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From the same team that brought you Crimetown comes Crimetown Presents: The Ballad of Billy Balls. It’s 1982 in New York City, and a man bursts into an East Village storefront apartment and shoots punk musician Billy Balls. What follows is a mystery of love and loss that examines the tender binds of family, and the stories we tell ourselves just to survive. Learn more at www.theballadofbillyballs.com.
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The news to know for Wednesday, July 31st, 2019!
Today, we're talking about the Democratic debates, a new election law that could impact President Trump during the primaries, and two hurricanes nearing Hawaii.
Plus: a lawsuit over a controversial sports call, a way to type just by thinking, and the connection between positivity and productivity at work.
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...
Today's episode is brought to you by Skillshare and M.M.LaFleur.
Sources:
Dem Debate: CNN, Washington Post, WSJ, NYT, Vox
CA Election Law: CBS News, The Hill, Politico
Korea Missile Tests: NBC News, Vox, Washington Post
Hurricanes Near Hawaii: AccuWeather, USA Today, Weather Channel
NFL “No Call” Lawsuit: CBS Sports, Sports Illustrated
Soccer Coach Resigns: US Soccer, ESPN
Facebook’s Brain Implants: TechCrunch, CNN
Artificially Conceived Rhino: AP
No More Mini Toiletries: CNN, BBC, Market Watch
Netflix Movies: WSJ, Business Insider
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On The Gist, billionaire Tom Steyer didn’t qualify for this round of Democratic debates, but he’s bought a lot of CNN ad space to make up for it.
In the interview, political consultants David Axelrod and Mike Murphy have spent years advising politicians on the best ways to run campaigns—Axelrod with Barack Obama and Murphy with candidates like John McCain and Mitt Romney. Now they’ve come together on a new podcast, Hacks on Tap, to talk through how the political machine actually runs, the Democratic debates, and what Trump’s prospects look like in 2020.
In the Spiel, among the septuagenarian presidential candidates, Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders are the only ones with all their marbles.
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Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant can tell you the weather, operate home appliances, and video chat family members. Alexa aims to be the centerpiece of the “smart home” connected to the Internet. It can lull us with the convenience, but what’s the downside to letting Alexa run your entire home? And why is Amazon making a microwave oven powered by Alexa?
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