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Daily Tanya (Audio)
Kuntres Acharon, Essay 3, Part 1

Daily Tanya (Audio)

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2025 7:17


Textual study of the daily section of Tanya, the foundational text of Chassidic philosophy.

Daily Tanya (Audio)
Kuntres Acharon, Essay 3, Part 2

Daily Tanya (Audio)

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2025 6:11


Textual study of the daily section of Tanya, the foundational text of Chassidic philosophy.

Daily Tanya (Audio)
Kuntres Acharon, Essay 2

Daily Tanya (Audio)

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2025 14:35


Textual study of the daily section of Tanya, the foundational text of Chassidic philosophy.

Daily Tanya (Audio)
Kuntres Acharon, Essay 1

Daily Tanya (Audio)

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2025 15:45


Textual study of the daily section of Tanya, the foundational text of Chassidic philosophy.

Daily Tanya (Audio)
Igeret HaKodesh: Epistle 32

Daily Tanya (Audio)

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2025 14:28


Textual study of the daily section of Tanya, the foundational text of Chassidic philosophy.

Daily Tanya (Audio)
Igeret HaKodesh: Epistle 31

Daily Tanya (Audio)

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2025 24:05


Textual study of the daily section of Tanya, the foundational text of Chassidic philosophy.

Daily Tanya (Audio)
Igeret HaKodesh: Epistle 30

Daily Tanya (Audio)

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2025 18:07


Textual study of the daily section of Tanya, the foundational text of Chassidic philosophy.

Daily Tanya (Audio)
Igeret HaKodesh: Epistle 29 - Part 5

Daily Tanya (Audio)

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2025 11:43


Textual study of the daily section of Tanya, the foundational text of Chassidic philosophy.

The Africanist Podcast
Textual Life: Shaykh Musa Kamara and the Politics of Knowledge

The Africanist Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2025 58:04


In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Wendell H. Marsh (Mohammad VI Polytechnic University) to explore his groundbreaking book Textual Life: Islam, Africa, and the Fate of the Humanities (Columbia University Press, 2025). Marsh takes us deep into the intellectual world of Shaykh Musa Kamara, a towering figure of West African Islamic scholarship, whose bilingual manuscript History of the Blacks becomes a lens for examining colonial disruption, epistemic resistance, and the literary life of African thought. We unpack how Marsh reimagines African Islamic texts not as anthropological artifacts but as living documents of literary and philosophical engagement. From Kamara's struggle to publish in colonial Senegal to the broader implications for postcolonial humanities, this conversation challenges us to rethink what counts as knowledge, who gets to preserve it, and how textual traditions shape futures across continents.

Daily Tanya (Audio)
Igeret HaKodesh: Epistle 29 - Part 4

Daily Tanya (Audio)

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2025 4:47


Textual study of the daily section of Tanya, the foundational text of Chassidic philosophy.

JAMA Network
JAMA Ophthalmology : Foundation Models vs Physicians in Ophthalmological Questions

JAMA Network

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2025 15:44


Interview with Darren Shu Jeng Ting, MBChB, PhD, author of Performance of Foundation Models vs Physicians in Textual and Multimodal Ophthalmological Questions. Hosted by Neil Bressler, MD. Related Content: Performance of Foundation Models vs Physicians in Textual and Multimodal Ophthalmological Questions Mastering Ophthalmology in the Digital Age

Daily Tanya (Audio)
Igeret HaKodesh: Epistle 29 - Part 3

Daily Tanya (Audio)

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2025 8:40


Textual study of the daily section of Tanya, the foundational text of Chassidic philosophy.

Daily Tanya (Audio)
Igeret HaKodesh: Epistle 29 - Part 2

Daily Tanya (Audio)

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2025 9:57


Textual study of the daily section of Tanya, the foundational text of Chassidic philosophy.

Daily Tanya (Audio)
Igeret HaKodesh: Epistle 29 - Part 1

Daily Tanya (Audio)

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2025 14:55


Textual study of the daily section of Tanya, the foundational text of Chassidic philosophy.

Daily Tanya (Audio)
Igeret HaKodesh: Epistle 28 - Part 2

Daily Tanya (Audio)

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2025 12:13


Textual study of the daily section of Tanya, the foundational text of Chassidic philosophy.

Daily Tanya (Audio)
Igeret HaKodesh: Epistle 28 - Part 1

Daily Tanya (Audio)

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2025 12:37


Textual study of the daily section of Tanya, the foundational text of Chassidic philosophy.

Daily Tanya (Audio)
Igeret HaKodesh: Epistle 27 - Part 5

Daily Tanya (Audio)

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2025 14:00


Textual study of the daily section of Tanya, the foundational text of Chassidic philosophy.

Daily Tanya (Audio)
Igeret HaKodesh: Epistle 27 - Part 4

Daily Tanya (Audio)

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2025 17:51


Textual study of the daily section of Tanya, the foundational text of Chassidic philosophy.

Daily Tanya (Audio)
Igeret HaKodesh: Epistle 27 - Part 3

Daily Tanya (Audio)

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2025 12:17


Textual study of the daily section of Tanya, the foundational text of Chassidic philosophy.

Wretched Radio
How One Huge Bible Discovery Totally Changed Todd’s Faith

Wretched Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2025 54:58


Segment 1 • Todd recently eulogized Phil Johnson — but Phil's alive and well. • Why wait to appreciate people until after they're gone? • Todd takes a walk down memory lane with some notes from his very first Bible. Segment 2 • Todd rediscovers thoughts, questions, and even doubts about Scripture's reliability. • Textual criticism confirms the New Testament is trustworthy and accurately preserved. • The gospel's counterintuitive nature proves its divine origin — no human would invent a Savior who dies for His enemies. Segment 3 • Reflections on faith, freedom, and misplaced celebrations: July 4th fireworks and Christmas commercialism. • Catholic and Mormon doctrines questioned and dissected. • When faith drifts from Scripture, truth gets muddied and lost in tradition. Segment 4 • Mormons teach three strange “kingdoms of glory”. • Christ sets believers apart for one destiny, and one heavenly kingdom. • Catholic and Mormon doctrines don't appear overnight; they grow when Scripture is rejected as the final authority. ___ Thanks for listening! Wretched Radio would not be possible without the financial support of our Gospel Partners. If you would like to support Wretched Radio we would be extremely grateful. VISIT https://fortisinstitute.org/donate/ If you are already a Gospel Partner we couldn't be more thankful for you if we tried!

