Best Amy Horowitz Podcasts (2025)

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Gaza Aid Disaster, Russia Offers New Peace Talks, Trump Freezes Student Visas | American Prestige 53:18

3h ago53:18

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In this week’s American Prestige news roundup: US-Iran negotiations might be making progress (1:02); in Israel-Palestine, a new aid program implemented gets people killed (6:30), the US proposes framework for a new peace deal* (11:01), and Israel creates 22 new West Bank settlements (15:54); cases of cholera are spiking in Sudan (17:35); Libya’s ea…

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Imelda Staunton in Mrs Warren's Profession 42:25

19h ago42:25

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Samira Ahmed and writers Dreda Mitchell and Mark Ravenhill review Imelda Staunton and her daughter, Bessie Carter, in Mrs Warren's Profession. They consider, too, theatre director Marianne Elliott's first foray into film, The Salt Path, based on a Raynor Winn's bestselling memoir of how she and her husband, after they have lost their house and farm…

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From 35 Siloed Systems to One Unified Experience with Joseph Pellissery & Desigan Reddi 19:36

1d ago19:36

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In this episode of Bringing Data and AI to Life, hosts Amy Horowitz and Nick Dobbins sit down with Joseph Pellissery, CIO, Head of Technology, Digital and Payments at Wescom Credit Union and Chairman of Wescom Resources Group, and Desigan Reddi, VP of IT Operations and Architecture at Wescom Credit Union, to explore their groundbreaking journey fro…

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The Case for a Digital Detox w/ Casey Johnston | Tech Won't Save Us 55:18

1d ago55:18

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On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Paris Marx is joined by Casey Johnston to discuss why she pared back on social media, made her smartphone much dumber, and what she learned about how bodies are treated online through her fitness journey. Casey Johnston is the creator of the She’s A Beast newsletter and author of A Physical Education: How I Es…

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Paul Hartnoll of Orbital on the band's Brown album, and a new biography of Muriel Spark. 42:13

2d ago42:13

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Paul Hartnoll of electronic music duo Orbital talks about the reissue of the band's Brown album which was originally released in 1993, with the addition of 23 extra tracks of rarities and previously unreleased material and about the intersection between dance music and politics. Frances Wilson, who has previously published acclaimed biographies of …

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Alison Steadman live from Hay Festival 42:24

2d ago42:24

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Live from the Hay Festival, Alison Steadman talks to Samira about her career, from Abigail's Party to Gavin and Stacey. Laura Bates and Gwyneth Lewis discuss Arthurian Legends and The Mabinogion. Hisham Matar champions the Egyptian Nobel Laureate Naguib Mahfouz. And transatlantic husband and wife country duo Outpost Drive perform on stage. Presente…

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Winning Rural Voters, plus J. Edgar Hoover | Start Making Sense 48:36

2d ago48:36

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Rural America is Trump country. Last November Trump carried 93 percent of rural counties.. How can Democrats change that? Anthony Flaccavento and Erica Etelson, co-founders of the Rural Urban Bridge Initiative, have a strategy to accomplish that. Also: 20 minutes without Trump: We know a lot about the bad things J. Edgar Hoover did, but it turns ou…

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Will Butler formerly of Arcade Fire on his play set in a recording studio 42:23

3d ago42:23

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Stereophonic is a play about the creative process, power dynamics and fraught personal relationships of a 1970s rock band. It won a Tony and many other awards on Broadway. Now Stereophonic has come to the West End. Playwright David Adjmi and Will Butler, sometime of Arcade Fire, who has written the music, discuss their own artistic process as they …

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South Sudan’s Failed Peace Deal w/ Joshua Craze | American Prestige 50:24

3d ago50:24

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On this episode of American Prestige, Writer and researcher ⁠Joshua Craze⁠ returns to the program to talk about the situation in South Sudan. They cover the collapsed 2018 “peace deal,” the elite forces vying for power, the Nuer White Army, figures like Salva Kiir Mayardit and Riek Machar, how South Sudan’s troubles have been impacted by the war in…

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John Semley on The Gamblification of America | The Nation Podcast 38:51

4d ago38:51

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For sports fans in the US, betting has never been more common, or more accessible. But beneath the surface of this booming pastime, a darker story is unfolding. Writer John Semley joins the podcast to examine the implications of all this access, not just in American sports, but across global betting markets, and how our era of gambling reflects a n…

