Month: April 2021

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The Best One Yet - ☕ “The $7B Peloton of Lattes” — Nestle’s barista moment. Kentucky Derby’s stock. Southwest’s DNA.

Nestle just pulled off its best quarter in a decade because 1 coffee habit is worth 3 Hot Pockets customers. Churchill Downs is focused on the May 1st Kentucky Derby, but the horse company has become a gaming company. And Southwest Airlines just pulled off something no other airline has (all because of its DNA). $LUV $NSRGY $CHDN Got a SnackFact? Tweet it @RobinhoodSnacks @JackKramer @NickOfNewYork Want a shoutout on the pod? Fill out this form: https://forms.gle/KhUAo31xmkSdeynD9 Got a SnackFact for the pod? We got a form for that too: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe64VKtvMNDPGSncHDRF07W34cPMDO3N8Y4DpmNP_kweC58tw/viewform 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.
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Short Wave - U.S. Renews Its Commitment To Addressing Climate Change

President Biden is hosting dozens of world leaders for a virtual climate summit on Thursday and Friday. The administration is trying to regain ground lost by pulling out of the Paris climate agreement during the Trump administration. The Biden team is promising dramatic cuts in greenhouse gas emissions in the next several decades. Rhitu Chatterjee talks with NPR climate reporters Rebecca Hersher and Lauren Sommer.

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NBN Book of the Day - Leigh Calvez, “The Hidden Lives of Owls: The Science and Spirit of Nature’s Most Elusive Birds” (Sasquatch Books, 2016)

Join naturalist and science writer Leigh Calvez on her adventures into science and spirit of animals, as we discuss her two recent books: The Hidden Lives of Owls, and The Breath of the Whale (Sasquatch Books, 2016 and 2019, respectively). Calvez makes the science and research entertaining and accessible, describing the social behavior of owls and whales while exploring the questions about the human-animal connection. Our conversation highlights the impressive resilience and intelligence of the animals we have the pleasure to share the world with, the role of research and intuition in field work studies, in addition to the complexity of ethical decisions we humans must make to ensure and perpetuate a diverse and healthy ecosystem for every creature. 

Leigh Calvez has worked with whales and dolphins as a scientist, naturalist and nature writer, her work featured in Smithsonian Magazine, High Country News, The Ecologist, Ocean Realm, The Christian Science Monitor, the Seattle Times, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer and Bainbridge Island Magazine. She also teaches private writing classes and lives near Seattle, Washington, with her daughter Ellie and their two cats.

Sarah (@annotated_sci) is an acquisition editor for an open scholarship publishing platform, a freelance science writer, and loves baking bread.

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The NewsWorthy - Higher Taxes Possible, J&J Shot Future & Hollywood’s Biggest Night- Friday, April 23rd, 2021

The news to know for Friday, April 23rd, 2021!

What to know about:

  • a historic tax increase President Biden is considering: which Americans might have to start paying more and why
  • what lawmakers from both sides of the aisle came together to pass in the Senate
  • the next step for the sidelined Johnson & Johnson vaccine
  • SpaceX and NASA getting ready to pull off another first with a launch today
  • new safety concerns for Tesla drivers
  • what to expect from the biggest night in Hollywood this weekend

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.

This episode is brought to you by Rothys.com/newsworthy and Ritual.com/newsworthy 

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Sources:

Biden Tax Proposals: Reuters, Bloomberg, NY Times, Fox Business

Countries’ Climate Pledges: NY Times, Axios, AP, WSJ, White House

Senate Passes Anti-Asian Hate Crime Bill: NPR, WSJ, WaPo, NY Times

Committee Meeting About J&J Vaccine: WaPo, CNN, ABC News

SpaceX Crewed Launch to ISS: The Verge, Space.com, NASA, SpaceX

Safety Concerns About Tesla’s Autopilot: Consumer Reports, The Verge, CNET, WSJ, KHOU

SW Airlines’ First-Quarter Comeback: NY Times, CNBC, AP

Oscars Preview: USA Today, Deadline, AP, ABC7

Feel Good Friday: Nursing Student Leaves Paintings for Strangers: WBZ, People, Caught in Southie, @JakeScapes on Twitter, @JakeScapes on Instagram

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What A Day - Emission Critical

President Biden and 40 heads of state met for the first day of a virtual climate summit, yesterday, and he pledged to cut America’s greenhouse gases in half from where they were in 2005 by 2030. Biden also announced a plan for the US to double the amount of money it gives to other countries to help them lower their own emissions.

