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¿Qué harías si te entregan tu café con un dron? Suena futurista verdad, pero Darío Okrent ya lo está haciendo realidad. En este episodio de estoy para servirte, descubre cómo la transformación digital está revolucionando las experiencias diarias.

Cheers to Professor Jackson's post Prohibition conversation with distinguished author Daniel Okrent! Dan is the the author of Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition, winner of the American Historical Association's prize for the year's best book of American History when it was published in 2011. Last Call was a go-to book in the HTDS bibliography for episodes 157-160 as we researched and selected the stories to tell in these four podcast episodes we've just completed. Dan was also the first Public Editor of The New York Times, where he was charged with being the public's advocate for accurate and objective journalism by the paper. So Prof. Jackson couldn't resist the opportunity to get his perspective on the state of news reporting today which, as astute HTDS listeners know, is often called the first draft of history. Spoiler alert: they both agree one must be a critical thinker when it comes to the potential bias of the news media one consumes – helpful tool here from AdFontes. Dan Okrent is also author of The Guarded Gate: Bigotry, Eugenics, and the Law That Kept Two Generations of Jews, Italians, and Other European Immigrants Out of America, and Great Fortune: The Epic of Rockefeller Center, a finalist for the 2004 Pulitzer Prize in history.  Before his tenure at the Times, Okrent spent 13 years at Time Inc., where he was successively editor of Life magazine; corporate editor of new media; and corporate editor-at-large. Earlier in his career, he worked extensively in book and magazine publishing in various editorial and executive positions. He has held fellowships at the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism and the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard (where he was, in addition, the Edward R. Murrow Visiting Lecturer in 2009-2010). ____ Connect with us on HTDSpodcast.com and go deep into episode bibliographies and book recommendations join discussions in our Facebook community get news and discounts from The HTDS Gazette  come see a live show get HTDS merch or become an HTDS premium member for bonus episodes and other perks. HTDS is part of the Airwave Media Network.  Interested in advertising on the History That Doesn't Suck? Email us at advertising@airwavemedia.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

David Okrent W7DAO, like many hams grew up with shortwave radio, electronic kits, and a radio interest that led to a professional career related to our hobby. David focuses the use of these skills and expertise on emergency rescue and treatment as a military medical corpsman, as an EMT, and providing volunteer support to the  Red Cross.  Contribution and giving back to his community drives W7DAO, who is my QSO Today.

Back in April, 1966, Time magazine famously asked America the big question: “Is God Dead?” _____ Thirty years later, as Time Inc.'s Corporate Editor at Large, Dan Okrent posed an equally existential question: Is Print Dead? His answer: An unequivocal “yes.” _____ “Finished. Over. Full stop,” he declared in a 1999 lecture at the Columbia School of Journalism. _____ Despite that, it'd be unfair to call Okrent the Grim Reaper. (Just don't ask what he said about Detroit in the early 2000s). A lifelong realist, Okrent simply viewed digital delivery as the most sustainable path forward for magazines, thanks to the skyrocketing cost of paper, printing, and postage. Publishers, however, ignored Okrent's prophecy, and continued to feast on their circulation revenues while treating their digital efforts purely as supplemental to print. _____ “How do you say goodbye to that cash? You don't. And then you end up seeing what happened in the slaughter of the next 10, 15 years. And this was before the smartphone!” _____ Okrent made his name as the cofounder of the highly-acclaimed regional, New England Monthly, in 1984—his first job as a magazine editor. He went on to work at Time Inc., Life magazine, and The New York Times, where he served as ombudsman in the wake of the Jayson Blair plagiarism scandal. _____ He's the author of numerous books, including Great Fortune, a 2003 history of Rockefeller Center that was shortlisted for a Pulitzer Prize. _____ In this episode, Okrent talks about his personal board of advisors and the roles they've played in his life, about his career highs and low—including a “humiliating” bake-off he was part of when Sports Illustrated was looking for a new editor, about how he introduced the world to fantasy sports, but didn't make a dime, and how he later pivoted to fame and fortune “off” Broadway.

