Disabusing through dispassionate disambiguation.
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Disabuse Podcast - Episode 25: Elections, Political Ads, and the Courts with Dr. Edwin Dover
01-25-2020
Dr. Edwin Dover's scholarship focuses on American presidential elections and includes six published books dealing with voting patterns, news coverage, television advertising, and electoral disputes. This episode examines his decades of analysis.
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Disabuse Podcast - Episode 24: 2019 Year in Review; A Year of Dumpster-Fire Journalism, and more with Denise Quinn and Spencer Welter
01-08-2020
2019 was a terrible year for mainstream journalism. Denise Quinn and Spencer Welter join James to discuss some of the more embarrassing press moments of the year. The group also discuss political conversion, its potential trappings, and more.
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Disabuse Podcast - Episode 23: Homelessness and the Public Parks with Spencer Welter
01-02-2020
Spencer Welter appears to discuss his work with the parks department and its intimate relationship with the homeless population.
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Disabuse Podcast - Episode 22: KYKN Appearance
01-02-2020
This episode features an appearance on KYKN's "Newsmakers" radio broadcast, from December 11th, 2019.
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Disabuse Podcast - Episode 21: The End of a Global Pox with Dr. Bob Reinhardt
12-21-2019
History professor at Boise State University and author Bob Reinhardt discusses the field of history and his book, The End of a Global Pox.
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Disabuse Podcast - Episode 20: Matal v. Tam with guests, The Slants
10-14-2019
This episode features a conversation with Simon and Joe of the band The Slants, who won a United States Supreme Court case on free speech grounds in 2017.
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Disabuse Podcast - Episode 19: The Eugenics Trinity: Academia, the Press, and the State
09-24-2019
This episode explores the height of eugenics in America in the early 20th century. This movement would not have been as successful and ubiquitous as it was without the support of these three institutions.
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Disabuse Podcast - Episode 18: Appearance on "Newsmakers," on KYKN
09-09-2019
This episode features a recent appearance on the "Newsmakers" radio show on KYKN. James discusses the podcast, specifically the Slavery in Oregon episode, offers his own insights on its history in Oregon, and also talks about current political divisions.
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Disabuse Podcast - Episode 17: Ambition and Diplomacy with Marshall Sherrell
08-27-2019
This episode features guest Marshall Sherrell, who discusses the crossroads of ambition, diplomacy, and navigating life in the academic and diplomatic worlds.
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Disabuse Podcast - Episode 16: Hidden Tribes
08-18-2019
The Hidden Tribes study reveals the tendencies of people on the left, right, and center. It explores these differences, demonstrates some surprising results, and seeks to find common cause among the general American electorate.
Filetype: MP3 - Size: 53.37MB - Duration: 58:14 m (128 kbps 44100 Hz)
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