Month: November 2023

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Everything Everywhere Daily - Sergei Korolev: The Most Important Russian You’ve Never Heard Of

In the early 1960’s the Soviet space program was on a roll. They launched the first satellite into space. They launched the first man and woman into space. They conducted the first space walk. 

Then, around 1966, everything changed. 

The momentum they had ground to a halt, and the Americans quickly surpassed them in the space race. 

What happened?

Learn more about Sergei Korolev, the most important Russian you probably have never heard of, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.


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NBN Book of the Day - Helen Fry, “Women in Intelligence: The Hidden History of Two World Wars” (Yale UP, 2023)

From the twentieth century onward, women took on an extraordinary range of roles in intelligence, defying the conventions of their time. Across both world wars, far from being a small part of covert operations, women ran spy networks and escape lines, parachuted behind enemy lines, and interrogated prisoners. And, back in Bletchley and Whitehall, women’s vital administrative work in MI offices kept the British war engine running.

In this major, panoramic history, Helen Fry looks at the rich and varied work women undertook as civilians and in uniform. From spies in the Belgian network “La Dame Blanche,” knitting coded messages into jumpers, to those who interpreted aerial images and even ran entire sections, Fry shows just how crucial women were in the intelligence mission. Filled with hitherto unknown stories, Women in Intelligence: The Hidden History of Two World Wars (Yale UP, 2023) places new research on record for the first time and showcases the inspirational contributions of these remarkable women.

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The NewsWorthy - One Month at War, Election Day & App Store for AI- Tuesday, November 7, 2023

The news to know for Tuesday, November 7, 2023!

We'll update you on the situation in the Middle East exactly one month after Hamas' brutal attack on Israel.

Also, we're talking about another high-stakes gun rights case in front of the U.S. Supreme Court.

And it's Election Day! We'll tell you about a few of the statewide races voters will be deciding today.

Plus, a company that was once the most valuable startup is now filing for bankruptcy, there's a new version of ChatGPT, and Taylor Swift turned her past into a more profitable future. 

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What A Day - Trump Testified And It Was Chaos

Israeli forces said they were closing in on Gaza City as of Monday night. Meanwhile, Palestinian health officials said more than 10,000 people have been killed in Gaza since the war began. Israel said it will not agree to a ceasefire, although White House officials said there might be “tactical pauses” on the table to allow for humanitarian efforts.

Former President Donald Trump took the stand on Monday in his New York civil fraud trial. During his testimony, Trump called New York Attorney General Letitia James a political hack and scolded the case’s judge. He also acknowledged his role in putting together the company’s annual financial statements.

The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments today in United States v. Rahimi, a case that could shape limitations on gun ownership in the future. This is the second major gun rights case this Court has taken, and it’s shaping up to be even more consequential – and contentious – than the first.

And in headlines: a jury found a Colorado police officer not guilty in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain, teachers in Portland, Oregon were back on the picket line, and Gannett announced its new Taylor Swift beat reporter. 

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The Goods from the Woods - Episode #402 – “The Dignity Cut” with Ed Greer & Alex Mandelberg

In this episode, the Goods from the Woods Boys have a full house at Disgraceland Studios as we welcome comedians Ed Greer and Alex Mandelberg back to the program! We kick this one off by slurping some Korean energy pouches and chatting about the recent passing of showbiz icons Richard Roundtree (a.k.a. "Shaft") and, to a lesser extent, Matthew Perry. We also chat about a man in Florida who's been impersonating police in a Chevy truck labeled "Booty Patrol". Then we go through our Top 3 lead singers of all time and ancient websites from the 90s and early 00s. The Animals's "House of the Rising Sun" is our JAM OF THE WEEK! Tune in now, y'all.  Follow Ed on all forms of social media @EdGreerDestroys. Follow Alex on all forms of social media @AlexMandelberg. Music at the end is a cover of Tom Waits's "Downtown Train" by Jonny Moze.  Rivers is @RiversLangley  Carter is @Carter_Glascock  Sam is @SlamHarter on Twitter and @SamHarter666 on Instagram  Subscribe on Patreon for HOURS of bonus content and growing ALL THE TIME!  http://patreon.com/TheGoodsPod  Pick up a Goods from the Woods t-shirt at:   http://prowrestlingtees.com/TheGoodsPod

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The Daily Signal - GOP Emerges as Working-Class Party

Patrick Ruffini is a Republican pollster with a reputation for deciphering data and spotting trends. His new book, “Party of the People: Inside the Multiracial Populist Coalition Remaking the GOP,” takes a deep dive into one of the biggest political realignments of our lifetime.


