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Interviews with Scholars of Critical Theory about their New Books Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/critical-theory
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Welcome! My name’s David Guignion and I distill complicated philosophical and theoretical ideas for wide audiences. While ideas are important to help us understand the world, it is even more important to put ideas into action. Some of this channel’s key theoretical and pragmatic influences include, but are not limited to, Marxism, Decolonialization, Feminism, Gender and Queer theory, and Critical Race Theory. This channel’s content is recorded on the in Tiohtiá:ke/Montreal, the traditional t ...
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Learn to use the sciences of the mind to help you understand what makes you emotionally tick. Two Austin therapists and their world-recognized guest experts break down the research in modern attachment, relational neuroscience and trauma in a challenging but entertaining format to keep you off autopilot and moving towards closer connections. www.therapistuncensored.com
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This podcast is for people who feel like they came out of the closet and got placed in a box. It’s time to put the u-haul theory to bed, and connect over being Bad Queers. Join Kris and Shana, fellow Bad Queers, to discuss breaking stereotypes, owning your identity and their unpopular queer opinions. Bad Queers will leave you both offended and inspired by the news, stories and advice about the very fluid, very real LGBTQ+ experience.
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Acid Horizon and Inner Experience theory podcasts. Metaphysics, ethics, politics, critical theory, phenomenology, and beyond.
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The Dugout is a weekly Black anarchist podcast hosted by Jordan and Prince Shakur, bringing decolonial, queer, and anarchist perspectives to news, media, and history. Each episode explores radical politics, social movements, direct action, and literature—covering everything from Afro-pessimism and Black anarchist theory to decolonial insurrections and global uprisings. We also interview revolutionaries, scholars, and organizers fighting for liberation today. Have ideas, reading recs, or want ...
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The simplest questions often have the most complex answers. The Philosopher's Zone is your guide through the strange thickets of logic, metaphysics and ethics.
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Call Me Limbo is your weekly dose of comedic therapy where pop culture and politics get tossed in a blender with personal stories, improv games, and zero chill. Hosted by Dai and David—two queer best friends with more opinions than filter—the show tackles everything from reality TV and music videos to capitalist hellscapes and Bad Bunny’s underwear. It’s entertainment with a little revolution on the side. Sometimes you’ll laugh until you cry. Sometimes you’ll cry until you’re organizing a un ...
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A new podcast from Cassidy Hall and the Christian Century examining the intersection of queerness and contemplative life. Based on her forthcoming book, Queering Contemplation: Finding Queerness in the Roots and Future of Contemplative Spirituality (Broadleaf, 2024). The world of contemplative Christianity has yielded to the same voices for far too long, many of whom are from centuries before our time, with lives unlike our own, and often from experiences disconnected from marginalization, o ...
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Bailey Sarian, known for her massive success with “Murder, Mystery & Makeup,” has taken her true crime expertise to new heights with her podcast Dark History, where she proves history doesn’t have to be boring. This award-winning series, delves into the untold stories of history—from psycho dictators to shocking corporate scandals—that were never covered in school. With its gripping drama, Dark History consistently tops the charts in the history category, solidifying Bailey as a powerhouse i ...
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The feminists who make up the Exponent II Community (comprised of no less than a Magazine, a Blog, and an Annual Retreat) invite you to listen, and to join in our lower brow, fun, conversation about the lives of the people of our community. Find us at exponentii.org Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Feminism, Queer Theory, & Women of Color Feminisms.
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Welcome to "Decisions, Decisions," the podcast where boundaries are pushed, and conversations get candid! Join your favorite hosts, Mandii B and WeezyWTF, as they dive deep into the world of non-traditional relationships and explore the often-taboo topics surrounding dating, sex, and love. Every Monday, Mandii and Weezy invite you to unlearn the outdated narratives dictated by traditional patriarchal norms. With a blend of humor, vulnerability, and authenticity, they share their personal jou ...
