this scheme. A bad policy decision has a long-term downstream impact and this is a classic case of that playing out. Even if the Agnipath scheme is implemented as it stands today, the easing up of the pension burden will take decades to play out. The need for modernisation of the armed forces is as of yesterday. But the government is hoping through a combination of a 10-15 per cent reduction in the strength of the military and a long-term solution to control the burgeoning pension bill would have given it some room to ramp up on modernisation without increasing defence outlay. There are various estimates of the net present value of the expenditure on a single soldier who joins the armed forces today. At fairly conservative estimates of discount rates, wages and future pension benefits, Pranay estimates this to be about INR 1 crore. In my view, that is the absolute floor for that value and it might be around INR 2 crores if one were to take a bit more realistic assumptions. So, a 1.5 - 2 Lac workforce reduction could mean a significant availability of funds to modernise the defence platforms over time. Growth, Growth, GrowthThat’s likely the thinking that’s gone behind the scheme. Everything else including the messaging on josh and jazba or having retired Agniveers in every village is to make it palatable to the public. It is difficult to acknowledge openly to people that the economy cannot support the defence requirements of India when you have made nationalism and nation-first important planks of your political strategy. This communication plan could have worked except it had to contend with the other real problem of the Indian economy at the moment. Lack of jobs. For reasons that could take up another post, the Indian economy isn’t generating enough jobs for its large youthful population. Roughly, India needs to create between 15-20 million non-farm jobs every year to keep pace with those entering the labour force. The labour participation rate has remained in the 40-45 per cent range for a long time. New job creation data can be contentious but it is difficult to argue that India is creating anything more than 3-4 million jobs every year. The quality of many of these new jobs isn’t great. The merry-go-round of employees switching jobs and getting big hikes in the IT/ITES sector shouldn’t blind us to the reality in the broader economy. There aren’t enough jobs. The two prerequisites for job creation, an 8-9 per cent GDP growth and skew towards sectors like construction, infrastructure or labour-intensive exports aren’t being met. The reason the job crisis hasn’t snowballed into a larger political and social issue is the immense faith in the PM among the youth. There’s a strong belief among them that India is on its way to becoming a superpower. The regular dose of nationalism and jingoism that’s amplified by the media helps continue this narrative. A related issue here that accounts for the violent protests is the lure of government jobs. The public sector jobs at the junior levels have become more remunerative than similar roles in the private sector in the last decade. As much as people love quoting the salaries of the CMDs of PSU Banks or the senior IAS officers and comparing them to the compensation of private-sector CEOs, the reality is that at mid to junior levels the government jobs are better paying. You can dig deeper into the wage bills of listed PSUs and compare them with their private counterparts for evidence. The other supposed benefits of a government job like job security, work-life balance and a possibility of rent-seeking (though low in defence jobs) make the package very attractive. This has meant a dramatic reversion in trend of people hankering for public sector jobs that had waned in the first couple of decades of liberalisation. So, a reduction in the number of such jobs or cutting down their benefits as the Agnipath scheme is likely to be isn't going to be accepted despite the great popularity of the PM and the ruling party among this segment. Their expectation, in contrast, is for the number of government jobs to go up.Considering the constraints, it is difficult to see what else the government could have done here. The need to reduce wage and pension costs to fund modernisation is real. And given the fiscally conservative instinct of this government, it won’t deficit fund the modernisation programme. As is its wont, it has chosen to put a bold announcement with emphasis on other benefits while trying to solve its key problems under cover. There’s this myth that a big bang approach to reform is the only model that works in India. That’s wrong. A lot of what has looked like big reforms in India have actually had a long runway that’s often invisible to people. A more comprehensive reading of the history of ‘91 reforms makes this clear. So, the usual template has been followed so far: minimal consultation, no plans to test it out at a smaller scale and instant big bang implementation. The results are unsurprising. I am guessing we will see a similar script play out for the next few months. There will be rollbacks (a few have been already announced), some concessions that will tinker around years of service or percentage releases, and a few sops thrown in, to temper the anger. If I were to give more credit than is due to this government’s planning chops, I might even say it possibly did this on purpose. Release a more extreme form of scheme, brace for impact and then roll back to the position that you always wanted in the first place. It is one way to game public opinion to your favoured outcome. Of course, a more impactful solution to this is to acknowledge the mistake that OROP is and shift the pension of defence forces onto a voluntary, defined contribution scheme like the NPS which has been implemented since 2004 for all new recruits joining government services, except defence. That is the only sustainable solution to this problem. But dispassionate policy making in defence sector in India is difficult. All kinds of emotions about izzat, vardi, naam and nishaan get mixed up. Nana Patekar gets in the way of clear-headed thinking. * (with apologies and acknowledgement to Harivansh Rai ‘Bachchan’)Addendum— Pranay KotasthaneFor a researcher working on the public finance of defence, the Agnipath scheme is an important milestone. Over the long term, it has the potential to substantially reduce the pension burden. And as RSJ writes, the scheme will have no impact on the allocations for modernisation in the short term. Nevertheless, this scheme is important for the single reason that just as today’s deficits are tomorrow’s taxes, today’s reforms become tomorrow’s savings. Many commentators suggest that India’s defence expenditure problem can be solved merely by increasing defence expenditure to 3 per cent of GDP, from the current allocation of 2.04 per cent. That’s hardly the case. Projecting current growth rates of defence spending components over the next ten years suggests that even if the government were to agree to a 3 per cent spending, pension spending will grow rapidly enough to allow only an incremental increase in the fiscal space for capital outlay.Keeping the public finance angle aside, I took away two lessons in politics.One, the political narrative that can be used to sell a policy solution sometimes matters more than the solution itself.In an article for the Times of India in March, I listed four alternatives before the government to manage personnel costs. The three solutions that were dropped tried to address the pension problem directly. It wasn’t possible to project these solutions as achieving any other objective. In contrast, the solution that was picked up, i.e. Agnipath, was the only one that allowed the government to skirt the fiscal motivations for this reform. The government went in with this stated objective: “attracting young talent from the society who are more in tune with contemporary technological trends and plough back skilled, disciplined and motivated manpower into the society.” No mention of the fiscal angle. At all.This strategy itself had mixed results in the early days. Politically, it allowed the government to make statements such as these: “We never see the Armed Forces through the perspectives of savings. Whatever we need to spend, the government is willing to spend. Our aim is to defend the country’s borders. Whatever needs to be spent, will be spent.” — Mr Rajnath Singh, Union Defence MinisterHowever, not acknowledging the real reason why these reforms were mooted, created an impression that the government has needlessly and suddenly foisted another disruptive scheme on unsuspecting masses.Two, the government failed to align cognitive maps of important stakeholders, yet again. Pension reforms are wicked problems everywhere in the world because there are strong endowment effects of a large, organised collective at play. Some of you might recall that a couple of years ago, nearly 800,000 French people protested and disrupted key services across the country in opposition to the proposed pension reform. That reform merely aimed to consolidate 42 different pension schemes, with variations in retirement age and benefits, into a universal points-based system. Even so, the government had an excellent, indigenous pension reform example at hand. As we’ve written many times before, the civil