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A recent law-school graduate in Texas is facing disciplinary action over her “overexuberant” response to Charlie Kirk's murder. This episode was produced by Dustin DeSoto with help from Avishay Artsy, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Gabriel Dunatov, engineered by David Tatasciore and Bridger Dunnagan, and hosted by Noel King. Counter-protesters display a painting of Charlie Kirk near the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building on October 12, 2025 in Portland, Oregon. Photo by Mathieu Lewis-Rolland/Getty Images. Listen to Today, Explained ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members. New Vox members get $20 off their membership right now. Transcript at vox.com/today-explained-podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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What do you think about Amazon's new two-book-a-week maximum publishing policy? Today's top story is…Slow Your Roll. Question of the week is… What do you think about Amazon's new two-book-a-week maximum publishing policy? Join the Sell More Books Show Afterparty group on Facebook and answer the Question of the Week in the comment section. Be sure to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts.
In this episode of the Health Optimization Medicine Podcast, Dr. Scott Sherr sits down with Dr. Bryce Appelbaum to discuss the connection between vision, screen time, brain function, and nervous system regulation. Most people think of vision as eyesight, or how clearly they can see an eye chart. Dr. Appelbaum explains why vision is much broader. It involves how the brain receives information through the eyes, interprets the environment, coordinates movement, and decides how to respond. The conversation explores how prolonged screen use can narrow peripheral awareness, increase visual stress, and keep the nervous system in a more activated state. They also discuss the rise of myopia, the difference between eyesight and functional vision, and how vision performance training may support reading, learning, reaction time, spatial awareness, athletic performance, and recovery after concussion or traumatic brain injury. Join us as we delve into: Screen Time and the Nervous System: How prolonged engagement with close, two-dimensional screens can contribute to visual stress, tunnel vision, fatigue, and sympathetic activation. Central vs. Peripheral Vision: Why stress narrows visual attention and how soft gaze, panoramic viewing, and access to peripheral vision may help the nervous system move out of fight or flight. Eyesight vs. Vision: Why seeing 20/20 does not necessarily mean the eyes and brain are working together efficiently. The Eye-Brain Connection: How the brain gathers, filters, processes, and interprets visual information before directing movement or action. Brain Fog, Fatigue and Reading Difficulty: How inefficient eye coordination and focusing may contribute to headaches, tired eyes, reduced concentration, poor productivity, and avoidance of visually demanding tasks. The Myopia Epidemic: Why nearsightedness is becoming more common and how genetics, limited outdoor time, near work, poor lighting, and screen use may influence its development. Screen Breaks That Work: Why the 20-20-20 rule should be treated as the maximum interval between visual breaks for people who work on screens. The Limits of Vision Biohacks: Why palming may help relaxation, but broad claims that sunning or simple exercises can eliminate the need for glasses are not supported for everyone. This episode is for you if: You spend several hours each day working on a phone, computer, or tablet. You experience headaches, dry eyes, eye strain, blurred vision, brain fog, or fatigue after screen use. You want to understand the difference between eyesight and functional vision. You are concerned about myopia or increasing prescriptions in yourself or your children. You want practical ways to reduce visual stress during the workday. You are interested in vision training for learning, sports, productivity, concussion recovery, or healthy aging. You want to understand how vision may affect nervous system regulation, balance, spatial awareness, and cognitive performance. You can also find this episode on… YouTube: https://youtu.be/qwtP-0gU5wU Find more from Health Optimization Medicine and Practice (HOMeHOPe): Website: https://homehope.org/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/homehopeorg/ HOMeHOPe Conference 2026: https://homehope.org/homehope-conference-2026 Use PODCAST10 to get 10% OFF your purchase of the Clinical Metabolomics Module at https://homehope.org/products/clinical-metabolomics Find more from Troscriptions: Website: https://troscriptions.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/troscriptions/ Use POD10 to get 10% OFF your Troscriptions purchase at https://troscriptions.com/collections/our-products Find more from Dr. Bryce Appelbaum: Website: https://myvisionfirst.com/ScreenFit™: https://screenfit.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drbryceappelbaum/ Get $200 off ScreenFit™ using code SNH at https://screenfit.com/enroll Get 10% off Digital Performance Lenses using code SNH at https://shop.myvisionfirst.com/
Carli Smith, Fusion Researcher at Kyoto Fusioneering, gives this week's global Fusion News update. Links to the stories are included below.1. First Light Fusion achieves major fuel compression milestonehttps://www.niauk.org/first-light-fusion-achieves-major-step-forward-for-flare/ 2. Fusion leaders meet in London for the UK Fusion Forum and Global Policy Summithttps://www.fusionindustryassociation.org/fusion-leaders-convene-in-london-for-global-policy-summit-and-fia-uk-fusion-forum/3. Compact fusion company nT-Tao gets a step closer to pushing core plasma temperature limitshttps://interestingengineering.com/energy/nuclear-fusion-gets-50-mw-pulse-upgrade?mc_cid=a9d63400624. Proxima Fusion plans Europe's first high temperature superconducting tape factoryhttps://www.neimagazine.com/news/germany-plans-europes-first-hts-factory/Bonus:https://www.ribaj.com/intelligence/opportunities-for-architects-in-fusion-energy/https://www.york.ac.uk/news-and-events/news/2026/research/transatlantic-partnership-fusion/
What can't Candace Parker do? A two-time NCAA champion, two-time Olympic gold medalist and two-time WNBA champion, Parker knows what it takes to fight for your dreams. In this inspiring talk, she shares what she's learned during a career spent not accepting limits -- and how her daughter taught her the best lesson of all. "Barrier breaking is about not staying in your lane and not being something that the world expects you to be," she says. "It's about not accepting limitations."(This episode originally aired in 2024.) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Air Date: 9/30/2026 Today we look at the legacy of Occupy Wall Street, which was in full swing 15 years ago and changed how the country talks about inequality and the 1%. In the meantime, the cumulative wealth of the 1% in the US has roughly tripled and Trump has the wealthiest cabinet in history running the country, so the concerns expressed at Occupy have only come into sharper relief. This miniseries helped inspire today's episode, check it out! Occupy! An Unfinished Uprising Full Show Notes Transcript BestOfTheLeft.com/Support (Members Support and Get No Ads!) Link in Bio - Everything in one place! (Support, contact, socials, books + merch) TOP TAKES KP 1: Episode 1 The Invitation Part 1 - Future Hindsight - Air Date 7-7-26 KP 2: America Lost Trust in Its Government. Now Comes the Dangerous Part. Part 1 - The Hartmann Report - Air Date 9-17-26 KP 3: The Long Fight Against Equality in the United States with Kim Phillips-Fein Part 1 - This Is Hell! - Air Date 9-3-26 KP 4: Occupy Wall Street 15 Years Later; Fighting for Medicare for All with Yotam Marom, Nancy Altman Part 1 - The Majority Report - Air Date 9-23-26 KP 5: We Are the 99 - 15 Years Later, Occupy Wall Street's Impact Is Still Being Felt Part 1 - Democracy Now! - Air Date 9-18-26 KP 6: Episode 6 You Can't Evict an Idea Part 1 - Future Hindsight - Air Date 8-13-26 (00:59:24) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR I Made My AI Chatbot Talk Like My 14-Year-Old Self My commentaries on YouTube - Share them! DEEPER DIVES (01:07:45) SECTION A: INSIDE THE OCCUPATION A1: Episode 1 The Invitation Part 2 - Future Hindsight - Air Date 7-7-26 A2: Episode 3 A Fork in the Road Part 1 - Future Hindsight - Air Date 7-23-26 A3: Episode 4 They Walk Among Us Part 1 - Future Hindsight Part 1 - Air Date 7-30-26 A4: Episode 3 A Fork in the Road Part 2 - Future Hindsight - Air Date 7-23-26 A5: Episode 4 They Walk Among Us Part 2 - Future Hindsight - Air Date 7-30-26 (01:55:33) SECTION B: INEQUALITY'S LONG HISTORY B1: The Long Fight Against Equality in the United States with Kim Phillips-Fein Part 2 - This Is Hell! - Air Date 9-3-26 B2: The US Tradition of Inequality with Kim Phillips-Fein Part 1 - Behind The News - Air Date 7-16-26 B3: The Long Fight Against Equality in the United States with Kim Phillips-Fein Part 3 - This Is Hell! - Air Date 9-3-26 B4: The US Tradition of Inequality with Kim Phillips-Fein Part 2 - Behind The News - Air Date 7-16-26 (02:34:40) SECTION C: BILLIONAIRES AND THE BACKLASH C1: How Close Is the US to Crony Capitalism Part 1 - The Indicator From Planet Money - Air Date 10-2-25 C2: America Lost Trust in Its Government. Now Comes the Dangerous Part. Part 2 - The Hartmann Report - Air Date 9-17-26 C3: Bernie Sanders The World Is Moving in the Wrong Direction on War, Climate, Inequality & AI Tech Part 1 - Democracy Now! - Air Date 9-23-26 C4: Stanford Legal California Billionaires Tax with Darien Shanske Part 1 - Stanford Legal - Air Date 3-30-26 C5: Why Is Newsom Fighting Californias Billionaire Tax Part 1 - Lever Time - Air Date 6-18-26 C6: Stanford Legal California Billionaires Tax with Darien Shanske Part 2 - Stanford Legal - Air Date 3-30-26 C7: Why Is Newsom Fighting Californias Billionaire Tax Part 2 - Lever Time - Air Date 6-18-26 (03:32:56) SECTION D: FIFTEEN YEARS LATER D1: Fifteen Years Later, Revisiting the Promise and Limits of Occupy Wall Street Part 1 - NYC NOW - Air Date 9-16-26 D2: Leaving Occupy Anarchism in the Past with Ben Fong & Christie Offenbacher Part 1 - Jacobin Radio - Air Date 3-18-22 D3: Fifteen Years Later, Revisiting the Promise and Limits of Occupy Wall Street Part 2 - NYC NOW - Air Date 9-16-26 D4: Occupy Wall Street 15 Years Later; Fighting for Medicare for All w_Yotam Marom, Nancy Altman Part 2 - The Majority Report - Air Date 9-23-26 D5: Leaving Occupy Anarchism in the Past with Ben Fong & Christie Offenbacher Part 2 - Jacobin Radio - Air Date 3-18-22 D6: Episode 6 You Can't Evict an Idea Part 2 - Future Hindsight - Air Date 8-13-26 Produced by Jay! Tomlinson Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Listen Anywhere! BestOfTheLeft.com/Listen Follow BotL: Bluesky | Mastodon | Threads | X Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com
