You're Wrong About - Rosie Ruiz and the Marathon Women with Maggie Mertens

Maggie Mertens tells us a tale of the first women who fought to run the marathon, and of one woman who decided to cut to the finish line.

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In the Loop with Sasha-Ann Simons - What To Cook When It’s So Dang Hot And Humid Outside

Do you avoid the stove and the oven on hot summer days, or do you just sweat it out? Either way, we’ll get ideas for salads, cooking with appliances besides your stove and marinades for grilling. Reset gets recommendations for beating the heat and still eating deliciously. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.

Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - What To Cook When It’s So Dang Hot And Humid Outside

Do you avoid the stove and the oven on hot summer days, or do you just sweat it out? Either way, we’ll get ideas for salads, cooking with appliances besides your stove and marinades for grilling. Reset gets recommendations for beating the heat and still eating deliciously. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.

Up First from NPR - Harris’ Running Mate, Leaving Lebanon, Swimming and Sprinting

Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to announce her running mate as the final stage of the presidential campaign gets underway. Embassies in Lebanon urge citizens to leave as the threat of war intensifies. An American sprinter wins gold and world records fall for the U.S. women's swim team.

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The Intelligence from The Economist - Enter staged right: misinformation feeds Britain’s riots

Unrest across the country has been driven in part by the provably false claims of right-wing provocateurs. We examine the real concerns underlying the violence, and how to end it swiftly. Japanese politics had until recently been anachronistically tame; not so now that the social-media populists have arrived (10:18). And the notable parallels between “House of the Dragon” and modern politics (18:00).


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The Daily Detail - The Daily Detail for 8.5.24

Alabama

  • Boxer causing reaction by both US senators for AL, advances to final round
  • Lt. Gov. Ainsworth is pissed off at Olympic ceremonies mocking Christians
  • Townhall in Lake Guntersville to discuss Title IX changes from Biden Admin
  • HB 23 seeks to ban assault weapons, Mobile county sheriff disagrees
  • 2024 MAGA boat parade in Mobile was huge success with hundreds of boats
  • Sen. Tuberville & Britt offer resolution to honor Baseball legend Willie Mays

National

  • SecDef Austin revokes a plea deal with 3 masterminds of 9-11 terror attack
  • SCOTUS justice Gorsuch offers rare interview and word of warning
  • 5 college students file lawsuit against 3 federal lawmakers for campus protest
  • Haggling underway over debate dates between Trump and Harris
  • Trump talks about assassination attempt at huge rally in Atlanta Georgia
  • CEO of Truth Social says we still don't know nothing about shooter at rally
  • PA court rules that digital images of certain ballots are public records
  • Reporter says DNC now offering $$ to celebrities to attend convention

NPR's Book of the Day - Sarah Perry’s ‘Enlightenment’ ponders faith, astronomy and friendship

Sarah Perry's novel, Enlightenment, recently received a Booker Prize nomination. It follows the relationship between two friends, with a 30 year age difference, as they confront the role of the church, the outside world and the cosmos in their lives over the course of two decades. In today's episode, Perry speaks with NPR's Scott Simon about her religious upbringing, her pandemic telescope and the role it played in her writing.

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