Month: June 2019

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CrowdScience - Can singing improve our health?

Singing can lift our spirits, but research suggests it could also benefit our health, improving breathing for people with lung conditions and helping us cope with dementia. Could it even have a preventative effect?

CrowdScience heads to Cheltenham Science Festival in the UK county of Gloucestershire - one of the first places to pioneer this kind of “social prescribing” - to find out. Presenter Anand Jagatia teams up with panellists Dr Daisy Fancourt, Senior Research Associate in Behavioural Science, Dr Simon Opher, family doctor and Clinical Lead for Social Prescribing, and Maggie Grady, Director of Music Therapy at charity Mindsong to learn more. They’re joined on-stage by their Breathe In Sing Out and Meaningful Music volunteer singing groups to find out what this much-loved musical pastime can do for us.

Producer: Jen Whyntie

(Photo: Students singing in a choir with their teacher. Credit: Getty Images)

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The NewsWorthy - U.S.-Mexico Talks, New Robocalls Rule & Uber Copter – Friday, June 7th, 2019

The news to know for Friday, June 7th, 2019!

Today, what to know about negotiations between the U.S. and Mexico, and how a new rule will help fight those annoying robocalls.

Plus: why Spotify and the Obamas are teaming up, where you can take an 'Uber Copter,' and which awards show to watch this weekend.

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:

Tariff Talks: AP, WSJ, NYT, Bloomberg

West Point Crash: NPR, NBC News

NYPD Apology: Vox, AP, NPR

FCC Blocks Robocalls: CNN, Washington Post, USA Today

Women’s World Cup: CBS Sports, Sports Illustrated

Stanley Cup: ESPN

Commercial Robots: Reuters

Uber Copter: Engadget, The Verge

Spotify + Obamas: The Verge, NBC News

Tony Awards: Rolling Stone, Billboard

Dog Stress: National Geographic, AP

 

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Opening Arguments - OA285: Tulsi Gabbard & Michael Flynn

Today's instant-breaking episode takes a look at the significance of Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn's decision to fire his lawyers, Andrew's buddies over at Covington & Burling. Oh, and we also take a semi-deep-dive into President Trump's decision to impose tariffs on "all goods" imported from Mexico. What does it all mean? Listen and find out!

We begin, however, with a slight preview of next week's show, which will break down the impending tariffs on goods imported from Mexico. How is this like (or unlike) Trump's decision to impose steel tariffs on China? You'll have to listen and find out!

Then, it's time for the main segment in which we learn that Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn has fired his lawyers at Covington & Burling? What does that mean? Only time will tell.

For the "C" segment, we break down the upcoming DNC debate, who's qualified, and what legal remedies some of the "loser" candidates might have.

After all that, it's time for #TTTBE involving torts, contributory negligence, and joint and several liability.

Appearances

None! If you'd like to have either of us as a guest on your show, drop us an email at openarguments@gmail.com.

Show Notes & Links

  1. We first discussed Trump's tariffs on China in episode 162
  2. Trump's statement on Mexican tariffs is here
  3. The prior authority relied upon by Trump is the IEEPA, 50 U.S.C. § 1702
  4. Click here to read a CNBC piece on the likelihood of a trade war.
  5. You can read Vol I. and Vol. II of the Mueller in searchable PDF.
  6. Here's the evidence C&B was fired.
  7. Here are the DNC rules and you can check out "Bernie Sanders's" failed lawsuit here.

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The Gist - The Melodies of Evil

On The Gist, Joe Biden's careful moderation leads him astray on abortion rights.

In the interview, Slate’s Dahlia Lithwick is back to talk all about the Supreme Court. How the recent abortion laws passed in the South impact the continued dismantling of Roe v Wade? And why aren’t the Democrats more animated by the outrageous things happening to our courts? Dahlia is the host of Slate’s Amicus podcast. 

In the Spiel, where there’s a jingle, there’s a questionable set of business practices… 

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Science In Action - US foetal tissue research ban

The US has withdrawn funding for scientific research involving foetal tissue. Scientists point to the lack of feasible alternatives to using foetal tissue – which comes from embryos donated to scientific research via abortion clinics. They say the move to halt this kind of research will have a negative impact on the ability of US medical institutions to develop new treatments for a range of diseases from diabetes to cancer.

More controversy from the ‘Crispr babies ‘ scandal – with a new analysis showing the modified gene may have a wide impact on the health of the children it was claimed to have been implanted into.

A reassessment on North Korea’s Nuclear tests using cold war methodology suggest the last explosion was more powerful than previously thought.

And we investigate a small British Earthquake south of London.

(Picture: Donald Trump, Credit:SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)

Presenter: Roland Pease Producer: Julian Siddle