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Send us Fan Mail“Bikescape” was one of the original podcasts when it debuted in 2005, and documented the bicycle landscape of San Francisco. Bikescape founder Jon Winston, talks about how cycling has changed in Sam Francisco over the last twenty years, how the windshield perspective biases drivers against cyclists, and why we are all vehicular cyclists The Bikescape podcast can be found here: https://archive.org/search?query=Bikescape+podcastHost Wesley Cheney also produces “Tell Me About In C,” a podcast exploring Terry Riley's 1964 Minimalist, musical masterpiece, “In C.” It's available on all major platforms. https://tellmeaboutinc.buzzsprout.comAs “DJ Pseudononymous,” Wesley Cheney hosts “Radio Eclectica” on WMMT 88.7 FM from Noon to 2pm Eastern on Fridays. https://programs.testradio.org/WMMT/show/294945/Radio-EclecticaIf you'd like to tell a story about your first bike ride, your favorite bike, or the last time you were lost on a bike, drop Wesley an email: Friendwes@mac.comYou can find the Not Just Bikes episode on vehicular cycling on YouTube:https://youtu.be/pRPduRHBhHI?si=B_Jr-NQ5ujLX5C2MSupport the show
In C.S. Lewis's Mere Christianity he says: “the Church exists for nothing else but to draw men into Christ, to make them little Christs. If they are not doing that, all the cathedrals, clergy, missions, sermons, even the Bible itself, are simply a waste of time”This idea—that the point of the church is to make disciples is, at its core, not a highly contested one. But ideas about the way disciples are made and the context in which discipleship happens are much more varied.And, in these conversations, the question of a church's size looms large.On the one hand you have the small church. It could be anywhere from just a handful of members to a few hundred, but, in any case, there is a much greater likelihood for congregants to build personal relationships with those leading the church, a greater sense of a tight-knit community where everybody knows one another and oftentimes a wide variety of ages in attendance, with some congregants having attended for the bulk of their lives.On the other hand you have the large church. Maybe its attendance is in the upper hundreds, the thousands or even the ten-thousands. This substantial attendance often means the ability to acquire a large chunk of land and employ a staff of seasoned professionals for everything from worship leaders who sound like pop-stars to trained baristas for their in-house cafes. And, with these resources and this influence, there is a greater ability to quickly raise money for disaster relief or needs in the congregation. There may be more comfort for new believers to not feel like they are standing out in the crowd. And the culture might be one which more naturally attracts non-christians.Criticism from one size of church to the other is not uncommon—the small churches will say congregants don't know their pastors at large churches. The large churches will say the small churches aren't going to reach unbelievers.But, what size is right for a church? Is there one at all? To find out, I spoke with Karl Vaters. Vaters was a pastor for decades, and now he creates resources dedicated to helping small churches thrive. Back in 2024, he wrote a book called “De-Sizing The Church” which investigates the way many churches pursued growth in attendance above all else, often to their detriment. Vaters' book doesn't demonize church growth, but instead asks pastors and congregants to consider what it means to be a healthy christian community, without anchoring that health to merely the number of people in the pews.
We talk with Morningstar executive director and co-founder Donja McDonald about building a peer-run mental health community where safety and dignity come first. We dig into why a sober environment matters, how funding works for a consumer-run organization in Kansas, and what real acceptance looks like when stigma starts to loosen. • relocating to a bigger space without increasing rent • defining Morningstar as peer support led by people with lived experience of severe mental illness • reducing power imbalance so members can focus on strengths • prioritizing safety as the first requirement for healing trauma • maintaining a clean and sober space to protect people in recovery • supporting dual recovery through a 12-step group • funding through Kansas Department of Aging and Disability Services and writing grants that tell an emotional story with data • noticing improved community acceptance while naming ongoing stigma for schizophrenia spectrum conditions • describing the Recovery Conference as a shame-free, energizing space for people with mental illness morningstar.mentalhealth.org is the website. GMCFCFAs
*Content Warning: institutional betrayal, institutional trauma, sexual assault, sexual abuse, sexual harassment, campus violence, gender-based violence, psychological trauma, victim-blaming, discrimination, gender inequality, harassment, and hostile campus environments. Free + Confidential Resources + Safety Tips: somethingwaswrong.com/resources Follow Dr. Nicole Bedera: Website: https://www.nicolebedera.com/ Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/nbedera.bsky.social Book: On The Wrong Side - How Universities Protect Perpetrators and Betray Survivors of Sexual Violence: https://www.nicolebedera.com/about-1 Beyond Compliance Consulting: https://www.beyond-compliance-consulting.com/ Survivor Alumni Network: https://survivoralumninetwork.org/ Follow Dr. Jacqueline Cruz: Dr. Jacqueline Cruz on Google Scholars: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=oHhHaTEAAAAJ&hl=en Beyond Compliance Consulting: https://www.beyond-compliance-consulting.com/ Survivor Alumni Network: https://survivoralumninetwork.org/ Follow Dr. Kathryn Holland: Website: https://psychology.unl.edu/person/kathryn-holland/ Dr. Kathryn Holland on Google Scholars: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=OgJhWwoAAAAJ&hl=en SWW S25 Theme Song & Artwork: The S25 cover art is by the Amazing Sara Stewart instagram.com/okaynotgreat/ The S25 theme song is a cover of Glad Rag's U Think U from their album Wonder Under, performed by the incredible Abayomi instagram.com/Abayomithesinger. The S25 theme song cover was produced by Janice “JP” Pacheco instagram.com/jtooswavy/ *Sources: -Bedera, Nicole et al. “"I Could Never Tell My Parents": Barriers to Queer Women's College Sexual Assault Disclosure to Family Members.” Violence against women vol. 29,5 (2023): 800-816. doi:10.1177/10778012221101920 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35938472/-Bedera, Nicole. (2021). Moaning and Eye Contact: Men's Use of Ambiguous Signals in Attributions of Consent to Their Partners. Violence Against Women. 27. 3093-3113. 10.1177/1077801221992870 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/349905933_Moaning_and_Eye_Contact_Men's_Use_of_Ambiguous_Signals_in_Attributions_of_Consent_to_Their_Partners-Bedera, Nicole Krystine. On the Wrong Side: How Universities Protect Perpetrators and Betray Survivors of Sexual Violence. University of California Press, 2024. https://www.nicolebedera.com/about-1-Bedera, Nicole. (2022). The Illusion of Choice: Organizational Dependency and the Neutralization of University Sexual Assault Complaints. Law & Policy. 44. 10.1111/lapo.12194. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/362058763_The_Illusion_of_Choice_Organizational_Dependency_and_the_Neutralization_of_University_Sexual_Assault_Complaints-Cipriano, A. E., Holland, K. J., Bedera, N., Eagan, S. R., & Diede, A. S. (2022). Severe and pervasive? Consequences of sexual harassment for graduate students and their Title IX report outcomes. Feminist Criminology, 17(3), 343–367. https://doi.org/10.1177/15570851211062579-Cruz, Jacqueline. (2021). The Constraints of Fear and Neutrality in Title IX Administrators' Responses to Sexual Violence. The Journal of Higher Education, 92(3), 363–384. https://doi.org/10.1080/00221546.2020.1809268-Cruz, Jacqueline. “Gender Inequality in Higher Education: University Title IX Administrators' Responses to Sexual Violence.” Google, New York University, 2020, scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=oHhHaTEAAAAJ&citation_for_view=oHhHaTEAAAAJ%3Ad1gkVwhDpl0C-Holland, K. J., & Cortina, L. M. (2013). When sex-based harassment becomes sexual harassment: College students' experiences. Journal of Applied Psychology, 98(2), 313–328. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0032040-Holland, K. J., & Cortina, L. M. (2016). Sexual harassment: Undermining the well-being of working women. Journal of Social Issues, 72(4), 825–842. https://doi.org/10.1111/josi.12190-Holland, K. J., Rabelo, V. C., & Cortina, L. M. (2014). Sex-based harassment and discrimination: Evidence of psychological harm. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 38(3), 368–382. https://doi.org/10.1177/0361684314521575- Holland, K. J. (2019). Culture, power, and gender-based violence in institutions. In C. B. Travis & J. W. White (Eds.), APA Handbook of the Psychology of Women (Vol. 2, pp. 253–271). American Psychological Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/0000059-014- Holland, Kathryn J, and Rebecca L Howard Valdivia. “Title IX and Sexual Violence in Higher Education: A Mapping Review and Assessment of Policy Implementation and Effectiveness.” Journal of sex research, 1-19. 18 Feb. 2026, doi:10.1080/00224499.2026.2623649. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41705546/
When we think of Oxford, we think of C.S. Lewis. During his 30 years at Magdalen College, Oxford, Lewis was profoundly shaped by his environment and relationships. In C. S. Lewis's Oxford, Dr. Simon Horobin, who is also a fellow of Magdalen College, walks through Oxford with an eye for C.S. Lewis, The Chronicles of Narnia, and more.
