Best Randy Garrett Podcasts (2025)

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Karida L. Brown, "The Battle for the Black Mind" (Legacy Lit, 2025) 1:03:53

17m ago1:03:53

1:03:53

A gripping chronicle of the relentless fight for Black educational freedom--and the bold strategies to protect, nourish, and empower Black minds. The Battle for the Black Mind (Legacy Lit, 2025) is an explosive historical account of the struggle for educational justice in America. Drawing on over a decade of archival research, personal reflection, …

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Michael D. Gambone, "The New Praetorians: American Veterans, Society, and Service from Vietnam to the Forever War" (U Massachusetts Press, 2021) 51:32

6h ago51:32

51:32

Contemporary veterans belong to an exclusive American group. Celebrated by most of the country, they are nevertheless often poorly understood by the same people who applaud their service. Following the introduction of an all-volunteer force after the war in Vietnam, only a tiny fraction of Americans now join the armed services, making the contempor…

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Postcript: Calibrating the Outrage-Democratic Erosion, Legality, and Politics 44:25

1d ago44:25

44:25

We’ve been focusing on the dynamics of democratic backsliding in the United States and beyond. In this episode of Postscript: Conversations on Politics and Political Science, Susan talks the co-founder and co-director of the Democratic Erosion Consortium, Dr. Robert Blair about how the Consortium offers FREE resources to teachers, students, journal…

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Greg Olsen, Zach LaVine, Knicks Stay Alive, Thunder Win The West Plus We Check In With Thundor and Thunder Princess + Fyre Fest 3:44:56

1d ago3:44:56

3:44:56

The Knicks have saved the season and we were saved from some crazy takes with no show on Wednesday (00:00:00-00:18:48). The Stanley Cup Final is set and it may be written in the stars for the Oilers to win it this team (00:18:48-00:30:05). Back in studio we talk about the Thunder winning the West, sad Minnesota sports (00:30:05-00:48:33), and we we…

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False Dawn: A Conversation with George Selgin on Recovering from the Great Depression 1:00:16

2d ago1:00:16

1:00:16

Join us on Madison's Notes as we sit down with George Selgin, senior fellow and director emeritus of the Cato Institute’s Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives and professor emeritus of economics at the University of Georgia. In this insightful conversation, Selgin unpacks the myths and realities of FDR’s New Deal through the lens of his b…

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Amit Ron and Abraham A. Singer, "Everyone's Business: What Companies Owe Society" (U Chicago Press, 2024) 54:35

2d ago54:35

54:35

The ethics of the company in a highly politicized time. Businesses are increasingly social actors. They fund political campaigns, take stances on social issues, and wave the flags of identity groups. As a highly polarized public demands political alignment from the businesses where they spend their money, what's a company to do? Everyone's Business…

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William Haldeman, "Meeting the Moment: Inspiring Presidential Leadership That Transformed America" (SUNY Press, 2024) 25:01

3d ago25:01

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The histories presented in Meeting the Moment: Inspiring Presidential Leadership That Transformed America (SUNY Press, 2024) are of a select group of US presidents, their inspired leadership characteristics, and how they may inspire us today. The traits these presidents possessed were cultivated over a lifetime of lived experience and immortalized …

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How Do Autocrats Stay in Power: A Discussion with Johannes Gerschewski 34:52

4d ago34:52

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In this episode Licia Cianetti talks to Johannes Gerschewski about his book The Two Logics of Autocratic Rule (Cambridge UP, 2023). We discuss how autocrats try to either hyper-politicise or de-politicise their rule in order to stay in power, whether the word “fascist” is useful today, and what the two logics identified in the book might tell us ab…

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Brian Windhorst, All American Rejects Lead Singer Tyson Ritter, Knicks Save Their Season, Thunder 1 Game Away From Finals, Recapping The Sports Weekend + Jordon Of The Week 2:31:53

