Month: February 2022

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The NewsWorthy - USPS Overhaul, Protest Threatens Trade & Oscar Nominations – Wednesday, February 9th, 2022

The news to know for Wednesday, February 9th, 2022!

We'll talk about something most Democrats and Republicans actually agree on: overhauling the U.S. Postal Service.

Also, how large protests over Covid-19 mandates are now extending beyond Canada's borders.

Plus, Peloton's new plan to recover from a post-pandemic slump, why some Olympic athletes were disqualified over their uniforms, and which movies were nominated for best picture at the Oscars.

Those stories and more in around 10 minutes!

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In the Bubble with Andy Slavitt - The Woman Tasked with Finding the Next Variant (with Caitlin Rivers)

Andy begins this jam-packed episode by talking about Pfizer's long-awaited vaccine for kids under 5 with Julie Morita, a pediatrician and executive vice president of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Then he's joined by Safe or Not Safe alumna Caitlin Rivers, who is working to establish the new Center for Epidemic Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics at the CDC. Caitlin tells Andy what the group is doing to get ahead of future outbreaks and keep you safer and more informed about infectious diseases.

 

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What A Day - On Race, The NFL Fumbles The Ball

This weekend's Super Bowl LVI comes as the NFL is being sued by Brian Flores, a former head coach of the Miami Dolphins who has accused the league racial discrimination in hiring practices. To discuss the lawsuit and racism in the NFL, we're joined by Tyler Tynes, a staff writer for GQ who covers the intersection between race, politics, and sports.


The nominees for the 94th Academy Awards were announced yesterday and Netflix’s "Don’t Look Up" is up for Best Picture. The climate change satire has been a huge hit for Netflix, though the critical response to it has been more mixed. David Sirota, who co-wrote the screenplay, joins us to talk about the movie and how the climate catastrophe gets covered in media.


And in headlines: a new Freedom Convoy blockade emerged at the U.S.-Canadian border, Peng Shuai spoke to reporters in her first sit-down interview since last year, and federal agents arrested a couple for conspiring to launder $4.5 billion in stolen cryptocurrency.


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The Daily Signal - ‘Unsilenced’: Film Lifts Curtain on Horrors of Chinese Communist Party

Just over 20 years ago, the Chinese Communist Party began persecuting those in China who followed the spiritual practice of Falun Gong. 


Today, Uyghur Muslims face imprisonment and torture at the hands of the Chinese government. Tomorrow, more innocent lives will fall victim to suffering at the hands of the Chinese Communist Party if Beijing’s totalitarian leaders do not face consequences for those human rights abuses. 


In the new film “Unsilenced,” director Leon Lee tells the true story of those who were persecuted and killed by China’s government because they practiced Falun Gong. 

 

The film highlights the stories of those who “risk their lives and use their wisdom to find ways to counter the propaganda and fight for their freedom” in China, Lee says. 

But the threats of the Chinese Communist Party extend far beyond its borders, the film director says. 


It’s past time for America to recognize “that the [Chinese Communist Party] is the biggest threat the West faces,” says Leon Lee, the director of “Unsilenced.”


Lee joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” to discuss China’s human rights abuses and the danger China poses to the Western world if China’s crimes go unpunished. 


We also cover these stories:

  • Republican leaders call on podcaster Joe Rogan to stop apologizing.
  • Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tells truckers to stop their protests.
  • TikTok announces new LGBT guidelines. 


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What Next | Daily News and Analysis - The Canadian Trucker Revolt

The Ottawa truckers protest is neither exclusive to Ottawa nor strictly composed of truckers. And its supporters are hoping to head to a city near you. 


Guest: Jesse Brown, editor-in-chief of Canadaland.


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What Could Go Right? - The Population Explosion (Bonus)

Are we on the brink of a population explosion with untold global consequences? On the contrary, a growing number of experts argue that we are headed for a worldwide decline. Hear from Empty Planet authors John Ibbitson and Darrell Bricker on how this could bring with it many benefits as well as surprising disruptions.

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Philosophers In Space - 0G176: The Eternals and Space Baby Antinatalism

Honestly, after 2.5 hours of this movie I was hoping the awakening really would happen and suck me into the middle of the planet. We discuss the cold mess that is Eternals and what this means for using planets as a means to an end.

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Short Wave - Without Inventor James West, This Interview Might Not Have Been Possible

For Black History Month, Short Wave is celebrating Black voices in STEM - bringing back some of our favorite conversations, as well as new guests with expertise and insights to share. In this encore episode, former Short Wave host Maddie Sofia talks to inventor James West about his life, career, and about how a device he helped invent in the 60's made their interview possible. (Encore)

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NPR's Book of the Day - Alex Haley nearly lost it all writing ‘Roots’

To recognize Black History Month, Book of the Day is digging into the archives to bring you some important interviews. In 1977, author Alex Haley told NPR he didn't want to put the main character of Roots, Kunta Kinte, on a slave ship. To prepare for writing that portion of the novel, Haley flew to Africa and caught a voyage home on a cargo ship — sneaking down into the hold after dinner. In the mornings, he would write notes about what he thought Kunta's experience would have been like. He told NPR's Marty Griffen that the experience weighed him down so much it nearly cost him his life.