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Best podcasts about shaped our world

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Reimagining Soviet Georgia
Episode 34: The Mass Protest Decade and the Missing Revolution with Vincent Bevins

Reimagining Soviet Georgia

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2024 116:23


On today's episode we sit down with journalist and author Vincent Bevins to discuss his recent book If We Burn: The Mass Protest Decade and the Missing Revolution. This wide reaching conversation reviews the main themes and topics of his book, and the broader political lessons and reflections that the global social movements between 2010-2020, with an emphasis on those outside of the global North, can provide today. Here's a description of If We Burn "From 2010 to 2020, more people participated in protests than at any other point in human history. Yet we are not living in more just and democratic societies as a result. IF WE BURN is a stirring work of history built around a single, vital question: How did so many mass protests lead to the opposite of what they asked for? From the so-called Arab Spring to Gezi Park in Turkey, from Ukraine's Euromaidan to student rebellions in Chile and Hong Kong, acclaimed journalist Vincent Bevins provides a blow-by-blow account of street movements and their consequences, recounted in gripping detail. He draws on four years of research and hundreds of interviews conducted around the world, as well as his own strange experiences in Brazil, where a progressive-led protest explosion led to an extreme-right government that torched the Amazon. Careful investigation reveals that conventional wisdom on revolutionary change is gravely misguided. In this groundbreaking study of an extraordinary chain of events, protesters and major actors look back on successes and defeats, offering urgent lessons for the future." Bevins is also the author of The Jakarta Method: Washington's Anticommunist Crusade and the Mass Murder Program that Shaped Our World

Theology Applied
THE LIVESTREAM - 3 Tools For Judging Conspiracies

Theology Applied

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2024 78:00


The Bible warns us that the sluggard justifies his laziness by claiming there is danger around every corner (Proverbs 22:13). On the other hand, Ephesians 5:11-13 calls us to actively expose the deeds of darkness, even of unbelievers. God calls Christians to be like the men of Issachar, who not only understood the times, but also knew what to do about them (I Chronicles 12:32). Discernment is not primarily a supernatural spidey-sense that tingles for some especially spiritual Christians. It is the ability to understand what the threats of our time are and to apply biblical principles to them. RESOURCES: Logic: The Right Use of Reason in the Inquiry After Truth, by Isaac Watts The Consequences of Ideas: Understanding the Concepts that Shaped Our World, by R.C. Sproul Critical Thinking & Formal Logic (19-part course) by Greg Bahnsen) available on Canon+ or https://youtu.be/ihtVDzTpnLY?si=Tr-fAsERWnWtEX7y Teaching Critical Thinking to Children by Voddie Baucham (audio), available on Canon+ ------------------------------- Ministry Partners: Armored Republic ( @AR500Armor ) Visit their website at https://www.ar500armor.com/ Squirrelly Joes Coffee - Caffeinating The Modern Reformation Visit https://squirrellyjoes.com to purchase your coffee today! Enter promo code "RRM" for 20% off your order. Private Family Banking To enter the Ticket Giveaway, join their email list by sending an email to banking@privatefamilybanking.com with the subject line "TICKETS" and include your full name and mailing address in the body.* Email: chuck@privatefamilybanking.com Website: https://privatefamilybanking.com/chuck-deladurantey For a free copy of a new book "Protect Your Money Now! How to Build Multi-Generational Wealth Outside of Wall Street and Avoid the Coming Banking Meltdown" by Private Family Banking Partner, Chuck DeLadurantey, go to https://www.protectyourmoneynow.net For setting up a free 30-Minutes Private Family Banking consultation go to: https://calendly.com/familybankingnow/30min

Bright Side
Discover an alternate reality where the Titanic never sank and imagine how it would have shaped our world.

Bright Side

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2023 19:22


Unleash your curiosity and embark on a thought-provoking adventure to explore the consequences of a world where the Titanic remained unsinkable. Let your imagination sail amidst the 'what ifs' and intriguing scenarios!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Not Old - Better Show
#745 Elemental Forces: The Five Building Blocks That Shaped Our World

The Not Old - Better Show

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2023 41:56


Elemental Forces: The Five Building Blocks That Shaped Our World The Not Old Better Show, Inside Science Interview Series Welcome to The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates Inside Science Interview Series on radio and podcast.  I'm Paul Vogelzang and we're broadcasting from just outside Washington, DC. As part of our Smithsonian Associates Interview Series, we have a special episode that promises to challenge your perceptions and inspire action on the part of all and especially our Smithsonian Associates audience. Today, we're honored to have Dr. Stephen Porder on the program who will discuss his groundbreaking book, Elemental: How five elements changed Earth's past and will shape our future is available now. Dr. Stephen Porder will be appearing at Smithsonian Associates coming up so please check out our show notes today for more details.  But, we have Dr. Stephen Porder today to chat about Smithsonian and all things ecology related and answering the question about how life can change Earth…Microbes, plants and people can alter the climate, and with it, change the trajectory of life on Earth. Our guest today, Dr. Stephen Porder promises to be as enlightening as he is engaging. Today, we have the privilege of hosting a luminary in the field of ecology and sustainability—Smithsonian Associate Dr. Stephen Porder. Now, why should you, especially those of you in the golden years of life, pay attention to what he has to say? Well, let's jump in…Dr. Stephen Porder is not just a professor of ecology, evolutionary biology, and environment and society at Brown University; he also holds the unique title of being the nation's first associate provost for sustainability. His credentials alone speak volumes about the depth and breadth of his expertise. Stephen Porder's latest work, "Elemental: How Five Elements Changed Earth's Past, And Will Shape Our Future," is nothing short of revolutionary. It explores how five essential elements—hydrogen, oxygen, carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus—have been the building blocks that have shaped Earth's history and will continue to shape its future. That, of course, is our gest today, Smithsonian Associate Dr. Stephen Porder.  reading from his new book, "Elemental: How Five Elements Changed Earth's Past, And Will Shape Our Future," So, are you ready to explore how you can contribute to a more sustainable future, informed by life's essential elements and billions of years of Earth's history? Stay tuned, because this is one conversation you won't want to miss.  Please welcome Smithsonian Associate Dr. Stephen Porder. My thanks to Smithsonian Associate Dr. Stephen Porder.  will be appearing at Smithsonian Associates coming up, so please check out our show notes today for more details. My thanks to the Smithsonian team for all they do to support the show.  My thanks to you, my wonderful audience here on radio and podcast.  Please be well, be safe, and Let's Talk About Better…The Not Old Better Show.  Thanks, everybody, and we'll see you next week. For more details, please click here at Smithsonian Associates: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/elemental

The Bunker
Back to the 80s: How pop culture shaped our world

The Bunker

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2023 30:10


Rubik's cubes, leg warmers and Walkmen. How does the pop culture of a decade define it? Looking beyond clichés and caricatures, how was culture an agent of social change in the 1980s? Dr. Kasia Tomasiewicz speaks to Dr. Lucy Robinson, author of Now That's What I Call a History of the 1980s, to discuss photograph of Diana's legs, Roland Rat and political power of popstars.   “Nostalgia assumes you had something positive to look back on.”  “Historians in the 80s start thinking, what is the role of how we talk about war in perpetuating these kinds of ideas of masculinity?” "Rather than just taking popular culture seriously, I wanted to learn from it."  BOOK LINK https://manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526167255 Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/bunkercast  Written and presented by Kasia Tomasiewicz. Producer: Liam Tait. Audio editor: Jade Bailey. Managing editor: Jacob Jarvis. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production. Instagram | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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The Jordan Harbinger Show
875: Jonathan Kennedy | How Pathogens Have Shaped Our World

The Jordan Harbinger Show

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2023 84:22


Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues author Jonathan Kennedy joins us to discuss how microscopic pathogens have shaped our world. What We Discuss with Jonathan Kennedy: If we were to weigh all the bacteria on Earth, their mass would be about 1,000 times more than all humans. If all of the viruses on the planet were laid end to end, they would stretch for 100 million light years. About eight percent of the human genome's DNA comes from retroviral infections we've endured over our evolution. From them, we've inherited memory and the ability to give birth to live young. Our gut microbiota communicates with our brains and can directly affect our mood and influence our behavior. We modern humans have our ancestors' romantic soirees with Neanderthals to thank for genetic defenses against countless viral diseases. How the transition from hunting and gathering to agriculture was a double-edged sword that brought us innovative progress and population-decimating pandemics. And much more... Full show notes and resources can be found here: jordanharbinger.com/875 This Episode Is Brought To You By Our Fine Sponsors: jordanharbinger.com/deals Sign up for Six-Minute Networking — our free networking and relationship development mini course — at jordanharbinger.com/course! Like this show? Please leave us a review here — even one sentence helps! Consider including your Twitter handle so we can thank you personally!

