Month: December 2020

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Code Story: Insights from Startup Tech Leaders - S3 Bonus: Leah Culver, Breaker (Replay)

Podcasts are a great thing – the good parts of a radio show, the powerful snippets from an audio book, with all the content control of a topical news feed. Yet, there was something missing when Leah Culver tried to find her next episode to listen to, while training for her 1st marathon. And that thing was a more powerful way to discover the podcasts you love – through your subscriptions, activity, and most of all – through the power of social networking and suggestion.


So she decided to fix it – and built Breaker, an app that helps you discover new podcasts and episodes based on the content you – and your friends – like most.


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The Intelligence from The Economist - Bubbles in the market: Mexico’s Coca-Cola obsession

For decades, the country has been an almighty consumer of the fizzy drink. But amid a woeful covid-19 situation politicians are highlighting the health concerns it brings. In getting to know a sleepy French village, our correspondent finds a nuanced view of isolation in the pandemic age. And the lavish books providing a never-before-seen perspective on the Sistine Chapel’s frescoes.

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What Next - What Next | Daily News and Analysis – Finally, a Deal

Congress has agreed on another stimulus package, but to do so both Republicans and Democrats had to give up on high-priority demands. Why did this bill take so long, and why isn’t anyone all that excited about it?

Guest: Jordan Weissmann, Slate's senior business and economics correspondent

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What Next | Daily News and Analysis - Finally, a Deal

Congress has agreed on another stimulus package, but to do so both Republicans and Democrats had to give up on high-priority demands. Why did this bill take so long, and why isn’t anyone all that excited about it?

Guest: Jordan Weissmann, Slate's senior business and economics correspondent

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Short Wave - Oof! 2020: A Hot Year For The Record Books

Nearly tied with 2016 for the hottest year on record, 2020 was hot, hot, hot! NPR climate reporters Rebecca Hersher and Lauren Sommer explain why more heat trapped in the atmosphere means longer heat waves, less ice in the Arctic, bigger wildfires, and more powerful hurricanes.

For more reporting on the hottest decade, check out this story.

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NBN Book of the Day - Dan Callahan, “The Camera Lies: Acting for Hitchcock” (Oxford UP, 2020)

In The Camera Lies, published in 2020 by Oxford University Press, author Dan Callahan spotlights the many nuances of Hitchcock's direction throughout his career, from Cary Grant in Notorious (1946) to Janet Leigh in Psycho (1960). Delving further, he examines the ways that sex and sexuality are presented through Hitchcock's characters, reflecting the director's own complex relationship with sexuality.

Dan Callahan is the author of Barbara Stanwyck: The Miracle Woman, Vanessa: The Life of Vanessa Redgrave, The Art of American Screen Acting, 1912-1960, and The Art of American Screen Acting, 1960 to Today. He has written about film for Sight & Sound, Film Comment, Nylon, The Village Voice, RogerEbert.com and many other publications.

Detailing the fluidity of acting -- both what it means to act on film and how the process varies in each actor's career -- Callahan examines the spectrum of treatment and direction Hitchcock provided well- and lesser-known actors alike, including Ingrid Bergman, Henry Kendall, Joan Barry, Robert Walker, Jessica Tandy, Kim Novak, and Tippi Hedren. As Hitchcock believed, the best actor was one who could "do nothing well" - but behind an outward indifference to his players was a sophisticated acting theorist who often drew out great performances. The Camera Lies unpacks Hitchcock's legacy both as a director who continuously taught audiences to distrust appearance, and as a man with an uncanny insight into the human capacity for deceit and misinterpretation.

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The NewsWorthy - Relief Bill Passed, Kilauea Volcano Erupts & New NBA Season – Tuesday, December 22nd, 2020

The news to know for Tuesday, December 22nd, 2020!

We have updates about:

  • a late-night vote on the COVID-19 relief bill and when you might see direct payments in your account
  • new charges in one of the deadliest terror attacks against Americans
  • an erupting volcano in Hawaii
  • the new NBA season kicking off tonight
  • how the USPS is overwhelmed and what that means for your online orders
  • the new record time for longest music video ever

Those stories and more in just 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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Sources:

Congress Passed Relief Bill: AP, NY Times, Reuters

CDC Interference Subpoenas: WSJ, Axios, CBS News

Pan Am Flight 103 Bombing Charges: NPR, Reuters, FBI, Justice.Gov

Confederate Statue Removed from Capitol: NBC News, FOX News, CBS News, VA Governor

Kilauea Volcano Erupts: AP, NY Times, Weather Channel, USGS

NBA Opening Night: CBS Sports, AP, NBA

Xmas Packages Might Arrive Late: WaPo, NY Post

Dippin’ Dots Could Help Vaccine Distribution: TODAY, Popular Science

Tesla’s First Day on S&P 500: AP, WSJ, Bloomberg

Longest Music Video Record: Engadget, Billboard, Guinness World Records

Topping Two Charts Twice: Billboard, Vulture 

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The Daily Signal - Law Professor Speaks Out After Being Shamed for Writing Honest History of BLM

Six months ago, William Jacobson, a professor at Cornell Law School and founder and publisher of Legal Insurrection, wrote two blog posts detailing the honest, but negative, history of Black Lives Matter. Students and faculty immediately called upon the school to take action against Jacobson for writing the posts. 


Jacobson joined the show on July 1 to explain why students and faculty were actively speaking out against him. He returns to the show today to share what transpired after more than a dozen student groups tried to mobilize a campus-wide boycott of his class and faculty quickly denounced him for his posts.


We also cover these stories:


  • Attorney General William Barr says he believes Russia is behind last week’s hack into several federal agencies. 
  • A massive spending bill, likely to be signed into law by President Trump soon, is poised to result in most Americans getting $600 from the federal government. 
  • Trump’s campaign files a new petition with the Supreme Court asking that the court reverse several cases having to do with Pennsylvania’s mail-in ballots.  


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