Month: May 2022

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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - How to Change People’s Memories

Memory is, when you think about it, a super power. The ability to relive past experiences can help inform and shape our decisions about the present and the future. Yet memory is unfortunately, surprisingly malleable. In today's episode, Ben, Matt and Noel dive into the art of changing memories -- and why some people spend a lot of time attempting to control what people and society think of as "history."

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Headlines From The Times - ICE released dying detainees, avoiding responsibility

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which detains hundreds of thousands of people nationwide, typically says fewer than a dozen detainees die in its custody each year. But if the agency releases a person in dire health, they're not in custody when they die — so ICE doesn't need to count that death. 

Today, L.A. Times immigration reporter Andrea Castillo tells the stories of two people who were abruptly released by ICE just days before their deaths and pulls back the curtain on the system that allows this to happen. Read the full transcript here. 

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Federalist Radio Hour - Behind The ’Pay-To-Play’ Scandal Fueling The Johnny Depp-Amber Heard Defamation Trial

On this episode of The Federalist Radio Hour, Asra Q. Nomani, a senior contributor at The Federalist and a senior fellow in the practice of journalism at the Independent Women's Forum, joins Federalist Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky to discuss the corporate media's role in the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard defamation trial. 

Read Nomani's article "How The Washington Post And ACLU Helped Amber Heard Attack Johnny Depp" here: https://thefederalist.com/2022/05/09/how-the-washington-post-and-aclu-helped-amber-heard-attack-johnny-depp/
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The Government Huddle with Brian Chidester - The One with the Canalys Chief Analyst

Jay McBain, Chief Analyst at Canalys for Channels, Partnerships and Ecosystems, keynote speaker, author and recently named a Top 8 Global Influencer by Channel Partners joins the show to discuss why the next decade of the channel ecosystem will be pivotal as the technology industry undergoes a major transformation. We also talk about how marketplace are going to disrupt the current model, the importance of “orchestration” and the growth that could bring to companies, and what governments need to do to adapt to all of this change.

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CBS News Roundup - World News Roundup: 05/20

President Biden begins a crucial trip to Asia. Banning abortion from conception. A blistering weekend in the Northeast. CBS News Correspondents Steven Portnoy in Seoul and Steve Kathan have today's World News Roundup.

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Oprahdemics - Special: The Oprah-Oz Conundrum

With Dr. Oz very much in the news — and our listeners very eager to hear our thoughts — we get together to discuss what to make of Dr. Oz’s very questionable track record, and Oprah’s role in giving him a platform.

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The Intelligence from The Economist - Straight out of Orwell: Russia’s propaganda machine

The Kremlin’s propaganda machine ensures that Russians have a much different view of the war in Ukraine than the rest of the world. Our correspondent spent a day immersed in Russian media, to learn what people there see—and what they don’t. The spectre of hyperinflation is once again stalking Zimbabwe. And our obituaries editor remembers a man who refused to let Japan forget its painful past.


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The Best One Yet - 🪨 “The Rock’s football league” — The XFL’s 3rd try. Jamie Dimon’s anti-bonus. Marriott’s ad vacay.

The NFL’s rival league, the XFL, was just acquired by… The Rock. As we jump into a record travel season, Marriott wants to cover your hotel room with ads. And JPMorgan’s CEO Jamie Dimon was supposed to get a $50M bonus — but then shareholders said ‘No, thanks.’ But he’s still gonna get the bonus. $DIS $MAR $JPM 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.