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Best podcasts about William Tucker

Latest podcast episodes about William Tucker

The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell
Lawrence: Musk & Hegseth lead ‘humiliation parades' in the halls of Congress

The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2024 41:36


Tonight on The Last Word: Pete Hegseth continues to meet with GOP senators. Also, House Republicans block the release of the Matt Gaetz ethics report. Plus, a California Democrat flips a GOP-held seat in the last House race to be called. And President Biden meets with descendants of William Tucker, the first African born into slavery in America. Sen. Jacky Rosen, Rep. Glenn Ivey, Rep.-elect Adam Gray, and Wanda Tucker join Lawrence O'Donnell.

Polite Conversations
Ep 82 Pt 2: Race ‘Science' - Panel

Polite Conversations

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2024 93:23


My guests for this episode include science ‘influencer' Mr. @Evopsychgoogle, evolutionary biologist Kevin Bird @thebirdmaniac on Twitter and anthropologist Cathryn Townsend @cathryntownsend On this part of the panel we discuss the panelists' recent article in Stat News (linked below), on how this type of junk science continues to be legitimized to this day, despite glaring errors in the data. We discuss self-described ‘scientific racist' Richard Lynn as well as E.O. Wilson, Steven Pinker, Sam Harris, Charles Murray and their contributions to race ‘science'. We also talk more broadly about how the Intellectual Dark Web has played a major role in reviving it in recent years. Links: The Panelists' article that we discussed in the beginning of the episode: Journals that published Richard Lynn's racist ‘research' articles should retract them https://www.statnews.com/2024/06/20/richard-lynn-racist-research-articles-journals-retractions/ My previous episodes with Mr. @evopsychgoogle: Pt 1 - https://open.spotify.com/episode/4jSFhcmT6xNJ4JOwbEkscE?si=JnGZZ36GTNSVYKr0dYz4Fg Pt 2 - https://open.spotify.com/episode/5gvuP3xLyqKSpJgTjf43A3?si=AenT06jVTuGNc-pd6W4BtA My Miniseries on Sam Harris ‘Woking Up' https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1caIpbHnvDjKu0Ph4DA0Nb?si=DxI59yjtRjuDV7rQSv9cEw&pi=u-kmAFEyuTRNiJ If you'd like to support the show pls subscribe to the YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@politeconversationspodcast —— Other Related articles: Quinn Slobodian article about the Pioneer Fund and The Bell Curve: https://thebaffler.com/salvos/the-white-man-unburdened-slobodian-schrader The Tainted Sources of The Bell Curve: https://www.nybooks.com/articles/1994/12/01/the-tainted-sources-of-the-bell-curve/ Free book by William Tucker on The Bell Curve: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-41614-9 Primary research articles debunking Lynn: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S104160801000035X?via%3Dihub https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1041608009001071?via%3Dihub https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0191886909003675?via%3Dihub https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160289609001470?via%3Dihub https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160289609000634?via%3Dihub https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0191886909002475?via%3Dihub https://osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/tzr8c https://osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/26vfb https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1041608024000141?via%3Dihub

WHRO Reports
Family hopes African Landing Memorial at Fort Monroe gives a face to history.

WHRO Reports

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2024


The first phase of the memorial is expected to be installed in 2025. It will feature a sculpture depicting William Tucker, the first documented person of African descent born in Virginia, as a baby held by his parents. Wanda Tucker, whose family traces its lineage to William, wants people to recognize the humanity and perseverance of those forcibly taken on that first journey over the Atlantic.

DISCOURSE
The Rite Of Spring

DISCOURSE

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2023 13:11


MPR producer William Tucker discusses Igor Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring and the backlash that it faced from traditional balletgoers. If you like what you hear, please subscribe to our work! Music credits from YouTube: New York Philharmonic's "The Rite of Spring" and Johann Strauss' “The Blue Danube”.

Education On Fire - Sharing creative and inspiring learning in our schools

William Tucker and his wife have helped over 100,000 kids & civilians in the slums of India, improving their quality of life through literacy education, emergency aid, and other philanthropic initiatives. As a Co-Founder of Charity United, a U.S.-based charity that provides humanitarian aid to children and civilians in need, William helps ensure children receive food, clothing, shelter, and education. He has worked as an educational specialist and corporate training officer in International Charitable organizations for several decades, training thousands of individuals for their jobs in order to improve the productivity of these organizations. After selling his house and living in the slums of India for a year, William discovered through on-the-ground experience the problems that kids most often face while living in the slums, mainly a lack of educational opportunities. In collaboration with charities and volunteers in India, Africa, and Latin America, Charity United provides educational tools to children with the aim of giving all children an equal opportunity for a promising future.Websitehttps://charityunited.us/Social Media InformationFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/CharityUnitedRefugeeAidLinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/charity-united/Twitter - https://twitter.com/charityunitedusYoutube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDDg-gIvWYDLtbVlf6w2f2QResources Mentionedhttps://charityunited.us/gift/Show Sponsor – National Association for Primary Education (NAPE)Primary Education Summit – ‘Visions for the Future' – March 2023Book NOW at www.nape.org.uk/summit

Fresh Air At Five
Take me to your... ChatGPT - FAAF 113

Fresh Air At Five

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2023 17:08


In this 113th episode, I share my daily reflection posted on Twitter @bryoncar, from March 13th to 17th, 2023 I reflect on these podcast episodes from my listens on the: 14th:  Evolving with Gratitude E48 "Overflowing with a Humble Heart with Guest Zac Bauermaster"; Ignite EdTech Podcast E "William Tucker" 15th:  The Tom Schimmer Podcast E99 "ChatGPT in Education | Jessica Vance | ChatGPT & Assessment" 16th: The Chey and Pav Show E124 "ChatGPT" 17th: House of EdTech E220 "The Impact of Social Media on Education"; Teaching Champions E169 "Celebrate the Wins" ----------------------------- Track: Know Myself - Patrick Patrikios ( NoCopyrightMusic ) | My Audio Library | Background Music Bumper:  Empowered Principal with Angela Kelly --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/freshairatfive5/message

