Ologies with Alie Ward - Addictionology (ADDICTION) with Erin Parisi

"Addiction doesn't have to be a bummer!," quoth addictionologist Erin Parisi, who has some uplifting and hopeful tales from her professional life. But content warning: it's definitely not a day in the park. Tune in for some info on alcohol dependence, smoking, opiates, behavioral addictions, how addiction can futz with your reward systems, some sobering statistics, what we can learn from rat parties, how childhood experiences can set the stage for substance dependence later, how many people are in recovery, what to do if a friend or loved one seems to have a problem, how to tell if you might have a problem, enjoying your grandpa's casserole, cuddling babies and more.

Erin Parisi's website: www.erincanhelp.com

To find publicly-funded treatment centers in your state, call 1-800-622-HELP or go to www.findtreatment.samhsa.gov

For sliding scale therapy, look into openpathcollective.org

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The Goods from the Woods - Episode #243 – “RIVERS ON THE ROAD #2: New Orleans, LA” with Monika Scott

This is the second episode in our "Rivers on the Road" series in which Rivers Langley drives all over hell and creation doing stand-up and catching up with old friends along the way. Today he's in New Orleans, LA talking with one of the closest friends of the show and the host of our sister podcast "What Did You Learn?", Monika Scott. Monika and Rivers talk about Cajun country, the INSANE Bass Pro Shop in Memphis, as well as Monika's excellent stained glass artwork. This is such a fun chat and, as always, Monika is a true delight. Find Monika on Twitter and Instagram @MightyMonika.  Follow the show @TheGoodsPod and find out where Rivers will be next on Twitter @RiversLangley. Pick up a Goods from the Woods t-shirt at:  http://prowrestlingtees.com/TheGoodsPod

The Intelligence from The Economist - Worrying new threat: tragedy in Sri Lanka

After co-ordinated bomb attacks that killed hundreds, Sri Lanka is reeling. But if the government was so consumed by internal struggles as to miss warnings, how can it respond to the devastation? We take a look at global efforts to contain corruption, drawing lessons from Brazil’s sprawling Lava Jato investigation. And, a visit to what will be the precise geographic centre of the European Union—if and when Britain leaves.

The Best One Yet - Tesla’s “Robotaxi 2020” plan, Zillow falls 4% on home flipping, and Luckin, the “Starbucks of China,” is IPO’ing in US

Tesla’s “Autonomy Investor Day” featured Elon saying he’s “very confident” it’ll have 1 million robo-taxi Teslas by 2020. Online real estate platform Zillow fell 4% on word its “iBuying” feature may not be working as planned. And Luckin’s the freakishly fast-growing tech-focused coffee chain in China now filing for an IPO. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

What Next | Daily News and Analysis - He Got a Pardon. Now He’s Administering Them.

For a long time, Brandon Flood kept his criminal history quiet: He worked in the Pennsylvania state government and didn’t want his former convictions to detract from his career success. But now, that history makes him uniquely suited for his new job as secretary of the state’s Board of Pardons. How did he go from submitting his own pardon application to, one year later, leading the body that helps make those clemency decisions?

Guest: Brandon Flood, secretary of the Pennsylvania Board of Pardons.

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The NewsWorthy - Big Supreme Court Cases, Robotaxis & Prince Memoir – Tuesday, April 23rd, 2019

The news to know for Tuesday, April 23rd, 2019!

Today, we're talking about some big deal Supreme Court cases that could impact you, and who President Trump is now suing.

Plus: a version of Uber but with no human drivers (as soon as next year?), and how Prince is speaking out years after he died.

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:

Sri Lanka Warnings: CNN, NYT, WSJ, CBS News

Trump Sues: CNN, CBS News, Vox

LGBTQ at Work: NYT, Vox, ABC News

Census Question:  The Washington Post, The Hill

Tesla Robotaxis: Reuters, CNBC

Tesla Autonomy “Chip”: Business Insider, TechCrunch

Teens & Driving: WSJ

Galaxy Fold Delayed: WSJ, The Verge

Prince Memoir: Variety