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Latest podcast episodes about sordid history

The Dershow
Current Jew hatred is part of a long sordid history.

The Dershow

Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2024 21:31


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Crain's Daily Gist
04/04/24: Chicago's sordid history of housing segregation

Crain's Daily Gist

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2024 39:13


Crain's residential real estate reporter Dennis Rodkin talks with host Amy Guth about news from the local market, including a new documentary series about the city's long history of property ownership racism and redlining.Plus: Moody's says office vacancy rate nears 20%, Chicago's 2024 James Beard finalists announced, JPMorgan takes big loss in $80 million Streeterville apartment sale, S&P data says women have lost C-suite seats in corporate America.

The Scoot Show with Scoot
The sordid history of post-Katrina New Orleans East will make you furious

The Scoot Show with Scoot

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2024 20:37


New Orleans East is a mess in part because of deliberate decision making by Ray Nagin and other city leaders in the years after Hurricane Katrina. Dr. Charles Miller from the University of New Orleans Dept of Planning and Urban Studies has the details

Communism Exposed:East & West(PDF)
The Sordid History of the Minimum Wage

Communism Exposed:East & West(PDF)

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2024 12:59


The Best Boys An Anime Podcast
The Sordid History of 4K!ds

The Best Boys An Anime Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2023 98:27


We're you at some point or another convinced that onigiri were jelly donuts? Perhaps you thought that Sanji from One Piece had an oral fixation with lollipops? Well, you too may be a victim of a 4K!ds anime localization and be eligible for compensation. Well maybe not that last part, but Best Boys Dan and Justin sure do have a tale for you this week. Join The Best Boys on a deep dive into the history of 4K!ds and it's anime localizations. If you watched anime on TV as a kid, there's a pretty good chance you're familiar with their work, but it's time to take a peek behind the curtain at the Sordid History of 4K!ds! Follow The Best Boys on Instagram @bestboys_pod or send us an email at thebestboyspod@gmail.com. If you like what we do here, please go give us a review, it really helps us with the algorithm, especially on Apple Podcasts!     Bubble Tea by Pikuseru (https://fanlink.to/bubbletea)     No Copyright Breaking News Music (https://youtu.be/a4I0jlETu4g)     Sayonara April by KODOMOi (https://soundcloud.com/kodomoimusic)     Creative Commons - Attribution 3.0 Unported - CC BY 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/…)     Music promoted by Music Panda - Vlog No Copyright Free Music     Video Link: https://youtu.be/jmuJp29d57Q  

Keen On Democracy
The Fruit of the Gods or of the Devil? Alexander Sammon on the sordid history of the avocado, the thirstiest fruit on the planet

Keen On Democracy

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2023 35:49


EPISODE 1819 In this KEEN ON show, Andrew interviews Alexander Sammon, author of "Forbidden Fruit: The Anti-Avocado militias of Michoacan, about the sordid history of the avocado, the thirstiest fruit on the planetAlexander Sammon is a writer based in New York. His latest piece in Harpers is “Forbidden Fruit”Named as one of the "100 most connected men" by GQ magazine, Andrew Keen is amongst the world's best known broadcasters and commentators. In addition to presenting KEEN ON, he is the host of the long-running How To Fix Democracy show. He is also the author of four prescient books about digital technology: CULT OF THE AMATEUR, DIGITAL VERTIGO, THE INTERNET IS NOT THE ANSWER and HOW TO FIX THE FUTURE. Andrew lives in San Francisco, is married to Cassandra Knight, Google's VP of Litigation & Discovery, and has two grown children.

From Beneath the Hollywood Sign
#002: "THE SORDID HISTORY OF THE KNICKERBOCKER HOTEL”

From Beneath the Hollywood Sign

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2023 34:55


Planted firmly in the middle of Hollywood is the Knickerbocker Hotel, a big, boxy, building with a faded facade appearing like a sad relic from a gayer time. Only the illuminated block letters of its sign that light up the Hollywood night sky hint at the lively history of this Hollywood landmark that BETTE DAVIS, MAUREEN O'SULLIVAN, and DICK POWELL once called home. From affairs to arrests to seances to suicides, we take a deep dive into the sordid past of this once grand dame of Hollywood. _________________________________________  Sources: The Story of Hollywood: An Illustrated History (2005), by Gregory Paul Williams; www.paulrwilliamsproject.org; “Off the Boulevard of Broken Dreams: The Knickerbocker Hotel's Haunted History,” by Hadley Meares, KCET.com, June 19, 2015;  “Doom and Board: Four Ghost Stories From Four of LA's Most Famous Haunted Hotels,” by Christine Wolfram, Los Angeles Magazine, October 5, 2015; Doris Day: Her Own Story (1976), by Doris Day and A.E. Hotchner; wikipedia.com; _________________________________________ http://www.airwavemedia.com Please contact sales@advertisecast.com if you would like to advertise on our podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Surviving Paradise
Jehovah's Witnesses & War: A Sordid History of 'Excitement' Around Tragedy

Surviving Paradise

Play Episode Play 52 sec Highlight Listen Later Aug 28, 2023 79:11


Jehovah's Witnesses are obsessed with two, three letter words. You know the first one, the second is WAR. Jehovah was sure to share his warmongering in great detail in his book to mankind... and his guys on earth, the Governing Body, have found a way to make the tragic conflicts of the past century all about them. We take a limited look back... listen in.TWITTER: @exjwpodcastINSTAGRAM: survivingparadisepodcast

It's Been a Minute with Sam Sanders
Silicon Valley Bank and the sordid history of 'Palo Alto'

It's Been a Minute with Sam Sanders

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2023 25:09


Even after Silicon Valley Bank crumbled and tech workers have been laid off in the thousands, Silicon Valley is still surrounded by a mythos of progress and futurity. Host Brittany Luse talks to author Malcolm Harris about his new book, Palo Alto: A History of California, Capitalism, and the World, to break down how that mythos was built, the dark underbelly underneath it, and why the tech industry is a microcosm of American capitalism. You can follow us on Twitter @NPRItsBeenAMin and email us at ibam@npr.org.

The Catholic Current
Second Thoughts About Covid? (Shannon Joy) 3/15/23

The Catholic Current

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2023 52:06


To continue our Covid Retrospective, we welcome back broadcaster and "accidental activist" Shannon Joy to discuss the need for courage in the pursuit of truth. Why is community so important, and how can we avoid lies and manipulation? The Shannon Joy Show | Website The Shannon Joy Show | Locals Why Can't We Talk About It? | Steve Kirsch's Newsletter University Hospitals Paid Parents $900 to Subject Their Babies to COVID Shots a Year Before EUA | DailyClout EXCLUSIVE RECORDING: Big Pharma Pays $900 Per Baby To Inject With MRNA w/ Dr. Naomi Wolf The Devil's Advocate: An Exploratory Analysis of 2022 Excess Mortality Dr. Robert Malone's Substack: Who is Robert Malone? Interview 1786 - WHO's Sordid History of So-Called Pandemics - The Corbett Report COVID-911: From Homeland Security to Biosecurity - The Corbett Report “Died Suddenly” (Ed Dowd) 1/23/23 "Cause Unknown": The Epidemic of Sudden Deaths in 2021 & 2022 The Psychology of Totalitarianism - Mattias Desmet Concerns About COVID-19 Vaccines Remain High | Rasmussen Reports ‘Died Suddenly'? More Than 1-in-4 Think Someone They Know Died From COVID-19 Vaccines | Rasmussen Reports Summit For Truth and Wellness: Featuring Dr. Peter McCollough and Steve Kirsch Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

10,000 (Ten Thousand) Heroes
#00072 Josh Morrison, co-founder of Frolic, on the resurgence of housing co-operatives (and the sordid history of home ownership in the US)

10,000 (Ten Thousand) Heroes

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2023 66:05


  In today's show, I got a real education.   I thought talking with Josh would focus on the benefits of living in community – and we got there, alongside his own uncommon childhood and what he took from it – but we really started with the history of home ownership in the US, which I knew absolutely nothing about.   Fascinating. Sordid. Creepy. And just a few key points are enough to explain so much about racism, segregation, wealth gaps, fear of the other.   Luckily for us, it's even better than that. Josh outlines a clear opportunity for every single one of us to evolve that aspect of our culture (and I'm guessing it's not exclusive to the US), that is free, easy, and always available.   Hint: It's near the end of the show.   Show Links: Voicemail:  https://www.speakpipe.com/10khshow Email: info@10kh.show Podcast website: http://momentumlab.com/podcast Momentum Lab: http://www.momentumlab.com   Guest References: Frolic website: www.frolic.community Josh says: Video of Panel we spoke at on Equitable Development Centered on Racial Justice and Community Empowerment from the Housing Symposium at the National League of Cities Our selection from Housing Lab New Models for Just Development in the Housing Market (Brookings Institution) Orgs I mentioned https://blackstarstability.com/ https://www.parityhomes.com/ https://www.theguild.community/   Books Josh mentioned: The color of Law - Richard Rothstein The Sum of Us - Heather Mcghee About our sponsor: 10,000 Heroes is brought to you by Momentum Lab.    I normally refer to Momentum Lab as an experiment-based coaching program or a goal accelerator.   But it's beyond that. It's a deep investigation into Purpose, Vision, and what it takes to achieve our goals in every area of life.   If you're interested in falling in love with who you are, what you're doing, or what you're surrounded with, there's two roads:   Accepting what is Transforming your situation   We help you do both.    The best way of learning more is to sign up for our weekly email: (Momentum) Lab Notes   http://momentumlab.com/podcast  

The Catholic Current
What is the Biosecurity State? (James Corbett) 2/20/23

The Catholic Current

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2023 52:07


We welcome back James Corbett of the Corbett Report to discuss the rise of the Biosecurity State. He claims that the groundwork for it was laid decades ago. Why is that? What is the psychological effect of living in an ever-changing "new normal"? The Federal Government Is Tracking the Unvaccinated | Dr. Joseph Mercola New Diagnosis Codes for COVID-19 Immunization Status Interview 1786 - WHO's Sordid History of So-Called Pandemics - The Corbett Report COVID-911: From Homeland Security to Biosecurity - The Corbett Report "Cause Unknown": The Epidemic of Sudden Deaths in 2021 & 2022 Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness
What's The Sordid History Of U.S. Trash Collection? with Professors Patricia Strach and Kathleen S. Sullivan

Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2023 55:44


New year, Gilded Age drama! Today we might think of municipal trash collection as a mundane activity. But in the late 1800s, trash collection in the United States was the site of dirty politics, public health debates, and a whole lot of mess. Professors Patricia Strach and Kathleen S. Sullivan join Jonathan to discuss how we went from 16-foot-tall trash piles in the streets to our modern system of trash pick-ups. And we're getting into all the unsavory details... Want to (dumpster) dive deeper into the politics of trash? Check out their new book The Politics of Trash: How Governments Used Corruption to Clean Cities, 1890-1929, published by Cornell University Press. You can visit the book's website for more information! Patricia Strach is professor in the Departments of Political Science and Public Administration & Policy at the University at Albany, State University of New York and a fellow with the Rockefeller Institute of Government. With Kathleen S. Sullivan, she is the author of The Politics of Trash: How Governments Used Corruption to Clean Cities, 1890-1929 (Cornell University Press 2023). Her previous books include Hiding Politics in Plain Sight: Cause Marketing, Corporate influence, and Breast Cancer Policymaking (Oxford University Press 2016) and All in the Family: The Private Roots of American Public Policy (Stanford University Press 2007).  Kathleen S. Sullivan is Associate Professor of Political Science at Ohio University. With Patricia Strach, she is the author of The Politics of Trash: How Governments Used Corruption to Clean Cities, 1890-1929 (Cornell University Press 2023). She is also the author of Constitutional Context: Women and Rights Discourse in Nineteenth-Century America (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007). She is currently researching sailors' boardinghouses. You can follow Professor Strach on Twitter @PatriciaStrach and Professor Sullivan on Twitter @kathlsullivan.  Follow us on Instagram and Twitter @CuriousWithJVN to join the conversation. Jonathan is on Instagram and Twitter @JVN and @Jonathan.Vanness on Facebook. Transcripts for each episode are available at JonathanVanNess.com. Our executive producer is Erica Getto. Our associate producer is Zahra Crim. Our editor is Andrew Carson. Our theme music is “Freak” by QUIÑ; for more, head to TheQuinCat.com.

