Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - Messages From The Deep: The Mystery of Fast Radio Bursts

For years, fast radio bursts have mystified astronomers across the planet. These millisecond-long blips of intense, unexplained radio signals pop up all over the sky, temporarily outshining radio pulsars despite being perhaps a million times farther away. Before 2013, many astrophysicists doubted that they even existed. Now their existence is undeniable — but what exactly are they?

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Song Exploder - Sheryl Crow – Redemption Day (feat. Johnny Cash)

Sheryl Crow is a singer-songwriter from Missouri. She’s released ten studio albums, sold over 50 million records, and has won nine Grammys.

In April 2019, Sheryl Crow released a new version of her song “Redemption Day,” which was first released on her self-titled album in 1996. This new version features vocals from Johnny Cash, who recorded a cover of the song that was released posthumously in 2010. And in this episode, Sheryl Crow breaks down how it all came together.

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African Tech Roundup - South Africa’s New Banking Wave + Huawei Or The Highway? + Kenyan Repat Diaries feat. Mark Karake

Joining Andile Masuku and guest co-host, Vije Vijendranath, for this episode of the African Tech Roundup podcast is Kenyan repat, founder of Impact Africa Network and host of the Chini ya Maji podcast, Mark Karake. Following professional stints in Silicon Valley, working for the likes of Google, TrustArc and Oracle, Mark decided to return to his native Kenya in March 2018 to get involved in early-stage startup acceleration and investment activities in Nairobi. In this show, Andile, Vije and Mark will unpack three weighty questions: 1) What is behind the new wave of banking currently sweeping South Africa? [18:28] 2) Is the African Union's decision to maintain Huawei's preferred partnership status well-advised? [47:07] 3) What are the critical, yet not-so-obvious grassroots issues in Nairobi's early-stage startup ecosystem that must be seen to if a sturdy pipeline of local investible prospects is to be built? [59:10] Image credit: Shalom Mwenesi

The Best One Yet - Mary Meeker’s epic “Internet Trends Report”, Grubhub jumps after Amazon Restaurants ends, and Brex hits $2.6B as our “Unicorn of the Day”

Mary Meeker dropped her annual 333-slide Internet Trends Report, so we pulled out 3 keys for you. Grubhub shares jumped 8% on word Amazon is ending its restaurant delivery service. And our “Unicorn of the Day” is Brex as it hits a $2.6B valuation giving credit cards to startups. 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.

The Intelligence from The Economist - Once more, with felines: half the world gets online

Half of humanity is now online. What will the second half do when it logs on? The same as the first: friendly chat, personal expression and a lot of cat videos. Despite appearances, racism in America is actually going down; the problem is that America’s politics is increasingly fractured along racial lines. And, why is it that screams are so prevalent in popular culture?

What Next | Daily News and Analysis - It’s Mitch McConnell’s Swamp. We Just Live in It.

If you walk to the Ohio riverfront from Owensboro’s City Hall, past the Courthouse, and the Museum of Science and History, you’ll get to McConnell Plaza. Mitch McConnell Plaza. For years, this town has been courting the Senate majority leader and, recently, its paid off. What does the relationship between his office and his wife, Elaine Chao’s, office have to do with the grants this small city is receiving? Are ethics being violated?

Guest: Tanya Snyder, transportation reporter at POLITICO. Read her latest story on Mitch McConnell and Elaine Chao.

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The NewsWorthy - Merger Lawsuit, World Cup Record & Air Taxis – Wednesday, June 12th, 2019

The news to know for Wednesday, June 12th, 2019!

Today, we're talking about why the president's son is on Capitol Hill, why several states are trying to block two companies from merging, and why big tech is in the hot seat.

Plus: how the U.S. just made World Cup history, and what to expect from air taxis within just a few years.

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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Sources:

Trump Jr. on Capitol Hill: Washington Post

Subpoena Fight: CNN, ABC News, Washington Post

Trump vs Biden: AP, NYT

Democratic Debate: NBC News

States Sue Over Merger: NPR, Bloomberg, WSJ

Big Tech in Trouble?: NPR, AP, CNBC

Record Heat: USA Today, ABC News, Accuweather, National Weather Service

World Cup Record: CBS News, ESPN

Facebook Data App: TechCrunch, CNET, The Verge

Facebook Solar Project: AP, CBS Dallas

Uber Air Taxis: The Verge, Business Insider, Mashable

Amazon Restaurants: GeekWire, WSJ, CBS News

 

Python Bytes - #134 Python proves Mercury is the closest planet to Earth

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