Chicago has the nation's most extensive network of lead service lines, but city officials say drinking water is safe.
Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - The Scalia Factor
In the first of a series of deep dives into great legal reads this summer, Dahlia Lithwick talks with Rick Hasen, author of “The Justice of Contradictions: Antonin Scalia and the Politics of Disruption” about civil discourse, rock star justices, and what Justice Scalia would have thought of President Trump.
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Podcast production by Sara Burningham.
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The Gist - Bobcat Revival
On The Gist, ideals are better when kept as general as possible because the more specific the get, the more exclusive they become.
Bobcat Goldthwait made a name for himself with an oddball stand-up act complete with shrieks, grunts, and experimental jokes. But some 10 years after burying that character, his latest work is as a writer and director. His TruTV anthology series, Misfits & Monsters, mashes up television tropes within the genres of horror and comedy.
In the Spiel, Zoe Chace explains why we should stop hoping for Republican senators to stop Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court appointment.
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CrowdScience - How Do Magnets Work?
This deceptively simple question from listeners Andy, Mike and James is actually one of the hardest questions CrowdScience has ever tackled. Why? Because even scientists struggle to explain the true nature of the magnetic force and to do so in a way that even presenter Marnie Chesterton can understand is a serious challenge. What is a magnet? And just what is going on when magnets exert a force?
With the help of Melanie Windridge, Sean Giblin, Steve Bramwell, Charlotte New and Peter Morris we attempt to navigate the oddities of one of the most fundamental phenomena in the universe.
(Image: A horseshoe magnet attracting some hammer nails. Credit: Getty Images)
More or Less: Behind the Stats - How to Cycle Really Fast
How much better are the pros than the rest of us and how effective is slipstreaming?
The NewsWorthy - Putin Invited, NFL’s Anthem Rule & Starbucks ‘Signing Store’ – Friday, July 20th, 2018
All the news to know for Friday, July 20th, 2018!
Today, we're talking about President Trump's invitation to President Putin, why the NFL hit pause on the national anthem rule and the newest type of Starbucks.
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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Opening Arguments - OA193: This Is Worse Than Watergate – PLUS Mandalay Bay Suing Victims?
Today's Rapid Response Friday breaks down the recent lawsuit filed by the Mandalay Bay casino regarding the 2017 Las Vegas shooting. Is it true that the casino is suing the victims? What's that all about?? Listen and find out! Also, we check in with Yodel Mountain and figure out, once and for all, if this is really worse than Watergate. (Hint: yes.) We begin, however, with everybody's favorite segment, Andrew Was Wrong, in which we revisit the Supreme Court with a few corrections. The main segment tackles the Mandalay Bay lawsuit and explains the concept of a declaratory judgent as well as the 2002 SAFETY Act upon which Mandalay Bay is attempting to rely. Next, we return to Yodel Mountain to discuss the recent Mueller indictments, Donald Trump's Treason Summit with Russia, and ingenue Mariia Butina. It's as salacious as OA ever gets! Finally, we end with an all new Thomas Takes The Bar Exam #85 involving (ugh) real property. If you'd like to play along, just retweet our episode on Twitter or share it on Facebook along with your guess and the #TTTBE hashtag. We'll release the answer on next Tuesday's episode along with our favorite entry! Recent Appearances If you didn't see Andrew's live appearance on Left-Right Radio with Chuck Morse, you can check out the YouTube archive of it. And if you'd like to have either of us as a guest on your show, drop us an email at openarguments@gmail.com. Show Notes & Links
- This is the link to the 2011 Ethics Report authored by Chief Justice John Roberts.
- Here's the Above The Law article we mentioned at the start of the main segment.
- We've uploaded a copy of the MGM/Mandalay Bay lawsuit so you can read it for yourself.
- The SAFETY Act can be found at 6 U.S.C. § 441 et seq., and the implementing regulations are at 6 CFR § 25.7.
- We discussed the Senate Intelligence Committee's report in Episode 190.
- Here's the link to the Mother Jones article about Butina documenting the claims made in the C segment.
The Gist - Democracy Dies in Dark Money
On The Gist, about those outlandish celebrity baby names.
When the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision made unlimited campaign contributions legal, one state put up a fight. In Dark Money, documentary filmmaker Kim Reed and journalist John Adams exposed the influence of anonymous campaign contributions on Montana’s state government even before the Supreme Court rubber-stamped the problem.
In the Spiel, would the high road be so easy to take if Papa John’s pizza were delicious?
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Bay Curious - Why Is Lane Splitting Only Legal in California? And Is it Safe?
People have a lot of feelings about lane splitting, but they don’t always have all the information.
Reported by Ryan Levi. Bay Curious is made by Olivia Allen-Price, Jessica Placzek, Paul Lancour, Ryan Levi and Suzie Racho. Additional support from Julia McEvoy, Ethan Lindsey, Howard Gelman. Holly Kernan is Vice President for News. Theme music by Pat Mesiti-Miller. Ask us a question or sign up for our newsletter at BayCurious.org. Follow Olivia Allen-Price on Twitter @oallenprice.
Pod Save America - “Crazy pills.”
Trump tries and fails to clean up his Putin mess, but Republicans in Congress make it clear that they won’t be doing anything about it. Then Crooked Contributor Tim Miller joins Jon and Dan to talk about the state of the Republican Party, and why it’s become a Trump cult.