Brave Little State , VPR’s people-powered journalism project that puts listener questions about Vermont at the heart of the story, takes up a pair of
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‘Brave Little State’ Tackles Transportation Conundrums | Vermont Public Radio
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244: You Did an Inception on Me — Tim Goodman’s TV Talk Machine — Overcast
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Citations Needed: Episode 95: The Hollow Vanity of Libertarian “Choice” Rhetoric
“’Right-to-work’ means freedom and choice,” a Boston Globe op-ed explains. “As housing costs rise, some people are choosing to live on the road instead,” a Fox Business headline states. “If your insurance company isn’t doing right by you, you should have another, better choice,” reads Joe Biden’s campaign platform. We’re told repeatedly that “freedom of choice” is essential to a robust economy and human happiness. Economists, executives, politicians, and pundits insist that, the same way consumers shop for TVs, workers can choose their healthcare plan, parents can choose their kids’ school, and gig-economy workers can choose their own schedules and benefits. While this language is superficially appealing, it’s also profoundly deceitful. The notion of “choice” as a gateway to freedom and a sign of societal success isn’t a neutral call for people to exercise some abstract civic power; it’s free-market capitalist ideology manufactured by libertarian and neoliberal think tanks and their mercenary economists and media messaging nodes. Its purpose: to convince people that they have a choice while obscuring the economic factors that ensure they really don’t: People can’t “choose” to keep their employer-provided insurance if they’re fired from their jobs or “choose” to enroll their kids in private school if they can’t afford the tuition. In this episode, we examine the rise of “choice” rhetoric, how it cravenly appeals to our vanity, and how US media has uncritically adopted the framing—helping the right erode social services while atomizing us all into independent, self-interested collections of “choices.” We are joined by Jessica Stites, executive editor of In These Times.
https://citationsneeded.libsyn.com/episode-95-the-hollow-vanity-of-libertarian-choice-rhetoric
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KunstlerCast 322 - With Larry Kummer editor of the Fabius Maximus website. Are these the Crazy Years in America? - Kunstler
Support this blog by visiting Jim’s Patreon Page Chatting with Larry Kummer. Are these the Crazy Years in America? Larry is The editor of the Fabius Maximus website. FabiusMaximus.com He has 37 years experience in the finance industry in a variety of roles, retiring as a VP and Senior Portfolio Manager at a global investment more »
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KunstlerCast 323 - Chatting with Economist Steve Keen - Kunstler
Support this blog by visiting Jim’s Patreon Page Steve Keen is an Australian economist and author. He considers himself a post-Keynesian, criticizing neoclassical economics as inconsistent, unscientific and empirically unsupported. His books include Developing an Economics for the Post-crisis World (2015) and Can We Avoid Another Financial Crisis? (2017). He lives in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The more »
https://kunstler.com/podcast/kunstlercast-323-chatting-with-economist-steve-keen/
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KunstlerCast 321 - Chatting with Charles Hugh Smith - Kunstler
Support this podcast by visiting Jim’s Patreon Page Charles Hugh Smith writes the popular Of Two Minds blog (at https://www.oftwominds.com/blog.html) and is the author of many books, most recently Will You Be Richer or Poorer — Profit, Power, and A.I. in a Traumatized World.) He lives in the world capital of Wokesterdom: Berkeley, California. I’m more »
https://kunstler.com/podcast/kunstlercast-321-chatting-with-charles-hugh-smith/
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To Upgrade Your Leisure, Downgrade Your Phone | Outside Online
The author of ‘Digital Minimalism’ explains how you can maximize your free time.
https://www.outsideonline.com/2402015/cal-newport-digital-minimalism-leisure-planning
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Catherine Ingram, Facing Extinction, Facing Extinction by Catherine Ingram, 2019 Facing Extinction by Catherine Ingram, 2019-Facing Extinction by Catherine Ingram, Leonard Cohen, Dahr Jamail, Chris Hedges, Extinction, Extinction Rebellion, global warming,
Catherine Ingram’s long-form essay on Facing Extinction includes sections on Courage, Climate data, Overpopulation, Co-extinctions, Grief, The Myth of Techno-fixes, Geo-engineering, Love, No Blame
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Friendly Fire [Pork Chop Feed]: Edge of Tomorrow (2014) | Maximum Fun
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Friendly Fire
An officer who has never seen a day of combat finds himself living the same day over and over again.
Friendly Fire is made possible by the support of our listeners.
Produced by Rob Schulte.
Theme music, "WAR" by Edwin Starr, courtesy of Stone Agate Music.
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Art by Nick Ditmore.
https://maximumfun.org/friendly-fire/friendly-fire-pork-chop-feed-edge-tomorrow-2014
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Meet Joshua Cohen, Apple University’s resident philosopher (podcast) | Philip Elmer‑DeWitt
A rare peek into the black hole where some of academia’s best and brightest disappear to make a dent in the universe.
https://www.ped30.com/2019/09/22/apple-university-joshua-cohen-philosopher/
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