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In 2010, Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert held a satirical rally on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., called the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear. This was amid the Tea Party movement. Political emotions were running high. And Stewart ended the rally with a speech slamming the media for stoking the country's divisions.“But we live now in hard times, not end times,” he said. “And we can have animus and not be enemies. But unfortunately, one of our main tools in delineating the two broke.” That rally has a Rosetta Stone quality to it now. Because what Stewart was describing has only gotten worse. Our divisions feel deeper and more dangerous. So as we enter election week, I wanted to have a conversation with Stewart about some of the arcs he has traced in American politics since he first hosted “The Daily Show” in 1999. We discuss how the media has become increasingly segmented and polarized in the past 25 years, how that has affected politics, how he understands Tucker Carlson's political transformation and whether his own politics have changed.Note: The Washington Post is one of several news organizations mentioned in this conversation. We taped this interview before the recent controversy at the Washington Post over ending its practice of presidential endorsements -- a decision made by the paper's owner, Jeff Bezos.This episode contains strong language.Book Recommendations:I Shouldn't Be Telling You This (But I'm Going to Anyway) by Chelsea DevantezThe works of Kurt Vonnegut (Breakfast of Champions, Player Piano, Cat's Cradle, Slaughterhouse-Five, God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater, etc.)Thoughts? Guest suggestions? Email us at ezrakleinshow@nytimes.com.You can find transcripts (posted midday) and more episodes of “The Ezra Klein Show” at nytimes.com/ezra-klein-podcast. Book recommendations from all our guests are listed at https://www.nytimes.com/article/ezra-klein-show-book-recs.This episode of “The Ezra Klein Show” was produced by Elias Isquith. Fact-checking by Michelle Harris. Our senior engineer is Jeff Geld, with additional mixing by Aman Sahota. Our supervising editor is Claire Gordon. The show's production team also includes Annie Galvin, Rollin Hu and Kristin Lin. Original music by Pat McCusker. Audience strategy by Kristina Samulewski and Shannon Busta. The executive producer of New York Times Opinion Audio is Annie-Rose Strasser. Unlock full access to New York Times podcasts and explore everything from politics to pop culture. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

Hey Friend!   If you've ever said, “I'm exhausted!” You'll love this episode!    Rest isn't just about sleep, and Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith, a board-certified internal medicine physician, knows this first-hand. After battling burnout, she discovered that true restoration involves seven distinct types of rest (who knew?). This is why we can get a good night's sleep and still feel tired!   Join me as Dr. Dalton-Smith shares her journey and demystifies each type of rest, offering us valuable insights into achieving balance and increasing our spiritual, mental, emotional, and physical health and well-being.   You'll learn what type of rest you need most, and Dr. Saundra shares tips on how to make simple shifts so we can enjoy our life more fully, love more deeply, and work more effectively. Our chat is a must-listen for every woman in every season. Trust me.    Tune in to this episode for actionable tips on integrating moments of rest into even the busiest schedules.    Don't miss a single episode. Hit the “subscribe” button now!   Xo, Donna   Donna's Resources:   Order a copy of my new book -  Healthy Conflict, Peaceful Life: A Biblical Guide to Communicating Thoughts, Feelings, and Opinions with Grace, Truth, and Zero Regret.    It is available anywhere books are sold– here is the link on Amazon.    If you need a helpful resource for someone exploring faith or Christianity or simply want to strengthen your knowledge, you'll want a copy of my book, Seek: A Woman's Guide to Meeting God.   It's a must for seekers, new believers, and those who want to be more confident in their faith.   Connect with Dr. Saundra https://www.drdaltonsmith.com/ Pick up a copy of one of her books: https://www.drdaltonsmith.com/publications    Connect with Donna  Instagram: @donnaajones    Website:  www.donnajones.org      Twitter:@donnajonesspeak     Donna's speaking schedule:   https://donnajones.org/events/      For a copy of “15 Things Jesus Would Say to You if You Met Him for Coffee,” go to  www.donnajones.org/blog     

How do you stop unrealistic course targets? There was an enormous amount of interest in this topic, so on this episode of The Partnership Podcast, host Penny Eccles unpacks it with Cathy Mitchell, Associate Director of Strategic Planning at Imperial College London, and Dr Julian Westwood, Director at S Squared Insights. Setting realistic course targetsThe pressures of higher education finance and the unrealistic targets often imposed on departments can drive inefficiencies and increased workloads for academic and administrative staff alike. So how do we combat this? Cathy and Julian share their expertise on the importance of breaking down student number targets into more manageable and realistic goals by considering market share, historical data trends, and political factors affecting student numbers. They also highlight the need for universities to use strategic, joined-up thinking and effective data utilisation to set achievable targets. We hear some practical tips on improving target-setting practices, the importance of fostering strong internal relationships, and how to leverage market insights for better decision-making. In This EpisodeMeet the guests, Cathy Mitchell and Dr Julian Westwood The challenges of unrealistic course targetsWhy unrealistic course targets are such a challengeTips from the experts on how to improve the situationThe guests share their success stories around meeting targetsTop tips on meeting course targetsQuotes“When you see a lot of reports now, they look great because they're telling you how many interactions you have and link clicks and conversion to application space. But that one big gap that we are still working towards is how much did that cost?”“There's a desire, I think, because so much of our targets start in the finance world, you like a finalised number. It's this number. Therefore, it's that many students. Whereas what we're really talking about is possibilities.”“Sometimes we set targets because we want to hit the budget, so we maintain our status quo. And I think growth can be achieved, but probably not by achieving the status quo. Things have to change, the offer has to change, perhaps the business model and commercial strategy has to change.”

#Adrian, #DawnLester, #sanityPlease join Dawn and Adrian as she explains her new workshop and course Restoring Your Sanity in a Crazy WorldDawn has questions for you: * Are you fed up with all the insanity and chaos in the world right now? * Overwhelmed by the many agendas that are pulling at your energy and attention? * Are you ready to walk away from the fear-mongering? Reclaim your sanity, inner clarity and peace?If you answered yes, then please join her on Saturday 27 January for this inspiring and empowering free 90 minute workshop with Dawn Lester.In her game-changing presentation, Dawn will share the 6 key steps to help you navigate this crazy world and reclaim your sanity.  To sign up for the free course on Saturday 27 January, 2024 please visit:https://www.dawnlester.com/offers/XJNwH4kH/checkoutWeb page for the podcast:https://alternativeprinciplesforhealth.info/restoring-sanity-in-a-crazy-world-with-dawn-lester/Please share this as you see fit.Support the show

What is the issue that motivates your vote the most? Is it the economy or cultural issues? Or is it the complete debacle at our southern border?This is shaping up to be the worst week ever for illegal immigration along the U.S.-Mexico border. And given President Biden's total dereliction for nearly three years, that's really saying something! So what can we do about it?Today, Sara welcomes her congressman, Texas Tep. Chip Roy, and both of them are virtually speechless at how lawless the border has become. They also stress how vital it is for Americans to elect a president who will shut down the border and deal effectively with the millions already here illegally.Their conversation comes on the heels of President Trump calling Rep. Roy a RINO for supporting Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in the presidential campaign. The friction leads Sara to ask Roy a critical question: Will Republicans be able to unify behind the eventual nominee - regardless of who it is?Thanks for being a part of the Sara Carter Show!Please visit our great sponsors:Allegiance Goldhttp://protectwithsara.comClick or Call 877-702-7272 to tell them Sara sent you and get $5,000 of free silver on a qualifying purchase. HelloFreshhttps://hellofresh.com/saracarterfreeUse code SARACARTERFREE for Free breakfast for life! Time Stamps:0:05 America has no border7:55 Chip Roy joins the Sara Carter Show8:34 Is Chip Roy a RINO?10:30 Can we reunite as a party?14:38 The border must be fixed17:09 Our tax dollars are being wasted19:59 Show Close

What is the issue that motivates your vote the most? Is it the economy or cultural issues? Or is it the complete debacle at our southern border? This is shaping up to be the worst week ever for illegal immigration along the U.S.-Mexico border. And given President Biden’s total dereliction for nearly three years, that’s […]

