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The Dangerous Rise of Religious Nationalism
The Dangerous Rise of Religious Nationalism

In The Power Worshippers Katherine Stewart talks about the battle to turn the US into a bible-based religious order putting an end to public assistance, public schools, labor unions, same sex marriage, and racial integration.

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Ira WoodApril 25, 2022Comment
The Hidden Powers of Art
The Hidden Powers of Art

In Fixed Amy Herman tells us how she uses art to train the FBI, Scotland Yard, and NYC Homicide cops to solve crimes.

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Ira WoodApril 25, 2022Comment
Caught Between Racism and Sexism
Caught Between Racism and Sexism

Anti-racist facilitator Ilsa Govan says many white women in the US are sometimes forced into a hierarchy between white men and people of color; a situation that turns them into ‘Karens’ and worse.

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Ira WoodMarch 29, 2022Comment
Sweat - A History of Exercise
Sweat - A History of Exercise

In Sweat, Bill Hayes jogs, swims, spins, sprints (in the nude), and boxes his way through the history of every form of exercise you can image (and a few you can’t).

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Ira WoodMarch 29, 2022Comment
The Best Way to Get Fat on Fat Tuesday
The Best Way to Get Fat on Fat Tuesday

In The Big Book of King Cake Matt Haines tells us everything we never knew about New Orleans’ sweetest Fat Tuesday tradition.

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Ira WoodMarch 21, 2022Comment
A World Class Economist on Your Financial Future
A World Class Economist on Your Financial Future

The Economist Magazine named Lawrence Kotlikoff one of the world’s 25 most influential economists. On today’s show he offers his Money Magic secrets to more money, less risk, and a higher standard of living.

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Ira WoodMarch 21, 2022Comment
How Moving Can Make Us Smarter
How Moving Can Make Us Smarter

In Move! journalist Caroline Williams explores the emerging science of how movement opens up a hotline to our minds.

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Ira WoodMarch 21, 2022Comment
All About Hearts Big and Small
All About Hearts Big and Small

In Pump, Museum of Natural History zoologist Bill Schutt talks about the evolution of the heart from fish to bats to giant blue whales and humans.

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Ira WoodMarch 21, 2022Comment
Electronic Monitoring and The Emerging Police State
Electronic Monitoring and The Emerging Police State

In Understanding E-Carceration, researcher and ex-con James Kilgore talks about the range of common technologies—from door bell cameras to ankle bracelets—that are turning our world into a police state.

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Ira WoodMarch 1, 2022Comment
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