services pension reform of 2004 was a rare example of introducing a scheme to reduce the pension burden without protests. Despite this example, the government chose to opt for an Agnipath scheme that made some applicants suddenly ineligible for selection. The resulting protests and violence eventually made the government relax the age criteria this time. The government mandarins would surely have anticipated these consequences. To smoothen the transition, the government could’ve done regular recruitment along with the Agnipath recruitment this year. Over the subsequent three-four years, it could have increased the intake for the latter and tapered down the intake in the regular induction in a phase-wise manner. But it chose a sledgehammer instead of a scalpel. Global Policy Watch: Social Media’s Rule of Three Global policy issues relevant to India— Pranay KotasthaneSocial media continues to confound us all. By now, we all have read a number of hypotheses on how social media rewards “evil”. In the initial days, social media’s tendency to push us into echo chambers was oft-cited as the mechanism that made people more extreme in their views. Then came the view that the evil lay in the “likes”, “retweets”, and “share” features, which promoted an asymmetric virality. Thereafter came the notion that it was the economic models that were to blame. Advertisement-led services and Big Tech monopolies were the real problems, we were told. And over the last four years or so, it’s the algorithms and recommendation engines of social media companies that have been the target. Despite these arguments, we still don’t have a conclusive answer. Several studies have refuted many of the assertions made above. And so, let’s take a step back from specific social media apps, and instead ask: what are the meta-mechanisms that make all forms of social media a powerful instrument? I can think of three interrelated mechanisms. All three mechanisms are connected to sociological and cognitive behaviours in the Information Age.One, Social Media expands our Reference NetworksReference Networks is a term used by psychologists to mean “people whose beliefs and behaviour matter for our behaviour”. A really small part of our behaviour is independent of others’ actions and beliefs. Most of our behaviour is interdependent, i.e. it depends on what people in our reference network say or do. For most of human history, geographic proximity largely determined our reference network. For instance, our on-road driving behaviour is shaped by people who are around us and whom we consider ‘like us’. TV, radio, books, and newspapers have played a major role in creating new horizontal comradeship (or what Benedict Anderson called ‘imagined communities’), but these media did not supplant the importance of geographically proximate reference networks. Social media, by contrast, expands our reference networks like never before. People across the world can now influence our perceptions instantly and repeatedly. And by this reference network expansion, I do not imply the ‘echo chambers’ trope. Courtesy of social media, our reference network in fact now includes many more people who think unlike us. Sociologist Zeynep Tufecki explains this mechanism using a beautiful metaphor:“While algorithms will often feed people some of what they already want to hear, research shows that we probably encounter a wider variety of opinions online than we do offline, or than we did before the advent of digital tools.Rather, the problem is that when we encounter opposing views in the age and context of social media, it’s not like reading them in a newspaper while sitting alone. It’s like hearing them from the opposing team while sitting with our fellow fans in a football stadium. Online, we’re connected with our communities, and we seek approval from our like-minded peers. We bond with our team by yelling at the fans of the other one. In sociology terms, we strengthen our feeling of “in-group” belonging by increasing our distance from and tension with the “out-group”—us versus them. Our cognitive universe isn’t an echo chamber, but our social one is. This is why the various projects for fact-checking claims in the news, while valuable, don’t convince people. Belonging is stronger than facts.” [MIT Technology Review, August 2018]Expressed another way, every issue becomes global by default because our reference networks are also global. Two, Social Media expands the Overton WindowRepeating what I had written about this particular mechanism in edition #130. The Overton Window framework suggests that for any political issue, there's a range of socially acceptable positions that's narrower than the range of all possible positions. These socially acceptable ideas are seen as being inside the Overton Window — they are mainstream and uncontroversial. On the other hand, policy positions outside it are viewed as shocking, upsetting, and electorally harmful. The key insight of this framework is that, with social pressure, the Overton Window can shift over time; today's radicals may become tomorrow's moderates. In the Information Age, something even more striking has happened. The Overton Window on practically every issue has been stretched such that nearly all possible positions on an issue have become socially acceptable. With that happening, the older institutions, which earlier exuded authority, are shredding legitimacy with every decision they make.With the old gatekeepers no longer wielding the same power as earlier, the range of opinions on any issue can be extremely broad. And combined with the fact that each of those views attracts a new reference network, the Overton Window of social acceptability gets stretched.Three, Disproportional Rewards for Extreme ContentMany analysts say that this mechanism is a result of skewed algorithms and the incentives arising out of an advertisement-based model. While that’s partly true, there’s a deeper reason: information overload. Persuasion is a key power in the information age. Persuading someone requires attracting someone’s attention. And since attention is a scarce commodity in a crowded information environment, the only way to attract it is to come up with something surprising and shocking. Consider this analogous example. If I were to write “Lng Yrs g, W Md Tryst WTh Dstny”, you would immediately identify that I’m talking about Nehru’s iconic 1947 speech, despite me dropping all vowels. From an information theory perspective, vowels carry “less” information content because they occur more frequently. In contrast, consonants contain “more” information because the probability of their occurrence is low.In a similar manner, a news feed post which reads “There was a bomb blast in Kabul”, carries less information, because this has quite unfortunately become a regular occurrence over the last few years. In contrast, a shocking opinion or news like “Russian information ops influenced the 2016 election results” surprises us, and hence carries more information. Over time, not only does the Overton Window expand, it becomes broader at the two poles. My proposition is that many real-life events attributed to social media (positive or negative) can be explained by a combination of these three mechanisms. Consider the work done by an online group DRASTIC (Decentralized Radical Autonomous Search Team Investigating COVID-19) in mid-2021. Their work alone changed the conversation on the Wuhan lab origin theory (RSJ wrote about it here). In this case, the expanded reference network allowed a band of interested folks to build on each other’s work. The Overton Window expansion meant that the group could put forward an idea that seemed preposterous at that time. And a skew towards surprises meant that their idea didn’t just die away in a closed in-group, but instead sailed across the globe.HomeWorkReading and listening recommendations on public policy matters[Article] Janan Ganesh has a cracking column in FT, which discusses a favourite topic of ours: economic growth. Sample these lines from the column: “The looming recession will be painful. But it will also drive a certain kind of post-materialist humbug from polite discourse. Growth will be harder to dismiss as a bean counter’s tawdry obsession when there is so little of the stuff to go round.”[Article] Zeynep Tufekci’s analysis of “how social media took us from Tahrir Square to Donald Trump”.[Post] Gurwinder from The Prism has this terrific insight: ideologies are memetic superbugs. His words: “The most successful ideology in the West today, wokeism, has succeeded because it’s perfectly configured, not to establish social justice, but to establish more copies of itself. It’s a memetic superbug evolved for contagion rather than truth or compassion, and if contaminating others requires it to delude the senses, twist the truth, and darken the heart, then so be it.”[Tweet] The always-insightful Bryan Caplan’s take on intersecting echo chambers lights a bulb. He says: “If you want to combat error, critique your in-group. You speak their language and they trust you, so you might persuade someone. If you want to raise your status, critique your out-group. They won't listen, but your in-group will love it.” The latter tendency dominates the former by a big margin, I guess. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit publicpolicy.substack.com

