The Commentary Magazine Podcast - The Seductions of Top-Down Control

With the good news about the vaccine, the question that faces us (and the podcast crew today) is how will the politicians who have exercised such extraordinary powers over the past year behave now that they should no longer be used or necessary? Once they've tasted the sweet ambrosia of control, can they give it up? And hey, notice that Biden now has "kids in cages" too? Give a listen.

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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - Contaminants in Baby Food

From formula to pureed carrots, baby food is a massive -- and necessary -- industry. Each year millions upon millions of families search for the best, most nutritious food to feed their children, and there's no shortage of advice from experts and parents alike. However, it appears there's a secret to this industry: Numerous baby food products contain ingredients parents can't see on the label, including contaminants like mercury, lead, arsenic and more. How long has this been occurring? What did the manufacturers know, and when? Tune in to learn more.

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CBS News Roundup - World News Roundup: 02/24

Tiger Woods recovering from surgery, but will he play again? Some normalcy for sports fans back in arena. The NEW Texas crisis: housing. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has today's World News Roundup.

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Everything Everywhere Daily - A History of Mars Exploration

Ever since humans looked up at the stars they noticed that a few of them were different from the others. They moved. These moving points of light were planets. One of those points of light was, of course, the planet Mars. This first observation of Mars by early humans slowly and inexorably lead to landing robots on the surface of the planet. Learn more about our exploration of Mars on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.

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The Intelligence from The Economist - Let the games be thin: Tokyo’s Olympic tussles

Planners are in a corner. Delaying or cancelling the summer tournament looks like defeat; pressing ahead looks like a danger. We take a look at the sporting chances. Britain has decarbonised faster than any other rich country, but getting to “net zero” will be a whole lot harder. And why South Koreans have such trouble with noisy neighbours.

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What Next - What Next | Daily News and Analysis – The Marines’ Sexual Assault Problem

The U.S. military has long had a sexual assault problem. And the Marine Corps - the final service branch to gender-integrate - is no exception. Though multiple scandals have rocked the Marines, continued abuses make it clear that deeper changes are needed to make all service people safe.


Guest: Erin Kirk-Cuomo, founder of #NotInMyMarineCorps.


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The Best One Yet - “The Godzilla of $$$” — La-Z-Boy’s upholstery. The RealReal’s surprise. Why tech stocks dropped.

We noticed 2 numbers in La-Z-Boy’s earnings that may signal the end of House Hype. The RealReal’s online fancy consignment may actually prefer selling clothes offline. And both our stock portfolios dropped, so we’re breaking down “The Big Shift” that caused it. $LZB $REAL $HD 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.

What Next | Daily News and Analysis - The Marines’ Sexual Assault Problem

The U.S. military has long had a sexual assault problem. And the Marine Corps - the final service branch to gender-integrate - is no exception. Though multiple scandals have rocked the Marines, continued abuses make it clear that deeper changes are needed to make all service people safe.


Guest: Erin Kirk-Cuomo, founder of #NotInMyMarineCorps.


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