4d ago2:31:53

2:31:53

We're back after the long weekend and pumped to talk ball with the boys. The Knicks season was saved on Sunday night and KAT took over. John Halliburton is being allowed to attend games again (00:00:00-00:18:28). We talk some hockey and the Hurricanes have finally won an ECF game (00:18:28-00:25:27). We were live for end of Thunder/Wolves and it fe…

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Show #627 - Jo Shimoda, Mikkel Haarup, Phil Nicoletti with Lewis Phillips In-Studio 5:19:38

4d ago5:19:38

5:19:38

Phil comes on to talk about the eve of his Canadian MX debut for 2025 and give his thoughts on the racing from Pala. Mikkel Haarup is a nice surprise addition to the Trump racing squad for the 2025 outdoors and had himself a nice ride at Pala, he joins us to discuss how the ride came about and what he expects of himself in this series. Jo Shimoda i…

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Therapy Harm Resistance Project with Natalie Russ 59:59

5d ago59:59

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Therapy Harm Resistance Project with Natalie Russ Natalie Russ is a psychologist and psychotherapist, with a background in dialogue and deliberation, training pedagogy, and community organizing. She was harmed in a twelve-year psychodynamic therapy beginning in adolescence, as well as in post-harm therapies with well-meaning therapists who, like mo…

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Empire of Gain: Inside Trump’s Billion-Dollar Crypto Hustle 53:50

8d ago53:50

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Hosts Nina dos Santos and Owen Bennett-Jones are joined by crypto journalist Matt Binder and longtime observer of U.S. politics and policy Edward Luce to explore the staggering wealth being generated by the Trump family’s crypto empire. We also hear from Sergei Sergienko, a crypto entrepreneur who has made and lost hundreds of millions in the crypt…

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Dwyane Wade In Studio, Pacers Insane Comeback At MSG, The Thunder Are A Wagon, Remembering Jim Irsay + Fyre Fest With Oldie 2:45:07

8d ago2:45:07

2:45:07

The thunder are awesome and SGA wins MVP and goes up 2-0 on the Wolves (00:00:00-00:15:32). The Pacers with an all time comeback in MSG as Nesmith goes God mode (00:15:32-00:35:05). We remember Jim Irsay after his passing Wednesday (00:35:05-00:41:25). We talk some hockey playoffs and the Tush Push survives another year (00:41:25-00:56:32). Dwyane …

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Book Talk 66: Political Hope, with Loren Goldman 1:29:13

9d ago1:29:13

1:29:13

How to find hope in these times? I spoke with political scientist Loren Goldman about the principle of political hope: why we should have hope, how to have hope in dark times, and how political hope differs from naïve optimism, faith in progress, or passive reliance on a hidden logic that will save us in the end. Goldman, who is Associate Professor…

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Executive Power and the President Who Would Not Be King: A Conversation with Michael McConnell 52:05

10d ago52:05

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In this episode of Madison’s Notes, Michael McConnell examines the gap between the Founders’ vision of a limited presidency and today’s expansive executive power. Drawing on his book The President Who Would Not Be King (Princeton University Press, 2022), we discuss how the Constitution’s safeguards against monarchical authority have eroded over the…

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Nicholas Barry et al., "Constitutional Conventions: Theories, Practices and Dynamics" (Routledge, 2025) 51:34

10d ago51:34

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Constitutional Conventions: Theories, Practices and Dynamics (Routledge, 2025) is an excellent edited volume exploring the various ways in which governments and constitutional structures operate in the spaces that are not necessarily articulated in law, edict, or formal documents. This is not a text about the folks who gathered together in 1787 in …

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NHL Playoffs With Paul Bissonnette, Chris Berman, Thunder Take Game 1, Jordon Is Engaged To Be Married, RG3 vs Ryan Clark + FAQ's 3:00:35

10d ago3:00:35

3:00:35

The Thunder take Game 1 and it was a tough watch with SGA fouls (00:00:00-00:15:15). Panthers are a wagon and Hank got duped bad by AI (00:15:15-00:27:25). Jordon claims to be engaged to be married to Bill Belichick and Hank is going to the wedding (00:27:25-00:37:59). Ryan Clark vs RG3 got very personal in a feud over a basketball foul (00:37:59-0…

