Have you seen the new Top Gun? More importantly, have you seen Jennifer Connelly's eyebrows? Well, gear up because we have some thoughts on both. Also, we have updates from the CDC, Dave Chapelle is back in the news, and the Supreme Court shows us the good side of politics.
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0:12 - Introduction
17:09 - CDC Recommendation Update
35:42 - Dave Chappelle continues to be a good dude
Do rail workers really earn ?13,000 a year more than nurses? As rail strikes severely hit services we look at some of the claims being made around pay ? and explain how you can measure average pay in different ways.
Plus we investigate claims that Chancellor Rishi Sunak wasted ?11bn by paying too much interest on Britain?s national debt.
Is pollution from tyres really 2000 times worse than pollution from exhausts?
And we look at sex and statistics in America.
Produced in partnership with the Open University.
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Presenter: Tim Harford
Series Producer: Charlotte McDonald
Reporters: Nathan Gower, Jon Bithrey
Production Coordinator: Janet Staples
Sound Engineer: James Beard
Editor: Richard Vadon
There are three major myths of human nature: humans are divided into biological races; humans are naturally aggressive; and men and women are wholly different in behavior, desires, and wiring. Race, Monogamy, and Other Lies They Told You: Busting Myths about Human Nature(Second Edition) (U California Press, 2022) counters these pervasive and pernicious myths about human behavior. Agustín Fuentes tackles misconceptions about what race, aggression, and sex really mean for humans, and incorporates an accessible understanding of culture, genetics, and evolution that requires us to dispose of notions of "nature or nurture."
Presenting scientific evidence from diverse fields, including anthropology, biology, and psychology, Fuentes devises a myth-busting toolkit to dismantle persistent fallacies about the validity of biological races, the innateness of aggression and violence, and the nature of monogamy, sex, and gender. This revised and expanded edition provides up-to-date references, data, and analyses, and addresses new topics, including the popularity of home DNA testing kits and the lies behind '"incel" culture; the resurgence of racist, nativist thinking and the internet's influence in promoting bad science; and a broader understanding of the diversity of sex and gender.
Sine Yaganoglu trained as a neuroscientist and bioengineer (PhD, ETH Zurich). She currently works in innovation management and diagnostics.
We'll tell you about the evidence and testimony from the latest January 6th committee hearing. Some of it came from former President Trump's own lawyers.
Also, there are more questions about a school shooting. The head of Texas police outlined new details about the response he called a "failure."
Plus, a plan to make cigarettes less addictive, a Super Bowl champion who's taking his final bow for the second time, and two musicians making history at one of the most popular music festivals in the world.
Andy starts the show with some good news about COVID-19, regarding case numbers, child vaccines, and a new study on long COVID and Omicron. Then, Obama’s former political advisor and Pod Save America host Dan Pfeiffer joins to react to the Jan. 6 hearings and explain why Democrats suck at political messaging. Plus he gives Democrats handy tips to level the political playing field, including how to make politics feel like a righteous adventure.
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The January 6th House committee held its fourth hearing on Tuesday, and we learned more about the effort to overturn the election by former President Donald Trump himself as well as two Republican congressmen. Arizona’s House of Representatives Speaker Rusty Bowers testified that the pressure applied by Trump and his team was continuous, and that they weren’t taking no for an answer.
It’s been a month since the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, Texas, but we’re still learning more about how responding officers allowed so much time to pass before entering the classroom and shooting the gunman. Steve McCraw, head of the Texas Department of Public Safety, testified to a state Senate committee that the police response was an “abject failure.”
And in headlines: Colombia elected its first leftist president, healthcare providers began giving the first dose of COVID vaccines to young children, and the Supreme Court ruled that Maine can't exclude religious schools from state funding.
Americans continue to suffer from sky-high inflation. In an attempt to avert some of the worst consequences, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell raised interest rates by .75%.
But is this enough? And what else can the Biden administration be doing to curb inflation?
Dave Brat, dean at the Liberty University School of Business and a former Virginia congressman, thinks this is a good start, but that officials must do more. Brat, whose doctorate is in economics, also says it's mostly the Fed's fault anyway for getting us into this situation in the first place.
"The Fed's had 0% interest rate for 10 years and created this everything bubble," Brat says. "So now it's not just real estate, it's stocks, bonds, commodities. Everything's overvalued and it's going to pop. And that's a disaster. So the Fed's walking a tight rope."
Brat joins "The Daily Signal Podcast" to discuss the intricate workings of the U.S. economy and what the Fed and the Biden administration can be doing to fix it.
We also cover these stories:
The director of the Texas Department of Public Safety tells state senators that law enforcement's response to the Uvalde school shooting was an "abject failure."
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor accuses the court's conservative members of eroding the barrier between church and state.
Twitter’s board recommends to shareholders that they go ahead with selling the company to entrepreneur Elon Musk for $44 billion.
Ever wonder if using a balance transfer credit card could help you get out of debt faster? Laura interviews Mary Gameng, MBA and Credit Card Specialist with Citizens, and answers a listener question.
Here are a few topics Mary and Laura talk about on this week's show:
How many Americans have credit card debt and how much.
Steps to create a debt pay-off plan.
Ways using a balance transfer card can improve your finances.
How card issuers evaluate you when applying for a transfer card.
Whether using a transfer card can hurt your credit.
On the campaign trail, Joe Biden called Saudi Arabia a “pariah” and said its ruling regime should be held accountable for the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. But now, rising oil prices have caused President Biden to soften his tone and plan a visit to Saudi Arabia next month. How much can the U.S. really demand of its allies?
Guest:Gregory Gause, head of the Department of International Affairs at the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University.
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