21 Days to Fix Minor Problems - Talking Dogs Radio Show

Vermont Dog Trainer Show

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2022 8:43

Consistency and routine are key in teaching your dog new behaviors. Takeaways What are minor problems? How to create the routine How to tell if it's working Listener Question: My dog suffers from anxiety, would getting another dog help her? Courtesy 93.9 WLVB

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Green Energy & Colonialism in North Africa

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Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2022 57:47

We discuss green energy and its relationship to colonialism in North Africa with Hamza Hamouchene. Courtesy of Voices of the Middle East & North Africa (VOMENA). --- Hamza Hamouchene is a London-based Algerian researcher-activist, commentator and a founding member of Algeria Solidarity Campaign (ASC), and Environmental Justice North Africa (EJNA). He previously worked for War on Want, Global Justice Now and Platform London on issues of extractivism, resources, land and food sovereignty as well as climate, environmental, and trade justice. He is the author/editor of two books: “The Struggle for Energy Democracy in the Maghreb” (2017) and "The Coming Revolution to North Africa: The Struggle for Climate Justice" (2015). He also contributed book chapters to “Voices of Liberation: Frantz Fanon” (2014) and “The Palgrave Encyclopaedia of Imperialism and Anti-Imperialism” (2016). His other writings have appeared in the Guardian, Middle East Eye, Counterpunch, New Internationalist, Jadaliyya, openDemocracy, ROAR magazine, Pambazuka, Nawaat, El Watan and the Huffington Post.

79: Spinosauruskin w/ @discordspies

Incel

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2022 77:14

David Sherratt (@discordspies), formerly known as "Spinosauruskin" was an MRA YouTuber, heavy on the scene years ago when it was just taking shape. He left the movement and his YouTubing behind after a major falling out with Sargon of Akkad… Well, he left for lots of reasons… as he explains. “Save Me” by Aimee Mann. 1999. Courtesy of UMG. —————————————————————— Today's episode is sponsored by Magic Mind Elixir! Hack your brain by heading over to magicmind.co/incel and using promo code INCEL20 for a 40% discount on your first subscription to Magic Mind, or 20% off your one-time purchase. —————————————————————— Please check out my all new Patreon for ad-free, uncensored episodes and weekly blogs! https://www.patreon.com/NaamaKates ——————————————————————— INCEL is created and produced by Naama Kates for Crawlspace Media. Music by Cyrus Melchor. —————————————————————— If you or someone you know is struggling emotionally, or having a hard time, please call someone, or contact one of the excellent resources provided below. —————————————————————— Suicide Prevention Lifeline w: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ t: 1.800.273.8255 —————————————————————— Samaritans Website: https://www.samaritans.org and telephone (UK): 116.123 —————————————————————— Please contact Naama at INCEL with any comments, inquiries, or just random thoughts: e: theincelproject@gmail.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/incel/support

2.1 Where Councils Come From: An Introduction

Way of the Fathers with Mike Aquilina

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2022 19:23

When the Church is in crisis, its bishops meet in council. Since the generation of the Apostles, this has been the customary way of settling major disputes over doctrine and discipline. In the Acts of the Apostles, chapter 15, the Twelve met with certain elders and chosen experts to exercise an authority that was different from the authority that any of them possessed individually. This established a practice for the ages to follow. The councils in the time of the Fathers—the first seven ecumenical councils—are considered authoritative by the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Churches. In this episode, we look at the pre-history of those councils and consider their definitions and authority. LINKS Cyprian of Carthage, On the Seventh Council of Carthage https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/fathers/view.cfm?recnum=1719 Canons of the Council of Ancyra (A.D. 314) https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/3802.htm Canons of the Council of Necaesarea (A.D. 315) https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/3803.htm Mike Aquilina's website https://fathersofthechurch.com Mike Aquilina's books https://catholicbooksdirect.com/writer/mike-aquilina/ Theme music: Gaudeamus (Introit for the Feast of All Saints), sung by Jeff Ostrowski. Courtesy of Corpus Christi Watershed http://www.ccwatershed.org Donate today! https://www.catholicculture.org/users/donate/audio

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CSB 171: SUGE NORTED

Castle Super Beast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2022 200:13