*Content Warning: institutional betrayal, institutional trauma, sexual assault, sexual abuse, sexual harassment, campus violence, gender-based violence, psychological trauma, victim-blaming, discrimination, gender inequality, harassment, and hostile campus environments.Free + Confidential Resources + Safety Tips: somethingwaswrong.com/resources Follow Dr. Nicole Bedera: Website: https://www.nicolebedera.com/ Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/nbedera.bsky.social Book: On The Wrong Side - How Universities Protect Perpetrators and Betray Survivors of Sexual Violence: https://www.nicolebedera.com/about-1 Follow Dr. Jacqueline Cruz: Beyond Compliance Consulting: https://www.beyond-compliance-consulting.com/ Dr. Jacqueline Cruz on Google Scholars: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=oHhHaTEAAAAJ&hl=en Follow Dr. Kathryn Holland: Website: https://psychology.unl.edu/person/kathryn-holland/ Dr. Kathryn Holland on Google Scholars: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=OgJhWwoAAAAJ&hl=en SWW Sticker Shop!: https://brokencyclemedia.com/sticker-shop SWW S25 Theme Song & Artwork: The S25 cover art is by the Amazing Sara Stewart instagram.com/okaynotgreat/ The S25 theme song is a cover of Glad Rag's U Think U from their album Wonder Under, performed by the incredible Abayomi instagram.com/Abayomithesinger. The S25 theme song cover was produced by Janice “JP” Pacheco instagram.com/jtooswavy/ at The Grill Studios in Emeryville, CA instagram.com/thegrillstudios/ Follow Something Was Wrong: Website: somethingwaswrong.com IG: instagram.com/somethingwaswrongpodcast TikTok: tiktok.com/@somethingwaswrongpodcast Follow Tiffany Reese: Website: tiffanyreese.me IG: instagram.com/lookieboo *Sources: -Bedera, Nicole et al. “"I Could Never Tell My Parents": Barriers to Queer Women's College Sexual Assault Disclosure to Family Members.” Violence against women vol. 29,5 (2023): 800-816. doi:10.1177/10778012221101920 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35938472/-Bedera, Nicole Krystine. On the Wrong Side: How Universities Protect Perpetrators and Betray Survivors of Sexual Violence. University of California Press, 2024. https://www.nicolebedera.com/about-1-Cipriano, A. E., Holland, K. J., Bedera, N., Eagan, S. R., & Diede, A. S. (2022). Severe and pervasive? Consequences of sexual harassment for graduate students and their Title IX report outcomes. Feminist Criminology, 17(3), 343–367. https://doi.org/10.1177/15570851211062579-Cruz, Jacqueline. (2021). The Constraints of Fear and Neutrality in Title IX Administrators' Responses to Sexual Violence. The Journal of Higher Education, 92(3), 363–384. https://doi.org/10.1080/00221546.2020.1809268-Cruz, Jacqueline. “Gender Inequality in Higher Education: University Title IX Administrators' Responses to Sexual Violence.” Google, New York University, 2020, scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=oHhHaTEAAAAJ&citation_for_view=oHhHaTEAAAAJ%3Ad1gkVwhDpl0C-Holland, K. J., & Cortina, L. M. (2013). When sex-based harassment becomes sexual harassment: College students' experiences. Journal of Applied Psychology, 98(2), 313–328. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0032040-Holland, K. J., & Cortina, L. M. (2016). Sexual harassment: Undermining the well-being of working women. Journal of Social Issues, 72(4), 825–842. https://doi.org/10.1111/josi.12190-Holland, K. J., Rabelo, V. C., & Cortina, L. M. (2014). Sex-based harassment and discrimination: Evidence of psychological harm. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 38(3), 368–382. https://doi.org/10.1177/0361684314521575- Holland, K. J. (2019). Culture, power, and gender-based violence in institutions. In C. B. Travis & J. W. White (Eds.), APA Handbook of the Psychology of Women (Vol. 2, pp. 253–271). American Psychological Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/0000059-014-Johnson CA (2023) The purpose of whisper networks: a new lens for studying informal communication channels in organizations. Front. Commun. 8:1089335. doi: 10.3389/fcomm.2023.1089335 https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/communication/articles/10.3389/fcomm.2023.1089335/full-“Shitty Media Men.” Shitty Media Men, 29 Oct. 2017, shittymediamenlist.wordpress.com/
Send us Fan Mail“Bikescape” was one of the original podcasts when it debuted in 2005, and documented the bicycle landscape of San Francisco. In the first part of a series on Bikescape, Tell Me About Your Bike host Wesley Cheney sits down for an interview with his podcasting idol, Bikescape founder Jon Winston, on the shores of the San Francisco Bay. Heklina's podcast, which inspired Jon Winston, can be found on YouTube: https://youtu.be/b3xKg-w0weM?si=0qkU1XH0xc8KJVFTThe Bikescape podcast can be found here: https://archive.org/search?query=Bikescape+podcastThe War on Cars podcast is available on all major platforms. The War on Cars – Enlist today!The Bike Show, hosted by Jack Thurston, was a radio show on London's Resonance FM for many years, and another one of the original podcasts: https://thebikeshow.netWesley Cheney also produces “Tell Me About In C,” a podcast exploring Terry Riley's 1964 Minimalist, musical masterpiece, “In C.” It's available on all major platforms. https://tellmeaboutinc.buzzsprout.comAs “DJ Pseudononymous,” Wesley Cheney hosts “Radio Eclectica” on WMMT 88.7 FM from Noon to 2pm Eastern on Fridays. https://programs.testradio.org/WMMT/show/294945/Radio-EclecticaIf you'd like to tell a story about your first bike ride, your favorite bike, or the last time you were lost on a bike, drop Wesley an email: Friendwes@mac.comSupport the show
Researchers funded by the NIEHS Superfund Research Program developed a new biocatalyst technology to clean up chlorinated hydrocarbons, or CHCs, a large class of persistent groundwater pollutants.
In C.S. Lewis's The Silver Chair, Aslan, the great lion and Christ-figure of the story, sends Jill and Eustace on a mission to find a lost prince. Before He sends them, Aslan gives Jill four signs. Four markers that will guide them on their quest. But the signs come with a warning. Aslan says: “Remember,…
In C.S. Lewis' book The Screwtape Letters, the demon Screwtape gives instructions to his nephew, Wormwood, on how to make a Christian man lose his faith. Wormwood is told to use subtle methods to undermine the man's faith in God, so that it crumbles from the inside out. Pastor Jeff teaches you today that Satan will employ those very tactics against you! He places trials and obstacles in your life to attack your faith in God, but you can resist him by choosing to trust in God, despite your struggles.
In C.S. Lewis' book, The Screwtape Letters, the demon Screwtape says that the easiest road to hell is a gradual one, without signposts or warnings along the way. In today's message, Pastor Jeff warns you how easy it is to harden your heart against God. Most people who reject the Lord don't do it in some big emotional moment; it's usually the result of many small decisions over a long period of time. But you can make small everyday decisions to open your heart towards God as well!
*Content Warning: institutional betrayal, sexual violence, stalking, on-campus violence, intimate partner violence, gender-based violence, stalking, rape, and sexual assault.Free + Confidential Resources + Safety Tips: somethingwaswrong.com/resources Follow Dr. Kathryn Holland: Website: https://psychology.unl.edu/person/kathryn-holland/ Dr. Kathryn Holland on Google Scholars: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=OgJhWwoAAAAJ&hl=en SWW Sticker Shop!: https://brokencyclemedia.com/sticker-shop SWW S25 Theme Song & Artwork: The S25 cover art is by the Amazing Sara Stewart instagram.com/okaynotgreat/ The S25 theme song is a cover of Glad Rag's U Think U from their album Wonder Under, performed by the incredible Abayomi instagram.com/Abayomithesinger. The S25 theme song cover was produced by Janice “JP” Pacheco instagram.com/jtooswavy/ at The Grill Studios in Emeryville, CA instagram.com/thegrillstudios/ Follow Something Was Wrong: Website: somethingwaswrong.com IG: instagram.com/somethingwaswrongpodcast TikTok: tiktok.com/@somethingwaswrongpodcast Follow Tiffany Reese: Website: tiffanyreese.me IG: instagram.com/lookieboo Resources: End Rape on Campus: https://endrapeoncampus.org/ It's On Us: https://itsonus.org/ Know Your IX: https://www.advocatesforyouth.org/campaigns/know-your-ix/ Sources: Dear Colleague Letter, May 26, 2011 (PDF), www.ed.gov/sites/ed/files/about/offices/list/ocr/letters/colleague-201105-ese.pdf “Welcome.” Sexual Assault and Sexual Health Lab | Nebraska, sashlab.unl.edu/ Holland, K. J., & Cortina, L. M. (2017). The evolving landscape of sexual harassment: Research, policy, and practice. American Psychologist, 72(7), 612–625. https://doi.org/10.1037/amp0000103 Holland, K. J., & Cortina, L. M. (2013). When sex-based harassment becomes sexual harassment: College students' experiences. Journal of Applied Psychology, 98(2), 313–328. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0032040 Holland, K. J., & Cortina, L. M. (2016). Sexual harassment: Undermining the well-being of working women. Journal of Social Issues, 72(4), 825–842. https://doi.org/10.1111/josi.12190 Holland, K. J., Rabelo, V. C., & Cortina, L. M. (2014). Sex-based harassment and discrimination: Evidence of psychological harm. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 38(3), 368–382. https://doi.org/10.1177/0361684314521575 Holland, K. J. (2019). Culture, power, and gender-based violence in institutions. In C. B. Travis & J. W. White (Eds.), APA Handbook of the Psychology of Women (Vol. 2, pp. 253–271). American Psychological Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/0000059-014
In C.S. Lewis' book, The Screwtape Letters, the demon Screwtape says that the easiest road to hell is a gradual one, without signposts or warnings along the way. In today's message, Pastor Jeff warns you how easy it is to harden your heart against God. Most people who reject the Lord don't do it in some big emotional moment; it's usually the result of many small decisions over a long period of time. But you can make small everyday decisions to open your heart towards God as well!
