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Bright Minds: from the John Adams InstituteYaël Eisenstat: Democracy’s Cyber DefendantIn 2018, the tech and democracy activist Yaël Eisenstat joined Facebook as the head of Global Elections Integrity for political ads. Six months later, she left. She was disappointed and disillusioned at how Facebook financially profits from voter manipulation. This, of course, was years before Mark Zuckerberg's recent announcement that Facebook’s parent company, Meta, would get rid of all its fact checkers.Before joining Facebook, she had worked for years to strengthen and defend democracy—as an intelligence officer at the CIA, a diplomat at the State Department and a White House advisor. These days...
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Champions Corner: Spotlight StoriesThe Champions Corner Podcast: Spotlight Story Ep. 10 - Curtis Cobb IIIChampions Corner Ep. 10 – Curtis Cobb III | From 46-Point Nights to Life After BasketballIn this episode of Champions Corner: Spotlight Stories, host John Adams sits down with Curtis Cobb III, a former Division I standout and professional basketball player from Fall River, Massachusetts. Curtis reflects on his journey through Fall River, Wilbraham & Monson Academy, Fairfield, UMass, and Wagner—highlighting lessons in consistency, faith, injury recovery, and mental growth.After college, Curtis went on to play professionally in Portugal and Vietnam, but unexpected injuries forced him to reevaluate what success meant beyond the court. We talk abou...
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Two Club Chumps ©#55 John Goes To the Masters. "This is like watching a scary movie"Masters Chumps Chat: Our very own John Adams Goes To the Masters. "This is like watching a scary movie" he says as we are halfway through the Second Nine. Awesome!
2025-04-1540 minBright Minds: from the John Adams InstituteIvo Daalder: The Future of NATOIvo Daalder is a Dutch born American citizen, who became the U.S. representative to NATO from 2009 to 2013 under President Barack Obama and was a foreign policy advisor for his 2008 presidential campaign. He also served in the United States Security Council during the Clinton administration. He’s now the CEO of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. The John Adams Institute and the Netherlands Atlantic Association welcomed Ivo Daalder back to the land of his birth in celebration of the 75th anniversary of the North American Treaty Organization, or NATO.The world has changed immensely sin...
2025-03-121h 02Bright Minds: from the John Adams InstituteKim Wehle: What to Make of the U.S. Constitution?Super Tuesday, March 3rd, 2020. Professor of law, a constitutional scholar, commentator and author Kim Wehle joined the John Adams to lay out exactly what was at stake in the election between Donald Trump and Joe Biden. The constitutional issues were, and still are, enormous. In her book How to Read the Constitution – and Why Kim Wehle describes in clear language what is actually in the Constitution, and most importantly, what it means today. She also describes how the Constitution’s protections are eroding and why every American needs to heed this “red flag” moment in our democracy back in 2...
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The Statesman: A Classical Education PodcastBrothers Karamazov: The Grand Inquistor and The Nature of Freedom | EP 12Ross Garner, Michael Conklin, Landon O'Neil, Hannah Jensen, and Tania Medina discuss Fyodor Dostoevsky's The Brothers Karamazov. Ross begins by providing context to the chapter, The Grand Inquisitor, and the group discusses its central theme of free will.
The views expressed by individuals in this podcast are their own and do not represent John Adams Academy.
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2025-01-1656 minBright Minds: from the John Adams InstituteKaren Joy Fowler: The Family Saga of John Wilkes BoothIt’s April 14th, 1865. The actor John Wilkes Booth pulls a gun and assassinates President Lincoln who is sitting in a balcony of the Ford Theatre in Washington DC. Booth becomes one of the most infamous men in American history. But what about his family? Who were they? What did they believe? Did they have any role in the killing? These are questions author and Man Booker finalist Karen Joy Fowler discusses in her epic book, Booth.Booth is a sweeping American saga that charts the rising fame of the Booth family from hu...
2025-01-1555 minBright Minds: from the John Adams InstituteFrancis Fukuyama: The Future of LiberalismHistory is entering a new phase, where old forms and ideas clash with present realities. The John Adams Institute was excited to welcome Francis Fukuyama back to Amsterdam to discuss his findings in his book, Liberalism and Its Discontents.In this rigorous and trim volume, Fukuyama returns to liberalism, arguing that it cannot grow complacent. Liberalism—despite its flaws—appears to be the only system adaptable enough to accommodate the myriad challenges the future holds. Today, caught up in the maelstrom of political ideologies and cultural realities, where can people take ideological and organizational refuge? How c...
