Collected Miscellany » podcasts http://collectedmiscellany.com seemingly random thoughts on books & ideas Wed, 23 May 2012 17:17:22 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Dr. Larry Rosen: Understanding Our Obsession with Technology and Overcoming Its Hold on Us http://collectedmiscellany.com/2012/05/dr-larry-rosen-understanding-our-obsession-with-technology-and-overcoming-its-hold-on-us/ http://collectedmiscellany.com/2012/05/dr-larry-rosen-understanding-our-obsession-with-technology-and-overcoming-its-hold-on-us/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 14:30:16 +0000 Kevin Holtsberry http://collectedmiscellany.com/?p=9654 Continue reading →]]> This week’s edition of Coffee and Markets features Dr. Larry Rosen author of iDisorder: Understanding Our Obsession with Technology and Overcoming Its Hold on Us.

Pejman Yousefzadeh and I talked with Dr. Rosen about his timely and interesting book, how to recognize tech addictions, and how to lessen any unhealthy dependency that we may have on technology.

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]]> http://collectedmiscellany.com/2012/05/dr-larry-rosen-understanding-our-obsession-with-technology-and-overcoming-its-hold-on-us/feed/ 0 Jonah Goldberg on The Tyranny of Cliches http://collectedmiscellany.com/2012/05/jonah-goldberg-on-the-tyranny-of-cliches/ http://collectedmiscellany.com/2012/05/jonah-goldberg-on-the-tyranny-of-cliches/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 17:52:05 +0000 Kevin Holtsberry http://collectedmiscellany.com/?p=9630 Continue reading →]]> It was my distinct pleasure to have Jonah Goldberg join Pejman Yousefzadeh and myself for this week’s edition of Coffee and Markets.  We discussed his new book The Tyranny of Cliches: How Liberals Cheat in the War of Ideas, the liberal pretense to being non-ideological – and just how much ideology is found in the use of cliches – and how we might be able to combat this ideological base stealing.

Not only is Jonah smart and talented – and really more insightful than he is given credit for – but he is a genuinely nice guy who has been a great friend to me.

Listen to the podcast here.

Look for my review of the book soon.

]]> http://collectedmiscellany.com/2012/05/jonah-goldberg-on-the-tyranny-of-cliches/feed/ 1 Lessons from a Half-Century of Federal Efforts to Improve America’s Schools http://collectedmiscellany.com/2012/05/lessons-from-a-half-century-of-federal-efforts-to-improve-americas-schools/ http://collectedmiscellany.com/2012/05/lessons-from-a-half-century-of-federal-efforts-to-improve-americas-schools/#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 15:44:03 +0000 Kevin Holtsberry http://collectedmiscellany.com/?p=9590 Continue reading →]]> On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Pejman Yousefzadeh and I are joined by Andrew Kelly, to discuss Sticks and the Bully Pulpit: Lessons from a Half-Century of Federal Efforts to Improve America’s Schools.  In the podcast we discuss the federal role in education and ways to move past traditional, and often stale, debating points regarding the federal government’s responsibilities in education policy (what works versus what doesn’t, the constitutionality of federal involvement, etc.).

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]]> http://collectedmiscellany.com/2012/05/lessons-from-a-half-century-of-federal-efforts-to-improve-americas-schools/feed/ 1 James Delingpole on Watermelons: The Green Movement’s True Colors http://collectedmiscellany.com/2012/04/james-delingpole-on-watermelons-the-green-movements-true-colors/ http://collectedmiscellany.com/2012/04/james-delingpole-on-watermelons-the-green-movements-true-colors/#comments Wed, 04 Apr 2012 15:19:15 +0000 Kevin Holtsberry http://collectedmiscellany.com/?p=9521 Continue reading →]]> On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Pejman Yousefzadeh and I were joined by James Delingpole to discuss his book Watermelons: The Green Movement’s True Colors. We discussed the arguments for and against global warming and the possibility for a different and better approach to science and scientific inquiry.

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]]> http://collectedmiscellany.com/2012/04/james-delingpole-on-watermelons-the-green-movements-true-colors/feed/ 1 Stephen Bainbridge On Corporate Governance After the Financial Crisis http://collectedmiscellany.com/2012/03/stephen-bainbridge-on-corporate-governance-after-the-financial-crisis/ http://collectedmiscellany.com/2012/03/stephen-bainbridge-on-corporate-governance-after-the-financial-crisis/#comments Thu, 22 Mar 2012 12:48:17 +0000 Kevin Holtsberry http://collectedmiscellany.com/?p=9506 Continue reading →]]> For this week’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Pejman Yousefzadeh and I were joined by Stephen Bainbridge.  We discussed his book, Corporate Governance After the Financial Crisis, the general shortcomings of policy approaches to financial crises, and the shortcomings of Sarbanes-Oxley, and Dodd-Frank in particular.

