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Legend has it the Irish coffee was brought to the U.S. by the Buena Vista Cafe in San Francisco.
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All the news you need to know for Thursday, November 16th, 2017!
Today we're talking about the President's Asia speech and the topic he won't talk about.
Plus: a newly-discovered and potentially habitable planet, Tesla's big reveal and Titanic (the movie) makes a comeback.
Award-winning broadcast journalist and former TV news reporter Erica Mandy breaks it all down for you.
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How can savvy activism topple decades of legal precedent? The ACLU’s David Cole tells us about three issues in which like-minded citizens advanced their agenda: marriage equality, gun ownership, and checking George W. Bush’s war on terror. Cole’s book is Engines of Liberty: The Power of Citizen Activists to Make Constitutional Law.
In the Spiel, Mike considers Brett Talley, President Trump’s odd pick for federal district judge.
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We dig deep into the anthem of the Confederacy, and learn that almost everything we thought we knew about it... was wrong.
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On this week’s If Then, Slate’s April Glaser and Will Oremus discuss some recent tech news, like the head-scratching revelation that WikiLeaks actually sent Donald Trump, Jr. Direct Messages on Twitter before and after the election, and a speech by Senator Al Franken that suggests we should regulate big tech companies more like utilities. The hosts are also joined by T. Dalton Brown from Dopamine Labs, the cofounder of an interesting and controversial startup whose mission is to help other companies make their apps and online platforms more addictive, by playing on our cognitive biases and psychological weaknesses.
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All the news you need to know for Wednesday, November 15th, 2017!
Today we’re talking changes to the Senate's tax plan, Jeff Sessions testimony and a shooting in California.
Plus: the first digital pill, a controversial Cards of Humanity promo and a new, historic Barbie.
Award-winning broadcast journalist and former TV news reporter Erica Mandy breaks it all down for you.
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