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Nothing About Us Without Us with Caroline Mazel-Carlton from Wildflower Alliance 1:00:00

11d ago1:00:00

1:00:00

Nothing About Us Without Us with Carolie Mazel-Carlton Caroline Mazel-Carlton is a suicide attempt survivor who, since moving out of a staffed psychiatric group home in 2009, has worked tirelessly to create change in the mental health system and has developed and re-defined peer roles in a number of settings in the public and private sector. She wo…

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Quentin Skinner, "Liberty as Independence: The Making and Unmaking of a Political Ideal" (Cambridge UP, 2025) 57:23

11d ago57:23

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What does liberty entail? How have concepts of liberty changed over time? And what are the global consequences? Liberty as Independence: The Making and Unmaking of a Political Ideal (Cambridge UP, 2025) surveys the history of rival views of liberty from antiquity to modern times. Quentin Skinner traces the understanding of liberty as independence f…

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Smylie Kaufman Talking PGA Championship, Knicks Whomp The Celtics, Thunder To The WCF, Miami Marlins Kyle Stowers And Tyler Phillips In Studio And A Goodbye To Mr Bing Bong 3:10:29

12d ago3:10:29

3:10:29

We had a weekend full of sports and Hank is trying to avoid talking about Friday night and the Knicks whomping of the Celtics so we talk about everything else first. Thunder take down the Nuggets and grow up in front of our eyes (00:00:00-00:15:18). Scottie Scheffler dominates the PGA Championship and wins his third major (00:15:18-00:23:18). Maple…

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The Price of Free Speech: Politics and Power on Campus 33:34

12d ago33:34

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Hosts Nina Dos Santos and Owen Bennett Jones explore the mounting political and financial pressures confronting higher education on both sides of the Atlantic. In the U.S., it unpacks the unprecedented clash between the Trump administration and Harvard, raising broader questions about academic freedom, ideological conformity, and the role of govern…

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Eric Heinze, "Coming Clean: The Rise of Critical Theory and the Future of the Left" (MIT Press, 2025) 1:14:54

13d ago1:14:54

1:14:54

What has gone wrong with the left—and what leftists must do if they want to change politics, ethics, and minds. Leftists have long taught that people in the West must take responsibility for centuries of classism, racism, colonialism, patriarchy, and other gross injustices. Of course, right-wingers constantly ridicule this claim for its “wokeness.”…

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Jeanne Sheehan, "American Democracy in Crisis: The Case for Rethinking Madisonian Government Post January 6" (Palgrave Macmillan, 2024) 35:13

14d ago35:13

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American Democracy in Crisis: The Case for Rethinking Madisonian Government Post January 6 (Palgrave Macmillan, 2024) analyzes the roots of widespread disenchantment with American government. While blame often falls on the individuals in office, they are not operating in isolation. Rather they are working within a system designed by the Framers wit…

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Jennifer Holt, "Cloud Policy: A History of Regulating Pipelines, Platforms, and Data" (MIT Press, 2024) 1:07:45

15d ago1:07:45

1:07:45

How the United States' regulation of broadband pipelines, digital platforms, and data—together understood as “the cloud”—has eroded civil liberties, democratic principles, and the foundation of the public interest over the past century. Cloud Policy: A History of Regulating Pipelines, Platforms, and Data (MIT Press, 2024) is a policy history that c…

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2X NBA Champ Mike Miller In Studio, Randy Moss, Nuggets Force A Game 7, Hank Saves The Celtics And Has A New Rival In Timothee Chalamet + NFL Schedule Release 2:48:35

15d ago2:48:35

2:48:35

The Caps are out of the playoffs and PFT was on the glass for Game 5 (00:00:00-00:14:50). Nuggets force a Game 7 and new story comes out on Caleb Williams being drafted by the Bears (00:14:50-00:33:19). Hank went to Boston for Game 5 to save the Celtics season and had a showdown with Timothee Chalamet (00:33:19-00:57:05). Warriors get bounced by th…

