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Wicked Smart Football PodcastAnd so it ends...for now - WSFP #13Week 13...the FINAL episode of the 2025 season. The New England season OFFICIALLY ending with the loss of Yale inthe playoffs. I'll recap all the action from out in Bozeman Montana.Additionally, some major coaching news in the Ivy Leaguewith the hiring of Rick Santos at Penn. I'll discuss that seismic move for the Quakers. I'll also cover the coordinator change at Cornell with Mike Toerper leaving his post as the Head Coach at Ithaca to take the reins of the defense for the Big Red. That is a move, by the way, that may...
2025-12-1641 minWicked Smart Football PodcastComeback in the Ice Castle - WSFP #12Week 12...PLAYOFF WEEK for the podcast! We had a WILD one in Youngstown, Ohio. One of the greatest comebacks, certainly in FCS history, maybe in the history of college football. An incredible victory for Yale as they keep their hopes alive for a National title.Not quite the same result for the Harvard Crimson. Their season ends in the outskirts of Philly after an EMBARRASSING loss to Villanova. This game should serve as a major learning experience for the Ivy League as it learns how to approach post season play.
2025-12-0630 minWicked Smart Football PodcastPlayoff Football - WSFP #11Week 11 aaaaaand...we're...still...HERE...Time to recap the final REGULAR season weekend of Ivy League competition. We'll focus on The Game in New Haven, but will also chat about the thriller in Providence with some additional recaps on the rest of the Ivy League.With the playoff field now officially set and with TWO Ivy League programs making it into the big dance, I'll discuss keys to victory for both teams. There will be specific breakdowns of both upcoming opponents, being the Youngstown State Penguins and the Villanova...
2025-11-271h 01Wicked Smart Football PodcastThe Game before "The Game" & NESCAC Awards - WSFP #10Week 10 of the podcast focuses on the penultimate weekend of Ivy League football, building into a historic game this weekend in New Haven.Harvard in a dog fight against Penn, would they claim a share of the Ivy title and maintain position for the playoffs? Could Yale keep pace in the league standings and remain in the hunt for an Ivy title share? Who would get their first league win of the year in NYC between Brown and Columbia? And lastly, Big Green vs the Big Red...battle of the Christmas colors headed into...
2025-11-201h 41Wicked Smart Football PodcastCrown them Cards & Mule made Miracles - WSFP #9Week 9 of the show was CHAMPIONSHIP week in the NESCAC. Would Trinity finish on an eight game championship win streak or would Wesleyan go back to back at home?Also, in the great north of Maine, the CBB championship was on the line between the Mules and the Polar Bears. One of the most storied rivalries in all of college football, the Biggest Little Game in America, between Amherst and Williams logged another memorable chapter at Pratt Field.It was also an electric day in both Vermont and the...
2025-11-151h 34Wicked Smart Football PodcastNovember equals Winning Time - WSFP #8Week 8 of the pod and we're getting down to the wire in both the NESCAC and the Ivy League. Calendar officially hitting November, clocks turning back...it's WINNING TIME in New England.Little III Champs officially crowned in a comeback for the ages in Williamstown. Bants take one step closer to immortality. The great state of Maine has a football franchise over .500. Insane week of NESCAC football makes the drama THAT much more palpable next week.Clash of the titans in the Ivy League, the boys in Crimson take...
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Rich On Tech$20K humanoid robot, Santa phone & moving your computer data (146, Nov 1, 2025) AI used to create fake receipts: Expense-report fraud is rising as employees use AI to generate realistic receipts. Companies report millions in fake submissions. Glasses that block facial recognition: Zenni Optical’s new ID Guard coating reflects infrared light, preventing facial recognition systems from identifying wearers. It also disables phone Face ID and Windows Hello while worn. NVIDIA hits $5 trillion valuation: The AI chipmaker briefly became the world’s most valuable company, surpassing Apple and Microsoft. Analysts warn valuations may be inflated by investor speculation around AI demand. Microsoft cloud outage causes global issu...
2025-11-021h 48Wicked Smart Football PodcastContenders, Pretenders, & Wildcards - WSFP #7Week 7, back in action after another wild weekend of football. This is an abbreviated episode with the primary focus being on NESCAC football (will continue to talk Ivy ball in more detail, as I always have, moving forward). The big boys, being Trinity, Wesleyan, Harvard, and Dartmouth, have set themselves apart from the rest. On the flip side, Amherst and Penn both squandering huge opportunities to stake their own claim to their respective league title. Lastly, Tufts and Yale might have some fight in them to make things interesting down the home stretch.
