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Campus Sexual Assault and The Lawsuit Against Cornell

Alexandra Brodsky, civil rights lawyer and author of Sexual Justice: Supporting Victims, Ensuring Due Process, and Resisting the Conservative Backlash (Henry Holt 2021), unpacks a recent lawsuit against Cornell University alleging the administration of negligence in their investigation and handling…

Building a Medieval Village pt. 7: A Year in the Farming Life

What did a year of farming look like in a medieval village, and what happens when a group of adventurers come into town during harvest season? This week, we explore the yearly ups and downs of farming in a medieval village, and the various reasons that an adventuring party might be called upon to h…

Tippecanoe and Tyler, Too

First Time: A President Dies in Office  References - William Henry Harrison and John Tyler Collins, G. (2012). William Henry Harrison (A. M. Schlesinger, Jr. & S. Wilentz, Eds.). Times Books; Henry Holt and Company. [1, 2, 3] Owens, R. M. (2007). Mr. Jefferson's hammer: William Henry Harrison and t…

James Polk and Manifest Destiny

James Polk References  Merry, R. W. (2009). A country of vast designs: James K. Polk, the Mexican War and the Conquest of the American Continent. Simon & Schuster. Seigenthaler, J. (2004). James K. Polk (A. M. Schlesinger Jr., Ed.). Times Books. Bauer, K. J. (1985). Zachary Taylor: Soldier, planter…

Listen to The Flag, the Cross, and the Station Wagon: A Graying American Looks Back at His Suburban Boyhood and Wonders What the Hell Happened by Bill Mckibben

#ads Stream any unabridged audiobook of your choice with premium access by starting your trial on:https://booksreader.space/ak-4712/Title: The Flag, the Cross, and the Station Wagon: A Graying American Looks Back at His Suburban Boyhood and Wonders What the Hell Happened Author: Bill Mckibben Nar…

Decade of Decline: Millard Fillmore and the Compromise of 1850

References for Millard Fillmore  Finkelman, P. (2011). Millard Fillmore: The American Presidents Series: The 13th President, 1850–1853. Henry Holt and Company. Rayback, R. J. (1959). Millard Fillmore: Biography of a president. Henry Stewart. Woo, I. (2023). Master slave husband wife: An epic journe…

What Makes a Book Worth Reading in the Age of AI? | BARBARA JONES

Kate Gale talks with literary agent and longtime editor Barbara Jones about what makes a human-written book worth reading in a world where AI can produce one in minutes. Barbara explains why the best books hold a "perfect equipoise of countervailing forces," why using AI for even grammar fixes mark…

Do We Have to Sacrifice Something to Get What We Want? ~ with guest author Tania Malik (Ep 205)

In this episode of Wisdom of the Body, Heather Grzych talks with novelist Tania Malik, author of Hope You Are Satisfied, about sacrifice, ambition, and the difficult choices we make in pursuit of the lives we want. Set in Dubai in 1990, Tania's novel explores family expectations, economic opportuni…

This Ancient Ritual Reveals The Secret of New Year’s Eve

Everything is energy. Most people think New Year’s Eve is about fresh starts, motivation, and self-improvement.But very few ever stop to ask where these traditions came from, what they condition psychologically, and why so many people feel stuck in the same cycle year after year.Uploaded 22-12-25I…

John Boyne

With me on this episode of Writers at Work is John Boyne, whose audacious new novel is THE WEIGHT OF ANGELS. I'll get to what makes it so in a few minutes. Raised in Dublin, John is the author of some twenty novels, including six for young readers. It's likely you've heard of his 2006, THE BOY IN …