Month: April 2023

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The NewsWorthy - Embassy Evacuations?, Giant Rocket Explodes & Earth Day- Friday, April 21, 2023

The news to know for Friday, April 21, 2023!

We're telling you about severe storms that spread over a thousand miles and where they're headed next.

Also, there's an update on the criminal case against actor Alec Baldwin.

And SpaceX is celebrating the launch of the world's most powerful rocket, even though it exploded soon after takeoff.

Plus, one of the biggest meteor showers of the year is happening now; Twitter is going through what's seen as a shift in power; and a major sports team is leaving the city where they've been playing for more than half a century.

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NPR's Book of the Day - Two nonfiction books examine grief and its impact on memory

Today's episode covers two very different stories involving personal loss and what comes after. First, author Laura Braitman tells NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer about her memoir, What Looks Like Bravery, and how her father's death earlier in life pushed her to unhealthily lean into academic and professional achievements as a coping mechanism. Then, NPR's Rachel Martin sits down with The Atlantic's Jennifer Senior. Her new book, On Grief, expands on her Pulitzer-Prize winning essay about the diary left behind by a 9/11 victim, and the conflict it created between his family and girlfriend.
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The Gist - Do You, Uh Like, LIKE Like, Or Like, Just Like “Like”?

Like, Literally, Dude: Arguing for the Good in Bad English is the new book from Valerie Fridland, professor of linguistics at the University of Nevada Reno. And Mike is all like, "No Way!" and Prof Fridland goes, "No, yeah!" Plus, a SpaceX rocket is destroyed ... sorry, it experienced "rapid unscheduled disassembly." And closing the barn door after the chicken's been singed.


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Lost Debate - Ep 130 | Shoplifting, Broke Millennial Myth, Should We Regulate AI?

Ravi, Rikki, and Joe look at new reporting from the New York Times, which found that a small number of repeat offenders accounted for almost one third of all shoplifting arrests in New York City last year. How did we get here? And is this part of a larger, national issue? We talk with local bodega owners to see what they’re experiencing. Then we pivot to a discussion about the unluckiest generation: Millennials. But are they really so unlucky? We speak to psychology professor Jean Twenge who argued in The Atlantic earlier this week that Millennials are doing just fine. Finally, we discuss regulating the burgeoning industry of artificial intelligence. Is it the right time? Will it ever be the right time? We speak with Professor David Gunkel and Reason’s science correspondent Ronald Bailey to get to the bottom of it.

[01:35] - Shoplifting

[21:37] - Broke Millennial Myth

[40:46] - Should We Regulate AI?

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Pod Save America - “Fox’s $787 Million Lie.”

Fox’s lies cost them more than three-quarters of a billion dollars, House Republicans settle on a wildly unpopular debt ceiling ransom, and Ron DeSantis lets a wave of home state endorsements slip through his pudding fingers. Then later, Strict Scrutiny’s Leah Litman stops by break down the legal implications of the Dominion settlement and the fight to keep abortion medication legal.