Month: June 2023

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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - Lava for Good Live: The War on Drugs – Did Anyone Win?

In tonight’s episode the guys go live on stage, exploring the war on drugs, criminal justice reform, and corruption with top-notch subject matter experts. They’re joined with guests Gilbert King from Bone Valley, Clayton English and Greg Glod from The War on Drugs, and Jason Flom from Wrongful Conviction, each of whom specializes in exploring the ins and outs of what happens when the justice system gets things wrong… and what the average person can do to fix it.

 

Recorded Live at iHeart Media in Atlanta, GA on April 26th, 2023

Featuring hosts from the following podcasts;

Stuff They Don't Want You to Know 

Bone Valley

The War on Drugs 

Wrongful Conviction

 

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https://lavaforgood.com/podcast/s1e11-lava-for-good-live-the-war-on-drugs-did-anyone-win/

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Focus on Africa - Sierra Leone gears up for general elections

Sierra Leone is experiencing election fever ahead of its fifth election since the end of a brutal civil war in 2002. More than three million voters are expected to choose the next president, parliamentarians and local councillors.

And in the pod: A new report into human trafficking states that the number of boys caught up in the system has risen sharply. Why is this?

Also: we speak to Bogolo Joy Kenewendo. Not so long ago she was one of the youngest government ministers in Africa. How did she make her presence felt in the corridors of power in Botswana?

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The Commentary Magazine Podcast - The Explorer’s Dilemma

James B. Meigs joins the podcast today to talk about the submersible that seems to have disappeared on its way to the bottom of the ocean on a Titanic viewing expedition. Why are we so obsessed with this story, and what does it say about our view of exploration as a whole? And what do the horrific learning-loss statistics tell us about where America is going when our kids are learning nothing? Give a listen.

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You Get A Podcast! - Oprah and Gayle: Road Trip! w/ Brittany Luse

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This episode, we look at an iconic friendship — and an epic road trip. In 2006, Oprah Winfrey and Gayle King drove from California to New York together. Of course, they turned it into an episode for the Oprah Winfrey Show. We look at their friendship, what it says about the bond between Black women, and of course what went down on the very long drive.

Our guest for this episode is Brittany Luse, host of NPR’s It’s Been A Minute.

You Get A Podcast is hosted and executive produced by Kellie Carter Jackson, with co-host Leah Wright Rigueur.

You Get A Podcast is produced by Roulette Productions. Executive Producer Jody Avirgan. Producer Nina Earnest. Artwork by Jonathan Conda.

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CBS News Roundup - 06/21/2023 | World News Round Up

Sounds detected in missing sub search. Pushback to the Hunter Biden plea deal. A setback in the classroom for students. Correspondent Steve Kathan has the CBS World News Roundup for Wednesday, June 21, 2023.

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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - The Rent Is Too Damn High

Chicago renters must make at least $50,000 a year, or work two jobs at minimum wage, to afford a modest one-bedroom apartment. That’s according to a new study by Housing Action Illinois and the National Low Income Housing Coalition. Reset discusses the causes of and solutions to the lack of affordable rental housing in Chicago and Illinois with Bob Palmer, policy director for Housing Action Illinois.
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Time To Say Goodbye - How NYC delivery workers won a minimum wage, with Ligia Guallpa

Hello from the Hill! 

This week, we’re joined by Ligia Guallpa, executive director of Workers Justice Project (WJP), a group that organizes low-wage, immigrant workers in New York City, including the app-based delivery workers who call themselves Los Deliveristas Unidos. WJP and the Deliveristas just won the passage of a mandatory minimum wage, a huge improvement for e-bike and car delivery workers on GrubHub, Uber Eats, and other platforms. (13:30) Ligia details the unique dangers that spurred the emergence of the Deliveristas as COVID hit New York and (31:00) offers some lessons learned from going against these big-tech titans and their algorithms. 

In this episode, we ask: 

How substantial was the shift towards app-based gig work during COVID, and what did that mean for  workers?  

Is it necessary to focus on fighting worker misclassification?

How did delivery workers overcome the immense challenge of organizing in a disparate, deliberately siloed workforce? 

For more, read: 

* A 2021 piece in The Verge about the early days of organizing among Los Deliveristas Unidos 

* Another horrific fire this week that may have been caused by improperly maintained e-bike batteries

* A report on the backlash that threatened to derail WJP’s minimum-wage fight 

* News that the NLRB recently reverted to an Obama-era test that could make it easier for gig workers to organize 

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The Intelligence from The Economist - Balancing of Powers: India’s foreign policy

Narendra Modi is cosying up to America, but not at the expense of valuable relationships with Russia and China. Our correspondent speaks with the country’s foreign minister who details its unique worldview. After losing its charismatic leader, what does the future hold for the Scottish National Party? And a change the supply of body parts in Britain.


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60 Songs That Explain the '90s - “Tubthumping”—Chumbawamba

Don't call them one-hit wonders. And don't you dare try to knock them down.


This week, Rob's covering the career of the British anaracho-punks Chumbawamba, including their massive hit "Tubthumping," which took over the world for a spell in 1997. Later, Rob's joined by journalist and critic Dorian Lynskey to try to contextualize the hard-to-contextualize band.


Preorder Rob's new book, 'Songs That Explain the '90s,' here:

https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/rob-harvilla/songs-that-explain-the-90s/9781538759462/?lens=twelve


Guest: Dorian Lynskey

Producers: Kevin Pooler and Justin Sayles

Additional Production Support: Chloe Clark

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