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Dahlia Lithwick pans back this week to assess what’s holding and what’s buckling in terms of norms and institutions, two years and change into the Trump presidency. She’s joined by Ian Bassin of Protect Democracy, a new kind of litigation shop looking at global trends toward authoritarianism and trying to resist those trends in the United States.
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On The Gist, Senator Thom Tillis’ op-ed, now with moral fiber!
In the interview, no one’s ever had to wonder what was on tech journalist Kara Swisher’s mind (she’ll just tell you) and that includes the litany of Silicon Valley oligarchs she’s interviewed. Swisher tells us how the modern world is very much shaped by company founders’ personality quirks and blind spots, what government regulation of Google and Facebook should look like, and what women can do to get what they want in the workplace. Swisher is the co-founder of Recode and the host of its Recode Decode podcast.
In the Spiel, if you want to measure the ills that come with an increasingly connected world, look no farther than the shooting in Christchurch, New Zealand.
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Crowdscience heads to Africa's biggest science festival for a panel debate in front of a live audience that takes us into space then back down to earth to solve listeners' questions. Marnie Chesterton and Anand Jagatia are joined by aspiring extra-terrestrial, Dr Adriana Marais, who hopes to travel to Mars, along with cosmologist Palesa Nombula and sustainable energy expert Dr Sampson Mamphweli. They all explain how solving challenges on the ground will eventually help us set up home in space.
Producers: Marijke Peters and Mel Brown Presenters: Marnie Chesterton and Anand Jagatia
(Photo: Astronaut walking on Mars. Credit Getty Images)
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The news to know for Friday, March 15th, 2019!
Today, we're talking about deadly shootings at mosques in New Zealand, how Congress made history this week, and why hundreds of thousands of students will be skipping school today.
Plus: the reason Facebook went down, Britney on Broadway, and millions of migrating butterflies.
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 under the section titled 'Episodes' or see sources below...
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Sources:
New Zealand Shooting: AP, Bloomberg, NBC News, Daily Mail
Congress on Border Emergency: NYT, The Hill, AP
Mueller Report Vote: CBS News
Beto O’Rourke Announcement: CNN, NYT, CNBC
Students Sue: Stanford Daily, LA Times
Nobel Peace Prize Nominee: The Guardian, CBS News
Tesla SUV Reveal: CNBC, Business Insider, WSJ
Facebook Down Cause: USA Today, Engadget, TechCrunch
Britney on Broadway: People, CNN
Butterflies in SoCal: Travel + Leisure, KTLA
Amanda Holmes reads Pablo Neruda’s poem, “Sonnet XVII,” in Stephen Mitchell’s translation and the original Spanish. 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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