2024-12-1153 minThe Statesman: A Classical Education PodcastThe Brothers Karamazov: Being A Pest | EP 11Ross Garner, Benjamin Asvitt, Faith Sawyer, and Mark Bixler discuss Fyodor Dostoevsky's The Brothers Karamazov. Benjamin begins by providing a short synopsis of the next 100 pages of the book after which Mark shares a passage from the book related to human nature. They discuss Dimitri Karamazov's view of man and his buggish nature as well as whether it is morally permissible to wish for someone's death. Though somewhat depressing themes, the conversation ends hopeful and optimistic.
The views expressed by individuals in this podcast are their own and do not represent John Adams Academy.
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2024-11-131h 05Bright Minds: from the John Adams InstituteBret Easton Ellis: At the Edge of Fact and Fiction - The ShardsBret Easton Ellis took 13 years to write The Shards. It’s a horror novel. Or maybe it’s an autobiography. In fact, it’s both. The Shards is a fictionalized retelling of Mr. Ellis’s 18th year. It tells the story of a group of superficially sophisticated teens have their lives shattered by a series of terrible events. It’s 1981 Los Angeles and a local serial killer known only as The Trawler draws ever closer to Bret and his friends. He taunts them with grotesque threats and acts of violence. As Bret’s obsession with the killer grows, he spir...
2024-11-131h 03The Statesman: A Classical Education PodcastThe Brothers Karamazov: The Healing Power of Selfless Love | EP 10Ross Garner, Sabrina Dailey, and Victoria Smith discuss Fyodor Dostoevsky's The Brothers Karamazov. Sabrina begins by providing a short synopsis of the first 100 pages of the book after which Victoria begins the conversation by quoting a passage from Elder Zosima's teachings on active love. They discuss the power of active love and how it changes their ideals from being selfish to selfless.
The views expressed by individuals in this podcast are their own and do not represent John Adams Academy.
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2024-11-0555 minTwo Club Chumps ©#47 Wells Adams, Golf Record!Chumps, we invited back Wells Adams (Episode 11) to talk about his record round Tuesday with Brent! Fun chat on what he was working on, his pro am at the Solheim Cup, grip change and 71 ! Go Old Miss!
2024-10-2444 minBright Minds: from the John Adams Institute2024 U.S. Election Special (part 3) with Kim WehleIn the third and final episode of the election specials of our podcast Bright Minds, America expert and podcaster Laila Frank talks to law professor, constitutional scholar, commentator and author Kim Wehle. She is an expert on constitutional law and the separation of powers, with particular emphasis on presidential power and administrative agencies. Her latest book Pardon Power - How the Pardon System works – and Why, just dropped. In the run-up to the 2020 U.S. presidential election, she joined the John Adams to talk about her book How to Read the Constitution – and Why...
2024-10-1630 minBright Minds: from the John Adams Institute2024 U.S. Election Special (part 2) with Mark LeibovichThe current episodes of our podcast Bright Minds are all about the U.S. presidential elections. America journalist Laila Frank, specialized in politics and change in the U.S., will bring you conversations with remarkable American political thinkers about their hopes, fears and expectations for this election cycle.In the second episode of our election specials, Laila Frank talks to author, journalist and political insider Mark Leibovich. What are his hopes, fears and expectations for this election cycle?Mark is a staff writer for the Atlantic and the author...
2024-10-0228 minBright Minds: from the John Adams Institute2024 U.S. Election Special (part 1) with Carol AndersonThe next three episodes of Bright Minds are all about the U.S. presidential elections. America journalist Laila Frank, specialized in politics and change in the U.S., will bring you conversations with remarkable American political thinkers about their hopes, fears and expectations for this election cycle.First up is professor of African-American studies and author Carol Anderson. She is a renowned speaker and has written several books on race, systemic inequality and power structures. All are extremely relevant for the upcoming elections.Carol Anderson’s Book Picks:Tyranny of the Minority by Steven Le...
2024-09-1834 minTwo Club Chumps ©#44 Chump in the U.S. Senior Amateur ChampionshipChumps chat we talk with Chump John Adams who just made the round of 32 in the US Senior Am! We talk about his qualifying at the Valley Club of Montecito (finished 2nd) and the US Senior Am at the legendary Honors Course in Tennessee. Enjoy!
2024-09-0639 minThe Statesman: A Classical Education PodcastJunius Maltby: Achieving a Balanced Vision of Life | EP 9Ross Garner, Aaron Navarro, Nathan Cubano and John Benson discuss John Steinbeck's "Junius Maltby" from The Pastures of Heaven. John begins by providing a short synopsis of the book after which Nathan begins the conversation by quoting a passage near the end of the story when Robbie Maltby discovers his poverty and is ashamed. They discuss the duties of parents to their children to provide for their physical and spiritual needs and the need to achieve a balanced vision of life.
The views expressed by individuals in this podcast are their own and do not represent John...
