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.
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.
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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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Cato Daily Podcast - When Are Online Platforms Culpable for Users’ Criminal Behavior?
Should online platforms get blamed for criminal behavior that occurs online, even when police fail to act? Will Duffield comments.
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SCOTUScast - Carr v. Saul – Post-Argument SCOTUScast
On March 3, 2021, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Carr v. Saul. The question before the Court was whether a claimant seeking disability benefits under the Social Security Act forfeits an Appointments Clause challenge to the appointment of an administrative law judge by failing to present that challenge during administrative proceedings.
Jennifer L. Mascott, Assistant Professor of Law, Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason University, and Richard Pierce, Lyle T. Alverson Professor of Law, George Washington University Law School, join us today to discuss this case's oral argument.
Jennifer L. Mascott, Assistant Professor of Law, Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason University, and Richard Pierce, Lyle T. Alverson Professor of Law, George Washington University Law School, join us today to discuss this case's oral argument.
CoinDesk Podcast Network - BREAKDOWN: Why the CEO of New York Life Just Joined the Board of One of Bitcoin’s Fastest-Growing Companies
The news comes just days after NYDIG’s announcement of a $200 million financing round including New York Life, Mass Mutual and George Soros as investors.
This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io and Casper.
Today on The Breakdown, NLW catches up on the news from the past few days, looking at:
- NFTs heating up – and capturing some negative attention in the process
- Infrastructure acquisitions and M&A heat up
- Eliminate Barriers to Innovation Act 2021
- Coinbase’s $100B valuation
- NYDIG’s $200M round and new board member
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Song Exploder - Glass Animals – Heat Waves
Glass Animals is a band from Oxford, England. They’ve released three albums since forming back in 2010. One of their biggest hits is the song "Heat Waves," which came out in June 2020. It was certified Gold in several countries, and Platinum in Australia, where it hit #1. Dave Bayley is the singer, songwriter, and producer of the band. He won the UK’s Music Producers Guild award for "Self-Producing Artist of the Year," and he’s produced songs for other artists, as well. In this episode, Dave tells the story of making "Heat Waves," over several months. First, on his own, and then later with his bandmates, Joe Seaward, Ed Irwin-Singer, and Drew MacFarlane.
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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - What is the Military-entertainment Complex?
Eisenhower warned the public about the rise of the military-industrial complex back in his 1961 farewell address, and over the decades the public has become increasingly aware of the potential for corruption in the close relationship between the military and the private defense industry. But have you heard of the military-entertainment complex? It's the reason you see the US military in so many action films, and the reason Uncle Sam bankrolls video games. In this episode, the guys dive into the surprisingly close links between Hollywood and the Pentagon, exploring just how this relationship evolved -- and why it continues in the modern day.
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Kayvon Beykpour is one of Silicon Valley’s busiest product executives. As Twitter’s head of product, he’s survived for years in a formerly-cursed role that seemed to turn over every few months. Now, Beykpour’s team is shipping. Twitter just released a Clubhouse clone, called Spaces. It bought Revue, a newsletter platform. And it just announced Super Follow, a feature that wraps it all together by letting you pay for added access and content from people you follow on Twitter. This is new territory for Twitter, which spent the past few years
The Commentary Magazine Podcast - Biden the Credit Hog
The popular "relief" bill and the vaccine rollout accelerations put Joe Biden in the catbird seat, setting himself up to take credit both for our emergence from the pandemic and a roaring economic recovery. Will it work? Also, what did Dr. Fauci mean when he said the CDC would be liberalizing its guidance over the next few weeks—was this an implicit admission it was slowing the roll until the relief bill is signed into law? Give a listen.
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