the memory palace - Episode 147: Shipwreck Kelly

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Bay Curious - How the Bay Area Came to be a Hub for Casual Style

On a recent visit to San Francisco’s War Memorial Opera House, KQED listener Michelle Morby didn’t like what she saw. In the middle of the champagne-sipping, pre-performance throng, she spotted someone wearing jeans and white sneakers.

“That to me is completely offensive,” Morby said.

Morby is someone who likes to dress up when she goes out.

“If I got a ticket to the opera tonight, I would pull out a silk jumpsuit. I would wear it with the tallest platform sandals that I have. And I would do my makeup, and I would wear all my jewelry,” she said.

Like beauty, fashion is very much in the eye of the beholder.

So the fashion faux-pas prompted Morby to ask Bay Curious the question, “Why has the Bay Area become the Casual Capital of the World?”

Read the full web version: How the Bay Area Came to be a Hub for Casual Style

Reported by Chloe Veltman

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.

Theme music by Pat Mesiti-Miller.

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Crimetown - Bonus Episode: The Streets Don’t Love You Back

Growing up, Rob Boyd is ignored by his absent, womanizing father, a well-known local preacher. His mother marries a kindhearted factory worker, who helps raise Rob and his siblings. But after his stepfather is murdered, Rob goes astray, entering a brutal world of drugs and violence.

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The NewsWorthy - Dorian Strengthens, YouTube Fine & NFL’s 100th Season (+ Talking Potential Recession) – Thursday, September 5th, 2019

The news to know for Thursday, September 5th, 2019!

Today, we're talking about Hurricane Dorian impacting the Carolinas, Trump's plan to divert money from the military for the border wall, and changes to rules about lightbulbs.

Plus: YouTube pays a record fine, a new luxury electric car, and what's a 'dumb' phone? 

Those stories and many more in less than 10 minutes!

Then, hang out after the news for Thing to Know Thursday's bonus interview. Economist Megan Greene helps break down why many experts believe a recession could be coming soon.

Today's episode is brought to you by M.M.LaFleur.

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Sources:

Dorian Update: Weather Channel, AccuWeather, CBS News, NYT, CNN, How to Help 

Military Cuts & Border Wall: Politico, US News, NPR

Lightbulb Rules: The Washington Post, Axios, CNBC

Climate Change Town Hall: CNN, NYT

Brexit Votes: The Guardian, NBC News, BBC, New York Times, WSJ

YouTube Fine: Cnet, WSJ, Fox News

China’s Cloned Cat: NYT, IBT

NFL 100 Starts: CBS Sports, ESPN

NFL Kick Off Event: Variety, CBS Chicago

Porsche’s First Electric Car: The Verge, Ars Technica, CNN

“Dumb Phone”:  Business Insider, Engadget

The Testaments on Hulu: EW, TIME

The Gist - Lobbying for Good?

On The Gist, it’s Boris Johnson’s show now.

In the interview, Thomas Sheridan isn’t your mother’s lobbyist—or wait, maybe he is? His firm, the Sheridan Group, fights for social change. He tells Mike about why lobbyists aren’t all bad, how he got his start, and the tough battles he’s faced over the years. Sheridan’s new book is Helping the Good Do Better: How a White Hat Lobbyist Advocates for Social Change.

In the Spiel, there’s a solution to higher rates of maternal mortality among black women, and it involves putting the problem in perspective.

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The NewsWorthy - Tracking Dorian, Walmart Gun Sales & Facial Recognition – Wednesday, September 4th, 2019

The news to know for Wednesday, September 4th, 2019!

Today, we've got another update about Hurricane Dorian as it impacts the U.S., and we're talking Walmart's new rules for guns and ammunition.

Plus: Facebook's facial recognition and the NFL's new plans to reach teens.

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 M.M.LaFleur.

And thanks to our NewsWorthy Insiders! You can support the show and get some swag by becoming an Insider here: www.theNewsWorthy.com/insider 

 

Sources:

Hurricane Dorian: ABC News, Weather Channel, AccuWeather, AP, The Hill

US Manufacturing: NBC News, WSJ, Bloomberg

Walmart Gun Sales: WSJ, NYT, CNN, The Hill

Flavored E-Cig Ban: The Washington Post

Facebook Face Recognition: Facebook, Consumer Reports, Quartz, Reuters, The Hill

Zao App: The Verge, CBS News

Android 10 Released: Cnet, The Verge, Business Insider

New Foldable Phone? : Bloomberg

Apple Watch Patent: TechCrunch, 9to5mac

NFL + TikTok: Engadget, CNBC

Summer Youth Unemployment: WSJ

The Gist - The Big Power of Right-Wing Radio

On The Gist, how hurricanes are like racism. 

In the interview, talk radio has shaped so much of our political discourse, often in ways we don’t even realize. Brian Rosenwald sought to figure out just how much influence it’s had and condensed it all into his new book Talk Radio’s America: How an Industry Took Over a Political Party That Took Over the United States. He’s here to talk with Mike about Rush Limbaugh’s early years, the outsized importance of Roger Ailes, and where this leaves us today.

In the Spiel, president Trump’s pre-hurricane golfing is the last thing we should be worrying about.

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