Download for Mobile | Podcast Preview | Full Timestamps After Watching SF6 Footage, Yeah, That Makes Sense Learn About Juneteenth, Courtesy of Halo Infinite The Final Boss of Hip Hop Why Do People Like Precise Timing in Games? The Best Sidearm in Games You can watch us record the podcast live on twitch.tv/castlesuperbeast Go to http://stitchfix.com/superbeast to get $20 off your first purchase. Go to http://bombas.com/superbeast to get 20% off your first purchase. Go to http://joinhoney.com/SUPERBEAST to get Honey for FREE! Street Fighter 6 Developer Matches - Gameplay Breakdown SF6 Guile's Sonic Booms have different properties depending on your timing! Tekken 2 Accidentally Priced At $9,999 On PlayStation Store ‘Joker 2': Lady Gaga in Early Talks to Join Joaquin Phoenix, Todd Phillips in Musical Sequel Xbox: HOLLOW KNIGHT: SILKSONG IS POISED TO ARRIVE WITHIN THE YEAR OVERWATCH 2 WILL BE FREE TO PLAY STARFIELD GAMEPLAY TRAILER Persona 3 Portable, Persona 4 Golden, Persona 5 Royal to Xbox consoles and PC. Persona 5 Royal will be the first to arrive on October 21st DIABLO IV Vin Diesel in Ark 2. prehistoric survival sandbox, fambily PENTIMENT IS A NEW NARRATIVE GAME FROM OBSIDIAN HIDEO KOJIMA IS PARTNERING WITH XBOX STUDIOS ON A MYSTERIOUS NEW GAME Summer Game Fest: Aliens: Dark Descent Flashback 2 Witchfire Fort Solis Routine Frost Giant, a group of ex-Blizzard employees, revealed this upcoming new RTS game Stormgate narrative-driven isometric survival game Highwater, American Arcadia Goat Simulator 3 Marvel's Midnight Suns is the next turn-based game with a mix of XCOM and Marvel Neon White World Midnight Fight Express Honkai Star Rail offers turn-based fighting gameplay Zenless Zone Zero is another new title being developed by HoYoVerse Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge Metal: Hellsinger The Quarry Saints Row Boss Factory Nightingale is a first-person fantasy survival game with a card system Bloober Team Layers of Fears The Last of Us Part 1 Capcom Resident Evil 4 Remake received a few more seconds of gameplay at the Capcom Showcase third-person mode will be added to Village Resident Evil 2 Remake, Resident Evil 3 Remake, and Resident Evil 7 will all be getting free next-gen upgrades for PS5 and Xbox Series X/S Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak is a "massive" expansion Exoprimal, Capcom's upcoming co-op dinosaur murder action game, has received a new gameplay trailer and the promise of a closed network test before its launch in 2023 Dragon's Dogma 10th Anniversary Event Teased, but No Sequel Announcement Street Fighter 6 to Get at Least One More Announcement in 2022

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Trip Records Sets

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2022 1:36

If you are looking for Trip records Sets the service is still active but we wanted to give a different footprint to the podcast. You can find the SET service at the following addresses: https://soundcloud.com/trip_records_sets https://www.mixcloud.com/TripRecordSets/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGGyo9vIf7k-XDQjmOCpmOw ► Are You a Dj? Send Your Video or Dj Set: http://www.trip-records.com/Sets/index.html ---- Send Your Demo, Trip Records is looking for you ! (Send us a private Soundcloud link) ► demo@trip-records.com -----

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Episode 18 - Cincinnati Reds Beat Writer C. Trent Rosecrans

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Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2022 115:35

This week, we start the show by talking about the red hot San Diego Padres being tied for first place in the NL West. Our "Fudged Up Moment of the Week, presented by The Original Fudge Kitchen, goes out to Robinson Cano playing his first game at AAA and having to wear the Spongebob jersey. We then talk about Frank Schwindel's pitching, give our "Guest Performance of the Week" to Nathaniel Lowe, and do our Top 5 on the best ballparks in baseball (:14 - 25:42). We then welcome on our guest for this week, Cincinnati Reds beat writer for The Athletic, C. Trent Rosecrans (25:45 - 1:54:52). Trent comes on and breaks down all things Reds including Joey Votto's significance to the team, their outlook moving forward, and tells some incredible stories from his days on the beat. The Official Sponsor of Breaking Bats: The Original Fudge Kitchen Shipping fudge, saltwater taffy, sweet treats, and more across the country. https://fudgekitchens.com/ Presented by Not For Long Media https://www.notforlongmedia.com/ Music Credit: Intro: Coming Home; Written by Scott Woodruff and TJ O'Neill; Performed by Scott Woodruff; Courtesy of Stick Figure Outro: Weight of Sound; Written by Scott Woodruff and TJ O'Neill; Performed by Scott Woodruff and TJ O'Neill; Courtesy of Stick Figure

Yevamot 100a Ladies First - נותנים לאישה תחילה

Rabbi David Lapin's Matmonim Daf Yomi Series

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2022 16:12

Courtesy and dignity are not the same. Sources

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221 – With a Rebel Yell: Revolts in Early American History

Miss Information: A Trivia Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2022 63:11

History class is back in session! This week, Julia recaps five notable rebellious events from the 18th and 19th century America. [Look, the colonists didn’t fight for independence from the British just to have all their alcohol taxed, okay?] Later, take a quiz called “… WITH a Cause.” . . . [Music: 1) David Bowie, “Rebel Rebel,” 1974; 2) Frau Holle, “Ascending Souls,” 2017. Courtesy of Frau Holle, CC BY-NC 3.0 license.]

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Review & Discussion of the Nakan Issue 2 (Part 2)

Michael Jackson's Dream Lives On

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2022 52:16

In episode 56, Karin and Elizabeth review the second issue, 2022 of the Nakan Journal: MICHAEL JACKSON'S ARTISTIC CONTRIBUTIONS: ANOTHER PERSPECTIVE Edited by Isabelle PETITJEAN. In this second part, they continue the discussion of the issue with the essays written by Aurélie Doignon, Luca Izzo, Zada Johnson and Elisabeth Amisu. REFERENCE AS: Merx, Karin, and Elizabeth Amisu. “Episode 56 – Review of the second issue, 2022 of the Nakan Journal” Podcast, Michael Jackson's Dream Lives On: An Academic Conversation 8, no. 4 (2022). Published electronically 13/06/2022. https://michaeljacksonstudies.org/episode-56 The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies asks that you acknowledge The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies as the source of our Content; if you use material from The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies online, we request that you link directly to the stable URL provided. If you use our content offline, we ask that you credit the source as follows: “Courtesy of The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies.” Episode 56– Review Nakan Issue 2 (Part 2)By Karin Merx & Elizabeth Amisu Karin Merx BMus, MA, is editor of The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies, and author of ‘A festive parade of highlights. La Grande Parade as evaluation of the museum policy of Edy De Wilde at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam'. Find out more about Karin here. Elizabeth Amisu, PGCE, MA, is editor of The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies and author of The Dangerous Philosophies of Michael Jackson: His Music, His Persona, and His Artistic Afterlife. Find out more about Elizabeth here. References Isabelle Petitejean (ed.), ‘Michael Jackson's Artistic Contributions: Another Perspective‘, issue 2, vol 2, 2022 Nakan A Journal Of Cultural Studies.

