The light of truth shines in darkness! Curious Realm sheds light on the hard conversations and fringe topics usually skipped over by mainstream media. We believe that within these conversations lies the opportunity to build unity, understanding and common empathy among people and by avoiding them we are effectively stunting our growth as a human society! Join us as we delve into the deepest realms of human curiosity and beyond. Visit our LISTEN LIVE page and join the conversation every Tuesd ...
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A podcast that critically examines the working-class struggle through the lens of MMT or Modern Monetary Theory. Host Steve Grumbine, founder of Real Progressives, provides incisive political commentary and showcases grassroots activism. Join us for a robust, unfiltered exploration of economic issues that impact the working class, as we challenge the status quo and prioritize collective well-being over profit. This is comfort food for the mind, fueling our fight for justice and equity!
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Can we learn to make smarter choices? Listen in as host Katy Milkman--behavioral scientist, Wharton professor, and author of How to Change--shares stories of high-stakes decisions and what research reveals they can teach us. Choiceology, an original podcast from Charles Schwab, explores the lessons of behavioral economics to help you improve your judgment and change for good. Season 1 of Choiceology was hosted by Dan Heath, bestselling author of Made to Stick and Switch. Podcasts are for inf ...
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Welcome horror fans! The Evolution of Horror is a weekly movie discussion podcast that covers the history of horror cinema, one sub-genre at a time. From Universal Monsters to 80s slashers, from Alfred Hitchcock to Jordan Peele, we've got it covered! Each week, host Mike Muncer is joined by a different guest from the world of horror to discuss a movie in depth and its place in horror history.
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The Vulnerable Man podcast is an ongoing examination of what it means to be a man, and how we as men want to define masculinity and manhood in the 21st century. The main theme centers around vulnerability and the relationship men have with it individually and collectively. It is not about an either/or mindset. Instead it seeks to come from an approach to better understand how we as men want to show up more powerfully and on purpose in the world. Through conversations with men from all walks ...
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** Ad-free episodes are available to our paid supporters over at patreon.com/geeks ** Host David Barr Kirtley, author of the book Save Me Plz and Other Stories, talks geek culture with guests such as Neil Gaiman, George R. R. Martin, Richard Dawkins, Simon Pegg, Bill Nye, Margaret Atwood, Neil deGrasse Tyson, and Ursula K. Le Guin. Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy has appeared on recommended podcast lists from NPR, The Guardian, Wired, The A.V. Club, BBC America, CBC Radio, WVXU, io9, Omni, The St ...
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Hey there everybody, welcome to Dudes and Beer. This podcast is all about fun,friends, family, projects, and of course…there’s beer! So tune tune in, and enjoy the hi-jinx and conversation that is Dudes and Beer!
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Hello, Hola, Guten Tag, Bonjour, こんにちは ! Welcome everyone, this is a podcast for those wanting to learn about U.S. culture through Standard American English, also known as General American. We talk about various different topics related to the U.S. and the U.S.'s relations with other countries. My co-host and I would like to think of this as more of a journey because you never know where it’ll take us. Plus, since the journey’s more important than the end or the start, we hope that you’ll be ...
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𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑪𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒄 𝑨𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 Podcast season 1 is titled "𝑺𝒕𝒖𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒊𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒔." In this 10 episode season Host Jordan Whiteko is joined by Father Andrew Hamilton and Father Christopher Pujol for a lively discussion about the acts and miracles that Jesus performed that left his disciples stunned. Be sure to follow, like and subscribe to the Catholic Accent channel to get updates on new episodes.