Parallax Views w/ J.G. Michael
New Film FARHA Tells a Coming-of-Age Survival Story Set Amidst the Nakba w/ Darin J. Sallam/The Sordid History of Guantanamo Bay w/ Andy Worthington

Parallax Views w/ J.G. Michael

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2022 92:50


On this edition of Parallax Views, Jordanian filmmaker Darin J. Sallam joins Parallax Views to discuss her feature-length debut film Farha. Written and directed by Sallam, Farha tells the coming-of-age story of a brave, curious young woman (played by Karam Taher in a tour-de-force acting debut) living in 1948 Palestine who dreams of going to the city, receiving an education, and becoming a teacher. Farha's life is irrevocably altered, however, when Israeli military invade her Palestinian village in a series of violent events that have become known in the Arab world as the Nakba or "The Catastrophe". Farha is a deeply moving story of survival that attempts to shed light on a story Palestinian Arabs have passed down through the generations and may well mark the first feature-length film that isn't a documentary to feature the Nakba as a key element of its story. In this conversation Darin and I discuss a number of topics including: - Her experiences directing the film - Working with the cast, which included such well-known actors of the Arab world as Ali Sulliman of the TV series Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan and Ashraf Barhom (The Kingdom, Paradise Now); the casting of the lead character - The meaning of the title Farha and how it refers to not only the main character but the Arabic word for "Joy" - The development of the movie, the difficulty getting funding, and depicting the events of the Nakba in a thoughtful manner - The emotions that came out during the filming of the production especially amongst the Gazan refugees who served as extras in the film - The motif of water in the movie - The accusations of antisemitism that have been made against Farha - Whether or not the story of Farha ends on a hopeful note - The approach taken to depicting the Nakba in Farha; why Darin chose not to show gory violence - Farha as a universal, humane story which can speak to many different people - The passing down of the story of the Nakba throughout the generations and putting that story to film - Does Darin see a bit of Farha in herself? - The positive reactions to the film thus far - Telling the truth - Farha as not just a story about the Nakba but a story about love, community, loss, trauma, and memory - Liberation and loss; the open wound of the Nakba - Being thrust into traumatic events without a choice; surviving the trauma and living because one must do so - Farha being submitted to the Academy Award - And much, much more! In the second segment of the show, journalsit Andy Worthington, author of The Guantanamo Files: The Stories of the 774 Detainees in America's Illegal Prison, joins us to discuss the unsettling history of military torture and detainment at Guantanamo Bay since 2002. Guantanamo Bay has been in the news, at least within the alternative media sphere again, after former Gitmo prisoner Mansoor Adayfi claimed in an interview with Mike Prysner of The Empire Files and Eyes Left Podcast that he was tortured by U.S. 2024 Presidential hopeful Governor Ron DeSantis at the infamous military prison. This conversation is a bit interesting as when it was recorded Andy was skeptical that the timelines surrounding DeSantis' time at Guantanmo Bay lined up with Mansoor's testimony (although this is not to say that he thinks Mansoor was lying, but rather that the story needed more clarification). However, about five days after our initial conversation, Andy and I spoke again. At that point Andy had spoken with Mansoor in order to clarify the issues. This clarification appears to add more weight to Mansoor's claim and means that the DeSantis/Gitmo story merits serious investigation.  Among the topics discussed in this conversation: - The origins of Guantanamo Bay (alternatively known as GTMO or Gitmo) and the types of torture that went on there - A prison designed by the George W. Bush administration in the early days of the War on Terror to detainee terrorism suspects without much interference/oversight from courts with regards to what would go on there - Human rights abuses at Guantanamo Bay - How was the veil of secrecy around what went on Guantanamo Bay pierced? - The "enhanced interrogation" euphemism - Guantanamo Bay in the Obama and Trump years -  Why has Guantanamo Bay not been shut down despite the controversy around it? - Obama's campaign promise to close the prison - The question of torture's effectiveness in dealing with terrorism - Former detainee Mansoor Adayfi's claims that Ron DeSantis, as a JAG officer, was involved in torture at Guantanamo Bay - The Guantanamo Bay hunger strikes of 2005 (and 2006) - Waterboarding - And much, much more

Stuff You Should Know
The Sordid History of Bachelor/Bachelorette Parties

Stuff You Should Know

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2022 56:36


When it comes to pre-wedding festivities, bachelor and bachelorette parties take the penis-shaped cake. Learn all about these sordid affairs today.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cruel Tea
Merris Monday: The Sordid History of the Hotel Cecil, the Hotel that Inspired AHS Hotel Cortez Season 2 Episode 149

Cruel Tea

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2022 44:43


Many historical events and places inspired AHS's Hotel. Everything from the HH Holmes's Murder Castle in Chicago, to serial killers, to vampires. The Hotel Cecil in Los Angeles California was a big inspiration too. But why? Suicides, murders, two famous serial killers and the bizarre case of Eliza Lam put it on the map. However, just like most things, there's a lot of disinformation out there. On this Merris Monday, we seek the truth apart from the myth. Cruel Tea is a part of the Podmoth Network! podmoth.networkCheck us out on Saturday is for the Ghouls Podcast! : https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-64-the-jody-arias-case-feat-cruel-tea-podcast/id1570983561?i=1000581999849Read our books! Lookit our art! Send us an anniversary present! https://linktr.ee/cruelteaSend Willow some Birthday Love: Cashapp- $willowahavaVenmo- @willowahavaPayPal- @wi11owahavaSOURCES: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cecil_Hotel_(Los_Angeles)https://allthatsinteresting.com/cecil-hotel-los-angeleshttps://deadline.com/2022/08/cecil-hotel-los-angeles-homeless-1235091415/https://www.travelchannel.com/interests/haunted/articles/inside-the-infamous-cecil-hotelhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Unterwegerhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_RamirezSupport the show

The Holistic OBGYN Podcast
#88 - Christiane Northrup, MD: On the Wisdom of Menopause

The Holistic OBGYN Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2022 86:25


Dr. Northrup is an OBGYN and the author of "The Wisdom of Menopause". In this episode, we talk about the changing landscape of women's health, as more women are seeking truly holistic care, particularly through menopause. Buckle up for a WILD ride through the world of unnecessary interventions in birth, the war on nature, fear of mortality, & the "Wisdom of Menopause". Made possible by: Organifi - 20% off their green and red juice for a natural boost to your energy and mood! BiOptimizers - 10% off Mag Breakthrough plus free gut health goodies! Fit for Birth - 20% off pregnancy- and postpartum-specific exercise & nutrition coaching! [-:08:00] Paving a new path for women's health Fetal heart monitoring has had no benefit but has increased c-section rates #80 - Jacqueline Wolf, PhD: On the Sordid History of C-Section in the U.S. Scalp electrodes and the crown chakra [-:15:00] The spiritual side of birth If you don't see it as sacred, you don't belong in birth work [-:21:00] Dr Northrup was radical early in her training The cult of doctors James Thorpe, MD, OBGYN, MFM American Holistic Healing Association Love, Medicine and Miracles, by Bernie Siegel, MD PMS is associated with family history of alcoholism [-:28:30] Archetypes and the menstrual cycle The voice of the soul Christiane lost her professorial position when "The Wisdom of Menopause" was published [-:33:00] Pregnancy and vaccines GOD is omnipotent in healing Power behind your eyes vs power in front of your eyes COVID and our war on nature [-:42:00] Menopause, the Chiron return, and death of self Your power is found anywhere that society has told you to be afraid Comedians are the patron saints of truth [-:52:00] The stories we tell ourself about menopause & desirability “The essence of God is birthing.” [01:00:00] Christiane's dating app for the non-vaxxed Her menopause relief & vaginal moisturizer Christiane's: Website | "The Wisdom of Menopause" | IG Find me: @nathanrileyobgyn | My Practice Music by: Labrinth | Preservation Hall Jazz Band --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theholisticobgyn/message

The Holistic OBGYN Podcast
#80 - Jacqueline Wolf, PhD: On the Sordid History of C-Section in the U.S.

The Holistic OBGYN Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2022 87:20


Jacqueline Wolf, PhD, is a history profess at Miami University. She has probably read more medical literature pertaining to the history and consequences of c-section in the United States. She is the author of an AMAZING book called "Cesarean Section: An American History of Risk, Technology, and Consequence". 30-40% of babies in the U.S. are born by c-section, and the rate doesn't seem to be in decline any time soon due to the universalization of continuous fetal heart monitoring. Litigation against doctors for things out their control in birth makes matters even worse. With the advent of FHR monitoring, we have seen an increase in c-section rate without any benefits to mom or baby. Womp. This episode is (insert fire emoji)! Made possible by: Fit for Birth - 20% off pregnancy- and postpartum-specific exercise and nutrition coaching (or courses to become a better coach yourself!) FullWell Fertility - code BELOVED10 (best prenatals and men's virility vitamins on the market) BiOptimizers - 10% off Mag Breakthrough plus free gut health goodies! [00:07:30] OBGYNs need to learn the history of c-section In some parts of U.S., >40% of babies are born by c-section OBGYNs are being de-skilled 70% of our training is in surgery C-sections are traumatizing [00:14:00] Gynecology deals with pathology; obstetrics dealing with surveillance of a natural, physiologic process Joke: how do you hide something from an OBGYN? (Punchline is too good to include in show notes…) C-section used to be rare because it was so dangerous WW2 brought blood banking and antibiotics Mortality and morbidity initially went up when birth moved to the hospital [00:30:30] The unforeseen downsides to high c-section rates (e.g. placenta accreta) A maternal death should be a worse case scenario Should there be firm indications for c-sections in the U.S.? [00:36:00] Up until 1940, most births took place at home 25% of births in the US are induced ContInuous fetal heart monitoring has been the greatest reason for high c-section Rates It was initially designed to be used for high risk birth but it has become universal “Physicians began dropping the knife with every drop in fetal heart rate “ Intermittent auscultation > continuous monitoring [00:59:00] Malpractice concerns Skilled birthworkers generally need to do very little at a birth Midwives should be attending most uncomplicated vaginal births My c-section rarely goes above 5% [01:16:00] Labor curves should be forgotten Preventing the First Cesarean Delivery, by Spong et al Jacqueline's website (buy her books!)and her podcast Find me on Instagram @nathanrileyobgyn and my practice at: www.BelovedHolistics.com Music by: Labrinth and Preservation Hall Jazz Band --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theholisticobgyn/message

America's Democrats
The religious right's rise to political power

America's Democrats

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2022 56:56


The religious right's rise to political power   We take a look back at how the religious right and the white nationalist movement took over the Republican party. Katherine Stewart Katherine Stewart's explores the rise of the religious right in America and its vast reach into American politics. She warns that the end result is fundamentally anti-democratic, and it is dangerously anti-science. Damon Berry Religion professor Damon Berry says real Christians want nothing to do with the white nationalist movement, which he says is growing. Jim Hightower   The Sunshine State's Dark Bully   How about Ron DeSantis? The Florida governor is the new darling of the right-wing media, funders, and other establishment powers who're pushing him to be your next president.   “Ron DeSantis is the new Republican Party,” gushed one arch-conservative media maven. That's odd, since what characterizes Ron's tenure (and is causing a collective swoon for him within the rightist hierarchy) is his Big Government authoritarianism.   Bill Press Pope Pius XII and WW II-The Secret, Sordid History   The Pope at War: The Secret History of Pius XII, Mussolini, and Hitler is a new explosive and controversial book by Pulitzer-Prize-winning author David Kertzer, a Professor of Social Science at Brown University. The book tells the story of Pope Pius XII and his actions during World War II, including how he responded to the Holocaust. Spoiler alert: He did not cover himself in glory.    If you'd like to hear the entire episode, visit BillPressPods.com.  

The Bill Press Pod
Pope Pius XII and WW II-The Secret, Sordid History

The Bill Press Pod

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2022 37:41


The Pope at War: The Secret History of Pius XII, Mussolini, and Hitler is a new explosive and controversial book by Pulitzer-Prize-winning author David Kertzer, a Professor of Social Science at Brown University. The book tells the story of Pope Pius XII and his actions during World War II, including how he responded to the Holocaust. Spoiler alert: He did not cover himself in glory. You can buy the book here .Today's Bill Press Pod is supported by The United Food and Commercial Workers Union. More information at UFCW.org.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Wisdom of Crowds
Episode 103: The Secrets and Sorrows of Gay Washington

Wisdom of Crowds

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2022 48:12


Jamie Kirchick joins us to discuss the triumph and sorrow of the gay experience in the nation's capitol. This is the story of The Secret City, Kirchick's genre-defining and panoramic history of the gay men and women who served in the halls of power, all the while in constant fear that they would lose their jobs and perhaps even their lives. It got worse before it got better. We discuss how the national security state—born after World War II—both brought down immense suffering upon countless individuals (including in a string of shocking suicides), and helped shape the consciousness of the country as a whole. There was the red scare, but there was also the "pink scare," with fears of political perversion driving fears of sexual perversion and vice-versa. But was there progress in the end? The Reagan Administration, despite its homophobia and failures to act on AIDS, could also claim perhaps the largest number of gay political appointees up until that point in U.S. history. And then the closet began to open, so much so that it is difficult to imagine just how horrific it was mere decades ago for gays serving in government. But is this really "progress"—and does it mean we should be optimistic about America's future, despite everything? Required Reading: Secret City: The Hidden History of Gay Washington, by Jamie Kirchick. "The Long, Sordid History of the Gay Conspiracy," by Jamie Kirchick (New York Magazine). "The Struggle for Gay Rights is Over," by Jamie Kirchick (The Atlantic). Notes on Camp, by Susan Sontag. Virtually Normal: An Argument About Homosexuality, by Andrew Sullivan. Masha Gessen on Judith Butler (New Yorker).

Disney Dependent
The Sordid History of Dole Whip

Disney Dependent

Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2022 67:37


Episode 97! Everyone's favorite soft-serve Tiki treat has an interesting back-story... Gather round kids, and let's learn about Hawaii's tumultuous road to statehood, and how Dole factored into it allp Buy some shirts from Dynamite Goat Trading Co! Follow Disney Dependent on Instagram! Executive Producer: Producer Ash Producer/editor/mixer: Deanna Chapman Intro music written by Ryan Knowles Logo design by Ryan Hatch --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/disney-dependent/support

Radio Survivor Podcast
Podcast #321 – The Long Sordid History of Broadcast Indecency Enforcement

Radio Survivor Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2021 63:18


Few topics create as much anxiety at college and community radio stations – not to mention many a commercial radio morning show – than broadcast indecency. Since the dawn of broadcast regulation in the US there have been legal restrictions on the kind of speech that may be broadcast on the public airwaves, with a […] The post Podcast #321 – The Long Sordid History of Broadcast Indecency Enforcement appeared first on Radio Survivor.

