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Stuff You Missed in History ClassPope Leo XIIIPope Leo XIII sought to find a way forward for the Catholic church at a time when the world was rapidly changing and the church was often at odds with those changes. Research: Aubert, Roger-François-Marie. "Leo XIII". Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 May. 2025, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Leo-XIII “ELECTION OF POPE LEO XIII.” New York Times. Feb. 21, 1878. https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1878/02/21/issue.html Jedin, Hubert and John Patrick Dolan. “History of the Church: The Church in the Industrial age.” Burns & Oates. 1981. https://books.google.com/books?id=h5LYAAAAMAAJ&source=gbs_navlinks_s Masci, David. “A look at pope...2025-06-0933 min
The Weekly Reload PodcastThe Problem With Chaos Spiking Gun Sales (Ft. Discourse Magazine's David Masci)This week, we're taking a look at record gun sales from a different point of view.
The spike in new gun owners seen from 2020 through 2022 is one we've spent a lot of time examining because it's very likely to have a significant impact on American society, culture, and politics. Gun owners generally see the addition of millions more Americans to their ranks as a positive thing, even while understanding uncertainty is what likely drove many of them to the store.
But Discourse Magazine editor David Masci wrote a piece recently noting the straightforward problem of...2023-12-181h 23
Between The SheetsEp. #351: April 19-25, 1989 with Beau JamesKris & David are back this week with another episode of Between the Sheets, this time a Patreon request, as Nick Masci wanted us to talk about the week of April 19th-25th, 1989. And as a special treat, we are joined again by Beau James (@kingofkingsport) in all of the American sections. Nick wanted us to talk about New Japan's first show at the Tokyo Dome, Battle Satellite, and we do just that, as we talk about the importance of the event — tracing the history of Antonio Inoki — as well as a full rundown of this major, historically important show that...2022-04-256h 51
Discourse Magazine PodcastWelcome to the Discourse Magazine PodcastWelcome to the Discourse Magazine Podcast. This is David Masci, Senior Managing Editor of Discourse, a new online journal on politics, economics, and culture published by the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. On this podcast, you’ll hear from a diverse range of authors, thinkers, and scholars who are dedicated to discourse, to the notion that good thinking and good ideas arise amid the interplay of different viewpoints and perspectives. In these conversations, we discuss a variety of different topics, and almost everything is on the table, as long as it’s interesting and relevant. Chec...2020-06-1200 min
On The Air with Michael MasciAnita Gillette is our guestAnita Gillette may be best known for playing MONA the mistress in MOONSTRUCK or Tina Fey’s mother in 30 ROCK, or Jack Klugman’s wife in QUINCY. She recently appeared on MODERN FAMILY and BLUE BLOODS.
She has more than fourteen Broadway shows to her credit, including CHAPTER TWO (Tony Nomination, LA Drama Critics Award) CABARET, CARNIVAL, GYPSY, GUYS & DOLLS, DON’T DRINK THE WATER, ALL AMERICAN, JIMMY, THEY’RE PLAYING OUR SONG, BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS, MR. PRESIDENT, THE GAY LIFE, KELLY, SHOWBOAT and ENCORES’ BLOOMER GIRL and 70 GIRLS 70.
Anita had recurring roles on CSI, LAW & ORDER SVU and SHAKE IT UP. She w...2016-05-3100 min