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Jodie - Mom of our Half Brothers

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Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2022 21:14

Meet Jodie - recipient parent and mom to our half brothers, Greg and Joe!Jodie talks about her path to using a sperm donor, what the selection process was like for her, and her thoughts on Greg and Joe connecting with 20+ half siblings and the donor. Thanks for chatting with us, Jodie!Follow us on Instagram. Email us at halfofuspod@gmail.comMusic by Wizard of Loneliness, Courtesy of Halcyon Tapes

Take it to the Lake: Three booksellers share their must-read summer titles

MPR News with Kerri Miller

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2022 51:00

Are you ready to dive into some summer reading? MPR News host Kerri Miller has nine titles you should put on your list. On this week's show, a “Take it to the Lake” special, she asked three people who spend a lot of time recommending books to devoted readers what titles they would put in your hands this season. She also talked to them about what makes a good summer read. Here's what she heard. Glory Edim is the founder of Well-Read Black Girl , a podcast and digital literacy platform that celebrates the uniqueness of Black literature and sisterhood. Courtesy of Tiffany A. Bloomfield Glory Edim. “In the summer, I pick a book that lets me follow the plot. I'm in love with the voice; I'm a very voice-driven writer and editor. So if I can find a story that has a really sensational and powerful voice, I tend to save those reads for the summer, because that's my fun time. That's my let's-get-lost-in-a-story time.” Summer book picks: “Post-Traumatic” by Chantel V. Johnson “The Memory Librarian: And Other Stories of Dirty Computer” by Janelle Monáe “Shine Bright: A Very Personal History of Black Women in Pop” by Danyel Smith Dionne Sims is the founder and owner of Black Garnet Books , the only Black-owned bookstore in Minnesota. Courtesy of Trista Marie McGovern Dionne Sims. “It's starting to warm up here in Minnesota, finally. I'm feeling that urge to get back into the things that I love — one of which is reading. And I just want to pretend like I have a summer vacation again. I want to carve out the time to travel and make sure I have a couple of books on hand.” Summer book picks: “Memphis” by Tara M. Stringfellow “All We Can Save: Truth, Courage and Solutions for the Climate Crisis” a collection of essays edited by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and Katharine K. Wilkinson “Yinka, Where Is Your Huzband?” by Lizzie Damilola Blackburn Matt Keliher is the general manager and buyer for Subtext Books , an independent bookstore in St. Paul. Courtesy of Sam Ziegler Matt Keliher. “I work with my colleagues to make decisions about what books we carry and stock. A lot of our displays do showcase things that people are expecting to see when they show up. But we also have a giant display of our favorite books. Personally, as the buyer, I try not to exert my will or interest on the curation. But at the same time, that's what keeps it interesting for me.” Summer book picks: “Trust” by Hernan Diaz “The Anomaly” by Hervé Le Tellier “The Sea of Tranquility” by Emily St. John Mandel Bonus pick from Kerri: “The Long-Shining Waters” by Danielle Sosin To listen to the full conversation you can use the audio player above. Subscribe to the MPR News with Kerri Miller podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or RSS. Subscribe to the Thread newsletter for the latest book and author news and must-read recommendations.

Take it to the Lake: Three booksellers share their must-read summer titles

MPR News with Kerri Miller

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2022 51:00

S2/E9: And That's On Your 20's Never Going As Planned w/ Guest Davey Arnold

And That's That On That

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2022 43:55

Hello hello hello ATTOT listeners and Happy Pride month! On this week's episode, you'll get an honest life update from Gavyn & Haley. We're opening up about why your 20's are confusing, exciting, uncomfortable, unpredictable, lonely, challenging and just flat out overrated. Life is hard and full of ups and downs, so we're in your ears this week telling it how it is! We've also got a new guest popping in all the way from Nashville - Davey Arnold! He's a baseball player turned country singer/songwriter that's currently chasing his dreams in Music City, and climbing the charts as he goes. You can hear him featured on huge Spotify playlists like Hot Country, New Boots, and more. Welcome to Episode 9 friends! And That's That On That. --- (Credits: Theme Song - “Cheesecake” by Ian Post, Courtesy of artlist.io, Audio Editing/Engineering by Gavyn Bailey, Produced by Gavyn Bailey and Haley Chapman) Follow us on TikTok and Instagram for more chaotic content! Host Socials: @haleschaps and @gavynbailey. ** Don't forget to subscribe & hit the notification bell!** --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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Does Skill Make Us Human?: Natasha Iskandar on Migrant Workers in Qatar (Part 2)

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2022 57:51

From 2011 on, Professor Natasha Iskandar documented labor practices on Qatari construction sites. In her new book, "Does Skill Make Us Human? Migrant Workers in 21st Century Qatar and Beyond," Prof. Iskandar explores how migrants are recruited, trained and used. Listen to the second part of her conversation with VOMENA host Malihe Razazan. Courtesy of Voices of the Middle East & North Africa (VOMENA)

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Episode 17 - Brian and Justin Talk Joe Maddon Getting Fired, The Most Disappointing Teams in Baseball, and Do Power Rankings

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Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2022 47:32

Our opening this week focuses on Joe Maddon getting fired by the LA Angels and what impact managers can have on a team. Then, our "Fudged Up Moment of the Week" presented by The Original Fudge Kitchen goes to the call in the UMD/UConn college baseball game. Next, our guest performance of the week goes to Padres' Joe Musgrove for almost throwing another no-hitter. Finally, we end the show by power ranking the most disappointing teams in baseball, players we'd like to field an entire team of, starting pitchers we'd most want on the mound in a game 7, and guys you'd want to have your back in a benches-clearing brawl. The Official Sponsor of Breaking Bats: The Original Fudge Kitchen Shipping fudge, saltwater taffy, sweet treats, and more across the country. https://fudgekitchens.com/ Presented by Not For Long Media https://www.notforlongmedia.com/ Music Credit: Intro: Coming Home; Written by Scott Woodruff and TJ O'Neill; Performed by Scott Woodruff; Courtesy of Stick Figure Outro: Weight of Sound; Written by Scott Woodruff and TJ O'Neill; Performed by Scott Woodruff and TJ O'Neill; Courtesy of Stick Figure