Education Evolution
153. Education as a Human Right with William Tucker

Education Evolution

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2023 35:45


Every human on the planet has a right to an education. And, more importantly, a right to the education that they need and want. In Western culture, that often looks like traditional education…sitting in seats in classrooms and memorizing vocabulary and historical dates.   Not only is this not what our children need, the ability to memorize isn't a sign of success. Nor is this even a good way to educate anyone.   This week on the podcast, I'm talking with William Tucker of Charity United, a US-based organization that provides humanitarian aid to those in need. William and I talk about what quality education actually is and why we need to ask what others need instead of simply assuming we know.   There's so much nuance in the way people learn and we need to approach education from the perspective of helping others to understand and learn how to think rather than thinking the way society does.    This was a wonderful conversation around the English language, human rights, and why we need to approach teaching and learning from a different mindset. About William Tucker: William Tucker and his wife have helped over 100,000 kids & civilians in the slums of India, improving their quality of life through literacy education, emergency aid, and other philanthropic initiatives. As a Co-Founder of Charity United, a U.S.-based charity that provides humanitarian aid to children and civilians in need, William helps ensure children receive food, clothing, shelter, and education.    William has worked as an educational specialist and corporate training officer in International Charitable organizations for several decades, training thousands of individuals for their jobs in order to improve the productivity of these organizations. After selling his house and living in the slums of India for a year, William discovered through on-the-ground experience the problems that kids most often face while living in the slums, mainly a lack of educational opportunities.   In collaboration with charities and volunteers in India, Africa, and Latin America, Charity United provides educational tools to children with the aim of giving all children an equal opportunity for a promising future.  Jump in the Conversation: [1:47] - How William joined the cause [2:50] - The underlying cause of challenges - failure to communicate, uneducated [3:51] - What counters undereducation [5:15] - The ability to think is what sets us apart [6:42] - Goals for working with students in India [7:20] - Don't be arrogant and assume you know better [10:02] - In all the top English literature education materials, they didn't teach the sequence of learning a language [16:08] - Use illustrative examples and the kids will start learning [16:57] - Removing frequency words for better understanding [19:08] - The real point of education: understanding [19:54] - We're not telling them what to think; we're telling them how to think [20:25] - Illustrations for educational purposes is much different than illustrations for entertainment [21:47] - Adults can extract logic out of an image but kids are a blank slate [24:47] - Making the right of literacy a priority around the world [26:24] - Turbo Time [27:27] - What people need to know about learner-centered learning [28:27] - Everyone has opportunity to human rights, no matter where they grew up [29:36] - How to be an activist to support learning and literacy [30:54] - William's Magic Wand [31:38] - Maureen's Takeaways Links & Resources The Young Genius Series Charity United  Follow Charity United on Facebook Connect with Charity United on LinkedIn Subscribe to Charity United on YouTube Email Maureen Maureen's TEDx: Changing My Mind to Change Our Schools The Education Evolution Facebook: Follow Education Evolution Twitter: Follow Education Evolution LinkedIn: Follow Education Evolution EdActive Collective Maureen's book: Creating Micro-Schools for Colorful Mismatched Kids Micro-school feature on Good Morning America The Micro-School Coalition Facebook: The Micro-School Coalition LEADPrep  

Ignite EdTech Podcast
March 10 2023 - Episode 118 - William Tucker

Ignite EdTech Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2023 16:41


March 10 2023 - Episode 118The Ignite EdTech Podcast with @mrkempnz1. Introduction2. EdTech Tool of the Week - Bit.Ai3. EdTech Tip of the Week - Media Mentor Month4. Interview with William Tucker5. Subscribe, Rate and ShareIf you have a question that you want answered on the podcast please emailinfo@igniteedtech.comConnect with Mark Quinn here or via email markquinn9129@gmail.com Links from PodcastWilliam Tucker on Linkedin Charity United (free gift)Encyclopedia Platform Clarity Learning CenterAdobe IllustratorFollow Keri-Lee Beasley on Linkedin or TwitterIgnite EdTech on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram

Command Your Brand
William Tucker | Changing The “Teaching Mindset”: It's WAY More Than What You Think

Command Your Brand

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2023 37:07


About This Episode: William Tucker and his wife have helped over 100,000 kids & civilians in the slums of India, improving their quality of life through literacy education, emergency aid, and other philanthropic initiatives. As a Co-Founder of Charity United, a U.S.-based charity that provides humanitarian aid to children and civilians in need, William helps ensure children receive food, clothing, shelter, and education. He has worked as an educational specialist and corporate training officer in International Charitable organizations for several decades, training thousands of individuals for their jobs in order to improve the productivity of these organizations. After selling his house and living in the slums of India for a year, William discovered through on-the-ground experience the problems that kids most often face while living in the slums, mainly a lack of educational opportunities. In collaboration with charities and volunteers in India, Africa, and Latin America, Charity United provides educational tools to children with the aim of giving all children an equal opportunity for a promising future. Find out more about William at: Website: https://charityunited.us/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/charity-united/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CharityUnitedRefugeeAid Twitter: https://twitter.com/charityunitedus Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDDg-gIvWYDLtbVlf6w2f2Q Check out our YouTube Channel: Command Your Brand - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfy2IETlyeKq62VHdcRN7aQ/

Highroad to Humanity
Charity United With William Tucker

Highroad to Humanity

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2023 51:54


William Tucker joins me to share his story and solutions to working with refugees in many different countries. William and his wife have helped over 100,000 kids and civilians in the slums of India, improving their quality if life through literacy education and emergency aid. We talk about the homeless population not just in other countries but here in the United States. William explains his findings from working with children as he teaches them how to speak English. Informative show. Visit this website CharityUnited.US

Education Suspended
Why Do We Educate?

Education Suspended

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2023 39:03


In our last episode of Season Two we connect with William Tucker, who challenges all of us to stop, and ask ourselves, why do we educate? William focuses on shifting our archaic system away from memorization and aims to provide students an educational system that promotes understanding. He specifically specializes in literacy and shares why equipping students with a solid foundation of literacy and comprehension is vitally important to all future disciplines. William Tucker is the Co-Founder of Charity United, a U.S.-based charity that provides humanitarian aid to children and civilians in need, and helps ensure children receive food, clothing, shelter, and education. He discovered, through on-the-ground experiences, a significant problem that kids often face while living in the slums is a lack of educational opportunities. In collaboration with charities and volunteers in India, Africa, and Latin America, Charity United provides educational tools to children with the aim of giving all children an equal opportunity for a promising future. Intro song: Poet's Row, Young Bones

ITSPmagazine | Technology. Cybersecurity. Society
Redefining Education: Moving Past A Memorization-Focused Education System To One That Fosters Understanding | A Conversation With William Tucker | Audio Signals Podcast With Marco Ciappelli & Sean Martin

ITSPmagazine | Technology. Cybersecurity. Society

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2022 53:25


GuestWilliam TuckerCo-Founder of Charity United [@charityunitedus]On LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jwilliamtucker/On Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/CharityUnitedRefugeeAidOn YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDDg-gIvWYDLtbVlf6w2f2QHostsMarco CiappelliCo-Founder at ITSPmagazine [@ITSPmagazine] and Host of Redefining Society PodcastOn ITSPmagazine | https://www.itspmagazine.com/itspmagazine-podcast-radio-hosts/marco-ciappelliSean MartinCo-Founder at ITSPmagazine [@ITSPmagazine] and Host of Redefining CyberSecurity Podcast [@RedefiningCyber]On ITSPmagazine | https://www.itspmagazine.com/itspmagazine-podcast-radio-hosts/sean-martin_____________________________This Episode's SponsorsAre you interested in sponsoring an ITSPmagazine Channel?

