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    Explore " barack obama" with insightful episodes like "Tory Immigration crackdown, plus Ben Rhodes on following the Queen into the toilet", "“Obama’s Advice For Democrats.”", "How Political Language Is Engineered — with Drew Westen and Frank Luntz", "Ornithology (BIRDS) Encore Presentation with James Maley" and "Phonology (LINGUISTICS) with Nicole Holliday" from podcasts like ""Pod Save the UK", "Pod Save America", "Your Undivided Attention", "Ologies with Alie Ward" and "Ologies with Alie Ward"" and more!

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    Tory Immigration crackdown, plus Ben Rhodes on following the Queen into the toilet

    Tory Immigration crackdown, plus Ben Rhodes on following the Queen into the toilet

    It’s been a big week in the Tories’ war on foreigners. While efforts to resuscitate the Rwanda plan continue, Nish and Coco pick over the Government’s five-point plan to reduce legal immigration. For Nish, these are measures produced by people who clearly have no lived experience of relying on the NHS or on social care. Coco points out the cruelty of minimum income plans that could split families up, and also discriminate against women.

    Former National Security Adviser to Obama, and co-host of Pod Save the World, Ben Rhodes, joins us to give us the American view on Boris Johnson, Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer. As someone who’s been in the room with Benjamin Netenyahu, Ben gives us his take on the Israel Gaza crisis, and reflections on the stance taken by the UK and the US as the situation worsens. Plus, don’t miss a glorious anecdote that takes in the twin British obsessions of royalty and toilets!

    Nish’s Hero of the week salutes MPs and campaigners who defeated the Government on compensation for people affected by the contaminated blood scandal. While Coco’s villain is a building contractor whose shoddy workmanship means kids are having to do their lessons in tents. Plus we want your nominations for ‘the political moment of the year’ - good or bad - email them to PSUK@reducedlistening.co.uk

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    Ben Rhodes, co-host of Pod Save the World, and former White House Deputy National Security Adviser

     

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    “Obama’s Advice For Democrats.”

    “Obama’s Advice For Democrats.”

    Barack Obama sits down for his first major interview of the midterm season to talk about the state of democracy here and abroad, the escalating situation in Iran and the ongoing war in Ukraine, and how Democrats can appeal to the broadest coalition of voters.

     

    For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click here. For a transcript of this episode, click here.

     

    How Political Language Is Engineered — with Drew Westen and Frank Luntz

    How Political Language Is Engineered  — with Drew Westen and Frank Luntz

    Democracy depends on our ability to choose our political views. But the language we use to talk about political issues is deliberately designed to be divisive, and can produce up to a 15-point difference in what we think about those issues. As a result, are we choosing our views, or is our language choosing them for us?

    This week,Your Undivided Attention welcomes two Jedi Masters of political communication. Drew Westen is a political psychologist and messaging consultant based at Emory university, who has advised the Democratic Party. Frank Luntz is a political and communications consultant, pollster, and pundit, who has advised the Republican Party. In the past, our guests have used their messaging expertise in ways that increased partisanship. For example, Luntz advocated for the use of the term “death tax” instead of “estate tax,” and “climate change” instead of “global warming.” Still, Luntz and Westen are uniquely positioned to help us decode the divisive power of language — and explore how we might design language that unifies.

    CORRECTIONS: in the episode, Tristan refers to a panel Drew Westen and Frank Luntz were on at the New York Public Library. He says the panel was “about 10 years ago,” but it was actually 15 years ago in 2007. Also, Westen refers to a news anchor who moderated a debate between George H. W. Bush and Michael Dukakis in 1988. Drew mistakenly names the anchor as Bernard Kalb, when it was actually Bernard Shaw.

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    The Political Brain: The Role of Emotion in Deciding the Fate of the Nation

    Drew Westen's 2008 book about role of emotion in determining the political life of the nation, which influenced campaigns and elections around the world

    Words That Work: It's Not What You Say, It's What People Hear

    Frank Luntz's 2008 book, which offers a behind-the-scenes look at how the tactical use of words and phrases affects what we buy, who we vote for, and even what we believe in

    New York Public Library's Panel on Political Language 

    A 2007 panel between multiple 'Jedi Masters' of political communication along the political spectrum, including Frank Luntz, Drew Westen, and George Lakoff
     

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    Your Undivided Attention is produced by the Center for Humane Technology. Follow us on Twitter: @HumaneTech_

    Ornithology (BIRDS) Encore Presentation with James Maley

    Ornithology (BIRDS) Encore Presentation with James Maley

    Birds! Horned screamers! Winged pirates! Just in time for the Audubon's winter Christmas Bird Count (which goes until Jan. 5) here is an encore presentation of an early episode. Professional bird-person and all around cool dude James Maley joins Alie to talk about bird mating, monogamy, the cult of ornithology, absurd birds, parrots that are smarter than your friends' kids, a surprising fact about owl ears and history's most tragically zealous bird nerds. If you love birds, you'll be at home. If a bird did you dirty, you'll open your heart and learn to love again.

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    James Maley on Twitter

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    Phonology (LINGUISTICS) with Nicole Holliday

    Phonology (LINGUISTICS) with Nicole Holliday

    Vocal fry. Code switching. Black Twitter. Valley girls. Culture vultures. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TALKING. Alie battles traffic to sit down with linguistics professor Dr. Nicole Holliday about intonational phonology: how tones and pitch help us bond with others and construct identities. Inspired in part by former President Barack Obama's masterful linguistic variability, Dr. Holliday's work focuses on how language is used in the crossing and construction of racial/ethnic boundaries. She graciously fielded tons of questions for a fascinating dive into the nuances and strict grammatical rules of African American Language, cultural appropriation, our educational system, honoring your identity, what not to wear in Paris and the roiling debate over who is the best rapper. Also: Alie is maybe a lizard person.

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