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Spy StoryFrancis Walsingham: Defeating the Spanish Armada Francis Walsingham: Defeating the Spanish ArmadaThis episode examines Walsingham's intelligence campaign against the Spanish Armada of 1588, demonstrating how information warfare could be as important as naval battles in determining national survival. Facing the largest invasion force in European history, Walsingham deployed a comprehensive intelligence strategy that combined information gathering, economic warfare, and psychological operations.The episode details how Walsingham's agents in Spain, including Anthony Standen (code name "Pompeo Pellegrini") and the mysterious figure known as "Usual," provided crucial intelligence about Spanish naval preparations and invasion plans. This information allowed English commanders to understand Spanish...
2025-11-1012 min
Spy StoryFrancis Walsingham: The Babington Plot and the Fall of Mary Queen of ScotsFrancis Walsingham: The Babington Plot and the Fall of Mary Queen of ScotsThis episode focuses on Walsingham's most famous intelligence operation: uncovering and manipulating the Babington Plot of 1586, which led to the execution of Mary Queen of Scots. The operation demonstrated Walsingham's sophisticated understanding of counterintelligence and his willingness to use deception and entrapment to protect Elizabeth's reign.The episode details how Walsingham allowed the conspiracy to develop while carefully monitoring and documenting the plotters' activities. Through his agent Gilbert Gifford and the cooperation of Mary's custodian, Sir Amias Paulet, Walsingham intercepted and decoded...
2025-11-0612 min
Spy StoryFrancis Walsingham: The Birth of English IntelligenceFrancis Walsingham: The Birth of English IntelligenceThis episode explores the early life and career of Sir Francis Walsingham (c.1532-1590), who established England's first professional intelligence service under Queen Elizabeth I. Born into a Protestant family during the religious upheavals of the Tudor period, Walsingham witnessed the persecution of Protestants under Queen Mary I, which shaped his lifelong commitment to protecting Protestant England from Catholic threats.After studying at King's College, Cambridge, and Gray's Inn, Walsingham served as England's ambassador to France, where he observed the brutal St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre of French Protestants...
2025-11-0311 min
NewsthinkThe Mathematician Who Discovered Math's Greatest Mystery | NewsthinkThe Mathematician Who Discovered Math's Greatest MysteryKurt Gödel's Incompleteness Theorem stunned the math world. Try https://brilliant.org/Newsthink/ for FREE for 30 days, and the first 200 people will get 20% off their annual premium subscriptionHighly recommend Journey to the Edge of Reason: The Life of Kurt Gödel by Stephen Budiansky https://wwnorton.com/books/9781324035930Chapters
0:00 Intro to Kurt Gödel
0:44 Gödel’s early life
1:34 The Vienna Circle
2:00 The Incompleteness Theorem
4:05 Mental health struggles
6:30 Escape to America
7:15 Life at the Institute for Advanced Study
8:48 Growing paranoia
9:20 Views on God and the af...
2025-09-2714 min
The Mad Genius ThesisLogician Kurt Gödel's Journey to the Edge of ReasonIn this episode ofThe Mad Genius Thesis Podcast, we exploreJourney to the Edge of Reason: The Life of Kurt Gödel by Stephen Budiansky, a biography that illuminates the brilliance and fragility of one of the greatest logicians of the 20th century. From his early years in the Austro-Hungarian Empire to his groundbreaking work in mathematical logic, Gödel's life was marked by intellectual triumphs and profound struggles with mental illness. We examine his time in Vienna’s rich intellectual scene, his relationships with the Vienna Circle, and the dark socio-political climate that shaped his life, including the rise of a...
2025-02-1017 min
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2024-10-0400 min
C-SPAN BookshelfBTSA: "The Common Law" by Oliver Wendell Holmes w/ Historian Stephen BudianskyOur guest this week is historian Stephen Budianksy, who shares his insights into the late Justice's life and work.After serving in the Civil War, during which he was wounded, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. became a scholar and jurist, eventually rising to the U.S. Supreme Court after being nominated by President Theodore Roosevelt.While practicing law in Boston, Holmes summarized a series of lectures he had delivered and had them published in 1881 as a book titled The Common Law. Holmes is known for the maxim, "The life of...