Buzz Killers: A True Crime Podcast
Ep. 50 The Sordid History of the Cecil Hotel

Buzz Killers: A True Crime Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2021 112:28


SEPTEMBER TOPIC: The Cecil Hotel Check out Buzz Killers every Sunday for new episodes!   In epsiode fifty we discuss the history of the Cecil Hotel and why it has such an unsavory reputation. First opened on December 20, 1924 as a traveller's hotel, the grandiose building was meant to service the many people coming to booming downtown LA. However, shortly after its construction, the Great Depression leveled the downtown community, sending the Cecil Hotel into a downward spiral of debauchery.   For this episode we drank Chronic Cellars Purple Paradise Red Blend! Check out Chronic Cellars to see their full selection.    Music made by M.Eighmey on Soundtrap   Sources: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/the-cecil-hotel-netflix-elisa-lam-los-angeles-b1800647.html https://bizarrela.com/2016/03/cecil-hotel-suicide/ https://www.countryliving.com/life/travel/a45235/creepy-history-cecil-hotel-los-angeles/ https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-skid-row-suicide-20150613-story.html https://www.buzzfeed.com/ehisosifo1/cecil-hotel-scary-criminal-facts https://www.travelchannel.com/interests/haunted/articles/inside-the-infamous-cecil-hotel https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/tv/a35555848/cecil-hotel-timeline/ https://www.elle.com.au/culture/cecil-hotel-history-24660 https://thetab.com/uk/2021/02/12/history-timeline-death-murder-the-cecil-hotel-194916 https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/entertainment/a35458616/the-cecil-hotel-history-timeline-true-story/ https://www.denofgeek.com/culture/ghost-adventures-cecil-house-zak-bagans-interview/  https://abc7.com/archive/9409571/  https://la.curbed.com/2015/10/27/9907144/haunted-hotels-los-angeles  https://sfghosts.com/infamous-cecil-hotel/  https://www.intheknow.com/post/cecil-hotel-creepy-encounter-tiktok/  Ghost Adventures: Cecil Hotel Special on discovery+ Horror at The Cecil Investigation Discovery on discovery+ Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel on Netflix   **This episode is brought to you by BK Creations, LLC. **

The Natural Womanhood Podcast
The surprising (and sordid) history of hormonal birth control

The Natural Womanhood Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2021 42:44


Birth control is so ubiquitous and so easy to procure, that many women have not stopped to think about how it prevents pregnancy, and why it matters. The history of birth control, from the very first iteration of the Pill to the modern options available to women today, provides some interesting clues about what birth control is, how it works, and what its creators intended it for.  In this episode of The Natural Womanhood Podcast (Season 1 / Episode 4), our co-host Grace Emily Stark discusses the history of hormonal birth control, based on research she conducted for the Novak journalism fellowship she was awarded in 2019. As you'll come to find from listening to this episode, the history of the Pill is much more unsavory than most people realize (or will admit). If this episode gets you mad that literally nothing has changed when it comes to transparency (or the lack thereof) about birth control risks and side effects, the good news is there is something you can do about it—today. Head over to the Natural Womanhood website, where you can read about and sign our petition to the FDA, which demands greater transparency about birth control side effects from Big Pharma.  The Natural Womanhood Podcast brings together experts in the field of fertility awareness for candid, informative, and friendly conversations about authentic women's health. The podcast is hosted by Grace Emily Stark and Cassondra Moriarty. Grace is an award-winning journalist, a certified instructor of the Sympto-Thermal Method of fertility awareness, and she holds a M.A. in Bioethics and Health Policy. Cassie is a certified instructor of FEMM, an IBCLC lactation consultant, and DONA postpartum Doula.The Natural Womanhood Podcast is a production of Natural Womanhood, a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving women's health literacy through the promotion of evidence-based fertility awareness methods (FAMs) of natural family planning. Natural Womanhood exists to help women discover safe, side effect-free natural birth control options, empower them to work with their bodies instead of against them, and to inform them about harmful birth control side effects.Learn more about Grace and her work here, and learn more about Cassie and her work here.Support the show (https://paypal.me/naturalwomanhood?locale.x=en_US)

Morning Shot
The sordid history of Zweli Mkhize (why he wants the NHI).

Morning Shot

Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2021 10:34


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The Gary DeMar Blogcast
"Problem Profiteers" Have a Long and Sordid History

The Gary DeMar Blogcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2021 6:15


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I'll Tell You What...
Episode 70: The Long Sordid History of The Cecil Hotel

I'll Tell You What...

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2021 63:16


The Cecil Hotel has played host to some of the most tragic tales there could ever be. Built just before America dipped into the Great Depression, you can imagine to turmoil and deepest sadness that filled its corridors over the years, and today... we'll tell you about many of those misfortunate enough to reside within it's walls. https://www.patreon.com/illtellyouwhat Sources: Cecil Hotel - Wiki www.theoccultmuseum.com www.tvovermind.com Placeandsee.com www.the-sun.com www.buzzfeed.com www.townandcountrymag.com www.cosmopolitan.com List of Deaths at the Cecil - Wiki www.goodhousekeeping.com www.moviemaker.com www.kcet.org --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/madderthanacaterpillar/support

Libertarian Radio - The Bob Zadek Show
The Radio Right and The Fairness Doctrine

Libertarian Radio - The Bob Zadek Show

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2021 51:55


Critics of social media's monopoly power like Josh Hawley and Ted Cruz might be surprised to learn that they have much in common with progressive broadcast reformers of the mid-20th century.In his book The Radio Right: How a Band of Broadcasters Took on the Federal Government and Built the Modern Conservative Movement, Paul Matzko, Editor for Tech and Innovation at Cato's Libertarianism.org, documents the fascinating history of how the “Fairness Doctrine” was used to undermine the free speech rights of conservative radio broadcasters. From the Kennedy until Carter, Presidents weaponized FCC regulations to target dissenting voices under the guise of the public interest.As a long-time radio host and active user of social media, I want to see free speech flourish. Does that mean requiring radio stations to give equal airtime to competing points of view as the Fairness Doctrine required? Or forcing social media companies to host every conservative point of view on their platforms, as Hawley's reforms would require them to do?Perhaps today's conservative crusaders against Facebook have the “free speech” argument backwards. I'd much rather live in a world where government has less power to regulate all media – whether traditional print, radio, or modern social media and podcasting. Tune to hear Paul Matzko tell “The Sordid History of the Fairness Doctrine” and call in with your questions at any time during the show.

London Walks
Covent Garden’s Sordid History

London Walks

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2021 12:28


"It becomes a place of entertainment, theatre, prostitution, boxing – basically Las Vegas"

Leaves of The Grimoire
Leaves of the Grimoire – Episode 4 – The long and sordid history of Witchcraft and Christians part 2.

Leaves of The Grimoire

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2020


The Spill
Beyoncé, Taylor Swift And The Sordid History Of The Grammys

The Spill

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2020 15:23


On the show today… It's been a big week for Taylor Swift! Off the back of her record-breaking win at the AMAs, the singer has announced the release of her new concert movie, Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions. And the season finale of Channel 7's SAS Australia aired last night, with recruits Merrick Watts, Nick Cummins and Sabrina Frederick passing selection. But there's no rest for the wicked. Producers are already casting for season two and they are not short of options. Plus, in today's deep dive... the 2021 Grammy nominations were released today and it's reignited the conversation surrounding the lack of race diversity in the award line-ups. The Spill is Mamamia's daily entertainment podcast that catches you up on everything in entertainment and pop culture. It's perfect for your commute home. CREDITS Hosts: Kee Reece & Laura Brodnik Producers: Mel Sauer WANT MORE? Join us in our Facebook group to discuss everything pop culture... https://www.facebook.com/groups/2524018781153963/ Read all the latest entertainment news on Mamamia... https://mamamia.com.au/entertainment/ Follow us on Instagram @mamamiaentertainment https://www.instagram.com/mamamiaentertainment/  Subscribe to The Spill Newsletter...  https://mamamia.com.au/newsletter Join our Facebook page... https://www.facebook.com/mamamiaentertainment/ GET IN TOUCH Call us on the pod phone 02 8999 9386. Email us at thespill@mamamia.com.au Want to hear more Mamamia podcasts? You'll find them here... https://mamamia.com.au/podcasts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Leaves of The Grimoire
Leaves of the Grimoire – Episode 3 – The long and sordid history of Witchcraft and Christians.

Leaves of The Grimoire

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2020


NBN Book of the Day
Chas Smith, "Cocaine and Surfing: A Sordid History of Surfing's Greatest Love Affair" (Rare Bird, 2018)

NBN Book of the Day

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2020 66:27


Surfers are the ultimate bad boys, living the counter-culture life of decadence and hedonism as they travel the world in search of the perfect wave, partying hard along the way. So, it's not surprising that these social misfits and dropouts created a sub-culture tied to drugs. While most might associate surfing Jeff Spicoli with smoking marijuana in Fast Times at Ridgemont High or hippies dropping acid in late 1960s Hawai'i, Chas Smith argues that cocaine and surfing are much more intertwined. Actually, it's not so much surfing as the “surf industry”, the fashion industry's big money marketing of the surfing lifestyle. In this exploration of the commodification of counter-culture, Chas Smith illustrates the lines from The Clash song: “They think it's funny, turning rebellion into money”. But like a coke binge, the surf industry has come crashing down and once massive international corporations have gone bankrupt. More gonzo journalism than academic history, Cocaine + Surfing: A Sordid History of Surfing's Greatest Love Affair (Rare Bird, 2018) is a wild thrill ride through several decades of surfing's love affair with addiction. Irreverent, cynical, and surprisingly erudite, Chas Smith tells us time and time again that he hates being a surf journalist and despise the surfing industry. “I was supposed to have waved goodbye to this shallow end of the swimming pool years ago. I was supposed to be a Pulitzer Prize-winning war reporter by now, spilling valuable words on the plight of Syrian refugees while dodging bullets. Or maybe in the White House briefing room being shouted down by the press secretary for speaking truth to power. Or front row at the Fendi show in Paris, across from Anna Wintour … anywhere but here.” But there he is. Bopping about Southern California's heart of the surfing industry. Driving from surf industry event to surf industry event, surrounded by increasingly desperate surf industry figures grinding their jaws and trying to get into the bathroom to snort a few lines. All the while, he sardonically observes the surfing industry's free fall as he gulps down yet another vodka cocktail. Doing his best to find meaning in perhaps the shallowest subculture we could imagine. He is a detached and disgusted observer of the surf industry's apocalypse who delivers his dispatches in insightful and often hilarious prose. Even if you don't know which side on the surfboard to wax, you'll find it hard not to be drawn into Chas Smith's history of surfing. Michael G. Vann is a professor of world history at California State University, Sacramento. A specialist in imperialism and the Cold War in Southeast Asia, he is the author of The Great Hanoi Rat Hunt: Empires, Disease, and Modernity in French Colonial Vietnam (Oxford, 2018). When he's not quietly reading or happily talking about new books with smart people, Mike can be found surfing in Santa Cruz, California. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/book-of-the-day

New Books Network
Chas Smith, "Cocaine and Surfing: A Sordid History of Surfing’s Greatest Love Affair" (Rare Bird, 2018)

New Books Network

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2020 66:27


Surfers are the ultimate bad boys, living the counter-culture life of decadence and hedonism as they travel the world in search of the perfect wave, partying hard along the way. So, it’s not surprising that these social misfits and dropouts created a sub-culture tied to drugs. While most might associate surfing Jeff Spicoli with smoking marijuana in Fast Times at Ridgemont High or hippies dropping acid in late 1960s Hawai’i, Chas Smith argues that cocaine and surfing are much more intertwined. Actually, it’s not so much surfing as the “surf industry”, the fashion industry’s big money marketing of the surfing lifestyle. In this exploration of the commodification of counter-culture, Chas Smith illustrates the lines from The Clash song: “They think it’s funny, turning rebellion into money”. But like a coke binge, the surf industry has come crashing down and once massive international corporations have gone bankrupt. More gonzo journalism than academic history, Cocaine + Surfing: A Sordid History of Surfing’s Greatest Love Affair (Rare Bird, 2018) is a wild thrill ride through several decades of surfing’s love affair with addiction. Irreverent, cynical, and surprisingly erudite, Chas Smith tells us time and time again that he hates being a surf journalist and despise the surfing industry. “I was supposed to have waved goodbye to this shallow end of the swimming pool years ago. I was supposed to be a Pulitzer Prize-winning war reporter by now, spilling valuable words on the plight of Syrian refugees while dodging bullets. Or maybe in the White House briefing room being shouted down by the press secretary for speaking truth to power. Or front row at the Fendi show in Paris, across from Anna Wintour … anywhere but here.” But there he is. Bopping about Southern California’s heart of the surfing industry. Driving from surf industry event to surf industry event, surrounded by increasingly desperate surf industry figures grinding their jaws and trying to get into the bathroom to snort a few lines. All the while, he sardonically observes the surfing industry’s free fall as he gulps down yet another vodka cocktail. Doing his best to find meaning in perhaps the shallowest subculture we could imagine. He is a detached and disgusted observer of the surf industry’s apocalypse who delivers his dispatches in insightful and often hilarious prose. Even if you don't know which side on the surfboard to wax, you’ll find it hard not to be drawn into Chas Smith’s history of surfing. Michael G. Vann is a professor of world history at California State University, Sacramento. A specialist in imperialism and the Cold War in Southeast Asia, he is the author of The Great Hanoi Rat Hunt: Empires, Disease, and Modernity in French Colonial Vietnam (Oxford, 2018). When he’s not quietly reading or happily talking about new books with smart people, Mike can be found surfing in Santa Cruz, California. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Books in Drugs, Addiction and Recovery
Chas Smith, "Cocaine and Surfing: A Sordid History of Surfing's Greatest Love Affair" (Rare Bird, 2018)