Audio Signals
Redefining Education: Moving Past A Memorization-Focused Education System To One That Fosters Understanding | A Conversation With William Tucker | Audio Signals Podcast With Marco Ciappelli & Sean Martin

Audio Signals

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2022 53:25


GuestWilliam TuckerCo-Founder of Charity United [@charityunitedus]On LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jwilliamtucker/On Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/CharityUnitedRefugeeAidOn YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDDg-gIvWYDLtbVlf6w2f2QHostsMarco CiappelliCo-Founder at ITSPmagazine [@ITSPmagazine] and Host of Redefining Society PodcastOn ITSPmagazine | https://www.itspmagazine.com/itspmagazine-podcast-radio-hosts/marco-ciappelliSean MartinCo-Founder at ITSPmagazine [@ITSPmagazine] and Host of Redefining CyberSecurity Podcast [@RedefiningCyber]On ITSPmagazine | https://www.itspmagazine.com/itspmagazine-podcast-radio-hosts/sean-martin_____________________________This Episode's SponsorsAre you interested in sponsoring an ITSPmagazine Channel?

The Create Your Own Life Show
William Tucker | Literacy: The Missing Component Is Smaller Than You Think

The Create Your Own Life Show

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2022 40:29


William Tucker and his wife have helped over 100,000 kids & civilians in the slums of India, improving their quality of life through literacy education, emergency aid, and other philanthropic initiatives. As a Co-Founder of Charity United, a U.S.-based charity that provides humanitarian aid to children and civilians in need, William helps ensure children receive food, clothing, shelter, and education. He has worked as an educational specialist and corporate training officer in International Charitable organizations for several decades, training thousands of individuals for their jobs in order to improve the productivity of these organizations. After selling his house and living in the slums of India for a year, William discovered through on-the-ground experience the problems that kids most often face while living in the slums, mainly a lack of educational opportunities. In collaboration with charities and volunteers in India, Africa, and Latin America, Charity United provides educational tools to children with the aim of giving all children an equal opportunity for a promising future. Find out more about Charity United at: Website: https://charityunited.us/ William's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jwilliamtucker/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/charity-united Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CharityUnitedRefugeeAid/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/charityunitedus/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/charityunitedus YT Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDDg-gIvWYDLtbVlf6w2f2Q Check out our YouTube Channel: Jeremyryanslatebiz See the Show Notes: www.jeremyryanslate.com/1027 Unremarkable to Extraordinary: Ignite Your Passion to Go From Passive Observer to Creator of Your Own Life: https://getextraordinarybook.com/

The Create Your Own Life Show
William Tucker | Literacy: The Missing Component Is Smaller Than You Think

The Create Your Own Life Show

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2022 40:01


William Tucker and his wife have helped over 100,000 kids & civilians in the slums of India, improving their quality of life through literacy education, emergency aid, and other philanthropic initiatives. As a Co-Founder of Charity United, a U.S.-based charity that provides humanitarian aid to children and civilians in need, William helps ensure children receive food, clothing, shelter, and education. He has worked as an educational specialist and corporate training officer in International Charitable organizations for several decades, training thousands of individuals for their jobs in order to improve the productivity of these organizations. After selling his house and living in the slums of India for a year, William discovered through on-the-ground experience the problems that kids most often face while living in the slums, mainly a lack of educational opportunities. In collaboration with charities and volunteers in India, Africa, and Latin America, Charity United provides educational tools to children with the aim of giving all children an equal opportunity for a promising future. Find out more about Charity United at: Website: https://charityunited.us/ William's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jwilliamtucker/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/charity-united Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CharityUnitedRefugeeAid/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/charityunitedus/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/charityunitedus YT Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDDg-gIvWYDLtbVlf6w2f2Q Check out our YouTube Channel: Jeremyryanslatebiz See the Show Notes: www.jeremyryanslate.com/1027 Unremarkable to Extraordinary: Ignite Your Passion to Go From Passive Observer to Creator of Your Own Life: https://getextraordinarybook.com/

Interviews with changemakers by Gayle Kimball
William Tucker discusses educating low-income children

Interviews with changemakers by Gayle Kimball

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2022 63:20


William Tucker is the co-founder of CharityUnited.US/gift. His website offers a free grammar booklet for teaching children. He and his wife taught slum children in India where he found parents are eager for their children to learn. His focus is on education for understanding and analysis rather than passing tests. His curriculum of over 100 booklets is available at https://claritylearningcentres.com He grew up in Europe and the US and has worked in South Africa, India, Albania, etc.

Minority of One Podcast
Racial Profiling-How We Got Here, Where We Are, And Where We May Be Headed-Part 2

Minority of One Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2022 59:45


This episode is the 2nd part of my series on the history, current status, and possible future of racial profiling. It covers the history of racial profiling from the mid 1990s to the late 2000s. In this episode, you'll learn: how local and state police departments, U.S. Customs, taxi services, and TSA were all engulfed in various controversies over the issue, with the New Jersey State Police ending up in the eye of the storm of a time; how the drug war and civil asset forfeiture made the problem harder to address; discussions over racial profiling in the 2000 Presidential Election; the surprising reason a Weekly Standard columnist criticized Rudy Giuliani on race issues; how the End Racial Profiling Act gained and then lost momentum right before and after 9/11; and attempts to address the issue in a post-9/11 world. You'll learn about dogged foes of racial profiling such as John Lewis, Amo Houghton, Jeffrey Goldberg, Randall Kennedy, Danny Glover, Larry King, Robert Francis, Frank Lautenberg, Jon Corzine, Russ Feingold, Laura Murphy, and then-state legislator Barack Obama. You'll learn about the villains of the conflict such as Christine Todd Whitman, Strom Thurmond, Alan Keyes, George F. Will, Heather MacDonald, National Review, and the Weekly Standard's William Tucker. And you'll learn about the people like George W. Bush and former NYPD and U.S. Customs Commissioner Ray Kelly whose views and legacy on racial profiling are tough to suss out. You'll learn about cops who defended racial profiling, such as Steve Young, Gary McLhinney, and Bernard Parks. And you'll learn about cops who stood against racial profiling, such as James Fyfe, Aaron Campbell, and (despite his flaws) Eric Adams.

River to River
Remembering the lives and sacrifices of three Iowa veterans

River to River

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2021


Brent Westemeyer, Sergeant First Class Sean Everette and Joy Tumilson McMeekan join Ben Kieffer to remember the sacrifices made by Iowa veterans Harold "Pie" Keller of Brooklyn, William Tucker of Bedford and Jon Tumilson of Rockford.

