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Amanda Holmes reads Gwendolyn Brooks’s poem, “We Real Cool.” 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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Was your A Level grade correct? Plus were 350m trees planted in one day in Ethiopia?
The news to know for Friday, August 23rd, 2019!
What to know today about a meeting between world leaders this weekend and which issue one of them is calling an "international crisis."
Plus: new efforts in every state to fight robocalls, the Titanic is literally disappearing underwater, and a new logo and name for Android.
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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Amazon Fires: The Washington Post, BBC, AP, Twitter, Instagram Post
Robocall Pledge: TechCrunch, WSJ
Sanders + Fox News: Fox News, NYT
Giraffe Trade Regulations: AP, BBC, The Hill
College Football Starts: Sports Illustrated, CBS Sports
US Open: ESPN
DoorDash Tipping Policy: The Verge, NYT
Android OS & Logo: The Verge, Cnet
Titanic Decaying: National Geographic, USA Today, Newsweek
Today's Rapid Response Friday breaks down a just-released decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit that has produced a ton of alarming media. Is that alarm warranted? (No.) What did the court actually decide, and how will it affect the 2020 Presidential Election? And what does any of this have to do with Lawrence Lessig?? Listen and find out!
We begin, however, with a grab-bag of questions arising out of Episode 307 on apportionment and revisit an issue that Andrew predicts will hang over the next Presidency. Are there any "quick fixes" to the problem or are we destined to be hung up in litigation?
Then, it's time for our deep dive into Baca v. Colorado, understanding (a) how this case came about, (b) what it says, and (c) what the implications are for the 2020 Presidential election. Is it some crazy ruling in favor of Trump? What's "the saddest Hamilton?" Listen and find out!
After that, it's time for a quick update on the emoluments clause litigation, this time examining a recent ruling by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. What's the future for individual lawsuits against the President? (Hint: it's not good.)
And then it's time for a brand-new banana law-themed #T3BE! Will this slip-and-fall question be enough to get Thomas back in the win column? Listen, and then play along!
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On The Gist, the Amazon is on fire.
In the interview, Sen. Jeff Merkley was the first member of Congress to visit the migrant detention centers along the border and view the atrocious ways we were treating the people forced to live there. He’s here to talk with Mike about the crisis, the failure of the Trump administration, and what we can do about it. His new book is America Is Better Than This: Trump’s War Against Migrant Families.
In the Spiel, Trump and Israel.
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Donald Trump has a meltdown for the ages that includes snubbing Denmark because they refused to sell him Greenland, accusing American Jews of stupidity and disloyalty, caving to the NRA, and blaming everyone else for an economy that Trump says is the greatest. Then Stacey Abrams talks to Dan about her new effort to fight voter suppression and expand democracy.
Ever had your late night revels ended abruptly by the bartender announcing last call just before 2 a.m. here in the Bay Area?
If this strikes a chord, you’re not alone.
California’s 2 a.m. last call frustrates a lot of people. KQED listener Tara Downey even gets a little embarrassed by it when out-of-town friends visit.
“I have friends that live in New York, and so when they come back here it’s a little bit of a shock to them,” she explained. “They’re kind of like ‘OK, where do we go next?’ And… there’s not really an answer for that. We go home.”
Now she wants to know why last call is so early in San Francisco compared to other big cities.
Read the full web version: Think Bay Area Nightlife Ends Early? That Could Be About to Change
Reported by Carly Severn. Bay Curious is made by Olivia Allen-Price, Jessica Placzek, Maggie Galloway, Robert Speight, Katie McMurran, Paul Lancour and Ryan Levi. Additional support from Julie Caine, Suzie Racho, Ethan Lindsey, Pat Yollin and David Weir.
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As fires across the amazon basin continue to burn, we speak to the researchers watching from space and from the ground.
Also, new pictures back from the surface of asteroid Ryugu thanks to Germany’s MASCOT lander, part of the Japanese Hyabusa2 mission, give insights into the clay from which the solar system was originally formed, and Greenland’s top geologist gives his valuation of his native island for prospective purchasers.
Presenter: Roland Pease Producer: Alex Mansfield
(Photo: Wildfires in Amazon rainforest. Credit:REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino)
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