Podcasts about Rights

AI music's legal landscape is getting more complicated. We break down three questions at the center of the debate: whether AI can learn from copyrighted work, how companies obtain training data, and whether AI-generated outputs compete with original music. Then, Vydia co-president Jenna Gaudio and NVIDIA's Shari Reich share bold predictions about context-aware listening and how AI could unlock the value of existing music catalogs. Trapital Summit 2026 is happening on Tuesday, September 15 in Los Angeles. Get your tickets here: https://www.trapital.com/summit/2026 CHAPTERS 02:52 Three Copyright Questions 08:12 Why AI Firms Still License 10:54 Trapital Summit 13:24 Jenna Gaudio's Prediction 18:45 Context-Aware Listening 21:57 Rights and Infrastructure 23:44 Shari Reich's Prediction 25:27 Unlocking Music Catalogs 27:12 AI as a Tool 30:49 Catalog Is the New Content SPONSORSChartmetric: Listen in for our Stat of the Week. TRAPITAL Where technology shapes culture. New episodes and memos every week. Sign up here for free.

Head Start is a free, federally-funded program that provides comprehensive early childhood education, health, nutrition and parent-involvement services to low-income children and families. A new proposal from the Trump administration would do away with many of the federal regulations that guide the program. On this episode, we talk with stakeholders across the state about what the proposed changes may mean for Iowa families. We talk with Chris Juett, executive director of the Iowa Head Start Association, and Drake University Head Start Director Lisa Proctor. We also hear from Mimi Solis, Head Start teacher and former Head Start parent. Later in the episode, the Library Bill of Rights was adopted by the American Library Association in 1939. We listen back to a conversation with former Des Moines Public Library Director Sue Woody about the purpose of the Library Bill of Rights, and the threats it faces today. (Part of this episode was originally produced March 1, 2023.)

CannCon and Alpha Warrior kick off with a mic malfunction confession before diving into one of the most heated debates the show has seen in a while. Alpha argues the military and intelligence community are already operating outside the Constitution when it comes to psyops and information warfare against Americans, and that it is a price worth paying to win the bigger fight against the deep state and China. CannCon pushes back hard, questioning where the legal line actually sits between federal law and constitutional violation, and whether ends can really justify unconstitutional means. It gets personal, it gets loud, and it circles back to the rights we are told we have versus the ones the government actually lets us keep. Expect real disagreement between two guys who respect each other but are not backing down, plus a prediction about an upcoming decision that has them bracing for round two.

The world recently lost an icon, and many are only now learning about the humanitarian work which defined most of Dolly Parton's 80 year life. At the recent Unholy Trinity Reunion event in Fort Worth, atheist activist Matt Dillahunty paid tribute.VIDEO of Matt's tributeBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/thethinkingatheist--3270347/support.

In this episode, Mary Sarah Bilder, Founders Professor at Boston College Law School, explores the history of rights and liberties in America and the origins of the Bill of Rights. She traces how ideas about rights developed before, during, and after the American Revolution, shaped debates over the Constitution, and ultimately led to the adoption of the first 10 amendments. She also explores how those amendments came to be known collectively as the Bill of Rights and gained the significance they have today. Julie Silverbrook, chief content and learning officer at the National Constitution Center, moderates.  Resources  “The Blessings of Liberty and Bills of Rights,” by Mary Sarah Bilder for the National Constitution Center  Bill of Rights Resources, National Constitution Center  The Promise of America: Reflections on Our Enduring Ideals, (2026)    Stay Connected and Learn More  Stay connected with We the People—follow, rate, and review the show wherever you listen.  Questions or comments? Email podcast@constitutioncenter.org.  Follow @ConstitutionCtr on social media and sign up to receive Constitution Weekly, our email roundup of constitutional news and debate.  Support our important work by making a donation today.  ⁠⁠⁠⁠Donate 

During his second term, president Donald Trump has done very little that can be considered even remotely bi-partisan. But one thing stands out - The Laken Riley Act. We explore the impacts of this immigration legislation a year after Trump signed it into law. Reporter: Gustavo Solis, KPBS A bill that could give the public more access to information about emergencies inside private immigrant detention centers is on its way to becoming a law. It just needs Governor Newsom's signature. Reporter: Anthony Victoria, KVCR Students without legal status aren't allowed to work for California's public colleges or universities. A bill that could change that is now on Governor Gavin Newsom's desk. Reporter: Mikhail Zinshteyn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Even in ICE detention, immigration activist Jeanette Vizguerra found a way to help others struggling with their status. She's unafraid to take on the president. Time magazine recognized her work. A Denver church provided her sanctuary. Today, Vizguerra in her own words, as detention centers swell and Colorado fights for oversight. Then, a classic film with deep Colorado ties. Ryan joins the podcast "Did That Age Well?" to talk about one of his favorite movies, "Roman Holiday" and the iconic Audrey Hepburn. 

A teenage pregnancy can flip a life overnight and when the “plan” comes from something read online, the fallout can be brutal. We hear from Eddie, who calls back after our earlier feminism and abortion conversation with a fresh lens: children's rights. He shares a story about Jennifer, a 15-year-old in his community in Brazil, who gets pregnant after she and her boyfriend skip protection and trust bad advice. Then her parents leave, and she's left staring down two paths that both come with heavy costs.We unpack why this isn't only a debate about abortion. It's also a practical conversation about child welfare and public health: the right to education (so teens can avoid preventable mistakes), the right to health care (so no one feels pushed toward an unsafe, illegal clinic), and the right to non-discrimination (so a young single mother or a teen seeking reproductive care isn't punished by stigma). Eddie also points to rights that rarely get airtime in political arguments: protection from emotional and physical abuse, personal identity, and freedom of thought and opinion.If you care about reproductive rights, teen pregnancy prevention, sex education, or what real support looks like when adults aren't there, this conversation hits hard and stays grounded in a human story. Subscribe for more, share this with someone who'd argue in good faith, and leave a review telling us: what should society guarantee a teen facing pregnancy?Send us Fan MailWe want to hear from you, Introduce yourself the way you would like it aired, where your calling from State and City is fine as well as which Season, Podcast title and episode. Call the Studio at 212-718-0330 and leave your comments Call the studio to respond 212-718-0330Support the showWhat part of the game is that. August 2022 WhatPartOfTheGameIsThat.com, Wpotgit.com

Police officers have a range of operational powers they can exercise under legislation, including to ask questions, give ‘move on' directions and conduct searches. Here's what you need to know about your basic rights and obligations in a police interaction. - Полициските службеници имаат низа оперативни овластувања што можат да ги остварат според закон, вклучително и поставување прашања, давање упатства за движење и спроведување претреси. Еве што треба да знаете за вашите основни права и обврски во полициската интеракција.

Boortz criticizes Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez’s proposal to add illustrations and graphics to congressional legislation, arguing that the idea reflects the failures of American public education. He mocks the notion of turning complex legislation into something resembling a comic book and questions what that approach would mean for foundational documents like the Declaration of Independence and Bill of Rights.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of the Race and Rights Podcast, guest host Dr. Esaa Mohammad Sabti Samarah sits down with Dr. Mustafa Rfat, a faculty member at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, a scholar of forced migration and disability justice, and the Refugee Congress Delegate representing the state of Missouri, for a conversation examining the intersection of refugee rights, disability, and structural inequality. Drawing from both rigorous scholarship and lived experience as a refugee with a disability, Dr. Rfat explores how immigration systems, social policies, and institutional practices shape the lives of refugees with disabilities long before and long after resettlement.Together, they examine the historical exclusion of people with disabilities from U.S. immigration and citizenship policy, the barriers refugees encounter when navigating health care, education, employment, and naturalization, and why disability must be understood through a social rather than medical lens alone. The discussion also explores the human consequences of recent refugee and deportation policies, highlighting how inaccessible systems and language exclusion can undermine both disability rights and fundamental human rights.Throughout the conversation, Dr. Rfat reflects on his own journey from Iraq to the United States, illustrating how personal experience has informed a research agenda dedicated to advancing refugee health equity, participatory research, and disability justice. The episode challenges listeners to reconsider dominant narratives about refugees by centering resilience, dignity, and belonging while emphasizing the responsibility of researchers, practitioners, and policymakers to dismantle structural barriers rather than expecting individuals to overcome them alone.This episode is essential listening for scholars, practitioners, policymakers, students, and advocates committed to refugee rights, disability justice, health equity, and human rights.Links to Published WorksRfat, M. (2026). Path to Citizenship: Addressing the Needs of Refugees with Disabilities in the Naturalization Process. Journal of Human Rights and Social Work. Rfat, M., Zeng, Y., Yang, Y., Adhikari, K., & Zhu, Y. (2023). A Scoping Review of Needs and Barriers to Achieving a Livable Life among Refugees with Disabilities: Implications for Future Research, Practice, and Policy. Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work. Rfat, M., Zeng, Y., & Trani, J.-F. (2023). Exploring the Intersectionality of Disability and Refugee Statuses: Reflecting on My Refugee Journey. British Journal of Social Work. Rfat, M., Cureton, A., Mirza, M., & Trani, J.-F. (2025). The Devastating Effect of Abrupt U.S. Refugee Policy Shifts. The Lancet. Rfat, M., Engelman, A., & Seaborn, S. (2026). US Forced Deportation, Language Exclusion, and Disability Justice. The Lancet. Rfat, M., Yang, Y., & Cohen, F. (2025). Benefits and Challenges of Using Participatory Research Among Refugees With Disabilities: A Scoping Review. Health Education & Behavior. #RefugeeRights #DisabilityJustice #HealthEquity #ForcedMigration #HumanRights #SocialWork #RefugeeHealth #Accessibility #MigrationJustice Support the showSupport the Center for Security, Race and Rights by following us and making a donation:Donate: https://give.rutgersfoundation.org/csrr-support/20046.html Subscribe to our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEbUfYcWGZapBNYvCObiCpp3qtxgH_jFy Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rucsrr Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/rutgerscsrr Follow us on Threads: https://threads.com/rutgerscsrr Follow us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/rucsrr Follow us on TikTok: https://tiktok.com/rucsrr 

