Month: December 2017

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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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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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The NewsWorthy - SoCal Fires, Birth Control Study & Twilight Zone – Thursday, December 7th, 2017

All the news you need to know for Thursday, December 7th, 2017! 

 Today we're talking about the fires in Southern California, a possible government shutdown and TIME's Person of the Year.

Plus: a new study that looks at birth control and breast cancer and the Twilight Zone is back...

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.

Today's episode is brought to you by SOL Organics. SOL​ ​Organics​ ​sells​ ​luxuriously​ ​comfortable​ ​organic​ ​sheets​ ​and​ ​bedding.

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The Gist - Next Falls Franken?

On The Gist, Slate’s Jim Newell explains the moral and political case for forcing out Sen. Al Franken. Dozens of Senate Democrats called on Franken to resign after a seventh woman accused him of sexual misconduct on Tuesday.

Bob Garfield has spent much of his journalism career talking to eccentrics. In his one-man show, Ruggedly Jewish, the quest to explore his own identity dovetails with the story of an uneasy America. The show is touring in Chicago on Saturday, Dec. 9. 

And for the Spiel, why President Trump’s Jerusalem announcement solidifies his reputation as the chaos candidate.

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The NewsWorthy - Jerusalem, Olympics Ban & Smart Luggage – Wednesday, December 6th, 2017

All the news you need to know for Wednesday, December 6th, 2017! 

 

 Today we're talking about President Trump's big move for Israel, Southern California fires and why Russia just got banned from the Olympics (for now). 

Plus: what to know about smart luggage before you buy and the world's largest Starbucks.

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.

Today's episode is brought to you by SOL Organics. SOL​ ​Organics​ ​sells​ ​luxuriously​ ​comfortable​ ​organic​ ​sheets​ ​and​ ​bedding.

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The Gist - The Boys Club on the Bus

On The Gist, why Alabama’s decrepitude is not incidental to Roy Moore’s competitive bid for Senate. 

In the interview, Russell Shorto tells the stories of six people living through the Revolutionary War—one is George Washington; the other five, you’ve probably never heard of. Shorto’s book is Revolution Song.

In the Spiel, a counterpoint to Jill Filipovic’s New York Times column arguing that the sexual harassers who covered the election threw the whole thing to Donald Trump. 

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