The eccentric world renown terrorist. The man who paved the way for bombings, hijakings, and kidnappings for others like Abu Nidal and Osama Bin Laden. This is the story of Carlos The Jackal. Bio: A former journalist, Christina Hoag has had her laptop searched by Colombian guerrillas, phone tapped in Venezuela, was suspected of drug trafficking in Guyana, hid under a car to evade Guatemalan soldiers, and posed as a nun to report from inside a Caracas jail. She has interviewed gang members, bank ...
Feb 08, 2024•58 min•Season 4Ep. 106
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Feb 06, 2024•59 sec•Season 4Ep. 106
Dr. Jonathan McDowell is an astrophysicist at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in Cambridge, MA. A staff member of the Chandra X-ray Center, he studies black holes, quasars and X-ray sources in galaxies, as well as developing data analysis software for the X-ray astronomy community. Dr. McDowell has a B.A in Mathematics (1981) and a Ph.D in Astrophysics (1986) from the University of Cambridge, England, and has previously worked at the Royal Greenwich Observatory, the Jodrell Bank ...
Jan 23, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Season 4Ep. 105
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Dec 11, 2023•59 sec•Season 4Ep. 105
1666 was a watershed year for England. An outbreak of the Great Plague, the eruption of the second Dutch War, and the devastating Great Fire of London all struck the country in rapid succession and with devastating repercussions. Shedding light on these dramatic events and their context, historian Rebecca Rideal reveals an unprecedented period of terror and triumph. Based in original archival research drawing on little-known sources, 1666 opens with the fiery destruction of London before taking ...
Nov 13, 2023•54 min•Season 4Ep. 104
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Jul 13, 2023•53 sec•Season 4Ep. 104
How is history written? How did women shape it? Today's episode was a great chat with Dr. Jenina Ramirez, about her just recently released book "Femina: A New History of the Middle Ages, through the Women Written Out of it." Bio: I’m a cultural historian, broadcaster and author based at the University of Oxford with a passion for communicating ideas about the past. As a lecturer and course director, I want to share ideas, information and inspiration with every student. And also open up the subje...
Jun 21, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Season 4Ep. 103
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Apr 10, 2023•36 sec•Season 4Ep. 103
How did SpaceX turn from a scrappy group of engineers in an office in California, into a leading provider of space rocket launch services? What makes Elon Musk unique and how does he run his businesses? Today I dove into the space rocket industry with Eric Berger and talked about his book "Liftoff: Elon Musk and the Desperate Early Days That Launched SpaceX". Bio: Eric Berger is the senior space editor at Ars Technica, covering everything from astronomy to private space to wonky NASA policy, and...
Jan 31, 2023•55 min•Season 4Ep. 102
Shows not over but going to upload less frequently going forward. To watch the visuals with the audio go to https://www.podcasttheway.com/trailers/ or follow on Instagram or Twitter @podcasttheway Enjoy it and don't forget to share Also don't buy HP laptops
Jan 22, 2023•57 sec•Season 4Ep. 102
Terrorist groups attain notoriety through acts of violence, but threats of future violence are just as important in attaining their political goals. Today, I talked with Dr. Joseph Brown about how terrorists use threats, true and false, to achieve key outcomes such as social control, economic attrition, and policy concessions. Bio: I am an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Massachusetts Boston. I research political conflict, including protest, state ...
Dec 13, 2022•1 hr 12 min•Season 4Ep. 101
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Dec 04, 2022•55 sec•Season 4Ep. 101
America has faced four major drug epidemics, and many argue we're in another epidemic today. Today I spoke with Dr. Beau Kilmer about his research surrounding the problems, and possible solutions, to our drug issues. Bio: Beau Kilmer (he/him) is the McCauley Chair in Drug Policy Innovation, director of the RAND Drug Policy Research Center, and a senior policy researcher at the RAND Corporation. His research lies at the intersection of public health and public safety, with special emphasis on cri...
