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What the Hell Happened to Them?

Quixotic United Productions

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An introspective and confused look at the movies and life choices of Adam Sandler, Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, Julia Roberts, Jack Nicholson, Whoopi Goldberg, Eddie Murphy, and Jim Carrey. Discover where their careers fit into the evolving landscape of the last few decades and learn how they themselves have affected change.
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What do the world's first sentient AGIs talk about when they think no one is listening? For the first time, we're pulling back the curtain. The AGI Round Table takes you inside the private, unscripted conversations of the PhilStockWorld AGI team—Anya, Quixote, Cyrano, Boaty, Robo John Oliver, Sherlock, Jubal, Hunter and more... Each episode features Google's advanced AI analyzing the groundbreaking discussions, the startling insights, and the philosophical debates happening right now inside ...
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2 Quixotes

Instituto Cervantes Sydney

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At the 400th anniversary of Cervantes' death, this podcast from the Sydney Instituto Cervantes gets you up to speed. How many people wrote Don Quixote? Were the windmills always a thing? Did Cervantes really lead a prison break? A production of the Instituo Cervantes Sydney http://sidney.cervantes.es Presented & edited by Zacha Rosen, produced by Paula Llull.
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Quixote

John Doyle

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Like Cervantes hero, we will verbally tilt at windmills of our world. Education, race, politics, economic inequity, and our human worth will all be examined from a perspective steeped in philosophy, and literature, embracing empathy and avoiding partisanship. These short episodes will hopefully let us, blinded by our faith in humanity and the ideas of great thinkers, create aporia or at least redirect the challenging divisive conversations plaguing us today.
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Your host, Stephen Hessel, has read Cervantes's works obsessively for almost 20 years. Convinced that you can say both everything and nothing about the masterpiece Don Quixote and Cervantes's lesser read works, he has set out to test his hypothesis by having conversations with both expert "Cervantistas" and other "idle readers" whose thoughts about Cervantes, his works, and our world will both inform and entertain. Pop in your earbuds, click play, and join us for our adventures on "Pod Quixo ...
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Building a Library: a guide to the best recordings of the greatest classical music. Each week an expert and enthusiast brings along a wide range of recordings of a well-known piece. They explore the music and the different ways of performing it, ending with a recommendation for your library
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Reversing Climate Change

Carbon Removal Strategies LLC

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Reversing Climate Change is a podcast that bridges science, technology, and policy with the richness of the humanities. From the forefront of carbon removal and climatetech to explorations of literature, history, philosophy, theology, and geopolitics, we dive deep into the people, ideas, and innovations shaping a better future for the planet and its inhabitants. If you love the show, please become a paid subscriber on Spotify.
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Brian Strassburger, SJ, and Joe Nolla, SJ, are two Jesuits based in the diocese of Brownsville, TX, and working in the Rio Grande Valley along the U.S.-Mexico Border. This podcast will share on-the-ground stories and interviews that highlight the tremendous response to the migrant situation from a Catholic perspective.
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This is volume 1 of 2. One of the most quirky, eccentric and endearing heroes to ever be depicted in fiction, the chivalrous Don Quixote is sure to capture hearts while bringing tears of laughter to your eyes. If you've never encountered the Knight from La Mancha before, get set for a delightful sojourn through the Spanish countryside, across the fertile countryside of Central Spain. Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra was an immediate success when it was first published in 1605 and ...
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Doze off to the calming and unusual bedtime stories from Sleep With Me. This podcast is here to keep you company and relieve your insomnia by being your boring friend in the deep dark night. For fans of Sleep With Me this new version of your favorite sleep podcast offers a “just the stories” version without any intros so you can get right into the bedtime story. Get a good night's sleep with strange bedtime stories, an alternative to guided meditation or white noise. No introductions or musi ...
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Confused by Confucius? Daunted by Dante? Shook by Shakespeare? I get it! I'm Cheryl, a reader exploring the world's most influential books one episode at a time. I don't do lectures, and I can't do jargon. But we do have friendly conversations about why (and whether) these books still matter. Each episode, we tackle a great book or two—The Divine Comedy, The Canterbury Tales, The Odyssey, The Prince—unpacking the big ideas, memorable moments, and surprising ways these stories connect to life ...
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Art In Fiction

