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The Rest Is History
656. The Ku Klux Klan: Birth of a Nation (Part 3)
How did the second incarnation of the clan, born in Georgia in 1915, grow into a seemingly indomitable nation-wide fraternal organisation, numbering millions? Who were its new targets? And, with the Klan’s momentum seemingly unstoppable and an election on the horizon, would their appalling violence be publicly condemned?
Join Tom and Dominic as they chart the second rise of the violent, tyrannical, Ku Klux Klan….
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01:15:09Mar 29, 2026
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This American Life
884: The Idiot
M. Gessen returns to our show with a true-crime story that takes place entirely within their own family. This story comes to us from the producers at Serial Productions—who invented the true-crime podcast more than a decade ago—and from The New York Times.
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- Act One: M Gessen tells Ira Glass about the surprising events that prompted them to begin reporting on their own family for their new podcast, The Idiot. They play the first episode of the series. (14 minutes)
- Act Two: Ira Glass and M Gessen continue to talk through the story of M’s cousin, Allen Gessen. They play more clips from the podcast, and we finally hear about the big, shocking thing that snapped their family apart. (20 minutes)
- Act Three: M Gessen tells Ira Glass about Allen’s trial, and we hear a recording of his conversation with the undercover agent. (21 minutes)
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00:59:50Mar 29, 2026
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The Level Up Podcast w/ Paul Alex
Building Emotional Calluses
If one bad client, refund, or comment can ruin your day…
You’re not ready for scale yet.
In this episode of The Level Up Podcast, Paul Alex breaks down the importance of building emotional calluses—the ability to handle pressure, criticism, and client friction without losing focus or momentum.
As your business grows, so does the volume of problems. More clients means more feedback, more complaints, and more situations that test your patience and emotional control.
The key isn’t avoiding problems…
It’s learning how to handle them without letting them control you.
Paul explains how elite entrepreneurs detach emotion from outcomes, enforce strong boundaries, and operate from logic instead of reacting to every situation.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
Why friction with clients is normal and expected at scale
How taking things personally can hurt your performance and decision-making
Why enforcing boundaries protects your time, energy, and margins
How developing emotional resilience helps you stay consistent under pressure
You can’t control how people act…
But you can control how you respond.
Because when you build emotional strength and stay grounded, nothing in the market can shake your focus—and that’s what separates average entrepreneurs from elite operators.
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00:03:27Mar 29, 2026
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The MeidasTouch Podcast
Trump’s Health Collapses as War gets Out of Control!!!!
MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump’s health crashing faster by the day and Meiselas interviews Democratic Congressman Suhas Subramanyam about Trump’s failing health and Trump’s disastrous presidency.
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00:23:51Mar 29, 2026
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The MeidasTouch Podcast
Examining Allegations Raised by Trump's 927-Page Financial Records
MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on all 927 pages of Donald’s Trump’s financials and shares the various corrupt schemes Trump has engaged in.
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00:24:59Jul 2, 2026
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The MeidasTouch Podcast
Trump Faces Growing Concerns Ahead of July 4 Speech
MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump panicking as his staff begs him to cancel his July 4 speech as they fear no one will attend just like no one is attended Great American State Fair.
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00:16:24Jul 2, 2026
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The a16z Show
Outsmarting Uber: Why Bolt Wins in Europe
What does it take to build a global mobility company from a country of just 1.3 million people?
Markus Villig, founder and CEO of Bolt, joins the show to share how he scaled from Estonia to 50+ countries, navigating early scrappy days, a near-bankruptcy from expanding too fast, and the hard-won lessons behind Bolt’s capital-efficient growth.
They also discuss building in Europe vs. the U.S., competing against much better-funded rivals, and why culture and ambition matter more than regulation.
Finally, Markus lays out what’s next: autonomy, robotaxis, and why the future of mobility will be a hybrid of human drivers and self-driving fleets.
00:41:15Jul 2, 2026
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The Level Up Podcast w/ Paul Alex
How to Exit: Building a Business Someone Wants to Buy
A business that cannot run without you is not a sellable asset.
It is a job with a logo.
In this episode of The Level Up Podcast, Paul Alex breaks down how to build a company that someone would actually want to buy.
Let’s be real…
If every client relationship depends on you…
If every decision runs through you…
If the books are messy…
And the team cannot operate without you…
You do not have a transferable business.
You have a bottleneck.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
Why buyers purchase systems, not personalities
How messy accounting and weak structure destroy valuation
Why EBITDA matters more than vanity revenue
How clean books, strong leadership, and documented processes create a sellable asset
The truth is simple:
A real business should be able to survive without the founder.
It needs systems.
It needs leadership.
It needs clean financial reporting.
It needs processes that a buyer can understand, trust, and operate.
High-level CEOs build with the exit in mind.
Even if they never sell.
They clean the books.
They cut the fat.
They build the team.
They document the playbook.
They make themselves replaceable.
Because when the business can run without you…
You finally own something with real equity.
Build it like you are handing the keys to a stranger tomorrow.
Structure the asset.
Protect the value.
Prepare for the exit.
And keep leveling up.
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00:03:39Jul 2, 2026