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Taking David Horowitz Seriously | The Time of Monsters with Jeet Heer 52:22

5d ago52:22

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The late David Horowitz, who died in April at age 86, was often dismissed as a fringe figure not just by liberals and leftists but even many on the right. Horowitz would often complain that his books — crude polemics with titles such as BLITZ: Trump Will Smash the Left and Win (2020) and The Enemy Within: How a Totalitarian Movement Is Destroying A…

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Ukraine Talks Collapse, India Threatens Pakistan’s Water Supply, IDF Operation Gideon’s Chariots | American Prestige 47:33

7d ago47:33

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This week in the American Prestige news roundup: the Ukraine peace talks collapse (3:30) as Trump stuns European allies with his sudden pivot back to positions beneficial to Russia (7:21); in EU elections, a Romanian centrist wins the presidency (11:06), a Polish centrist wins the first round of the presidential election leading to a runoff (13:27)…

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Mission Impossible & Benicio Del Toro 42:35

8d ago42:35

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Benicio Del Toro talks about playing a business tycoon in Wes Anderson’s The Phoenician Scheme. This aesthetically stylised film, by the director who also made The Royal Tenenbaums and The Grand Budapest Hotel, is reviewed by Tom and critics Larushka Ivan-Zadeh and Rachel Cooke. They also give their verdict on Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckon…

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Generative AI is Not Inevitable w/ Emily M. Bender and Alex Hanna | Tech Won't Save Us 53:13

8d ago53:13

53:13

On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Paris Marx is joined by Emily M. Bender and Alex Hanna to discuss some of the harms caused by generative AI, address the industry's ploys to keep the public invested while companies flounder under the weight of unmet promises, and what folks can do to push back. Emily M. Bender is a Professor in the Department…

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Shirley Manson of Garbage 42:18

9d ago42:18

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Frontwoman of Garbage, Shirley Manson talks about the band's latest album Let All That We Imagine Be The Light, which is inspired by contemporary events including the killing of George Floyd in Los Angeles, but which presents an optimistic perspective on a dystopian world. We hear from the winner of the International Booker Prize, which was announc…

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Jamie Raskin on 'A Rally a Day,' plus the Books of 1925 | Start Making Sense 41:33

9d ago41:33

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“A rally a day keeps the fascists away” – that’s what Jamie Raskin says. He’s the ranking Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, and he talks about Trump’s “world historical grift,” and why we shouldn’t be pessimistic about defeating his efforts. Also: 20 minutes without Trump: 1925 is being celebrated this year as the centenary of The Great Ga…

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Musician Rhiannon Giddens on returning to her North Carolina roots after working with Beyoncé 42:26

10d ago42:26

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Musician Rhiannon Giddens on returning to her North Carolina roots after working with Beyoncé. As a huge retrospective of the work of the artist Helen Chadwick opens at The Hepworth Wakefield, art critic Louisa Buck and the exhibition's curator, Laura Smith, discuss why Chadwick should be viewed as the godmother for a golden generation of British c…

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Henri Bergson's Restless World w/ Emily Herring | American Prestige 59:24

10d ago59:24

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On this episode of American Prestige, Danny and Derek welcome Emily Herring, a writer based in Paris, to the program. They discuss her new book, Herald of a Restless World: How Henri Bergson Brought Philosophy to the People. The conversation delves into Henri Bergson's philosophy and its enduring relevance, particularly concerning contemporary anxi…

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Joanne Harris on the return of Chocolat 42:21

11d ago42:21

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25 years after Joanne Harris introduced readers to the soothing delights of Chocolat, she's released her new book Vianne. It’s the prequel that explains how her heroine found her way into the world of high end French confectionery. A new exhibition at the British Museum sheds light on the provenance of popular images of the Hindu god Ganesha, the B…

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Jacob Silverman on Cryptocurrency's Shadiest Dealings Under Trump | The Nation Podcast 35:18

11d ago35:18

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On this episode of The Nation Podcast, Jacob Silverman joins the show to discuss how the cryptocurrency industry has long evaded regulation, and how it’s now deeply enmeshed with the Trump administration’s most corrupt dealings. Silverman's feature, “Coin-Operated: The Crypto Industry’s Takeover of American Politics,” appears in the June issue of T…