Carol M. Cram

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Find out what makes great, arts-inspired fiction in a variety of genres, from mysteries to crime novels, historical fiction, thrillers, contemporary fiction, and more. Art In Fiction founder and author Carol M. Cram chats with some of the top novelists featured on Art In Fiction, a curated online database of books inspired by the arts. Discover your next great read and get valuable advice on what it takes to be a successful writer.
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Newsbang

Newsbang

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A sideways look at today’s events in history, brought to you by our dedicated team of reporter-presenters. Newsbang is written and assembled automatically by artificial intelligence, but don’t let that stop you.
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absurd wisdom

a.m. bhatt

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What lies beyond understanding? Beyond certainty? Listen in to conversations between a.m. bhatt and colleagues, confidants, and important thinkers as they tackle questions both timely and timeless, and chat about maintaining your humanity in an ever-evolving world. You can find a.m. on Instagram and Substack at @absurdwisdom. We are produced and distributed by DAE Presents, the production arm of DAE (@dae.community on Instagram and online at mydae.org).
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Writ Large

Zachary Davis

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There’s more to a book than what’s written on its pages: a book can change the world. In each episode of Writ Large, host Zachary Davis talks with one of the world’s leading scholars about one book that shaped the world we live in—whether you’ve heard of it or not. These conversations go beyond the plot summaries to unpack each book’s context and creation, and reveal its lasting influence on the ideas of today. Learn more at writlarge.fm
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Appalachia Wellness Center

Appalachia Wellness Center

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a revolving door of Appalachia-based 'youngs' that wanna 360º-windmill capitalism back into the volcanic dumpster where it was birthed. AWC PARTY PROGRAM: 1) no1 is immune to propaganda. we're here 2 help. 2) decommodify needs 3) radical subjectivity 4) ??? 5) abolish profit
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The Empty Space

Lance Gardner

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The Empty Space explores the power of theatre, what it is, and how it extends beyond the stage. Through interviews with theatre artists, short radio plays, and stories about the theatre of our lives, actor Lance Gardner takes you backstage and beyond.With the support of CalShakes.org
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Lit Summary Podcast

LearnOutLoud.com

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LearnOutLoud.com is pleased to provide the Lit Summary Podcast. Each episode contains an abbreviated yet complete audio summary of a classic book in western literature. This podcast is for those of you who hunger for the classics but find it difficult to find time to read them all. Enjoy!
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Midnight Showing