In C.O.U.R.A.G.E., Christopher O. H. Williams reveals how to harness innate courage in everyday life to make a lasting impact and live authentically, without regret. He joins Bobby to discuss.
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If you're like me and grew up in the public school system, you may have been taught that language, reality, and truth are merely subjective. That there is no true meaning and therefore, no true values, and purpose in life. This is the philosophical illusion that most modern Westerners are born into without even knowing it. In C.S. Lewis' book, The Abolition of Man, he attacks that very subjectivist philosophical system. But he doesn't begin his argument in a way that you may expect, in fact, he starts his abolition of subjectivism by discussing a particular green textbook that, in his time, was being used to teach children this dangerous postmodern philosophy. Lewis goes on to explain that men who adhere to this philosophy and adopt all of its inconsistencies don't merely exist in a constant state of confusion – no, they actually cease to men altogether. He says that this ideology actually leads to a full-on abolition of man – the end of humanity itself. But to understand what Lewis is trying to tell us modern people, you need to read his book along with another book written by the Oxford professor, Dr. Michael Ward – author of Planer Narnia and many other books and actor in a James Bond film, The World Is Not Enough. His book, After Humanity is a guide to CS Lewis's The Abolition of Man. So, I had a conversation with Dr. Ward about Lewis, technology, postmodernism, Artificial Intelligence, contraceptives, and logical positivism. We discussed what happens when man denies objective reality and forfeits his nature and purpose and we ask the daunting and pressing question of the modern age: What comes After Humanity?After Humanity - Michael Ward Sign up for my newsletter and never miss an episode: https://www.orthodoxyandorder.comFollow me on X: https://x.com/andyschmitt99Email me at andy@optivnetwork.com with your questions!Music: "nesting" by Birocratic (http://birocratic.lnk.to/allYL)
In C.S. Lewis' novel, Prince Caspian, there is a famous scene where Lucy rushes to Aslan the lion, falls between his front paws and buries her face in his mane. Aslan the lion represents Jesus. When Lucy is resting in his mane, she says these famous words. "Your bigger!", says Lucy. Aslan says, "That is because you are older, little one… every year you grow, you will find me bigger." C.S. Lewis' point is the more we grow in Christ, the bigger Christ becomes. In the first message of this Christmas series, we study the opening verses of the book of Hebrews to help us see that Jesus is greater and bigger than we can comprehend.
In C.S. Lewis' novel, Prince Caspian, there is a famous scene where Lucy rushes to Aslan the lion, falls between his front paws and buries her face in his mane. Aslan the lion represents Jesus. When Lucy is resting in his mane, she says these famous words. "You're bigger!", says Lucy. Aslan says, "That is because you are older, little one… every year you grow, you will find me bigger." C.S. Lewis' point is that the more we grow in Christ, the bigger Christ becomes. In the first message of this Christmas series, we study the opening verses of the book of Hebrews to help us see that Jesus is greater and bigger than we can comprehend.
Er traf wie kein Zweiter. Redete, wie ihm der Schnabel gewachsen war. Und machte mit einem Tor ein ganzes Land stolz und den Nachbarn sprachlos. Hans Krankl war mehr als ein Stürmer. Er war ein Phänomen.In Córdoba wurde er zum Mythos. In Barcelona zur Tormaschine. Und in Wien zur Stimme eines Landes. Malte Asmus über einen Mann mit linkem Hammer, Wiener Schmäh und präsentiert den unvergesslichsten O-Ton der österreichischen Fußballgeschichte. Da wirst narrisch. Und bleibst es. Quellen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDg4XF3ePvo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wOSL6ySDkU&pp=ygUKZWRpIGZpbmdlctIHCQkDCgGHKiGM7w%3D%3D https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZVUJLj3orA&pp=ygULaGFucyBrcmFua2w%3D Das als Hintergrundmusik verwendete Soundfile trägt den Titel "Crusader", wurde erstellt von Scott Buckley. Wir verwenden dieses Musikstück in Übereinstimmung mit der CC 4.0-Lizenz. Dieser Podcast wird vermarktet von der Podcastbude.www.podcastbu.de - Full-Service-Podcast-Agentur - Konzeption, Produktion, Vermarktung, Distribution und Hosting.Du möchtest deinen Podcast auch kostenlos hosten und damit Geld verdienen?Dann schaue auf www.kostenlos-hosten.de und informiere dich.Dort erhältst du alle Informationen zu unseren kostenlosen Podcast-Hosting-Angeboten. kostenlos-hosten.de ist ein Produkt der Podcastbude.
In C. S. Lewis' book, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, Eustace, a troubled boy, meets Ramandu, who is a retired star living on an island near the end of the world. (It is sort of science fiction) When he tells Eustace that, Eustace says to him, “In our world, a star is a huge ball of flaming gas.” To this disenchanted statement, Ramandu says, “Even in your world, my son, that is not what a star is but only what it is made of.”I thought of this when I thought of our subject of tables. Tables are everywhere; some are simple, some are elaborate. They are a necessity in our lives because we are born hungry. They are made of wood, plastic, or perhaps metal. But like Ramandu tells Eustace, that is only what they are made of; tables are infinitely more than just a means of holding food. I say this because tables are everywhere in the Bible. They are sort of a centerpiece. From the dawn of creation when God sets a lavish table for our first parents until the world ends at a cosmic table, tables are infinitely more than elaborate carriers of food and drink. Even in our weekly worship, the climax of meeting with God is at a table. So when we see Jesus reclining at a table, we know tables are infinitely more than just food and drink because there is a violent reaction that takes place among certain folk. Which must suggest that being at a table is a mystery, laden with meaning--doing theology perhaps? Intriguing? I think so. Sunday, we will talk about it, and that afternoon we will experience it! Hope to see you then.
In C. S. Lewis' book, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, Eustace, a troubled boy, meets Ramandu, who is a retired star living on an island near the end of the world. (It is sort of science fiction) When he tells Eustace that, Eustace says to him, “In our world, a star is a huge ball of flaming gas.” To this disenchanted statement, Ramandu says, “Even in your world, my son, that is not what a star is but only what it is made of.”I thought of this when I thought of our subject of tables. Tables are everywhere; some are simple, some are elaborate. They are a necessity in our lives because we are born hungry. They are made of wood, plastic, or perhaps metal. But like Ramandu tells Eustace, that is only what they are made of; tables are infinitely more than just a means of holding food. I say this because tables are everywhere in the Bible. They are sort of a centerpiece. From the dawn of creation when God sets a lavish table for our first parents until the world ends at a cosmic table, tables are infinitely more than elaborate carriers of food and drink. Even in our weekly worship, the climax of meeting with God is at a table. So when we see Jesus reclining at a table, we know tables are infinitely more than just food and drink because there is a violent reaction that takes place among certain folk. Which must suggest that being at a table is a mystery, laden with meaning--doing theology perhaps? Intriguing? I think so. Sunday, we will talk about it, and that afternoon we will experience it! Hope to see you then.
