Month: April 2023

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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - What is the RESTRICT Act? TikTok and Beyond

Even if you're not a fan of social media, you've probably heard of TikTok. In recent months, countries around the planet have enacted bans on this app, due to security concers. As we record, the US is also considered a nationwide ban on TikTok -- but, according to critics, there may be another conspiracy at play. In today's episode, Ben and Matt explore the allegations and rumors surrounding the RESTRICT Act... and what this might mean for the future of online freedom.

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The Commentary Magazine Podcast - Jack the Leaker and Joe the Dodderer

Today's podcast expresses bewilderment at the developing facts surrounding the terrible military leaks and the arrest of Jack Teixeira, gamer and social-media guy. And views the increasing bewilderment of Joe Biden on his Ireland trip with alarm and what it might portend for his reelection. Give a listen.

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CBS News Roundup - 04/14/2023 | World News Round Up

Suspect in Pentagon leak case due in court. Questions over Justice Thomas's real estate sales. High water rescues in Florida. CBS News Correspondent Deborah Rodriguez has today's World News Roundup.

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Federalist Radio Hour - ‘How Christianity Has Advanced Freedom and Equality for All Americans’

On this episode of "The Federalist Radio Hour," Mark David Hall, the Herbert Hoover distinguished professor of politics and faculty fellow in the honors program at George Fox University, joins Federalist Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky to set the record straight on how, historically, Christianity fostered the advancement of liberty, equality, and free institutions that Americans benefit from today.

You can find Hall's book "Proclaim Liberty Throughout All the Land: How Christianity Has Advanced Freedom and Equality for All Americans" here: https://www.amazon.com/Proclaim-Liberty-Throughout-All-Land/dp/1637587236


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Headlines From The Times - Introducing ‘Foretold’

"Foretold" is the newest podcast from the L.A. Times, and we're sharing the first episode with you here today. 

In the fall of 2019, reporter Faith E. Pinho received a tip from a woman named Paulina Stevens. Paulina claimed she had grown up in an insular Romani community in California, where she was raised to be a wife, mother and fortuneteller — until she decided to break away. That first call unraveled a story spanning multiple continents, hundreds of years, and complex metaphysical realities. 

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Dive deeper: Our Romani cultural consultant's op-ed describing how her heritage fits into her own life.

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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - The Search Is On For A New CPD Superintendent

Chicago residents weighed in on what they want in the city’s next police chief at a town hall meeting Tuesday night. The next meeting is set for April 19 at St. Sabina Church in Auburn Gresham on the South Side. Reset hears from leaders of Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability, Anthony Driver and Remel Terry, about the progress in their search.
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Short Wave - Are Rats Running This Podcast?

This week, New York City crowned Kathleen Corradi its first rat czar. The new position is part of a multipronged approach from city officials. Reporter and New Yorker Anil Oza called up rodentologists to understand — does their approach withstand the test of scientific research?

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The Intelligence from The Economist - Never-ending storeys: rebuilding Turkey

It will be years until the country recovers from February’s devastating earthquakes—but progress toward that goal will determine whether President Recep Tayyip Erdogan wins another mandate next month. Oft-overlooked data suggest that Africa’s baby boom is slowing, in a “demographic transition” the world has seen before. And remembering Traute Lafrenz, the last leafleter of the “White Rose” Nazi resistance.


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The Best One Yet - 🏋️ “A slimdown in a syringe” — Weight Watchers’ Ozempic win. Rihanna’s perfume power. Tax Day’s big battle.

The latest fad diet isn’t a diet, it’s a shot — Ozempic is being called a miracle weight loss drug, and it’s disrupting Weight Watchers. LVMH is proud of their pricey perfume, and they are selling more than ever thanks to their Rihanna-aided storytelling. And H&R Block vs. TurboTax is the tax prep rivalry we’re all thinking about, but they share a common goal: Keep Taxes Hard.  Take our weekly TBOY pop-biz pop-quiz at go.tboypod.com $WW $NVO $LVMUY $INTU $HRB Want merch, a shoutout, or got TheBestFactYet? Go to: www.tboypod.com Follow The Best One Yet on Instagram, Twitter, and Tiktok: @tboypod And now watch us on Youtube 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.