S5 Ep10 Primo Carnera, Boxing Champion and Gentle Giant

Your History Your Story

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2022 45:32

On June 29, 1933, at the Garden Bowl in Long Island City, New York, an imposing six foot six Italian boxer named Primo Carnera knocked out a smaller but highly skilled and more experienced Jack Sharkey to become the World Heavyweight Boxing Champion. Primo was born in 1906 in a small village in the northeastern corner of Italy. A large baby at birth, Primo continued to grow at an alarming rate and by the time he was a teenager, towered over his family and all the other residents of his village! Eventually, he was asked to leave his home because his parents could no longer afford to provide the food necessary to satisfy his ravenous appetite. After setting out on his own, Primo worked odd jobs and after a while found work as a circus strong man in France, where he was able to earn a living, eat well and grow even bigger and stronger. While performing as a circus strong man, twenty two year-old Primo was discovered by a boxing promoter named Leon See who had been told of Carnera's enormous size and incredible strength. Thus began Primo Carnera's professional boxing career which would take him across Europe and to the United States, where he would earn the nickname “The Ambling Alp” and would go on to win the World Heavyweight Boxing title a little less than five years after his first professional fight. He would also accumulate a record setting seventy two wins by knockout! In this episode of Your History Your Story, we will be speaking with Primo Carnera's granddaughter Anne Hibbetts. Anne will share family stories about her grandfather's life, including his early years as a hungry teenager, his incredible boxing career which included bouts against such greats as Jack Sharkey, Max Baer and Joe Louis, and his acting career which included small parts in movies such as “The Prizefighter and the Lady” and “Mighty Joe Young” in which he had a tug of war scene with the giant gorilla. In this heart-felt interview, Anne will explain that despite her grandfather's enormous size, physical strength, and knock-out punch, he was really a gentle giant who loved his family and treated others with gentleness and kindness, She will also explain, that despite allegations of mob involvement in the outcomes of some of Primo's fights, he was rightfully deserving of the World Heavyweight title that he received. Photo(s): Courtesy of Anne Hibbetts Music: "With Loved Ones" Jay Man

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Jason Hyatt from Our Father

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Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2022 61:34

Content Warning: A suicide attempt is mentioned in this episode, which we know can be distressing. The discussion occurs at the 13-minute mark and lasts until the 14-minute mark. If you're in the US and you or someone you know needs help, contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255. Our Father is the new Netflix documentary about how an at-home DNA test revealed a shocking scheme involving donor sperm, massive fertility fraud, and a cohort of 94+ siblings.One of the siblings is Jason Hyatt. Jason joined Ally, Jeremy, Shannon, and Meg to talk about his experience with being conceived via what his parents believed to be sperm donation, his thoughts on the podcast, and lots of behind-the-scenes info.We had such an incredible time talking with Jason - we know you'll love this one! Follow us on Instagram. Email us at halfofuspod@gmail.comMusic by Wizard of Loneliness, Courtesy of Halcyon Tapes

Episode 64: Jason Baffa on Surfing and Filmmaking

Almost There Adventure Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2022 64:10

On this episode: surf films, directing Bill Murray, and being a filmmaker in the digital age. We're talking with Jason Baffa, filmmaker, surfer, and sometimes maker of surf films. Show Notes 00:35 – Announcing Jason's new show CHASING WAVES 02:40 – Introducing Jason Baffa 10:00 – Meeting Bill Murray and getting him to narrate Loopers 12:00 – What is a Bolex? 14:20 – Film vs digital and the impact on how you shoot 29:15 – How Chasing Waves came to be 34:20 – Did you grow up spending time outdoors? 52:30 – Advice for aspiring surf filmmakers 57:50 – The Revenge of Little Joey (and Fitz's missing stunt driver credit) Connect with Jason on his website jasonbaffafilms.com, on Instagram @jasonbaffafilms and on YouTube. Mentioned in this Episode Chasing Waves – watch on Disney+ One California Day Bella Vita Loopers: The Caddies Long Walk Bolex The Revenge of Little Joey Connect with us! Like Almost There on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/almostthereadventurepodcast/ Follow Almost There on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/almostthere_ap/ Send us a voice message! https://www.speakpipe.com/AlmostThere Our Co-hosts Jason Fitzpatrick – IG: @themuirproject Saveria Tilden – IG: @adventuruswomen web: AdventurUsWomen.com Jeff Hester – IG: @thesocalhiker web: SoCalHiker.net Theme song by Opus Orange. Courtesy of Emoto Music. The Almost There Adventure Podcast is a celebration of outdoor activities both local and epic. Discussing the big topics and talking to adventurers, artists, legends and activists within the outdoor community.

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Does Skill Make Us Human?: Natasha Iskandar on Migrant Workers in Qatar

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2022 57:58

From 2011 on, Professor Natasha Iskandar documented labor practices on Qatari construction sites. In her new book, "Does Skill Make Us Human? Migrant Workers in 21st Century Qatar and Beyond," Prof. Iskandar explores how migrants are recruited, trained and used. Listen to the first part of her conversation with VOMENA host Malihe Razazan. Courtesy of Voices of the Middle East & North Africa (VOMENA).

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Art Hounds: Bakken Trio performs with crowd-sourced puppet story

Art Hounds

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2022 4:30

Elementary school music teacher and singer Ellen Christensen, of Minneapolis, is a big fan of the Bakken Trio, and she's looking forward to their final show of the season where they will perform Pavel Haas' String Quartet No. 2 “From the Monkey Mountains'' alongside the puppeteers of Z Puppets Rosenschnoz. To create the show, the Bakken Trio invited listening groups to describe what they saw when they heard the music. Those imaginings informed the storytelling puppetry that will accompany the live performance. Haas was a prolific composer whose musical career was tragically cut short when he was murdered in Auschwitz in 1944. His music was nearly lost following his death but has seen a resurgence in recent decades. Christensen is glad that Minnesota audiences will have a chance to hear and see this 1925 composition presented in an imaginative way. The performance is Sunday at 4 p.m. at the Barry Family Campus of Sabes Jewish Community Center in Minneapolis. Arts enthusiast Doris Rubenstein of Richfield recommends painter Carolyn Kleinberger's solo show at the Hopkins Center for the Arts. True to its title, the large portraits allow viewers to feel “Up Close from a Distance.” The 28 paintings in the show were all created over the last two years as the artist's antidote for social isolation during the pandemic. The portrait exhibition in Hopkins runs through June 18. Marisa Hoogenakker loves to visit open artists' studios in her hometown of Duluth, and that interest led her to the studio of abstract painter David Austin. Austin's enthusiasm as he described his abstract paintings drew her in. Although the abstract and mixed media forms felt new, Hoogenakker was soon spotting tunnels, lakes and other familiar landmarks of the Lake Superior city. Courtesy of Kristen Austin David Austin poses for a photo with some of his art in his studio in Duluth. Austin holds live painting demonstrations, sometimes featuring his young son painting on his own canvas, Saturdays at 10:30 a.m. on Instagram. Hoogenakker recommends visiting Austin's open artist studio on the third Saturday of the month if you're in the area.

