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Cato Daily Podcast - The Jones Act Spikes the Price of Hawaiian Rum
Bob Gunter's Koloa Rum is extremely expensive to ship to the mainland U.S., all thanks to the Jones Act.
Pod Save America - “Norway, if you’re listening.”
The President says he’d accept foreign assistance to win in 2020, Democrats hold contempt votes over the Census scandal, Joe Biden and Donald Trump tear into each other, and Pete Buttigieg and Bernie Sanders deliver two big speeches. Then Congresswoman Ilhan Omar talks to Ana Marie Cox about her new plan to relieve student debt.
Bay Curious - Marin Was Once Armed With Nuclear Missiles, Luckily They Were Never Deployed
Veterans say the Cold War missile batteries that ringed the Bay Area packed nuclear warheads with a punch that more than equaled the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombs combined.
Science In Action - South Asia heatwave and climate change
South Asia has experienced a heatwave where the monsoon has been delayed and temperatures have reached over 50 degrees. Despite this the extreme heat has led to far fewer fatalities than previous heatwaves; we look at why that is.
Research into the origins of almonds shows they were domesticated in Asia before spreading worldwide. It’s a bitter sweet story, with sweet varieties being selected over bitter ones. In fact the bitter ones contain poisons which can kill..
As with almonds cannabis as a drug seems to have spread via silk routes. The discovery of ancient burnt wooded bowls suggests it was smoked millennia ago in China – as part of funeral rituals.
And we investigate California’s cannabis farming industry, there are concerns over the environmental impact of this now legal cash crop.
(Photo: Indian boatman walks amid boats on the dried bed of a lake at Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary. Credit: Sam Panthaky/AFP/Getty Images)
Presenter: Roland Pease Producer: Julian Siddle
Crimetown - S2 E08: Operation Backbone
Still hung up on the unsolved murder of Damion Lucas, FBI agent Herm Groman devises an elaborate sting to ensnare the corrupt cops of the Detroit Police Department. Will it bring down Mayor Coleman Young, too?
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The Best One Yet - Fortnite acquires Houseparty, Restoration Hardware’s rebel upscale strategy, and our “Unsexy Industry of the Day” is Crowdstrike’s IPO
Restoration Hardware (aka RH) surged 20% after its earnings for its new magazine strategy (the opposite of everyone else). Gaming legend Fortnite acquires Houseparty in a move that may redefine the future of social media. And Crowdstrike surged 71% on its IPO day, so we made cybersecurity sexy as our “Unsexy Industry of the Day.”
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The Intelligence from The Economist - Vlad the un-jailer: the Ivan Golunov case
An investigative journalist’s release may look like a press-freedom win in Russia—but it represents much more than that. Democratic presidential hopefuls have no shortage of transformative ideas, yet Senate arithmetic ensures there’s little hope of realising them. And, we visit a place where malaria rages while a cure literally grows on trees.
Omnibus - Maraschino Cherries (Entry 758.PR0819)
In which we learn how a historical delicacy of Croatia got bastardized into a staple of American cocktails and sundaes, and John is upset when his third grade teacher pays him in ice cream instead of cash. Certificate #28197.
What Next | Daily News and Analysis - How Facebook Made an Enemy of Nancy Pelosi
Mark Zuckerberg used to avoid traveling to Washington, D.C., leaving a lot of the political outreach Facebook needed to do to COO Sheryl Sandberg. Now? He’s personally putting in phone calls to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (who won’t return his calls). What does the incident concerning the distorted video of Pelosi that went viral show us about how the social media giant’s relationship with policymakers is changing? And what does it mean for the 2020 elections?
Guest: Elizabeth Dwoskin, Silicon Valley correspondent for the Washington Post
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The NewsWorthy - Census Question, Stanley Cup & Drone Delivery (+ Talking Opioid Crisis) – Thursday, June 13th, 2019
The news to know for Thursday, June 13th, 2019!
Today, we're talking about why there's so much conflict over one question, and why Amanda Knox is returning to Italy.
Plus: who won The Stanley Cup, and where food delivery by drone is coming as soon as this summer.
Those stories and many more in less than 10 minutes!
Then, hang out after the news for Thing to Know Thursday's bonus interview. We're talking about the opioid crisis and the first major trial against the drug manufacturers.
Award-winning broadcast journalist and former TV news reporter Erica Mandy helps break it all down for you.
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Sources:
Contempt Vote & Census Question: AP, The Hill, CBS News, NYT
Hong Kong Protests: Reuters, BBC, NYT
Knox Back in Italy: Inside Edition, AP
Nevada Marijuana Rule: ABC News , CNN, The Hill
Memory Implant: Bloomberg
Stanley Cup: CBS Sports, NHL, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
NBA Finals: NBA.com, Bleacher Report
US Open: CBS Sports, Golf Channel
Bird Buys Scoot: The Verge, TechCrunch
Uber Fast Food Delivery: TechCrunch, CNN, Bloomberg