COVID cases are still surging worldwide, with a record 5.24 million new cases recorded just last week. The State Department issued 116 "Do No Travel" advisories to discourage Americans from traveling to most of the world.

And in headlines: the House approves a bill that would make DC a state, the Supreme Court rules to restore life without parole for juvenile offenders, and Meghan McCain's cyberpunk hairstyles are on purpose.


Show Notes –

NPR: "How The U.S. Could Halve Climate Emissions By 2030" – https://n.pr/32DzkvA


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The Goods from the Woods - “The Corona Diaries #132” with Chris Crofton, Joe Raines, & Professor Rob

Three L.A. comedians are quarantined in a podcast studio during a global pandemic. There is literally nothing to be done EXCEPT make content. These are "The Corona Diaries" and this is Episode 132. We've got THREE spectacular guests on this one. We're joined once again on mic #3 by comedian Joe Raines. Follow him on all forms of social media @JoeMFRaines. We've also got Professor Rob calling in from California wine country to talk about his time as an educator and starting a L.A.R.P.ing club at his school. Follow him on Twitter @MathDemIGod. Lastly, we've got comedian Chris Crofton with our JAM OF THE DAY by Joe Walsh. Follow him @TheCroftonShow and check out his Twitch show "Cold Brew Got Me Like". Music at the end is "Get Back" by Billy Preston.

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The Daily Signal - Legal Expert Explains Real Reason These Democrats Want to Expand Supreme Court

Four Democratic members of Congress have introduced legislation to expand the Supreme Court from nine justices to 13. 

Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., and Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., on April 15 introduced the bill with Reps. Hank Johnson, D-Ga., and Mondaire Jones, D-N.Y. Markey supports the high court's expansion because, he said, the “United States Supreme Court is broken.”

GianCarlo Canaparo, a legal fellow in the Meese Center for Legal and Judicial Studies at The Heritage Foundation and co-host of the podcast SCOTUS 101, said that Markey and the other Democrats backing the bill are seeking to expand the court in order to advance a far-left agenda. Opponents of the move have dubbed it "court packing."

Canaparo joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” to explain the likelihood of the Supreme Court being expanded and whether or not the Constitution even allows for adding justices to the bench. (The Daily Signal is the news outlet of The Heritage Foundation.)

We also cover these stories: 

  • President Joe Biden announces a new, significantly higher U.S. goal for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
  • On a party-line vote, House Democrats pass legislation to make the District of Columbia the nation’s 51st state.
  • Basketball star LeBron James deletes a controversial tweet after a Columbus, Ohio, police officer fatally shot 16-year-old Ma'Khia Bryant. 


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Opening Arguments - OA484: Chauvin Guilty! What To Expect Next

It's good news! Chauvin was found guilty on all 3 counts! Andrew breaks down what to expect with sentencing, and a number of interesting legal quirks along the way. Also, should we be worried about an appeal? What about the Maxine Waters comments? Find out!

Links: State v. Martin, 211 N.W.2d 765 (Minn. 1973), MINNESOTA SENTENCING GUIDELINES, Minn. Sentencing Guidelines and Commentary, Sentencing Guidelines Grid, Sample PSI Report Vermont

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The Stack Overflow Podcast - Non-fungible Talking

Want to try developing with Ethereum? Free Code Camp has you covered.

On the other hand, here are some thoughts on why it's not the greatest language for developers.

Interested in minting your own NFT? There are lots of options. Ethereum can be more expensive to use (those gas fees, ouch) but it also has the most active network of artists and collectors.

Thanks to Phlume, our lifeboat badge winner of the week, for answering the question: How do I remove the double border on this table?

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The Allusionist - Eclipse+

It’s August 2007. Lauren Marks is a 27-year-old actor and a PhD student, spending the month directing a play at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. She’s in a bar, standing onstage, performing a karaoke duet of ‘Total Eclipse of the Heart’…and then a blood vessel in her brain bursts. When she wakes up in hospital, days later, she has no internal monologue, and a vocabulary of only about forty words. 

This is a rerun of an all time fave Allusionist, but with a few extra little bits added. Content note: this episode is about a medical crisis (everyone survives, though!), and has some Category A swears in it.

Find out more about this episode at http://theallusionist.org/totaleclipse, and more about Lauren at http://astitchoftime.com.

The special music is by Martin Austwick. Hear Martin’s own songs at palebirdmusic.com or search for Pale Bird on Bandcamp and Spotify, and he’s @martinaustwick on Twitter and Instagram. 

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