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Wednesday, November 1st, 2023Today, in the Hot Notes: Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee will vote to subpoena Harlan Crow, Leonard Leo, and Robin Arkley II as part of its Supreme Court ethics investigation; an Alabama man has been charged with threatening Fulton County DA Fani Willis; a massive blast levels a refugee camp in Gaza; a Las Vegas man has been charged with making antisemitic threats to a Jewish Senator; the Biden Administration announces new a student debt forgiveness plan; the Senate confirms Jack Lew as the new US Ambassador to Israel; Speaker Mike Johnson conditions aid to Israel on stripping aid to Ukraine and gutting the IRS for his rich friends; an LGBTQ book ban proponent is arrested on felony child molestation charges in Missouri; plus Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.More from our Guests:Dallas McLaughlinWhat the H#&L is Happening in Temeculahttps://open.spotify.com/show/4yloSNQCv9cnJwg2kkUo5Y?si=76748183308147b9https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/what-the-h-l-is-happening-in-temecula/id1710509252Promo CodesFor 20% off all mattress orders AND two free pillows for our listeners! Go to https://www.helxsleep.com/dailybeans and use code HELIXPARTNER.How We Win The House 2024!https://swingleft.org/fundraise/howwewin2024Want some sweet Daily Beans Merchhttps://shop.dailybeanspod.com/Subscribe to Lawyers, Guns, And Money:Ad-free premium feed: https://lawyersgunsandmoney.supercast.comSubscribe for free everywhere else:https://lawyersgunsandmoney.simplecast.com/episodes/1-miami-1985Check out other MSW Media podcastshttps://mswmedia.com/shows/Follow AG and Dana on Social MediaDr. Allison Gill Follow Mueller, She Wrote on Posthttps://twitter.com/MuellerSheWrotehttps://twitter.com/dailybeanspodhttps://www.tiktok.com/@muellershewrotehttps://instagram.com/muellershewroteDana Goldberghttps://twitter.com/DGComedyhttps://www.instagram.com/dgcomedyhttps://www.facebook.com/dgcomedyHave some good news; a confession; or a correction?Good News & Confessions - The Daily BeansFrom the Good Newshttps://orphansofthestorm.orghttps://www.etsy.com/shop/WildPeccariesListener Survey:http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=shortFollow the Podcast on Apple:The Daily Beans on Apple PodcastsWant to support the show and get it ad-free and early?https://dailybeans.supercast.techOrhttps://patreon.com/thedailybeansOr subscribe on Apple Podcasts with our affiliate linkThe Daily Beans on Apple Podcasts

A pair of high-profile ballot measures launched this week — one dealing with elections, one on abortion. To discuss this news and more, The Show sat down with are Matthew Benson from the firm Veridus and former state lawmaker Aaron Lieberman.

Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith is a Board-Certified internal medicine physician, speaker, and award-winning author. She is an international well-being thought-leader featured in numerous media outlets including Prevention, MSNBC, Women's Day, FOX, Fast Company, Psychology Today, INC, CNN Health, and TED.com. She is the author of numerous books including her bestseller Sacred Rest: Recover Your Life, Renew Your Energy, Restore Your Sanity, including insight on the seven types of rest needed to optimize your productivity, increase your overall happiness, overcome burnout, and live your best life. Over 250,000 people have discovered their personal rest deficits using her free assessment at RestQuiz.com. Learn more about Dr. Saundra at DrDaltonSmith.com.

Cy Wakeman discusses why engagement is overrated and what really drives results. — YOU'LL LEARN — 1) How your ego ruins 2.5 hours of each day. 2) Three questions for breaking free from your ego. 3) Why to stop saying “should". Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep898 for clickable versions of the links below. — ABOUT CY — Cy Wakeman is a drama researcher, international leadership speaker, and consultant. In 2001 she founded Reality-Based Leadership. She is the author of four books: Reality-Based Leadership: Ditch the Drama, Restore Sanity to the Workplace and Turn Excuses Into Results (2010), NY Times Bestseller, The Reality-Based Rules of the Workplace: Know What Boosts Your Value, Kills Your Chances, and Will Make You Happier (2013), No Ego: How Leaders Can Cut the Cost of Workplace Drama, End Entitlement, and Drive Big Results (2017), and her newest release, Life's Messy, Live Happy. Deemed as “the secret weapon to restoring sanity to the workplace,” Cy Wakeman was voted in the top 100 leadership professionals to follow on twitter for 7 years in a row. In 2021, 2022, and 2023 she topped the Global Gurus list of Top 30 Leadership Professionals across the globe, coming in at #1. • Book: No Ego: How Leaders Can Cut the Cost of Workplace Drama, End Entitlement, and Drive Big Results • Newsletter: Reality-Based Leadership Newsletter • TED Talk: Ditch the Drama – How to Live Happy in a Messy World • Website: RealityBasedLeadership.com — RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — • Book: Consolations: The Solace, Nourishment and Underlying Meaning of Everyday Words by David Whyte • Book: Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy by David Burns • Figure: Byron Katie See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Season Premiere: Mary Chase, Vice Provost for Enrollment at Creighton University, kicks off the season from her fortress of solitude (which will make sense when you listen), and shares how growing up on a farm, being a college mom, and leaving the first footsteps of the day on a dewy fairway shape her approach to enrollment leadership.Rapid DescentWalkout songs: You Time by Scotty McCreeryBest recent read: Reality-Based Leadership: Ditch the Drama, Restore Sanity to the Workplace, and Turn Excuses into Results, by Cy WakemanEager to read next: Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard, by Chip and Dan HeathFavorite podcast: The Hank Haney PodcastFavorite thing to make in the kitchen: "For everyone's safety, I don't."What she uses to take and keep notes: iPad.Memorable bit of advice: "It's times maybe when I've lost where I've learned the most. So don't be afraid to lose. And learn from those losses." — John KlockentagerBucket list: Retirement.Theme music arranged by Ryan Anselment.

