On Indicators of the Week, we cover our favorite numbers in the news. On this week's edition we cover Netflix's foray into live sports, the possible psychology behind the post-election cryptocurrency rally, and a struggling DNA company's fight for survival.
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NPR's Book of the Day - Two new books on Johnny Carson and Shirley MacLaine offer intimate views of celebrity
New books focused on Johnny Carson and Shirley MacLaine offer intimate portraits of two of television and Hollywood's biggest stars. Johnny Carson hosted The Tonight Show for 30 years, becoming an unparalleled nighttime staple and unifying force within American culture. His life is the subject of Carson the Magnificent, a new biography co-written by Bill Zehme and Mike Thomas, who took over the decades-long research project after Zehme died in 2023. In today's episode, Thomas joins NPR's Scott Simon to discuss the divisions between Carson's public and private personas. Then, Shirley MacLaine's personal photo walls feature pictures of dignitaries, starlets and leaders like the Obamas, the Dalai Lama, Dolly Parton, Stephen Hawking and others. In her new book, The Wall of Life, MacLaine uses her photo collection as a way to tell her life stories through a scrapbook format. In today's episode, she speaks with Here & Now's Robin Young about past lives, enduring friendships in Hollywood, and the balance between reality and fame.
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1A - Election Extra: What Trump’s Second Presidency Means For Washington, D.C.
Over the years, Donald Trump has not been shy expressing his disdain for our nation's capital.
And in this year's campaign, he made Washington D.C. — which votes overwhelmingly for Democrats — a target in his reelection campaign.
We discuss how much of his rhetoric will translate into action, and what the roughly 679,000 people who call the city home can expect.
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And in this year's campaign, he made Washington D.C. — which votes overwhelmingly for Democrats — a target in his reelection campaign.
We discuss how much of his rhetoric will translate into action, and what the roughly 679,000 people who call the city home can expect.
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Talk Python To Me - #485: Secure coding for Python with SheHacksPurple
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What Next | Daily News and Analysis - TBD | The Manosphere That Delivered Trump Back to Power
Going on Joe Rogan’s podcast didn’t fit into Kamala Harris’s last month of campaigning, which consisted of a careful diet of traditional media and specifically selected appearances. It came up short against Donald Trump’s “get on mic with that guy and his big following” strategy.
Guest: Makena Kelly, senior writer at Wired.
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What Could Go Right? - The Progress Report: Recovered Life Expectancy
In this week's Progress Report, Zachary and Emma discuss various stories that highlight progress in society. They cover the cloning of the black-footed ferret as a conservation effort, innovations in breast pump technology, trends in American life expectancy, and the recent developments in sexually transmitted infections.
What Could Go Right? is produced by The Progress Network and The Podglomerate.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1279: Kater’s Applied Mechanics
Episode: 1279 Two Newtons, an old mechanics text, and the fight against slavery. Today, a moving bit of marginalia.
The Government Huddle with Brian Chidester - 162: The One with the Qualtrics CX Leaders
Jordan See, Head of Government Relations & Emilee Lehenbauer, VP of the Federal Civilian Business at Qualtrics Federal join the show to discuss the state of CX in the Federal government and deep dive into the impact that the impending Government Services Delivery Improvement Act will have on agencies. We also talk about how this guidance builds on previous legislation and how it will help improve the reporting on progress that was evident in the recent U.S. GAO report.
The Stack Overflow Podcast - Meet the guy responsible for building the Call of Duty game engine
Chris works at Sledgehammer Games (a division of Activision), which develops titles in the Call of Duty franchise. Explore their open roles here.
Want to see Chris’s engine in action? Check out COD: Modern Warfare III.
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Kudos to Stack Overflow user teh.fonsi, who earned a Lifeboat badge by explaining How to execute 1 command x times in java.
It Could Happen Here - Why Did Non-White People Vote For Trump?
Prop is joined by Mia to discuss the rightward trend of a few groups of non-white voters.
Sources:
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2024-11-10/election-2024-asian-american-voters
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/asian-americans-exit-poll-harris-trump-rcna179005
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