The NewsWorthy - School Shooting, SpaceX & Drake’s Surprise (+ 3QTh with Shellie Bailey-Shah) – Thursday, February 15th, 2018
All the news you need to know for Thursday, February 15th, 2018!
Today: what we know about a school shooting in Florida and a new immigration deal in the works.
Plus: satellites for high-speed internet all over Earth, Google's new ad blocker and Drake's surprise.
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.
Then, hang out after the news for Three Question Thursday. This week's guest is travel expert, Shellie Bailey-Shah.
Shellie Bailey-Shah is the editor of KidTripster, an online family travel magazine that provides information and inspiration to families traveling anywhere in the world.
For links to all the stories referenced in today's episode, visit https://www.theNewsWorthy.com and click Episodes.
The Gist - Runaway Military Spending
On The Gist, names are stupidly important when it comes to getting elected.
The Trump administration is proposing a boost in military spending, but the country’s defense budget actually peaked under President Obama during the troop surge for the war in Afghanistan. Bipartisan support for massive defense spending has been the norm since the Reagan era. Foreign Policy’s Dan De Luce tells us about it.
In the Spiel, lawyer Michael Cohen’s out-of-pocket expenses.
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ATXplained - Is It Really Legal To Walk Down The Street With A Beer In Austin Neighborhoods?
Colter Sonneville had a hunch that it might be legal to walk down the street with an open beer in most of Austin’s residential neighborhoods. It started when he noticed some big signs around Chicon and East Cesar Chavez streets.
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The NewsWorthy - Russia’s Plan, Google AMP & Valentine’s Day – Wednesday, February 14th, 2018
All the news you need to know for Wednesday, February 14th, 2018!
Today: Russia's plans for the midterm elections and Israel's Prime Minister is facing legal trouble.
Plus: Google's changes to search and email, Black Panther's pre-sales and the Best In Show winner.
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.
Cato Daily Podcast - Frederick Douglass: Self-Made Man
It's difficult to overestimate what Frederick Douglass overcame to become one of the greatest advocates for liberty in the 19th century. Timothy Sandefur is author of the new Cato book, Frederick Douglass: Self-Made Man.
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The Gist - Spoon-Fed by the Feds
On The Gist, on the White House budget’s effort to replace half of food-stamp funding with crappy meal boxes.
How do you fix one of the most gerrymandered states in the country? It helps to have a tireless amateur mapmaker in your ranks. Mike talks to Amanda Holt, who spurred Pennsylvania to redraw its legislative districts in 2013 and is closely watching the state’s ongoing court battle over its congressional districts.
In the Spiel, the American intelligence community still has to convince the White House that Russia’s up to no good.
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Cato Daily Podcast - The Republic of Virtue: How We Tried to Ban Corruption, Failed, and What We Can Do about It
What can be done to counter public corruption? Frank Buckley is author of The Republic of Virtue: How We Tried to Ban Corruption, Failed, and What We Can Do about It.
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The NewsWorthy - Obamas’ Portraits, Nanorobots & Chloe Kim – Tuesday, February 13th, 2018
All the news you need to know for Tuesday, February 13th, 2018!
Today: what President Trump's budget proposal says and the two reasons why the former president's portrait is historic.
Plus: nanorobots may cure cancer, Chloe Kim wins the gold and the Peter Rabbit controversy.
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.
Opening Arguments - OA147: The Satanic Temple (featuring Lucien Greaves)
Today's episode features a full-length interview with the co-founder of The Satanic Temple, Lucien Greaves. This episode is part of a two-part crossover with Episode 119 of Serious Inquiries Only. In this episode, we talk about TST's lawsuit challenging Missouri's abortion law and other issues at the forefront of church-state separation. After that, we end with the answer to Thomas (and Lucien!) Take the Bar Exam Question #62, a fiendishly difficult question about the Statute of Frauds. Don't forget to follow our Twitter feed (@Openargs) and like our Facebook Page so that you too can play along with #TTTBE! Recent Appearances None. Have us on your show! Show Notes & Links
- Don't forget to check out Episode 119 of Serious Inquiries Only featuring Jex Blackmore!
- We first discussed TST's lawsuit challenging the Missouri abortion law way back in Episode 7 and Episode 8!
- You can follow the link to the January 23, 2018 oral arguments in Doe v. Greitens by clicking here.
- Doe's brief can be found here, and this is the State of Missouri's response.