Hī sunt Nūntiī Latīnī Vasintōniēnsēs, quī in Occidentālī studiōrum Ūniversitāte Vasintōniēnsī collectī sunt ac recitantur. Hodiē est vīcēsimus quartus diēs mēnsis Octōbris. Hāc hebdomade, minister prīmārius Gallōrum est Sebastiānus Lecornū. Museum Lupārēnse Diē Satūrnī, nōn noctū sed sōle ortō, trēs vel quattuor fūrēs scalīs in museī Lupārēnsis aulam Apollinis per fenestram ingressī gazam reīpūblicae Gallōrum surripuērunt et automatāriīs birotīs impūnēs ēvāsērunt. Ē rēbus surreptīs, fūrēs putantur ūnam cāsū perdidisse, cum diadēma Eugeniae uxōris Neapoliōnis imperātōris extra museum repertum sit humī iacēns et frāctum. Nāvēs mersae Pergunt nautae Americānī nāvēs venēnō ōnerātās mergere, nōn solum in marī Caribbicō sed nunc etiam in marī Pācificō. Minātur enim praeses Americānus mercātōrēs venēnī marī terrāque interfectum īrī; negat porrō sibi necesse vidērī bellum indīcere, cum in animō habeat extrā ordinem hominēs, quīcumque venēnum in Americam īnferant, occīdere. Diē Mercuriī Columbiānōrum ministerium rēbus externīs praepositum postulāvit, ut Americānī ā nāvibus mergendīs abstinērent, cuī respondit praeses Americānus auxiliō mīlitārī Columbiānīs tollendō. Carolus et Leō precantur Carolus, ēius nōminis tertius, rex Britannōrum, et Leō, ēius nōminis quartus decimus, pontifex maximus, ūnā precātī sunt in sacellō Sixtīnō. Carolus enim, quī ipse dīvortium fēcit et novam uxōrem dūxit, suprēmus gubernātor est ecclēsiae Anglicānae, quae ideō ab ecclēsiā Rōmānā discēderat, ut Henrīcō, ēius nōminis octāvō, licēret dīvortium facere et novās uxōrēs dūcere. Āfuit vērō Sarah Mullally, nova archiepiscopa Cantauriēnsis, quae praeest ecclēsiae Anglicānae. Carolō porrō futūrīsque rēgibus Britannōrum ā pontifice Rōmānō dāta est sedes in basilicā Sanctī Petrī extra moenia, quae sella inscrībitur, “ut ūnum sint.” Uterque etiam alterī honōrem decrēvit cōnfrāternitātis. Roderīcus Paz ēlectus Suffrāgiīs populāribus lātīs numerātīsque Roderīcus Paz, moderātus, ēlectus est praeses Boliviānōrum. Vigintī enim annōs regnāvit in Boliviā factiō socialistārum dum rēs oeconomica pessum ībat. Paz autem vult Americānōs colere, quōrum lēgātōs Evō Mōrālēs, ōlim praeses, annō bis millēsimō octāvō expulit. Sanaē Takaīchī ministra prīmāria Iāpōnum Sanaē Takaīchī prīma fēmina facta est ministra prīmāria Iāpōnum. Takaīchī, factiōnī līberālī et populārī praeposita, et cum factiōne rēs nōvās prōmoventī sociāta, fertur velle vestigiīs et Shinzōnis Abē et Margarītae Thatcher ingredī ad rem pūblicam gerendam. Novum porrō ministerium creāvit, cūius erit cūrāre ut concordia inter cīvēs et aliēnigenās tueātur; cūi praefecta est Kimī Onoda, in Americā nāta. Cammarūnia In Cammarūniā, ubi reclāmātur propter comitia, quae nonnullīs vitiātia videntur, rēte omnium gentium est sublātum. Paulus enim Bīya, nōnāginta duōs annōs nātus, quī quadrāgintā et trēs annōs regnāvit, octāvum ēlectus est praeses. Praeses Americānus in Āsiā Praeses Americānus proximā hebdomade Malaesiam diē Sōlis, et Iapōniam diē Martis, et Cōrēam Merīdiōnālem diē Iovis visitābit. In Cōrēā etiam colloquētur cum Xi Jinping, praeside Sīnēnsium. Dīxit sē prīmum omnium rogātūrum praesidem Sīnēnsium de illicitō fentanylī venēnī commerciō cohibendō. Minister Germānus nōn in Āsiā Iōhannes Wadephul, Germānōrum minister rēbus externīs praepositus, coāctus est iter, quod in Sīnās suceptūrus erat, dēpōnere, ut quem nūllī magistrātūs vellent convenīre. Vīs atomica in Vasintōniā In Vasintōnia cīvitāte, ubi scientia atomica etiam inter secundum bellum omnium gentium colēbātur, Amāzon societas duodecim parva et modulāria reactōria atomica aedificābit. Quod novum genus reactōriī putātur longē commōdius, ut quod minimum spatium postulet, et tūtius quam vetustiōra genera quae iam exstant. Quibus reactōriīs additīs vīs ēlectrica magnīs ordinātrīs, quālibus Amāzon societas ūtitur, suppeditārī potest nullō damnō in nātūram illātō.
Terry Riley's "In C" is one of the most influential pieces of music of the last century...but you'll never hear it the same way twice. Guest: Evan Ziporyn, composer, clarinetist, and producer of "In C" For show transcripts, go to vox.com/unxtranscriptsFor more, go to vox.com/unexplainableAnd please email us! unexplainable@vox.comWe read every email.Support Unexplainable (and get ad-free episodes) by becoming a Vox Member today: vox.com/membersThank you! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
In "C is for Communion," TJ and Tory head out on an adventure to discover why Christians eat bread and drink from the cup at church. Along the way, they learn that communion is more than just a snack—it's a way God's people remember Jesus' death and resurrection, and celebrate that He is coming again! Follow along as TJ and Tory learn about the God's unchanging character week after week with the ABCs of Theology! Season 5 and 6 follow this best-selling card set, and we just know your kids are going to love them. Shop all discipleship tools for kids ages 2 to 12 at tinytheologians.shop, and join our email list to be among the first to know about sales, new releases, and get all the podcast updates right in your inbox!Resources: The ABCs of TheologyFollow Us:Instagram | Website | Newsletter Editing and support by The Good Podcast Co. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Send us a textHost Lindsay Persohn reflects on Season 5's journey through literacy education, where conversations explored evolving reading debates, strategies for supporting diverse learners, vocabulary development, and content-specific literacies. Lindsay also shares a recap of research presentations and publications related to podcasting by the Classroom Caffeine team.Season 6 of the show promises two compelling special series. The first examines the transformative power of graduate studies for educators, featuring candid conversations with professionals who've pursued advanced degrees and discovered new pathways for growth and impact. These discussions illuminate how continued education shapes not just career opportunities but also classroom practice and student outcomes.The second series spotlights the Spencer Foundation-supported "Stories to Live By" project, exploring how Florida teachers help students navigate climate challenges through place-based learning. As communities face hurricanes, flooding, and environmental uncertainty, these educators work at the critical intersection of climate science, political tensions, and students' lived experiences—empowering young people to think critically and act practically in response to ongoing change.Publications mentioned in this episode:Persohn, L., Burger, L., & Geren, K. V. (2025). Pod Clubs for professional community: learning, conversation, and relationships. Professional Development in Education, 1–21. https://doi.org/10.1080/19415257.2025.2514703Branson, S.M., Persohn, L., Burger, L., Geren, K.V., & Robertson Stemme, M. (2025). Collaborative Connections in ‘Pod Clubs' for Professional Learning. In C. Bohem, T. Canfer, & C. Salazar (Eds.) in Podcasting & Education: Concepts, Communities & Case Studies. Routledge.Persohn, L., & Branson, S. (2025). Scholarly Podcasting for Research Dissemination: A Scoping Review. SAGE Open, 15(1). https://doi.org/10.1177/21582440241311694 (Direct link to available publication: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/21582440241311694.)Persohn, L. & Branson, S.M. (2024). Broadening Legitimacy of Scholarly Podcasting as Knowledge Dissemination: Metrics, Opportunities and Considerations. Publishing Research Quarterly, 40(3). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12109-024-10005-5Connect with Classroom Caffeine at www.classroomcaffeine.com or on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
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What is the Church of the SubGenius?What if parody could be sacred? This video explores the Church of the SubGenius—a surreal blend of satire, esotericism, and counterculture. Discover the origins of “Bob” Dobbs, the mystery of Slack, and how this invented religion both mocks and mirrors spiritual belief. Drawing from academic research on contemporary religion, occultism, and pop culture, this episode unpacks one of the most bizarre and thought-provoking movements of our time. Is it a joke, a faith, or something in between? Watch to find out.CONNECT & SUPPORT
In C.S. Lewis's The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Aslan tells Lucy, “Things never happen the same way twice.” It's a good reminder that life brings changes. They're unavoidable, but how we choose to meet them is up to us. Sharon Epps joins us today with sage advice about preparing for life's transitions.Sharon Epps is the President of Kingdom Advisors, FaithFi's parent organization. Kingdom Advisors serves the broad Christian financial industry by educating and equipping professionals to integrate biblical wisdom and financial expertise.Lessons from NarniaC.S. Lewis's Chronicles of Narnia holds a surprising amount of wisdom for real life. In one poignant scene, Aslan comforts Lucy Pevensie about the changes she and her siblings are facing. “Things never happen the same way twice,” Aslan tells her. Change is constant, and each new season requires fresh wisdom. Even when we're no longer in school, the rhythms of August to May still shape our lives and planning.When Life Goes Into Transition, Money Goes Into MotionFinancial author Mitch Anthony says it best: “Money goes into motion when life goes into transition.” Whether you're sending a child off to college, caring for aging parents, or planning a move, each change brings financial decisions with it. Here are five strategies to help us steward these moments well:1. Pray for WisdomEvery new season needs fresh wisdom. You can learn the hard way through pain or the better way through prayer. Proverbs 3:6 reminds us: “In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.”2. Seek Godly CounselLearn from those who've been there. If you're sending your first child to college, ask parents of graduates what they'd do differently. Their experience can save you time, money, and stress.3. Plan the Financial Details of the TransitionWith college, for example, have you clarified who will cover living expenses? Will your child work part-time? Will you offer a monthly stipend? Define expectations now to avoid confusion later.4. Prepare for the UnexpectedThings rarely go according to plan. What if your child runs out of money mid-semester? Do you have an emergency fund? Thinking through these “what ifs” now builds resilience.5. Communicate Ahead of TimeGood communication brings clarity and accountability. Whether you're dealing with a child, a spouse, or a realtor, the earlier you clarify financial expectations, the smoother the transition will be.These five practices are simple but powerful. They'll help you stay grounded through every kind of life change. And remember, God doesn't just care about what we go through—He cares about how we go through it. Let's walk into our next season with prayerful wisdom, godly counsel, and faithful stewardship.On Today's Program, Rob Answers Listener Questions:I'm new to investing and want to understand the basics of the stock market, as well as how to avoid scams.I'm considering buying precious metals to pass on to my children and grandchildren. What's the best way for them to sell or redeem them in the future?If I give to animal charities, does that count as tithing? Or is tithing meant specifically to support ministries focused on people?Resources Mentioned:Faithful Steward: FaithFi's New Quarterly Magazine (Become a FaithFi Partner)Wisdom Over Wealth: 12 Lessons from Ecclesiastes on MoneyLook At The Sparrows: A 21-Day Devotional on Financial Fear and AnxietyRich Toward God: A Study on the Parable of the Rich FoolFind a Certified Kingdom Advisor (CKA) or Certified Christian Financial Counselor (CertCFC)FaithFi App Remember, you can call in to ask your questions most days at (800) 525-7000. Faith & Finance is also available on the Moody Radio Network and American Family Radio. Visit our website at FaithFi.com where you can join the FaithFi Community and give as we expand our outreach.
