Month: February 2024

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Opening Arguments - The Fani Willis Thing… How Bad Is It?

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In Episode 1003, Thomas and Matt are joined by Matt's partner, Casey, to discuss what's been going on with District Attorney Fani Willis down in Fulton County, Georgia. Perhaps you've heard about a scandal involving a relationship and a messy divorce... But how severe is it? How much of it is real, and how much is MAGA disinfo? What is likely to happen? Find out! 

Casey was a prosecutor at the state level for more than 15 years. She has extensive experience in both trial and appellate litigation, including a substantial caseload of major felony and homicide matters. So not only are they a prosecutor and a defense attorney, but Matt and Casey also bring some extra insight when it comes to relationships between lawyers, as they are a real-life married lawyer couple!

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More or Less: Behind the Stats - The global gender split in young people?s politics

In a surprising new trend, young men and women around the world are dividing by gender on their politics and ideologies. Whilst young women are becoming more liberal, young men are becoming more conservative. Tim Harford speaks to John Burn-Murdoch, Columnist and Chief Data Reporter at the Financial Times, about why this global phenomena may be occurring and Dr Heejung Chung, Professor of Sociology at the University of Kent, explains why the ideological divisions between young men and women in South Korea are some of the most extreme.

Presenter: Tim Harford Producer: Debbie Richford Series Producer: Tom Colls Production Co-ordinator: Brenda Brown Sound Mix: Neil Churchill Editor: Richard Vadon

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CBS News Roundup - 02/09/2024 | World News Roundup Late Edition

At least 2 dead after a twin-engine plane crashes on I-75 in Collier County. The Hawaiian islands felt a tremor on Friday morning. People from Hilo to Kauai confirmed they felt the earth shaking.

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The Indicator from Planet Money - A Swiftie Super Bowl, a stumbling bank, and other indicators

It is Friday, and Indicators of the Week is back — SUPER Edition. Today, what one New York bank's shakiness means for the wider economy, why Mexican imports in the US are super surging, and the T. Swift effect on the Super Bowl.

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Consider This from NPR - What Makes A Football Movie Great?

Hollywood films have long tried to capture America's obsession with its most popular sport. So on this Super Bowl weekend, we ask: what do the best football movies have in common?

Is it the "Big Speech" with the team down a point and only seconds to go? Or what about the classic underdog story?

Scott Detrow discusses that with Brittany Luse, host of NPR's It's Been a Minute, and with Stephen Thompson of NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour.

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Planet Money - A lawsuit for your broken heart

Keith King was upset when his marriage ended. His wife had cheated, and his family broke apart. And that's when he learned about a very old type of lawsuit, called a heart balm tort. A lawsuit that would let him sue the man his now ex-wife had gotten involved with during their marriage.

On this episode, where heart balm torts came from, what relationships looked like back then, and why these lawsuits still exist today (in some states, anyway.) And also, what happened when Keith King used a heart balm tort to try to deal with the most significant economic entanglement of his life: his marriage.

This episode was hosted by Erika Beras and Sarah Gonzalez. It was produced by Emma Peaslee and edited by Molly Messick. It was fact-checked by Sierra Juarez and engineered by Gilly Moon. Alex Goldmark is Planet Money's executive producer.

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The Gist - Identifying Non-Identity-Based Solutions

We end DEI week with the second half of our interview with Denise Hamilton, author of Indivisible: How to Forge our Differences into a Stronger Future. We discuss areas where racism might very well be at play, though focusing on identity isn't necessarily the best way forward. And our President is a well-meaning elderly gentleman, qualities that are apparently much more of an electoral vulnerability than being a vindictive old man who forever holds a grudge. Plus, why freezing liquified natural gas matters ... all states of matter, in fact.


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The Daily Signal - Biden’s ‘Poor Memory,’ Trump Wins Nevada, Tucker Carlson Releases Putin Interview | Feb. 9

TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down:


  • Special Counsel Robert Hur says President Joe Biden is an “elderly man with a poor memory.”
  • Tucker Carlson’s two hour interview with Russian President ​​Vladimir Putin is out!
  • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu indicated plans to launch military operations in Gaza Strip city of Rafah. 
  • Former President Donald Trump wins the Nevada caucuses.
  • The names of five U.S. Marines killed in a helicopter crash are released. 


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Big Technology Podcast - Sam Altman’s $7 Trillion Fundraise, Google Gemini Catches OpenAI, The Return To Office Ploy

Ranjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover 1) Sam Altman seeking to raise trillions for a new chip company 2) S&P 5,000 3) Google’s Gemini reaching parity with GPT-4 4) The commoditization of AI models 5) The rise of AI agents 6) Google's looming identity criss 7) What happens if Meta is more valuable than Google 8) FCC bans AI generated robocalls 9) The fallout of failed acquisitions like Amazon - iRobot and Adobe - Figma. 10) Snap doing layoffs and its stock sinks 11) Chris Dixon’s book taking a sketchy route to the best seller list 12) Adam Neumann wants WeWork back 13) Is Return to office a ploy to downsize and hold back raises? 14) Reflections on the Vision Pro


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