2023-10-1829 min
The River Tiger Podcast from Dynamics CoachingStepping outside the Matrix: (Re)examining our relationships with horses, with Equine Ethologist Renate Larssen.My guest this week is the fabulous equine ethologist, Renate Larssen. We covered so many topics exploring the intersection of equine ethology, learning and skill acquisition. I know that this is a long podcast again, but it was so worth it. We delved into so many areas including, philosophy, ethics, relationships, agency, research directions, and lives worth living. My guest, Renate Larssen Ethologist (MSc) | Equine behaviour specialist | PhD student human-animal relations BODY-POLITICS/University of Leicester. "I have a BSc in Veterinary Medicine from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and a...
2023-05-241h 39
The FantasticastEpisode 365: Marvel Two-in-One #76 - The Big Top BanditsWe Need To Talk About Sue's... Uh... Hello, and welcome to episode 365 of The Fantasticast. Each episode, Steve Lacey guides you through every issue, guest-appearance and cameo of The Fantastic Four. This week, we're taking a well-earned break, both in the real world and in the podcast. Steve's travelling to Los Angeles to attend the Gallifrey One convention, and Ben, Alicia, Bobby, and Bill are off to the circus in Marvel Two-in-One. Such a shame that there's only one circus in the Marvel Universe (yes, we're discounting the one with Johnny's cousins from Strange Tales...
2023-02-1744 min
The FantasticastEpisode 364: Fantastic Four #231 - In All The Gathered GloomHe Is Styggor, And He Is Not Important Hello, and welcome to episode 364 of The Fantasticast. Each episode, Steve Lacey guides you through every issue, guest-appearance and cameo of The Fantastic Four. The end has arrived, and, well, it's probably about time. The creative team are departing the book to make way for a fresh start, but they've got some unfinished business to take care of. The Baxter Building and the surrounding city block are stuck in the Negative Zone, and Lorrie Melton is missing her boo. Can the Fantastic Four overcome civilian insurrection, and...
2023-02-0557 min
The FantasticastEpisode 363: Marvel Two-in-One #75 - By Blastarr -- Betrayed!Ah, Fuck Me Dead, I've Got To Draw All This Shit Hello, and welcome to episode 363 of The Fantasticast. Each episode, Steve Lacey guides you through every issue, guest-appearance and cameo of The Fantastic Four. For the second week in a row, the Avengers nose their way into the podcast, but to greater narrative effect. Blastarr and Annihilus are teaming up to tame the Negative Zone, and only The Thing and his poker-playing Avengers buddies can stop them. And only Steve and his Antipodean podcasting buddy Paul Hix (Waiting for Doom, The DCOCD Podcast, Dial...
2022-09-301h 28
The FantasticastEpisode 362: Fantastic Four #230 - Firefrost and the Ebon SeekerHello, and welcome to episode 362 of The Fantasticast. Each episode, Steve Lacey guides you through every issue, guest-appearance and cameo of The Fantastic Four. This time on the Fantasticast, we discover what happens after an all-action issue. Yes, it's the inevitable exposition, and there's plenty of it. From decaying cultures in the far future to the inside of a black hole, this issue is not short of great concepts, but can they be spun into an engaging story that stands alongside it's predecessor? Uh... Doug Moench, Bill Sienkiewicz, Joe Sinnott, George Roussos, Jim Novak, Bob...
2022-09-1237 min
The FantasticastEpisode 361: Marvel Two-in-One #74 - A Christmas PerilFestive Clay Snuffling Hello, and welcome to episode 361 of The Fantasticast. Each episode, Steve Lacey guides you through every issue, guest-appearance and cameo of The Fantastic Four. This week, the Fantasticast hits a new milestone - the first comic covered twice by the show. We looked at Marvel Two-in-One #74 almost an entire decade ago, and it's time to look at it in context of the run, and see if Steve has worked out just who the people at the party really are. Except that Steve isn't doing this along. Joining him for a...
