Month: December 2019

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The NewsWorthy - Impeachment Reports, Elon Musk Trial & Global Artist of the Year – Wednesday, December 4th, 2019

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

What to know about today's impeachment hearing, who just left the race for president, and what happens now as Google's co-founders step down.

Plus: a potato shortage, a smart TV warning, and some of the best entertainers of the year (and decade)...

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. 

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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Sources:

Impeachment Latest: The Hill, WSJ, AP, Washington Post , CNN

NATO Update: New York Times, AP

Kamala Harris Drops Out: Politico, ABC News, USA Today, The Hill

Google Co-Founders Step Down: NBC News

Elon Musk on Trial: Reuters, CBS News, Business Insider

Potential French Fry Shortage: Bloomberg, Fox News, People

Cyber Monday Record: Cnet, NBC News, Business Insider, Engadget

SmartTV Spying: CNN, TechCrunch

Best of Awards:

Irishman: Variety, Deadline

Spotify’s Most-Streamed Artist: Entertainment Weekly

Apple Music Awards: Apple, SF Chronicle  

Work Wednesday - The Economist, CNBC

 

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The Daily Signal - Is the US a Post-Christian Nation? Here’s What Ross Douthat Thinks

Amid declining church attendance, and cultural storms, do Americans still take faith seriously? "We're a no longer deeply Christian country that is not yet post-Christian and is still heavily influenced by Christianity," says Ross Douthat, a New York Times columnist and author.


We also cover the following stories:

  • House Democrats release a new impeachment report.
  • President Trump has a strained exchange with French President Macron.
  • Facing charges over his use of campaign dollars, Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., pleads guilty.


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Philosophers In Space - 0G83: The Society and The State of Nature and Game Theory

::blows the conch shell of fan service:: In the spirt of social cohesion, we provide you with a triple dose of fan service. We present The Society, a much requested A- tweets in a bottle series, and we explain how it perfectly encapsulates the war of bro against bro that would arise in the absence of the social contract. To sweeten the deal, we even throw in some prisoners dilemmas and stag hunts to help understand why the state of nature is just the worst.

Game Theory: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/game-theory/  

Hobbesian Trap: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobbesian_trap

Hobbes and Game Theory: https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0953820809990069

Hobbes and Game Theory Revisted: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.2041-6962.2011.00071.x

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Serious Inquiries Only: https://seriouspod.com/

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Recent appearances: Aaron just gave his Moral Luck talk to the NYC Skeptics. If you have a local skeptics group and want to hear a talk get us invited! 

CONTENT PREVIEW: Blindsight and Philosophical Zombies

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The Gist - Kamala Is Out

On The Gist, Kamala Harris. 

In the Interview, Mike talks to Slate writer Julia Craven about Kamala Harris’ decision to end her White House bid, the internal crises that broke out within her campaign, and why, after a promising start, she struggled to stand out in the crowded Democratic race.

In the Spiel, a sperm whale and straws. 

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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - HIV Infection Rates Down In Cities, But On The Rise In Rural Areas

Rates of HIV diagnoses are falling in cities across the country like New York, Philadelphia and right here in Chicago. 

That’s the good news. The bad news: cases of the virus are cropping up more and more in rural areas like West Virginia and other parts of Appalachia. 

Reset sits down with Steven Thrasher, assistant professor at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, for more on this issue.  


We also check in with Jill Hopkins, the host of the Morning Amp on WBEZ’s sister station Vocalo. She introduces us to some of the talented folks around the city that are being highlighted in Vocalo’s series “This Is What Chicago Sounds Like.”

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The Intelligence from The Economist - With allies like these: NATO’s bickering leaders hold a summit

It will be all smiles at the NATO summit today in London--but many of them will be forced. Behind the scenes, the alliance’s leaders are arguing about what its purpose should be. We also look at the disputed data behind the idea that inequality has been rising inexorably in recent years. And how a novel way to reduce cow and sheep burps could help in the fight against climate change. For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here www.economist.com/radiooffer
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The Best One Yet - Shopify is “The Force” — Jack Dorsey is MIA in Africa — McDonald’s enters the Crispy Chicken Sandwich Wars

Cyber Monday set a record as the biggest online shopping day in US history — but the real winner this year is Shopify. Jack Dorsey is busy being the CEO of both Twitter and Square, but now he wants to live in Africa for 6 months. And McDonald’s is looking to enter the Chicken Sandwich Wars, but its biggest challenge comes from the inside: Franchisees. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.