Month: January 2019

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The Daily Signal - #371: Do Walls Work?

When it comes to border security, what are the facts? Heritage Foundation analyst David Inserra, who focuses on immigration and homeland security, joins us to discuss whether walls work, whether the current situation at the U.S.-Mexico border is a terrorism risk, and the flow of drugs into the United States from other countries. Plus: we play President Donald Trump's full Oval Office address on the border crisis.We also cover these stories:--House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer respond to Trump's immigration remarks.--New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a new program to give comprehensive health care to every resident, regardless of their ability to pay or their immigration status.--A federal appeals judge has ruled that a Virginia politician violated the Constitution when he temporarily blocked a critic from her Facebook page.The Daily Signal podcast is available on Ricochet, iTunes, SoundCloud, Google Play, or Stitcher. All of our podcasts can be found at DailySignal.com/podcasts. If you like what you hear, please leave a review. You can also leave us a message at 202-608-6205 or write us at letters@dailysignal.com.

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Start the Week - Searching for happiness

Andrew Marr starts the year in search of happiness with the behavioural scientist and happiness professor Paul Dolan. Dolan has advised the government on how to measure wellbeing, and in his latest book Happy Ever After argues that we’ve been sold a lie about the sources of happiness. The route to fulfilment may be far more unexpected that we thought.

The writer Laura Freeman deplores what she calls the current Pollyana tendencies to ‘keep smiling’ via the mood-tracker apps on your phone. Freeman recounts how she herself found an appetite for life, after years of suffering with anorexia, through her love of reading.

The science journalist Linda Geddes explores the impact of sunlight on our minds and bodies. In Chasing the Sun she looks at its significance in improving our health, sleep, productivity and mood.

But what if our mood is really affected not by our mind, but our bodies? Professor Edward Bullmore has studied the link between mental health and physical inflammation, and argues that we need to look more closely at our immune system in the treatment of depression.

Producer: Katy Hickman

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What Next | Daily News and Analysis - The Republican Party Shake-Out in Kansas

The rightward shift of the Republican Party is kind of like global warming: Each political ecosystem is feeling it differently. In Kansas, lifelong Republicans are finding themselves without a habitat. 

Guests: Barbara Bollier Kansas state senator, and Patrick Miller, political science professor at the University of Kansas. 

Tell us what you think by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts or sending an email to whatnext@slate.com. Follow us on Instagram for updates on the show. Podcast production by Mary Wilson and Jayson De Leon.

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The NewsWorthy - Shutdown Effects, Weather App Lawsuit & Golden Globes – Monday, January 7th, 2019

The news to know for Monday, January 7th, 2019!

Today, we're talking about how the government shutdown may start to affect you -- from long airport lines to your tax refund.

Plus: what you might not know about a weather app on your phone, how therapy + income are linked and the highlights from the Golden Globe Awards.

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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You can also go to www.theNewsWorthy.com to see story sources and links in the section titled 'Episodes' or see below: 

 

Sources: 

Shutdown Update: (Shutdown Effects) CNN, CNBC, USA Today, NYT / (Shutdown Status) AP, FOX News, The Hill

Bolton on Syria: WSJ, NYT, CBS News

Sonic Attack From Crickets?: The Guardian, NYT

Psychotherapy and Income: The Conversation

Ford Recall:  MarketWatch, Consumer Reports

Weather App Lawsuit:  CNET, LA Times

Golden Globes: NBC News, The Hollywood Reporter, Variety

Weekend Box Office: Variety