Quantum Nurse: Out of the rabbit hole from stress to bliss.  http://graceasagra.com/
#150 - William Tucker - "Charity United: On Children's Rights" @ Quantum Nurse Freedom International Livestream

Quantum Nurse: Out of the rabbit hole from stress to bliss. http://graceasagra.com/

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2021 97:30


Quantum Nurse https://www.quantumnurse.life/ presents FREEDOM INTERNATIONAL Livestream Date: Wednesday, June 2, 2021 @ 1:00 PM EST Guest: William Tucker www.charityunited.us Topic: Charity United: On Children's Rights Bio: William Tucker is both the cofounder and president of Charity United, a charity dedicated to children's rights with emphasis to make the right to education a reality in all parts of the world. https://charityunited.us/ He has worked as an educational specialist and corporate training officer in International Charitable organizations for several decades, training thousands of individuals for their jobs in order to improve productivity of these organizations. Drawing on this real world experience he designs educational programs for slums as well as developing learning materials for children in slums. Prior to Co founding Charity United and devoting his time to the education of underprivileged children in slums. He was the Vice President of D&Y Laboratories Inc. A cutting edge technology research lab specializing hydro-nanotechnology, engineering stable water clusters and other advanced environmental technologies. William is also an entrepreneur having started several of his own companies. Today however he draws on all this experience to educate children in slums, developing practical education that empower children to study, become literate and achieve their goals. As such you can find him giving classes and education workshops directly in slums, schools, Universities and some of the top Boarding schools in the world. He develops and Field tests all educational materials for Charity United to ensure that they achieve their aims of real education. Interview Panel Dr. Karl Moore, PhD Podcast: Made in Nature https://www.facebook.com/MadeInNaturePodcast/ Dr. Jayne Marquis, ND Podcast: INpowered Mind Body Integration https://linktr.ee/INpoweredhealth Dr. Mary Elizabeth Mansfield, PhD Podcast: Mindful Empowerment https://linktr.ee/MindfulEmpowerment Grace Asagra, RN MA Podcast: Quantum Nurse https://linktr.ee/GraceAsagra www.quantumnurse.life Dr. Jayne Marquis, ND Podcast: INpowered Mind Body Integration https://linktr.ee/INpoweredhealth Steve Fierro Podcast: Awakened Mind https://anchor.fm/steve-fierro

The Highwire with Del Bigtree
WHAT’S REALLY GOING ON IN INDIA

The Highwire with Del Bigtree

Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2021 20:59


As mainstream media proclaims a second huge surge of #Covid19 in India over a year into the pandemic, many are questioning these stories. Charity United president, William Tucker, spent the last year in the slums of Delhi and has the inside story you aren’t hearing about the devastating effects the initial lockdowns had on tens of millions in India and insight into what is really happening there right now.

SciFi Thoughts
127 There are those who write Short Stories and then there are Garrulous Bastards who write Novels

SciFi Thoughts

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2021 10:20


Bud Sparhawk’s author page on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Bud-Sparhawk/e/B00BH17R3O Bud Sparhawk’s blog: https://www.budsparhawk.com Bud Sparhawk on wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bud_Sparhawk Bud Sparhawk video interview Fast Forward: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcgFWq3Szx4 Bud Sparhawk video interview with Buzzy Magazine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vN43VdjJelg A Bud Sparhawk and Paul Levinson reading at AmazingCon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prN06V22rs4 Mentioned in this episode: Walter Hunt: http://www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/hunt_walter_h Tuckerization: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuckerization William Tucker: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilson_Tucker

Covert Contact: The Blogs of War Podcast
Chinese Spies in US Law Enforcement – And Everywhere Else | Episode 117

Covert Contact: The Blogs of War Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2020 31:24


The regular counterintelligence chat with William Tucker is a day late but full of new Chinese espionage activity in the NYPD, the EU, and beyond. We also touch on intelligence history and why literature from the Middle Ages or beyond is not only fascinating but still relevant.

Covert Contact: The Blogs of War Podcast
The Threat of Fake Spies | Episode 116

Covert Contact: The Blogs of War Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2020 24:19


William Tucker returns to discuss the incredible case of Garrison Courtney and Alpha-214. Posing as a CIA NOC Courtney was able to engineer a scheme that duped numerous beltway contractors, intelligence officials, former military officers and many others.

Covert Contact: The Blogs of War Podcast
Election Threats and Disrupting Chinese Espionage | Episode 115

Covert Contact: The Blogs of War Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2020 25:17


William Tucker joins me for our weekly counterintelligence chat. In this episode we discuss the recent report for Microsoft that details Russian, Chinese, and Iranian attacks on individuals and organizations tied to our presidential campaigns and the recent move to revoke the visas of more than 1,000 Chinese grad students and researchers who have been deemed security risks.

Covert Contact: The Blogs of War Podcast
French Officer Busted Spying on NATO for GRU & Other Espionage Cases | 114

Covert Contact: The Blogs of War Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2020 23:33


William Tucker joins me to discuss two high profile cases this week, sloppy Chinese tradecraft, and why it always pays to visit the FBI before the FBI visits you.

Covert Contact: The Blogs of War Podcast
Texas A&M, NASA, and Chinese Espionage | Episode 112

Covert Contact: The Blogs of War Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2020 26:26


William Tucker joins me to discuss the Zhengdong Cheng case, how Chinese espionage might need to evolve, global awareness of the scope of China’s spying, and how organizations can protect themselves if they haven’t started evaluating their own risk.

Covert Contact: The Blogs of War Podcast
Spying for Russia: The Peter Debbins Case | Episode 110

Covert Contact: The Blogs of War Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2020 21:57


William Tucker joins me again to look into yesterday’s indictment of Peter Rafael Dzibinski Debbins, a former Green Beret alleged to have worked for Russian intelligence for over a decade.

Covert Contact: The Blogs of War Podcast
Counterintelligence Chat: Alexei Navalny & Alexander Ma | Episode 109

Covert Contact: The Blogs of War Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2020 24:46


William Tucker returns to look at the apparent poisoning of Alexei Navalny and yet another Chinese espionage case, this time involving Alexander Ma. It’s a classic case, with a Hawaii connection, and there’s likely more interesting details to come. You can follow William Tucker on Twitter @tuckerwj

Covert Contact: The Blogs of War Podcast
Washington Takes Aim at the Confucius Institute | Episode 105

Covert Contact: The Blogs of War Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2020 24:22


Today’s decision to force the Confucius Institute to register as a foreign mission is the subject of my regular Thursday evening counterintelligence chat with Covert Contact regular William Tucker. We look at why it was necessary and where we, and China, might go from here. You can follow William Tucker on Twitter @tuckerwj

Covert Contact: The Blogs of War Podcast
A Pardon for Edward Snowden? | Episode 106

Covert Contact: The Blogs of War Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2020 25:04


William Tucker returns to discuss the Edward Snowden case after President Trump made remarks on the case that sparked new speculation about a potential pardon.

Covert Contact: The Blogs of War Podcast
Chinese Spies and Russian Honey Traps | Episode 102

Covert Contact: The Blogs of War Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2020 35:45


William Tucker returns for our regular Thursday evening counterintelligence chat. We start off by discussing the resource and coordination challenges in addressing Chinese espionage but quickly pivot to thoughts on Russian cases, honey traps, and the universally terrible outcomes experienced by American defectors and spies.

Covert Contact: The Blogs of War Podcast
Chinese Espionage in the United States | Episode 99

Covert Contact: The Blogs of War Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2020 24:24


William Tucker is back to discuss the scale of Chinese espionage in the United States and some of the misconceptions that have hampered our response to the threat.