New Books in Drugs, Addiction and Recovery

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2020 66:27


Surfers are the ultimate bad boys, living the counter-culture life of decadence and hedonism as they travel the world in search of the perfect wave, partying hard along the way. So, it's not surprising that these social misfits and dropouts created a sub-culture tied to drugs. While most might associate surfing Jeff Spicoli with smoking marijuana in Fast Times at Ridgemont High or hippies dropping acid in late 1960s Hawai'i, Chas Smith argues that cocaine and surfing are much more intertwined. Actually, it's not so much surfing as the “surf industry”, the fashion industry's big money marketing of the surfing lifestyle. In this exploration of the commodification of counter-culture, Chas Smith illustrates the lines from The Clash song: “They think it's funny, turning rebellion into money”. But like a coke binge, the surf industry has come crashing down and once massive international corporations have gone bankrupt. More gonzo journalism than academic history, Cocaine + Surfing: A Sordid History of Surfing's Greatest Love Affair (Rare Bird, 2018) is a wild thrill ride through several decades of surfing's love affair with addiction. Irreverent, cynical, and surprisingly erudite, Chas Smith tells us time and time again that he hates being a surf journalist and despise the surfing industry. “I was supposed to have waved goodbye to this shallow end of the swimming pool years ago. I was supposed to be a Pulitzer Prize-winning war reporter by now, spilling valuable words on the plight of Syrian refugees while dodging bullets. Or maybe in the White House briefing room being shouted down by the press secretary for speaking truth to power. Or front row at the Fendi show in Paris, across from Anna Wintour … anywhere but here.” But there he is. Bopping about Southern California's heart of the surfing industry. Driving from surf industry event to surf industry event, surrounded by increasingly desperate surf industry figures grinding their jaws and trying to get into the bathroom to snort a few lines. All the while, he sardonically observes the surfing industry's free fall as he gulps down yet another vodka cocktail. Doing his best to find meaning in perhaps the shallowest subculture we could imagine. He is a detached and disgusted observer of the surf industry's apocalypse who delivers his dispatches in insightful and often hilarious prose. Even if you don't know which side on the surfboard to wax, you'll find it hard not to be drawn into Chas Smith's history of surfing. Michael G. Vann is a professor of world history at California State University, Sacramento. A specialist in imperialism and the Cold War in Southeast Asia, he is the author of The Great Hanoi Rat Hunt: Empires, Disease, and Modernity in French Colonial Vietnam (Oxford, 2018). When he's not quietly reading or happily talking about new books with smart people, Mike can be found surfing in Santa Cruz, California. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/drugs-addiction-and-recovery

New Books in American Studies
Chas Smith, "Cocaine and Surfing: A Sordid History of Surfing’s Greatest Love Affair" (Rare Bird, 2018)

New Books in American Studies

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2020 66:27


Surfers are the ultimate bad boys, living the counter-culture life of decadence and hedonism as they travel the world in search of the perfect wave, partying hard along the way. So, it’s not surprising that these social misfits and dropouts created a sub-culture tied to drugs. While most might associate surfing Jeff Spicoli with smoking marijuana in Fast Times at Ridgemont High or hippies dropping acid in late 1960s Hawai’i, Chas Smith argues that cocaine and surfing are much more intertwined. Actually, it’s not so much surfing as the “surf industry”, the fashion industry’s big money marketing of the surfing lifestyle. In this exploration of the commodification of counter-culture, Chas Smith illustrates the lines from The Clash song: “They think it’s funny, turning rebellion into money”. But like a coke binge, the surf industry has come crashing down and once massive international corporations have gone bankrupt. More gonzo journalism than academic history, Cocaine + Surfing: A Sordid History of Surfing’s Greatest Love Affair (Rare Bird, 2018) is a wild thrill ride through several decades of surfing’s love affair with addiction. Irreverent, cynical, and surprisingly erudite, Chas Smith tells us time and time again that he hates being a surf journalist and despise the surfing industry. “I was supposed to have waved goodbye to this shallow end of the swimming pool years ago. I was supposed to be a Pulitzer Prize-winning war reporter by now, spilling valuable words on the plight of Syrian refugees while dodging bullets. Or maybe in the White House briefing room being shouted down by the press secretary for speaking truth to power. Or front row at the Fendi show in Paris, across from Anna Wintour … anywhere but here.” But there he is. Bopping about Southern California’s heart of the surfing industry. Driving from surf industry event to surf industry event, surrounded by increasingly desperate surf industry figures grinding their jaws and trying to get into the bathroom to snort a few lines. All the while, he sardonically observes the surfing industry’s free fall as he gulps down yet another vodka cocktail. Doing his best to find meaning in perhaps the shallowest subculture we could imagine. He is a detached and disgusted observer of the surf industry’s apocalypse who delivers his dispatches in insightful and often hilarious prose. Even if you don't know which side on the surfboard to wax, you’ll find it hard not to be drawn into Chas Smith’s history of surfing. Michael G. Vann is a professor of world history at California State University, Sacramento. A specialist in imperialism and the Cold War in Southeast Asia, he is the author of The Great Hanoi Rat Hunt: Empires, Disease, and Modernity in French Colonial Vietnam (Oxford, 2018). When he’s not quietly reading or happily talking about new books with smart people, Mike can be found surfing in Santa Cruz, California. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Books in History
Chas Smith, "Cocaine and Surfing: A Sordid History of Surfing’s Greatest Love Affair" (Rare Bird, 2018)

New Books in History

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2020 66:27


Surfers are the ultimate bad boys, living the counter-culture life of decadence and hedonism as they travel the world in search of the perfect wave, partying hard along the way. So, it’s not surprising that these social misfits and dropouts created a sub-culture tied to drugs. While most might associate surfing Jeff Spicoli with smoking marijuana in Fast Times at Ridgemont High or hippies dropping acid in late 1960s Hawai’i, Chas Smith argues that cocaine and surfing are much more intertwined. Actually, it’s not so much surfing as the “surf industry”, the fashion industry’s big money marketing of the surfing lifestyle. In this exploration of the commodification of counter-culture, Chas Smith illustrates the lines from The Clash song: “They think it’s funny, turning rebellion into money”. But like a coke binge, the surf industry has come crashing down and once massive international corporations have gone bankrupt. More gonzo journalism than academic history, Cocaine + Surfing: A Sordid History of Surfing’s Greatest Love Affair (Rare Bird, 2018) is a wild thrill ride through several decades of surfing’s love affair with addiction. Irreverent, cynical, and surprisingly erudite, Chas Smith tells us time and time again that he hates being a surf journalist and despise the surfing industry. “I was supposed to have waved goodbye to this shallow end of the swimming pool years ago. I was supposed to be a Pulitzer Prize-winning war reporter by now, spilling valuable words on the plight of Syrian refugees while dodging bullets. Or maybe in the White House briefing room being shouted down by the press secretary for speaking truth to power. Or front row at the Fendi show in Paris, across from Anna Wintour … anywhere but here.” But there he is. Bopping about Southern California’s heart of the surfing industry. Driving from surf industry event to surf industry event, surrounded by increasingly desperate surf industry figures grinding their jaws and trying to get into the bathroom to snort a few lines. All the while, he sardonically observes the surfing industry’s free fall as he gulps down yet another vodka cocktail. Doing his best to find meaning in perhaps the shallowest subculture we could imagine. He is a detached and disgusted observer of the surf industry’s apocalypse who delivers his dispatches in insightful and often hilarious prose. Even if you don't know which side on the surfboard to wax, you’ll find it hard not to be drawn into Chas Smith’s history of surfing. Michael G. Vann is a professor of world history at California State University, Sacramento. A specialist in imperialism and the Cold War in Southeast Asia, he is the author of The Great Hanoi Rat Hunt: Empires, Disease, and Modernity in French Colonial Vietnam (Oxford, 2018). When he’s not quietly reading or happily talking about new books with smart people, Mike can be found surfing in Santa Cruz, California. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Books in Sports
Chas Smith, "Cocaine and Surfing: A Sordid History of Surfing’s Greatest Love Affair" (Rare Bird, 2018)

New Books in Sports

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2020 66:27


Surfers are the ultimate bad boys, living the counter-culture life of decadence and hedonism as they travel the world in search of the perfect wave, partying hard along the way. So, it’s not surprising that these social misfits and dropouts created a sub-culture tied to drugs. While most might associate surfing Jeff Spicoli with smoking marijuana in Fast Times at Ridgemont High or hippies dropping acid in late 1960s Hawai’i, Chas Smith argues that cocaine and surfing are much more intertwined. Actually, it’s not so much surfing as the “surf industry”, the fashion industry’s big money marketing of the surfing lifestyle. In this exploration of the commodification of counter-culture, Chas Smith illustrates the lines from The Clash song: “They think it’s funny, turning rebellion into money”. But like a coke binge, the surf industry has come crashing down and once massive international corporations have gone bankrupt. More gonzo journalism than academic history, Cocaine + Surfing: A Sordid History of Surfing’s Greatest Love Affair (Rare Bird, 2018) is a wild thrill ride through several decades of surfing’s love affair with addiction. Irreverent, cynical, and surprisingly erudite, Chas Smith tells us time and time again that he hates being a surf journalist and despise the surfing industry. “I was supposed to have waved goodbye to this shallow end of the swimming pool years ago. I was supposed to be a Pulitzer Prize-winning war reporter by now, spilling valuable words on the plight of Syrian refugees while dodging bullets. Or maybe in the White House briefing room being shouted down by the press secretary for speaking truth to power. Or front row at the Fendi show in Paris, across from Anna Wintour … anywhere but here.” But there he is. Bopping about Southern California’s heart of the surfing industry. Driving from surf industry event to surf industry event, surrounded by increasingly desperate surf industry figures grinding their jaws and trying to get into the bathroom to snort a few lines. All the while, he sardonically observes the surfing industry’s free fall as he gulps down yet another vodka cocktail. Doing his best to find meaning in perhaps the shallowest subculture we could imagine. He is a detached and disgusted observer of the surf industry’s apocalypse who delivers his dispatches in insightful and often hilarious prose. Even if you don't know which side on the surfboard to wax, you’ll find it hard not to be drawn into Chas Smith’s history of surfing. Michael G. Vann is a professor of world history at California State University, Sacramento. A specialist in imperialism and the Cold War in Southeast Asia, he is the author of The Great Hanoi Rat Hunt: Empires, Disease, and Modernity in French Colonial Vietnam (Oxford, 2018). When he’s not quietly reading or happily talking about new books with smart people, Mike can be found surfing in Santa Cruz, California. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Books in Journalism
Chas Smith, "Cocaine and Surfing: A Sordid History of Surfing’s Greatest Love Affair" (Rare Bird, 2018)

New Books in Journalism

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2020 66:27


Surfers are the ultimate bad boys, living the counter-culture life of decadence and hedonism as they travel the world in search of the perfect wave, partying hard along the way. So, it’s not surprising that these social misfits and dropouts created a sub-culture tied to drugs. While most might associate surfing Jeff Spicoli with smoking marijuana in Fast Times at Ridgemont High or hippies dropping acid in late 1960s Hawai’i, Chas Smith argues that cocaine and surfing are much more intertwined. Actually, it’s not so much surfing as the “surf industry”, the fashion industry’s big money marketing of the surfing lifestyle. In this exploration of the commodification of counter-culture, Chas Smith illustrates the lines from The Clash song: “They think it’s funny, turning rebellion into money”. But like a coke binge, the surf industry has come crashing down and once massive international corporations have gone bankrupt. More gonzo journalism than academic history, Cocaine + Surfing: A Sordid History of Surfing’s Greatest Love Affair (Rare Bird, 2018) is a wild thrill ride through several decades of surfing’s love affair with addiction. Irreverent, cynical, and surprisingly erudite, Chas Smith tells us time and time again that he hates being a surf journalist and despise the surfing industry. “I was supposed to have waved goodbye to this shallow end of the swimming pool years ago. I was supposed to be a Pulitzer Prize-winning war reporter by now, spilling valuable words on the plight of Syrian refugees while dodging bullets. Or maybe in the White House briefing room being shouted down by the press secretary for speaking truth to power. Or front row at the Fendi show in Paris, across from Anna Wintour … anywhere but here.” But there he is. Bopping about Southern California’s heart of the surfing industry. Driving from surf industry event to surf industry event, surrounded by increasingly desperate surf industry figures grinding their jaws and trying to get into the bathroom to snort a few lines. All the while, he sardonically observes the surfing industry’s free fall as he gulps down yet another vodka cocktail. Doing his best to find meaning in perhaps the shallowest subculture we could imagine. He is a detached and disgusted observer of the surf industry’s apocalypse who delivers his dispatches in insightful and often hilarious prose. Even if you don't know which side on the surfboard to wax, you’ll find it hard not to be drawn into Chas Smith’s history of surfing. Michael G. Vann is a professor of world history at California State University, Sacramento. A specialist in imperialism and the Cold War in Southeast Asia, he is the author of The Great Hanoi Rat Hunt: Empires, Disease, and Modernity in French Colonial Vietnam (Oxford, 2018). When he’s not quietly reading or happily talking about new books with smart people, Mike can be found surfing in Santa Cruz, California. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fruitloops: Serial Killers of Color
E93: The Atlanta Child Murders Pt 2

Fruitloops: Serial Killers of Color

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2020 87:25


The Atlanta Child Murders Part Two. Between 1979 and 1981, children and teenagers were disappearing off the streets of Atlanta, later turning up dead, terrifying the entire city. At least 28 people in the Atlanta area, most of them young black boys and teenagers, were kidnapped and murdered. Wayne Williams was convicted of two of the murders. Was he guilty of those, or of any of the other murders? Was there another killer or killers who got away with murder? We wrap up the timeline and head on in to the investigation and arrest (8:40). We also get into some theories about the case (57:45) and our dueling take aways (106:06).  As usual we close out the show with some tips on how not to get murdered and some shout outs. Thanks for listening! This is a weekly podcast and new episodes drop every Thursday, so until next time... look alive guys, it's crazy out there! Where to find us: Our Facebook page is Fruitloopspod and our discussion group is Fruitloopspod Discussion on Facebook; https://www.facebook.com/groups/fruitloopspod/ We are also on Twitter and Instagram @fruitloopspod Please send any questions or comments to fruitloopspod@gmail.com or leave us a voicemail at 602-935-6294.  We just might read your email or play your voicemail on the show! Want to Support the show? You can support the show by rating and reviewing Fruitloops on iTunes, or anywhere else that you get your podcasts from.  We would love it if you gave us 5 stars! You can make a donation on the Cash App https://cash.me/$fruitloopspod Or become a monthly Patron through our Podbean Patron page https://patron.podbean.com/fruitloopspod Articles/Websites Wikipedia contributors. (08/16/2020). Atlanta murders of 1979–1981. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 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Fruitloops: Serial Killers of Color
E92: The Atlanta Child Murders Pt 1

