To respond to the challenging times we are living through, physician, humanitarian and social justice advocate Dr. Paul Zeitz has identified “Revolutionary Optimism” as a new cure for hopelessness, despair, and cynicism. Revolutionary Optimism is itself an infectious, contagious, self-created way of living and connecting with others on the path of love. Once you commit yourself as a Revolutionary Optimist, you can bravely unleash your personal power, #unify with others, and accelerate action ...
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Urbanism Vancouver explores the built environment of Vancouver, Canada - how we got to where we are, and what our history tells us about how we look forward to the future. We share insights not only from industry experts, but also from passionate advocates, and residents like you. With each episode, we'll look at different components that shape our urban experience in Vancouver, and we'll discuss how we can make cities more vibrant, affordable, and liveable places. With our shared experience ...
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In this unique civics podcast, discover how the principles of George Washington's Farewell Address (patriotism, civility, faith, education, national unity, and fiscal responsibility) apply to today! With a focus on American political institutions and policymaking, hear fascinating stories and discussions that any America-loving listener can enjoy! This non-partisan podcast is a remarkable mix of solo shows, interviews and special guests that gives you a great boost of freedom! New episodes o ...
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The Four Score Project Podcast is a crucial initiative of the New Majority Foundation, dedicated to exploring the complex challenges and promising opportunities facing American democracy in the 21st century. Through insightful interviews with leading thinkers, policymakers, and change-makers, along with in-depth discussions of current events and trends, this podcast serves as a vital platform for fostering informed dialogue and civic engagement.
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What would it take to build the democracy we were promised — but never fully delivered? Perfect Union Pending is a weekly interview show about law, policy, civic life, and what comes after broken systems. Hosted by Taylor Darcy, a civil litigation attorney turned media creator, this show features in-depth conversations with legal experts, policy thinkers, organizers, watchdogs, and everyday people working to make democracy more just, accountable, and accessible. Each week, we dig into the ci ...
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Higher Ed Now is a production of the American Council of Trustees and Alumni. It is a podcast concerning issues and policy in America's higher education system.
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Welcome to Strong Reception with Eli James. This podcast covers a whole host of subjects, ranging from election reform in New York City to the history of cover songs. It's for the civic-minded, the historically curious and those who love exclaiming, "I didn't know that!" Hear a range of great interviews with those who know their stuff, and those who are trying to change stuff. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The People’s Cabinet is a bold, solutions-focused podcast hosted by former White House senior aide Dan Koh. Each week, Koh talks with the leaders shaping America’s future — from governors and senators to economists and organizers — about how we move past the chaos and build something better. Guests like Governor JB Pritzker, Senator Tammy Duckworth, Senator Chris Coons, and Larry Summers join to tackle the biggest challenges of our time: economic inequality, healthcare, education, reproducti ...
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Welcome to RiseUp HR! It’s time to put back human in Human Resources & challenge the status quo together. Join Brenda G. as she uncovers real talk HR matters with senior, c-suite, civic, government, military, & business leaders from various industries. Join this collaborative community to challenge the status quo and reform HR practices & business strategies. We’re paving the way to shift minds, problem solve faster & intelligently. We’re uplifting armed forces in transitions and assisting t ...
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What is justice? Who does it serve? Why should you care? When we think about justice, we think about it as an abstract, something that happens to someone else, somewhere else. But justice and the law regulate every aspect of our interactions with each other, with organisations, and with the government. We never think about it until it impacts our lives, or that of someone close. Our guests are women with lived experience of the justice system whether as victims or women who have committed cr ...
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Defending Ideas is a weekly podcast produced by Sutherland Institute. On this show we are committed to renewing the principles of common sense conservatism, by equipping listeners to become more effective champions of sound principle and good policy. Visit defendingideas.org.
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Meyerside Chats seeks to eliminate the “us and them” narrative and toxic polarization by praising those who lead by example, virtuous community leadership, and authentic conversation. The intent is to showcase the humanity in those that take on the often thankless jobs of public service through civil discourse, and honoring differing points of view. Cities are an essential part of our identity. Depending on where we live, we develop different attitudes, personalities, perspectives, and ways ...
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Swimming Upstream host Tom Luna, is a former school board member was privileged to serve as a Senior Advisor to US Sec of Education Rod Paige. He also served for eight years as Idaho's State Superintendent of Public Instruction. During that time, he was the President of the Council of Chief State School Officers. On his podcast, Swimming Upstream, he visits with courageous leaders who challenge the prevailing tide and inspire all of us to swim against the current. Let’s jump in. About Our Ho ...