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Part of our mission is to introduce MMTers to socialism and socialists to MMT. We’ve had a few metaphorical doors slammed in our faces along the way. Former friends from the MMT community now delight in slinging accusations worthy of a HUAC hearing, while some socialists suspect modern monetary theory is just a sideshow of bourgeois economics. So, …
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596. God Emperor of Dune by Frank Herbert Review
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1:46:26Andrea Kail, Matthew Kressel, and Rajan Khanna join us to discuss God Emperor of Dune by Frank Herbert, the fourth book in the Dune series. Ad-free episodes are available to our paid supporters over at patreon.com/geeks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy David Barr Kirtley
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CR Ep 186: UFO Encounters w Martin Keller & Making Paranormal Normal w Dr Megan Rose
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2:02:09In this episode of The Curious Realm, host Christopher Jordan welcomes author and researcher Martin Keller to discuss the many cases and types of UFO encounters. From close-up witnesses of craft to physical traces, abductions, and even psionic summoning. What answers might the various types of UFO encounters hold to the greater question of what UFO…
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Ep 333 - DisElderly Conduct with Judy Karofsky
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57:53If civilizations are judged by how they care for their elderly, our report card is already written. Should there be anyone left to judge us – should humanity exist long enough to judge us – we’ve flunked. Steve’s guest is Judy Karofsky, author of 'DisElderly Conduct: The Flawed Business of Assisted Living and Hospice,' who provides a critical exami…
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28 Years Later (2025) with Danny Boyle & Alex Garland
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1:57:28The rage virus is back! This weekend 28 Years Later hits cinemas so Mike sits down with Ben Travis do discuss the film (spoiler free + a spoiler section), plus, Mike chats to director Danny Boyle and writer Alex Garland about making the movie. TIMECODES: 02:00 - 28 Years Later general thoughts (spoiler free) 33:10 - Interview with Danny Boyle & Ale…
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CR Ep 185: Gulf Coast Great Whites w Chester Moore & Paul Fuzinski & The Essential Guide to Mothman w Ken Gerhard
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2:01:54In this episode of The Curious Realm, host Christopher Jordan welcomes wildlife reporters and creators of the new documentary Great White Sharks in the Gulf, Chester Moore and Paul Fuzinski. In this groundbreaking documentary they delve deep into the recent discoveries of Great White sharks in the waters of the Gulf Coast, something never previousl…
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The Vulnerable Man Ep114 - Jonathan Jacobs
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45:06Jonathan is a marketer, a writer, a community organizer, a men’s work advocate, and someone who has strong opinions about cream cheese. In this conversation we discuss vulnerability with groups versus with individuals, relationships and being imperfect, his work around men walking and men talking, creating change, the concept of American manhood, a…
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Ep 332 - The Red Thread: A History of Socialist Tradition with C. Derick Varn - Part 2
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1:07:14**On Tuesday evening, C. Derick Varn will join us AGAIN for Macro ‘n Chill, our weekly community gathering. While listening to this episode, we will have the opportunity to ask questions and engage in discussion about Part Two. June 17th, 8 pm ET/5 pm PT Click HERE to register The second half of Steve’s conversation with Derick Varn goes into the h…
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CR Ep 184: Temple of Solomon w Richard Smith & People of the Fae w Nikki Folsom
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2:28:32In this episode of The Curious Realm, host Christopher Jordan welcomes researcher Richard Smith to discuss the temple of Solomon. Steeped in mysticism, sacred geometry, and divine guidelines for construction, this building provided a space for direct communication with the Divine. Was this famed and sacred building just a simple structure, or was i…
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595. The Business of Science Fiction (with Tom Gerencer)
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1:11:47Tom Gerencer joins us to discuss the book The Business of Science Fiction by Mike Resnick and Barry N. Malzberg. Ad-free episodes are available to our paid supporters over at patreon.com/geeks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy David Barr Kirtley
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Ep 331 - The Red Thread: A History of Socialist Tradition with C. Derick Varn - Part 1
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1:04:39**This Tuesday evening, C. Derick Varn will join us for Macro ‘n Chill, our weekly community gathering. While listening to this episode, folks will have the opportunity to ask questions and engage in discussion. June 10th, 8 pm ET/5 pm PT Click HERE to register This episode is the first of a two-part discussion delving into historical splits within…
