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The NewsWorthy - Simone Biles, CVS Ban & Selfie Art – Tuesday, January 16th, 2018
All the news you need to know for Tuesday, January 16th, 2018!
Today: the clock is ticking for lawmakers to avoid a government shutdown and CVS bans 'unrealistic beauty.'
Plus: a new power couple in sports, selfies get artistic and the NAACP Image Awards.
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 - OA139: Cara Santa Maria & Why Two Dudes Named Iqbal and Twombly Are Hanging Out On Yodel Mountain
- You'll want to check out Michael Wolff's response to the Trump cease-and-desist letter we made fun of back in Episode 137.
- You can read the Fusion GPS testimony by clicking here.
- Finally, you should go check out Cara Santa Maria's website for all things Cara!
The Nod - It’s a Black Thing
When we discover something we love at The Nod, we’ve gotta share it with the fam. Eric’s close friend, a self-proclaimed “glo-up artist,” explains how a piece of clothing changed his life forever. And Eric shares something he just can’t stop thinking about.
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More or Less: Behind the Stats - WS More or Less: How Louis Bachelier Scooped Economists by Half a Century
A forgotten French mathematician is the focus of our programme. He anticipated both Einstein's theories and the application of maths to the stock market. Born in the 1870s, his work was unusual at the time. With the help of Alison Etheridge, Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford, we explain how his ideas were rediscovered decades after his death.
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Start the Week - Peter Carey on legacies of the past
The prize-winning novelist Peter Carey tackles head on for the first time the legacies of colonialism in his native Australia in his latest book, A Long Way From Home. He talks to Tom Sutcliffe about the damage and loss for the Stolen Generations.
The writer and broadcaster Afua Hirsch believes Britain is also a nation in denial about the past and present, and argues it's time to talk more openly about race and identity.
The Dutch journalist Geert Mak once travelled the breadth of Europe to explore what it meant to be European at the end of the 20th century. He found countries struggling to understand the wrongs they had committed during the Holocaust, the Second World War and decades of dictator rule.
The NewsWorthy - ‘This is Not a Drill’, Minnesota Miracle & MLK Day – Monday, January 15th, 2018
All the news you need to know for Monday, January 15th, 2018!
Today: the mistake that caused panic in Hawaii and did President Trump really say it?
Plus: two famous photographers accused, the "Minnesota Miracle" and MLK Day.
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. Go to www.SOLOrganix.com to redeem 20% off + free shipping with CODE 'ERICA20'
Pod Save America - “Our American Apology Tour.”
Trump reveals the racism at the heart of his immigration policy, cancels a trip to London to avoid protests, and buys a porn star’s silence. Pod Tours the World wraps up with a live show in London where Jon, Jon, and Tommy breakdown a shithole of a week.
Cato Daily Podcast - The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America
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Curious City - Why Aren’t There More Statues Of Women In Chicago?
Statues of historic men can be found throughout Chicago’s parks and plazas. But one Curious Citizen wonders, "Where are all the women?"