Oh, the people and places and animals and things woven so deeply into the existence of our lives...the warp and weft that give depth and nuance and richness to our lives,Words by Winter: Conversations, reflections, and poems about the passages of life. Because it's rough out there, and we have to help each other through.Original theme music for our show is by Dylan Perese. Additional music by Kelly Krebs. Artwork by Mark Garry. Today's poem, May 5, 2020, by physician and poet John Okrent, is featured here with kind permission of the poet. You can find more information about John Okrent, along with more of his beautiful poems, at https://johnokrent.com/.

We are joined by Jason Okrent who discusses how he helps people with wealth, both in their investment strategies and also by helping them think through how to give back to the community through donations. Jason shares the tips and tricks that his firm offers for donors to be able to give effectively.Episode Highlights:Defining your valuesConnecting your values to causes Create better outcomes.Track your progress.Inform your loved ones about your plansJason Okrent Bio:Jason Okrent is a Vice President and Financial Advisor in the Seattle office of Bernstein Private Wealth Management responsible for leading our Foundations and Institutions advisory practice in the northwest region. He provides wealth planning advice to individuals and families as well as trusts, estates, foundations, and tax-exempt organizations. Jason is a board member for the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Seattle and at Hillel of the University of Washington. Prior to joining the firm, Jason served as director of investor sales at Integral Development, a start-up specializing in foreign exchange and digital asset trading. Jason holds a BA in business administration from the University of Washington and is a Chartered Financial Analyst.Links referenced in this interviewBernstein Private Wealth Management: https://www.bernstein.com/LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/jokrentIf you enjoyed this episode, listen to these as well:#98 Strategies to Support Entrepreneurship in Your Giving Strategy, with Conor Carmody Program Director @The Innovation Exchange Furthr & Chief Commercial Officer (COO) for Airify Technology#76 The Creation of a Giving Circle to Support Survivor-Driven Change with Ken Kroner, Principal, Kroner Family Foundation#73 Sybil Speaks: It Takes Time to Make a DifferenceCrack the Code: Sybil's Successful Guide to PhilanthropyBecome even better at what you do as Sybil teaches you the strategies as well as the tools, you'll need to avoid mistakes and make a career out of philanthropy through my new course, Crack the Code!In this new course, you'll gain access to beautifully animated and filmed engaging videos, and many more! Link for the wait list for the Philanthropy Accelerator https://www.doyourgood.com/Philanthropy-Accelerator-Mastermind-WaitlistLink to the nonprofit email sign-up to connect https://www.doyourgood.com/ticket-to-fundraisingCheck out her website with all the latest opportunities to learn from Sybil at www.doyourgood.com. Connect with Do Your GoodFacebook @doyourgoodInstagram @doyourgoodWould you like to talk with Sybil directly?Send in your inquiries through her website www.doyourgood.com, or you can email her directly at sybil@doyourgood.com!

We are joined by Jason Okrent who discusses how he helps people with wealth, both in their investment strategies and also by helping them think through how to give back to the community through donations. Jason shares the tips and tricks that his firm offers for donors to be able to give effectively. {You can hear the full episode on Monday, October 24th}

The forgotten story of what happened to the 1920 Census! The 1910s was a big decade in U.S. history. Here are some highlights from that decade. judge for yourself: (1) WWI, (2) the Spanish flu pandemic, (3) the income tax Constitutional amendment, (4) U.S. senators' popular election Constitutional amendment, (5) women's right to vote Constitutional amendment, and (6) the alcohol ban Constitutional amendment. Also, in 1920 Congress and the White House turned red - meaning Republicans won. Then came the 1920s! Along with Prohibition, in the Roaring '20s, there was another story that has remained unnoticed by most historians. It's a shocking story of an egregious violation of the U.S Constitution by the U.S. Congress. And behind it all were the determined forces of a minority of Americans. To learn more about this story, we spoke with Daniel Okrent, author of the Last Call, The Rise And Fall of Prohibition, which won the Albert J. Beveridge prize, awarded by the American Historical Association to the year's best book of American history, and was used as a major source for the PBS miniseries Prohibition directed by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick. In the last segment of our conversation, Mr. Okrent draws parallels between the Prohibition forces a century ago and Pro-Life forces now. They both represent the will of a minority of Americans Yet, they both won. Note though, Prohibition was eventually repealed, which can be attributed to our guest's concluding statement - that we cannot legislate against human desire. I wonder if there are lessons here for our time? For the abortion fight that is tearing our country apart. Mr. Okrent served as the first public editor of The New York Times newspaper, and he has also been the editor of other publications, such as Alfred A. Knopf, Harcourt, Esquire Magazine, New England Monthly and Life Managzine. He also served on the board of the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery for 12 years, including a four-year term as chairman, and remains a board member of the Skyscraper Museum and the Authors Guild. To learn more about Mr. Okrent, please visit his homepage. I hope you enjoy this episode. Adel Host of the History Behind News podcast S1E31: History of the Spanish flu Pandemic SUPPORT: please click here and join our other supporters in the news peeler community. Thank you.

