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Are the fires in the Amazon rainforest, dubbed the "lungs of the earth" by environmentalists, a crisis? The Heritage Foundation’s Nick Loris joins us to discuss what’s really happening—and add some much needed context.
We also cover these stories:
• Former FBI director James Comey mishandled sensitive, non-public information, according to a new government report.
• Senate Republicans are asserting that the Supreme Court will remain composed of nine justices.
• Kansas University professors are protesting Chick-fil-a.
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Are forest fires in Brazil the worst in recent times? What is the state pension worth?
The news to know for Friday, August 30th, 2019!
What to know today about Hurricane Dorian's path as it could become a Category 4 storm.
Plus: plans for a U.S. Space Command, new warnings about e-cigs, and when Apple will likely announce the new iPhones.
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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Hurricane Dorian: Weather Channel, AccuWeather, NBC News, CBS News, NYT
Methane Restrictions: NYT, USA Today, Reuters
US Space Command: Politico, NPR, Washington Post
Juul Investigations: The Verge, WSJ
Juul’s New System: Business Insider, Engadget, Gizmodo
Vaping Health Concerns: The Washington Post, CNN, Bloomberg
E-Scooter Danger: Bloomberg, The Verge
Apple Event: Engadget, USA Today
Alex Trebek Back: Deadline, Today, Variety
Labor Day Weekend: History, NBC News
Amanda Holmes reads Leonardo Sinisgalli’s poem, “Elderly Tears,” both in the original Italian and in her own translation.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.
Pianto antico
by Leonardo Sinisgalli
I vecchi hanno il pianto facile.
In pieno meriggio
in un nascondiglio della casa vuota
scoppiano in lacrime seduti.
Li coglie di sorpresa
una disperazione infinita.
Portano alle labbra uno spicchio
secco di pera, la polpa
di un fico cotto sulle tegole.
Anche un sorso d'acqua
può spegnere una crisi
e la visita di una lumachina.
Elderly Tears
translated by Amanda Holmes
The old find crying easy.
In broad daylight
in a hidden corner of the empty house
they break into tears
caught by the surprise
of infinite despair.
They bring to their lips
a sliver of dried pear
the pulp of a fig cooked on tiles.
Even a sip of water
can quench a crisis as can
the visit of a little snail.
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On The Gist, this week in the news, truth is stranger than science fiction.
In the interview, guest host Seth Stevenson talks to the executive director of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington. And it turns out that when you’re a citizen for responsibility and ethics, as Noah Bookbinder is, you see plenty going wrong in Washington.
In the Spiel, Greta Thunberg’s cross-Atlantic trip was an exercise in inconvenience.
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Alyssa Mastromonaco and Jon L. discuss reports that Trump has promised pardons if aides break the law to build his border wall, the winnowing of the Democratic presidential field, and a new Senate seat opening in Georgia. Then, Massachusetts Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley joins to discuss the House, the Squad, and the fight for gun control and policies rooted in empathy.
After Joseph Morales, an electrician from Chicago, moved to Emeryville this past winter, he found himself wondering: What’s with all the palm trees in the Bay Area? Like Joseph, they didn’t originate here. But they’re all over the place.
Not that Joseph minds.
“They remind me of vacation,” he says, “having a good time with a cold drink and sitting under a palm tree.” Then again: “Northern California doesn’t really seem to be the ideal location for palm trees. I’m expecting hot weather and sun and beaches. And there’s just palm trees and mountains and cold water. So it just seemed weird.”
Read the full web version: Why Are There So Many Palm Trees in the Bay Area?
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