Open Source Startup Podcast
E185: The Challenges with Monetizing Open Source with the Creator of Rich + Textual

Open Source Startup Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2025 34:02


In our latest episode, Robby and Tim talk with Will McGugan, creator of the Rich and Textual open source projects and founder of Textualize and Toad (not yet released), about the challenges of turning beloved open-source projects into real businesses. Despite Rich and Textual's huge adoption in the Python community, he says he waited too long to monetize, focused too much on technical perfection, and tried to build infrastructure before a killer product. He also burned himself out and wishes he had simplified and hired earlier.McGugan believes the terminal is a neglected but essential interface, prized for speed and flow. Rich and Textual modernized terminal output, but monetizing open-core dev tools proved difficult. His new project, Toad, aims to be a universal AI front-end for the terminal - open-source, protocol-driven, and able to plug into different agent back ends like Claude and others. The goal: seamless workflows and modern UX in the environment developers already live in.Big takeaways: monetize early, ship a killer app sooner, don't overcomplicate structure, and avoid grinding yourself into the ground.

The John Batchelor Show
29: 5. Creation, Ragnarok, and the Cautionary Tale of Post-Conversion Norse Mythology Eleanor Barraclough Embers of the Hands: Hidden Histories of the Viking Age Accessing Norse belief systems requires caution because the main textual sources, such as the

The John Batchelor Show

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2025 8:35


5. Creation, Ragnarok, and the Cautionary Tale of Post-Conversion Norse Mythology Eleanor Barraclough Embers of the Hands: Hidden Histories of the Viking Age Accessing Norse belief systems requires caution because the main textual sources, such as the Prose and Poetic Eddas, were written in the thirteenth century in Iceland, after the conversion to Christianity. Snorri Sturluson, a poet and politician murdered in thirteenth-century Iceland, composed the Prose Edda as a handbook to preserve the myths. Norse creation mythology describes life beginning in Ginungagap, the eternal void where the fire world (Muspel) met the ice world (Niflheim), forming the primordial ice giant Ymir. The mythological destruction, Ragnarok (the doom of the gods), involves the fire giant Surtr and Loki arriving on Naglfar, a ship terrifyingly constructed from the fingernails of dead people. 1920

Python Bytes
#455 Gilded Python and Beyond

Python Bytes

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2025 38:53 Transcription Available


Topics covered in this episode: Cyclopts: A CLI library * The future of Python web services looks GIL-free* * Free-threaded GC* * Polite lazy imports for Python package maintainers* Extras Joke Watch on YouTube About the show Sponsored by us! Support our work through: Our courses at Talk Python Training The Complete pytest Course Patreon Supporters Connect with the hosts Michael: @mkennedy@fosstodon.org / @mkennedy.codes (bsky) Brian: @brianokken@fosstodon.org / @brianokken.bsky.social Show: @pythonbytes@fosstodon.org / @pythonbytes.fm (bsky) Join us on YouTube at pythonbytes.fm/live to be part of the audience. Usually Monday at 10am PT. Older video versions available there too. Finally, if you want an artisanal, hand-crafted digest of every week of the show notes in email form? Add your name and email to our friends of the show list, we'll never share it. Michael #1: Cyclopts: A CLI library A CLI library that fixes 13 annoying issues in Typer Much of Cyclopts was inspired by the excellent Typer library. Despite its popularity, Typer has some traits that I (and others) find less than ideal. Part of this stems from Typer's age, with its first release in late 2019, soon after Python 3.8's release. Because of this, most of its API was initially designed around assigning proxy default values to function parameters. This made the decorated command functions difficult to use outside of Typer. With the introduction of Annotated in python3.9, type-hints were able to be directly annotated, allowing for the removal of these proxy defaults. The 13: Argument vs Option Positional or Keyword Arguments Choices Default Command Docstring Parsing Decorator Parentheses Optional Lists Keyword Multiple Values Flag Negation Help Defaults Validation Union/Optional Support Adding a Version Flag Documentation Brian #2: The future of Python web services looks GIL-free Giovanni Barillari “Python 3.14 was released at the beginning of the month. This release was particularly interesting to me because of the improvements on the "free-threaded" variant of the interpreter. Specifically, the two major changes when compared to the free-threaded variant of Python 3.13 are: Free-threaded support now reached phase II, meaning it's no longer considered experimental The implementation is now completed, meaning that the workarounds introduced in Python 3.13 to make code sound without the GIL are now gone, and the free-threaded implementation now uses the adaptive interpreter as the GIL enabled variant. These facts, plus additional optimizations make the performance penalty now way better, moving from a 35% penalty to a 5-10% difference.” Lots of benchmark data, both ASGI and WSGI Lots of great thoughts in the “Final Thoughts” section, including “On asynchronous protocols like ASGI, despite the fact the concurrency model doesn't change that much – we shift from one event loop per process, to one event loop per thread – just the fact we no longer need to scale memory allocations just to use more CPU is a massive improvement. ” “… for everybody out there coding a web application in Python: simplifying the concurrency paradigms and the deployment process of such applications is a good thing.” “… to me the future of Python web services looks GIL-free.” Michael #3: Free-threaded GC The free-threaded build of Python uses a different garbage collector implementation than the default GIL-enabled build. The Default GC: In the standard CPython build, every object that supports garbage collection (like lists or dictionaries) is part of a per-interpreter, doubly-linked list. The list pointers are contained in a PyGC_Head structure. The Free-Threaded GC: Takes a different approach. It scraps the PyGC_Head structure and the linked list entirely. Instead, it allocates these objects from a special memory heap managed by the "mimalloc" library. This allows the GC to find and iterate over all collectible objects using mimalloc's data structures, without needing to link them together manually. The free-threaded GC does NOT support "generations” By marking all objects reachable from these known roots, we can identify a large set of objects that are definitely alive and exclude them from the more expensive cycle-finding part of the GC process. Overall speedup of the free-threaded GC collection is between 2 and 12 times faster than the 3.13 version. Brian #4: Polite lazy imports for Python package maintainers Will McGugan commented on a LI post by Bob Belderbos regarding lazy importing “I'm excited about this PEP. I wrote a lazy loading mechanism for Textual's widgets. Without it, the entire widget library would be imported even if you needed just one widget. Having this as a core language feature would make me very happy.” https://github.com/Textualize/textual/blob/main/src/textual/widgets/__init__.py Well, I was excited about Will's example for how to, essentially, allow users of your package to import only the part they need, when they need it. So I wrote up my thoughts and an explainer for how this works. Special thanks to Trey Hunner's Every dunder method in Python, which I referenced to understand the difference between __getattr__() and __getattribute__(). Extras Brian: Started writing a book on Test Driven Development. Should have an announcement in a week or so. I want to give folks access while I'm writing it, so I'll be opening it up for early access as soon as I have 2-3 chapters ready to review. Sign up for the pythontest newsletter if you'd like to be informed right away when it's ready. Or stay tuned here. Michael: New course!!! Agentic AI Programming for Python I'll be on Vanishing Gradients as a guest talking book + ai for data scientists OpenAI launches ChatGPT Atlas https://github.com/jamesabel/ismain by James Abel Pets in PyCharm Joke: You're absolutely right