By Walt HickeyWelcome to the Numlock Sunday edition.This week, I spoke to Megan Garber who wrote the new essay collection On Misdirection: Magic, Mayhem, American Politics from The Atlantic. Megan is a writer at The Atlantic, and the magazine has compiled a number of her essays into the new book. It's a great read, an exploration into the ways that American political actors have parlayed the techniques of entertainment to their own ends. Today, we talked about amusing ourselves to death, what happens to a country when politics becomes entertainment, and Dwight Schrute. Megan can be found at The Atlantic and the book, as well as several other new compilations of essays from the magazine, is available wherever books are sold. This interview has been condensed and edited. Megan Garber, thank you so much for joining us.Thanks for having me.You have a new book, it's a collection of a lot of your essays at The Atlantic, it's called On Misdirection. What prompted you to figure out this beat and tease out that you were covering misdirection over the past couple years?A lot of the things that have really interested me about politics and political discourse, let's say, over the past few years are the ways that we are trained to see each other and then also to not see each other. It seems like so many things, so many of the big political stories, particularly at the beginning of the presidency of Donald Trump, and then up till now, so much has come down to are we seeing what we should be seeing, or are we in fact looking away from what we should be seeing?Ideas about vision is actually one of the main drivers of all of these essays, which are very different other than that. I'm a political junkie, I love to follow politics and all of that, but I kept feeling for myself just as a news consumer, "Is this really the most important thing right now?" All these shiny distractions, daily outrages that come and go, and I know I myself, as a news consumer, often feel very addled, almost, and just in a constant state of distraction.So these essays really do try to figure out what happens to that form of distraction on a mass scale. If I'm not the only one feeling this, but if a lot of people are feeling this, what are the consequences of that?I loved how also you kept it in some of the more conventional forms of media as well, too. I know that a lot of our conversation about distraction has been related to social media and algorithms and kind of blamed on Silicon Valley ghosts that are destroying our brains.But a lot of what you talk about is just super day to day. It's the way people talk about other people, whether it's on television or radio or things like that. Do you want to expand on how it's not just necessarily what we're doing online?The first essay, actually, is a look-back at the scholar Neil Postman, who's one of my favorite thinkers, critics, et cetera. He wrote a book called Amusing Ourselves to Death in 1985 that was looking at the impact of television, essentially, on American culture. And as you might guess from the title, making an argument that the entertainment has slipped the bonds of mere fun and mere escapism and distraction and has actually come into our lives and come to infiltrate lives in a lot of ways.Looking at him in retrospect is the first essay in the collection. We chose that specifically because I think one of the other arguments underlining a lot that's in the book is that entertainment, as much as I love it, and I am an inveterate lover of entertainment of all kinds, but it can, I think, also become fairly pernicious when it becomes our standard of judging things in the political realm.One example that's in another essay in there is the first impeachment trial of Donald Trump. The talking points, it seemed to me, among Trump's allies had nothing to do with the facts at hand. This was a legal proceeding, conducted by lawyers, by Meta lawyers, in fact, in Congress. Yet the arguments were nothing to do with the facts, but "this is boring." That was essentially what it came down to. "Ugh, snooze, ugh, no one's watching this." All that kind of stuff.When again, this was an impeachment trial of a president, there were facts at play, and yet the talking points completely elided that. What struck me as well, though, was it was not just partisan talking points. One news organization had an entire op-ed about the impeachment trial, sort of complaining that it lacked pizazz. Pizazz was literally the word that was used.I think there's this way that if we're not careful, the sort of logic of entertainment itself, this idea that everything has to be fun, that boring is its own kind of factual argument, that's what can happen. That was what Neil Postman was talking about.That, I think, is what's happening right now, too, where just entertainment becomes the only thing that matters at the end of the day. That can become, I think, pretty quickly dangerous and bad for us as a culture.That was a really remarkable argument in the book. Again, I'm a huge fan of pop culture. I like being entertained, but it just felt weird how so much of the language and the desire of pop culture was being adapted and weaved into politics. You mentioned obviously Trump, and rallies, and the impeachment, but you had an example in there about Pete Buttigieg after the Iowa Caucus that I thought was really potent where it's just, the question isn't like, "Did we win?" It's like, "Aren't we having so much fun?"Exactly right, and the Iowa Caucus is as famous and infamous for not having an immediate result. Very quickly, things went awry in a quite extreme manner there. Exactly what you said, Pete Buttigieg put out a talk saying, "We have shocked the nation," claiming victory even though no such victory had been claimed. Just like you said, this idea that shock is even part of the conversation, that shock is a value on its own, I think just speaks to the way that fun and high emotional stakes of everything are infiltrating, I think, our rhetoric and logic as a culture.I think also just we talk a lot about overheated rhetoric. Just everything is heated, and everything is ratcheting up at all times, and I think one of the extensions of the ratcheting is that we as news consumers and as citizens just become accustomed to evermore levels of drama, of outrage, of everything. We're sort of losing the ability, I think, to have a moderate anything in our conversations. Everything is just bigger, dramatic jazz hands.So, we may as well get to some of the heart of this. There's obviously a guy who comes up a couple times in your book who is very good at this, bit of a controversial figure, but you just keep on coming back to him, I think, for reasons that are clear.What draws you to Dwight Schrute?I will say, during the early days of the pandemic, I've always been a fan of the show The Office, and I went back to it as a comfort watch, a soothing watch in these really awful days. I was newly familiar with The Office.For anyone who might not be familiar, The Office is a U.S. sitcom, but it focuses on a very small office in Scranton, Pennsylvania. There is a boss, Michael Scott, who is kind of an oaf in a lot of ways. And then one of the other characters in the show is, yes, Dwight Schrute, who I've always been fascinated by, because he's this amazing contradiction, this walking category error.He is a beet farmer, but he has these authoritarian tendencies. I'm trying to think of how to describe Dwight. He's just a lot of things at once. I think one of the things that's so interesting about him is that he is this person who very much thinks that he knows better than everyone else what the rules are, that he can decide the rules for himself and then, importantly, inflict them on other people.So, Dwight thinks he is basically the ultimate agent of law enforcement, literally and otherwise, in the office. In fact, again and again is a physical danger to his colleagues. Just that tension in Dwight felt very resonant to me, as you say, for other political figures and power players as well. I wanted to look at Dwight as almost a character and a trope who conveys so much about the people in political power, often, who make up their own rules and then enforce them and inflict them on everyone else.This idea of, "We're doing it because I said so," and that's the only explanation you're going to get, and these lies that just, everyone just lies without any real sense of backlash or anything. And a lot of that, to me, seemed to be conveyed in Dwight.There's an appeal to him. You can understand, in a democracy where appeal is a key component of accessing power, that despite the obvious flaws in his leadership capabilities for a large duration, you can see how a guy like that just might appeal to a large group of people. I guess we can now broaden it out a bit, how do you think that applies to American society as a whole?A lot of the supporters of the fellow we've been talking about, poll after poll suggests that they feel a sense of encroachment. They feel like they used to be de facto at the top of American society and feel like now they are being pushed down a bit. I think there's a lot of indignation there and a lot of wanting to feel a little bit reassured that, "No, you still do have power. You still do. You can still say for everyone else, as you have throughout history."I think there's something about Dwight definitely that sort of conveys that idea. Donald Trump, very famously and infamously, promised, "I alone can fix it," with 'it' being fill in the blank. There's something in that message, there's something very reassuring to people who feel very caught in a tumult and who feel very unsettled and everything. So much is in flux right now and I think to just have that sort of authoritarian presence who can just say, "Trust me, I've got this. I can make the world make sense again," I think there's something very appealing just about that message.Then, of course, there's a question of how true that is, how politically problematic that is, et cetera. But in terms of rhetoric, I think that's very powerful. There's the adjunct to that message, which is if Donald Trump can say what's what, if he can look at an orange and say it's an apple, and just by force of will have the orange in some sense become an apple, I think there's also a silent message to people that they might have that same agency. They can still be the ones who decide. There's a very powerful message in that.You had a line toward the end of that essay, I think, that was just resolving Dwight's arc. You wrote this I think in October 2020, which was a fascinating time for a lot of people. You basically wrote that "his arc as an agent of chaos is simply not sustainable." Toward the end of it, he domesticates a little bit just because that's what folks want. I guess, how do you see that potentially applying beyond strictly the American television program The Office?One of the things that's so interesting to me about The Office itself is that you could see, or at least when I was rewatching it, what really struck me as a writer — not a writer of sitcoms, but a writer in general — I could see the type of arc that they were trying to give different characters. Just like you said, Dwight, after a while, a character like that can't simply stay an agent of chaos. There has to be some kind of evolution and some kind of arc to the character, or else it just gets too repetitive.Something about the arcs, I think, is very revealing because I think to the Neil Postman point, in the very broad sense, Americans are being conditioned to understand the world in roughly the same way as a sitcom understands the world, which is a character like Dwight needs, the arc needs, the evolution needs a bit of catharsis at the end.A lot of us are now coming to see the world itself in those terms, where we expect our political stories, we expect our real stories of everyday life to also have some tidy conclusions, to also mimic the flow of a TV show and a sitcom.That's one thing I would say, there is this logic of sitcom built into things, and I think that's what can make so many of the problems we have, which are so big and intractable — climate change would be one I would point to — that really resists a Schrutean narrative arc.It makes it sometimes hard for us to talk about. I would also say that The Office's writers recognized how deeply viewers — and I would also then say citizens and people and news consumers — how desperately we crave a catharsis at the end, in whatever form that might look like. Catharsis is a very important idea, both in sitcom writing and in the broader world.I like that idea. I do want to talk to you a little bit about the arc of your book, which was really, really great. It's a collection of essays, and I imagine that the order in which you present them, there was a lot of thought that went into that. You kick it off very much talking about irony and satire and how they're having a good moment, you talk a little bit about the Science March. I'll let you take it from there a little bit.But in the end, you also finish on the idea that "if you brand yourself an entertainer and not a journalist, you can spread falsehoods in the name of fun." You start off in a place where people are having fun for, one might think, deliberate and somewhat positive-facing means. And then in the end, that can get co-opted in a manner. Do you want to maybe talk about some of that?Sure, and thank you, that's such a good observation, totally.The book begins in this essay about Neil Postman looking at the March for Science, which it was put on in the same general time that the Women's March was happening, that people were trying to find ways to protest against the new presidency. This was a march that was very self-consciously designed to support science, facts, et cetera. I did not attend myself, but I was looking through Instagram afterward and looking at all the photos, and that's the way of the modern march, is to have your march, which happens in person, translate to Instagram, translate to memes.One of the things that you're supposed to do, really, as a good attender of these marches is to come up with a costume that will go viral, perhaps. I mean, there were some really good jokes, they were great, they were great costumes, great signs, all that stuff. But I just kept thinking, what now? Speaking of catharsis, is this enough catharsis for people? Is this going to feel like, okay, well we did this, so what else can we do? That's enough. We've had our catharsis, we've made our point?I don't mean to suggest that everyone involved just stopped at the march, but I do think that sometimes when this becomes our mode of political expression, there is a little bit of a, "Okay, but how are we going to actually defend science in real life? How are we going to defend women's rights in real life?" I worry sometimes that just the fun itself and the act of togetherness and all of that can be its own catharsis, and then not actually translate to additional action in the real world.That's a real, good point. I do want to stay here, because I know that we're on a roll, but it is interesting because the Science March, it seemed a very fun vibe. Everybody picked their favorite XKCD, it was a good time.Then if you were to compare that, as you just did, to the Women's March, which was not distinctly as much of a good time, one of those movements had a little bit more staying power, one might say.That's totally right. I want to also be clear that I think the fun elements of things can be great. Throughout American history, fun has been an important means of political expression. People sometimes forget the book Common Sense, the Thomas Paine track that at some level really did help to foment the revolution, not only was it passionately argued and this very compelling piece of rhetoric, it was also just really funny. It was a work of entertainment. People would read it aloud to each other around the fire, and it had that level of making politics fun.That is a really important element of politics, to make people feel engaged. But then I think for me the question is: To what extent does the fun encourage us? To what extent does it activate us? To what extent does it bring us together in community, or to what extent does it sort of alienate us from the reality of politics and condition us to see, again, everything as entertainment? In which case the fun isn't the means, but the fun is the end, essentially.Do you want to talk a little bit about how you close the book? I know you talk a little bit about Tucker, but you also talk a little bit about basically how everybody's having fun now.It's not just a technique used by those out of power to somewhat mock and undermine those in power, it's also used to enforce it a little bit, too.Speaking of Tucker Carlson, he famously in a legal case, his lawyer argued on his behalf that he is not a journalist, he is an entertainer and therefore can say anything he wants to say, and that argument won, that argument held sway.I think again and again, rhetoric that I would see as propaganda that really is designed to make certain Americans think that other Americans are less American and in some sense less human, that's a big part of the rhetoric going on in that show. It comes across, it is presented as entertainment. It's presented as, "Ah, we're just asking questions." Like, "Oh, it's not that big of a deal."There's a real minimization of rhetoric that I find to be very dangerous and frankly scary. We see that idea again and again. One of the subsidiary ideas that I tried to consider in these essays is, "What does propaganda actually look like?" Because at least for me, when I hear that word, I think of Soviet billboards and I think of the mid-century and very sort of overt, direct, "You should believe this."And now propaganda has taken on this much more insidious form where it's the same types of messages, it's the same attempt to win hearts and minds over to a cause, whatever the cause may be. But the propaganda itself is not overt; instead it is very buried in just messages that look like fun, that look like just entertainment. That is a really scary development because it means the propaganda can have even more power than it might otherwise to affect the way people see the world.Again, I really enjoy your work. I'm so happy that it's been compiled into this, On Misdirection.I have recently, and then for a little bit of a while, I have had increasingly complicated feelings toward The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. I was a teenager during the Bush administration, and that was very much, I think, something that was formative for me.But I think it's impossible to look at what came after and what that flowed into, even Tucker directly, somewhat, through that somewhat fateful Crossfire interview. I think it's impossible to look back at the past 15 years and not see the fingerprints of that on a lot of different political movements that are not necessarily what it was originally going for.Yeah, that's such a good point. I would say, too, I mean, I think The Daily Show in my mind is a little bit of a piece of a broader collapse, almost. The Daily Show is very much a response to the rise of just reality TV in general. I would argue that the whole point of that genre is to collapse the real and the fake into one thing and be entirely unclear about where the reality ends and the fiction begins.The Daily Show is very much an extension of that. Around the same time, you've had just so many other cultural works in that space where the whole point is just to poke fun at the idea that you can even distinguish between fact and fiction. That, to be clear, that is not propaganda on its own, but I would also say that this idea that fact and fiction on some level can't be extricated from each other, that is a very foundational argument of any propaganda.I think we're starting in the '90s with reality TV, to some extent with social media as well. Where are the people on social media, are they people at all or are they characters in a show? It can be very hard to tell. We've been on this path since at least the '90s, possibly before, where just everything blurs together, and the fact looks like fiction, the serious stuff looks like entertainment, the entertainment looks like serious stuff, and everything is just in this blurry, chaotic mess.Again, you mentioned the Science March, but I went to the Rally to Restore Sanity when I was 20. The fun vibes of that, "We're all in this together." But, like, that was also the thing in D.C. from January 5th to 7th, 2021. I love in your book just how you went through all the different ways that this is manifesting.Thank you so much. Speaking of the order, we were going for that arc, so I appreciate that that was really clear, because it really does feel like one of those sort of paths that you can see in retrospect. And at the time, it's hard to know what's exactly happening, but now even just 10 years later, five years later, things become much more clear.  And then, too, at the end of the book, the final essay is about how endings themselves, the sense of things will come to a satisfying conclusion, that that alone, that logic — which is so much a product, I think, of movies and TV shows and all of that — how that logic alone can be really pernicious for people, because most things will not have an ending.Most things are fluid, news stories are fluid. Yes, there are some beginnings and some endings, but usually they're going to defy that in some way. I think as Americans, we are so conditioned to expect the catharsis, expect either the happy ending or the dramatic one. I think the arc of the past few decades really shows how connected everything is and how hard it is to distinguish the beginning of one thing and the end of the other.I've got to say, I almost wonder if it's systemic in the States. The thing that I envy the most about parliamentary systems is that inevitably, the country's leader, "the protagonist," will leave in shame. They will lose eventually. And you will have a conclusion to the end of the Winston Churchill arc of the United Kingdom. We don't have that. Barack Obama's still around, Donald Trump's still around. I wonder how much that's systemic.No, that's such a good point. I will admit this is a little bit extreme of me, but I actually do think it's true; you look in pop culture right now and what do we have but sequel, after sequel, after sequel? The highest grossing movies of 2022 were all sequels. We have this idea of the end of endings, essentially. And it's not just in politics, it's sort of everywhere.On the one hand, we crave the endings and expect the endings, but on the other hand, we live in a culture where nothing necessarily ends. The sitcom, however many years later, will get its almost inevitable reboot. Thanos will clap his hands, and that will all be undone. I won't say anything else for anyone who hasn't seen, but there is this sense, I think, that even the ending is not necessarily an ending. There can be resurrections and all of that stuff. Like you said, the presidency never ends, it just sort of takes its final form.Do you think that maybe that's going to get people a little bit more comfortable living in that ambiguity of things never necessarily ending?It might. It very much might, but then I also think that that desire for the ending is just so baked into our culture that I think it will be more of a tension becoming more comfortable with the flux.Well, you have teed this up perfectly because I would like to end this podcast. Megan, thank you so much for coming on.Thank you.This was such a great conversation. Why don't you tell folks where they can find the book, a little bit about it and where folks can find you?The book is called On Misdirection: Magic, Mayhem, American Politics. It's really just a look at ways of seeing in politics, and the ways that we have of not seeing in politics; how we look at each other, and then fail to look at each other; how our vision is often misdirected by the magicians in power in politics. You can buy the book, as far as I know, wherever books are sold. I know I have a big preference for IndieBound. I love that site, but everywhere books are sold.Great. I know some of your colleagues are coming out with other ones of these aggregations of essays.If I could share those, please, that would be great, too. We have Lenika Cruz, my colleague, writing on BTS. She is, I would say, one of the foremost experts on BTS and fandom and it's a lovely book, really. It actually made me very emotional reading it; it's wonderful.Past and future guest of this particular newsletter, Lenika Cruz.Oh, you're going to have so much fun. That's great. Then the other one is my friend and colleague, Sophie Gilbert, writing on womanhood and her experiences with womanhood, a feminist examination of pop culture and so much else, and that, too, is beautifully written. It's wonderful. So both of those books are excellent, excellent.Excellent. All right. Well, hey Megan, thanks so much for coming on. I really appreciate it.Oh, thank you. This is so nice to talk.Well, we'll see if we can reboot it next year.Yeah, inevitably, yes.If you have anything you'd like to see in this Sunday special, shoot me an email. Comment below! Thanks for reading, and thanks so much for supporting Numlock.Thank you so much for becoming a paid subscriber! Send links to me on Twitter at @WaltHickey or email me with numbers, tips or feedback at walt@numlock.news.  Get full access to Numlock News at www.numlock.com/subscribe

