Brandon Taylor's story has a happy ending. Today he's a successful writer whose debut novel 'Real Life' received glowing reviews earlier this year. But his success only underscores what science lost when Brandon walked away from a graduate biochemistry program in 2016. He tells host Maddie Sofia why he left, and what he misses.
Read his essay in BuzzFeed, 'Working In Science Was A Brutal Education. That's Why I Left.'
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The Daily Signal - What You Need to Know About China and Its Hand In Covid-19
Dean Cheng is senior research fellow in the Asian Studies Center and Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy at The Heritage Foundation. He joins me today on The Daily Signal podcast to talk about what caused the coronavirus, China and its handling of COVID-19, China’s coronavirus statistics, and much more!
We also cover these stories:
- Dr. Anthony Fauci, one of the top advisers to President Trump on COVID-19 said Wednesday there were signs of hope in America’s fight against the coronavirus.
- The President has raised concerns about mail-in-voting amidst the coronavirus pandemic.
- Tom Brady - the former New England Patriots Quarterback and new Tampa Bay Buccaneers QB - says he is tired of all the criticism President Trump is receiving right now.
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Serious Inquiries Only - SIO235: Cardinal Pell Wins on Appeal
It has been about a year since we talked about the charges against Cardinal Pell for sex crimes against minors, and now he has won on appeal to the highest court in Australia. This sounds like terrible news, but Andrew Torrez and Australian lawyer James Rogers are here to break it down for us! It's an Opening Arguments crossover spectacular!
The Gist - Sanders Was Too Consistent
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On the Gist, oversight is a funny word.
In the interview, Mike talks with journalist and creator of the Killing Eve novellas, Luke Jennings about adapting his British cat-and-mouse thriller series Killing Eve for television. They discuss the character’s feminine gaze, why he self-published some of the novellas, and how Villanelle would be dealing with the Coronavirus outbreak and quarantine. His most recent book in the series is called Killing Eve: Die For Me and is available wherever e-books are sold.
In the spiel, Bernie almost won because he never changed.
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Consider This from NPR - Social Distancing Is Working; Why The Virus Hits Hard In The Second Week
New York state saw its highest daily death count today, but Dr. Anthony Fauci says because of mitigation strategies like social distancing, a turnaround may be in sight.
Some people who get COVID-19 will experience relief from symptoms, only to crash in the second week. NPR's Geoff Brumfiel reports doctors think they may have found a treatment for these patients.
Plus, U.S. states are competing against each other for the same scare medical resources.
Scott Horsley's reporting on women losing more jobs than men.
Nell Greenfieldboyce's reporting on why men appear to be more likely to die from COVID-19 than women.
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Some people who get COVID-19 will experience relief from symptoms, only to crash in the second week. NPR's Geoff Brumfiel reports doctors think they may have found a treatment for these patients.
Plus, U.S. states are competing against each other for the same scare medical resources.
Scott Horsley's reporting on women losing more jobs than men.
Nell Greenfieldboyce's reporting on why men appear to be more likely to die from COVID-19 than women.
Video of Fenway Park's organist Josh Kantor.
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Cato Daily Podcast - Defense Spending Priorities and COVID-19
What's the military's role in a global pandemic? How should spending priorities change in response? Chris Preble comments.
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CoinDesk Podcast Network - BREAKDOWN: The Questions We’re Not Allowed to Ask, Feat. Hidden Forces’ Demetri Kofinas
Demetri Kofinas is the host of Hidden Forces, a popular podcast that examines markets through the lens of large patterns of change.
On this episode, Demetri and @NLW discuss:
- How the politicization of the Coronavirus crisis has undermined smart action
- How media incentivizes extreme opinions regardless of underlying expertise
- What conversations are we not having around Coronavirus - in particular in terms of second order effects
- Why we’ve barely begun to discuss the plan for turning the economy back on
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Song Exploder - FKA twigs – Mirrored Heart
FKA twigs is a singer, songwriter, and producer from London. She’s released three EPs and two albums. Her most album, Magdalene, came out in November, 2019, and was named one of the best albums of the year by Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, Time, NME, and more.
For this episode, twigs chose the song "Mirrored Heart" from Magdalene. She wrote and produced it in Los Angeles with a few collaborators, but it’s an intensely personal song.
The Goods from the Woods - “The Corona Diaries #15”
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 #15. R.I.P. Vic Henley.
Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - Chemtrails Were Real — At Least in the UK
Whether you consider yourself a true conspiracy theorist or a diehard skeptic, you've definitely heard of chemtrails. True believers are certain that, unlike the contrails made by aircraft, chemtrails are insidious chemicals dispersions meant to poison unsuspecting, innocent civilians across the planet. The concept of chemtrails has been more or less dismissed by scientists and the mainstream media, but it turns out that, in at least one country, something like chemtrails was very much a reality. Tune in to learn more.
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