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Back in 2014, a mysterious hashtag started trending on Twitter: #EndFathersDay. The accounts tweeting the extremist sentiments appeared to be the accounts of black women. But black feminists on Twitter knew something was amiss. So they got to the bottom of the hashtag—and used their own to fight back.
Guest: Rachelle Hampton, Slate writer.
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The news to know for Friday, April 26th, 2019!
We're talking about why the 2020 race to the White House is already historic, why hundreds of college students and staff members are quarantined, and when you can expect Uber and Lyft drivers to go on strike.
Plus: what to know about Amazon's new one-day shipping goals, and Avengers: Endgame sets a new one-day record (will it reach $1 billion in its opening weekend?).
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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Biden 2020: AP, Fox News, NBC News, NYT
Measles Quarantine: NBC News, LA Times
Uber Strike: CBS News, Salon, Bloomberg
Cannabis Industry Jobs: NYT
Microsoft $1 Trillion: WSJ, The Verge
Amazon’s One-Day Shipping: Reuters, TechCrunch
Walmart’s IRL: TechCrunch, Engadget, AP
CVS SmileShops: CNBC, USA Today
Avengers: Endgame: AP, Deadline, NBC News
Amanda Holmes reads Edna St. Vincent Millay’s poem, “Well, I have lost you.” 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.
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Today's episode features a deep dive into a just-filed lawsuit by Sears against its CEO, Eddie Lampert, and certain directors, including Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin. The lawsuit alleges that Eddie & Steve managed to wreck not one but two long-standing American institutions. How? Why? And what does any of this have to do with one of the best comedies of all time, The Producers? Listen and find out!
We begin, however, with a very brief Andrew Was Wrong malapropism in which he confused a journalist with a philosopher. (There's a comedy setup in there somewhere.)
Then, it's time for the main segment, which breaks down the background on Mnuchin, especially how he teamed up with billionaire Eddie Lampert, and then how the two of them managed to turn less than a billion dollars into full ownership of both Kmart and Sears, each of which had eight-figure valuations at the time. And, as if that wasn't enough, you can find out how Lampert (allegedly) ripped off the public on Mnuchin's watch, all while enriching himself. Drain the Swamp! You'll also learn all about The Producers-style fraud. You can make more money with a flop than with a hit!
After all that, it's time for the glorious return of Thomas Takes the Bar Exam -- this time, featuring guest Monica Miller, who will be joining us for a full-length interview next episode. TTTBE question #123, however, is a dreaded real property question...will anyone be able to get it right??
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On The Gist, the difference between one million and one billion.
In the interview, Nathaniel Rich is here to discuss his new book Losing Earth about the decade of 1979-1989 and why they are so important to understanding America’s political history of climate change and the current state of denialism we find ourselves in.
In the Spiel, is impeachment worth it? If we don’t will Trump get reelected?
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Are women "creating an unequal dating environment for men?" Quillette recently published an article that made alarming claims about the dating economy on the basis of some online dating studies. Dr. Kristi Winters is here to bring some social science understanding to it and help us separate fact from fiction! Here's the NYT article I mention.
The President ignores the law and Congress in an effort to shut down further investigations, the federal government is woefully unprepared for future election sabotage, and former Vice President Joe Biden officially enters the Democratic primary. Then Mother Jones’s Ari Berman talks to Dan about the Supreme Court case over Trump’s effort to rig the Census in favor of Republicans. Also – Pod Save America is going on tour! Get your tickets now: crooked.com/events.
Read our web story: Meet Charley Parkhurst: The Gold Rush’s Fearless, Gender Non-Conforming Stagecoach Driver
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