A few years back, a radio telescope in Australia picked up a radio signal that seemed to be coming from a nearby star. One possibility? Aliens! NPR science correspondent, Geoff Brumfiel, joins the show to talk about the signal and how a hunt for extra-terrestrial life unfolded.
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NPR's Book of the Day - Former California prosecutor details how she helped take down sex trafficking site
Maggy Krell is a former California prosecutor who was on the team that took down the infamous sex trafficking site Blackpage back in 2018. Now, she's out with a new book about how they were able to get the website shuttered – and the challenges the team on the case now faces going forward. Reflecting on her time as a prosecutor, Krell told Morning Edition's Rachel Martin that this is the case she's proud of: "This was a case that shifted the national narrative and certainly sent a message to survivors that this shouldn't be normalized, that their experiences matter."
The Gist - “I’m Beginning To Worry About Putin’s Mental State”
Today on the Gist, The former President of Estonia on Russia's aggression and German obstruction. And news that SCOTUS's Breyer will retire inspires a Spiel about domestic obstructionism.
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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - New Study Finds Cash Aid To Low-Income Mothers Increases Infant Brain Activity
What role does money play in child development? New research suggests it could affect brain activity. Reset digs into the study and discusses the implications for policies and programs in the U.S. with one of the co-authors of the report and a local researcher.
Planet Money - Two indicators: supply chain solutions
Two stories about people trying to overcome supply chain challenges. We follow a ship that is forced to get creative to bypass clogged ports, and we visit a warehouse that is running out of space. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.
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Consider This from NPR - What Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer’s Retirement Means
After 27 years on the Supreme Court, liberal justice Stephen Breyer is retiring. His departure won't change the balance of the court, but it will give President Biden a chance to put his stamp on it — and cement a new, younger justice in place for decades.
NPR legal affairs correspondent Nina Totenberg explains who might replace Breyer, and NPR political editor Domenico Montanaro outlines how the process will unfold.
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NPR legal affairs correspondent Nina Totenberg explains who might replace Breyer, and NPR political editor Domenico Montanaro outlines how the process will unfold.
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CoinDesk Podcast Network - BREAKDOWN: El Salvador’s Battle With the IMF Is Bigger Than Bitcoin
The IMF is pushing El Salvador to drop BTC as legal tender.
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When Nayib Bukele announced that El Salvador would be making bitcoin legal tender, the international monetary establishment acted with some amount of skepticism. When he announced the nation would be issuing bitcoin bonds, that skepticism turned to anger. Now, the IMF is pushing El Salvador to ditch BTC as legal tender altogether. On today’s episode, NLW explores what’s really going on.
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Motley Fool Money - “The healthiest business on the U.S. stock market”
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella talked about his company doubling down on gaming, which should give gamers and investors pause. Tim Beyers analyzes not only the impressive 2nd-quarter results but the overall health of Microsoft's business and how much room to run the gaming division has. He also discusses Mattel's renewed partnership with Disney, and what investors need to understand about F5's place in the cloud industry. Plus, Olivia Zitkus and Keith Speights discuss how Pfizer, Moderna, and Abbott Laboratories are investing the money they've earned from Covid-19-related sales, and whether one is doing a better job of it than the others.
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Federalist Radio Hour - How ‘College For All’ Is Failing Generations Of Americans
On this episode of The Federalist Radio Hour, Oren Cass, executive director of American Compass and author of "The Once and Future Worker," joins Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky to discuss the new "A Guide to College-for-All" report from American Compass which details how the American academic pipeline to higher education is failing nearly everyone.
Cato Daily Podcast - A Freedom to Trade Wish List
What should trade policy look like in 2022? Inu Manak and Gabriella Beaumont-Smith say it should be a lot freer than it has been over the past five years.
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