Chicago Public School leaders say they want to fix special education services in the district. And that fix becomes increasingly urgent, as the number of CPS students who rely on special ed has grown steadily since 2018. But some parents say the district is focusing too much on legal mandates and not quality education. WBEZ education reporter Sarah Karp shares the latest on how Chicago schools are serving students with special needs and what more parents and faculty are calling for.
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(00:00) – Introduction
(09:42) – Exercise routine
(15:52) – Advice to younger self
(23:07) – Jungian shadow
(27:53) – Betrayal and loyalty
(48:03) – Drama
(1:05:42) – Chimp Empire
(1:10:35) – Overt vs covert contracts
(1:16:42) – Age and health
(1:22:49) – Sexual selection
(1:33:26) – Relationships
(1:45:59) – Fertility
(1:56:25) – Productivity
(2:13:13) – Family
Could Trump have been dumb enough to use Twitter DMs for his plot? Plus, the dangers of not fearing the law, the politics of four indictments, and the irony of whining about election fraud and then being indicted for conspiring to commit it. Ben Wittes and Anna Bower join Charlie Sykes for The Trump Trials.
More of us are going to Walmart, but Aldi just made a big move that has put it on the radar of Big Grocery.
Bill Barker and Deidre Woollard discuss: - Whether Walmart is learning from grocers or grocers are learning from Walmart. - If an Aldi acquisition spells the end of the beloved Winn-Dixie brand. - Why Amazon has struggled with getting grocery right.
Companies discussed: WMT, TGT, KR, ACI, AMZN
Host: Deidre Woollard Guest: Bill Barker Producer: Ricky Mulvey Engineer: Dan Boyd
Hawaii is still reeling from the devastating fires that consumed Lahaina on the island of Maui last week. Professor of Meteorology from the University of Hawaii, Kevin Hamiliton, joins Science in Action to discuss the factors that make these events more likely across the Hawaiian Islands. Amongst these is climate change.
Also this week we discuss the concerning reports of a sudden spike in methane levels in the Arctic with Xin Lan of the US National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration.
A few weeks ago, we devoted a whole programme to the exciting research on human embryo models made from stem cells. Whilst representing an incredible step for medical research, these raise serious ethical questions. A team of biologists and embryologists have put together a proposal on how to move forward with this ethical quandary, Embryologist Nicolas Rivron tells us more.
And we address the incredible claim of the room temperature super conductor, LK-99, with sceptical materials scientist Michael Fuhrer.
Photo: The Maui town of Lahaina after being destroyed by wildfires
Credit: Getty Images
Presenter: Roland Pease
Producer: Ella Hubber
Editor: Richard Collings
Another week means another batch of charges against former President Donald Trump. Join Federalist Editor-in-Chief Mollie Hemingway and Senior Editor David Harsanyi as they break down the Georgia election lawsuit at the center of the fourth criminal indictment against Trump, explain why Democrats get a free pass to challenge elections but Republicans don't, share their thoughts on Argentinian presidential candidate Javier Milei, and discuss the Maui fire catastrophe. Mollie and David also debate whether Oliver Anthony's viral song “Rich Men North Of Richmond" is a fair assessment of the state of the nation.
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This episode was hosted by Michele Musso. “Markets Daily” is executive produced by Jared Schwartz and produced and edited by Eleanor Pahl. All original music by Doc Blust and Colin Mealey.
