Month: August 2018

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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - What is Agent Orange?

Named for the orange stripe lining the 55 gallon barrels containing this herbicide and defoliant, Agent Orange was one of the most widely-used "rainbow herbicides" of the Vietnam war. But it wasn't just harmful to plants. Soon after it was deployed in Vietnam, Vietnamese citizens and US veterans alike reported crippling, life-threatening symptoms.

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The NewsWorthy - Hurricane Lane, AI Pet & Oprah’s Pizza – Friday, August 24th, 2018

All the news to know for Friday, August 24th, 2018!

Today, you'll hear what to know about the investigation surrounding President Trump and the latest on Hurricane Lane heading for Hawaii.

Plus: artificial intelligence art and Oprah's new line of frozen pizzas.

Those stories and many more in less than 10 minutes.

Award-winning broadcast journalist and former TV news reporter Erica Mandy breaks it all down for you. 

For links to all the stories referenced in today's episode, visit https://www.theNewsWorthy.com and click Episodes.

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The Gist - Sweep the Left

On The Gist, nobody move or the economy gets it, Trump says.

The guys behind the left’s most irreverent podcast (Chapo Trap House) want the Democratic Party to forget about Robert Mueller and set their sights on 2020. But in the short term? They’re rooting for a blue wave. Alongside Felix Biederman and Brendan James, Thursday’s guests Matt Christman, Will Menaker, and Virgil Texas are co-authors of The Chapo Guide to Revolution: A Manifesto Against Logic, Facts, and Reason.

In the Spiel, when you hear “everyone does it” down in Washington, you know something’s amiss.

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Pod Save America - “It’s Cohen down for real.”

The President has been implicated by his lawyer in a crime that involves the cover-up of extramarital affairs through illegal campaign contributions, and Republicans in Congress refuse to do anything about it. Then CNN legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin joins Jon and Dan to talk about what’s next for the Mueller investigation, the Kavanaugh confirmation battle, and his new podcast, “RBG: Beyond Notorious.”

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Bay Curious - Who’s Behind the Knitted Animals in San Francisco’s Civic Center?

Some have called yarn bombing a feminist response to graffiti. Meet the sisters behind one of San Francisco's most prominent displays.


Reported by Suzie Racho. Bay Curious is made by Olivia Allen-Price, Jessica Placzek, Paul Lancour, Ryan Levi and Suzie Racho. Additional support from Carly Severn, David Weir, Katie McMurran and Howard Gelman. Holly Kernan is Vice President for News. Theme music by Pat Mesiti-Miller. Ask us a question or sign up for our newsletter at BayCurious.org. Follow Olivia Allen-Price on Twitter @oallenprice.

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - SEC-ya later

The Securities and Exchange Commission has issued rejections to nine bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETFs) proposals.

-AND-

Crypto startups are destroying millions of their own token supply to generate value for investors.

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A Chinese regulatory agency may block access to more than 100 overseas crypto trading platforms.

-DON’T MISS-

CoinDesk research analyst Peter Ryan joins host Stan Higgins to discuss new discoveries on the state of litecoin.

Recorded August 23, 2018 in New York, NY.

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