On this week's episode, I'm excited to bring on Don Schmincke as a guest.Don is a best-selling author, trains 700 CEOs annually, and can be found sharing his unique methods at keynote speeches or implementing them with clients. His scientific methods make him the thought leader in applying genetics, evolution, and anthropology to strategic growth.Don is acclaimed as a Top 10 speaker for the world's largest CEO organization and featured by CNN, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, MSNBC.com, and more than 60 industry publications annually. Don is the author of best-selling books with NBC Emmy-nominated climber Chris Warner. He's published in over 14 languages: 1. The Code of the Executive2. High Altitude LeadershipRecommended Book: Reality-Based Leadership: Ditch the Drama, Restore Sanity to the Workplace, and Turn Excuses into ResultsConnect with Don: https://sagaleadership.com---Connect with Vijay on Instagram: @RealVijayKailashConnect with Vijay on LinkedIn: Vijay Kailash, CFA | LinkedIn--A quick message from our show's sponsor:Do you invest in index funds? This simple strategy (when used with your index funds) can lower risk, produce income, and help you retire early.This conservative strategy has outperformed SPY for over a decade. And the best part? This strategy takes just 5 minutes a week to execute.Click here now to learn this simple strategy for FREE: https://www.optionsellingsecrets.com/Required Disclosures: Options involve risk and are not suitable for all investors. Past performance is not indicative of future performance. Achieving a 7-figure investment portfolio nor retiring early are guaranteed. All opinions shared are each individual's opinions and are not the opinions of The Vijay Kailash Show, Option Selling Secrets, or other companies that may be mentioned in this show.

