Social worker and economist Edith Abbott and her contribution to crime statistics.
Start the Week - The artist – warts and all
“The painter must give a completely free rein to any feeling or sensations he may have.” So said the celebrated artist Lucian Freud. His biographer William Feaver tells Andrew Marr how Freud’s work revealed not only something about the subject of the painting, but also what the artist was feeling. The two are combined in a new exhibition of Freud’s self-portraits in which the painter turns his unflinching eye on himself.
In 2006 the artist Humphrey Ocean started making a series of portraits of visitors to his studio. Using simple forms and bold colours the painter illuminated something unique about each person. Ocean is the RA Schools’ Professor of Perspective and his work details his observations of everyday life.
The underbelly of everyday life in the 18th century is very much in evidence in William Hogarth’s work. As an exhibition at Sir John Soane’s Museum brings together all Hogarth’s painted series for the first time, the art critic Kate Grandjouan explains what he reveals about people from all strata of society, in a London devoid of morality.
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Start the Week - The artist – warts and all
“The painter must give a completely free rein to any feeling or sensations he may have.” So said the celebrated artist Lucian Freud. His biographer William Feaver tells Andrew Marr how Freud’s work revealed not only something about the subject of the painting, but also what the artist was feeling. The two are combined in a new exhibition of Freud’s self-portraits in which the painter turns his unflinching eye on himself.
In 2006 the artist Humphrey Ocean started making a series of portraits of visitors to his studio. Using simple forms and bold colours the painter illuminated something unique about each person. Ocean is the RA Schools’ Professor of Perspective and his work details his observations of everyday life.
The underbelly of everyday life in the 18th century is very much in evidence in William Hogarth’s work. As an exhibition at Sir John Soane’s Museum brings together all Hogarth’s painted series for the first time, the art critic Kate Grandjouan explains what he reveals about people from all strata of society, in a London devoid of morality.
Producer: Katy Hickman
Pod Save America - Announcing: What A Day
“What A Day,” Crooked Media’s new daily news podcast, is here! Hosted by comedian Akilah Hughes and politics reporter Gideon Resnick, “What A Day” cuts through the chaos and crimes to break down the biggest news of the day, help you understand what matters, and how you can fix it—all in 15 minutes or less. New episodes come out every morning, Monday through Friday, at 5 a.m. Eastern. Subscribe and listen wherever you get your podcasts.
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Strict Scrutiny - Repeat Players
Leah and Jaime recap some of the Supreme Court’s October cases, including Ramos v. Louisiana, Mathena v. Malvo, and Aurelius Investment v. Puerto Rico. Then they pretend the Supreme Court had no additional cert grants before leaving listeners with a deep thought … slash question.
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Short Wave - Meet Two MacArthur ‘Genius Grant’ Scientists
We meet two scientists working on opposite sides of the world, both thinking creatively about rising sea levels and our changing oceans. Andrea Dutton, a geologist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Stacy Jupiter, a marine biologist and Melanesia Director with the Wildlife Conservation Society, were awarded MacArthur Fellowships this fall.
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The NewsWorthy - ISIS Leader Killed, Wildfire Emergency in CA & Microsoft’s JEDI deal – Monday, October 28th, 2019
The news to know for Monday, October 28th, 2019!
Today, we're talking about the ISIS leader killed by U.S. forces during a raid in Syria and the wind-driven fires prompting a state of emergency in California.
Plus: hear about the tech company that just won a $10 billion contract with the Pentagon, and the movie "Joker" just smashed another record at the box office.
Those stories and more -- in less than 10 minutes!
Head to www.theNewsWorthy.com to read more about any of the stories mentioned under the section titled 'Episodes' or see sources below...
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U.S. Kills Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi: Washington Post, NBC News, AP
Impeachment Update: NYT & TIME
John Conyers Dies: NPR, Vox, Reuters
Texas College Shooting: USA Today, CNN, Fox News
California Fires: LA Times, Weather Channel, AP, NYT
African American Face Transplant: CNN, TIME
Microsoft JEDI Contract: The Verge. CNBC, CBS News, NPR
Hyundai Robot Taxi: Cnet, The Verge, Engadget
UberEats Classes: Forbes, TechCrunch
Google Search Results: TechCrunch, The Verge
Joker Box Office: Variety, Deadline, CNN
Money Monday: Holiday Spending (USA Today)
The Daily Signal - College Student Stands Up for Vice President Pence Amidst Leftist Protests
“I Like Mike” was the campaign Taylor University freshman David Muselman created when a handful of progressive students tried to keep Vice President Mike Pence from visiting Taylor’s campus.
The Vice President was invited to deliver the 2019 commencement address at the Christian college in Upland, Indiana. When a few leftist students tried to block the Vice President's visit, Muselman rallied the student body in support of Pence through the “I Like Mike" campaign, that spread like wildfire across campus.
Muselman joins the Daily Signal podcast to discuss how the campaign was created and why he chose to take a stand-up for the Vice President.
Also on today's show:
- Vice President Mike Pence joined 1,500 Heritage Foundation members and friends last week at the first ever Heritage honors gala. The vice president addressed a number of the key issues facing our nation right now, including our First Amendment rights.
- We also read your letters to the editor. You can leave us a message at 202-608-6205 or write us at letters@dailysignal.com.
- And we share a good news story about how a simple act of kindness from a garbage man led to a new friendship and a viral video. Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkC7yvd0qHU.
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50 Things That Made the Modern Economy - Glasses
Spectacles have been around for centuries, and have a huge impact on many people's quality of life. So why is it estimated that more than two billion people aren't aware that they need them? Tim Harford considers the difference that seeing clearly makes to the world.
Unexpected Elements - Is quantum supremacy ‘garbage’?
A quantum computer has performed a calculation considered impossible for conventional computers, but how meaningful is the result? As our guest reveals, this quantum state can be hugely significant and garbage – at the same time.
Also we look at a new method of gene editing, which avoids cutting up DNA, get to grips with where the worlds worms live and watch elements being created in distant solar collisions.
Listeners Michael and Ricky have been walking a tributary of the River Thames in London, UK. They’ve noticed that there are loads of fish, which have only returned in recent years thanks to clean water initiatives. But what about salmon, they wonder? Could they one day return too? If they popped some salmon eggs in the river, would they return to spawn later on in their lives?
We head to Norway to find out whether it’s possible. There, we follow the life cycle of salmon, from birth to death and travels to the salmon’s spawning grounds, before following their path out to sea and beyond. We explore the science behind ‘natal homing’ - returning to the place of your birth in order to reproduce. It isn’t just confined to salmon. But how does it work?
(Photo: A quantum circuit from Google's Sycamore computer. Credit: Google)