We're in a moment where DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) hiring practices mean many different things to many people. Over the past four years, many of the companies that publicly embraced DEI policies in the wake of George Floyd's murder have been backing away. What are the politics behind the anti-DEI backlash and what happens when workplace diversity initiatives are lost?
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The Gist - Endemic Is Less Polemic Than An Epidemic
Covid-19 is still around, but it's far less deadly. And, yet ... still deadly. Katelyn Jetelina, author of the Your Local Epidemiologist Substack, is here to talk about lessons learned, how vigilant we should all be, and if she ever wears a mask anymore. Plus, Hunter Biden pleads to felony tax evasion charges, debate anticipation has put every thing else in suspended animation, and we take listener feedback, play jingles, and award a Lobstar of this Antwentig.
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The Daily Signal - School Shooter’s Father Charged, Stocks Fall, Elon Musk to Lead ‘Government Efficiency Commission’ | Sept. 6
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TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down:
- Employers added 142,000 jobs in August, but economists had anticipated more.
- The 14-year-old Georgia school shooter and his father have been charged in the shooting that left four people dead.
- Kamala Harris says she does not support banning plastic straws.
- If Trump wins the election in November, he says he will consider appointing Elon Musk to lead a “government efficiency commission.”
- ABC has denied The Daily Signal Press credentials at the presidential debate.
- Plus, a Friday movie review of “The Searchers.”
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The Journal. - Hot, Dry and Booming: A Texas Climate Case Study
Kyle, Texas is one of the fastest-growing cities in the United States. It is also facing heat and drought that has been exacerbated by climate change and is expected to get worse. Matt Wirz reports on the tensions in Kyle as the city continues to build, even as it runs low on water.
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- This Texas City Is Too Hot, Short on Water—and Booming
- Welcome to Y’all Street, Texas’ Burgeoning Financial Hub
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Motley Fool Money - Kickoff for Private Equity Investors
NFL owners approved private equity firms investing in teams this season, we talk about the soaring franchise valuations and hear a player’s perspective on money.
(00:21) Emily Flippen and Matt Argersinger discuss:
- Weak jobs data, inverted yield curve, and whether the market will cheer a larger rate cut this fall.
- Why private equity is interested in Smartsheet and putting money into NFL franchises this season.
- The latest earnings updates from: Toro, Docusign, and ABM Industries
(20:20) Brandon Copeland played ten years in the NFL – now the linebacker is an ivy league professor, author, and advocate for college athletes. Copeland talks through his book Your Money Playbook, the realities of an NFL contract, and how some college players are finally getting their due.
(34:45) Emily and Matt break down two stocks on their radar: McKesson and AO Smith.
Stocks discussed: SMAR, DOCU, TTC, ABM, MCK, AOS
Host: Dylan Lewis
Guests: Emily Flippen, Matt Argersinger, Brandon Copeland
Engineers: Dan Boyd
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CrowdScience - What is the voice inside my head?
Many of us experience an inner voice: we silently talk to ourselves as we go about our daily lives. CrowdScience listener Fredrick has been wondering about the science behind this interior dialogue. We hear from psychologists researching our inner voice and discover that it’s something that begins in early childhood. Presenter Caroline Steel meets Russell Hurlburt, a pioneering scientist who devised a method of researching this - and volunteers to monitor her own inner speech to figure out what’s going on in her mind. She discovers that speech is just part of what’s going on in our heads, much of our inner world in fact doesn’t involve language at all but includes images, sensations and feelings. Caroline talks to psychologist Charles Fernyhough, who explains one theory for how we develop an interior dialogue as young children: first speaking out loud to ourselves and then learning to keep that conversation going silently. No one really knows how this evolved, but keeping our thoughts quiet may have been a way of staying safe from predators and enemies. Using MRI scanning, Charles and Russell have peered inside people’s brains to understand this interior voice and found something surprising: inner dialogue appears to have more in common with listening than with speaking.
Caroline also has an encounter with a robot that has been programmed to dialogue with itself. Which leads us to some deep questions: is our inner voice part of what makes us human, and if so, what are the consequences of robots developing this ability? Scientist Arianna Pipitone describes it as a step towards artificial consciousness.
Featuring: Professor Charles Fernyhough, University of Durham, UK Professor Russell Hurlburt, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA Dr Arianna Pipitone, University of Palermo, Italy Presenter: Caroline Steel Producer: Jo Glanville Editor: Cathy Edwards Sound design: Julian Wharton Studio manager: Donald MacDonald Production co-ordinator: Ishmael Soriano
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1A - The News Roundup For September 6, 2024
Officials last night in Georgia charged the father of the suspected Apalachee High gunman with two counts of second-degree murder. On Wednesday, his 14-year-old son was arrested and charged with four counts of felony murder after he allegedly killed two students and two teachers at his high school.
Linda Sun, a former aide to New York Govs. Kathy Hochul and Andrew Cuomo was charged this week with being an agent of the Chinese government.
Meanwhile, overseas, Israel has been carrying out large-scale raids in the occupied West Bank, which it says are aimed at dismantling militant groups and preventing attacks. The U.N. says Israeli forces have killed at least 30 Palestinians in the West Bank, marking the area's highest weekly death toll since November.
The U.S. is accusing Russia of perpetrating a widespread election interference campaign.
Two states in Germany's former Communist east held elections on Sunday. The far-right Alternative for Germany party, or AFD, made big gains in both elections.
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Linda Sun, a former aide to New York Govs. Kathy Hochul and Andrew Cuomo was charged this week with being an agent of the Chinese government.
Meanwhile, overseas, Israel has been carrying out large-scale raids in the occupied West Bank, which it says are aimed at dismantling militant groups and preventing attacks. The U.N. says Israeli forces have killed at least 30 Palestinians in the West Bank, marking the area's highest weekly death toll since November.
The U.S. is accusing Russia of perpetrating a widespread election interference campaign.
Two states in Germany's former Communist east held elections on Sunday. The far-right Alternative for Germany party, or AFD, made big gains in both elections.
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The Indicator from Planet Money - Why aren’t more people taking on the trades?
There is expected to be a lot of demand for manufacturing jobs in the coming decade, but many of those positions will be left unfilled. So Darnell Epps set out to close that gap by connecting employers with workers and showing potential workers what's appealing about these jobs. Today, we dig into Darnell Epps journey through both law school and trade school.
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One of the hottest jobs in AI right now: 'types-question guy' (Apple / Spotify)
Why it's so hard to mass produce houses in factories (Apple / Spotify)
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One of the hottest jobs in AI right now: 'types-question guy' (Apple / Spotify)
Why it's so hard to mass produce houses in factories (Apple / Spotify)
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State of the World from NPR - Is Netanyahu an Obstacle to a Ceasefire Deal Between Israel and Hamas?
There has been nearly a week of protests in Israel following the death of six hostages held by Hamas. They're calling on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to agree to a ceasefire deal with Hamas, bringing the remining hostages held in Gaza home. But so far, no deal has been reached. We talk about how Israelis view their prime minister with Anshel Pfeffer, correspondent for The Economist and author of a biography of Netanyahu.
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The Bulwark Podcast - Live from Dallas
Before a packed house in D-Town, Tim Miller and Adam Kinzinger covered it all, from Trump's incoherent muttering about childcare to his graveside camera-mugging. Plus big boos for Cruz, advice for Colin Allred, and should Kinzinger run for Congress from Texas? Our first of two live shows from the Lone Star State.