What if the problem isn't that you need better boundaries…but that you keep pretending you don't have limits?In this coaching conversation, I'm talking with Claire, a children's book illustrator who has spent years saying yes to too much, working nights and weekends, relying on hyperfocus to get everything done, and eventually burning herself out.We unpack why ADHD hyperfocus isn't always the “superpower” people make it out to be—and how constantly overriding your own capacity can cost you your health, relationships, creativity, and trust in yourself.We also talk about the beliefs we inherit from our families about work, success, money, and rest—and what it looks like to consciously break the agreements that no longer serve us.If you're constantly overcommitting now and assuming Future You will somehow figure it out, this conversation is for you.Watch this episode on YouTubeWant help with your ADHD? Join FOCUSED!Have questions for Kristen? Call 1.833.281.2343Hang out with Kristen on Instagram and TikTokSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Thom's Nutshell: Serious condition: I'll be okay as soon as that thing that happened to me didn't happen to me. There's a difference between blame and responsibility. Blame comes from “low differentiation,” or a low level of emotional maturity. It's a sign of where we're stuck in our development-fused with our environments. Taking responsibility, conversely, empowers us. It gives us more possibilities, brings in enthusiasm and zeal. We're working towards self-support, where we act for ourselves without being selfish, and acting for others without losing ourselves. Our music is provided by the great southern artist Jefferson Ross. Learn more about Jefferson at jeffersonross.com Visit our website: www.emotionalsobriety.info Learn more about Joe C., Secular AA and Rebellion Dogs here: https://rebelliondogspublishing.com Follow us on social media: Instagram: thomrutledge2 Joe C. Twitter: @Rebellion_Dogs Friendly Circle Berlin workshops: https://friendlycircleberlin.org/events Allen's book, 12 Essential Insights for Emotional Sobriety: https://www.amazon.com/12-Essential-Insights-Emotional-Sobriety/dp/1955415129/ Join Allen & Thom at our Thursday night, 7pm PST Zoom meeting on Emotional Sobriety and the Steps (login information below): https://zoom.us/j/330149513 Password: 375986 For our ongoing workshop video series on Emotional Sobriety and the 12 Steps, visit our YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHEM2-kqLkfp3I4c0jy-X-g Also, please join our “Emotional Sobriety and Recovery” FB Group at the following link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/120450976662519 We'd love to stay in touch in between meetings. We appreciate feedback! Contact Patrick, our producer, at pndirective4@gmail.com for any questions or comments. Chapters (00:00:07) - Introduction and Recovery 2.0 Retreat with Tommy Rosen(00:02:46) - Yoga, Travel, and Recovery Speaking Life(00:03:58) - Blame vs Responsibility: Defining Emotional Immaturity(00:08:50) - How Blame Turns Us Into Victims(00:10:20) - Walking Through a Disappointment Scenario(00:12:27) - Empowerment Through Responsibility(00:13:49) - Joining Joe: Milestones in Long-Term Sobriety(00:14:33) - Childlike Curiosity vs Duty and Obligation(00:16:58) - Addiction as a Solution That Almost Worked(00:18:00) - Self-Regulation and Mindfulness(00:20:16) - Expressing Feelings Through Music(00:21:10) - New Parenthood and Emotional Sobriety(00:23:04) - Uncharted Territory: Supporting a Struggling Friend(00:26:24) - Living With Human Range, Not Transcending It(00:27:41) - Agency, Responsibility, and Passing Time(00:29:04) - Perpetrator, Victim, Rescuer Triads(00:30:23) - Programming, Privilege, and the Limits of Emotional Work(00:31:54) - Responsibility as Meaning, Not Burden
Barry interviews longtime friend and FatherSeekers board member Kevin MaHaffey. The conversation focuses on lessons Kevin learned growing up with a step-father, marrying a woman from an opposite upbringing, and raising their two boys to be Godly men.Join the FatherSeekers community! https://www.skool.com/fatherseekersFS FacebookFS InstagramFS YouTubeAsk Barry a question: barry@fatherseekers.orgCHAPTERS00:00 Good Dad Perseverance01:52 Welcome Kevin MaHaffey03:51 Air Force Medical Supply05:05 Marriage And Family Wisdom06:43 Growing Up Without Dad08:25 Stepdad Roger Influence12:19 Family Instability Early Years15:26 Roger And Rhonda Upbringing21:33 Lessons On Fatherhood24:59 Identity Anger And Sports27:40 Football Temperament28:38 Limits and Smarts30:02 Achievement Versus Identity32:45 Marriage and Trust Lessons34:20 Christies Father Example37:22 Spiritual Leadership Gap40:13 Sorry Versus Repentance41:26 Finding the Root Why45:30 Advice to Fatherless Boys47:05 Identity for Sons50:22 Closing and Get Involved--FatherSeekers helps fatherless fathers become better fathers.Get discussion guides, devotionals, and more at FS Website
Host Amparo DomingoJasmine Sussex, Australia, Update on AustraliaAlda Facio, Costa Rica, When Interpretation Becomes Erasure: CEDAW, Sex-Based Discrimination, and the Limits of Evolutive Interpretation♀♀♀♀♀♀♀♀♀Enjoying our webinars? If you are a position to make a one-off or recurring donation to support our work, please donate here: https://donorbox.org/defend-women-s-sex-based-rights-with-wdiWomen's Declaration International (#WDI) Feminist Question Time is a weekly online webinar (Saturdays 3-4.30pm UK time). It is attended by a global feminist and activist audience of between 100-150. The main focus is how gender ideology is harming the rights of women and girls. See upcoming speakers and register to attend at https://www.womensdeclaration.com/en/webinars/On Sundays (10am UK time), our webinar series, Radical Feminist Perspectives, offers a chance to hear discussions about radical feminist books, theory and politics. Register at https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_sttBp6aIR-ymhmwkVlO0JA#/registrationAttendance of our live webinars is women-only; men are welcome to watch/share recordings here on YouTube. WDI is the leading global organisation defending women's sex-based rights against the threats posed by gender identity ideology. Find out more at https://womensdeclaration.com, where you can join more than 40,000 people and 457 organisations from 157 countries in signing our Declaration on Women's Sex-based Rights. The Declaration reaffirms the sex-based rights of women which are set out in the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 18 December 1979 (#CEDAW).Disclaimer: Women's Declaration International hosts a range of women from all over the world on Feminist Question Time (FQT), on Radical Feminist Perspectives (RFP) and on webinars hosted by country chapters – all have signed our Declaration or have known histories of feminist activism - but beyond that, we do not know their exact views or activism. WDI does not know in detail what they will say on webinars. The views expressed by speakers in these videos are not necessarily those of WDI and we do not necessarily support views or actions that speakers have expressed or engaged in at other times. As well as the position stated in our Declaration on Women's Sex-based Rights, WDI opposes sexism, racism and anti-semitism. For more information, see our Frequently Asked Questions (https://womensdeclaration.com/en/about/faqs/) or email info@womensdeclaration.com.#feminism #radicalfeminism #Women's Sex-based Rights#Gender Critical#TERF#WDI
In this episode, I continue last week's conversation about ultimate limits by focusing on a piece I think we often miss: an ultimate limit is still a choice. Landreth tells us to move through the limit-setting process at least three times before considering an ultimate limit—but "three" is not a rigid rule. Sometimes a child may need five, seven, or even more opportunities to wrestle with the choice. Our job is not to rush the process or force compliance. We provide the boundary, remain patient, and give the child the time and space to choose what happens next. I also explain why an ultimate limit should never feel like punishment, discipline, or the therapist finally saying, "That's enough." If a child chooses to lose access to the Nerf gun, sand tray, or another item, we calmly acknowledge that choice, remove the item, and return to the session with the same warmth and unconditional acceptance we had before. Our words, tone, facial expression, and body language all matter because we aren't taking something away—the child is experiencing the outcome of their own choice. Limit testing isn't something to resent; it's meaningful therapeutic work through which children develop self-control, regulation, responsibility, and an understanding of consequences. PlayTherapyNow.com is my HUB for everything I do! playtherapynow.com. Sign up for my email newsletter, stay ahead with the latest CCPT CEU courses, personalized coaching opportunities and other opportunities you need to thrive in your CCPT practice. If you click one link in these show notes, this is the one to click! New Live Training Events Announced: New Jersey & Tampa dates are locked in and registration is open for New Jersey. Go to iamccpt.live for more information. New Resource for Play Therapists: The Parent Companion for Play Therapy is now available at author pricing for therapists. Created specifically to help parents better understand the child-centered play therapy process, this book is designed to support parent engagement, improve buy-in, and reduce attrition throughout the therapeutic journey. As a listener of the Play Therapy Podcast, you can order a copy for just $8 (our cost plus shipping). Click here to order your author-priced copy. ** Limit 1 per therapist, offer valid in the Continental U.S. only. Order copies for your practice and save with discounted bulk pricing. Bulk ordering makes it easy to place Parent Companion for Play Therapy directly into the hands of the parents you serve. If you would like to ask me questions directly, check out www.ccptcollective.com, where I host two weekly Zoom calls filled with advanced CCPT case studies and session reviews, as well as member Q&A. You can take advantage of the two-week free trial to see if the CCPT Collective is right for you. Ask Me Questions: Call (813) 812-5525, or email: brenna@thekidcounselor.com Brenna's CCPT Hub: https://www.playtherapynow.com CCPT Collective (online community exclusively for CCPTs): https://www.ccptcollective.com Podcast HQ: https://www.playtherapypodcast.com APT Approved Play Therapy CE courses: https://childcenteredtraining.com Common References: Landreth, G.L. (2023). Play Therapy: The Art of the Relationship (4th ed.). Routledge. Landreth, G.L., & Bratton, S.C. (2019). Child-Parent Relationship Therapy (CPRT): An Evidence-Based 10-Session Filial Therapy Model (2nd ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315537948 Benedict, Helen. Themes in Play Therapy. Used with permission to Heartland Play Therapy Institute.