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IDEAS is a place for people who like to think. If you value deep conversation and unexpected reveals, this show is for you. From the roots and rise of authoritarianism to near-death experiences to the history of toilets, no topic is off-limits. Hosted by Nahlah Ayed, we’re home to immersive documentaries and fascinating interviews with some of the most consequential thinkers of our time. With an award-winning team, our podcast has proud roots in its 60-year history with CBC Radio, exploring ...
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Queer Ed is a philosophy. Our podcast is founded on the basis of ‘Queer Theory’ and ‘critical pedagogy’. It’s more than developing an awareness of LBGT+ diversity and inclusion within schools, this podcast aims to: promote diverse gender identities, fight social inequalities in education, critique the heteronormative culture of educational institutions and challenge cis-normative & heteronormative assumptions. Every episode, we’ll focus on a different issue in education, from discussing the ...
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Stringweaver is Threshold's puzzle designer; loves design and media, and rants about anything they don't. Each episode is a random assortment of musings, insight, and thoughts on being a YouTube creator, ARG puzzle master, and all around queer. Listen on Anchor for music and more at Anchor.FM/String
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This isn’t your average podcast—it’s a radical little book club for your ears. Each week on Assigned Reading, feminist business coach Becky Mollenkamp invites a brilliant guest to read and unpack a feminist essay. Together, they dive into the juicy, nuanced, sometimes uncomfortable questions these texts raise about power, identity, leadership, liberation, and more. If you’ve ever wanted to have big conversations about big ideas—but without having to get dressed, make small talk, or leave you ...
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Nothing Never Happens is a journey into cutting-edge pedagogical theory and praxis, where co-hosts Tina Pippin and Lucia Hulsether connect with leading voices in radical teaching and learning. We engage a range of approaches — including but not limited to democratic, feminist, queer, decolonial, and abolitionist models.
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An Actual Play podcast where queer performers showcase stories in settings and games by queer designers. (ON INDEFINITE HIATUS)
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Follow Ian Fields Stewart and Jackie Torres, co-creators and stars of IN THEORY: Notes on Home, Love, Diaspora, and Failing Adulthood, as they navigate the world being black, queer, conscious, and petty.
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I promise you’ll learn something new about sex and sexuality, and you’ll have fun with it at the same time. Class is in session! Join the Whore School Discord: https://discord.gg/WE2VTBT
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Thoughts and discussion of modern communism, anarchism, feminism, queer theory, and my own struggle within the brutal machine of capitalist cisheteropatriarchy. TL,DR: SJW garbage, brocialists beware. Join the discussion on Telegram: t.me/breadcast
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At Qouch we like to talk about everything from gender to race, mangoes, bats and pop culture to 90s rom coms. And we do it all from our couch!
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Discord: https://discord.gg/4m257dA Welcome to Mindless Matters, an 18+ podcast focused on erotic and recreational hypnosis. Join Jess and Sam, two trans and queer gals, as we discuss, teach, and learn about hypnotism and its applications! Each episode we chat about hypnosis techniques, theory, and kink. All featuring live inductions and demonstrations, so you can learn by example and enjoy a bit of steamy play, too. This podcast features live inductions. DON'T LISTEN WHILE DRIVING or anytim ...
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A queer friendly, neuro divergent, nerdy podcast made for weirdos by weirdos.
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Queer Radical Communists. #BuildingOurPower Building Our Power is an educational podcast dedicated to teaching and learning from others about communist/leftist ideology as well as how to build dual power. Building Our Power was launched in late 2016 as a small Memphis-based podcast, and continues to strive for consciousness, organization, and revolution For more information about us check out our twitter: @buildingourpwr
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Home of Riverhouse Games. Game Closet, a chance to meet & talk to cool queer & LGBT+ tabletop gamers, with side adventures into: From Scratch, an exercise in learning tabletop roleplaying games, and Critical Theory, an analysis of games & game design.
