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Pope Francis on Pilgrimage to Africa Not to Save Souls But Lives…
Podcast Episode 107 For hundreds of years, Europeans explored, plundered, and colonized Africa. But decolonization offered the opportunity for Africans to reclaim not only their sovereignty but their right to self-determination. To say they have squandered it would be an understatement. But only that explains Pope Francis traveling to the Democratic Republic of Congo and… Listen.
Australia Day Getting Columbus Day Comeuppance
Podcast Episode 106 White Australians are finally beginning to reckon with the historical fact that their ancestors did not discover Indigenous peoples. That is, just as White Americans have been reckoning with the historical fact that theirs did not discover Indigenous peoples either. Listen.
Tom Brady Unretired to Become More Goat than GOAT…
Podcast Episode 105 He will never admit it. But I am convinced Tom Brady will spend the rest of his life ruing the day he decided to betray his wife and children to play football … for a 23rd season. This episode explains why. Listen.
Biden Is Finally Arming Ukraine to Win. But What?
Podcast Episode 104 A key feature of the genocidal war Russia is waging in Ukraine is the United States announcing one installment after another of hundreds of millions (and sometimes billions) in military aid to Ukraine. But that’s the problem. Because everyone in Ukraine, military personnel and civilian alike, will tell you they could have… Listen.
Pope Benedict Highlights Deaths of Famous People Not in Threes But in Droves
Podcast Episode: 103 Granted, believing that famous people die in threes was always a silly superstition. On the other hand, you’d be forgiven the belief that they are dying in droves lately. Our interconnected world certainly makes it seem that way. That is because, thanks to social media, we experience the deaths even of famous… Listen.
Happy Festivus!
Podcast Episode 102 Here’s to just being with loved ones bringing you more comfort and joy than any gift any of you could give or receive… * This episode was originally published on December 23, 2021. Listen.
Marking My 100th Podcast Episode
Podcast Episode 101 Thank you, thank you, thank you! Listen.
Chuztpah! Netanyah Calling on Trump to Condemn Antisemitism
Podcast Episode 100 What does it profit a man, if he gains political power, but his country loses its soul..? Alas, for men like Bibi Netanyahu and Donald Trump, their profit is worth the country’s loss. Netanyahu began his “reign” by giving former President Jimmy Carter just cause to admonish him about turning Israel into… Listen.
China’s Covid Protests and the Spectre of Tiananmen Square…
Podcast Episode 99 Given the way Western media are covering the protests raging across China, you’d be forgiven for thinking they portend revolutionary change. But they are just sound and fury signifying … relatively little. This episode explains why. Note: I recorded this episode on Wednesday and published it originally the next day (Dec 1). Listen.