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A battle is brewing in the Southern Scottish uplands between two rival villages. How can statistics help determine which village should take the crown? Wanlockhead and Leadhills both lay claim to the title of Scotland?s highest village but there can only be one winner. More or Less attempts to settle the age old dispute once and for all.
Presenter: Phoebe Keane
Picture: A village in the Southern Scottish uplands. Credit: Jan Halfpenny
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Last week’s Wisconsin Supreme Court race got ugly, fast. The Republican favorite, Judge Brian Hagedorn, eked out a win by about 6,000 votes. Our guest today says it’s hard to overstate the political fallout from this result. It could mean that conservatives dominate Wisconsin for years to come.
Guest: Mark Joseph Stern, covers the courts and the law for Slate.
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Podcast production by Mary Wilson, Jayson De Leon, and Anna Martin
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Last week’s Wisconsin Supreme Court race got ugly, fast. The Republican favorite, Judge Brian Hagedorn, eked out a win by about 6,000 votes. Our guest today says it’s hard to overstate the political fallout from this result. It could mean that conservatives dominate Wisconsin for years to come.
Guest: Mark Joseph Stern, covers the courts and the law for Slate.
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, Jayson De Leon, and Anna Martin
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Ian McEwan talks to Andrew Marr about his new novel, Machines Like Us, and reflects, at the age of 70, on a career which began more than four decades ago.
Machines Like Us is set in an alternative Britain in the 1980s, Margaret Thatcher has lost the Falklands war and the scientist Alan Turing has made a breakthrough in artificial intelligence leading to a series of synthetic humans. The love-triangle at the heart of the book forces the reader to confront ideas about what makes us human and what happens when we lose control of our creations.
Ian McEwan published his first book, a collection of short stories called First Love, Last Rites, in 1975. It won critical acclaim, as well as comment about the sometimes shocking subject matter. Since then, he has published 15 novels, and won the Man Booker Prize in 1998. He is a literary writer who has also enjoyed great popular success, with his novel Atonement selling well over a million copies in the UK alone.
Producer: Katy Hickman
The news to know for Monday, April 15th, 2019!
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Sources:
Tax Day: Forbes, ABC News, The Motley Fool
Trump Tax Returns: NYT, FOX News
Sanctuary Cities Latest: CNN, FOX News, The Washington Post, USA Today
Trump Reelection Campaign: AP
Rep. Omar Controversy: CNN, The Washington Post, Time, The Hill
Severe Weather: AP, USA Today, AccuWeather, The Weather Channel
Tiger Wins Masters: CBS Sports, USA Today
Boston Marathon: Boston Marathon Guide, NYT
NBA Playoffs: Sporting News, USA Today
World’s Largest Plane: Space.com, Ars Technica, CNN
Marijuana at Work: WSJ, CBS News, The Motley Fool
Netflix Is a Joke: The Verge, TechCrunch
Weekend Box Office: Variety