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Introducing Kamala Dominates Trump at the Debate from Pod Save America.Follow the show: Pod Save AmericaIn what may be the last huge moment of the campaign, Kamala Harris pulls off an overwhelming win: drawing a clear contrast with Donald Trump, presentin
Bonus Sample #319 If you can't stand the heat, someone will profit from your misery
(Hear the Full Show, Members Get Bonus Shows + No Ads!) Air Date: 9-8-24 Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon and Erin discuss: - labor unions fighting for time off when it's too hot - cooling tech - electric
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Introducing Your new menopause toolkit with Dr. Mary Claire Haver & Dr. Sarah Berry from ZOE Science & Nutrition.Follow the show: ZOE Science & Nutrition The menopause transition can bring unexpected challenges — the effects can significantly impa
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Introducing The playbook for outpacing China. [Research Saturday] from CyberWire Daily.Follow the show: CyberWire Daily This week, N2K's very own Brandon Karpf sits down with Kevin Lentz, Team Leader of the Cyber Pacific Project at the Global Disi
#1653 Money-N-Politics: SuperPACS, Crypto, Billionaires, and Public Funding of Elections
Air Date 9/6/2024 We're living in the world that dark money in politics and Citizen's United built. But since that Supreme Court ruling in 2010, we've invented cryptocurrency that promises to be a bra
#1219 How the GOP became the most destructive force in the world (Throwback)
Original Air Date: 10/16/2018 Today we take a look at the distant and recent history of conservatism in America and beyond and follow the steps that have led to their rejection of science at a moment
Bonus Sample #318 Staring Unblinkingly Into the Future
Air Date: 9-1-24 Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon and Erin discuss: - The ever-stranger headlines about RFK Jr. ...and dead animals - The political philosophies and missteps behind unipolar, bipolar or multi
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Introducing Tennis Is Taking Over! From Battles of the Sexes to Challengers, Featuring Billie Jean King from Hearsay.Follow the show: HearsayOn the season two premiere of Hearsay, we’re joined by two incredible advocates: Billie Jean King and Fatima Gross
#1652 Denial, Delusion, and Devastation: Israeli genocide made possible by a nurtured ignorance and deft dehumanization
Air Date 8/30/2024 Israel's assault on Gaza is fueled by pain, rage, trauma... a desire for safety, a desire for revenge, the hope for the safe return of hostages. It's a complicated mix of all of the
#1651 The Politics of Migration in the Age of Insecurity: From the UK riots to GOP fear-mongering
Air Date 8/27/2024 People feel lots of ways about immigration. Sometimes it's fear of the other, other times it's not about the people but just dismay over a broken system. The validity of these conce