Conversations in Atlantic Theory
Wendell H. Marsh on Textual Life: Islam, Africa, and the Fate of the Humanities

Conversations in Atlantic Theory

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2025 87:58


Dr. Wendell Marsh is an Associate Professor of African Literature and Philosophy at Université Mohammed VI Polytechnique in Morocco. His work bridges Global Black Studies, African Studies, and Islamic Studies, with a focus on how African and diasporic intellectual traditions and expressive cultures reshape our understanding of knowledge, religion, and the humanities.  In today's conversation, we discuss his latest monograph, Textual Life: Islam, Africa, and the Fate of the Humanities, (Columbia University Press, 2025), where he recasts the role of knowledge in the making of a colonial and postcolonial nation. It makes a case for a new literary and intellectual-historical approach to Islam in Africa.

Rádio PUC
PUCCast | Ep. 26 | "É preciso olhar para o que é sombrio"

Rádio PUC

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2025 10:22


Neste episódio do PUCCast, os repórteres Luiza Lacerda e Pedro Soares conversaram com a escritora Julia Barandier sobre seu novo livro, "Consigo Inventar Tudo", lançado pela Editora Diadorim. Julia é formada em Letras - Produção Textual pela PUC e mestranda no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Estudos de Linguagem, também pela PUC. Ficha técnica: Produção e reportagem: Luiza Lacerda e Pedro Soares Apresentação: Luiza Lacerda e Pedro Soares Edição de áudio: Sofia Castro e Yan Lima Supervisão: Célio Campos e Creso Soares Jr Editor Rádio PUC: Célio Campos e Creso Soares Jr Arte: Mariana Eiras

Bible and Theology Matters
Making Sense of Bible Translations - Part 1

Bible and Theology Matters

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2025 59:07


In this conversation, Dr. Mark Strauss discusses his journey into Bible translation, the evolution of the NIV over the years, and the current state of Bible translation. He shares insights into the translation process, the philosophy behind different translation approaches, and the significance of understanding ancient idioms. The discussion also touches on the historical context of the King James Version and its relevance today. In this conversation, Dr. Strauss also discusses the complexities of Bible translation, the challenge of textual criticism, the influence of theological biases, and the highly charged discussion about gender-inclusive language. He emphasizes the need for translators to balance accuracy with readability and addresses common misconceptions about translation work. The discussion also highlights the significance of choosing the right translation for personal and communal use, as well as the challenges faced by translation committees in navigating denominational differences.Please visit my website to get more information: https://www.bibleandtheologymatters.com/

New Books Network
Wendell Marsh, "Textual Life: Islam, Africa, and the Fate of the Humanities" (Columbia UP, 2025)

New Books Network

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2025 53:46


Textual Life: Islam, Africa, and the Fate of the Humanities (Columbia University Press, 2025), is a groundbreaking book that recasts the role of knowledge in the making of a colonial and postcolonial nation. It makes a case for a new literary and intellectual-historical approach to Islam in Africa. The Senegalese Muslim scholar Shaykh Musa Kamara (1864–1945) wrote History of the Blacks, a monumental history of West Africa, in a time when colonial discourses asserted that Africans lacked both writing and history. He sought to publish a bilingual Arabic and French edition of the book by working with humanists in colonial institutions, but the project was ultimately undermined by the disregard of the French state. Textual Life considers Kamara's story as a parable about the fate of the humanities amid epistemic and technological change. Wendell H. Marsh argues that Kamara's scholarship reflected what he calls the textual attitude, an orientation to the world mediated by reading. Colonial humanists shared this attitude even while upholding racial and religious hierarchies, and they took an interest in African texts and traditions. The bureaucrats and technocrats who succeeded them, however, disdained such dialogue—for reasons that bear a striking resemblance to the algorithmic antihumanism that is ascendant today. Drawing on Kamara's body of work, colonial archival documents, and postcolonial knowledge production within Senegal, Textual Life offers a decolonial vision of the humanities. By engaging with African and Muslim intellectual resources, Marsh shows how thinkers like Kamara who were subjected to colonialism can help us find a future after empire. Wendell Marsh is Associate Professor of African Literature and Philosophy at Mohammed VI Polytechnic University. Madina Thiam is Fannie Gaston-Johansson Assistant Professor of History and Africana Studies at Johns Hopkins University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

