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Tim Harford fact checks EU trade deals with Africa, and whether one drink is one too many
All the news to know for Friday, August 31st, 2018!
Today, we're talking about a federal pay freeze and Aretha Franklin's funeral. Plus: e-scooters, Harry Potter and Labor Day.
Those stories and many 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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On The Gist, there’s no use sugarcoating Starbucks’ Frappuccino.
And in the interview… unprecedented! Preposterous! Unimaginable! Trump’s presidency and the GOP’s machinations actually do have antecedents, says historian Heather Cox Richardson. They’re in the 1890s, when robber barons partnered with the Republican Party to pack the courts. Richardson is the author of To Make Men Free: A History of the Republican Party.
In the Spiel, what do we make of the Catholic Church?
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For more than a century, stone walls scattered through the East Bay hills have proven a puzzle.
The Florida race for governor will be a contest between the Republican mini-Trump and the Democrats’ future, Paul Ryan’s SuperPAC is blowing louder dog whistles, and Senate Democrats make a deal on judges that gets them nothing in return. Then EMILY’s List President Schriock joins Jon and Dan to talk about the record number of women candidates who are running and winning elections in 2018.
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John Green reviews a sporting malady known as the yips and the 24-hour news network, CNN. Thanks to Skillshare for sponsoring this episode: skillshare.com/anthro When I First Went to Sea by Katie Else: https://www.katieelse.com/music
Climate change could be the most important problem facing humanity. To address it, scientists are thinking seriously about an idea that might sound like something from a sci-fi dystopia: Spraying the skies with sulfuric acid to partially block out the sun.
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All the news to know for Thursday, August 30th, 2018!
Today, we're talking about trade negotiations between the U.S. and Canada, tech controversy with Google and President Trump and two famous farewells.
Plus: the longest flight in the world, self-driving cars with 'eyes' and flying taxis...
Those stories and 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 "Thing To Know Thursday" expert interview. This week we're talking with marine biologist and Ocean Collectiv founder, Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, about the trend for cities and businesses to ban plastic straws.
For more info and links to all the stories referenced in today's episode, visit https://www.theNewsWorthy.com and click Episodes.