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What can we learn about making social and political change from talking to professional change-makers? This work takes a combination of persistence, shrewdness, and luck. On the Battles We Pick podcast, skilled advocates and organizers talk about how they deal with the various challenges they confront. Theme music by generous permission of recording artist Stephen.
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Black Disabled Men Talk is a podcast where four black men discuss precinct social and political issues of the day. The four black men on this podcast are Leroy Moore, Keith Jones, Lateef McLeod, and Ottis Smith. Their bios are as followed below: Leroy F. Moore Jr., Founder of the Krip-Hop Nation. Since the 1990s, has written the column "Illin-N-Chillin" for POOR Magazine. Moore is one of the founding member of National Black Disability and activist around police brutality against people with ...
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Peacebuilding and Democracy to Overcome Information Chaos with Danielle M. Reiff
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We’re living in the first generation of a digital era that’s designed to divide us, and most of us don’t even realize it. In this episode, Dr. Paul Zeitz sits down with peacebuilder and diplomat Danielle M. Reiff, author and editor of Overcoming Information Chaos, to explore how our digital world is fueling division and how we can reclaim peace, co…
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The Godcast, Episode 353: Women and Civics
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The Dissident Right's general position on women is that they are bad. The most common Dissident policy proposal regarding women is that bad things should happen to them. For some reason, this has not been well-received by the Woman Community despite being pretty diplomatic, so let's go back to the drawing board. What is it we're supposed to believe…
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WHO REALLY LED CALIFORNIA? A Look at Reagan, Wilson and the State’s Most Influential Leaders
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Show Summary In the Rapid-Fire close to each episode Jon asks every guest “which California leader do you most admire?” – and we’re proud to bring you some of those answers from our guests in 2025. From Ronald Reagan’s optimism and Pete Wilson’s pragmatism to Pat Brown’s legacy of building – the answers reveal a longing for principled leadership, e…
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Can Horizontal Boreholes Solve Nuclear's Biggest Problem? Rod Baltzer Thinks So
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What if the key to unlocking nuclear energy’s future has been buried all along? In this episode of Green Giants: Titans of Renewable Energy, host Wes Ashworth dives into one of the most overlooked and misunderstood challenges of the clean energy transition: nuclear waste disposal. His guest, Rod Baltzer, is a 25-year veteran of the nuclear waste in…
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End Credits #417 - November 26, 2025 (Wicked For Good)
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This week on End Credits, we're off to see the Wizard. Again. Inevitably, we return to the Land of Oz and all of our old, familiar friends who are back on the screen just in time for awards consideration in Wicked: For Good. And since we're getting close to that year end mark, we're going to make our best guess about what other movies we've yet to …
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From Kitchen Tables to Congress: The Role of Parents in Civic Education
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Civic education stands as a cornerstone of a thriving democracy, a theme we explore in this enlightening dialogue with Dr. Lindsay Cormick, a distinguished political scientist and author of "How to Raise a Citizen." At the crux of our discussion is the assertion that nurturing informed citizens is a shared responsibility, extending beyond the confi…
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52: The Goldwater Institute's Timothy Minella on dismantling DEI
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In this episode of the Grand Canyon Times podcast, host Leyla Gulen speaks with Timothy Minella, Senior Fellow at the Goldwater Institute's Van Sittert Center for Constitutional Advocacy. Minella explains why he believes Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs undermine America's founding promise of equal opportunity. He outlines how DEI ha…
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99. Modern Slavery in the UK: What You Need to Know with Lauren Saunders from Unseen UK
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Send us a text Modern slavery isn’t far away or long ago. It’s here, woven into daily life, and too often dismissed as something else. We sit down with Lauren Saunders, Deputy Director of Frontline Services at Unseen, to uncover how exploitation hides in UK homes, care settings, nail bars, construction sites and supply chains—and what it takes to b…
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GUELPH POLITICAST #496 - Still Taking, Just More Easily (feat. Theresa McClenaghan)
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There was a lot of celebrating this time last year when it was announced that Blue Triton was closing their water bottling operations across Ontario, including the one down the road in Puslinch. Current events have conspired to put water taking issues back on the frontburner but between concerns about the impact on renters in Bill 60 and the underm…
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From “No Limits” to a New Axis? Russia, China, North Korea and America First 3.0
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In this insightful Civic Brief, Dr. Isaiah "Ike" Wilson III dives into what he calls the WiSE Way, a practical, lawful, and principled approach to navigating today's complex security challenges. Drawing from a conversation with Dr. Ken Weinstein of the Hudson Institute, Dr. Wilson unpacks the broader strategic context of U.S. military actions, part…
