Month: March 2018

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The NewsWorthy - VA Secretary Fired, Facebook Changes & Mega Millions (+ 3QTh with Dr. David Hill) – Thursday, March 29th, 2018

All the news you need to know for Thursday, March 29th, 2018! 

Today, we're talking about another person kicked out of the Trump administration and Facebook's newest promise to improve privacy settings.

Plus: does President Trump hate Amazon, MLB Opening Day and the Mega Millions jackpot.

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 social media use and the possible impact on both adults and teens. 

Dr. David Hill is Chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics Council on Communications and Media. He joins us to share his take.

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 - SIO132: Ezra Klein Out-Sam-Harrises Sam Harris

Today's episode is full of drama. So naturally, I have to talk about why there is drama and what I am trying to do in all this. One key question is: which issues do atheists tend to say "eh, agree to disagree" vs. "this disqualifies someone?" There are some patterns there to examine. Then, don't miss the later half where I discuss the Harris-Klein issue. I think there's an extremely fascinating insight to come out of that. And it's something that I don't think many people are picking up on. Klein-Harris email exchange; NYT article on the study; Excellent 2nd Klein piece; those Seth Andrews deems friends.  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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Song Exploder - Jack Johnson – You Can’t Control It

Jack Johnson is a grammy-nominated singer-songwriter from Hawaii. He's had four number one albums on the Billboard charts. In September 2017, he released his seventh album, All the Light Above It Too, and in this episode, Jack Johnson breaks down a song about parenting, politics, and the ocean. It’s called "You Can't Control It."

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The NewsWorthy - North Korea Meeting, New Human Organ & Rubber Ducky Study – Wednesday, March 28th, 2018

All the news you need to know for Wednesday, March 28th, 2018!

Today, we're talking about North Korea's secret meeting with China, two police shootings in the U.S. and Heineken's controversial ad.

Plus: Walmart's new robots, Apple's new iPad and what researchers are calling a new human organ. 

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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Philosophers In Space - Listener Qs #1

We wanted to say thank you for the overwhelming support, and to do that we've mixed in two things we think you will enjoy. Hearing us thank you each personally alternating with answering your in depth patron questions on episodes 1-5. For those we didn't get to yet, we will definitely do more of these so please keep posting your questions and help us find more patrons so we can do more bonus content sooner!