How one woman used statistics to help cope with cancer.
Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - Is there really a hidden pyramid in Alaska?
When most people think of pyramids, we imagine the pyramids of Egypt -- but they're by no means the only example of this ancient architecture. In this episode, the guys explore more stories of strange, lesser known pyramids, concentrating on the increasingly bizarre claims of pyramids hidden in the planet's northern climes, from Alaska to Antarctica.
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America has blamed Iran for yesterday’s tanker attacks in the Gulf of Oman. If that’s true, Iran is playing a dangerous game that involves the whole of the region. The violent militias that control much of Rio de Janeiro might be easy to beat if they weren’t so well-connected. And, a breakaway hit reveals the racial fault lines in country music.
The Best One Yet - Quibi’s the #1 disruptor in video, Fiverr surges 90% on IPO day, and HSBC’s Saudi Arabia risk/reward
Startup Quibi is launching as a fully mobile streaming app with $1B in funding, and we just got more details on what it’s working on (hint: the return of “Punk’d”). Gig economy website Fiverr surged 90% on its IPO, and it literally trademarked the term “gig.” And a WSJ article reveals how HSBC has become the international bank of choice for Saudi Arabia with big risk, and big reward.
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What Next - What Next | Daily News and Analysis – What Bernie Gets Wrong About Socialism
The Bernie Sanders campaign billed his speech on Wednesday as a “major address on how democratic socialism is the only way to defeat oligarchy and authoritarianism.” Besides being a mouthful, the speech was an attempt for Bernie to explain why he calls himself a socialist. However, he gets a key element of the pitch wrong. Was it an accident or is Bernie intentionally trying to change what being a socialist in America means?
Guest: Jordan Weissmann, economics and policy writer at Slate.
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What Next | Daily News and Analysis - What Bernie Gets Wrong About Socialism
The Bernie Sanders campaign billed his speech on Wednesday as a “major address on how democratic socialism is the only way to defeat oligarchy and authoritarianism.” Besides being a mouthful, the speech was an attempt for Bernie to explain why he calls himself a socialist. However, he gets a key element of the pitch wrong. Was it an accident or is Bernie intentionally trying to change what being a socialist in America means?
Guest: Jordan Weissmann, economics and policy writer at Slate.
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Talk Python To Me - #216: Digging into Visual Studio Code
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The NewsWorthy - Tankers Attacked, NBA Champions & #InstagramDown – Friday, June 14th, 2019
The news to know for Friday, June 14th, 2019!
Today, what to know about an international attack, who's leaving the White House, and why charges in the Flint water crisis were just dropped.
Plus: your new NBA championship team, a new study about Bitcoin, and both Flag Day and Father's Day!
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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Sara Sanders Leaving: The Hill, NPR
Trump’s Comment: Washington Post
Oil Tanker Attacks: AP, BBC, CNBC, NYT
Sudan Crisis: BBC, NBC News, The Guardian, The Washington Post, Cosmo
Flint Charges Dropped: AP, USA Today
Flag Day: Hollywood Reporter, USFlag.org
NBA Championship Team: CBS Sports
Bitcoin Emissions: AP
Facebook Digital Coin: WSJ
Outdoor Study: NYT, Scientific Reports
Pod Save America - 2020: Andrew Yang on the universal basic income and why he hates the penny
Tommy talks to Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang about why he feels a universal basic income is necessary as more jobs are automated, how he'd get his agenda through Congress, and why he feels America needs to leave the penny behind.
Read Me a Poem - An Excerpt from William Wordsworth’s Prelude
Amanda Holmes reads an excerpt from William Wordsworth’s The Prelude, a poem that her actor father used to recite in his student days. Have a suggestion for a poem? Email us: podcast@theamericanscholar.org. If we select your entry, you’ll win a copy of a poetry collection edited by David Lehman.
This episode was produced by Stephanie Bastek and features the song “Canvasback” by Chad Crouch.
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