2025-10-3150 minWicked Smart Football PodcastOff the Schneid with Maine Madness - WSFP #6Week 6 of the show and we got teams getting OFF THE SCHNEID! Colossal upsets this weekend...the state of Maine went off AGAIN! In the Ivy League Cornell with their first W of the season. Also some contenders priming for full on league play starting next weekend.Colby with the underdog win at Pratt Field against Amherst. That would've been the upset of the day if not for the team from Brunswick. Bowdoin with one of the upsets of the YEAR in Middletown. They take down Wesleyan as the Cards try...
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Israel from the Inside with Daniel Gordis"Tell me what happened these past two years." What would we say to a just-released hostage?As more details come out about the ordeal that the just-freed hostages had to endure, it’s hard at times to fathom how anyone survived. A few were held captive entirely by themselves the entire time, some in chains. The psychological terror we’re learning about is mind boggling. The starvation. The beatings.And …. having no idea what was happening in the “real” world (though their world was all too real). A few had literally no exposure to news since they were kidnapped on October 7. And now, they’re home. Were they to sit with one of us and say...
2025-10-1647 minWicked Smart Football PodcastManic Medford & Heartbreak Hanover - WSFP #5Week 5 of the pod and things just keep getting more INSANE in this football season. Another great weekend highlighted by major wins for two programs from the GREAT NORTH of New England. Bates with an absolute thriller under the lights in Medford, continuing to prove the doubters (me among them) wrong. Top dogs in the league being Trinity, Amherst, and Wesleyan continued to find success as well.Meanwhile in the Ivy League, Hollywood came to Hanover as...
2025-10-161h 35Wicked Smart Football PodcastOctober Football has Arrived - WSFP #4Week 4 of the show brings us to the meat & potatoes of the season! We've made it to October, time for things to start getting serious!In the NESCAC, the cream is beginning to rise to the crop. We also have our first CBB clash of the year in Lewiston and it was wild!In the Ivy league, down goes Dartmouth in a crazy game down in Philadelphia. Harvard continues to roll in Worcester. The rest of the...
2025-10-081h 38Wicked Smart Football PodcastNESCAC Game of the Year & Ivy Madness - WSFP #3Week 3 of the show highlights one of the greatest games I've ever seen along with the absolute craziness seen in several other affairs across both the Ivy League and NESCAC.In addition to the "War in Williamstown" and the "Nuthouse in New Haven", we'll discuss several of the key matchups from another wild week of football.Parity continues to be a theme in the NESCAC this season. While the Ivy league, albeit very early in the season, is shaping up into a two...
2025-10-012h 13Wicked Smart Football PodcastIvy's Begin & Order Restored to the NESCAC - WSFP #2Week 2 of the NESCAC and the Ivy League finally joins the fun as well!In this episode, we dive into the parity of the NESCAC. With Trinity, Amherst, and Middlebury regaining form, along with a loss by the Cardinals, the league is wide open!On the Ivy circuit, some big comebacks, big scores, and a whole lot of question marks with eight non-conference matchups to start off the season.Buckle up for another great edition of the Wicked Smart Football Podcast!
2025-09-241h 19Wicked Smart Football PodcastHistoric NESCAC Openers - WSFP #1What a WILD opening weekend of NESCAC Football!In the first official episode of the podcast, we'll talk about the historic opening slate of games this past weekend. Down go three heavyweights! Amherst, Middlebury, and Trinity all lose on an opening weekend for the first time ever...at least according to ChatGPT. Plus more on Wesleyan's domination, Bates' fresh offense, and what it all means for next week!For more content, please follow @WickedSmartFootballPodcast on ig**This podcast is not directly...
2025-09-171h 23Wicked Smart Football PodcastSomething about New England in the Fall - WSFP Intro EpWelcome to the grand opening of the Wicked Smart Football Podcast!This episode is meant to be a primer for the podcast and introduce you to the format and content of the show moving ahead.On a weekly basis, we'll dive into the world of NESCAC and Ivy League football. Broken down into three parts: the Scoop, the Scheme, and the Story - each episode will authentically analyze the top games of the recent weekend and preview the matchups to come.1. The Scoop...