En el siguiente episodio nos acompaña Darío Okrent, actual Chief Digital Officer de Alsea. Darío es reconocido por destacarse en todo lo que sea Innovación Digital, E-Commerce y Canales Digitales, cosas que hoy en día no sólo son importantes sino claves para el futuro de una empresa. ¿Quieres adaptarte a lo que se viene? Escucha esto

Creativo, innovador y un gran líder de equipo, conoce a Darío Okrent, Chief Digital Officer de Alsea, y aprende un poco más sobre transformación digital y cómo poder obtener los resultados que esperas en tu marca, sin importar el momento. Ponte los audífonos y acompáñanos en este nuevo episodio. 

On today's episode of Spectacular Vernacular, hosts Ben Zimmer and Nicole Holliday chat about language at the Olympics in Tokyo. They also chat with linguist Arika Okrent about her new book, Highly Irregular: Why Tough, Through, and Dough Don't Rhyme―And Other Oddities of the English Language. (Check out an essay Okrent wrote about the English spelling system.) And finally, we have our first guest joining us for a fun quiz segment that you don't want to miss.  Do you have any language questions or fun facts to share? Email us at spectacular@slate.com. You can also use that email address to let us know if you'd like to take part in a future episode, where we'll bring in listeners for some challenging wordplay.   Produced by Jasmine Ellis and Cheyna Roth.  Subscribe to Slate Plus. It's only $1 for the first month. To learn more, go to slate.com/spectacularplus.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's episode of Spectacular Vernacular, hosts Ben Zimmer and Nicole Holliday chat about language at the Olympics in Tokyo. They also chat with linguist Arika Okrent about her new book, Highly Irregular: Why Tough, Through, and Dough Don't Rhyme―And Other Oddities of the English Language. (Check out an essay Okrent wrote about the English spelling system.) And finally, we have our first guest joining us for a fun quiz segment that you don't want to miss.  Do you have any language questions or fun facts to share? Email us at spectacular@slate.com. You can also use that email address to let us know if you'd like to take part in a future episode, where we'll bring in listeners for some challenging wordplay.   Produced by Jasmine Ellis and Cheyna Roth.  Subscribe to Slate Plus. It's only $1 for the first month. To learn more, go to slate.com/spectacularplus.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

En el último episodio de #PodcastLíderes, estamos orgullosos de presentar a uno de los C-Levels de la reconocida multinacional Alsea. Darío Okrent, Chief Digital Officer a cargo de marcas tan importantes como Starbucks, Burger King, Domino´s y TGI Friday´s entre otras. Nos habla desde México de su experiencia y aprendizajes en el frente digital. También nos transmite como las diferentes marcas han abordado los retos de la situación de salud y como han impulsado las ventas por medio de estrategias Omnicanal. El lanzamiento de su propia marca 100% virtual e incluso la llegada de su propio Marketplace.

Saoirse Siné talks of the convoluted world of constructed languages. It seems that as long as there has been language, there have been people trying to create a better one. She is joined by English Comedian Jaleelah Galbraith.Follow Saoirse on Twitter and Instagram if you so please.absurdrealhistory@gmail.com for any inquiriesBrought to you by Scream for Ireland.Episode Source Material“In the Land of Invented Languages: Adventures in Linguistic Creativity, Madness, and Genius Paperback”,Okrent, Arika. 2010"Toki Pona" - Sonja Langhttps://www.thoughtco.com/what-is-constructed-language-conlang-1689793https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gSAkUOElsghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJWVOkdWQAshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwAFan_NZTwhttps://rankly.com/list/best-conlang-off-all-timehttps://www.britannica.com/topic/Esperantohttps://time.com/4417809/esperanto-history-invention/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5mZ0R3h8m0https://tokipona.org/https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/07/toki-pona-smallest-language/398363/'https://www.businessinsider.com/the-worlds-smallest-language-has-only-100-words-and-you-can-say-almost-anything-2015-7?r=US&IR=Thttps://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/10/31/a-language-to-unite-humankindhttps://owlcation.com/humanities/The-Wonderful-Horrible-History-of-Esperanto-the-Universal-Languagehttps://www.historyofinformation.com/detail.php?id=1553http://scihi.org/john-wilkins/https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/john-wilkins-moon-missionhttps://conlang.org/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7u-bB_gUeMSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/absurd-real-history/donations

