Month: February 2020

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Bay Curious - We Built This City on … Water and Marsh?

When Nicole was growing up, her grandmother always told her: Don't live anywhere built on fill. Her uncle also had strong memories of watching the Marina burn after the 1989 earthquake — when parts of the ground liquefied, causing buildings to collapse and gas lines to break.

Nicole wants to follow her grandmother's advice, but she needs to know a few things: "What neighborhoods and cities in the Bay Area are built on filled land? And what are those cities and neighborhoods doing to mitigate the risk of liquefaction?"


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Reported by Kelly O'Mara. Bay Curious is made by Olivia Allen-Price, Jessica Placzek, Katie McMurran and Rob Speight. Additional support from Julie Caine, Paul Lancour, Don Clyde, Carly Severn, Christopher Cox, Bianca Hernandez, Kyana Moghadam, Suzie Racho, Ethan Lindsey, Vinnee Tong and Holly Kernan.

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The Best One Yet - “By that math, Instagram is worth $150B” — Chipotle’s Taco Bell-ification. Instagram owns Facebook. Spotify’s acquires the Ringer

Turns out Spotify just made (another) acquisition in the podcast space because it’s trying to build a “gated garden.” Instagram’s numbers leaked and we finally learned how it stacks up to YouTube. And Chipotle’s sales surged 13% because its new CEO is cooking up a Taco Bell-ificiation strategy. 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.
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What Next | Daily News and Analysis - Michael Bloomberg’s Shot

Michael Bloomberg has toyed with running for president many times. He has the money and the political clout, but 2020 is the first time he’s thrown all his weight behind a White House bid. It might also be the only year where his abnormal approach to politics could actually pay off. 

Guest: Edward-Isaac Dovere, reporter for The Atlantic.

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What A Day - Requiem For A Mango Vape Pod

Yesterday afternoon the Senate voted to acquit President Trump of two articles of impeachment. Senator Mitt Romney had his “Mitt savior” moment when he voted to convict, drawing the ire of Trump and GOP loyalists. 

A nationwide partial vape ban goes into effect today, as a result of an earlier decision by the Trump administration to go after e-flavored cigarettes. 

And in headlines: end of NYC broker fees, , No More Deaths gets permission to do good at the border, and Iowa results are still coming in.

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Short Wave - Service Animals In The Lab: Who Decides?

Joey Ramp's service dog, Sampson, is with her at all times, even when she has to work in a laboratory. It wasn't always easy to have him at her side. Joey tells us why she's trying to help more service animals and their handlers work in laboratory settings. We first read about Joey in The Scientist. See pictures of Joey and her service dog Sampson here, and learn more about the work she does with service animals and their handlers here. Follow Sampson on Twitter @sampson_dog and host Maddie Sofia @maddie_sofia. Email the show at shortwave@npr.org.

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The NewsWorthy - Historic Trial Over, Winter Storm & The Ringer (+ Pantsuit Politics Talks Iowa) – Thursday, February 6th, 2020

The news to know for Thursday, February 6th, 2020!

What to know today about the final vote ending the historic impeachment trial (including something unexpected), a winter storm impacting much of the U.S., and NASA's latest milestone...

Plus: the vape ban going into effect today, a possible foldable iPhone, and Spotify's big purchase.

Those stories and many more in less than 10 minutes!

Then, hang out after the news for Thing to Know Thursday's bonus interview. The hosts of the Pantsuit Politics podcast join me to help explain the Iowa caucuses and what to watch for as the election heats up...

Head to www.theNewsWorthy.com/shownotes to read more about any of the stories mentioned in this episode or see the sources below.

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Sources:

Historic Trial Over: NBC News, The Hill, NYT, Washington Post, FOX News, USA Today

More Iowa Results Roll In: AP, ABC News

Coronavirus Latest: CNN, AP, CBS News, Washington Post

China Cuts Tariffs: CNBC, WSJ

Stocks Close at Record Highs: WSJ, Business Insider

Powerful Winter Storm: USA Today, Weather Channel, CBS News, 

Christina Koch Returns: The Verge, CNN

Flavored Vape Ban: NBC News, Washington Post

Apple Foldable Phone?: Cnet, Forbes

Spotify Buys The Ringer: Niemen Lab, Cnet, TechCrunch

 

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The Daily Signal - After Her Husband Joined ISIS, She Fought Islamic Extremism

For Tania Joya, who was raised Muslim in London, it was a long journey to life in the United States.


“I wanted to be in America, but my husband … thought that was bad for my religion and he thought that I would teach my children the wrong values,” recalls Joya. “So he took us to Syria.”


After her husband became an ISIS fighter, Joya worked with U.S. officials, sharing information from her husband. Now she's working against violent extremism. Read the interview, pasted below, or listen on the podcast:


We also cover the following stories:

  • The Senate voted to acquit President Donald Trump.
  • Vice President Mike Pence decried House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's ripping of Trump's State of the Union text.
  • FBI Director Christopher Wray testifies and addresses the Inspector General's report about the FBI and the FISA Courts.


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Code Story: Insights from Startup Tech Leaders - Season 2 – Trailer

Next week, we will release Season 2 of the Code Story podcast. We’ve taken all of our learnings, paired with your feedback and our expanded network of tech guests, to expose you to more product journeys of the tech you know, love and use. And we dig deeper into he minds of those who built them, to uncover more about their tech, their products… their stories.


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