Month: September 2020

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New Books in Native American Studies - Mark Santiago, “A Bad Peace and A Good War: Spain and the Mescalero Apache Uprising of 1795-1799” (U Oklahoma Press, 2018)

In August 1795, Apaches wiped out two Spanish patrols In the desert borderlands of the what is today the American Southwest and Mexican north. This attack ended what had bene an uneasy peace between various Apache groups and the Spanish Empire. In A Bad Peace and A Good War: Spain and the Mescalero Apache Uprising of 1795-1799 (University of Oklahoma Press, 2018), Mark Santiago (the recently retired Director of the New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum) examines why this peace broke down, as well as what the ensuing conflict looked like on the ground. Many historians argue that the 1790s were a period of peace in the Spanish/Apache borderlands, and Santiago presents an alternate view: that sustained conflict was the norm in this region during the twilight of the Spanish Empire. A Bad Peace and a Good War is remarkably detailed and well-researched and won the 2019 Robert Utley prize in military history from the Western History Association.

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What A Day - Surveilling The Police

Viral videos of police brutality against Black people have generated outrage, protest, and sustained national attention this year. We talk to Bijan Stephen, a reporter at The Verge, about his latest project called “Capturing The Police,” which examines the impact these videos have on the people who film them.

Another 884,000 people filed for unemployment last week, which is more than economists were expecting. The Republicans failed to pass their “skinny” relief bill in the Senate, and it’s not clear whether another deal will be reached before the election.

And in headlines: the NFL kicks off their season, Microsoft announces election hacks, and Mike Pence gets friendly with QAnon.

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Short Wave - Micro Wave: Why Mosquitoes Bite You More Than Your Friends

Asked and answered: why some of you might be more prone to being bitten by mosquitoes* than others. Turns out, some interesting factors could make you more appetizing. Plus, in true micro wave fashion, we go over some of your delightful listener mail.

*In general, much more research needs to be done to understand all the nuances of what makes us so appealing to some mosquitoes.

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The NewsWorthy - 19 Years After 9/11, Latest Election Warning & Facebook Campus- Friday, September 11th, 2020

The news to know for Friday, September 11th, 2020!

We’re covering:

  • how the U.S. is marking 19 years since the 9/11 terror attacks
  • new developments in the wildfires out west: 10% of one state's population has now been forced to flee
  • Microsoft's warning about the election
  • a first for major Wall Street banks
  • Facebook returning to its roots with a new launch

Those stories and more in less than 10 minutes!

Head to www.theNewsWorthy.com or see sources below to read more about any of the stories mentioned today.

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9/11 19 Years Later: NBC New York, AP, WaPo, World Atlas, 9/11 Memorial & Museum

Largest CA Wildfire in History: SF Chronicle, CNN, WaPo, AP, USA Today, InciWeb

6 Months into the Pandemic: AJC, Johns Hopkins

GOP Relief Bill Fails in Senate: WaPo, AP, Reuters

Microsoft Warns of Election Cyberattacks: NY Times, CNN, Axios, Reuters, The Hill, Microsoft, DHS

First Major Bank to Appoint Woman CEO: USA Today, NBC News, ABC News, NYT, Citigroup

Private Companies Wanted to Mine the Moon: Engadget, WaPo, Axios, NASA

Facebook Launches College Platform: TechCrunch, Mashable, Facebook

MLB Playoffs: USA Today, Yahoo! Sports, NY Times

Fortnite Epic Concert Series: The Verge, Variety, Fortnite

Feel Good Friday- Largest Rooftop Greenhouse Opens: CBC, TimeOut, Phys.org, Lufa Farms

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The Goods from the Woods - “The Corona Diaries #81”

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 81. Sitting in with us again today is our hilarious next door neighbor, Daniel Magden! Follow him on Twitter @MagdenDaniel and check out his podcast "Reefer Sadness".  Music at the end is "Scarlet Begonias" by Grateful Dead.

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The Daily Signal - For 7 Days, We Remember Our Past to Secure Our Future

Patriot Week, launched in 2009, is a week dedicated to honoring America’s past and studying its founding principles. Every year, Sept. 11 marks the first day of Patriot Week and Constitution Day, Sept. 17, brings it to a close. 


Judge Michael Warren of Oakland County, Michigan, and his daughter, Leah, founded Patriot Week to celebrate national pride and educate Americans about the history of our country.


Warren joins the podcast on this first day of Patriot Week 2020 to explain how you and your family can take part in remembering our past over the next seven days. Click here to register for Patriot Week.


We also cover these stories:

  • About 857,000 workers file for unemployment insurance for the first time. 
  • Presidential daughter Ivanka Trump says she will take the coronavirus vaccine, when it comes, on “The View.”
  • A new poll by Gallup and Knight Foundation finds that 69% of Americans say there is bias in the news others consume, while only 29% worry that the news they consume contains bias.


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Opening Arguments - OA420: DoJ Defending Trump in Carroll Case?

You've likely seen the headlines saying the DoJ wants to take over defending Trump against E. Jean Carroll, but you haven't heard it properly explained by our esteemed P. Andrew Torrez! So what's happening and is it normal? The answer might actually surprise you...

We also talk a little about Bob Woodward's recordings of Trump and how totally awesome it is that he kept them secret for 7 months to sell his book.

Links: Another Trump Judge Rate Not Qualified; Carroll v Trump; SDNY Docket; DoJ Statement for Intervention; 28 USC 2679; 28 U.S. Code § 1446 - Procedure for removal of civil actions.

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The Gist - The QAnon Questions

On the Gist, Trump’s Nobel nomination.

In the interview, author and former FBI counter-terrorism staffer Clint Watts is here to talk about QAnon. He and Mike discuss the rise of the conspiracy theory and movement, why its belief structure is so murky, and the oddities of its marketing and merchandising arm. Watts will be back tomorrow for the second half of this conversation. His is the author of Messing With the Enemy: Surviving in a Social Media World of Hackers, Terrorists, Russians, and Fake News.

In the spiel, Woodward’s words wouldn’t have mattered.

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Consider This from NPR - Why Are So Many Americans Hesitant To Get A COVID-19 Vaccine?

As trials continue for a coronavirus vaccine, some of the world's biggest drug companies have come together in an unusual way. This week, nine drugmakers released a joint statement pledging to not submit a coronavirus vaccine to the Food and Drug Administration unless it's shown to be safe and effective in large clinical trials.

NPR's Sydney Lupkin reports that the statement comes as a commitment to science, at a time when some Americans have expressed concern that the trials are being rushed.

Part of this concern comes from those who feel politics are influencing the processes vaccines must go through. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have told states a potential vaccine may be ready for distribution as soon as late October — right before Election Day. But when speaking with NPR's Mary Louise Kelly, Dr. Moncef Slaoui, chief scientific adviser to Operation Warp Speed, said there is a "very low chance" a vaccine will be ready by then.

While some Americans are skeptical about a coronavirus vaccine, it doesn't seem like many of those people work on Wall Street. Each time a new vaccine trial phase is announced or a new scientific hurdle is cleared, drug company stock goes up. NPR's Tom Dreisbach reported that executives at one company took advantage of those rising stock prices.

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