Multipolarista
Origins of debt: Michael Hudson reveals how financial oligarchies in Greece & Rome shaped our world

Multipolarista

Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2023 90:53


Economist Michael Hudson discusses his book "The Collapse of Antiquity: Greece and Rome as Civilization's Oligarchic Turning Point", and how this history from 2000 years ago is still so relevant to understand our debt-based societies today. VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=Hqe3IQQo_t4 You can find links to all of Michael's books at his website https://Michael-Hudson.com You can support Michael on Patreon at Patreon.com/MichaelHudson

Secret Antenna
Operation Jakarta & Cop City: Jakarta is Coming S: 3 E: 7

Secret Antenna

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2023 76:36


A solo flight with Michelle on Vincent Bevin's "The Jakarta Method: Washington's Anticommunist Crusade and the Mass Murder Program that Shaped Our World" & The Implications of "Cop City".

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Grace in Homeschool
10 Reasons You Can Homeschool - Reason 3: History of Public Education

Grace in Homeschool

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2023 21:17 Transcription Available


3 : 10 Reasons You Can Homeschool - Reason 3: History of Public Education I pray that if you desire to get your child out of the pragmatic government schools, you can do so. Digging deep into the history of our public school system, Amy explains how denying absolute truths has turned into the complete reversal of basic truths. The educational system can do this because the groundwork for establishing the religion of secular humanism, influencing children with moral relativism, and completely changing the foundation of a liberal arts education has been detrimental to our American society. ResourcesThe Consequences of Ideas: Understanding the Concepts that Shaped Our World by R.C. SproulThe War Against Knowledge by Martin CothranThe Failure of American Public Education by John HoodThe Crisis of Western Education by Christopher DawsonThe Tragedy of American Education: The Role of John Dewey by Alberto M. PiedraFor more resources for your homeschool journey, visit us at graceinhomeschool.com. Don't forget to subscribe on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts for more homeschool tips.

SaturnVox
The Safety to Surrender - On How to Study Magic and Revolutionary Witchcraft | Sarah Lyons

SaturnVox

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2023 62:40


This week, we welcome my new friend, writer, activist, filmmaker, and witch, Sarah Lyons, for a special in-person recording of the pod! I actually adored the background of city sounds you hear in this interview that I did with the @citymystic discussing her two books, which I personally think were well missing from occult literature until she wrote them, How to Study Magic and Revolutionary Witchcraft. We giggle, we joke, we contemplate horror, as we discuss some serious issues such as; Who gets to define who as “Othered”? Why is it so important to reclaim the term Wtich? How does the body act as an object held within the political dimension? What's the difference between calling yourself Witch vs Magician? Why might we need the discipline of a container to unleash ecstasy? And perhaps most importantly, how can we find safety as we stand at crossroads making deals with uncertainty? All this and more, on today's episode of SaturnVox. To find more on Sarah, check out their website where you can find access to their impressive portfolio of written articles, book them for consultation for your tv show or podcast, read their blog, or buy their books! To find more on SaturnVox, check out their instagram and twitter @saturnvox, or, visit their website saturnvox.com.  If you want to support the show towards goals of better equipment, merch, and bonus material, please check out the Patreon at www.patreon.com/saturnvox where one can join in on our book club where we are currently reading the Magic in History compilation on Conjuring Spirits compiled by Dr. Claire Fanger,  and discord community in which we are currently engaged in a decan walk complete with bouquet building and poetry forming.  Original music for the podcast performed by Jules M. Dooley, traditional astrologer and sound artist. Follow his experiments with astrology + sound + ai visuals on IG: @glitches_in_the_night_sky Fallen Angel graphic drawn by the effervescent tattooer and illustrator @floodtower SHOW NOTES: Revolutionary Witchcraft: A Guide to Magical Activism How to Study Magic: A Guide to History, Lore, and Building Your Own Practice The Jakarta Method: Washington's Anticommunist Crusade and the Mass Murder Program that Shaped Our World by Vincent Bevins

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Calm Talks
E26: Celebrating International Women's Day - Trailblazing Women Who Overcame Tremendous Obstacles and Shaped Our World Today

Calm Talks

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2023 24:22 Transcription Available


To celebrate International Women's Day, we explore the remarkable stories of four women who overcame immense obstacles to achieve greatness and leave a lasting impact on the world.First, we delve into the life and legacy of Harriet Tubman, the former slave who became one of the most famous conductors of the Underground Railroad. Despite the immense danger she faced as she led countless slaves to freedom, Tubman was undaunted in her pursuit of justice, and she continued to fight for civil rights long after the abolition of slavery.Next, we turn our attention to Claudette Colvin, the teenager who refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama bus nine months before Rosa Parks did the same. Although her actions were instrumental in the fight for civil rights, Colvin's name is often overlooked in history books. We delve into the reasons behind her erasure from the narrative, and celebrate her courage and resilience in the face of discrimination and injustice.We then discuss Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-reigning monarch in British history. We explore the challenges and triumphs of her reign, her role in modernizing the monarchy, and the ways in which she has served as a symbol of continuity and stability in times of great change.Finally, we examine the groundbreaking work of Marie Curie, the physicist and chemist who became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, and the first person to win two in different fields. Despite facing tremendous sexism and opposition from her male colleagues, Curie's discoveries and contributions to the field of science continue to impact our world today.Through the stories of Tubman, Colvin, Queen Elizabeth II, and Curie, we gain a deeper understanding of the courage, determination, and resilience that it takes to change the world, and the importance of recognizing and celebrating the achievements of these women on International Women's Day.Visit our websiteFollow us on InstagramListen on your favorite podcast platform Like this show? Please leave us a review here!

The Bottom Line
3/03/23 - Jim Stovall of "Words that Shaped Our World," Brent McCorkle Co-Producer Jesus Revolution

The Bottom Line

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2023 80:54


- "Florida School District REMOVING PORNOGRAPHIC BOOK From MIDDLE SCHOOL LIBRARY After Facing BACKLASH FROM PARENTS" - JIM STOVALL: "The Words that Shaped Our World" - "Revival Breaks Out in a TENNESSEE MIDDLE SCHOOL!" - BRENT MCCORKLE: "The Movie 'JESUS REVOLUTION' Will be on MORE SCREENS This Weekend!"

Writer & Geek Show
112: India's Scientists Who Shaped Our World | National Science Day Special

Writer & Geek Show

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2023 23:40


“In this special episode for the National Science day, we remember Indian scientists who have contributed to moving the world forward” You can follow us and leave us feedback on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @eplogmedia, For partnerships/queries send you can send us an email at bonjour@eplog.media   DISCLAIMER: The views expressed on all the shows produced and distributed by Ep.Log Media are personal to the host and the guest of the shows respectively and with no intention to harm the sentiments of any individual/organization.The said content is not obscene or blasphemous or defamatory of any event and/or person deceased or alive or in contempt of court or breach of contract or breach of privilege, or in violation of any provisions of the statute, nor hurt the sentiments of any religious groups/ person/government/non-government authorities and/or breach or be against any declared public policy of any nation or state.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oasis Network Roadshow
Words That Shaped Our World with Jim Stovall

Oasis Network Roadshow

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2023 54:56


Popular speaker, author, and movie maker Jim Stovall talks about legendary voices of history whose quotes changed how we think, what we do, and who we are.  Guest information:  www.jimstovall.com  Our website:  www.oasisnetwork.org

Knowing & Doing
Great Books as Great Bridges to Great Conversations

Knowing & Doing

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2023 19:26


Jim Phillips discusses studying classic Western literature, and how knowledge of the classics can open up opportunities for gospel discussions. Recommended Resources: A Christian Guide to the Classics by Leland Ryken The Consequences of Ideas: Understanding the Concepts that Shaped Our World by R.C. Sproul

Factually! with Adam Conover
How Viruses Have Shaped Our World with Joseph Osmundson

Factually! with Adam Conover

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2022 60:24


Viruses are everywhere. But what exactly ARE they, and why have they been able to reshape our world? This week Adam is joined by microbiologist Joseph Osmundson to for a fascinating deep dive into microbiology, the impact of viruses on the LGBT community, and how understanding viruses can help us better understand ourselves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Factually! with Adam Conover
How Viruses Have Shaped Our World with Joseph Osmundson

Factually! with Adam Conover

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2022 66:39


Viruses are everywhere. But what exactly ARE they, and why have they been able to reshape our world? This week Adam is joined by microbiologist Joseph Osmundson to for a fascinating deep dive into microbiology, the impact of viruses on the LGBT community, and how understanding viruses can help us better understand ourselves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Megawati Institute
Pembantaian Massal dengan Metode Jakarta - Diskusi Publik Megawati Institute

Megawati Institute

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2022 126:56


Diskusi Publik kali ini fokus membahas buku “The Jakarta Method: Washington's Anticommunist Crusade and the Mass Murder Program that Shaped Our World” (2020) dari Vincent Bevins. Buku ini menyajikan kisah tersembunyi tentang tragedi pembantaian yang disokong Amerika Serikat selama Perang Dingin di berbagai negara, khususnya Indonesia. Diskusi ini dipandu Dida Darul Ulum, M.Ud (Peneliti Megawati Institute) dengan menghadirkan Dr. Arif Budimanta (Direktur Eksekutif Megawati Institute), Airlangga Pribadi, Ph.D (Dosen Universitas Airlangga), dan Reno Koconegoro (Peneliti Sigmaphi) untuk memantik diskusi.