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CR Ep 183: Nazca Lines w Jean Broida & Rainey Street Ripper w Greg Lawson
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2:09:33In this episode of The Curious Realm, host Christopher Jordan welcomes researcher Jean Broida to discuss the Nazca Lines of Peru. With a long-fabled history, these mysterious petroglyphs depict everything from, monkeys, to birds, to men and complex geometric shapes. But what are these large-scale messages for, and how were they created with such pr…
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Whit is a father of two boys, a writer and published author, and a lot of other things on top of that. We talk about modeling vulnerability for his boys, his relationship with his father, his book, his past career writing about fatherhood, and a bunch more. Website: https://whithonea.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/whithonea/ Book: https…
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Little Bits of Happiness: With Guests Sally Millington & Ellen Evers
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28:27Were you the kind of kid who devoured all your Halloween candy in one sitting—or savored it daily until, somehow, it was Easter? And when it comes to bad news, do you prefer it all at once or with some time in between? Turns out, the way we bundle or separate life's highs and lows can influence our happiness. In this episode of Choiceology with Kat…
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Ep 330 - Money, Power, and the People with Christopher Shaw
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1:08:05There's an oft-repeated Chris Hedges quote that goes: “I do not fight fascists because I will win. I fight fascists because they are fascists.” Well, that’s how we feel about the banks. Revolutionary change is only possible when people understand the institutions of power. The banking system plays a huge role in perpetuating class division and disc…
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In this episode of The Curious Realm, host Christopher Jordan welcomes researcher Vicki Joy Anderson to discuss the topic of shadow beings. From a quick glance out of the corner of your eye, to full blown figures walking through rooms, across walls, and even the famed “Hat Man”, shadow people have been a popular part of the modern parapsychological…
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594. Andor Season 2 Review (with Andrea Kail, Erin Lindsey, Matt London)
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1:27:36Andrea Kail, Erin Lindsey, and Matt London join us to discuss Season 2 of the Disney+ series Andor, a prequel to the movie Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Ad-free episodes are available to our paid supporters over at patreon.com/geeks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy David Barr Kirtley
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Ep 329 - Stage IV Terminal Capitalism with Hamza Hamouchene
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1:14:17The podcast focuses on the critical need to address the root causes of health and environmental crises, emphasizing that many diseases, including cancer, are largely influenced by environmental factors and capitalism's exploitative nature. Hamza Hamouchene talks about his reasons for leaving a career in cancer research, highlighting the disillusion…
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CR Ep 181: Shamanic Healing w Dr Angela Thompson Smith & Astral Experiencer w Jason Quitt
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2:13:50In the first part of this episode of The Curious Realm, host Christopher Jordan welcomes shamanic practitioner and remote viewer, Dr Angela Thompson Smith to discuss the world of Shamanic healing and journeys. Through Shamanic teachings we learn that we are in touch with a far greater reality than we could ever imagine. How can we learn to not only…
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Joanna is a wife and mother, an executive coach, and someone committed to developing, growing, and seeing the whole human. We talk about mental health and stigma, self-care and self-compassion, asking for help, boundaries, and psychological safety. We could have continued this conversation for quite some time, so I hope you enjoy listening in.…
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Cents & Sensibility: With Guests Melina Palmer & Devin Pope
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32:49Would you pay more for a car with 29,999 miles than one with 30,000? The answer should be no—it's a negligible difference, after all—but research shows that people often do pay more than they should for cars that are just short of certain odometer thresholds. In this episode of Choiceology with Katy Milkman, we look at why a price or an age or a te…
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593. Roger Zelazny's Writing Advice (with Warren Lapine)
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1:09:55Warren Lapine joins us to discuss editing the book On Writing Science Fiction and Fantasy by Roger Zelazny. Ad-free episodes are available to our paid supporters over at patreon.com/geeks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy David Barr Kirtley
