Month: February 2021

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The Gist - Comparing COVID-19 vaccines and Climate Change with Dr. Abdul El-Sayed

On the Gist, ads for “The Big Game” are given the Pesca treatment. 

In the Interview, it’s vaccine talk. Mike sits down remotely with Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, a former Detroit health director and epidemiologist about the COVID-19 vaccine. They talk about how social media has spread both information and misinformation, how the response to the coronavirus is eerily similar to climate change, and how Canadians have managed to get things right. Plus, when politics and health collide: El-Sayed’s new book Medicare for All: A Citizen’s Guide is out now. He’s also the host of America Dissected from Crooked Media, among many other projects.  

In the spiel, George Shultz’ legacy as a public servant. 

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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Do We Still Need Black History Month?

The U.S. is currently grappling with how the country approaches issues of race. One seemingly counterintuitive question: Is recognizing a Black History Month a good thing? Meaning, does it still help with the struggle for racial equity? Some critics say the month marginalizes the Black experience, while many others continue to see it as a crucial time to recognize Black history. Reset brings on the current head of the Smithsonian — the first Black historian to ever hold the position — and two Black writers who have depicted the Black American experience to weigh in on those questions. For more Reset interviews, subscribe to this podcast and please leave us a rating. That helps other listeners find us. For more about the program, go to the WBEZ website or follow us on Twitter at @WBEZreset
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Consider This from NPR - Who’s Getting Vaccinated And Who Isn’t: NPR Analysis Finds Stark Racial Divide

Using data from several states that have published their own maps and lists of where vaccination sites are located, NPR identified disparities in the locations of COVID-19 vaccination sites in major cities across the Southern U.S. — with most sites placed in whiter neighborhoods.

KUT's Ashley Lopez, Shalina Chatlani of NPR's Gulf States Newsroom, and NPR's Sean McMinn explain their findings. Read more here.

Also in this episode: how one county in Washington state is trying to make vaccine distribution more equitable. Will Stone reports.

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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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CoinDesk Podcast Network - BREAKDOWN: Elon Musk Buys Bitcoin – Everything You Need to Know About Tesla’s $1.5B Purchase

The implications of Elon Musk’s purchase on bitcoin’s climate narrative, other Fortune 500 treasury management strategies and more.

This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io.

Elon Musk’s Tesla (TSLA) has purchased $1.5 billion in bitcoin as a treasury reserve asset. Additionally, the company will soon be allowing people to pay for Teslas with bitcoin. 

In this episode, NLW breaks down:

  • How Elon got to this moment, including his exchanges with MicroStrategy’s (MSTR) Michael Saylor
  • What critics of the Tesla community and the bitcoin community are likely to say 
  • How this de-risks bitcoin purchases for other Fortune 500 companies 
  • How it relates to Elon’s doge memeing 
  • Why this is likely to have a significant impact on bitcoin’s narrative regarding climate change and energy use 
  • Why Cathie Wood is laughing all the way to the bank. 

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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - Strange News: The Myanmar Coup, Solving the Mystery of Dyatlov Pass and Saying Goodbye to Adobe Flash

The military of Myanmar institutes a coup (and later internet blackout). Scientists believe they may have finally solved the mystery of Dyatlov Pass -- and their argument is pretty convincing! More and more organizations realize they need to be prepared for the end of Adobe Flash. All this and more in this week's Strange News segment.

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