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As families gather for Thanksgiving, disagreements about politics and culture can feel unavoidable. In this episode, Nic Dunn explains why the best way to lower the temperature is to lead with your deeply held principles, not partisan talking points, and how doing so strengthens both relationships and our civic life. Defending Ideas is a weekly pod…
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California’s First Millennial Majority Leader: "The System Is Broken" | Ian Calderon
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Guest: Candidate for Governor of California Ian Calderon Guest Bio: Ian Calderon was the first millennial elected to the California State Assembly and later served as the Assembly Majority Leader. During his time in office (2012–2020), he was deeply involved in major budget and policy negotiations. After leaving office, he became a small business o…
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#187: Statutory to Statuary - Lighting the Ohioan Journey Honoring Thomas Edison in the Capitol feat. Kristin Strobel
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Click here to watch on Youtube! Thanksgiving is all about gratitude, and it may also mean honoring those who have given. Kristin Strobel, who was our guest in Ep. 90, joins our show again to discuss her latest project about a statue honoring one of the most famous Americans: Thomas Edison! Hear about the journey from idea to voting, statuary to sta…
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Open Sources Guelph #544 - November 20, 2025
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This week on Open Sources Guelph, we're thinking globally and poding locally. Environmental issues are on our minds this week as we tackle a new pair of interviews, first with a delegate at the annual climate conference where there's so much hope for an organized action on climate change, and then, closer to home, we will talk to the Green Progress…
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The Godcast, Episode 352: Spy X Christianity
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Professor Jiang (ok?) has decided to REDPILL us (ok?) on how St. Paul was actually a Roman SPY, okay? And in the midst of dissident right talking points going mainstream and a rising youtube denomination (ok?) it's time to answer, again (ok?), this weird accusation. Okay? The lecture in question (ok?): https://youtu.be/Reh-ADlllUM Who is professor …
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Gracen Brilmyer and Lydia Tang eds., "Preserving Disability: Disability and the Archival Profession" (Library Juice Press, 2024)
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A transcript of this interview is available [here] Preserving Disability: Disability and the Archival Profession (Library Juice Press, 2024) weaves together first-person narratives and case studies contributed from disabled archivists and disabled archives users, bringing critical perspectives and approaches to the archival profession. Contributed …
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The Truth About Solar Panel Waste: Inside the Recycling Revolution with Dr. Janette Freeman
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Most conversations about solar focus on growth, installation, and deployment. Far fewer address the reality on the other end of the lifecycle: what happens to millions of solar panels once they’re damaged, decommissioned, or reach the end of their usable life. In this episode, host Wes Ashworth sits down with Dr Janette Freeman, Vice President of B…
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Janice M. McCabe, "Making, Keeping, and Losing Friends: How Campuses Shape College Students’ Networks" (U Chicago Press, 2025)
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We’re all familiar with the sentiment that “college is the best time of your life.” Along with a newfound sense of freedom, students have a unique opportunity to forge lifelong friendships at a point in life when friendship is particularly important. Why is it, then, that so many college students are falling victim to what the US Surgeon General te…
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End Credits #416 - November 19, 2025 (Predator: Badlands)
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This week on End Credits we're heading back to space! Leaving the bounds of Earth behind, we go to the stars looking for old friends and familiar faces. First, we will stop by Pandora, setting for James Cameron's very successful sci-fi series Avatar, and then we will head to Genna where the wildest game in the galaxy is waiting for a hunter in Pred…
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From Oligarchy to Autocracy: The Erosion of American Democracy with Thom Hartmann
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The erosion of democratic ideals in America has reached a critical juncture, as articulated by Tom Hartman in his compelling new work, "The Last American: A Broken Man, A Corrupt Party, and a World on the Brink." In this episode, we engage in a profound discourse about how the very machinery of democracy has been compromised, leading to a disturbin…
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98. Why Defending Juries Matters When Protest Is Criminalised with Sir Jonathon Porritt & Dr Juliette Brown
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Send us a text We sit down with Dr Juliette Brown, an NHS consultant psychiatrist and climate activist facing a retrial after a hung jury, and Sir Jonathan Porritt, a leading environmental thinker who has returned to civil disobedience, to explore how conscience, health, and the law collide in today’s UK. Together, we unpack Defend Our Juries, the …
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World on Edge: A Geostrategic Walk-About With Dr. Kenneth Weinstein of the Hudson Institute
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Get a sweeping, unfiltered look at today’s most urgent geopolitical flashpoints — U.S. strategy, global legitimacy, the Indo-Pacific, narco-terrorism, China’s rise, and the future of American engagement. In this episode of The Civic Brief, Dr. Isaiah “Ike” Wilson III is joined by Dr. Kenneth Weinstein, from the Hudson Institute, for a high-velocity…
