Month: March 2018

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The NewsWorthy - Trump’s Tariffs, Opioid Crisis & Alexa Laughing (+ 3QTh on Self-Driving Cars with Shawn DuBravac) – Thursday, March 8th, 2018

All the news you need to know for Thursday, March 8th, 2018! 

Today, we're talking about what to expect from President Trump's plan for steel & aluminum tariffs and two new studies about the opioid crisis.

Plus: it's International Women's Day and Amazon Alexa is randomly laughing.

 

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 the bonus Three Question Thursday interview. This week we're talking about the future of self-driving cars with Dr. Shawn DuBravac, author of the New York Times Best Seller Digital Destiny: How the New Age of Data Will Transform the Way We Work, Live, and Communicate. He is president and founder of Astra Insights.

For over a dozen years, DuBravac served as chief economist for the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) and his analysis has appeared on The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Financial Times, Washington Post, Wired, Los Angeles Times, Barron’s and on-air with CNBC, Bloomberg, CBS and other media outlets.

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 - Guns, Controlled

On The Gist, who’s left to work for Trump when even the nincompoops are quitting?   

In the interview, Richard Aborn has helped get gun control laws on the books. As president of the Citizens Crime Commission of New York City, he has the data on what works, what doesn’t, and how New York City got so safe. 

In the Spiel, the average Joe has no idea how tariffs actually work. That makes it tough to reason with him.

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The NewsWorthy - Stormy Daniels Sues, 23andMe & Disney World – Wednesday, March 7th, 2018

All the news you need to know for Wednesday, March 7th, 2018!

Today, a top adviser to President Trump is resigning, North Korea signals it may denuclearize and the President is getting sued.

Plus: an at-home genetic test for genes linked to cancers, Forbes annual billionaires list and a new view of Disney World.

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 - The Scapegoat in Chinatown

On The Gist, Lego business is hurting. 

In Steve James’ latest documentary, the bank is the good guy. New York’s district attorney brought charges against a Chinatown-based bank after the 2008 financial crisis, even though the bank had little to do with subprime mortgages. James is the director of the Oscar-nominated Abacus: Small Enough to Jail.

In the Spiel, the unpersuasive handwringing over putting Sam Nunberg on live TV. 

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The NewsWorthy - Elephant Trophies, Facebook Mistake & The Bachelor – Tuesday, March 6th, 2018

All the news you need to know for Tuesday, March 6th, 2018!

Today, we're talking about the fights over tariffs, elephant trophies and net neutrality.

Plus: Facebook's mistake, Bumble's new policy and The Bachelor finale. 

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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Agnus: The Late Antique, Medieval, and Byzantine Podcast - Dr. Richard Broome on Otherness in the Early Carolingian World

Join Glenn as he talks with Dr. Richard Broome about otherness in the early Carolingian world.

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