There are roughly 9,000 ambulatory surgery centers in the United States, and most of them aren't running at capacity. Ronen Elefant figured out that he didn't need to build another one; he just needed to reach the ones already sitting half empty.My guest this week is a trauma surgeon in Pennsylvania who has been flying his own plane to work for fourteen years. About a year ago he turned that into a business: rent time at an ASC, fly in, do the cases, fly home. One bundled price covering the facility, the anesthesiologist, and the surgeon. No insurance, no three separate bills arriving weeks apart.We get into how the economics work at three or four cases per trip, and why patients drive six hours from the Dakotas to get on a cash schedule. Ronen also explains what certificate of need laws actually protect, why he thinks insurance should only exist for catastrophic care, and how an employer could plug fly-in surgery into a self-funded plan without building anything.If you've been looking at surgical bundles and wondering how the supply side works, this is the episode. Tune in."Burnout doesn't come from surgeons standing up all day. It comes from doing all this stuff on behalf of the insurance company." - Dr. Ronen Elefant, ACESThank you to our 2026 sponsors!ParetoHealth: ParetoHealth empowers midsize employers with a long-term solution to reduce volatility and lower overall health benefits costs. Visit https://www.paretohealth.com/fully-insured-vs-self-funding-with-paretohealth-spencer-podcast/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=SelfFundedwSpencer to learn more.Samaritan Fund: A program that connects those who need help to the support they need. We are proud to offer the Samaritan Fund Program. Visit SamaritanFundProgram.com to learn more.Vālenz Health: We're Vālenz Health, your partner in improving health literacy, reducing plan spend, and delivering high-value healthcare. Visit ValenzHealth.com to learn more.Imagine360: Imagine360 helps self-funded employers save on healthcare with smarter health plans. Cut expenses by 20-30% with custom solutions. Contact us today at Imagine360.com.Chapters:(00:00:00) Intro(00:02:19) Growing Up in the Family Practice(00:07:33) Why Surgery, and Why Trauma(00:13:04) Fourteen Years of Flying to Work(00:18:47) Healthcare Economics(00:24:37) The $2,500 Colonoscopy Across the Street(00:30:11) How ACES Was Born(00:35:56) Renting Time in Half-Empty Surgery Centers(00:41:38) How the Bundle Prices Work(00:47:20) Certificate of Need and Who It Protects(00:52:47) What Insurance Should Actually Be For(00:58:33) Ayn Rand, Rights, and the Role of Government(01:04:29) Plugging ACES Into a Self-Funded Plan(01:10:12) “Burnout Is Not From Standing All Day”(01:14:08) Closing ThoughtsKey Links for Social:@SelfFunded on YouTube for video versions of the podcast and much more - https://www.youtube.com/@SelfFundedListen/watch on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/1TjmrMrkIj0qSmlwAIevKA?si=068a389925474f02Listen on Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/self-funded-with-spencer/id1566182286Follow Spencer on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/spencer-smith-self-funded/Follow Spencer on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/selffundedwithspencer/

An historic tape was found. This week features a remarkable 1970 recording of Sylvia Rivera, Marsha P. Johnson, and other members of the Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries (STAR), made by 20-year-old WBAI reporter Liza Cowan. Rediscovered nearly 50 years later by Making Gay History in the Lesbian Herstory Archives, the tape captures Rivera and Johnson speaking candidly about their lives, gender expression, discrimination, sexuality, and activism, as well as their efforts to create community and support for street youth through STAR House. This is what is believed to be the earliest known recording of Rivera and Johnson and offering an extraordinary first-person glimpse of two pioneering trans activists at the beginning of their political lives. In the news this week, a new report finds LGBTQ+ people make up more than 12 percent of the U.S. population, while a federal judge again strikes down Texas's drag ban. LGBTQ+ asylum seekers face heightened danger amid a migration crisis in Spain's Ceuta, and South African activists mobilize against an anti-LGBTQ+ “family values” conference. And in Ireland, Cork opens the country's first permanent LGBTQ+ museum exhibition, featuring a historic Rainbow Flag from San Francisco. Featured speakers: Brigitte Bandit, LGBT choir Choral Con Fusion, Sylvia Rivera, Marsha P. Johnson, Victor. Credits: Associate Producer/Host Lucia Chappelle, Producer Brian DeShazor, News writer Jeb Backe, the feature was produced by Brian DeShazor with assistance from Making Gay History and the Lesbian Herstory Archives. NewsWrap reporters Ava Davis and John Dyer 5th music: the Brotherhood of Man

In this episode of Hardcore Christianity, host Brother Mike—counselor at the Arizona Deliverance Center—examines Sharia law from a legal perspective, comparing specific religious practices against United States federal and state criminal statutes. Key Takeaways Legal Contrasts: Provisions within Sharia law—such as child marriage, polygamy, honor killings, and corporal punishment—conflict directly with U.S. law, where they are classified as serious felonies (statutory rape, polygamy, premeditated murder, and aggravated assault). Constitutional Protections: Highlights the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights as foundational frameworks that distinguish American governance from other legal systems. Judicial Procedures: Contrasts court procedures under Sharia law regarding witness testimonies with the American judicial standard of evaluating witnesses on individual merit. Cultural and Demographic Perspectives: Discusses immigration patterns and cultural integration challenges within Western nations. Scripture & Reference Links Romans 13:1–2: Submission to governing authorities and established laws. 1 Peter 2:13–14: Respecting human institutions and legal ordinances. 1 Corinthians 14:40: Maintaining order and proper conduct. Support the show: https://hardcorechristianity.com/donations/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today's episode, James Flower and James White from Arrow Video join us to discuss the world of film preservation and boutique home video labels, and in particular their recent release of Sergio Leone's Dollars Trilogy.  The story of this restoration of Leone's opus is one of years of false starts, hunts for reference prints and high-quality source materials, navigation of complex technical hurdles, and maddening quality-control processes. Join us as we tell the tale! 00:00 - Introduction to Arrow Video 06:28 - Paths to the Boutique Label Industry 11:26 - Acquiring the Rights to the Dollars Trilogy 16:48 - The Technical Challenges of Restoration 25:22 - Finding and Trusting Reference Prints 32:07 - Restoring the Look: HDR and Source Fidelity 38:50 - The Nightmare of Techniscope Negatives 46:15 - Audio Restoration: Mono and 5.1 Mixes 52:41 - Rescuing Audio from LaserDiscs and VHS 01:10:08 - Extended Cuts and Versioning 01:16:05 - Encoding, Quality Control, and Fidelity in Motion 01:40:40 - Packaging, Artwork, and Tony Stella's Legacy Works Cited: Arrow Films: https://www.arrowfilms.com/ Spencer's 2025 Discs of the Year Awards: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbE33341qX0 Spencer's Interview with James Flower: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D87IseQlKL4 Shownotes and Resources:  https://sadhillmedia.com/filmformally

Our guest today is AZ Senate President Warren Petersen. Senator Petersen is Arizona Senate President and a longtime legislator, attorney, and business owner. A third-generation Gilbert resident, he champions limited government, free markets, fiscal responsibility, and individual rights. And now is the Republican candidate for AZ Attorney General. 1) In the 2026 AZ Primary Election for AZ Attorney General, you won the Republican vote by a landslide. This coming November, you will face off against the Democrat incumbent Kris Mayes. For Independent voters who may not identify strongly with either party, what distinctions do you want to draw between Mayes's approach to the Attorney General's office and yours? 2) Who has stepped forward to publicly endorse your campaign, and what do those endorsements tell Arizona voters about the coalition you're building? 3) Our audience is deeply concerned about the Right to Keep and Bear Arms. What authority and influence does Arizona's Attorney General have when it comes to protecting - or challenging - our Second Amendment rights? 4) You've emphasized the importance of voting early. Why do you believe early voting matters in this election, and what would you say to voters who traditionally wait until Election Day? 5) How do people follow you, learn more about your campaign, and get involved? Originally Aired 8.31.26

