Wealth and road trips are two of America’s favorite obsessions. In his new novel, Lake Success, Gary Shteyngart explores these themes through the story of a hedge fund manager who, after a crisis, takes a trip across the country by bus. Shteyngart joins us today to discuss his research on Wall Street, the concept of privilege, and his trips on Greyhound busses.
On this week’s If Then, Will Oremus and April Glaser are joined once again by their Slate colleague Mark Joseph Stern to make sense of a what a Kavanaugh-court might mean for the internet going forward.
They are also joined by music and technology writer David Turner, who pens the weekly newsletter Penny Fractions, which is all about the economics and culture of music streaming. They’ll talk to him about how streaming works for artists and if there’s anything they can do to push back against the streaming giants like Spotify, Apple, and YouTube. And they’ll also talk about some of the surprising ways in which streaming is changing music itself.
13:24 - Interview with David Turner33:57 - Don’t Close My Tabs
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The Decemberists are a Grammy-nominated five-piece band from Portland, Oregon. They released their first album in 2001, and since then they’ve put out seven more, including the 2018 album I’ll Be Your Girl. In this episode, singer and guitarist Colin Meloy breaks down The Decemberists’ song “Once In My Life," from his first demo, to the final tracks they recorded in the studio.
Whatever the benefits of protecting kids from all manner of emotional disturbances, the costs may be among others, robbing kids of their own sense of competence. Greg Lukianoff is co-author of The Coddling of the American Mind.
Whatever the benefits of protecting kids from all manner of emotional disturbances, the costs may be among others, robbing kids of their own sense of competence. Greg Lukianoff is co-author of The Coddling of the American Mind.
All the news to know for Wednesday, September 5th, 2018!
Today, big names in tech face tough questions on Capitol Hill and Tropical Storm Gordon takes its toll.
Plus: Amazon's $1 trillion milestone, more electric SUVs and ruby slippers return...
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.
For links to all the stories referenced in today's episode, visit https://www.theNewsWorthy.com and click Episodes and find today's date (or see below)...
There's a Brooks Brothers store across the street from the World Trade Center in New York. Shortly after the attacks on September 11, a young doctor named Sandeep Jauhar headed to ground zero to help. He ended up at the store, which was transformed into a makeshift morgue. Suddenly, he’s put in charge, which was the last thing he wanted. This is a story of ties and white collared shirts, and how heroism is often improvised.
I have seized the means of pod production and installed Callie Wright as our new leader. Long live Callie Wright!
Thomas had a thing this week, so Callie and I recorded on the Deep Space Nine episode "Dax" (ep1.7 or 1.8 depending on service). We talk about queer theory and Star Trek, as well as persistence of personhood after radical changes in personality. And there should actually be new intro quotes this week unlike the lies I told last week that no one read anyway. And! Next week we're doing Gattaca and genetic inequality.
Also, we're happy to announce the winners of our book raffle:
