Month: December 2017

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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - Charles Manson is Dead, Part 1

After spending decades in prison, former cult leader Charles Manson passed away in November of 2017. In the wake of his death, millions of people re-examined his strange, disturbing life story, tracing his evolution from an abused child to one of the most infamous prisoners in U.S. history. So how exactly did he get started? What led him and his followers down their grisly path? Join the guys as they separate fact from folklore in part one of this two-part episode.

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The NewsWorthy - Govt Shutdown Update, TSA Pre✓ Problems & YouTube’s Remix – Friday, December 8th, 2017

All the news you need to know for Friday, December 8th, 2017! 

 Today we're talking about how the government shutdown will be avoided (for now) and the lawmakers who just resigned.

Plus: YouTube's upcoming music service and an unlikely pair's pictures go viral.

All that and much more - in less than 10 minutes!

Award-winning broadcast journalist and former TV news reporter Erica Mandy breaks it all down for you. 

For links to all the stories referenced in today's episode, visit https://www.theNewsWorthy.com and click Episodes.

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Opening Arguments - OA128: Antitrust, Part Two

Today's episode concludes the discussion begun in Episode 125 about antitrust law in light of the proposed AT&T/Time Warner merger. First, though, we begin with some news items, including an update on Patreon practices and the status of Leandra English's lawsuit to become Acting Director of the CFPB. In the main segment, Andrew breaks down the Department of Justice's lawsuit against AT&T and Time Warner with an eye towards answering the question "is this just an effort to punish CNN?" After the main segment, fan favorite "Closed Arguments!" returns with an evaluation of Alan Dershowitz and John Dowd's claims that the President cannot obstruct justice. Finally, we end with an all-new Thomas Takes the Bar Exam Question #53 about witness impeachment.  Remember that you can play along with #TTTBE by retweeting our episode on Twitter or sharing it on Facebook along with your guess.  We'll release the answer on next Tuesday's episode along with our favorite entry! Recent Appearances Andrew was recently a guest on The Science Enthusiast podcast; you can watch the video of that here. Show Notes & Links
  1. Here's the update on the Leandra English lawsuit.
  2. Before tackling this week's episode you might want to re-listen to Episode 125 and read the Department of Justice's lawsuit.
  3. The principal case that applies to Trump's claims of immunity is U.S. v. Nixon, 418 U.S. 683 (1974).
  4. And as always, we recommend friend-of-the-show Randall Eliason's Washington Post article on the practical implications of the immunity argument.
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The Gist - Can You Win as the Party of Purity?

On The Gist, Walmart gets a new name. 

In the interview, Slate’s Dahlia Lithwick thought about one thing when Senate Democrats started calling for Al Franken’s resignation: Merrick Garland, which she points to as the beginning in a trend of Democrats trying to be honorable and Republicans trying to win at all costs. Are Democrats abandoning process too readily, only to see Republicans surge ahead again? Dahlia is the host of Slate’s Amicus. 

In the Spiel, the FBI’s testimony on Capitol Hill.

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