The Dill Pickle wasn’t just any old 1920s nightclub. It opened its doors to queer Chicagoans and other marginalized groups.
The Gist - This Festival Was Fyre
On The Gist, throwback to Mike Pesca's unnecessarily censored yearbook quote.
In the interview, Seth Crossno, also known by his online persona William Needham Finley IV, thought it would be fun to go to the Fyre Festival with his buddies. And while the festival might have been a mess, being a part of two competing documentaries about the experience and winning a lawsuit about it was quite the trip. Crossno is here to discuss what it was like, and why he doesn’t understand how people found Fyre Festival scammer Billy McFarland so charming.
In the Spiel, who can advertise during the Super Bowl.
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More or Less: Behind the Stats - Holocaust Deniers; Venezuelan Hyperinflation; Tinder Likes
Tim Harford on Holocaust deniers; food prices in Venezuela, and dating app statistics
The NewsWorthy - Super Bowl Stats, Juul’s Sales & Ariana Grande’s Mistake – Friday, February 1st, 2019
The news to know for Friday, February 1st, 2019!
Today, what to know about the Super Bowl this Sunday, from the controversies to the commercials.
Plus: what's happening as we near another government shutdown and what new thing you might see in the Uber app.
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.
You can also go to www.theNewsWorthy.com to see story sources and links in the section titled 'Episodes' or see below...
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Sources:
Super Bowl: CBS Sports , USA Today, CNBC, ET Online, Boston.com
Warm-up on the Way: AP, The Weather Channel, Accuweather
Border Negotiations: WaPo. USA Today, Time/AP, NBC News
Senate Rebuke: CBS News, FOX News
Infants’ Ibuprofen Recalls: NBC News, Newsweek
Chicken Nuggets Recalls: TIME, USA Today
Juul’s $1B in Sales: Reuters
Uber Transportation : The Verge
Ariana Grande Tattoo: CNN
Black Panther Free Showings: Mashable
The Daily Signal - #388: How Trump Backers View the President Now
Building a wall on the southern border was President Donald Trump’s key campaign pledge -- and his supporters are serious about it. So how do Trump voters view the recent shutdown over wall funding? We talk to Anne Sorock of The Frontier Lab -- she’s got some interesting polling data that paints a helpful picture of where the president’s base is. Plus: We look at The Washington Post's media bias on abortion this week. We also cover these stories:•Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is speaking out against House Democrats' bill that "would make Election Day a new paid holiday for government workers."•Pennsylvania confirms that over 11,000 non-citizens were registered to vote in that state.•A California restaurant owner says he will refuse to serve any customer who’s wearing a MAGA hat.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. Enjoy the show!
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Read Me a Poem - “I felt a Funeral, in my Brain” by Emily Dickinson
Amanda Holmes reads Emily Dickinson’s poem, “I felt a Funeral, in my Brain.” 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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