Four years in, "Mount Henry" has become a magnet for hazardous waste—both literal and figurative. A new illegal dump appears in a white neighborhood. A trusted advocate may not be who he seems.
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On today’s show, we feature an interview with David Limbaugh, who discusses his latest book, "Jesus Is Risen: Paul and the Early Church." Limbaugh, perhaps best known for his work documenting the left’s failures and quest to transform America, has in recent years written a series of books on Jesus.Also on today's show:• We feature a bonus edition of letters to the editor. Don’t forget, your letter could be featured on our show; write us at letters@dailysignal.com or call 202-608-6205.• And some good news for young Americans. In a switch from just four years ago, more young people now believe they'll be better off financially than their parents.The Daily Signal podcast is available on the Ricochet Audio Network. You can also listen on iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, or your favorite podcast app. All of our podcasts can be found at DailySignal.com/podcasts.If you like what you hear, please leave a review or give us feedback. Enjoy the show!
Welcome to the first episode proper of A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs! As this is the first real episode, you may notice a couple of flaws in the production — those will hopefully get ironed out in the coming weeks. In the meantime, sit back and listen to the story of “Flying Home” by the Benny Goodman Sextet!
New figures reveal that same-sex divorce rates are much higher among women than among men. The pattern is the same in Belgium, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the UK. Everywhere where there are statistics on same-sex divorce it is the same sex doing the bulk of the divorcing. Tim Harford discusses why this may be with Marina Ashdade, economist at Canada?s Vancouver School of Economics and author of ?Dirty Money?, a book which applies economic ideas to the study of sex and love.
Producer: Ruth Alexander
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On today’s Columbus Day edition of the show, we feature an interview with Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, about the military, Syria, trade and Justice Brett Kavanaugh. She recently spoke at The Heritage Foundation about the newly released 2019 U.S. Index of Military Strength.Also on today’s show:• You'll also hear from communications expert Dee Dee Bass Wilbon about how conservatives can win the battle of ideas, and her upcoming conference, GrowthComms. • We feature your letters to the editor. Don’t forget, your letter could be featured next week; write us at letters@dailysignal.com or call 202-608-6205.• And on this Columbus Day, some wise words from President Ronald Reagan about the man who discovered America.The Daily Signal podcast is available on the Ricochet Audio Network. You can also listen on iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, or your favorite podcast app. All of our podcasts can be found at DailySignal.com/podcasts.If you like what you hear, please leave a review or give us feedback. Enjoy the show!
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This month on World Book Club award-winning British writer Kate Atkinson discusses her celebrated novel Life After Life. In it Atkinson poses the question: What if you had the chance to live your life again and again, until you finally got it right?
On a cold and snowy night in 1910, Ursula Todd is born and then dies before she can draw her first breath. On that same cold and snowy night, Ursula Todd is born, lets out a lusty wail, and embarks upon a life that will be, to say the least, unusual. For as she grows, she also dies, repeatedly, while the young century marches on towards its second cataclysmic world war.
Does Ursula's apparently infinite number of lives give her the power to save the world from its inevitable destiny? And if she can - will she?
On The Gist, after all of that, not a single senator changed his or her vote to back (or stop) Kavanaugh.
In the interview, Jill Lepore’s new book focuses in part on the marginalized groups forgotten by other American histories. It also denounces the polling industry born in the ’30s, which turned politics into business even as it ignored black Americans, slowing their march for civil rights. Lepore’s book is These Truths: A History of the United States.
In the Spiel, don’t forget that the political pendulum always swings back.
