Month: June 2022

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Consider This from NPR - Teachers Reflect on a Tough School Year: ‘It’s Been Very Stressful’

After two years of pandemic disruptions, this school year was supposed to be better. But for many teachers, it was harder than ever.

Teachers say they are stressed and burned out. Many are considering leaving their jobs sooner than planned.

We speak to three teachers about the past school year and their concerns about the future.

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - BREAKDOWN: How Much of the Market Meltdown Is Macro vs. Crypto Specific?

The industry is down bad, but is that more about the Federal Reserve or crypto institutional failures?

This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io, NEAR and FTX US. 

The crypto market just went through one of its most turbulent and brutal weekends in recent memory. In today’s episode, NLW looks at how much the broader downturn as well as these more recent moves are being driven by the crypto specific factors such as Terra, Celsius and Three Arrows Capital, versus being just part of a larger macroeconomic re-alignment. 

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“The Breakdown” is written, produced by and features Nathaniel Whittemore aka NLW, with editing by Rob Mitchell, research by Scott Hill and additional production support by Eleanor Pahl. Jared Schwartz is our executive producer and our theme music is “Countdown” by Neon Beach. The music you heard today behind our sponsors is “Catnip” by Famous Cats and “I Don't Know How To Explain It” by Aaron Sprinkle. Image credit: Leonid studio/Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk. Join the discussion at discord.gg/VrKRrfKCz8.

 


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Federalist Radio Hour - Post-Father’s Day Special With Brad Wilcox

On this episode of The Federalist Radio Hour, Brad Wilcox, director of the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia and senior fellow at the Institute for Family Studies, joins Federalist Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky to discuss why young men and society need attentive fathers.

Read the Institute for Family Studies report "‘Life Without Father’: Less College, Less Work, and More Prison for Young Men Growing Up Without Their Biological Father" here: https://ifstudies.org/blog/life-without-father-less-college-less-work-and-more-prison-for-young-men-growing-up-without-their-biological-father
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Pod Save America - “Get The Pardon Started.” Live from Oakland!

The guys head to the bay area with cohost Melissa Murray and discuss the January 6th committee exposing Trump’s pressure campaign and pardon list. Then Congresswoman Barbara Lee joins to talk about the hearings, Juneteenth, and reproductive rights.  California Assemblywoman Buffy Wicks then tells us how the state is preparing to be an abortion sanctuary. And the New York Times' Mike Issac tells us about Elon Musk’s first sit-down with Twitter’s employees.

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CBS News Roundup - World News Roundup: 06/20

Long waits and disappointment for air travelers. Coping with a heat dome ahead of summer's arrival. The government is rolling out two COVID vaccines for young children. Correspondent Steve Kathan has the CBS World News Roundup for Monday, June 20, 2022:

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The Intelligence from The Economist - Stuck in the middle with few: Macron’s parliamentary pasting

resident Emmanuel Macron has lost his majority in France’s National Assembly as voters flooded both to the far right and far left. A second term filled with confrontation and compromise awaits him. The shadowy world of corporate spying is broadening to far more than just cola or fried-chicken recipes. And when scare-tactic road-death statistics lead to more deaths, not fewer. For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer