The NewsWorthy - Severe Storms Coming, RIP John Madden & No-Return Refunds- Wednesday, December 29th, 2021

The news to know for Wednesday, December 29th, 2021!

We're detailing another round of severe weather in the U.S. We'll tell you which states will be most impacted.

Also, we're remembering two legends: a man who was once one of the most powerful politicians in D.C. and another who changed football forever.

Plus, why a popular video game developer is paying $100 million, why some retailers will refund your post-holiday returns but let you keep the items, and which companies were listed as the best places to work this year.

Those stories and more in around 10 minutes!

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The Daily Signal - Top 5 of 2021 Day 3: New Look at Thomas Sowell, ‘Great Black Intellectual’ Ignored by Left (Repeat)

Top 5 of 2021 Day 3: During this Christmas season, we're sharing some of our favorite interviews of the year to allow our team to take time off for the holidays.


Thomas Sowell is considered by many to be one of the most influential and brilliant minds of the past half-century. He is most famous for his work as an economist, but is also a bestselling author, syndicated columnist, historian, and academic.

Yet he hasn’t received much recognition. “When people talk about the great black intellectuals today, you hear names like Henry Louis Gates at Harvard or Cornel West … or today you hear Ta-Nehisi Coates and Ibram X. Kendi,” says Jason Riley, a journalist, scholar, and member of The Wall Street Journal’s editorial board.

“But in my view, Tom has written circles around those guys and is much broader in subjects that he’s covered as well as much deeper and his analysis is much more rigorous than those guys’,” Riley says.

A new documentary, “Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World,” tells the story of Sowell’s life and how his logic and intellect have impacted society. 

Riley, who narrates the film, joins the show to discuss the documentary and the personal impact Sowell has had on his own life.

You can watch the full-length documentary here or by visiting SowellFilm.com.

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What Next | Daily News and Analysis - Best of 2021 | Will the NFL Finally Support Gay Players?

We’re re-running some of our favorite episodes from the past year. This episode originally aired in June 2021.


The Las Vegas Raiders’ defensive end, Carl Nassib, came out in an Instagram post back in June, making him the first openly gay active player in NFL histroy. The league immediately posted in celebration of Nassib’s announcement. But given the NFL’s sorry history of standing by players on the vanguard, will the league really put its money where its mouth is this time? 


Guest: LZ Granderson, LA Times opinion columnist and host of ABC News’ “Life Out Loud with LZ Granderson.”


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Short Wave - Meet the Dermatologists Changing Their Field

Many skin conditions, from rashes to Lyme disease to various cancers, present differently on dark skin. Yet medical literature and textbooks don't often include those images, pointing to a bigger problem in dermatology. Today on the show, we take a close look at how the science of skincare has evolved to better serve patients of color, but still has a long way to go.

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NPR's Book of the Day - ‘Hamnet’ gives life to Shakespeare’s little-known son

William Shakespeare had a son, Hamnet, who likely inspired one of his most famous plays and who died when he was 11 years old. Novelist Maggie O'Farrell was disappointed that more people weren't familiar with him, so she set out to fix that with her book, Hamnet. O'Farrell wanted to reimagine Hamnet's life, his death, and William Shakespeare's family life. But, she told NPR's Mary Louise Kelly, she had a much harder time writing this book than she thought she would.

Amarica's Constitution - The Year That Was, and Your Questions

Amarica’s Constitution celebrates one year of podcasting, and what a year it was.  From the steps of the Capitol to the bench of the Court, we were there with coverage and analysis. In this episode we replay clips from, among others, Bob Woodward, Philip Bobbitt, and Neal Katyal, as they discussed and debated everything from impeachment to abortion with Akhil and Andy.  And, as long promised, your questions submitted throughout the year are answered!

Chapo Trap House - 588 – Kill Bill feat. Stavros Halkias (12/28/21)

Stav’s back for an end-of-the-year round of relationship advice. We analyze Madison Cawthorn’s failed relationship, answer Dear Prudie questions, and look at a NYT op-ed about how it’s normal and cool to hate your husband. All things Stavvy at https://stavvy.biz/ Tickets for our Southern tour are on sale over at chapotraphouse.com/live

Money Girl - How to Re-assess Your Financial Goals in 2022

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