Month: October 2021

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The Best One Yet - 🩲 “Who wears short shorts?” — Chubbies’ frat IPO. Southwest’s hangover. Nobel’s burger-flipping prize.

The artist behind Chubbies’ shorts is going public, but it’s really a fraternity. Southwest Airlines just canceled so many weekend flights that its stock dropped (and the mysteries began). And the Nobel Prize for economics just tested an ancient theory: Would a $15 minimum wage make McDonald’s lay off their burger crew? $DTC $LUV 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 - When Airbnb Takes Over Your Neighborhood

Galveston is a small island off the south east coast of Texas. It’s become a hot spot for short term rentals through start-ups like Airbnb but what the city has gained in tourism dollars, they’ve lost in actual residents. 


Guest: Peter Holley is a senior editor at Texas Monthly. 


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Everything Everywhere Daily - Nostradamus

In 1555, a French physician and astrologer named Michel de Nostredame published a book of poems titled Les ProphĂŠties. Ever since people have been trying to interpret world events through his writings. Was Nostradamus a prophet? Was he a fraud? Or are people just reading way too much into a bunch of vague, random statements? Learn more about Nostradamus and how his writings have been interpreted, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.

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NBN Book of the Day - Jan Matti Dollbaum et al., “Navalny: Putin’s Nemesis, Russia’s Future?” (Oxford UP, 2021)

Everyone has heard of Alexei Navalny, the leader of Russia's opposition to Putin's rule. But what do we really know of him? Navalny: Putin's Nemesis, Russia's Future? (Oxford, 2021) provides the first detailed description of Navalny's history and trajectory. Most importantly, Ben Noble, Morvan Lallouet, and Jan Matti Dollbaum turn the one-dimensional, cartoon-like image of Navalny in the West into a nuanced portrait, properly situated in the context of modern Russia.

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The NewsWorthy - Global Tax Rate, Mass Flight Cancellations & Bisexual Superman – Tuesday, October 12th, 2021

The news to know for Tuesday, October 12th, 2021!

What to know about new talks between the U.S. and other nations: from an in-person meeting with Taliban leaders to a possible global deal impacting the tax rate. 

Also, remember the college admissions bribery scandal? We'll tell you what the jury decided for the first two people to stand trial.

Plus, what happened with Southwest Airlines and the thousands of flights canceled over the weekend, how the next Superman will make history, and which iconic women will be featured on the U.S. quarter.

Those stories and more in around 10 minutes!

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Sources:

U.S.-Taliban Talks: Reuters, CBS News, BBC, CNN, State Dept.

Global Minimum Tax Agreement: WSJ, Fox Business, Al Jazeera, Reuters, White House

Pledge to Reduce Methane: Reuters, NY Times, Axios, WaPo, State Dept.

Navy Engineer Charged with Espionage: WaPo, NY Times, NPR, ABC News, DOJ

Parents Convicted in College Admissions Scandal: WSJ, Reuters, CNN, NY Times

More Boosters than Initial Doses: NY Times, NBC News, CNN, Becker’s Hospital Review, CDC

TX Bans Vaccine Mandates: Texas Tribune, NBC News, WSJ, Axios, Texas Gov.

Southwest Cancellations: CNN, Fox Business, NY Times, SWAPA

Raiders Coach Resigns Amid Controversy: Las Vegas Sun, ESPN, NY Times, NFL, Raiders

New Superman is Bisexual: NBC News, Deadline, Vulture, DC Comics, Tom Taylor

Women on U.S. Quarters: The Verge, USA Today, NPR, U.S. Mint 

 

 

 

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What A Day - 544 Days In An Iranian Prison with Jason Rezaian

In July of 2014, Iranian-American journalist Jason Rezaian and his wife were accused of being spies by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard and were arrested. Jason was held captive for 544 days, and he’s the host of Crooked Media’s podcast, “544 Days.” He joins us to discuss his experience in captivity. 

And in headlines: Merck asked the FDA for emergency use authorization of its experimental COVID-19 pill, Southwest Airlines cancelled thousands of flights since last weekend, and DC Comics announced that the new Superman is bisexual.


Show Notes:

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The Goods from the Woods - Episode #301 – “Cream My People” with Keith Carey & Tom Goss

In this episode, Rivers travels down to Long Beach to chat it up with comedians Keith Carey and Tom Goss about a desert ninja's recent attack on the U.S. military base and a man who fell asleep on a pile of chicken and meth during a burglary. We're also taste testing a very confusing Muammar Gaddafi-themed soda that, for some reason, is called "Cream My People". "Story of My Life" by Social Distortion is our "Jam of the Week". Get into it and then come see us LIVE in Auburn, AL on October 19th.  Be sure to follow Keith on all forms of social media @KeithTellsJokes and Tom @GossGoss6.  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 - Victor Davis Hanson on ‘The Dying Citizen’

What does it mean to be an American citizen today?


Victor Davis Hanson, a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and a professor emeritus at California State University, joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” to talk about citizenship and other topics covered in his new book, “The Dying Citizen: How Progressive Elites, Tribalism, and Globalization Are Destroying the Idea of America.”


A bestselling author and one of The Daily Signal’s most popular columnists, Hanson’s latest book serves as a wake-up call for citizens to take their responsibility seriously.


“I think we have to just take a deep breath and say, ‘We have to reassert citizenship,'” Hanson says. “We’re starting to see it with local school boards, where somebody, somehow, thought that either school bureaucrats or locally elected people are not responsible for the will of the voters who either elected them or they were hired by elected officials through that vote. And yet parents are starting to object and hold them accountable.”


Hanson also reflects on historical comparisons to the tumultuous year 2020. And he explains why, despite the challenges we face today, he remains optimistic about America’s future.


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Tech Won't Save Us - Gig Work is Not a Novelty in Brazil w/ Rafael Grohmann

Paris Marx is joined by Rafael Grohmann to discuss the state of app-based work in Brazil, organizing by food delivery workers to demand better conditions, and even a recent strike by click farm workers.
 
Rafael Grohmann is a professor at UNISINOS, coordinator at DigiLabour Research Lab, and principal investigator in Brazil of Fairwork Project. Follow Rafael on Twitter at @grohmann_rafael.

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