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Ryan J. Vander Wielen et al., "The House that Fox News Built?: Representation, Political Accountability, and the Rise of Partisan News" (Cambridge UP, 2024) 30:49

16d ago30:49

30:49

The influence of partisan news is presumed to be powerful, but evidence for its effects on political elites is limited, often based more on anecdotes than science. Using a rigorous quasi-experimental research design, observational data, and open science practices, The House that Fox News Built?: Representation, Political Accountability, and the Ris…

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Constitutional Crisis or a Stalemate? 46:31

17d ago46:31

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At the 100 day mark of Donald Trump’s second term as president, the political scientists at Bright Line Watch released their 25th report on the state of American democracy entitled “Threats to democracy and academic freedom after Trump’s second first 100 days.” Based on polling both experts (760 political scientists) and the public (representative …

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Keith Yandle Talking Hockey, Pablo Torre On Jordon Hudson And Bill Belichick, Jayson Tatum Tears His Achilles And Celtics Down 3-1, Mavs Win The Lottery + Guys On Chicks 3:16:22

17d ago3:16:22

3:16:22

The Pacers are in the Eastern Conference Finals and where do the Cavs go from here (00:00:00-00:10:28)? The Nuggets couldn't hit a shot in the 4th quarter and the Thunder take a huge Game 5 (00:10:28-00:19:23). We talk a little baseball and MJ going to NBC (00:19:23-00:26:03). We then go back in studio to talk about Celtics/Knicks, Jalen Brunson's …

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Pollyanna Rhee, "Natural Attachments: The Domestication of American Environmentalism, 1920–1970" (U Chicago Press, 2025) 44:50

18d ago44:50

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A massive oil spill in the Pacific Ocean near Santa Barbara, California, in 1969 quickly became a landmark in the history of American environmentalism, helping to inspire the creation of both the Environmental Protection Agency and Earth Day. But what role did the history of Santa Barbara itself play in this? In Natural Attachments: The Domesticati…

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Show #626 - Justin Brayton, Larry Brooks, Zach Osborne, Phil Nicoletti with Michael Antonovich In-Studio 5:17:44

18d ago5:17:44

5:17:44

Justin Brayton is on to talk the Supercross finale and generally his role in keeping the broadcast classy during Raceday Live. Phil Nicoletti is on in his standard role and weighs in on the RJ move in SLC. Zach Osborne joins us to talk about his new deal with Beta as brand ambassador. Larry Brooks hasn't been on in a LONG time and it's great to get…

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Ken Conca, "After the Floods: The Search for Resilience in Ellicott City" (Oxford UP, 2024) 49:01

19d ago49:01

49:01

One small town, two "thousand-year floods" in the span of two years: how does a community become resilient in the face of the ever-increasing risks of climate change? Small towns across America and around the world face mounting challenges with flood risk, a result of not only climate change but also poorly adapted landscapes, sprawl, overdevelopme…

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Rachel Nichols, Celtics Win Big, Pacers And Wolves Go Up, Derek Carr Retires, NHL Playoffs, Max Is Back And Jordon Of The Week 2:26:09

19d ago2:26:09

2:26:09

Max and the Celtics are back (00:00:00-00:21:02). We talk about the weekend in playoffs including the Warriors being a bummer without Steph, the Thunder and Nuggets playing horrendous basketball on Sunday, the Pacers blowout (00:21:02-00:43:52). We talk some hockey and PFT has a must win tag on Monday night and we had an insane buzzer beater in Edm…

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Mad Pride Art Café 2025 with Richard Lett, CR Avery, and Lea Taranto 1:00:00

20d ago1:00:00

1:00:00

Mad Pride Art Café 2025 with Richard Lett, CR Avery, and Lea Taranto Trigger Warning: some of the language used in creative material may be offensive to some people. These three artists performed live at the Mad Pride Art Café at the Gathering Place in downtown Vancouver, BC. Richard brought his particular form of comedy and spoken word. CR perform…

