Alfa

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The podcast currently has 7 episodes available.

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September 03, 2024 What's Love Got to Do with It
This one’s a bit different. Have you ever wondered why we marry? Is marrying for money a vice or a virtue? Family Law Professor Marcia Zug studied the reasons we marry other than love. Hold on to your hat, because if you take a dim view of marriage for money, government benefits, immigration, or other non-love reasons, she might just change your mind.

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You'll Do: A History of Marrying for Reasons Other Than Love
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33min
July 06, 2023 Jake Aichincloss
Jake Auchincloss challenges current policy directions, and lays out a compelling vision for the future.
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17min
July 02, 2023 Renewable Power Bottleneck - From Here to There
The number one bottleneck in greening the grid is transmission - moving the power from here to there. A years long waitlist keeps new solar and wind projects on the drawing board and off the grid. Troy Helming's company has an answer - go underground. His "light saber" technology cuts underground tunnels faster and cheaper than anything else, promises to accelerate green energy, aid fire prevention in California, and to put new power lines under public roads that can't be seen and bother no one. If you like what you hear, share a link with your friends.
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28min
June 17, 2023 Aleksandar Hemon
Aleksandar Hemon talks about his latest novel, his experience of dislocation and migration, and the role of a writer telling other peoples' stories. Born and raised in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Hemon’s prior work has been selected as New York Times Notable Book, New York Magazine’s No. 1 Book of the Year, and finalist for the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle. He is Professor of Creative Writing at Princeton University, a MacArthur "Genius Grant" recipient, co-writer of The Matrix Resurrections, four novels, and other fiction and non-fiction works. If you like what you hear, share a link with your friends.
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49min
April 16, 2023 Nobel Laureate Simon Johnson
Simon Johnson, former IMF chief economist, on financial stability, economic growth on a finite planet, and a deep dive on economic strategy.
Felix Martin, former World Bank economist and author of Money: the Unauthorised Biography, leads the panel discussion.
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50min
April 01, 2023 The Long View - with Marvin Kalb
Marvin Kalb has a first-hand perspective on Russia that few if any can match. Young Kalb was first posted to Moscow in 1956. He served as Moscow bureau chief for CBS News at the height of the Cold War, anchored NBC’s Meet The Press, was founding director of Harvard’s Shorenstein Center on Press, Politics and Public Policy, and is a Senior Fellow at Brookings.
From before the Cold War through to today, Russia has had a troubled relationship with the outside world. What is Putin all about? Is he an anomaly, or a continuation of long Russian history, and what are we to do about it?
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35min
March 11, 2023 Coming Soon
Next on Alfa - What's Wrong with Russia - The Long View - with Stan Kugell and Marvin Kalb - Coming Soon
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FAQs about Alfa:

How many episodes does Alfa have?

The podcast currently has 7 episodes available.