Darío Okrent, Chief Digital Officer de Alsea, en una interesante conversación con Iván Marchant, nos comparte las oportunidades de negocio que estableció la pandemia en la industria de consumo de alimentos y cómo la transformación digital en este sector exige un cambio en la manera de hacer publicidad. Nos comparte su camino emprendedor y su paso por diferentes industrias, generando siempre una transformación digital. Si te gustó el episodio, compártelo en Instagram y menciona @Comscorelatam. Si te gusta el podcast, ayúdanos con una reseña en Apple Podcasts. Puedes ver el video de esta conversación en nuestro sitio web https://bit.ly/3bm3KrZ

The resignation of the director of one of the many bureaus in our federal government does not frontpage news make. However, controversy and clash over who should be counted in the 2020 U.S. does, just as it did in 1920. Similar to our time, a century ago including immigrants in the census was the issue.

One way to get rid of people was to petition to have them declared feeble-minded and locked away. That's what happened to 17-year-old Carrie Buck in 1924. Strange Country co-hosts Beth and Kelly talk about the Supreme Court case, Buck v. Bell, that led to Buck's sterilization, and the sterilization of a voiceless many under the banner of eugenics. And hey, it's still on the books so. . . ugh. Theme music: Big White Lie by A Cast of Thousands Cite your sources: Amend, Alex. “From Eugenics to Voter ID Laws: Thomas Farr's Connections to the Pioneer Fund.” Southern Poverty Law Center, 4 Dec. 2017, www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2017/12/04/eugenics-voter-id-laws-thomas-farrs-connections-pioneer-fund. Cohen, Adam. Imbeciles: the Supreme Court, American Eugenics, and the Sterilization of Carrie Buck. Penguin Press, 2017. Edgers, Geoff. “The 30-Year Love Affair between Germany and David Hasselhoff Started at the Berlin Wall.” The Washington Post, WP Company, 17 Dec. 2019, www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2019/12/17/year-love-affair-between-germany-david-hasselhoff-started-berlin-wall/?arc404=true. Gamboa, Suzanne. “Fearing Trump's Green Card Policy, Families with Immigrants May Opt out of Coronavirus Care.” NBCNews.com, NBCUniversal News Group, 18 May 2020, www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/fearing-trump-s-green-card-policy-families-immigrants-may-opt-n1209196. Holbrook, Sara. “I Can't Answer These Texas Standardized Test Questions About My Own Poems.” HuffPost, HuffPost, 5 Jan. 2017, www.huffpost.com/entry/standardized-tests-are-so-bad-i-cant-answer-these_b_586d5517e4b0c3539e80c341. Johnson, Corey G. “Female Inmates Sterilized in California Prisons without Approval.” Reveal, 7 July 2013, www.revealnews.org/article/female-inmates-sterilized-in-california-prisons-without-approval/. Lombardo, Paul A. Three Generations, No Imbeciles: Eugenics, the Supreme Court, and Buck v. Bell. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008. Okrent, Daniel. Guarded Gate: Bigotry, Eugenics and the Law That Kept Two Generations of Jews, Italians, and... Other European Immigrants out of America. Scribner, 2020. Rosenberg, Jeremy. “When California Decided Who Could Have Children and Who Could Not.” KCET, 1 Jan. 2017, www.kcet.org/history-society/when-california-decided-who-could-have-children-and-who-could-not. Yang, Jia Lynn. “The Surprising Origin of Our Modern Nation of Immigrants.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 13 June 2020, www.nytimes.com/2020/06/13/sunday-review/immigration-history-us.html.

