What Next | Daily News and Analysis - When A Border Wall Isn’t Enough

Nogales is the biggest port in Arizona, and has been a focal point of Trump’s increasingly aggressive tactics on the border. How do the president’s efforts to shut down the border change a place like Nogales?

Note: We first aired this episode on February 2, 2019.

 

Guest: Mayor of Nogales, Arturo Garino.

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Podcast production by Mary Wilson, Jayson De Leon, and Anna Martin.

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The NewsWorthy - Staff Shakeup, Alexa Health Care & Virginia’s Big Win – Tuesday, April 9th, 2019

The news to know for Tuesday, April 9th, 2019!

Today, we're talking about who's in the hot seat and a staff shakeup on Capitol Hill today, and the historic baseball agreement with Cuba just cancelled.

Plus: ask Amazon's Alexa about your health care, celebrities plead guilty, and Virginia's big win.

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:

Staff Shakeup : Vox, AP, NYT

William Barr on Capitol Hill: AP, CBS News

Cuba Deal Cancelled: Reuters, Washington Post, NBC News

More Measles Cases: TIME, ABC News

Alexa Health Care: WSJ, CNBC

Ikea Speakers: The Verge, TechCrunch

Ikea Sustainable: Ikea, Edie.net

NCAA Champs: CBS Sports, USA Today

Huffman Guilty: CNN, NPR

Allison Mack Guilty: Variety

Beyonce Netflix Trailer: Rolling Stone, Quartz, YouTube

 

 

The Gist - The Puppet Masters

The worst part about the Trump administration’s high turnover? Every cabinet member is worse than the last.

In the interview, Grigori Rasputin bent the ear of the last Russian tsar, manipulating affairs of state behind the scenes as he saw fit. But how did a man like him rise to such power? And what about his spiritual successors like Phil Spector or Tom Brady’s trainer? Amos Barshad, author of No One Man Should Have All That Power: How Rasputins Manipulate the World, has our ear.  

In the Spiel, what does Joe Biden stand to gain from apologizing—and shouldn’t a (likely) contender for president think in those terms?

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The Daily Signal - #437: The Pivotal Gun Case Likely Going to the Supreme Court, Explained

Could the manufacturer of the gun used in the tragic Sandy Hook shooting be sued? That's what at stake in a new case that the Supreme Court has been asked to hear. Heritage Foundation legal expert Amy Swearer breaks down this case, plus what needs to be done to make our schools safe. We also cover these stories:•Attorney General William Barr addresses "spying" on Trump campaign during hearing.•Sen. Bernie Sanders introduces Medicare-for-All legislation.•New Zealand's parliament has voted 119-1 to change its gun laws. 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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Pod Save America - “Chaos is a ladder.”

Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen is fired because she’s not extreme enough on immigration, Trump courts Jewish voters while accusing them of dual loyalty, Nancy Pelosi counsels pragmatism while predicting a House victory in 2020, and another 40 candidates enter the Democratic primary. Then Nobel Peace Prize nominee Amanda Nguyen talks to Tommy about building effective social movements. Also – Pod Save America is going on tour! Get your tickets now: crooked.com/events. 

World Book Club - Tessa Hadley – The Past

Highly acclaimed British author Tessa Hadley talks to Harriett Gilbert about her award-winning novel - The Past.

Recorded at the FT Weekend Oxford Literary Festival in the elegant surroundings of The Mathematical Institute, part of the university. Tessa skilfully evokes a brewing storm of lust and envy, the indelible connections of memory and affection, the fierce, nostalgic beauty of the natural world, and the shifting currents of history running beneath the surface of these seemingly steady lives.

Over three long, hot summer weeks, four siblings and their children assemble at their country house for a family reunion, where simmering tensions and secrets come to a head.

First broadcast on the BBC World Service in April 2019.

More or Less: Behind the Stats - Rounding up the weed killer cancer conundrum

A recent scientific review claims the weed killer glyphosate raises the risk of developing the cancer non-Hodgkin lymphoma by 41 percent. But deciding what causes cancer can be complicated and there are lots of people and organisations on different sides arguing for against this. So in this edition of More or Less, we look at the disagreements and how the authors of the review came up with the results. With cancer epidemiologist Dr Geoffrey Kabat, Toxicologist Dr Luoping Zhang and statistician Sir David Spiegelhalter. Producer: Darin Graham Presenter: Charlotte McDonald Editor: Richard Vadon Picture: Tractor spraying a field of wheat Credit: Getty Images