Boortz criticizes Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez’s proposal to add illustrations and graphics to congressional legislation, arguing that the idea reflects the failures of American public education. He mocks the notion of turning complex legislation into something resembling a comic book and questions what that approach would mean for foundational documents like the Declaration of Independence and Bill of Rights.Atlanta's ONLY All Conservative News & Talk Station.: https://www.xtra1063.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

0:30 - Jeanne Ives and Jim Iuorio filling in for Dan . 12:29 - Mass Shootings NJ and Chicago 29:44 - Best of CPS High School List 01:07:07 - The Heritage Foundation's Steven Bucci admits he thought the war with Iran would be over by now and explains why he doesn't expect Putin to attack NATO. 01:24:55 - Co-Founder of Path Trading Partners & Co-Host of Futures Edge Podcast, Bob Iaccino, breaks down the US Venezuela Oil Deal 01:41:03 - Editor of RealClearMarkets John Tamny debates what to do about our nation's $40 trillion debt and argues that The Mamdani Grocery Stores Aren't Worth the Right's Indignation. John is also the author of The Money Confusion: How Illiteracy about Currencies and Inflation Sets the Stage for the Crypto Revolution 01:57:16 - Author of Pandemia: How Coronavirus Hysteria Took Over Our Government, Rights, and Lives, Alex Berenson, on the Pennsylvania measles debacle. Get more at Alex’s substack Unreported TruthsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Much of the world takes for granted that natural resources exist to be owned and used by humans, with no thought to the consequences of these actions. The idea that nature has the right to exist free from human interference has long existed in indigenous communities, and is finally gaining wider support around the world. Quetza and Somabha from the Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature (GARN) join us to discuss the rights of nature movement and the ways it is being implemented around the world. They share examples of successful rights of nature initiatives, and offer insights into how to gain support at all levels of society. Resources discussed in this episode:Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature (GARN)GARN FacebookGARN InstagramGARN TwitterGARN LinkedInGARN Eco Jurisprudence MonitorGARN Paper: Financialization of Nature: A false solution to Climate ChangeRights of Nature documentaryShould Trees Have Standing? bookEarth Law book Hoodwinked in the HothouseFossil Fuel TreatyDegrowth InstituteWild Law: A Manifesto for Earth Justice bookEcological Jurisprudence bookQuetza Ramirez LinkedInSomabha Bandopadhay LinkedInHave an idea for an episode? You can email host Jennifer Hetzel at sustainablygeeky@gmail.com.Like the show? Support us at Buy Me a Coffee, and rate/review us wherever you listen. You can also find us on Facebook, X and Instagram.Listen and subscribe to the show on iTunes, Spotify, Pandora, Amazon Music, Audible, and YouTube.

Send us Fan MailNobody likes a bully! One of the reasons myself and many others became cops was to protect those who couldn't protect themselves. That's what cops should do! But, what happens when your own sheriff's department turns on you and becomes the bully? What do you do when your bosses and teammates turn on you? Where do you turn?My returning guest today, former Sheriff's Deputy Bridget Truxillo, was a sheriff's deputy in Florida for years. She worked undercover in the narcotics unit and was also the department's first and only female SWAT operator. Unfortunately, she was the victim of workplace harassment, bullying, and discrimination. She just ‘took it' until her own department drove her to resign. Bridget Truxillo went on to the next chapter of her life and became an attorney. That firsthand experience is why she founded Lady Law Shield, a firm built specifically to give law enforcement officers and first responders legal guidance on the employment issues they run into at work — things like workplace disputes, retaliation, and the fallout that can follow difficult decisions made on the job. Bridget works at the point where the job and the law collide, helping officers protect their careers while making sense of a system most attorneys don't understand from the inside. This conversation takes lots of unexpected twists and turns that I think you will find useful if you are a cop or if you want an insider look into the confusing and sometimes cruel world of law enforcement. It was a treat talking to Bridget again and hearing her amazing story of resilience and how she is of service to the law enforcement community.In today's episode, we discuss:·      Bridget's beginnings in law enforcement.·      What her rookie year looked like. ·      Being brought into undercover work after only having one year on the job.·      How and why she tried out and earned a spot on the SWAT team.·      How was she treated being the only female on the SWAT team? ·      Being the victim of workplace harassment and discrimination and how she dealt with it.·      What led to her decision to resign from law enforcement? ·      How can we as cops transition from being a cop to civilian life seamlessly? Is it possible?·      What she sees as the biggest mistakes cops make transitioning into civilian life.·      Her work as an attorney, founding Lady Law Shield, helping first responders who are victims of workplace harassment and discrimination.All of this and more on today's episode of the Cops and Writers podcast.Visit Bridget at her law firm, Lady Law Shield.Check out Bridget at the following conferences!Rise: Women in Policing | San Diego | September 2026 Tuesday, September 8, 2026 to Friday, September 11, 2026. I am speaking Thursday, Sept. 10,  10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m., title: Navigating Workplace Challenges Without Derailing Your Career.2026 6th Annual National Law Enforcement Survival Summit, September 28-30, Las Vegas, NV. I am speaking September 30, title: Leadership Under Scrutiny: Reducing Liability and Workplace BreakdownCheck out our conversation from two years ago.Head on over to my website!What's the craziest thing you saw when you were a cop?My first week on the job, a guy running at me with a butcher knife. He'd just killed his brother over the last hot dog.That's chapter 1. There are 33 more.Police Stories: The Rookie Years just launched - available on Amazon. Search 'Police Stories Patrick O'Donnell' or click thSupport the show

Following recent court decisions around Indigenous rights and Aboriginal title in BC, public discourse is full of conflicting assertions. Premier David Eby has criticized the court and called their decisions overreaching and unhelpful. RAVEN works to support Indigenous Nations upholding their rights in court. It published an article to clarify some of the confusion, comparing what they are hearing to what they know to be true. We spoke with Jamie-Leigh Gonzales of RAVEN in February.