Not too long ago, America's elite thought they could stamp out the bad genes by closing our borders and sterilizing some people. This was the era--Er-ahh--of eugenics, the idea that people inherited traits like shiftlessness from their parents. The Nazis would take the eugenicists theories to their logical conclusion. Strange Country co-hosts Beth and Kelly talk about the racism and classism underlying policies passed under the eugenics banner, which will make you cry out for more protoplasm. Or probably not because that would be weird. Theme music: Big White Lie by A Cast of Thousands Cite your sources: Boissoneault, Lorraine. “Literacy Tests and Asian Exclusion Were the Hallmarks of the 1917 Immigration Act.” Smithsonian.com, Smithsonian Institution, 6 Feb. 2017, www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-america-grappled-immigration-100-years-ago-180962058/. Cohen, Adam. Imbeciles: the Supreme Court, American Eugenics, and the Sterilization of Carrie Buck. Penguin Press, 2017. Epstein, Kayla. “'Over Our Dead Bodies': Lindsey Graham Vows Congress Won't Extend Additional $600 Coronavirus-Related Unemployment Benefits, as US Death Toll Crosses the 60,000 Mark.” Business Insider, Business Insider, 30 Apr. 2020, www.businessinsider.com/lindsey-graham-congress-coronavirus-unemployment-benefit-over-our-dead-bodies-2020-4. Fisher, Max. “Sorry, Romney: Neither America Nor the U.K. Are 'Anglo-Saxon' Countries.” The Atlantic, Atlantic Media Company, 17 July 2013, www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2012/07/sorry-romney-neither-america-nor-the-uk-are-anglo-saxon-countries/260309/. Franck, Thomas. “Treasury Secretary Mnuchin Says 'We Can't Shut down the Economy Again'.” CNBC, CNBC, 11 June 2020, www.cnbc.com/2020/06/11/treasury-secretary-mnuchin-says-we-cant-shut-down-the-economy-again.html. Montopoli, Brian. “S.C. Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer Compares Helping Poor to Feeding Stray Animals.” CBS News, CBS Interactive, 25 Jan. 2010, www.cbsnews.com/news/sc-lt-gov-andre-bauer-compares-helping-poor-to-feeding-stray-animals/. Okrent, Daniel. Guarded Gate: Bigotry, Eugenics and the Law That Kept Two Generations of Jews, Italians, and... Other European Immigrants out of America. Scribner, 2020. Rambaran-Olm, Mary. “Misnaming the Medieval: Rejecting ‘Anglo-Saxon’ Studies.” History Workshop, 30 Oct. 2019, www.historyworkshop.org.uk/misnaming-the-medieval-rejecting-anglo-saxon-studies/?fbclid=IwAR3WF_8pt8YqjA0Wjfe7n6v4HB3d7iOdk2D5kD0cX4ztcS9lJdVqZTvET0s.

Steve tests his ability to write convincing B.S. by putting Ben on the spot as he tries to guess the true origin of ten common American idioms.  Sources: Laliberte, Marissa, Alison Caporimo, Jacopo Delia Quercia. The Origins of 14 Commonly Used Phrases. Reader's Digest. Last accessed on March 19, 2020. https://www.rd.com/culture/idiom-origins/ Okrent, Arika. The Curious Origins of 16 Common Phrases. Mental Floss. June 20, 2018. https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/548109/origins-of-common-phrases

