Month: March 2020

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The Best One Yet - ☎️ “Flick the ol’ Circuit Breaker” — Why the market (literally) stopped for 15 minutes. NBC’s Snapchat breakup. Oil’s worst day since ‘91.

First we learned that Russia and Saudi Arabia are in a fight about oil markets — it’s caused the biggest drop in stock prices since 1991. Investors weren’t thrilled (coronavirus drama + oil market drama = not good), so they sent stock prices down a shocking 7% within minutes of Monday’s trading. But it didn’t stop NBC from breaking up financially with Snapchat 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 - Will the Coronavirus Tank the Economy?

On Monday morning, the Dow saw its biggest one day drop since 2008. This time, the cause was a combination of a volatile oil market and heightened fears of a pandemic. The usual economic tools may not be enough to reassure markets. 


Guest: Jordan Weissmann,Slate’s Senior Business and Economics Correspondent


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Short Wave - Freshwater Mussels Are Dying And No One Knows Why

In 2016, biologists and fishermen across the country started to notice something disturbing. Freshwater mussels were dying in large numbers. NPR National Correspondent Nathan Rott tells us about the unsolved mystery surrounding the die-off, the team racing to figure it out, and why mussels are so important for the health of our streams and rivers.

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What A Day - The Economy Catches Coronavirus

Yesterday, US stock markets had their worst day since the financial crisis in 2008. So many investors were selling off assets that trading was temporality halted in the morning and by the day’s end, the Dow finished down nearly 8 percent. We discuss this and more COVID-19 updates. 

Six more states are voting today just a week after Super Tuesday, where former VP Joe Biden won big and became the leader in delegates. We zero in on Michigan, the state with the most delegates today and one that Democrats narrowly lost to President Trump in 2016. 

And in headlines: New York state has a problematic new hand sanitizer, horse doping, and former Mayor Bloomberg returns to giving his money away.

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Ologies with Alie Ward - Coronasode: Virology (COVID-19) with Dr. Shannon Bennett + various ologists

Folks, it’s a megasode. Not one, but 4 ologists. “Coronavirus” is on everyone’s lips -- and some people’s hands -- but what is it? Where did it come from? How does it spread? How dangerous is it? What should we do? Who’s most at risk? Was it biowarfare? Do bats spread it? Should you wear a mask? Can we still smooch our dogs on the face? Do we need to doomsday prep? What’s it like to live in a leper colony? Alie sits down with Dr. Shannon Bennett: a microbiologist, a molecular epidemiologist, a virologist and the Chair of Science at the California Academy Science. She is deeply informed and warm and charming and patient. All these questions will be answered and your panic will be swapped out for informed, empowered action and compassion. You will also wash your hands a lot. Whether or not you bathe in whiskey is up to you.

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Listen to Disasterology (EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT) with Dr. Samantha Montano

Listen to Disinfectiology (BLEACH) with Dr. Evan Rumberger

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The NewsWorthy - Tax Cuts?, Mini Super Tuesday & Sleep-Streaming – Tuesday, March 10th, 2020

The news to know for Tuesday, March 10th, 2020!

We’re talking about a historically bad day for the stock market and how President Trump hopes to turn things around. Also: it’s “Mini Super Tuesday” -  the first big test since the presidential race came down to two main Democratic candidates.

Plus, prisoners to the rescue, a coffee giant goes green and a bizarre way to make money while you sleep.

Those stories and more in less than 10 minutes!

Head to www.TheNewsWorthy.com under the section titled 'Episodes' to read more about any of the stories mentioned or see sources below...

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Coronavirus Economic impacts: USA Today, Business Insider, CNBC, Fox News

Coronavirus Italy Lockdown: Sky News, Bloomberg, Politico, NYT

Coronavirus Fraudulent Prevention/Treatment: FDA, WaPo

Afghanistan Troop Withdrawal: BBC, Al Jazeera

Super Tuesday II: WaPo, Newsweek

Pete Buttigieg Tries Comedy: Mashable, USA Today

Studying Air Pollution from Space: NASA, The Verge

Coronavirus Prevention: CNN, NYPostJohns Hopkins Tracking Map: Here

Greener Starbucks Cup: The Verge, WSJ

Cross-Posting Stories: TechCrunch, Engadget

Streaming Sleep: NYT, Wired

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The Daily Signal - ‘Open Borders Are Absolutely … The Greatest Threat This Country Faces,’ Lawmaker Says

 Congressman Paul Gosar of Arizona and Congressman Brian Babin of Texas join me on today's podcast. We discuss immigration, sanctuary cities, and some possible fixes to our current immigration crisis.


We also cover these stories:

  • President Donald Trump appeared to be urging Americans to put coronavirus in perspective with a Monday tweet. 
  • Monday was a bad day for the stock market, which has been affected by coronavirus fears in recent weeks
  • To avoid coronavirus, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are asking older Americans and those with compromised immune systems to stock up on essentials, stay away from crowds, and hold off on travel that isn’t necessary. 

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Opening Arguments - OA367: Interview with the “All the Music” Creators!

Today's episode is a continuation of Part 1, in which we discuss Damien Riehl and Noah Rubin's "All the Music" project and the history and future of music copyright. We've got a special treat for you in that Damien and Noah are both on the show to answer our (tough!) questions. You won't want to miss this fun discussion!

We begin, however, with a listener question/comment about attending law school and balancing costs, risks, and budgets that many of our listeners will undoubtedly find timely.

Then it's time to bring on Damien Riehl and Noah Rubin for a fascinating deep dive into the mechanics, the law, and the public policy behind their "All the Music" project. Where should our sympathies lie? What changes to copyright law would better benefit music creators? How do Riehl and Rubin see the fundamental issues in music copyright? You won't want to miss this!

After the interview, it's time for the answer to #T3BE 169 involving a tainted witness identification and the permissibility of eliciting testimony in court. Can Thomas start a new winning streak?? Listen and find out!

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Show Notes & Links

  1. Our basics on music and copyright were covered in Episode 236 and then with a follow-up in Episode 288. Of course, we also covered Riehl and Rubin's project in Episode 365 ("Every Melody Ever, Part 1").
  2. For (some of) the details on Riehl and Rubin’s project, check out Riehl's fascinating TEDx talk.

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The Gist - We’re Fumbling the Coronavirus Crisis

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On the Gist, Trump’s antics will not work with the Coronavirus.

In the interview, Mike talks with staff writer and national correspondent at The Atlantic James Fallows about how the media should respond to the current Corona Virus crisis. They discuss what impact the stock market’s downward turn might have on Trump’s chances of getting re-elected, how the two remaining Democratic presidential candidates would respond if they were president, and what we can learn from China’s respond to the pandemic.

In the spiel, we’re either overreacting or under-reacting to the Coronavirus.

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