2024-08-231h 11The Statesman: A Classical Education PodcastThe Great Conversation: Becoming Human Through A Liberal Arts Education | EP 8Ross Garner, Allison Dickman, Jessica Liaghat, and Jessika Rubick discuss Robert Hutchin's The Great Conversation. Jessica L. begins by providing a short synopsis of the book after which Jessika R. begins the conversation by quoting a passage about the America's strength lying in the character and intelligence of its people. They discuss what it means to be an American and why its important for all Americans to pursue a liberal education as part of their civic responsibility.
As Americans we are very diverse, but the common denominator we share is that we are all human and we...
2024-08-231h 04Bright Minds: from the John Adams InstituteFUTURE 400: Wolves and KingsThis fourth episode of the Future 400 podcast is all about theater and dance. Battery Dance, New York City's longest running public dance festival, is hosting the Dutch-Turkish choreographer Rutkay Özpinar from Korzo Theater as part of the Future 400 exchange. And the Dutch theater director Ira Kip is working on her new play, Kings… Come Home, a reflection the impact of being uprooted, which will go to the National Black Theater and the Apollo Theater in New York. Both Kip and Özpinar are searching for a global conversation that brings disparate cultures and histories together on the stage. “The re...
2024-07-0321 minBright Minds: from the John Adams InstituteFUTURE 400: Finding Family in FashionDesign your look, design your life. Rambler Studios is a creative platform for raw talent. It offers young people a safe space where they can discover what they’re good at and find a sense of belonging – and maybe a career in street fashion. Started by Carmen van der Vecht in Amsterdam in 2010, it has branched out to New York’s Lower East Side. It operates there under the wings of the Henry Street Settlement, a philanthropic institution dating back to the late 1800’s. In the same basement in a social housing project where he himself learned to sew, fashion...
2024-06-1919 minThe Statesman: A Classical Education PodcastFrom Scholar to Mentor: How Great Books, Socratic Discussions, and Mentors Shape Us | EP 7Ross Garner, Michael Conklin, Michael Bacon, Cruz Martinez, Pedro Tafoya, and Shalya Phillips discuss what great books, discussions, and mentors had the greatest impact on them while they were scholars at John Adams Academy, and why they chose to come back to the after graduation to teach. They talk about the learning environment at the Academy as one where the mentors are as engaged in the learning process as the scholars and are all working to improve themselves and increase their knowledge and abilities.
The views expressed by individuals in this podcast are their own and do...
2024-06-0651 minThe Statesman: A Classical Education PodcastUncle Tom's Cabin: Hypocrisy, Religion, and Freedom of the Soul | EP 6Ross Garner, Karin Anderson, Mark Bixler and Victoria and Constance Smith discuss Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin. Mark begins by providing a short synopsis of the book after which Constances poses a question regarding the hypocrtical religious views of Marie St. Claire in the book. They discuss the nature of religion and the way it can ironically be twisted to justify immorality. They also discuss the effect of slavery on the human soul and how Uncle Tom attained a freedom of his soul in spite of his bonds.
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2024-06-051h 15Bright Minds: from the John Adams InstituteFUTURE 400: From the Streets to the HeartThis second episode of the Future 400 podcast looks at work by Dutch and American photographers who are part of the annual international photo festival Photoville in Lower Manhattan. Dutch photographer Ernst Coppejans delves deep into the lives of LGBTQIA+ people living on the streets in New York. Kennedi Carter, a young Black photographer from the South, dresses people of color in a combination of garb from colonial times and contemporary streetwear. Photoville’s founder Sam Barzilay says: “Even though they are an Atlantic apart, there is a shared sensibility here.” Future 400 is a bi-weekly four-part podcast...
2024-06-0519 minBright Minds: from the John Adams InstituteFUTURE 400: New York Before New YorkFuture 400 is a bi-weekly four-part podcast series from the Dutch Consulate in New York. It is part of the two-year cultural program of the same name, marking the 400th anniversary of the founding of New Amsterdam, the city that became New York. Each episode highlights a selection of the creative collaborations between artists, communities and institutions in both the Netherlands and the United States. Want to learn more about Future 400? The Dutch Consulate in New York City made a site for that! Just go to dutchcultureusa.com Presenter: Tracy Metz, producers: Tracy Metz and...
2024-05-2226 minThe Statesman: A Classical Education PodcastThe World Is Too Much With Us: Living in Harmony | EP 5Ross Garner and Josh Christensen discuss William Wordsworth's sonnet "The World Is Too Much With Us." They begin by reading the peom aloud and then consider its meaning. They discuss why we as humans waste our powers in merely getting and spending money, and how we can live more in tune with Nature and harmonize our lives with others.
The views expressed by individuals in this podcast are their own and do not represent John Adams Academy.