2022-07-171h 19
The FantasticastEpisode 360: Fantastic Four #229 - The Thing From The Black HoleReed's Tool Hello, and welcome to episode 360 of The Fantasticast. Each episode, Steve Lacey guides you through every issue, guest-appearance and cameo of The Fantastic Four. It's a bumper episode of The Fantasticast this week, as we cover no less than five comics! From visitors from the inside of a black hole, to scientific handwaves, from the disco floors of New York to the funeral of a President that could have been, with a quick sidestep into flashback territory, this is one of our busiest episodes to date. Doug Moench, Bill Sienkiwicz, Joe...
2022-06-121h 03
The FantasticastEpisode 359: Marvel Two-in-One #73 - Pipeline Through InfinityDirect Nipple Strike Hello, and welcome to episode 359 of The Fantasticast. Each episode, Steve Lacey guides you through every issue, guest-appearance and cameo of The Fantastic Four. This week, we're jumping through the dimensions with Ben Grimm and Wendell Vaughan. A dangling plot thread needs to be tied up, and it leads our heroes to a world under threat, a world where dinosaurs and oil drilling are forced to mix. Oh, the horrors! Ralph Macchio, Ron Wilson, Chic Stone, George Roussos, John Costanza, Bob Budiansky, Jim Salicrup, Jim Shooter, and Joe Sinnott present...
2022-05-2950 min
Carlos GershensonKurt GödelReflexiones sobre el libro "Journey to the edge of reason" de Stephen Budiansky
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2022-05-1816 min
The FantasticastEpisode 358: Fantastic Four #228 - Ego-SpawnReed Richards: Master of Ethics Hello, and welcome to episode 358 of The Fantasticast. Each episode, Steve Lacey guides you through every issue, guest-appearance and cameo of The Fantastic Four. This time on the Fantasticast, we must, we must uncover the mysteries of Franklin's powers, by dressing him up as Professor X (with handy replica Cerebro) and hoping that he isn't too unhappy about a burger. And if this doesn't sound too great, don't worry - someone's read some 'science' and is oh-so-eager to show off their 'research'... Doug Moench, Bill Sienkiewicz, Joe Sinnott...
2022-05-1459 min
The FantasticastEpisode 357: Marvel Two-in-One #72 - The Might of MaelstromA 'Masterclass' In Solo 'Podcasting' Hello, and welcome to episode 357 of The Fantasticast. Each episode, Steve Lacey guides you through every issue, guest-appearance and cameo of The Fantastic Four. The show is back after a 2-ish week break, and this time, there's a dire need to wrap some things up. There's an unfinished three-part storyline in Marvel Two-in-One, which in turn forms part of an unifnished plot thread that has run through most of the 1970s. The inhabitants of Hybrobase need curing, and the Inhumans have some unfinished business at their old gaffe. M...
2022-04-3056 min
The FantasticastEpisode 356: Fantastic Four #227 - The Brain ParasitesA Punk With A Tie Hello, and welcome to episode 355 of The Fantasticast. Each episode, Steve Lacey guides you through every issue, guest-appearance and cameo of The Fantastic Four. The show is back after a 19-ish month break, and it's bringing with it yet another issue from the infamous Moench/Sienkiewicz run on the Fantastic Four. A meteor falls to Earth, and what it contains could spell disaster and ruin for the petrochemical industry! Only the Fantastic Four can stop it, as long as they don't get distracted by Reed's chauvinism and Sue's poor writing... ...
2022-04-1754 min
Investing by the Books#16 Robert Hagstrom: Investing - The Last Liberal ArtRobert Hagstrom is a distinguished author and investor with 35+ years of experience in the equity market. Our conversation centers around his gem "The Last Liberal Art", explaining how disciplines such as biology, philosophy, and psychology can help us improve as investors. We also gain new reading inspiration as well as advice for younger listeners.The episode was recorded on February 2, 2022. For more info about the podcast, go to the episode page.—————————————Episode Chapters(00:00) Intro to Robert Hagstrom and the book(07:07) Benefits of learning from several disciplines(13:06) Biology - Complex adaptive systems...
2022-02-2245 min
The Episodic w/ Michael Finney2021 Reading ListLittle shorter than I would have hoped but a satisfying list all the same.
You can read this: https://mdf-365.medium.com/2021-reading-list-ac7396c5cc51
Or watch this: https://youtu.be/7fvW9jMoWxA
Thanks - Enjoy!