New Books in History
Anthony Sattin, "Nomads: The Wanderers Who Shaped Our World" (Norton, 2022)

New Books in History

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2022 54:52


Nomads: The Wanderers Who Shaped Our World (W. W. Norton & Company, 2022) by Anthony Sattin tells the remarkable story of how nomads have fostered and refreshed civilization throughout history. Moving across millennia, Nomads explores the transformative, sometimes bloody, sometimes peaceful and symbiotic relationship between settled and mobile societies. Often overlooked in history, the story of the umbilical connections between these two ways of living generates a radical new view of human civilization. From the Neolithic revolution to the twenty-first century via the rise and fall of the Roman Empire, the great nomadic empires of the Arabs and Mongols, the Mughals and the development of the Silk Road, nomads have been a perpetual counterbalance to the empires created by the power of human cities. Exploring the evolutionary biology and psychology of restlessness that makes us human, this sweeping history charts the power of nomadism from before the Bible to its seeming decline in the present day. Connecting us to mythology and the records of antiquity, Nomads explains why we leave home, and why we like to return again. Maggie Freeman is a PhD student in the School of Architecture at MIT. Her work focuses on histories of nomad-state relationships and uses of architecture in nomadic contexts, with a focus on the Middle East. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history

New Books in Early Modern History
Anthony Sattin, "Nomads: The Wanderers Who Shaped Our World" (Norton, 2022)

New Books in Early Modern History

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2022 54:52


Nomads: The Wanderers Who Shaped Our World (W. W. Norton & Company, 2022) by Anthony Sattin tells the remarkable story of how nomads have fostered and refreshed civilization throughout history. Moving across millennia, Nomads explores the transformative, sometimes bloody, sometimes peaceful and symbiotic relationship between settled and mobile societies. Often overlooked in history, the story of the umbilical connections between these two ways of living generates a radical new view of human civilization. From the Neolithic revolution to the twenty-first century via the rise and fall of the Roman Empire, the great nomadic empires of the Arabs and Mongols, the Mughals and the development of the Silk Road, nomads have been a perpetual counterbalance to the empires created by the power of human cities. Exploring the evolutionary biology and psychology of restlessness that makes us human, this sweeping history charts the power of nomadism from before the Bible to its seeming decline in the present day. Connecting us to mythology and the records of antiquity, Nomads explains why we leave home, and why we like to return again. Maggie Freeman is a PhD student in the School of Architecture at MIT. Her work focuses on histories of nomad-state relationships and uses of architecture in nomadic contexts, with a focus on the Middle East. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Books in Ancient History
Anthony Sattin, "Nomads: The Wanderers Who Shaped Our World" (Norton, 2022)

New Books in Ancient History

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2022 54:52


Nomads: The Wanderers Who Shaped Our World (W. W. Norton & Company, 2022) by Anthony Sattin tells the remarkable story of how nomads have fostered and refreshed civilization throughout history. Moving across millennia, Nomads explores the transformative, sometimes bloody, sometimes peaceful and symbiotic relationship between settled and mobile societies. Often overlooked in history, the story of the umbilical connections between these two ways of living generates a radical new view of human civilization. From the Neolithic revolution to the twenty-first century via the rise and fall of the Roman Empire, the great nomadic empires of the Arabs and Mongols, the Mughals and the development of the Silk Road, nomads have been a perpetual counterbalance to the empires created by the power of human cities. Exploring the evolutionary biology and psychology of restlessness that makes us human, this sweeping history charts the power of nomadism from before the Bible to its seeming decline in the present day. Connecting us to mythology and the records of antiquity, Nomads explains why we leave home, and why we like to return again. Maggie Freeman is a PhD student in the School of Architecture at MIT. Her work focuses on histories of nomad-state relationships and uses of architecture in nomadic contexts, with a focus on the Middle East. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Books in Medieval History
Anthony Sattin, "Nomads: The Wanderers Who Shaped Our World" (Norton, 2022)

New Books in Medieval History

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2022 54:52


Nomads: The Wanderers Who Shaped Our World (W. W. Norton & Company, 2022) by Anthony Sattin tells the remarkable story of how nomads have fostered and refreshed civilization throughout history. Moving across millennia, Nomads explores the transformative, sometimes bloody, sometimes peaceful and symbiotic relationship between settled and mobile societies. Often overlooked in history, the story of the umbilical connections between these two ways of living generates a radical new view of human civilization. From the Neolithic revolution to the twenty-first century via the rise and fall of the Roman Empire, the great nomadic empires of the Arabs and Mongols, the Mughals and the development of the Silk Road, nomads have been a perpetual counterbalance to the empires created by the power of human cities. Exploring the evolutionary biology and psychology of restlessness that makes us human, this sweeping history charts the power of nomadism from before the Bible to its seeming decline in the present day. Connecting us to mythology and the records of antiquity, Nomads explains why we leave home, and why we like to return again. Maggie Freeman is a PhD student in the School of Architecture at MIT. Her work focuses on histories of nomad-state relationships and uses of architecture in nomadic contexts, with a focus on the Middle East. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Books Network
Anthony Sattin, "Nomads: The Wanderers Who Shaped Our World" (Norton, 2022)

New Books Network

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2022 54:52


Nomads: The Wanderers Who Shaped Our World (W. W. Norton & Company, 2022) by Anthony Sattin tells the remarkable story of how nomads have fostered and refreshed civilization throughout history. Moving across millennia, Nomads explores the transformative, sometimes bloody, sometimes peaceful and symbiotic relationship between settled and mobile societies. Often overlooked in history, the story of the umbilical connections between these two ways of living generates a radical new view of human civilization. From the Neolithic revolution to the twenty-first century via the rise and fall of the Roman Empire, the great nomadic empires of the Arabs and Mongols, the Mughals and the development of the Silk Road, nomads have been a perpetual counterbalance to the empires created by the power of human cities. Exploring the evolutionary biology and psychology of restlessness that makes us human, this sweeping history charts the power of nomadism from before the Bible to its seeming decline in the present day. Connecting us to mythology and the records of antiquity, Nomads explains why we leave home, and why we like to return again. Maggie Freeman is a PhD student in the School of Architecture at MIT. Her work focuses on histories of nomad-state relationships and uses of architecture in nomadic contexts, with a focus on the Middle East. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

New Books in World Affairs
Anthony Sattin, "Nomads: The Wanderers Who Shaped Our World" (Norton, 2022)

New Books in World Affairs

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2022 54:52


Nomads: The Wanderers Who Shaped Our World (W. W. Norton & Company, 2022) by Anthony Sattin tells the remarkable story of how nomads have fostered and refreshed civilization throughout history. Moving across millennia, Nomads explores the transformative, sometimes bloody, sometimes peaceful and symbiotic relationship between settled and mobile societies. Often overlooked in history, the story of the umbilical connections between these two ways of living generates a radical new view of human civilization. From the Neolithic revolution to the twenty-first century via the rise and fall of the Roman Empire, the great nomadic empires of the Arabs and Mongols, the Mughals and the development of the Silk Road, nomads have been a perpetual counterbalance to the empires created by the power of human cities. Exploring the evolutionary biology and psychology of restlessness that makes us human, this sweeping history charts the power of nomadism from before the Bible to its seeming decline in the present day. Connecting us to mythology and the records of antiquity, Nomads explains why we leave home, and why we like to return again. Maggie Freeman is a PhD student in the School of Architecture at MIT. Her work focuses on histories of nomad-state relationships and uses of architecture in nomadic contexts, with a focus on the Middle East. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/world-affairs