Freedom Road Podcast
#1619FamilyFaithFuture

Freedom Road Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2019 60:48


2019 marked the 400th year since Africans first stepped foot on North American shores. Antony and Isabela (their given slave names) were brought from Angola aboard a Portuguese slave ship bound for Mexico. The White Lion, an English warship, pirated the Portuguese ship and stole its human cargo. The first “20 and odd” Africans brought to this land in chains stepped off the White Lion in the year of our Lord 1619.  Antony and Isabela were among them. They were traded for food by residents of Jamestown. Bought by Captain Tucker, they  eventually found each other and fell in love. They bore the very first African-American in 1624–William Tucker.  This month join host, Lisa Sharon Harper, and her guests Vincent Tucker (Direct descent of Antony and Isabela) and Angelique Walker-Smith (Pan-African and Orthodox Church Engagement, Bread for the World). Learn about life for the first African Americans and consider the path toward America’s healing over the next 400 years. 

MMA FanCast
Ep. 131 The Green Corner and William Tucker

MMA FanCast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2019 27:07


There's a 1st time for everything. Everyone knows that. But some firsts really stand out. Such as the 1st American flag ... sewn by Betsy Ross in 1777. That one's kind of a biggie. Another big one, told to us by our mothers ..... the 1st Mother's Day held in 1920. What took so long with that one!?!? The 1st hospital, 1751. The 1st 4th of July celebration, 1777. The 1st Museum, 1805. The 1st Zoo, 1874 ....... and on and on and on. You get the picture. All of these firsts occurred in The City of Brotherly Love, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Pretty good stuff. Philly's not done yet with her 1st's as she's about to set loose William Tucker to the pro ranks of mma. Tucker will be making his pro debut at CFFC 79 on November 16th. MMA FanCast's Jim and Luke rode The Green Corner Series train into Philly to talk with Tucker about his road to the pros and some other firsts in his life. You'll be hearing plenty of it soon enough, so remember his name. It won't be the last time you hear it. Listen in for the full story!

BackStory
Teaser: 1619: The Arrival of the First Africans in Virginia

BackStory

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2019 3:20


On Friday's episode, BackStory digs into the complicated history of 1619 and the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the first Africans to the English colonies.  In this preview, BackStory travels to Hampton, Virginia to meet with members of the Tucker family. Using oral history and official records, they’ve traced their lineage back to William Tucker, the first African American born in British North America in 1624.  Image: BackStory producer Melissa Gismondi speaks to Walter Jones, Vincent Tucker and Verrandall Tucker, at the Tucker family cemetery in Hampton, VA.

Tatyana Show – The Doctor AbrACEive Network
The Tatyana Show Season 3; Ep. 11: Farmer William Tucker

Tatyana Show – The Doctor AbrACEive Network

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2019 7:00


Interviewee Farmer William Tucker Shannon, MS. Join me, as I sit down with Farmer William Tucker and we discuss “The…Read More

True Crime Girl Time
Murder in Coweta County & The Murder of Amber Hagerman

True Crime Girl Time

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2019 50:06


How do you do, it's Episode 2!!!Brittany discusses the 1940's local Coweta County murder of William Tucker while Ansley tells us about the 1996 kidnapping and murder of Amber Hagerman. Girl time topics range from The Umbrella Academy and the latest Tristan Thompson and Jordyn Woods scandal. Intro/Outro music provided by: freebeats.io Instagram: @truecrimegirltimepodcastEmail us at truecrimegirltimepodcast@gmail.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/true-crime-girl-time/support

Truth Love & Peace
TLP #59 W Jason Simonds

Truth Love & Peace

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2018 44:19


Thanks Be To Jason Simonds... We talk about magic and comedy... mostly magic... From Jason's Magical HoneyMoon to His first time on stage at Shooters Lounge in Pensacola... We talk favorite magicians over the years... The Magic Castle... special guest William Tucker... Surviving Leukemia and Chemo... BackPorch Comedy Benefit... Mortality and Positivity ... TLP

Second Look
Threshold Singers... William Tucker... Deflated Football... Politics

Second Look

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2018 23:22


On this week's Second Look ... they call themselves the Threshold Singers, and there are groups of them all over the world – including in Harrisonburg. WMRA’s Christopher Clymer Kurtz has the story. We also recognize and honor the first African born in what would become the United States, and the recent ceremony Governor Northam attended in Hampton. Also, fewer boys are playing high school football – does that pose a threat to the game itself? Plus, the week in Virginia politics!

Hard At Work Show
Hard At Work: A Deep Dive Into Pathfinder With William Tucker

Hard At Work Show

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2018 93:28


On this very special episode, the guys sit down with William Tucker from Scribbler's Rest. He tells them what it is like to write for Total Party Kill and delves into the design philosophy of creating a scenario that can be twisted and adapted by any dungeon master. They both also sound like idiots as they ask simple questions about a hugely popular game. Thank you William, for having patients with them!

GWW Radio
Hard At Work Episode #57: My Girlfriend Is A Russian Spy?!

GWW Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2018 63:36


On Today's lunch break, Nick tells a story about a Tony the Tiger sighting in Walmart which just reminds him of his dislike for people in costumes. They also discuss Ghostbusters, BioShock, and an interview they did with William Tucker from the "Scribbler's Rest" podcast. They cap the episode off with a couple "Questions from the Stockroom" which include Russian spies and getting superpowers in an unusual way. Enjoy!​

Hard At Work Show
Hard At Work Episode #57: My Girlfriend Is A Russian Spy?!

Hard At Work Show

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2018 63:37


  On Today's lunchbreak, Nick tells a story about a Tony the Tiger sighting in Walmart which just reminds him of his dislike for people in costumes. They also discuss Ghostbusters, BioShock, and an interview they did with William Tucker from the "Scribbler's Rest" podcast. They cap the episode off with a couple "Questions from the Stockroom" which include Russian spies and getting superpowers in an unusual way. Enjoy!

Covert Contact: The Blogs of War Podcast
Russia, Trump, and Hillary | Episode 62

Covert Contact: The Blogs of War Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2016 25:51


In episode 62 I look at what may have been the most bizarre presidential debate in U.S. history. Covert Contact regular William Tucker joins me later in the show to discuss the U.S. government’s formal acknowledgement that Russia is meddling in the U.S. election. Listener email makes its debut in this episode. If you’d like […]

Covert Contact: The Blogs of War Podcast
Putin’s Struggle for Relevancy and Power | Episode 60

Covert Contact: The Blogs of War Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2016 23:03


Covert Contact regular William Tucker joins me for a quick look at Putin’s outlook and the challenges he faces despite domestic political wins, successful rounds of international meddling, and attempts to reshape Russia’s domestic security, military, and intelligence services. Putin appears to be working from a position of strength but appearances can often be deceiving […]

Aktuelle Ausstellungen im Kunstmuseum Winterthur
KUNSTMUSEUM WINTERTHUR: William Tucker - 30. Januar bis 22. Mai 2016