HAPPY NEW YEAR! Tom and Julie are back with comedian/writer LIZA DYE to talk about Scientology, Trader Joe's corn pudding, Mark Jackson's rookie card, and Los Angeles vs New York. Also Liza does her Beyoncé impression. Plus The Way of Water, Gene Shalit, Mamma Mia, Trump NFTs, Suckcession, James Cameron, the Rally to Restore Sanity, Freaky Friday, Who's Line is it Anyway?, Matilda, Ken Weatherwax, Johnny Carson, candy canes, banana candy, dongles, and so much more! It's another year of Double Threat! TOTALLY EFFED UP T-SHIRTS https://www.teepublic.com/user/dttfu JOIN FOREVER DOG PLUS FOR VIDEO EPISODES, AD-FREE EPISODES, & BONUS CONTENT: http://foreverdog.plus JOIN THE DOUBLE THREAT FAN GROUPS: *Discord https://discord.com/invite/PrcwsbuaJx *Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/doublethreatfriends *Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/doublethreatfriends DOUBLE THREAT MERCH: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/double-threat SEND SUBMISSIONS TO: DoubleThreatPod@gmail.com FOLLOW DOUBLE THREAT: https://twitter.com/doublethreatpod https://www.instagram.com/doublethreatpod DOUBLE THREAT IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/double-threat Theme song by Mike Krol Artwork by Michael Kupperman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cy Wakeman is a drama researcher, international leadership speaker, and consultant. In 2001 she founded Reality-Based Leadership. She is the author of three books: Reality-Based Leadership: Ditch the Drama, Restore Sanity to the Workplace and Turn Excuses Into Results (2010), NY Times Bestseller, The Reality-Based Rules of the Workplace: Know What Boosts Your Value, Kills Your Chances, and Will Make You Happier (2013), and her new release No Ego: How Leaders Can Cut the Cost of Workplace Drama, End Entitlement, and Drive Big Results (2017). In 2017 and 2018, she was named as one of the Top Global Leadership Gurus by Global Gurus, a Top 100 Leadership Expert to Follow on Twitter, and was deemed “the secret weapon to restoring sanity to the workplace.” In this interview, Cy and Cindra discuss: What it means to operate with “no ego” How our stress comes from our stories How suffering is optional Ways to question your thinking Tools for Reality-Based Leadership The actual time we waste in work-place drama…and it is astonishing! HIGH PERFORMANCE MINDSET SHOWNOTES FOR THIS EPISODE: www.cindrakamphoff.com/522 FOLLOW CINDRA ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/cindrakamphoff/ FOLLOW CINDRA ON TWITTER: https://twitter.com/mentally_strong TO REACH CY: Cy Wakeman & Reality-Based Leadership (realitybasedleadership.com) Love the show? Rate and review the show for Cindra to mention you on the next episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/high-performance-mindset-learn-from-world-class-leaders/id1034819901

Congressman's Aide Fired Over China Ties Twitter Ousts China-Based Political Accounts Twitter Director Allegedly Tied to China Leaves U.S. Chipmaker Marvell to Cut China R&D Operation Netherlands Orders Chinese Police Station Closures U.S. to Send Six B-52 Bombers to Australia U.S. to Pull Military Jets from Japan Amid Pushback EU Industry Chief Issues China Warning N. Korean Missile Lands Off S. Korean Coast $715M Michigan Tax Money to Go to Chinese Company U.S. Stuck in Green Energy Dilemma, Restore Sanity to Solve Root Cause: Leduff

Wayne Allyn Root discusses the lunatics running the state of New York and he talks with a man who knows how to fix the Empire State and that is New York Gubernatorial Candidate, Rob Astorino.

DA candidate Danielle Ahn discusses current soft-on-crime county DA Gill, escalating murders and violence, rampant sexual assault in homeless shelters, unpunished property crimes, and a Capitol city that rivals Gotham. Danielle also talks about the unprecedented nature of the recent public leak of a draft decision from the US Supreme Court and the impact on the last of our previously trusted institutions. https://www.da4da.com/

"Raised as an entrepreneur, schooled as a scientist, developer by trade, and Founder at heart."Numaan's earliest memories are of spending time in the back of my father's electronic store; playing with the credit card machine and testing what he sold; a VCR, an Atari game, and even a computer... Having grown up in an immigrant family, I always knew I wanted to be an entrepreneur." My dad told me, "business is common sense" now go get a real degree. Numaan got a degree in computer science, fell in love with coding, and soon started his own development shop. "I loved making software but I was also a developer that could actually talk to executives. "Then in 2010, the Rally to Restore Sanity, organized by John Stewart and Stephen Kolbert, planted the seed for entrepreneurial success. Find out how Numaan's crowdsourcing buses for events solved a common problem while also creating a  way for owners of buses ( typically small family-owned businesses) to grow as well. 

In this episode, we discuss the extreme stresses of caring for others during a global pandemic while taking steps to maintain one's own sanity. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/caring-for-caregivers/message

Dr. Romie Mushtaq is a board-certified physician, award-winning wellness speaker, and the founder of "brainSHIFT at Work." She brings together over 20 years of authority in neurology, integrative medicine, and mindfulness to not just deliver programs, but create cultural change. She is on a mission to transform mental health in the workplace and currently works with Fortune 500 companies, professional athletes, & global associations. Dr. Romie is also the Chief Wellness Officer for Evolution Hospitality, where she scaled a mindfulness & wellness program to over 7000 employees. Her expertise is featured in the national media such as NPR, NBC, TED talks, and Forbes. You will love this episode. In this conversation, we explore different paradigms for wellness, optimizing brain health, exploring root causes of depression, different causes of mood changes, improving sleep, managing stress, connection with the divine, and much more. If you have a busy brain? Take this 4-minute FREE test from Dr. Romie to see if brain DRAIN is robbing you of your sanity and sleep. Link in the show notes at nishantgarg.me/romie. Now, please enjoy this wide-ranging conversation. Please enjoy! Please visit https://nishantgarg.me/podcasts for more info. Follow Nishant: Friday Newsletter: https://garnishant-91f4a.gr8.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nishant-garg-b7a20339/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Nishant82638150 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NishantMindfulnessMatters/

Charlie Wheelan is a professor of economics and public policy at Dartmouth College and the author of several books, including Naked Money, Naked Economics, (no nudity in either), and The Centrist Manifesto, all of which we discuss in this episode. The Chicago Sun-Times describes Charlie as someone who “combines a razor-sharp mind with a boatload of charm and impressive expertise in economics and foreign policy,” which might be why his students regularly pick him as one of Dartmouth's 10 best professors.   Charlie is also the founder and Co-director of Unite America, a movement of Democrats, Republicans, and independents working together to to put voters first by fostering more representative and functional government. In March, 2009, Charlie ran unsuccessfully for the Congressional seat vacated by Rahm Emanuel who went on to become President Obama's Chief of Staff. Charlie is a graduate of Dartmouth and holds a Master's from Princeton and a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago.    In today's conversation, we talk about why our political process has become so polarized, why it's near impossible to get reasonable candidates elected, and what each party is either right or wrong about. (Yes, there are actually merits to be considered on both sides of the spectrum!) Most importantly, Charlie lays out some very practical ideas for how we can restore sanity to our governing bodies.   How does this conversation fit in with the overall discussion of money and happiness? Well, I have found that the increasingly harsh political rancor in recent years to be a huge downer. It has affected the quality and tenor of many of my personal relationships and seems to have pulled us apart as a society. Few conversations can just occur without having to consider the other person's political persuasion. Maybe this is something that happens as you get older or perhaps this is actually unique to our day and age. Either way, it sucks, and we'd all be better off if we prioritized country over party, the way Charlie implores us to do.    Visit Charlie's website and/or check out Unite America.    Click HERE to ✍️ RATE / REVIEW Crazy Money!   CONNECT WITH PAUL:

Adam Brandon joins the show to discuss A Republic, Not a Democracy How to Restore Sanity in America.