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This episode features sharp commentary on the current geopolitical landscape, exploring why China continues to thrive despite the chaotic shifting of US policies. Our friend Carl Zha brings his vast knowledge of China and delves into the shifting global dynamics with the US. He and Steve examine the absurdity of the US government's approach to trad…
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Hallow Road (2025) Interview with Babak Anvari and Matthew Rhys
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27:22Babak Anvari, director of Under the Shadow and I Came By, has a new horror film called Hallow Road, out in UK and Irish cinemas now! I chatted to Babak and star of the movie Matthew Rhys about the challenges of making a film set entirely in one location with just two actors...By Mike Muncer
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The 6th and latest Final Destination movie has officially hit cinemas! Jamie Graham joins Mike for a spoilerific discussion of Bloodlines... Hosted, Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer Music by Jack Whitney. Artwork by Mike Lee-Graham Visit our website www.evolutionofhorror.com Buy tickets for our UPCOMING SCREENINGS & EVENTS Buy yourself some brand…
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Talking Final Destination with creator Jeffrey Reddick (re-post)
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56:41As part of our Final Destination retrospective, here's Mike's interview from 2023 with the writer and creator of the original movie, Jeffrey Reddick! Hosted, Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer Music by Jack Whitney. Artwork by Mike Lee-Graham Visit our website www.evolutionofhorror.com Buy tickets for our UPCOMING SCREENINGS & EVENTS Buy yourself s…
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The Final Destination (2009) & Final Destination 5 (2011)
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1:45:40For Part 3 of our Final Destination retrospective, Mike is joined by Stevie Webb and Becky Darke to discuss the good, the bad and the hideously ugly in the two final movies in the original Final Destination series... Hosted, Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer Music by Jack Whitney. Artwork by Mike Lee-Graham Visit our website www.evolutionofhorror.…
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CR Ep 180: NASA Whistleblower w Tyler Roberts and Knights Templar w Kathleen Ball
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2:17:07In the first part of this episode of The Curious Realm, host Christopher Jordan welcomes Tyler Roberts, host of the popular Total Disclosure podcast and member of the International UFO Bureau. We discuss his recent bombshell interview with NASA whistleblower Dr. Gregory Rogers, who recounts being shown a mysterious craft bearing a U.S. Air Force em…
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Final Destination 2 (2003) & Final Destination 3 (2006)
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1:28:32In Part 2 of our Final Destination retrospective (recorded in 2023 for Patreon), Mike is joined by Keir Siewert and Alix Austin to avoid log trucks and rollercoasters in their spoilerific discussions of Final Destinations 2 and 3! Hosted, Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer Music by Jack Whitney. Artwork by Mike Lee-Graham Visit our website www.evol…
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Final Destination Retrospective #1: Final Destination (2000)
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1:13:25It's Final Destination week! To celebrate the release of the new instalment, Final Destination Bloodlines, out this week in cinemas, we're dropping deep-dive discussions of all five movies every day this week. These were conversations recorded for Patreon back in 2023, which we're now dropping for free on the main feed. In part 1, Mike is joined by…
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As difficult as it is to get a handle on the chaos and confusion of Trump’s shifting policies, we continue to ask wise friends for their perspective. This week Steve is speaking with Australian economist Bill Mitchell, a founder of MMT and a regular guest of this podcast. Bill helps us unpack the capitalist contradictions driving global instability…
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592. The Best of Greg Egan Part 1 Review (with Anthony Ha)
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2:24:07Anthony Ha joins us to discuss the first eight stories in the book The Best of Greg Egan, part of the SF Masterworks series of science fiction classics. Stories discussed: "Learning to Be Me" (20:42), "Axiomatic" (44:03), "Appropriate Love" (50:10), "Into Darkness" (1:00:30), "Unstable Orbits in the Space of Lies" (1:14:47), "Closer" (1:26:42), "Ch…
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CR Ep 179: Hypersonic Technologies w Mike Turber & Reiki Energies w Rev Michael JS Carter
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2:14:04In this episode of The Curious Realm, host Christopher Jordan welcomes Mike Turber, founder of 5x5 News to discuss the world of hypersonic technologies. With higher realms of technology becoming readily available to governments and defense contractors alike, we have seen a proliferation of hypersonic technologies over the last few years. What does …
