State of the World from NPR - Fleeing Mariupol, Russian Nuclear Forces on High Alert

Thousands of people continue to risk their lives by fleeing the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol. And Russia says it put its nuclear forces on a higher state of alert. This happened as Western officials had already raised the prospect of chemical weapons attacks.

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Big Technology Podcast - Can Apple’s Culture Handle Dissent? — With Cher Scarlett

Cher Scarlett is an ex-Apple engineer who led a movement for pay transparency within the company — and suffered consequences. She joins Big Technology Podcast to discuss why she spoke out, how Apple responded, and whether the company's culture can handle dissent. Listen for an inside perspective on Apple's culture and a conversation about the future of dissent within the tech giants.

Headlines From The Times - A soldier’s funeral in Ukraine

L.A. Times foreign correspondent Patrick J. McDonnell has covered Ukrainian refugees flooding into Poland and the funerals for Ukrainian soldiers in Lviv. He’s heard from mayors urging Americans to approve a no-fly zone over Ukraine, and men returning to their country to fight on the front lines.

Today, we hear some of Patrick’s stories.

Guests: L.A. Times Mexico City bureau chief Patrick J. McDonnell

More reading:

A funeral for Ukraine soldiers brings war to small town

Refugee flows from Ukraine mount. Meantime, aid and would-be fighters head in other direction

In Ukraine, the flood of displaced people fleeing the war only grows

The Daily Detail - The Daily Detail for 3.30.22

Alabama

  • AL joins Florida in lawsuit against CDC for mask mandate on public transportation
  • Secretary of State candidate Ed Packard pushes legislature to pass ban on modems in elections
  • Cleburne county authorities seize 240 pounds of marijuana during traffic stop
  • Ballot counting underway in second vote on unionization at Bessemer Amazon facility
  • Mobile county commission to invest 15 million for new downtown airport

National

  • Biden comments over in Europe called into question once again
  • 2 senators to disclose on senate floor details into Biden family foreign money deals
  • FL Governor Ron Desantis signs bill that bans sexual content taught in K-3rd grades
  • TN senator Marsha Blackburn says she will not vote to confirm SCOTUS nominee
  • Poll is taken of Americans hearing about the Will Smith/Chris Rock SlapFlap

Code Story: Insights from Startup Tech Leaders - Mentorcam March – Josh Campbell

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Oprahdemics - Oprah Goes Vegan

In 2011, Oprah and her staff at Harpo Studios went vegan for a full week. The results, and the resulting episode, sparked a conversation about health, ethical eating, and food as privilege — and showed us a lot about Oprah’s impact on health and food culture.

Special guest: Marcia Chatelain, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for History for her book Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America.

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The Intelligence from The Economist - Capital outflow: Russia changes tack

It appears that Russian forces are withdrawing from Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital, to focus on the eastern region of Donbas. We examine what the shifting tactics signify. A court in Singapore has refused to strike a colonial-era anti-gay law from its books, despite the fact it is never enforced; we ask why. And what’s behind Bolivia’s preponderance of contraband Japanese cars.

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