In which a very old Native American trading pidgin becomes a regional language and 20th-century slang, and Ken goes to a movie theater that basically confessed to genocide. Certificate #5725.
The Best One Yet - ⌨️ “Apple failed at something” — Walmart’s record. Starbucks treats itself. Apple’s subtle product unveil.
While it looks like nearly every stock has fallen, Walmart shares just hit a record high — we repeat: Record high stock price during this crisis. Apple just issued a subtle press release for new products that basically admits 1 big failure. And Starbucks has a couple billion dollars in extra cash, so it decided to treat itself… to more stock… of itself.
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What Next | Daily News and Analysis - Italy’s Message From the Future
Many Americans still can’t imagine how the coronavirus pandemic will upend their lives. In northern Italy, no imagination is needed. Coffins pile up in churches and cemeteries as funeral gatherings remain banned. Hospitals are overwhelmed. And those who die from COVID-19 die alone.
Guest: Greta Privitera, an Italian journalist on her fourth week of lockdown in Milan.
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Short Wave - Yep. They Injected CRISPR Into An Eyeball
It's no exaggeration to say the gene-editing technique CRISPR could revolutionize medicine. We look at a new milestone — a CRISPR treatment that edits a patient's DNA while it's still inside their body. NPR health correspondent Rob Stein explains how, if this treatment works, it could open up new avenues of treatment for diseases, like a genetic form of blindness, that were previously off limits to CRISPR.
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Python Bytes - #173 Your test deserves a fluent flavor
Topics covered in this episode:
- Advanced usage of Python requests - timeouts, retries, hooks
- Fluent Assertions
- Python in GitHub Actions
- VCR.py
- 8 Coolest Python Programming Language Features
- Bento
- Extras
- Joke
What A Day - Talking Cash With Cory Booker
Senator Cory Booker joins us to discuss a proposal he’s drafted with fellow senators to give payments to Americans to help them through the pandemic, and how the current situation reveals the flaws in America’s safety net systems.
The Senate passed the House Bill on paid sick leave to help some US workers affected by Covid-19.
And in headlines: an earthquake near Salt Lake City, Russian archeologists discover bone house, and the US and China have an old fashioned journalist fight.
The NewsWorthy - “Wartime President,” Utah Earthquake & New Apple Devices (+ Social Distancing FAQs) – Thursday, March 19th, 2020
The news to know for Thursday, March 19th, 2020!
What to know about President Trump invoking his emergency authority: the new action steps he, lawmakers and hospitals are now taking.
And on the first day of spring, we’re talking about an earthquake, blizzards and thunderstorms.
Plus: Apple’s newest reveal, including a Magic Keyboard, and how Nextdoor is making it easier for neighbors to help each other...
Those stories and many more in less than 10 minutes!
Then, hang out after the news for Thing to Know Thursday's bonus interview. We're talking with social epidemiologist Dr. Malia Jones about the dos and don't of social distancing.
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U.S. Colleges Offering Up Dorms: AP
The Daily Signal - Sebastian Gorka Exposes the Great Lie of Socialism
Young American's are being taken captive by a political ideology that has proven to fail over and over again. "America First" host Sebastian Gorka debunks some of the myths of socialism and challenges American's to look honestly at the great lie of socialism.
Also on today's show:
- President Trump invokes Defense Production Act as coronavirus response.
- US, Canada to close border to 'non-essential traffic' amid coronavirus.
- Housing and Urban Development will suspend foreclosures and evictions until end of April amid coronavirus response.
- Tom Brady is leaves the New England Patriots and signs with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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The Gist - We Need a Government Bail-Out
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In the interview, In the interview, Mike talks to CEO of Three Uncanny Four and creator of Planet Money Adam Davidson about the impact of the coronavirus crisis on the US economy. They discuss the tools the Fed has to stimulate the economy, how deep of a recession we’re heading toward, and why the government needs to start spending money. Davidson’s latest book is The Passion Economy: The New Rules for Thriving in the Twenty-First Century.
In the spiel, Jake Tapper and jogging.
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The Goods from the Woods - “The Corona Diaries #3”
Three L.A. comedians are quarantined in a podcast studio during a global pandemic. There is literally nothing to be done EXCEPT make content. These are "The Corona Diaries" and this is Episode #3. Music is "Family Businessman" by Good Cop : Rad Cop.