“Hitler had to abolish democracy to take over Berlin.” — Wendy Lesser “Ich bin ein Berliner” (I Am a Berliner), JFK famously said in West Berlin on June 26, 1963, in the face of Soviet imperial tyranny. Today, Wendy Lesser is offering the same defiance in her new book Berlin Before and After. Only Lesser offers a cautionary mirror for our times of not just post-Soviet Putin but also wannabe-tyrants like Trump. Lesser's loving portrait of Berlin is of a free city. She reminds us that even in Germany's darkest hour, Berlin never actually went Nazi. The city voted left up to and including 1933, so Hitler had to abolish democracy to take it over. Nor, Lesser argues, was Nazism a reaction to Weimar Berlin's Cabaret-style nightlife, any more than Trump is a reaction to wokeness. Economic forces, not cultural ones, she insists, enable dictators. Today's Berlin, as a city that memorializes its own crimes, offers America an urban lesson in acknowledging historical guilt. That's what makes Berlin such a defiant beacon of freedom in our authoritarian age. There are more urbane cities than Berlin, but none quite as dedicated to freedom. Go there and/or read Berlin Before and After. Today we should all be Berliners. Five Takeaways •       Our Own 1929 — or 1932? The book began as a love letter to the Berlin Lesser adopted in 2003 — the everywhere writer of Berkeley, New York, and Berlin, against Lampedusa the ultimate somewhere, who never left Sicily and carried Shakespeare through the coffee houses of Palermo. But as she wrote, America's condition worsened: “We were not only in our own 1929, but perhaps in 1930, '31, or even '32 — verging on our own descent into frightening dictatorship.” Hence the subtitle's cautionary mirror — though history, she insists, never exactly repeats itself, and the American analogies came unforced, surfacing every thirty or forty pages without hammering. Being an everywhere, she says, doesn't make you write better — Lampedusa proves that — “but it improves your life,” and it gave her the subjects her native California never could.•       Berlin Never Went Nazi. The episode's revelation: the city of Weimar flamboyance never gave the Nazis a majority — Berlin voted left up to and including 1933, and “Hitler had to abolish democracy to take over Berlin.” From which follows her sharpest argument: Nazism was not a backlash against Berlin's sexual and artistic freedoms, “just as I do not see the election of Trump as a reaction to so-called wokeness or trans rights. Cultural manifestations do not cause such government changes. Economic forces do” — wealth gaps, regional deprivation, the east feeling second-class, then and now (the AfD's heartland). The direct equivalences are rhetorical: America's poisoned-blood language on immigrants comes “straight from the Goebbels playbook,” and the rights that flowered in twenties Germany were “instantly squished” in the thirties. As for today: the AfD polls high before Berlin's September city elections, but the firewall holds — and the party is formally flagged by German intelligence as constitutionally dangerous. Andrew's question stands: any vaccines for this thing?•       1929: The Year Everything Premiered. Why that year: Grosz, Sander, and Otto Dix at their peak; Brecht and Piscator both premiering; All Quiet on the Western Front, the underrated Grand Hotel, and Berlin Alexanderplatz in the bookshops — plus Thomas Mann's Mario and the Magician, the novella that predicted fascism; Billy Wilder still a weekly-paper journalist shooting his first film; and Christopher Isherwood arriving on the first visit that became Goodbye to Berlin and, via Broadway, Cabaret. “Only in retrospect do we see these things as major.” The culture flourished beside economic and political chaos — “having a terrible government is not inconsistent with producing good culture. Look at nineteenth-century Russia” — and when the chaos won, the exiles washed up in the German ghetto of Los Angeles: Brecht (on the beach, per this week's Baerwald episode), Döblin, Mann. Many went back — Brecht in 1949, Piscator after — because in Hollywood and New York they “couldn't live on the thin slice of culture,” a homesickness Lesser saw again in Berkeley's own Czesław Miłosz, watching Americans like children playing in a sandbox.•       After Means 1989. The title's twist: the After is not the Nazis' arrival but the Wall's fall. The dark half-century — twelve years of Reich, then “with barely a pause to take a breath” the divided city — is deliberately skipped: “the city is going to tell you what happened,” through what its monuments confess, like Bebelplatz's memorial to the burned books of May 1933. Berlin now wears its freedom knowingly: graffiti flourishes precisely because speech was twice policed; May Day's bottle-throwing is tolerated and swept up; Freiheit arrives like the choral finale of Beethoven's Ninth — Andrew's analogy, which she embraced with irony, since “nobody is totally free these days.” The Wall's hothouse island remains separate from Germany half a century on. And the city stays cinematic to the point of unreality — Wings of Desire's angels in the actual Staatsbibliothek (“I thought it was just a set”), Babylon Berlin's set-choosers clearing away the present — with a thriller shelf to match: Deighton's Berlin Game (freshly reread on his death), le Carré's Spy Who Came in from the Cold, Herron, McEwan, Schneider's Wall Jumper.•       A Mirror That Might Become Useful. Berlin's deepest lesson is for after the fall: it is the city that acknowledges its bad deeds — monuments and plaques saying this is where we did it — while America “likes to brush it all aside and act like we're always the heroes.” Andrew's pushback landed: Montgomery, Bryan Stevenson's lynching memorial, the African American Museum — “You're right. I'm not being fair.” But the qualification sharpens rather than sinks the thesis: “we do not have a history yet like Holocaust Germany or even Berlin Wall Germany… It's a mirror that might become useful if the worst comes about.” Meanwhile Berlin models the livable city: rent control the voters wanted to push all the way to expropriation, transit worth “ecstasies,” and a constitutional welfare clause promising a dignified existence — economic rights our Bill of Rights never mentions. The book ends aboard the M29 bus, top deck, regular fare, from the Maybachufer's twice-weekly market (running since before 1929) across the old West to Grunewald. “Maybe you're going to be made into a Berlin angel.” “A great fate.” About the Guest Wendy Lesser is the founding editor of The Threepenny Review, the celebrated Berkeley literary quarterly, and the author of a novel and twelve works of nonfiction, including You Say to Brick: The Life of Louis Kahn (winner of the Marfield Prize), Why I Read, and Scandinavian Noir. A fellow of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, she has held fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the NEH, the Cullman Center — and the American Academy in Berlin, where her love affair with the city deepened. Berlin Before and After: A Cautionary Mirror for Our Times (Harper, September 2026) is her portrait of the city in 1929 and now. She divides her time between B...

The Peter Boyles Show August 29, 2026 HOUR 2: Peter Boyles digs into the Colorado governor’s race with longtime Republican strategist Dick Wadhams, focusing on Victor Marx, Greg Lopez and Phil Weiser—and the growing debate over whether Republicans should support Marx, vote for Lopez as a repudiation of the GOP nominee, or turn to a Libertarian candidate. The conversation then turns sharply to privacy and surveillance, with callers weighing in on Flock cameras, Halo cameras, automated license-plate readers, facial recognition, data collection, smartphones and health-tracking devices, the Fourth Amendment, the Patriot Act, Palantir and the idea that technology designed for security can also be used against innocent people.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Send us fan responses! If you've ever felt like the system only sees you as a file, a number, or a “person” on paper, this conversation will challenge how you think about money, identity, and power. We go off the record and talk about the commercial mask people wear without realizing it, then trace how paperwork, presentments, and silent agreement can shape everything from debt to ownership.I break down a simple but sticky framework I teach inside DK's Private Business Circle: three pillars that I believe stay relevant in every era preacher, accountant, and “Heaven On Earth.” That leads into ordination and spiritual assembly as a way to claim private standing, accounting and ledger literacy as the real battleground behind bills and credit, and trust-based thinking as a container for asset protection and legacy planning. We also touch UCC language, conditional acceptance, and why arguing with agencies can be a trap if you don't understand jurisdiction and process.Then we zoom out to community wealth: why some groups build banks, land ownership, and durable institutions while others keep paying rent and fees with nothing to show for it. Whether you fully agree, strongly disagree, or land somewhere in the middle, you'll leave with sharper questions to research about trusts, unincorporated associations, tax credits, private education, and long-term family governance.If this sparked something, share it with a friend who cares about legacy, then subscribe and leave a review so more people can find the conversation. What's the first pillar you want to build out for your family?https://donkilam.com FOLLOW THE YELLOW BRICK ROAD - DON KILAMGO GET HIS BOOK ON AMAZON NOW! https://open.spotify.com/track/5QOUWyNahqcWvQ4WQAvwjj?autoplay=trueSupport the showhttps://donkilam.com

Courtland Cox, civil rights organizer and chairman of the board for the SNCC Legacy Project, remembers the historic March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, which took place 63 years ago this weekend, and reflects on the impact it still has today. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Joyce talks about: Honoring the military and advocating for better treatment especially when it comes to housing and job opportunities. lawyers allege that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the mastermind behind 9/11, was tortured and conditioned by the CIA to confess to the attack.Far-right British commentator, Milo Yiannopoulos picked up by ICE in Louisiana. Hasan Piker's dangerous statement about advocating for Jewish people. Rumor has it that Karoline Leavitt may be in talks with being on The View after stepping down from her role within the Trump administration to be with her kids. Pete Hegseth reportedly releases a new set of directives for the military, fighting back on DEI or woke culture objectives. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jerry White is a humanitarian activist, author, diplomat, social entrepreneur, and a leader in the International Campaign to Ban Landmines, recipient of the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize. Jerry's life changed at twenty when, while hiking in Israel, he stepped on an unmarked landmine and lost his lower right leg. He went on to co-found the Landmine Survivors Network and help lead the campaign that produced the 1997 Ottawa Treaty banning landmines. He later helped advance two more landmark international agreements: the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Convention on Cluster Munitions. Jerry has since served as a senior U.S. State Department official on conflict and stabilization, as a Senior Ashoka Fellow, and as the first Professor of Practice at the University of Virginia. Today, he chairs MADE IMPACT and teaches what he calls “humane leadership” through BeSeeDo. His books include Getting Up When Life Knocks You Down, Religicide, and his latest, Be See Do: The Art of Humane Leadership. In this episode, we trace Jerry's extraordinary journey — from surviving a landmine explosion to helping build a Nobel Peace Prize-winning movement, shaping international treaties, serving in government, and developing a practical approach to humane leadership, philanthropy, and systems change.

During What’s Trending, Rickey Smiley and the crew weighed in on a headline-making surrogacy dispute involving a critically ill newborn and debated who should have the final say when a surrogate and biological parents disagree about a child’s medical future. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In our weekly Tick Report, we remind listeners that It may be the end of summer but don't let your guard down on ticks and authoritarians. Robert updates us on authoritarian consolidation, as the U.S. Supreme Court left in place Trump's flagrantly illegal and unconstitutional assaults on mail-in ballots. We highlight the great organizing by western Wisconsin community members and GROWW, that resulted in a judge striking down a CAFO permit from the Wisconsin DNR because it does not do enough to protect groundwater. We briefly review the new MU Law Poll, which unsurprisingly shows a tight rac for Governor. We push back on conventional punditry about the poll's findings. Then we welcome Peter Rickman, president of the MASH union, to discuss why the richest nations in the world, the G20, are coming to Milwaukee in late September. We preview a rally on September 30th where Citizen Action will join with labor and civil society organizations outside the G20 meeting to call for a new trade model that creates good-paying jobs, raises wages, enforces worker rights, strengthens family farms, protects the environment, enables A.I. accountability and otherwise puts people over profits. Speaking of authoritarians, we close the show with State Representative Amaad Rivera-Wagner who lays out the clear case against Elon Musk for violating Wisconsin's campaign finance laws, and the head-shaking decision of the LaCrosse County District Attorney to pass on prosecuting the powerful billionaire.

