Month: April 2022

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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - Listener Mail: Eastman Explosions in Tennessee, The Dangers of Being Prepared, Hank’s Episode Ideas

A recent mishap in Kingsport, Tennessee highlights a long history of brushes with industrial disaster. Riding around with a gas mask in Idaho just might land you a long interview with the FBI. Hank calls in with some fantastic show ideas. All this and more in this week's listener mail.

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State of the World from NPR - On the ground in Borodyanka, What is the ‘right’ response to war?

A look at the fallout from Russian attacks in Borodyanka, a suburb of the Ukrainian capitol of Kyiv. As Becky Sullivan reports, Ukrainian officials accuse Russian forces of indiscriminately attacking civilians there. Since 2019, a lawyer named Andrew Mac has served as an adviser to Ukraine's president. He discusses the U.S. response and the assistance it's providing.

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Headlines From The Times - Welcome to Tijuana

Reporter Sandra Dibble spent more than 25 years covering the U.S.-Mexico border for the San Diego Union-Tribune. And what she found out after her first day on the job is that Tijuana is ... complicated.

The impact of being home to the Western Hemisphere’s busiest border crossing — how the border has shaped Tijuana — is a big part of what Sandra spent her career digging into.

And she pulls all that work together in "Border City," a new eight-part narrative podcast series. Today, we air its debut episode.

Host: Sandra Dibble

More reading:

Border City: A podcast about beauty, violence and belonging in Tijuana from a journalist who spent more than 25 years reporting at the border

The Backstory: Sandra Dibble discusses “Border City,” her upcoming podcast about reporting in Tijuana

Opinion: After writing about Tijuana for decades, I can’t imagine my life without this city


 

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CBS News Roundup - World News Roundup – 04/07

Residents of eastern Ukraine warned to get out as Russia regroups. Historic Supreme Court confirmation. Tiger Woods back at the Masters. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has today's World News Roundup.

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The Daily Detail - The Daily Detail for 4.7.22

Alabama

  • Senator Tuberville on SCOTUS nominee and farmers fighting inflation in the US
  • Alabama House fails to vote on bill limiting state health officer's powers
  • ATV crash near Boaz claims life of 7 year old girl
  • Home invader is shot and hospitalized by armed homeowner in Dothan
  • Etowah county Sheriff's office has new service dog - Millie

National

  • President Joe Biden speaks at union event about Russia-Ukraine War
  • Lousiana senator John Kennedy has different opinion on Russia sanctions
  • Two former Trump staffers urge Texas governor to declare invasion at border
  • Lt Governor in Texas looks to offer similar parental rights bill like Florida
  • Montana plans legal action on any Title IX gender identity rewrite within Dept. of Ed
  • More Covid 19 vaccine docs released by FDA showing onslaught of adverse events
  • Senate race in Missouri with Eric Greitens gets complicated with new claims from ex
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The Intelligence from The Economist - Nasty, brutish and long? The war’s next stage

Russian troops have withdrawn from suburban Kyiv to focus on the eastern Donbas region. With Western weapons for Ukraine flowing in, a grinding war of attrition looms. For our French-election series we meet members of Marine Le Pen’s National Rally, which has found success by shifting the focus away from its extremist image. And why a bid to rename Turkey will be so fraught. For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer
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Bay Curious - Why You Might See Wacky Art Cars Rolling Downhill in McLaren Park

Bay Curious listener Rich Wipfler loves cars. So when he read that back in 1975 the museum that would become SFMOMA held a soapbox derby where local artists showed off wild, zany homemade creations careening downhill, he need to know more. We take you behind the scenes to meet the artists who starred in it. And, as luck would have it, the event is finally happening again -- April 10, 2022. Be there.


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Reported by Mary Franklin Harvin. Bay Curious is made by Olivia Allen-Price, Katrina Schwartz, Sebastian Miño-Bucheli and Brendan Willard. Additional support from Kyana Moghadam, Jessica Placzek, Natalia Aldana, Carly Severn, Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez, Ethan Lindsey, Vinnee Tong and Jenny Pritchett.