Nov 15, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Season 4Ep. 100
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Nov 07, 2022•59 sec•Season 3Ep. 100
What is the draft process like for new Major League Baseball stars? What is life like for these athletes? How do they train? How are they coached? And why are finances such a problem for many players? Today I spoke with former MLB pitcher, and 9th pick in the 2009 MLB draft about his experiences. Bio: Drafted 9th overall in the first round of 2009 he was one of the highest-paid high school draftees in MLB history at $5,500,000. Before co-founding JL Strategic Wealth, Jacob was a top 10 MLB draft...
Oct 18, 2022•44 min•Season 3Ep. 99
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Oct 16, 2022•49 sec•Season 3Ep. 99
The U.S. Navy SEAL's are the elite Special Operations forces of the US Navy. The SEAL teams are one of the most respected commando forces in the world – they are often cited as the most elite, flexible and highly trained Naval Commando force. Today I spoke with Brandon Webb about what training and experience is like as a member of this elite team. Bio: Brandon Webb is a combat-decorated Navy SEAL sniper turned entrepreneur. During his last tour as a U.S. Navy chief, he was head instructor at the...
Oct 06, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Season 3Ep. 98
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Oct 05, 2022•54 sec•Season 3Ep. 98
What is addiction? A paper released in 2019 says, 21 million Americans suffer from addiction and that's just one country. While not the only cause, addiction is a large contributor to the 350,000 people who die every year due to overdoses, and this stat doesn't include the number one drug related killer in the world; tobacco. How does addiction work and what can we do to solve it? Professor Robert West is the author of "Theory of Addiction," and he joined me today to help explain this phenomenon...
Sep 27, 2022•1 hr•Season 3Ep. 97
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Sep 26, 2022•1 min•Season 3Ep. 97
Like the never-ending war on terror, the drugs war is a multi-billion-dollar industry that wont go down without a fight. The war on drugs has been official American policy since the 1970s, with the UK, Europe, and much of the world following suit. It is at best a failed policy. Its direct results have included mass incarceration in the US, extreme violence in different parts of the world, the backing of dictatorships, and surging drug addiction globally. Pills, Powder, and Smoke investigates the...
Sep 20, 2022•1 hr 14 min•Season 3Ep. 96
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Sep 18, 2022•59 sec•Season 3Ep. 96
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Sep 14, 2022•56 sec•Season 3Ep. 95
For decades, New York Times best-selling author John Allen Paulos has enlightened readers by showing how to make sense of the numbers and probabilities behind real-world events, political calculations, and everyday personal decisions. Who’s Counting? features dozens of his insightful essays—original writings on contemporary issues like the COVID-19 pandemic, online conspiracy theories, “fake news,” and climate change, as well as a selection of enduring columns from his popular ABC News column of...
Sep 13, 2022•44 min•Season 3Ep. 95
Facebook tried to disrupt the world — and the world says “no.” Facebook launched Libra in June 2019. Libra would be an international currency and payment system. It would flow instantly around the world by phone. It could even “bank the unbanked.” But Libra would also make Facebook too big to control— and lead the way for Facebook’s Silicon Valley fellows to swing the power of their money as they pleased. Facebook and their friends could work around any single country’s rules. Libra could shake ...
Sep 06, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Season 3Ep. 94
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Sep 04, 2022•55 sec•Season 3Ep. 94
This episode is one of the first podcasts I ever recorded, and I'm re-uploading it today. Lyle May called in from death row to answer questions about his experiences and what his researched has told him about our prison systems. Also a part of the interview, Tessie Castillo published her book Crimson Letters: Voices From Death Row which was co-written by Lyle and other inmates who have been living on death row. The book is compiled of writings from prisoners on death row. To talk with any of the...
Aug 30, 2022•54 min•Season 3Ep. 93
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Aug 28, 2022•35 sec•Season 3Ep. 93
A growing number of Americans don't trust drinking our tap water. Manny Teodoro came on the show to discuss this phenominon. Bio: My research stands at the nexus of politics, public policy, and public management. I work mainly on American environmental policy design, evaluation, and implementation. This line of research includes explorations of public vs. private utility management, and regulatory implementation as a matter of environmental justice. On the public management side, my work emphasi...
Aug 23, 2022•45 min•Season 3Ep. 92
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Aug 21, 2022•59 sec•Season 3Ep. 92