"There's maybe a more practical way to look at it, which is just understanding water as a communal resource, as something that is necessary to share rather than this thing that we divide up and profit on." — Kyle PaolettaKyle Paoletta opens his recent book, American Oasis: Finding the Future in the Cities of the Southwest with a claim similar to the one on which Ten Across is based: the Southwest "already looks like what the rest of America is becoming." Every year the country at large grows hotter, drier, more urban, more diverse. The desert cities got there first. His view of what lies ahead for the Southwest--and by extension, for the rest of the nation-- first required a deeper understanding of the fundamental nature of the place.That is the case for treating this region as a preview rather than an exception, and it is why the Interstate 10 corridor is worth watching closely. What arrives here arrives everywhere, eventually.Kyle is a journalist who grew up outside Albuquerque and left for the East Coast, where he found that almost no one knew the place he came from. Years later, his book takes the five largest desert cities, Albuquerque, Phoenix, Las Vegas, Tucson, and El Paso, and weaves them into a single story of people who learned to live where water is becoming more scarce.In this conversation with Duke Reiter, he explains how a magazine called Arizona Highways and a relentless chamber of commerce sold the Arizona desert to the rest of the country, a playbook similarly run in Texas and Florida. He points to Las Vegas, which added hundreds of thousands of people without increasing its water use, and to El Paso, where the country's first direct-to-distribution water recycling plant opens in 2028. He discusses Tucson's heritage of architecture designed for heat—knowledge the rest of the country is beginning to need—and argues that the short renegotiation cycles for Colorado River water may be a feature rather than a failure.Ultimately, Kyle's reflections on where the story of the Southwest is headed next may not be what you expect.American Oasis: Finding the Future in the Cities of the Southwest is available from Pantheon.https://www.kylepaoletta.com/Relevant Articles and ResourcesNative American Tribes Came Together to Secure Their Rights to Colorado River Water. Four States Are Stalling the Deal (ProPublica and KJZZ News-Phoenix, June 2026)TSMC Announces Additional $100 Billion Investment in Arizona (Arizona Commerce Authority, July 2026)Judge blocks Arizona water rule that halted new housing developments across the Valley (Arizona Mirror, April 2026)El Paso Water breaks ground on the nation's first direct-to-distribution water reuse facility (February 2025)Relevant Ten Across Conversations PodcastsUnderstanding Groundwater Risks in the Southwest with Jay FamigliettiLatest Deadpool Projections Inject New Urgency into Colorado River NegotiationsDebunking the Water Myths of Western Cities with Grady Gammage Jr.Checking in on Tense Colorado River Negotiations with Anne Castle and John FleckCreditsHost: Duke ReiterProducer and editor: Bryce CristianoResearch and support provided by: Kate Carefoot, Rae Ulrich, and Sabine ButlerGuest BioKyle Paoletta is a journalist, essayist, and cultural critic whose reporting and criticism have appeared in Harper's Magazine, The New York Times, The Nation, The New Republic, and the Columbia Journalism Review, where he is a contributing writer. He earned a Master of Fine Arts in Fiction from Columbia University and worked for several years as a fact-checker at GQ, Harper's Magazine, and New York Magazine before becoming a full-time writer in 2020.He grew up in New Mexico and now lives in Maine, where he is at work on a new book about the nation's relationship to the natural world, Out to Pasture: How Reviving the Wilderness Can Save America From Itself. American Oasis: Finding the Future in the Cities of the Southwest, is his first book.

In today's episode of The Quiz, we're testing your knowledge on everything from foundational constitutional rights to bizarre historical conflicts. Can you answer these? Constitutional Rights: Ratified in 1791 as a core element of the Bill of Rights, one landmark amendment explicitly safeguards the right of individuals to keep and bear arms. Do you know which one it is? Human Anatomy: The human skull consists of many fused bones, but only a single part remains freely movable. Do you know which bone it is? Strange Conflicts: A brief 1925 border clash between Greece and Bulgaria resulted in dozens of casualties after being triggered by a completely unexpected accident. Do you know what bizarre incident started the fight? Play. Share. Listen, with host of ‘The Trey Gowdy podcast' and ‘Sunday Night in America' on the FOX News Channel, Trey Gowdy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Millions of people today refer to their rights by amendment number, as if they get them FROM the Bill of Rights. Like referring to their right to keep and bear arms as their “2nd Amendment Rights.” But the founders saw things far differently. The words on paper aren't a permission slip for the people. They aren't a “gun permit.” They are a restraining order for government: hands off our natural rights The post You Don’t Have “2nd Amendment Rights.” You Just Have Rights. appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center.

 Voters Right Act, Chicago Tribune, Slate, NY Times On the Eve of the 2026 March on Washington, we reflect back to August 6th, 1965 the Voting Rights Act was Signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson. C.T. Vivian, a prominent figure in the Civil Rights Movement, was violently attacked by Sheriff Jim Clark while attempting to escort a group of African Americans to register to vote. Steve Fiffer is a New York Times Bestselling Author. His Book is "It's in The Action": Memories of a Nonviolent Warrior, Rev C.T. Vivian's Memoir.Reverend Vivian was a Major Force in the Fight for Civil Rights & Voters Rights in the Twentieth Century till he Passed July 17th, 2020.Regardless of Social Status, Party Affiliation or Belief, Race: Libertarian, Democrat, Progressive or Republican or Other, All Americans Should Have the Right to Vote!Senator Barack Obama, speaking at Selma's Brown Chapel on the March 2007, anniversary of the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches, recognized Vivian in his opening remarks in the words of Martin L. King Jr. as "the greatest preacher to ever live."Studying for the ministry at American Baptist Theological Seminary (now called American Baptist College) in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1959, Vivian met James Lawson, who was teaching Mohandas Gandhi's nonviolent direct action strategy to the Nashville Student Movement. Soon Lawson's students, including Diane Nash, Bernard Lafayette, James Bevel, John Lewis and others from American Baptist, Fisk University and Tennessee State University, organized a systematic nonviolent sit-in campaign at local lunch counters.Vivian helped found the Nashville Christian Leadership Conference, and helped organize the first sit-ins in Nashville in 1960 and the first civil rights march in 1961. In 1961, Vivian participated in Freedom Rides. He worked alongside Martin Luther King Jr. as the national director of affiliates for the SCLC. During the summer following the Selma Voting Rights Movement, Vivian is perhaps best known for, Vivian challenged Sheriff Jim Clark on the steps of the courthouse in Selma, Alabama, in 1965 during a drive to promote Black people to register to vote."You can turn your back on me, but you cannot turn your back upon the idea of justice," Vivian said to Clark as reporters recorded the interaction. "You can turn your back now and you can keep the club in your hand, but you cannot beat down justice. And we will register to vote, because as citizens of these United States we have the right to do it."Vivian conceived and directed an educational program, Vision, and put 702 Alabama students in college with scholarships (this program later became Upward Bound). His 1970 Black Power and the American Myth was the first book on the Civil Rights Movement by a member of Martin Luther King's staff.On August 8, 2013, President Barack Obama named Vivian as a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom.Steve's own Memoir is "Three Quarters, Two Dimes, and a Nickel". His work has appeared in Chicago Tribune. & Slate. He's also a Guggenheim Fellow© 2026 All Rights Reserved© 2026 Building Abundant Success!!Join Me on ~ iHeart Media @ https://tinyurl.com/iHeartBASSpot Me on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/yxuy23baAmazon Music ~ https://tinyurl.com/AmzBASAudacy:  https://tinyurl.com/BASAud