Includes notes & comments for:
The Body Keeps the Score | Bessel van der Kolk
Einstein | Walter Isaacson
Think Again |Adam Grant
Ulysses | James Joyce
Hooked | Michael Moss
The Magus | John Fowles
Orthodoxy | GK Chesterton
Journey to the...
2022-01-0109 min
Biographers International OrganizationPodcast Episode #69 – Stephen BudianskyIn this week’s episode, we interview Stephen Budiansky, a veteran historian, biographer, and journalist who has published 15 books, including his current biography, Journey to the Edge of Reason: The Life of Kurt Gödel, published by W.W. Norton & Company in May 2021. His writing also has appeared in The Atlantic, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post, and he is a Guggenheim Fellow. Budiansky was interviewed in his Loudoun County, Virginia, home via Zoom on July 8, 2021, by BIO member Sonja Williams.
Photo by Martha Polkey
2021-07-2326 min
Ignite Your Ears To A Uplifting Full Audiobook.Journey to the Edge of Reason by Stephen BudianskyPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/57324to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Journey to the Edge of Reason
Author: Stephen Budiansky
Narrator: Bob Souer
Format: mp3
Length: 8 hrs and 52 mins
Release date: 05-11-21
Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 148 ratings
Genres: Mathematics
Publisher's Summary:
Nearly a hundred years after its publication, Kurt Gödel's famous proof that every mathematical system must contain propositions that are true - yet never provable - continues to unsettle mathematics, philosophy, and computer science. Yet unlike Einstein, with whom he formed a warm and abiding friendship, Gödel has long escaped all but the most casual scrutiny of...
2021-05-118h 52
2021-02-2501 min
British History: Royals, Rebels, and RomanticsBooks! Reading about Spies in the Court of Queen Elizabeth I (episode 24)While we all know that Elizabeth ended her reign peacefully, dying in her bed, that outcome was not guaranteed. From the beginning of her reign, Catholics in England and abroad questioned her right to rule. When Mary Queen of Scots came to England in 1568, 10 years into Elizabeth's reign, there was a Catholic option right there! English Catholics, supported by France, Spain, and the Pope, rebelled against Elizabeth and attempted to replace her with Mary Stuart.This period was a time of a communication explosion in England and Europe. When there are more means of communication, t...
2020-10-0716 min
The FantasticastEpisode 355: Marvel Two-in-One #71 - The CureLet's Play Sportsball! Hello, and welcome to episode 355 of The Fantasticast. Each episode, Steve Lacey guides you through every issue, guest-appearance and cameo of The Fantastic Four. It's time to wrap up one of the longer-running plot lines in the Marvel Universe. It's time to brew a potion, it's time to put things right, it's time to cure the green-skins, on our episode tonight. The inhabitants of Hydro-Island are ready to have their humanity restored, and no-one can stop them. Not even a mysterious figure and his three henchmen. Mark Gruenwald, R...
2020-09-1255 min
The FantasticastEpisode 354: Fantastic Four #226 - The Samurai DestroyerAnd We're Back Hello, and welcome to episode 354 of The Fantasticast. Each episode, Steve Lacey guides you through every issue, guest-appearance and cameo of The Fantastic Four. So we're back. Well, one of us is, at least. After eight months off the air and four months of social isolation, the urge to podcast got a bit too much for Steve, and he's back for at least one episode to continue the mission of the podcast. It's the first Fantasticast solo episode, and hopefully it works! Now, what are we covering? Shogun Warriors? Uh... ...
2020-08-0138 min
McConnell Center PodcastPlagues, Pandemics, and Perspective with Dr. Andrew RabinEpisode Summary Dr. Andrew Rabin, Professor of English at the University of Louisville, joins McConnell Center Director Dr. Gary L. Gregg II to discuss the history of plagues and pandemics. Links Mentioned Giovanni Boccaccio, The Decameron Edgar Allen Poe, The Masque of the Red Death Stephen Budiansky, Oliver Wendell Holmes: A Life in War, Law, and Ideas Stay Connected Visit us at McConnellcenter.org Subscribe to our newsletter Facebook: @mcconnellcenter Instagram: @ulmcenter Twitter: @ULmCenter This podcast is a production of the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville. Views expressed in this show are...
