Month: January 2018

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The Gist - Busted: A Gist Productions Parody

On The Gist, how about those Fake News Awards, huh? 

Alan Jacobs questions your ability to think for yourself. Can you really rid yourself of your biases, or do you just develop better biases? Are you really any better than your estranged friends at finding answers, or have you just chosen a different group with whom to associate? Jacobs is the author of How to Think: A Survival Guide for a World at Odds.  

In the Spiel, relive the horrifying 43 minutes during which America thought a just-inaugurated President Donald Trump had removed Martin Luther King Jr.’s sacred bust from the Oval Office.

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Bay Curious - Why a Tire Shop Built ‘The City’s Biggest Fortune Cookie’

This sign in front of the tire shop was built in 1958, and it has displayed nothing but quotes ever since.


Reported by Jessica Placzek. Bay Curious is made by Olivia Allen-Price, Jessica Placzek, Ryan Levi, Paul Lancour, Suzie Racho, Erika Kelly, and Julia McEvoy. Holly Kernan is Vice President for News. Theme music by Pat Mesiti-Miller. Ask us a question at BayCurious.org. Follow Olivia Allen-Price on Twitter @oallenprice.

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The NewsWorthy - Koreas Team Up, Apple Invests & Nintendo Labo (+ 3QTh with Dr. Evan Antin) – Thursday, January 18th, 2018

All the news you need to know for Thursday, January 18th, 2018! 

Today, we're talking about a big step for North and South Korea, Apple's plans to invest big bucks in the U.S. and a government shutdown looms.

Plus: bitcoin and Nintendo Labo...

All that and much more in less than 10 minutes!

 Then, stick around for Three Question Thursday. This week's guest is wildlife veterinarian Dr. Evan Antin, and he'll be answering three questions about animals affected by natural disasters and elephant trophies.

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 - Wait and CR

On The Gist, the bad news from Freedom House.

U.S. Air Force officer Edward Lansdale promoted a “hearts and minds” approach to diplomacy in the Philippines and Vietnam, only to be steamrolled by America’s elite class of policymakers. Max Boot tells us about Lansdale and his own newfound recognition of white privilege and other ideas from the left. Boot’s new book is The Road Not Taken: Edward Lansdale and the American Tragedy in Vietnam.     

In the Spiel, why the continuing resolution is sucking all the fun out of politics. 

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The NewsWorthy - Fake News Awards, Winter Storm & Kardashian Kid – Wednesday, January 17th, 2018

All the news you need to know for Wednesday, January 17th, 2018! 

Today: the three things to know about President Trump's relationship with the news media.

Plus: a big bank talks gender pay gaps, a winter storm causes flight problems, what could happen when you stifle a sneeze and Kim + Kanye have their third child.

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 - Nukes and Crannies

On The Gist, the press is too squeamish to clarify that “shithouse” isn’t much better than “shithole.”

In the interview, more on fire and fury—nuclear fire, rhetorical fury, and the consequences of both. Jeffrey Lewis and Aaron Stein, hosts of Arms Control Wonk, assess the Trump administration’s tough talk on North Korea and the danger of a South Korea that decides to take matters into its own hands. 

In the Spiel, Aziz Ansari isn’t blameless, but he doesn’t deserve a total destruction of his career, either.

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