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The Perils and Promise of Trump’s Middle East Gamble | The Time of Monsters with Jeet Heer 42:54

12d ago42:54

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On his latest trip to the Middle East, Donald Trump is making big news. He’s indicating a receptiveness to making a deal with Iran trading normalization for nuclear non-proliferation. He ended the bombing campaign against Yemen and is also pushing for normalization with Syria. Further, the White House has sidestepped Israel in order to have direct …

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Trump's Gulf Tour & Deals, Gaza Updates, US Habeas Corpus | American Prestige 52:34

14d ago52:34

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Alex Jordan rejoins the show to see if he can impersonate Danny as well as he impersonated Derek a couple of weeks ago. He and Derek discuss the India-Pakistan ceasefire, Donald Trump’s big Persian Gulf tour (filled with Deals, Bribes, and announcements about Syrian sanctions and Iranian nuclear talks), the latest developments in Gaza, the US-China…

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Review: Sondheim's final musical Here We Are, The Marching Band, Daniel Kehlmann's The Director 42:31

15d ago42:31

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David Benedict and Viv Groskop review Stephen Sondheim’s final musical, Here We Are, a surreal story of brunch and existential dread; French film about about grassroots music, The Marching Band and Daniel Kehlmann’s new novel, The Director, about a real life German filmmaker navigating the Third Reich. Presenter: Tom SutcliffeProducer: Simon Richar…

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Staying Optimistic About the Revolutionary Power of AI and Data with Jonas Christensen 24:11

15d ago24:11

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Efficient data and AI are often perceived as the end goal for businesses. The truth is that they’re just the tools that get you to the finish line. In this episode of Bringing Data and AI to Life, our host Nick Dobbins, Worldwide VP and Field CTO at Informatica, sits with Jonas Christinsen, Head of AI Innovation at SkillsGPT and Chief AI Officer at…

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Elon Musk is Remaking the US Space Program w/ Tim Fernholz | Tech Won't Save Us 1:00:57

15d ago1:00:57

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On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Paris Marx is joined by Tim Fernholz to discuss how Elon Musk’s influence in the White House is shaping the US Space Program, why he’s pushing NASA toward Mars instead of the Moon, and whether the Starship rocket is in trouble. Tim Fernholz is a senior reporter at Payload Space and the author of Rocket Billion…

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Ocean with Attenborough, Garden Design, Turning Contemporary Politics into Opera 42:43

16d ago42:43

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Colin Bulfield, Executive Producer of the new film Ocean With Attenborough, talks about working with the celebrated broadcaster and filmmaker Sir David Attenborough on his latest project, an exploration of the vital importance of healthy oceans to our planet which is in cinemas around the country now. Current exhibitions at V&A Dundee and the Briti…

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Antisemitism and Free Speech, plus Farewell to Musk | Start Making Sense 38:03

16d ago38:03

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What obligations do colleges and universities have to protect students from antisemitism and Islamophobia? What obligations do they have to let students speak freely about issues they care about? David Cole just testified before Congress about that—he’s the former National Legal Director of the ACLU, and The Nation’s legal affairs correspondent. Al…

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Morcheeba perform, Virginia Woolf's Mrs Dalloway 100th anniversary 42:22

17d ago42:22

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Novelist Elif Shafak, artist and writer Edmund de Waal and Professor Rachel Bowlby join Samira to discuss the centenary of Virginia Woolf's Mrs Dalloway. As the Semi Finals of Eurovision start tonight in Basel, Switzerland, Paddy O'Connell talks about this year's contest. Four hundred leading British Artists such as Paul McCartney and Kate Bush hav…

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Amy Littlefield on Why We Have to Defend All Abortions | The Nation Podcast 40:14

17d ago40:14

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On this episode of The Nation Podcast, abortion access correspondent Amy Littlefield joins D.D. Guttenplan to discuss the reality of later-term abortions—and how, even though Roe v. Wade may have been overturned, the conservative crusade to eliminate abortion access rages on. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: ht…

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White American Liberals, Pt 2 w/ Kevin Schultz | American Prestige 51:24

17d ago51:24

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Kevin Schultz, Chair of the Department of History at the University of Illinois-Chicago, returns to the program to continue the discussion of his new book⁠ ⁠Why Everyone Hates White Liberals (Including White Liberals): A History⁠. In this second part of the discussion, Danny, Derek, and Kevin get into the origins and power of the "radical chic" and…

