Is fashion really the second most polluting industry after oil and does it account for 10% of greenhouse gas emissions? Sustainable fashion journalist Alden Wicker does some fashion fact checking with Adam Fleming, presenter of BBC podcast and Radio 4 programme Antisocial. And reporter Charlotte McDonald revisits a claim made in an edition of More or Less last month about the effectiveness of using condoms as a form of contraception.
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Producer: Jon Bithrey
Editor: Richard Vadon
Production Coordinator: Jacqui Johnson
Sound Engineer: Rod Farquhar
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We're not in a recession, but why are the vibes feeling so off? We put the question to an economist and one expert on "vibes" and also hire a jazz band to take a pun way too far.
Daniel Yergin, author of The New Map: Energy, Climate And The Clash Of Nations is fairly optimistic about the odds of success on capping oil prices. Mike and Vladamir Putin express doubts. Plus, immigrants on the Vineyard, and King Charles has it pretty good for a guy with limitless wealth and no oversight committee.
MIllions of Illinois taxpayers will soon receive one-time tax rebates, while republican gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey releases his tax returns for public scrutiny.
Reset goes behind the headlines on the Chicago News Recap.
GUESTS: Amanda Vinicky, WTTW political correspondent
Mariah Woelfel, WBEZ city government reporter
Mike Lowe, reporter for WGN TV News
For the past six months, dancers at the Star Garden Topless Dive Bar in Los Angeles have been striking almost every weekend.
This is because the strippers say they've faced unsafe working conditions, including assault and harassment from customers.
After the dancers say they were unable to meet with club managers to discuss their demands and were not allowed to work, they launched an effort to form a union.
Today's podcast looks at a New York Times poll suggesting Democrats increasingly think the country is on the "right track." If so, what does the phrase "right track" actually mean, if anything? And more on illegals being treated so horribly they get to spend their first days in America on Martha's Vineyard. Give a listen.
On today’s episode, NLW looks at a set of three reports around crypto out of the Treasury Department as well as examines the White House’s just-released framework for digital assets. He argues there are big, important questions that remain unaddressed.
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“The Breakdown” is written, produced by and features Nathaniel Whittemore aka NLW, with editing by Rob Mitchell and research by Scott Hill. Jared Schwartz is our executive producer and our theme music is “Countdown” by Neon Beach. Music behind our sponsors today is “Razor Red” by Sam Barsh and “The Life We Had” by Moments. Image credit: narvikk/Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk. Join the discussion at discord.gg/VrKRrfKCz8.
A Special Master is selected to view the materials and documents obtained by the FBI during last month's raid at former President Trump’s home at Mar-a-Lago.
U.S. District Judge Aileen M. Cannon rejects a request by the Justice Department that would have allowed the department to review documents marked classified.
Elon Musk accuses Twitter of fraud and claims the platform is concealing flaws in its data security.
According to a new report released by the US National Defense University, China and Russia share certain military weaknesses that could be exploited by American forces in a potential conflict with the two countries.