Adam Brandon is the president of FreedomWorks and the author of A Republic, Not a Democracy: How to Restore Sanity in America. GOP Needs a New Contract With America

In this episode: Does it sometimes feel as if you're one mini-crisis from capsizing? These are days where people feel overwhelmed by the level of stress that has become part of everyday life. What do we do with the overwhelm? In this podcast episode, I talk about how we can be aware and give ourselves and others more grace in difficult times. (Article contains affiliate links. This means that when you click a link and make a purchase, I might receive a small commission from that purchase.) Inspired Life It's too much. I've thought this often in the past couple of weeks. Months. This year. May I just do a short rant here? If I see another meme about if 2020 were a song, or if 2020 were a menu item. Or if one more person asks if we can press the reset button on 2020. Did anyone have 2020 vision about this when they made that their New Year's slogan? Ok. Rant done. Now, let's talk about what the last week or two has brought into my brain: There are fires in California, and I have loved ones there. COVID-19 broke more records for positive numbers, and that's a negative thing. There has been another shooting of a black, unarmed man. There are two hurricanes hitting the southern coast at the same time. There is bickering on social media and someone's comments cut to the core of my identity, threatening my sense of belonging in the fellowship of Christians. Several friends are either sick with COVID or have lost loved ones to it this week. Need I say more? A Christian leader has been forced to resign because of misconduct. A family member had a serious accident. And pumpkin spice coffee is back at Starbucks. Eew. Ok. I had to on the last one. But seriously, that's a normal week lately. It's just plain overwhelming. I'm feeling out of my mind! Maybe you've felt it too. I'm finding myself feeling kind of numb. Like I don't know how to have appropriate emotions anymore. And I wonder what's happening. I think it's overwhelm. I'm at the top edge of full when it comes to bad news. The waves have come up to the edge of the rim of the boat, and now the littlest stress makes me act like I would if the ship were going down. Except it isn't. So let's talk about that. @import url(https://michellerayburn.com/wp-content/plugins/siteorigin-panels/css/front-flex.min.css); #pgc-w5f47b877a73cd-0-0 { width:100%;width:calc(100% - ( 0 * 40px ) ) } #pg-w5f47b877a73cd-0 , #pl-w5f47b877a73cd .so-panel , #pl-w5f47b877a73cd .so-panel:last-child { margin-bottom:0px } #pg-w5f47b877a73cd-0.panel-no-style, #pg-w5f47b877a73cd-0.panel-has-style > .panel-row-style { -webkit-align-items:flex-start;align-items:flex-start } #panel-w5f47b877a73cd-0-0-0> .panel-widget-style { padding:0px 20px 0px 20px } @media (max-width:780px){ #pg-w5f47b877a73cd-0.panel-no-style, #pg-w5f47b877a73cd-0.panel-has-style > .panel-row-style { -webkit-flex-direction:column;-ms-flex-direction:column;flex-direction:column } #pg-w5f47b877a73cd-0 > .panel-grid-cell , #pg-w5f47b877a73cd-0 > .panel-row-style > .panel-grid-cell { width:100%;margin-right:0 } #pl-w5f47b877a73cd .panel-grid-cell { padding:0 } #pl-w5f47b877a73cd .panel-grid .panel-grid-cell-empty { display:none } #pl-w5f47b877a73cd .panel-grid .panel-grid-cell-mobile-last { margin-bottom:0px } #panel-w5f47b877a73cd-0-0-0> .panel-widget-style { padding:10px 10px 10px 10px } } Life, Repurposed Are you like me and have had the fight or flight feelings way to easily lately? I hear you. Let's talk about what needs to happen to restore sanity. Acknowledge it. If I'm not aware that my boat feels at risk, then it's going to blindside me when a tiny wave hits. I'm aware that my emotions are high. Then what? Release it. I know I'm going to overreact when life feels that way. I don't want to, but I do. I did it just today and reacted inappropriately to a stressor. We will each need to know what helps us to deescalate when we feel that way. We have to have a pressure release valve. A walk? A deep breath?

To finish off this important season we are looking at a whole bunch of other ideas that will help us slow our pace, our life and our being in order to be present to God, others and ourselves.

To finish off this important season we are looking at a whole bunch of other ideas that will help us slow our pace, our life and our being in order to be present to God, others and ourselves.

Host Jack Russell Weinstein visits with Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett, authors of "The Spirit Level: Why More Equal Societies Almost Always Do Better," and their newest book, "The Inner Level, How More Equal Societies Reduce Stress, Restore Sanity and Improve Everyone's Well-Being."

Now is the time for the House of Representatives to offer a second Article of Impeachment against Trump for nakedly violating the First Amendment, and for the Republicans in the Senate, who should now see the terrible mistake they made the last time they had this opportunity, to remove him from office before he can do any more damage to our nation. Amy Goodman from Democracy Now, was arrested during protests in St. Paul in 2008 and talks about how the MN police have a history of mistreating journalists.For the Book Club, Thom reads from "Notes on a Nervous Planet" by Matt Haig, and "The Inner Level: How More Equal Societies Reduce Stress, Restore Sanity and Improve Everyone's Well-Being" by Kate Pickett and Richard G. Wilkinson.

Paul D. Casey, professional speaker, author, and productivity coach, shares insights on how to reduce feelings of overwhelm in your business and personal life. Learn time management hacks you can apply now to minimize interruptions, increase productivity, and keep your mind clear for the activities you value the most.

Vitamin Lead: Your healthy dose of leadership. Joining us this week is Paul Casey from Growing Forward Services. We talk about time management values, how different personalities adjust to time management, and Paul answers TJ's question: If time were an animal, which animal would it be? Get the free "Control my Calendar checklist" at takebackmycalendar.com or text "GROWING" to 72000.

Was Trump pressuring Ukraine for negative information on Joe Biden's son in exchange for military aid? The Climate Strike is happening worldwide and speculations are rising on who may be the whistle blower? ~ Book reading from "The Inner Level: How More Equal Societies Reduce Stress, Restore Sanity and Improve Everyone's Well-Being" by Kate Pickett and Richard G. Wilkinson Thom Hartmann is joined by Treger Strasberg and Rob Strasberg the founders of Humble Design, a Detroit based non-profit helping families transitioning out of homeless shelters by providing furnishings and design services. ~ Talk Media News report with Doug Christian ~ Economist, Professor Richard Wolff analyses the recent activity of the Federal Reserve and explains the potential impact and historical relevance.

It's self-evident that unequal societies like ours are bad for the poor. However, as epidemiologist Richard Wilkinson argues, they're also bad for everyone else, including the affluent, not only because inequality affects schools and healthcare, but because it also makes us anxious and unhappy. Wilkinson reflects on our psychological well-being in wealthy but unequal countries. (Encore presentation.) Resources: Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett, The Inner Level: How More Equal Societies Reduce Stress, Restore Sanity and Improve Everyone's Well-Being Penguin, 2019 The post Inequality and Well-Being appeared first on KPFA.

This Reboot Republic podcast talks to the global expert in inequalities and their health impacts, Professor emeritus Richard Wilkinson. Professor Wilkinson is co-author, with Kate Pickett, of The Inner Level: How More Equal Societies Reduce Stress, Restore Sanity and Improve Everyone’s Wellbeing. His Ted Talk ‘How Economic Inequality Harms Societies’ has had almost a million views. He is also coauthor of the ground breaking book The Spirit Level: Why Equality is Better for Everyone. He is also aresearcher in social inequalities in health and professor of public health at the University of Nottingham. If you want to understand inequalities, its impacts on all of us and what we can do to make a more equal society this podcast is a must listen. Support us: patreon.com/tortoiseshack

Richard Wilkinson introduces his latest book "The Inner Level: How More Equal Societies Reduce Stress, Restore Sanity and Improve Everyone's Wellbeing" , co-written with Kate Pickett, & discuss the relationships between inequality and physical and mental health, at Ideas for Freedom 2019. Check out this review by Todd Hamer workersliberty.org/node/33768 Note: the graph referred to at 3.17 can be found here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=15STbLvU5EtU6BjRHdGxgkKF6Y_6ODZSQ

Professor Richard Wolff joins Thom for a deep dive into the often misunderstood definitions critical to our understanding of the world around us- a look at economics in the broadest sense. As democratic socialism grows more popular it is necessary to look at exactly what we are talking about, to have a stronger understanding of it all. What is Capitalism? We live in a capitalistic economy, we have a more or less democratic form of government, but what is democracy? ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ Extending the conversation, Thom reads from his book, "Screwed: The Undeclared War Against the Middle Class -- And What We Can Do About It" , as well as "The Inner Level: How More Equal Societies Reduce Stress, Restore Sanity and Improve Everyone's Well-being" by Kate Pickett and Richard G. Wilkinson, "Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World" by Anand Giridharadas, as well as "Progress and Poverty In Economics: Henry George and How Growth in Real Estate Contributes to Inequality and Financial Instability" by Edward Nell.