In C.S. Lewis’s The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Aslan tells Lucy, “Things never happen the same way twice.” It’s a good reminder that life brings changes. They’re unavoidable, but how we choose to meet them is up to us. On today's Faith & Finance Live, Sharon Epps joins Rob West with sage advice about preparing for life’s transitions. Then, it’s on to your calls. That’s on Faith & Finance Live, where biblical wisdom meets today’s finances—weekdays at 4pm Eastern/3pm Central on Moody Radio. Faith & Finance Live is a listener supported program on Moody Radio. To join our team of supporters, click here.To support the ministry of FaithFi, click here.To learn more about Rob West, click here.To learn more about Faith & Finance Live, click here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Exploring how simulations are shaping education research and practice, with insights from the book Promoting Equity through Approximations of Practice in Mathematics Education. It examines how approximations of practice can help educators sharpen their skills while keeping equity at the forefront. It's not just about improving instruction; it's about ensuring that all students, regardless of background, have access to high-quality learning experiences.Links:Lee, C., Bondurant, L., Sapkota, B., Howell, H. (2025). Promoting equity in approximations of practice for mathematics teachers. IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/979-8-3693-1164-6Benoit, G., Barno, E., & Reich, J. (2025). Simulating Equitable Discussions Using Practice-Based Teacher Education in Math Professional Learning. In C. Wilkerson Lee, L. Bondurant, B. Sapkota, & H. Howell (Eds.), Promoting Equity in Approximations of Practice for Mathematics Teachers (pp. 165-200). IGI Global Scientific Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4018/979-8-3693-1164-6.ch008 Shaughnessy, M., Boerst, T. A., Garcia, N., & Claiborne, B. (2025). Orienting to Student Sense-Making: Using Simulations to Support the Development of Equitable Mathematics Teaching. In C. Wilkerson Lee, L. Bondurant, B. Sapkota, & H. Howell (Eds.), Promoting Equity in Approximations of Practice for Mathematics Teachers (pp. 253-276). IGI Global Scientific Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4018/979-8-3693-1164-6.ch011 Howell, H., Shaughnessy, M., Stengel, B., Lee, C., Bondurant, L., Sapkota, B., Benoit, G., & Lai, Y. (2025). Editorial insights: Reflections on the volume and charge to the field. In C. Lee, L. Bondurant, B. Sapkota, & H. Howell (Eds.), Promoting equity in approximations of practice for mathematics teachers (pp. 395-414). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/979-8-3693-1164-6.ch017Ataide Pinheiro, W., Kaur Bharaj, P., Cross Francis, D., Kirkpatrick Darwin, T., Esquibel, J., & Halder, S. (2025). An Investigation of Gender Biases in Teacher-Student Interaction in Mathematics Lessons Within a Virtual Teaching Simulator. In C. Wilkerson Lee, L. Bondurant, B. Sapkota, & H. Howell (Eds.), Promoting Equity in Approximations of Practice for Mathematics Teachers (pp. 201-228). IGI Global Scientific Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4018/979-8-3693-1164-6.ch009 MIT's Teacher Moments digital simulation platform: https://teachermoments.mit.edu/ Becoming a More Equitable Educator https://openlearninglibrary.mit.edu/courses/course-v1:MITx+0.503x+T2020/about Reich, J. (2022). Teaching drills: Advancing practice-based teacher education through short, low-stakes, high-frequency practice. Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 30(2), 217-228. https://doi.org/10.70725/023707spaywm Bima's lit review: https://doi.org/10.1080/14794802.2023.2207088 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Hello Interactors,This week, the European Space Agency launched a satellite to "weigh" Earth's 1.5 trillion trees. It will give scientists deeper insight into forests and their role in the climate — far beyond surface readings. Pretty cool. And it's coming from Europe.Meanwhile, I learned that the U.S. Secretary of Defense — under Trump — had a makeup room installed in the Pentagon to look better on TV. Also pretty cool, I guess. And very American.The contrast was hard to miss. Even with better data, the U.S. shows little appetite for using geographic insight to actually address climate change. Information is growing. Willpower, not so much.So it was oddly clarifying to read a passage Christopher Hobson posted on Imperfect Notes from a book titled America by a French author — a travelogue of softs. Last week I offered new lenses through which to see the world, I figured I'd try this French pair on — to see America, and the world it effects, as he did.PAPER, POWER, AND PROJECTIONI still have a folded paper map of Seattle in the door of my car. It's a remnant of a time when physical maps reflected the reality before us. You unfolded a map and it innocently offered the physical world on a page. The rest was left to you — including knowing how to fold it up again.But even then, not all maps were neutral or necessarily innocent. Sure, they crowned capitals and trimmed borders, but they could also leave things out or would make certain claims. From empire to colony, from mission to market, maps often arrived not to reflect place, but to declare control of it. Still, we trusted it…even if was an illusion.I learned how to interrogate maps in my undergraduate history of cartography class — taught by the legendary cartographer Waldo Tobler. But even with that knowledge, when I was then taught how to make maps, that interrogation was more absent. I confidently believed I was mediating truth. The lines and symbols I used pointed to substance; they signaled a thing. I traced rivers from existing base maps with a pen on vellum and trusted they existed in the world as sure as the ink on the page. I cut out shading for a choropleth map and believed it told a stable story about population, vegetation, or economics. That trust was embodied in representation — the idea that a sign meant something enduring. That we could believe what maps told us.This is the world of semiotics — the study of how signs create meaning. American philosopher Charles Sanders Peirce offered a sturdy model: a sign (like a map line) refers to an object (the river), and its meaning emerges in interpretation. Meaning, in this view, is relational — but grounded. A stop sign, a national anthem, a border — they meant something because they pointed beyond themselves, to a world we shared.But there are cracks in this seemingly sturdy model.These cracks pose this question: why do we trust signs in the first place? That trust — in maps, in categories, in data — didn't emerge from neutrality. It was built atop agendas.Take the first U.S. census in 1790. It didn't just count — it defined. Categories like “free white persons,” “all other free persons,” and “slaves” weren't neutral. They were political tools, shaping who mattered and by how much. People became variables. Representation became abstraction.Or Carl Linnaeus, the 18th-century Swedish botanist who built the taxonomies we still use: genus, species, kingdom. His system claimed objectivity but was shaped by distance and empire. Linnaeus never left Sweden. He named what he hadn't seen, classified people he'd never met — sorting humans into racial types based on colonial stereotypes. These weren't observations. They were projections based on stereotypes gathered from travelers, missionaries, and imperial officials.Naming replaced knowing. Life was turned into labels. Biology became filing. And once abstracted, it all became governable, measurable, comparable, and, ultimately, manageable.Maps followed suit.What once lived as a symbolic invitation — a drawing of place — became a system of location. I was studying geography at a time (and place) when Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and GIScience was transforming cartography. Maps weren't just about visual representations; they were spatial databases. Rows, columns, attributes, and calculations took the place of lines and shapes on map. Drawing what we saw turned to abstracting what could then be computed so that it could then be visualized, yes, but also managed.Chris Perkins, writing on the philosophy of mapping, argued that digital cartographies didn't just depict the world — they constituted it. The map was no longer a surface to interpret, but a script to execute. As critical geographers Sam Hind and Alex Gekker argue, the modern “mapping impulse” isn't about understanding space — it's about optimizing behavior through it; in a world of GPS and vehicle automation, the map no longer describes the territory, it becomes it. Laura Roberts, writing on film and geography, showed how maps had fused with cinematic logic — where places aren't shown, but performed. Place and navigation became narrative. New York in cinema isn't a place — it's a performance of ambition, alienation, or energy. Geography as mise-en-scène.In other words, the map's loss of innocence wasn't just technical. It was ontological — a shift in the very nature of what maps are and what kind of reality they claim to represent. Geography itself had entered the domain of simulation — not representing space but staging it. You can simulate traveling anywhere in the world, all staged on Google maps. Last summer my son stepped off the train in Edinburgh, Scotland for the first time in his life but knew exactly where he was. He'd learned it driving on simulated streets in a simulated car on XBox. He walked us straight to our lodging.These shifts in reality over centuries weren't necessarily mistakes. They unfolded, emerged, or evolved through the rational tools of modernity — and for a time, they worked. For many, anyway. Especially for those in power, seeking power, or benefitting from it. They enabled trade, governance, development, and especially warfare. But with every shift came this question: at what cost?FROM SIGNS TO SPECTACLEAs early as the early 1900s, Max Weber warned of a world disenchanted by bureaucracy — a society where rationalization would trap the human spirit in what he called an iron cage. By mid-century, thinkers pushed this further.Michel Foucault revealed how systems of knowledge — from medicine to criminal justice — were entangled with systems of power. To classify was to control. To represent was to discipline. Roland Barthes dissected the semiotics of everyday life — showing