Fruitloops: Serial Killers of Color

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2020 73:16


Today we are talking about the Atlanta Child Murders. Between 1979 and 1981, children and teenagers were disappearing off the streets of Atlanta, later turning up dead, terrifying the entire city. At least 28 people in the Atlanta area, most of them young black boys and teenagers, were kidnapped and murdered. This case is complicated. So to do it justice, we felt we had to turn it into a two parter. We encourage you to check out our show notes for additional information about the case. And we welcome our listeners to be a part of the conversation on Facebook or Twitter @ fruitloopspod or email us at frutloopspod@gmail.com We dive into the Stats (13:24), the setting (16:12), the convicted killer's early life (32:20) and the timeline (39:36).  As usual we close out the show with some tips on how not to get murdered (103:25) and some shout outs (108:15). Thanks for listening! This is a weekly podcast and new episodes drop every Thursday, so until next time... look alive guys, it's crazy out there! Where to find us: Our Facebook page is Fruitloopspod and our discussion group is Fruitloopspod Discussion on Facebook; https://www.facebook.com/groups/fruitloopspod/ We are also on Twitter and Instagram @fruitloopspod Please send any questions or comments to fruitloopspod@gmail.com or leave us a voicemail at 602-935-6294.  We just might read your email or play your voicemail on the show! Want to Support the show? You can support the show by rating and reviewing Fruitloops on iTunes, or anywhere else that you get your podcasts from.  We would love it if you gave us 5 stars! You can make a donation on the Cash App https://cash.me/$fruitloopspod Or become a monthly Patron through our Podbean Patron page https://patron.podbean.com/fruitloopspod Articles/Websites Wikipedia contributors. (08/16/2020). Atlanta murders of 1979–1981. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 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When James Baldwin Wrote About the Atlanta Child Murders. The New Yorker.  Retrieved 09/05/2020 from https://www.newyorker.com/books/second-read/when-james-baldwin-wrote-about-the-atlanta-child-murders Ishak, Natasha. (02/07/2020).  When Camille Bell’s Son Was Killed During The Atlanta Child Murders, She Rallied Her City To Demand Justice. All That's Interesting. Retrieved 9/5/2020 from https://allthatsinteresting.com/camille-bell Rawls Jr, Wendell. (03/05/1982). REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK: PROSECUTION IN ATLANTA TRIAL FLUNG A WIDE NET. The New York Times. Retrieved 09/06/2020 from https://www.nytimes.com/1982/03/05/us/reporter-s-notebook-prosecution-in-atlanta-trial-flung-a-wide-net.html Harris, Art. (01/12/1982). Agent Tells Atlanta Trial Story Couldn't Be Verified. The Washington Post. Retrieved 09/06/2020 from https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1982/01/12/agent-tells-atlanta-trial-story-couldnt-be-verified/eadab177-b18a-4943-a71c-5e0b4cb2b5ed/ Finn, Heather. (08/16/2019). The Atlanta Child Murders: The True Story Behind the 'Mindhunter' Season 2 Case. Good Housekeeping. Retrieved 09/06/2020 from https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/entertainment/a28625603/atlanta-child-murders-wayne-williams/ Malesevic, Dusica Sue. (05/01/2020) How the KKK and a pedophile ring may be linked to the Atlanta murders: New series reveals how some families still don't believe just one man kidnapped and killed 24 black children between 1979 and 81. Daily Mail. Retrieved 9/6/2020 from https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8278395/New-docuseries-points-KKK-pedophile-ring-suspects-Atlanta-child-murders.html Wikipedia contributors. (08/30/2020). Atlanta murders of 1979–1981. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 09/07/2020 from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Atlanta_murders_of_1979%E2%80%931981&oldid=975887676 Epstein, Gail. (08/19/2019). From 1987: Atlanta child murders: Williams 'very like' FBI profile. AJC. 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Victims linked to Atlanta serial killings. Retrieved 09/10/2020 https://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/05/31/atlanta.murders.victims/index.html AJC. (05/15/2005). Atlanta child murders: A chronology of the missing and murdered cases. Retrieved 09/10/2020 from https://www.ajc.com/news/crime--law/atlanta-child-murders-chronology-the-missing-and-murdered-cases/NJ61ANzP7lxyrVqisqEzYK/ Justia US Law. (07/23/1986). Homer Williams and Mrs. Faye Williams, Plaintiffs-appellants, v. City of Atlanta, et al. Retrieved 09/11/2020 from https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F2/794/624/230635/ Deadman, Harold A. (May 1984). Fiber Evidence and The Williams Trial. FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin. Retrieved 09/12/2020 from https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/Digitization/94475NCJRS.pdf Wikipedia contributors. (08/05/2020). Chattahoochee River. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 09/12/2020, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chattahoochee_River&oldid=971385752 Stuart, Reginald. 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ATLANTA MURDER TRIAL READY TO BEGIN AS RESIDENTS TRY TO FORGET THE FEAR. Retrieved 09/13/2020 from https://www.nytimes.com/1981/12/27/us/atlanta-murder-trial-ready-to-begin-as-residents-try-to-forget-the-fear.html Renfro, Paul. (11/04/2019). Atlanta Youth Murders. New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved 09/13/2020 from https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/atlanta-youth-murders Farber, M.A. (07/01/1981). KEY FIBER EVIDENCE IN ATLANTA CASE COULD BE FOCUS OF LONG LEGAL BATTLE. Retrieved 09/13/2020 from https://www.nytimes.com/1981/07/01/us/key-fiber-evidence-in-atlanta-case-could-be-focus-of-long-legal-battle.html FBI.gov. (02/07/2014). Serial Killers Part 5: Wayne Williams and the Atlanta Child Murders. Retrieved 09/13/2020 from https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/-serial-killers-part-5-wayne-williams-and-the-atlanta-child-murders What When How. (n.d.). Identification of Human and Animal Hair. 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Retrieved on 9/13/2020 from https://www.nypl.org/sites/default/files/safekidslist_0.pdf Shout Outs Documentary: Storm Over Brooklyn on HBOhttps://www.hbo.com/documentaries/yusuf-hawkins-storm-over-brooklyn Podcast: Where the Bodies Are Buriedhttps://www.philchalmers.com/podcastIG: @wherethebodiesareburiedhttps://www.facebook.com/wherethebodiesareburied Promo Zero Dark Murderhttp://zerodarkmurder.com/https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/zero-dark-murders-podcast@Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=558937Twitter: @zerodarkmurderFacebook: @zerodarkmurderpodcast Music "Abyss" by Alasen: ●https://soundcloud.com/alasen●https://twitter.com/icemantrap ●https://instagram.com/icemanbass/●https://soundcloud.com/therealfrozenguy●Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License "VVS" & “Starz” by Yung Kartz https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Yung_KartzLicensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License “Furious Freak” by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3791-furious-freakLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Connect with us on: Twitter @FruitLoopsPod Instagram https://www.instagram.com/fruitloopspod Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Fruitloopspod and https://www.facebook.com/groups/fruitloopspod  

Radium and Roses
Episode 5: A Sordid History

Radium and Roses

Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2020 19:54


This episode provides more history about the doctor who pioneered the Nasal Radium treatment, as well as some of his contemporaries who were regularly experimenting with radium on the public of Baltimore.

The Micah Hanks Program
04.13.20. Interstellar: Visitors From Beyond

The Micah Hanks Program

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2020 103:22


In October 2017, a mysterious visitor was spotted by astronomers as it passed through our solar system. First believed to be a comet, the strange object was named 'Oumuamua, meaning 'scout' or 'first distant messenger.' Since its discovery, 'Oumuamua has continued to baffle scientists, displaying unusual acceleration and other capabilities that leave its identity and origins in question. This week on The Micah Hanks Program, after news and analysis of a recent string of UFO sightings around the Great Lakes (along with some pretty lazy reporting in that regard), we take a look back at the strange "Dancing Plague of 1518," and what modern science has to say about it. Finally, the heart of our discussion deals with the search for interstellar objects in our solar system, and whether evidence of extraterrestrial intelligence might be found in this way. Some have even proposed that 'Oumuamua might be an interstellar probe sent into space by some intelligent alien civilization, notably Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb, who drew some criticism for his proposal. We look at the scientific search for alien life, and the history of astronomers who spotted UFOs over the last several centuries in our exploration this week on The Micah Hanks Program.  Coronavirus Charities: If you are able, please consider supporting the following charities that are offering relief for those affected by the coronavirus pandemic: No Kid Hungry Responds to Coronavirus American Red Cross: Give Blood Feeding America Meals on Wheels Homeless Shelter Directory Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: Medieval shrine discovered in mysterious UK cave Yeah, Those Weren't UFOs Over Cleveland Last Weekend, But It'd Be Cool If They Were UFOs or Lanterns? Flying Objects Seen in the Night Sky Over US Cities Danse Macabre: Strange and Deadly “Dancing Plagues” The Dancing plague of 1518 A forgotten plague: making sense of dancing mania ‘Oumuamua and Interstellar Visitors from Beyond “Interstellar Comet 2I/Borisov Appears to Have Broken in Half” In Depth: Nasa Science Page for ‘Oumuamua Have Aliens Found Us? A Harvard Astronomer on the Mysterious Interstellar Object ‘Oumuamua On `Oumuamua by Abraham (Avi) Loeb, Harvard University (Nov 5, 2018) The Case for Cosmic Modesty | Abraham (Avi) Loeb Abraham 'Avi' Loeb - Alien Intelligences Monstrator: The Odd, Ephemeral Mystery Object That “Dropped Anchor” in 1762 The Curious History of Earth’s Long-Sought “Second Moon” The Strange, Sordid History of the ‘Black Knight Satellite’ Expect More Interstellar Visitors Like ’Oumuamua Should Earthlings Chase ‘Oumuamua Into Interstellar Space? Homo Galacticus: How Space Will Shape The Humans of The Future BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as “classic” episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly “additional editions” of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Follow Micah on Instagram Visit Micah's Website and check out Our Podcast Page Music featured on The Micah Hanks Program includes songs composed by Caleb Hanks (The Clerk Chronicles), Decepticons (Dreamland, Start the Machine) and Micah Hanks. All songs are either in the public domain, Royalty Free, Creative Commons Attribution 3.0, or are used with permission of the creators. Please note that some links to books and other items on this page may feature Amazon Associate links.

The Lawfare Podcast
Shorts: The Sordid History of Impeachment

The Lawfare Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2020 18:27


The impeachment trial of President Donald Trump is set to begin on Jan. 21, and the question of what constitutes an impeachable offense is sure to feature in the trial itself and in the broader discussion of the president’s conduct. To answer that question, many commentators, lawmakers and experts may rely on what the Founders said at the time the Impeachment Clause was written into the Constitution. But there’s another way to think about an impeachable offense: by looking at the offenses for which Congress has actually impeached people. Hilary Hurd explored that sordid and unexpected history of impeachment in a recent article for Lawfare. In the latest edition of the Lawfare Podcast Shorts, you can listen to that article in-full, read by the author.

Don't Look Now
42 - Don't Drink the Water - The Sordid History of the Hotel Cecil

Don't Look Now

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2019 24:46


We discuss the violent and sad history of the Hotel Cecil, a great old landmark of Downtown LA. From it's sad history during the Great Depression to it's most recent, horrifying episode, bad things seem to happen around the Cecil.

Bizography with Dana Barrett
SINGER: The Sordid History of the Sewing Machine Magnate

Bizography with Dana Barrett

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2019 52:49


Sewing seems like a pretty wholesome hobby, but the most famous sewing machine brand had a founder who was anything but. He was an inventor and successful, savvy businessman, but his true passion was acting, and er... women. Isaac Merritt Singer makes the bad boy CEOs of our time look pretty tame. In this episode of Bizography we dig into the personal story of Isaac Singer, AND we give him credit for furthering an invention that changed consumer behavior. HINT: It wasn't the sewing machine. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Sordid History
062 — Jose Canseco Tweets Through It (with Seth Rosenthal)

Sordid History

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2019 39:25


If this episode seems uniquely juiced to you, it's because we're talking Jose Canseco with SBNation's Seth Rosenthal. We trace his Sordid History back to poor driving during his playing career, escapades with his twin brother Ozzie, and his current inability to stop posting. Follow Seth: @seth_rosenthal Follow the show: @Sordid_History Follow me: @TheJakeChristie Don't take your shoes off on an airplane.

Sordid History
061 — Johnny Depp Drinks Violently (or Maybe Doesn't?)

