Month: January 2022

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Getting Hammered - It’s Personal

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer isn’t so happy that the news of his impending retirement leaked. Mary Katharine and Vic break down the (lack of) research on masking children, the Spotify vs. Neil Young vs. Joe Rogan debate, and NATO’s attempt to confront Russia


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  • 00:12 - Segment: Welcome to the Show
  • 05:49 - Segment: The News You Need to Know
  • 05:54 - Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer announces his retirement
  • 18:29 - The Washington Post and The Atlantic write on masking children
  • 27:00 - The head of a school board in Prince George’s County, Maryland says she sees no end in sight for masking in schools
  • 28:34 - Spotify vs. Neil Young vs. Joe Rogan
  • 32:36 - The U.S., NATO attempt to confront Russia 
  • 38:10 - California judge stalls regulations on pork products


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NBN Book of the Day - Tyler D. Parry, “Jumping the Broom: The Surprising Multicultural Origins of a Black Wedding Ritual” (UNC Press, 2020)

In Jumping the Broom: The Surprising Multicultural Origins of a Black Wedding Ritual (UNC Press, 2020), Tyler D. Parry untangles the convoluted history of the "broomstick wedding." Popularly associated with African American culture, Parry traces the ritual's origins to marginalized groups in the British Isles and explores how it influenced the marriage traditions of different communities on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. His surprising findings shed new light on the complexities of cultural exchange between peoples of African and European descent from the 1700s up to the twenty-first century. Drawing from the historical records of enslaved people in the United States, British Romani, Louisiana Cajuns, and many others, Parry discloses how marginalized people found dignity in the face of oppression by innovating and reimagining marriage rituals. Such innovations have an enduring impact on the descendants of the original practitioners. Parry reveals how and why the simple act of "jumping the broom" captivates so many people who, on the surface, appear to have little in common with each other.

Adam McNeil is a Ph.D. Candidate in History at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey.

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The NewsWorthy - Bracing for Blizzard, Truckers Revolt & Economy Surging- Friday, January 28th, 2022

The news to know for Friday, January 28th, 2022!

What to know about a major winter storm heading toward nearly a dozen U.S. states. What's in the forecast, and where the worst of it is expected.

Also, why a long caravan of American and Canadian truckers are protesting in Canada's capital today and why law enforcement is on high alert.

Plus, what to know about the growing number of scams online, which common supplements might protect older people from autoimmune disease, and how young football players are making the most out of snow days.

Those stories and more in around 10 minutes!

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What A Day - Supreme Courting The Voters with Dan Pfeiffer

President Biden reaffirmed his commitment to nominating a Black woman to the Supreme Court yesterday, and said that he would announce his choice by the end of February. Plus, Justice Stephen Breyer formally announced his retirement. We were joined by Dan Pfeiffer, former White House Communications Director during the Obama administration and one of the hosts of Pod Save America, to discuss the impact the SCOTUS shakeup could have for Democrats as we head into midterm election season.


And in headlines: Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered the military to install measures to prevent civilian deaths caused by American airstrikes, countries across the globe advised their athletes to bring temporary cellphones to the Beijing Winter Olympics, and a study claimed that even when gas stoves are turned off, they often continue to leak unburned methane into their surroundings.


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The Daily Signal - Gov. Kristi Noem Talks Biden Picking Woman for Supreme Court, Women’s Sports

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem criticized President Joe Biden Thursday for his decision to pick a Supreme Court justice based on race and gender.  “I think that's very unfortunate that he chose that approach,” the Republican governor said in a Thursday interview with The Daily Signal. “It almost divides people based on what they look like and their background, rather than just who's the best person for the job?” Noem also talks about why the new bill protecting women's sports she introduced.

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What Next | Daily News and Analysis - TBD | The Downfall of One of the World’s Biggest Brains

Ten years ago, IBM made a gamble. Through a monumental advertising and PR campaign, it promised that its AI technology–Watson–would transform the health care industry as we know it. A decade and billions of dollars later, Watson Health is being sold for parts. 


What went wrong with IBM’s “moonshot?” And what does Watson’s failure tell us about the promise of AI for health care?


Guest: Casey Ross, national technology correspondent for STAT


Host: Lizzie O’Leary

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Opening Arguments - OA564: The Reteyerment; At-Will Employees Forced to Stay? and Avenatti vs Stormy Daniels!

Huge news day! BREYER WILL RETEYER! What a relief. Andrew takes us through that and the potential replacements. They're all great! Then we've got, by immense popular demand, coverage of a story in which at-will employees were forced by a court to stay in their job. What happened? Was it reported correctly? Find out! Then finally, it's Stormy Daniels vs scumbag Michael Avenatti in one of the many trials Avenatti is facing for his unethical behavior.

Links: Leader of the Oath Keepers, Democrats Can Replace Justice Stephen Breyer on Party Lines, injunction against at-will employees

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NPR's Book of the Day - Tap dancing Twizzlers, cockroach warriors, and fairy tales! Oh my!

Two collections of short stories, both alike in playfulness in our fair podcast. The first is with Gwen Kirby whose debut collection of short stories is called, hilariously, Shit Cassandra Saw. It ranges from radioactive cockroaches to tapdancing Twizzlers. Kirby told NPR's Mary Louise Kelly that writing this book was a cathartic experience. The second interview is with Helen Oyeyemi about her collection of short stories, What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours. The stories are fairy tales, though not traditional ones. Oyeyemi told NPR's Steve Inskeep that she likes fairy tales because they endure.
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Short Wave - Omicron Around The World: From “Zero COVID” To Rising Cases

The Omicron surge may have peaked in the U.S., but parts of the world are seeing crippling levels of cases. Jason Beaubien, NPR global health and development correspondent, joins the show to talk about where the virus is spreading, different countries' strategies for controlling the pandemic and what vaccinations look like globally.

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The Gist - “It’s Me Or Joe Rogan!” (It’s Rogan)

Neil Young wants Joe Rogan to either burn out or fade away over Covid mis-info. Mike spiels about Neil Young's Criticisms of Joe Rogan’s Covid pronouncements. And in the interview, the NYTimes Magazine’s Emily Bazelon talks about how the nationwide rise in murders will affect the agendas of progressive prosecutors.

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