In this episode, Jake speaks with Richard Wilkinson, co-author, along with Kate Pickett, of a new book titled "The Inner Level: How More Equal Societies Reduce Stress, Restore Sanity and Improve Everyone's Well-Being". This book examines how economic policy influences a myriad of health issues—such as the fact, for instance, that mental illness is three times as common in the United States as it is Germany. In the conversation, we dive into both the reasons why economic inequality manifests in these negative health outcomes, as well as how policy solutions can fix the problem.

Josh talks with Kate Pickett and Richard G. Wilkinson about their most recent work The Inner Level: How More Equal Societies Reduce Stress, Restore Sanity and Improve Everyone's Well-Being. The Inner Level explains how inequality affects us individually -- how it alters how we think, feel, and behave.  Then Conor interviews Steve Toutonghi about his second novel Side Life --  a dazzling, intriguing, and philosophical blend of literary science fiction. It explores explores ideas of consciousness and parallel universes.

It's self-evident that unequal societies like ours are bad for the poor. However, as epidemiologist Richard Wilkinson argues, they're also bad for everyone else, including the affluent, not only because inequality affects schools and healthcare, but because it also makes us anxious and unhappy. Wilkinson reflects on our psychological well-being in wealthy but unequal countries. Resources: Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett, The Inner Level: How More Equal Societies Reduce Stress, Restore Sanity and Improve Everyone's Well-Being Penguin, 2019 The post Inequality and Well-Being appeared first on KPFA.

Barack Obama cited their insights on inequality from The Spirit Level, now internationally acclaimed health researchers Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett have new lessons to share in their latest offering, The Inner Level: How More Equal Societies Reduce Stress, Restore Sanity and Improve Everyone's Well-Being. In this talk, Wilkinson and Pickett explain how inequality affects us individually, altering how we think, feel and behave. They share the overwhelming evidence that material inequities have powerful psychological effects: when the gap between rich and poor increases, so does the tendency to define and value ourselves and others in terms of superiority and inferiority. This talk was presented by the Faculty of Medicine, the Faculty of Arts, and MASS LBP, with support from alumni UBC. Recorded February 4, 2019 at UBC Robson Square in Vancouver, BC. This recording was produced by the University of British Columbia. We are pleased to be able to share it with you, our alumni and subscribers.

Trump's latest candidate for attorney general goes before Congress, but who is this guy? Thom reminds us of Bill Barr's history as the former CIA lawyer and Bush insider who was the coverup artist for Iran/Contra. And how does rampant federal corruption tie into Pompeo and Pence seriously expecting Jesus to make all things new? ----- The Brexit deal is heating up, Luke Vargas has the scoop on British Prime Minister Teresa May's plans, and the response of opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn. Plus: Bill Barr's crime coverup resume. ------ We hear briefly from Corey Booker at the attorney general hearing. And, more details on Barr's Bush/CIA inner circle career. ------ Progressive Caucus leader Congressman Ro Khanna takes perceptive listener calls on the politics of the day. ------ Thom reads from 'The Inner Level: How More Equal Societies Reduce Stress, Restore Sanity, and Improve Everyone's Well-Being.' ------- Thom details how former CIA operative Bill Barr orchestrated the burial of the Iran-Contra crimes, and how during his former attorney general gig under HW Bush he helped create the massive levels of incarceration that begun in the 90s. We hear from thoughtful callers and Kamala Harris too.

Cy Wakeman is an international keynote speaker, business consultant, New York Times best-selling author, and psychologist. She helps people around the world ditch the drama and turn excuses into results. Naturally, Laurie is a total fangirl. Today, Cy and Laurie talk about how to get the best out of people, whether or not you really NEED leaders, and what the future of work looks like for all of us. Cy has a great strategy for getting clients in the door and to help them take all the negative energy at work and turn it around to positive results based on new actions: she gives her stuff away for free. The individuals who learn from her content then turn around and put the pressure on their leaders to bring her in to do work, and she gets great results. Cy has an interesting take on work NOT being broken. Work, she says, is our reality, and whether or not we succeed in it is up to us. Cy explains the parts of work that are lacking, from leadership to HR, and it all has to do with the people, not the construct. If you’re keen on learning about leadership, you’ve probably noticed there are a million different people speaking and teaching about it. But have you stopped to actually listen to their messages? Sounds a lot like pop psychology, feel-good stuff that, unfortunately, doesn’t really address the problems. Cy shares her take on the current trend of ‘best practices’ and why understanding the human condition is the most important thing you can do, leader or not. You’ve probably heard people talking about the ability to bring your ‘whole self’ to work. Cy disagrees; instead, she urges you to bring your ‘most evolved’ self to work. In fact, Cy doesn’t think you should bring your whole self anywhere, and she explains why you need to be fit for duty beyond the tasks you undertake. Leadership has evolved over the years. In modern times, we’re more concerned with purpose and engagement. Cy shares a surprising insight: engagement without accountability creates entitlement. And more importantly, happiness at work isn’t up to leaders. Cy’s years as a therapist come to bear when she says that a relationship like that is co-dependency and isn’t healthy, and you end up losing the best employees. You need to be willing to pick favorites when it comes to your employees: there are the high and low accountables. High and low performers, and according to Cy, too much attention has been given to low accountables to try to keep them engaged. Cy explains why this is the opposite of what it should be. Can low accountables become high accountables? Sometimes. But is it the responsibility of the organization to make it happen? No. It might seem like a tough choice to make, but Cy believes that a business should instead focus on making themselves a place where high accountables want to work. In fact, there isn’t a shortage of talent, and Cy explains why. You don’t have to harm people and harm the environment to make a profit. That’s a load of bologna according to Cy. Instead, we need to focus on ‘pure profit.’ It’s not what you think. Cy reveals exactly what that means and how businesses can be sustainable without hurting the world. Community has been a buzzword for a while now, whether you’re talking about regionality or groups online. How healthy are the communities in which you find yourself? As a psychologist, Cy has a great message about what makes a healthy community and what makes hers thrive, even with millennials. Cy has a vision for the future of work and what you need to remember is this: it’s not something that’s going to happen TO us. It’s something we need to do for ourselves. It’s where we go beyond ego, salary, title, and all the other things that seem so important to us now. How and why should we do it? Cy shares what drives her to do the work she does. With the future of work being AI and automation, we’re left wondering if the future holds any place for heart and for love. Laurie poses the question to Cy, and she’s got a very heart-centered answer for you. And it all comes back to people and the concept of ego. The DIY HR Handbook Wouldn't you love to get your hands on Laurie's no-holds-barred, honest DIY HR Handbook for employees and pros alike? Download it for free! Cy Wakeman Find her @cywakeman everywhere on the Internet! Reality-Based Leadership: http://www.realitybasedleadership.com/  Life's Messy Live Happy Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/LifesMessyLiveHappy/ No Ego: How Leaders Can Cut the Cost of Workplace Drama, End Entitlement, and Drive Big Results https://amzn.to/2uqfPGc   Reality-Based Leadership: Ditch the Drama, Restore Sanity to the Workplace, and Turn Excuses into Results https://amzn.to/2ul0tTg

Kate Pickett joins me to discuss her new book - co-authored with Richard Wilkinson - The Inner Level: How More Equal Societies Reduce Stress, Restore Sanity and Improve Everyone's Well-being, the follow up to the acclaimed The Spirit Level: Why More Equal Societies Almost Always Do Better.

While generally accepted that inequality is a bad thing, how exactly is that so? Beyond philosophical arguments, what is it about inequality that makes it bad? That’s a question that Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett examined at a societal scale in their 2009 book The Spirit Level and have continued at an individual level with their newest book, The Inner Level. The volume’s subtitles help explain the evolution; Spirit’s is “Why Greater Equality Makes Societies Stronger” while Inner’s is “How More Equal Societies Reduce Stress, Restore Sanity and Improve Everyone’s Wellbeing.” In this Social Science Bites podcast, social epidemiologist Richard Wilkinson lays out the case that inequality should be fought specifically because it fosters a litany of ill effects. (In 2013, his partner Pickett laid out the case for equality in her own Bites podcast.) “In The Spirit Level,” he tells interviewer David Edmonds, “we showed that in more-unequal countries, with bigger income gaps between rich and poor, there is more of a whole range of health and social problems. Life expectancy tends to be lower, more obesity, higher homicide rate, more people in prison, more drug problems, more mental illness. Basically what we showed was that all the problems that have what we call social gradients, problems that are more common down on the social ladder, get worse when you increase the status differences between us.” What’s surprising, he adds, is that these negatives don’t just punch down – while the effects are stronger among the poor in fact they affect broad swathes of the population. Being well off does not inoculate you from the malign effects of inequality. Knowing that, Wilkinson and Pickett, armed with additional research that’s taken place in the last eight years, started to look at how that occurs. Wilkinson said at the time Spirit published they didn’t feel they had enough details to lay out the cause, but their hunch was that it revolved around status, “how inequality creates, or strengthens, feelings of superiority and inferiority.” As he explains here, based on massive and repeated questionnaires, we know that status anxiety – and its ill effects such as worsening health -- affects everyone, the super-rich and the dirt-poor, in the most unequal countries. Status anxiety, he suggests becomes an ironic unifying characteristic across an unequal landscape, which in turn leads him to speculate that if this were recognized it could an earlier step toward creating a more equal society. The podcast concludes with Wilkinson offering advice on creating that society by addressing income inequality by developing “economic democracy,” since an egalitarian society reduces these negative effects described above and makes us happier and healthier overall. Wilkinson is professor emeritus of social epidemiology at the University of Nottingham, an honorary professor of epidemiology and public health at University College London and visiting professor at University of York. He co-founded The Equality Trust, with support from the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust, and remains a member if the trust’s board.  

