Month: January 2023

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Short Wave - An Atmospheric River Runs Through It

From space, it looks almost elegant: a narrow plume cascading off the Pacific Ocean, spilling gently over the California coast. But from the ground, it looks like trouble: flash flooding, landslides and power outages. California is enduring the effects of an atmospheric river, a meteorological phenomenon where converging air systems funnel wet air into a long, riverine flow that dumps large amounts of rain when it makes landfall. "Atmospheric rivers can transport volumes of water many times that of the Mississippi River," says Dr. Daniel Swain, a climate scientist with UCLA, the National Center for Atmospheric Research, and the Nature Conservancy of California. Daniel joined Short Wave's Aaron Scott to explain where these "rivers" of air come from, how climate change is fueling more of them, and why you're a lot more likely to have heard of them if you happen to live on the west coast of almost any continent.

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NPR's Book of the Day - Authors Peng Shepard and Anne Tyler show that family is…complicated

Today's first interview is with author Peng Shepard on her new mystery. A father and daughter, both cartographers, haven't spoken in seven years. But when the father is found dead, his daughter must use their shared skill to solve the mystery of his death. Shepard told NPR's Elissa Nadworny that obsession can be a stand-in for the person lost. Next, Anne Tyler on her new book which follows a family in Baltimore across several generations. Tyler told NPR's Mary Louise Kelly that she likes to write about families because they sort of have to love each other even when they annoy each other.
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It Could Happen Here - The Dead Future of Big Tech

Robert ventures to the Consumer Electronics Show in the wake of a year of massive tech industry losses to ask, what does the future look like?

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The Gist - Oh Kevin

Like many of us, guest host Kmele Foster is watching the Kevin McCarthy fiasco unfold live on CSPAN, but he warns that it’s just a distraction from the real fiasco. Then Kmele talks with Emory University medical researcher Judy Gichoya about her recent study that upended how we think of race and medicine. And finally, Kmele Spiels about climate ordeals.

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - THE HASH: Silvergate Shares Plummet Amid $8.1B in Withdrawals, Hackers Stole High-Value NFTs From Prominent Web3 Builders

This episode is sponsored by the Galaxy Brains Podcast.


The most valuable crypto stories for Thursday, January 5, 2023.


Crypto bank Silvergate Capital (SI) stocks have taken a free fall this morning, down over 46% as the firm racing to cover $8.1 billion in withdrawals during the crypto meltdown; the TON Foundation aims to solve large-scale data storage problems by launching Ton Storage project. Plus, two Web3 builders have lost NFTs estimated to have been worth hundreds of thousands of dollars to scammers.


See also: 

Three Arrows Capital founders subpoenaed on Twitter

Silvergate shares tumble as crypto bank reveals $8.1bn fall in deposits

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Lost Debate - Ep 104 | House Speaker Vote, Lawrence Lessig on Mickey Mouse, Chip Supply Chain

Ravi and Joe start with the unprecedented leadership battle transpiring on Capitol Hill and its consequences on the House Republican majority. Ravi then talks with Harvard Law professor Lawrence Lessig about Mickey Mouse entering the public domain, what that means for everyday consumers and heavyweights like Disney. Finally, Ravi disentangles Apple’s complex supply chain before examining how their dependency on other nations affects the United States.


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[19:19] Lawrence Lessig on Mickey Mouse

[46:49] Chip Supply Chain


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Pod Save America - “Kevin at the Gaetz of Hell.”

Kevin McCarthy is still trying to make fetch happen. Donald Trump belatedly tries to help his fellow loser. Joe Biden basks in the glow of bipartisan achievement. And later, Jon and Dan play a special edition of Two Takes and A Fake.

 

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Consider This from NPR - The Fight To Keep Climate Change Off The Back Burner

The world faces key deadlines for climate action in coming decades. But most of us are more focused on the short term — today, tomorrow, maybe next year. So what do we do about that?

NPR's Rebecca Hersher explains why humans have so much trouble prioritizing climate change.

And Esme Nicholson reports on climate protesters in Germany who are taking increasingly disruptive steps to demand action.

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The Daily Signal - TOP NEWS | Biden Announces a Border Plan, House Speaker Still TBD, Mexico Arrest Major Drug Trafficker | Jan. 5

On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down:


  • President Joe Biden announces plans to limit the number of illegal aliens coming into the U.S. 
  • Rep. Kevin McCarthly, R-Calif., loses the 9th ballot vote.
  • The son of Mexican drug kingpin and cartel leader "El Chapo" has been arrested by authorities in Mexico. 
  • Pennsylvania Democrat Gov.-elect Josh Shapiro announces he chose Republican Al Schmidt to be the Secretary of State of Pennsylvania.



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