How can we cut corruption in government, procurement that generates kickbacks for local politicians? We could hire officials on merit. Across the developing world, many governments now do exactly that. So why do public contracts still go to political friends?In this week's VoxDev Talk, Sarah Brierley (LSE) tells Tim Phillips why merit-based hiring is not enough. If politicians cannot choose who gets the job, they can often control what happens next: where officials work, and whether they are promoted. This power may be sufficient to co-opt them. In Ghana, where she did much of her research, nearly half of senior local officials say contracts in their district go to firms that fund the ruling party. The research behind this episode:Brierley, Sarah. 2026. The Co-opted State: How Politicians' Control Over Bureaucrats' Careers Threatens Governance. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Open access.To cite this episode:Phillips, Tim, and Sarah Brierley. 2026. "How politicians co-opt bureaucrats.” VoxDev Talks (podcast).About the guestSarah Brierley is Associate Professor of Comparative Politics in the Department of Government at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Her research spans the state, corruption, bureaucracy, and election campaigns, with a focus on sub-Saharan Africa. She holds a UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship for a project on political finance in Africa.Research cited in this episodeClientelism. Politicians hand out public resources, such as schools, jobs or contracts, in return for votes. Most research assumes that officials simply do what politicians ask. Sarah argues that officials have real control over who gets what, so politicians must first win them over.Hiring on merit. Sarah checks whether senior local officials in Ghana are hired on merit in three ways: expert surveys, a survey of the officials themselves, and staff records. Of those hired between 2010 and 2016, 67% sat an exam. When the governing party changed after the 2008 election, the kind of people hired into professional jobs did not change. The kind of people hired into low-skilled jobs did.Randomised response technique. A way to ask survey questions that people would rather not answer. Each person rolls a die where the interviewer cannot see it. On one number they must say "yes", on another "no", and otherwise they tell the truth. Nobody knows what any one person meant, but the odds of each roll are known, so the true share of "yes" answers can be calculated across the whole survey. Using this method, Sarah found that 46% of 864 senior officials in 80 local governments say contracts go to firms that fund the ruling party.Career control tools. Sarah's name for the ways politicians can shape an official's career after hiring: promotions, the work they are given, and where they are posted. Transfers are the main tool in Ghana. Officials who think their mayor can easily move them are more likely to report corruption. In a second survey question, 58% of officials said that exposing misconduct would likely get them transferred.Whistleblower protection. Ghana's Whistleblower Act, 2006 (Act 720) protects people who report wrongdoing from punishment, including unwanted transfers, and can pay them a reward. But in a small local office it is almost impossible to stay anonymous, so the protection counts for little in practice.Local electoral competition. Competition between parties at national level is usually good for reform. Sarah finds that close contests at local level have the opposite effect. When seats are won and lost on small margins, campaigns cost more, and politicians have more reason to get money out of public contracts.India and Indonesia. Both countries hire senior officials through competitive exams. In India, members of the Indian Administrative Service change jobs on average every 16 months, and transfers become more likely when state leadership changes (Iyer and Mani 2012). Proposals to set a minimum time in post have not been adopted. In Indonesia, politicians also interfere in promotions.Promotion panels. In Ghana's local government service, promotions are decided by panels that include professional officials, so politicians rarely use them as a threat. Sarah suggests using similar panels to approve transfers, so no single politician can move an official at will.Campaign spending caps. Limits on how much candidates can spend. Many countries in sub-Saharan Africa have none. India has them, but candidates routinely spend far more (Chauchard 2018). Sarah points to the UK's Corrupt and Illegal Practices Act of 1883, which set strict limits that were enforced in court. Total campaign spending fell by 40% between the 1880 and 1885 elections (Rix 2008).More VoxDev Talks episodesWhy civil service reform fails (and what actually works). Martin Williams looks at 131 attempts to reform the civil service in six African countries, and why none fully succeeded.Related reading on VoxDevBureaucracy, the VoxDevLit review of the evidence on how officials are selected, paid and managed.Autonomy, incentives, and the effectiveness of bureaucrats, on evidence from Nigeria and Ghana that civil servants with more freedom complete more of their projects.Should civil servants be allowed to serve in their home areas? Evidence from India, on what happens when officials are posted close to home.
Are the claims of the Qurʾan scientific, or beyond the reach of science? And if aliens exist, are humans still the best of creation? In this episode of Thinking Islam, we discuss the relationship between Islam and science with Dr Shoaib Ahmed Malik. We begin with how Muslims have met modern science, from the Islamisation of knowledge to the scientific miracles of the Qurʾān (iʿjāz ʿilmī). Dr Malik is critical of the latter: the Qurʾān is not a scientific book, and a faith built on science is exposed when the science changes. What matters more are the assumptions beneath science, such as causality and divine action, and here the classical traditions offer templates rather than answers. From there we test the line between science and pseudoscience, putting the same question to prophetic medicine, Islamic psychology and intelligent design: where is the evidence? We weigh the contingency argument against the kalām cosmological argument and the stress test of the multiverse, along with al-Rāzī's admission that it is the design arguments that move the heart. We then step into the realm of the unseen (al-ghayb), looking at al-Rāzī's five models of the jinn, possession and mental health, and why the jinn lead Dr Malik to evolution and Adamic exceptionalism. The conversation ends with aliens, human superiority, his "deflationary theology", the limits of theology, and a call to think with our tradition rather than merely defend it. Dr Shoaib Ahmed Malik is Lecturer in Science and Religion at the School of Divinity, University of Edinburgh. A chemical engineer turned theologian, he holds two PhDs, in Chemical Engineering (University of Nottingham) and Theology (St Mary's University, Twickenham). He is the author of Islam and Evolution: Al-Ghazālī and the Modern Evolutionary Paradigm, recognised by the International Society for Science and Religion in 2022, and chief editor of Palgrave's Islam and Science book series and encyclopedia.Audio Chapters: 0:00 – Highlights 2:00 – Why Islam & Science? 15:14 – Scientific Miracles of the Qur'an 25:36 – Islam & Pseudoscience 32:20 – Proof of God's Existence 44:29 – Existence of Jinns 1:02:22 – Islam & Aliens 1:13:01 – Limits of Theology 1:19:00 – Thinking Islam Question
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Peter Engel and William MeiselThe Neil Haley Show opens with a warm, wide-ranging conversation with legendary television executive producer Peter Engel, the man behind Saved by the Bell and the author of the forthcoming memoir I Was Saved by the Bell, out November 15th. Engel, speaking from his home overlooking the ocean, admitted he never wanted to make the show and even told NBC president Brandon Tartikoff to find someone else, only to watch it become a global phenomenon airing in eighty-five countries at a time when few American comedies traveled beyond a handful of English-speaking markets. He credited the magic entirely to the cast, recalling the first time he gathered the young actors in one room and knew they were special. Engel walked Neil through the ensemble one by one: Mario Lopez as Slater, the most visible of the group and the one he still stays closest to, cast after Engel told his casting director to open the role to anyone regardless of ethnicity; Mark-Paul Gosselaar as the charming, scheming Zack Morris, a role he likened to a California Ferris Bueller; Dustin Diamond as Screech, whom he called a comedy genius beloved in France, and whose later struggles Engel spoke about with genuine sympathy; and the young women Tiffani-Amber Thiessen (Kelly), Elizabeth Berkley (Jessie), and Lark Voorhies (Lisa), all of whom, he said, made those the best years of his life. He shared the origins of the characters, many named for real friends and family, and reflected on how the show respected the genuine emotional stakes of teenage life, from first crushes to first heartbreaks. Engel noted that Saved by the Bell even featured the first cell phone ever shown on television and that Jimmy Fallon's reunion drew thirty-five million hits in four days. The memoir, he explained, spans his entire life, from NBC page and working alongside John F. Kennedy to piloting an early drone in the Army and encounters with icons like Bette Davis, Orson Welles, and John Lennon. His closing advice was simple and heartfelt: find something you love, never let anyone steal your dreams, and never give up. Find Peter Engel at iwassavedbythebell.com.Neil then welcomed author William Meisel, whose book The Limits of AI: The True Role of Computers in Our Future offers a grounded counterweight to the current hype, brought to the show through Books to Life Marketing. Meisel, a former USC professor whose PhD dissertation was on neural networks and who spent a decade running a speech-recognition company, traced the term artificial intelligence back to John McCarthy in 1955 and explained that what we call AI today rests on one specific technology, deep learning through neural networks. He argued that today's large language models are already close to the limits of what that technology can achieve, because they depend on enormous quantities of high-quality data, and the supply of genuinely new, independent data is running dry as the web fills with machine-generated text. Building ever-larger neural networks, he warned, would require exponentially more data than exists, risking what he memorably called artificial ignorance rather than artificial intelligence. Neil, drawing on his own hands-on work building AI agents, agreed that the tools falter badly when left to run unsupervised and shine only when a knowledgeable human feeds them focused data and clear direction. Meisel pointed to the real promise ahead: smaller, specialized models trained on high-quality, narrow datasets, citing impressive Caltech cancer-treatment research, along with unsupervised learning and clustering, and above all conversational digital assistants, the field he devoted years to. Both men landed on a shared conviction that AI is a powerful accelerator for human work, never a replacement for human judgment or creativity. Find William Meisel's The Limits of AI: The True Role of Computers in Our Future wherever books are sold.
