This week President-elect Donald Trump announced Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as his nominee to run the Department of Health and Human Services.
The nomination comes after Trump promised to let Kennedy "go wild on health" during the campaign.
Kennedy holds a number of controversial opinions on health, and promotes a number of scientifically debunked claims like vaccines cause autism, fluoride is poisoning the public water system and AIDS isn't caused by the HIV virus.
Kennedy has long wanted to remake health and healthcare policy in the United States. Soon, he may get his chance.
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CoinDesk Podcast Network - MARKETS DAILY: CRYPTO MARKETS WEEK IN REVIEW
CoinDesk Indices presents notable data insights from the week, followed by additional analysis from AMINA Bank’s Anirudh Shreevatsa.
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The Daily Signal - Trump’s Latest Picks, FEMA Under Fire, Cruz Slams Schumer’s Judge Plot | Nov. 15
Top News for Friday, Nov. 15, 2024.
On today’s show, we cover these stories making news:
President-elect Donald Trump announced more appointments for his incoming administration, including former Rep. Doug Collins to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs. His choice of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for the Department of Health and Human Services sparked a sharp rebuke from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Subscribe to The Daily Signal’s breaking news alerts to keep tabs on the latest news: https://www.dailysignal.com/email/
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is under fire again after a supervisor directed staff to avoid helping Florida residents who displayed signs supporting Donald Trump. The Daily Signal’s Tyler O’Neil joins the show to explain why this latest incident illustrates a larger culture of woke priorities undermining FEMA’s central mission. Read his exclusive report: https://dailysign.al/3Z7p4Kf
Democrats have less than two months before they lose control of the U.S. Senate. And in that time, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York is planning to confirm as many of President Joe Biden’s judicial nominees as possible. Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas spoke with The Daily Signal’s Tony Kinnett about the situation. Listen to their full interview on “The Tony Kinnett Cast”: https://www.dailysignal.com/the-tony-kinnett-cast
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CrowdScience - What does my voice say about me?
Maybe you have a deep, booming voice. Or perhaps it’s light and mellifluous. Some people’s voices are honey-smooth while others are as rough as gravel. But why does your voice sound the way it does? CrowdScience listener Hannah in Berlin is training as a teacher and will be using her voice a lot in the classroom in future. She wants to understand more about it: how can she improve the quality of her voice and protect it? And what factors - physical, genetic and environmental - determine the sound of your voice in the first place?
Together with presenter Marnie Chesterton, Hannah pays a visit to speech tutor Prof Viola Schmidt at the Ernst Busch University for the Performing Arts in Berlin. Viola and actor Aurelius give us a masterclass in just what your voice can do, as they throw words and sounds to each other across the rehearsal room at a dizzying pace. And Viola gives Hannah a few top tips on using her voice clearly and authentically in the classroom.
Hannah’s isn’t the only voice-related question in this episode. Peter from the Kingdom of Eswatini thinks people there speak more loudly than in other countries, and wonders why. To answer Peter’s question we turn to Prof Caleb Everett from the University of Miami. The jury’s out on whether people in some countries really do turn up the volume, but Caleb shares evidence of a link between the climate of a particular region and the sound of its native language. And finally, listener Jonathan has an unusual question for Marnie. When listening to CrowdScience, he can’t tell whether he’s hearing Marnie or fellow presenter Caroline Steel. This got him wondering whether it’s common for two people to sound very similar. Marnie gives Caroline a call, and together they set out to discover if your voice really is unique to you. Caroline tracks down a forensic speech scientist - Dr Jess Wormald from the University of York in the UK – while Marnie speaks to Dr Melanie Weirich from the Friedrich Schiller University of Jena in Germany. And both experts agree that Jonathan may be onto something!
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CoinDesk Podcast Network - COINDESK DAILY: Trump Can Establish U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve: Experts
Host Christine Lee breaks down the latest news in the crypto industry from bitcoin's price movement to the upcoming Fed interest rate decision.
Crypto markets are cooling down as bitcoin retreated from the $90,000 level after a record-setting week, but there are many silver linings ahead for the top cryptocurrency as optimism grows for a U.S. strategic bitcoin reserve. "CoinDesk Daily" host Christine Lee breaks down the biggest headlines in the crypto industry today.
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Up First from NPR - BONUS: Trump’s Day One Promises
The Up First co-hosts spent the week diving into some the promises President-elect Donald Trump has made for his return to the White House. From a pledge to pardon January 6th rioters and start mass deportations to a commitment to close the Department of Education, increase fossil fuel production, and roll-back protections for transgender people.
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The Bulwark Podcast - Amanda Carpenter: Lessons from the Tea Party Era
Ted Cruz and Jim DeMint ground things to a halt in the Senate quite effectively during the Obama era, and Democrats should take a cue from them for Trump's appointments: Demand hearings or hold their own. More broadly, the opposition has to be loud and make a scene, while also staying unified and focused. We are a big country with big ideas, and there are more of us than there are of them.
Amanda Carpenter joins Tim Miller for the weekend pod.
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Part 1 of the "Behind the Bastards" podcast on RFK, Jr.
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Amanda Carpenter joins Tim Miller for the weekend pod.
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Part 1 of the "Behind the Bastards" podcast on RFK, Jr.
Tim's playlist
Cato Daily Podcast - Tales of Illuminatus! for Conspiratorial Times
The sci-fi classic The Illuminatus! Trilogy is well-suited to our current moment of widespread, mindbending conspiracy theories with real-world impacts. Bobby Campbell is heading up a comic book adaptation of that series.
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The Commentary Magazine Podcast - Why He Picked RFK
How the RFK pick is both conventional (Trump rewarding an important endorser) and the result of radical changes in the way Americans view trusted institutions (they don't trust those institutions). But is RFK a change agent or merely an opportunistic ambulance-chaser who is taking advantage of their distrust? Give a listen.
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