It’s almost October, and the Supreme Court readies to hear a new set of cases. The Roberts Court seems defined above all by the Dobbs decision at this point. The opinion, authored by Justice Alito, has been exhaustively dissected, but looking forward, we see various states taking further and more extreme actions. What role will the so-called swing justices, some of whom wrote concurrences in the case, play in the litigation that the new developments will likely spawn? What of the dire predictions of many pundits in the aftermath of the case? And what about Amarica’s Constitution - what did we say, and what say we now? Travel the road with us.
Getting Hammered - Mistakes Were Made
In this episode, we explore the looming federal government shutdown, Senator Menendez's bribery charges, Republicans' preparations for the second debate, and Taylor Swift's new boyfriend.
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9:22 Hill News
18:48 Menendez
33:39 2024
41:54 Debate
53:09 Mistakes Were Made
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More or Less: Behind the Stats - NHS consultant pay, Net Zero claims and Scotland’s ferry woes
NHS consultants in England are striking over a pay offer of 6%. We look at whether they are paid an average of ?120,000 a year and examine how much their pay compared to inflation has fallen. Also we fact check some of the claims Rishi Sunak made in his net zero speech, ask whether Britain is really that bad at building infrastructure compared to other countries and investigate the real levels of cancellations at Scotland and the UK's largest ferry company, Calmac.
NBN Book of the Day - Karen Weingarten, “Pregnancy Test” (Bloomsbury, 2023)
In the 1970s, the invention of the home pregnancy test changed what it means to be pregnant. For the first time, women could use a technology in the privacy of their own homes that gave them a yes or no answer. That answer had the power to change the course of their reproductive lives, and it chipped away at a paternalistic culture that gave gynecologists-the majority of whom were men-control over information about women's bodies.
However, while science so often promises clear-cut answers, the reality of pregnancy is often much messier. Pregnancy Test (Bloomsbury, 2023) explores how the pregnancy test has not always lived up to the fantasy that more information equals more knowledge. Karen Weingarten examines the history and cultural representation of the pregnancy test to show how this object radically changed sex and pregnancy in the late 20th and early 21st centuries.
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Articles of Interest - More Pockets
This is a special re visit of one of my favorite stories: Pockets. Followed up by a special live interview with Hannah Carlson, author of the book Pockets: An Intimate History of How We Keep Things Close, to see what’s changed since the original episode came out.
To see images of all kinds of pockets and to stay in the loop on articles of interest, go to articlesofinterest.substack.com
The NewsWorthy - Second GOP Debate, Historic Gun Tax & The Taylor Swift Effect- Wednesday, September 27, 2023
The news to know for Wednesday, September 27, 2023!
We're talking about tonight's GOP presidential debate and another, more unusual debate planned for later this year.
And we'll tell you why a judge decided former President Trump should not be doing business in New York.
Also, one state became the first to issue its own tax on guns and ammunition, the federal government is suing Amazon, and Taylor Swift's appearance at an NFL game sent jersey sales surging.
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What A Day - Capitalism, Explained
Capitalism is having a moment in our current political discourse. And believe it or not, we haven't always been so quick to openly bash – or defend – it. Noel King, co-host of Vox Media's Today, Explained podcast, and her team have been exploring the forces behind American capitalism in a four-part series called Blame Capitalism. She joins us to unpack how differently both sides of the political aisle are talking about our economic system ahead of the second GOP presidential debate.
And in headlines: a New York judge found Donald Trump liable for fraud, the Federal Trade Commission and 17 states sued Amazon, and Airbnb will soon let people book a weekend stay at Shrek’s Swamp in Scotland.
Show Notes:
- Vox: Today, Explained – https://www.vox.com/today-explained-podcast
- The Yale Law Journal | Lina M. Khan: “Amazon’s Antitrust Paradox” – https://www.yalelawjournal.org/note/amazons-antitrust-paradox
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The Daily Signal - What Congress’ China Committee Chairman Would Ask Candidates at GOP Presidential Debate
The second Republican presidential debate is set for Wednesday night, and if Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., chairman of the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, were the debate’s moderator, he knows what he would ask the candidates relating to China.
“Maybe the most obvious question is perhaps the most important, which is: ‘Why should an average American care about the threat posed by the Chinese Communist Party?'” he says.
“It may be obvious to those of us who work in D.C. or people who work at think tanks in D.C., but at times I fear it can seem like a distant “over-there” threat, when my view is very much that it’s a “right-here-at-home-threat” and a threat to American sovereignty,” says Gallagher, who is also chairman of the House Armed Services subcommittee on Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation.
Gallagher, also member of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, adds:
Perhaps the most important policy question, though, is: “What is your plan for rebuilding American military power in order to deter a war with China over Taiwan?”And then, if they want to stoke debate, they can ask questions about TikTok, because candidates have different opinions about whether we should ban TikTok, force a sale, or do nothing at all.Gallagher joins today’s episode of “The Daily Signal Podcast” to discuss some key issues relating to China that he thinks candidates should be focused on and address while campaigning, along with his pitch to young voters who are on TikTok about why the Chinese app should be banned.
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Ologies with Alie Ward - Benthopelagic Nematology (DEEP SEA WORMS) with Holly Bik
Weird little mouths! Hairy skin tubes! Demon nematodes! Antarctic explorer and Nematologist Dr. Holly Bik charms us into loving deep sea (benthopelagic) worms in a way you never thought possible. We also cover tiny worm brains, the smell of Antarctic mud, first-generation Ph.Ds, the research workhorse C. Elegans, deep sea mining machines, moisturizers, submersibles and more with a worm lady who has literally traveled to the ends of the Earth to ask: what’s in that mud? We love her.
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The Best One Yet - 🤸♀️ “Grandpa wears Lulu” — Lululemon’s multi-generational strategy. Amazon’s monopoly lawsuit. Yelp’s hall of shame.
The surprise reason Lululemon enjoys consistent 20% growth every quarter? Cause it’s selling to moms and daughters *and* grandmas — Because Lulu prioritizes function over fashion.
Amazon was just sued by the FTC and 17 states for running an illegal monopoly — But the biggest challenge to this lawsuit… is the law.
Yelp is cracking down on what we’re calling “faux-star reviews” — It’s a fake review Hall of Shame.
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