Ruffini spoke with The Daily Signal about the demographic changes that are rapidly transforming America’s two biggest political parties—and what it means for the 2024 presidential election and beyond.


“When I first started in politics, Republicans had this reputation as being the country club party,” Ruffini said. “Democrats had this reputation as being the party of the people, the party of the working class.”


He added, “Flash forward almost 20 years, and that trend has completely almost reversed.”


Recent election results show the GOP’s gains with working-class voters were not an aberration or confined to one candidate. Republicans today are increasing their support among non-college voters—the type of working-class American who once loyally supported Democrats.


“The parties used to be defined by income and now they’re defined by education,” Ruffini said. “I argue that that's good news for Republicans in the sense that you have many more working-class, non-college voters in the country than you have college-educated voters.”


The breakdown for 2024, according to Ruffini, is about 60% non-college voters compared to 40% who have a college degree. This, he surmises, will provide the GOP with an advantage in upcoming elections. Factor in Republican gains with Hispanic and black voters, and you have a different GOP than the one of yesteryear.


Most surprising to Ruffini, however, is how the political alignment happened.


“I did not expect Donald Trump to be the one who was able to pull this off, but my credit goes to him for getting us to this point,” Ruffini said.

“The fact that he was able to expand the Republican coalition first to include the Rust Belt states and dramatically expand Republican performance among working-class voters in 2016, and then in 2020, almost defying the odds and winning re-election with the help of more Hispanic voters and continued progress among black voters,” he added. “It really has upended what we think the two parties are about.”


Ruffini began writing “Party of the People” after observing the trends of the 2020 election, and he hopes it serves as a helpful guide for readers to understand the realignment.


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Slate Books - How To! — Side by Side: The Sacred Art of Couples Aging with Wisdom & Love

To celebrate their third wedding anniversary, Anjali and Rahul are each selecting a surprise activity to do together. This happy couple loves spontaneity, so they’re concerned about someday growing bored in their relationship. They’re also feeling pressure to mark the traditional milestones of marriage, including having kids. On this episode of How To!, authors Caryl and Jay Casbon join us to share the wisdom they gained from interviewing other married couples for their book Side by Side. The Casbons draw upon their own 22-year marriage to urge Anjali and Rahul to face conflict with openness and focus on individual “inner work”—in order to grow together. 

Learn more about Caryl and Jay Casbon here. If you liked this episode, check out an episode that Anjali loved: How To Decide Whether to Have a Baby with Wild author Cheryl Strayed. 


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The Best One Yet - 🎄 “Christmas Creep” — Holiday sales already here. Bumble’s founder moves on. Warren Buffett’s cash pile.

Noticed that holiday shopping promotions already replaced Halloween? “Christmas Creep” is happening earlier than ever — Because Early Bird shoppers are the most valuable kind.

Bumble’s founder, Whitney Wolfe Herd, is stepping down as CEO — She’s the youngest ever woman to IPO a company… and she did it while defying a law of business.

And Warren Buffett just shared one shocking number: $157 Billion — That’s how much cash he’s sitting on right now, because cash has gone from fool to cool.


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What Next | Daily News and Analysis - Abortion on a Red-State Ballot

Since the overturn of Roe v. Wade, reproductive rights have remained popular among voters—even in red states like Ohio. As the state votes today on whether to add the right to an abortion to the state constitution, the Ohio GOP has been trying to reframe the issue.


Guest: Carter Sherman, reproductive health and justice reporter at The Guardian.


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Pod Save America - Barack Obama on Democracy, Gaza and 2024

It’s Election Day, with big implications for abortion, democracy, and much more in Ohio, Virginia, Kentucky, and Mississippi. It's also one year out from the 2024 presidential election, and a new set of battleground polls in the New York Times shows Donald Trump ahead of Joe Biden just about everywhere. Meanwhile, Trump takes the stand in his civil fraud case while his advisors draw up plans to use the military against protesters if he wins the election. Then, Barack Obama sits down with Jon, Tommy, Dan and Alyssa Mastromonaco for an expansive conversation on democracy, violence in the middle east, and his memories of winning the presidency fifteen years ago.

 

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