Month: January 2020

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What Next | Daily News and Analysis - Trump Chooses War

In a little over a week, tensions in the Middle East have gone from high to fever pitch. What started with one American civilian contractor in Iraq being killed escalated to airstrikes on militia-controlled sites in Iraq and Syria, killing 24 people and wounding dozens more. Then, a siege at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad by pro-Iranian militia and a response by the Trump administration that killed Iran’s top military commander.

What went into the decision to assassinate Gen. Qassem Soleimani? And is the United States prepared for what comes next?

Guest: Fred Kaplan, Slate’s War Stories correspondent and author of The Bomb: Presidents, Generals, and the Secret History of Nuclear War, out later this month.

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Short Wave - A Star In Orion Is Dimming. Is It About To Explode?

Okay, it wouldn't technically be an explosion. And if it's "about" to happen, it already happened. About 650 years ago. We'll explain, with astronomer Emily Levesque, who studies massive stars at the University of Washington. Follow Short Wave's Emily Kwong on Twitter @emilykwong1234. Email the show at shortwave@npr.org.

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What A Day - New Year, New War?

  • The US assassinated Iranian Major General Qassim Suleimani via drone strike last Friday. We discuss the repercussions and talk with California congressman Ro Khanna about the legislation he’s introducing to block funds being used for military actions without congressional authorization. 
  • Wildfires have ravaged Australia for the past few weeks, killing 24 people and destroying thousands of homes. We discuss what’s being done and what you can do to help those in need. 
  • And in headlines: reading Lev Parnas' texts, more bad news for Boeing, and Ricky roasts without remorse at the 2020 Golden Globes. 

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The NewsWorthy - Iran’s Response, CES Begins & Golden Globe Winners – Monday, January 6th, 2020

The news to know for Monday, January 6th, 2020!

What to know today about Iran's response to the U.S. airstrike, and how celebrities are helping efforts to fight wildfires in Australia.

Plus: we're talking about the world's largest tech show, the big winners at the Golden Globes, and the future of fundraising.

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. 

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Iran, Iraq’s responses to airstrike: NYT, WSJ, AP, CBS News, NPR

Americans killed in attack in Kenya: Al Jazeera, Fox News, NPR, AP 

Donations to fight Australia wildfires: USA Today, BBC, CBS News (how to help)

First NBA player to play in four decades: ESPN, CBS Sports, CNN

What to expect at CES: Digital Trends, TechCrunch, The Verge

Samsung to unveil new phones: Cnet, Engadget, TechRadar

Biggest online dating day: Cnet, CNN

Frozen 2 highest-grossing animated film: Variety, Deadline, Hollywood Reporter

Golden Globes winners: LA Times, THR (full list of winners), Official Website

Money Monday – Future of Fundraising: Washington Post, The Verge

 

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The Daily Signal - 2 Big Challenges Confronting America’s Veterans

Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie brings a personal and family history of military service to his high-profile job—characteristics that have helped him lead an government agency responsible for providing care for approximately 9.5 million of America's veterans. The Daily Signal speaks to him about the issues confronting America's veterans and his leadership of the Department of Veterans Affairs.


We also share your letters to the editor and an interview with U.S. Special Forces veteran and author Brad Taylor about his new book, "Hunter Killer," which is available Tuesday.


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50 Things That Made the Modern Economy - Fast food franchise

There are more than 36,000 McDonald's restaurants around the world - but if the McDonald brothers had had their way, that might never have happened. Tim Harford tells the story of how milkshake-mixer salesman Ray Kroc turned their burger business into a global giant, and explains the principles that made his franchising model such a success.
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Unexpected Elements - Adapting California

Roland Pease is joined by California based science Journalist Molly Bentley as we examine the impact of earthquakes and fires. California has experienced both in the last year - What’s it like to live with a constant threat from these extreme events? We also take a look at NASA’s plans for a new mission to Mars – to look for signs on life.

What is empathy? This week’s question comes from Maria in Amsterdam who has noticed that when one of her friends is in pain, she feels their pain too, literally. Maria wants to know - is she experiencing a type of ‘super’ empathy?

To help find the answer, Marnie Chesterton visits the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience and gets into an MRI scanner to discover what is happening in her brain when she empathises.

She talks with a pro-social psychopath to find out how psychopaths experience empathy differently and how they navigate social situations.

And Marnie meets with a mediator specialising in The Israeli–Palestinian conflict, to learn the value of empathy when the stakes are at their highest.

Picture: Roland Pease with science journalist Molly Bentley, Credit: BBC

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the memory palace - Episode 155: Lost Bulls

The Memory Palace is a proud member of Radiotopia, a collective of independently owned and operated podcasts.

A note on shownotes. In a perfect world, you go into each episode of the Memory Palace knowing nothing about what's coming. It's pretentious, sure, but that's the intention. So, if you don't want any spoilers or anything, you can click play without reading ahead.

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This episode was originally produced for an episode of Radiolab from WNYC, released in August of 2019.

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