In a special bonus episode, computer scientist and data journalist Meredith Broussard explains how “technochauvinism” derailed the dream of the digital revolution.
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The NewsWorthy - Senate Vote, WikiLeaks Founder & Best Airline WiFi – Friday, September 28th, 2018
The news to know for Friday, September 28th, 2018!
Today, we're talking about what's next for the Supreme Court nominee decision, why the WikiLeaks leader is leaving and weed allowed at the airport. Plus: Google travel and Game of Thrones tourism...
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.
Head to www.theNewsWorthy.com to read more about any of the stories mentioned (click episodes) or see below:
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Sources:
Kavanaugh Hearing, Senate Vote: NYT, FOX News, CNN, USA Today, TIME
SEC Sues Elon Musk: NBC News, WSJ, TechCrunch
WikiLeaks Leader Leaves: The Verge, TechCrunch
Baseball Strikeout Record: AP, NYT
HBO Drops Boxing: ESPN
LAX Pot: AP, Business Insider
NY Min Wage: NYT
Best Airline WiFi: Bloomberg
-Google Travel Help: TechCrunch, Google “Traveling This Holiday Season”
Game of Thrones Tourism: Variety, HuffPost
Serious Inquiries Only - SIO159: He’s Going To Be Confirmed
Let's face it. I hope I'm wrong but I don't think I am. I watched the entire Kavanaugh hearing and I've got thoughts. And rants. And raves. I hope it helps.
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Pod Save America - “We believe Christine Blasey Ford.”
Jon, Dan, and Erin Ryan discuss the testimony of Dr. Christine Blasey Ford and Judge Brett Kavanaugh before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Then Katie Couric talks to Jon about her new podcast documentary that reflects on the tenth anniversary of her famous interviews with Sarah Palin.
The Gist - Losing Hate
On The Gist, the Kavanaugh hearing.
By all accounts, Derek Black was supposed to become the next David Duke. He was the man’s godson, after all, and his father, Don Black, had founded Stormfront, the world’s first and biggest white nationalist website. But then Derek went to New College of Florida, where—as told by the Washington Post’s Eli Saslow—he was shunned by many of his peers for his racist views, and embraced by a few despite them. Saslow’s book is Rising Out of Hatred: The Awakening of a Former White Nationalist.
In the Spiel, more on the Kavanaugh hearing, and Trump’s continuing belief that 52 percent of women voted for him.
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Bay Curious - S.F. School Lottery: Time For It To Go?
Three San Francisco school board members are calling for an end to the current student assignment system.
Reported by Katrina Schwartz. Bay Curious is made by Olivia Allen-Price, Jessica Placzek, Paul Lancour, Ryan Levi and Suzie Racho. Additional support from Julie Caine, Ethan Lindsey and David Weir. 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.
Bitmain Sails High
Bitmain’s IPO filing reveals that it’s doing well despite the bear market.
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If you bet that the SEC would delay its bitcoin ETF decision again, you’re a winner.
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In a biting op-ed on CoinDesk.com, former EY employee Angus Champion de Crespigny writes that permissioned blockchains may have no real business benefit.
-DON’T MISS-
CoinDesk editor Marc Hochstein investor Jalak Jobanputra on blockchain’s progress in the developing world and advancing women’s participation in the industry.
Host Pete Rizzo has the rest.
Recorded September 27, 2018 in New York, NY.
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Bay Curious - How the San Francisco School Lottery Works, And How It Doesn’t
San Francisco's complicated school lottery system offers opportunity that isn't always realized.
Reported by Katrina Schwartz. Bay Curious is made by Olivia Allen-Price, Jessica Placzek, Ryan Levi, Paul Lancour, Suzie Racho, Erika Kelly, and Julia McEvoy. Holly Kernan is Vice President for News. Theme music by Pat Mesiti-Miller. Ask us a question at BayCurious.org. Follow Olivia Allen-Price on Twitter @oallenprice.
Cato Daily Podcast - Philadelphia’s ‘Forfeiture Machine’ Winds Down
If a judge accepts the agreement, Philadelphia's process of seizing many millions of dollars in property from innocent owners will be dismantled. Darpana Sheth of the Institute for Justice explains why.
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The Anthropocene Reviewed - Whispering and the Weather
John Green reviews an unvoiced way of speaking and the state of the atmosphere. Thanks to Brilliant for sponsoring this episode: brilliant.org/anthro