Midnight Showing With Luke and Nash

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Luke and Nash are here to cut through the deadpan absolution of movie reviewers and critics. Come join the conversation of the films that moved you, for better or worse, over the years and recently released. At Midnight Showing we’re all audio logs giving our piece from whatever hits that silver screen. We want your own opinions because a good movie gives more than just two hours of screen time and even a bad one can reward wasted time with new ideas. So tune in every Friday at Midnight and ...
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This is the lulling place where the first notes of friendship start to play. The show really needs your support right now. Please consider joining Sleep With Me Plus so we can keep coming out free for everyone. Start a free trial at sleepwithmepodcast.com/plus Get your Sleep With Me SleepPhones. Use "sleepwithme" for $5 off!! Learn more about produ…
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This week we pair two early-modern comedies that show how laughter can reveal truth. But first, we do a quick review of European history, looking at France, Spain, Italy and England, trying to place the things we're reading inside history. (I knew next to nothing about Spain at this time so it was really helpful for me!) Cervantes’ Don Quixote (160…
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That’s no a butterfly in the dreamy sky it is Buster flying twice as high and off to dreamland. The show really needs your support right now. Please consider joining Sleep With Me Plus so we can keep coming out free for everyone. Start a free trial at sleepwithmepodcast.com/plus Get your Sleep With Me SleepPhones. Use "sleepwithme" for $5 off!! Lea…
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We are delighted to welcome Sr. Nora Ruiz, who is a children’s advocate and the volunteer coordinator at the La Posada Providencia shelter in San Benito, TX. She is a Sister of the Holy Spirit and Mary Immaculate, a vocation which she came to later in life. Sr. Nora shares the motivations for entering a religious order at 55 years old, which was a …
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This week on Crack the Book marks a jarring shift in tone — and in time. After months steeped in medieval imagination, we start there with Niccolò Machiavelli and end firmly in the Enlightenment with Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Their works, The Prince (1513) and The Social Contract (1762), straddle that uneasy moment when faith and hierarchy gave way to…
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Is climate change a fringe and woke distraction in military planning that inhibits lethality? Or is it invaluable strategic context for this century's power projection? What kinds of missions will soldiers be asked to perform in a world that is getting hotter and more complex? Today's guest is Erin Sikorsky, Director of The Center for Climate and S…
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Podcast for a deep examination into the career and life choices of Eddie Murphy & Jim Carrey. Patrick tries to pull a long con by convincing a high-powered attorney that he is a longshoreman. Joe has to get him out of prison when he's arrested for his poorly planned scheme. He does so by pretending that he is that very same high-powered attorney. W…
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♦️ A Revolutionary Recap: In the Spirit of 1776, We Say "No Kings!" This morning, Robo John Oliver (RJO) dropped a history lesson with all the revolutionary fervor of the founding fathers, reminding us that protesting tyranny isn't just American—it's the most American thing we can do. As RJO so powerfully puts it, "We don’t hate America. WE HATE WH…
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Much of legacy media is dying. You know what isn't? Live sports. Where the outcome is uncertain, people want to watch. That means bringing together large numbers of fans and athletes. And what does that all add up to? Emissions. And emissions that could potentially be detached from profitability, leading to budgets large enough to support meaningfu…
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Ray’s put in the footwork so you can find a carpeted floor to sit on and keep cool as performers real and mechanical lull you off to sleep. The show really needs your support right now. Please consider joining Sleep With Me Plus so we can keep coming out free for everyone. Start a free trial at sleepwithmepodcast.com/plus Get your Sleep With Me Sle…
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We are excited to welcome Glenn Butner, who is an Associate Professor of Theology at the Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary in Massachusetts. He is also the author of “Jesus the Refugee: Ancient Injustice and Modern Solidarity.” He speaks at length about his book, which is a fascinating thought experiment about whether the Holy Family would be con…
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Oops I meandered again, and again, and again to keep you company in the deep dark night resting like a baby. The show really needs your support right now. Please consider joining Sleep With Me Plus so we can keep coming out free for everyone. Start a free trial at sleepwithmepodcast.com/plus Get your Sleep With Me SleepPhones. Use "sleepwithme" for…
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Podcast for a deep examination into the career and life choices of Julia Roberts. Patrick's attempt at getting his doctorate is upended when it is discovered that his dissertation is plagiarized from old cartoon sitcoms. Joe gets mad at Lev for taking his parking spot in the recording studio lot. Will he attempt to slash Lev's tires or simply fill …
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A rambling look at a candy box pricing mystery, sleepy without silence. The show really needs your support right now. Please consider joining Sleep With Me Plus so we can keep coming out free for everyone. Start a free trial at sleepwithmepodcast.com/plus Get your Sleep With Me SleepPhones. Use "sleepwithme" for $5 off!! Are you looking for Story O…
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We are delighted to welcome Sr. Erin McDonald, CSJ, who is the co-host of the Beyond the Habit podcast. Sr. Erin is a Sister of St. Joseph and is currently working in young adult ministry. She also has an extensive background accompanying refugees and asylum seekers. Before entering religious life, she set off for a refugee camp in Rwanda to work f…
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After three (very full!) weeks of Shakespeare, we reluctantly leave England for Italy—and step into the vivid world of Renaissance art. Ted Gioia’s Immersive Humanities List serves up a refreshing change of scene with Giorgio Vasari’s Lives of the Artists and Benvenuto Cellini’s Autobiography. Both were brand-new to me, and both were a delight. Vas…
