Month: October 2021

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The Best One Yet - 🥣 “The Oat-pocalypse” — Oatly’s all-time low. Roblox’s meta-life. J&J’s toxic Texas two-step

We’re on the verge of an oat-pocalypse as the US faces its greatest oat shortage in history… so good time to check out Oatly’s stock. Roblox is the #1 destination for American kids (online or off), but its newest thing is Roblox for adults. And Johnson & Johnson created a brand new company filled with all the toxic stuff from the old Johnson & Johnson — Call it “The Texas Two-Step.” $OTLY $RBLX $JNJ 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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What Next | Daily News and Analysis - How Should We Remember Colin Powell?

Colin Powell, known as a “trailblazer” and “pathbreaker” in his military career, leaves behind a complicated legacy. The four-star general became a household name during the first Gulf War as the first Black chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and later the first Black secretary of state. Thirty years after his rise to national prominence, Powell’s death has prompted reflections on the Iraq War and his role in using false intelligence to justify the U.S. invasion.  

Guest: Fred Kaplan, Slate’s War Stories columnist. 

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Bammers - Is it Even Football without Tailgating?

Due to the pandemic, the University of Alabama banned tailgating on campus for the 2020 season. No tents, no noise, no food -- nothing. A UA rep talks about what went into that decision, while fans discuss what an Alabama football season without tailgating looked like and why tailgating makes gameday so special in Tuscaloosa.


Guests: 

Roger Myers, Alabama superfan and tailgating veteran 

Nick Ferenz, University of Alabama Associate Director of Event Management 

Ben Shewmake, Marine Corps veteran and president of the Campus Veterans Association. 

Lacey Cencula, Die-hard fan and Bama Twitter personality from Birmingham


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Everything Everywhere Daily - How LIGO Works

To explore the universe humans have made any manner of telescopes. These telescopes can observe visible light, infrared light, radio waves, and even x-rays. One of the most important forces in shaping the universe is gravity. How can astronomers observe gravity? In 2002, the National Science Foundation, Caltech, and MIT managed to build a gravitational observatory.

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NBN Book of the Day - Philip Dwyer and Mark Micale, “The Darker Angels of Our Nature: Refuting the Pinker Theory of History & Violence” (Bloomsbury, 2021)

In The Better Angels of Our Nature Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker argued that modern history has witnessed a dramatic decline in human violence of every kind, and that in the present we are experiencing the most peaceful time in human history. But what do top historians think about Pinker's reading of the past? Does his argument stand up to historical analysis?

In Philip Dwyer and Mark Micale's book The Darker Angels of Our Nature: Refuting the Pinker Theory of History & Violence (Bloomsbury, 2021), seventeen scholars of international stature evaluate Pinker's arguments and find them lacking. Studying the history of violence from Japan and Russia to Native America, Medieval England and the Imperial Middle East, these scholars debunk the myth of non-violent modernity. Asserting that the real story of human violence is richer, more interesting and incomparably more complex than Pinker's sweeping, simplified narrative, this book tests, and bests, 'fake history' with expert knowledge.

Galina Limorenko is a doctoral candidate in Neuroscience with a focus on biochemistry and molecular biology of neurodegenerative diseases at EPFL in Switzerland. To discuss and propose the book for an interview you can reach her at galina.limorenko@epfl.ch.

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What A Day - SCOTUS Stands Up For Qualified Immunity

The Supreme Court ruled in favor of police officers in two cases dealing with qualified immunity. Both decisions were unsigned, and none of the justices dissented – a possible indication that they are sadly not planning on overturning qualified immunity entirely any time soon.

Boston is poised to elect its first woman of color as mayor, and the election is just two weeks away. We talked with candidate Michelle Wu.

And in headlines: former Secretary of State Colin Powell passed away yesterday, the Biden administration is tackling ‘forever chemicals,’ and the union for Chicago Police Officers is fighting the city’s vaccine mandate.


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The NewsWorthy - RIP Colin Powell, TV Stations Hacked & Kanye’s New Name – Tuesday, October 19th, 2021

The news to know for Tuesday, October 19th, 2021!

Today we're remembering America's first black secretary of state. Colin Powell died from COVID-19 complications.

Also, which states are now seeing another spike in COVID-19 cases. 

And we'll explain qualified immunity and what the U.S. Supreme Court decided about it. 

Plus, Apple unveiled its latest new technology, highly-anticipated movies will now be delayed, and the rapper Kanye West officially and legally changed his name.

Those stories and more in around 10 minutes!

Head to www.theNewsWorthy.com/shownotes for sources and to read more about any of the stories mentioned today.

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The Goods from the Woods - Episode #302 – “Magic City Rowdiness” with Chris Davis, Narado Moore, & Nick Thomas

In this episode, Rivers is back in Sweet Home Alabama to talk with the "Magic City Elite", comedians Chris Davis, Narado Moore, and Nick Thomas! This time we're chatting about a bro country song about eating a "fancy" meal at Applebees, a Norwegian Princess marrying a space reptile shaman, and the most misspelled terms on PornHub. Speaking of bro county, "One Margarita" by Luke Bryan is our "Jam of the Week"! Give us a listen!  Y'all should follow all of our guests on Twitter @ChrisOZDavis, @Rod4Short, and @OneDumbBoy.  Music at the end is "Back to Alabama" from the new album 'The Song Companion of a Lone Star Cowboy' by The Pine Hill Haints.  Follow the show on Twitter @TheGoodsPod.  Rivers is @RiversLangley  Sam is @SlamHarter  Carter is @Carter_Glascock Subscribe on Patreon for HOURS of bonus content and growing ALL THE TIME! http://patreon.com/TheGoodsPod Pick up a Goods from the Woods t-shirt at: http://prowrestlingtees.com/TheGoodsPod

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The Daily Signal - Fired for Biblical Marriage Views, Former Fire Chief Explains How Faith Carried Him Through Persecution

Kelvin Cochran served as a firefighter for over three decades. He was named “Fire Chief of the Year” in 2012, and former President Barack Obama appointed him the U.S. Fire Administrator, the highest fire service post in the nation. 


But Cochran faced a different kind of fire in 2015 when he was terminated as Atlanta’s fire chief for writing a book in which he expressed his personal views that marriage is between one man and one woman. Cochran reached a settlement with the city of Atlanta in 2018, but says the experience of losing his job because of his faith was “challenging, to say the least.” 


As Americans, “we have the freedom to live out our faith, religious liberty, and we have freedom to speak our faith in whatever form of speech that we feel convicted to do without consequences,” Cochran says. “You shouldn't have to lose anything for living out your faith or speaking in your faith in our country.” 


Cochran joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” to discuss his new book, “Facing the Fire: The Faith That Brought ‘America’s Fire Chief’ Through the Flames of Persecution.” 


We also cover these stories: 

  • Former Secretary of State and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Colin Powell dies due to complications from COVID-19.
  • The Supreme Court issues two opinions that are being hailed as big wins for police officers. 
  • Ongoing tensions continue between Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and city police officers over vaccine mandates.


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Tech Won't Save Us - Beating Uber at the UK Supreme Court w/ Yaseen Aslam

Paris Marx is joined by Yaseen Aslam to discuss the UK Supreme Court ruling that Uber drivers are not self-employed, the long fight to reach that point, and the next steps in the push for gig workers’ rights in the UK.

Yaseen Aslam is the president of the App Drivers and Couriers Union and a lead claimant in the Aslam v Uber case. Follow Yaseen on Twitter at @Yaseenaslam381 and the ADCU at @ADCUnion.

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