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A fierce proponent of the right to keep and bear arms, Taylor Svehlak is a longtime gun-rights advocate, and briefly served as Director of Communications for a three-letter pro-gun advocacy group (not that one). In his spare time he is also an amateur firearms collector and gunsmith. In the past, he has worked on campaigns for a variety of conservative candidates across the local, state, and federal landscape. Currently, Taylor works in the world of public affairs and corporate communications, where he helps clients across a wide range of fields address a litany of unique problems.

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Derek Earl Baron aka "Wandering Earl" left home in 1999 for what was supposed to be a three month post-graduation trip to Southeast Asia and has essentially been traveling the world non-stop ever since.

He has been to over 130 countries on six continents living a life of adventure that many people dream of. He’s learned Spanish in Mexico, been kicked out of Romania, acted in a Bollywood tv show, kidnapped in Bangladesh and made friendships all over the planet.

Website: www.wanderingearl.com
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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WanderingEarl/

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Critically acclaimed author John Schad joins the podcast to speak on his forthcoming book "Jack the Ripper: Revealed".  Schad grew up fascinated by stories of Jack the Ripper and his murder streak across Victorian London. After spending nearly a decade immersed in research, he has published his findings on the true identity of the world's most notorious serial killer.  What he has to say may surprise you.

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Author: @johnschad

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https://www.ripperrevealed.com (under construction)

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What's going on with Ukraine? The Institute for the Study of War's Alex Mitchell joins Zipcode Zero to give an update on the war, Putin's strategy, what the U.S.'s role is and what we can expect to happen this winter.

Alexander Mitchell is the director of external relations at the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), where he is responsible for the planning, management and execution of strategic communications efforts that support and advance ISW’s research, analysis, and other core mission objectives.

Alexander has over a decade of public affairs and media experience operating in Washington, with specializations in defense and national security policy. At ISW, Mr. Mitchell leverages his relationships and knowledge of the Washington DC media environment to ensure ISW’s work and perspective cuts through the noise and remains a trusted, reliable voice on issues of US defense and national security.

Prior to joining ISW, Mr. Mitchell was a vice president at VOX Global, a leading bipartisan public affairs firm located in Washington, DC, where he helped Fortune 50 clients achieve an impact on public policy and corporate reputation through the management of earned media campaigns, stakeholder engagement activities, policy research and executive communications. Before his time at VOX Global, Mr. Mitchell managed public relations and media affairs for clients in the defense, security, aerospace and federal IT sectors while a Senior Associate at Sage Communications in McLean, Virginia.

Mr. Mitchell received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, where he studied American history, international relations and philosophy. Mr. Mitchell is a lifelong student of military history, specifically the American Civil War, and volunteers in his free time for organizations that support battlefield and other historic preservation.

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Alex Mitchell: @heel_be_ok
Institute for the Study of War: @TheStudyofWar

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David Plotz is the CEO of City Cast,  a network of daily local news podcasts in cities around the country - also accompanied by a daily email newsletter that keeps you in the know about what’s happening in your community.  Currently available in Chicago, Denver, Houston, Salt Lake, Pittsburgh, Las Vegas, DC, Philly, Boise, Portland, Madison – and in other cities soon, City Cast is the smartest, easiest way to connect with the place you live and love. You can find it wherever you download politics and at CityCast.fm

David has worked in digital media for 25 years. He is the former Editor in Chief of Slate Magazine, former CEO of Atlas Obscura and is a long-time host of the iconic Slate Political Gabfest.

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Norman Finkelstein is an American political scientist, activist, former professor, and author. His primary fields of research are the Israeli–Palestinian conflict and the politics of the Holocaust. He is a graduate of Binghamton University and received his Ph.D. in political science at Princeton University. In the year 2020, Norman Finkelstein was named the fifth most influential political scientist in the world.

He is the author of many books that have been translated into 60 foreign editions, including The Holocaust Industry, He is currently writing a book tentatively titled, I'll Burn That Bridge When I Get To It. 

Website: https://www.normanfinkelstein.com/

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Dahlia Lithwick is a senior editor at Slate and, in that capacity, has been writing their Supreme Court Dispatches and Jurisprudence columns since 1999. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, Harper’s, The New Yorker, The Washington Post, The New Republic, and Commentary. Lithwick hosts Amicus, Slate’s award-winning biweekly podcast about the law and the Supreme Court.

 In 2018 Lithwick received the American Constitution Society’s Progressive Champion Award, and the Hillman Prize for Opinion and Analysis. Lithwick won a 2013 National Magazine Award for her columns on the Affordable Care Act. She was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in October, 2018.  Lithwick has held visiting faculty positions at the University of Georgia Law School, the University of Virginia School of Law, and the Hebrew University Law School in Jerusalem. She has appeared on CNN, ABC, The Colbert Report, the Daily Show and is a frequent guest on The Rachel Maddow Show.

Lithwick earned her BA in English from Yale University and her JD degree from Stanford University. Her new book, Lady Justice, published by Penguin Press (September 2022) was a New York Times bestseller.

Twitter: @DahliaLithwick

Instagram: @ladyjusticebook or @dahlia_lith

Website: https://www.dahlialithwick.com/

Cases referenced:

• Burwell v. Hobby Lobby (2014)
• Dobbs v. Jackson (2021)
• Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard (2022)
• NYT v. Sullivan (1964)

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Article referenced:

• Former Anti-Abortion Leader Alleges Another Supreme Court Breach, New York Times, November 19, 2022

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Abdul Mukati is an entrepreneur and digital nomad. He has built businesses from a young age, suffered set backs and come back from it all stronger than ever. Today he joins us from Thailand to share how he built his life and offers insights to those who want to get ahead. 

You can follow Abdul on Instagram: @TravelBoundCouple

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To celebrate the midterm elections, Zipcode Zero invited Jake Morgenstern on to share reactions and analysis as results came in Tuesday night. In this episode we discuss:

* Initial thoughts on what unfolded Tuesday
* Predictions for what the results will mean for the next two years in Washington
* Who Democrats should run in 2024
* And what current Supreme Court Case Moore v. Harper could mean for elections moving forward

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Dean Baker co-founded CEPR in 1999. His areas of research include housing and macroeconomics, intellectual property, Social Security, Medicare and European labor markets. He is the author of several books, including Rigged: How Globalization and the Rules of the Modern Economy Were Structured to Make the Rich Richer. His blog, “Beat the Press,” provides commentary on economic reporting. He received his B.A. from Swarthmore College and his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Michigan.

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