Episode 16 - Texas Rangers First Baseman Nathaniel Lowe

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Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2022 80:42

For our opening this week, we start by discussing each other's Memorial Day weekends and what AAA baseball is like. Then, our "Fudged Up Moment Of The Week" presented by The Orignal Fudge Kitchen goes to Rutgers University baseball being left out of the NCAA tournament. Finally, we run through the Breaking Bats guest tracker with stats from our MLB guests from the previous week (:32 - 21:17). Our guest this week is Texas Rangers first baseman, Nathaniel Lowe (21:19 - 1:19:59). Nathaniel comes on and talks about what it was like at the Tampa Bay Rays' alternate training site in 2020, playing with his brother Josh in pro ball, his time in Texas, and much more. The Official Sponsor of Breaking Bats: The Original Fudge Kitchen Shipping fudge, saltwater taffy, sweet treats, and more across the country. https://fudgekitchens.com/ Presented by Not For Long Media https://www.notforlongmedia.com/ Music Credit: Intro: Coming Home; Written by Scott Woodruff and TJ O'Neill; Performed by Scott Woodruff; Courtesy of Stick Figure Outro: Weight of Sound; Written by Scott Woodruff and TJ O'Neill; Performed by Scott Woodruff and TJ O'Neill; Courtesy of Stick Figure

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KUOW Newsroom

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2022 0:59

Some Seattle gig workers could soon get a pay raise. By a unanimous vote, the city council passed the first of a series of so-called “Pay Up” policies regulating app-based companies.

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Bonus: The sticky science of why we eat so much sugar

Stereo Chemistry

Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2022 34:34

Our bodies need sugar to survive. But most of us consume way more than we actually need, and many foods and beverages pack a dose of added sweeteners. So why are we eating all of this extra sugar? This month, Stereo Chemistry is sharing an episode of the podcast Tiny Matters that examines that question. In the episode, hosts Sam Jones and Deboki Chakravarti explore sugar's impact on our bodies and trace how a genetic mutation that helped our distant ancestors survive is influencing our health today. And they dig into the debate around whether sugar can fairly be called addictive. Note: This episode contains discussion of addiction and eating disorders. Listen to Tiny Matters on the American Chemical Society's website at https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/pressroom/tiny-matters.html or on your favorite podcast platform. ACS also publishes Chemical & Engineering News, which is the independent news outlet that powers Stereo Chemistry. More on sugar from C&EN: The sugar wars are about to change your food label. Here's why.https://cen.acs.org/business/specialty-chemicals/sugar-wars-change-food-label/97/i41 The case against sugar https://cen.acs.org/articles/92/i31/Case-Against-Sugar.html Image credit: Courtesy of Tiny Matters/C&EN

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Andy Goes to School: Kindergarten Readiness (Rebroadcast)

The Coffee Hour from KFUO Radio

Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2022 15:25

Mrs. Janet Landgraf, Kindergarten Teacher at St. Mark's Lutheran School in Eureka, Missouri, talks with Andy about kindergarten readiness, including how early stages of writing impact reading and practical steps parents can take at home with their preschoolers to prepare for kindergarten. Photo: Host Andy Bates talks with Mrs. Janet Landgraf. Courtesy St Mark's Lutheran Church & School, Eureka MO. This is a rebroadcast from February 14, 2018.

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12 Hawaii's Bird Extinction Crisis (Dr. Lindsay Young)

Transmissions from Hawaii

Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2022 24:52

Due to their status as one of the most isolated landmasses in the world, the Hawaiian islands are home to a diverse population of wildlife. This is particularly the case for birds. Unfortunately, Hawaii's diverse bird population is rapidly dwindling. Many bird species in Hawaii have already gone extinct and many of those that remain are in severe danger of going extinct in the near future. On this episode of Transmissions from Hawaii, Dr. Lindsay Young of Pacific Rim Conservation joins us to discuss Hawaii's bird extinction crisis. Subscribe [podcast_subscribe id="430"] Guests & Links Dr. Lindsay Young Further Information To watch the lecture given by Dr. Lindsay Young for the Hawaii State Public Library System, use the link below. Wildlife Wednesdays: Solving the Hawaiian Bird Extinction Crisis To learn more about Pacific Rim Conservation, visit the website via the link below. Pacific Rim Conservation Website Credits Editing and sound design: Tony Vega Transcript: Milabeats.go Transmissions from Hawaii logo: fikrihidajat (Based on concept sketch by Tony Vega) Featured image: Courtesy of Dr. Lindsay Young Follow Us on Social Media Transmissions from Hawaii on Instagram Transmissions from Hawaii on Facebook Transmissions from Hawaii on Twitter Transcript You can view the PDF transcript here.

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Episode 140 - Happiness Training

Buddhism for Everyone with JoAnn Fox

Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2022 36:08

Where we place our thoughts is how we produce happiness, calm, and peace. The real trap we're all in is believing that we will be happy when_______. Think about how many times we've said this: "I'll be happy when I get my own room. I'll be happy when I can drive. I'll be happy when I can move out. I'll be happy when I can move back in. When I graduate college, I'll be happy, and when I get that great job. I'll be happy when I get married. I'll be happy when I get divorced. I'll be happy when I have kids. I'll be happy when these kids finally leave. I'll be happy when I retire." We're always pursuing something that we think will give us satisfaction we crave. The Buddha suggested that instead of pursuing this endless cycle of searching, we learn how to make ourselves happy. Then we get to be peaceful and happy no matter the circumstances. This appears elusive to us because our minds are untamed and uncontrolled—so being happy most of the time seems crazy. Yet it is possible, and it's not a high spiritual attainment beyond our grasp. JoAnn Fox explains her experience of being able to train the mind enough--by watching our thoughts--to be happy most of the time. We will see our level of happiness increasing by being mindful of our thoughts and rerouting our thoughts in an appropriate direction when they go in the wrong direction. (The wrong direction being thoughts that lead us to dissatisfaction, resentment, anxiety, etc.) JoAnn explains a simple mindfulness technique that anyone can practice for these transformative results. “Everyone you meet always asks if you have a career, are married, or own a house as if life was some kind of grocery list. But no one ever asks you if you are happy.” --Heath Ledger Just as a fortified city Is guarded inside and out, So guard yourself— Don't let a moment pass you by. Those who let the moment pass Grieve when they're consigned to hell. (315) --Buddha, The Dhammapada References and Links Buddha.The Dhammapada. Translated by Gil Fronsdale. (Kindle). Shambala, Boston and London, 2011, pp. 78 (Link) Buddha (1986).The Dhammapada: Verses and Stories. Translated by Daw Mya Tin, M.A. (Website). Edited by Editorial Committee, Burma Tipitaka Association Rangoon. Courtesy .of Nibbana.com. For free distribution only, as a gift of dhamma. https://www.tipitaka.net/tipitaka/dhp/verseload.php?verse=315

