Month: December 2023

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More or Less: Behind the Stats - Can chocolate be better than salad?

We investigate a nutritional conundrum ?can chocolate ever be better for you than salad? Today we dive in to one of our listener?s family debates and try to find an answer, with the help of nutrition experts Dr David Katz and Professor Bernadette Moore.

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CBS News Roundup - 12/22/2023 | World News Roundup Late Edition

In a one line order, Supreme Court says no to fast tracking Former President Trump's immunity, A U.S. Israeli hostage reported dead and the U.N. approves the Gaza aid resolution.

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Planet Money - We buy a lot of Christmas trees (Update)

*Note: This episode originally ran in 2020*

'Tis the season for Americans to head out in droves and bring home a freshly-cut Christmas tree. But decorative evergreens don't just magically show up on corner lots, waiting to find a home in your living room. There are a bunch of fascinating steps that determine exactly how many Christmas trees get sold, and how expensive they are.

Today on the show, we visit the world's largest auction of Christmas trees — and then see how much green New Yorkers are willing to throw down for some greenery. It's a story where snow-dusted Yuletide dreams meet the hard reality of supply and demand. We've got market theory, a thousand dollars in cash, and a "decent sized truck"... anything could happen.

This episode was produced by James Sneed. It was edited by Bryant Urstadt. It was engineered by Gilly Moon. Alex Goldmark is Planet Money's executive producer.

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The Gist - Coal Deaths In Your Stocking

Don't Worry … it's actually good news. Part of the spate of good news that we can't quite accept or process. Plus, the greatest face-melting rock anthems of all time. And Minnesota's new flag rings out the last Vexillology Corner of 2023, with Ted Kaye, author of Good Flag, Bad Flag. 

 

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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - WBEZ Weekly News Recap: Dec. 22, 2023

Former alderman Ed Burke is found guilty of racketeering, bribery and attempted extortion. A months-long strike of adjunct professors at Columbia College ends. Meanwhile, Texas Governor Greg Abbott sent migrants to Chicago this week by plane. Reset goes behind those headlines and more with David Greising, president and CEO of the Better Government Association, Amanda Vinicky, WTTW political correspondent, and Jon Seidel, federal courts reporter for the Chicago Sun-Times, on the Weekly News Recap.
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Consider This from NPR - Why the Comparisons Between Beyoncé and Taylor Swift?

It was the year of Beyoncé! It was the year of Taylor!

Both musicians had highly successful tours, highly successful concert films and both women pumped billions into the economy. And each has been supportive of the other this year, and in the past. So why is there a narrative that they're rivals?

NPR's Juana Summers revisits the year that was for Beyoncé and Swift, and talks to Miami University of Ohio Music Professor Tammy L. Kernodle about the tendency of society, and the media, to pit successful women in the music industry against one another.

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Consider This from NPR - Why the Comparisons Between Beyoncé and Taylor Swift?

It was the year of Beyoncé! It was the year of Taylor!

Both musicians had highly successful tours, highly successful concert films and both women pumped billions into the economy. And each has been supportive of the other this year, and in the past. So why is there a narrative that they're rivals?

NPR's Juana Summers revisits the year that was for Beyoncé and Swift, and talks to Miami University of Ohio Music Professor Tammy L. Kernodle about the tendency of society, and the media, to pit successful women in the music industry against one another.

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Consider This from NPR - Why the Comparisons Between Beyoncé and Taylor Swift?

It was the year of Beyoncé! It was the year of Taylor!

Both musicians had highly successful tours, highly successful concert films and both women pumped billions into the economy. And each has been supportive of the other this year, and in the past. So why is there a narrative that they're rivals?

NPR's Juana Summers revisits the year that was for Beyoncé and Swift, and talks to Miami University of Ohio Music Professor Tammy L. Kernodle about the tendency of society, and the media, to pit successful women in the music industry against one another.

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