CONTENT WARNING - This episode discusses mature themes, including illicit drug use and graphic details of murder. Listener discretion is advised. The War on Drugs in the United States has cost $1 trillion since 1971, and 20 percent of the prison population is incarcerated for drug offenses. Yet there is little evidence it is responsible for declining drug use. How did the War on Drugs truly begin? Jaye explores US history and explains how Prohibition led to our nation's drug war. Featured Podcast: Divisive Issues Website: http://frondsradio.com/divisiveissues Twitter: @potstirrercast IG: @potstirrerpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/potstirrerpodcast/ Website: PotstirrerPodcast.com Flying Machine Network: http://flyingmachine.network Patreon: http://flyingmachine.network/support Source Links: https://www.kqed.org/lowdown/24153/reefer-madness-the-twisted-history-of-americas-weed-laws https://www.history.com/news/marijuana-criminalization-reefer-madness-history-flashback https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/dope/etc/cron.html https://www.theatlantic.com/membership/archive/2019/01/25-years-reefer-madness/580351/ https://www.history.com/topics/roaring-twenties/prohibition https://www.fda.gov/about-fda/fdas-evolving-regulatory-powers/milestones-us-food-and-drug-law-history https://scholarship.law.wm.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=https://www.google.com/&httpsredir=1&article=1273&context=wmjowl http://smtp.williamwhitepapers.com/pr/2002AlcoholProblemsinNativeAmerica.pdf https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/bitter-aftertaste-prohibition-american-history-180969266/ Okrent, Daniel. 2010. Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition. New York: Scribner. https://www.npr.org/2011/06/10/137077599/prohibition-speakeasies-loopholes-and-politics https://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/history/north-america/us/ku-klux-klan/the-second-ku-klux-klan https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/02/28/in-1927-donald-trumps-father-was-arrested-after-a-klan-riot-in-queens/ https://www.history.com/news/kkk-terror-during-prohibition https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2015/12/prohibition-history-how-the-ban-on-booze-produced-the-modern-american-right.html http://prohibition.themobmuseum.org/the-history/enforcing-the-prohibition-laws/the-supreme-court-and-prohibition/ https://timeline.com/harry-anslinger-racist-war-on-drugs-prison-industrial-complex-fb5cbc281189 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/column-war-on-drugs-merely-fights-the-symptoms-of-a-faulty-system/ https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/xd7d8d/how-marijuana-came-the-united-states-456 https://history.sfsu.edu/sites/default/files/2006_Ari%20Cushner.pdf https://www.cbsnews.com/news/harry-anslinger-the-man-behind-the-marijuana-ban/ https://www.cbp.gov/about/history/did-you-know/marijuana https://www.cannabis-marijuana.com/assassin-of-youth.html https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/criminal-justice/reports/2018/06/27/452819/ending-war-drugs-numbers/ Music: Potstirrer Podcast Theme composed by Jon Biegen from Stranger Still http://strangerstillshow.com/ Dana composed by Vibe Tracks Bayou State of Mind composed by Jingle Punks Temptation composed by Chris Haugen Almost a Year Ago composed by John Deley and the 41 Players Mist composed by Odonis Odonis White Hats composed by Wayne Jones

Twórca legendarnego klubu Utopia, działacz społeczny i kreator imprez Grzegorz Okrent był gościem kolejnego odcinka "Jej Perfekcyjność zaprasza na drinka".

Daniel Okrent did not have a lot of fun as the first public editor for the New York Times. “I was like internal affairs in a police department,” said Okrent. “Nobody liked to see me coming.” That said, Okrent defends the role ombudsmen play at news organizations, and he thinks the Times messed up earlier this year when it axed the public editor position.  In the Spiel, there was no Labrador at the Trump-Putin meeting, so …  good sign?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Daniel Okrent did not have a lot of fun as the first public editor for the New York Times. “I was like internal affairs in a police department,” said Okrent. “Nobody liked to see me coming.” That said, Okrent defends the role ombudsmen play at news organizations, and he thinks the Times messed up earlier this year when it axed the public editor position.  In the Spiel, there was no Labrador at the Trump-Putin meeting, so …  good sign?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Soul on the Run are easy and profound tools to tune in and turn up your life. The mission of Soul on the Run is to help you to transform your life by connecting to your Soul in your car, at the gym or in your everyday movements of your life. This episode is with Alissa R. Okrent of www.confidencecompass.com.

Daniel Okent, author of Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition, talks about the book with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. They discuss how the 18th Amendment banning the manufacture, sale, and transport of intoxicating beverages came to pass in 1920, what life was like while it was in force, and how the Amendment came to be repealed in 1934. Okrent discusses how Prohibition became entangled with the suffrage movement, the establishment of the income tax, and anti-immigration sentiment. They also discuss the political economy of prohibition, enforcement, and repeal--the quintessential example of bootleggers and baptists.

Daniel Okent, author of Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition, talks about the book with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. They discuss how the 18th Amendment banning the manufacture, sale, and transport of intoxicating beverages came to pass in 1920, what life was like while it was in force, and how the Amendment came to be repealed in 1934. Okrent discusses how Prohibition became entangled with the suffrage movement, the establishment of the income tax, and anti-immigration sentiment. They also discuss the political economy of prohibition, enforcement, and repeal--the quintessential example of bootleggers and baptists.