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The Vulnerable Man Ep 111 - George Hofheimer
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39:05George is a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer, a husband and father of two, a consultant to credit unions, a cross-country cyclist, a man living the dream on his terms, and someone I’m looking forward to sitting down and having a beer with one day. Our conversation wanders to lots of places, including leveraging the phrase “I don’t know” as a consulta…
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Hooked on Streaks: With Guests Chloë Hamilton & Jackie Silverman
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31:27Streaks have long been logged in the world of sports. And for tracking habits, like daily writing. But now apps encourage us to keep streaks going for just about anything. Messaging friends, learning new languages, meditating, exercising, you name it. In this episode of Choiceology with Katy Milkman, we explore the motivational power of streaks. An…
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Ep 326 - AI in the Sky: Modern Warfare with Peter Byrne
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58:58The past year has seen lots of discussion of the ‘human’ nature of AI. Programs like ChatGPT were writing poetry, engaging in debates, and roasting users with witty retorts. Educators have been facing more serious concerns as they navigate a world in which students no longer need to learn to do their own research, writing, or thinking. But the mili…
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CR Ep 178: Papal Prophecies w Archbishop James Cloud & End Times w Jason McLean
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2:19:18In this episode of The Curious Realm, host Christopher Jordan welcomes Archbishop James Cloud back to discuss Pope Francis's recent death, the many prophecies concerning the Papacy, the supposed quatrain prediction regarding the Pope's death, and what is to come from famed seer Nostradamus.In the second part of the episode, we welcome author, resea…
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Ep 325 - Tariffs, Tooth Fairies & Trade with Fadhel Kaboub
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1:03:58“When you are a dominant empire like the US, economically, militarily, geopolitically, and you make bets that are exclusively based on power rather than technology, innovation, research and development, education, a growing prosperous middle class, history tells us that you will eventually fail. And that's the ugly reality.” Like most media nowaday…
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591. Harlan Ellison's Greatest Hits Part 3 Review (with Tom Gerencer)
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2:39:59Tom Gerencer joins us to discuss the book The Top of the Volcano: The Award-Winning Stories of Harlan Ellison, which contains 11 stories not included in Harlan Ellison’s Greatest Hits. Stories discussed: "A Boy and His Dog" (1:39), "The Region Between" (37:12), "Basilisk" (48:29), "Adrift Just Off the Islets of Langerhans: Latitude 38° 54' N, Longi…
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The Vulnerable Man Ep110 - Dominick Shattuck (Pt 2)
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22:23In this episode I finish my conversation with Dominick Shattuck. Dominick is a men’s health researcher, a husband, a father of two daughters, and frankly one of those people that it is easy to talk to. In this second part we talk about normalizing safe sex conversations in dating, helping men talk with each other about reproductive health, Dominick…
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Obstacle Illusions: With Guests Daniella McCahey & Tom Gilovich
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30:41First-born children tend to believe that their parents were harder on them than their siblings are willing to grant. Football fans take disproportionate note of the challenging games on their team's schedules. We're wired to interpret our challenges as bigger than our advantages, even if the reality is more balanced. In this episode of Choiceology …
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Ep 324 - Modern Money Awakenings with Tracy Carson
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1:08:10This week’s episode comes from Steve’s recent appearance on The Tracy Show, where he was invited to talk about MMT with host Tracy Carson, who had some questions. Tracy: Okay, I'm going to tell you what I think I understand about Modern Monetary Theory or MMT. I'm just going to go with MMT. The federal government can pretty much generate money out …
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Ep 323 - The Physics of Capitalism with Erald Kolasi
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1:17:45“Humanity... is at a critical moment in history where the decisions that we make could have massive, massive implications, for our future trajectory, for the future trajectory of human civilization over the next two centuries. Those decisions can either ensure that we have a prosperous millennium or that we have a disastrous one.” Erald Kolasi join…
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