Politics

With Guests Annie Duke, Kassia St. Clair, and Adam Grant

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Silver Linings: With Guests Annie Duke, Kassia St. Clair, and Adam Grant

5/10/21 by Adam Grant, Annie Duke, Katy Milkman, Kassia St. Clair

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If you’ve ever lost a job, or been through a breakup, or failed an exam, you’ll know that the aftermath can be painful and disorienting. But for some percentage of those who experience these disappointing outcomes, unforeseen opportunities will arise. In this episode of Choiceology with Katy Milkman, we look at the occasional upside of being forced to quit a career, or a relationship, or even a favorite route to work. Kassia St. Clair brings us the story of William Henry Perkin. As a young man in 19th-century London, Perkin had set his sights on a career in chemistry and medicine. He devoted his time and energy to the search for a treatment for malaria, which was a growing problem around the world. Unfortunately, he failed in his quest, but his failure opened the door to a surprising new discovery that transformed an entire industry. Kassia St. Clair is a design journalist and the author of The Secret Lives of Color. Next, Annie Duke joins Katy to explain how events like a shutdown of the London subway system, or the COVID-19 pandemic, can sometimes surface new and previously unexplored options. She also discusses how our identities can be wrapped up in our choices, blinding us to alternatives that may actually serve us better.

Democrats and Free Stuff Messaging.

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Democrats and the free stuff messaging …

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Lately, a lot of the national Democrats have gotten criticism for the proposals for so-called “free healthcare”, “free college”, etc. It’s really bad messaging on their part — and it frankly makes the whole party look bad.

Affordable healthcare and college are important societal goals. Medical and education debt hurt too many people, leading to a lifetime of paying back the banks. The truth is college education and healthcare is too expensive, it’s unaffordable. Which is why affordable should be the key word — not free.

Government subsidies to healthcare and education shouldn’t be a dirty word, if it’s furthering a educated communities and healthy lifestyle for the people. But it doesn’t mean it should be free, but it should be affordable. Key to colleges and hospitals getting government subsidies should be cutting of their own cost. Likewise, patients and students should be rewarded for saving money and being responsible.

Should Republicans open their primary to non-party voters?

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Should Republicans open their primary to non-party voters?

Former Erie County Executive Joel Giambra thinks he has the solution to solving Republican statewide electoral woes: allow the 2.7 million voters not registered in a party to vote in the GOP primary. "My proposal to allow for a broader spectrum of people to opine who the best and most attractive candidate is to win in November," Giambra said.

The idea is based on the growing enrollment disadvantage for Republicans statewide. There are now more unenrolled voters in New York than there are Republicans in New York, while Democrats have long enrollment advantage.

Demonizing Dungeons & Dragons

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Demonizing Dungeons & Dragons

4/16/21 by Pushkin Industries

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When James Dallas Egbert III was reported missing from his college dorm – one of America’s most flamboyant private detectives was summoned to solve the case. “Dallas” had many of the same problems that most teenagers face – but P.I. William Dear stoked fears that he might have fallen under the evil spell of a mysterious and sinister game…. Dungeons & Dragons. The global panic about the dangers the role-playing game posed to impressionable young minds may seem quaint 40 years on – but again and again we show how fearful we are of creative endeavours we don’t quite understand. Read more about Tim’s work at http://timharford.com/ Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

The Real Black Panthers

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The Real Black Panthers

4/15/21 by NPR

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The Black Panther Party’s battles for social justice and economic equality are the centerpiece of the Oscar-nominated film ‘Judas and The Black Messiah.’ In 1968, FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover said the Black Panther Party “without question, represents the greatest threat to internal security of the country.” And with that declaration he used United States federal law enforcement to wage war on the group, But why did Hoover’s FBI target the Black Panther Party more severely than any other Black power organization? Historian Donna Murch says the answer lies in the Panthers’ political agenda and a strategy that challenged the very foundations of American society.