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Amanda Holmes reads A. A. Milne’s poem, “The King’s Breakfast.” Have a suggestion for a poem? Email us: podcast@theamericanscholar.org. If we select your entry, you’ll win a copy of a poetry collection edited by David Lehman.
This episode was produced by Stephanie Bastek and features the song “Canvasback” by Chad Crouch.
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The news to know for Friday, December 21st, 2018!
Today, we're talking about the possible government shutdown and a highly-respected military official leaving.
Plus: a major airport affected by a drone, a deal giving employees an average of $1.3 million each and the shortest day of the year.
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.
Head to www.theNewsWorthy.com to read more about any of the stories mentioned. Look under the section titled 'Episodes.'
Today's episode is brought to you by the podcast, Techmeme Ride Home, a daily news roundup of tech news in minutes.
On The Gist, Amazon or marijuana?
In the interview, Andrew Yang has declared his candidacy for the 2020 presidential election, and his platform is universal basic income. But how does that work? Is there room for that and other progressive platforms like free college tuition or universal health care? Yang’s new book is The War on Normal People: The Truth About America’s Disappearing Jobs and Why Universal Basic Income Is Our Future.
In the Spiel, thought experiments and the extinction of the human race.
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A judge’s shock over Michael Flynn’s crimes destroys right-wing conspiracy theories, Trump is forced to shut down his fraudulent charity, Trump may get his government shutdown after all, and a criminal justice reform bill just may become law. Then CNN’s Van Jones talks to Jon and Dan about what’s in the First Step Act, and how a bipartisan coalition got it done.
Cioppino's San Francisco origins are undisputed. But the origin of its name? That's another story.
All the news you need to know for Thursday, December 20th, 2018!
Today: a surprise announcement from the White House affecting troops in Syria and an update about the possible government shutdown.
Plus: new research about Saturn's rings, Pinterest has a new plan for 2019 and the safest cars list.
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.
Then, hang out after the news for Thing to Know Thursday. This week we're talking about the most popular good news stories of 2018 with guest Branden Harvey of Good Good Good.
See links and sources for all the stories referenced in today's episode at https://www.theNewsWorthy.com and click Episodes.
Today's episode is brought to you by the podcast, Techmeme Ride Home, a daily news roundup of tech news in minutes.
On The Gist, the government shutdown and Santa.
In the interview, Adam Conover joins us to discuss the latest season of Adam Ruins Everything, how they ruin things like guns and mattresses, the mistakes they’ve made along the way, and if there are any topics they aren’t allowed to cover. Adam Ruins Everything airs on Tuesday nights on truTV.
In the Spiel, Alice Walker, the New York Times, and narratives.
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The news to know for Wednesday, December 19th, 2018!
Today, we're talking about why President Trump's foundation is closing and the bill that got Congress to compromise.
Plus: a Hollywood legend remembered, Elon Musk reveals his underground tunnel and the competition begins at the box office.
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.
Head to www.theNewsWorthy.com to read more about any of the stories mentioned. Look under the section titled 'Episodes.'
Today's episode is brought to you by the podcast, Techmeme Ride Home, a daily news roundup of tech news in minutes.
How did Colonel Sanders and Kentucky Fried Chicken take over Christmas in Japan? PLUS: Household Name Uncut covers some Christmas decorating gone horribly wrong and the curse of the colonel.
On The Gist, why Mick Mulvaney’s trash talk didn’t cost him a job under Trump.
In the interview, is the alt-right waning? An expert on the movement, George Hawley, says that de-platforming worked to counter hateful figures like Milo Yiannopoulos and Alex Jones and that the news media may have overestimated their cunning—throwing memes at the wall until some of them stick—to begin with. Hawley is a professor of politics at the University of Alabama and the author of The Alt-Right: What Everyone Needs to Know.
In the Spiel, some Pesca family lore on befriending Harlem Globetrotter Meadowlark Lemon.
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