The President's blanket defiance of Congressional oversight plunges the country into a constitutional crisis, the New York Times discovers that Trump avoided income tax by declaring a billion dollars of business loses, and Kamala Harris tries to reset her campaign by going after Trump. Then Stacey Abrams talks to Dan about fighting voter suppression and whether she’ll run for president. Also – Pod Save America is going on tour! Get your tickets now: crooked.com/events.
Admit it: You have no idea what privacy means anymore. These days, virtually all online activity—searching, shopping, browsing—requires giving away our personal information to tech companies. In this episode, we review the 200 year history of privacy in America and explain what the new age of “surveillance capitalism” means for all of us who have to live in it.
Eddie Jackson and Courtney Brown are childhood friends from a poor neighborhood. Eddie is the troublemaker, drawn to Detroit’s seamier side; Courtney is his quiet, serious sidekick. As they grow older in a city with dwindling job options, they go their separate ways. But when Eddie dives into the heroin trade, Courtney faces a choice: play it safe and stay broke, or join his friend’s burgeoning empire and get rich.
We're talking about why the president's son was just subpoenaed, the new thing drug companies will have to tell you on TV, and the first U.S. city to give the OK to so-called magic mushrooms.
Plus: a big Bitcoin hack, the royal baby name, and Tyra Banks makes a comeback.
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 new CDC report on pregnancy-related medical issues, the new drug for postpartum depression and the advice to new moms everywhere. You'll hear from Dr. Alison Stuebe as well as postpartum care practitioner Natalie Telyatnikov.
Award-winning broadcast journalist and former TV news reporter Erica Mandy helps breaks it all down for you.
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Then it’s a change of format as all the former and current producers of The Gist gather together for a roundtable. Founding producer Andrea Silenzi discusses the origins of The Gist, past producers Chris Berube and Mary Wilson talk about the thrills of covering the presidential debates, and current producers Pierre Bienaimé and Daniel Schroeder join in to dish on what it's like working with Mike.
In the Spiel, Mike reevaluates his mistakes from the past five years.
Today, we're talking about a new threat from Iran, another school shooting, and why Uber and Lyft drivers are going on strike today.
Plus: Google's tech announcements and Disney's plan for new movies.
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.
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On The Gist, president Trump’s mixes and matches idioms all the time, but his rhetoric doesn’t really suffer from it.
In the interview, 2014 was full of retro vibes and repeats, with hits like “Happy,” “All About That Bass,” and “Blank Space” echoing older styles and Eminem’s “Monster” recreating his past chart-topping collaboration with Rihanna. Chris Molanphy is on the show yet again to walk us through the big tracks from the year The Gist was born. Molanphy is the host of Hit Parade and the writer of Slate’s “Why Is This Song No. 1?” column.
In the Spiel, it’s a second interview with evolutionary biologist Patricia Brennan. The topic? Turkey genitals, of course.
Today, what to know about the latest legal battle in Washington, two Pulitzer Prize winning journalists freed from prison, and why an eighth of all species on Earth could be at risk of extinction.
Plus: what to know about new voting software, the royal baby born, and a Game of Thrones gaffe.
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...