The music used in this episode is adapted and used with proper permission and licensing (Wolfgang Amadeus...
2024-03-2542 minThe Statesman: A Classical Education PodcastPride and Prejudice: Why We Like to Dislike Others | EP 4Ross Garner, Cali Wassom, Ruth Boatwright, Marco Lordge, and Lillian Braatz discuss Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. Ruth begins by providing a short synopsis of the book after which Lillian poses a question regarding Elizabeth Bennet's ability to fairly judge the character of others. They discuss the nature of pride and prejudice as vices and why we as humans like to dislike others.
The views expressed by individuals in this podcast are their own and do not represent John Adams Academy.
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2024-03-2558 minThe Statesman: A Classical Education PodcastHamlet: The Value of Life and Proper Attitude Towards Death | EP 3Ross Garner, Michael Conklin, Maya Wright and Austin Edlow discuss William Shakespeare’s tragedy Hamlet. After a brief summary of the plot by Mr. Conklin, the group discusses the grief of Hamlet at the loss of his father and the hasty marriage of his mother and uncle. They consider whether the preciousness of life is directly connected to its mortal and finite nature. They also discuss Hamlet's famous "To be, or not to be" soliloquy and whether Hamlet's attitude towards death and improper valuing of his own life is the cause of the whole tragedy.
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2024-03-251h 07The Statesman: A Classical Education PodcastThe Death of Ivan Ilyich: Confronting the Unpleasant Aspects of Life | EP 2Ross Garner, Michael Conklin, Madylin Webster and Cooper McDaniel discuss Leo Tolstoy's short story The Death of Ivan Ilyich. To begin, Madylin offers a summary of the book to provide context for the listener. Cooper then starts the discussion by drawing the group's attention to the inappropriate premise with which Ivan Ilyich begins his marriage. Throughout the conversation, they explore the danger inherent in avoiding the unpleasant aspects of life and the importance of not settling for superficial relationships.
The views expressed by individuals in this podcast are their own and do not represent John Adams Academy.
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The Statesman: A Classical Education PodcastThe Practicality of Reading Old Books | EP 1Ross Garner and Michael Conklin introduce The Statesman, a classical education podcast affiliated with John Adams Academy. They explain that the purpose of the podcast is not to create an ivory tower book club, but to have down-to-earth discussions of great books for the benefit of average Americans. They share experiences from the classroom and their personal lives of the impact classical education has had on them and how they came to love and appreciate great books.
The views expressed by individuals in this podcast
are their own and do not represent John Adams Academy.
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2024-03-2527 minBright Minds: from the John Adams InstituteGeorge Packer: America in Crisis and Renewal2024 is an election year. And in his book Last Best Hope: America in Crisis and Renewal', George Packer makes the case for why this may be the most important election since the civil war.Packer accepts that America may be “a failed state”. A state that is in a “cold civil war” between four incompatible versions of the US: the Free America of libertarian Reagan, the Smart America of Clinton-era technocrats, the quote Real America quote of the bottom-feeding demagogue Donald Trump, and the Just America of #MeToo and BLM. Packer says this cold civil war has made Amer...
2024-03-131h 02Bright Minds: from the John Adams InstituteNikole Hannah-Jones: A New American Origin StoryPulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones’s 1619 project has inspired both throngs of like-minded people as well as a severe backlash. This hasn’t stopped her from devoting her career to exposing systemic and institutional racism in the United States. The 1619 Project WAS published in New York Times Magazine—and is now a successful podcast and television series.So, why 1619? That was the year an English ship carrying enslaved Africans and flying the Dutch flag appeared on the horizon of Point Comfort, Virginia. It ushered in the beginning of slavery in what would become the continental U.S...
2024-02-141h 08The Statesman: A Classical Education PodcastThe Death of Ivan Ilyich: Confronting the Unpleasant Aspects of Life | EP 2Ross Garner, Michael Conklin, Madylin Webster and Cooper McDaniel discuss Leo Tolstoy's short story The Death of Ivan Ilyich. To begin, Madylin provides a summary of the book to provide context for the listener and Cooper starts the discussion by drawing the group's attention to the inappropriate premise Ivan begins his marriage. Throughout the conversation, they explore the danger inherent in avoiding the unpleasant aspects of life and the importance of not settling for superficial relationships. The views expressed by individuals in this podcast are their own and do not represent John Adams AcademyThe mu...
2024-01-251h 03The Statesman: A Classical Education PodcastThe Practicality of Reading Old Books | EP 1Ross Garner and Michael Conklin introduce The Statesman, a classical education podcast affiliated with John Adams Academy. They explain that the purpose of the podcast is not to create an ivory tower book club, but to have down-to-earth discussions of great books for the benefit of average Americans. They share personal experiences from the classroom and their personal lives of the impact classical education has had on them and how they came to love and appreciate great books. The views expressed by individuals in this podcast are their own and do not represent John Adams Academy.