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Suzanne Vega sings in the studio, P Diddy trial, Mother Courage in County Durham 42:22

18d ago42:22

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Suzanne Vega has just released her first album of all-new material for nearly a decade. "Flying With Angels" continues her folk-influenced sound and introduces influences of soul as well as a song in tribute to Bob Dylan's "I Want You". She performs in the studio with guitarist Gerry Leonard. Sean Combs aka P Diddy is on trial in New York, charged …

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How Crypto Corruption Took Over Washington | Time of Monsters with Jeet Heer 48:24

19d ago48:24

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On this episode of The Time of Monsters, Jacob Silverman on why it’s hard to regulate the high tech ponzi economics. Over the last few years, crypto-currency has emerged as a political powerhouse, thanks to tens of billions in campaign donations. As Jacob Silverman reports in a recent feature in The Nation, “crypto, despite being a relative flop co…

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US-Houthi Ceasefire, Israel's Gaza Plans, and Global Trade Tensions | American Prestige 53:09

21d ago53:09

53:09

Though Jake is absent for the week, Danny and Derek remain steadfast in their dedication to bring you news. They discuss the U.S.-Houthi ceasefire; the Israeli government's plans for Gaza; Trump’s push for a Gaza ceasefire and Saudi deal on his upcoming Middle East trip; new clashes between India and Pakistan as well as more details from Wednesday …

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Review, The Wedding Banquet, Isabel Allende, The Brightening Air 42:34

22d ago42:34

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Authors Matt Cain and Eimear McBride join Tom Sutcliffe to review a new remake of Ang Lee's 1993 classic The Wedding Banquet. They also discuss Isabel Allende's new novel My Name is Emilia del Valle and the play The Brightening Air, on at the Old Vic theatre in London. And the National Gallery is having a re-hang, we speak to Head of the Curatorial…

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The Roots of Elon Musk’s War On Empathy w/ Julia Carrie Wong | Tech Won't Save Us 52:20

22d ago52:20

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On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Paris Marx is joined by Julia Carrie Wong to discuss Elon Musk’s recent opposition to empathy, how it comes out of the Christian right, and the relationship it has to previous discussions of longtermism. Julia Carrie Wong is a features writer at The Guardian. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands…

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Leni Riefenstahl, Queen Elizabeth Memorial, Keli 42:26

23d ago42:26

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Acclaimed German journalist and film producer Sandra Maischberger talks about her new documentary about Leni Riefenstahl, which re-examines the life and career of the filmmaker and Nazi propagandist who was one of the most controversial women of the 20th century. Art historian and curator Sandy Nairne, a member of the Queen Elizabeth Memorial Commi…

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Sherrod Brown: Winning Back the Working Class, plus ‘the Tide is Turning’ | Start Making Sense 40:43

23d ago40:43

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After serving 18 years in the Senate, and losing last November, Sherrod Brown analyzes what it will take for Democrats to recover from the defeats of 2024, and comments on his own political future – he could run for senator or for governor in 2026. Also on this episode: Dahlia Lithwick explains three key court cases where Trump suffered major defea…

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Hamlet Radiohead mashup, Stoke-on-Trent pottery in crisis 42:23

24d ago42:23

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In the wake of President Trump's proposed film tariffs, Jake Kanter, International Investigations Editor at Deadline, discusses what the impact could be for the British film industry. Last week Moorcroft became the latest heritage ceramic company to close its doors in Stoke-On-Trent. Emma Bridgewater, founder of the eponymous ceramics company, and …

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White American Liberals, Pt 1 w/ Kevin Schultz | American Prestige 58:32

24d ago58:32

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Kevin Schultz, Chair of the Department of History at the University of Illinois Chicago, joins the program to talk about his new book Why Everyone Hates White Liberals (Including White Liberals): A History. In this first part of the discussion, they get into liberalism’s consistent spirit yet inconsistent character, the transition from progressivis…

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A snapshot of culture on VE Day 1945 42:08

25d ago42:08

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To mark the 80th anniversary this week, we explore British culture around VE Day in 1945, reflecting on the music, books, films and theatre that defined the moment and the complex emotional landscape that followed the war’s end. Songwriter and pianist Kate Garner joins us at the piano. Guests: Michael Billington, theatre critic; Ian Christie, film …