Science Friday
How Viruses Shaped Our World, A Seagrass Oasis For Manatees. Aug 19, 2022, Part 1

Science Friday

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2022 47:27


Will A Colorado River Drought Dry Up Energy Supplies? This week, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, a federal agency that manages water in the Western U.S., started the process of cutting water use allotments along the Colorado River after seven states missed a deadline for coming up with their own reduction plan. The area has been under a long-running drought—and with water in demand for everything from drinking to agriculture to industry, and with the population of the area on the rise, agreements over water use are difficult to come by. The drought has another less obvious effect on the area as well—drops in water allocation could lead to declines in power production in a region that relies on several major hydroelectric facilities. Umair Irfan, staff writer at Vox, joins Ira to talk about the plan for distributing western water and other stories from the week in science—including a possible reprieve for nuclear power plants in Germany and California, a geomagnetic storm sparking an astronomical light show, orders for future supersonic aircraft, and investigations into why thinking hard makes you physically tired.   How Viruses Have Shaped Our World SARS-CoV2. HIV. CMV. HSV-1 and HSV-2. MPX. EBV. HPV. WPV. WNV. The alphabet soup of viruses that infect us may seem long and daunting. But as scientist and author Joseph Osmundson writes in Virology: Essays for the Living, the Dead, and the Small Things In Between, these viruses are vastly dwarfed by the total number of harmless or even beneficial viruses on our planet. “It's a rounding error larger than zero,” he writes. A single ounce of seawater will contain more than seven billion individual viruses incapable of doing us harm. Osmundson's book is both COVID-19 quarantine memoir, and reflections of a self-described queer man coming of age after the identification of the human immunodeficiency virus that causes AIDS. In it, he questions the war-like language we ascribe to “fighting” pathogens, explores the non-binary nature of health and illness, and advocates for a world where we are more ready to care for each other. “The problem wasn't illness,” he writes of HIV's death toll before the development of effective treatments. “The problem never is. Illness is a fact of life. The problem is our inability to provide care to all.” Osmundson talks to producer Christie Taylor about making new meanings for viruses through biomedicine and public health interventions. Plus, lessons for the monkeypox global public health emergency, and all the viruses to come. Seagrass Oasis In Gulf Of Mexico Signals Good News For Manatees Florida's offshore marine habitat is in peril. Populations of fish are dwindling in many places, and manatees have been dying in record numbers. The basis for much of this life lies in seagrass just under our boats. We join scientist on a trip into one of the healthiest seagrass meadows in the Gulf of Mexico. Read the rest at sciencefriday.com. Transcripts for each segment will be available the week after the show airs on sciencefriday.com.  

New Books in Russian and Eurasian Studies
Tomek Jankowski, "Eastern Europe!: Everything You Need to Know about the History (and More) of a Region That Shaped Our World and Still Does" (New Europe, 2021)

New Books in Russian and Eurasian Studies

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2022 58:42


Prime Minister Pierre Eliot Trudeau once gave a press conference while visiting Washington, during which he famously said: "Living next to [the United States] is in some ways like sleeping with an elephant. No matter how friendly and even-tempered is the beast, if I can call it that, one is affected by every twitch and grunt." For many of the countries in eastern Europe, this must also ring true, except that the elephant hasn't necessarily been the same bedfellow. At different points, particularly over the last 2 centuries, the Ottoman Empire, the Russian Empire, the German Empire and the Austro-Hungarian Empire, have all caused smaller neighbors to be very nervous––with just cause. With the current situation in Eastern Europe, as Ukraine and potentially other nations fight for their right to exist, it seems a timely moment to talk to Tomek Jankowski about the recent release of the 2nd edition of his book, Eastern Europe!: Everything You Need to Know about the History (and More) of a Region That Shaped Our World and Still Does, published by Academic Studies Press and New Europe Books. The book is a great hybrid – it can be read all the way through as a fast-paced and easily digestible tour through the history of a region most people in Western Europe and North America don't know well, or it can be used as a reference text; a reader can dip into it to find answers to questions. In our far ranging conversation, we discuss the common dynamics and cultural legacies that we can see today as a result of the historical reality that many eastern European countries share. National identity is a complex and contested subject, no more so than in Eastern European where some nations have only existed for short periods of time or, in other cases, national sovereignty has come and gone depending on the era. In addition to the invasion of Ukraine, first in 2014 and then this year, many other nations that share border with Russia - the Baltic states, Finland, and Moldova – are also feeling increasingly vulnerable. Others, such as Serbia and Hungary, are offering either official or popular support for Russian's aggression but it is a very contested issue. We discuss the roots of these various reactions. On the subject of Russia, Jankowski addresses why Putin has repeatedly framed the current war using the language and summoning the ghosts of the Soviet Union's role in WWII. Even 80 years on. He reminds the listener of Russian sacrifices and losses in that war, explains how they were remembered and understood in the Soviet Union under Stalin, Khrushchev and later leaders, and how they are remembered and understood in Russia today. Lia Paradis is Professor of History at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania. She is the co-host of the Lies Agreed Upon podcast and author of Imperial Culture and the Sudan: Authorship, Identity and the British Empire (IB Tauris, 2020) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/russian-studies

New Books in Eastern European Studies
Tomek Jankowski, "Eastern Europe!: Everything You Need to Know about the History (and More) of a Region That Shaped Our World and Still Does" (New Europe, 2021)

New Books in Eastern European Studies

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2022 58:42


Prime Minister Pierre Eliot Trudeau once gave a press conference while visiting Washington, during which he famously said: "Living next to [the United States] is in some ways like sleeping with an elephant. No matter how friendly and even-tempered is the beast, if I can call it that, one is affected by every twitch and grunt." For many of the countries in eastern Europe, this must also ring true, except that the elephant hasn't necessarily been the same bedfellow. At different points, particularly over the last 2 centuries, the Ottoman Empire, the Russian Empire, the German Empire and the Austro-Hungarian Empire, have all caused smaller neighbors to be very nervous––with just cause. With the current situation in Eastern Europe, as Ukraine and potentially other nations fight for their right to exist, it seems a timely moment to talk to Tomek Jankowski about the recent release of the 2nd edition of his book, Eastern Europe!: Everything You Need to Know about the History (and More) of a Region That Shaped Our World and Still Does, published by Academic Studies Press and New Europe Books. The book is a great hybrid – it can be read all the way through as a fast-paced and easily digestible tour through the history of a region most people in Western Europe and North America don't know well, or it can be used as a reference text; a reader can dip into it to find answers to questions. In our far ranging conversation, we discuss the common dynamics and cultural legacies that we can see today as a result of the historical reality that many eastern European countries share. National identity is a complex and contested subject, no more so than in Eastern European where some nations have only existed for short periods of time or, in other cases, national sovereignty has come and gone depending on the era. In addition to the invasion of Ukraine, first in 2014 and then this year, many other nations that share border with Russia - the Baltic states, Finland, and Moldova – are also feeling increasingly vulnerable. Others, such as Serbia and Hungary, are offering either official or popular support for Russian's aggression but it is a very contested issue. We discuss the roots of these various reactions. On the subject of Russia, Jankowski addresses why Putin has repeatedly framed the current war using the language and summoning the ghosts of the Soviet Union's role in WWII. Even 80 years on. He reminds the listener of Russian sacrifices and losses in that war, explains how they were remembered and understood in the Soviet Union under Stalin, Khrushchev and later leaders, and how they are remembered and understood in Russia today. Lia Paradis is Professor of History at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania. She is the co-host of the Lies Agreed Upon podcast and author of Imperial Culture and the Sudan: Authorship, Identity and the British Empire (IB Tauris, 2020) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/eastern-european-studies

New Books Network
Tomek Jankowski, "Eastern Europe!: Everything You Need to Know about the History (and More) of a Region That Shaped Our World and Still Does" (New Europe, 2021)

