The Intelligence from The Economist - Let’s get the parties charted: the Partygate report

A long-awaited inquiry into lockdown gatherings on Boris Johnson’s watch reveals lurid details of brash bashes. Yet the prime minister will be able, once again, to brush off the controversy. We ask why Switzerland is such a powerhouse in business and finance despite its modest resources. And how Russia’s war propaganda is winning over plenty of Twitter users. For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer

Bay Curious - Golden Gate Park Was Once Miles and Miles of Sand Dunes

Bay Curious listener Will Kardas heard once that it was a magical combination of spit and manure that allowed early San Franciscans to tame the sand dunes that became Golden Gate Park. We've got the true story behind the myth and more on the early history of this urban gem.

This is the first in a six-part series that explores the history behind some of our favorite features in the park. We kick off the series in our podcast feed on May 26, with new episodes appearing daily from May 30 to June 3.


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The Best One Yet - 👚 “Moms popping collars” — Abercrombie’s nostalgia fire. Amazon’s Airbnb move. Glencore’s bribe rooms.

Abercrombie just had its worst day ever, but here was the real surprise: It’s best customers aren’t teens, they’re nostalgic Millennials. Amazon is pulling a move from Airbnb: Rent out the extra warehouse. And mining giant Glencore just pled guilty to having official “bribe rooms” at its offices. Bribe Rooms. Like rooms, but full of cash (and duffle bags). $ANF $GLNCY $AMZN $ABNB Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and Tiktok: @tboypod And now watch us on Youtube Want a Shoutout on the pod? Fill out this form Got the Best Fact Yet? We got a form for that too Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Daily Detail - The Daily Detail for 5.26.22

Alabama

  • Numbers are in for primary turnout : 23% of registered voters took part
  • Mo Brooks and Katie Britt head to a runoff vote in June  for GOP Senate seat
  • Senator Tommy Tuberville addresses school shooting in Texas
  • Mobile woman sentenced to prison for fentanyl overdose of Kelsey Johnston
  • Flag from US capitol is headed to Birmingham for World Games through relay run

National

  • Reports coming in that Biden amendments at WHO assembly have been tabled
  • GOP Senate primary race in PA still undergoing a counting of ballots
  • Donald Trump touts impressive primary  candidate endorsement record of 100 to 6
  • Joe Biden's 2 primary  endorsements have one victory and one loss
  • Sarah Sanders wins primary, poised to become first female governor of Arkansas

Everything Everywhere Daily - The First Triumvirate

In the year 60 BC, a very unlikely alliance was formed between three of Rome’s most powerful men. 


Gaius Julius Caesar, Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus, and Marcus Licinius Crassus agreed to put aside their differences for mutual gain. 


For many years the alliance worked, and the three men were able to run the Roman Republic….until it eventually fell apart.


Learn more about the First Triumvirate on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.


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Ologies with Alie Ward - Somnology (SLEEP) Part One Encore with Dr. W. Chris Winter

Birds do it. Bees do it. Why the hell can't we do it? Called "The Sleep Whisperer," neurologist and sleep specialist Dr. W. Chris Winter joins for an updated encore of the thrilling 2-parter about why we need sleep, the ideal amount of it, what sleep does to the brain, insomnia, sleep stages, ideal bedtime conditions, and even the historical lore around sleep paralysis. Next week, we'll answer listener questions about everything from sleeping pills to brain performance to insomnia cures to apnea to sleepwalking to parenthood and shift work. Think of it as a free seminar to fix your life. Maybe. And I am currently spending time with my family after my dad’s emergency brain surgery a few weeks back, but put a few extra notes and updates on how we’re doing. Thanks for all the thoughts, friends. 

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NBN Book of the Day - Mark Edmundson, “Song of Ourselves: Walt Whitman and the Fight for Democracy” (Harvard UP, 2021)

Walt Whitman knew a great deal about democracy that we don’t. Most of that knowledge is concentrated in one stunning poem, Song of Myself.

In Song of Ourselves: Walt Whitman and the Fight for Democracy (Harvard UP, 2021), esteemed cultural and literary thinker Mark Edmundson offers a bold reading of the 1855 poem, included here in its entirety. He finds in the poem the genesis and development of a democratic spirit, for the individual and the nation. Whitman broke from past literature that he saw as “feudal”: obsessed with the noble and great. He wanted instead to celebrate the common and everyday. Song of Myself does this, setting the terms for democratic identity and culture in America. The work captures the drama of becoming an egalitarian individual, as the poet ascends to knowledge and happiness by confronting and overcoming the major obstacles to democratic selfhood. In the course of his journey, the poet addresses God and Jesus, body and soul, the love of kings, the fear of the poor, and the fear of death. The poet’s consciousness enlarges; he can see more, comprehend more, and he has more to teach.

In Edmundson’s account, Whitman’s great poem does not end with its last line. Seven years after the poem was published, Whitman went to work in hospitals, where he attended to the Civil War’s wounded, sick, and dying. He thus became in life the democratic individual he had prophesied in art. Even now, that prophecy gives us words, thoughts, and feelings to feed the democratic spirit of self 

Jonathan Najarian is Lecturer of Rhetoric in the College of General Studies at Boston University. He is the editor of Comics and Modernism: History, Form, Culture, a collection of essays exploring the connections between avant-garde art and comics. He is also at work on a biography of the visual artist Lynd Ward, titled The Many Lives of Lynd Ward. He can be reached at joncn@bu.edu.

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The NewsWorthy - Grieving with Uvalde, New Police Reform & NFL Streaming Service – Thursday, May 26th, 2022

The news to know for Thursday, May 26th, 2022!

We have an update about how a rural Texas town is coping with the pain of losing children and teachers to a mass shooting. We'll tell you what investigators have found, including a warning the attacker sent out minutes before it happened and how you can help those who are grieving. 

Also, we'll tell you what's in President Biden's new order about police reform.

Plus, there is a humongous asteroid barreling toward Earth, the FDA is warning about one viral trend, and another streaming service? This one could be coming specifically for football fans. 

Those stories and more in around 10 minutes!

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Curious City - Putting on a Chicago race requires fees, permits and patience

Each year tens of thousands of people take part in 5ks, 10ks, half-marathons and all kinds of walking and running events in Chicago. But how does one get permission? And what’s it like to navigate the process and work with the various city departments to put on an event like this? Curious City talked to one race director who organizes ultramarathons to find out. And of course, as you might imagine, there’s just a little bit of bureaucracy involved.