In their first episode of the Trump administration, Will and Luke explore their complicated feelings towards beloved liberal comic/pundit Jon Stewart. They explore "The Rally to Restore Sanity" and Stewart's 2014 directorial debut ROSEWATER.

Join me and my guest Cy Wakeman. Cy advocates a revolutionary new approach to leadership: Reality-Based Leadership. Instead of working to perfect the circumstances of employees, she advocates a reality-based mindset in which employees can become bulletproof to anything that might happen, and they succeed and deliver results in spite of their circumstances. Cy’s groundbreaking ideas are featured in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The New York Post and SHRM.com. Her podcasts and blogs are favorites and featured on FastCompany.com and Forbes.com. Cy was honored in Mumbai, India, with the prestigious World HRD Congress Outstanding Leadership Award for her achievements as a global thought leader in 2012. Her book, Reality Based Leadership – Ditch the Drama, Restore Sanity to the Workplace, & Turn Excuses Into Results is receiving rave reviews throughout the nation. Her new book The Reality-Based Rules of the Workplace is due Spring 2013. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Nathan and Conlan talk about the podcast, natural gas production, loony bins, vaccination, live the conspiracy, Rally to Restore Sanity, Bill Maher, false equivalency, union workshop republicans, Katrina imaginary gun battle, the police, late night talk shows. Email: wierdoesandwarriors@gmail.com

Sorry folks, a little discombobulated this week as I attempted to record the show while medicated and recovering from recent travel and being sick. However, like a doped up soldier, I still managed to trudge through a couple of hours discussing my time at, "The Rally to Restore Sanity" and the results of the Midterm Election for your entertainment. This week I am joined by a fuzzy brain, unicorns and a pink llama...but that might be the meds talking. www.stimulatedboredom.com

Signs like "Take it Down A Notch," "My Political Views Cannot Be Summed Up On A Pithy Sign," and, of course, "God Hates Figs." Sam Greenspan, Big Shed's Correspondent in Washington, DC, attended The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear and files this report.  

Chris is recovered from his horrible plague, and Euge and Matt have emerged from the crowd at the DC Rally to Restore Sanity. We talk about all that, and comics and twitter questions. Time for a good ole’ fashioned Bro-down!

It's the day before election day... Nicole speaks with Lizz Winstead about Saturday's Rally to Restore Sanity and tomorrow's elections; Congressman Ron Klein who's facing the truly insane Allen West challenging his re-election; and Crooks and Liars' Nicole Belle with "Fools on the Hill"

As the U.S. election season draws to a close, it seems that the divides between many of us couldn't be greater. Yet is that really the case? Spiritual writer Susan Larison Danz will spontaneously reflect upon the remarkable parallels she has seen among seemingly divided groups of people, drawing on her observations in the past week of both the Glenn Beck show and Jon Stewart's Rally to Restore Sanity. Susan has walked multiple paths in her life, both politically and spiritually. It is her intent to seek and promote understanding of multiple perspectives.

Did you miss us? Well, we’ve returned anyway so deal with it. One way you could deal with it is by enjoying this wonderful episode in which Riley Boxcutter gives us an exclusive report on the Rally to Restore Sanity (aka the March to Keep Fear Alive). For the first time ever there is a […]

Well, it's a day before the elections in the U.S.A. ... Bill Maher had a great message ...so, listen up!!! There's a pic of my sons and the pocket T we wore to The Rally to Restore Sanity in DC last saturday.   Here is a link to Jon Stewart's closing remarks: http://www.bandanablues.comrally close.mp3

The Overthinkers tackle the deeper meanings of the Saw franchise and the Rally to Restore Sanity. Episode 122: Pancakes and Politics originally appeared on Overthinking It, the site subjecting the popular culture to a level of scrutiny it probably doesn't deserve. [Latest Posts | Podcast (iTunes Link)]

Well, hell... by the Comedy Channel's standards I am thoroughly insane. I think its time to open the windows and scream, "I'm mad as hell, and i'm NOT going to take it anymore." I mean really? Lumping Anti-War Protesters in with TEABAGGERS? Thats not Comedy, it is trying to subvert activism and turn it into slackerism. Restore Sanity? My version of sanity includes raging against the Headlines this Week. No sane people would take this shit quietly. BP & HALLIBURTON KNEW THE CEMENT WAS BAD PRIOR TO THE OIL SPILL IN THE GULF. THE US IS TRYING A CANADIAN BOY THEY KEPT AT GITMO FOR 1/3 OF HIS LIFE, WHILE FUNDING OTHER CHILD SOLDIERS IN YEMEN. A SMALL FEMALE PEACE PROTESTER GETS HELD DOWN AND STOMPED BY TWO HUGE MALE TEA BAGGERS AND THEY ARE DECIDING (!!?wtf?!!) WHETHER OR NOT TO PRESS CHARGES. ARIZONA'S RACIST IMMIGRATION LAW WAS THE BRAINCHILD OF PRIVATE PROFITEERING PRISON COMPANIES. WIKILEAKS IS BEING TARGETED AS AN ENEMY FOR BEING A WHISTLEBLOWER, AND NO ONE IS REPORTING/CONDEMNING THE ACTUAL ATROCITIES DONE IN OUR NAMES.(& we remain skeptical whether this is an "approved" leak or not) Call me insane. I think louder yelling is EXACTLY what is called for here.

With 5 days to go until election day, we're down to the wire. Today, Nicole spoke with Stephanie Taylor of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee about their CallOutTheVote.com initiative; with Will Bunch about Saturdays Rally to Restore Sanity; and with BradBlog's Brad Friedman about the problems with electronic voting machines. Plus news from Ellen Ratner.

sPLURt is coming up, as is the Rally to Restore Sanity. Fall is upon us, daylight savings time is nearly over, time to get creative, time is a loop. Featured new music from Loopus in Fabula, Smoke Sign, Bjarni Gunnarsson, Astral Projection, Gorillaz, and old music from Graham Coxon, James, Psychaos, Rena Jones, and Beastie Boys. The full playlist is available at http://goaconstrictor.com/playlists

Comedian and fake news host Jon Stewart has announced a “Rally to Restore Sanity” on October 30 in Washington, D.C. Nervous at being almost completely eclipsed by Glenn Beck, Stewart decided to stage a rally that would be presented as a satire of Beck’s immense “Restoring Honor” rally in August. Of course, Stewart wants to […]

Brunchrapporten möter overklighetens folk på Bokmässan i Göteborg: + Ahmadinejad slog igår fast att USA låg bakom 9/11 för att gynna judarna. Har alla individer rätt till vår egen "sanning"? Filosofen Kristoffer Ahlström svarar. + Lars Ohly sminkar sig inte med dom, Andres Esteche skulle fisa i hissen - men vad är det korrekta sättet att bemöta Sverigedemokrater? Den överklassuppfostrade Jan Guillou ger lektion i vett och etikett. Jan Guillou + I USA kallar komikern Jon Stewart till Restore Sanity-massmöten - i Sverige frågar Peter Settman politikerna om hur de torkar sig i röven. Tankesmedjans Simon Svensson gör komparativ politisk satiranalys!

After fighting hard for finance reform, how serious is the Obama Administration about consumer protection? Why will Elizabeth Warren be a White House advisor instead of heading the new agency that will make rules for mortgages, credit cards and other consumer lending? Also, police in London arrest five in alleged terror plot against the pope, and competing rallies to "Restore Sanity" and "Keep Fear Alive."

Today's show was a bit political and maintained a nice balance of groovy morning trance and pop music. I highly encourage that you participate in The Rally to Restore Sanity in DC on October 30th. The music on today's show included music from: Tea Chairs, Keramick and Lobo, Ben Folds, Pomplamoose, California Sunshine, Milemarker, Sister Machine Gun, Foxdye, and more. The full playlist is available at http://goaconstrictor.com/playlists