Sordid History

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2019 41:47


Ahoy! Sordid History is back with its most frustrating episode. Guest Tyler Chatham and I recall Johnny Depp’s bad boy past and then waiver back and forth as to whether the domestic violence allegations against him from Amber Heard are true. You know evidence is conflicting when even I won’t jump to a conclusion. Follow Tyler: @HaHaChatham Follow the show: @Sordid_History Follow me: @TheJakeChristie

Sordid History
059 — Morgan Freeman Wishes He Was There

Sordid History

Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2019 36:41


As you might imagine, since there is a Sordid History episode about him, Morgan Freeman is not America's Grandpa like people think he is, unless your idea of a grandpa is a dirty old man. My good friend Andre Barrera joined the show to talk through the actor's years of sexual harassment and another long-running transgression that I do not want to give away in the description. So ha. You've gotta listen to find out now. Follow Andre: @shameimpala Follow the show: @Sordid_History Follow me: @TheJakeChristie

Sordid History
056 — George H.W. Bush Poses for Pics

Sordid History

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2019 46:25


Happy 2019! Sordid History is back and better than ever, this time with good friend and comedy writer Graham Dunn to talk about an unfortunate habit of the late president Bush. Also, we have a brief update on Woody Allen and briefly wade into the waters of politics. Exciting stuff. Follow Graham: @grahamndunn Follow the show: @Sordid_History Follow me: @TheJakeChristie

Sordid History
BONUS - 2nd Anniversary Mailbag

Sordid History

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2018 28:29


Sordid History turned two years old yesterday, so I answered some questions from Twitter. Follow the show: @Sordid_History Follow me: @TheJakeChristie

Sordid History
055 — Senator Bob Menendez Trades Favors (with Michael Brooks)

Sordid History

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2018 44:15


The midterms are over, so it's time to uncover some Sordid History for someone who one, namely New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez. Michael Brooks of The Michael Brooks Show, the Majority Report, and the Woke Bros joins the show to discuss this specific instance of political corruption and how it relates to the broad corruption across American politics. We also poke fun at the Florida ophthalmologist Menendez was trading favors with, so you're gonna want to stick around for that. SORRY FOR THE AUDIO ISSUES FOR THE LAST THIRD OF THE EPISODE. Follow Michael: @_michaeljbrooks Follow the show: @Sordid_History Follow me: @TheJakeChristie

Sordid History
054 — Lance Stephenson Should Not Be a Meme

Sordid History

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2018 43:09


Basketball is back and so is Sordid History. I'm joined by my friend Noah Elmore to discuss a player that is often celebrated and enjoyed: Lance Stephenson. Noah and I discuss how his two seriously heinous offenses from before he entered the league should affect the way we talk about him, as well as whether we believe someone can change after such actions. There are also several good basketball-related tangents if you're into that sort of thing. Follow Noah: @noahcialism Follow the show: @Sordid_History Follow me: @TheJakeChristie

Sordid History
052 — Nev Schulman (of Catfish) is Abuse-Free

Sordid History

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2018 36:19


Unlike your online girlfriend, Sordid History is real and here to stay. This week, I'm joined by my friend Celeste Crawford to discuss Nev Schulman, the host of Catfish. We go over his recent sexual harassment allegations as well as the one time he punched a woman in the face while attending college. And yes, we digress a few times, but I imagine you'll find the digressions funny and endearing, and not just distractions from the topic at hand, MOM. Follow Celeste: @celesterosec Follow the show: @Sordid_History Follow me: @TheJakeChristie

Acts of Pod
22 - Buckle up Buttercup: The Sordid History of Seatbelts and Consumer Advocacy

Acts of Pod

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2018 56:03


What would you begin to think if a shadowy group of men began asking all of your co-workers and friends about your life, began tailing you and calling you at all hours of the night? Maybe an FBI sting? In the case of Ralph Nader, he was trying to advocate for auto safety when he became the center of a smear campaign directed by GM. This week's episode is a brief history of consumer advocacy in the US and a quick update on how consumer protections are being treated by our current administration.  

Lock N Load with Bill Frady podcast
Lock N Load with Bill Frady Ep 1365 Hr 1

Lock N Load with Bill Frady podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2018 54:03


Florida Paper Torches Broward Officials For Allowing Nikolas Cruz To 'Slide' Thanks to Obama-Era Disciplinary Program, Misfire: Marjory Stoneman Douglas Anti-Gun Activist's Five-Point Plan To Curb Gun Violence Is A Total Joke, Where are 'los Americanos' and their 'dinero', Train To Survive, The Long, Sordid History of “Assault Weapons”.       Lock N Load is Presented by;   AR500 Armor   www.ar500armor.com     Hour 2;   Boyds Gunstocks   www.boydsgunstocks.com     And by;   GunWinner   https://www.gunwinner.com   NightHawk Custom   https://www.nighthawkcustom.com   Operation Parts   http://www.operationparts.com   DTWS Arms   https://dtwsarms.com   Pipe Hitters Union   https://www.pipehittersunion.com   Spikes Tactical   https://www.spikestactical.com/   Ace Firearms   http://www.acefirearms.com   Sheath Underwear   https://www.sheathunderwear.com   Air Armor Tech   www.airarmortech.com        

Sordid History
025 — Gary Coleman Meets His Fans

Sordid History

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2017 32:04


With the help of my good friend Malik Marshall, we recount the unsavory actions of former child star Gary Coleman before his untimely death. Whether it's doing bodily harm to fans (plural) who want his autograph or getting in public scuffles with his wife, Coleman's Strokes went from Diff'rent to just plain Awful.    Follow Malik: @MalikJMarshall Follow me: @TheJakeChristie Follow the show: @Sordid_History"

Sordid History
023 — Katt Williams Tours the Country (with Blk Tray)

Sordid History

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2017 31:43


Leverage the Chat co-founder and podcast contributor Blk Tray joins the pod to talk about the string of arrests of comedy star and short person Katt Williams. HIs streak of run-ins with the law is truly something to behold, and we examine every detail. Additionally, I inform Tray about the existence of pool stores and Tray enlightens me to the wardrobe of pimps. (double-space) Follow Tray: @blk_tray. Follow me: @TheJakeChristie Follow the show: @Sordid_History

Sordid History
014 — Martha Stewart Focuses on Her Salad

Sordid History

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2017 34:29


Sordid History is back from a hiatus, and on this episode, Simon Johnston returns to discuss the time Martha Stewart went to prison. I explain what insider trading is, based only on a few minutes of Wikipedia reading, and am unable to answer any of Simon's follow-up questions. Stay tuned until the end, wherein I reveal what is, in my opinion, the best chain wing restaurant. It comes up organically.

Moderate Rebels
The sordid history of US proxy war in Syria, with Gareth Porter (Ep. 3)

Moderate Rebels

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2017 64:38


Moderate Rebels episode 3 - Max Blumenthal and Ben Norton interview Gareth Porter, an award-winning investigative journalist who has done extensive reporting on the US proxy war in Syria, and how the CIA program arming and training rebels strengthened al-Qaeda, ISIS, and other extremist Salafi groups. We discuss the military-industrial complex and how billionaire-backed think tanks funded by arms manufacturers and fossil fuel corporations fuel the permanent war state. And we address the historical parallels to the US wars in Afghanistan and Vietnam, and what could come in the future after the Syrian war winds down. Show notes: http://moderaterebelsradio.com/us-proxy-war-syria-gareth-porter-episode-3-show-notes/

The Stacking Benjamins Show
The Crazy and Sordid History of Credit Companies (with Dr. Josh Lauer)

The Stacking Benjamins Show

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2017 59:59


Ever wonder about the credit companies that seem to know everything about you? Now, although fair credit reporting laws exist, people STILL complain about unfair and outdated credit, but according to Dr. Josh Lauer, it used to be much worse. We'll talk to him today about the history of credit reporting in the United States. How did it work? Who evaluated your credit? How were the current three credit companies formed? It's a fun and sometimes frightening look at how credit has been and still is evaluated, and how credit companies use information about you. Speaking of credit, a recent study about credit produced some horrifying results, and Michael Bruemmer from Experian joins us to discuss why people might want to take better care of their credit than they have in the past. Also, we discuss a headline about Jeff Bezos inching up toward becoming the richest person alive. What does it take to join the ranks of the uber rich? We'll contemplate that by taking a look at the list of the world's wealthiest people. We have a special guest co-host today! Mandi Woodruff from the Brown Ambition podcast sits in for OG and shares some great experiences, as well as helping Joe throw out the Haven Life line to Karl and answer a lucky listener letter. Of course we still have time to bring on Doug's trivia, share some bad jokes, and lots more.... Huge thanks to MagnifyMoney.com for helping us with today's show!

Sordid History
008 — Jon Hamm Hazes a Pledge (with Courtney Perkins)

Sordid History

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2017 32:09


On episode eight of Sordid History, my friend Courtney Perkins and I dissect some seriously heinous shit Jon Hamm did during his time at the University of Texas. In doing so, we discuss kidneys, fires, and whole lot (some may argue too much) about the male anatomy. It may have only been one night, but for this pledge, it felt like a fraternity.

Sordid History
006 — Casey Affleck Creates a Hostile Work Environment

Sordid History

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2017 33:55


On the sixth episode of Sordid History, comedian, Mashable contributor, and person-who-went-to-college-with-my-brothers Sam Speedy sits down to talk about Casey Affleck's sexual harassment on the set of the 2010 movie I'm Still Here, and how he made the lives of two women miserable just to live out a teenager's fantasy. Did Denzel deserve the Oscar by default? (Yes.) Follow Sam: @samsaspeedy Follow me: @TheJakeChristie

The Blue Collar Economist Podcast
01 Death By Taxes: A Sordid History

The Blue Collar Economist Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2017 6:50


This is the BCE's four part series on the income tax. It's history, moral and economic implications. Also, the real reason incomes are taxed.

The Armstrong and Getty Show (Bingo)

8 AM - 1 - Germaphobe Vincent is trying to change his ways. 2 - Mark Hemingway from The Weekly Standard on his piece: "The Sordid History of the Firm Behind the Trump-Russia Dossier" . 3 - The News with Marshall Phillips. 4 - Tillerson wouldn't call Putin a "war criminal".

Oak Hills Baptist Church » Sunday Sermons
Trumpet Noises and the Sordid History of the Calendar

Oak Hills Baptist Church » Sunday Sermons

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2017 29:48


January 1, 2017 Trumpet Noises and the Sordid History of the Calendar Leviticus 23:23-29 Pastor Paul Pankratz

Sordid History
001 — Tim Allen Moves Product

Sordid History

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2016 32:17


For the debut episode of Sordid History, I talk with my friend: writer and comedian Simon Johnston, about Tim Allen's 1978 cocaine arrest, and how he was nearly put in jail for life. Follow Simon: @psymonjj Follow me: @TheJakeChristie

OK Talk - Paranormal Tales of Mysterious Travels
Fair Thee Well - The Strange and Sordid History of the State Fair

OK Talk - Paranormal Tales of Mysterious Travels

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2015 70:59


The State Fair of TexasWhat's the freakiest thing about a freak show?

Steward Observatory Public Evening Lecture Series
Trespassing and Larceny: The Sordid History of the Magellanic Clouds

Steward Observatory Public Evening Lecture Series

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2011 58:58


Prof. Zaritsky's research focuses on questions of galaxy structure, dynamics, and evolution. This includes issues related to dark matter, factors that influence star formation rates, and chemical evolution. He is currently concentrating on galaxy scaling laws, the outer regions of disk galaxies, and the role of environment in galaxy evolution. To do this, he uses both space and ground based telescopes to study nearby (z < 1) galaxies. Presented November 14, 2011.

Two Journeys Sermons
God's Warning to Gentiles: Don't Be Arrogant (Romans Sermon 86 of 120) (Audio)