We've launched Minimum Competence CLE, and our first course is now available completely free. Researching Federal Tax Issues After Loper Brightlooks at how the Supreme Court's decision ending Chevron deference changes the way lawyers should research and evaluate Treasury regulations, IRS guidance, and other federal tax authorities.Take the course and earn CLE credit at cle.minimumcomp.com.This Day in Legal History: The Declaration of the Rights of ManOn August 26, 1789, France's National Assembly adopted the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, one of the foundational documents of modern constitutional government. The Marquis de Lafayette played a major role in drafting it, with input from his friend Thomas Jefferson, who was then serving as the American minister in Paris. In just seventeen articles, the Declaration tried to turn Enlightenment ideas about natural rights and legitimate government into law.A lot of it will sound familiar to American ears, in part because the American and French revolutions were very much in conversation with each other. Article I declares that “men are born and remain free and equal in rights”—today's opening quote. The Declaration identifies liberty, property, security, and resistance to oppression as natural rights. It says the law must apply equally, punishment must be authorized by law, defendants are presumed innocent, and the free communication of ideas is “one of the most precious of the rights of man.” It also makes separation of powers part of the definition of constitutional government: a society where rights are not secured and powers are not separated “has no constitution at all.”The Declaration mattered well beyond France. Its ideas influenced constitutions throughout Europe and Latin America and eventually found echoes in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. There was also an enormous gap between the Declaration's promises and what followed. Within a few years, the French Revolution had descended into the Terror, and the supposedly universal rights announced in 1789 were plainly not being extended to everyone.That makes August 26 an especially fitting date for another reason. In the United States, it is Women's Equality Day, commemorating the 1920 certification of the Nineteenth Amendment. The coincidence is a useful reminder that declaring people “equal in rights” is considerably easier than actually making them so—and that many of the people supposedly covered by universal declarations of equality had to spend generations fighting to make those words apply to them.A federal judge previously issued an injunction barring the administration from renaming the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts after President Trump. Then, earlier this month, the Kennedy Center's board—now dominated by Trump appointees—voted 20 to 3 to change the building's signage to read “The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Restored and Renovated by President Donald J. Trump,” and to name the surrounding grounds “President Donald J. Trump Plaza.” The administration's argument, in a new filing, is essentially semantic: it says this doesn't violate the injunction because the building is still named the John F. Kennedy Center, and the added inscription is merely a donor acknowledgment—the kind, it says, that's “ubiquitous in similar facilities.” Democratic Congresswoman Joyce Beatty, who's part of the suit, says the board “openly defied” the court's ruling and has asked the judge to block the signage. Here's the legal question, and it's a real one: when does creative compliance with a court order become defiance of it? Courts don't just police the literal words of an injunction—they police attempts to accomplish the forbidden thing through a technical workaround. If the injunction's purpose was to stop the center from being turned into a monument to the sitting president, a judge may well look past the “we didn't technically rename it” framing to the practical reality. The judge, Christopher Cooper, has set a fast briefing schedule with deadlines today. The significance is that this small, almost absurd dispute over building signage is really a test of something fundamental: whether the executive branch will comply with a court order in substance, or look for the narrowest possible reading to get what it wanted anyway. Trump administration says new Kennedy Center renaming does not violate court order | ReutersBloomberg Law · TimeDeloitte has agreed to pay $21.5 million to settle Justice Department allegations that its diversity, equity, and inclusion programs amounted to illegal discrimination—a landmark in the administration's campaign against corporate DEI. And note the legal vehicle, because it's clever and aggressive: the DOJ brought this under the False Claims Act, the federal government's primary anti-fraud statute. The theory is that Deloitte, as a federal contractor, certified compliance with anti-discrimination requirements while allegedly running DEI programs that themselves discriminated—making its certifications false. The specific allegations: Deloitte's business units received monthly summaries tracking progress against “demographic goals”; roughly 150 senior partners and managing directors had part of their compensation tied to hitting those targets, some risking tens of thousands of dollars; and race and sex were allegedly factored into promotion decisions and access to certain training and mentoring programs. Of the $21.5 million, about $10 million is designated as restitution. Crucially, Deloitte denies the allegations and the settlement includes no admission of liability. The significance is that this reframes DEI from a corporate HR initiative into potential fraud against the United States. We've tracked the administration's use of Title VI against universities—Harvard, Columbia, William & Mary—and this is the corporate front of the same campaign, deploying the False Claims Act against a major government contractor. That's a powerful deterrent, because the False Claims Act carries treble damages and invites whistleblower suits. Whatever you think of DEI programs on the merits, the legal move here is significant: it puts every federal contractor on notice that diversity targets tied to pay and promotion could be recast as discriminatory, and therefore as a false certification the government can prosecute. Deloitte to pay $21.5 million to settle US government probe over DEI | ReutersJustice Department · Fox BusinessAnd finally, a federal appeals court has ruled that the administration cannot attach ideological conditions to federal grants for homelessness and transportation—another entry in the running saga over the limits of the executive's power over the money. The Ninth Circuit, in a decision backing Santa Clara County and other local governments, affirmed a lower court and found that the administration abused its authority by imposing new strings on grants like the Continuum of Care program, which has funded homelessness services since 1987. Those grants have long been built around a “housing-first” philosophy—the approach of getting people into permanent housing without preconditions like sobriety or employment—and the administration sought to attach conditions cutting against that model and advancing its own policy priorities. The court found the cities would suffer irreparable harm if the funds were withheld. Here's the legal principle, and longtime listeners will recognize it: back in July, we covered the anniversary of South Dakota v. Dole, the case that lets the federal government attach strings to the money it gives states—but only within limits. The conditions have to be clearly stated, related to the purpose of the funding, and not coercive. When an administration tries to bolt novel, ideological conditions onto grants Congress created for a specific purpose, courts have repeatedly said that exceeds those limits. This fits a pattern we've followed all summer—from the OMB grant clawbacks to the EPA's frozen climate funds—of courts telling the executive that money Congress appropriated for a purpose can't be turned into a lever for unrelated policy goals. The significance is that the spending power, real as it is, keeps running into the same wall: you can fund homelessness programs, or not, but you can't quietly rewrite what they're for. Trump cannot impose conditions on transportation, homelessness grants, US appeals court rules | ReutersPalo Alto Online · Mountain View Voice This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.minimumcomp.com/subscribe

Welcome to In Reality, the podcast about truth, disinformation, and the media with Eric Schoenberg, longtime journalist and media executive, now the founder of the Alliance for Trust in Media. It's hard to imagine principles more foundational to American self-conception as a free people than the guarantees of free speech and a free press embedded in the First Amendment. Given their importance, it's strange to realize that these principles almost didn't becomePart of the Constitution. Rights, after all, already existed in state constitutions and centuries of English common law, so many framers didn't think it necessary to write them down. Given how frequently those rights have been challenged since, it's a good thing they did. So, what happened to change their minds? The guest today is Pulitzer Prize winning historian and Stanford Professor Emeritus Jack Rakove.The episode is a distilled version of a longer interview covering the origins of the First Amendment, but for this episode, we'll leap right into its adoption into the Constitution. And then we'll take another great leap into whether that Constitution, for all its eighteenth century brilliance, is up to governing the country we have become today. Rakove has doubts.It's a question Eric will explore further this fall when he teaches an online course on the First Amendment open to everyone at the University of Chicago's Gram School. You'll find the sign-up link below in the show notes. But now, first, here's Jack Rakove.Chapters00:00 Introduction to the origins of the First Amendment01:13 The absence of free speech in the original Constitution02:24 State declarations of rights and their meanings06:30 The political process behind adding the Bill of Rights09:13 Madison's concerns and the drafting of amendments17:00 Contemporary challenges to free expression and the First Amendment20:39 The state of American constitutional norms todayEric's University of Chicago Class https://graham.uchicago.edu/course/revolutionary-origins-of-the-first-amendmentWebsite - free episode transcriptswww.in-reality.fmAlliance for Trust in Mediaalliancefortrust.comProduced by Tom Platts at Sound Sapiensoundsapien.com

What if doing whatever you want isn't actually freedom? In this message, Pastor Matt Piland dives into 1 Corinthians 5 & 6 to address a major tension in both ancient Corinth and modern society: the difference between cultural freedom and gospel freedom. Discover why obedience is a response to grace, how good desires can become subtle masters, and how the cross gives us the power to lay down our rights for the sake of love.  

In January 2023, Magistrate Judge Megan Marshall expanded the gag order in Bryan Kohberger's murder case so that it applied not only to prosecutors, defense attorneys and law enforcement, but also to attorneys representing witnesses, victims and victims' families. The amended order barred those lawyers from making public comments about the case beyond quoting or referring to information already contained in official court records, and even prevented them from publicly discussing the victims' character. Although the victims and their relatives themselves were not expressly forbidden from speaking, the order had the practical effect of limiting their public voice because several families had relied heavily on attorneys to communicate with the media amid the enormous attention surrounding the murders.The expansion quickly raised First Amendment concerns, with legal and media experts questioning whether the court had gone too far in restricting attorneys who represented victims rather than the prosecution or the accused. Critics argued that preventing those lawyers from speaking could reduce public scrutiny of the criminal justice process and indirectly restrict the press by cutting off important sources of information. Supporters of tight restrictions could point to Kohberger's right to a fair trial and the extraordinary pretrial publicity surrounding the case, but experts noted that gag orders were not necessarily effective at neutralizing publicity and that restricting victims' representatives was considerably more unusual than limiting prosecutors and defense lawyers. The controversy therefore became an early example of the difficult balance in the Kohberger case between protecting an impartial jury and preserving the victims' families' ability to speak publicly about a prosecution that had already become a national media phenomenon.

