Month: March 2021

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The Daily Signal - Rep. Andy Biggs Says Follow the Science, Open Schools

It’s past time to open schools, Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., says.


“The percentages for teachers or students is really, really low,” Biggs says of the risk of contracting COVID-19. “In Florida, they’re playing sports.”


“The flip side of it, of course, is this isolation, this online learning, this basic lockdown for these kids is producing greater suicide rates, higher depression rates,” Biggs says. “And something like half of all the adolescents and young adults have experienced some suicidal ideation that they had never had before. That’s a result of these school lockdowns, which don’t follow the science and they don’t make sense.”


The third-term congressman from Arizona joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” to discuss reopening during the pandemic, as well as to weigh in on the crisis at the southern border.

We also cover these stories:

  • The situation at the U.S.-Mexico border isn’t a crisis but a “full-blown disaster,” Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says. 
  • The Senate votes to confirm Rep. Marcia Fudge, D-Ohio, as secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. 
  • Arkansas is now of the most pro-life states in the nation.



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Tech Won't Save Us - Is Bill Gates a “Good” Billionaire? w/ Tim Schwab

Paris Marx is joined by Tim Schwab to discuss how Bill Gates wields his wealth to shape public policy, the many conflicts of interest of Bill and his Foundation, and how legitimate criticism of power is being positioned as conspiracy.

Tim Schwab is an investigative journalist whose recent work on the Gates Foundation has been published by The Nation, the Columbia Review of Journalism, and the British Medical Journal. Follow Tim on Twitter as @TimothyWSchwab.

Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Follow the podcast (@techwontsaveus) and host Paris Marx (@parismarx) on Twitter, and support the show on Patreon.

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Curious City - A History Of Chicago Music Venues With Musician Andrew Bird

This week on the Curious City podcast we revisit a live show reporter Monica Eng hosted in early 2020 with Do312Chicago and singer-songwriter Andrew Bird. The violin playing, whistling musician asked us to tell him more about the history of some Chicago venues where he’s performed. We learn a fraternal lodge used to make their home in the Metro building in Wrigleyville. The Lyric Opera House historian ruins some of Monica’s favorite architectural gossip while busting some of the building’s famous myths. Plus, we hear about the gangster and working class roots of the 150 year old Hideout in Lincoln Park.
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Serious Inquiries Only - SIO282: Debunking the Latest ‘Campus Craziness’ Stories

If you're thinking "are they still doing this whole thing?" about 'campus craziness' then you're not alone. But fortunately Dr. Lindsey Osterman is here to do some debunking for us! Did a professor get fired for racist tweets? Did a research paper get retracted due to progressive outrage? Find out!

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Jussim's blogpost, Articles on the Negy firing: Orlando Sentinel, NYT, pro-Negy article about it:   Inside Sources Sources for the AlShebli retraction: Original article,  Retraction note from the editors, Response, More Response: https://osf.io/ybfk6

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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Closing The Gap On Mental Health: Challenging Norms In Mental Health Therapy (Part 3)

Today, or closing the gap series looks at cultural and racial disparities in accessing and providing quality mental health care, especially for family therapy. Reset hears from an expert on how to bring equity into treatment. Then, research shows that the entire human body holds vital answers to healing from mental trauma. Two experts share with Reset their experience with the healing power of Movement Therapy. 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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The Goods from the Woods - “The Corona Diaries #123” with Chris Davis, Narado Moore, & Nick Thomas

Comedian Rivers Langley has been back in his home state of Alabama since Thanksgiving 2020. It's now March 2021 and he's about to return to L.A. but he makes one last stop at a picnic table in Birmingham's Avondale Park to chat with three of the finest comedians the South has to offer. These are "The Corona Diaries" and this is Episode #123.  Our guests today are Chris Davis, Narado Moore, and Nick Thomas. You can find them on Twitter @ChrisOzDavis, @Rod4Short, and @OneDumbBoy respectively.  Music at the end is Warren Zevon's "Play it All Night Long" performed by Drive-By Truckers. 

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Consider This from NPR - The Day Everything Changed: Fauci, Collins Reflect On 1 Year Of The Pandemic

March 11 will mark one year since the World Health Organization officially declared the coronavirus outbreak a global pandemic — when schools, businesses and workplaces began shutting down.

To mark the moment, two of the nation's top public health officials who have helped lead the U.S. response to the pandemic — Dr. Anthony Fauci and Dr. Francis Collins — spoke to NPR about what they've learned, what they regret and why they're hopeful about the year ahead. Hear their full interview with NPR's Mary Louise Kelly.

Collins is the Director of the National Institutes of Health and Fauci is the chief medical adviser to President Biden.

And NPR's Brianna Scott reports on how some Americans remember March 11.

In participating regions, you'll also hear a local news segment that will help you make sense of what's going on in your community.

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