New Books Network

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2022 58:42


Prime Minister Pierre Eliot Trudeau once gave a press conference while visiting Washington, during which he famously said: "Living next to [the United States] is in some ways like sleeping with an elephant. No matter how friendly and even-tempered is the beast, if I can call it that, one is affected by every twitch and grunt." For many of the countries in eastern Europe, this must also ring true, except that the elephant hasn't necessarily been the same bedfellow. At different points, particularly over the last 2 centuries, the Ottoman Empire, the Russian Empire, the German Empire and the Austro-Hungarian Empire, have all caused smaller neighbors to be very nervous––with just cause. With the current situation in Eastern Europe, as Ukraine and potentially other nations fight for their right to exist, it seems a timely moment to talk to Tomek Jankowski about the recent release of the 2nd edition of his book, Eastern Europe!: Everything You Need to Know about the History (and More) of a Region That Shaped Our World and Still Does, published by Academic Studies Press and New Europe Books. The book is a great hybrid – it can be read all the way through as a fast-paced and easily digestible tour through the history of a region most people in Western Europe and North America don't know well, or it can be used as a reference text; a reader can dip into it to find answers to questions. In our far ranging conversation, we discuss the common dynamics and cultural legacies that we can see today as a result of the historical reality that many eastern European countries share. National identity is a complex and contested subject, no more so than in Eastern European where some nations have only existed for short periods of time or, in other cases, national sovereignty has come and gone depending on the era. In addition to the invasion of Ukraine, first in 2014 and then this year, many other nations that share border with Russia - the Baltic states, Finland, and Moldova – are also feeling increasingly vulnerable. Others, such as Serbia and Hungary, are offering either official or popular support for Russian's aggression but it is a very contested issue. We discuss the roots of these various reactions. On the subject of Russia, Jankowski addresses why Putin has repeatedly framed the current war using the language and summoning the ghosts of the Soviet Union's role in WWII. Even 80 years on. He reminds the listener of Russian sacrifices and losses in that war, explains how they were remembered and understood in the Soviet Union under Stalin, Khrushchev and later leaders, and how they are remembered and understood in Russia today. Lia Paradis is Professor of History at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania. She is the co-host of the Lies Agreed Upon podcast and author of Imperial Culture and the Sudan: Authorship, Identity and the British Empire (IB Tauris, 2020) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

New Books in Ukrainian Studies
Tomek Jankowski, "Eastern Europe!: Everything You Need to Know about the History (and More) of a Region That Shaped Our World and Still Does" (New Europe, 2021)

New Books in Ukrainian Studies

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2022 58:42


Prime Minister Pierre Eliot Trudeau once gave a press conference while visiting Washington, during which he famously said: "Living next to [the United States] is in some ways like sleeping with an elephant. No matter how friendly and even-tempered is the beast, if I can call it that, one is affected by every twitch and grunt." For many of the countries in eastern Europe, this must also ring true, except that the elephant hasn't necessarily been the same bedfellow. At different points, particularly over the last 2 centuries, the Ottoman Empire, the Russian Empire, the German Empire and the Austro-Hungarian Empire, have all caused smaller neighbors to be very nervous––with just cause. With the current situation in Eastern Europe, as Ukraine and potentially other nations fight for their right to exist, it seems a timely moment to talk to Tomek Jankowski about the recent release of the 2nd edition of his book, Eastern Europe!: Everything You Need to Know about the History (and More) of a Region That Shaped Our World and Still Does, published by Academic Studies Press and New Europe Books. The book is a great hybrid – it can be read all the way through as a fast-paced and easily digestible tour through the history of a region most people in Western Europe and North America don't know well, or it can be used as a reference text; a reader can dip into it to find answers to questions. In our far ranging conversation, we discuss the common dynamics and cultural legacies that we can see today as a result of the historical reality that many eastern European countries share. National identity is a complex and contested subject, no more so than in Eastern European where some nations have only existed for short periods of time or, in other cases, national sovereignty has come and gone depending on the era. In addition to the invasion of Ukraine, first in 2014 and then this year, many other nations that share border with Russia - the Baltic states, Finland, and Moldova – are also feeling increasingly vulnerable. Others, such as Serbia and Hungary, are offering either official or popular support for Russian's aggression but it is a very contested issue. We discuss the roots of these various reactions. On the subject of Russia, Jankowski addresses why Putin has repeatedly framed the current war using the language and summoning the ghosts of the Soviet Union's role in WWII. Even 80 years on. He reminds the listener of Russian sacrifices and losses in that war, explains how they were remembered and understood in the Soviet Union under Stalin, Khrushchev and later leaders, and how they are remembered and understood in Russia today. Lia Paradis is Professor of History at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania. She is the co-host of the Lies Agreed Upon podcast and author of Imperial Culture and the Sudan: Authorship, Identity and the British Empire (IB Tauris, 2020) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Books in German Studies
Tomek Jankowski, "Eastern Europe!: Everything You Need to Know about the History (and More) of a Region That Shaped Our World and Still Does" (New Europe, 2021)

New Books in German Studies

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2022 58:42


Prime Minister Pierre Eliot Trudeau once gave a press conference while visiting Washington, during which he famously said: "Living next to [the United States] is in some ways like sleeping with an elephant. No matter how friendly and even-tempered is the beast, if I can call it that, one is affected by every twitch and grunt." For many of the countries in eastern Europe, this must also ring true, except that the elephant hasn't necessarily been the same bedfellow. At different points, particularly over the last 2 centuries, the Ottoman Empire, the Russian Empire, the German Empire and the Austro-Hungarian Empire, have all caused smaller neighbors to be very nervous––with just cause. With the current situation in Eastern Europe, as Ukraine and potentially other nations fight for their right to exist, it seems a timely moment to talk to Tomek Jankowski about the recent release of the 2nd edition of his book, Eastern Europe!: Everything You Need to Know about the History (and More) of a Region That Shaped Our World and Still Does, published by Academic Studies Press and New Europe Books. The book is a great hybrid – it can be read all the way through as a fast-paced and easily digestible tour through the history of a region most people in Western Europe and North America don't know well, or it can be used as a reference text; a reader can dip into it to find answers to questions. In our far ranging conversation, we discuss the common dynamics and cultural legacies that we can see today as a result of the historical reality that many eastern European countries share. National identity is a complex and contested subject, no more so than in Eastern European where some nations have only existed for short periods of time or, in other cases, national sovereignty has come and gone depending on the era. In addition to the invasion of Ukraine, first in 2014 and then this year, many other nations that share border with Russia - the Baltic states, Finland, and Moldova – are also feeling increasingly vulnerable. Others, such as Serbia and Hungary, are offering either official or popular support for Russian's aggression but it is a very contested issue. We discuss the roots of these various reactions. On the subject of Russia, Jankowski addresses why Putin has repeatedly framed the current war using the language and summoning the ghosts of the Soviet Union's role in WWII. Even 80 years on. He reminds the listener of Russian sacrifices and losses in that war, explains how they were remembered and understood in the Soviet Union under Stalin, Khrushchev and later leaders, and how they are remembered and understood in Russia today. Lia Paradis is Professor of History at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania. She is the co-host of the Lies Agreed Upon podcast and author of Imperial Culture and the Sudan: Authorship, Identity and the British Empire (IB Tauris, 2020) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/german-studies

New Books in Polish Studies
Tomek Jankowski, "Eastern Europe!: Everything You Need to Know about the History (and More) of a Region That Shaped Our World and Still Does" (New Europe, 2021)

New Books in Polish Studies

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2022 58:42


Prime Minister Pierre Eliot Trudeau once gave a press conference while visiting Washington, during which he famously said: "Living next to [the United States] is in some ways like sleeping with an elephant. No matter how friendly and even-tempered is the beast, if I can call it that, one is affected by every twitch and grunt." For many of the countries in eastern Europe, this must also ring true, except that the elephant hasn't necessarily been the same bedfellow. At different points, particularly over the last 2 centuries, the Ottoman Empire, the Russian Empire, the German Empire and the Austro-Hungarian Empire, have all caused smaller neighbors to be very nervous––with just cause. With the current situation in Eastern Europe, as Ukraine and potentially other nations fight for their right to exist, it seems a timely moment to talk to Tomek Jankowski about the recent release of the 2nd edition of his book, Eastern Europe!: Everything You Need to Know about the History (and More) of a Region That Shaped Our World and Still Does, published by Academic Studies Press and New Europe Books. The book is a great hybrid – it can be read all the way through as a fast-paced and easily digestible tour through the history of a region most people in Western Europe and North America don't know well, or it can be used as a reference text; a reader can dip into it to find answers to questions. In our far ranging conversation, we discuss the common dynamics and cultural legacies that we can see today as a result of the historical reality that many eastern European countries share. National identity is a complex and contested subject, no more so than in Eastern European where some nations have only existed for short periods of time or, in other cases, national sovereignty has come and gone depending on the era. In addition to the invasion of Ukraine, first in 2014 and then this year, many other nations that share border with Russia - the Baltic states, Finland, and Moldova – are also feeling increasingly vulnerable. Others, such as Serbia and Hungary, are offering either official or popular support for Russian's aggression but it is a very contested issue. We discuss the roots of these various reactions. On the subject of Russia, Jankowski addresses why Putin has repeatedly framed the current war using the language and summoning the ghosts of the Soviet Union's role in WWII. Even 80 years on. He reminds the listener of Russian sacrifices and losses in that war, explains how they were remembered and understood in the Soviet Union under Stalin, Khrushchev and later leaders, and how they are remembered and understood in Russia today. Lia Paradis is Professor of History at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania. She is the co-host of the Lies Agreed Upon podcast and author of Imperial Culture and the Sudan: Authorship, Identity and the British Empire (IB Tauris, 2020) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Books in History
Tomek Jankowski, "Eastern Europe!: Everything You Need to Know about the History (and More) of a Region That Shaped Our World and Still Does" (New Europe, 2021)

