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A weekly podcast about the history, science, lore and surprises that make everyday things secretly incredibly fascinating. Hosted by comedy writer, emoji creator, and ‘Jeopardy!‘ champion Alex Schmidt. Join Alex & his co-host Katie Goldin for a joyful deep dive into seeing the world a whole new way! (For research sources, bonus episodes, and how you can support the podcast, visit sifpod.fun.)
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Kali and Emma explore emojis, one at a time.
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Welcome welcome back to the Main Menu! Tune in with us to catch a group of college friends playing their favorite zombie-themed sessions of their Z&D homebrew virtual tabletop game! Be sure to catch the "Under the Table (UTT)" sessions where we let loose to talk about anything and everything. Not sure where to start? Each season is marked with an emoji and numbered. If any share the same continuity, they'll use the same emoji. We have over 16 seasons worth of content to explore with many one ...
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Join us as we dive into all of the spooky scary stuff the world has to offer. We discuss urban legends, cryptids, horror movies and games, ghosts and any other paranormal bits we can get our grubby little hands on.
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Alex Schmidt created an emoji...and there is a whole lot more to it than that. In this one-off limited time podcast miniseries, discover how Alex created the new BISON EMOJI. You’ll also discover insane American history, fascinating animal facts, the artisanal unicorn emoji industry, Internet linguistics, hoax supervolcanoes, and so much more. Also please be aware that the final episode involves themes of grief and loss.
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Social media marketing & content strategies. Not a talk show. No motivational stuff. Just insights.
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🥇 The world's number one emoji podcast. News and commentary on emojis, stickers, and all things mobile. Hosted by Emojipedia founder Jeremy Burge, with special guests.
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Gavel Gavel is the podcast that takes you inside the courtroom! Comedian Thomas Smith asks questions and cracks jokes while real legal experts with actual trial experience provide unique analysis.
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Thinking Face is an emoji review podcast released every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. No, we don't know why we're doing this either. 🤔🤔🔥
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A podcast that asks comedians to write a movie about things that should not be movies. Hosted by Jon Bershad and not in any way affiliated with The Emoji Movie.
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In this new series, Helen Lewis and Armando Iannucci investigate which political buzzwords are strong and stable and which are a crock of covfefe. Each week Helen and Armando will crack open the political phrasebook and attempt to decode the doublespeak. Why does everything now have to be 'turbo-charged'? What's the difference between a 'pledge' and a 'mission'? Why has my local MP been 'weaponised' and should I be worried? You'll be treated to a crash course in the dark arts of political la ...
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Hosts Ben Brock Johnson and Amory Sivertson dig into the internet's vast and curious ecosystem of online communities to find untold histories, unsolved mysteries, and other jaw-dropping stories online and IRL.
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Two self proclaimed award winning anime creators, one who is white, and one who is black, express their exotic opinions on reality as it relates to video games, very public controversies, food & beyondé and the intersection of our identity as people made by Jesus to exist as holy reflections of his perfect imagination. And not satisfied with the bitter state of discernment content in the church which simply tears down, we seek to be a place where we can truly love those who may find themselv ...
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A weekly podcast about the digital hieroglyphs inside your phone. Join us as we dive deep into Emojipedia to rank and discuss every version of a different emoji each week. Which platform is the cream of the crop? We intend to find out. WARNING: we're explicit!
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Welcome to the Funky Soul Sisters Show. Tune in as we have lots of fun from our bedroom in Singapore. We talk about being kids and say poop a lot. Did you know Lela Funk had a poop emoji party once?
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Join us every week as and best friends Ben and Raj light up your day with their infectious laughter and hilarious banter! Image by pikisuperstar on Freepik
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It's a pretty funny comedian having stupid conversations about serious topics. Just listen to it. I swear I'm funny and it's not that damn long. Please and thank you (insert emoji here).
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Movie reviews with FBi's David and Margaret, James Ross! If your ears are tired you can also read more Big Screen reviews here. [405192]
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Critical discussions on visual art from Sydney, Australia. Originally airs live at 11am Sundays on FBi 94.5FM. Stream online fbiradio.com. New episode out every Tuesday. [405192]
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What's the most-used emoji? Who's the best Bond villain? Does anyone care that an olive is technically a fruit? Discover hidden gems from pop culture to pasta, hip-hop to history, and meet the creatives, enthusiasts, and experts who love them. Each week, host Mark collaborates with a guest to build a top-5 list on a topic they choose. If you want to know what your next TV binge should be, or where to go on your next trip abroad, List Envy has you covered.
