Month: February 2018

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Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - A Preview of a Union-Busting Case, and RBG’s Greatest Hits Tour

In this week’s episode, Professor Leah Litman joins Dahlia Lithwick to tune into Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s comments on #MeToo and due process. And for a full background check on the sexy-sounding Janus v. AFSCME case, which potentially poses an existential threat to public sector unions, Dahlia is joined by Professor Catherine Fisk of the U.C. Berkeley School of Law, who wrote about the case for SCOTUSblog.

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Podcast production by Sara Burningham.

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The Gist - Ban the AR-15

On The Gist, the market for “how to survive a shooting spree” videos shows how far we’ve strayed in dealing with gun violence.   

Interracial marriage on a national level has only been legal for 50 years, after the landmark Supreme Court decision Loving v. Virginia. Anna Holmes and Lacey Schwartz are two of the minds behind The Loving Generation, a video series by Topic.com on identity and dynamics within multiracial families. 

In the Spiel, it’s a no-brainer: Ban civilian ownership of the AR-15, and fewer will die.

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Motley Fool Money - New CEOs, New IPOs, and a Conversation with LinkedIn

Baidu announces IPO plans for its video service. Under Armour jumps higher. Boston Beer and Chipotle name new CEOs. And Alibaba’s Chairman hits the big screen. Our analysts discuss those stories and share some stocks on their radar. Plus, Motley Fool co-founder Tom Gardner talks with LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner about the Microsoft marriage, the power of diversity, and the power of predictive analytics.

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CrowdScience - How does the Moon affect life on Earth?

From worms who time their mating ritual with an inner lunar calendar, to how full moons could cause cows to give birth early. Listener Andreas sends CrowdScience on a mission to separate fact from fiction.

Presenter: Marnie Chesterton Producer: Marijke Peters

Picture: The moon rises over Kadam mountain in Uganda, on January 31, 2018, during the lunar phenomenon referred to as the 'super blue blood moon'. Credit: Yasuyoshi Chiba / AFP / Getty Images

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More or Less: Behind the Stats - UN rape claims, Stalin and Mr Darcy

How many people have UN staff raped? ? (0?40??) It was reported in a number of the newspapers this week that UN staff are responsible for 60,000 rapes in a decade.

The wealth of Mr Darcy ? (5?10?) The male love interest of ?Pride and Prejudice? is supposed to be fabulously wealthy. Is he?

How many people did Stalin kill? ? (10?00?) Why there are so many different figures reported.

Avoid splitting the bill ? (18?25?) Credit card roulette is Dan Ariely?s preferred way of ending a meal with friends.

Gender in literature ? (22?15?)How are women depicted in books? Author Ben Blatt does an analysis.

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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - How The US Secretly Tracked UFOs with Jeremy Corbell

Recently, the New York Times broke a story that baffled most ordinary readers -- until about 2012, the Pentagon had run a multi-million dollar, secretive program to collect numerous reports of unexplained aerial phenomena and unidentified flying objects. So what did the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program actually find? Join the guys as they interview returning guest and filmmaker Jeremy Corbell for a peek behind the curtain into the Pentagon's search for UFOs.

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The NewsWorthy - Florida Heroes, Phones to Avoid & Chinese New Year – Friday, February 16th, 2018

All the news you need to know for Friday, February 16th, 2018!

Today: students thank the hero teachers from Florida's school shooting and lawmakers still can't get along when it comes to immigration.

Plus: which type of cell phone the FBI says to avoid, a promising Alzheimer's study and the Chinese New year...

 

 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. 

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