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<v Speaker 1>Here's what we know about Moham chomps in the nineteen

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<v Speaker 1>forty three. The ninety six year old intellectual and linguist

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<v Speaker 1>has largely remained out of the public eye following a

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<v Speaker 1>stroke he suffered in twenty twenty four. According to his wife,

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<v Speaker 1>he has been recovering, though he has not made any

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<v Speaker 1>public appearances or statements since that health incident. However, his

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<v Speaker 1>intellectual legacy continues to generate significant attention. In October twenty

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<v Speaker 1>twenty five, Nathan Robinson, editor of Current Affairs magazine and

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<v Speaker 1>co author with Chomsky of Craft The Myth of American Idealism,

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<v Speaker 1>How US Foreign Policy Endangers the World, spoke at the

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<v Speaker 1>University of Oregon about Chomsky's life and work. Robinson discussed

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<v Speaker 1>how Chomsky has spent fifty years of public life exposing

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<v Speaker 1>what he calls the mythologies of US benevolence and the

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<v Speaker 1>reality of American violence and aggression around the world. The

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<v Speaker 1>book itself distills Chomsky's decades of analysis into a comprehensive

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<v Speaker 1>examination of the gap between American rhetoric and actual foreign

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<v Speaker 1>policy outcomes. Earlier this year, in September twenty twenty four,

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<v Speaker 1>Chomsky participated in a discussion titled the Collapse of American

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<v Speaker 1>Empire with journalist Matt Kennard for Novara Media. This conversation

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<v Speaker 1>touched on his ongoing concerns about global geopolitical instability and

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<v Speaker 1>the direction of American power. Meanwhile, significant controversy emerged in

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<v Speaker 1>November when US House Republicans released emails revealing previously unknown

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<v Speaker 1>details about Chomsky's relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. According to the Guardardian,

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<v Speaker 1>Chomsky described his contact with Epstein as a most valuable

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<v Speaker 1>experience and acknowledged receiving approximately two hundred and seventy thousand

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<v Speaker 1>dollars from an account linked to Epstein during the settlement

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<v Speaker 1>of his first marriage, though he stressed that no money

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<v Speaker 1>came directly from Epstein himself. The emails showed discussions between

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<v Speaker 1>Chomsky and Epstein's spanning years, including conversations about their shared

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<v Speaker 1>intellectual interests and travel plans. Chomsky's recent scheduled appearances include

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<v Speaker 1>an event on December fourth, twenty twenty five, at the

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<v Speaker 1>Geneva Graduate Institute where he will discuss the threat of

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<v Speaker 1>nuclear weapons. Additionally, the University of Arizona, where Chomsky holds

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<v Speaker 1>the position of Laureate professor has scheduled office hours with

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<v Speaker 1>him for interested students. At ninety six years old, Chomsky

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<v Speaker 1>remains a towering figure in political commentary and linguistics, though

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<v Speaker 1>his reduced public presence underscores the effects of his recent

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<v Speaker 1>health challenges. Thank you for listening. Please subscribe to never

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