Turmoil in Russia, Biden's Summer Roadshow, Cop City Protests

Russian President Vladimir Putin has been silent since a mercenary army attempted a mutiny over the weekend. President Biden hits the road to get the word out about his infrastructure programs. Tensions are high in Atlanta as activists take part in a week of action to stop construction of a massive police training facility.



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SWIC Presents – Outside The Galaxy – The Oregon Exploding Whale

In this episode, Matt takes us on a journey back in time when road crews gave a delicate hand to removing multi-ton sea mammals from local beaches.
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Essential Apple Podcast 271: Slim Pickings

This week Nick is busy so Simon is joined by Suffolk Pete and Steve from Geeks Corner to mull over the rather slim pickings in…



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Sequel Harder – The Star Wars Prequel Trilogy

Our coverage of the Star Wars Saga unfortunately continues with the prequels. For this we are joined by Dave from Star Wars In Character and the GR80’s and his son Jack from Phillies Full Count.



Episode 1: The Phantom Menace (1999)

Episode 2: Attack of the Clones (2002)

Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith (2005)



And now I can thankfully never watch these movies again.
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Best Of: The Shakur Family Legacy / Birder Christian Cooper

Tupac Shakur — who was killed at 25 in 1996 — would have turned 52 this year. His mother, Afeni Shakur, was an activist and a central figure in the Black Panthers. Author and historian Santi Elijah Holley's new book, An Amerikan Family, follows the Shakur family tree and their work in the Black Liberation Movement.



Ken Tucker reviews Janelle Monáe's new album, The Age of Pleasure.



Christian Cooper was birdwatching in Central Park in 2020 when a white woman falsely accused him of threatening her. The video went viral. His memoir, Better Living Through Birding, chronicles life as a Black birder, gay activist and Marvel comic book writer and editor.
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WWDTM: Karen Allen

We're back in Tanglewood and joined by the amazing Karen Allen, who plays the iconic Marion Ravenwood in the Indiana Jones movies. She joins Karen Chee, Roy Blount, Jr. and Negin Farsad to talk spitting in auditions, Tom Selleck, and working with snakes
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The Rankening episode 11

I'm trying things a little differently in this episode! :)
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Classroom Culture Wars & Teacher Burnout

Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson explains how the debates over teaching race, racism, gender identity and sexuality have put pressure on teachers who were already overworked and underpaid.



Kevin Whitehead reviews composer and saxophonist Henry Threadgill's new album and book.
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GOP Votes To CENSURE, INVESTIGATE Adam Schiff Lies| Dems Throw TEMPER TANTRUM | Durham Drops BOMBS, with Guest Rep. Clay Higgins

Durham humiliates Democrats before Congress in testimony exposing FBI for Anti-Trump bias in Russiagate Hoax, Adam Schiff gets censured in the House, referred to ethics for investigation, Congressman Clay Higgins joins the show.



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The barista who fought Starbucks

Lexie Rizzo took on Starbucks. Now she’s out of a job. Today, a look at the U.S. labor laws that are supposed to protect workers who are organizing unions.



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People describe Lexi Rizzo as a “coffee person.” She loves drinking coffee, talking about coffee. And she loved her job at Starbucks. She worked there for nearly eight years, until she got fired in March.



Rizzo believes she was fired for being a union organizer. Rizzo joined the unionization efforts in 2021, when her Starbucks became one of the first three stores in the country to successfully unionize. 



In the past year, judges have ruled that Starbucks violated U.S. labor laws more than 130 times across six states, among the most of any private employer nationwide. The rulings found that Starbucks retaliated against union supporters by surveilling them at work, firing them and promising them improved pay and benefits if they rejected the organizing campaign. Starbucks founder and ex-CEO Howard Schulz has denied any wrongdoing – and remains confident that his company does not need a union for his employees to be happy. 



Greg Jaffe reports on Rizzo’s case and examines the U.S. labor laws that are supposed to protect workers who are organizing unions.
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Is Cursive Still a Thing? (#387)

The guys chat about macaroni art, wedding DJs, and cursive.



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The R&R Show #66 EXTENDED EDITION

If you're looking for just the games on the go and none of the extra chitchat, here's the pared down audio version of the latest R&R&R!
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ANDREW & TRISTAN TATE CHARGED WITH RAPE! THE MATRIX ATTACKS TOP G! | Louder with Crowder

Andrew & Tristan Tate are headed to trial! We give you everything you need to know. Did Antony Blinken, U.S. Secretary of State, give China the green light on war with Taiwan? We give updates on Daniel Penny's indictment & Hunter Biden pleads GUILTY! Tune in. Guest: Nick Di Paolo Join MugClub to watch this show every day! http://louderwithcrowder.com/mugclubWatch the FREE show on MugClub NOW: https://mugclub.rumble.com/post/4176570/breaking-andrew-tate-charged-with-rape-the-matrix-attacks-top-gGET TODAY'S SHOW NOTES with SOURCES: https://www.louderwithcrowder.com/sources/ NEW MERCH! https://crowdershop.com/ Subscribe to my podcast: https://rss.com/podcasts/louder-with-crowder/FOLLOW ME:Website: https://louderwithcrowder.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/scrowderInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/louderwithcrowderFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/stevencrowderofficialMusic by @Pogo
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