Month: August 2024

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The NewsWorthy - Trump: ‘Is She Black?’, 9/11 Plea Deal & Ledecky’s Record- Thursday, August 1, 2024

The news to know for Thursday, August 1, 2024!

We're telling you about former President Trump's most recent comments on race, specifically Vice President Harris' race, and her response. 

Also, we have details of a new plea deal offered to the alleged mastermind of the 9/11 terror attacks. 

Plus, police are using drones more often; there's a new plan for interest rates, and another Olympian won a record number of gold medals. 

Those stories and more news to know in about 10 minutes!

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The Best One Yet - 🧠 “The CEO enneagram” — Boeing picked the wrong 1. Amtrak’s train surge. Adidas’ Olympic ROI.

Boeing finally has a new CEO… but we think they should’ve picked a different enneagram. 

Adidas has already won 13 medals at this Olympics… so we calculated the brand’s Olympic ROI. 

Amtrak ridership is at an all-time high… the train turned A-to-B into an experience to C.


Plus, the newest innovation is Arc'teryx $5,000 pants… that do the walking for you. 


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Tech Won't Save Us - Escaping the Processed World w/ Chris Carlsson

Paris Marx is joined by Chris Carlsson to discuss Processed World, a tech-critical, anti-capitalist magazine that satirized the absurdity of work in its publishing run between 1981 and 2005. 

Chris Carlsson is the author of many books, including most recently When Shells Crumble. He’s the director of Shaping SF and a cofounder of Critical Mass. He was also one of the people behind Processed World.

Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Support the show on Patreon.

The podcast is made in partnership with The Nation. Production is by Eric Wickham. Transcripts are by Brigitte Pawliw-Fry.

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What Next | Daily News and Analysis - Israel Targets Hamas in Iran. Now What?

As the rumored ceasefire slips further out of headlines, the Gaza war is threatening to boil over into a multiple-front war for Israel—while internal conflicts escalate inside the country.


Guest: Joshua Keating, senior correspondent covering foreign policy at Vox. His piece, "A very dangerous 24 hours in the Middle East," was published on Vox on July 31.

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NPR's Book of the Day - ‘The Boiling Moat’ plants a military strategy to prevent China’s capture of Taiwan

Matt Pottinger used to cover China for Reuters and The Wall Street Journal before working as a deputy national security advisor for the Trump administration. Now, he's edited a new book called The Boiling Moat: Urgent Steps to Defend Taiwan. In today's episode, Pottinger speaks with NPR's Steve Inskeep about the global fallout that could result from China annexing Taiwan and the military strategy he thinks the U.S., Australia and other countries should implement to prevent a larger conflict from breaking out.

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Serious Inquiries Only - SIO453: How Could Bret Weinstein Have Been So Wrong About COVID?

Dr. Eric Jaffe (like me) used to watch Bill Maher. One night in early 2021, Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying

And because Eric cares about intellectual integrity, he's included some of his thoughts here while listening to the unedited episode. We also cover this interview specifically.

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Risky Business with Nate Silver and Maria Konnikova - Kamala Mode, Misinformation, and Winning the WSOP

Nate’s election model is back on, and it’s in Kamala Mode. Nate and Maria discuss what the model shows us about Kamala Harris’ chances, and the strange election misinformation that has been going around. Then, they are joined by World Series of Poker Main Event winner Jonathan Tamayo to discuss his win – and the controversy that surrounds it. 

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A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs - Song 176: “Sympathy for the Devil” by the Rolling Stones, Part One: A Man of Wealth and Taste

For those who haven’t heard the announcement I posted , songs from this point on will sometimes be split among multiple episodes, so this is the first part of a multi-episode look at the song “Sympathy for the Devil” and the career of the Rolling Stones. This episode takes us from the release of “Satisfaction” through to the release of “Paint it Black”.

Click the full post to read liner notes, links to more information, and a transcript of the episode.

Patreon backers also have a nineteen-minute bonus episode, on “Amen Brother” by the Winstons.

Tilt Araiza has assisted invaluably by doing a first-pass edit, and will hopefully be doing so from now on. Check out Tilt’s irregular podcasts at http://www.podnose.com/jaffa-cakes-for-proust and http://sitcomclub.com/

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State of the World from NPR - Thousands of Venezuelans Protest Presidential Election Results

Venezuelans continue to protest Sunday's disputed election in which President Nicolas Maduro claimed victory. The opposition says it has evidence that their candidate won. And in China, an informal social media poll favors one candidate for the US presidency.

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CBS News Roundup - 07/31/2024 | World News Roundup Late Edition

Accused 9/11 mastermind agrees to plea deal. Former President Trump questions Vice President Harris's ethnicity at a conference for Black journalists. Fears of a wider escalation of war in the Middle East after assassinations attributed to Israel. And American swimmer Katie Ledecky dominates the 1500-meter freestyle at the Summer Games in Paris.

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