In Folge 330 sprechen die ApfelNerds über die Pressestimmen zu Mac mini & Mac Studio. Der iPhone 18 Pro-Teardown birgt einige Überraschungen, Geekbench-Werte für M6 Pro sind aufgetaucht, Apple dokumentiert Limits für Apple Intelligence Zusammenfassungen, die Time Capsule & AirPort Extreme-Backups werdeb nicht mehr unterstützt, Apple hat eine LLM-Schnittstelle für Siri AI fast fertig, „Snatch Protection“ ist im Testbetrieb, Apple arbeitet an einem Health-Armband ohne Display, die AI-Animationen der neuen Siri für den HomePod wurden gesichtet, es gibt Details zum iPad der 12. Generation, der Home Hub soll ein "Personal Hub" werden und es gibt Updates.
Can you actually extend your life without sacrificing your quality of life? Ethan sits down with Dr. Florence Comite, a pioneering physician in precision medicine and longevity, to explore what really drives healthy aging. They discuss metabolic health, genetics, hormones, biomarkers, muscle, diabetes, GLP-1 medications, and why individual health data matters more than one-size-fits-all advice. Ethan also shares his own journey of losing 300 pounds, navigating different diets, and learning how to maintain his weight. Dr. Comite explains why understanding your personal biology can help you make better decisions about your health and future.Subscribe to Ethan's newsletter:https://ethansuplee.substack.com/subscribeSHOW HIGHLIGHTS00:00 - What Does Longevity Really Mean?03:00 - Living Longer vs. Living Better06:00 - Why Diets Don't Work for Everyone09:00 - Genetics, Biomarkers and Small Habits12:00 - Women's Hormones and Menopause15:00 - Testosterone, Aging and Men's Health18:00 - Why GLP-1 Medications Matter21:00 - GLP-1s and the Future of Metabolic Health24:00 - Understanding Blood Sugar and A1C27:00 - Managing Type 1 Diabetes30:00 - The Limits of Modern Medicine33:00 - How Ethan Lost 300 Pounds36:00 - Weight Loss, Maintenance and Diet Breaks39:00 - Testosterone, Muscle and Five Key Biomarkers42:00 - When Dieting Goes Too Far45:00 - Should Everyone Take a GLP-1?48:00 - Exercise, Addiction and Finding Balance Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
1840 TEHRANMilitary Force Reaches Strategic LimitsGaius and Germanicus: The hosts examine foreign policy constraints before turning to local commercial developments in Londinium. Gaius argues that expanded military campaigns against Iran demonstrate the strict limitations of modern airpower, as bombing a hardened revisionist state yields diminishing returns without forcing submission. Germanicus elaborates that targeting critical Iranian infrastructure, such as desalination or energy facilities, would trigger severe regional retaliation against Gulf states and Israel. He adds that attempting to sever overland supply routes risks provoking direct conflict with powers like Russia and China. Shifting focus to local affairs, Gaius introduces gladiator entrepreneurs Crixus and Tetrades, who present a business proposal to the local community. They plan to host non-lethal animal games in the theater before acquiring real estate to construct a commercial arena. Gaius and Germanicus observe that this venture leverages entertainment and public spectacle to import enterprise capital into Londinium. (3
AI agents have begun to move from speculative promise into everyday deployment. They translate high-level goals into plans and carry them out across connected digital environments. Agent builders often promise that users will remain in control through approval prompts and pause buttons. Yet these safeguards work only when users can recognize a mistake and intervene before its consequences cascade. Drawing on fieldwork in a computational biology laboratory, Data & Society's primer The Oversight Fallacy examines what effective oversight of AI Agents requires in practice.
The cloud is not in the sky. It is poured concrete, cooling towers, and a draw on the grid that a neighborhood can feel when the bill arrives. Tonight, Jonathan Alexandre, Vice President of Governmental Affairs and Senior Counsel at Liberty Counsel, sits in the nation's capital with Marty Dannenfelser, Vice President for Government Relations and Coalitions at the Center for Urban Renewal and Education. Dannenfelser has spent four decades on Capitol Hill and inside the Department of Energy. The hour is about artificial intelligence—and the buildings that make it run. Every search, map, family photo, hospital chart, and Pentagon order now moves through rooms most viewers will never see. Those rooms need electricity first and water second. Communities hear the rumble of construction and ask a kitchen-table question: who pays when the plant is larger than the town? Alexandre and Dannenfelser take that question seriously. They look at a presidential pledge that the companies, not the household, will carry the cost, and at a rare House vote sending the same instruction to state utility commissions. They do not treat Washington as the last word. The people who have to live beside the fence still have to decide whether the jobs, the revenue, and the promised upgrades are worth the strain on the wires. The technology itself is the other half of the story. The same executives who built it now warn that it can identify a vulnerability and hand that map to a hostile state. Credit files. Faces stolen and used. Networks opened from the inside. Biochemical misuse in the wrong hands. China, they argue, will not observe an American caution flag. When the largest firms invite Congress to regulate them, Star Parker's column sits in the conversation as a warning of its own: is the aim safety, or a barrier a startup cannot climb? Slow the field so the wreck can be cleared—or watch another circuit ignore the rules and take the lead. Scripture is not an afterthought. Genesis 11 is the picture of a tower raised so that man might become like God, followed by confusion of speech and dispersion. Alexandre and Dannenfelser ask what happens when the end of the project is no longer healing or abundance, but the hope that machines can replace the limits God placed on the creature. Technology is not neutral in its use. It can search for a cure. It can also erase the face of a neighbor or put a weapon in the hands of someone who does not share this country's moral restraints. The Senate is still in session after the House has gone home. On the table is the SAVE America Act: citizenship to register, a photograph to prove it, a 53–47 vote merely to proceed, and a filibuster that would require seven Democrats to yield. Alexandre reminds the viewer that the ballot was once a demand of the civil rights movement. It is not a privilege to be diluted by those who never took the oath. The choice left standing is not theoretical. Affordable power. Local consent. Guardrails that do not freeze invention. A moral limit that machines cannot write for themselves. Pastors, parents, and citizens will have to decide which of those they intend to keep. That is tonight on CURE America.