Aktuelle Ausstellungen im Kunstmuseum Winterthur

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2016 4:30


Der 1935 als Sohn eines englischen Offiziers in Aegypten geborene William Tucker ist einer der führenden Vertreter der englischen Skulptur nach Henry Moore. Tuckers Karriere nahm einen ungewöhnlichen Verlauf: In den 1960er Jahren etablierte er sich mit seinem abstrakten konstruktiven Werk in England erfolgreich als Bildhauer, und mit The Language of Sculpture verfasste er ein einflussreiches Werk zur Skulptur des 20. Jahrhunderts. Ende der 1970er Jahre siedelte er in die Vereinigten Staaten über und baute sich erst in Brooklyn, dann an einem abgelegenen Ort im Staate New York ein neues Atelier auf. Der Neuanfang liess ihn zu den Grundlagen der Skulptur zurückkehren, und er begann, figürliche Formen zu modellieren. Es sind Werke, die von faustgrossen Lehmklumpen ausgehen und monumentale Dimensionen erreichen können. Sie bewahren in sich den heiklen Moment des Übergangs von der trägen, amorphen Masse, aus der sie geschaffen sind, zur lesbaren Figur. Ihre archaische Kraft evoziert Stationen der Skulptur von der Antike über Degas und Rodin bis zu Alberto Giacometti. Dieses beeindruckende Spätwerk, das in Europa noch zu entdecken ist, bildet ein authentisches Gegenstück zu Arps parallel dazu gezeigten modellierten Skulpturen. “Ich habe Jahre gebraucht, um Rodin schätzen zu lernen”, schrieb Tucker, “und seine Skulpturen wecken in mir immer noch ein Gefühl des Unbehagens, das ich bei Degas nie empfand. Heute verstehe ich es jedoch als Stärke, dieses Annehmen des Seltsamen, des Hässlichen und Missgestalteten als Folge des Modellierens, das in seiner reinsten Form eine direkte Energieübertragung aus dem menschlichen Körper in die Materie ist, ohne jede Vermittlung durch Werkzeuge, ohne Zensur durch das Auge oder Gehirn.”

Covert Contact: The Blogs of War Podcast
Russia, Donald Trump, and the 2016 Election | Episode 56

Covert Contact: The Blogs of War Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2016 25:43


Regular Blogs of War and Covert Contact contributor William Tucker joins me to look at allegations of Russian meddling in the 2016 election, Trump’s roll in the insanity, and the impact that it is having on American power and our allies in places like Estonia and other Baltic states.

Covert Contact: The Blogs of War Podcast
Russian Hackers Run Wild on the DNC | Episode 52

Covert Contact: The Blogs of War Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2016 29:20


Regular Blogs of War and Covert Contact contributor William Tucker joins me to discuss the apparent Russian state-sponsored hack of the DNC. We also spend quite a bit of time discussing the sorry state of security. We’re talking about cyber issues constantly but the intrusions, threats, and vulnerabilities seem to be mounting. There is a […]

Covert Contact: The Blogs of War Podcast
Lieutenant Commander Edward Lin: Identity, Espionage, and Counterintelligence | Episode 43

Covert Contact: The Blogs of War Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2016 23:54


Regular Blogs of War and Covert Contact contributor William Tucker joins me to discuss the Lieutenant Commander Edward Lin espionage case. While little is known about the case, and Edward Lin has yet to be convicted, all signs point to a very damaging affair. Lin was born in Taiwan, left with his family at 14, […]

Covert Contact: The Blogs of War Podcast
What Did Russia Gain in Syria? | Episode 41

Covert Contact: The Blogs of War Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2016 38:22


Regular Blogs of War and Covert Contact contributor William Tucker joins me after a long break to discuss Russia’s intervention in Syria. Why are they there, what were their true motives, what have they gained, and where does this action fit in the context of Russia’s long-standing adversarial position with NATO and the West? We […]

Covert Contact: The Blogs of War Podcast
Russian Strengths – and Weaknesses | Episode 39

Covert Contact: The Blogs of War Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2016 32:09


We expend vast amounts of analytical energy studying Russia. And we have done so for decades. So why do we so often miss the mark when it comes to understanding their strengths and weaknesses? William Tucker joins me once again to look at the challenges facing Russia, their ability to act within constraints that would hobble other […]

Covert Contact: The Blogs of War Podcast
Saudi Arabia vs. Iran and The Burns Oregon Militia Standoff | Episode 36

Covert Contact: The Blogs of War Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2016 38:56


William Tucker joins me once again to review the escalating tensions between Saudi Arabia and Iran and the militia standoff in Burns, Oregon. Did Saudi Arabia go too far? How will Iran respond? Why is the federal government handling the armed militia members in Burns with kid gloves? We address those questions and others.

Covert Contact: The Blogs of War Podcast
Closing Out 2015 and Looking Toward 2016 with William Tucker | Episode 35

Covert Contact: The Blogs of War Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2016 51:39


Regular contributor William Tucker joined me for the final episode of 2015. We discussed holiday terror alerts, Poland’s unusual raid of a NATO-linked counterintelligence center that it operated with Slovakia, the U.S. Army Europe counterintelligence division’s release of a mobile app for soliciting tips, and more. We closed out this episode with thoughts about the […]

Covert Contact: The Blogs of War Podcast
The San Bernardino Attack, Small Scale Terrorism, and ISIS | Episode 30

Covert Contact: The Blogs of War Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2015 53:36


Regular contributor on terrorism and counterintelligence topics, William Tucker, joins me again to review the horrific and unusual attacks in San Bernardino. We discuss the odd, possible hybrid, nature of the attack, the challenge these types of attacks pose to our homeland security efforts, and what can be done in the face of what are […]

Covert Contact: The Blogs of War Podcast
Government Email Problems, Wikileaks, Russia, Drone Leaks, NASA Security and Other Counterintelligence Nightmares | Episode 20

Covert Contact: The Blogs of War Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2015 50:26


Covert Contact kicks off again with an admittedly rambling, but hopefully entertaining, start as I review a number of high profile security issues with counterintelligence pro William Tucker. We look at the hack of DCIA John Brennan’s AOL account, Hillary Clinton’s email problems, and then ponder the broader risks associated with the personal accounts of key U.S. […]

Covert Contact: The Blogs of War Podcast
Hillary Clinton’s Email Server: Dissecting the Risks with William Tucker | Episode 15

Covert Contact: The Blogs of War Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2015 29:28


William J. Tucker joins me again to discuss Hillary Clinton’s decision to manage her own email services while Secretary of State. While this decision has angered political opponents and government transparency advocates (not to mention a few historians) we are bypassing the political and legal issues to zero in on the risks associated with her […]

News & Events
Possibility of a Western Strike on Syria

News & Events

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2013 10:50


In this In Homeland Security podcast, William Tucker, Chief Correspondent for In Homeland Security, and Phillip Smyth, a researcher for the University of Maryland and expert on Syria and Lebanon, discuss the potential for a response to a U.S. punitive strike against the Syrian regime.

