Month: July 2021

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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - Lobbying, Part 2: Free Speech and Dark Money

Is money a form of free speech? This question has plagued US politics for decades, prompting frenzied debates about the role of big business and private wealth in the process -- or industry -- of writing laws. In the second part of this two-part series, the guys dive into recent lobbying scandals, controversial court rulings, and the often disturbing reality of just how many laws end up being written by businesses and lobbyists, instead of elected officials.

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Headlines From The Times - Drought wants your carne asada and iPhone

We conclude Drought Week with a panel of L.A. Times foreign correspondents who are reporting on droughts in their areas of coverage.

In Mexico, a drought in the northern state of Sonora imperils the cattle industry. In Taiwan, water shortages threaten to disrupt the semiconductor industry. And in China, alternating years of drought and floods threaten the nation’s infrastructure.

After that, stick around to hear from skateboarder Cory Juneau about his path to the Tokyo Olympics and why he never wants a coach.

More reading:

The current drought is worldwide. Here’s how different places are fighting it

The most important company you’ve never heard of: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.

Amid crushing floods in China, officials focus not on climate change but on control

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CBS News Roundup - World News Roundup: 07/30

CDC concerned over just how fast the Delta variant is spreading. COVID outbreaks at camps leads to worries about schools. Allegations of doping in the Olympic pool. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has today's World News Roundup.

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The Intelligence from The Economist - Neither borrower nor renter be: America’s coming foreclosures

America’s pandemic-driven measures granting relief on mortgages and rent arrears will soon expire, and millions of people are in danger of losing their homes. The Netherlands’ history of slavery is often overlooked; a new exhibition goes to great lengths to confront it. And how Marmite’s love-it-or-hate-it reputation represents an unlikely marketing coup.

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The Best One Yet - 🍳 “Chef BoyarDoorDash” — Amazon Prime spider web. DoorDash’s kitchen. Comcast’s anti-Disney.

DoorDash just launched a new ghost kitchen, but the shocker is who’s actually whipping up the eggs… DoorDash is chef. Comcast isn’t just keeping you on hold to complain about the internet speed — it’s become the anti-Disney. And Amazon’s earnings revealed that Prime is a network (spiderweb?) of benefits you can’t escape from. $DASH $AMZN $CMCSA 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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Everything Everywhere Daily - The Korean Axe Murder Incident

Ever since the cease-fire which ended the Korean war, the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea has been a tense stand-off. Standing only a few meters from each other, soldiers from North Korea stand on one side with soldiers from South Korea and the United States on the other. On August 18, 1976, the two sides came as close as they ever have to igniting another war. Learn more about the Korean Axe Murder Incident on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.

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