The Not Your Grandmother's Book Club Podcast

This week, we take a look back at the week that has been.

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Us Committee For Refugees and Immigrants: https://refugees.org/ 

Advocates for Trans Equality Guide to Being an Ally: https://transequality.org/issues/resources/supporting-the-transgender-people-in-your-life-a-guide-to-being-a-good-ally 

NPR - All the executive orders Trump has signed after 1 week in office: https://www.npr.org/2025/01/28/nx-s1-5276293/trump-executive-orders

This week, we take a look at a a few of the incoming administration officials and gasp in awe at how anyone thought they were a good idea.

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Pro Publica on Scott Turner: https://www.propublica.org/article/scott-turner-hud-nominee-trump-public-housing-texas

Media Matters on Pete Hegseth: https://www.mediamatters.org/pete-hegseth/trump-picked-fox-friends-weekend-co-host-pete-hegseth-be-secretary-defense-heres-some

This week, we finish off our Prager U-ducation with the final videos from the Poli Sci 101 course that haven’t been nuked off the internet for some unknown reason.

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Donate to help LA Wildfire Victims: 

World Central Kitchen

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https://www.prageru.com/video/left-or-liberal

https://www.prageru.com/video/big-business-and-big-brother

This week, we bring on the new year with our annual listener Q&A episode, then we make some lukewarm predictions for 2025 and give you all a peek at our plans for the year.

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This week, we jump back into Prager U’s “Political Science 101” course. Run off with our diplomas and see how well Benedict remembers the year. We’ll see you next year

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National Network of Abortion Funds: https://abortionfunds.org/find-a-fund/ 

Prison Journalism Project - Joybelle Phelan “Why I sometimes Wish I was Still in Prison: https://prisonjournalismproject.org/2024/12/18/the-greatest-christmas-gift-i-received-in-prison/ 

https://www.prageru.com/video/the-difference-between-a-democracy-and-a-republic

https://www.prageru.com/video/where-do-you-want-to-live-red-state-or-blue-state

This week, we jump back into Prager U’s “Political Science 101” course, this time for our junior jaunt, with special appearance by bootlicking expert Dinesh D’Souza

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ACLU Know your rights for protesters: https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/protesters-rights 

https://www.prageru.com/video/is-fascism-right-or-left

https://www.prageru.com/video/is-americas-government-secular

https://www.prageru.com/video/do-you-understand-the-electoral-college 

This week, we jump back into Prager U’s “Political Science 101” course, this time for our sophomore slump, in which Dennis Prager unveils his 19th century racism on a 21st century medium.

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https://www.prageru.com/video/how-do-you-deal-with-painful-truths-left-vs-right-4

https://www.prageru.com/video/how-do-we-make-society-better-left-vs-right-5

https://www.prageru.com/video/how-do-we-make-society-better-left-vs-right-5

This week, we took a dive into Prager U’s “Political Science 101” course, which Kevin sacrificed the sanctity of his own email address to obtain. We find this course deserves an F-minus.

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https://www.prageru.com/video/how-big-should-government-be-left-vs-right-1

https://www.prageru.com/video/does-it-feel-good-or-does-it-do-good-left-vs-right-2

https://www.prageru.com/video/how-do-you-judge-america-left-vs-right-3

https://www.prageru.com/video/how-do-you-deal-with-painful-truths-left-vs-right-4

https://www.prageru.com/video/how-do-we-make-society-better-left-vs-right-5

This week, we took a look at some of the slop being pushed out of Prager U while Dennis recuperates in a post-election edition of Prager Roulette.

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w.prageru.com/video/who-are-the-most-powerful-people-in-america

https://www.prageru.com/video/the-constitution-the-limited-powers-of-congress

https://www.prageru.com/video/you-cant-be-free-without-this

https://www.prageru.com/video/jfk-democrat-or-republican

https://www.prageru.com/video/politics-and-populism

https://www.prageru.com/video/the-constitution-presidential-powers

This week Benedict is back from vacation and we just sat down and talked about all the awful stuff ahead. Sad vibes ahead.

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Palm Beach Playbook: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FrDUsJ3KwU&t=376s 

Michael Knowles has no shame: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uDV_qIgNqQ&t=93s 

Greg Kelly fits the whole boot in his mouth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1fsWoNW-ck&t=306s