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]]> http://collectedmiscellany.com/2012/03/stephen-bainbridge-on-corporate-governance-after-the-financial-crisis/feed/ 0 James Carafano on Wiki at War http://collectedmiscellany.com/2012/02/james-carafano-on-wiki-at-war/ http://collectedmiscellany.com/2012/02/james-carafano-on-wiki-at-war/#comments Wed, 29 Feb 2012 15:24:08 +0000 Kevin Holtsberry http://collectedmiscellany.com/?p=9447 Continue reading →]]> On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Pejman Yousefzadeh and I are joined by James Carafano, the author  of Wiki at War: Conflict in a Socially Networked World, to discuss cyber warfare, social networking in a turbulent political age, and cyber crimes and terrorism.

It is a fascinating, if unnerving, topic. Listen here.
]]> http://collectedmiscellany.com/2012/02/james-carafano-on-wiki-at-war/feed/ 0 Darryl Hart on Evangelicals and the Betrayal of American Conservatism http://collectedmiscellany.com/2012/01/darryl-hart-on-evangelicals-and-the-betrayal-of-american-conservatism/ http://collectedmiscellany.com/2012/01/darryl-hart-on-evangelicals-and-the-betrayal-of-american-conservatism/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:00:13 +0000 Kevin Holtsberry http://collectedmiscellany.com/?p=9366 Continue reading →]]> Today’s episode of Coffee & Markets features Darryl Hart discussing his book From Billy Graham to Sarah Palin: Evangelicals and the Betrayal of American.  PejamanYousefzadeh and I spoke with Hart about how conservatism was being undermined by the evangelical movement, how a post-evangelical community may not necessarily be identified with the Republican party and more.

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]]> http://collectedmiscellany.com/2012/01/darryl-hart-on-evangelicals-and-the-betrayal-of-american-conservatism/feed/ 0 Peter Schweizer on Congress, Insider Trading and Sweetheart deals for public officials http://collectedmiscellany.com/2012/01/peter-schweizer-on-congress-insider-trading-and-sweetheart-deals-for-public-officials/ http://collectedmiscellany.com/2012/01/peter-schweizer-on-congress-insider-trading-and-sweetheart-deals-for-public-officials/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 23:00:36 +0000 Kevin Holtsberry http://collectedmiscellany.com/?p=9315 Continue reading →]]> UPDATE: Sorry, here is a direct link to the podcast.

On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Pejman Yousefzadeh and I are joined by Peter Schweizer to discuss his book Throw Them All Out detailing how politicians get away with insider trading, sleazy land deals and more.

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]]> http://collectedmiscellany.com/2012/01/peter-schweizer-on-congress-insider-trading-and-sweetheart-deals-for-public-officials/feed/ 0 Daniel J. Flynn on Blue Collar Intellectuals http://collectedmiscellany.com/2011/12/daniel-j-flynn-on-blue-collar-intellectuals/ http://collectedmiscellany.com/2011/12/daniel-j-flynn-on-blue-collar-intellectuals/#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2011 17:00:34 +0000 Kevin Holtsberry http://collectedmiscellany.com/?p=9141 Continue reading →]]> Today’s edition of Coffee & Markets features Daniel J. Flynn author of Blue Collar Intellectuals: When the Enlightened and the Everyman Elevated America.  Pejman and I spoke with Flynn about the very different cultural expectations we experience today, the specialized focus of education, and move away from blue collar intellectuals.

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]]> http://collectedmiscellany.com/2011/12/daniel-j-flynn-on-blue-collar-intellectuals/feed/ 0 Podcast: Books we read in 2011 http://collectedmiscellany.com/2011/11/podcast-books-we-read-in-2011/ http://collectedmiscellany.com/2011/11/podcast-books-we-read-in-2011/#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 19:16:20 +0000 Kevin Holtsberry http://collectedmiscellany.com/?p=9056 Continue reading →]]> FYI: In today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, I am joined by Pejman Yousefzadeh and Hunter Baker to discuss the eventful and impactful books we read in 2011; including autobiographies of Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld and Condeleza Rice; the growth of the church in China; The Hunger Games series and more.

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