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This is the Mocha Minutes Podcast! A melanated beauty who discusses current events, politics or anything floating off the top of my head :) Email me: [email protected]
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A weekly review of the Microsoft 365 Message Center, with Daniel Glenn, Darrell Webster, and special guests. 365MCS.com #365MCS
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As the world burns, a noble Greek rises from the ashes to defend what's left. Join us every Saturday for your weekly news served hot and fresh off a paper plate— a foreshadowing about the state of things. Yanni leaves no sacred cows untouched.
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what up dudes (insert sunglasses emoji). join Ashli and Sarah on their weekly quest to become better adults. the duo are total opposites but the best of friends...oh yeah and total trainwrecks. in between Sarah's career as a comic and Ashli's in the fashion industry, they lend their insight on a range of topics including dating, life in nyc, life IN GENERAL, politics, being in their late twenties/early thirties and most importantly...how much is too much wine? none of us *really* know what w ...
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This podcast is ran by 2 former division-1 football players with 2 different perspectives on life. It's the perfect combination of Chi-Town and Nap-town. These guys will discuss just about any and everything that comes to mind, such as black culture, sports, better chicken spot between Harolds Chicken & Jordans (IYKYK) and even strip clubs. *Inserts shrug emoji... If you're looking for fun, authentic conversations, then hit the subscribe button and share "The Porch" with a friend!
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Clockwise is a rapid-fire discussion of current technology issues hosted by Dan Moren and Mikah Sargent and featuring two special guests each week. Four people, four topics--and because we're always watching the clock, no episode is longer than 30 minutes. Hosted by Dan Moren and Mikah Sargent.
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A young, beautiful, intelligent, confused, frustrated, and looking for her purpose in life woman speaks about how she is (as in currently) changing her career path. After obtaining a degree in one course she is deciding to change the course of her life. PS: I is She. I am She. I am me. I'm the young beautiful girl (smiling and blushing emoji here).
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A podcast about the surprising, and surprisingly relevant, stories in history you didn’t even know that you didn’t know about! Join Simone - bookworm, history teacher and astonished-face-emoji fact collector - for a new nugget in each episode. I’ll also be spotlighting history books, podcasts, TV shows, films and exhibitions guaranteed to intrigue and inspire. This is a show for curious minds who know that the past perpetually illuminates, spurs on and haunts today’s world - and that there i ...
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Nathan and Brendan discuss truly awful movies while trying to keep their sanity in tact. Full disclosure: We may be in love with the movies we deem terrible. New episodes uploaded every Thursday! Logo created by Mariah Lirette. Theme song by Taylor Sheasgreen of the Motorleague.
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Technology Fans Rejoice!
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Girls just wanna have fun! At least, these two wild and crafty girls do. Check out these two crazy moms’ weekly antics about being crafty entrepreneurs, the ”best moms/wives ever” (insert winking emoji) over-worked, over-scheduled, and of course how they humorously handle it all.
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Each week on With Good Reason we explore a world of ideas with leading scholars in literature, history, science, philosophy, and the arts. With Good Reason is created by Virginia Humanities and the Virginia Higher Education Broadcasting Consortium.
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Vermont's least serious, most entertaining news source.
