Money Girl offers tips on how to manage education debt, and explains 5 student loan repayment options that can help you ease your financial burden, and save money. Visit the website: http://bit.ly/1v4OhC4
The Gist - Heroes Need Not Apply
Today on The Gist, Margaret Aguirre from the International Medical Corps explains how Ebola quarantines are hurting her organization’s efforts to recruit health care professionals. Plus, Middle East analyst Robin Wright explains the historic implications of President Obama’s nuclear weapon negotiations with Ayatollah Khamenei. Will this be the most important foreign policy breakthrough in six presidencies? For the Spiel, some mathematical insight into Pakistan’s “I Am Not Malala” Day. Get The Gist by email as soon as it’s available: slate.com/GistEmail Subscribe to the podcast in iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/slate…id873667927?mt=2
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Cato Daily Podcast - Gambia Arrests Libertarian Student Leader
Sait Matty Jaw is a lecturer at the University of the Gambia. He has not been seen since his arrest by the government's secret police last week. Casey Given from Students for Liberty provides an update.
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The Gist - Why WKRP Was Called WKRP
Today on The Gist, Slate’s Jamelle Bouie explains why our democracy may be hardwired to fail. Plus, WKRP in Cincinnati creator Hugh Wilson explains why it took so long to release the classic TV show with original music. For the Spiel, Mike solves the world’s problems. Get The Gist by email as soon as it’s available: slate.com/GistEmail Subscribe to the podcast in iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/slate…id873667927?mt=2
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Cato Daily Podcast - The Unfortunate Future of Bitcoin
Kevin Dowd, an adjunct scholar at the Cato Institute, is not high on bitcoin. He considers the cryptocurrency a "sell" in its present incarnation. He spoke at the Cato Institute's 32nd Annual Monetary Conference.
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Start the Week - A Good Death
Do we value longevity more than quality of life, towards our final years? That's the discussion Andrew Marr's having with surgeon Atul Gawande, who's giving this year's Reith Lectures. Joining them in the studio are the legendary editor, novelist and memoirist Diana Athill, who has recently written about her attitude to death and the process of dying; Professor Deborah Bowman who advises on the ethics of medical care, including whether to prolong life when death is imminent; and Dr Carl Watkins, who has examined the idea of "a good death" from Medieval times until now.
Atul Gawande's Reith lectures start on Radio 4 on Tuesday 25th November at 9am and are also broadcast on BBC World Service.
Producer: Simon Tillotson.
Serious Inquiries Only - AS83: Category 5 Shitstorms, with James Lindsay
This week I have James Lindsay on the show, @goddoesnt on Twitter, to discuss the recent shitstorm that resulted from Peter Boghossian’s tweets. This is a chance to talk at a deeper level about what’s going on when these shitstorms happen. Does the phrase “gay pride” make sense? If so, is it the most effective … Continue reading AS83: Category 5 Shitstorms, with James Lindsay →
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Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - Jerusalem Born
Fresh off oral arguments in the Supreme Court, Alyza Lewin discusses Zivotofsky v. Kerry, which asks if Congress or the President has ultimate authority over passports. Plus, Yates v. U.S. debates whether grouper should qualify as "tangible objects."
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The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe - The Skeptics Guide #487 – Nov 8 2014
Guest Rogue: David Young; This Day in Skepticism: X-Rays; News Items: Virgin Galactic Crash, Homeopathy for Ebola, Fanged Deer, Time Undone, Center of our Galaxy, Feng Shui; Who's That Noisy; Science or Fiction
More or Less: Behind the Stats - Tracking and Tackling Ebola
Hans Rosling, global health expert and data visionary, has just arrived in Liberia. He is working as an independent professor at the Health ministry there, as part of the team tracking and tackling Ebola. We talk to him about the latest numbers surrounding the virus. This programme was first broadcast on the BBC World Service.