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Sun May 25 2008
Many listeners and readers of this site recently said their interests tend toward both politics and speeches. For oratory of the first quality, few ...
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Many listeners and readers of this site recently said their interests tend toward both politics and speeches. For oratory of the first quality, few can rival the longtime senator from Massachusetts. Though many in Washington argue with his politics, Ted Kennedy speeches show why he’s an acknowledged premiere speechmaker of our time. Following the difficult health [...]
Many listeners and readers of this site recently said their interests tend toward both politics and speeches. For oratory of the first quality, few can rival the longtime senator from Massachusetts. Though many in Washington argue with his politics, Ted Kennedy speeches show why he’s an acknowledged premiere speechmaker of our time. Following the difficult health [...]
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Fri February 08 2008
Download Episode 32 - New Word Memory Palace Into the narrow news gap between this year's elections, wars, corruption and celebrity gossip, the medi...
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Download Episode 32 - New Word Memory Palace Into the narrow news gap between this year's elections, wars, corruption and celebrity gossip, the media has shifted a momentary spotlight toward the latest in words. So, we find a flurry of coverage on new words, on favorite words, on odd words. These are key words they say without which we can't survive
Download Episode 32 - New Word Memory Palace Into the narrow news gap between this year's elections, wars, corruption and celebrity gossip, the media has shifted a momentary spotlight toward the latest in words. So, we find a flurry of coverage on new words, on favorite words, on odd words. These are key words they say without which we can't survive
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Tue January 29 2008
Download Episode 31 - Stories for Future Presidents Up against all the hazards already in the world, we now find ourselves blinded by that recurring...
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Download Episode 31 - Stories for Future Presidents Up against all the hazards already in the world, we now find ourselves blinded by that recurring snowstorm of story-telling known as the US presidential campaign. An avalanche of these talks is trying to push us to believe that each of the would-be American presidents is a hero - of past, of present and of future scenarios. Urgent politics, th... read more
Download Episode 31 - Stories for Future Presidents Up against all the hazards already in the world, we now find ourselves blinded by that recurring snowstorm of story-telling known as the US presidential campaign. An avalanche of these talks is trying to push us to believe that each of the would-be American presidents is a hero - of past, of present and of future scenarios. Urgent politics, though, are steering
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Fri December 14 2007
Download Episode 30 - The UK's Favorite Word If you want to see into the hearts and minds of a people, your chance came recently with the Briti...
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Download Episode 30 - The UK's Favorite Word If you want to see into the hearts and minds of a people, your chance came recently with the British. Two thousand Brits each just weighed in with their favorite word in a poll conducted by a game maker. The 20 highest ranking favorites made their way into our hands. And we're eager to share them with you, our loyal readers and listeners. The ... read more
Download Episode 30 - The UK's Favorite Word If you want to see into the hearts and minds of a people, your chance came recently with the British. Two thousand Brits each just weighed in with their favorite word in a poll conducted by a game maker. The 20 highest ranking favorites made their way into our hands. And we're eager to share them with you, our loyal readers and listeners. The number one popular favorite is
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Fri August 24 2007
Download Episode 29 - Naming Drugs: Lifestyle Superstars You can't fight human nature. Heroes who save us get our thanks, respect and veneration. ...
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Download Episode 29 - Naming Drugs: Lifestyle Superstars You can't fight human nature. Heroes who save us get our thanks, respect and veneration. But the true stars in our lives are more likely to be those who bring us pleasure and enhance our lifestyles. Theirs become the names we look for and remember. Drug makers haven't overlooked this fact. They now market a new
Download Episode 29 - Naming Drugs: Lifestyle Superstars You can't fight human nature. Heroes who save us get our thanks, respect and veneration. But the true stars in our lives are more likely to be those who bring us pleasure and enhance our lifestyles. Theirs become the names we look for and remember. Drug makers haven't overlooked this fact. They now market a new
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