New Books in History

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2022 58:42


Prime Minister Pierre Eliot Trudeau once gave a press conference while visiting Washington, during which he famously said: "Living next to [the United States] is in some ways like sleeping with an elephant. No matter how friendly and even-tempered is the beast, if I can call it that, one is affected by every twitch and grunt." For many of the countries in eastern Europe, this must also ring true, except that the elephant hasn't necessarily been the same bedfellow. At different points, particularly over the last 2 centuries, the Ottoman Empire, the Russian Empire, the German Empire and the Austro-Hungarian Empire, have all caused smaller neighbors to be very nervous––with just cause. With the current situation in Eastern Europe, as Ukraine and potentially other nations fight for their right to exist, it seems a timely moment to talk to Tomek Jankowski about the recent release of the 2nd edition of his book, Eastern Europe!: Everything You Need to Know about the History (and More) of a Region That Shaped Our World and Still Does, published by Academic Studies Press and New Europe Books. The book is a great hybrid – it can be read all the way through as a fast-paced and easily digestible tour through the history of a region most people in Western Europe and North America don't know well, or it can be used as a reference text; a reader can dip into it to find answers to questions. In our far ranging conversation, we discuss the common dynamics and cultural legacies that we can see today as a result of the historical reality that many eastern European countries share. National identity is a complex and contested subject, no more so than in Eastern European where some nations have only existed for short periods of time or, in other cases, national sovereignty has come and gone depending on the era. In addition to the invasion of Ukraine, first in 2014 and then this year, many other nations that share border with Russia - the Baltic states, Finland, and Moldova – are also feeling increasingly vulnerable. Others, such as Serbia and Hungary, are offering either official or popular support for Russian's aggression but it is a very contested issue. We discuss the roots of these various reactions. On the subject of Russia, Jankowski addresses why Putin has repeatedly framed the current war using the language and summoning the ghosts of the Soviet Union's role in WWII. Even 80 years on. He reminds the listener of Russian sacrifices and losses in that war, explains how they were remembered and understood in the Soviet Union under Stalin, Khrushchev and later leaders, and how they are remembered and understood in Russia today. Lia Paradis is Professor of History at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania. She is the co-host of the Lies Agreed Upon podcast and author of Imperial Culture and the Sudan: Authorship, Identity and the British Empire (IB Tauris, 2020) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history

Quandaries & Sundries
Great Ukrainian Inventors and Scientists That Shaped our World

Quandaries & Sundries

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2022 11:05


Welcome to another week and another episode of quandaries and sundries. Today I thought I'd take a break from the news and do a fun special and talk about Ukrainians that made great contributions to our world and the way we live. This is my way of covering the russian ukrainian war with some scientific light hardness to balance out the sadness and hatred. I hope you enjoy I would love to thank the talented and amazing Perrichan for my amazing artwork you see in my banner and my amazing logo, truly one of a kind artist. If you need a graphic designer or illustrator she is your women: https://linktr.ee/perrichan --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/van-masterson/support

Quandaries & Sundries
Great Russian Inventors and Scientists That Shaped our World

Quandaries & Sundries

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2022 11:42


Welcome to another week and another episode of quandaries and sundries. Today i thought id take a break from the news and do a fun special and talk about russians that made great contributions to our world and the way we live and tomorrow i will be covering ukrainias that made great contributions as well. This is my way of covering the russian ukrainian war with some scientific light hardness to balance out the sadness and hatred. I hope you enjoy I would love to thank the talented and amazing Perrichan for my amazing artwork you see in my banner and my amazing logo, truly one of a kind artist. If you need a graphic designer or illustrator she is your women: https://linktr.ee/perrichan --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/van-masterson/support

Heat Death of the Universe
117 - The Jakarta Method by Vincent Bevins (Part III)

Heat Death of the Universe

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2021 145:52


We finish our final third of Vincent Bevins' The Jakarta Method: Washington's Anticommunist Crusade and the Mass Murder Program that Shaped Our World about some of the most pivotal yet hugely unsung hinge points in the Cold War, centered around the mass slaughter of communists (and those alleged to be) in Indonesia circa 1965-66. We discuss the spread of anticommunist massacres in Chile, the Philippines, Argentina, Guatemala and beyond and try to take stock of what the whole Cold War period of installing murderous proxy dictatorships around the globe really amounted to and what it left us with at present.Support: patreon.com/heatdeathpodGeneral RecommendationsJD's and JNM's joint recommendation: The Jakarta Method [AUDIO]Further Reading, Viewing, ListeningThe Murderous History and Deceitful Function of the CIA (discussion with Vince Bevins author of The Jakarta Method) [VIDEO]A Chat with Vincent Bevins (Full Interview) - The Jakarta Method [AUDIO]The Murderous Legacy of Cold War Anticommunism [Boston Review]Locationless Locationsheatdeathpod.comEvery show-related link is corralled and available here.Twitter: @heatdeathpodPlease send all Letters of Derision, Indifference, Inquiry, Mild Elation, et cetera to: heatdeathoftheuniversepodcast@gmail.comAlso, check out our newly updated YouTube channel for the hell of it

Eastern Approaches
Episode 25: Eastern Europe!: The book, the author, our interview!

Eastern Approaches

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2021 61:15


Ben and Andrew come back from a 3 month self-imposed exile to talk with Tomek Jankowski, author of the incredibly cool book entitled Eastern Europe!: Everything You Need to Know About the History (and More) of a Region that Shaped Our World and Still Does

Heat Death of the Universe
115 - The Jakarta Method by Vincent Bevins (Part II)

Heat Death of the Universe

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2021 102:12


We continue our Book Club series on Vincent Bevins' The Jakarta Method: Washington's Anticommunist Crusade and the Mass Murder Program that Shaped Our World about some of the most pivotal yet hugely unsung hinge points in the Cold War, centered around the mass slaughter of communists (and those alleged to be) in Indonesia circa 1965-66. We draw more parallels between the Brazilian coup of 1964 and the Indonesia coup of the following and dive into more gruesome realities and chains of evidence connecting the US government to these events.Support: patreon.com/heatdeathpodGeneral RecommendationsJD's Recommendation: Asparagus JNM's Recommendation: Nicaragua, Keith Olbermann & Climate Imperialism W/ Camila Escalante, Ben Norton & Danny HaiphongFurther Reading, Viewing, ListeningThe Murderous History and Deceitful Function of the CIA (discussion with Vince Bevins author of The Jakarta Method) [VIDEO]A Chat with Vincent Bevins (Full Interview) - The Jakarta Method [AUDIO]The Murderous Legacy of Cold War Anticommunism [Boston Review]Locationless Locationsheatdeathpod.comEvery show-related link is corralled and available here.Twitter: @heatdeathpodPlease send all Letters of Derision, Indifference, Inquiry, Mild Elation, et cetera to: heatdeathoftheuniversepodcast@gmail.comAlso, check out our newly updated YouTube channel for the hell of it

Heat Death of the Universe
113 - The Jakarta Method by Vincent Bevins (Part I)

Heat Death of the Universe

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2021 108:10


We begin our Book Club series on Vincent Bevins' The Jakarta Method: Washington's Anticommunist Crusade and the Mass Murder Program that Shaped Our World about one of the most pivotal yet hugely unsung hinge points in the Cold War, centered around the mass slaughter of communists (and those alleged to be) in Indonesia circa 1965-66. Support: patreon.com/heatdeathpodGeneral RecommendationsJD's Recommendation: The GreatJNM's Recommendations: 1) The Velvet Underground (2021 documentary) 2) The Act of Killing 3) Steven needs support on the inside.  Please write and send letters to:  Steven Donziger  Register No: 87103-054  Federal Correctional Institution Pembroke Station  Danbury, CT 06811  Further Reading, Viewing, ListeningThe Murderous History and Deceitful Function of the CIA (discussion with Vince Bevins author of The Jakarta Method) [VIDEO]A Chat with Vincent Bevins (Full Interview) - The Jakarta Method [AUDIO]The Murderous Legacy of Cold War Anticommunism [Boston Review]Locationless Locationsheatdeathpod.comEvery show-related link is corralled and available here.Twitter: @heatdeathpodPlease send all Letters of Derision, Indifference, Inquiry, Mild Elation, et cetera to: heatdeathoftheuniversepodcast@gmail.comAlso, check out our newly updated YouTube channel for the hell of it

