Month: December 2021

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Bay Curious - How Black Shipyard Workers in Marin Helped Win World War II

The Bay Area is full of World War II history, even if it isn't always obvious. Listener Lise Ciolino stumbled on some in her Sausalito neighborhood when she learned that during the war there was a huge shipyard there. She wants to know "how the Liberty Ships produced in Sausalito affected the outcome of World War II."

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The Best One Yet - 🙊 “Shhhhhh” — Apple’s (alleged) secret deal. Wonder’s fancy food van. Cloud is the new oil.

Why is Apple the most successful US company in China? Surprise: A secret $275B deal Apple signed with China, according to a new report. Wonder is remixing food trucks up the value chain by scaling Bobby Flay's caviar ravioli anywhere. And if ya noticed whatever app you were using Tuesday wasn't working, it's because of an AWS outage - and because cloud computing is the oil of the modern economy.  $AAPL $AMZN $WMT 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 - How Accounting Changed The World

There are some subjects that are perceived to be mind-numbingly dull and boring. One such subject is accounting. Yet, believe it or not, accounting and bookkeeping have not only have been around since the dawn of human civilization, but they also had a hand in shaping it. Without it, the world would be a very different place today. Learn more about accounting and bookkeeping, and how they really aren’t as boring as they seem, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.

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NBN Book of the Day - Fiona Hill, “There Is Nothing for You Here: Opportunity in an Age of Decline” (Mariner Books, 2021)

Today I talked to the remarkable Fiona Hill about her new memoir There Is Nothing for You Here: Opportunity in an Age of Decline (Mariner Books, 2021). We talked about the decline of older coal and steel industries (and economic dislocation generally), how this decline relates to the rise of populism in the Russia and the West, and her decision to join the Trump administration as a national security advisor. She is insightful and interesting about all of it. Enjoy. 

Marshall Poe is the founder and editor of the New Books Network. He can be reached at marshallpoe@newbooksnetwork.com.

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The NewsWorthy - Carbon Neutral Orders, Job Openings Jump & Digital Divide- Thursday, December 9th, 2021

The news to know for Thursday, December 9th, 2021!

What to know about President Biden's latest plan to fight climate change and why he's already facing some pushback.

Also, new research about Covid-19 booster shots and another tool for some Americans to avoid getting sick.

Plus, a record-breaking gap between job openings and the workers available to fill them, why the government is investigating certain video games, and who made this year's list of Most Powerful Women.

All that and more in around 10 minutes...

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What A Day - A New Surge In Labor Organizing with Marty Walsh

Today, votes will be counted in the effort to unionize three Starbucks stores in Buffalo, New York, with the result expected this afternoon. If that vote is successful, they would be the first unionized Starbucks in the country. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh joins us again to discuss labor movements like this one and what’s driving them.


And in headlines: Pfizer said its vaccine booster shot can protect against the Omicron variant, Germany swore in Olaf Scholz as its new chancellor, and Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin apologized for going clubbing after being exposed to coronavirus.


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The Daily Signal - How Trial Lawyers Team With Leftist Activists to Hurt Consumers

It’s a topic that few people know about, but that has far-reaching consequences.

Trial lawyers across the country are cozying up to the left, advancing their radical agendas while lining their pockets with government money. The result? The average consumer pays the price.

"It affects [consumers] in part because you've got governments handing out big-deal contracts to politically active people on probably the wrong side of the aisle," says O.H. Skinner, executive director of Alliance for Consumers. "And I think that alone should be something that people pay attention to."

"But on a basic level," Skinner adds, "these contracts are the kind of things where there's millions of dollars that are often not tied to individual cases, not tied to case outcomes, where consumers get money."

Skinner joins "The Daily Signal Podcast" to discuss how widespread the relationship between trial lawyers and the left is, as well as offer solutions for conservatives.

We also cover these stories: 

  • President Joe Biden says he won’t unilaterally send U.S. troops to defend Ukraine from a Russian invasion. 
  • The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol will pursue contempt charges against former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows for failing to appear for a deposition.
  • California is positioning itself to be an abortion sanctuary if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade.



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