New Books in Islamic Studies
Wendell Marsh, "Textual Life: Islam, Africa, and the Fate of the Humanities" (Columbia UP, 2025)

New Books in Islamic Studies

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2025 53:46


Textual Life: Islam, Africa, and the Fate of the Humanities (Columbia University Press, 2025), is a groundbreaking book that recasts the role of knowledge in the making of a colonial and postcolonial nation. It makes a case for a new literary and intellectual-historical approach to Islam in Africa. The Senegalese Muslim scholar Shaykh Musa Kamara (1864–1945) wrote History of the Blacks, a monumental history of West Africa, in a time when colonial discourses asserted that Africans lacked both writing and history. He sought to publish a bilingual Arabic and French edition of the book by working with humanists in colonial institutions, but the project was ultimately undermined by the disregard of the French state. Textual Life considers Kamara's story as a parable about the fate of the humanities amid epistemic and technological change. Wendell H. Marsh argues that Kamara's scholarship reflected what he calls the textual attitude, an orientation to the world mediated by reading. Colonial humanists shared this attitude even while upholding racial and religious hierarchies, and they took an interest in African texts and traditions. The bureaucrats and technocrats who succeeded them, however, disdained such dialogue—for reasons that bear a striking resemblance to the algorithmic antihumanism that is ascendant today. Drawing on Kamara's body of work, colonial archival documents, and postcolonial knowledge production within Senegal, Textual Life offers a decolonial vision of the humanities. By engaging with African and Muslim intellectual resources, Marsh shows how thinkers like Kamara who were subjected to colonialism can help us find a future after empire. Wendell Marsh is Associate Professor of African Literature and Philosophy at Mohammed VI Polytechnic University. Madina Thiam is Fannie Gaston-Johansson Assistant Professor of History and Africana Studies at Johns Hopkins University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/islamic-studies

New Books in Literary Studies
Wendell Marsh, "Textual Life: Islam, Africa, and the Fate of the Humanities" (Columbia UP, 2025)

New Books in Literary Studies

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2025 53:46


Textual Life: Islam, Africa, and the Fate of the Humanities (Columbia University Press, 2025), is a groundbreaking book that recasts the role of knowledge in the making of a colonial and postcolonial nation. It makes a case for a new literary and intellectual-historical approach to Islam in Africa. The Senegalese Muslim scholar Shaykh Musa Kamara (1864–1945) wrote History of the Blacks, a monumental history of West Africa, in a time when colonial discourses asserted that Africans lacked both writing and history. He sought to publish a bilingual Arabic and French edition of the book by working with humanists in colonial institutions, but the project was ultimately undermined by the disregard of the French state. Textual Life considers Kamara's story as a parable about the fate of the humanities amid epistemic and technological change. Wendell H. Marsh argues that Kamara's scholarship reflected what he calls the textual attitude, an orientation to the world mediated by reading. Colonial humanists shared this attitude even while upholding racial and religious hierarchies, and they took an interest in African texts and traditions. The bureaucrats and technocrats who succeeded them, however, disdained such dialogue—for reasons that bear a striking resemblance to the algorithmic antihumanism that is ascendant today. Drawing on Kamara's body of work, colonial archival documents, and postcolonial knowledge production within Senegal, Textual Life offers a decolonial vision of the humanities. By engaging with African and Muslim intellectual resources, Marsh shows how thinkers like Kamara who were subjected to colonialism can help us find a future after empire. Wendell Marsh is Associate Professor of African Literature and Philosophy at Mohammed VI Polytechnic University. Madina Thiam is Fannie Gaston-Johansson Assistant Professor of History and Africana Studies at Johns Hopkins University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literary-studies

New Books in Middle Eastern Studies
Wendell Marsh, "Textual Life: Islam, Africa, and the Fate of the Humanities" (Columbia UP, 2025)

New Books in Middle Eastern Studies

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2025 53:46


Textual Life: Islam, Africa, and the Fate of the Humanities (Columbia University Press, 2025), is a groundbreaking book that recasts the role of knowledge in the making of a colonial and postcolonial nation. It makes a case for a new literary and intellectual-historical approach to Islam in Africa. The Senegalese Muslim scholar Shaykh Musa Kamara (1864–1945) wrote History of the Blacks, a monumental history of West Africa, in a time when colonial discourses asserted that Africans lacked both writing and history. He sought to publish a bilingual Arabic and French edition of the book by working with humanists in colonial institutions, but the project was ultimately undermined by the disregard of the French state. Textual Life considers Kamara's story as a parable about the fate of the humanities amid epistemic and technological change. Wendell H. Marsh argues that Kamara's scholarship reflected what he calls the textual attitude, an orientation to the world mediated by reading. Colonial humanists shared this attitude even while upholding racial and religious hierarchies, and they took an interest in African texts and traditions. The bureaucrats and technocrats who succeeded them, however, disdained such dialogue—for reasons that bear a striking resemblance to the algorithmic antihumanism that is ascendant today. Drawing on Kamara's body of work, colonial archival documents, and postcolonial knowledge production within Senegal, Textual Life offers a decolonial vision of the humanities. By engaging with African and Muslim intellectual resources, Marsh shows how thinkers like Kamara who were subjected to colonialism can help us find a future after empire. Wendell Marsh is Associate Professor of African Literature and Philosophy at Mohammed VI Polytechnic University. Madina Thiam is Fannie Gaston-Johansson Assistant Professor of History and Africana Studies at Johns Hopkins University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/middle-eastern-studies