how ads, recipes, clothing, even professional wrestling were soaked in signs pretending to be natural.Guy Debord, in the 1967 The Society of the Spectacle, argued that late capitalism had fully replaced lived experience with imagery. “The spectacle,” he wrote, “is not a collection of images, but a social relation among people, mediated by images.”Then came Jean Baudrillard — a French sociologist, media theorist, and provocateur — who pushed the critique of representation to its limit. In the 1980s, where others saw distortion, he saw substitution: signs that no longer referred to anything real. Most vividly, in his surreal, gleaming 1986 travelogue America, he described the U.S. not as a place, but as a performance — a projection without depth, still somehow running.Where Foucault showed that knowledge was power, and Debord showed that images replaced life, Baudrillard argued that signs had broken free altogether. A map might once distort or simplify — but it still referred to something real. By the late 20th century, he argued, signs no longer pointed to anything. They pointed only to each other.You didn't just visit Disneyland. You visited the idea of America — manufactured, rehearsed, rendered. You didn't just use money. You used confidence by handing over a credit card — a symbol of wealth that is lighter and moves faster than any gold.In some ways, he was updating a much older insight by another Frenchman. When Alexis de Tocqueville visited America in the 1830s, he wasn't just studying law or government — he was studying performance. He saw how Americans staged democracy, how rituals of voting and speech created the image of a free society even as inequality and exclusion thrived beneath it. Tocqueville wasn't cynical. He simply understood that America believed in its own image — and that belief gave it a kind of sovereign feedback loop.Baudrillard called this condition simulation — when representation becomes self-contained. When the distinction between real and fake no longer matters because everything is performance. Not deception — orchestration.He mapped four stages of this logic:* Faithful representation – A sign reflects a basic reality. A map mirrors the terrain.* Perversion of reality – The sign begins to distort. Think colonial maps as logos or exclusionary zoning.* Pretending to represent – The sign no longer refers to anything but performs as if it does. Disneyland isn't America — it's the fantasy of America. (ironically, a car-free America)* Pure simulation – The sign has no origin or anchor. It floats. Zillow heatmaps, Uber surge zones — maps that don't reflect the world, but determine how you move through it.We don't follow maps as they were once known anymore. We follow interfaces.And not just in apps. Cities themselves are in various stages of simulation. New York still sells itself as a global center. But in a distributed globalized and digitized economy, there is no center — only the perversion of an old reality. Paris subsidizes quaint storefronts not to nourish citizens, but to preserve the perceived image of Paris. Paris pretending to be Paris. Every city has its own marketing campaign. They don't manage infrastructure — they manage perception. The skyline is a product shot. The streetscape is marketing collateral and neighborhoods are optimized for search.Even money plays this game.The U.S. dollar wasn't always king. That title once belonged to the British pound — backed by empire, gold, and industry. After World War II, the dollar took over, pegged to gold under the Bretton Woods convention — a symbol of American postwar power stability…and perversion. It was forged in an opulent, exclusive, hotel in the mountains of New Hampshire. But designed in the style of Spanish Renaissance Revival, it was pretending to be in Spain. Then in 1971, Nixon snapped the dollar's gold tether. The ‘Nixon Shock' allowed the dollar to float — its value now based not on metal, but on trust. It became less a store of value than a vessel of belief. A belief that is being challenged today in ways that recall the instability and fragmentation of the pre-WWII era.And this dollar lives in servers, not Industrial Age iron vaults. It circulates as code, not coin. It underwrites markets, wars, and global finance through momentum alone. And when the pandemic hit, there was no digging into reserves.The Federal Reserve expanded its balance sheet with keystrokes — injecting trillions into the economy through bond purchases, emergency loans, and direct payments. But at the same time, Trump 1.0 showed printing presses rolling, stacks of fresh bills bundled and boxed — a spectacle of liquidity. It was monetary policy as theater. A simulation of control, staged in spreadsheets by the Fed and photo ops by the Executive Branch. Not to reflect value, but to project it. To keep liquidity flowing and to keep the belief intact.This is what Baudrillard meant by simulation. The sign doesn't lie — nor does it tell the truth. It just works — as long as we accept it.MOOD OVER MEANINGReality is getting harder to discern. We believe it to be solid — that it imposes friction. A law has consequences. A price reflects value. A city has limits. These things made sense because they resist us. Because they are real.But maybe that was just the story we told. Maybe it was always more mirage than mirror.Now, the signs don't just point to reality — they also replace it. We live in a world where the image outpaces the institution. Where the copy is smoother than the original. Where AI does the typing. Where meaning doesn't emerge — it arrives prepackaged and pre-viral. It's a kind of seductive deception. It's hyperreality where performance supersedes substance. Presence and posture become authority structured in style.Politics is not immune to this — it's become the main attraction.Trump's first 100 days didn't aim to stabilize or legislate but to signal. Deportation as UFC cage match — staged, brutal, and televised. Tariff wars as a way of branding power — chaos with a catchphrase. Climate retreat cast as perverse theater. Gender redefined and confined by executive memo. Birthright citizenship challenged while sedition pardoned. Even the Gulf of Mexico got renamed. These aren't policies, they're productions.Power isn't passing through law. It's passing through the affect of spectacle and a feed refresh.Baudrillard once wrote that America doesn't govern — it narrates. Trump doesn't manage policy, he manages mood. Like an actor. When America's Secretary of Defense, a former TV personality, has a makeup studio installed inside the Pentagon it's not satire. It's just the simulation, doing what it does best: shining under the lights.But this logic runs deeper than any single figure.Culture no longer unfolds. It reloads. We don't listen to the full album — we lift 10 seconds for TikTok. Music is made for algorithms. Fashion is filtered before it's worn. Selfhood is a brand channel. Identity is something to monetize, signal, or defend — often all at once.The economy floats too. Meme stocks. NFTs. Speculative tokens. These aren't based in value — they're based in velocity. Attention becomes the currency.What matters isn't what's true, but what trends. In hyperreality, reference gives way to rhythm. The point isn't to be accurate. The point is to circulate. We're not being lied to.We're being engaged. And this isn't a bug, it's a feature.Which through a Baudrillard lens is why America — the simulation — persists.He saw it early. Describing strip malls, highways, slogans, themed diners he saw an America that wasn't deep. That was its genius he saw. It was light, fast paced, and projected. Like the movies it so famously exports. It didn't need justification — it just needed repetition.And it's still repeating.Las Vegas is the cathedral of the logic of simulation — a city that no longer bothers pretending. But it's not alone. Every city performs, every nation tries to brand itself. Every policy rollout is scored like a product launch. Reality isn't navigated — it's streamed.And yet since his writing, the mood has shifted. The performance continues, but the music underneath it has changed. The techno-optimism of Baudrillard's ‘80s an ‘90s have curdled. What once felt expansive now feels recursive and worn. It's like a show running long after the audience has gone home. The rager has ended, but Spotify is still loudly streaming through the speakers.“The Kids' Guide to the Internet” (1997), produced by Diamond Entertainment and starring the unnervingly wholesome Jamison family. It captures a moment of pure techno-optimism — when the Internet was new, clean, and family-approved. It's not just a tutorial; it's a time capsule of belief, staged before the dream turned into something else. Before the feed began to feed on us.Trumpism thrives on this terrain. And yet the world is changing around it. Climate shocks, mass displacement, spiraling inequality — the polycrisis has a body count. Countries once anchored to American leadership are squinting hard now, trying to see if there's anything left behind the screen. Adjusting the antenna in hopes of getting a clearer signal. From Latin America to Southeast Asia to Europe, the question grows louder: Can you trust a power that no longer refers to anything outside itself?Maybe Baudrillard and Tocqueville are right — America doesn't point to a deeper truth. It points to itself. Again and again and again. It is the loop. And even now, knowing this, we can't quite stop watching. There's a reason we keep refreshing. Keep scrolling. Keep reacting. The performance persists — not necessarily because we believe in it, but because it's the only script still running.And whether we're horrified or entertained, complicit or exhausted, engaged or ghosted, hired or fired, immigrated or deported, one thing remains strangely true: we keep feeding it. That's the strange power of simulation in an attention economy. It doesn't need conviction. It doesn't need conscience. It just needs attention — enough to keep the momentum alive. The simulation doesn't care if the real breaks down. 