politics

How They Did It: Jamal Smith of HRC for America & Equinox

Welcome to How They Did It: the podcast that gets you the real story behind the success. Host Darbi Worley interviews extraordinary people about this thing called life and how to do it better. This episode, Darbi discusses love, body image and politics with Jamal Smith (HRC for America, Equinox). Connect with Jamal on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Next episode: […]

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Kendrick Lamar

Past Present Podcast: Antonin Scalia, Samantha Bee, and the Grammys

On this week’s Past Present podcast, Nicole Hemmer, Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, and Neil Young discuss Antonin Scalia, Samantha Bee and women in comedy, and the Grammy Awards. Replacing Scalia The death of Antonin Scalia has opened up a spot on the Supreme Court and created a political controversy about his replacement. Niki noted Scalia’s reputation

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Beyonce Formation

Past Present Podcast: The Zika Virus, Beyonce’s Formulation, and Hillary Clinton’s Feminism Problem

On this week’s Past Present podcast, Nicole Hemmer, Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, and Neil Young discuss the Zika virus, Beyonce’s “Formation,” and Hillary Clinton’s feminism problem. The Zika Virus The mosquito-borne virus is ravaging Brazil, but starting to spread globally. Natalia pointed to how rubella outbreaks in the 1960s helped change European abortion laws, a relevant

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curvy barbie reviews

Past Present Podcast: Clinton & Reconstruction, Curvy Barbie, and Bernie Sanders’s (Un) Religion

On this week’s Past Present podcast, Nicole Hemmer, Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, and Neil Young discuss Hillary Clinton and Reconstruction, Curvy Barbie, and Bernie Sanders and atheism.   Hillary Clinton and Reconstruction Hillary Clinton stepped into controversy when she named Abraham Lincoln as her favorite president, in part, because he would have brought the nation back

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your heart is a muscle review

Book Brief: Your Heart is a Muscle the Size of a Fist by Sunil Yapa

Your Heart is a Muscle the Size of a Fist by Sunil Yapa 2016, Lee Boudreaux Books The Idea The interwoven narratives of key players whose lives were thrust together by the 1999 Seattle World Trade Organization protests are an exercise in empathy. Recommended For Neoliberals and grassroots civic activists alike (as well as anyone in

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Harvest Zau Marsh

Ask the Strategist: Rules for Collaborating with Driven People

“Ask the Strategist” tackles your questions about productivity, operations, decision making, and results. Hey Sebastian – One of my most persistent collaboration issues is working with forceful, headstrong personalities. A powerful, long-term drive can simultaneously create a deep and innovative subject matter expert as well as a deeply entrenched viewpoint and working style. As a technical worker,

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Oscars

Past Present Podcast: #OscarsSoWhite, Oprah and Weight Watchers, and the Iowa Caucus

On this week’s Past Present podcast, Nicole Hemmer, Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, and Neil Young discuss #OscarsSoWhite, Oprah Winfrey and the history of Weight Watchers, and why Iowa’s caucus goes first. #OscarsSoWhite For the second year in a row, the Academy Awards will feature only white nominees in the acting categories, leading to an #OscarsSoWhite boycott.

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