Month: October 2024

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What Could Go Right? - From Hamas to Hezbollah with Steven A. Cook

What is going on in the Middle East now that the conflict has expanded to include Hezbollah? How has the United States struggled to bring resolution and peace to this part of the world? And where does the region go from here? Zachary and Emma speak with Steven A. Cook, expert on U.S.-Middle East policy and Arab politics, and author of "The End of Ambition: America's Past, Present, and Future in the Middle East." They discuss politics, economics, and power across various states, not limited to Israel and Palestine but including Iran, Lebanon, Egypt, and growing Qatar, as well as Steven's recent time spent in the West Bank.


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Opening Arguments - Are Hot Firefighters a Protected Class?

It's T3BE43! First, Heather gives us the answer to last week's question about the 6th amendment right to a jury trial, and then we get a fun question involving an issue not talked about enough: discrimination against hot firefighters.

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Amarica's Constitution - Ex-Presidents: The Ex-cellent and the Ex-ecrable

The Supreme Court has, through its recent follies, managed to bring the status of ex-presidents into the spotlight.  How appropriate, then, that perhaps America’s greatest ex-president reaches a milestone this past week:  Happy Birthday, President Carter.  The ex-presidents, it turns out, have told a myriad of stories through the centuries.  America largely avoided succession crises until recently, but as far back as Alexander Hamilton, the potential for mischief was seen and feared.  Professor Amar, one of the few who have studied ex-presidents in any detail, treats us to a master class in this unusual but suddenly vital group of Americans. CLE credit is available from podcast.njsba.com.

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Risky Business with Nate Silver and Maria Konnikova - The Degenerate Gambler’s Guide to the Election

Nate and Maria give a degenerate gambler's guide to the election, covering everything from Nate’s $100k gamble on Florida to listener-inspired prop bets. Maria explains why poker bots are shaking up the world of online poker. Plus, Nate and Maria lament the spread of AI “slop” online, and re-evaluate their p(doom) in light of recent developments at OpenAI. 

Further Reading:

Should Kamala Harris gamble on a Blue Florida? from the Silver Bulletin 

The Russian Bot Army That Conquered Online Poker from Bloomberg

A Further Investigation into the Existence of the BotFarm Corporation from Poker Pro 

Poker-Bots: The Call Is Now Coming From Inside The House from Legal Poker Sites

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CBS News Roundup - 10/08/2024 | World News Roundup Late Edition

Floridians along the west coast are encouraged to flee ahead of Hurricane Milton, which is again a category 5 storm. Afghan man living in Oklahoma charged with planning an Election Day attack on behalf of ISIS. Israel's prime minister addresses the people of Lebanon as Israeli air strikes continue over Beirut. CBS News Correspondent Jennifer Keiper with tonight's World News Roundup.

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Consider This from NPR - Hurricane Milton’s triple threat

In the span of one day, a Category 1 hurricane headed for western Florida escalated to the highest intensity there is: Category 5.

Since then, the predicted wind intensity for Hurricane Milton has ebbed and flowed ahead of the hurricane's expected landfall in Florida on Wednesday.

But for now, experts are calling it an "extremely life-threatening situation."

NPR spoke to a meteorologist who broke down the triple threat Hurricane Milton poses.

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Consider This from NPR - Hurricane Milton’s triple threat

In the span of one day, a Category 1 hurricane headed for western Florida escalated to the highest intensity there is: Category 5.

Since then, the predicted wind intensity for Hurricane Milton has ebbed and flowed ahead of the hurricane's expected landfall in Florida on Wednesday.

But for now, experts are calling it an "extremely life-threatening situation."

NPR spoke to a meteorologist who broke down the triple threat Hurricane Milton poses.

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Consider This from NPR - Hurricane Milton’s triple threat

In the span of one day, a Category 1 hurricane headed for western Florida escalated to the highest intensity there is: Category 5.

Since then, the predicted wind intensity for Hurricane Milton has ebbed and flowed ahead of the hurricane's expected landfall in Florida on Wednesday.

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NPR spoke to a meteorologist who broke down the triple threat Hurricane Milton poses.

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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Chicago Rabbis Reflect On One Year Since Oct. 7

It’s been one year since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack in Israel that killed approximately 1,200 people and the start of Israel’s ongoing military response that has killed nearly 42,000 Palestinians. Reset checks in with Jewish religious leaders, including one who wrote about the experiences of the last year in an op-ed in the Chicago Sun-Times. Our guests are Rabbi Michael Schwab of North Suburban Synagogue Beth El in Highland Park and Rabbi Aryeh Bernstein from Hyde Park. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.
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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Chicago Palestinian Leader Reflects On One Year Since Oct. 7

It’s been one year since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack in Israel that killed approximately 1,200 people and the start of Israel’s ongoing military response that has killed nearly 42,000 Palestinians. Reset checks in with Rami Nashashibi, executive director of the Inner-City Muslim Action Network. He was in the region when the Oct. 7 attack broke out and the start of the war in Gaza, and joined us on Reset in the aftermath. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.