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GUELPH POLITICAST #495 – Civic Advocacy Still Works! (feat. Ken Thompson & Susan Watson)
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If there’s a reason that Guelph City Council opted to proceed with a vacant home tax a few weeks ago, at least some of that credits goes to Get Involved Guelph who have been raising concerns for years about the number of houses in the Royal City staying empty, especially in the midst of a housing crisis. Well, the City of Guelph finally agreed that…
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Can Washington’s shutdown revive federalism? | Jennifer Butler
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A 43-day federal shutdown exposed how fragile state programs become when Washington can’t keep the lights on. In this episode, Nic Dunn is joined by Jennifer Butler, Senior Policy Advisor for the Center for Practical Federalism at the State Policy Network, along with Sutherland’s Bill Duncan and Christine Cooke Fairbanks. They unpack what the shutd…
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A DOG Voted In CA ... And They Won't Say If It Was a Democrat | Don Wagner
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Guest: Orange County Supervisor Don Wagner Guest Bio: Don Wagner is the Mayor of Irvine and a former California State Assemblyman, known for his long-standing public service across multiple levels of government. With deep experience in state and local politics, Wagner is now running for California Secretary of State in 2026. His campaign centers on…
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Carlo Rotella, "What Can I Get Out of This?: Teaching and Learning in a Classroom Full of Skeptics" (U California Press, 2025)
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At a time when college students and their parents often question the "return on investment" from humanities courses, accomplished feature writer and English professor Carlo Rotella invites us into the minds of a group of skeptical first-year students who are ultimately transformed by a required literature class. In What Can I Get Out of This?: Teac…
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Deliberative Polling® Can Save Democracy: Vision of James Fishkin
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Dr. Paul Zeitz sits down with Professor James S. Fishkin of Stanford University—the mind behind Deliberative Polling®—to explore whether informed dialogue can heal democracy’s divisions. Fishkin shares how a single “eureka” moment in 1988 led to a global movement transforming how citizens think, talk, and decide together. From Texas to Mongolia, an…
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Ethan W. Ris, "Other People's Colleges: The Origins of American Higher Education Reform" (U Chicago Press, 2022)
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For well over one hundred years, people have been attempting to make American colleges and universities more efficient and more accountable. Indeed, Ethan Ris argues in Other People's Colleges: The Origins of American Higher Education Reform (U Chicago Press, 2022), the reform impulse is baked into American higher education, the result of generatio…
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Open Sources Guelph #543 - November 13, 2025
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This week on Open Sources Guelph, the thirteenth is unlucky for some, even though it's a Thursday. Luck is definitely not on the side of the leader of the federal opposition, unless we're talking about bad luck of course, and coming off Remembrance Day there was some rare controversy that might have been blown out of proportion. For the interview, …
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Popcorn N' Soda: Hard Boiled (1992)
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BANGBANG PEW PEW PEW I'M HIT! Join Super and Brad McRadd as they chat about John Woo's awesome 1992 cops n' robbers flick, Hard Boiled. Forget your troubles as we cross an ocean of ammunition and get to the Popcorn N' Soda! Hard Boiled: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104684/ Hon Kong crime and gun stuff: https://youtu.be/KqJKprWHhps If you'd like to…
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The Godcast, Episode 351: Introduction to the Woman Question
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We here at the Godcast are excited for the regret we will experience in publishing the first in a brief series of episodes concerning the Woman Question. What is a woman? What makes a woman a woman? How do we approach the WQ in light of the Great (illusory?) Vibe Shift of 2025? Before anyone asks, the break music represents what women have to choos…
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Leading Through Uncertainty: Kimberlee Centera on Power, People, and Resilience
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When policy shocks hit and the ground shifts beneath an entire industry, real leadership is revealed. In Episode 78 of Green Giants: Titans of Renewable Energy, host Wes Ashworth welcomes back Kimberlee Centera, Founder and CEO of TerraPro Solutions, one of the renewable industry’s most trusted names in risk management and project finance. Over mor…
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End Credits #414 - November 12, 2025 (Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere)
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This week on End Credits we're feeling the music! Our focus on this episode is musicians and movies about musicians with two very specific examples. First up, we will revisit a biographical movie from 2005 about a man with a trouble past and even more troubled present as he struggles with stardom, and a new movie from here in 2025 that covers... mu…
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David Eubanks: How Accreditation Does (And Does Not) Work
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ACTA's Kyle Beltramini welcomes David Eubanks, assistant vice president of the Office of Institutional Assessment and Research at Furman University. Professor Eubanks is an expert on the philosophy and practice of leadership in higher education, particularly learning outcomes assessments, strategic planning, and institutional effectiveness. His wor…
