The NewsWorthy - Super Bowl Roundup, Severe Storms & Skip the Line – Monday, February 12, 2024

The news to know for Monday, February 12, 2024!

We'll tell you all about Super Bowl LVIII: how this year's win made history, who made cameos during Usher's halftime performance, and how brands took advantage of their especially expensive ad spots.

Also, a new record was broken on Wall Street, and a severe storm is headed east this morning.

Plus, the Trump campaign is facing backlash from some of America's biggest allies; the Pentagon chief is back in the hospital, and the world's biggest Carnival celebrations are underway now. 

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The Gatekeepers - 2. Blitzscaling

From the rubble of the dot com crash, an ambitious young Harvard student with a passion for hacking and love of Roman emperors, sets up an exciting new website.

Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook is an instant hit on college campuses.

Soon it attracts the attention of Silicon Valley’s most successful - but controversial - venture capitalist, Peter Thiel.

The company starts to scale up. But there’s one problem - how is it going to make money?

Contributors: Roger McNamee, author of Zucked: Waking up to the Facebook Catastrophe; journalist Owen Thomas; Eric Jackson, author of The Paypal Wars; Jeff Hammerbacher; Anil Dash, tech entrepreneur.

Producer: Caitlin Smith Researchers: Rachael Fulton, Elizabeth Ann Duffy and Juliet Conway Executive Producer: Peter McManus Sound Design: Eloise Whitmore Music: Jeremy Warmsley Story Consultant: Kirsty Williams Commissioning editor: Dan Clarke A BBC Scotland Production for BBC Radio 4

Archive: Bloomberg Quicktake, October 2019; C-Span, Telecommunications Bill signing, Feb 1996; Hoover Institute, Decemeber 2009; Startup Academy, March 2018; Makers, December 2012.

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Byzantium And The Crusades - BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT – ‘Rome and Attila’

I wanted to let you know my latest book, Rome and Attila, is now available on Amazon in ebook and paperback, links in the episode notes. It’s about one of the most infamous figures in history—Attila the Hun. He’s a household name, but remarkably little is known about him and his popular legend as a brutal tyrant is not necessarily correct. I delve into the primary sources in search of the real Attila and find someone very different from the legend—a complex, captivating personality who despised ostentation, admired bravery and valued loyalty.
Thanks for your time and I hope you enjoy it!
Link to buy the book Amazon.com
Link to buy the book Amazon.co.uk

Please take a look at my website nickholmesauthor.com where you can download a free copy of The Byzantine World War, my book that describes the origins of the First Crusade.

Everything Everywhere Daily - The Super Bowl (Redux)

One day every year, the United States celebrates its biggest non-official holiday: Super Bowl Sunday. 

The championship game of the National Football League is almost always the biggest television audience of the year and one of the most expensive tickets for any sporting event. 

However, it wasn’t always that way. In fact, it wasn’t even called the Super Bowl.

Learn more about the Super Bowl and how it became so big on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.


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Up First from NPR - The Sunday Story: More Than Friends

What happens when you put friendship at the center of your life?

NPR's Rhaina Cohen has been thinking about this question for years. It started when she met someone. This someone was not a lover, but a friend. As their relationship deepened, Cohen began to wonder why there wasn't a special term for a platonic relationship that felt romantic, or an understanding of partnerships that went beyond the status of "best friend."

In today's episode of The Sunday Story, host Ayesha Rascoe sits down with Rhaina Cohen to talk about her forthcoming book, The Other Significant Others: Reimagining Life with Friendship at the Center.

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the memory palace - Episode 212: David Mills

The Memory Palace is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX.

Music

  • Una Bravata from Carlo Rustichelli’s score to Amici Miei.

  • Sunshine on Fish Skin by Girls in Airports.

  • The Vienna Glass Armonica Duo performs Mozart’s Adagio for Glass Harmonium.

  • The Fellowship by John Shabason

Notes

  • The best read on Mills is a 2022 article by Nate Hopper in The New Yorker about the challenges of keeping time on the internet.

The Gist - BEST OF THE GIST: Sunday TV Edition

In this installment of Best Of The Gist, in honor of Superbowl Sunday, we listen back to Mike’s 2019 interview with former Baltimore Raven offensive lineman John Urschel. After his time in the NFL, Urschel went on to get a PhD and have an accomplished career as a mathematician. He is joined by his co-writer, Louisa Thomas—who is also his wife—to discuss their book Mind and Matter: A Life in Math and Football. Then, to honor the Sunday political shows, Mike’s recent Spiel following up on the question of Kristen Welker's insistence on follow-up questions. 

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The NewsWorthy - Special Edition: Super Bowl 2024 – Profits, Performers & Swiftie Phenomenon

An estimated 75% of Americans plan to watch the Super Bowl. But of course, the halftime show - this year featuring Usher - is also a big draw! Joe Pompliano is breaking down the money involved, how performers are chosen, and more. Plus, his take on Taylor Swift mania.

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Up First from NPR - Israel-Gaza Latest, McConnell’s Fading Influence, Super Bowl Preview

Israel prepares for a possible ground invasion of the southern end of Gaza. The failure of a border control measures shows the waning power of Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell. The Kansas City Chiefs are poised to win their second consecutive NFL championship.

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