Historic drought in the west and water diversion for human use are causing stretches of the Colorado and Mississippi rivers to run dry. "The American West is going to have to need to learn how to do more with less," says Laurence Smith, a river surveyor and environmental studies professor at Brown University. He recently dropped in for a chat with Short Wave co-host Emily Kwong about how scientists are turning a new page on managing two of The United States's central waterways, the Colorado and Mississippi Rivers.
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NPR's Book of the Day - In ‘New Kid,’ a Black seventh grader navigates a new school
Jordan Banks, the protagonist of New Kid, is a seventh grade student who loves to draw and hopes to one day become a cartoonist. But the graphic novel following Jordan's arrival at a predominantly white, elite, private school has been challenged numerous times in the state of Texas by people claiming it promotes critical race theory. In today's episode, author Jerry Craft tells NPR's A Martinez how those challenges were often presented by parents who had not truly engaged with the material – and why it's crucial for him to tell coming-of-age stories for Black kids that don't involve catastrophe.
It Could Happen Here - State Repression and Bail Fund Organizing in Atlanta
We talk with folks from the Atlanta Solidarity Fund and Anti-Repression Committee about the tactics of State repression and bail fund organizing within the struggle to Defend the Atlanta Forest.
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Amanda Holmes reads Pat Schneider’s poem “The Patience of Ordinary Things.” Have a suggestion for a poem by a (dead) writer? Email us: podcast@theamericanscholar.org. If we select your entry, you’ll win a copy of a poetry collection edited by David Lehman.
This episode was produced by Stephanie Bastek and features the song “Canvasback” by Chad Crouch.
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the memory palace - Episode 94: Numbers (rebroadcast)
This episode was originally released in August 2016
Note
* Here’s a link to watch an excerpt of the CBS news break.
* One of my favorite things I came across while reading up on the lottery was this site, which includes a remarkable page where folks send in their personal stories of their draft experience.
Music
* Elevator Song by Keaton Henson (feat. Ren Ford)
* Waves by Abby Gundersen
Federalist Radio Hour - Immigration Reporter Jennie Taer On Biden’s Border Visit, Cartels, And Title 42
On this episode of The Federalist Radio Hour, Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky sits down with Jennie Taer, investigative reporter at The Daily Caller News Foundation where she covers immigration and the crisis at our Southern border. Taer was at the border during visits by President Joe Biden, NYC Mayor Eric Adams, and other bipartisan delegations and recounts her interactions with various migrant groups arriving at the border from around the world.
Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - A Personal Finance Expert’s Top Tips For 2023
Reset sits down with a financial expert and author Christine Benz to answer listeners’ burning personal finance questions about spending, saving and investing.
Consider This from NPR - Dr. Céline Gounder Dispels Disinformation About Her Husband’s Death
The soccer world was shocked by the death of renowned U.S. soccer journalist Grant Wahl at the World Cup in Qatar. Then came the conspiracy theories claiming his death was caused by the COVID vaccine.
Wahl died from an aortic aneurysm. His wife, epidemiologist Dr. Céline Gounder, gave multiple interviews and released Wahl's autopsy results to combat the disinformation.
We ask Gounder about her decision to speak out about her husband's death, and about his legacy.
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Wahl died from an aortic aneurysm. His wife, epidemiologist Dr. Céline Gounder, gave multiple interviews and released Wahl's autopsy results to combat the disinformation.
We ask Gounder about her decision to speak out about her husband's death, and about his legacy.
In participating regions, you'll also hear a local news segment to help you make sense of what's going on in your community.
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You're Wrong About - Karen Carpenter Part 1 with Carolyn Kendrick
Long ago and oh so far away, Carolyn and Sarah fell in love with Karen Carpenter when they saw her drum. We examine her meteoric rise.
CONTENT WARNING: Karen Carpenter died in 1983 of complications from an eating disorder. Most of our eating disorder discussion will take place in Part II, but we never quite get away from the topic here either. Please listen with care.
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Audio Poem of the Day - I Just Want to Live Long Enough to See Allen Iverson Live Long Enough to Get His Reebok Check
By Jason McCall