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Navigating the Sacred: Humor and Hypocrisy in Politics
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In this discourse, we engage with the astute John Fuglesang, a comedian and commentator whose incisive examination of contemporary socio-political issues intersects humor with moral clarity. Central to our dialogue is his provocative tome, "The Separation of Church and Hate," which dissects the hypocrisy prevalent in political rhetoric surrounding …
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51: The Goldwater Institute's Chris Thomas on Hidden Superintendent Pay and the Push for School Transparency
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In this episode of the Grand Canyon Times podcast, host Leyla Gulen talks with Chris Thomas, Director of Legal Strategy for Education Policy at the Goldwater Institute and a longtime Arizona school attorney. Thomas discusses findings from a Goldwater report revealing the many hidden forms of compensation for Arizona school superintendents—including…
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How to Actually Fix U.S. Healthcare: HSAs, Price Transparency & Real Market Signals w/ Crom Carmichael
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Guest: Crom Carmichael – investor in 60+ startups, host of From Our Generation, and creator of Giants of Political Thought In this episode, Evan Meyer and Crom dig into why healthcare in America costs what it does — and what could truly fix it. They unpack how price transparency, Health Savings Accounts (HSAs), and market-driven competition could b…
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97. Inside Medomsley Detention Centre: Abuse, Predators, Government Ignorance & Operation Deerness with PPO Adrian Usher
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Send us a text A detention centre meant to correct young men became a blueprint for how institutions can enable predators. We dig into Medomsley’s regime of fear, the violence that greeted boys at the gate, and the sexual abuse that flourished where power went unchecked. Guided by survivors’ testimonies and an in-depth conversation with the Prisons…
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GUELPH POLITICAST #494 – Electoral Reform? It Could Still Happen (feat. Kevin Bowman)
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It was about 10 years ago this time that Justin Trudeau strode up to Rideau Hall and made history being sworn in as Canada’s 23rd prime minister. There was a lot of hope about what the future of Trudeau’s premiership held, but perhaps no other constituency were hit harder by the political realities of the Trudeau-mania hangover than electoral refor…
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Walk With Me: Nelson Mandela on Reconciliation in a Divided Age
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What can Nelson Mandela teach America about forgiveness, leadership, and reconciliation in a divided age? In this powerful episode of The Civic Brief, Dr. Isaiah “Ike” Wilson III shares a reflective encounter with the spirit of Nelson Mandela—a dialogue that reveals timeless lessons for leadership, democracy, and healing in an era of division. Thro…
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Can Utah lead the way on education reform? | Molly Hart
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Utah’s new state superintendent, Dr. Molly Hart, joins Nic Dunn alongside Christine Cooke Fairbanks to discuss the future of education in Utah. From strengthening local control to harnessing innovation in the classroom, they explore how Utah can lead the nation in rethinking public education and empower parents, teachers, and students to thrive. Sh…
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California's Climate Mandates Are Bankrupting Families | Columnist Susan Shelley
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Guest: Southern California News Group Columnist Susan Shelley Guest Bio: Susan Shelley is the Vice President of Communications at the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, a columnist for the Southern California News Group, and a leading voice on California’s fiscal policy, tax reform, and constitutional protections. Show Summary What’s really drivi…
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This shutdown "deal" sucks. Trump’s federal firings were already illegal — that shouldn't have been leverage. And a "promise" of a vote on healthcare while risking 5m+ people losing it completely? A crock of BS. Vote. It. Down. Fight harder.By Dan Koh
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#186: The Only Populism is the Populism We Don't Know
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"Populism" is a term thrown around by many in politics, but what kind of populists used to be prominent? Is populism only for those who claim to be populist? Hear an 1892 excerpt from James Weaver, a prominent Populist Party leader, and the ways he portrayed a long-standing issue (as old as the country) that applied to the 1890s and applies to this…
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Open Sources Guelph #542 - November 6, 2025
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This week on Open Sources Guelph we witness history. The good kind. Before heading south of the border to talk about some rare encouraging news (we won't call it good), we will talk about the latest test for the new Prime Minister and Government of Canada with their first budget. In other news, we will look at a possible schism here in Ontario betw…
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The Godcast, Episode 350: State of the Reformation 2025
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So how is Protestantism doing these days? Last year it was a tire fire, but this year it's a tire fire but with some fun schisms and Rome doing worse. For our annual State of the Reformation episode, Super is joined by the wise and eminent Crux Invictus to bring you a snapshot of how the Church is doing and discuss our interesting (psychotic) times…
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