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Episode 74: The Endangered Species Act Turns 50

The Endangered Species Act turns 50 years old this year and Lowell Baier joins Tell Us The Truth to help us celebrate. Listen as Lowell relies on his more than 58 years of experience as a practicing attorney, environmental historian and author to detail the importance of doing what we can to ensure the overall health of our Nation and World's Bio-Diversity. Lowell holds nothing back while answering questions about his latest book The Codex of the Endangered Species Act: Volume 1, The First Fifty Years, and even provides a call to action for everyone interested and doing what We can to ensure the Endangered Species Act and all that it preserves continues to thrive for fifty more years and beyond!

The second half of the show includes host E. Duke Bennett's thoughts on headlines including the pandemic, Chicago Mayoral Race and Free Community College for Massachusetts Residents 25 years of age and above?

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Episode 73: Dr. Deborah Dash Moore

International Holocaust Remembrance Day is Friday January 27th this year, and Dr Deborah Dash Moore of the Posen Library is back to help us remember. Listen as Dr. Debroah details why it is important to never forget the Holocaust, the significance of Memorial Days in general, various parts of the world the Jewish Diaspora have settled in and much more. Dr. Deborah also shares how Jewish cuisine has been impacted by Jewish people living in various parts of the world including South America! *Dr. Deborah Dash Moore is a Frederick G..L. Huetwell Professor of History and Professor of Judaic Studies at the University of Michigan and the Editor in Chief of the Posen Library*

The second half of the episode finds Duke opening up about overcoming Covid19 for the first time and thoughts on what to do to help recovery.

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Episode 72: Ariana Jasmine :


Ariana Jasmine is an Iranian American Activist who has built such a strong following online she's in the Top 1% of all Twitch streamers. Listen as Ariana details how coping with her Mother's terminal illness inspired Ariana to use social media to bring awareness to oppressed people around the world including in the United States and Iran. What have been Ariana's highest highs and greatest challenges with being the Global face of her brand of activism. How does Araiana respond to critics? What are Ariana's thoughts on people who missclasify Iranians as Arab? Ariana even makes suggestions on her favorite foods to order at Iranian restaurants. This is an incredible conversation with one of the most influential Young Leaders in the World today!

The final portion of the episode involves host E. Duke Bennett thanking all of the guests and listeners of Tell Us The Truth who helped make the show a success in 2022. Duke also reflects on recently turning 40 years old!
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Episode 70: Sonali Dev & Sara Polton:

Sonali Dev is an award winning author who has built an excellent reputation for relatable storytelling. Her latest book, The Vibrant Years, is already so well regarded it has been selected as the first book to be published by "Mindy'sBook Studio"; a publishing company created by Award Winning Actress Mindy Kaling. Listen as Sonali details what it feels like to be featured by Mindy's Book Studio, being a former classmate of former Miss Universe Aishwarya Rai, why she dedicated The Vibrant Years to all Grandmothers and much more. (The Vibrant Years is available where all fine books are sold including https://sonalidev.com/

Author, Actress and Podcaster Sara Polton is back and taking time to educate Duke on the Jewish Holidays including separating fact from commercialized fiction. This is an incredibly insightful and hilarious conversation that will leave you saying " I didn't know that!". Sara also provides great info on her new audio drama horror podcast Stay The Night. (Visit SaraPolton.Com to keep up with all of Sara's projects!)


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Episode 69: Online Privacy Civil Rights

Should your Online Privacy be a Civil Right? Legal expert and UVA scholar Danielle Citron believes so, and in her new book The Fight For Privacy: Protecting Dignity, Identity and Love in the Digital Age, Danielle explains why in detail. Did you know there are States that don't have Revenge Porn laws? Imagine someone gains possession of an intimate photo of your or a loved one and shares it with the world without legal repercussions. This is a very REAL issue facing people every single day around the World and especially here in the United States. Listen as Danielle sounds the alarm about the failure of the legal system to protect the privacy afforded our intimate lives, explains what will happen if Congress fails to pass laws that address our vulnerability and more. As she notes, “when the state exploits your intimate communications and relationships, it legitimizes the view that intimate life can be violated with impunity.”


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Episode 68: Divided We Fall

Former Vice Chair of the Federal Reserve, Alice Rivlin, began working on her book "Divided We Fall: Why Consensus Matters" back in 2017. In may of 2019, Alice passed away before the book was completed and published. Motivated to ensure Alice's final days were not lost, her Son Allan and his wife Sheri completed Divided We Fall and in this conversation you'll hear about that experience. How were they able to maintain the overall message Alice wanted the world to read? What type of Political Figure was Alice known as? How have Allan and Sheri's love for the Arts and Food help inform the way they address political issues? What can WE all do in order to come together instead of being divided? This is an incredible conversation with two loving people who refused to allow Alice's final words to go unheard!

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