Month: February 2021

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The Best One Yet - “UNO…the card game…the movie” — Mattel’s 25 schmoovies. Twitter’s DIY blitz. GM’s $2B mistake.

Barbie just enjoyed her best sales quarter in 6 years… Now Mattel is going full Disney with a whole new strategy. Twitter announced earnings, but we’re focused on the 5 acquisitions it’s made in 60 days. And General Motors’ stock fell 5% after admitting it’s not a computer — and admitting a $2B mistake. $MAT $TWTR $GM Got a SnackFact? Tweet it @RobinhoodSnacks @JackKramer @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.
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What Next | Daily News and Analysis - The Fight to Unionize an Amazon Warehouse

On Tuesday, workers in an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama started voting on whether or not to form a union. Amazon has been fighting the vote on multiple fronts. A “yes” vote could possibly spark unionization drives in warehouses all across the country. 


Guests: Jay Greene, tech reporter for the Washington Post


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The NewsWorthy - New Capitol Riot Video, TikTok Sale On Hold & Lunar New Year- Thursday, February 11th, 2021

The news to know for Thursday, February 11th, 2021!

We're talking about:

  • newly-released, graphic footage of the Capitol riot played during the impeachment trial
  • why the sale of the Chinese-owned app TikTok is now on hold
  • new CDC guidance to get more protection from your mask
  • what type of drug a new study says could also be used for significant weight loss
  • the Lunar New Year explained

All that and more in around 10 minutes...

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Sources:

Impeachment Trial Day 2 Recap: NY Times, AP, Reuters, Politico

GA Trump Call Criminal Investigation: AP, NY Times, FOX News, Axios

Pentagon China Task Force: Axios, Politico, FOX News, DOD

TikTok Sale Called Off: WSJ, AP, Reuters

CDC New Masking Recommendations: NBC News, WaPo, NPR, CDC

Study: Diabetes Drug Helps Weight Loss: NY Times, CNN, NEJM

NBA National Anthem Controversy: USA Today, WaPo, Axios, NBA

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Nominees: AP, Rolling Stone, NPR, HOF

Thing to Know Thursday: Lunar New Year: Smithsonian, CNN, Business Times

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NBN Book of the Day - R. Alan Covey, “Inca Apocalypse: The Spanish Conquest and the Transformation of the Andean World” (Oxford UP, 2020)

The arrival in 1532 of a small group of Spanish conquistadores at the Andean town of Cajamarca launched one of the most dramatic – and often misunderstood – events in world history. In Inca Apocalypse: The Spanish Conquest and the Transformation of the Andean World (Oxford UP, 2020), R. Alan Covey draws upon a wealth of new archaeological and archival discoveries to detail the remarkable events that ended one empire and transformed another. From this he builds a new narrative that highlights the apocalyptic mindsets of the two empires and how these shaped the interactions between the Spanish and the Inca. As Covey explains, the Spaniards arrived at a point when the Incan empire was coping with the disruptions caused by a civil war and a devastating pandemic. To the Inca and their neighbors, the Spaniards were yet another disruptive force, one that different groups in the region sought to exploit for their own purposes. The result was twenty years of political infighting and warfare, culminating in the defeat of insurrectionary Spaniards by a force of Incans fighting on behalf of the king of Spain. Though such maneuvering helped preserve a degree of status for the Inca elite, it opened the way for the gradual absorption of the Inca into the Spanish empire in a process that played out over the following century.

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Short Wave - Saving Sea Level Records: What Historical Records Tell Us About The Rising Ocean

Archival records may help researchers figure out how fast the sea level is rising in certain places. Millions of people in coastal cities are vulnerable to rising sea levels and knowing exactly how fast the water is rising is really important. But it's a tough scientific question. NPR climate correspondent Lauren Sommer explains how scientists are looking to historical records to help get at the answer.

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What A Day - Second Mask’s The Charm

The House Impeachment managers began to make their case against Trump yesterday, showing graphic and never-before-seen video footage that illustrated the scale and severity of the attack on the Capitol. We talk about our key takeaways from the day.

The CDC updated its information on masks, saying that double masking can greatly reduce Covid transmission. Meanwhile, the Biden administration announced its plan to organize new mass vaccination sites that are meant to serve communities of color.

And in headlines: the White House imposes sanctions on the military regime in Myanmar, Britney Spears’s conservatorship case will return to courts, and the NBA finalizes its position on singing the national anthem.

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The Daily Signal - Arizona Rep. Andy Biggs Shares What the US-Mexico Border Is Like Now.” is locked Katrina Trinko is currently editing Arizona Rep. Andy Biggs Shares What the US-Mexico Border Is Like Now.



Construction of the wall along the U.S.-Mexico border stopped on Jan. 20, thanks to President Joe Biden’s executive order, issued the day of his inauguration. What does this mean for the safety of Arizonans and many families who have ranches along the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona? Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, joins the podcast to discuss that, cartels, drug trafficking, and why he thinks the Biden administration policies will encourage more illegal immigration.



We also cover these stories:

  • The second day of former President Trump’s impeachment trial kicked off on Wednesday with House Democrats laying out a case against Trump. 
  • Prosecutors in Georgia are beginning an investigation into Trump’s attempts to have Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, a Republican, “find” enough votes to make Trump the winner. 
  • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is now encouraging individuals to wear two masks when in public or when interacting with people outside their household. 



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Tech Won't Save Us - How Indonesian Gig Workers Are Organizing w/ Rida Qadri

Paris Marx is joined by Rida Qadri to discuss how gig workers in Jakarta created networks of mutual aid in the face of a lack of support from companies and the government, and how their experiences show the importance of workers’ local knowledge for delivery platforms.

Rida Qadri is a PhD candidate in Urban Information Systems at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Follow Rida on Twitter as @qadrida.

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Python Bytes - #220 What, why, and where of friendly errors in Python

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Curious City - What’s Up With All Those Billboard Ads For Lawyers?

Curious City took a road trip and counted almost a hundred billboard ads for lawyers along I-90/94 on the border between Illinois and Indiana. Audio producer Steven Jackson investigates why there’s so many of these billboards in this area, especially for personal injury attorneys. He shares insights from lawyers, marketers, and historians. (Features a cameo appearance from President Lyndon B. Johnson.)