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Interviews with Scholars of the Law about their New Books Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/law
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Going along with my weekly comics and geek culture blog, a new podcast to talk about all things comics industry, from a female perspective. NEW EPISODES WEEKLY! Check in Mondays for Comic Book Culture and News, comics in other media and pop culture news, and New Comic Release Discussions from that week! If it has to do with comic books, I’ll cover it here. Special Edition Podcast Episodes are uploaded at least monthly, covering comics history, character backgrounds, MCU and DCEU discussions, ...
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Two queer horror nerds sit in a closet and revisit R.L. Stine's Goosebumps series. New episodes every first and third Monday!
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Other Planes explores all things Afro/Futurism in cosmic and conscious cultures worldwide, from music to art, science to politics—and beyond. Join host tobias c. van Veen as we undertake audio journeys and interviews with world-class visionaries, creatives, and futurists, from emcees and philosophers to scribes and scholars, programmers and poets. Other Planes covers radical diversity in the speculative arts, including science fiction, film, and comix; cosplay, performance, poetry and posthu ...
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Streaming from California and Texas, check out The ComaCast, a podcast and live-streaming show where Cody and Matt get together twice a week to chat about drag, new movies, what's got them talking, and of course, their cats. The show also delves into under-reported LGBT true-crime stories and expansive conversations with members of the LGBT community. Their weekly live shows are full of fun games and gossip! Check us out at www.thecomacast.com.
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Bad Activist Collective is a space dedicated to connecting activists, justice seekers and change makers from all around the globe to combat systems of oppression and fight for a better future for people & the planet. We are committed to exploring the trials and tribulations of trying to be a perfect activist in an utterly imperfect world. We explore topics of climate justice, environmentalism, racial justice, youth activism, disability justice, queer feminist theory, mental health, land and ...
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Deb Malkin, certified life coach, bodyworker and Pain Recovery Coach shares tips for rewiring persistent pain and emotional overwhelm. After experiencing her own overnight transformation of her chronic knee pain while 50, fat and with an x-ray showing degenerative osteoarthritis, she realized that pain wasn't only what her bodywork education or doctors were teaching. Using tools inspired by the work of Dr. Sarno, physician and author of Healing Back Pain and Mindbody Prescription she has add ...
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A pod space for discussions on the South Asian diaspora, both as topic and lens through which to view our world. Hosted & Produced by Maryyum Mehmood and Aditya Desai.
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Discussing the latest in educational concerns, parental rights, culture, politics & news. Equipping you with information as you prepare to stand.
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Julia Gillard, the only woman to have served as Prime Minister of Australia sits down for insightful, moving and thought-provoking conversations with some of the most interesting people from around the world working to advance gender equality – whether that's by actively dismantling gender-based barriers, or by being inspirational trailblazers in their field. We'll bring you stories from the worlds of business, entertainment, media, sport and many more, shining a light on people doing amazin ...
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WS 449 Pride, Queer Liberation Theory, and Praxis
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Join Ms Harper for a discussion on Pride month's history, including the Hirschfeld Institute, Stonewall, and Gay Liberation groups like Act Up, the Radical Faeries, and more! From history we moved into theory, with first Gay Liberation Theory and the more modern Queer Liberation Theory. Moving beyond heteronormativitiy and cisnormativity are great …
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Eros and Empire: A Marxist Theory of Desire, Queer Liberation, and the Limits of the Nation with Alexander Stoffel
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Support the campaign: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/acidhorizon/vintagia-i-ching-oracle-for-psychogeographers-and-creatives "Living Currency" syllabus: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OeUT0XSZdIQ9VpgLaqjuw0sP3blJZySG/view?usp=drive_link What happens when queer liberation becomes entangled with the myths of the nation-state? In this episode,…
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Tamara Lea Spira, "Queering Families: Reproductive Justice in Precarious Times" (U California Press, 2025)
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Envisioning queer futures where we lovingly wager everything for the world's children, the planet, and all living beings against all odds, and in increasingly precarious times. Tamara Lea Spira's Queering Families: Reproductive Justice in Precarious Times (U California Press, 2025) traces the shifting dominant meanings of queer family from the late…
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Why we can’t live without the universal feeling of disgust