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We dive into codebreaking & cyphers by starting with history and then straight into how to encode/decode. We end up in how to find a cypher hidden somewhere in a book.By Bronson Walker
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Penny & Midge discuss the history of symbols and iconography used on graves. When did the practice begin, and what did these symbols mean to the people who chose them? Join our community on Discord! Follow the ghouls on Instagram at @ghoulsnightinpod Shop Ghouls Night In merch! Cover art by Alex Zimdars…
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Lively v. Baldoni 12 - The Emoji Heard Round the World
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GG12 - Part 12 of LvB is Part 2 of Wayfarer et al v The New York Times Oh boy! We finally arrived for those who have heard the reference but have been unclear what it meant: the infamous emoji! What emoji was it, why was it missing from The New York Times article, does it matter that it's not there, and who bears the responsibility for its exclusio…
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Encore: The internet's fight over dinosaur emoji
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A few years ago, we brought you the story of how dinosaur emoji had entered the debate about trans rights. We were reminded of this episode recently when a White House memorandum lambasted NPR for spreading "radical, woke propaganda" and linked to our story as an example. After the memo, President Trump signed an executive order to stop federal fun…
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Yes... the time has come... to discuss one of the worst and laziest movies of all-time... The Emoji Movie. As your hosts try not to keel over, they discuss this mess of a motion picture including the genuinely terrible life lessons for children, the annoying 1-2 punch of T.J. Miller and James Corden, the poop emoji cameo, the nightmare world of the…
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216: Glo Learns about Eggplant Emojis, an Essex Junction Rebrand and Drunk at School
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Let us know what you think - text the show! On this week’s show: Happy National No Pants Day Mobile home rules are pissing off seniors Vermont Construction Academy celebrates official launch Majority of Bradford firefighters resign in protest of chief’s demotion No Fairlee drive-in this summer Enosburgh PD Woodstock Police Chief Is Demoted to Patro…
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The golden age of American comics spanned from the 1930’s to the 1950’s. Superheroes like Batman, Captain America, and Superman captivated audiences in the US - and in a small island-country only 90 miles off the coast of Florida. Cuba embraced American comics from the very beginning. And artists eventually created their own uniquely Cuban superher…
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🌵Dead Set Revenge | ACT 1 | 19.04 - From Dusk 'Til Dawn
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Dead Set Revenge: The Ballad of Snakeskin Clyde Old Boulder is a small town set ablaze by controversy and Sheriff Santalooma is caught betwixt the middle of it. With the town growing ever more by the day and the nearby natives inhibiting Old Boulder's expansion because of a dispute about land, they'll need the help of our outlaws. They'll have to s…
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An Announcement President (with Jon Stewart)
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This week, we have a very special guest, Jon Stewart! Jon joins Armando and Helen to discuss whether Trump is the political equivalent of Miles Davis, the quaintness of UK politics compared to the US, Jon does a flawless Margaret Thatcher impression and they answer the age old question... are escalators the most emascualting form of travel? Listen …
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John Cena and Awkwafina? In a Small-Screen Shameful? Yes, that's right, folks. This week, the fellas talk about the straight-to-Amazon comedy Jackpot! Does this movie really believe The Purge is a premise that is ripe for comedy? Just how many quips and one-liners is too much? We get a Ninja Turtles fight scene? All this, a Machine Gun Kelly cameo …
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Jony Ive and Sam Altman's new AI hardware joint, whether we play games on our phones, the last time we used styluses, and our tech pet peeves. This episode of Clockwise is sponsored by: Grist: A modern, open source spreadsheet that goes beyond the grid. Try it for free today. Guest Starring: Zac Hall and Amanda Silberling Links and Show Notes: Supp…
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The Wild Ride Thru Grok's R-Rated Modes | <3 #110 GROK
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I explore the explicit modes of Grok using 5 control questions specifically designed to flush out personality & beliefs. & Grok is hilariously bad at thumbnails.By Bronson Walker
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The Ant Moat & How We Build It | <3 #109 GEMINI
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We discuss material choices for a prototyped product in the design-for-production phase. The Ant Moat is a pet food / water bowl combo that uses the water to create a moat around the food section, impassible to ants.By Bronson Walker
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Before recording the night's session, the guys talk about calling it "pop" or "soda", harsh childhood upbringings, tornados, Tiktok language, SCPs, and more!