2020-05-1930 min
Conducting ArtistryS1E6: Discernment: How to Pick Quality MusicDiscerning quality and appropriateness when selecting music.What does artistic excellence look and sound like?ExpectationsForm, shape & designOrchestration & densityStyleDevelopmentIdiomMusical validityAppeal & interest to players, audience and usBeing the adult in the room - training musical palates rather than panderingDownload the Determining Excellence ChecklistBlog post: Why can't the kids pick their own music? {LINK to blog}Stephen Budiansky's Washington Post article: The kids play great, but that music...How to develop your own discernment and tasteGetting out of the rehearsal roomListening beyond your ensemble/genreListening to great...
2019-12-0732 min
The FantasticastEpisode 346: Fantastic Four #223 - That A Child May LiveBrutacus Is Silly But He Really Illustrates, etc. Hello, and welcome to episode 346 of The Fantasticast. Each week, Steve Lacey and Andy Leyland guide you through every issue, guest-appearance and cameo of The Fantastic Four. If you had bet money against The Salem Seven (as the cover has them) returning in a story featuring Nicholas Scratch, then your wallet is now a bit lighter. Every(no)body's favourite super-villain team is back to remind us all what makes them so unique, as they seek to aid Scratch in returning to Earth, taking it over, and...
2019-10-0543 min
The FantasticastEpisode 340: Marvel Two-in-One #65 - Serpents From The SeaSuperfluous Triton Hello, and welcome to episode 340 of The Fantasticast. Each week, Steve Lacey and Andy Leyland guide you through every issue, guest-appearance and cameo of The Fantastic Four. This week, we tackle the middle chapter of the Serpent Crown Affair. The Serpent Soci- uh, Squad are here to explain everything, destroy and oil rig, go treasure hunting, and exchange underwater punches with The Thing, Stingray, and special guest star Triton of the Inhumans, who definitely has a role to play in this issue, oh yes. Mark Gruenwald, Ralph Macchio, George Perez, Gene...
2019-08-2448 min
The FantasticastEpisode 335: Marvel Two-in-One #63 - Suffer Not A Warlock To LiveEverybody Hates Starhawk Hello, and welcome to episode 335 of The Fantasticast. Each week, Steve Lacey and Andy Leyland guide you through every issue, guest-appearance and cameo of The Fantastic Four. This week, we're returning to outer space to hunt down those who have stolen Counter-Earth, discover Adam Warlock's body, and get someone laid. Behold as plotlines from comics nothing to do with the Fantastic Four get explained and retconned while the star of this book stands around and listens. Mark Gruenwald, Jerry Bingham, Gene Day, Roger Slifer, Joe Rosen, Bob Budiansky, Jim Salicrup...
2019-07-2047 min
The FantasticastEpisode 329: Marvel Two-in-One #60 - Happiness Is A Warm AlienLaptop Or Cigar Box? Hello, and welcome to episode 329 of The Fantasticast. Each week, Steve Lacey and Andy Leyland guide you through every issue, guest-appearance and cameo of The Fantastic Four. How many issues of downtime do you need following one of the greatest stories of the late-1970s? We're glad the answer is 'more than one', as it allows to us to enjoy an evening in the company of Ben Grimm, Alicia Masters, The Thing's purple-and-green hat, and... waitaminnit! That's not a hat! That's The Impossible Man! Ralph Macchio, Mark Gruenwald, George...
2019-06-0151 min
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Title: Oliver Wendell Holmes: A Life in War, Law, and Ideas
Author: Stephen Budiansky
Narrator: Robertson Dean
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 16 hours 40 minutes
Release date: May 28, 2019
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2
Genres: The Americas
Publisher's Summary: Oliver Wendell Holmes twice escaped death as a young Union officer in the Civil War when musket balls missed his heart and spinal cord by a fraction of an inch. He lived ever after with unwavering moral courage, unremitting scorn for dogma, and an...
