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Refuse FascismPreparing for a Coup: What’s Changed, What Hasn’tOne month to go before the election, what's happening? Elon + X going all out to get Trump back in power, mass deportation plans, nakedly Nazi justifications for those horrific plans, voter rolls being purged, multiple climate-change fueled storms pummeling the southeast with storms of disinformation and death threats against meteorologists following, and more. The new apostolic march on Washington this past week called this election "America's last stand" - Sam discusses all this, then talks with Nick Quested, the filmmaker who embedded himself with the Proud Boys for the new documentary 64 Days (64daysfilm.com), which covers the period from...2024-10-1455 min
The SignalThe Signal |The Education Wars: A Citizen’s Guide and Defense Manual, with Jennifer Berkshire and Jack SchneiderJennifer Berkshire writes about the intersection of education and politics for the Nation, the New Republic, the New York Times, The Baffler, and other publications.
Jack Schneider is the Dwight W. Allen Distinguished Professor at the UMass Amherst, where he leads the Beyond Test Scores Project. He is an award-winning scholar, and his work broadly explores the influence of history, culture, and rhetoric in education policy.
Both Jennifer and Jack co-host the education policy podcast Have You Heard, and they co-authored A Wolf at the Schoolhouse Door: The Dismantling of Public Education and the Future of...2024-06-1944 min
Fast Politics with Molly Jong-FastRick Wilson, Mike Hixenbaugh & Melissa WalkerThe Lincoln Project’s own Rick Wilson skewers Trump’s embarrassing appearance at the Libertarian Party’s convention. NBC’s Mike Hixenbaugh discusses his book, They Came for the Schools: One Town's Fight over Race and Identity, and the New War for America's Classrooms. The States Project's Melissa Walker examines how they are helping Democrats win elections through giving circles.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2024-05-2755 min
The Pod SpotterS1 Ep#33: Do No HarmA child is injured. The injury is diagnosed as being the result of abuse and the child is removed from the parents’ home. Another child saved?Not in this case. Misdiagnoses can leave children scarred, parents distraught and families traumatized.We talk with the host of Do No Harm, NBC News National Investigative Reporter Mike Hixenbaugh, and the subject of his podcast, Melissa Bright.If you’re a parent, there are important lessons to be learned from this week’s episode.2021-04-121h 07
Fighting Coronavirus, from American InnovationsWondery presents Do No HarmSubscribe today: http://wondery.fm/Do_No_HarmFrom Wondery, the makers of Dr. Death and Dirty John, and NBC News, the team behind Dateline and The Thing About Pam - Do No Harm. Melissa Bright thinks she's living every parent's worst nightmare when her five-month-old baby tumbles from a lawn chair and hits his head on the driveway. But after she rushes him to the hospital, a new nightmare begins.The Brights are thrust into a medical and legal system so focused on protecting children from abuse, it has targeted innocent parents. With...2020-11-1004 min
Detective TrappWondery presents Do No HarmSubscribe today: http://wondery.fm/Do_No_HarmFrom Wondery, the makers of Dr. Death and Dirty John, and NBC News, the team behind Dateline and The Thing About Pam - Do No Harm. Melissa Bright thinks she's living every parent's worst nightmare when her five-month-old baby tumbles from a lawn chair and hits his head on the driveway. But after she rushes him to the hospital, a new nightmare begins.The Brights are thrust into a medical and legal system so focused on protecting children from abuse, it has targeted innocent parents. With...2020-11-1004 min
Do No HarmIntroducing Do No HarmMelissa Bright thinks she's living every parent's worst nightmare when her five-month-old baby tumbles from a lawn chair and hits his head on the driveway. But after she rushes him to the hospital, a new nightmare begins.The Brights are thrust into a medical and legal system so focused on protecting children from abuse, it has targeted innocent parents. With exclusive audio captured as the events unfolded, this harrowing six-episode series takes you inside the Brights' fight to hold their family together, against a system that can sometimes do more harm than good. Hosted by NBC News National Investigative...2020-10-2902 min