Month: August 2024

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The Commentary Magazine Podcast - Here Come the Democrats

Today's podcast previews the Democratic convention, with a focus on media slavishness, whether the Democrats are now high on their own supply, and why history suggests they should not be so confident that Kamala Harris will hit it out of the park when she speaks on Thursday. Also: Some questions we'd like to see answered. Give a listen.

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Inside Europe - Inside Europe August 15 2024

This is a repeat programme, originally broadcast in 2023. There may be time references which are no longer valid. The Russian Feminist Resistance and the Ukrainian frontline, British nonagenarian performer Thelma Ruby, Sasha Talaver on Soviet gender narratives, women challenging Albania's brain drain, UK campaigners against police misogyny and the French woman saving lives from beyond the grave.
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Bad Faith - Episode 398 Promo – Bipolar World

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Dr. Trita Parsi of the Quincy Institute returns to Bad Faith to explain how Israel's assassination of Hamas' top ceasefire negotiator Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran reflects Israel's lack of good faith and threatens a broader regional war. Why does Israel want war with Iran, and what are the current risks of escalation in the region? Also, what should we make of Trump's recent meeting with Netanyahu?

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CBS News Roundup - 08/19/2024 | World News Roundup

Democrats open their convention in Chicago. New CBS News poll has Harris ahead nationally, with Harris and Trump tied in the battleground states. Negotiating a Mideast cease fire. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has today's World News Roundup.

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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - How Gen Z Chicagoans Are Planning For The DNC

A lot of assumptions get made about Gen Zers: they’re always on their phone, they’re disengaged, they’re Tik Tok-obsessed. But young Chicagoans are breaking those stereotypes, and working to get their voices heard in the 2024 election – including at the Democratic National Convention. WBEZ reporter Lisa Kurian Philip spoke with college students who plan to be at the DNC to report, protest, or support. We hear from UIC student and activist Angel Naranjo on why he wants to be there, and what this coming election season means for him and his generation. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.
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Up First from NPR - President Biden’s Legacy, Trump Campaign Focus, Ukrainian Buffer Zone

President Biden is scheduled to speak on the first night of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Former President Donald Trump is visiting swing states and focusing his attacks on Harris' economic policies, and for the first time Ukraine's President has clearly stated the objective of Ukraine's military incursion into Russia.

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The Intelligence from The Economist - Hail Harris: the Democratic convention begins

As Democrats convene in Chicago, polls suggest Kamala Harris is ahead by a whisker in the US presidential race. Can the party sustain the momentum? In hospital, your recovery may depend not just on diagnostic technology or the drugs you take, but whether your doctor is a woman (10:11). And new research into elephant communication suggests the creatures may have something akin to names (16:34).


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