2024-01-2527 minBright Minds: from the John Adams InstituteMark Leibovich: Thank You for Your Servitude2024 is an election year and Donald Trump is running again. This makes journalist and political commentator Mark Leibovich’s second nonfiction blockbuster Thank You for Your Servitude: Donald Trump’s Washington and the Price of Submission, particularly timely. Mr. Leibovich sketches the political landscape of Washington during the Trump presidency. We all know how Mr. Trump bent the Republican party to his will. But instead of focusing on the former President, Leibovich centers his narrative on the people and mechanisms that enabled his meteoric rise to power.Want to f...
2024-01-1754 minTwo Club Chumps ©Episode 11 with Wells AdamsThe Chumps had a blast having Wells Adams on the podcast. You know him from the Bachelorette, Bachelor in Paradise, his amazing wife Sarah Hyland...but you don't know about his golf prowess! We talked about him growing up on a golf course in Monterey, high school golf with Clint Eastwood, his radio and podcast career getting him out to LA and his first hole in one with Alfonso Ribeiro as a witness! Wow! So fantastic to chat with Wells.
2023-11-2150 minBright Minds: from the John Adams InstituteMark Godsey and Rickey Jackson: Surviving InjusticeRickey Jackson was sentenced to 39 years in prison for crimes he didn’t commit. Innocent, and unjustly convicted of murder and robbery, his is the longest wrongful imprisonment in US history. The John Adams Institute was honored to host Rickey, who shared the lessons he learned about freedom and forgiveness.The sole evidence against Rickey was the false, coerced eyewitness testimony of a 12-year-old boy. The boy later tried to back out of the lie, but the police told him it was too late to change his story. In 2011, attorneys with the Ohio Innocence Project fi...
2023-07-0533 minBright Minds: from the John Adams InstituteJill Lepore: New York BurningHarvard historian and New Yorker staff writer Jill Lepore came to the John Adams in April of 2023 to talk about her keenly crafted and sourced historical book “New York Burning”. It’s New York City, 1741: fires break out throughout the city. Fueled by the paranoia that accompanies hearsay, the authorities find a convenient scapegoat on which to pin the crimes: enslaved Black people and poor white settlers. But after a witch-hunt-like series of trials and vigilante justice, no specific plot was ever uncovered. Jill Lepore revisits the spring and summer of 1741 to confront a sticky contradiction at the heart o...
2023-06-0736 minBright Minds: from the John Adams InstituteSpike Lee: Doing the Right ThingIn December of 2010, The John Adams Institute hosted an evening with the great film director, Spike Lee. Among many things, Spike talked about how New York City’s historically hot and dangerous summer of ‘77 got him started in filmmaking. Mr. Lee’s talk also encapsulates America at the end of the first decade of the 21st century. The US and Europe were still digging themselves out of the worst recession since the crash of ‘29. Obama was still in his first term and, in response, the Tea Party movement was just getting going. Despite this, or maybe because of this, Sp...
2023-02-1527 minBright Minds: from the John Adams InstituteDavid Sedaris: On FireOn September 23, 2008, The John Adams Institute hosted an evening with David Sedaris. The humorist and author of 'Me Talk Pretty One Day' and 'Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim' brought his entourage to Amsterdam for the Dutch publication of his latest collection of wisdom, 'When You Are Engulfed in Flames'. Sedaris instructed the John Adams audience on how to buy drugs in a North Carolina trailer and how to pretend you attended Princeton University before the birth of Jesus Christ. Sedaris, the best selling author of all time, was soon after accused by The New Republic magazine...
2023-01-1851 minBright Minds: from the John Adams InstituteThe Quincy Club: California Dreamin'For 20 years, the John Adams Institute has organized a lecture program called The Quincy Club at schools all through the Netherlands to help young audiences better understand American culture. In 2020, the Quincy Club took a closer look at California and Silicon Valley. You know the names: Facebook, Apple, Google, Netflix, Tesla, Ebay, Intel and more dominate the tech industry worldwide. How did this come to be?Support the show
2022-12-2830 minBright Minds: from the John Adams InstituteRuth Bader Ginsburg: NotoriousOn February 04, 1999, in celebration of 150 years of Dutch constitutional law, the John Adams Institute welcomed Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.RBG sat down for an interview and waxed legal about things like how unimportant the Supreme Court used to be, why it’s good justices serve for life and what a nice place the Supreme Court is to work.Born in Brooklyn in 1933, Ms. Ginsburg became the second woman to join the law faculty of Rutgers University in 1963 and the first tenured female law professor at Columbia La...