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Ruth Braunstein, "My Tax Dollars: The Morality of Taxpaying in America" (Princeton UP, 2025) 1:13:18

20d ago1:13:18

1:13:18

In My Tax Dollars: The Morality of Taxpaying in America (Princeton University Press, 2025), Ruth Braunstein maps the contested moral landscape in which Americans experience and make sense of the tax system. Braunstein tells the stories of Americans who view taxpaying as more than a mundane chore: antigovernment tax defiers who challenge the legitim…

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Nolan L. Cabrera and Robert S. Chang, "Banned: The Fight for Mexican American Studies in the Streets and in the Courts" (Cambridge UP, 2025) 34:36

21d ago34:36

34:36

In Banned: The Fight for Mexican American Studies in the Streets and in the Courts (Cambridge UP, 2025), readers are taken on a journey through the intense racial politics surrounding the banning of Mexican American Studies in Tucson, Arizona. This book details the state-sponsored racism that led to the elimination of this highly successful program…

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Katherine Stewart, "Money, Lies, and God: Inside the Movement to Destroy American Democracy" (Bloomsbury, 2025) 57:52

22d ago57:52

57:52

Today, and for the past several years, many people both here and abroad have been trying to make sense of the radical right and its financial and ideological grip on the Republican party. Why is it that so many Americans have turned against democracy? What explains the authoritarian reaction of so many American citizens, even when that reaction wor…

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Gilbert Arenas, Knicks Up 2-0, Thunder And Wolves Tie The Series, The Pope Is American, Playoff Hockey And Fyre Fest With Some Bonus Mystery Guests 2:42:03

22d ago2:42:03

2:42:03

We start with Thursday night games and it turns out Steph Curry is very important to the Warriors as the Wolves tie the series(00:00:00-00:08:20). We talk playoff hockey and the Capitals catch phrase that has some people confused(00:08:20-00:20:24). The Pope is American and from Chicago and its another win for USA(00:20:24-00:24:45). George Pickens…

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Threats to Universities and What We Can Do: A Conversation with Brandice Canes Wrone 1:00:09

23d ago1:00:09

1:00:09

Universities are under attack, but what exactly are the threats? How does free speech in the last 10 years compare to today? What do we stand to lose if higher education collapses? In this episode, Brandice Canes-Wrone dives into the major threats facing universities—from defunding to restrictions on free expression—and what we can do to solve them…

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Benjamin Schrader, "Fight to Live, Live to Fight Veteran Activism after War: Veteran Activism after War" (SUNY Press, 2019) 55:31

24d ago55:31

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While veterans are often talked about, in Fight to Live, Live to Fight Veteran Activism after War: Veteran Activism after War (SUNY Press, 2019), Dr. Benjamin Schrader flips this this perspective by focusing on veterans telling their own stories. These veterans are not "broken" or "damaged and dangerous" from their experiences in war, rather they a…

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NBA With Kirk Goldsberry, The Knicks Stun The Celtics With Special Guest Jerry O'Connell, Pacers With Another Thrilling Comeback, Hockey Playoffs And Listener Submitted FAQ's 2:38:20

24d ago2:38:20

2:38:20

Tyrese Big Balls Haliburton and the Pacers do it again, stunning the Cavs in Game 2 with another late comeback(00:00:00-00:13:27). The Warriors without Steph take Game 1 and every series is on crack(00:13:27-00:18:44). We talk some hockey after the Caps lose game 1 and Islanders lottery luck(00:18:44-00:29:37). Back in studio we recap a wild Monday…

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Democracy for Sale: Death by Dark Money 1:11:04

25d ago1:11:04

1:11:04

On this edition of Ctrl Alt Deceit: Democracy in Danger, we are live at the Royal United Services Institute. Nina Dos Santos and Owen Bennett Jones are joined by a world-class panel to discuss the dangers posed by the waves of dark money threatening to overwhelm our democratic institutions. Panelists: --Tom Keatinge, Director, Centre for Finance an…