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Disgust — an emotion that makes us human. It can keep us safe from drinking milk that's gone off, thanks to the revolting smell. And as Charles Darwin suggests, disgust serves as part of our core evolutionary function. But it also has a dark side. Disgust has been co-opted by culture, to religious and political divides. Scholars say we need to reck…
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S4 E40 Interpretations of the Second Amendment: A Conversation with Joel Alicea
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The Supreme Court’s ruling in 2022 changed the established methodology for evaluating Second Amendment cases. What was the existing methodology, and what does this shift signify for future interpretations? We sit down with Joel Alicea, Professor of Law and Director, the Center for the Constitution and the Catholic Intellectual Tradition at the Colu…
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The philosophy behind why humans are so self-conscious
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For centuries, Western philosophers have contemplated the question: “Who am I?” To get to the answer, 19th-century German philosopher Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel suggests, start by replacing the “I” with “we.” His philosophy looks at why we should care what others think of us because people’s perspectives play a huge part in how we see ourselves …
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You've Got Decisions: How Do You Find Motivation When Everything Feels So Uncertain?
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Send us your questions [email protected] Follow the hosts on social media Weezy @Weezywtf & Mandii B @Fullcourtpumps and follow the Decisions Decisions pages Instagram @_decisionsdecisions Help us become a New York Time's Best Seller & make sure you pre-order your copy of Mandii & Weezy’s upcoming debut book: “No Holes Barred: A Dual Manifesto…
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SECURITY CULTURE 101: How Activists Resist State Repression
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What is security culture, and why does every activist and organizer need to learn it? In this video, I break down the basics of security culture: assessing risk, protecting your community, and understanding how the state surveils and represses social movements. From COINTELPRO to Stop Cop City, we explore how movements have survived government targ…
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Peter Allen, "How to Think about Politics: A Guide in Five Parts" (Oxford UP, 2025)
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What part should politics play in our everyday lives? In How to Think About Politics: A Guide in Five Parts (Oxford University Press, 2025) Peter Allen, a professor of Politics and Co-Director of the Institute for Policy Research at the University of Bath, explores this question across a range of practical and philosophical examples. The book direc…
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171: Walmart: From American dream to American NIGHTMARE
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Hi friends, happy Wednesday! Do you guys remember that movie “Where the Heart Is?” It’s all about this girl who secretly moves into the store without anyone noticing, then she gives birth in the mattress department… and again, no one notices… It stars Natalie Portman, it’s great. When I was a kid and I saw this movie, it was 100% believable to me. …
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How the fear of fire is taking control of us
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Humans used fire as a tool. Now we fear its destruction. But we're responsible for changing the climate, argues John Vailliant, "in a way that favours fire way more than it favours us." The Vancouver author unpacks how fire made humans who we are — and how humans are changing fire in his award-winning book, Fire Weather: The Making of a Beast.*This…
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Intersectional Feminism vs. Girlboss Feminism: Chatting about Lindy West with Paige Worthy
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This week’s text: ✍️ “What No One Else Will Tell You About Feminism” by Lindy West This week’s guest: Paige Worthy (she/her) is a writer, editor, and brand messaging strategist for progressive entrepreneurs. Known for her spicy takes, thoughtful wordcraft, and zero tolerance for misogynist bullshit, Paige shows up in business and life as a truth-te…
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Ontologies of Queerness: Deleuze, Butler, and Beyond with Billie Cashmore and Xenogothic
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What does it mean to say that queerness is ontological? In this episode, we’re joined by Billie Cashmore and Xenogothic (Mattie Colquhoun) to explore the philosophical foundations and political tensions surrounding queerness, normativity, and the symbolic order. Drawing on thinkers like Judith Butler, Heidegger, and Lacan, we examine queerness not …
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The unforgivable crime of being queer in Africa
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Homosexuality is a crime in more than half of African countries — a crime punishable by prison sentences. Or in some cases: death. New laws in some states make it illegal for anyone to even advocate for LGBTQ rights. These laws bring up questions of foreign influence, neo-colonialism, and the role the international community could and should play i…
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This week we share first impressions of The Queer Ultimatum Season 2, recap Week 1 of the WNBA (the WNBA scriptwriters are so back), and spotlight the protest to reclaim the historic site of the Compton’s Cafeteria Riot. We also talk about a new interfaith Pride campaign urging faith leaders to show up for LGBTQ+ folks this June. In Am I a Bad Quee…
