Interview with Cameron Reilly. He is the writer and director of a new fun movie "Marketing The Messiah". We learn how he escaped religion and where the idea for this movie originated. Plus, some tips on how to market a religion.
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The Intelligence from The Economist - Spend, sometime: Germany’s economic shift
After decades as the continent’s penny-pincher, the country seems to be splashing out. That isn’t just a covid-19 response; a big thrift shift was already under way. Burundi’s brutal outgoing president of 15 years has died. Will his chosen successor be any better? And after some serious number-crunching, The Economist launches its US presidential forecast.
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Bay Curious - What History Teaches Us About How Protests Spark Change
We look back at protests from the civil rights era — both nonviolent and violent — to understand how these actions lead to changes in public policy. This history gives us ideas about how the media coverage and public opinion polls of today could be early signs that public policy change will follow. Featuring longtime San Francisco resident Darrell Rogers and Omar Wasow, an assistant professor of politics at Princeton University.
Additional Reading:
- What it Takes for Protests to Bring Change — Clues From History
- “Agenda Seeding: How 1960s Black Protests Moved Elites, Public Opinion and Voting.” (PDF)
Reported and produced by Katrina Schwartz, Asal Ehsanipour and Olivia Allen-Price. Engineering by Rob Speight and Katie McMurran. Additional support from Nicole Barton, Erika Aguilar, Jessica Placzek, Kyana Moghadam, Paul Lancour, Suzie Racho, Carly Severn, Bianca Hernandez, Ethan Lindsey and Vinnee Tong.
Tech Won't Save Us - Tech Giants Don’t Care About Black Lives w/ Edward Ongweso Jr.
Paris Marx is joined by Edward Ongweso Jr. to discuss how the labor practices, tech products, and global supply chains of tech companies prove they don't care about Black lives — regardless of what they've said in recent statements. Edward also explains why we should defund the police.
Edward Ongweso Jr. is a staff writer at Vice. He recently wrote about tech companies' response to Black Lives Matter and what it would mean to defund the police. Follow Edward on Twitter as @bigblackjacobin.
Tech Won't Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Follow the podcast (@techwontsaveus) and host Paris Marx (@parismarx) on Twitter.
Omnibus - TV Detection Vans (Entry 1351.MT1828)
In which the BBC employs a high-tech surveillance fleet to find out if Britons are seeing Doctor Who illegally, and Ken watches Monday Night Football on Tuesday nights. Certificate #48968.
The Best One Yet - “Selling cannabis shovels” — Scotts Miracle-Gro’s green rush. Grubhub gets acquired. Wave virtual concerts.
Scotts Miracle-Gro is enjoying the pimp yo’ lawn life, but we’re more focused on its other green side hustle. Grubhub was supposed to be acquired by Uber, but now it’s ditching for a European lover. And not-quite-Unicorn-of-the-Day Wave snags $30M to make virtual concerts a thing you take seriously.
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What Next | Daily News and Analysis - The Antifa Myth
To hear the president tell it, you would think that antifa activists are blanketing the country -- bringing their campaign of vandalism and looting and lawlessness to your town. These fears are sown and circulated through digital whisper networks that can be hard for outsiders to penetrate. But the online rumors are having real-life consequences.
Guest: Brandy Zadrozny, NBC News correspondent. Read her latest.
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The NewsWorthy - Statues Toppled, Facial Recognition Pause & PGA Tour Returns (+ New Era of Space Travel)- Thursday, June 11th, 2020
The news to know for Thursday, June 11th, 2020!
What to know today about the protests that brought down statues in three different cities, and how it’s now just one part of a nationwide debate.
Also, the U.S. hit a new coronavirus milestone: 2 million cases. We’ll tell you where the new hot spots are and how those states are responding.
Plus, golf’s new normal, Amazon’s ban on its own technology, and Twitter’s newest feature.
Those stories and more in less than 10 minutes!
Then, hang out after the news for the Thing to Know Thursday bonus interview about a new era in space travel with "The Space Gal."
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Sources:
Confederate Statues Toppled: AP, FOX News, NY Times, The Virginian-Pilot
Trump Won’t Rename Confederate Bases: AP, Politico, Tweet
Nascar Bans Display of Confederate Flag: NBC News, ABC News, NASCAR
George Floyd’s Brother Testifies: NBC News, AP, Reuters, Politico, NY Times
U.S. Virus Cases Surpass 2 Million: Johns Hopkins
Coronavirus Comeback: NBC News, WaPo, USA Today, CNN
Trump to Resume Rallies: NY Times, FOX News, Tulsa World
Fed Economic Outlook: WSJ, Axios, Reuters, WaPo
Stock Market Impact: AP, Bloomberg
Apple Stock Growth: 9to5 Mac, Barron’s
PGA Tour Starts: AP, CBS Sports, Golf Channel, AP
Soccer to Allow Kneeling: CBS Sports, NPR, U.S. Soccer
IOC Talks about Easing Protest Ban: ESPN, The Guardian
Amazon Suspends Facial Recognition Tech: WSJ, NPR, CNBC, Amazon, MIT Media Lab
IBM Quits Facial Recognition: Business Insider, TechCrunch, NBC News, AP
‘Gone with the Wind’ Pulled from HBO Max: CNN, USA Today, NY Times
What A Day - More Police Money, More Police Problems
More than a third of states are seeing increases in Covid-19 cases in the last week. It’s hard to draw conclusions about what’s behind that trend—among states that reopened early, some are seeing cases plateau, while others are seeing cases ramp up.
Plus, journalist and lawyer Josie Duffy Rice fills in for Akilah Hughes. We discuss the culture of policing in this country and how shifting money from law enforcement to social services could cut down on the need for law enforcement.
And in headlines: Amazon won’t let police use its facial recognition for one year, racist statues and monuments keep coming down nationwide, and the pandemic’s effects on king coffee chain Starbucks.
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Short Wave - Spinosaurus Makes Waves
We chat with National Geographic Explorer and paleontologist Nizar Ibrahim about his team's discovery of the Spinosaurus, the first known swimming dinosaur. The years-long journey to uncover the fossilized remains is like something out of a movie, beginning with a mustached Moroccan man wearing white. Read more on National Geographic's website. Tweet Maddie your dinosaur facts @maddie_sofia. Plus, email the show your dinosaur-themed episode ideas at shortwave@npr.org.
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