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In this conversation, Dr. Haley Shea, a citizen of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma, discusses her work at the Myaamia Centre, focusing on cultural and language revitalization efforts. She shares insights into the history of the Myaamia people, the significance of the Heritage Award Program at Miami University, and the impact of language on community wellbeing. The conversation highlights the importance of community engagement, assessment, and evaluation in fostering cultural identity and growth within the Myaamia Tribe. Watch the video of this conversation here! https://youtu.be/bFePALDOcTg Continuing Education Credits (https://www.cbiconsultants.com/shop) BACB: 1.5 Ethics IBAO: 1.5 Cultural QABA: 1.5 Ethics We also offer certificates of attendance! Follow us! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/behaviourspeak/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/benreiman.bsky.social.bsky.social LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/behaviourspeak/ Contact: Dr. Haley Shea https://www.dr-shea.com/ The Myammia Center https://miamioh.edu/centers-institutes/myaamia-center/index.html Articles Referenced: Shea, H., Mosley-Howard, G. S., Baldwin, D., Ironstrack, G., Rousmaniere, K., & Schroer, J. E. (2019). Cultural revitalization as a restorative process to combat racial and cultural trauma and promote living well. Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology, 25(4), 553–565. https://doi.org/10.1037/cdp0000250 Shea, H. A., Mosley-Howard, G. S. & Hirata-Edds, T., (2023) “A community-driven approach to assessing language and cultural revitalization”, Living Languages 2(1). doi: https://doi.org/10.7275/9918-c506 Baldwin, D., Mosley-Howard, G., Ironstrack, G. & Shea, H. (2022). Chapter 7 Community-Engaged Scholarship as a Restorative Action. In C. Barnes & S. Warren (Ed.), Replanting Cultures: Community-Engaged Scholarship in Indian Country (pp. 169-201). SUNY Press. https://doi.org/10.1515/9781438489957-009 Snowshoe, A., Crooks, C. V., Tremblay, P. F., Craig, W. M., & Hinson, R. E. (2015). Cultural Connectedness Scale (CCS) [Database record]. APA PsycTests. https://doi.org/10.1037/t39610-000 Related Behaviour Speak Podcast Episodes: The Sweetgrass Method with Dr. Mark Standing Eagle Baez https://www.behaviourspeak.com/e/episode-111-the-sweetgrass-method-a-culturally-responsive-approach-among-american-indianalaska-native-peoples-with-dr-mark-standing-eagle-baez/ Education Is The New Buffalo: Healing and Wellness for the Piikani/Blackfoot People with Angela Grier https://www.behaviourspeak.com/e/episode-150-education-is-the-new-buffalo-healing-and-wellness-for-the-piikani-blackfoot-people/ Indigenizing Higher Education with Dr. Robin Zape-Tah-Hol-Ah Minthorn https://www.behaviourspeak.com/e/episode-181-indigenizing-higher-education-with-dr-robin-zape-tah-hol-ah-minthorn/ Links: Miami Tribe of Oklahoma https://miamination.com/ Miami Nations of Indians of the State of Indiana https://www.miamiindians.org/ Dr. Susan Mosley Howard https://miamioh.edu/profiles/ehs/susan-mosley-howard.html Dr. Daryl Baldwin https://miamioh.edu/profiles/myaamia-center/daryl-baldwin.html The Heritage Award Program https://miamioh.edu/miami-tribe-relations/myaamia-students/myaamia-heritage-award-program.html The Algonquin Conference https://algonquianconference.atlas-ling.ca/ Dr. Maria Crouch https://medicine.yale.edu/profile/maria-crouch/ Dr. Melissa Lewis https://medicine.missouri.edu/faculty/melissa-lewis-phd National Breath of Life Program https://mc.miamioh.edu/nbol/ PSYPACT https://psypact.gov/ The Society of Indian Psychologists https://www.nativepsychs.org/ Fitness Blender Dr. Shea's Page https://www.fitnessblender.com/team-members/haley https://www.youtube.com/user/FitnessBlender https://www.fitnessblender.com/
In this Greatest Hits episode of Getting to Aha!, Darshan Mehta is joined by Mary Crafts, CEO of Mary Crafts, Inc., and founder of Culinary Crafts. Join them as they explore Mary's experience of starting a multimillion-dollar catering company, overcoming the fear of failure, and the importance of vulnerability when connecting with others. Mary also discusses the value of continuous learning and creating unique customer experiences.
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Lately a lot of folks (including us) have been doing the fascism comparisons. The questions we ponder this week: How long it takes for fascism to fully dig its roots in, how varied is the opposition along the way, and what role does the media play? Show Notes 165: Outrage Machine (w/Tobias Rose-Stockwell) 16 October 1919 | Hitler Archive Konrad Heiden Fritz Gerlich, publicist and prophet – how did he resist the Nazis? Fritz Gerlich Nazi Germany's Schriftleitergesetz: The End of Freedom of the Press - Arolsen Archives The illegal press – Verzetsmuseum The Liberal Media Always Fails Against Fascism — Robert Evans Can a news media that doesn't really oppose fascism ever cover it well? Against Normalization: The Lesson of the “Munich Post” | Los Angeles Review of Books The Newspaper Axis: Six Press Barons Who Enabled Hitler Fascist-Sympathizing Newspaper Barons Were the Blueprint for Today's Right-Wing Media Media's Failure in Times of Crisis: Election Coverage in the Interwar Period How Journalists Covered the Rise of Mussolini and Hitler | Smithsonian How Britain's Nazi-loving press baron made the case for Hitler | The Times of Israel Wahl-Jorgensen, K. (2016). Is there a “postmodern turn” in journalism? In C. Peters and M. Broersma (Eds), Rethinking Journalism (pp. 97-111). London: Routledge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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From Bavaria, Germany, to Houston, Texas, Christa Rollock's life has been a journey of love, family, and artistic discovery. After marrying a U.S. Army soldier in Denmark, she embraced a life of frequent moves, raising two children while navigating military life. Following her husband’s retirement, her deep-rooted love for Houston brought them back, where she […]
Visit our Patreon page to see the various tiers you sign up for today to get in on the ground floor of AIPT Patreon. We hope to see you chatting with us on our Discord soon!NEWSAllegations against Neil Gaiman were expanded upon in a new Vulture article.The Vulture article by Lila Shapiro dives into the disturbing allegations of sexual misconduct against renowned author Neil Gaiman, as well as the ripple effects on his professional and personal life, including his estranged wife Amanda Palmer. Through detailed accounts from accusers and an exploration of Gaiman's history, career, and relationships, the piece scrutinizes how his public persona as a feminist and literary icon contrasts with the dark claims emerging about his behavior. This investigative feature challenges readers to reckon with the power dynamics, silence, and consequences that often surround such allegations in creative industries.Gaiman respondsMarvel teases 'One World Under Doom' #3 with covers and moreDoctor Doom's ‘Superior Avengers' launching April 2025Marvel reveals every 'One World Under Doom' tie-in solicit for April 2025Storm's 50th anniversary to introduce Thunder Gods in 'Storm' #7Marvel confirms Venom's identity to be revealed in ‘All-New Venom' #5Ironheart gets new one-shot 'Ironheart: Bad Chemstry' for April 2025'Star Wars: Jedi Knights' #1 to feature long lost character Atha PrimeDan Slott to write ‘Superman Unlimited' ongoing series in May 2025DC reveals Free Comic Book Day 2025 offeringsDC Preview: DC Power: Rise of the Power CompanyDC annouces 'The Power Company: Recharged' for April 2025New 'Criminal' printings coming ahead of TV show launchFive new ‘G.I. Joe' Silent Missions one-shots announcedDiamond Comic Distributors, Inc. files for bankruptcyVault Comics announces direct-to-retailer distribution optionOur Top Books of the WeekDave:Star Trek: Lower Decks (2024) #3 (Ryan North, Jack Lawrence)The Nice House by the Sea (2024) #5 (James Tynion IV, Alvaro Martinez Bueno)CJ:Storm #4 - Marvel (Murowera Ayodele, Lucas Werneck)Black Lightning #3 - DC (Brandon Thomas, Fico Ossio)Standout KAPOW moment of the week:CJ - Ultimate Wolverine #1 (Chris Condon, Alessandro Cappucio)Dave - Wonder Woman #17 (Tom King, Daniel Sampere) (note it was delayed to some comic shops)TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEKDave: Doctor Doom & Rocket Raccoon #1 (J. Michael Straczynski, Will Robson)CJ: Power Rangers Prime #3 (Melissa Flores, Michael Yg)JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.Dave: Absolute Wonder Woman #4 (Elizabeth Torque Card Stock Cover)CJ: Ultraman X Avengers #4 (Dike Ruan Cover)Interview: Daniel Kibblesmith - Darkwing Duck #1 artists: Ted Brandt, Ro Stein"Darkwing Duck" has always had a mix of action, humor, and heart. How do you balance these elements in your storytelling, especially with the comedic tone of an 'unauthorized autobiography'?The series promises to explore Darkwing's early crime-fighting days. Were there any specific challenges or opportunities in crafting his 'early days' narrative while staying true to the character fans love?Chances of a Batman Year One reference?Will there be data pages?Gosalyn plays a key role in Darkwing's world. How does her perspective shape the narrative in this series, and how does her dynamic with DW evolve through the story?I recently spoke to Jeff Parker about Zootopia, how has it been working with Disney on this?What inspired the idea of framing this series as an 'unauthorized (and unorganized) autobiography'? How does this approach bring new depth or humor to the character?Darkwing Duck has an impressive rogues' gallery. Can fans expect to see any iconic villains in this series, and how do they fit into his 'possibly embellished' origin story?Brandt & Stein bring their artistic talents to the series. How do their visuals enhance the humor, action, or nostalgic feel of Darkwing Duck?What do you hope long-time fans of Darkwing Duck and newcomers alike take away from this series? In Shops: Feb 19, 2025
