Month: February 2024

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Up First from NPR - Confusion In Nevada, California Storm, ACT & SAT’s in Admissions

Widespread flooding in southern California is turning hillsides into rivers of mud, as a slow-moving storm brings life threatening conditions to the Los Angles area. Both Democrats and Republicans will head to the polls in Nevada on Tuesday to vote for their party's presidential nominee, but many Republicans won't have all the choices on the ballot. And Dartmouth college is reinstating standardized testing requirements in admissions, citing research that shows it might help disadvantaged students.

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On Our Watch - 1. Welcome to the Family | S2: New Folsom

Soon after correctional officer Valentino Rodriguez starts working at New Folsom prison, he gets caught up in a bad incident. An incarcerated man ends up in the hospital with horrific injuries, and the prison starts an investigation. Valentino feels pressured to back up his fellow officers' version of the story, even though he thinks it might not be the truth. Then he gets an opportunity he's dreamed of-- to join an elite unit investigating crimes in the prison.


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Everything Everywhere Daily - The Gracchi Brothers (Encore)

During the Roman Republic, two brothers took it upon themselves to seek to change Rome to benefit the poor and underclass.

Needless to say, the Roman elites did not like this and did everything in their power to ensure it didn’t happen. 

…and the elites were successful.

But in the process, they changed Roman history forever and put the Republic on a path to destruction. 

Learn more about the Gracchi Brothers and how they tried to change Roman society on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.


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The NewsWorthy - Dueling NV Contests, King Charles’ Diagnosis & Swift Super Bowl Bets- Tuesday, February 6, 2024

The news to know for Tuesday, February 6, 2024!

We'll tell you what to expect from today's primary elections in Nevada and the caucuses happening there in two days.

Also, we'll update you about a record-breaking storm that brought intense rain, flooding, and mudslides to California. 

Plus, what we know about King Charles' cancer diagnosis, an Ivy League school that's bringing back standardized test requirements, and a new surge in Super Bowl bets that have nothing to do with the game. 

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NPR's Book of the Day - Ai Weiwei’s graphic memoir ‘Zodiac’ recounts a life of art and activism

Told through the 12 signs of the Chinese Zodiac, Ai Weiwei's new graphic memoir moves between the past, present and future with anecdotes from his childhood in a Chinese labor camp to his most recent moments, including flashing the middle finger in front of Trump Tower. In today's episode, Ai Weiwei speaks with NPR's Scott Simon about some of those memories, including the 81 days he spent detained by the Chinese government.

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Read Me a Poem - “To a Milkmaid” by Carolyn Wells

Amanda Holmes reads Carolyn Wells’s “To a Milkmaid,” brought to our attention by her biographer, Rebecca Rego Barry. Have a suggestion for a poem by a (dead) writer? Email us: podcast@theamericanscholar.org. If we select your entry, you’ll win a copy of a poetry collection edited by David Lehman.


This episode was produced by Stephanie Bastek and features the song “Canvasback” by Chad Crouch.


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The Indicator from Planet Money - Could cash payments ease recessions?

Although we have dodged the bullet for now, the threat of a recession is always a concern for policy makers. The question is: will we be prepared next time? In this episode, we consider an alternative approach to stabilizing the economy during a recession through automatic monthly cash payments. The hope: faster relief, a reduced racial wealth gap and predictable income. Can it work?

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The Sahm Rule with the eponymous economist

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CBS News Roundup - 02/05/2024 | World News Roundup

A second round of powerful storms hits California. Senate negotiators release a long-awaited bill that includes funding for U.S. border security and for aid to Israel and Ukraine. Singer Taylor Swift sets a record at the Grammy Awards. Correspondent Steve Kathan has those stories and more on today's World New Roundup:

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