Shakespeare and Company
Elif Shafak on The Island of Missing Trees

Shakespeare and Company

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2021 52:39


For our first podcast of la rentrée we were delighted to be joined by Elif Shafak, with us to discuss her mesmerising new novel The Island of Missing Trees, a rich, magical tale of belonging and identity, love and trauma, memory and amnesia, human-induced destruction of nature, and, finally, renewal. Buy The Island of Missing Trees. here: https://shakespeareandcompany.com/I/9780241434994/the-island-of-missing-trees-the-top-10-sunday-times-bestseller Browse our online store here: https://shakespeareandcompany.com/15/online-store/16/bookstore Become a Friend of S&Co here: https://friendsofshakespeareandcompany.com * * Elif Shafak is an award-winning British-Turkish novelist. She has published 19 books, 12 of which are novels. She is a bestselling author in many countries around the world and her work has been translated into 55 languages. Her latest novel 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and RSL Ondaatje Prize; and was Blackwell's Book of the Year. The Forty Rules of Love was chosen by BBC among the 100 Novels that Shaped Our World. The Architect's Apprentice was chosen for the Duchess of Cornwall's inaugural book club, The Reading Room. Shafak holds a PhD in political science and she has taught at various universities in Turkey, the US and the UK, including St Anne's College, Oxford where she is an honorary fellow. Adam Biles is Literary Director at Shakespeare and Company. Buy a signed copy of his novel FEEDING TIME here: https://shakespeareandcompany.com/S/9781910296684/feeding-time Listen to Alex Freiman's Play It Gentle here: https://open.spotify.com/album/4gfkDcG32HYlXnBqI0xgQX?si=mf0Vw-kuRS-ai15aL9kLNA&dl_branch=1

Walk with Jesus
Kant Can't

Walk with Jesus

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2021 9:01


In this episode you will learn a little about Immanuel Kant and how he is one of the many philosophers that have influenced our culture.  A great resource is, "The Consequences of Ideas: Understanding the Concepts that Shaped Our World" by R.C. Sproul. Also if you want to take any classes at Living Faith Bible Institute they are enrolling for the Fall semester right now: https://www.lfbi.org/ If you have any questions, prayer requests or would like a physical Bible feel free to DM on Instagram or send me an email at WalkWithJesusPodcast@gmail.com

Being Better
Mariana Castro on equality, imposter syndrome, and journalism

Being Better

Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2021 72:26


Episode 31In this episode Julia is joined by Mariana Castro - a journalist currently working for Polygraph.info with experience at Vox Media, HBO and Newsweek Media Group. They discussed Mariana's journey with becoming a journalist, advice on getting recognized in a very saturated field, overcoming imposter syndrome, becoming a better storyteller, the problem of infobesity, activism for inequality, and inequality in Brazil, and becoming more open minded. RECOMMENDATIONSRead "The Jakarta Method: Washington's Anticommunist Crusade and the Mass Murder Program that Shaped Our World  "Read " The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue  "MARIANA CASTROMariana's website https://www.marianacastro.spaceMariana's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/marianabacastro/BEING BETTER Email us podcast.beingbetter@gmail.comVisit our website learningtoexperience.comVisit our Instagram https://www.instagram.com/beingbetter.pod/

Daily Local News – WFHB
WFHB Local News – April 29th, 2021

Daily Local News – WFHB

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2021 30:00


This is the WFHB Local News for Thursday, April 29th, 2021. Later in the program, we have an excerpt from this week’s episode of Interchange. Producer Doug Storm talks with journalist Vincent Bevins about his book The Jakarta Method: Washington’s Anticommunist Crusade and the Mass Murder Program that Shaped Our World. More coming up in …

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This Is Hell!
1329: Anti-communism and planetary Americanization / Vincent Bevins

This Is Hell!

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2021 71:43


Writer Vincent Bevins on his book "The Jakarta Method: Washington's Anticommunist Crusade and the Mass Murder Program that Shaped Our World" from PublicAffairs. https://www.publicaffairsbooks.com/titles/vincent-bevins/the-jakarta-method/9781541724013/

Le Monde Moderne
La RI - Le Club Lecture

Le Monde Moderne

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2021 46:41


La revue de presse du Monde Moderne, tous les matins à 8h : https://www.twitch.tv/lemondemoderneL'Almanac'h - Les grandes dates de l'histoire de Bretagne en Podcast, Bretagne Culture DiversitéAntoine Gouritin, Le startupisme triomphant face à sa critique, Mais Où Va Le Web, 2021Pierre Serna, L’extrême centre ou le poison français, Champ Vallon, 2019Philippe Collin, Napoléon, l'homme qui ne meurt jamais, France Inter, 2021Christian Laval, Haud Guéguen, Pierre Dardot, Pierre Sauvêtre, Le choix de la guerre civile - Une autre histoire du libéralisme, LUX, 2021Vincent Bevins, The Jakarta Method - Washington's Anticommunist Crusade and the Mass Murder Program that Shaped Our World, Public Affairs, 2020Hélène Tordjman, La croissance verte contre la nature - Critique de l'écologie marchande, La Découverte, 2021Frédéric Lordon, Figures du communisme, La Fabrique 2021Julien Théry - Frédéric Lordon, Face au désastre qui vient : le communisme désirable, Le Media, 18/03/2021 Voir Acast.com/privacy pour les informations sur la vie privée et l'opt-out.

The Bottom Line
12/23/20 - Threats With Christmas Lights, Steve Green, Dave Ramsey, Liz Ditty

The Bottom Line

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2020 100:40


- A Nurse in Minnesota Received an Anonymous Threat in Response to Her Putting Up Christmas Lights, Saying the Action was 'Harmful'" - STEVE GREEN: "How the Bible has Shaped Our World and Why it Still Matters Today" - Dave Ramsey's Company PAYS OFF $10 MILLION IN CONSUMER DEBT for 8000 People Just in Time for Christmas! - LIZ DITTY: "Former Member of a Fundamentalist Cult Now Helps Others Discern the Voice of God in Their Lives"

Shelter and Solidarity: A Deep Dive with Artists and Activists
Mass Murder and the Making of Our Times, October 1, 2020

Shelter and Solidarity: A Deep Dive with Artists and Activists

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2020 106:37


October 1 marks the fifty-fifth anniversary of the beginning of one of the worst episodes of mass murder in the twentieth century: the massacre of hundreds of thousands of Indonesians in 1965-1966. Organized and directed by Indonesia's military, the killings targeted people associated with the country's communist party, the world's largest outside of China and the Soviet Union. The dismembering of a large part of Indonesia's political spectrum reshaped politics not only in Indonesia but around the world, foreclosing on a political pathway that might have produced greater justice and more equitable outcomes in the Global South. Despite the enormity of these events, and the sordid U.S. role of support, the killings in Indonesia are little-known in the United States and beyond. And within Indonesia, a country in which the outsized power of the military endures, there has been no accountability for the slaughter. This show will explore what took place in Indonesia in the mid-1960s, and its significance for the sprawling country and the larger world; the enforced silence surrounding these events in much of Indonesian society since that time; and their present-day manifestations and efforts aimed at accountability. In doing so, the show brings together three guests:  Vincent Bevins, John Roosa, and  Krithika Varagur, hosted by Joseph Nevins.  Books by Our Host and Guests Vincent Bevins (2020) The Jakarta Method: Washington's Anticommunist Crusade and the Mass Murder Program that Shaped Our World. ​ Joseph Nevins (Co-edited with Nancy Peluso) (2008) Taking Southeast Asia to Market: Commodities, Nature, and People in the Neoliberal Age. Joseph Nevins (2005) A Not-So-Distant Horror: Mass Violence in East Timor. Updated version of 1st edition, entitled Pembantaian Timor Timur: Horor Masyarakat Internasional (translated into Indonesian by Nug Katjasungkana) published by Garba Budaya and Fortilos (Jakarta, Indonesia) in 2008. John Roosa (2006) Pretext for Mass Murder: The September 30th Movement and Suharto's Coup d'État in Indonesia. John Roosa (2020) Buried Histories: The Anticommunist Massacres of 1965-1966 in Indonesia. Krithika Varagur (2020) The Call: Inside the Global Saudi Religious Project. Documentary/Film Sources Discussed Joshua Oppenheimer, Anonymous (Directors, 2012) The Act of Killing (film). Joshua Oppenheimer, (Director, 2014) The Look of Silence (film). Arifin C. Noer (Director, 1984) Pengkhianatan G30S PKI (film) Indonesia's propaganda film from 1984; over 4 hours long and use to be required viewing for school children Peter Weir (Director, 1982) The Year of Living Dangerously (film). John Pilger (2001) The New Rulers of the World (film). Other Titles Discussed Christopher Koch (1978) The Year of Living Dangerously. Cathy Caruth (2014) Listening to Trauma. Barbara Foley (2009)  “Rhetoric and Silence in Barack Obama's ‘Dreams from My Father'” Cultural Logic. Vivian Gornick (1977, 2020) The Romance of American Communism. Bradley R. Simpson (2008) Economists with Guns. Selections from the Zoom Chat Audience: When I toured the GDR in 1983 with a multi-party delegation, there were two Indonesian comrades, both teaching economics in Moscow. Are there countries other than the Netherlands that host other survivors of the massacre? Response: Long story about the exiles. Thousands of students and party activists and other nationalists were stranded in the Soviet Bloc and China after Oct 1. The PKI in China called all of them to come to China in 1966-67 and some did. But then China normalized relations with Indonesia in the early 1980s and the exiles were no longer welcome and many moved to W. Europe as refugees.  Audience: This is also the era of the Sino-Soviet split. Apparently PKI exiles were unable to get together to organize a party organization in exile. Response: Yes, and the Sino-Soviet split affected how the international left interpreted the defeat of the PKI. The Soviet side blamed the PKI for being too radical, too Maoist. While the Maoists blamed the ‘modern revisionists' in the PKI for not preparing the PKI to defend itself. In the process, the humanitarian side of the story was lost. A lot of the postmortem analyses by the international communist parties were really dogmatic and formulaic. Next Show: Trump's Wall Must Fall 10/15 https://www.facebook.com/events/425837915057329