2022-12-1432 minBright Minds: from the John Adams InstituteDavid Frum: National FragmentationDavid Frum is a Canadian-American political commentator who is currently a senior editor at The Atlantic as well as an MSNBC contributor' and author, of Trumpocalypse.In Trumpocalypse, Frum digs deep into the causes of America’s tragic national fragmentation. And he urges the GOP to rethink its future, saying that “no two-party system can remain a democracy unless both parties adhere to democratic values, not just one”.His talk at the John Adams is also a testament to how quickly circumstances can ch...
2022-11-0245 minBright Minds: from the John Adams InstituteElizabeth Kolbert: Engineering the AnthropoceneIf we can just get through the 21st century, humanity might have a chance, says Elizabeth Kolbert. We have already intervened in the earth’s system to the extent that we are now living in the ‘Anthropocene’. Maybe we can buy time by intervening even more, with so-called geo-engineering: turning carbon emissions to stone, for example, genetically modifying trees or even dimming the sun by shooting tiny diamonds into the stratosphere. After having done so much damage, can we change nature again, this time in order to save it?Writer and staff journalist at T...
2022-10-1928 minBright Minds: from the John Adams InstituteGore Vidal: The CorrectionistGore Vidal was an American writer known for his essays, novels, screenplays, and Broadway plays. A lifelong Democrat, Gore ran for political office twice and was a seasoned political commentator. As well known for his essays as his novels, Vidal wrote for The Nation, New Statesman, The New York Review of Books and Esquire. Vidal’s major subject was America, and through his essays and media appearances he was a longtime critic of American foreign policy. He died in 2012 from pneumonia. In his obituary, The New York Times wrote, “Few American writers have been more versatile or gotten more mile...
2022-10-0529 minBright Minds: from the John Adams InstituteHanya Yanagihara: Creating ParadiseOn March 11, 2022, Hanya Yanagihara returned to the John Adams for a conversation about 'To Paradise', her three-part story across three centuries, centered around New York City. To Paradise is a revisionist American history – not identical to the America as we know it but a ‘what if’ narrative, invested in raising concerns about America as a nation: what it has been, what it might have been and what it could be. An epic tale told across multiple timelines and characters, separate from each other, but providing major themes and takeaways for the reader. “A masterpiece of our time,” according...
2022-09-2141 minBright Minds: from the John Adams InstituteDonna Tartt: A Secret HistoryA gem from our archive! Way back on March 14, 1993, the then fresh new Southern author, Donna Tartt, visited the John Adams hot on the heels of her massive bestseller 'The Secret History', currently translated into 24 languages and counting. 'The Secret History' takes place at a fictional college where a close-knit group of six students embark upon a secretive plan to stage a bacchanal, a plan that ultimately leads to a death. Tartt has subsequently written 'The Little Friend' and 'The Goldfinch, the latter of which became a bestseller, a film and a Book of the Y...
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2022-06-112h 04Bright Minds: from the John Adams InstituteToni Morrison: A MercyIn 2009, one of the most important American writers of her generation took the John Adams Institute stage for the first time. Toni Morrison—as renowned for her magical realism as for her portrayal of the African American struggle—is that rare writer who is acclaimed by critics and adored by the reading public. In her novel, A Mercy, a mother gives away her daughter as she struggles for a better life, and the reader unravels the meaning behind seemingly cruel acts. Join us for an evening with this distinguished writer of whom the Nobel Prize committee wrote: “…in novels characte...
2022-06-0139 minBright Minds: from the John Adams InstituteJonathan Franzen: The CorrectionsThe John Adams Institute, in co-operation with Prometheus Publishing House, proudly presented an evening with Jonathan Franzen, winner of the National Book Award 2001. Franzen discussed his novel The Corrections, which has been translated into Dutch under the title De Correcties. Michaël Zeeman, renowned literary critic for the Dutch newspaper de Volkskrant, introduced Franzen and moderated questions from the audience.The Corrections is a novel about the American Family. You could interpret it as a family soap opera of sorts, but Franzen has much more to say, giving a view on modern western society that is both h...
