When former President Donald Trump was in office, a number of his aides said they wanted to quit out of concern for the country's political and military future. Some did quit, some didn't. Political reporters Susan Glasser and Peter Baker conducted 300 interviews for their new book The Divider – two of those with the former President himself. They spoke to Ayesha Rascoe about Trump's White House tenure – and what it means for the American presidency at large.
Every so often, astronomers will publish photos taken with an astronomical telescope and say that the object they captured is so many billions of light years away.
But how could they know the distance of something from just looking at it?
Furthermore, astronomers claim that the universe is almost 14 billion years old. How could they possibly know that?
Well, there are answers to these questions, and surprisingly, astronomical distance and age and closely intertwined.
Learn more about astronomical distances and the age of the universe on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
Matt lays out how institutional Republicans will overcome Peter Thiel’s goons and courtiers.
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In this installment of Best Of The Gist, we listen back to Mike’s 2015 interview with Rabia Chaudry, Colin Miller, and Susan Simpson, the hosts of the Undisclosed podcast, which attempted to unravel the case against Adnan Syed, one complex detail at a time. Then we rewind to Tuesday’s Spiel, in which Adnan Syed is freed.
Do you ask $3 questions or $30,000 questions? Our guest today says asking the right questions, and understanding their answers, can help you live a truly rich life. Financial guru Ramit Sethi – who is the author of a best-selling book and host of a popular podcast both called “I Will Teach You To Be Rich” – joins me today to talk about investing and some of the top things you need to know about it.
We’re talking about everything from where to invest your hard-earned dollars, what mindset to have as the market shifts, and how to know if you’re saving enough money to actually retire one day. And most importantly, what to plan out in detail so when more money comes in, you know what to do with it. He even puts me on the spot – asking about my rich life.
Ukraine has reportedly recaptured nearly 10,000 square kilometres of territory that had been occupied by Russia. We ask where the numbers come from and what they mean. Plus with Norway supplanting Russia to become Europe?s biggest supplier of natural gas, we ask how much money the country is making from the increased demand and higher prices.
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Producer: Jon Bithrey
Editor: Richard Vadon
Production Coordinator: Jacqui Johnson
Sound Engineer: Neil Churchill
Scott Galloway, Professor at NYU, cohost of the Pivot podcast and host of Prof G, returns to discuss taxes, regulations, French vacations, and his new book Adrift: America in 100 Charts. Plus, a Republican nominee under fire for not being under fire in Afghanistan, and DeSantis and Abbott have won the immigration issue, as they defined the game.