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Show #625 - Jordon Smith, Jess Pettis, Kellen Brauer, Marshall Weltin, Phil Nicoletti with Wes Williams and Brent Stallo In-Studio 5:14:11

25d ago5:14:11

5:14:11

Denver SX has passed and we have the always fast Jordon Smith on the line to talk about his eventful race. Phil Nicoletti is on to talk about the PulpMX Privateer Race as well as racing the Canadian Nationals this summer. Jess Pettis is a super fast Canadian who will be going head to head with Phil this summer and we of course. get into the 2025 Pu…

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Stephen H. Legomsky, "Reimagining the American Union: The Case for Abolishing State Government" (Cambridge UP, 2024) 59:15

26d ago59:15

59:15

Since American president Donald Trump was elected to a second term, it is common to hear citizens, journalists, and public officials distinguish between the laws and leaders of their states and the national government. Those who oppose Trump’s policies with regard to reproductive rights, gun violence, LGBTQ+, education, police, and voting often pre…

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Ryan Whitney Talking Stanley Cup Playoffs, Warriors And Nuggets Advance, Kentucky Derby + Jordon Update Of The Week 1:59:34

26d ago1:59:34

1:59:34

Incredible weekend of sports as we had Game 7's(00:00:00-00:09:18). Warriors beat the Rockets and Nuggets take down the Clippers further cementing James Harden as the biggest choker ever(00:09:18-00:18:45). Pacers take Game 1 and the Kentucky Derby was an awesome sloppy mess(00:18:45-00:33:32). Who's back of the week including Scottie Scheffler and…

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Jerome Powell: “We don't think you're a straight shooter" 51:15

27d ago51:15

51:15

More than any one institution, the US Federal Reserve drives global capital markets with its decisions and communications. While its interest rates are set by a committee, for almost a century, the Fed’s philosophy and operational approach have been moulded by one person: the Chair of the Board of Governors. In the first series of The Chair, Tim Gw…

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Janet Yellen: “She had a view that the world was on fire” 59:43

28d ago59:43

59:43

More than any other single institution, the US Federal Reserve drives global capital markets with its decisions and communications. While its interest rates are set by a committee, for almost a century, the Fed’s philosophy and operational approach have been moulded by one person: the Chair of the Board of Governors. In the first series of The Chai…

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Ben Bernanke: “Like being a paleontologist” 44:27

29d ago44:27

44:27

More than any other single institution, the US Federal Reserve drives global capital markets with its decisions and communications. While its interest rates are set by a committee, for almost a century, the Fed’s philosophy and operational approach have been moulded by one person: the Chair of the Board of Governors. In the first series of The Chai…

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Randy Moss Talking Kentucky Derby, Joakim Noah In Studio, The Lakers Go Out Sad, Jalen Brunson Ends The Pistons, Hockey Playoffs + Fyre Fest of The Week 2:32:55

29d ago2:32:55

2:32:55

Jalen Brunson and the Knicks are marching on after taking out the Pistons in Game 6 (00:00:00-00:07:35). We talk the Lakers going out sad after the Timberwolves crushed them and is Nico Harrison a little bit right (00:07:35-00:22:00)? The Warriors/Rockets series is weird and the Clips/Nuggets rock (00:22:00-00:33:01). We have teams advancing in pla…

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Alan Greenspan: “The man who knew” 49:08

1M ago49:08

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More than any other single institution, the US Federal Reserve drives global capital markets with its decisions and communications. While its interest rates are set by a committee, for almost a century, the Fed’s philosophy and operational approach have been moulded by one person: the Chair of the Board of Governors. In the first series of The Chai…

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Institutional Corruption in News Media: A Conversation with William English 1:00:55

1M ago1:00:55

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Why has trust in the news media declined? How can we combat biased reporting and the spread of misinformation? And how do these challenges compare to the media landscape during America’s founding era? Join us as we explore these pressing questions with William English, a political economist and Associate Professor of Strategy, Economics, Ethics, an…

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