By Karen An-hwei Lee
CBS News Roundup - World News Roundup: 09/30
Government shutdown averted. Could vaccine mandates slow your holiday travel plans? Britney Spears' father suspended from conservatorship. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has today's World News Roundup.
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Bay Curious - Can Redwood City Really Boast “Climate Best By Government Test”?
Drive around downtown Redwood City and you're sure to see the city slogan on a big arching signs: "Climate Best by Government Test." The slogan caught the attention of Lauren Tankeh of San Carlos, who wanted to know if it's true. “Does Redwood City actually have the best weather?” Today on the show we look at the history of the town slogan. Plus: We answer a question from another listener about the origins of Los Gatos. It's a Peninsula special!
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Reported by Rachael Myrow. Bay Curious is made by Olivia Allen-Price, Katrina Schwartz, Sebastian Miño-Bucheli and Brendan Willard. Additional support from Erika Aguilar, Jessica Placzek, Kyana Moghadam, Isabeth Mendoza, Paul Lancour, Suzie Racho, Carly Severn, Lina Blanco, Christopher Cox, Ethan Lindsey, Vinnee Tong and Jenny Pritchett.
Everything Everywhere Daily - Year One
I am speaking these words in the year 2021. You might be listening to them in a different year, but whatever year you happen to be in right now, it will be a year using the same number convention for years that we do now.
But why did we start counting years at year 1? What did they do before that? Who picked year 1 and why? Why isn’t there a year zero? And what is the deal with AD and CE?
Learn more about why we count years the way we do on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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The NewsWorthy - Shutdown Countdown, More Species Extinct & New Bachelor Host – Thursday, September 30th, 2021
The news to know for Thursday, September 30th, 2021!
We'll explain the new bill on the table that could prevent a government shutdown. Lawmakers have just hours to pass it.
Also, COVID-19 cases that last months: it turns out they're more common than first thought.
Plus, a big push from YouTube to ban all anti-vaccine information, a new court ruling that has #FreeBritney activists celebrating, and a new "Bachelor" host that fans of the show will recognize.
All that and more in around 10 minutes...
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Curious City - Lucy Parsons, The ‘Goddess Of Anarchy’
Called "more dangerous than a thousand rioters" by the Chicago Police Department, Lucy Parsons was a radical socialist, a labor organizer, and a powerful orator who worked on behalf of people of color, women, and the homeless, she was
Curious City - Lucy Parsons, The ‘Goddess Of Anarchy’
Called "more dangerous than a thousand rioters" by the Chicago Police Department, Lucy Parsons was a radical socialist, a labor organizer, and a powerful orator who worked on behalf of people of color, women, and the homeless, she was
NPR's Book of the Day - To Understand Humanity, You Have To Understand Water
For decades, the author and scientist Giulio Boccaletti has studied the substance that's come to define life as we know it: water. And in his book Water: A Biography, he traces the history of how humanity, regardless of continent or creed, has shaped entire civilizations around a resource that's both fickle and essential for life on earth. In this episode, All Things Considered host Ari Shapiro talks to Boccaletti about our long, complicated history with water, and why understanding the past is crucial to the fight with climate change.
Audio Poem of the Day - Fault Whispers
By Mark Tardi
CBS News Roundup - World News Roundup: 09/29
Spending standoff as deadline nears for a federal budget deal. Disagreement over Afghan withdrawal strategy. Still homeless a month after Ida. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has today's World News Roundup.
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