This week, we're getting into the Lindsay Clancy trial and the difficult conversations surrounding postpartum depression, women's rights, and the way women's mental health is understood and treated. Then, we're lightening things up with some truly unhinged Botox horror stories, including Hannah Berner's latest tales from the world of injectables. It's a mix of heavy conversations, women's healthcare, pop culture, and the beauty decisions that can go very, very wrong!---Stream Hannah's album, PHASES!Watch Emily's Short Film, All We Were!Emily's Substack: third martini thoughts---Emily and Hannah's Captivation: The Lindsay Clancy TrialShop CLEARSTEM and 15% off with the code GALSGUIDE at checkout---Welcome to The Gal's Guide — a weekly dating and lifestyle podcast created to empower radical self-love and bold relationships. Join us, long-distance best friends Hannah Adams and Emily Aleece Burton, for amusing and vulnerable conversations with insightful guests as we cover topics like love and dating to your own self-love, healing, spirituality, and always remembering the importance of gal pals. Want to request a topic or work with us? Send us an email at hello@thegalsguidepod.com or visit us on our website at thegalsguidepod.com---FOLLOW US!Instagram: @thegalsguidepodTikTok: @thegalsguideEmily: @emilyaleeceHannah: @hannahadamsmillerSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-gals-guide/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

A flash rainbow rewind remembers lesbian purges in the military leading to the conclusion of Pat Bond's classic tale of lesbians in the U.S. military during World War II, Murder in the WAC. In the news this week, Russia's crackdown forces the Russian LGBT Network to shut down while England offers new hope to people with drug-resistant HIV. A U.S. federal judge blocks the Trump administration from excluding gender-affirming care from the Affordable Care Act and Ohio makes it harder for trans people to change gender markers on state IDs. Canada unveils a powerful new monument honoring victims and survivors of the historic LGBT Purge. Featured speakers: Dara Adkison is Executive Director of trans equity organization, Visual artists Shawna Dempsey and Lorri Millan, Pat Bond. Credits: Associate Producer/Host Lucia Chappelle, Producer Brian DeShazor, News writer Jeb Backe, Murder in the WAC was recorded and produced by Katherine Davenport and Frieda Werden of WINGS, the Women's International News Gathering Service. NewsWrap reporters Tanya Kane-Parry and RET. a music: 14th Army WAC Band, Gail Belmont of the WAC Band and theme music by Kim Wilson.

Riding Shotgun With Charlie #260 Toby Leary The Civil Rights Coalition Cape Gun Works RapidFire Radio   Massachusetts has been seeing the opposite of Bruen since 2023. The Beacon Hill politicians have been doubling down on attacking the Rights of the Bay State gun owners and the non-gun owning subjects, too.    It started with the "Gun Law Listening Tour", where one state representative was tasked with "modernizing" the Mass gun laws. Instead, they did the opposite. Then they stepped it up a notch. The 11 tour stops all around the Commonwealth were mostly packed with anti-gun folks or people who were not gun people. They didn't know the laws. They don't understand how getting a license to carry works or what is required. Let alone what happens when someone buys a firearm from a retailer.    We all know the fallout from the 'listening tour". The politicians decided they know best and overhauled the Mass gun laws. They changed training requirements, making it more difficult, more time consuming, and more expensive. Toby and his crew got into action. They only needed 35,000 signatures to get on the ballot. Then over 46,000 to have the law suspended until the election. Without any paid signature gatherers, they got over 100,000 signatures. But it was too late. The governor signed an 'emergency preamble" and made the law go into effect 71 days after she signed the bill    When the politicians realized that they didn't have the requirements, they pushed the new training back 18 months. And even then, they didn't have things figured out. They asked instructors for input in the month before the change was to happen. Even so, they've suspended the live fire requirement. But they're still trying to figure out how they can get the public into private ranges.   Toby has been on a roll for nearly two years. He's got a radio show on Sundays and he's always talking about Chapter 135 and the CRC. Besides that, he's running Cape Gun Works and a woodworking company. He spoke at the Mass GOP rally in Worcester, Mass, at the DCU Center.  There  has been a few years of instability with the Mass gun laws and Chapter 135. First, Mass State Representative Michael Day, who was tasked with "modernizing" the laws, didn't even know what was in the bill. Therefore, he couldn't have written it. It was probably written by Everytown and Giffords, as Day met with Gabby Giffords in the State House in Boston. So the politicians don't know what was in the bill. Recently, a local police officer came in to ask Toby some questions. He tried explaining it as best he could, but the officer said his plan was to arrest the person and let the courts figure it out. Therefore, it's going to cost someone his savings and fortune, possibly his house, and his reputation if he gets arrested for some charges for something that was legal just two years ago.    The Coalition did a poll recently and found out that there weren't nearly as many Republicans as Democrats, but 73% of the people;polled believed in the Second Amendment. This injustice of the process affects everyone in Massachusetts, not just gun owners. If the politicians do what they want, there will be no stopping them. And it's harder to stop them, if they have disarmed the citizens.    If you're a Massachusetts resident, you need to vote "No On 9" to repeal all of Chapter 135. It's the law that has gone too far. To help raise money, there's a fundraiser on September 19, 2026. Anyone can bid on the auctions. It's called Lawyers, Guns, and Money. Both Toby and Mark Smith from Four Boxes Diner are the speakers at the live event.    Favorite quotes: "We aren't your problem! Go after the bad guys!" "We were able to get 100,000 signatures in five weeks without a single paid signature gatherer." "She abused her power to do this, and she did it in an unprecedented way." "Arrest, prosecute, and let the courts figure it out." The Civil RIghts Coalition website https://www.thecivilrightscoalition.com/   The Civil Rights Coalition on FB https://www.facebook.com/thecivilrightscoalition/   The Civil Rights Coalition on YT https://www.youtube.com/@TheCivilRightsCoalition   The Civil Rights Coalition on X https://x.com/FightBackMA   Cape Gun Works https://www.capegunworks.com/   Cape Gun Works on FB https://www.facebook.com/cgwproshop Second Amendment Foundation https://secure.anedot.com/saf/donate?sc=RidingShotgun   Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms https://www.ccrkba.org/   Please support the Riding Shotgun With Charlie supporters.    US Law Shield Legal Defense for Self Defense. Use "RSWC" as the discount code and get 2 months for free! https://www.uslawshield.com   Patriot Mobile Use this link and get one month for free! https://patriotmobile.com/partners/rswc   Or listen on: iTunes/Apple podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/riding-shotgun-with-charlie/id1275691565

I was chatting with someone that works at a smaller organization Still a few hundred employees, but the technical teams (dev and ops) were less than 20 in total. They mentioned that everyone had admin rights to the systems as they worked as a team and sometimes developers provided production support. I haven't encountered that in quite some time. Is it still a thing to give a lot of people administrator writes across many systems? I know for many organizations there is concern about developers being able to change things in production, but if you aren't a public company or a regulated one, then Sarbanes-Oxley, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, or other restrictions don't apply. In those cases, if you have a tight team that functions together, would you be worried about this? Read the rest of Admin Rights for Everyone

A family court judge can reach into your family, single you out by name, and rearrange your life by dinnertime: where your child sleeps tonight, whether you're allowed to see them, whether you're even permitted to raise a concern about your spouse. Karen Winner told me that in the opening minutes of our conversation, and it's the line I keep coming back to. Winner is a journalist turned attorney and the author of Divorced from Justice: The Abuse of Women and Children by Divorce Lawyers and Judges, a book that started as a government investigation and became one of the few serious accountings of how family court actually operates in this country. Winner's path into this work began at the New York City Department of Consumer Affairs, where she investigated financial abuse of women by their own divorce attorneys under commissioner Mark Green. Three women brought her their stories, including Monica Getz, the ex-wife of saxophonist Stan Getz, and Peggy Hammond, ex-wife of blues musician John Hammond Jr. Winner went on to interview roughly a hundred people inside the system, insiders included. One judge pulled her aside in an empty courtroom to whisper how the wealthy get exploited by their own lawyers. The resulting report led to New York's Statement of Client's Rights, one of the first consumer protections written specifically for divorce clients, and still law today. What struck me most was Winner's explanation of judicial discretion. Family court judges, she said, "operate without any checks and balances." They decide behind closed doors, rarely have to explain their reasoning, and face almost no outside scrutiny because the whole apparatus runs at the state level. Custody evaluations compound the problem. Courts routinely appoint psychologists to assess parents, but "there's nobody reviewing the reviewers." Their reports are often sealed from the public and, astonishingly, from the parents whose children's futures depend on them. "It's not fair," Winner said. "It's not democratic. It's Kafka." A small, favored pool of evaluators gets reused case after case, regardless of credentials, because judges default to whoever they already know. That is the same undue influence dynamic I study in destructive cults: a closed information environment where the people affected by a decision have no way to question the process that produced it. When Bandy Lee joined me on this podcast, she described family courts as functioning like "a mini cult," advancing a false narrative that protects the wrong parent while the public stays in the dark. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kelsey Norman is a Fellow for the Middle East and Director of the Women's Rights, Human Rights, and Refugees Program at Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy. Her new book, Aiding Autocrats: Migration Management, Governance and Repression in Africa, examines how wealthy countries increasingly use foreign aid to persuade other governments to stop migrants before they reach Europe or the United States—and the unintended political consequences of those policies. In this episode, Kelsey explains what she calls "migration management aid" and how it has shaped relationships with countries including Turkey, Libya, and Rwanda. We also discuss whether more recent policies, including the Trump administration's deportation agreements with countries such as Eswatini, fit into this broader pattern. The conversation then turns to one of the book's central arguments: that outsourcing migration control can undermine democracy and good governance by strengthening authoritarian governments and giving them new resources and leverage. We conclude by discussing whether there is a better way for wealthy countries to cooperate with governments on migration without reinforcing repression or sacrificing human rights.