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The Secret Clubhouse for Reactionary Plutocrat | The Time of Monsters with Jeet Heer 41:57

26d ago41:57

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On this episode of The Time of Monsters, Chris Lehmann joins Jeet Heer to discuss the Group Chats where billionaires scheme and moan. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyBy The Nation Magazine

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Ryan Coogler on Sinners, The Women's Orchestra of Auschwitz, Book Bans in the US 42:23

27d ago42:23

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US director Ryan Coogler on his supernatural horror film, Sinners. Anne Sebba discusses her new book, The Women's Orchestra of Auschwitz, about the orchestra formed in 1943 among the female prisoners at the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp. And as a new report looking at so-called book banning in the United States is published, we talked to au…

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WFP Out of Food in Gaza, US and Rwanda Negotiate a Migrant Deal, National Security Advisor Waltz Reassigned | American Prestige 52:06

29d ago52:06

52:06

May Day is no more, but the world, sadly, does not revolve around the left. On this week's news roundup: a new report on 2024 global military spending shockingly shows it has increased (2:05); the UN’s World Food Programme is out of food in Gaza (4:05), the IDF herds people into Rafah (5:55), and the PLO creates a vice presidency in anticipation of…

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Review: John Lennon docs, Tina Fey's The Four Seasons and The Great Gatsby musical 41:51

29d ago41:51

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Critic Kate Maltby and Beatles author Ian Leslie join Tom Sutcliffe to discuss two documentaries about John Lennon remaking his life in New York - Borrowed Time: Lennon's Last Decade and One to One: John & Yoko. They also discuss Tina Fey’s new series The Four Seasons, based on the 1981 film of the same name, which explores the relationships of thr…

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King James VI & I, Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes, The Extraordinary Miss Flower 41:59

29d ago41:59

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Jeff Pope on his new series Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes, the innocent man who was killed by police on a London tube in 2005, which launches tonight on Disney+. James VI of Scotland & I of England is the subject of a major exhibition at the National Gallery of Scotland in Edinburgh. We’re joined by the historical writers Lucy Hu…

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A Futurist’s Perspective on Visualising Data with AI with Cathy Hackl of Future Dynamics 23:53

29d ago23:53

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Who said data was just invisible strings of numbers? On this episode of Bringing Data and AI to Life our host and GVP of Solution Specialist Sales at Informatica, Amy Horowitz, is joined by Cathy Hackl, CEO and Founder of Future Dynamics. Cathy is a globally recognized futurist, an expert in deep tech and a speaker on AI - and this conversation loo…

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How Brainrot AI is Upending the Internet w/ Jason Koebler | Tech Won't Save Us 53:38

29d ago53:38

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On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Paris Marx is joined by Jason Koebler to discuss the economy behind AI slop generation, how people are building businesses on AI-generated images, and the wider consequences of their proliferation on social media. Jason Koebler is a cofounder of 404 Media and cohost of the 404 Media Podcast. Advertising Inquir…

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From the 1950s Red Scare to Trump, Plus the Alger Hiss Case | Start Making Sense 37:58

1M ago37:58

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Donald Trump is "the greatest threat to American universities since the Red Scare of the 1950s"—that’s what Princeton’s president Christopher Eisgruber said. Others say that what Trump is doing is worse. Beverly Gage comments – she wrote “G-Man,” the award-winning biography of J. Edgar Hoover. Also on this episode: In 1948, Alger Hiss, a prominent …

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Noddy Holder of Slade, Stephen Rea and Simone de Beauvoir 41:53

1M ago41:53

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In 1975, at the height of their fame, British band Slade made a feature film, Slade in Flame. The film was a critical and commercial failure at the time, but has built up a cult following over the years. Now it's being re-released in cinemas and on DVD. Frontman Noddy Holder and film director Richard Loncraine spoke to Samira Ahmed in studio. With …

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The Sino-Soviet Split, Pt. 2 w/ Jeremy Friedman | American Prestige 53:07

1M ago53:07

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Please listen to ⁠⁠our Sino-Soviet primer episode⁠⁠ and ⁠part one of this discussion⁠ for some background! On this episode of American Prestige, Danny and Derek welcome back Jeremy Friedman, assistant professor in the Business, Government, and International Economy at Harvard, to talk about the Sino-Soviet Split. The conversation picks up in the 19…

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