Security & Global Studies
The Death of Gaddafi

Security & Global Studies

Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2013 30:24


AMU Dean of Graduate studies Patricia Campbell along with Chief Correspondent for InHomelandSecurity.com, William Tucker discuss the death of Libya leader Muammar Gaddafi. Gaddafi was killed on Thursday, October 20th after an 8 month long coup.

Security & Global Studies
The Death of Kim Jong-Il

Security & Global Studies

Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2013 12:04


William Tucker, Chief Correspondent for InHomelandSecurity.com, provides his view on the significance of Kim Jong-il’s passing.

Security & Global Studies
Saudi Ambassador Assassination Plot

Security & Global Studies

Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2013 18:52


InHomelandSecurity.com‘s chief correspondent, William Tucker is interviewed about the disrupted plot to assassinate Adel Al-Jubeir, the Saudi Ambassador to the U.S.

plot assassination william tucker saudi ambassador inhomelandsecurity
Chapel Sermons: 2012-2013
Isaiah 30:18-21

Chapel Sermons: 2012-2013

Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2013 9:16


William Tucker

News & Events
The Death of Kim Jong-Il

News & Events

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2013 12:04


William Tucker, Chief Correspondent for InHomelandSecurity.com, provides his view on the significance of Kim Jong-il’s passing.

News & Events
The Death of Gaddafi

News & Events

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2013 30:24


AMU Dean of Graduate studies Patricia Campbell along with Chief Correspondent for InHomelandSecurity.com, William Tucker discuss the death of Libya leader Muammar Gaddafi. Gaddafi was killed on Thursday, October 20th after an 8 month long coup.

News & Events
Saudi Ambassador Assassination Plot

News & Events

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2013 18:52


InHomelandSecurity.com‘s chief correspondent, William Tucker is interviewed about the disrupted plot to assassinate Adel Al-Jubeir, the Saudi Ambassador to the U.S.

plot assassination william tucker saudi ambassador inhomelandsecurity
Military
Saudi Ambassador Assassination Plot

Military

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2013 18:52


InHomelandSecurity.com‘s chief correspondent, William Tucker is interviewed about the disrupted plot to assassinate Adel Al-Jubeir, the Saudi Ambassador to the U.S.

plot assassination william tucker saudi ambassador inhomelandsecurity
Military
The Death of Gaddafi

Military

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2013 30:24


AMU Dean of Graduate studies Patricia Campbell along with Chief Correspondent for InHomelandSecurity.com, William Tucker discuss the death of Libya leader Muammar Gaddafi. Gaddafi was killed on Thursday, October 20th after an 8 month long coup.

Military
The Death of Kim Jong-Il

Military

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2013 12:04


William Tucker, Chief Correspondent for InHomelandSecurity.com, provides his view on the significance of Kim Jong-il’s passing.

