Month: August 2024

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The Best One Yet - đŸ€ź “Sickest Day of the Year” — Sick Days are surging. SharkNinja’s online reviews. Telegram’s CEO arrested.

Today is the biggest sick day of the year
 as sick days overall are surging in America.

SharkNinja’s stock has climbed 140% this year
 here’s how it’s taken over your kitchen.

Telegram’s founder just got charged in France
 so we’ll tell you what Telegram actually is.

Plus, record-high hotel prices have led to the hottest new fashion trend
 the hotel tote bag.


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Short Wave - Detecting Pests By Eavesdropping On Insects

From Indonesia to Wisconsin, farmers all over the world struggle with a huge problem: pests. On top of that, it's tough for farmers to identify where exactly they have the pests and when. Reporter Lina Tran from NPR member station WUWM in Milwaukee joins host Emily Kwong to tell the story of how researchers in the Midwest are inventing new forms of pest detection that involve eavesdropping on the world of insects. Plus, hear what aphid slurping sounds like.

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Slate Books - A Word: Prayer, Politics, and Power Shifts

Election season brings politicians of all parties to the doors of Black churches, looking for photo ops, votes, and support from powerful pastors. But the traditional Black church is—like many American faith communities—shrinking. And a growing number of middle-class African Americans are worshiping in more diverse congregations. On today’s episode of A Word, Jason Johnson is joined by Dr. Jason E. Shelton, Professor of Sociology and Director of the Center for African American Studies at the University of Texas at Arlington. They discuss his new book, The Contemporary Black Church: The New Dynamics of African American Religion, and how changes in African American faith communities are playing out in everything from politics, to education, to music.


Guest: Dr. Jason E. Shelton, author of The Contemporary Black Church: The New Dynamics of African American Religion.


Podcast production by Kristie Taiwo-Makanjuola


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What Next | Daily News and Analysis - TBD | Back To School
 Without Phones

Since the pandemic, schools have been reporting that their students are more anxious and having trouble learning. How much does simply removing cell phones from the classroom address these problems?


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Laura Meckler, national education writer for the Washington Post

Russell Shaw, head of Georgetown Day School and author of “Why We’re Banning Phones at Our School” for the Atlantic.


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The Daily Signal - Dirty Facts About China’s ‘Clean Energy’ with Diana Furchtgott-Roth

China's production of batteries for electric vehicles is “definitely not clean,” says energy expert Diana Furchtgott-Roth.

Without its own vast natural energy resources, China is the world’s largest energy importer, but has seized on the economic opportunities of the “green energy” movement. Yet the production of products such as EVs is causing harm to the environment, says Furchtgott-Roth, director of The Heritage Foundation’s Center for Energy, Climate, and Environment.

China produces about 80% of the world’s EV batteries and “mining for the critical minerals in the batteries 
 causes vast amounts of environmental damage,” she explains.

Production of one EV battery involves moving “hundreds of thousands of pounds of earth to get the critical minerals for one battery,” Furchtgott-Roth notes, adding that “China is buying mines in Africa so that it can get the critical minerals, [as well as] mines in Latin America.”

Furchtgott-Roth is the co-author of “How the Forced Energy Transition and Reliance on China Will Harm America,” a new Heritage Foundation report exposing the ways in which the “green energy” movement is harming America while benefiting China. She joins "The Daily Signal Podcast" to explain it all.

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What Could Go Right? - The Progress Report: Medical Advancements

In this week's Progress Report, Zachary and Emma discuss lesser-known news stories that highlight positive developments and meaningful change. They cover topics such as a gel that stops bleeding from wounds in seconds, the world's first trial for an mRNA-based vaccine against lung cancer, the elimination of maternal and neonatal tetanus in Guinea, and the stability of the Doomsday Glacier.


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NPR's Book of the Day - ‘The 15-Minute City’ and ‘Rethinking Rescue’ reimagine existing systems

Today's episode features two books that advocate for new approaches to big problems: urban planning, poverty, and dog rescue. First, Here & Now's Scott Tong speaks with Carlos Moreno about The 15-Minute City, his proposal for interconnected communities where schools, grocery stores and offices are all a short walk or bike ride away from each other. Then, Here & Now's Peter O'Dowd speaks with Carol Mithers about Rethinking Rescue, which profiles Lori Weise, aka the Dog Lady, and examines her belief that animal welfare and efforts to help people going through economic instability should go hand in hand.

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It Could Happen Here - Political Cults: The Democratic Workers Party feat. Andrew

Andrew and James discuss another political cult. In this episode, we cover the Democratic Workers Party and its leader, former professor Marlene Dixon.

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Serious Inquiries Only - SIO456: Are You a Good Drug or a Bad Drug?

Part 2! Dr. Jenessa Seymour continues to walk us through our drug journey with a brief stop to cover why it's impossible to get ADHD medication.

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