Month: May 2019

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The Daily Signal - #467: The Surrogacy Risks the Media Won’t Cover

Surrogacy is touted by some celebrities, including Kim Kardashian West and Kanye West, who have had two children via surrogates. But is it as safe as the media coverage suggests? Jennifer Lahl of the Center for Bioethics and Culture breaks down the medical risks the procedure has, as well as some of the legal and personal consequences surrogacy and egg donation have had for some. We also cover these stories:•President Trump is done with dealing with Democrats, after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi suggests a "cover-up."•Attorney General William Barr is fed-up with courts issuing nationwide injunctions on Trump administration policies.•A investigation failed to determine whether Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam wore blackface or donned KKK garb in his yearbook photo. The Daily Signal podcast is available on Ricochet, iTunes, SoundCloud, Google Play, or Stitcher. All of our podcasts can be found at DailySignal.com/podcasts. If you like what you hear, please leave a review. You can also leave us a message at 202-608-6205 or write us at letters@dailysignal.com. Enjoy the show!

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The Goods from the Woods - Episode #247 – “RIVERS ON THE ROAD #6: Nashville, TN” with Ben Sawyer

This is the sixth and final 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, Rivers is in Nashville, TN! Specifically, he's the back of a cigar store called "Smoker's Abbey" in East Nashville sitting down with comedian and friend of the show Dr. Ben Sawyer! Ben catches us up on his recent academic goings-on speaking at a conference in Atlanta, GA. Rivers and Ben talk about the current state of American politics and and how it relates back to their shared interest of history. This is a fascinating talk and we think y'all will dig it a bunch! Listen to the podcast he does with Bob Crawford of the Avett Brothers each week called "Road to Now" and follow Dr. Ben on Twitter @SawyerComedy. Song of the week is "Convenience" by Jonny Moze. Follow the show on Twitter @TheGoodsPod. Rivers is @RiversLangley Dr. Pat is @PM_Reilly Sam is @SlamHarter Mr. Goodnight is @SepulvedaCowboy Pick up a Goods from the Woods t-shirt at: http://prowrestlingtees.com/TheGoodsPod

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The Goods from the Woods - Episode #247 – “RIVERS ON THE ROAD #6: Nashville, TN” with Ben Sawyer

This is the sixth and final 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, Rivers is in Nashville, TN! Specifically, he's the back of a cigar store called "Smoker's Abbey" in East Nashville sitting down with comedian and friend of the show Dr. Ben Sawyer! Ben catches us up on his recent academic goings-on speaking at a conference in Atlanta, GA. Rivers and Ben talk about the current state of American politics and and how it relates back to their shared interest of history. This is a fascinating talk and we think y'all will dig it a bunch! Listen to the podcast he does with Bob Crawford of the Avett Brothers each week called "Road to Now" and follow Dr. Ben on Twitter @SawyerComedy.  Song of the week is "Convenience" by Jonny Moze.  Follow the show on Twitter @TheGoodsPod.  Rivers is @RiversLangley  Dr. Pat is @PM_Reilly  Sam is @SlamHarter  Mr. Goodnight is @SepulvedaCowboy  Pick up a Goods from the Woods t-shirt at:  http://prowrestlingtees.com/TheGoodsPod

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The Best One Yet - Sprint/T-Mobile dating drama, chip shares plummet, and Mary Meeker invests in our “Unicorn of the Day”

Telecom icons T-Mobile and Sprint were supposed to enjoy a $26B merger relationship, but now it may be off — And that halted trading in Sprint stock. Chip-makers like Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices have fallen 20% the last few months because of one big indirect threat. And Canva is our “Unicorn of the Day” because it was touched by VC legend Mary Meeker. 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.
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What Next - What Next | Daily News and Analysis – Billionaire Gifts Can’t Fix College Debt

Over the weekend, billionaire Robert F. Smith ended his commencement address to the Morehouse Class of 2019 with an extraordinary pledge: He would pay off the entire class’s student debt. Smith’s pledge will undoubtedly transform the lives of those students, but what about everyone else? What does student debt relief look like on a national scale? And what can we learn from studying the Morehouse Class of 2019? 

Guest: Jordan Weissmann, Slate’s senior business and economics correspondent.

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