Month: February 2018

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The NewsWorthy - Classified Memo, FEMA & Alexa Commercial (+ 3QTh with Kathlyn Hart ) – Thursday, February 1st, 2018

All the news you need to know for Thursday, February 1st, 2018! 

Today, the heated debate about a classified memo and why FEMA had some people in Puerto Rico in a panic.

Plus: homeownership rates go up, Amazon's Alexa loses her voice and Super Mario Brothers go to the big screen.

All that and much more in less than 10 minutes!

 Then, hang out after the news for Three Question Thursday. This week's guest is Kathlyn Hart. She's a salary negotiation coach on a mission to help women earn more. Through her coaching, speaking and online negotiation bootcamp "Be Brave Get Paid" she helps women gain the skills and the confidence to negotiate for the income they deserve.

In addition, she hosts The Big Leap Show podcast where she interviews women about their journey of going from dreaming to doing.

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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Serious Inquiries Only - SIO116: What Is Jordan Peterson Saying? with Aaron Rabi

Every atheist's favorite Christian, Jordan B. Peterson, went on Channel 4 News and had a heated exchange with Cathy Newman. Though she made some good points, Newman's technique centered around replying with "..so you're saying.." and then straw man Peterson. So what was he actually saying? Is there a better way of trying to engage with people like Peterson or should we not bother at all? Joining me to sift through Peterson's paranoid nonsense about gender and postmodernism is philosopher Aaron Rabi of the Embrace the Void podcast! Here are some excellent links to check out: Claudia Goldin on Gender Equality; Globe and Mail Write Up on Peterson Leave Thomas a voicemail! (916) 750-4746, remember short and to the point! Support the show at seriouspod.com/support! Follow us on Twitter: @seriouspod Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/seriouspod For comments, email thomas@seriouspod.com Direct Download
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The Gist - We Still Have No U.S. Ambassador to South Korea

On The Gist, Trey Gowdy bows out.

Fred Kaplan explains why foreign policy experts are concerned by the Trump administration’s move to renege on its choice of ambassador to South Korea at the last minute. Kaplan writes the War Stories column for Slate. He is the author, most recently, of Dark Territory: The Secret History of Cyber War.

In the Spiel, you know what they say: The president who claps the loudest pleases the crowd best.

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