It's been one year since Breonna Taylor was shot and killed by police in her own apartment. In that year, Taylor's name has become a national symbol in the fight against racial injustice and police violence. But beyond the symbolism, many feel that actual progress has been disappointing.
In Louisville, Taylor's death has made other young Black women reflect on their own safety. Reporter Jess Clark of member station WFPL spoke to Black high school students who say Taylor's death changed the way they look at police.
Amid the national protests against police brutality and systemic racism, Kentucky State Rep. Attica Scott marched with her daughter. A year later and Scott has introduced legislation in Taylor's name that would ban no-knock search warrants, among other things. Scott spoke with NPR about what change she has seen in the last year.
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CrowdScience - How does my mind talk to my body?
This week CrowdScience investigates the information superhighway connecting mind with body. The Vagus nerve is part of our parasympathetic nervous system, delivering information from all our major organs to the brain stem, and stimulating it can help us switch off our fight or flight response and calm us down. But listener Mags wants to know what science says about its impact on our general wellbeing? Marnie Chesterton learns some deep breathing techniques and discovers how the length of our exhale is closely linked to our heart rate, all of which is important for developing something called vagal tone. Cold water immersion also said to stimulate the Vagus, so Marnie braves a freezing shower, only to discover she needs to get her face wet but keep the rest of her body dry, to avoid what scientists called autonomic conflict, which is when your stress response and calming response are both switched on by the same event. Activating both arms of the nervous system in this way can lead to serious heart problems in some people. New research into the gut-brain axis has shown that the Vagus nerve may be responsible for transporting the so-called happy hormone serotonin, which could have important implications for the treatment of depression. And innovations in electrical stimulation of this nerve means implanted devices may soon be used to treat inflammatory conditions like arthritis.
Presented by Marnie Chesterton and produced by Marijke Peters for the BBC World Service
Contributors:
Dr Lucy Kaufmann, Adjunct Professor of Neurology, NYU
Mike Tipton, Professor of Human and Applied Physiology, University of Porstmouth
Mark Genovese, Emeritus Professor of Medicine, Stanford University
Dr Karen-Anne McVey Neufeld, Brain Body Institute, McMaster University
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The Commentary Magazine Podcast - Biden Wants To Tell You What To Do and When
Today's podcast analyzes Joe Biden's speech to the nation regarding the pandemic and asks whether he's remaining funereal about the present and immediate future in order to be able to claim victory after victory because of underpromising or out of a desire to keep people under control until we can be sure the virus is fading away. And what's this about New York Democrats in the House wanting Andrew Cuomo to resign? Give a listen.
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Cato Daily Podcast - The Urge to Punish and Criminal Justice Reform
It's easy to want to throw the book at someone who's engaged in some egregious conduct, but it's harder to understand what even seemingly minor punishments entail. Author and criminal justice scholar John Pfaff discusses the incentives inherent in the way criminal justice is carried out in America.
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CBS News Roundup - World News Roundup: 3/12
President Biden offers up a roadmap out of the pandemic. There will be an impeachment investigation of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. Congress moves a step closer to passing the first major gun control legislation in 20 years. Correspondent Steve Kathan has the CBS World News Roundup for Friday, March 12, 2021:
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Everything Everywhere Daily - How Australia Won Its First Winter Olympics Gold Medal
Australia is what I would call a sporting country. Cricket, rugby, and Australian Football are all incredibly popular sports.
Australia has also really punched above its weight in the Summer Olympics, earning an oversized number of medals given its population.
Their performance at the Winter Olympics, however, has not been so great.
Learn more about the extremely unlikely way that Australia won its first Winter Olympics Gold Medal on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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Odessa - Part 2: Friday Night Lights
In 1988, a high school football team in Odessa, Texas, was so good that it became the inspiration for a book, movie and, eventually, the television series “Friday Night Lights.” And in the decades since, as West Texas has weathered the unsettling undulations of the oil industry, football has remained steady.
So after the pandemic hit, the town did what it could to make sure the season wasn’t disrupted. And at Odessa High School, where the football team struggles to compete against local rivals, the members of their award winning marching band were relieved they could keep playing.
In Part 2 of Odessa, we follow what happened when the season opened — and how the school weighed the decision to start against the possible risks to students’ physical and mental health.
Short Wave - A Year Into The Pandemic, The Incarcerated Among The Most Vulnerable
In the year since the pandemic began, the coronavirus has severely impacted inmates and staff in U.S. jails and prisons. According to The Marshall Project, in the last year, over 380,000 prisoners tested positive for the coronavirus. Of those, 2,400 died. The close quarters make social distancing nearly impossible, leaving the incarcerated population vulnerable.
Josiah Bates, staff writer at TIME, reflects on how the pandemic has played out behind bars — in both jails and prisons. We also hear from Ronnie Hoagland Jr., who contracted COVID-19 while incarcerated in a Texas county jail.
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Josiah Bates, staff writer at TIME, reflects on how the pandemic has played out behind bars — in both jails and prisons. We also hear from Ronnie Hoagland Jr., who contracted COVID-19 while incarcerated in a Texas county jail.
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The NewsWorthy - New Vaccine Goal, Cuomo’s Legal Trouble & Daylight Saving Time- Friday, March 12th, 2021
The news to know for Friday, March 12th, 2021!
What to know about:
- a new deadline from the president: when he wants every American adult to be able to sign up for a COVID-19 vaccine
- when to expect the first relief payments to reach American's bank accounts
- why police are now involved in the latest allegation against New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo
- how rideshare rivals Uber and Lyft are joining forces
- why a JPG file sold for nearly $70 million
- this year's Grammys
Those stories and more in around 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:
Biden Primetime Speech: WaPo, WSJ, AP, Axios
Relief Bill Signed: USA Today, NBC News, WaPo
New Cuomo Investigations: NY Times, AP, Axios, Politico
Fmr. Defense Secretary Blames Trump for Riot: Vice, Politico, Axios, The Hill
Stock Market Record Highs: Reuters, AP, CNN, Axios
JPG File Sets Digital Art Record: NY Times, NPR, TechCrunch, AP
Uber and Lyft Create Driver Database: AP, NBC News, BBC, Uber
Netflix Tackles Password Sharing: The Verge, WaPo, Reuters, Marketplace.org
Grammy Awards are Sunday: AP, Variety, NY Times, WaPo, Grammys
Daylight Saving Time Begins: USA Today, WaPo, People
Feel Good Friday: Fake Cosmetics Website Saves Lives: BBC
The Daily Signal - HR 1 Would Allow Federal Micromanagement of State Elections, Ohio Secretary of State Says
The bill known as HR 1, or the For the People Act, should be called “the Federal Takeover of Elections Act,” Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose says.
LaRose, who oversees Ohio's elections, joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” to explain why HR 1, a bill the political left touts as positive election reform, is an unconstitutional power grab at the expense of the states.
We also cover these stories:
- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., says the House could unseat Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa.
- House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., asks Pelosi to allow the Capitol to revert to standard operations pre-COVID-19.
- New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo “can no longer serve as governor,” New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio says.
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