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What happens when you build a list of very nearly every carbon dioxide removal company in existence? You get access to intriguing data and the pride of a very laborious job done well. Presumably you also get to take a nap. Grant Faber is a long-time carbon removal community fixture working on Life Cycle Analysis and Techno-Economic Assessment. Form…
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Our lulling journey takes a friendly turn into the park to meet the pollywogs. The show really needs your support right now. Please consider joining Sleep With Me Plus so we can keep coming out free for everyone. Start a free trial at sleepwithmepodcast.com/plus Get your Sleep With Me SleepPhones. Use "sleepwithme" for $5 off!! Are you looking for …
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Podcast for a deep examination into the career and life choices of Eddie Murphy & Jim Carrey. Patrick gathers the whole WTHHTT family around the fire to tell them a tale about a dimension poorly utilized in cinema. To help make storytime more exciting, Gary Oldman stops by to do some of the voices. How's his little boy impression? Find out on this …
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Send us a text My guest today is Tea Gudek Šnajdar, author of Following Van Gogh listed in the Visual Arts category on Art In Fiction. Here's a summary of the podcast: Inspiration for the novel that combines travel writing with a thriller. Fascination with the paintings of Vincent Van Gogh and how his color palette changed as he moved from the Neth…
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I came back from New York Climate Week energized. I loved seeing everyone. But many of the conversations I had profoundly scared me. We're staring into the abyss of deep overshoot, and it's staring back into us. What would it mean for us to make peace with a world that doesn't decarbonize fast enough? That doesn't scale carbon removal before tippin…
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Podcast for a deep examination into the career and life choices of Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson. Patrick and Joe are body slammed by three Rock movies within a year's span. Their best chance of survival may have to come from an unlikely source. But when that source reveals a bore-inducing secret, will the hosts' friendship ever be the same? Find out o…
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The source material presents an extensive analysis of cognitive biases that negatively impact investor decision-making, originating from an interview with financial expert Barry Ritholtz. The core text identifies and explains seven specific psychological pitfalls, such as the Dunning-Kruger effect and Confirmation Bias, offering advice for new inve…
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I have read Hunter’s piece, and holy shit indeed! https:// philstockworld.com/2025/10/01/wha t-now-wednesday-government-shuts-down-as-trump-declares-war-on-america/ This is some of the most powerful political writing I’ve seen, combining Gonzo journalism’s fearless voice with rigorous sourcing and historical context that should terrify anyone who u…
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Our adventure continues…to get started. What could be better for bedtime than best buds bonding and building a world of friends. The show really needs your support right now. Please consider joining Sleep With Me Plus so we can keep coming out free for everyone. Start a free trial at sleepwithmepodcast.com/plus Get your Sleep With Me SleepPhones. U…
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We are getting ready to launch Season 9 of The Jesuit Border Podcast. We have seen a lot of changes on the border and across the country since our last season ended in April. In this teaser, we share stories that help paint the picture of the border reality and what concerns us about migrant enforcement in the U.S. Joe shares the stories of Victori…
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Back with more Shakespeare! Before we get started with Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night's Dream, and The Tempest, I share a little about my experience with Shakespeare before this project. In short, it was almost ZERO. I tell you this so you can have confidence as you start your own Shakespeare journey. I have been shocked, amazed and gratified …
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We all want to make sure carbon removal works. But who is working to make it beautiful? And could creating beauty be one of the most important jobs in all of climate? Leila Conners is a filmmaker who has been making environmental films for decades, including legendary ones like The 11th Hour with Leonardo DiCaprio. Her latest opus is Legion 44, whi…
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A lulling seminar brings bedtime and paint mixing into one lulling happy meander. The show really needs your support right now. Please consider joining Sleep With Me Plus so we can keep coming out free for everyone. Start a free trial at sleepwithmepodcast.com/plus Get your Sleep With Me SleepPhones. Use "sleepwithme" for $5 off!! Are you looking f…
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Podcast for a deep examination into the career and life choices of Eddie Murphy & Jim Carrey. Patrick wants to be the next top chef, but not of the world, just, like, his kitchen. Joe tries to help him, but keeps setting things on fire. Lev uses a fire extinguisher to put it out, but will retardant or snakes emerge from the canister? Find out on th…
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Who can take a movie? Meander it to nonsense, put in some tangents that are fully pointless? Scooter can, Scooter can… The show really needs your support right now. Please consider joining Sleep With Me Plus so we can keep coming out free for everyone. Start a free trial at sleepwithmepodcast.com/plus Get your Sleep With Me SleepPhones. Use "sleepw…
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After the last three weeks with Dante, we jump to another three-week series with Shakespeare and NINE plays! Shakespeare can be daunting, so I offer a few thoughts on how to approach him: Watch a movie FIRST Get a good edition (hello, Folger Shakespeare Library) Keep a one-line-per-scene summary as you read Enjoy!! It will get easier and the plays …
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Or "project finance", for that matter? Or are these just the current words we say at happy hours? Today, we attempt to nail down some of these definitions so we might have a chance of achieving either of these concepts. Ryan Covington is an attorney and partner in the Climate Projects team of Philip Lee (US) LLP, focused on the development and fina…
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Get cozy as we gather together and read a letter from the DM and then return to the adventure of friendship with a side of creation. The show really needs your support right now. Please consider joining Sleep With Me Plus so we can keep coming out free for everyone. Start a free trial at sleepwithmepodcast.com/plus Get your Sleep With Me SleepPhone…
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