2013 Lectureship - Audio
2013-93 William Tucker

2013 Lectureship - Audio

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2013 53:43


The History of the Christian Church

The title of this 138th episode is Liberal v EvangelicalIn our last episode, we considered the philosophical roots of Theological Liberalism. In this, we name names as we look at its early leaders and innovators.When I took a philosophy course in college, the professor dispensed on us sorry, unwashed noobs his understanding of faith and reason. After a lengthy description of both, he concluded by saying that faith and reason had absolutely nothing to do with each other. Reason dealt with the evidential, that which was perceived by the senses, and what logic concluded were rationally consistent conclusions drawn from that evidence. Faith, he declaimed, was a belief in spite of the evidence. When I asked if he was thus saying faith was irrational, he just smiled.That professor was an adherent of Immanuel Kant's philosophy. In Kant's work Critique of Pure Reason, published in 1781, Kant argued reason is able to comprehend anything in the realm of space and time; what he called the phenomenal realm. But reason is useless in accessing the noumenal, or spiritual realm transcending time and space.Kant didn't argue against the existence of the spiritual realm. He simply said it's only something we can experience by feelings. We can't really THINK about it in the sense that it touches the rational mind.Traditional, orthodox Christians pushed back against the Kantian view of faith as feeling by reminding themselves Jesus said the greatest command was to love God with all they had, including their minds. But liberals found in Kant's philosophy a justification for unhitching reason from faith and for allowing modern people to live in a secular world while still enjoying the benefits of religious sentiments about ultimate meaning. In other words, it allowed them to get along content with the WHAT of life in the world, without having to bother much with the HOW, or concern themselves at all with WHY.A few years after the publication of Kant's Critique, the German theologian Friedrich Schleiermacher, going against the heart and soul of Christian apologetics dating back hundreds of years, said the heart of Christian Faith isn't a historical event, like the Resurrection. It was, he argued, a feeling of one's absolute dependence on a reality beyond one's self. That awareness, he claimed, could be developed to the point where a person would be able to imitate Jesus' own good deeds.He wrote, “The true nature of religion is immediate consciousness of Deity as found in ourselves and the world.” This earned Schleiermacher the title, Father of Theological Liberalism.Schleiermacher was born in a pious Moravian home, but as a young man, he imbibed the rationalism of the Enlightenment and became an ardent apologist for accommodating Christianity to popular society. As a professor of the newly founded University of Berlin, he insisted debates over proofs of God's existence, the authority of Scripture, and the possibility of miracles weren't the issues they ought to focus on. He said that the heart of religion had always been feeling, rather than rational proofs. God is not a theory used to explain the universe. Rather, God is to be experienced as a living reality. For Schleiermacher, religion isn't a creed to be pondered by the rational mind. It's based on intuition and a feeling of dependence.Orthodox Christians who identified religion with creedal doctrines, Schleiermacher maintained, would lose the battle for the Faith in the Modern world because those creeds were no longer rationally acceptable. Religion needed to find a new base. He located it in feelings.Sin, Schleiermacher said, was the result of people living by themselves, isolated from others. To overcome the sin that makes man independent from God and others, God sent a mediator in Jesus Christ. Christ's uniqueness wasn't in doctrines about his virgin birth or deity. No à What made Jesus a Mediator who can help us is the perfect example he was of one utterly dependent on God. By meditating on Christ's example, and feeling our own inner sense of dependence on the universe around us, we too can experience God as Jesus did.In Schleiermacher's theology, the center of religion shifts from Scripture to experience. So, the Biblical criticism we looked at in the last episode can't harm Christianity, since the real message of the Bible speaks to an individual's own subjective pursuit of the divine. The Bible doesn't need to be factual or true, as long as it affects the feeling of dependence that is the spark that leads to spiritual illumination.Albrecht Ritschl enlarged on Schleiermacher's ideas, taking them mainstream.For Ritschl, religion had to be practical. It began with the question, “What must I do to be saved?” But he eschewed the merely theoretical. So the question “What must I do to be saved?” can't just mean, “How do I get to heaven after I die?” Ritschl said salvation meant living a new life, free from sin, selfishness, fear, and guilt.Ritschl's practical Christianity had to be built on fact, so he welcomed the search for the historical Jesus we talked about in the last episode. The great fact of the Christian Faith is the impact Jesus made on history. Nature, he maintained, gives an ambiguous understanding of God while History presents us with moments and movements that convey meaning.History conveys meaning alright – but I'm not sure all that history's given us a less ambiguous understanding of God than Nature.Ritschl asserted religion rests on human values, not science. Science conveys facts, things as they are. Religion weighs those facts and attributes more or less value to them.Many Christians of the late 19th C considered Ritschl's work helpful. It freed them from the destructive impact of the increasingly secular pursuits of history and science. It allowed biblical criticism to use scientific methodology in determining things like authorship, date, and the meaning of Scripture. But it recognized religion is more than facts. Values aren't under the purview of science; that's religion's turf.Protestant Theological Liberalism accepted higher criticism's denial of Jesus' miracles, His Virgin Birth, and His preexistence. But that did not in any way diminish Jesus' importance. For Liberals, His deity didn't need to arise from His essence. It resides in what Jesus MEANS. He's the consummate human being who shows us the path to enlightenment and nobility. He's the embodiment of supremely high ethical ideals whose example inspires us to emulate His example. For Liberal Christians, The Church didn't come out of some actual, factual events around Jerusalem 2000 years ago, it arose from Jesus' awe-inspiring example. The Church isn't a community of people who believe in a literally resurrected Savior so much as a value-creating community that gives meaning and mission to life. That mission is to create a society inspired by love, the Kingdom of God on earth.The impact of this Theological Liberalism wasn't felt in just one denomination or region. It challenged traditional groups all over Europe and North America.  It appeared in the churches of New England with the moniker: New Theology. Its leading advocates came out of traditional Calvinism. Its greatest early popularizer was Lyman Abbott. Then came Henry Ward Beecher, William Tucker, and Lewis Stearns.Prior to 1880, most New England ministers and churches held to basic orthodox doctrines . . . The sovereignty of God; the depravity of humanity in original sin; the atonement of Christ; the necessity of the Holy Spirit in conversion; and the eternal separation of the saved and lost in heaven and hell.But after 1880, each of those beliefs came under withering fire from Liberals. The most publicized controversy took place at Andover Seminary. The seminary was established by Congregationalists 80 years before to counter Unitarian tendencies at Harvard. Attempting to preserve Andover's orthodoxy, the founders required the faculty to subscribe to a creed summarizing their adherence to classic Calvinism. But by 1880, under the influence of liberalism, several of the faculty could no longer make the pledge. The spark that lit the flames of controversy was a series of articles in the Andover Review by liberal professors who argued the unsaved who die without any knowledge of the Gospel will have an opportunity at some future point to either accept or to reject the Gospel before facing judgment.Andover's board filed an action against one of the authors of the articles as a test case. After years of moves and counter-moves, in 1892 the Supreme Court of Massachusetts voided the action of the Board. By then, most denominations had their own tussles with liberalism seeking to infiltrate their colleges and schools.The response to Protestant theological liberalism was a movement which many of our listeners have heard of – Evangelicalism.Evangelicalism began in England in the 19th C, an epoch that in some ways singularly belonged to Great Britain. It was the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution. London became the largest city and financial center of the World. British trade circled the globe; her navy ruled the seas. By 1914, Britannia ruled the most expansive empire in history.But the rapid commercial and industrial growth wasn't equally distributed across England's population. The pace of change left many stunned. Every traditionally sacred institution cracked at its foundation. Some feared the horrors of the French Revolution were about to be repeated on England's hallowed shores while others sang the praises of Lady Progress and dreamed of even greater advances. They regarded England as the vanguard of a new day of prosperity and liberty for all. Fear and hope mingled.As the Age of Progress dawned in England, Protestants attended either the Anglican Church or one of the Nonconforming denominations of Methodist, Baptists, Congregationalist, and a handful of smaller groups. But now, for maybe the first time, Christians from different denominations also formed specialized groups with a specific aim; like distributing Bibles, redressing poverty in urban slums, teaching literacy, and supporting missionaries in the far-flung reaches of the Empire.While liberalism grew in seminaries and colleges among professors and theologians, many ministers working in churches as local pastors and the people in the pews grew increasingly uncomfortable with the emerging doubt in the intellectual centers of their denominations. They may not be as sophisticated or learned in the academic pursuits of the experts, but by golly, they didn't think a PhD was necessary to believe in or follow God. And if holding a Ph.D. meant having to deny cardinal doctrines of the Faith, then no thank YOU, very much.Evangelicals pushed back on Liberals, saying Christians ought not just to accept what Science says, just because it says it. History proves today's so-called “science” is tomorrow's mockery. The Christian faith isn't just about how it makes you feel and the meaning it brings you. It's a Faith that rests on the actual, literal events of history. To deny those facts and events is to depart from traditional, orthodox Christianity.The Evangelical Movement began with the work of John Wesley and George Whitefield. Its main characteristics were its emphasis on personal holiness, arising from a conversion experience. It was also devoted to a practical concern for serving a needy world. That holiness and service were nourished by devotion to the Bible which was regarded as inspired and inerrant. The Evangelical message went forth from a large minority of Anglican pulpits and a majority in other denominations.The headquarters of Evangelicalism was a small village three miles from London called Clapham. It was the residence of a group of wealthy Evangelicals who practiced remarkable personal piety. The group's spiritual leader was John Venn, a man of culture and sanctified common sense. They met for Bible study, conversation, and prayer in the library of the well-to-do banker, Henry Thornton.But the most famous member of the Clapham Groups was William Wilberforce, the parliamentary statesman. Wilberforce found a universe of talented help for Evangelical causes among his Clapham friends. These included John Shore, Governor-General of India; Charles Grant, Chairman of the East India Company; James Stephens, Under-Secretary for the Colonies; and Zachary Macauley, editor of the Christian Observer.At the age of just 25, Wilberforce was dramatically converted to Christ after reading Doddridge's Rise and Progress of Religion in the Soul.  He possessed all the qualities for outstanding leadership: ample wealth, a liberal education, and outstanding talent. Prime Minister William Pitt said Wilberforce had the greatest natural eloquence he'd ever known. Several testified of his amazing capacity for close friendship and his superior moral principles. For many reasons, Wilberforce seemed providentially prepared for the task and the time.He once said, “My walk is a public one: my business is in the world, and I must mix in the assemblies of men or quit the part which Providence has assigned me.”Under Wilberforce's leadership, the Clapham friends were knit solidly together. At the Clapham mansion, they held what they called “Cabinet Councils.” They discussed the wrongs and injustices of their country, and the battles they'd have to fight. Inside and outside Parliament, they moved as one, delegating to each member the work he could do best to accomplish their common purpose.They founded . . .The Church Missionary SocietyThe British and Foreign Bible SocietyThe Society for Bettering the Condition of the PoorThe Society for the Reformation of Prison Disciplineand many more. Their greatest effort though was the campaign to end slavery. Which is a tale I'll leave for others to follow up.While the Clapham group accomplished much, it was their role in abolishing slavery that provides a sterling example of how an entire society can be influenced by just a few.