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The TomCastThe Shred Specialist with John Alford & Will FountainOn this episode Tom chats with John Alford & Will Fountain of GreenServ. John and Will share with Tom how they created a Shred Sales Specialist position in their business and the profound impact it had on shredding-related sales. You've got to hear this because you will definitely get a return on your listening investment today.+++++++++++++++John Alford & Will FountainPrincipalsGreenServYou can find GreenServ here: https://www.greenservinc.com/
2022-04-1223 minThe TomCastThe Shred Specialist with John Alford & Will FountainOn this episode Tom chats with John Alford & Will Fountain of GreenServ. John and Will share with Tom how they created a Shred Sales Specialist position in their business and the profound impact it had on shredding-related sales. You've got to hear this because you will definitely get a return on your listening investment today.+++++++++++++++John Alford & Will FountainPrincipalsGreenServYou can find GreenServ here: https://www.greenservinc.com/
2022-04-1223 minBright Minds: from the John Adams InstituteFrancis Fukuyama: Demand for DignityFrom Amsterdam...this is the John Adams Podcast, a treasure trove of the best and the brightest of American thinking. This week’s guest is indeed one of the brightest: Francis Fukuyama, the writer, thinker and teacher. You may remember him from his book: "The End of History", where he proclaimed the triumph of liberal democracy as something of a societal finish line.Well, he does NOT think that anymore. What changed his mind? The election of Donald Trump, among others. Support the show
2022-04-0633 minBright Minds: from the John Adams InstituteMegan Twohey: The #MeToo StoryThis week’s guest is Megan Twohey, whose book about Harvey Weinstein’s sexual abuse of women in Hollywood was also, as she put it, “an X-ray into the abuse of power”. The #metoo movement really got going after New York Times journalists Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor published their investigative articles about Harvey Weinstein. They followed with their book, “She Said”, which dives deep, not just into Harvey Weinstein’s decades long alleged sexual predation, but also the failures of the system that let it happen. Some have called “She Said” the feminist “All the President’s Men”.Back in 20...
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2022-02-122h 00Bright Minds: from the John Adams InstituteRussell Shorto: From New Amsterdam to New YorkRussell Shorto is an American historian, journalist and author. In 2004, he published The Island at the Center of the World: the Epic Story of Dutch Manhattan and the Forgotten Colony that Shaped America, for which he spent many hours in the New Netherland archives. It's an eye-opening book, and a marvelous historical retelling of the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam before it became New York. Between 2008 and 2013, he lived in Amsterdam, where he was the director of the John Adams Institute.Support the show
2022-02-0928 min2022-02-051h 562022-01-291h 51Bright Minds: from the John Adams InstituteDr. Anthony Fauci: Challenging CoronaAs John Adams was one of the great men of his era, we thought our next episode should be with one of the great people of our time: Dr. Anthony Fauci, the Brooklyn born and raised, director of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and the chief medical advisor to President Biden. This was an online interview conducted by Damiaan Denys, himself a Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Amsterdam. You heard him earlier on the podcast interviewing Michael Pollan. This was a wide ranging conversation, including topics like, “Will we...
2022-01-2633 min2022-01-221h 562022-01-151h 51Bright Minds: from the John Adams InstituteMadeleine Albright: Respect for TruthFormer Secretary of State Madeleine Albright talks with former Dutch foreign minister and Vice President of the European Commission, Frans Timmermans, about how the current state of world leadership inspired her most recent book, the ominously titled: Fascism: a Warning. This was recorded in front of an audience in 2018 at the Muziekgebouw aan het IJ in cooperation with the European Commission. The evening was moderated by Juurd Eijsvoogel of the Dutch newspaper NRC Handelsblad. “Fascism: a Warning” is published by HarperCollins in the United States and by De Arbeiderspers in the Netherlands.Previous Intervi...
2022-01-1234 minBright Minds: from the John Adams InstituteMichael Pollan: The Trip SitterMichael Pollan’s book, How To Change Your Mind, has moved on from his research on food to delve into the world of psychedelics and their medical use. In the past decade, there has been renewed interest in psychedelic research as a form of psychiatric therapy, and to Pollan’s mind this renaissance is long overdue.In this episode, Pollan makes a strong case for researching these drugs further and discusses it with professor and head of the psychiatry department at the Amsterdam Medical Center, Damiaan Denys. Denys is specialized in anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorders and the appl...
2022-01-1233 minBright Minds: from the John Adams InstituteTimothy Snyder: The Politics of EternityDemocracy and the rule of law in Western societies are under threat, according to Timothy Snyder, professor of history at Yale University, due to Vladimir Putin’s efforts to destabilize neighboring governments and to stir up dissent in countries from France to the United States. The John Adams, in a collaboration with De Balie, brought Professor Timothy Snyder to Amsterdam in 2018 to discuss his new book The Road to Unfreedom. Snyder examines how Western societies left themselves open to anti-democratic forces after the Cold War, and how Russia fell into Putinism, and the rise of Donald Trump, wh...