2025-09-1314 min
New Books in Iberian StudiesH. Norman Strickman, "The Secret of the Torah: A Translation of Abraham Ibn Ezra's Sefer Yesod Mora" (Kodesh Press, 2021)Rabbi Abraham Ibn Ezra is one of the most important Jewish personalities of all time. Aside from being a Bible commentator of great consequence, his works in Jewish philosophy - though less famous - impacted many of his successors, including Maimonides' Guide for the Perplexed, Nahmanides, and Rabbi Joseph Albo, as well as the Jewish mystics and Kabbalists. The Yesod Mora is one of the first books of Jewish philosophy written in Hebrew, which blazed the trail for philosophy to enter those parts of the Jewish world that were unfamiliar with Arabic.Highlights of Ibn Ezra's The Secr...
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New Books in Medieval HistoryH. Norman Strickman, "The Secret of the Torah: A Translation of Abraham Ibn Ezra's Sefer Yesod Mora" (Kodesh Press, 2021)Rabbi Abraham Ibn Ezra is one of the most important Jewish personalities of all time. Aside from being a Bible commentator of great consequence, his works in Jewish philosophy - though less famous - impacted many of his successors, including Maimonides' Guide for the Perplexed, Nahmanides, and Rabbi Joseph Albo, as well as the Jewish mystics and Kabbalists. The Yesod Mora is one of the first books of Jewish philosophy written in Hebrew, which blazed the trail for philosophy to enter those parts of the Jewish world that were unfamiliar with Arabic.Highlights of Ibn Ezra's The Secr...
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New Books in Jewish StudiesH. Norman Strickman, "The Secret of the Torah: A Translation of Abraham Ibn Ezra's Sefer Yesod Mora" (Kodesh Press, 2021)Rabbi Abraham Ibn Ezra is one of the most important Jewish personalities of all time. Aside from being a Bible commentator of great consequence, his works in Jewish philosophy - though less famous - impacted many of his successors, including Maimonides' Guide for the Perplexed, Nahmanides, and Rabbi Joseph Albo, as well as the Jewish mystics and Kabbalists. The Yesod Mora is one of the first books of Jewish philosophy written in Hebrew, which blazed the trail for philosophy to enter those parts of the Jewish world that were unfamiliar with Arabic.Highlights of Ibn Ezra's The Secr...
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NYCLA Amicus CuriaeLeaders of the New (Law) School: A Conversation with Leading Law School DeansNYCLA Amicus Curiae is proud to present our conversation with leading law school deans: Dean Kathleen Boozang, Seton Hall Law School; Dean Melanie Leslie, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law; Judge Gail Prudenti, Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University. Our host Daniel K. Wiig sits down to discuss the state of the legal profession, legal education, initiatives, and challenges faced by each of the our distinguished guests. Kathleen Boozang, Dean & Profesor of Law, Seaton Hall Law School - Bio Melanie Leslie, Dean & Dr. Samuel Belkin Professor of Law, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of...
2022-10-1447 minNYCLA Amicus CuriaeLeaders of the New (Law) School: A Conversation with Leading Law School DeansNYCLA Amicus Curiae is proud to present our conversation with leading law school deans: Dean Kathleen Boozang, Seton Hall Law School; Dean Melanie Leslie, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law; Judge Gail Prudenti, Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University. Our host Daniel K. Wiig sits down to discuss the state of the legal profession, legal education, initiatives, and challenges faced by each of the our distinguished guests. Kathleen Boozang, Dean & Profesor of Law, Seaton Hall Law School - Bio Melanie Leslie, Dean & Dr. Samuel Belkin Professor of Law, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of...
2022-10-1447 min
Sparks of HistoryAmerican Jewish Education #2 YU, JTS, HUC - Rabbi Evan HoffmanRabbi Evan Hoffman author of Parashah Themesin Historical Perspective presents
American Jewish Education
Origins of YU, JTS, HUC
Rabbi Isaac Wise, Cyrus Adler, Solomon Schechter, Bernard Revel, Samuel Belkin, Louis Ginzberg,Saul Lieberman, Mordechai Kaplan
2022-05-0418 min
Sparks of HistoryAmerican Jewish Education #1: YU, JTS, HUC - Rabbi Evan HoffmanRabbi Evan Hoffman author of Parashah Themesin Historical Perspective presents
American Jewish Education
Origins of YU, JTS, HUC
Rabbi Isaac Wise, Cyrus Adler, Solomon Schechter, Bernard Revel, Samuel Belkin, Louis Ginzberg,Saul Lieberman, Mordechai Kaplan
2022-05-0422 min