Last week, Georgia joined the wave of states passing stringent anti-abortion laws in a bid to topple Roe v. Wade. One Democratic state senator says she hasn’t lost her resolve to fight for women’s bodily autonomy.
Guest: Georgia state Sen. Jen Jordan, representing parts of Atlanta and its northwestern suburbs
Podcast production by Mary Wilson, Jayson De Leon, and Ethan Brooks.
Today, we're talking about why President Trump stormed out of a meeting and says he'll refuse to work with Democrats, and what to watch for in the world's largest election.
Plus: what to know about changes to the $20 bill, a new way to bury loved ones, and how NASA plans to take people's names to Mars.
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 a growing number of e-scooter injuries, and what's being done about it. Hear from Dr. Tarak Trivedi about his own research and how e-scooter companies are coming to him to improve safety.
Award-winning broadcast journalist and former TV news reporter Erica Mandy helps break it all down for you.
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Eiynah returns to the show for the first time in probably way too long! She is a Pakistani-Canadian podcaster/illustrator/blogger who also has dealt with a lot of the same Rational(tm) Intellectual Dark Web types that I have talked about on this show a lot. We talk about that, delusional centrism, unexamined white identity and false objectivity, before venturing on in the second half to talk about Islam. As an ex-Muslim, Eiynah has unique insight into the balancing act of criticizing the bad ideas of Islam without feeding into disgusting anti-Muslim bigotry.
As promised, here is a list of some people/events we referenced with links:
In the interview, eight states have passed bills to limit abortion access so far this year. And while these may not end up surviving challenges in court (whether Supreme or lower), getting an abortion is already difficult for women in many parts of the country. Planned Parenthood president Leana Wen reminds us that abortion providers can be vanishingly rare in some states, and that hundreds of laws have been passed in the last few years to restrict access to the procedure: "Forced waiting periods, medically unnecessary ultrasounds…things that we would never consider happening to any other aspect of medicine.”
In the Spiel, Michael Cohen and the pre-pardon pardon.
In this episode April Glaser is joined by co-host Kim-Mai Cutler, a partner at Initialized Capital, an early-stage venture firm. She’s also a former full-time journalist at TechCrunch.
First, April and Kim-Mai discuss the lack of affordable housing in California and the political battles that are hindering progress.
Then they talk about the upcoming wildfire season with Faith Kearns from the University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources and Lizzie Johnson from the San Francisco Chronicle.
When Princess Diana died as a result of a horrendous car crash in Paris, the United Kingdom was shaken to the core. As more details emerged, some people became convinced that Diana's death was not an accident. Why?
The President asserts a broad executive privilege in fighting Congressional subpoenas. It's not a privilege rooted in the Constitution, so where does it come from? Gene Healy comments.
The President asserts a broad executive privilege in fighting Congressional subpoenas. It's not a privilege rooted in the Constitution, so where does it come from? Gene Healy comments.
As a scandal involving Austria’s hard-right Freedom party causes the government to unravel, we examine the fringe parties of Europe and their chances in this week’s European election. As tech billionaires continue to indulge their obsession with space travel, we look at the sketchy economics of moving off-world. And, a stark warning for lovers of avocados: supply concerns make it a volatile brunch choice.