The city’s cagey on estimates, but suggests you bring your best walking shoes.
The Gist - If the Dog Turns Left, Think Novel
On The Gist, storyteller Matthew Dicks spills his secret for juggling six different jobs—purposeful showers, lots of oatmeal, and no mental idling. For the Spiel, Bernie Sanders supporters are sore losers, but who can blame them?
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Cato Daily Podcast - Challenging Education Savings Accounts in Nevada
A Nevada program aimed at giving parents more educational options for their children goes to court. Jason Bedrick comments.
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More or Less: Behind the Stats - WS More or Less: The World’s Most Profitable Product
Recently one of our listeners contacted us to say he heard a BBC correspondent describe the iPhone as the most profitable product in history. It was just an off-the-cuff comment but it got us thinking - could it be true? We compare and contrast a range of products suggested by More or Less listeners to work out if the iPhone truly is the most profitable.
Producer: Laura Gray
Cato Daily Podcast - Trump’s Costly, Wasteful Plan for Domestic Drones
Donald Trump needs drones to make his border security plans work. The problem is that it won't work. Matthew Feeney and Alex Nowrasteh comment.
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The Gist - The Whigs Were Right
On The Gist, a refresher course on the Whig Party with the American History Guys: professors Peter Onuf, Ed Ayers, and Brian Balogh. They host the BackStory podcast. For the Spiel, tuning in to ISIS news without freaking out.
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the memory palace - Episode 88 (Open Road)
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Music
* Up top, looped, is the first bit of the great, Foreign Fields, by Kacy Hill. * Then we hear some of Sun Will Set, by Zoe Keating. * The song on the radio is Sonny Thompson’s Long Gone, as heard on the Mellow Blues album.
Notes * You can read all of the 1948 Green Book (and the rest of the Green Books) at the New York Public Library’s fantastic digital collection.
The Gist - When a Joke Almost Works Too Well
On The Gist, comic Dan Soder of Showtime television drama Billions on finding his killer closing joke—and letting it go. His new hourlong standup special premieres May 21 on Comedy Central. For the Spiel, a new soundtrack for the primary election. Today’s sponsor:
Blue Apron. For less than $10 per meal, Blue Apron delivers right to your door everything you need to create a home-cooked meal. Visit BlueApron.com/gist to get your first two meals free.
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Cato Daily Podcast - Religious Liberty and Economic Liberty
Economic liberty and religious liberty are often expressed by the same choices. Jay W. Richards comments on the current fights pitting economic and religious liberty against government power.
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The Gist - Enlightened Titans of Industry
On The Gist, the New Yorker’s James Surowiecki on businesses taking up the vanguard of LGBTQ rights—and why it might be problematic for conservatives and liberals alike. For the Spiel, a theory: We live in overcontextualized times. Today’s sponsor:
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