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CAPTION 1861-1865 WHITE HOUSE (EXECUTIVE MANSION)Constitutional Limits On Executive PowerRichard Epstein evaluates constitutional limits on presidential power following two recent controversies. First, he addresses the Trump administration's attempt to exclude specific news outlets like CNN from covering a White Housestate dinner despite a federal court order. Epstein emphasizes that the White House operates under a public trust monopoly, making viewpoint discrimination an unconstitutional violation of the First Amendment. Second, he examines an agreement signed between the United States, Denmark, and Greenland. This accord reaffirms Danish authority and NATO's defense role, demonstrating how international legal structures and diplomatic norms effectively restrain executive overreach regarding territorial acquisition claims. (2)
Today, Jess, John, Les, and Algene break down a packed week at the UN General Assembly in New York, where world leaders delivered speeches ranging from Trump's stark warnings toward Iran to Zelenskyy's push for a settlement framework and ongoing maneuvering over Ukraine. However, Xi Jinping's to skip New York for a White House meeting also puts the UN's role in global diplomacy under scrutiny.Is the UN still a consequential venue, or has it become a backdrop while the real deals get cut bilaterally? Should the United States lean into the UN as a sharper foreign policy tool rather than ceding that ground? What would meaningful Security Council reform actually look like, and is there any realistic path to it?Check out the answers to these questions and more in this episode of Fault Lines.@NotTVJessJones@lestermunson@JohnCLipsey@AlgeneSajeryLike what we're doing here? Be sure to rate, review, and subscribe. And don't forget to follow @faultlines_pod and @masonnatsec on Twitter!We are also on YouTube; watch today's episode here: https://youtu.be/xnBGK-_Skgc Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Humiliation pervades our politics, from images of stripped Palestinian men in Gaza to mocking chants at MAGA rallies. It suffuses pictures and videos, speaks through bodies as well as words, and is expressed by those with too much power as well as by those with too little. In Driven to Their Knees, Roxanne Euben takes readers from conflicts in the Arabic-speaking world to America's divided public square, advancing a theory of humiliation rooted in the ways people articulate and enact it. Euben analyzes some of the most conspicuous yet least studied Arabic expressions of humiliation, drawing on sources ranging from Qurʾānic commentary by Islamists to videos, poetry, songs, and tweets from the 2011 Egyptian revolution.Driven to Their Knees: Humiliation in Contemporary Politics (Princeton UP, 2025) reveals what the language of humiliation says—and also how it works. This groundbreaking book shows how humiliation expresses the imposition of impotence by those with undeserved power, and the way it converts relations of power into crises of virility. Humiliation rhetoric defines both the humiliated and the humiliator and issues an urgent call for a remedy in the viscerally charged language of emasculation. For Donald Trump and Usama bin Laden alike, this means driving their enemy to his knees for all to see, and then boasting about it to compound the degradation. But for others, humiliation galvanizes their struggle to “stand erect,” uniting them in a refusal to be bowed low. Humiliation is not just about power but is itself a powerful language that does far more than reflect contemporary politics. The language of humiliation remakes the very world in which we live.Roxanne L. Euben is the Walter H. and Leonore C. Annenberg Professor in the Social Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania. Her books include Journeys to the Other Shore: Muslim and Western Travelers in Search of Knowledge; Enemy in the Mirror: Islamic Fundamentalism and the Limits of Modern Rationalism; and (with Muhammad Qasim Zaman) Princeton Readings in Islamist Thought: Texts and Contexts from al-Banna to Bin Laden (all Princeton).Morteza Hajizadeh is a Ph.D. graduate in English from the University of Auckland in New Zealand. His research interests are Cultural Studies; Critical Theory; Environmental History; Medieval (Intellectual) History; Gothic Studies; 18th and 19th Century British Literature.YouTube Channel: here Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Humiliation pervades our politics, from images of stripped Palestinian men in Gaza to mocking chants at MAGA rallies. It suffuses pictures and videos, speaks through bodies as well as words, and is expressed by those with too much power as well as by those with too little. In Driven to Their Knees, Roxanne Euben takes readers from conflicts in the Arabic-speaking world to America's divided public square, advancing a theory of humiliation rooted in the ways people articulate and enact it. Euben analyzes some of the most conspicuous yet least studied Arabic expressions of humiliation, drawing on sources ranging from Qurʾānic commentary by Islamists to videos, poetry, songs, and tweets from the 2011 Egyptian revolution.Driven to Their Knees: Humiliation in Contemporary Politics (Princeton UP, 2025) reveals what the language of humiliation says—and also how it works. This groundbreaking book shows how humiliation expresses the imposition of impotence by those with undeserved power, and the way it converts relations of power into crises of virility. Humiliation rhetoric defines both the humiliated and the humiliator and issues an urgent call for a remedy in the viscerally charged language of emasculation. For Donald Trump and Usama bin Laden alike, this means driving their enemy to his knees for all to see, and then boasting about it to compound the degradation. But for others, humiliation galvanizes their struggle to “stand erect,” uniting them in a refusal to be bowed low. Humiliation is not just about power but is itself a powerful language that does far more than reflect contemporary politics. The language of humiliation remakes the very world in which we live.Roxanne L. Euben is the Walter H. and Leonore C. Annenberg Professor in the Social Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania. Her books include Journeys to the Other Shore: Muslim and Western Travelers in Search of Knowledge; Enemy in the Mirror: Islamic Fundamentalism and the Limits of Modern Rationalism; and (with Muhammad Qasim Zaman) Princeton Readings in Islamist Thought: Texts and Contexts from al-Banna to Bin Laden (all Princeton).Morteza Hajizadeh is a Ph.D. graduate in English from the University of Auckland in New Zealand. His research interests are Cultural Studies; Critical Theory; Environmental History; Medieval (Intellectual) History; Gothic Studies; 18th and 19th Century British Literature.YouTube Channel: here Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Welcome solo and group practice owners! We are Liath Dalton and Evan Dumas, your co-hosts of Group Practice Tech. In our latest episode, we're discussing a topic that's come up frequently in the wake of the Clancy case: mandated reporting. We cover: Misconceptions around mandated reporting Mandatory reporting vs. other legal and ethical duties that apply What a clinician needs to evaluate when there is concern harm may occur Permission to disclose vs. duty to protect Tarasoff duties and liabilities Determining what is required and what is permitted under applicable law The framework that Eric Strom and Liath presented in the related CE course to determine what to do in these situations Listen here: https://personcenteredtech.com/group/podcast/ For more, visit our website. Resources for Listeners PCT Resources On-demand CE course: "I Have to Report This, Right?" Law and Ethics of Mandatory Reporting, Tarasoff Liability, and the Limits of Confidentiality When a client reveals possible abuse or a risk of harm, how do you determine whether a report is required, a disclosure is permitted, or another protective action is needed? In this three-hour legal-ethical CE course (APA and NBCC approved,) attorney and clinician Eric Ström and PCT's Liath Dalton work through these distinctions and their implications, real-world scenarios, differing state laws, and the decisions clinicians face when confidentiality and safety intersect. The course includes the PAUSE framework and worksheet to help you reach and document a proportionate, client-centered response. "This was one of the better, more involved and detailed CE's I have ever attended" "After working 40 years as a therapist, and 25+ of those years in private practice, this is the FIRST time 'Tarasoff' (its hx and utility) was made clear!" On-demand CE course: Legal-Ethical Cross-Jurisdictional Telemental Health in 2026 For clinicians practicing across state or national borders, this course examines how client location, clinician location, and licensure jurisdictions can affect confidentiality, mandatory reporting, emergency response, and other obligations. 3 legal-ethical CE credit hours. APA and NBCC approved. Direct Support and Consultation: Group Practice Care Premium — For group practice leaders who want support as questions arise, Premium includes weekly live and recorded Group Practice Office Hours, with a monthly session featuring therapist attorney Eric Ström, JD, PhD, LMHC. Solo Practice Care Premium — For solo clinicians who want support as practice questions arise, Premium includes weekly live and recorded Office Hours, with a monthly session featuring therapist attorney Eric Ström, JD, PhD, LMHC. Additional resources HHS: HIPAA Privacy Rule and Sharing Information Related to Mental Health — Guidance on when HIPAA permits mental health information to be shared, including circumstances involving safety concerns. HHS: Disclosure When a Patient Presents a Serious Danger — Explains HIPAA's permission to disclose information to someone reasonably able to prevent or lessen a serious and imminent threat, when the applicable conditions are met. Child Welfare Information Gateway: Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse and Neglect — An overview of reporting requirements and how they vary across states.