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Ep. 422: Luck of Dating (Ft. Les Alfred)
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This week the ladies are joined by Les Alfred, of the “She’s So Lucky” podcast! The show kicks off with the crew revealing their dream podcast guests, debates movie fairness, and it gets real about mixing investments and romance.Things heat up with a candid discussion on relationships and future family plans, followed by an unfiltered look at menop…
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When Black Rage Is Criminalized: Rodney Hinton Jr and Revolutionary Justice
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In this episode, we delve into the tragic case of Ryan Hinton, an 18-year-old Black teenager from Cincinnati who was fatally shot by police on May 1, 2025, during a foot chase. Police allege that Ryan was armed and posed a threat; however, body camera footage leaves critical questions unanswered, prompting his family to initiate an independent inve…
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Bringing child sex abusers out of the shadows
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No one likes talking about child sex abuse. But prevention experts say we need to bring pedophilia out of the shadows if we ever want to end abuse. They insist, it is not inevitable. CBC producer John Chipman explores an innovative new program in Kitchener, Ontario, that has sex offenders and abuse survivors working together to prevent future harm …
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This week, Dai and David consciously unboss, transition to a barter economy, live in a moneyless society, distribute propaganda, stand on airplanes for less than two hours, fight over the aisle seat, burn down plantations, project their own superstitions, provide good for the goose and the gander, discuss Representative Gerry Connolly's death, cons…
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The traditional philosophical view of belief is that it's a rational cognitive affair, evidence based and directed toward truth. According to this account, things like delusion and religious belief are "edge cases", exceptions that prove the rule. But this week we're considering not only that belief may be closely tied to emotion, but that it may a…
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Why our long term relationship with the U.S. is done
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America is just not that into you anymore, says historian Marci Shore. It's not us — it's them. The Yale professor blames the U.S. for the failed relationship and warns the world that her own country can no longer be counted on to defend democracy, not even within its own borders. Shore has been studying the history of totalitarianism for nearly 30…
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Jaleh Mansoor, "Universal Prostitution and Modernist Abstraction: A Counterhistory" (Duke UP, 2025)
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Join me for conversation with Dr. Jaleh Mansoor (Associate Professor of Art History in the Department of Art History, Visual Art, and Theory, University of British Columbia) about her book Universal Prostitution and Modernist Abstraction: A Counterhistory (Duke University Press, 2025). Our discussion brought us to topics like the artists’ muse, the…
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Where did modern news culture come from? Think Shakespeare
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It might seem like the vast, turbulent ocean of information we call news has always existed, but that's not the case. Theatrical plays in Elizabethan England set the stage for our modern news culture, argues Stephen Wittek in his post-doctoral work. He says the cross-pollination between theatre and news developed the norms for our contemporary publ…
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You've Got Decisions: How Do I Battle My Negative Thoughts On Dating? (Ft. Mama Jewel)
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Send us your questions [email protected] Follow the hosts on social media Weezy @Weezywtf & Mandii B @Fullcourtpumps and follow the Decisions Decisions pages Instagram @_decisionsdecisions Help us become a New York Time's Best Seller & make sure you pre-order your copy of Mandii & Weezy’s upcoming debut book: “No Holes Barred: A Dual Manifesto…
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Executive Power and the President Who Would Not Be King: A Conversation with Michael McConnell
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In this episode of Madison’s Notes, Michael McConnell examines the gap between the Founders’ vision of a limited presidency and today’s expansive executive power. Drawing on his book The President Who Would Not Be King (Princeton University Press, 2022), we discuss how the Constitution’s safeguards against monarchical authority have eroded over the…
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Postcript: Calibrating the Outrage-Democratic Erosion, Legality, and Politics
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We’ve been focusing on the dynamics of democratic backsliding in the United States and beyond. In this episode of Postscript: Conversations on Politics and Political Science, Susan talks the co-founder and co-director of the Democratic Erosion Consortium, Dr. Robert Blair about how the Consortium offers FREE resources to teachers, students, journal…
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170: The Shocking Truth About Dairy: Why are we *really* drinking milk?
