Month: October 2022

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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - Listener Mail: Conspiracies About Conspiracies, Shotspotter, the Nature of Fact

A-Frame asks whether the wildest conspiracies are, themselves, part of a larger conspiracy to bury stories those in power would prefer we ignore. A caller asks for more information about the dystopian Shotspotter system. Knotta Tweaker asks for more information about the nature of facts. They don’t want you to read our book. They don’t want you to see us on tour.

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CBS News Roundup - World News Roundup: 10/06

Federal appeals court rules DACA illegal, but allows those already in the program to stay in it. Kidnapped family found dead. Inside recaptured territory in Ukraine. CBS News Correspondent Deborah Rodriguez has today's World News Roundup.

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The Intelligence from The Economist - Bloody and forgotten: Conflict in eastern Congo

Our correspondent reports from eastern Congo, where a three-decade-long conflict has killed thousands, and forced more than five million people from their homes--with no end in sight. Researchers are searching for better analgesics: ones that reduce pain without the risk of addiction or corollary physiological damage. And a contest in southern Alaska to select the internet’s favourite fat bear.
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Code Story: Insights from Startup Tech Leaders - S7 Bonus: Ryan Buick, Canvas

Ryan Buick grew up in San Francisco - in the actual city itself. He went to school in Oregon, but quickly back to the area. He is a very proud owner of a COVID dog - IE, he got the dog during COVID - and enjoys biking and just hanging out. He named the dog Jerry, in order to make his Dad and his Grateful Dead loving family laugh.

Prior to their current venture, Ryan and his co-founders were working at Flexport. They were so early on the team, that while having to prove ROI on a roadmap, he had to grow new skills in data analytics just to service his job needs. This got him thinking about other folks, and what sort of tool could support a spreadsheet interface on top of data sources.

This is the creation story of Canvas.

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Bay Curious - Prop 31: Flavored Tobacco

Prop Fest 2022 breaks down all the statewide propositions on your ballot. Proposition 31 is a referendum on a law California legislators passed in 2020 that would ban the sale of favored tobacco products in retail outlets.


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This story was reported by Leslie McClurg. Prop Fest is made by the Bay Curious team, Olivia Allen-Price, Katrina Schwartz, Amanda Font and Brendan Willard, in collaboration with The Bay team, Ericka Cruz Guevarra, Alan Montecillo, and Maria Esquinca. Our Social Video Intern is Darren Tu. Additional support from Kyana Moghadam, Jen Chien, Jasmine Garnett, Carly Severn, Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez, Jenny Pritchett and Holly Kernan.

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Village SquareCast - God Squad: Wanted – A Few Civic Heroes

In celebration of The Village Square’s determination this year to celebrate what’s working and worth emulating (in a world in which so much seems broken), God Squad will kick off their 13th season thinking about our fellow humans who have behaved heroically during these challenging times. But—beware—one person’s hero might be the other’s villain in these divisive “us or them” times. If we can’t agree, we’ll imagine what a hero might look like, and ask—might it fall to us to save ourselves?

Joining us for God Squad are Father Tim Holeda of St. Thomas More Co-Cathedral, Dr. Gary Shultz of First Baptist Church Tallahassee, Stefanie Posner of Temple Israel, Dr. Judy Mandrell of Life Changer Church of God in Christ, and Dr. Brant Copeland, Teaching Elder with Presbyterian Church (U.S.A).

Funding for this program was provided through a grant from Florida Humanities with funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

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The Best One Yet - 🏎️ “The rich don’t retreat” — Ferrari’s recession shield. OPEC’s new American tax. Crocs’ Hey Dude shoes.

Ferrari just unveiled its first SUV, starting at $400K — because Ferrari is “as recession-proof as it gets.” OPEC just cut oil production in order to jack up the price, because we all pay a gas tax to Saudi Arabia. And the fastest-trending shoe in America isn’t Crocs anymore, it’s Hey Dude… so Crocs acquired Hey Dude for $2.5B.  $RACE $CROX $XOM $CVX Follow The Best One Yet 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.