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Review and Discussion of Nakan Journal (Part 1)

Michael Jackson's Dream Lives On

Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2022 55:04

Abstract In episode 55, Karin and Elizabeth review the second issue, 2022 of the Nakan Journal: MICHAEL JACKSON'S ARTISTIC CONTRIBUTIONS: ANOTHER PERSPECTIVE Edited by Isabelle PETITJEAN. In this first part, they discuss the issue in general and the essays written by Guillaume Deveney, Mathilde Recly, Fabio Pastore, Buata B. Malela and Isabelle Petitjean. REFERENCE AS: Merx, Karin, and Elizabeth Amisu. “Episode 55 – Review of the second issue, 2022 of the Nakan Journal” Podcast, Michael Jackson's Dream Lives On: An Academic Conversation 8, no. 4 (2022). Published electronically 30/05/2022. https://michaeljacksonstudies.org/episode-55 The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies asks that you acknowledge The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies as the source of our Content; if you use material from The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies online, we request that you link directly to the stable URL provided. If you use our content offline, we ask that you credit the source as follows: “Courtesy of The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies.” Episode 55– Review Nakan Issue 2 (Part 1)By Karin Merx & Elizabeth Amisu Karin Merx BMus, MA, is editor of The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies, and author of ‘A festive parade of highlights. La Grande Parade as evaluation of the museum policy of Edy De Wilde at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam'. Find out more about Karin here. Elizabeth Amisu, PGCE, MA, is editor of The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies and author of The Dangerous Philosophies of Michael Jackson: His Music, His Persona, and His Artistic Afterlife. Find out more about Elizabeth here. References Isabelle Petitejean (ed.), 'Michael Jackson's Artistic Contributions: Another Perspective', issue 2, vol 2, 2022 Nakan A Journal Of Cultural Studies.

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Meet the Siblings

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Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2022 45:51

Here we go again!New logo. New topics. NEW HOSTS!Join Ally, Jeremy, Shannon and Meg - all half siblings - as they talk all things donor conception, family, and more.In this episode, Ally will catch you up on her life since the last episode and will introduce you to THREE of her half siblings - all from the same donor.We are so excited to share with you the next chapter - welcome to Half of Us!Follow us on Instagram. Email us at halfofuspod@gmail.comMusic by Wizard of Loneliness, Courtesy of Halcyon Tapes

Desmond Tutu's Solidarity with Palestine and Political Prisoners in Iran

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Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2022 57:48

A conversation with well-known South African peace and justice activist Na'eem Jeenah about the erasure of Desmond Tutu's support for Palestinian rights from obituaries in mainstream media. In the second part of this episode, we speak with Tara Sepehri Far, Senior Iran Researcher at HRW about the death of jailed Iranian poet and filmmaker Baktash Abtin. Courtesy of Voices of the Middle East & North Africa (VOMENA).

Episode 502: I Know Why the Rude Bird Kills

23min of Ska

Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2022 22:59

Now in glorious Extra SKA!This week's 23min of Ska is just, it's just some of my favorite stuff made by some of my favorite people! Everyone on this episode is good people, great in fact. The fact they they do the ska is a plus! 00:00 - Backyard Superheroes - Keep Fishin' (Ari hates this. A Ska tribute to Weezer comp '22)01:59 - the Holophonics - Ghoulish Overkill (Phantom Arrival '18)05:17 - the Pomps - No More Smiles (the Smoking Pomps '17)07:54 - Devon Kay & the Solutions - No One is Thinking About You (Grieving Expectation '22)10:58 - Space Monkey Mafia - Underground (FOLDS - A Ska Tribute to Ben Folds comp '22)14:58 - Courtesy of Tim - Human Resource (Tomorrow Again '21)18:33 - Must Build Jacuzzi - the Punisher / Downtown (These Tracks Have Energy: A Tribute to MU330 comp '22) Visit the website at http://www.23Ska.com to find links to band websites and songs featured in this episode.Find & follow the show on:Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/23minofSka/Twitter - https://twitter.com/23minofSkaInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/23minofska/Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/23min-of-ska?refid=stprIf you'd like to submit your band for a future show email: submissions@23ska.comAny other questions or comments, please email: podcast@23ska.comAlso check out our sister podcast On the Upbeat!linktr.ee/ontheupbeatskaSession : Twenty Two // Episode : 502 // Airdate : May 26th, 2022

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Martyrdom and the Mass

Way of the Fathers with Mike Aquilina

Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2022 21:40

In the first three centuries of Christian history, the practice of the faith was a capital crime, and many gave their lives as the ultimate testimony. The Church called them “witnesses”—in Greek, martures, whence we get the English word martyr. To speak of martyrdom, the early Fathers employed language usually reserved only for the Eucharist. So what does martyrdom have to do with the Mass? LINKS Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, “Eucharist and Mission,” in Pilgrim Fellowship of Faith: The Church as Communion, pp. 112-120 https://ignatius.com/pilgrim-fellowship-of-faith-pffp/ Finbarr G. Clancy, "Imitating the Mysteries That You Celebrate: Martyrdom and Eucharist in the Early Patristic Period,” in Vincent Twomey, ed., The Great Persecution: The Proceedings of the Fifth Patristic Conference, Maynooth https://www.fourcourtspress.ie/books/archives/the-great-persecution/ Robin Darling Young, In Procession before the World: Martyrdom as Public Liturgy in Early Christianity https://www.marquette.edu/mupress/Young.shtml Ignatius of Antioch, Letter to the Romans https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/0107.htm Anonymous, The Martyrdom of Polycarp https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/0102.htm Mike Aquilina's website https://fathersofthechurch.com Mike Aquilina's books https://catholicbooksdirect.com/writer/mike-aquilina/ Theme music: Gaudeamus (Introit for the Feast of All Saints), sung by Jeff Ostrowski. Courtesy of Corpus Christi Watershed http://www.ccwatershed.org Donate today! https://www.catholicculture.org/users/donate/audio

Episode 15 - Philadelphia Phillies Broadcaster Tom McCarthy