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Hi friends, happy Wednesday! As a country, America has always had a complicated relationship with dairy. One month we hate it, the next month, some weird cottage cheese recipe goes viral, and we’re all over it again. But here's something I thought was a little strange. You never hear about dairy farmers or the dairy industry going bankrupt. It made…
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Facing Death, Finding Life: Conscious Dying with Dr. Aditi Sethi (268)
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“How people approach death is probably as unique as our fingerprint…. and yet the actual dying process is very similar” – Aditi Sethi Dr. Aditi Sethi, the founder of the Center for Conscious Living and Dying, shares her profound journey into the realm of death and dying. She discusses the importance of presence, the healing power of music, and chal…
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Champions of cormorants argue the water bird is unfairly vilified
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It's not them, it's you. That's what fans of the cormorant argue, pointing out how people see the gangly aquatic bird all wrong. This common bird has gained a bad reputation by irritating communities with its large colonies, extreme fishing habits and tree-killing excrement. But defenders suggest maybe it's humans and their cultural assumptions tha…
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Objectification Begins With Words: Reading Robin Wall Kimmerer with Nancy Harris
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This week’s text: ✍️ “Speaking of Nature” by Robin Wall Kimmerer This week’s guest: Nancy Harris (she/her) is an executive coach, keynote speaker, and facilitator supporting leaders and organizations committed to equity, people-centered work, and transformational change. She’s the founder of Restart Consulting, host of The Intersection podcast, and…
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Nicholas Barry et al., "Constitutional Conventions: Theories, Practices and Dynamics" (Routledge, 2025)
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Constitutional Conventions: Theories, Practices and Dynamics (Routledge, 2025) is an excellent edited volume exploring the various ways in which governments and constitutional structures operate in the spaces that are not necessarily articulated in law, edict, or formal documents. This is not a text about the folks who gathered together in 1787 in …
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Why music — even sad music — is 'inherently joyful'
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Music is joy declares Daniel Chua. The renowned musicologist says music and joy have an ancient correlation, from Confucius to Saint Augustine and Beethoven to The Blues. Of course there is sad music, but Chua says, it's tragic because of joy. Chua delivered the 2025 Wiegand Lecture called Music, Joy and the Good Life.…
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This week the ladies are going SOLO (with Eddin) at the studio. After a quick catch-up, Mandii opens up about needing space, and the duo dives into one of life’s trickiest questions: Are you a bad person, or just going through it?. They switch gears with a must-watch list of Black cinema classics , then Weezy shares a braces horror story you won’t …
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This week we discuss week 1 of Diddy's federal trial, Halle Bailey’s restraining order against DDG and Tory Lanez prison/legal updates. We also give our long awaited White Lotus S3 recap and spotlight a 21-year study showing donor-conceived adults raised by lesbian moms are thriving. In Am I a Bad Queer?, how to call out your queer friends biphobia…
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Tamara Lea Spira, "Queering Families: Reproductive Justice in Precarious Times" (U California Press, 2025)
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Envisioning queer futures where we lovingly wager everything for the world's children, the planet, and all living beings against all odds, and in increasingly precarious times. Tamara Lea Spira's Queering Families: Reproductive Justice in Precarious Times (U California Press, 2025) traces the shifting dominant meanings of queer family from the late…
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