The Gist - The Divergent Charts of 1994

On The Gist, two popes is one pope too many.

In the interview, songs like “The Sign” and “I’ll Make Love to You” dominated the charts in 1994, but they weren’t all that emblematic of what was happening in music that year. Chris Molanphy has ideas as to why, and also opines on why there were so few number one singles that year—and why was Lisa Loeb considered alternative rock? Molanphy has answers, and is the host of the Hit Parade podcast. He also writes Slate’s “Why Is This Song No. 1?” column.

In the Spiel, Rep. Katie Porter’s viral moment—taking Jamie Dimon to task for his huge salary—is a little dishonest.

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The NewsWorthy - Assange Arrested, NASA Twins Study & Game of Thrones – Friday, April 12th, 2019

The news to know for Friday, April 12th, 2019!

Today, what to know about the arrest of the WikiLeaks founder, and why a top medical association is pushing back against a new military policy.

Plus: the results from the NASA twins study, who else is listening when you talk to Alexa, and get ready for Game of Thrones...

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:

Assange Arrested: CBS NewsAP, BBC, NYT

Transgender Troops: AP/Time, PBS

National Enquirer for Sale: NYT, CNN, Fox Business

NASA Twins Study: Gizmodo, NYT, USA Today

Alexa Listening: CNN, Bloomberg

Uber IPO: CNBC, TechCrunch

Samsung Galaxy Fold: USA Today, CNET

Disney+ Update: Variety

Game of Thrones: Deadline, Variety

Coachella: Billboard, E News, LA Times