The Museum of Failures follows Remy Wadia, an Indian American ad executive who left India for the United States years ago. But when Remy returns to Bombay to adopt a child, he realizes things aren't as he left them. Remy's mother is ill, and soon, he uncovers a shocking family secret. Thrity Umrigar's novel, first released last year, is now out in paperback. In today's episode, Here & Now's Deepa Fernandes speaks with Umrigar about gender roles, parenthood and the psychic toll of leaving home.
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Tech Won't Save Us - Google and Meta Are A Threat to Journalism w/ Matt Pearce
Paris Marx is joined by Matt Pearce to discuss how Google sidestepped two California bills aimed at funding journalism and how major tech companies are transforming the web to make hyperlinks less relevant.
Matt Pearce is the President of Media Guild of the West and a former reporter at the Los Angeles Times.
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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- Matt wrote about the disingenuous arguments against the California Journalism Preservation Act and the changing nature of hyperlinks online.
- Google sidestepped the two California bills to carve out a separate deal that includes funding for an AI initiative.
- When you compare per capita public broadcast funding across wealthy nations, Canada is near the bottom, but the United States is barely on the chart.
- Google will distribute $100 million to news publishers in Canada after a bargaining process there.
- Digital media companies have been doing layoffs and shutting down in droves.
- The New York Times used AI to assist in identifying the deadly weapons Israel is using against the people of Gaza.
- The Media Ecosystem Observatory looked at the effects of Meta's news ban on its platforms in Canada.
What Next | Daily News and Analysis - The Pandemic Lessons We’ve Forgotten
Rather than coming out of the pandemic with a new toolkit of public health measures or even personal habits, the response to this summer’s long wave of COVID infections has mostly been to continue with business as usual. But business as usual seems inadequate with mpox and bird flu crises on the horizon.
Guest: Apoorva Mandavilli, science and global health reporter at the New York Times.
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The Daily Signal - Founder of Congressional Family Caucus Shares Importance of Marriage, Children
"Faith and family is what's made our country not only great but good," Rep. Mary Miller, R-Ill., tells The Daily Signal. Miller, a member of the House Freedom Caucus, is the founder of the Congressional Family Caucus. Miller joins this episode of "The Daily Signal Podcast" to discuss the importance of marriage, family, and recognizing the biological differences between males and females.
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Risky Business with Nate Silver and Maria Konnikova - Does Nate Trust His Model? Debates, Prediction Markets and Poker
Nate and Maria discuss the Harris-Trump debate. Then, Nate gives an update on his election model, and Maria shares the outcome of her irrational move at a poker tournament in Barcelona.
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1A - Recapping The Presidential Debate
Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump took to the debate stage in Philadelphia last night. It was the first debate between the two presidential candidates this election cycle and it could be the last before November.
And the stakes were high. According to the latest NPR-PBS Newshour-Marist poll, Harris leads Trump by one point among voters nationally.
Thirty percent of voters polled said the debate would decide which candidate they vote for.
We discuss the big takeaways and what the debate could mean for the election.
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And the stakes were high. According to the latest NPR-PBS Newshour-Marist poll, Harris leads Trump by one point among voters nationally.
Thirty percent of voters polled said the debate would decide which candidate they vote for.
We discuss the big takeaways and what the debate could mean for the election.
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The Daily Signal - Rep. Michael Cloud Weighs in On Spending Package
Rep. Michael Cloud of Texas sat down with "The Daily Signal Podcast" at the State Freedom Caucus Summit to discuss his Dismantle DEI Act, the SAVE Act, and the upcoming vote on the continuing resolution to fund the federal government. Enjoy!
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The Indicator from Planet Money - Overtourism ho! The Barcelona cruise dilemma
Barcelona has always attracted crowds, but now it's attracting protests from locals angered at the negative consequences of being one of Europe's most popular destinations. This is especially true as large cruise ships can dock close to some of the city's most famous landmarks. On today's show, we look at how cruise ships are both driving revenues and frustrations in Barcelona, and we consider what the city's options are for regulating the flow of visitors.
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Related episodes:
The return of Chinese tourism?
How Iceland's tourism bubble deflated
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