Month: August 2019

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The Daily Signal - #534: The US-Greenland Relationship

Greenland has enjoyed some unusual time in the spotlight. Earlier this month, President Donald Trump said he wanted to buy the mostly frozen island. Today we have an exclusive interview with Greenland’s foreign minister to Washington, Inuuteq Holm Olsen. Daniel had the chance to speak with Olsen earlier this summer about the historic ties between the U.S. and Greenland and what a closer relationship could mean. Plus: We talk about what a new poll says about the shift in American values.


We also cover these stories:

• President Trump discusses having talks with Iran.

• Trump says he is an "environmentalist" when asked about climate change.

• Rep. Sean Duffy, R-Wis., is resigning, announcing that he wants to spend more time with family after discovering his unborn ninth child has a heart condition.


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Release date:

27 August 2019


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Opening Arguments - OA309: Can Stormy Daniels Bring Down Hope Hicks?

Today's episode is one you've requested for a while now: revisiting perhaps America's greatest legal mind, Stormy Daniels. This time, we'll learn how the Stormy saga has gotten Hope Hicks to (almost certainly) have her lawyers lie to Congress... and we'll figure out what that means for the future.

First, though, we take a look at some impressive research on the Roberts Court that was put together by Rhode Island Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse -- hi, Sen. Whitehouse! We know you're listening! -- and the amicus brief it inspired. You know just how bad this Supreme Court is... but only Sen. Whitehouse has quantified it for you. And yes, that makes it much, much worse.

After that, it's time for the main segment, in which we head back to Yodel Mountain to examine Hope Hicks's transparently false statements to Congress. How can we prove they're false? It's all thanks to Stormy Daniels, of course! Andrew wades through hundreds of pages of affidavit testimony in connection with the Michael Cohen search warrants to prove that Hicks's claim that she didn't know anything about the hush money paid to Stormy Daniels definitely does not hold water.

Then, it's time for the conclusion to the fabulous Banana Law #T3BE! Did Thomas get it right? Listen and find out!

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. You should definitely read the comprehensive Supreme Court report prepared by Sen. Whitehouse for the ACS, and also read the amicus brief he (and others) filed in the New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass'n v. New York case.
  2. As everyone knows, we first broke the Stormy Daniels story in Episode 154, "Stormy Daniels is a Legal Genius." And she still is!
  3. Then, we told you that Hope Hicks is the key to all of this in Episode 259 when we examined the Congressional investigations. We predicted that she will be compelled to testify in Episode 290.
  4. We covered the release of the Cohen documents in Episode 298.
  5. Finally, click here to read Rep. Nadler's letter to Hope Hicks, and here to read her (non-truthful) reply.

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The Gist - What’s in a Face, Anyway?

On The Gist, Trump is a bad negotiator.

In the interview, you’ve probably heard of face blindness. And you possibly wondered whether it was a real thing. Do some people really walk the world, full of other people as it is, without the ability to recognize them from their features? They do. Sadie Dingfelder shared her experience over at the Washington Post, and does so now on The Gist.

In the Spiel, the Everything Is Alive tariff-a-thon.

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The Nod - Back to School

Two years ago Eric was faced with a dilemma. He hosts a podcast about Black culture. He went to an HBCU. But when it came to choosing a school for his daughter, he wasn’t sure if an Afrocentric education was the right choice. So he decided to go on a journey to learn more about Afrocentric education. Find out what happened, and stay tuned for an update on how Eve is doing two years in.

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Bammers - Alabama Fans Living in Auburn

Can you think a worse place to live on Earth for an Alabama fan than Auburn? We find those who do so by choice and those whose professional lives leave them with none and how they cope with seeing orange and blue every day wake up. Guests: Danny Speigner, Chad Golden, War Blogle, Auburn Mayor Bill Ham Jr., Marq Burnett, Ryan Fowler.

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The NewsWorthy - Trade War, Amazon Investigation & Disney Reveals – Monday, August 26th, 2019

The news to know for Monday, August 26th, 2019!

What to know today about the U.S.-China trade war, Justice Ginsburg's health, and a "shocking" announcement within the NFL.

Plus: what an investigation into Amazon found about thousands of products on the site, how a new type of smart sensor bandage could listen to your wounds, and Disney reveals its new series and plans.

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 www.Noom.com/newsworthy.

 

 

Sources:

US-China Trade War: CNBC, Fox News, WSJ, NPR

Stocks Drop: Reuters

G7 Summit: BBC, NPR, The Washington Post, CNN, NBC News

RBG Cancer: NPR, Washington Post, USA Today

Andrew Luck Retires: CBS Sports, ESPN, NFL

PGA Tour Championship: CNN, PGA Tour

Smart Bandages: BBC, New Atlas

Amazon Mislabeled Products: WSJ (investigation), WSJ (safety tips), The Verge, Amazon

Disney Reveals: The Verge, Cnet

Box Office: Variety, LA Times

Taylor Swift Album: Billboard, Forbes