By Thomas Sayers Ellis
The Government Huddle with Brian Chidester - The One with the NYT Bestselling Author
Alec Ross, the New York Times bestselling author of “The Raging 2020s" and former Senior Advisor for Innovation to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton joins the show to talk about the catalyst for his latest book and what he thinks about today’s social contract with government and industry. We also dive into challenges he faced at the State Department trying to bring diplomacy into the 21st century and why he thinks the Pentagon needs Silicon Valley nerds more than ever.
Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - Listener Mail: The Voicemail Edition
What is a Vardøger? Why does the CIA so desperately need electricians? In this special edition of listener mail, the guys dive into phone calls on everything from sleep paralysis to the devil's lettuce and more.
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Yuval Levin joins the podcast today as we mark the fact that 70 percent of the population of the United States 12 and over is fully vaccinated—a point when we were told we would reach herd immunity and see the end of the pandemic. But clearly, the powers that be won’t say so—even though everything we see says Joe Biden desperately needs to claim a victory, any victory. Why won’t he? Give a listen. Source
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Big Technology Podcast - Inside Spotify’s War With Apple — With Spotify Chief Legal Officer Horacio Gutierrez
Horacio Gutierrez is Spotify's head of global affairs and chief legal officer. He's a relentless critic of the way Apple treats smaller companies, testifying before the Senate in April that the company is abusing its power and harming competition. He joins Big Technology Podcast to discuss how Spotify has experienced Apple's behavior, why it's decided to speak up, and whether anything will come of this latest round of antitrust scrutiny for the tech giants.
Headlines From The Times - Mega-drought + mega-rain = uh-oh!
When it rains, it pours, and when it pours after a long dry spell, water can become dangerous. Fire-scarred lands see mudslides devastate homes. Parched soil can’t absorb the rain that comes. Water, water everywhere, and California is still on the brink.Today, we reconvene our Masters of Disasters to discuss how too much rain after a drought can be bad. And who knew the term "mudslide" could be so controversial?
More reading:
Threat of mudslides returns to California after devastating fires. How do they work?
California rains break all-time records, spurring floods and mudslides
October’s torrential rains brought some drought relief, but California’s big picture still bleak
CBS News Roundup - World News Roundup: 11/17
FDA considers authorizing booster shots for all adults. Tension awaiting a Rittenhouse verdict. High school students plug the employment gap. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has today's World News Roundup.
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The Daily Detail - The Daily Detail for 11.17.21
Alabama
- AG Steve Marshall joins a lawsuit challenging vaccine mandate for Medicare and Medicaid Health workers
- Jeff Kilpatrick jumps into Limestone County Sheriff race
- LocalAlabama has special election analyst speak in Hoover on vote anomalies
National
- the 6th Circuit court of appeals is randomly chosen to consolidate and consider all vaccine mandate lawsuits
- Texas Senator tries to get an answer from DHS secretary on money going to illegals
- Border patrol agents release number of apprehensions at border for October 2021
- Jury deliberates in the Kyle Rittenhouse case, judge getting threats
- Leaders in Oroville, CA declare themselves a constitutional republic
- Leaders in Gibraltar cancel Christmas
The Intelligence from The Economist - Defrost setting: the Xi-Biden summit
The meeting between superpower presidents was cordial and careful, but it will take far more than a video call to smooth such frosty relations. Europe once had an enviable international rail network—one it must revive if the bloc is to meet its climate targets. And the costly and sometimes dangerous lengths South Koreans are going to for flattering photographs.
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First Things Podcast - Darel Paul on Abortion and Class—The Editor’s Desk
Darel Paul joins editor R. R. Reno to discuss his article from the October print edition on the political economy of abortion, “Abortion and Class.”