Back in the 90s, Ivan Lozano Ortega was in charge of Bogota's wildlife rescue center. And he kept getting calls from the airport to come deal with... frogs. Hundreds of brightly colored, poisonous frogs.
Ivan had stumbled upon the poisonous frog black market. Tens of thousands of frogs were being poached out of the Colombian rainforest and sold to collectors all around the world by smugglers. And it put these endangered frogs at risk of going extinct.
Today on the show, how Ivan tried to put an end to the poison frog black market, by breeding and selling frogs legally. And he learns that it's not so easy to get a frog out of hot water.
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Pod Save America - Strict Scrutiny on the Supreme Court’s Student Debt Relief and Gay Rights Decisions
The Supreme Court ended its term today with a double whammy, issuing opinions in the 303 Creative case and the student debt relief cases. In the former, the majority creates “a constitutional right to refuse to serve members of a protected class.” And in the latter, the majority invalidates the Biden administration’s student debt relief program because, well, they had feelings about it. We're bringing you the latest bonus pod on these cases from Strict Scrutiny.
Hosted by three badass constitutional law professors – Leah Litman, Kate Shaw, and Melissa Murray – Strict Scrutiny provides in-depth, accessible, and irreverent analysis of the Supreme Court and its cases, culture, and personalities. New episodes out every Monday… plus bonuses whenever SCOTUS takes away another one of our rights.
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The Gist - Poland Perspective On Putin’s Pugnacity
Atlantic writer and Pulitzer Prize Winner, Anne Applebaum has chronicled Eastern Europe's unstable relationship with communism, democracy, and Vladimir Putin. She's based in Poland, and we wanted to get her perspective on NATO, Progozhin, and Putin's next move. Plus, SCOTUS scraps the Student Debt Forgiveness Plan, while, in the Antwentig, all debts are settled.
Produced by Joel Patterson and Corey Wara
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The Daily Signal - TOP NEWS | SCOTUS Strikes Major Blow to Student Loan ‘Forgiveness,’ Rules in Favor of Christian Graphic Designer, Top Fauci Adviser Reportedly Used Personal Email | June 30
On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down:
- The Supreme Court struck down President Joe Biden’s student loan “forgiveness” plan and ruled in favor of graphic designed Lorie Smith on Friday
- Our colleague Tony Kinnett reports that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican candidate for president, addressed a packed, cheering crowd Friday at Moms for Liberty’s Joyful Warriors National Summit here. https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/06/30/never-compromise-desantis-slams-rival-gop-candidates-for-backing-disney-despite-sexualization-of-children/
- The Intercept is reporting that a top adviser of Dr. Anthony Fauci, the former head of the National Institutes of Health, has admitted to using a personal email account. https://theintercept.com/2023/06/29/covid-nih-personal-email-foia/
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Cato Daily Podcast - The End of Racial Preferences in College Admissions
The Supreme Court has effectively ended affirmative action in college admissions. Cato's Anastasia Boden comments on the cases.
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The Bulwark Podcast - Mark Hertling: How Dangerous Were the Trump Docs?
If Trump wanted to impress a memoir writer with classified documents, wouldn't he also want to do the same with Putin and MBS? Plus, will the US supply cluster munitions to Ukraine? And the nesting doll of dysfunction in Russia. Lt. Gen Mark Hertling joins Charlie Sykes for the weekend pod.
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Federalist Radio Hour - How U.S. Foreign Policy Shaped The World
On this episode of "The Federalist Radio Hour," Sean Mirski, a lawyer and U.S. foreign policy scholar, joins Federalist Staff Writer Shawn Fleetwood to discuss the rise of the United States as a global superpower and how lessons from the past can inform the foreign policy decisions of the future.
You can find Mirski's book "We May Dominate the World: Ambition, Anxiety, and the Rise of the American Colossus" here.
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The Commentary Magazine Podcast - Commentary on Commentary!
The last listener-questions podcast of the week features our friend Eliana Johnson, who helps us answer a very heartening query: What are some of the best articles and essays in COMMENTARY's own archives? Also, did we make Russia invade Ukraine somehow? Give a listen.
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Lost Debate - The End of Affirmative Action
In this special episode, Ravi reacts to yesterday's groundbreaking decision by the Supreme Court to end affirmative action as we know it.
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