The NewsWorthy - Serial Bomber, Putin Congrats Call & Male Birth Control – Wednesday, March 21st, 2018

All the news you need to know for Wednesday, March 21st, 2018!

Today, we're talking about President Trump's controversial congratulations call, another school shooting and more facebook fallout...

Plus: male birth control and the most tweeted about movie ever.

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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Philosophers In Space - 0G5: Twilight Zone and the Chinese Room

Imagine a premise so implausible, it makes you question the very nature of personhood. Now imagine a thought experiment so implausible, it makes you question your own mind. The Twilight Zone ep1.7 The Lonely and the Chinese Room, they go together like Rob'ts and consciousness. 

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The Gist - Will Democracy Survive Trump?

On The Gist, before Donald Trump’s headline-hogging presidency, things like bridge collapses made news for more than a few days. 

In the interview, Cass Sunstein’s new book asks if the U.S. is fundamentally immune to authoritarianism, or whether president Trump has proved the opposite. His new book—Can It Happen Here?: Authoritarianism in America—puts the question to more than a dozen leading writers. 

In the Spiel, Betsy DeVos is totally incompetent, but at least that’s made obvious every time she speaks.

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Money Girl - 536 – Work from Home? Tax Reform Changes to the Home Office Deduction

Working from home, either as a remote employee or for your own business, has become common--but tax reform significantly changes who can claim a deduction for it. Laura explains the new rules for taking a home office deduction and how to use it to save money. Read the transcript at https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/money-finance/taxes/work-from-home-tax-reform-changes-to-the-home-office-deduction?page=1 Check out all the Quick and Dirty Tips shows: www.quickanddirtytips.com/podcasts FOLLOW MONEY GIRL Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MoneyGirlQDT Twitter: https://twitter.com/LauraAdams

The Goods from the Woods - Episode #186 – “Playing Hooky” with Joe Kaye

In this episode, the Goods from the Woods Boys talk about playing hooky with comedian Joe Kaye. We talk about school and the joys of leaving it. Side tangents include Divine's disco career, custom scents, and what happens when 'The Flintstones' meet 'Breaking Bad'. Follow Joe on Twitter @JoeCharlesKaye. Song of the week is "We Hate School" by Terry Funk.  Follow the show @TheGoodsPod  Rivers is @RiversLangley  Dr. Pat is @PM_Reilly  Mr. Goodnight is @SepulvedaCowboy  Pick up a Goods from the Woods t-shirt at: http://prowrestlingtees.com/TheGoodsPod

African Tech Roundup - Insight Publicis Nigeria’s Feyi Olubodun on his book The Villager: How Africans Consume Brands

Feyi Olubudun’s new book, The Villager: How Africans Consume Brands, puts forward a lens for helping Africa-focussed brands and businesses achieve commercial success by correcting their perception of the African Consumer, or as he posits, “The Villager”. Feyi is the CEO of Insight Publicis Nigeria, one of West Africa’s leading creative agencies, and in this chat with Andile Masuku he unpacks insights gleaned from observing many brands fail to crack "the African opportunity". Listen in to hear him share some of the most common mistakes that foreign international businesses make in approaching African markets and how you might avoid making the same ones yourself.

SCOTUScast - Lozman v. City of Riviera Beach, Florida – Post-Argument SCOTUScast

On February 27, 2018, the Supreme Court heard argument in Lozman v. City of Riviera Beach, Florida, a case involving a First Amendment retaliatory arrest claim.
Fane Lozman moved to Riviera Beach, Florida in 2006, where he lived on a floating home in the Riviera Beach Marina. Shorty after moving to Riviera Beach, Lozman learned of the City’s new redevelopment plan for the Marina, which, by using eminent domain, sought to revitalize the waterfront. Lozman, who opposed this plan, became known as an “outspoken critic.” During the finalization of the redevelopment plan, the state legislature passed a bill prohibiting the use of eminent domain for private development; however, in order to push through the plan, the Riviera Beach City Council held a special emergency meeting the day before the Governor signed the bill into law. In response, Lozman filed suit against the City in June 2006.
At a City Council regular public session in November 2006, Lozman was granted permission to speak during the “non-agenda” public comments portion of the meeting. Lozman’s comments were interrupted by a member of the City Council, who, after a quick interchange with Lozman, called a city police officer to dismiss Lozman from the podium. Lozman refused to be seated without finishing his comments, and the police officer warned him that he would be arrested if he did not comply. Lozman continued his comments, was arrested, and was charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest without violence. These charges were later dismissed.
In 2008, Lozman filed suit in district court against the City of Riviera Beach, arguing that his arrest had constituted unlawful retaliation by the City because of Lozman’s earlier opposition to the redevelopment plan. A jury found in favor of the City, however, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed that judgment. The jury’s determination that the arrest had been supported by probable cause, the court concluded, defeated Lozman’s First Amendment retaliatory arrest claim as a matter of law. The federal circuit courts of appeals have divided on that issue, however, and the Supreme Court subsequently granted certiorari to address whether the existence of probable cause defeats a First Amendment retaliatory-arrest claim as a matter of law.
To discuss the case, we have Lisa Soronen, Executive Director of the State & Local Legal Center.