Month: November 2024

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NPR's Book of the Day - In Winsome Bingham’s ‘The Walk,’ a community bands together to head to the polls

Author Winsome Bingham was raised in a community that gathered together to vote. But as a kid, she didn't realize how important this practice was to her life. Illustrator E.B. Lewis had a different childhood experience with elections. His parents voted but would do so almost in secret. As a result, Lewis didn't become a voter until his late 20s. In their children's book, The Walk (A Stroll to the Poll), published in 2023, Bingham and Lewis hope to give kids insight into this democratic process. In the book, a child and her grandmother pick up friends and neighbors on their way to the polls, forming a civically-minded procession. In today's episode, NPR's Scott Simon introduces a conversation between the author and illustrator about how children learn by watching adults act and how voting can be a collective–rather than individual–experience.

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The Daily Detail - The Daily Detail for 11.5.24

Alabama

  • Mobile pastor puts out last call for Christians to vote and be heard
  • AG Marshall says election results should be timely and not drawn out
  • ALGOP has deployed 400 poll watchers into AL and parts of GA too
  • A bill is pre-filed that grants joint custody to fathers without violent record
  • Governor Ivey recovering from dehydration that caused medical event
  • Tropical storm Rafael to turn into hurricane by middle of this week

National

  • Donald Trump endorsed by  Megyn Kelley and Joe Rogan on election eve
  • Judge determines that Elon Musk PAC money giveaway is not illegal lottery
  • 3 or more states now suing Biden/Harris admin for non citizens voting
  • GA Court says absentee ballots in Cobb county cannot be counted past Tuesday night
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Honestly with Bari Weiss - A Message from Bari on Election Day

Our newsroom reflects our readers: We aren’t voting in unison. Today, Bari Weiss explains how The Free Press is handling Election Day inside the office. 


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Everything Everywhere Daily - Project Habakkuk

During the Second World War, the Allies were desperate to develop ideas to help them win the war. 


Some of these ideas, such as the atomic bomb and the Norden bombsight, were so promising that they warranted investments of staggering amounts, reaching into the millions and billions of dollars. 

Other ideas, such as training bats to drop bombs or pigeon-guided missiles, were so outlandish that they were never seriously considered. 

However, there was one idea that seemed crazy, but it actually got attention at the highest levels of government.

Learn more about Project Habakkuk and the idea of making an aircraft carrier out of ice on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.


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The NewsWorthy - Election Day!, Boeing Strike Ends & ‘Travel Tuesday’ – Tuesday, November 5, 2024

The news to know for Tuesday, November 5, 2024!

It’s Election Day! We have a look at what the nation will be watching closely tonight—from the presidential race to the control of Congress to abortion access.

Also, a reminder that we might not know tonight who will be heading to the White House—and why that’s normal.

Plus, what a judge ruled about Elon Musk’s million-dollar-a-day giveaway, what it took for the largest Boeing union to end its strike, and you’ve heard of Black Friday—what about Travel Tuesday?

Those stories and even more news to know in about 10 minutes! 

 

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Short Wave - Elections Are One Big Math Problem

It's Election Day in the United States. Across the nation, millions of ballots are being cast. But what would happen if the rules of our electoral system were changed? Certain states are about to find out. This year, several places have alternative voting systems up for consideration on their ballots, and those systems could set an example for voting reform throughout the rest of the country. Short Wave producer Hannah Chinn and host Emily Kwong dive into three voting methods that are representative of those systems: Where they've been implemented, how they work, and what they might mean for elections in the future.

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Amarica's Constitution - All This Fuss About the Presidential Election – Special Guests Gordon Wood, Steven Smith, Paul Grimstad

We are here early this week - for Election Day! And we bring you a panel that looks at elections, and Presidents, from American history, putting this year’s choice in perspective.  Gordon Wood, the greatest historian of the early Republic; Steven Smith, an expert on political institutions, on The Federalist, on Lincoln; Paul Grimstad, authority on great American thinkers and writers like Emerson and Thoreau; and of course, Professor Amar, weigh in on all sorts of questions and aspects of this year’s crucial choice.  And we have an audience for this live-to-tape podcast - an EverScholar audience - who asks questions on the mind of many.  Here are perspectives you won’t gain anywhere else. CLE credit is available for lawyers and judges from podcast.njsba.com.

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Read Me a Poem - “To David, About His Education” by Howard Nemerov

Amanda Holmes reads Howard Nemerov’s “To David, About His Education.” Have a suggestion for a poem by a (dead) writer? Email us: podcast@theamericanscholar.org. If we select your entry, you’ll win a copy of a poetry collection edited by David Lehman.


This episode was produced by Stephanie Bastek and features the song “Canvasback” by Chad Crouch.


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