2019-05-284h 40Discover Top-Rated Audiobook Titles in High QualityOliver Wendell Holmes: A Life in War, Law, and Ideas : Stephen BudianskyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/383172 to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Oliver Wendell Holmes: A Life in War, Law, and Ideas
Author: Stephen Budiansky
Narrator: Robertson Dean
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 16 hours 40 minutes
Release date: May 28, 2019
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2
Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics
Publisher's Summary: Oliver Wendell Holmes twice escaped death as a young Union officer in the Civil War when musket balls missed his heart and spinal cord by a fraction of an inch. He lived ever after with unwavering moral courage, unremitting scorn for dogma...
2019-05-284h 40
Download Latest Free Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Current Affairs, Law, & PoliticsOliver Wendell Holmes: A Life in War, Law, and Ideas by Stephen BudianskyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/383172 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Oliver Wendell Holmes: A Life in War, Law, and Ideas Author: Stephen Budiansky Narrator: Robertson Dean Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 40 minutes Release date: May 28, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics Publisher's Summary: Oliver Wendell Holmes twice escaped death as a young Union officer in the Civil War when musket balls missed his heart and spinal cord by a fraction of an inch. He lived ever after with unwavering moral courage, unremitting scorn for dogma, and an insatiable intellectual curiosity. Named to the...
2019-05-2803 min
The FantasticastEpisode 327: Marvel Two-in-One #59 - Trial And ErrorNose-Operated Alarms Hello, and welcome to episode 327 of The Fantasticast. Each week, Steve Lacey and Andy Leyland guide you through every issue, guest-appearance and cameo of The Fantastic Four. The Pegasus Project is over. It's time for some much-needed downtime for our hero, Ben Grimm. Maybe with some Conan the Barbarian comics. Let's hope that he doesn't get roped into a series os shenanigans involving a very unfortunately-designed piece of peril simply to save the life of a serial idiot out to prove his masculinity - that would be an absolute nightmare! Marv...
2019-05-1852 min
The FantasticastEpisode 324: Marvel Two-in-One Annual #4 - A Mission Of GravityBin-Juice-Ridden Sh*t-Clothes Hello, and welcome to episode 324 of The Fantasticast. Each week, Steve Lacey and Andy Leyland guide you through every issue, guest-appearance and cameo of The Fantastic Four. Who's ready for an annual comprising two planned issues of the main title? Well, thankfully, we are, as we join Ben Grimm, Black(agar) Bolt(agon), and the master of gravity himself, Graviton, in New York, for a titanic tussle-'n'-throw-down. Allyn Brodsky, David Michelinie, Jim Craig, Bob Budiansky, Bruce Patterson, Irving Watanabe, George Bell, Roger Stern, Jim Shooter, and Joe Sinnott present Marvel...
2019-04-2758 min
The FantasticastEpisode 304: Marvel Two-in-One #49 - The Curse of CrawlinswoodThe Unexpected Popeye Hello, and welcome to episode 304 of The Fantasticast. Each week, Steve Lacey and Andy Leyland guide you through every issue, guest-appearance and cameo of The Fantastic Four. Well, normally we would, but thanks to the a dose of real life, Andy's got the week off. That doesn't stop Steve from hitting the longboxes and diving into a strange tale (hehe) featuring Doctor Strange and Ben Grimm taking down a centuries-old necromancer in a creepy house ripped directly from an episode of Dark Shadows in Marvel Two-in-One #49, by Jo Duffy, Alan Kupperberg, Gene...
2018-10-201h 29
Futility ClosetDouble-Crossing the Nazis In 1941, Catalonian chicken farmer Juan Pujol made an unlikely leap into the world of international espionage, becoming a spy first for the Germans, then for the British, and rising to become one of the greatest double agents of World War II. In this week's episode of the Futility Closet podcast we'll describe Pujol's astonishing talent for deceiving the Nazis, which led one colleague to call him "the best actor in the world." We'll also contemplate a floating Chicago and puzzle over a winding walkway. Intro: In 1999, Kevin Baugh declared his Nevada...
2017-04-2431 min
SpyCastAuthor Debriefing: NSA’s Codebreakers and the Secret Intelligence War Against the Soviet UnionSPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with Stephen Budiansky, the author of seventeen books about military history, intelligence and espionage, science, the natural world, and other subjects, to discuss the history of the NSA and his new book, NSA’s Codebreakers and the Secret Intelligence War Against the Soviet Union.
