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Barr’s summary hasn’t moved public opinion, Democrats haul out the subpoena cannon, Trump returns to demagoguing immigrants, Mulvaney’s political instincts are awful, and all the latest 2020 news. Then Planned Parenthood President Dr. Leana Wen talks to Jon Lovett about the latest legal assault on women’s health.
A large group of politicians recently descended on an empty lot in downtown San Antonio to break ground on a new federal courthouse. Of course, San Antonio already has a federal courthouse. In this chapter of the San Antonio Storybook we’ll find out the history of this building and the important part it played in the history of San Antonio.
At the Free Thinking Festival at Sage, Gateshead Tom Sutcliffe presents a special edition exploring the art and science of communication. The American diplomat William J Burns played a central role in American foreign policy from the end of the Cold War to the collapse of relations with Putin’s Russian, and including secret talks with Iran. He explores the language of diplomacy.
Harriet Shawcross is an award-winning filmmaker and journalist. She reflects on how as a teenager she stopped speaking for almost a year. In her book Unspeakable she considers the power of silence.
The musician and composer Kathryn Tickell roots her work in in the landscape and people of Northumbria. She is the foremost exponent of the Northumbrian pipes, and tells the story of Northumbria with - and without - words.
Thomas Dixon studies emotional outbursts as the director of the Centre for the History of Emotions. He unveils the scientific and philosophical underpinnings of anger and weeping.
Producer: Katy Hickman
Officials in New York’s Rockland County declared a state of emergency after yet another measles outbreak. In Brooklyn, more cases of measles have cropped up over the last several months as well. Both places are home to a tight-knit Orthodox Jewish population that has become increasingly skeptical of vaccinations. Why is this particular community so susceptible to the disease? And how are they getting their information about vaccines? Rockland County has gone so far as to bar unvaccinated children from public places. So, is this the right approach? And is all this news coverage just making hysteria worse?
Guests: Gwynne Hogan, health reporter at WNYC Dan Engber, Slate’s science columnist
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Podcast production by Mary Wilson, Jayson De Leon, and Anna Martin.
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The news to know for Monday, April 1st, 2019!
Today, we're talking about Trump's border threat, why former VP Joe Biden is defending himself and why the music industry is mourning.
Plus: the history-making Final Four, more CBD in convenience stores, and April Fools' Day...
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.
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Sources:
Trump’s Border Threat: Washington Post, Politico, The Hill
Joe Biden Allegations: NBC News, AP, The Hill
Facebook Regulations: Washington Post, Gizmodo, ABC News, Engadget, Facebook
Cold Weather: ABC News, Weather Channel
Final Four: CBS Sports, ESPN, NYT
No Pranks at Microsoft: The Verge, TechCrunch
Google’s Game: Engadget
Walgreens CBD: Delish, USA Today, NBC News
RIP Nipsey Hussle: NBC News, Variety
Mick Sick: Rolling Stone, Page Six, AP
Weekend Box Office: Variety, Forbes
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