The Michael Brooks Show
Teaser - #TMBSSunday - Washington's Anticommunist Crusade & the Mass Murder Program that Shaped Our World ft. Vincent Bevins

The Michael Brooks Show

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2020 3:45


Journalist Vincent Bevins (@Vinncent) joins us to discuss his book, "The Jakarta Method: Washington's Anticommunist Crusade and the Mass Murder Program that Shaped Our World"  What was the "Third World" and what was it's significance geopolitically. The CIA's moves in Southeast Asia. How our "Globalized" economy emerged with the mass murder of leftists.  

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The Red Nation Podcast
The Jakarta Method, anticommunism, & settler colonialism w/ Vincent Bevins

The Red Nation Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2020 61:25


Journalist @Vinncent talks about his book, The Jakarta Method: Washington's Anticommunist Crusade and the Mass Murder Program that Shaped Our World (2020), which details the history of the Indonesian extermination program against communists & its roots in settler colonialism in the Americas. Support: Patreon.com/therednation 

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The Booking Club
Lockdown Interview with Vincent Bevins in Sao Paulo

The Booking Club

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2020 46:18


Vincent Bevins is an American journalist and writer. From 2011 to 2016, he worked as a foreign correspondent based in Brazil for the Los Angeles Times, having worked in London for the Financial Times. Bevins moved to Jakarta in 2017 to cover Southeast Asia for the Washington Post. His first book, published in 2020, is entitled The Jakarta Method: Washington's Anticommunist Crusade and the Mass Murder Program that Shaped Our World.In this shocking revision of Cold War history, Bevins uses recently declassified documents, archival research and eye-witness testimony collected across twelve countries to piece together events from this era that few in the developed world can claim to know. They reveal the consistent brutal exterminations of unarmed leftists by right-wing US-backed militias, the scale of which did more to seal Washington's victory in the period than any clash with the Soviet Union.Jack Aldane speaks to the author on the UK publication date of the book, 11 June 2020. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Discourse
INFILTRATE AND CONTROL THE NARRATIVE w/ Vincent Bevins

The Discourse

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2020 82:25


In this episode, we are joined by journalist and author Vincent Bevins (@Vinncent) to discuss his new book, The Jakarta Method: Washington's Anticommunist Crusade and the Mass Murder Program that Shaped Our World. Vincent's Book: https://vincentbevins.com/book/

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The Heat
The Jakarta Method: A history of U.S. intervention and mass murder

The Heat

Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2020 18:26


The United States history of anti-communism - and intervention in foreign nations - has had a deadly impact from Asia to Latin America and beyond. For fresh insights, we're joined by Vincent Bevins - an American journalist and author of The Jakarta Method: Washington's Anticommunist Crusade and the Mass Murder Program that Shaped Our World.

The Bottom Line
1/27/20 - Steve Green, Planned Parenthood Shuts Down Clinic, Remembering Kobe Bryant

The Bottom Line

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2020 99:28


- STEVE GREEN: "How the Bible has Shaped Our World and Why it Still Matters Today" - Planned Parenthood Closes ANOTHER Abortion Clinic, Blaming "Anti-Woman Lawmakers" as the Reason - "Exploring the Unusual Circumstances Surrounding the Fateful Helicopter Trip from John Wayne Airport that Claimed the Lives of 9 People including L.A. Lakers Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant and His 13-Year-Old Daughter Gianna" - Head Baseball Coach at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa Among the Casualties in Kobe Bryant Helicopter Crash - KOBE BRYANT'S CATHOLIC FAITH COMMUNITY AT OUR LADY QUEEN OF ANGELS IN NEWPORT BEACH - That Time that Kobe Met "Rudy" Rutiger - and They BOTH Were Thrilled to Meet Each Other!

The Book Club
“Contemporary: The Consequences of Ideas by R.C. Sproul” (The Book Club S8E4)

The Book Club

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2018 16:23


The Book Club Season 8, Episode 4 for Monday, September 17, 2018 On this episode of The Book Club, Brad reviews a book on philosophy for beginners! Links Purchase The Consequences of Ideas: Understanding the Concepts that Shaped Our World here. We want to hear from you! Email: books@thelightnetwork.tv Voicemail: 903-26-LIGHT (903-265-4448) Subscription Links   Sponsor This […]

The Documentary Podcast: Archive 2008
How Iraq's War Shaped Our World: Part Four

The Documentary Podcast: Archive 2008

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2008 22:53


John Simpson looks at the how the Iraq War has affected America's international role and reputation.

The Documentary Podcast: Archive 2008
How Iraq's War Shaped Our World: Part Three

The Documentary Podcast: Archive 2008

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2008 22:50


In Programme Three, Lyse Doucet looks at how the Iraq War changed the regional balance of power.

The Documentary Podcast: Archive 2008
How Iraq's War Shaped Our World: Part Two

The Documentary Podcast: Archive 2008

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2008 22:50


In Programme Two Magdhi Abdulhadi looks at how the neocon dream of a democratic Arab world was promoted then put in reverse as things went wrong in Iraq.

The Documentary Podcast: Archive 2008
How Iraq's War Shaped Our World: Part Two

The Documentary Podcast: Archive 2008

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2008 22:50


Magdi Abdelhadi explores how the dream of a democratic Arab world was promoted then put in reverse as things went wrong in Iraq.

The Documentary Podcast: Archive 2008
How Iraq's War Shaped Our World: Part One

The Documentary Podcast: Archive 2008

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2008 22:55


Programme One: BBC correspondent Jim Muir evaluates how war has changed Iraq from the beginning of the invasion to the handover of power.

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Marriage After God
The Power Of Words And How They Shaped Our World

Marriage After God

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 1970 61:00


In this episode, we explore the incredible power words have to shape reality, tracing this truth back to the creation story. Just as God spoke the world into being, the enemy tempted and deceived using words. We see through stories like the Tower of Babel how unified language allowed people to accomplish anything.The printing press revolution spread ideas widely and the Bible was translated into common tongues. Shared words and meanings are key for communication and progress. Today, definitions are shifting as words are redefined contrary to their original intent, causing breakdown in society.Whose words are we listening to and repeating? Do toxic words from the world and enemy fill our minds? Or are we saturating our hearts with God's living, life-giving words? What we continually speak and believe directs our perception, relationships and destiny. Next we'll explore how words impact more than what we say aloud.Main Topics:God created through wordsSatan tempts through wordsPower of united words and meaningsPrinting press spread ideas and common BibleWords shape how we perceive the worldToxic words vs God's life-giving wordsWhat we believe directs our livesConnect with Us:Instagram: @marriageaftergodInstagram: @unveiledwifeInstagram: @husbandrevolutionMarriage resources: www.marriageaftergod.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/marriage-after-god4447/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy