The Nod - The Vindication of Snap Music

Vindication Court is where we decide whether to redeem people or things that are reviled and ridiculed by the culture. On today’s docket: snap music. Eric tries to prove that snap music was falsely accused of being a stain on hip hop. But will Judge Brittany give snap music the redemption it deserves? 

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50 Things That Made the Modern Economy - Pornography

Did pornography help develop the internet? And has the internet made it more difficult for porn producers to make money? From photography, to cable television, to the video cassette recorder, there’s a theory that pornography users are some of the earliest adopters of new technology. Five in six images shared on the Usenet discussion group in the 1990s were pornographic, one study claimed. But, as Tim Hartford describes, the internet has made it easier for people to access pornography, but made it harder for anyone to make money from it.

30 Animals That Made Us Smarter - Cod and antifreeze

Fish living in sub-zero waters are inspiring ways to de-ice planes and store ice cream. Arctic and Atlantic cod and also snow fleas are able to live at temperatures which would normally freeze human blood. We are learning from them - new methods are now being developed that could even prolong the viability of human organs which have to be transported over vast distances. With Patrick Aryee.

The Gist - The Real Crimes of the TV Show Cops

On The Gist, Theresa May’s resignation.

In the interview, Dan Taberski’s latest podcast series Running From Cops digs into the long-running reality series Cops to understand what’s actually going on in those arrests on screen and how accurate the stories that we see are. He’s here to talk about why the show is so watchable, how the cops work with cameramen to exploit those being arrested, and how the nature of reality television has made us slow to notice such exploitation.  

In the Spiel, learning from history when it’s always changing. 

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The NewsWorthy - Farmers Bailout, Weinstein Deal & 3D Body Scans – Friday, May 24th, 2019

The news to know for Friday, May 24th, 2019!

Today, what to know about billions of dollars going to farmers, and the multimillion dollar deal Harvey Weinstein just made.

Plus: Memorial Day, a mile-wide asteroid, 3D body scans and a new feature on Rotten Tomatoes.

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:

Farmers Bailout: NYT, NPR

Disaster Funding Bill: CNN, NBC News, Politico

Harvey Weinstein Deal: Page Six, ABC News, WSJ

Last Slave Ship Found: USA Today, Washington Post, Live Science

Weekend Weather: Accuweather,

Missouri Tornado: The Weather Channel, NYT

Asteroid Flyby: NBC News

Memorial Day: History

Beef Recall: USDA (list of recalled items), FOX News, CBS News

Facebook’s Record Removal: Axios, Bloomberg, Engadget

AT&T & Bitcoin: Engadget, CNET

3D Body Scans: Business Insider, CNET

Mood Device: Bloomberg, CNBC

Rotten Tomatoes Revamp: Variety, Deadline

The Gist - Life After Parkland

On The Gist, a look at the worst arguments in the debate over abortion. 

In the interview, After Parkland follows the lives of those affected by the Parkland shooting. That includes Tori Gonzalez, who lost her boyfriend, Joaquin Oliver, to the tragedy. Gonzalez is on The Gist alongside documentary filmmakers Emily Taguchi and Jake Lefferman to discuss the making of the film, useful ways to talk about the event, and how she continues to cope with her loss. 

In the Spiel, why the idea of impeaching president Trump is just like riding a motorcycle.

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Pod Save America - “Trumper Tantrum.”

The president “storms” out of another meeting with Democrats in the Oval Office. The House inches closer to an impeachment inquiry. And a new analysis of the 2018 midterms sheds light on the challenges up ahead in 2020. Then Rebecca Traister, author and writer at-large for New York Magazine and The Cut, joins Jon F. to talk about the recent wave of state laws threatening reproductive rights and what’s at stake in next year’s elections. Also – Pod Save America is going on tour! Get your tickets now: crooked.com/events.