Two Journeys Sermons

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2005


Introduction: The Most Obnoxious Human Attitude... Pride We are looking at Romans chapter 11. I just love Thanksgiving, I love to think about it. I like to think about the different many things that there are to be thankful for. And I think the more you go on, the more delightful it is. And as a matter of fact, I think that thankfulness is one of the most delightful states of the human soul to God. I think God loves to see us thankful. I think about how it says in Hebrews 12, "Since we're receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe." In other words, that God looks at acceptable worship as the same as thanksgiving in that verse. I know that there's more things besides that are involved, but thankfulness is at the core of our Christian love and faith. And so therefore, I look on it as one of the sweetest spiritual states there is, the state of thankfulness, of thanksgiving. Conversely, in our text, I believe that Paul is dealing with one of the most repugnant and obnoxious states that the human soul can be in, and that is spiritual pride, arrogance. He is fighting against it in Romans 11:16-24, as you read. I believe that pride is one of the most obnoxious states that we can be in because it means that we do not understand the grace of God, we do not understand what God is giving us. We think we deserve it, and therefore we really cannot be thankful for it. Paul, I believe, is giving a warning to Gentiles in Romans 11:16-24, that they should not be arrogant over the Jews given their spiritual situation. Remember the context of Romans 9-11, Paul is dealing with the almost universal rejection of the gospel by his countrymen, the Jews. He's struggling with that, he's working with it, he's explaining it from all different angles. I. Paul’s Goals: The Destruction of Gentile Boasting Over Israel and the Unity of the Church But as he comes now to Romans 11:16-24, I think his heart is getting pastoral. He is being pastoral at this moment toward both Jews and Gentiles alike. And I believe his goal in this section is the destruction of Gentile boasting over Israel, and the unity of the church. That's what he's getting at here. Now, I believe that pride is rooted in human nature. Saint Augustine said that it is the root of all sin. I don't know if that's true, but I see that it is the root of many of my sins. It is true. Now, what is pride? Well, I think pride starts in infancy. Now, I'm not saying anything against my newborn, she's a sweet little girl, we love her, we think she's wonderful. She's been with us now almost two months, she's doing great. Nothing but a blessing. But we've noticed something about her, as about our other five children, or four children, all together five. And that is that she is intensely self-focused. She is just thinking about number one and there is no number two, except that number two might do something for number one. Number two is definitely my wife, we all disappear. We're not there. We bring her to number two, but she is number one. And it develops from there, doesn't it? The toddler sitting in the sand box and there are the toys and there are these other beings in the sand box and they are competition. I want all the toys in the sand box and I want it when I want it. And it goes on from there to self-exaltation over others. It escalates into feelings of superiority over other people. Competitiveness comes, boasting and arrogance toward other people, and eventually a desire to exalt oneself by putting other people down. But its most obnoxious form is found in our relationship with God. Pride's ugliest form comes in its manifestation toward God himself. Basically, pride says to God, "You will not rule over me." Pride desires to take God's rightful place to rule over one's own life so that we can determine to do what we wanna do with our lives. Pride displays especially an independent spirit toward God that says to the Almighty, "I don't need you." And it ultimately reveals itself in our religion. In atheism, which says, "I am and there is no other, there is no God." Or in works righteousness, which says, "I can work my way to God on my own. I can do things that are pleasing to Him, and He will accept me on the basis of what I've done." Or in idolatry which says, "I can make God however I want, and then I can worship the God that I've made." All of this is religious pride. Heavenly Enemy #1: Pride Now, I believe that God has made pride, as we might say, heavenly enemy number one. It says in Isaiah 2:12 and following, "The Lord Almighty has a day in store for all the proud and lofty, for all that is exalted, and they will be humbled. The arrogance of man will be brought low and the pride of men humbled. The Lord alone will be exalted in that day and the idols will totally disappear." Therefore, I believe that the ultimate goal of the gospel is the glory of God in a salvation done in such a way that human pride is humbled. God is glorifying himself by saving us in a way that we will all only be able to say, "Praise be to his name and to his name alone. Praise be to the name of Jesus." "Let him who boasts, boast in the Lord." That's what the Lord is working out here. And that I think is the purpose of the climax of this whole chapter. In verse 32 it says, "God has bound all men over to disobedience so that he may have mercy on us all." He humbled the Gentiles by revealing that we were on the outside, that we were unfit for citizenship in Israel because of our uncircumcised hearts and our uncircumcised lives. And now he humbles the Jews by binding them over to a spirit of stupor to spiritual blindness so that they cannot see in Jesus their own Messiah, their own Christ. So both Gentiles and Jews alike, nationally, are humbled. God has bound all of them over to disobedience so that He can have mercy on them all, so that when we are on that final day, when we stand before God, we will know as we are escorted into heaven, and as we are welcomed there, that it was not through our own merit or our own righteousness but only through the mercy of God, and we will honor Jesus as our Savior in a way that would be impossible if any of the shred of arrogance and pride were left. Now, Jewish arrogance over Gentiles was addressed earlier in Romans. Jewish arrogance over the Gentiles was addressed earlier. In Romans chapter 2, Paul deals with it there. Now, the Jews might have had a temptation to be arrogant based on certain lavish things that God had said to them as a people. For example, in Exodus chapter 19 it says, God spoke to Israel and said, "Now if you obey me fully and keep my covenant, then out of all the nations, you will be my treasured possession, although the whole earth is mine, you will be for me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation." Now God had given Moses many laws that excluded Gentiles from worship, among them was circumcision. Therefore, the Jews felt that they had ample reason perhaps to boast over their Gentile neighbors. They sometimes would even call them uncircumcised dogs. But Paul strips Israel, strips the Jews of their boasting based on a simple fact, they were unable to keep the law. They could not keep the law of Moses. And so he says in Romans 2, "Now you, if you call yourself a Jew, if you rely on the law and brag about your relationship to God," he says, "You then who brag about the law, do you dishonor God by breaking the law? As it is written, God's name is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you." And then later in Romans 2, again, it says, "Circumcision has value if you observe the law, but if you break the law, you have become as if you were uncircumcised." In effect, that sets the image for the branches being stripped off. He's saying if you don't keep the law, if you do not follow God, you become as though you were not circumcised. So there Paul is laboring to strip Jews of any boasting they might have over Gentiles. But now here he is addressing Gentiles who claim to be believers in Christ. And he's using Romans 11 to ward off any reverse Gentile boasting over the Jews. The whole problem of Romans 9-11 is based on the overwhelming success of the gospel among the Gentiles in every tribe, and language, and people, and nation which just seems to flourish, and the overwhelming failure of the gospel among the Jews. And that might leave the Gentiles to get the feeling that they had actually replaced the Jews in God's affections. Look at verse 19 and 20, "You will say then, Branches were broken off so I could be grafted in. Granted," he says. Actually there is a school of theology called replacement theology in which the church just replaces the ethnic Jews. Really, God has literally no concern whatsoever anymore for the physical descendants of Abraham. I think Romans 11 totally rejects that, it's impossible, but there's this idea of replacement. And so, I think Paul here is seeking to put the Gentiles in their place. Look at verse 13, he says very directly, "I am talking to you Gentiles." He's addressing the Gentiles directly. Now, I think if you read between the lines here and also later in Romans, when you get to chapter 14 for example, when it's talking about some people hold one day more sacred than another. Others think everyday is alike. I really think that the church in Rome was made up of both Jews and Gentiles. A numbers of times in Romans, he addresses the Jews and then another time he's addressing the Gentiles. I think that the Roman church was made up of both Jews and Gentiles. And if you read between the lines, it's possible that there was some tension there, perhaps some controversies or some disagreements. And I think he really wants the unity of the church. He wants Jewish Christians and Gentile Christians really to love each other and to honor God in their relationship with each other. So he's seeking pastorally here for unity. But I believe his biggest concern has to do with the glory of God in salvation. If you are arrogant spiritually, it shows something about you. It says something about how you think you are made right with God. And so he's dealing with the issue of the glory of God in salvation. II. The Sordid History of Anti-Semitism in Christendom Now, as we look at the history of the church of what we could call Christendom, there is a sordid history of anti-semitism. There is, in my opinion, a sordid history of the very kind of boasting over the fallen Jewish branches that Paul is warning against here. Now, as I begin to talk about this painful topic of Anti-semitism within those who claim to be Christians, I wanna begin by being very careful about what is not anti-semitic. The Bible, specifically let's say the New Testament, is not anti-semitic. The Gospel of John is not anti-semitic when it claims that the Jews had a role in the death of Christ. It is true. So also did the Romans. And evangelism of Jews in the name of Christ is not anti-semitic. Perhaps you saw recently a story concerning the chaplain to the Washington Nationals baseball team? His name was Jon Moeller. He was dismissed from his ministry by the team because he affirmed with a nod only, he affirmed that Jews who do not trust in Christ will be lost eternally if they do not repent. A Washington Post reporter put this story on the front page of the Washington Post, and a Washington Rabbi loudly stated that the Washington Nationals' locker room was now being used, listen to this, to preach hatred. I guess, done with a nod. To say that Jews and Gentiles need to trust in Christ for their salvation is not anti-semitism. It is the truth. Jesus came to seek and to save the lost in Israel first. Paul says, to the Jew first and also to the Gentile, the gospel is for salvation, for everyone who believes. It is not anti-semitic to say to a Jewish person, you must repent and believe in Jesus Christ for the salvation of your soul. It is true that his blood was shed for both Jew and for Gentile alike and it is not anti-semitic to tell them the truth. But that does not mean that there has not been anti-semitism in the history of Christianity.That is false. If we were to say that the church has never been guilty of this. You could look for example at the crusades. Beginning in the 11th century, around 1096 Christian leaders launched a series of crusades against Muslims to win control of Palestine back from the Muslims. On their way to the Middle East, the crusader armies attacked Jewish communities along the route. The first crusade was especially bloody. Entire communities of Jews were forced to choose between baptism and death, and because most of the Jews refused to choose baptism, there was a slaughter. Maybe as many as 10,000 Jews were killed in the first crusade, in the first six months alone. Godfrey of Bouillon, leader of the first crusade, vowed this, to leave no single member of the Jewish race alive and ordered the synagogue in Jerusalem burned to the ground with its entire Jewish congregation inside. The first crusade. Then medieval Europe. In many cities in medieval Europe the Jews were gathered into communities and high walls were put around them. This led to further, obviously, separation and alienation 'cause they didn't interact much. And when the black plagues swept through and killed a third of the population, it was the Jews that were blamed. Then there was the inquisition in the Roman Catholic church in Spain. The original purpose was to root out heresy, but it spread to include Jews, and they were forced to wear ridiculous looking conical hats and subject to public ridicule and some of them were even tortured. Therefore, many Jews fled Spain to live in North Africa. Martin Luther, during the time of the reformation, wrote a terrible treatise against the Jews. As a matter of fact, as you read it you wonder if it's the same man that wrote the things you're reading at another time in his life. I think he originally had hoped that with the gospel openly having been reclaimed and now preached in its purity that the Jews would now flock into the church. And so he was very open and friendly and welcoming early in his ministry, but toward the end he wrote this terrible document which was later used by the Nazis. In the late 1800s, there were pogroms against the Jews in Russia and Poland, organized with at least complicity from the church. She didn't speak out against it. And then, of course, the worst example of all is in supposedly Christianized Germany during the rise of Nazism. And we all know what happened as 6 million Jews were murdered simply for being Jewish. Adolf Hitler had visited the Passion Play at Oberammergau in 1934, that's just a reenactment of the Passion of Christ, the death of Christ, and it's done every 10 years. And he was there in 1934 and this is what he said, he said, "It is vital that the Passion Play be continued at Oberammergau, for never has the menace of Jewry been so convincingly portrayed as in this presentation of what happened in the time of the Romans." So, it's a dreadful history. The kind of boasting over the stripped off branches that Paul is talking about here has actually happened, it's actually occurred. Now there is a very serious threat in the text to those who boast. Look at verses 20 and 21, he says, "Do not be arrogant but be afraid, for if God did not spare the natural branches, he will not spare you either." In other words, and we'll talk about this, God willing, next time. But if you're the kind of person who boasts over people who are stripped off from God, what does it say about your own heart? I'll talk more about that later in this message next week, but be afraid. There's a threat of eternal condemnation for those who act this way and have an arrogant attitude. III. Six Reasons for Gentile Humility Toward Unbelieving Jewish People Well, Paul, instead of just stating that we should not boast over these branches gives six reasons for Gentile humility toward unbelieving Jewish people. 1) Israel’s Lasting Consecration as God’s Chosen People (vs. 16) Look at the first one in verse 16, and that is Israel's lasting consecration as God's chosen people. Verse 16 there, he says, "If the part of the dough offered his first fruit is holy, then the whole batch is holy. If the root is holy then so are the branches." He takes here that sacrificial language, where in Numbers 15 a part of the dough was offered to God, but the implication is that the whole lump belongs to God. The first fruit offering really represents the whole being really God's ultimately. Now, when it says if the part of the dough offered as first fruits is holy, then the whole batch is holy. The word holy means sacred or set apart unto God for his special use. And I believe that the part of the dough offered as first fruit to God refers to the patriarchs: Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. They were the first, and to them, the promises were made. With them, the covenants were made. They were set apart to God as holy and therefore, the lineage that comes from them is set apart to God as well. If you look down at verse 28, it says, "As far as the gospel is concerned, the Jews are enemies on your account. But as far as election is concerned, they are loved on account of the fathers," on account of the patriarchs. That's Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. So what do we get out of that? What it means is that we Gentile Christians are actually seen to be children of Abraham, he's actually our father in the faith. We've become somewhat spiritually adopted children of Abraham. This was already covered in Romans chapter 4. It says in verse 16 and 17, "The promise comes by faith, so that it may be by grace and may be guaranteed to all Abraham's offspring, not only to those who have the law, but to those who are the faith of Abraham. He is the father of us all. As it is written, I have made you the father of many nations." We are Abraham's children, we Gentile believers. And we should understand that as Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob were broken off and given to God, holy and sacred to him, then their lineage as well is in some sense set apart unto God for his sacred use. And so therefore, Gentiles should not boast over the fallen state of the Jewish nation because the nation as a whole is still holy to the Lord, even if individual Jews have not believed and have been broken off. The whole is still sacred or special unto God. 2) The “Olive Tree” Is Jewish in Heritage (vs. 17-20) Secondly, is this image of the olive tree. Look at verses 17-20, the olive tree is Jewish in heritage. And so Paul picks up on this gardening image and speaks of roots and of a tree, an olive tree. It's an unforgettable image. Now, the olive tree is a living entity, it's got a development, it's got a history, it grows year by year with developing branches coming up off the trunk. And on those branches, the gardener that's tending the olive tree expect to see some fruit. Now, some fruitless branches have been stripped off, it is true, and some wild branches have mysteriously been grafted in. Yes, that's true, but the tree itself remains a tree, it remains alive, it's drawing up the nourishing nutrients and moisture from the soil, and it's sucking it up through the trunk and out it goes. It's an olive tree, and it is Jewish in nature. And therefore, I believe the tree represents God's people, his children by faith. And until recently in Paul's day, it was exclusively a Jewish tree. It is the Jewish history, it's the patriarchs', it's the law of Moses, it is the prophets', it is the history of God's loving provision for the Jews. God's people found their identity from the development of God's promises to the Jews. Now, the tree is not Israel per se. In other words, we would not say the tree, the olive tree is every physical descendant of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. He's already dealt with that in Romans 9, not all who are descended from Israel are Israel. So, it's not every biological descendant from Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, but rather it's a heritage that flowed from Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, it's a Jewish tree. And Jesus made it very, very clear, salvation is from the Jews. We get saved by this Jewish tree, and therefore, Gentile Christians should not boast over fallen Jews because the tree of salvation is Jewish in nature, essentially Jewish, through the promises made to the Jewish patriarchs and through the development of Moses, David, and the prophets. 