Christofer Pereyra of Tepeyac Leadership joins to talk about the Hour of the Laity Conference. Michael New visits to talk legal limits on telehealth abortions. Chris McCarthy from the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Hanceville, Alabama to talk about their celebration of Transitus Day. Plus, Coach's Commentary talks about how to show up every day at work, and Fr. Josh Johnson highlights Ascension's Bible in a Year for Families coming in 2027
Apple's record stock performance leads into a discussion of Vision Pro and John Ternus' explanation of its long-term potential. The MacVoices Live! panel considers spatial computing's growing role in medicine, productivity, and professional workflows, along with whether the technology is ready for broader adoption. They also examine iPhone battery shipping limits, SoftRAID 9's support of RAID 6, and local versus cloud storage. The panel consists of Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Web Bixby, Eric Bolden, Marty Jencius, Jim Rea, and Jeff Gamet. MacVoices is supported by the new MacVoices Merch Store, featuring Comfort Colors t-shirts and sweatshirts, caps, mugs, stickers, and even more items coming. Check it out at store.macvoices.com. Show Notes: Chapters: 00:00 Technical Troubles and Panel Introductions 03:31 Apple Shares Reach a Record High 06:48 John Ternus Explains the Vision Pro Strategy 08:20 Vision Pro Finds a Role in Medicine 10:17 Early Technology and Finding the Right Market 11:32 Is Vision Pro Ready for Broader Adoption? 14:00 Waiting for the Next Generation of Vision Pro 16:20 Vision Pro as a Productivity Platform 18:40 Spatial Computing Versus Gaming Headsets 21:00 iPhone Battery Limits for Shipping 22:35 Why Laptop Batteries Avoid the Same Restriction 24:02 SoftRAID 9 Brings RAID 6 to macOS 27 25:58 Local Storage, Cloud Storage, and Plex Links: Apple shares hit record high after iPhone Duo and Siri AI reveal https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/09/21/apple-shares-hit-record-high-after-iphone-duo-and-siri-ai-success?utm_source=rss John Ternus just gave the best defense yet for Vision Pro – 9to5Mac https://9to5mac.com/2026/09/21/john-ternus-just-gave-the-best-defense-yet-for-vision-pro/ Apple adds mode to temporarily limit the iPhone 18 Pro Max battery for shipping – Six Colors https://sixcolors.com/link/2026/09/apple-adds-mode-to-temporarily-limit-the-iphone-18-pro-max-battery-for-shipping/ SoftRAID 9 adds RAID 6 for macOS 27 owners only https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/09/17/softraid-9-adds-raid-6-for-macos-27-owners-only?utm_source=rss Guests: Get detailed bios and contact information about for the panel on the MacVoices Live! Panel page on our web site: https://macvoices.com/macvoiceslive/macvoices-live-panel/ Support: Become a MacVoices Patron on Patreon http://patreon.com/macvoices Enjoy this episode? Make a one-time donation with PayPal Connect: Web: http://macvoices.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/chuckjoiner http://www.twitter.com/macvoices Mastodon: https://mastodon.cloud/@chuckjoiner Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/chuck.joiner MacVoices Page on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/macvoices/ MacVoices Group on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/groups/macvoice LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chuckjoiner/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chuckjoiner/ Subscribe: Audio in iTunes Video in iTunes Subscribe manually via iTunes or any podcatcher: Audio: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesrss Video: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesvideorss
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Humiliation pervades our politics, from images of stripped Palestinian men in Gaza to mocking chants at MAGA rallies. It suffuses pictures and videos, speaks through bodies as well as words, and is expressed by those with too much power as well as by those with too little. In Driven to Their Knees, Roxanne Euben takes readers from conflicts in the Arabic-speaking world to America's divided public square, advancing a theory of humiliation rooted in the ways people articulate and enact it. Euben analyzes some of the most conspicuous yet least studied Arabic expressions of humiliation, drawing on sources ranging from Qurʾānic commentary by Islamists to videos, poetry, songs, and tweets from the 2011 Egyptian revolution.Driven to Their Knees: Humiliation in Contemporary Politics (Princeton UP, 2025) reveals what the language of humiliation says—and also how it works. This groundbreaking book shows how humiliation expresses the imposition of impotence by those with undeserved power, and the way it converts relations of power into crises of virility. Humiliation rhetoric defines both the humiliated and the humiliator and issues an urgent call for a remedy in the viscerally charged language of emasculation. For Donald Trump and Usama bin Laden alike, this means driving their enemy to his knees for all to see, and then boasting about it to compound the degradation. But for others, humiliation galvanizes their struggle to “stand erect,” uniting them in a refusal to be bowed low. Humiliation is not just about power but is itself a powerful language that does far more than reflect contemporary politics. The language of humiliation remakes the very world in which we live.Roxanne L. Euben is the Walter H. and Leonore C. Annenberg Professor in the Social Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania. Her books include Journeys to the Other Shore: Muslim and Western Travelers in Search of Knowledge; Enemy in the Mirror: Islamic Fundamentalism and the Limits of Modern Rationalism; and (with Muhammad Qasim Zaman) Princeton Readings in Islamist Thought: Texts and Contexts from al-Banna to Bin Laden (all Princeton).Morteza Hajizadeh is a Ph.D. graduate in English from the University of Auckland in New Zealand. His research interests are Cultural Studies; Critical Theory; Environmental History; Medieval (Intellectual) History; Gothic Studies; 18th and 19th Century British Literature.YouTube Channel: here Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Humiliation pervades our politics, from images of stripped Palestinian men in Gaza to mocking chants at MAGA rallies. It suffuses pictures and videos, speaks through bodies as well as words, and is expressed by those with too much power as well as by those with too little. In Driven to Their Knees, Roxanne Euben takes readers from conflicts in the Arabic-speaking world to America's divided public square, advancing a theory of humiliation rooted in the ways people articulate and enact it. Euben analyzes some of the most conspicuous yet least studied Arabic expressions of humiliation, drawing on sources ranging from Qurʾānic commentary by Islamists to videos, poetry, songs, and tweets from the 2011 Egyptian revolution.Driven to Their Knees: Humiliation in Contemporary Politics (Princeton UP, 2025) reveals what the language of humiliation says—and also how it works. This groundbreaking book shows how humiliation expresses the imposition of impotence by those with undeserved power, and the way it converts relations of power into crises of virility. Humiliation rhetoric defines both the humiliated and the humiliator and issues an urgent call for a remedy in the viscerally charged language of emasculation. For Donald Trump and Usama bin Laden alike, this means driving their enemy to his knees for all to see, and then boasting about it to compound the degradation. But for others, humiliation galvanizes their struggle to “stand erect,” uniting them in a refusal to be bowed low. Humiliation is not just about power but is itself a powerful language that does far more than reflect contemporary politics. The language of humiliation remakes the very world in which we live.Roxanne L. Euben is the Walter H. and Leonore C. Annenberg Professor in the Social Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania. Her books include Journeys to the Other Shore: Muslim and Western Travelers in Search of Knowledge; Enemy in the Mirror: Islamic Fundamentalism and the Limits of Modern Rationalism; and (with Muhammad Qasim Zaman) Princeton Readings in Islamist Thought: Texts and Contexts from al-Banna to Bin Laden (all Princeton).Morteza Hajizadeh is a Ph.D. graduate in English from the University of Auckland in New Zealand. His research interests are Cultural Studies; Critical Theory; Environmental History; Medieval (Intellectual) History; Gothic Studies; 18th and 19th Century British Literature.YouTube Channel: here Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Humiliation pervades our politics, from images of stripped Palestinian men in Gaza to mocking chants at MAGA rallies. It suffuses pictures and videos, speaks through bodies as well as words, and is expressed by those with too much power as well as by those with too little. In Driven to Their Knees, Roxanne Euben takes readers from conflicts in the Arabic-speaking world to America's divided public square, advancing a theory of humiliation rooted in the ways people articulate and enact it. Euben analyzes some of the most conspicuous yet least studied Arabic expressions of humiliation, drawing on sources ranging from Qurʾānic commentary by Islamists to videos, poetry, songs, and tweets from the 2011 Egyptian revolution.Driven to Their Knees: Humiliation in Contemporary Politics (Princeton UP, 2025) reveals what the language of humiliation says—and also how it works. This groundbreaking book shows how humiliation expresses the imposition of impotence by those with undeserved power, and the way it converts relations of power into crises of virility. Humiliation rhetoric defines both the humiliated and the humiliator and issues an urgent call for a remedy in the viscerally charged language of emasculation. For Donald Trump and Usama bin Laden alike, this means driving their enemy to his knees for all to see, and then boasting about it to compound the degradation. But for others, humiliation galvanizes their struggle to “stand erect,” uniting them in a refusal to be bowed low. Humiliation is not just about power but is itself a powerful language that does far more than reflect contemporary politics. The language of humiliation remakes the very world in which we live.Roxanne L. Euben is the Walter H. and Leonore C. Annenberg Professor in the Social Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania. Her books include Journeys to the Other Shore: Muslim and Western Travelers in Search of Knowledge; Enemy in the Mirror: Islamic Fundamentalism and the Limits of Modern Rationalism; and (with Muhammad Qasim Zaman) Princeton Readings in Islamist Thought: Texts and Contexts from al-Banna to Bin Laden (all Princeton).Morteza Hajizadeh is a Ph.D. graduate in English from the University of Auckland in New Zealand. His research interests are Cultural Studies; Critical Theory; Environmental History; Medieval (Intellectual) History; Gothic Studies; 18th and 19th Century British Literature.YouTube Channel: here Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is having a big moment. Its candidates and its membership are both surging. Before Zohran Mamdani and AOC, there was its founder, Michael Harrington, a.k.a 'the man who discovered poverty.' In this episode, we dig into Harrington's evolution from devout Catholic to revolutionary socialist to Democratic party loyalist, and ask: did his push to compromise delay the dream or pave the way for it? Guests:Maurice Isserman, Professor of History at Hamilton Collegeand author of The Other American: The Life of Michael Harrington.Doug Greene, author of A Failure of Vision: Michael Harrington and the Limits of Democratic Socialism.Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show's perks include sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org.See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy
