Month: January 2024

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Bay Curious - Squirrelmania!

Last year, we invited Bay Curious listeners to submit questions about squirrels, and wow did you deliver! In today's episode KQED's Angela Corral joins in as we tackle the nut economy, why squirrel tails are so fluffy, where they sleep and how long they nurture their young.

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The Daily Detail - The Daily Detail for 1.25.24

Alabama

  • AL House delegates urge Republicans to back Trump after New Hampshire win
  • Sen. Tuberville to keep pushing bill that bans VA resources going to Illegal aliens
  • Governor Ivey sets date for special primary election for House District 27
  • 11th Circuit court has yet to rule on execution appeal for Kenneth Smith
  • Ford auto company recalls 1.9M of its Explorer SUVs due to faulty trim

National

  • RNC chairwoman is now calling on Nikki Haley to drop out of primary race
  • CNN exit polls in N.H. show 8 out 10 GOP voters say Biden illegitimate president
  • AZ Chairman of GOP resigns 24 hours after audio of bribe leaked by Daily Mail
  • A Boeing 757 loses nose wheel before take off, flight aborted
  • 11 year old boy born deaf can hear after gene therapy/surgery in Philadelphia
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Unexpected Elements - Populations of people, frogs and microbes

This week on the show that brings you the science behind the news, we’re looking at news that China’s population has fallen for the second year running. Worrying news for China’s economy, but would a declining population be a good thing for the planet?

The Unexpected Elements team on three continents meet the musical frogs who are having to climb a mountain to keep their populations stable, and dig deep to explore the earth’s declining microbiome and the hope scientists have for the future.

As the Africa Cup of Nations continues, we’ll be wondering how you might date a footballer. Not in a romantic sense… we hear about some suspiciously mature youth players and how science can help when the age on a passport isn’t reliable.

Marnie will be wondering why Japanese men are shouting their love from a hilltop, and unpicking the recipe for a truly satisfying hug.

All that plus a postbag bursting with multilingual puns, and the reason Portuguese speakers have trouble with English doors.

Presented by Marnie Chesterton Produced by Ben Motley, with Alex Mansfield, Dan Welsh, Katy Tomsett and Jack Lee

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Everything Everywhere Daily - The Two-Hour Marathon (Redux)

Eliud Kipchoge is unquestionably the greatest marathon runner in history. He’s won an Olympic Gold Medal, holds the world’s record, and has won 12 of the 13 marathons he has ever entered.

However, there was one accomplishment that had been out of reach for Kipchoge and every other marathoner: The 2-hour marathon.

On October 12, 2019, Kipchoge managed to break that barrier under some very special circumstances.

Learn more about when behind the breaking of the 2-hour marathon on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. 


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The NewsWorthy - Record Voter Turnout, Russian Plane Shot Down & Rat Hole Chaos- Thursday, January 25, 2024

The news to know for Thursday, January 25, 2024!

We're telling you about the record turnout in New Hampshire and how things are looking so far in the next presidential primary race in Nikki Haley's home state. 

Also, the U.S. gave a rare response after a UN shelter in Gaza was attacked. 

Plus, a warning about a supplement that could mimic the effects of opioids, a familiar host for 'The Daily Show,' and the newest viral phenomenon that's come with consequences. 

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What A Day - How NYC’s Mayor Fails Migrants

New York City Mayor Eric Adams delivered his third State of the City address on Wednesday. Since just last spring, 170,000 migrants have arrived in New York City, tens of thousands of whom were sent by Texas Governor Greg Abbott. But in his speech, Mayor Adams fell short of providing any real plans to address the situation. We’re joined by Christine Quinn, former Speaker of the New York City Council and current head of shelter operator Win, to discuss what migrants need and what providers in the city are doing to meet the moment.

And in headlines: the United Auto Workers Union endorsed President Joe Biden, nine people were killed and more than 70 were injured after a UN shelter in Khan Younis was bombed, and Obamacare hit a record level of enrollment.

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The Daily Signal - In Israel: Sounds of War Mingle With Songs of Life

Bullet holes and toppled furniture bear witness to what happened in the home of one young couple living in Israel close to the border with Gaza on Oct. 7. Their home still partially stands, but they—and about 100 other members of their small community—are dead. 


Walking through the streets of the small village, Joel Griffith says, “You could tell it once was a very beautiful place.” 


Griffith, who is Jewish and serves as a research fellow in the Thomas A. Roe Institute for Economic Policy Studies at The Heritage Foundation, recently returned from a trip to Israel. His mission was both to “support, but also bear witness to the evil” that took place in Israel on Oct. 7 when Hamas carried out a brutal terrorist attack that killed about 1,200 people. 


Walking out of the home of the slain couple, Griffith says, he saw two “Jewish men playing guitar and singing, and gathered around them were others—soldiers, non-soldiers, Israelis, non-Israelis (such as myself), people who were religious, people who visibly weren't religious, but all gathered together singing.” 


One of the songs they sang, according to Griffith, was “Am Yisrael Chai,” which translates to “The people of Israel live.” 


Standing there singing in a “place where so many lives were lost” and with “gunfire” and the sounds of “artillery” in the background, “was a powerful moment,” he says. 


Griffith joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” to discuss what he saw and heard in Israel three months after the Hamas terrorist attack. 


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What Next | Daily News and Analysis - Biden Needs Abortion

Since the overturn of Roe v. Wade, Democrats have found wins after standing up for abortion. But can they ride this issue to a second Biden term, when the administration isn’t offering a clear plan for reproductive rights—and Joe Biden has a history of ambivalence about the issue? 


Guest: Grace Panetta, political reporter at The 19th News.


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The Indicator from Planet Money - A manifesto for feeding 8 billion people

In her new book, Our World In Data's Head of Research Hannah Ritchie investigates how to meet the needs of people without destroying the planet. Today we ask Hannah: Can we feed the world, sustainably?

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