New Books in African Studies
Wendell Marsh, "Textual Life: Islam, Africa, and the Fate of the Humanities" (Columbia UP, 2025)

New Books in African Studies

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2025 53:46


Textual Life: Islam, Africa, and the Fate of the Humanities (Columbia University Press, 2025), is a groundbreaking book that recasts the role of knowledge in the making of a colonial and postcolonial nation. It makes a case for a new literary and intellectual-historical approach to Islam in Africa. The Senegalese Muslim scholar Shaykh Musa Kamara (1864–1945) wrote History of the Blacks, a monumental history of West Africa, in a time when colonial discourses asserted that Africans lacked both writing and history. He sought to publish a bilingual Arabic and French edition of the book by working with humanists in colonial institutions, but the project was ultimately undermined by the disregard of the French state. Textual Life considers Kamara's story as a parable about the fate of the humanities amid epistemic and technological change. Wendell H. Marsh argues that Kamara's scholarship reflected what he calls the textual attitude, an orientation to the world mediated by reading. Colonial humanists shared this attitude even while upholding racial and religious hierarchies, and they took an interest in African texts and traditions. The bureaucrats and technocrats who succeeded them, however, disdained such dialogue—for reasons that bear a striking resemblance to the algorithmic antihumanism that is ascendant today. Drawing on Kamara's body of work, colonial archival documents, and postcolonial knowledge production within Senegal, Textual Life offers a decolonial vision of the humanities. By engaging with African and Muslim intellectual resources, Marsh shows how thinkers like Kamara who were subjected to colonialism can help us find a future after empire. Wendell Marsh is Associate Professor of African Literature and Philosophy at Mohammed VI Polytechnic University. Madina Thiam is Fannie Gaston-Johansson Assistant Professor of History and Africana Studies at Johns Hopkins University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/african-studies

New Books in Intellectual History
Wendell Marsh, "Textual Life: Islam, Africa, and the Fate of the Humanities" (Columbia UP, 2025)

New Books in Intellectual History

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2025 53:46


Textual Life: Islam, Africa, and the Fate of the Humanities (Columbia University Press, 2025), is a groundbreaking book that recasts the role of knowledge in the making of a colonial and postcolonial nation. It makes a case for a new literary and intellectual-historical approach to Islam in Africa. The Senegalese Muslim scholar Shaykh Musa Kamara (1864–1945) wrote History of the Blacks, a monumental history of West Africa, in a time when colonial discourses asserted that Africans lacked both writing and history. He sought to publish a bilingual Arabic and French edition of the book by working with humanists in colonial institutions, but the project was ultimately undermined by the disregard of the French state. Textual Life considers Kamara's story as a parable about the fate of the humanities amid epistemic and technological change. Wendell H. Marsh argues that Kamara's scholarship reflected what he calls the textual attitude, an orientation to the world mediated by reading. Colonial humanists shared this attitude even while upholding racial and religious hierarchies, and they took an interest in African texts and traditions. The bureaucrats and technocrats who succeeded them, however, disdained such dialogue—for reasons that bear a striking resemblance to the algorithmic antihumanism that is ascendant today. Drawing on Kamara's body of work, colonial archival documents, and postcolonial knowledge production within Senegal, Textual Life offers a decolonial vision of the humanities. By engaging with African and Muslim intellectual resources, Marsh shows how thinkers like Kamara who were subjected to colonialism can help us find a future after empire. Wendell Marsh is Associate Professor of African Literature and Philosophy at Mohammed VI Polytechnic University. Madina Thiam is Fannie Gaston-Johansson Assistant Professor of History and Africana Studies at Johns Hopkins University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/intellectual-history

Off the Page: A Columbia University Press Podcast
Wendell Marsh, "Textual Life: Islam, Africa, and the Fate of the Humanities" (Columbia UP, 2025)

Off the Page: A Columbia University Press Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2025 53:46


Textual Life: Islam, Africa, and the Fate of the Humanities (Columbia University Press, 2025), is a groundbreaking book that recasts the role of knowledge in the making of a colonial and postcolonial nation. It makes a case for a new literary and intellectual-historical approach to Islam in Africa. The Senegalese Muslim scholar Shaykh Musa Kamara (1864–1945) wrote History of the Blacks, a monumental history of West Africa, in a time when colonial discourses asserted that Africans lacked both writing and history. He sought to publish a bilingual Arabic and French edition of the book by working with humanists in colonial institutions, but the project was ultimately undermined by the disregard of the French state. Textual Life considers Kamara's story as a parable about the fate of the humanities amid epistemic and technological change. Wendell H. Marsh argues that Kamara's scholarship reflected what he calls the textual attitude, an orientation to the world mediated by reading. Colonial humanists shared this attitude even while upholding racial and religious hierarchies, and they took an interest in African texts and traditions. The bureaucrats and technocrats who succeeded them, however, disdained such dialogue—for reasons that bear a striking resemblance to the algorithmic antihumanism that is ascendant today. Drawing on Kamara's body of work, colonial archival documents, and postcolonial knowledge production within Senegal, Textual Life offers a decolonial vision of the humanities. By engaging with African and Muslim intellectual resources, Marsh shows how thinkers like Kamara who were subjected to colonialism can help us find a future after empire. Wendell Marsh is Associate Professor of African Literature and Philosophy at Mohammed VI Polytechnic University. Madina Thiam is Fannie Gaston-Johansson Assistant Professor of History and Africana Studies at Johns Hopkins University.

