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John Green reviews the teenage celebration known as prom and the Stanford Marshmallow Experiment.
Mike tells Sarah how a 5-year-old kid transformed a city, divided a political party and (maybe) determined a presidential election. Digressions include World War II, Clarence Darrow and something called "Like, News with Skeeter." Both co-hosts conclude that this episode is somehow an equal-parts mixture of Satanic Panic and Terri Schiavo.
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In which we go through the weird list of things glimpsed by noted paranormal researcher Jimmy Carter, including a hissing marsh rabbit and a UFO that the Air Force wants you to think is barium. Certificate #21432.
Immigration judges walk into work everyday knowing that the system they operate in is broken. It has been for decades, through multiple administrations. So what’s the fix? The answer isn’t as radical as you might think.
Guest: Judge A. Ashley Tabaddor, immigration judge in Los Angeles and president of the National Association of Immigration Judges.
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The news to know for Thursday, April 25th, 2019!
We're talking about a first of its kind meeting between two world leaders, and the well-known name launching a presidential campaign today.
Plus: Facebook could face a record-breaking fine, the NFL draft, and updated rules for the Oscars...
Those stories and many more in less than 10 minutes!
Then hang out after the news for Thing to Know Thursday's bonus interview about factory workers' safety -- six years after the largest tragedy in the fashion industry.
Award-winning broadcast journalist and former TV news reporter Erica Mandy breaks it all down for you.
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Clinton Op-Ed: The Washington Post
Kim, Putin Meeting: CBS News, AP, BBC, WSJ
Measles Record: Washington Post, AP, LA Times
Facebook Fine: Market Watch, CNN
Kids & Screen Time: USA Today, TIME, BBC
Buzzer-Beater: Bleacher Report
“Marsquake”: Space.com, NBC News
Oscars Rules: Bloomberg, The Verge
Netflix Popular Shows: WSJ, Fast Company
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On The Gist, whether he’s on the most electable part of the political spectrum or not, Joe Biden is about to go through the wringer.
In the interview, winning a major sports championship is a thrill few ever get to know. But what happens when you keep stacking trophies, like the NBA’s Golden State Warriors have done in recent years? The Athletic’s Ethan Strauss covers the team, and wonders “if the Warriors suffer from, shall we call it, winner’s ennui.” Strauss is the host of the House of Strauss podcast and wrote a chapter on the Warriors in Mike Pesca’s book, Upon Further Review: The Greatest What-Ifs in Sports History.
In the Spiel, it’s one from the vault on HBO’s The Jinx, which, it’s now come to light, included some misleading editing.
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