Life Raft - What Would It Take For Louisiana To Go Carbon Neutral By 2050?

Gov. John Bel Edwards wants Louisiana to dramatically cut its emissions by 2050. What would it take to get there?

This week on Life Raft, reporter Tegan Wendland breaks it down for us. We talk about where Louisiana’s emissions come from, what changes need to be made to reduce them and the hurdles standing in the way, and do a little imagining about what New Orleans might look like in 2050.

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Everything Everywhere Daily - The Monty Hall Problem

For over 30 years, Monty Hall was the host of the game show Let’s Make A Deal. In the show, they played a very simple game where you would choose one of three doors. This simple game has led to one of the most controversial and public kerfuffles amongst mathematicians, which caused many distinguished mathematicians to have egg on their face. Learn more about the Monty Hall Problem on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.

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CBS News Roundup - World News Roundup: 02/09

Former President Trump's second impeachment trial begins in the Senate. Hackers target FL community's water supply. Remembering singer Mary Wilson. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has today's World News Roundup.

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The NewsWorthy - Impeachment Trial Begins, Minimum Wage Study & Tesla Boosts Bitcoin- Tuesday, February 9th, 2021

The news to know for Tuesday, February 9th, 2021!

We have updates about:

  • how the historic impeachment trial of former President Trump will play out starting today
  • what a new, nonpartisan study found about raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour
  • how Tesla gave Bitcoin a big boost
  • what's changing in Major League Baseball
  • what could be making allergy season worse

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:

Impeachment Trial Guidelines: AP, NBC News, NY Times, FOX News, Senate.Gov

CBO Minimum Wage Report: WSJ, NPR, CNBC, CBO

Rep. White Dies of COVID-19: WaPo, Politico, Axios

U.S. Cases and Hospitalizations Drop: Reuters, CNBC, Johns Hopkins, COVID Tracking

FB Removing False Vaccine Claims: NY Times, Axios, The Hill, Facebook

Tesla Invests in Bitcoin: WaPo, AP, WSJ, SEC Filing

MLB Ball Changes: AP, CBS Sports, Bleacher Report, The Athletic

Climate Change Affects U.S. Allergy Season: NY Times, AP, Full Study

Three Spacecraft Will Soon Arrive at Mars: AP, The Verge, Al Jazeera, NASA

Read Me a Poem - “Love at First Sight” by Wislawa Szymborska

Amanda Holmes reads Wislawa Szymborska’s poem, “Love at First Sight,” translated from the Polish by Stanislaw Baranczak and Clare Cavanagh. 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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Everything Everywhere Daily - The Legend of Andre the Giant

On May 19, 1946, André René Roussimoff was born into the world in Coulommiers, France. At birth, he weighed 13 pounds or 6 kilograms...and from there, he only got bigger. He eventually topped out at 7 feet, four inches tall, weighed 520 pounds, and became a worldwide phenomenon as a professional wrestler and actor. He is one of the few humans to whom the adjective “legendary” can truly be ascribed. Today people still speak of his incredible feats in awe.

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CBS News Roundup - World News Roundup: 02/08

Tom Brady does it again ... taking Tampa Bay to a Super Bowl victory. President Biden urges a return to the classroom. South Africa stops using of the Astra Zeneca vaccine. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has today's World News Roundup.

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