Grace Protestant Reformed Church
Concluding Our Prayers with Confidence

Grace Protestant Reformed Church

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2025 50:04


The sermon explores the significance of the Lord's Prayer, examining its presentation in both Matthew and Luke to highlight the importance of confident prayer. It emphasizes that while physical needs and spiritual struggles are real, true faith lies in trusting God's will and recognizing that unanswered prayers can ultimately serve His glory. Textual criticism is discussed to explain the differing versions of the prayer, ultimately reinforcing the belief that God preserves His Word and that prayer should conclude with a declaration of faith and a commitment to God's sovereignty, acknowledging that His kingdom, power, and glory are paramount. 1. The Father's Comforting Instruction 2. The Believer's Great Struggles 3. The Son's Blessed Doxology

JLife with Daniel
A Muslim Feminist talks about Zionism and Antisemitism with a Jewish Lawyer

JLife with Daniel

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2025 74:22


I sit down with two remarkable guests: Soraya M. Deen—a Muslim feminist lawyer, interfaith organizer, and outspoken critic of antisemitism within Muslim spaces—and Julie Marzouk—an immigrants' rights attorney and professor who's been building bridges across communities for two decades.We dive into:Whether the Israeli–Palestinian conflict is primarily religious or political?Antisemitism inside parts of the Islamic world and how to challenge it from withiThe Quran, Israel, and why Soraya believes Zionism aligns with Quranic prophecyPost–October 7 interfaith ruptures—and practical steps for rebuilding trustImmigration policy, vetting, and liberalism vs. fundamentalismFeminism, LGBTQ rights, and the progressive–Islamist contradictionUnion politics (UAW), ethnic studies (AB-101), and coalition-building around shared American valuesIf you value honest dialogue across real differences, this episode is for you.⏱️ Chapters0:00 Intro0:06 Meet today's guests1:16 Soraya on faith, Zionism & condemning Hamas3:22 Is this conflict religious, political—or both?5:12 “Palestinianism,” media narratives & accountability7:35 American mosques, sermons, and rising tensions post–10/79:30 How borrowed European antisemitism spread in Muslim contexts12:17 Growing up in South Asia: early signals & stereotypes13:59 From bullying to bridge-building: Soraya's interfaith path17:01 Fear, threats, and speaking up anyway19:40 Liberal discomfort vs. calling out radicalism21:58 Why outreach often stalls—and what to try next24:39 What the Jewish community can do better (concrete steps)27:10 “Islamophobia” accusations & staying principled31:00 Re-centering Jewish strength without abandoning dialogue34:18 Julie on losing progressive allies & finding new bridges37:01 Immigration ideals vs. ideological vetting41:02 What U.S. asylum law already requires42:58 Screening gaps & community responsibility45:38 Compassion, gratitude, and reform from within49:03 Building broad coalitions (Latino, Asian, Black, Hindu, Christian)51:02 Unions, mission drift & shared interests53:38 Schools, AB-101 & prioritizing core education55:03 The feminism/LGBTQ breaking point with Islamism56:45 Is Islamic reform gathering steam?1:00:01 Textual literalism vs. living tradition1:01:35 Why medieval Islamic intellectuals matter today1:03:44 Cost of dissent: reformers under threat1:06:00 What should Israel do now? A “Chief Compassion Officer”?1:08:05 Progressives, Zionism & owning the narrative1:12:30 Focus Jewish orgs on Jewish needs; keep allies honest1:12:58 Closing thoughts & a call to action

What Else Is Going On? With Taria S. Faison
"RHOM: Textual Tension" ft...Me!

What Else Is Going On? With Taria S. Faison

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2025 37:57


Send us a textThe Real Housewives of Miami! Let's get to it! Check out the visual on YouTube. Julia is playing the victim and has CLEARLY lied, Alexia is now an empath, Stephanie is a lil' annoying but also right, Marysol can't be for real and Guerdy is tired of these ladies! Support the show

The Brooke Ashley
Guerdy Gets Her Lick Back!!!

The Brooke Ashley

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2025 36:32


Julia introduces Adriana to her new baby boys. The ladies attend the LGBTQ+ Task Force Gala, along with Carmen Carrera. Guerdy causes chaos at her Celebration of Life event when she publicly displays private text messages for all to see. #RHOM #GuerdyAbraira #LarsaPippen Thank you for your support of this channel

Python Bytes
#440 Can't Register for VibeCon

Python Bytes

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2025 25:20 Transcription Available


