The Gist - Courting Politics

On The Gist, let’s face it: A.I. and robots are going to take jobs from us humans.

Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination has restarted the debate on how we vet candidates and whether the Supreme Court is too easy to game. Lori Ringhand, a professor of law at the University of Georgia and an expert on the Supreme Court, explains how much the court has actually changed, or not, in our lifetime.

In the Spiel, three theories on how this whole Mueller investigation thing is going to end.

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The NewsWorthy - Manafort Trial, 3D Printed Guns & LeBron James School – Tuesday, July 31st, 2018

All the news to know for Tuesday, July 31st, 2018!

Today, we're talking about everything from North Korea's missiles and 3D-printed guns to MoviePass and Big Macs.

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.

 

 

The Gist - They’re More Bad Than We Are Good

On The Gist, sorry, not every product gets to be a lifestyle brand.

A few decades ago, it wasn’t uncommon for voters to support the presidential candidate from one party and the senator from another. “Ticket-splitting” is pretty rare now, and as Alan Abramowitz argues, just one of the many signs of an America divided. Abramowitz’s book is The Great Alignment Race, Party Transformation, and the Rise of Donald Trump.

In the Spiel, there may well be discrimination in college admissions offices. But let’s face it: Top-notch schooling is available way beyond the Ivy League.

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The Nod - Best of the Nod: Cooperative Economics

There was once a grocery store in Chicago that Black folks LOVED. And that grocery store made one of the most iconic commercials the city has ever seen. We hear the story behind that commercial. Plus, what does it mean to “buy Black?” And how… practical is that? Brittany and Eric go on a scavenger hunt to figure it out. To commemorate our 1 year anniversary, we’ll be playing the hits, as determined by you, all month. The people voted, and here we have it— part 3 of The Best of The Nod, featuring "Moo and Oink" and "Buy Black. "

Watch the classic "Moo and Oink" commercial here.

Music in this episode from: Haley Shaw, Takstar and Calid B.

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The NewsWorthy - Gov’t Shutdown Threat, CBS’s CEO Accused & Tesla Surfboard – Monday, July 30th, 2018

All the news to know for Monday, July 30th, 2018!

Today, we're talking about everything from President Trump's threat about a government shutdown to Tesla's surfboard sale.

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 or see below...

 

News sources: 

Trump Threatens to Shut Down Gov’t: USA Today, AP, FOX News, CNN

New Orleans Shooting: NPR, AP

California Wildfires: AP, CBS News

CBS’s CEO Accused: The New Yorker, WSJ, THR

Inmates Hack Tablets: Business Insider, TechCrunch

Flight Delays: CNBC, USA Today

BMW + Alexa: TechCrunch, Digital Trends

Tesla Surfboards: DigitalTrends, Tesla

Weekend’s Box Office Winner: THR, Deadline