2016-08-021h 08
Hoover InstitutionSecurity by the Book - Code Warriors: NSA's CodebreakersBenjamin Wittes interviews author Stephen Budiansky on his new book, Code Warriors: NSA's Codebreakers and the Secret Intelligence War Against the Soviet Union. The interview takes a look at the NSA's origins, its war against the Soviet Union and how the war relates to the Edward Snowden revelations.
2016-07-261h 01
Hoover Institution: Security by the BookCode Warriors: NSA's Codebreakers And The Secret Intelligence War Against The Soviet UnionINTERVIEW WITH SPECIAL GUEST: Stephen Budiansky
Benjamin Wittes interviews author Stephen Budiansky on his new book, Code Warriors: NSA's Codebreakers and the Secret Intelligence War Against the Soviet Union. The interview takes a look at the NSA's origins, its war against the Soviet Union and how the war relates to the Edward Snowden revelations.
2016-07-1300 min
Unlock An Powerful Full Audiobook And Elevate Your Mindset.Code Warriors by Stephen BudianskyPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/29161to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Code Warriors
Author: Stephen Budiansky
Narrator: Mark Deakins
Format: mp3
Length: 14 hrs and 35 mins
Release date: 06-14-16
Ratings: 4 out of 5 stars, 200 ratings
Genres: Russia
Publisher's Summary:
2016-06-142h 35Immerse Yourself In The Soul-Stirring Full Audiobook Now, Knowledge Hunters!Code Warriors by Stephen BudianskyPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/57405to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Code Warriors
Author: Stephen Budiansky
Narrator: Mark Deakins
Format: mp3
Length: 14 hrs and 35 mins
Release date: 06-14-16
Ratings: 4 out of 5 stars, 200 ratings
Genres: Mathematics
Publisher's Summary:
2016-06-142h 35
Oral ArgumentEpisode 4: Grow a PearFrom far northern climes, we are joined by Sarah Schindler, land use and property expert, hipster scholar, and lawn destroyer. In this episode we discuss Maine, backyard chicken raising, zoning, Brasília, the virtues and pleasures of law-breaking, and banning lawns. Sponsored this week by the Monsanto Corporation. Not really.
This show’s links:
Sarah Schindler’s faculty profile and writing
Errata! Jukkasjärvi and its ice hotel are in Sweden, not Finland. Apologies to our Swedish listeners.
Aaron Perzanowski, Tattoos and IP Norms
David Fagundes, Talk Derby to Me: Intellectual Property Norms Governing Roller Derby Pseudo...
2014-01-181h 10
Reader's Corner'Blackett's War' And Operational Research In WWII With Stephen BudianskyDuring World War II, a small group of British and American scientists worked tirelessly to defeat the German U-boats that were wreaking havoc on allied commerce. Armed with a dogged determination and a fair amount of mathematics, physics and probability theory, they forged the new field of operational research and forever changed how wars were fought and won.
2014-01-1029 minReader's CornerInterview With Stephen BudianskyAuthor of "Blackett's War: The Men Who Defeated the Nazi U-Boats and Brought Science to the Art of Warfare"
2013-08-0329 min
Ignite This Transformative Full Audiobook — Perfect While Traveling.Blackett's War by Stephen BudianskyPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/215994to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Blackett's War
Author: Stephen Budiansky
Narrator: John Lee
Format: mp3
Length: 11 hrs and 16 mins
Release date: 03-25-13
Ratings: 4 out of 5 stars, 127 ratings
Genres: Naval Forces
Publisher's Summary:
2013-03-2511h 16
INFORMS Today: The Podcast SeriesBlackett: WWWII’s Indispensable ManEnglish physicist Patrick Blackett had served in the Royal Navy during WWI, leaving to study physics at Cambridge. He brought both experiences to his development of operations research on behalf of the United Kingdom, fighting against a devastating sea campaign that threatened to cripple his country’s economy. In Blackett’s War: The Men Who Defeated the Nazi U-Boats and Brought Science to the Art of Warfare, author Stephen Buidansky tells the story of Blackett, also highlighting the contributions of American Philip Morse. Listen to this fascinating interview with Stephen Budiansky about one of the inventors of operations research.
2013-03-2200 min