In this episode of the California Sports Lawyer Podcast, host Jeremy Evans is joined by veteran broadcast journalist, host, moderator, and content creator Dave Briggs. Currently a co-host of Connecting America and Sanity with Alisyn & Dave, Dave has spent more than 25 years across Fox News, CNN, NBC Sports, Turner Sports, Yahoo Finance, and Cheddar Business News. His career has included seven Olympic Games, a dozen Super Bowls, March Madness, and an appearance as an ATN news anchor in HBO's Succession. Jeremy and Dave discuss the business behind television news and sports programming, including how corporate priorities, editorial decisions, audience expectations, and economic incentives influence what viewers see on screen. They also consider what Succession captured about corporate media, editorial pressure, and the relationship between news and business. The conversation examines the movement of sports rights among broadcast networks, cable channels, streaming services, and direct-to-consumer platforms. Jeremy and Dave explore where leverage is shifting and the next major legal and business fault lines in college athletics following NIL, athlete compensation, and revenue sharing. Jeremy and Dave also discuss how artificial intelligence can improve journalism and sports production while preserving human judgment, transparency, privacy, and consent. As media professionals increasingly become independent creators, they examine how ownership of intellectual property, audience data, sponsorship rights, and distribution can give talent greater control over their careers and businesses. (Season 8, Episode 33). Copyright 2026. California Sports Lawyer. All Rights Reserved. (www.CSLlegal.com) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Mark Flauter hosts Dan Gerard and Walter Adler for a frank, policy-focused discussion on recognizing EMS as an essential public good. They unpack the EMS Bill of Rights, why ambulances must be ready 24/7, and how a federal EMS Corps and a Department of EMS could rebuild workforce pipelines and guarantee standards. Dan and Walter explain demonetizing true emergencies, aligning bargaining objectives across municipal, private and hospital systems, and the peril of unfunded “essential” designations. They also confront the crisis in provider mental health and argue for structured peer support, pensions, livable wages and training investments. Practical guidance for local advocacy: engage legislators, partner with hospitals and community groups, and demand clear definitions of “essential.” Listen to learn how unified language, organized labor strategies, and federal support can move EMS from billing-driven survival toward stable, publicly funded readiness.

The Church shouldn't be afraid of skeptics' biggest questions. God isn't. Jesus loved questions. If we look closely, the assumptions we have about the world and life reveal a world that has been shaped by the radical ethics of the Christianity. And the inward questions shared by all of humanity find a surprising hope in Jesus.Learn more about Mountaintop Church at https://mountaintopchurch.com

Send us fan responses! Most people are one bad assumption away from staying a renter for another decade: they think a mortgage only comes from their bank, on “normal” terms, after years of perfect credit. We break that myth down and replace it with a real-world roadmap to homeownership and real estate investing using programs that already exist, including FHA loans, USDA rural loans, and DSCR investor loans.We start with FHA because it's the on-ramp that many first-time homebuyers overlook. We talk through the real requirements (credit score targets, employment history, debt-to-income), why FHA is federally insured, and why playing it straight protects your future options. Then we get into the move that changes everything: buying a 2 to 4 unit property, living in one unit, and renting the rest so the building helps pay for itself. We also explain the occupancy rule and how refinancing to a conventional mortgage can reset your ability to use FHA again later.From there we widen the lens. We cover USDA rural loan basics for properties outside major city areas, and we touch DSCR loans where approval leans on rental income instead of your W-2, which can matter for investor deals and short-term rentals. Along the way, we share how we look for programs, why local chambers of commerce can surface opportunities early, and how holding companies can keep ownership more private.If you got value from this, subscribe, share it with someone trying to buy their first place, and leave a review so more people can find the playbook. What market are you trying to buy in next?https://donkilam.com FOLLOW THE YELLOW BRICK ROAD - DON KILAMGO GET HIS BOOK ON AMAZON NOW! https://www.amazon.com/Cant-Touch-This-Diplomatic-Immunity/dp/B09X1FXMNQ https://open.spotify.com/track/5QOUWyNahqcWvQ4WQAvwjj?autoplay=trueSupport the showhttps://donkilam.com

DOJ Pardon Attorney Ed Martin joins Cam to discuss the new process for prohibited persons to regain their Second Amendment rights, as well as the ongoing efforts to secure a pardon for Patrick "Tate" Adamiak.

At 25, Hayley Paige signed the contract of a lifetime—head designer at a major bridal house, her name on the label, a fast track to becoming a household name on TLC's Say Yes to the Dress. She went on to generate over $220 million in bridal sales and dress more than 10,000 brides. Then, in the middle of a contract renegotiation, it all fell apart. In the span of just 24 hours, a judge's ruling took away her right to use her own birth name. She couldn't use it in business, couldn't publicly identify with it, and was locked into a seven-year unpaid non-compete—all while her former company took control of the social media accounts she'd spent a decade building. This week on Ambition 2.0, Amanda Goetz sits down with Hayley to talk about the raw, deeply emotional experience of going through a public legal battle, how she rebuilt her business from the ground up, and the red flags she now tells every young creator to watch for before they sign any contract. Key Takeaways Signing a contract early in your career without a lawyer can leave you exposed for years, even after you've outgrown its original terms. Believing "if I provide enough value, anything is negotiable" is a risky mindset going into any negotiation. Once you're operating at a high level, you set your own precedent, and that gap between your value and your original terms is where disputes start. Watch for red-flag language like "perpetuity," worldwide rights, and broad name, image, and likeness clauses before signing anything. Contracts should hold up to your questions; if they can't, it might not be the right opportunity. Setting boundaries early and having difficult conversations up front creates clarity, and contracts are meant to provide clarity, not create conflict. What happened to Hayley isn't an isolated case; the same pattern shows up across industries whenever talent operates under contracts they've outgrown. Timestamps 00:00 Intro 07:48 How she lost the rights to her own name 11:42 Contract red flags to watch for 15:03 Reclaiming her name and starting her new business  17:52 Launching A Girl You Might Know Foundation 20:13 Hayley's fave bridal trends + rapid-fire qs  GUEST LINKS Follow Hayley: https://www.instagram.com/misshayleypaige/ Visit https://hayleypaige.com/  https://www.agirlyoumightknowfoundation.org/  FOLLOW THE PODCAST IG: https://www.instagram.com/girlboss/  TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@girlboss  Amanda Goetz: https://www.instagram.com/theamandagoetz/  https://girlboss.com/pages/ambition-2-0-podcast  SIGN UP  Subscribe to the Girlboss Daily newsletter: https://newsletter.girlboss.com/   For all other Girlboss links: https://linkin.bio/girlboss/  ABOUT AMBITION 2.0  Powered by Girlboss, Ambition 2.0 is a podcast where we'll be exploring what it really means to "have it all" in work, family, identity, and self… and if it's actually worth it. Each week, you'll hear from hardworking women who've walked the tightrope of ambition. They'll share their costly mistakes, lessons learned, and practical tips for how to have it all and actually love what you have. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On PlayStation 5 in the near future, you're going to be hacking, slashing, stabbing, and serrating your enemies with reckless abandon. For starters, the dangerously-clawed Wolverine emerges in September, along with a newly-announced special edition PS5 console, a couple of DualSense controllers, and even some plates for your existing hardware. (Plus, the previews are quite positive!) September also provides us with horroresque Halloween: The Game from IllFonic, which interestingly enough won't be released in Australia and New Zealand for the stupidest reason. Come October, hack-and-slash RPG Phantom Blade 0 joins the fray -- a long-in-development Chinese game that's getting its own State of Play imminently -- not to mention Ghost of Yotei: Complete Edition, packing new single-player content galore alongside the return of the Katana-wielding Atsu. Other news this week includes a surprise PS3-era Lord of the Rings drop, insane data about Grand Theft Auto VI pre-orders, and more. But we end, as we always do, with listener inquiries. Will Sony really eschew any sort of external disc drive for PlayStation 6, if only for backwards compatibility purposes? Why is visiting a new town in an RPG typically such an exciting experience? What would a "Digital Bill of Rights" look like? Is Dustin losing his Japanese language skills through atrophy? Timestamps: Please keep in mind that our timestamps are approximate, and will often be slightly off due to dynamic ad placement. 0:00 - Intro42:56 - Met-cha Chameleon47:49 - Sacred American Gladiator50:20 - 24 minutes53:49 - Almonds vs data centers1:07:26 - Phantom Blade Zero State of Play1:15:00 - Halloween The Game refused classification in Australia and New Zealand1:27:08 - Ghost of Yotei: Complete Edition1:35:19 - Wolverine console plates and more1:43:56 - Lord of the Rings: War in the North re-released1:52:42 - New PS+ Game Catalog games2:01:00 - GTAVI's $100 version is the top seller2:14:29 - July's Top PSN Downloads2:17:35 - Spider-Man sales increase thanks to the movie2:20:20 - What We're Playing (Big Walk, Marvel Tokon, Gears of War E-Day, Spider-Man (2000), Beast of Reincarnation)2:59:54- Digital Bill of Rights3:10:07 - Playing PS5 discs on PS63:20:35 - Codes in boxes3:24:14 - RPG towns3:29:23 - Defending big companies3:39:48 - Game discipline Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices