A New Normal
May 27, 2021
Stories matter: The Invisible War
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This time on the podcast, the story of an invisible war. Shots are fired. Injuries sustained. But how do you fight an enemy you can't see — one that may not even exist?
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Apr 15, 2021
Stories matter: The Elephant Whisperer
An armchair safari to a place where humans and elephants are engaged in a deadly conflict over resources — and the one man who can communicate with both sides.
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Much of the music in this episode is from the Free Music Archive by:
* Bruce Miller (https://www.freemusicarchive.org/music/Broos) CC BY-NC-ND
* Vinod Prasanna (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Vinod_Prasanna__Okey_Szoke__Pompey) CC BY NC
* Siddhartha Corsus (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Siddhartha) CC BY
* Podington Bear (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Podington_Bear) CC BY NC
Theme music: Fragilistic by Ketsa; licensed under CC BY NC ND 4.0
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Mar 11, 2021
History matters: not Gone With the Wind
Confederate soldiers never reached the US Capitol during the Civil War, but the "Confederate flag" (which was actually the battle flag of the Army of Northern Virginia) finally arrived in the building on January 6. Join us for a deep dive into the question: why does that symbol still speak to people so long after the Civil War? The answers lie in another disinformation campaign — one that took root in this country 155 years ago, and still impacts us today. This time on the podcast: America’s original Lost Cause — and the real cost of alternative facts.
Cover art:
A printed poster from 1896 celebrates the Confederacy more than 30 years after the end of the Civil War. It features (center) Confederate Generals Stonewall Jackson, PGT Beauregard and Robert E. Lee along with three versions of the flag of the Confederate States of America and the Battle Flag of the Army of Northern Virginia. Surrounding them are Confederate notables including President of the Confederate State of America, Jefferson Davis, Vice President Alexander Stephens, and storied army officers James Longstreet and A.P. Hill.
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Theme music: Fragilistic by Ketsa; licensed under CC BY NC ND 4.0
Much of the music in this episode was from the Free Music Archive by:
* Lobo Loco (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lobo_Loco) CC BY-NC-SA
* Cletus Got Shot (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Cletus_Got_Shot) CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
* Shake that Little Foot (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Shake_That_Little_Foot) CC BY-NC-SA 3.0
* The Joy Drops (https://freemusicarchive.org/search/?quicksearch=the+joy+drops)CC BY
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Jan 26, 2021
History matters: heroes or traitors?
The divisions that have taken hold of the country are playing out not only in our public lives, but also in some of our closest relationships.
What drives the tensions are our very different answers to that perennial question: What do you do when you believe your country is heading the wrong direction?
In this episode, we look to history — and the story of a man who has been called “one of the most troubling figures in American History”— for insight.
Note: The cover image of John Brown is from a painting called Tragic Prelude, a mural painted in 1937 by John Steuart Curry for the Kansas State Capitol building in Topeka.
Portrayals of Brown have changed over time. "From 1890 to about 1970 John Brown was insane. Before 1890 he was perfectly sane, and after 1970 he has slowly been regaining his sanity." —from Lies My Teacher Told Me, Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong, byJames W. Loewen
Theme music: Fragilistic by Ketsa; licensed under CC BY NC ND 4.0
The music at the end of the episode is
Battle Hymn of the Republic Medley by Marisa Anderson
Free Music Archive, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 US
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