We might not know all the results from this week’s midterm election but one thing we know for sure: Congress, and American voters, are still just as divided as ever. No matter which way the final votes fall, neither party will end up with an overwhelming majority in either the House or the Senate.
To get perspective on all of this, we’re welcoming back two political analysts. First up is Republican analyst Scott Jennings. He’s a CNN contributor, host of the Flyover Country podcast, and served as an advisor to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. Then we’ll hear from Democratic strategist Leslie Marshall. She’s a Fox News contributor and host of the nationally syndicated radio program, “The Leslie Marshall Show.”
How can journalists improve their use of statistics in their reporting of the world around us? It?s a question US academics John Bailer and Rosemary Pennington tackle in their new book Statistics Behind the Headlines. They join Tim Harford to talk about how journalism can be improved by asking the right questions about numbers and using them in the wider context of a story.
Presenter: Tim Harford
Producer: Jon Bithrey
Editor: Simon Watts
Production Coordinator: Jacqui Johnson
Sound Engineer: Graham Puddifoot
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In 2019, a group of librarians (quietly) stormed the offices of a major publisher, Macmillan, to protest a controversial policy on e-books. On this show, how a tiny change - a book on a screen - threw an industry into war with itself.
Dr. Edward Gutiérrez is a military historian examining the intersection of war, strategy, and ethics. He is the Director of Hillsdale’s Center for Military History and Grand Strategy. Gutiérrez joins The Federalist's Executive Editor Joy Pullmann for a conversation on After Action Reports, U.S. Grand Strategy, and the intersection of history and current events.
Takeoff, from the Atlanta trio known as Migos, was shot and killed at the beginning of November outside a bowling alley in Houston.
The issue of violence, specifically gun violence, is often associated with rap culture. But those who follow the industry closely, and know its history, say the culture isn't the culprit.
We speak to A.D. Carson, a professor of hip-hop at the University of Virginia, about how death and violence have impacted the rap and hip-hop industry, and how the music is just a mirror reflecting back the larger issue of gun violence that plagues all of America.
The pundit, in this case, being The Gist host Mike Pesca. In the Antwentig, an examination of the assumptions and inputs that convinced many (including Mike Pesca) that the Republicans would do better than they did. Plus, Joel Stein, host of Story Of The Week podcast is here to spread mirth, merriment, and, most importantly, knowledge about the Story of the Week.
Congressman Chuy Garcia joins the mayoral race. Democrats dominate the midterms. Chicago’s City Council approves Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s 2023 budget. Reset goes behind those headlines and more with Chicago Tribune chief political reporter Rick Pearson, CW 26 reporter and anchor Brandon Pope, and FOX 32 political editor Mike Flannery.
After learning how long it will take the Earth's ice sheets to melt in the previous episode, we continue our journey in Greenland. As world leaders gather in Egypt for the annual UN climate conference, listener Johan isn't too optimistic about governments' ability to curb greenhouse gas emissions and get a handle on climate change. So from his coastal perch in Denmark, he has asked where we should live when the poles have melted away and coastlines creep inland.
Along with the help of BBC correspondents around the world, Marnie Chesterton scours the
globe for the best option for listener Johan's new home.
BBC Mundo reporter Rafael Rojas takes us to a manmade island off Colombia's Caribbean coast to see how we might be able to live with the seas. Meanwhile, reporter Furkan Khan takes us into the high, cold desert region of Ladakh to see if heading for the hills might be the answer.
As Marnie searches for a climate-proof destination, she speaks to conservation biogeographer Matt Fitzpatrick, from the Appalachian Laboratory at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science. He's made a map that shows what towns and cities will feel like in 60 years and where you should visit in order to get a preview of your home's future climate. But Matt also tells us that we might not be the only ones on the move.
And as climate scientist Ruth Mottram from the Danish Meteorological Institute tells us, waters are not going to rise evenly around the world. So can Marnie find a place to go, away from the expanding seas?
Additional contributors:
Alexander Atencio, environmental sustainability teacher, Santa Cruz del Islote, Colombia
Sebastian Martinez, local leader, Santa Cruz del Islote, Colombia
Professor Mohammad Din, Ladakh Environment and Health Organisation
Ellen and Carl Fiederickson, teacher and sheep farmers, Qassiarsuk, Greenland