3) Gentiles Are Wild, by Nature Excluded, by Grace Included (vs. 17-20) The third reason that we Gentiles should not boast over Jews who do not believe in Christ is, that the Scripture says here that we Gentiles are wild by nature, excluded, only by grace included. I hope that doesn't offend you, it doesn't offend me, I'm a Gentile, to be called the wild olive branch that was grafted in contrary to nature to a tree that's not my own. But that's what Paul says. Look at verses 17-20. "If some of the branches," he says, "have been broken off, and you, the wild olive shoot have been grafted in among the others, and now share in the nourishing sap from the olive root, do not boast over those branches. If you do, consider this, you do not support the root, but the root supports you. You will say then, 'Branches were broken off so that I could be grafted in.' Granted, but they were broken off because of unbelief, and you stand by faith. Do not be arrogant, but be afraid." And look down at verse 24 for more of the same image. "After all, if you were cut out of an olive tree that is wild by nature, and contrary to nature were grafted into a cultivated olive tree, how much more readily will these, the natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree?" The picture here is of the wild by nature Gentiles. That's what Paul says. "The tree from which the Gentiles was cut was wild." Now, what does that mean? It means it's not tended, it's not cultivated, it doesn't have a gardener, it's not handled with care and with skill and with intelligence. It's just left to go. You can imagine if you went on one of those long treks through the mountains of West Virginia, or some wild place that you could go for several days, into a place where perhaps nobody had been in decades. And let's say you came to a clearing, and you found an apple tree there. And clearly it's a wild apple tree, you look and see, and it's just sprung up somehow, the birds carry the seeds there, there's no evidence of a human being having been there for years. And you pluck one of the apples off and you notice that the insects have kind of gotten to it. It's not like the apples you see in the supermarket, and you might, if you were up to it and you're organic kind of person, just go ahead and eat the apple such as it is, with everything found inside. But that would be a wild apple tree, uncultivated, untended, left alone. Let's say, conversely, you went to an orchard. You drove there, and you parked, and you get out and there are the workers in the orchard, and they hand you a bag that you buy for $5 or $10, and you can fill it as full as you want, and they lead you to a certain place where are these long lines of trees, almost laser perfect, like this, and you look and all of the apples are perfectly round, untouched by insects, they are just cultivated and perfect. This is clearly a cultivated apple tree. This is the image that Paul is using. The Gentiles were not tended by God, they were basically left to go to hell whatever way they chose. They developed their own mystics, they developed their own histories, they developed their own sinful habits and shrines and priests and priestesses. They were never confronted by God through the law and the prophets, they were never judged, they were never restored by the loving heavenly Father, they were left to grow wild, and they did grow wild. But Israel is a tended, cultivated, olive tree. Tended by the promises of God, by the commands of God, through the law of Moses, by the warnings of God through the prophets, by the leadership of God through holy men like Joshua and Samuel and David, and disciplined by the judgments of God as he brought the Assyrians and the Babylonians, and then restored back to the promised land. It is a cultivated olive tree. But the Gentiles are wild, they're just left to go. And therefore, Paul in Acts 14, talking to the pagans at Lystra, you remember that? He goes and preaches the gospel, and there's this great big response. And then when they see the healings, they say, "Oh, well, Paul must be Hermes and Barnabas must be Zeus." And they start offering sacrifices to them like they're the gods come down in human form. And Paul and Barnabas are just so upset, and they go out and they confront these pagans, these Gentiles, and they say this, "Men, why are you doing this? We too are only men, human like you. We're bringing you good news, telling you to turn from these worthless things to the living God who made heaven, and earth, and sea, and everything in them. [Listen] In the past, God let all nations go their own way." Now, you tell me what that means. That is exactly what he's saying here in Romans 11. They're wild, they're just left to go however they saw fit. He just let them go their own way. And yet, contrary to nature, some have been cut out of their wild olive trees and have been grafted into this Jewish tree. It's an incredible thing, that they are cut out of their wild by nature trees, and they're grafted in. And now, contrary to nature, they're sucking life giving sap from this Jewish tree. Abraham has become our father, Jesus the King of the Jews, has become our King and our Messiah. The Jewish Bible has become for us the very word of God, the promises made to Abraham have become the hope of our future and the joy of our hearts. How could it be? And the Holy Spirit has been given to previously wild Gentiles to make them conform now to the perfections of God's holy law, to give up their sexual immorality, and their idolatry, and their emptiness, and their wild revelry, to give it up. To actually that God has written his holy law on our own hearts, he's done that to us, we who are wild by nature. And this is done, it says, contrary to nature. What an interesting expression. It's the second time in Romans that's come up. The first time was to talk about what I believe is Gentile perversions, even homosexuality. That they give up the natural relations and do what is contrary to nature. Now, here, he uses it for our salvation. It is contrary to nature for us Gentiles to think of ourselves as spiritual Jews, but so it is. And so, contrary to nature, we have been grafted into this Jewish tree. Therefore, Gentiles must not boast over the fallen branches of the cultivated olive tree, because we were by nature excluded, we were on the outside, we were rejected. We should be very, very, very humble about that process, because the only difference between us and them is the sovereignty and the grace of Almighty God. That's how it happened to us. So, where then is boasting? It's excluded, it cannot be. 4) Israel Supports Gentile Christians, Not the Other Way Around (vs. 17-18) Fourth, Israel supports Gentile Christians, not the other way around. Look what he says in verse 17 and 18, "If some of the branches have been broken off, and you, the wild olive shoot have been grafted in among the others, and now share in the nourishing sap drawn from the olive root, do not boast over those branches. If you do, consider this, you do not support the root, but the root supports you." What do I get out of this? It means that I as a Gentile, I derive all of my spiritual life and vitality from being grafted into this Jewish tree. Everyday, I suck nourishing sap from this tree. I do it by coming to Christ and calling him my Savior. He is the vine and I am the branch, another image from John 15. And apart from him, I can do nothing, but I'm in him, and his sap is flowing through me, by the power of the Holy Spirit. And also, when I read the Scripture, when I come to this Jewish book, when I open up the law of Moses and the prophets, when I read Job, when I read the Psalms of David, when I read the New Testament written by the apostles, I am deriving nourishing sap from this olive tree. So therefore, Gentile Christians should not boast over the fallen branches, the rejected Jews, because we derive our moment by moment life and health and spirituality from being included in this Jewish olive tree. We are supported by it, we're lifted up off the ground, off the muck and mire of our Gentile pagan ways, we're lifted up into a better life, and ultimately will be lifted up into heaven itself. Where then is boasting? How can we boast over the branches that were stripped off through unbelief? We should be humble, everyday we should turn to that Jewish book, the Bible, and we should draw our life giving nourishment from its pages, and we should turn to Christ. And in this Jewish God, we live and move and have our being. And so the tree supports us, we do not support the tree. 5) Gentiles Will Get No More Special Treatment Than Jews Did (vs. 19-23) Fifth, Gentiles will get no more special treatment than the Jews got, if we boast and are arrogant. Look at verses 19-23, Paul concedes that individual Jews were cut off from their own olive tree. He says it's true, and he says, "Yes, they're now lying on the ground," metaphorically. But Paul goes deeper and asks why did it happen? What happened to them? Look in verse 19-23. "You will say then, Branches were broken off so I could be grafted in. Granted, it's true, but they were broken off because of unbelief, and you stand by faith. Do not be arrogant, but be afraid." We'll talk about that next week. "For if God did not spare the natural branches, he will not spare you either. Consider therefore the kindness and sternness of God. Sternness to those who fell, but kindness to you, provided that you continue in his kindness. Otherwise, you also will be cut off. And if they do not persist in unbelief, they will be grafted in, for God is able to graft them in again." Now, the clear teaching that Paul gives here is, the Jews were cut off from their own olive tree because of unbelief. They refused to trust in Christ. In my opinion, the root of that, Augustine was right, is pride. They stumbled over the stumbling stone, who is Christ. Pride in their national heritage, pride in their own law keeping, pride in their religious achievements, even pride in their national sufferings. And therefore, when Christ came and said so offensively, do you think that those Galileans were worse sinners than the others? I tell you, no. But unless you repent, you will all likewise perish. They were very offended, very offended. And when Jesus died on the cross, when he was nailed to the cross and hung up on a tree under a curse of God, and had a sign over his head, 'This is Jesus, the King of the Jews', they were so offended. They went to Pilate and said, "Take that sign off, or say do not say he is the King of the Jews, but he claimed to be the King of the Jews." They were so offended, the death of Jesus was offensive. And when the apostles preached that he died taking their curse on himself, dying the death of a condemned man, because Jews and Gentiles are alike, equally sinful in the sight of God, they were brutally offended by this, very offensive to them. And so therefore, Jesus was the stumbling block to Israel because of one wretched state of the sinful human soul, and that is pride. That's what led them to reject Christ, that's why they didn't believe. But Paul says, "What would the root of Gentile boasting over fallen Jews be?" What's the root of that? Is it not the same? Is it not pride that would cause you or I to boast over Jews who don't believe in Jesus? To say, "Oh, look at them. There they are praying and God doesn't hear their prayers. They don't know the right way. If only they'd come talk to me, I'd tell them the right way." Isn't that pride? Now, next week, we'll talk about the meaning of the severe warning to Gentiles who boast. We'll deal with the question of how this fits into the doctrine of 'Once saved, always saved.' I do not believe that Paul is teaching here, that a living branch sucking nourishing sap from the olive tree can't ever be cut off and thrown away. I do not believe it, but I do believe that arrogant boasting proves they were never truly grafted in at all. And therefore, Gentile Christians should not boast over unbelieving Jews, because God will not spare fake Christians any more than he spared fake Jews. And boasting people are not truly saved people. 6) God Is Able to Graft Jews Back In, and Someday He Will Finally, God is able to graft the Jews back in, and friends, some day he will. Isn't that exciting? Someday, he's going to take branches up off the ground in one generation, and he's going to graft them back into their own olive tree. That's the mystery we're getting to. I've mentioned this mystery, I read it before, and I've mentioned it a few times, but it's coming. God is gonna scoop those branches up and he's gonna graft them back into their own olive tree. Verse 23-24, "If they do not persist in unbelief, they will be grafted in, for God is able to graft them in again. After all, if you were cut out of an olive tree that is wild by nature and contrary to nature, were grafted into a cultivated olive tree, how much more readily will these, the natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree?" The whole issue in Romans 9, 10 and 11 is God's sovereign grace. God can do anything he wants to do with his grace. He has that kind of power. And if God can take us from our wild background that had nothing to do with this Jewish olive tree and all of its heritage, how can we possibly imagine he can't graft the Jews back into their own olive tree? Saul of Tarsus, breathing out murderous threats against the Lord's disciples. He wakes up thinking another good day to kill Christians. What are the odds he's going to lay down that night or go to sleep that night a Christian? What are the odds he's going to believe in Jesus that day? Well, God doesn't do odds, have you noticed? What He does is, he confronts Saul of Tarsus on the road to Damascus with resurrection glory and says, "Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?" "Who are you, Lord?" "Your world's about to change." "I am Jesus, the one you're persecuting." He is able to take a branch off the ground and graft it back in again. So how can you boast over somebody who might later today be your own brother or sister in Christ? And furthermore, what kind of Gentile believer will it take to get that done? What kind of Gentile evangelist will he send to do the job? One who's arrogant and boasting over the Jews in their broken off state? No, but one who, like Paul, has great sorrow and unceasing anguish in his heart for the Jewish condition, 1ho is praying in chapter 10, verse 1, "Brothers, my heart's desire and prayer to God for the Israelites is that they may be saved." One who, in chapter 10, is willing to go and preach the gospel, "How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news." That's the kind of Gentile it's going to take to bring these Jews to faith in Christ. And boasting over the stripped off branches is totally inconsistent with that evangelical work. IV. Applications What applications can we take from this? First, can I urge you... You may think, "Hmm, boasting over Jews that don't believe in Jesus. This is not my number one topic in my life. I'm facing this, I'm facing that, I'm facing the other." A. Search Your Heart and Your Life for Spiritual Pride Let me ask you a question, do you really think you're so free from spiritual pride? Do you really think that there is no spiritual pride in you at all? You really totally embraced the doctrine of grace, that you are saved contrary to what you deserve, not because of what you've done? Is it possible that there is no vestige of spiritual pride in you at all? I think it's impossible, and frankly, the longer I go on in my Christian life, the more I see what a monster it is. And so I want to say in Psalm 139, "O Lord, search me and know me and try me and see if there's anything offensive inside." Show me my spiritual pride. Perhaps, you've said when you heard of some sinful thing, "I'd never do something like that." Be careful. Be careful what you say like that. Perhaps you've comforted yourself with at least you haven't murdered or stolen or committed adultery, at least not with your body. Perhaps you've heard a story about some sin that another Christian has committed, and you excused yourself and felt superior. But have you forgotten how many sins you are cleansed from? Sins of the mouth, gossip, slander, deceit, sins of the mind, unclean thoughts, arrogant thoughts, sins of the wallet, selfishness, and greed, sins of the passions, anger, and lust, and pride. Have you forgotten? Oh, that we might never boast except in the cross of Jesus Christ. Come to the cross again, because it says in Psalm 51:17, "The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, a broken and contrite heart O God, you will not despise." B. Search Your Heart and Your Life for Anti-Semitism Secondly, can I urge you to search your heart for anti-semitism? Is it impossible that you have no attitude of boasting over the branches that are stripped off? That you have no sense of mockery toward the Jews? Are you where Paul was, where he has great sorrow and unceasing anguish for their present situation? Is there no anti-semitism inside you? C. Ask God to Give You Paul’s Stance Toward Lost Jews and Gentiles Thirdly, ask God to give you Paul's stance toward lost people, both Jews and Gentiles. That you could be the kind of person who would have great sorrow over the lost, who would pray for them, and who would be willing to go and witness to them. D. Take God’s Warnings to Heart Fourth, as we're going to talk about next time, take God's warnings to heart. You're commanded in this text, "Do not be arrogant, but fear." And we're going to talk about what fear Paul has in mind here, but it is a good state of the soul. Finally, if I can speak to any that are here that have never trusted in Christ, come to Christ today. We will not survive the kind of scrutiny that this Holy God will give us on judgment day on our own. We need Jesus. You need to trust in Christ, believe in Him, trust in Him. Don't leave this room without trusting in Christ. You don't need to go anywhere, all you have to do is bend in your heart and acknowledge to God, "I am a sinner, Lord. And apart from the blood shed on the cross by Jesus, apart from the blood shed in the cross, I will have no hope of surviving judgment day." Acknowledge it, trust in him. Jesus is a wonderful Savior, magnificent Savior, trust in him today. Close with me in prayer.