2022-01-1235 min2022-01-081h 592022-01-011h 20John Adams Real Estate Coffee BreakJohn Adams Real Estate Coffee Break: December 18, 2021Real Estate Current Topics, Investing and Landlording
2021-12-192h 01John Adams Real Estate Coffee BreakJohn Adams Real Estate Coffee Break: November 27, 2021Real Estate Current Topics, Investing and Landlording
2021-12-191h 56John Adams Real Estate Coffee BreakJohn Adams Real Estate Coffee Break November 20, 2021Real Estate Current Topics, Investing and Landlording
2021-12-191h 53John Adams Real Estate Coffee BreakJohn Adams Real Estate Coffee Break: December 11, 2021Real Estate Current Topics, Investing and Landlording
2021-12-122h 02John Adams Real Estate Coffee BreakJohn Adams Real Estate Coffee Break: December 4, 2021Real Estate Current Topics, Investing and Landlording
2021-12-051h 55John Adams Real Estate Coffee BreakReal Estate Coffee Break with John Adams March 20, 2021March 20, 2021 Real Estate Coffee Break with John Adams
2021-07-221h 59John Adams Real Estate Coffee BreakReal Estate Coffee Break with John Adams February 13, 2021Market value of Real Estate
John Schaub on Interest Rates in 2021
Paycheck Protection Program Part 2
LastPass Password Manager
How to Respond to the CDC Eviction Ban
Emergency Rental Assistance Program
2021-02-131h 59John Adams Real Estate Coffee BreakReal Estate Coffee Break February 6, 2021 with John AdamsReal Estate Investing
2021-02-061h 55John Adams Real Estate Coffee BreakReal Estate Coffee Break with John Adams January 30, 2021CDC Eviction Moratorium, How to Evaluate Value of Real Estate, Mortgage update with Peter Berk of Reliant Mortgage
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dadpoduk's podcastAn introduction to Dad Pod UkHere's a very quick introduction to the Dad Pod UK podcast. This audio-only podcast series has been produced by me, John Adams. I'm better known for writing the blog DadBlogUK.Com but I was keen to try my hand at something new. To begin with I've produced a mini-series of podcasts, carrying out one-to-one interviews with dads from a variety of backgrounds. I've interviewed a stepdad, an adoptive gay dad, a reformed criminal who spent many years behind bars, an involuntarily childless man and a dad from the BAME community. Please have a listen and l...
2020-11-0403 min
John Adams Real Estate Coffee BreakReal Estate Coffee Break with John Adams September 26, 2020CDC Agency Order banning Evictions and how to cope.
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John Adams Real Estate Coffee BreakReal Estate Coffee Break with John Adams September 19, 2020CDC Eviction Moratorium effect on Landlords,
Importance of Video for Real Estate
2020-09-251h 13
The Next TrackEpisode #153 - John Lysaker on Brian Eno's Music for AirportsPhilosopher John Lysaker joins us to discuss his recent book about Brian Eno's Music for Airports. We talk about the idea of ambient music, and how Music for Airports defined a genre.
Guest:
John Lysaker
John Lysaker's book Brian Eno's Ambient 1: Music for Airports
Show notes:
Episode #150 - Ambient Music
Brian Eno: Ambient 1, Music for Airports
Music for Airports liner notes
Arvo Part: Tabula Rasa
Brian Eno: Behind The Reflection - BBC Click (YouTube)
Scape
Brian Eno: Reflection
Our next tracks:
Brian Eno: Another Day on Earth)
Crazy Horse: Crazy Horse
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2019-07-0333 min
John Adams Letters from the FrontSeptember 1916No letters from John Adams this month, but three postcards from his older sister Jeannie who was a domestic servant […]
2016-09-2900 minJohn Adams Letters from the FrontAugust 1916The effects of the 1st day of the Somme as felt at home. And John Adams back in Ireland, closer […]
2016-08-2900 minJohn Adams Letters from the FrontMay 1916John Adams was accidentally wounded in the left hand on the evening of 1 May 1916. This podcast looks at […]
2016-05-2500 minJohn Adams Letters from the FrontFebruary 1916John Adams spent a large part of February 1916 on home leave back in Ireland. This shorter podcast covers that […]
2016-02-2700 minJohn Adams Letters from the FrontJanuary 1916This podcast covers a number of letters from John Adams as he is about to go back into the trenches. […]
2016-01-1500 minJohn Adams Letters from the FrontDecember 1915This podcast covers John Adams’ first Christmas in the trenches and a further discussion between Mark, Roger and John.
2015-12-1100 minJohn Adams Letters from the FrontMarch 1915The podcast for March 1915 covers a recruitment march in Co. Cavan and Co. Monaghan, John Adams looking forward to […]
2015-03-2700 minJohn Adams Letters from the FrontJanuary 1915This podcast episode looks at January 1915, when John Adams was still in training in North Down.
2015-01-2600 minJohn Adams Letters from the FrontDecember 1914December’s podcast looks back to Christmas 1914, and also contains a tribute to John Adams’ love of brass bands.
2014-12-1500 minJohn Adams Letters from the FrontSeptember 1914This podcast covers John Adams joining up in September 1914.
2014-08-2900 min