James and Tom Krannawitter, who is pinch-hitting for Ant this week, discuss the differences between the Greek and German educational methods, and why we should care.00:00 Introduction and Episode Preview01:17 Trump's Triumphal Arch, Snipers, and Government Militarization05:25 When Police Destroy Your Property and Don't Pay for It09:07 Qualified Immunity and Holding Police Accountable12:32 Could Insurance Help Police the Police?17:27 Foolishness of the Week: Homeschooling Disqualifies a Firefighter20:19 Homeschooling, Accreditation, and the Education System23:12 Classical Education vs. the Modern University25:22 How Accreditation Reshaped American Higher Education28:33 What a Real College Education Looks Like33:21 Socrates, Classical Education, and the Pursuit of Truth36:04 The Greek vs. German Models of Education41:01 Methodology, Old Books, and the Modern University43:16 How to Pursue a Real Education in College45:17 What Frankenstein, Blade Runner, and Plato Have in Common45:59 The Intellectual Origins of Progressivism47:25 Machiavelli, Technology, and Conquering Nature50:00 Social Engineering and the Progressive Project52:30 Natural Rights, Human Will, and the Limits of the Enlightenment54:35 Closing Thoughts
Amazon KDP rolled out several notable updates this week, while Hidden Gems Books shared a surprising account reinstatement story. Draft2Digital, Spotify for Authors, Voices by INAudio, BooksGoSocial, and Kevin Tumlinson also make this week's Self-Publishing News. Publisher Rocket - https://DaleLinks.com/PublisherRocket (affiliate link) BooksGoSocial & Self-Publishing with Dale: Holiday Season Makeover Challenge - https://dalelinks.com/HolidayMakeover Dale L. Roberts (main channel) - https://www.youtube.com/@dalelroberts KDP: Kindle Previewer 4 - https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/G202131170?spcref=KCCS_MM_KDP_KPR4 KDP Community: Update on KDP Title Creation Limits - https://www.kdpcommunity.com/s/article/KDP-Title-Creation-Limits-Update?language=en_US KDP Help: Paperback Submission Guidelines - https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/G201857950 I Spent 2 Hours in the KDP Community, It Got Ugly - https://youtu.be/W-7ekrmEfNU?si=-vUhB1PPW7jAa6hz Amazon KDP: Authors Keep Running Into This Problem - https://youtu.be/RPj9IxO4MgU?si=5FkOujB8gqi-N8Gw Hidden Gems Books: Amazon Terminated My KDP Account. Here's How I Got It Back. - https://www.hiddengemsbooks.com/amazon-terminated-kdp-account-how-to-get-it-back/ Draft2Digital: Spotify has an Audiobook offer for you - https://authors.spotify.com/draft2digital Voices By INAudio - https://voicesbyinaudio.com Rapid-Fire Newsflash Tertulia for Authors: Office Hours - http://authors.tertulia.com/newsletter Gumroad - https://www.gumroad.com Book Brush: Meet the Book Brush Character & Scene Creator - https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/w4IUbod8QPatsDPHMO2Cag#/registration Wide for the Win Summit - https://summit.wideforthewin.com/ S.D. Huston: 2026 Authortube Writing Conference Full Schedule - https://www.youtube.com/live/4qe_IDD5l44?si=6Ew7XJyzxlxgD3DA 2026 Authortube Writing Conference Schedule - https://www.authortubewritingconference.com/copy-of-2025-schedule Special thanks to J. Kevin Tumlinson for his contribution to this podcast. Subscribe to the Wordslinger Show on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@WordslingerShow Subscribe to my email newsletter - https://DaleLinks.com/SignUp Join Channel Memberships - https://DaleLinks.com/Memberships Join Me on Discord - https://DaleLinks.com/Discord Check out my main YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/@dalelroberts My Books - https://DaleLinks.com/MyBooks Wanna tip me? Visit https://dalelroberts.gumroad.com/coffee. Where noted, some outbound links financially benefit the channel through affiliate programs. I only endorse programs, products, or services I use and can stand confidently behind. These links do not affect your purchase price and greatly helps to building and growing this channel. Thanks in advance for understanding! - Dale L. Roberts
Tyler Kennedy is in the house to start the show. Limits and Callas are at Waynesburg today. A discussion about flossing. Traveling on Christmas. Andrei Kuzmenko's father was tragically killed. Bryan Rust looks slated for the third line. Who is the sandpaper for the Pens. Avery Hayes has made an impact. Who that missed the playoffs last year will get in? Will the Pens make it? Will the Pens let the youth play on the blueline? Is this Gino's retirement tour? He might want to play another year. Will he be on the PP1? Who will start in net for the season opener. Why is the season increased to 84 games. How many points will the Pens finish with? Is Mike Sullivan on the hot seat?
Tyler Kennedy is in the house to start the show. Limits and Callas are at Waynesburg today. A discussion about flossing. Traveling on Christmas. Andrei Kuzmenko's father was tragically killed. Bryan Rust looks slated for the third line. Who is the sandpaper for the Pens. Avery Hayes has made an impact. Who that missed the playoffs last year will get in? Will the Pens make it? Will the Pens let the youth play on the blueline?
Tyler Kennedy is in the house to start the show. Limits and Callas are at Waynesburg today. A discussion about flossing. Traveling on Christmas. Andrei Kuzmenko's father was tragically killed. Bryan Rust looks slated for the third line. Who is the sandpaper for the Pens. Avery Hayes has made an impact. Who that missed the playoffs last year will get in? Will the Pens make it? Will the Pens let the youth play on the blueline? Is this Gino's retirement tour? He might want to play another year. Will he be on the PP1? Who will start in net for the season opener. Why is the season increased to 84 games. How many points will the Pens finish with? Is Mike Sullivan on the hot seat? Chris Hoke joins from the West Coast, clad in Pitt Panthers attire. Is this the make-or-break week for JPJ? Is this a bad matchup to return to? Can the Steelers start fining JPJ now? Are back injuries harder to evaluate as legitimate? Will there be an OL change? The timing has been off and Hoke thinks the lack of preseason reps is a factor. Is there cause for concern with Zach Frazier? The Steelers has a miserable offense in the first quarter once again. The mentality needs to change to run the ball. Was Alex Highsmith offside? Why were the Steelers best defenders off the field early in the game? Mike McCarthy updated the situation with JPJ. What does Chris Hoke see from the Bengals? Pat Freiermuth feasts against the Bengals. The Steelers can't give up as many big plays. Joe is sad about his weight. We investigate the importance of sleep. Mike McCarthy sounds grumpy. Did the Steelers pivot off Porter weeks ago after initial discussions. What is the appropriate return? The Steelers had a great practice yesterday. There's a bee in the studio. Parsing Aaron Rodger's comments. The best slam dunk competition. Looking at Steelers/Bengals. Jeff Hathhorn gives the latest on JPJ, including a positive update. What's up with Michael Pittman and Jamel Dean. We are struggling to get ahold of Joe Greene on his 80th birthday. Pomp shares a great story about interviewing him. The Bengals have a few holes the Steelers could exploit. Joe gives this day in sports history. Joe Greene calls in at the last minute! What does he remember most about his glory days? How would he react to load management in his day? What was the greatest win as a Steeler?
En este episodio de Historias Podcast conversamos con la historiadora Elena McGrath sobre su libroThe Limits of Revolution: Worker Citizens in a Bolivian Mining City. A través dela experiencia de las familias mineras de Corocoro, McGrath examina las profundas transformaciones que siguieron a la Revolución Nacional de 1952 y la construcción del “ciudadano trabajador” como figura central del proyecto revolucionario. Hablamos de la expansión de derechos sociales, del papel de COMIBOL en la vida de trabajadores, mujeres y niños, y de las luchas de las familias mineras por defender esas conquistas. La conversación aborda también las jerarquías de género, clase y raza que atravesaron el proyecto nacionalista y el progresivo debilitamiento de la ciudadanía obrera bajo los gobiernos militares, invitándonos a repensar tanto los logros como los límites y legados de la Revolución Boliviana.
Episode #236 of the PricePlow Podcast welcomes back Kris Gethin, the Welsh-born natural bodybuilder, former Bodybuilding.com Editor-in-Chief, and co-founder of Unmatched Supps and Nova Prime Labs. It’s Kris’s first full episode with us since Episode #012 back in 2018, well before Ben joined as co-host, though longtime listeners got an update on his current chapter when Unmatched co-founder Doug Miller stopped by Episode #219 earlier this year. This wide-ranging conversation covers how Kris and Doug built Unmatched around an all-natural, no-sucralose philosophy, why the line between biohacking and being natural keeps blurring, and how Kris’s own protocol includes stem cell therapy, peptides, EMF mitigation, and regular blood donation. Kris also gives PricePlow its deepest look yet at Unmatched’s upcoming Longevity Bar, 16 months in development, plus previews of a reformulated BH2K, an ElectraShred stick-pack launch, and the new Unmatched University education platform. Subscribe to the PricePlow Podcast on your favorite platform and sign up for Unmatched Supps alerts before diving in! https://blog.priceplow.com/podcast/kris-gethin-biohacking-236 Video: Biohacking, Peptides, and the Longevity Bar with Kris Gethin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMiOysYRcwA Detailed Show Notes: Kris Gethin on Unmatched Supps, Longevity, and Biohacking (0:00) – Introductions (1:30) – How Unmatched Supps Came Together with Doug Miller (5:30) – Redefining “Natural” in the Age of Biohacking (9:00) – Trial, Error, and How Kris Found Biohacking (12:15) – Updating the Training Approach: From Low Reps to High Volume (14:30) – What Kris Would Tell His 30-Year-Old Self (17:00) – Stem Cells, Surgery-Free Recovery, and CPI (20:30) – Scaling Academies and Trainer Education in India (23:15) – Inside Kris’s Current Peptide Protocol (26:00) – Biological Age, HRV, and the Limits of Quantified Self (31:00) – Heavy Metals, the Gold Tooth Story, and an Overlooked Toxic Load (36:30) – Turning Off Wi-Fi at Night and the EMF Research Ahead (42:15) – Blood Donation, EBO2, and a Preview of the Ultimate Wellness Conference (47:00) – 16 Months in the Making: The Longevity Bar (54:15) – Why Unmatched Will Never Use Sucralose (1:00:00) – The EMF-Blocking Fanny Pack and Other Travel Must-Haves (1:03:00) – Minimum Viable Biohacking: Sauna, Light, and Grounding (1:09:15) – From Lifting to Iron Man: Building Durability for Endurance Sports (1:13:15) – Injuries, Volume, and Feeling Vindicated (1:20:00) – Swimming Technique and the VASA Trainer (1:25:15) – Navigating Social Media Bans in the Peptide Space (1:26:30) – What’s Next: BH2K, Dissident, and Unmatched University (1:29:30) – Closing Thoughts: The Business Leaders Kris Admires Where to Follow and Learn More Connect with Kris Gethin and Unmatched Supps LinkedIn: Kris Gethin Instagram: @krisgethin …
En este episodio de Historias Podcast conversamos con la historiadora Elena McGrath sobre su libroThe Limits of Revolution: Worker Citizens in a Bolivian Mining City. A través dela experiencia de las familias mineras de Corocoro, McGrath examina las profundas transformaciones que siguieron a la Revolución Nacional de 1952 y la construcción del “ciudadano trabajador” como figura central del proyecto revolucionario. Hablamos de la expansión de derechos sociales, del papel de COMIBOL en la vida de trabajadores, mujeres y niños, y de las luchas de las familias mineras por defender esas conquistas. La conversación aborda también las jerarquías de género, clase y raza que atravesaron el proyecto nacionalista y el progresivo debilitamiento de la ciudadanía obrera bajo los gobiernos militares, invitándonos a repensar tanto los logros como los límites y legados de la Revolución Boliviana.
