With just eight days to go before Brexit, Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May wants to extend the leaving date. As an EU summit gathers, Donald Tusk, president of the European Council, insists she needs to get her twice-rejected deal through Parliament first. Also, are stronger strains of cannabis causing psychosis among users? And why Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump should have eaten “family-style” to help pull off a nuclear deal.
This week, we’re following the enormous flooding in the Midwest. Climate change is magnifying the shortcomings of our river policies. We build in the flood plains, and we bracket our rivers with dams and reservoirs. But is it folly to think that we can control where the rivers run?
Guest: Tony Messenger, metro columnist for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Podcast production by Mary Wilson, Jayson De Leon, and Anna Martin.
In which John goes to the Caribbean, learns how cruise ships crack 20,000 eggs in a week, and begins to comparison-shop the amazing Rube Goldberg inventions involved. Certificate #27021.
This week, we’re following the enormous flooding in the Midwest. Climate change is magnifying the shortcomings of our river policies. We build in the flood plains, and we bracket our rivers with dams and reservoirs. But is it folly to think that we can control where the rivers run?
Guest: Tony Messenger, metro columnist for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Podcast production by Mary Wilson, Jayson De Leon, and Anna Martin.
Today, we're talking about what happened the day before the first Boeing plane crash, and there's new word from the Fed that affects your bank account.
Plus, Google's new AI-powered Doodle, Apple's new AirPods and Woodstock 50.
Those stories and many more in less than 10 minutes!
Then hang out after the news for Thing to Know Thursday's bonus interview. Spring is officially here, so we're talking with "Clean Mama" about how to overcome overwhelm and tackle that spring cleaning.
Award-winning broadcast journalist and former TV news reporter Erica Mandy breaks it all down for you.
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After a horrendous, disgusting, racist massacre in New Zealand, the killer left a trollish manifesto. While it's clear some amount of it is pure sh*tposting, there is also a reason he targeted who he did. The internet has been on fire with who to blame, who not to blame, and as usual I've got some thoughts.
On The Gist, have you heard about the mob hit that took place a few weeks ago?
In the interview, journalist Sarah Kliff joins us to discuss maternal mortality rates in the United States, what California has done to fix it, and what the rest of the country should learn from them. Kliff is the host of Vox’s The Impact.
In the Spiel, Donald Trump on John McCain’s funeral.
The name Mike Lindell may not ring a bell, but if you watch Fox News, you’ve probably seen him. He’s the CEO of My Pillow. Daniel chatted with Mike at the Conservative Political Action about his journey from drug addiction to freedom and faith -- and also, his newfound political voice. Today we’ll share that interview. Plus: A new study finds that trigger warnings are pretty much useless. We also cover these stories:•President Trump signs an executive order designed to promote free speech at colleges. •Trump also signals support for Israeli sovereignty over the long-disputed Golan Heights territory, which lies between Israel and Syria. •Sen. Bernie Sanders wants the U.S. to follow New Zealand, after the country enacted aggressive gun control in wake of the terrorism attack.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!
On today’s show, April Glaser and Will Oremus first talk to two researchers who’ve uncovered new information about the way the U.S. government trains its facial recognition software. According to their findings, the government uses photos of immigrants, children, and even deceased prisoners to train their programs.
Then NBC News reporter Ben Collins talks about the role of online extremism in last week’s New Zealand attacks, specifically with regard to Facebook and other platforms that allow live broadcasting. Collins also discusses how the shooter left a manifesto riddled with white supremacist signals from online communities and the difficulty of reporting on these racist communities without broadening their reach.
