In today’s show, we honor the publication of Thomas Paine’s treasonous and incendiary pamphlet Common Sense: January 10 (.mp3)
Show Notes
This episode was
written by: Kirsten
hosted by: Roberty Anthony Peters and Kirsten
-Tom Paine’s Bones by Graham Moore
-Common Sense by Thomas Paine
-Thomas Paine National Historical Association
-The Thomas Paine Society
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In today’s show, we recognize the success of illegal immigrants living and working peacefully in the United States: January 9 (.mp3)
Show Notes
This episode was
written by: Kirsten
hosted by: Kirsten
-The New Colossus
-What Part of Legal Immigration Don’t You Understand?-Mike Flynn, Shikha Dalmia, and Terry Colon on America’s absurd immigration waiting line
-Mo More Deaths- humanitarian aid is never a crime
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In today’s show, we present a short story called Wildflower Man by Warren Bluhm touching on property rights and the power of the individual: January 8 (.mp3)
Show Notes
This episode was
written by: Warren Bluhm
hosted by: Warren Bluhm
More information:
-Richardson and Bluhm Books where you can order a copy of Wildflower Man
-Uncle Warren’s Attic- irregular podcast of Warren Bluhm for which Wildflower Man was first recorded
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In today’s show, we celebrate freedom of thought and inquiry on the 400th anniversary of Galileo’s discovery of the four largest moons of Jupiter: January 7 (.mp3)
Show Notes
This episode was
written by: Kirsten
hosted by: Kirsten
More information:
-Galileo Galilei
-Sidereus Nuncius (The Starry Messenger)
—In English (.pdf)
—In Latin
-Finding Jupiter’s Moons
-Galileo and the Telescope
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In today’s show, we commemorate the opening of the first Montessori school: January 6 (.mp3)
Show Notes
This episode was
written by: Kirsten
hosted by: Kirsten
More information:
-Maria Montessori, Who Gave Children Everywhere Freedom to Achieve Independence
-The Montessori Method by Maria Montessori (free online ebook)
-The Montessori Foundation
-Association Montessori Internationale
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In today’s show, we discuss the work of Greg Mortenson : January 5 (.mp3)
Show Notes
This episode was
written by: Kirsten
hosted by: Kirsten and Robert Anthony Peters
More information:
-Central Asia Institute (contribute here)
-Pennies for Peace
-Greg Mortenson
-Three Cups of Tea and Stones into Schools
-@gregmortenson on Twitter
-Interview with Greg Mortenson by the Kansas City, Kansas Public Library
-based on my article How NOT to Win the Nobel Peace Prize
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In today’s show, we honor a modern day Burmese revolutionary on the anniversary of Burma’s independence from the United Kingdom on January 4, 1948: January 4 (.mp3)
Show Notes
This episode was
written by: Jac
hosted by: Jac
More information:
-Daw Aung San Su Kyi’s website
-Aung San Suu Kyi on Non-Violence
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In today’s show, we celebrate liberty in the work of J.R.R. Tolkein on the anniversary of his birth on January 3, 1892: January 3 (.mp3)
Show Notes
This episode was
written by: Klapton the Liberty Dork
hosted by: Klapton the Liberty Dork
More information:
-The Birthday Toast
-J.R.R. Tolkien biography from The Tolkien Society
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In today’s show, we discuss the legalization of same sex marriage in New Hampshire on January 1, 2010: January 2 (.mp3)
Show Notes
This episode was
written by: QuantumTuba
hosted by: QuantumTuba and Kirsten
More information:
-New Year Nuptials
-The High Price of Being a Gay Couple (BugMeNot for registration info)
-Why Gay Marriage Matters. Again, Again.
-Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays on Marriage
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In today’s show, we discuss William Lloyd Garrison’s anti-slavery newspaper The Liberator, first published on January 1, 1831: January 1 (.mp3)
Show Notes
This episode was
written by: Kirsten
hosted by: Robert Anthony Peters and Kirsten
More information on William Lloyd Garrison and The Liberator:
-The Liberator: To The Public
-William Lloyd Garrison in Wikipedia
-The Liberator Files of the Boston African American National Historic Site (contains auto-playing audio)
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