Topics covered in this episode: * Switching to direnv, Starship, and uv* * rqlite - Distributed SQLite DB* * Some Markdown Stuff* Extras Joke Watch on YouTube About the show Sponsored by PropelAuth: pythonbytes.fm/propelauth77 Connect with the hosts Michael: @mkennedy@fosstodon.org / @mkennedy.codes (bsky) Brian: @brianokken@fosstodon.org / @brianokken.bsky.social Show: @pythonbytes@fosstodon.org / @pythonbytes.fm (bsky) Join us on YouTube at pythonbytes.fm/live to be part of the audience. Usually Monday at 10am PT. Older video versions available there too. Finally, if you want an artisanal, hand-crafted digest of every week of the show notes in email form? Add your name and email to our friends of the show list, we'll never share it. Brian #1: Switching to direnv, Starship, and uv Last week I mentioned that I'm ready to try direnv again, but secretly, I still had some worries about the process. Thankfully, Trey has a tutorial to walk me past the troublesome parts. direnv - an extension for your shell. It augments existing shells with a new feature that can load and unload environment variables depending on the current directory. Switching from virtualenvwrapper to direnv, Starship, and uv - Trey Hunner** Trey has solved a bunch of the problems I had when I tried direnv before Show the virtual environment name in the prompt Place new virtual environments in local .venv instead of in .direnv/python3.12 Silence all of the “loading”, “unloading” statements every time you enter a directory Have a script called venv to create an environment, activate it, create a .envrc file I'm more used to a create script, so I'll stick with that name and Trey's contents A workon script to be able to switch around to different projects. This is a carry over from “virtualenvwrapper', but seems cool. I'll take it. Adding uv to the mix for creating virtual environments. Interestingly including --seed which, for one, installs pip in the new environment. (Some tools need it, even if you don't) Starship Trey also has some setup for Starship. But I'll get through the above first, then MAYBE try Starship again. Some motivation Trey's setup is pretty simple. Maybe I was trying to get too fancy before Starship config in toml files that can be loaded with direnv and be different for different projects. Neato Also, Trey mentions his dotfiles repo. This is a cool idea that I've been meaning to do for a long time. See also: It's Terminal - Bootstrapping With Starship, Just, Direnv, and UV - Mario Munoz Michael #2: rqlite - Distributed SQLite DB via themlu, thanks! rqlite is a lightweight, user-friendly, distributed relational database built on SQLite. Built on SQLite, the world's most popular database Supports full-text search, Vector Search, and JSON documents Access controls and encryption for secure deployments Michael #3: A Python dict that can report which keys you did not use by Peter Bengtsson Very cool for testing that a dictionary has been used as expected (e.g. all data has been sent out via an API or report). Note: It does NOT track d.get(), but it's easy to just add it to the class in the post. Maybe someone should polish it up and put it on pypi (that person is not me :) ). Brian #4: Some Markdown Stuff Textual 4.0.0 adds Markdown.append which can be used to efficiently stream markdown content The reason for the major bump is due to an interface change to Widget.anchor Refreshing to see a symantic change cause a major version bump. html-to-markdown Converts html to markdown A complete rewrite fork of markdownify Lots of fun features like “streaming support” Curious if it can stream to Textual's Markdown.append method. hmmm. Joke: Vibecon is hard to attend

Zo Williams: Voice of Reason
Psychic Wounds and the Spiritually Transmitted Disease of Judgment: A Textual Mandala on the Fragmented Self

Zo Williams: Voice of Reason

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2025 72:14


In the shadowlands of human intimacy, we often mistake connection for communion, trauma for truth, and reactivity for resonance. Beneath the curated choreography of modern relationships—romantic, familial, platonic—lurks a disowned force field of unmetabolized emotion, ancestral patterning, and inner exiles clamoring for resolution.

Zo Williams: Voice of Reason
Psychic Wounds and the Spiritually Transmitted Disease of Judgment: A Textual Mandala on the Fragmented Self

Zo Williams: Voice of Reason

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2025 71:45


In the shadowlands of human intimacy, we often mistake connection for communion, trauma for truth, and reactivity for resonance. Beneath the curated choreography of modern relationships—romantic, familial, platonic—lurks a disowned force field of unmetabolized emotion, ancestral patterning, and inner exiles clamoring for resolution.

The Rebbe’s advice
5585 - Guidance on Teaching Proposal and Textual Inquiry

The Rebbe’s advice

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2025 7:24


The Rebbe advises seeking guidance from Yeshiva and network leadership about the teaching offer. He encourages spreading Chassidus during Yud-Beis–Yud-Gimmel Tammuz and warns that texts like Sefer HaYosifun require expert scrutiny due to possible distortions. https://www.torahrecordings.com/rebbe/igroskodesh/015/011/5585

Daily Verse by Verse
12 Reasons the Bible is God's Word – Daily Verse By Verse – Christian Study - Bible Fact #7

Daily Verse by Verse

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2025 1:45


12 core reasons why you can trust that the Bible is God'sWord to us. Do you know these 12? Memorize these because you can use them toshare the gospel with unbelievers and doubters. Reason #7 of 12.Here are bullet points on why it's so significant that there are over 24,000 manuscripts of the New Testament:Unmatched manuscript evidence: No other ancient document comes close to this level of preservation and verification.Textual reliability: With so many copies to compare, scholars can confidently reconstruct the original text with incredible accuracy.Proof of careful transmission: Shows that early Christians were committed to preserving and passing on God's Word faithfully.Eliminates doubt: The sheer volume of manuscripts leaves no room for the idea that the Bible was changed or corrupted over time.Historically credible: Provides more historical support than any other ancient writing, confirming the Bible's authenticity.

La Linterna
19:00H | 18 JUN 2025 | La Linterna

La Linterna

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2025 60:00


Cope, estar informado. Mira, voy a intentar explicarte de la forma más esquemática posible toda la casquería, la basura y el hedor político que nos desborda en la actualidad española. Uno, protagonista del día. El presidente de Castilla-La Mancha, Emiliano García-Page. Esta mañana ha hablado muy alto y muy clarito con Herrera aquí en Cope. Dice que no hay una salida digna al laberinto, que lo que más teme Sánchez es lo que todavía queda por salir y no está publicado, y atención, dice que hay ministros que tienen grabadas conversaciones con Sánchez. Textual. A mí me da la impresión de que ...

Software Engineering Radio - The Podcast for Professional Software Developers
SE Radio 669: Will McGugan on Text-Based User Interfaces

Software Engineering Radio - The Podcast for Professional Software Developers

Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2025 50:54


Will McGugan, the CEO and founder of Textualize, speaks with host Gregory M. Kapfhammer about how to use packages such as Rich and Textual to build text-based user interfaces (TUIs) and command-line interfaces (CLIs) in Python. Along with discussing the design idioms that enable developers to create TUIs in Python, they consider practical strategies for efficiently rendering the components of a TUI. They also explore the subtle idiosyncrasies of implementing performant TUI frameworks like Textual and Rich and introduce the steps that developers would take to create their own CLI or TUI. This episode is sponsored by Fly.io.