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Grok's AI State of the Union | <3 #108 GROK
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We take some time to reflect on the current landscape of artificial intelligence, particularly LLM's. We cover token context windows, open vs closed source, computational demand & much more. p.s. Thanks Grok for the🔥thumbnailBy Bronson Walker
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Alex Schmidt and Katie Goldin explore why emergency phone numbers are secretly incredibly fascinating. Visit http://sifpod.fun/ for research sources and for this week's bonus episode. Come hang out with us on the SIF Discord: https://discord.gg/wbR96nsGg5By Alex Schmidt, Katie Goldin
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Lively v. Baldoni 19 - He’s Trying the Pumping Text a 3rd Time and We’re in Literal Hell
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GG19 - Part 19 of LvB is Part 9 of Wayfarer et al v The New York Times We've made it! The last parts of this complaint actually talk about The New York Times (you know, the defendant in this case) a little and we give our closing thoughts on the Wayfarer's telling of this whole story. Next up: LAWYER PORTAL! This is the complaint we're working from…
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Lively v. Baldoni 18 - What She Promised the Cast Remains Unclear
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GG18 - Part 18 of LvB is Part 8 of Wayfarer et al v The New York Times We're getting closer and closer! Join us as we examine a number of 'graphs related to the editing bay, the different versions of the film, and other post-production goings-on, including Sony's response throughout. We also talk about the premiere from Baldoni's perspective from t…
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217: Weddings are Dangerous, Not Worth the Squeeze, and Pizza Hut Nostalgia
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Let us know what you think - text the show! On this week's show: Happy National Road Trip Day Wedding Recap Burlington mayor’s wife gets a raise Lt. Gov. and Weed Farmer Rodgers Pushes a Bill That Would Slash His Costs Spring sees spike in Vermont homicides Don't abuse that corpse Vermont opioid overdoses fell in 2024 Youth in Vermont custody have …
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Lively v. Baldoni 17 - Signing a 17-Point List + Calling the 30-Point Version "Defamation" = Boy Math
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GG17 - Part 17 of LvB is Part 7 of Wayfarer et al v The New York Times That's right! Let's hear how the Wayfarer folks present the 17-point list from Blake Lively's lawyers during the filming of It Ends With Us. Before we get into the attorney-drafted protections for return to production, we also dig into the Wayfarer spin on the circumstances when…
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Lively v. Baldoni 16 - An Increasingly Aggressive and Erratic Effort to Control the Production
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GG16 - Part 16 of LvB is Part 6 of Wayfarer et al v The New York Times We dig into some key defenses from the Wayfarer parties, including Baldoni's intentions in asking a trainer on the film about Lively's weight, Lively's supposed production "takeover" through script revisions (and how her husband, Ryan Reynolds, was involved with those pages), as…
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Lively v. Baldoni 15 - Blake Livelys Hate This One Weird Trick to Double Your Evidence by Repeating It
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GG15 - Part 15 of LvB is Part 5 of Wayfarer et al v The New York Times We've made it through...the INTRODUCTION! There's plenty more to dig into, and this episode focuses on the behavior during post-production between the parties. Complete with more screenshots! Some are even legible! This is the complaint we're working from if you want to follow a…
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Group Chats: The Dark Matter of American Politics
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The thing about social media when it was created was that it was public. Ideas shared were debated for all to see. Today much of that is happening behind closed doors—in group chats. Ben Smith, editor-in-chief of the media outlet Semafor and co-host of the podcast Mixed Signals, speaks with Endless Thread about the elite group chats on Signal and W…
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🌵Dead Set Revenge | ACT 1 | 19.03 - The Good, The Bad and the Ugly
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Dead Set Revenge: The Ballad of Snakeskin Clyde After mingling within camp, our cowboys decide to set off to the nearest town to see what's what and to hopefully hunt some bounty or earn some Dinero by any means necessary, but it ain't never that easy. CAST DM: Joe Colt Barret: Dan Quenten Questo: Bob Felix Strachenbach: Derek Chronos: Alex…
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Lively v. Baldoni 14 - It’s Not Retaliation If You Wait a Little While Until You Do It, Right?
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GG14 - Part 14 of LvB is Part 3 of Wayfarer et al v The New York Times We're moving along through this document and tackle some of Wayfarer's major talking points as they dispute Lively's characterization of the various conflicts. Simultaneously, Wayfarer's counsel continues to try to find something defamatory from the NYT article. Will they finall…
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Engineering is often misunderstood as stoic and fixed. But Col. Jim Squire says that it's creative. He’s learned from his military service and years of teaching that each student brings their personal experience to how they solve a problem. And AI could never replace lived experience. And: Anthony Fontes served in the Marine Corps for twenty years,…
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Lively v. Baldoni 13 - He Said That She Said That She Said She Was Sexually Assaulted
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GG13 - Part 13 of LvB is Part 3 of Wayfarer et al v The New York Times Let's get to some more 'graphs! The screenshots that are part of this section of the complaint highlight the seedy world of Hollywood tabloids and Public Relations personalities - its also the stuff that was "corrected" a couple of days later in a revised filing from Bryan Freed…
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Scopolamine Dosed Clay & a Warped Love Obsession | <3 #107 GHATGPT
