Month: July 2022

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The NewsWorthy - Special Edition: Best of (and Business of) Streaming Services

Today we want to give you a break from the heavier headlines and talk about something fun: entertainment! Specifically, video streaming services. There are so many of them now – it can be tough to keep up with all the options! 

We start with an expert’s take on the current state of the so-called ‘streaming wars’ and which subscriptions really deserve your dollars. Jordan Minor leads PCMag’s coverage on video streaming and has written reviews on many of them. He’s here to share his thoughts on each of the top platforms and has a controversial tip for sampling them all while still saving money. 

Then, we’re talking more about the future and business side of streaming with entertainment industry lawyer, and former Marvel Studios attorney, Paul Sarker. He gives his take on whether cable tv still has a place, what’s next for where you’ll be watching live sports, the role of movie theaters in the age of streaming, and more.

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Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - What the Dobbs Decision Means to Me

In the second of Amicus’ Summer Series of interviews that step out of the day to day of jurisprudence to look at justice and the Supreme Court through a wide-angle lens, Dahlia Lithwick is joined by actor and playwright Heidi Schreck. Schreck created and starred in the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award - nominated “What the Constitution Means to Me” and is a fierce advocate for abortion rights. Together, they try to locate the spot at the intersection of politics, law, culture, media and art that might provide a space to adequately describe the impacts of the Dobbs decision. And that is where they find the galvanizing forces and creative feats of imagination that have served previous generations in the fight for equal rights, and that will fuel the fight to come. 

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More or Less: Behind the Stats - How our world measures up

Why do we measure the world around us in the way we do? There is a rich history to be explored - from measuring the depth of the Nile in Ancient Egypt to the central role the French played in developing the metric system and the ultra-precise measurement systems we use today. Presenter Tim Harford is joined by journalist and author James Vincent to discuss the political, social and technological factors that have influenced how we size up our world.

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It Could Happen Here - It Could Happen Here Weekly 45

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Serious Inquiries Only - SIO335: Are There Morning People and Night People? What the Science Says

Day man! Fighter of the night man! As someone who has never been able to wake up in the morning, I've always been curious how much of that was determined and how much I might have control over it. What does the science say? Dr. Lindsey Osterman is here to teach us! There are a lot of interesting factors that go into it. Links: Bear, Wolf, Lion, & Dolphin Sleep Types, Morningness-Eveningness Questionnaire, Adan & Almirall (1991) Morningness-Eveningness Questionnaire: A reduced scale, Munich ChronoType Questionnaire, Roenneberg (2019) Chronotype and social jetlag: A (self-) critical review, Yetish et al (2015) Natural sleep and its seasonal variations in three pre-industrial societies, Kalmbach et al (2017) Genetic basis of chronotype in humans, Roenneberg et al (2007) Epidemiology of the human circadian clock, Hagenauer & Lee (2013) Adolescent sleep patterns in humans and laboratory animals,  Shawa, Rae, & Roden (2018) Impact of seasons on an individual’s chronotype

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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap: July 29, 2022

Mayor Lori Lightfoot wants a dome on Soldier Field, Google is buying the Thompson Center and Illinois remains a monkeypox hotspot. Reset dives deeper into those stories and more on the Weekly News Recap with WTTW’s Paris Schutz, AXIOS Chicago reporter Justin Kaufmann and Chicago Tribune’s Rick Pearson.
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Planet Money - Two recession Indicators

So are we in a recession or not? The jury is still out, but there are some warning signs. GDP is down and inflation is up. But how much do we know about the 'indicators' that tell us how the economy is doing? Today, the stories of two of our most important indicators, the Consumer Price Index and GDP, and what they can and can't tell us about our current economic predicament.| Subscribe to Planet Money+ in Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org/planetmoney.

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Consider This from NPR - In Canada, The Pope Delivers An Apology To Indigenous Peoples

This week, Pope Francis has been in Canada, on what he calls a "Pilgrimage of Penance". He's been going around the country to apologize for the Catholic Church's role in Canada's residential school system.

These schools – funded by the Canadian government and administered by the Catholic Church – were aimed at erasing the culture and language of indigenous people.

The apology from Pope Francis this week comes after years of allegations detailing abuse and neglect at these residential boarding schools. Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Commission was established in 2008 to document what happened at these schools – and the lasting trauma that has followed.

Stephanie Scott is a member of the Anishinaabe from Roseau River First Nation. She's executive director of the National Center for Truth and Reconciliation – and has been part of a years-long effort to gather the testimony of survivors. She shares with us the mixed feelings about the Pope's apology, and the work that still has to be done towards reconciliation.

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - THE HASH: Babel Finance Reportedly Lost $280M Trading Customer Funds, and KuCoin to Offer NFT ETFs

The most valuable crypto stories for Friday, July 29, 2022.

"The Hash" group discuss a report that troubled crypto lender Babel Finance has lost $280 million in customer funds through proprietary trades, and crypto exchange KuCoin offering retail investors fractional ownership of top non-fungible tokens (NFTs) in the form of an exchange-traded fund (ETF).

See also:

Babel Finance Lost $280M Trading Customer Funds: Report

KuCoin Claims Bragging Rights as First Exchange to Offer NFT ETFs

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