This Postmodern Realities episode is a conversation with JOURNAL author Stephen Mitchell about his article, “A Story of Modern Unhappiness: The Limits of Conversion in David Foster Wallace's Something To Do with Paying Attention“.https://www.equip.org/articles/a-story-of-modern-unhappiness-the-limits-of-conversion-in-david-foster-wallaces-something-to-do-with-paying-attention/For other Literary Apologetics Column articles please click here. One way you can support our online articles and podcasts is by leaving us a tip. A tip is just a small amount, like $3, $5, or $10, which is the cost of a latte, lunch out, or coffee drink. To leave a tip, click here.Related articles and podcasts: Episode 495: A Dim Light in Man: Moral Responsibility in Faulkner's ‘Intruder in the Dust'A Dim Light in Man: Moral Responsibility in Faulkner's ‘Intruder in the Dust'Episode 464: Opening-out Delight: Romantic Love as Divine Sign in the Novels of Walker Percy“Opening-out Delight: Romantic Love as Divine Sign in the Novels of Walker Percy”Episode 357 Christian Faithfulness Via the Agrarianism of Wendell Berry“How to Love a Neighbor in the Anthropocene: Christian Faithfulness Via the Unsettling Agrarianism of Wendell Berry” Don't miss an episode; please subscribe to the Postmodern Realities podcast wherever you get your favorite podcasts. Please help spread the word about Postmodern Realities by giving us a rating and review when you subscribe to the podcast. The more ratings and reviews we have, the more new listeners can discover our content.
What happens when Ai gets better at doing the work, but relying on it too much starts weakening the human skills that make your work valuable?In this episode of Capability Amplifier, I sit down with my good friend Steven Kotler, bestselling author and founder of the Flow Research Collective, for a fascinating conversation about Ai, creativity, flow, and human performance.Steven has spent decades studying the brain at its best, and he has some strong opinions about how we're using Ai.His biggest rule is simple: the human starts first.Steven believes you should think, learn, create, and develop your own point of view before bringing Ai in for feedback and refinement. Otherwise, you risk handing over some of the mental work that develops judgment, memory, creativity, and original thinking.Steven and I also dig into why so much Ai-generated communication feels the same, how Ai changes purpose and mastery inside organizations, and why taste, storytelling, attention, and intuition may become even more valuable as the technology improves.In this episode, Steven and I break down:Why the human should start the thinking before bringing in AiWhere Ai works best as a feedback and iteration partnerWhy predictable Ai-generated writing can become easier to ignoreHow Ai can affect purpose, identity, and mastery inside organizationsHow I use Ai to rapidly prototype ideas and possible solutionsWhy expertise and human judgment still matterWhy taste, creativity, attention, and storytelling are becoming more valuableOne of my biggest takeaways from this conversation is that the better Ai gets, the more valuable human judgment becomes.Ai can help you move faster, explore possibilities, and get feedback almost instantly. But you still need the expertise, taste, creativity, and intuition to recognize what's worth pursuing.That's where I believe the real opportunity is.Want more from Steven? His Instagram is the best place to keep up with everything he's working on: @stevenkotler. And if you want to go deeper into flow and learn how to access it on demand, check out his Flow for the Many program here: flow.stevenkotler.comTIME STAMPS[00:00:00] Why Ai-Generated Communication Can Become Predictable[00:03:08] The Biggest Misconceptions About Ai[00:09:01] Steven's Rules for Using Ai[00:12:20] Why the Human Should Start First[00:17:03] Why Ai Writing Tends Toward the Average[00:25:12] Bringing Ai Into Organizations[00:28:02] Purpose, Identity, and Mastery[00:33:46] Rapid Prototyping With Ai[00:38:56] Where Ai Prototyping Can Break Down[00:45:30] The Limits of Ai With Complex Information[00:50:39] Why Human Skills Matter More[00:58:29] The Future of Flow ResearchPS – When you're ready, here's how I can help: Want to find the hidden revenue in your business? Grab a Cup of Coffee with me: AiAccelerator.com/1kReady to reinvent yourself, your business, and your brand, and create “Your Next Act”? Watch this.Discover More
AI continues to drive much of the market's strength, but rising energy costs and higher interest rates are creating pressure across the rest of the economy.Chuck Zodda and Paul Lane discuss whether AI stocks can keep carrying the market, why concerns about market concentration may be overstated, and how new AI agents like Meta's Muse could affect companies built around sticky subscriptions. They also break down the debate over a possible diesel export ban, why it could lower prices briefly but create bigger problems later, and Todd Lutsky joins for Ask Todd to discuss long-term care costs, capital gains on a second home, and how irrevocable Medicaid trusts can be updated.
The Law School Toolbox Podcast: Tools for Law Students from 1L to the Bar Exam, and Beyond
Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, as part of our series presenting law that 1Ls should know, we cover contract expectation damages under the common law -- the standard putting the non-breaching party in the position they would have been in had the contract been performed. We look at what damages may be claimed as direct, consequential, and incidental, and analyze a hypo where we calculate the damages. In this episode we discuss: Expectation damages overview and formula What damages can be claimed as direct, consequential, and incidental? Limits on recovery, preventing the amounts from spiraling An analysis of a fact pattern with calculation of the damages Resources: Tutoring Contact Form (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/tutoring-contact-form/) Hadley v. Baxendale (https://www.casebriefs.com/blog/law/contracts/contracts-keyed-to-farnsworth/remedies-for-breach/hadley-v-baxendale/) Podcast Episode 354: Listen and Learn – Expectation and Consequential Damages (Contracts) (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-354-listen-and-learn-expectation-and-consequential-damages-contracts/) Podcast Episode 497: Listen and Learn – Incidental, Reliance, and Restitution Damages (Contracts) (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-497-listen-and-learn-incidental-reliance-and-restitution-damages-contracts/) Podcast Episode 536: Listen and Learn – UCC Expectation Damages (Contracts) (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-536-listen-and-learn-ucc-expectation-damages-contracts/) Podcast Episode 558: Law Every 1L Should Know – Contract Formation (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-558-law-every-1l-should-know-contract-formation/) Download the Transcript (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/episode-574-law-every-1l-should-know-contracts-expectation-damages-common-law/) If you enjoy the podcast, we'd love a nice review and/or rating on Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/law-school-toolbox-podcast/id1027603976) or your favorite listening app. And feel free to reach out to us directly. You can always reach us via the contact form on the Law School Toolbox website (http://lawschooltoolbox.com/contact). If you're concerned about the bar exam, check out our sister site, the Bar Exam Toolbox (http://barexamtoolbox.com/). You can also sign up for our weekly podcast newsletter (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/get-law-school-podcast-updates/) to make sure you never miss an episode! Thanks for listening! Alison & Lee
Horse meat, kidneys, prostitution. What happens when the things people want to buy, sell, and trade collide with what society has deemed “off-limits”? Nobel Prize-winning economist Alvin “Al” Roth joins us to explore the behavioral science behind controversial markets, from repugnance and social norms to black markets, incentives, and informed consent. We also dig into his work redesigning the kidney exchange market and how asking a different question can open up new possibilities for solving seemingly impossible problems. Topics [0:00] Intro and Speed Round with Alvin “Al” Roth [9:21] What Is a Market? [13:10] Repugnance vs. Disgust [20:00] How Social Norms Shape Markets and Morality [24:12] Do Laws Change Morality, or Does Morality Change Laws? [28:25] Drugs, Hitmen, and the Social Support Behind a Ban [34:23] Rethinking the Market for Prostitution [38:12] Can Money Be Coercive? [46:12] Redesigning Kidney Donation With Incentives [50:42] What Do We Do When the Data Can't Change Minds? [52:47] “Ought Implies Can” and the Limits of Moral Rules [1:03:05] Grooving Session: What We Learned From Al Roth ©2026 Behavioral Grooves Links About Alvin E. Roth Join us on Substack! Join the Behavioral Grooves community Subscribe to Behavioral Grooves on YouTube Support Behavioral Grooves Music Links Paul Simon - You Can Call Me Al Leonard Cohen - I'm Your Man