--Our Guest: Stephen mark Contact: Fb https://www.facebook.com/StephenMark & Email: StephenMarkAuthor@gmail.com --Stephen Mark is a debut author in the realm of sci-fi fantasy, where imagination knows no bounds. His journey into writing began with a lifelong passion for exploring the unknown, and a deep-seated curiosity about the human psyche. With a background in psychology and a love for storytelling, Stephen crafts narratives that are both introspective and exhilarating. His work reflects a unique blend of academic insight and creative flair, making his stories resonate on multiple levels. ---C.O.V.E.N (Council of Vigilant Enigmatic Nomads) is his first novel, a breathtaking dive into a dystopian future where magic and science collide. The story centers around a secretive group of individuals, each possessing unique abilities, who band together to uncover hidden truths about their world and themselves. As they navigate a landscape fraught with danger and deception, their journey becomes a profound exploration of identity, power, and the essence of reality. ---Stephen's writing is characterized by rich world-building, complex characters, and thought-provoking themes. In C.O.V.E.N, he invites readers to question the boundaries of the possible and to contemplate the deeper meanings of existence. With this debut, Stephen Mark establishes himself as a fresh and introspective voice in the genre. ----Join the conversation LiveChat as we raise the questions, give our opinions , and ask you the same questions... --Live Chat with Us Every week... -----Music: Audio Podcast : by Daniel Howse : www.youtube.com/ProfessorSoraMusic ** OneMicNite Theme Song "Chance" & Background Song "Kanye" Host: --Contact/ Follow Marcos on IG/Fb/IMdb/Twitter/TikTok: @MarcosLuis and www.MarcosLuis.com —Show: OneMicNite Podcast with Marcos Luis *Contact/Follow: IG/Fb/Twitter/Tumbler/LinkedIn/Youtube/TikTok @OneMicNite www.OneMicnite.com - - ** Listen to Audio Podcast: Available wherever you download , all digital platforms.. ** Support Us Now: http:www.Anchor.fm/onemicnitetalk ---Follow/Contact -- The Show: All Social Media Fb/Ig/Twitter/Tumbler/TikTok/ *** watch the episodes on Youtube @OneMicNite & www.OneMicNite.com ****Please Support this Podcast: PayPal/ Zell Pay: MarcosStarActor@gmail.com Venmo @ Marcoso-Luis-1 CashApp : $MarcosLuis1 Please Visit: The AzulesEn Online store to find Products that Compliment your Lifestyle: Link : https://azulesen.myshopify.com/products/onemicnite-signature-logo-unisex-talk-live-pod-tee --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/onemicnite/support
Vigilantes Inc. - America's New Vote Suppression Hitmen2 days agoTwo family dynasties, one Black, one White, on a 3-century collision course. Operatives of Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp secretively challenged Major Gamaliel Turner's right to a ballot, launching an investigative reporter's hunt to uncover and expose an astonishing vote suppression scheme that threatens to overturn the outcome of the 2024 presidential election.Greg Palast and his hat have been seen on over 2000 media appearances. Pacifica Radio Network broadcasts his weekly Election Crimes Bulletin.Palast is known for complex undercover investigations, spanning five continents, from the Arctic to the Amazon, from the Congo to California, using the skills he learned over two decades as an investigator of corporate fraud on behalf of the US Dept of Justice, 20 attorneys general and governments from England to Brazil.Palast, who earned his degree in finance at the University of Chicago studying under Milton Friedman, has led investigations of multi-billion-dollar frauds in the oil, nuclear, power and finance industries for governments on three continents, has an academic side: he is the author of Democracy and Regulation, a seminal treatise on energy corporations and government control, commissioned by the United Nations and based on his lectures at Cambridge University and the University of Sao Paulo.Palast is Patron of the Trinity College Philosophical Society, an honor previously held by Jonathan Swift and Oscar Wilde. His writings have won him the Financial Times David Thomas Prize.Palast won the George Orwell Courage in Journalism Award for his BBC documentary, Bush Family Fortunes. He has received the “Global Editors Award for Data Journalism” and “International Reporter of the Year” from the Association of Mexican Reporters.His bestsellers have been translated into two dozen languages and films broadcast worldwide.He has received the “Global Editors Award for Data Journalism” and “International Reporter of the Year” from the Association of Mexican Reporters.IMDB For movieRotten TomatoesMartin Sheen ArticleSave Your VoteGreg Palast WebsiteBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-opperman-report--1198501/support.
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Let's dive into the life and work of Allan Kardec, the founder of Spiritism, exploring the philosophy, history, and impact of this 19th-century movement. Kardec, a French educator, sought to bridge the gap between spirituality and science by codifying Spiritism—a system based on communication with spirits, reincarnation, and moral evolution. We examine his key works, including The Spirits' Book and The Mediums' Book, and discuss Spiritism's influence on French intellectual circles and its rapid growth in Brazil, where it evolved into a major religious movement. Join me as we explore how Kardec's Spiritism offers answers to profound existential questions, the nature of the spirit world, and the ethical framework it provides for understanding human suffering and inequality. The episode also touches on Spiritism's connections to broader esoteric traditions and modern occult movements. CONNECT & SUPPORT
In C is for Christ, Tory has a special homework assignment but she's soon confronted with a big question: is there anyone who can save all people? This leads them to their next adventure where their friends, Miss Dee and Mr. Truman, help them find the answer to their big question!Follow along as TJ and Tory learn about God's names in the Bible week after week with the ABCs of the Names of God! Season three follows this best-selling card set, and we just know your kids are going to love them. Shop all discipleship tools for kids ages 2 to 12 at tinytheologians.shop, and join our email list to be among the first to know about sales, new releases, and get all the podcast updates right in your inbox! Resources: The ABCs of The Names of GodFollow Us:Instagram | Website | Newsletter Editing and support by The Good Podcast Co.
Joining us this week on the show is the Eisner and Harvey-Award-winning comic book creator of titles like The Mice Templar with Brian Glass at Image Comics, Thor: Blood Oath with artist Scott Kolins over at Marvel, he is the sole creator of The Victories and is working with James Tynion IV on Blue Book over at Dark Horse Comics, and has frequently collaborated with writer Brian Michael Bendis on titles like Takio, United States of Murder, Inc., and the award-winning series Powers.More recently, he has been working on a brand new Dark Horse fantasy series called William of Newbury, which follows an anthropomorphic Raccoon monk who seeks to rid the world of the undead and evil spirits.It is our honor to welcome Michael Avon Oeming onto The Oblivion Bar Podcast!The After Realm TPB KickstarterFollow us on InstagramFollow us on TwitterFollow us on ThreadsFollow us on BlueSkyLike us on FacebookConsider supporting us over on PatreonDownload the BEST digital comic book reader OmnibusStock up on G Fuel (CODE: OBP)Thank you DreamKid for our Oblivion Bar musicThank you Kevin Zeigler for our Oblivion Bar artSend us a Text Message.
It's one thing to be tested on the outside (trials); it's another thing to be tested on the inside (temptation). God may allow temptations in order to strengthen our faith. But Satan desires to tempt us to weaken our faith. In C. S. Lewis's classic book The Screwtape Letters, a senior demon wrote to a trainee, saying, “All the habits of the [Christian], both mental and bodily, are still in our favor.” Today, we consider how temptation works and find workable solutions to overcome it.I. The Source of Temptation (vv. 13-14)II. The Course of Temptation (vv. 14-15)III. Our Resource in Temptation (vv. 16-18)Talk with God: Ask the Holy Spirit which areas of your faith need to be shored up and strengthened.Talk with others: With your Connect Group, discuss some practical things you can implement in your daily life to avoid common temptations.Talk with kids: Who is the Holy Spirit?
We update our tally of the year's best contenders with the effervescent Bombay Bicycle Club, Residente's epic and profound "313," cellist Maya Beiser's take on Terry Riley's "In C" and more.Alt.Latino's Anamaria Sayre and NPR Music's Tom Huizenga join host Robin HiltonFeatured Artists And Songs:1. Bombay Bicycle Club: "Willow (feat. Lucy Rose)," from 'Fantasies'2. Ela Taubert: "Como Paso" (single)3. Jlin: "Sodalite (feat. Kronos Quartet)," from 'Akoma'4. Maya Hawke: "Missing Out," from 'Chaos Angel'5. Residente: "313" from 'LAS LETRAS YA NO IMPORTAN'6. Maya Beiser: "In C," from 'Maya Beiser x Terry Riley: In C'Questions, comments, feedback? Email us: allsongs@npr.orgListen to the show sponsorship-free and support public radio with NPR Music +.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
The nation continues to watch for a decision from the Supreme Court on both the Colorado ballot issue and Trump's presidential immunity claim. In the meantime, MSNBC legal analysts Andrew Weissmann and Mary McCord detail the flurry of motions filed by Trump's lawyers in the Florida classified documents case in an effort to have the case thrown out. This, as Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg filed his own motions, including asking for a partial gag to keep the former president from talking about witnesses, potential jurors and court staff. Plus: Andrew and Mary catch up on dual decisions from Judge Engoron and Judge Kaplan denying Trump a stay of judgement in his civil trials, meaning he's got 30 days to pay, or the plaintiffs can start seizing assets.
Court watchers are closely monitoring two decisions from the Supreme Court: a ruling on Trump's motion to stay the decision on immunity from the DC Circuit and whether the former president is disqualified from appearing on Colorado primary ballot. MSNBC legal analysts Andrew Weissmann and Mary McCord detail what to watch for there, and review Judge Engoron's nearly $450 million decision in the civil fraud case. Plus: takeaways from the testimony of Fani Willis and Nathan Wade late last week.
Today, the DC Circuit heard oral arguments from Trump's lawyers and Special Counsel Jack Smith's team over a crucial question: does presidential immunity protect Trump from prosecution for anything he did or actions he took while in office? Veteran prosecutors Andrew Weissmann and Mary McCord review the arguments and the pushback from the three-judge panel. Plus, a look at the Supreme Court deciding to hear the Colorado ballot issue, and what else is on Andrew and Mary's prosecutorial radar.