Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - When We Become Our Phones

It's bizarre to think that -- not too long ago -- the idea of having something as powerful as a smart phone in your pocket would seem like something out of Star Trek. But now these handy devices go with us throughout most of our lives. A steady stream of feel-good chemicals from social media, dangerously convenient ways of buying things through apps, health and location tracking and more. And every piece of data is, somehow, tracked. While it's no secret that companies use information like this for targeted advertising, the true potential of this data aggregation, and the true danger this aggregation poses for society, has only recently come to light. Join the guys to learn more about what happens in a world where you become your phone.

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The Commentary Magazine Podcast - How Dare You Cover the News!

Today's podcast deals with the astonishing media attitude toward the rioting in Philadelphia and the continuing refusal to cover the story being told about Hunter Biden and the Biden family by Tony Bobulinski—a story we don't even really think is on the money, but that should not be ignored. Give a listen.

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CBS News Roundup - World News Roundup: 10/28

Six days to go as the candidates campaign in unfamiliar territory. New Midwest virus restrictions. The Dodgers are World Series champs. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has today's World News Roundup.

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The Shakeout - How Long Can The Texas Travel Economy Survive Without Travelers?

There's a short list of things health experts have implored everyone to do: Wear a mask, wash your hands, and stay home. On this episode of The Shakeout, we explore the ramifications of that last point. Every industry that caters to travelers is facing a huge, growing shortfall, particularly in Texas, home to two major airlines and a sprawling tourism sector. With outbreaks of the virus still rippling across the United States and the rest of the world, the public remains justifiably wary of getting on a crowded plane or checking into a hotel. That wariness translates to a deep uncertainty among workers whose jobs in those industries are on the line, while those who already lost their jobs are trying to figure out what happens next.

The Goods from the Woods - “The Corona Diaries #100”

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 100. Sitting in with us today is our hilarious next door neighbor, Cooper Lyden! Follow him on Twitter @LydenCooper and check out his podcast "Pork Butt"!  Spooky music at the end is "Bo Meets the Monster" by Bo Diddley.

The Intelligence from The Economist - Stumbling bloc: Europe’s second wave

Across the continent, covid-19 cases are rising steeply and containment measures are still divergent. We look at the challenges of finding policies that are efficacious and sustainable. Tanzania’s election today is all but zipped up; President John Magufuli has been trampling the country’s hard-won democratic traditions. And what the florid language of wine experts says about human perception.

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The Best One Yet - “Harley-Davidson’s done with Millennials” — HOG’s 22% surge. Postmates does everything. 3M’s 55K products.

Harley’s stock popped 22%, but we think its new business strategy is a short term sugar high. Post-It creator 3M has sold 1.4B facemasks this year, but the pandemic stock is down mid-pandemic. And Postmates has a new delivery strategy: Deliver Everything. $HOG $MMM $UBER Got a SnackFact? Tweet it @RobinhoodSnacks @TBOYJack @NickOfNewYork Want a shoutout on the pod? Fill out this form: https://forms.gle/KhUAo31xmkSdeynD9 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.

What Next | Daily News and Analysis - Still Fighting for Breonna Taylor

Attica Scott is the only black woman in Kentucky’s state legislature. It turns out, that doesn’t make advocating for Breonna Taylor much easier. 

Guest: Kentucky state Representative Attica Scott

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NBN Book of the Day - Victor Pickard, “Democracy Without Journalism?: Confronting the Misinformation Society” (Oxford UP, 2020)

"Few freedoms in the United States are as cherished as freedom of the press." So begins Chapter One of Democracy Without Journalism?: Confronting the Misinformation Society (Oxford University Press, 2020).

The book by Victor Pickard, Professor of Media Policy and Political Economy at the Annenberg School for Communication makes it clear, however, that mainstream American news media are not really free at all, but have been pressed into service over more than a century to generate profits for a few rich owners bent on selling eyeballs and ears to advertisers.

Dr. Pickard points out that this system of "toxic commercialism” is in crisis as advertisers flee to cheaper social media outfits like Facebook. In this NBN interview, he says the old TV news adage, "If it bleeds it leads," has been supplemented by a new one, "If it's outrageous, it's contagious" as internet platforms profit from misinformation and even outright lies that engage (and enrage) their readers and keep them coming back for more.

Democracy Without Journalism? argues that the unexpected victory of Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election is symptomatic of three core failures that are baked into the structure of American news media: the excessive commercialism that made giving billions of dollars of free publicity to Trump "damn good for CBS"; the tidal waves of misinformation circulating so profitably on social media and, the sharp decline in the number of working journalists. The book points out, for example, that in the last 20 years, print newsrooms have shed more than half of their workers and that local news “deserts” have spread into more and more American communities.

Victor Pickard argues that journalism is as essential to democracy as other social goods such as education, libraries and national healthcare. He writes therefore, that journalism should receive substantial public funding just as it does in other western democracies.

Dr. Pickard contends that the current crisis in American journalism is an opportunity that "allows us to reimagine what journalism could be."

Bruce Wark is a freelance journalist and retired journalism professor based in the Sackville, New Brunswick. 

Laura Landon is a librarian at Mount Allison University.

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The NewsWorthy - USPS Delays, Bracing for Zeta & World Series Champs- Wednesday, October 28th, 2020

The news to know for Wednesday, October 28th, 2020!

We'll tell you about:

  • mailing in your ballots (if you haven't already): why some experts say it might be time to find another way to turn them in
  • a recent officer-involved shooting that sparked protests and riots in Philadelphia
  • a hurricane on track to hit New Orleans today
  • this year's World Series champion
  • how Internet from SpaceX is now an option
  • a massive discovery found in Australia's Great Barrier Reef

Those stories and more in about 10 minutes!

Award-winning broadcast journalist and former TV news reporter Erica Mandy breaks it all down for you. 

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Sources:

U.S. Mail Slows: CNBC, WSJ, WaPo, Axios, Vote.org, Elect Project

Protests Over Philadelphia Police Shooting: Philadelphia Inquirer, WSJ, CBS News, Police Union

NXIVM Founder Sentenced: AP, Reuters, NBC News

DOJ Can’t Defend Trump in Defamation Suit: NY Times, FOX News, NPR

Tropical Storm Zeta: Weather Channel, NBC News, AP, WaPo, NHC

Dodgers Win World Series: ESPN, CBS Sports, LA Times, Dodgers

New Recs on Colon Cancer Screening: AP, WaPo, ABC News, USPSTF

SpaceX Begins Testing of Starlink Internet: Reuters, CNBC, The Verge, TechCrunch

Massive Coral Reef Discovered: CNN, NBC News, CBS News, Schmidt Ocean Institute

Work Wednesday: Older Workers Face Higher Unemployment: AP, The Hill, Forbes