by Phillip B. Williams
The Intelligence from The Economist - Hell no, we won’t grow: Indian farmers’ mass protests
Hundreds of thousands of farmers have participated in protests around Delhi, demonstrating against laws that they say threaten their livelihoods. We ask how the standoff will end. Today America will designate Yemen’s Houthi militants as terrorists, but that is likely only to harm a population already facing starvation. And what’s behind a boom in African comics. For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer
Short Wave - Let’s Go Back To Venus!
In 1962, the first spacecraft humans ever sent to another planet — Mariner 2 — went to Venus. The first planet on which humans ever landed a probe — also Venus! But since then, Mars has been the focus of planetary missions. NPR science correspondent Geoff Brumfiel makes the case for why humans should reconsider visiting to Venus.
For more science reporting and stories, follow Geoff on twitter @gbrumfiel. And, as always, email us at shortwave@npr.org.
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The NewsWorthy - Trump’s Last Day, “Moment of Unity” & Jackpots Up Again- Tuesday, January 19th, 2021
The news to know for Tuesday, January 19th, 2021!
We have updates about:
- President Trump's final full day as the nation's leader
- how the process to get the next president's team in place is underway
- the country coming together tonight to remember lives lost to COVID-19
- travel companies adding new rules ahead of tomorrow's Inauguration Day
- what cause inspired an anonymous donor to give $40 million
- historic jackpots growing larger
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:
More Trump Pardons Expected: NY Times, Reuters, WSJ, Axios
First Lady’s Farewell Message: USA Today, FOX News, White House
National “Moment of Unity” Ceremony: NBC News, Axios, Biden Inaugural
“We Are One” Event: AP, Deadline, Biden Inaugural
Biden Cabinet Confirmation Hearings: Axios, WaPo, CBS News
Militia Members Charged for Capitol Invasion: WaPo, WSJ, NY Times, CBS News
COVID Deaths Rise in 30 States: AP, NBC News, CNN, Johns Hopkins, CDC
Parler Back Online: Reuters, Ars Technica, Fox News, Parler
Expedia, Vrbo Tighten Security: USA Today, Fox Business, Expedia
Facebook Blocks New Events Around Capitals: TechCrunch, Facebook
Anonymous Donor Gives $40 Million to NAACP: NPR, AP, Marshall Motley Program
Lottery Jackpots Rise Again: USA Today, NBC News, Mega Millions, Powerball
Critics Choice Awards Nominations: Variety, Deadline, USA Today
The Daily Signal - Trump Made Foster Children a Priority. That Shouldn’t Change Under Biden.
“Every child deserves a family,” begins President Donald Trump’s executive order last June on “Strengthening the Child Welfare System for America’s Children.”
The Trump administration made foster children a priority, working with state and local groups to place children in loving homes more quickly and to ensure that fewer children are entering the system to begin with.
Lynn Johnson, assistant secretary at the Administration for Children and Families, which is part of the Department of Health and Human Services, joins the show to discuss how that executive order last summer has improved the foster care system and why it’s so important for the incoming Biden administration to continue to make vulnerable children a priority.
We also read your letters to the editor and share a "good news story" about a young woman who found a way to use horses to inspire a love of reading in students.
Enjoy the show!
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Read Me a Poem - “You, Andrew Marvell” by Archibald MacLeish
Amanda Holmes reads Archibald MacLeish’s poem, “You, Andrew Marvell.” Have a suggestion for a poem by a (dead) writer? Email us: podcast@theamericanscholar.org. If we select your entry, you’ll win a copy of a poetry collection edited by David Lehman.
This episode was produced by Stephanie Bastek and features the song “Canvasback” by Chad Crouch.
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Opening Arguments - OA457: Lin Wood Smacked Down by Judge; Interview with Jamil Favors!
More consequences! This time it's for Lin Wood, absolute clownhorn and terrible attorney responsible for some of the worst election suits. A judge in Delaware issued him quite the smackdown, by lawyer standards. Then we talk with Jamil Favors, who you will remember from our Georgia Election Fundraiser! Jamil was the Deputy Voter Protection Director for the DSCC. We talk about how election night went for him and also what the future holds. Which state might be the next Georgia?
Links: Page sues Oath, Inc, Wannabe Biglaw Firm Closes Its Doors, Dallas-Based Attorney To Represent Kenosha Shooter, Lin Wood Argues Kenosha Shooting Was Justified By … Second Amendment?, Delaware Judge sua sponte order, Judge glorious smackdown
Chapo Trap House - 490 – Meet Me in NEOM feat. Séamus Malekafzali (1/18/21)
We discuss new developments around Saudi Arabia’s increasingly bizarre utopian megacity NEOM with writer Séamus Malekafzali. We then preview this week’s Biden inaugural ceremony, talk dem messaging around checks and wages, and examine one of the Trump administrations final acts of general bizarreness in its Statue Garden of American Heroes.
Check out Séamus’ substack here: https://malekafzali.substack.com/
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Consider This from NPR - 1 Year, 400,000 Dead: What Could Change This Week About America’s Pandemic Response
President-elect Joe Biden has outlined a plan to administer 100 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine in his administration's first 100 days. But before that he'll have to convince Congress to pay for it.
NPR White House correspondent Scott Detrow spoke to Vice President-elect Kamala Harris about that, and her reaction to the siege at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Listen to more of their interview on the NPR Politics Podcast on Apple or Spotify.
It's been almost a full year since the first case of coronavirus was detected on Jan. 20, 2019 in Washington state. NPR science correspondent Allison Aubrey looks back at what lessons the U.S. has learned — and what lessons we're still learning.
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NPR White House correspondent Scott Detrow spoke to Vice President-elect Kamala Harris about that, and her reaction to the siege at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Listen to more of their interview on the NPR Politics Podcast on Apple or Spotify.
It's been almost a full year since the first case of coronavirus was detected on Jan. 20, 2019 in Washington state. NPR science correspondent Allison Aubrey looks back at what lessons the U.S. has learned — and what lessons we're still learning.
In participating regions, you'll also hear a local news segment that will help you make sense of what's going on in your community.
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Everything Everywhere Daily - ALL RATS MUST DIE!!!
Humans and rats have lived in an uneasy relationship for millennia. Rats have spread diseases like the bubonic plague, destroyed grain harvests, and stolen our pizzas.
In return, rats have given humans…...pretty much nothing.
As such, humans have waged a relentless war against rats which for the most part has gone nowhere. However, there are some fronts where we have had amazing success.
Learn more about humanity’s war on rats on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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