Absurdly expensive coat designer Canada Goose just opened up a store that literally snows inside — “experiential retail” is now “sensational retail.” Nintendo’s Switch console just enjoyed its best week of sales in the US, even though it’s been around for almost 3 years already. And Duolingo became Pittsburgh’s 1st unicorn, hitting a $1.5B valuation as it teaches you French.
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Question asker José Muñoz wants to know more about the storied history of this place, which was a pivotal stop-off in Charlie Chaplin's career. Was Niles Hollywood before Hollywood was Hollywood?
Reported by Rachael Myrow. Bay Curious is made by Olivia Allen-Price, Jessica Placzek, Katie McMurran and Rob Speight. Additional support from Julie Caine, Paul Lancour, Kyana Moghadam, Suzie Racho, Ethan Lindsey and Patricia Yollin.
In which an oddly named model of Toyota pickup becomes the truck of choice for Marty McFly, Top Gear fans, polar explorers, and ISIS. Certificate #16197
Residents of Opportunity, Montana have a problem: their town is infected with a century’s worth of toxins from copper mining. The responsible company, Arco, and the E.P.A. have come up with a plan to fix that, but the community members say it’s woefully inadequate and doesn’t guarantee “a clean and healthful environment.” Now, the case has escalated all the way to the Supreme Court.
The USDA released a new food stamp rule that would kick an estimated 755,000 people off food benefits. We discuss with US Senator from Michigan Debbie Stabenow and senior Urban Institute fellow Elaine Waxman.
A flock of law professors descended on the House Judiciary Committee to offer their expert opinions as to whether President Donald Trump’s dealings in Ukraine justify impeachment. 3 out 4 ain’t bad!
And in headlines: plantation weddings are actually very bad, Elon mounts the “guy” defense, and a justice for Q.
Use of CBD — cannabidiol, the non-psychoactive component in cannabis — has exploded in the last few years. But while it's marketed as a solution for stress, anxiety, insomnia, and pain, the Food and Drug Administration can't say it's safe. NPR health correspondent Allison Aubrey helps parse the science behind a new set of government warnings about CBD. Follow host Maddie Sofia on Twitter @maddie_sofia. Email the show at shortwave@npr.org.
The news to know for Thursday, December 5th, 2019!
What to know today about the constitutional law experts who testified about President Trump and impeachment, and the new rule impacting people on food stamps.
Plus: we're talking about once-a-month birth control, McDonald's coffee in car parts, and Uber's new feature to choose your 'favorite' drivers.
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 holiday shopping trends in 2019 - from what's changing to Amazon's impact. Our guest today is Sam Yagan. He's the CEO of ShopRunner, known as the "Amazon Prime for everyone else."
This week on the Patreon, Rivers sits down with comedian Adam Quesnell to discuss the 1993 train wreck of a movie that is 'Super Mario Bros". If you've never seen it, it is a TRULY spectacular brand of terrible and, good news for you, it's streaming on YouTube in its entirety for FREE! Yeah, it's that bad. In addition to this film, Adam and Rivers discuss video game movies in general as well as the recently-released trailer for the 'Sonic: The Hedgehog' movie. Sign up for the Patreon now and get an extra episode every week and MORE! for only $5 a month! http://www.Patreon.com/TheGoodsPod
Schools are increasingly moving in a radical direction on sex-ed, LGBT activism, and more, "When we're talking ... about the transgender issues and education, you have to realize that you can bring those subjects up in any area. It can be taught in history, it can be taught during reading time," says Lydia Gutierrez, a second grade teacher, and chair of the National Education Association Conservative Educators Caucus.
She wants to help parents understand how to both help their own children and how to work within the system for change.
We also cover the following stories:
We cover the highlights of Wednesday's House Judiciary Committee impeachment hearing.
The Trump administration takes action on food stamps.
The incoming Georgia senator says the "abortion on demand agenda is immoral."
Jamie and I talk about Kamala Harris dropping out, a powerful #metoo account, and then the latest meme about asking people if they're in the headspace to receive harmful information.