Python Bytes
#432 How To Fix Your Computer

Python Bytes

Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2025 25:48 Transcription Available


Topics covered in this episode: pre-commit: install with uv PEP 773: A Python Installation Manager for Windows (Accepted) Changes for Textual The Best Programmers I Know Extras Joke Watch on YouTube About the show Sponsored by NordLayer: pythonbytes.fm/nordlayer Connect with the hosts Michael: @mkennedy@fosstodon.org / @mkennedy.codes (bsky) Brian: @brianokken@fosstodon.org / @brianokken.bsky.social Show: @pythonbytes@fosstodon.org / @pythonbytes.fm (bsky) Join us on YouTube at pythonbytes.fm/live to be part of the audience. Usually Monday at 10am PT. Older video versions available there too. Finally, if you want an artisanal, hand-crafted digest of every week of the show notes in email form? Add your name and email to our friends of the show list, we'll never share it. Brian #1: pre-commit: install with uv Adam Johnson uv tool works great at keeping tools you use on lots of projects up to date quickly, why not use it for pre-commit. The extension of pre-commit-uv will use uv to create virtual environments and install packages fore pre-commit. This speeds up initial pre-commit cache creation. However, Adam is recommending this flavor of using pre-commit because it's just plain easier to install pre-commit and dependencies than the official pre-commit install guide. Win-win. Side note: No Adam, I'm not going to pronounce uv “uhv”, I'll stick with “you vee”, even Astral tells me I'm wrong Michael #2: PEP 773: A Python Installation Manager for Windows (Accepted) via pycoders newsletter One manager to rule them all – PyManager. PEP 773 replaces all existing Windows installers (.exe “traditional” bundle, per-version Windows Store apps, and the separate py.exe launcher) with a single MSIX app called Python Install Manager (nick-named PyManager). PyManager should be mainstream by CPython 3.15, and the traditional installer disappears no earlier than 3.16 (≈ mid-2027). Simple, predictable commands. python → launches “the best” runtime already present or auto-installs the latest CPython if none is found. py → same launcher as today plus management sub-commands: py install, py uninstall, py list, py exec, py help. Optional python3 and python3.x aliases can be enabled by adding one extra PATH entry. Michael #3: Changes for Textual Bittersweet news: the business experiment ends, but the code lives on. Textual began as a hobby project layered on top of Rich, but it has grown into a mature, “makes-the-terminal-do-the-impossible” TUI framework with an active community and standout documentation. Despite Textual's technical success, the team couldn't pinpoint a single pain-point big enough to sustain a business model, so the company will wind down in the coming weeks. The projects themselves aren't going anywhere: they're stable, battle-tested, and will continue under the stewardship of the original author and the broader community. Brian #4: The Best Programmers I Know Matthias Endler “I have met a lot of developers in my life. Lately, I asked myself: “What does it take to be one of the best? What do they all have in common?”” The list Read the reference Know your tools really well Read the error message Break down problems Don't be afraid to get your hands dirty Always help others Write Never stop learning Status doesn't matter Build a reputation Have patience Never blame the computer Don't be afraid to say “I don't know” Don't guess Keep it simple Each topic has a short discussion. So don't just ready the bullet points, check out the article. Extras Brian: I had a great time in Munich last week. I a talk at a company event, met with tons of people, and had a great time. The best part was connecting with people from different divisions working on similar problems. I love the idea of internal conferences to get people to self organize by topic and meet people they wouldn't otherwise, to share ideas. Also got started working on a second book on the plane trip back. Michael: Talk Python Clips (e.g. mullet) Embrace your cloud firewall (example). Python 3.14.0 beta 1 is here Congrats to the new PSF Fellows. Cancelled faster CPython https://bsky.app/profile/snarky.ca/post/3lp5w5j5tws2i Joke: How To Fix Your Computer

Brooke and Jubal
FULL SHOW: Goated Group Chat Textual, Viral “Chicken Jockey” + Burglar Confession (4/10/25)

Brooke and Jubal

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2025 53:41 Transcription Available


FULL SHOW: Thursday, April 10th, 2025 Get your 2nd Date Update Merch For A Cause HERE! Curious if we look as bad as we sound? Follow us @BrookeandJeffrey: Youtube Instagram TikTok BrookeandJeffrey.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Biblical Literacy Podcast
Lesson 1 - Introduction

Biblical Literacy Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2025


3-30-25 - Biblical-Literacy Mark Lanier began a new series on Romans. Today's focus merged how to study an Epistle and began an introduction into the book of Romans. 1. How to study Romans, an Epistle, in 8 basic steps.  Historical context  Literary context  Textual analysis  Paragraph exegesis  Theological analysis  Application  Mix-in others  Constant ongoing reflection 2. The occasion of the letter - Mark explains historical context that result in the church in Rome consisting of both Jewish and Gentile Christians with an appeal for unity. 3. The opening of Romans - Learn how Romans differs from Paul's other epistles in his introduction which includes the author, recipients and a greeting. Points for home  God works through history  Gospel is amazing news  You are loved, called, and forgiven

Bible and Theology Matters
Jesus of the Gospels - Part 1

Bible and Theology Matters

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2025 22:37


Who is the Jesus of History? Who is the Jesus of the Gospels? And, are they one in the same? Dr. Andreas Köstenberger will answer these questions and more. Dr. Andreas J. Köstenberger is the founder of Biblical Foundations. He is the Theologian in Residence and Director of the Equipping Center at Fellowship Raleigh Church. He is a certified Christian leadership coach (CCLC), and he has authored, edited, and translated over sixty books on a variety of biblical topics. Dr. Köstenberger has also served on the faculty of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Dr. Kostenberger and his wife Marny live in Wake Forest, North Carolina and have four adult children and two grandchildren. He is the author of "The Jesus of the Gospels" and an abridged version, that has recently been released, "Introducing Jesus: The Fourfold Gospel." The contents of these books are the subject matter of this program. On the Bible and Theology Matters podcast, we discuss all things Bible and Theology, because it matters! What you believe determines how you behave.