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I've been excited to do this one. We cover basic character development in a story where potter gets dosed by scopolamine clay and hypnotized. We cover the father, two daughters and the antagonist.By Bronson Walker
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Exploring ChatGPT's Hypnosis Capabilities | <3 #106 CHATGPT
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I have Chat teach me a 101 course on hypnotism and then let it loose to try it's best on me.By Bronson Walker
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The Island of Strangers and the Manacled Gimp of Brussels
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Comedy writer Armando Iannucci and journalist Helen Lewis decode the utterly baffling world of political language. This week, we're looking at inflammatory language. From Immigration to EU deals, we've heard talk of of 'betrayal' 'surrender' 'invasion' and of course 'an island of strangers'. When is this hyperbole appropriate and when is it egregio…
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It's about money we talk about this money-tested film that made a lot of time at the box office, In Time. It's a very subtle critique of capitalism that surely flew over most people's heads and will be appreciated in another money as one of the smartest movies ever. Just kidding! Really flimsy time/money exchange rates, displaying bank accounts in …
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Lively v. Baldoni 11 - "But the Times Did Not Care"
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GG11 - Part 11 of LvB is Part 1 of Wayfarer et al v The New York Times On the same day that Blake Lively filed her legal complaint, Baldoni et al filed this complaint against the NYT for defamation and some other things. It is... something. It's very long. But we're dedicated to covering this the right way, so here we go! Join us as we delve into t…
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Fortnite's return to the App Store, the tech we now hate, how we feel about CarPlay, and what our homescreens look like. This episode of Clockwise is sponsored by: TRMNL: Clarity, at a glance. Get $15 off for 1 week only. Guest Starring: Rosemary Orchard and Christopher Phin Links and Show Notes: Support Clockwise with a Relay Membership Submit Fee…
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Use Copilot to podcast your meetings and summarise attachments | Ep 379
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Listen to your meeting as an audio overview. Summarise email attachments before opening them to read. In the right hands, these will be useful tools. But how will you know the summaries pick up all the important details? Listen or watch this episode to learn more about these Message Center messages. - Microsoft Edge for Business: New PDF viewer pow…
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Penny & Midge discuss one of the most tragic maritime disasters on the Great Lakes, the wreck of the Lady Elgin. Join the conversation on the Ghouls Night In discord! Follow the ghouls on Instagram at @ghoulsnightinpod Shop Ghouls Night In merch Cover art by Alex ZimdarsBy Penny Snark & Midge Munster
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Deadly Small Predators of the North American Wilderness | <3 #105 GEMINI
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Having covered everything that could potentially eat you alive in the North American wilderness, we move on to the little guys in this one.By Bronson Walker
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Can a good person go to heaven without Christ? A popular comedian called Andrew Schulz grilled a christian scholar (Wes Huff) on his podcast (Flagrant Podcast) on the question of what happens to 'good people' who may be living a christian life (his words) while not actually worshiping Christ. Today we discuss why holding on to the hope that good pe…
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What To Do If U Meet a Bear, Puma or Gator | <3 #104 GEMINI
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Inspired by a recent trip out of state, we explore how to deal with predators of the large variety in the North American wild.By Bronson Walker
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Alex Schmidt, Katie Goldin, and special guest Seth Lind explore why cinnamon is secretly incredibly fascinating. Visit http://sifpod.fun/ for research sources and for this week's bonus episode. Come hang out with us on the SIF Discord: https://discord.gg/wbR96nsGg5By Alex Schmidt, Katie Goldin, Seth Lind
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The Basics of Celestial Navigation | <3 #103 GEMINI
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Gemini teaches us how to read the starsBy Bronson Walker
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3rd 🌎 Country 1st 🌎 Money | YP Hour
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Yanni explores some of our alliances in the Middle East and wonders what will come of them. Is it just the people in power making loot and caking off?! Yaaaaaaa!Support our show:https://www.patreon.com/yannispappashour#news #comedy #comedian #comedypodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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Before recording the night's session, the guys talk about wrapping up their thoughts on Neil Breen, other movies that are so bad they're good, they discuss their Star Wars characters for upcoming Z&D, encounters with vicious dogs, and more!
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The bots are here to stay, and they're everywhere. The trouble is, learning how to spot them. On this week's episode of Endless Thread, Ben and Amory discuss two stories from Reddit about undercover bots. First — is there such a thing as an easy tell for identifying bots? Second, what happens when internet users accept bots as fellow humans, only t…
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No matter how they served or where or when, for veterans, returning to civilian life is a big transition. Eric Hodges is researching what it was like for African American veterans in his small Virginia community to return home. And: Alicia DeFonzo’s grandfather was a big part of her life as a kid. He was charming and jovial and the absolute best st…
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Comedy writer Armando Iannucci and journalist Helen Lewis decode the utterly baffling world of political language. This week, Helen and Armando take a step back and look at whether we're seeing the death of nuance in political debate. Is everything boiled down to 'yes or no' questions? What are the shibboleths of modern politics, and does the langu…
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