Victoria’s Secret still has its 83 year old CEO despite (another) rough quarter — So we whipped up a gameplan for them to get less out of touch with millennials. Greek yogurt legend Chobani just introduced its first non-dairy option: Oat milk. We’re wondering if plant-based milk is a trend or a fad. And TJ Maxx and Urban Outfitters both reported earnings, but discount prices is helping one and hurting the other.
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In which one canny Detroit billionaire manages to gain sole control of the linchpin of American foreign trade, and John repeatedly insists he is not giving advice to terrorists. Certificate #36634.
The Federal Election Commission was designed to prevent the parties from going rogue with overly punitive campaign finance regulations. But what’s paralyzed FEC is something less partisan, and more principled: Democrats think the government should enforce campaign spending laws. Republicans don’t.
During his impeachment hearing, Gordon Sondland confirms the quid-pro-quo and says his orders came from the top dog: El Presidente. We discuss that and the testimony of Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Laura Cooper.
Ten democratic candidates faced off in a rapid-fire two-hour debate at Tyler Perry Studios in Georgia. We discuss highlights including some choice Booker-on-Biden weed slams.
And in headlines: Zuck’s Trump dinner, Google’s union-busting, and BTS gets no noms (!!).
We know that people with Alzheimer's often have sleep problems. But does it work the other way? Do problems with sleep set the stage for this degenerative brain disease? Jon Hamilton introduces us to some scientists looking into that connection. In a recent study, researchers observed a key role deep sleep potentially plays in maintaining brain health and protecting the brain against Alzheimer's. Follow host Maddie Sofia on Twitter @maddie_sofia. Email the show at shortwave@npr.org.
The news to know for Thursday, November 21st, 2019!
We're down to the last couple of witnesses in the impeachment investigation: what to know about it today. Also, we're talking about another rare moment for the royal family and a rare outburst of shooting stars expected tonight.
Plus: Uber's plan to record during your ride, Paypal's biggest purchase ever, and who got the most Grammy nominations...
Those stories and many more in less than 10 minutes!
Then, hang out after the news for Thing to Know Thursday's bonus interview about how to have less stressful political conversations during the holidays. You'll hear from two guests about why we're so partisan in America today, why it's important to keep talking to each other, and their research-backed advice about how to have more productive, less stressful conversations.
"They are searching for every haystack they can possibly find in hopes that there's a needle somewhere that they can bring forward and say, 'A-ha, we have something to impeach him,'" says Rep. Jody Hice, R-Ga. "And the American people are seeing it for what it is." Tune in for a special bonus podcast interview.
This week on the Patreon it's a more shocking return than CM Punk: DR. PAT IS BACK ON THE SHOW! Pat's back at Disgraceland talkin' new dad life and about all the weird TV he's been seeing staying up late with his new son. We also talk about the completely insane music video by the band Wally World Encinitas for their song "Raise Some Kaine". Oh, and someone took a dump in the washing machine at Disgraceland. Sam and Rivers try to get to the bottom of it. Sign up now! http://www.Patreon.com/TheGoodsPod
Since the beginning of November, Cody Howdeshell has been in Hong Kong, delivering first aid to the protesters. He's seen some of the violence first hand: the Hong Kong police, he says of one time, "went in and they beat these kids that were already half dead with their nightsticks and began to absolutely tear them out with no mercy, probably dislocating limbs, and shoved them against the wall and arrested them." He joins the podcast to share why the protesters want freedom and more, what he thinks will happen in the long term, and what he believes Americans should learn from Hong Kong's experience.
"Nothing in communism is voluntary, and it has to be enforced with violence at the end of the day against those that would preserve their own freedom and liberty," Howdeshell says.
We also cover the following stories:
What happened during Ambassador Gordon Sondland's hearing.
Jussie Smollet is fighting Chicago in the courts.
Once again, Californians are facing power outages.
Australian listener Lizzy is trying to reduce her footprint on this planet and is particularly interested in palm oil. It is everywhere - in shampoo, lipstick and face cream and even food stuffs like biscuits and spreads. In fact, WWF say it is used in 50% of all supermarket products so it's something most of us will come into contact with every day.
Lizzy wants to know whether she should stop eating it. Because on the one hand, she sees emotive adverts depicting dying orangutans, deforestation and burning peatlands, releasing vast amounts of climate changing gases like carbon dioxide. On the other, she has read that palm oil is the most productive of the vegetable oils, using far less land than others. So would boycotting palm oil displace the problem elsewhere, she wonders? Would buying sustainable palm oil be best?
Partnering up with with another BBC World Service programme, The Food Chain, presenter Graihagh Jackson heads to one of the biggest producers of palm oil: Malaysia. She visits small holder plantations, who collectively provide 40% of the world’s palm oil, to find out how palm oil is grown and to ask them about their perspective on a product that provides them with their livelihood. What would incentivise them to engage in greener practices? And what would that look like? For the latter question, Graihagh speaks to the largest sustainable certifier of palm oil, the RSPO and looks to science to see how we can continue to grow palm oil without having any more adverse effects on wildlife.
This episode is part of the Crossing Divides season which runs from 18 - 24 November. You can find a link to the Food Chain episode below.
Produced and presented by Graihagh Jackson with help from Marijke Peters and editor Rami Tzabar for the BBC World Service.
(Photo: Woman shopping in supermarket Credit: Getty Images)
