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The Vatican is hosting a high-profile meeting on child abuse by the clergy. It’s a topic that has been woefully overlooked, and one that threatens to define the tenure of Pope Francis. We visit the world’s largest building, in the city of Chengdu. Inside there’s a giant wave pool, thirty thousand workers, free cats—and a glimpse of the state of China’s economy. And, an effort to resurrect the native language of Hawaii has brought unexpected benefits.
A scientist on the outer fringes of his field has been patiently making the case that the U.S. government applies far too conservative controls on toxins in the environment. Now, he’s trying to implement his ideas at the EPA -- by writing a sweeping new rule that could make the agency unable to regulate pollution & other contaminants.
Guest: Susanne Rust, reporter for the Los Angeles Times. Read her story here.
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In which the American railroad provides a semi-legal travel network for millions of migrant laborers, and John explains how a sufficiently blond mustache on a young hobo can ward off evil. Certificate #14946.
A scientist on the outer fringes of his field has been patiently making the case that the U.S. government applies far too conservative controls on toxins in the environment. Now, he’s trying to implement his ideas at the EPA -- by writing a sweeping new rule that could make the agency unable to regulate pollution & other contaminants.
Guest: Susanne Rust, reporter for the Los Angeles Times. Read her story here.
Tell us what you think by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts or sending an email to whatnext@slate.com.
Podcast production by Mary Wilson, Jayson De Leon, and Anna Martin.
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The news to know for Thursday, February 21st, 2019!
Today, we're talking about the first-of-its-kind meeting at the Vatican today, a Coast Guard Lieutenant turned terror suspect, and an update in the case of actor Jussie Smollett.
Plus: the fastest-growing high-paying job and a Game of Thrones good cause.
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's bonus interview. This week's guest, Erin Gargan King, is taking us behind-the-scenes of planning and running social media for one of the world's largest entertainment events: The Academy Awards.
Visit www.theNewsWorthy.com to see story sources and links in the section titled 'Episodes' or see sources below...
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Sources:
Vatican Child Abuse Meeting: ABC News, BBC,, CNN
Coast Guard Terror Plot: NYT, AP
Hate Groups Report: CBS News, SPLC
Escaping ISIS: Washington Post, The Guardian, NYT
Supreme Court Unanimous: The Washington Post, WSJ
Winter Storm: CNN, CBS News, AccuWeather
Pinterest Blocks Vaccination Searches:WSJ, CNBC
Samsung Galaxy Fold: Engadget, The Verge, WSJ
Fastest-Growing Job:
Nike Self-Tying Shoe: Quartz, CNET, THE Verge
Jussie Smollett Suspect: NBC News, Variety
Game of Thrones, HBO Blood Drive: CNN, Gizmodo
Jussie Smollett told the world he was the victim of a hate crime. What happened next, according to the right, is a bunch of insectional libtards believed his obviously false story because of the oppression olympics, or something. For example, check out this SJW's reaction to the news. In the midst of my research on this story, Smollett has been officially charged with making a false statement. It was initially reported that a grand jury indicted him so that's what I said in the episode, but that was corrected to say he was charged by the prosecutor. There is a lot to talk about regarding the reaction to this. I want to argue that the message to believe victims is perfectly compatible with believing someone like Dr. Ford and not believing Smollett.
On The Gist, news should be new.
In the interview, our resident vexillologist Ted Kaye is back to talk about San Francisco’s flag. Where does its design come from, and is it really the best modern representation of the city?
Kaye’s book is Good Flag, Bad Flag. In the Spiel, Bernie Sanders and the viability of policy ideas.
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Phoebe Bridgers is a singer-songwriter from Los Angeles. In September 2017, she released her debut album, Stranger in the Alps. One of the breakout songs from that album was “Scott Street,” a song Phoebe cowrote with her drummer, Marshall Vore. In this episode, Phoebe and Marshall break down how the song went from an unfinished cassette recording, to an acoustic demo, to the finished album version.