Month: April 2024

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Up First from NPR - The Sunday Story: Startups want to cool Earth by reflecting sunlight

From brightening ocean clouds to launching sulfur dioxide into the stratosphere, some entrepreneurs and scientists are testing technology that could reflect sunlight back into space to combat global warming. There's evidence some types of solar geoengineering could lower global temperatures a lot. But along with potential benefits come huge potential risks. Experts say the science isn't settled and regulations aren't keeping up. Today on The Sunday Story, a journey into the world of solar geoengineering.

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What Next | Daily News and Analysis - TBD | The Failures of ‘Organic’ Farming

There are regulations regarding how farm animals are transported, how they’re auctioned, how they’re slaughtered—but when they’re living on the farm? That’s where things get cloudy. 


Guest: Annie Lowrey, journalist writing on politics and economic policy for The Atlantic.


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It Could Happen Here - CZM Book Club: “The Fortunate Death of Jonathan Sandelson” by Margaret Killjoy, Part One

Margaret reads Danl a story about hackers using drones to disrupt for-profit incarceration.

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Serious Inquiries Only - SIO444: Climate Change Made “the Blob.” It Killed Tons of Marine Life

Everyone's favorite marine biologist, Dr. Heidi Pearson is back! This time, we're talking about a new, large scale study just out about the massive loss of marine life caused by "the blob." It's another tale of man-made climate change wreaking havoc on the world. But, we've also got some more fun stories to talk about! Gay whales caught in the act, a solo orca that didn't wait for its pod to hunt and kill a Great White Shark, and menopause in whales.

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The Gist - BEST OF THE GIST: Harvey, Tossed Edition … Gross

In this installment of Best Of The Gist, a jumbo archival interview (originally a two-parter, combined to one) with Prison Consultant Craig Rothfeld, who also happens to be a childhood friend of Mike’s. Rothfeld prepares soon-to-be inmates on the rules and survival techniques of prison life, because, as you might imagine, he himself once did time. In this capacity, Rothfeld was once employed by Harvey Weinstein, whose New York rape conviction was tossed out by an appeals court this week. Then we will listen back to Mike’s April 25, 2024 Spiel addressing the Weinstein ruling. 

 

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Motley Fool Money - Why Resale is Forever

Winmark doesn’t make a lot of noise. The business speaks for itself.


Winmark, a resale is a franchisor that owns concepts including Plato’s Closet, Play It Again Sports, and Once Upon a Child. The company has tripled the return of the S&P 500 since its IPO, and delivered an annualized return of 18% over the past five years.

So, investors may want to pay attention to it.


Motley Fool Canada’s Jim Gillies caught up with Winmark CEO, Brett Heffes for a conversation about:


- The growth of Play It Again Sports and a slowdown at Music Go Round.

- How Heffes thinks about capital allocation.

- Building an everlasting business.


Company discussed: WINA


Host: Jim Gillies

Guest: Brett Heffes

Producer: Ricky Mulvey

Engineer: Rick Engdahl

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Up First from NPR - Student Protests Continue, The Week In Trump Trials, UNRWA Report

Campus demonstrations in support of Gaza have spread to schools unaccustomed to such activism. In New York City and Washington, D.C., Donald Trump's attorneys defended him and made some extreme claims. An independent investigation finds Israel has not supported claims that a significant number of workers at the The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East are members of Hamas.

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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Jazz Trumpeter Wynton Marsalis Honors Duke Ellington In CSO Concert

Duke Ellington was born April 29, 1899. Today, 125 years after his birth, a concert series celebrates the pianist and composer's monumental impact on music. Reset talks with Wynton Marsalis, Grammy award-winning jazz master, about Ellington’s enduring impact on music and how he continues to honor Ellington’s legacy. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.