Month: December 2024

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Honestly with Bari Weiss - What to Expect in 2025: Predictions from Niall Ferguson, John McWhorter, Nellie Bowles, Leandra Medine, and more

This past year was not easy. But 2024 certainly was eventful. Joe Biden dropped out of the race at the eleventh hour, and Kamala Harris’s swift anointment brought us the joy of Brat summer. There was not one, but two assassination attempts against Donald Trump; the continued wars in Ukraine, Israel, Gaza, and Lebanon; the sudden and surprising fall of the Assad regime in Syria; the murder of a CEO (and Luigi Mania); mystery drones over New Jersey; and finally, Trump's decisive reelection to the White House. 


On a cheerier note, 2024 was also the year of breakdancing at the Paris Olympics; Claudine Gay’s resignation from Harvard; SpaceX’s first commercial spacewalk; and Israel’s epic spy-thriller, pager-explosion attack on Hezbollah—not to mention they took out Hezbollah’s Hassan Nasrallah and Hamas’s Yahya Sinwar as well. 

So, what will 2025 bring? 


We are starting the year, as we did last December, with a special 2025 predictions episode of Honestly. We called up some friends of the pod—people we trust in their fields—to get a better sense of what’s in store for the year ahead. 


Political analyst and former spokesperson at the Department of Justice Sarah Isgur tells us what we can expect in the Trump 2.0 White House. Linguist John McWhorter looks at new words and how language will evolve in the coming months. Our very own Suzy Weiss talks us through the cultural calendar. Stylist Leandra Medine clues us in on fashion trends in 2025, and last but not least: Historian Niall Ferguson tells us, as he did last year as well, whether or not we’re right to have nightmares about World War III—but for real this time. 


Some guests cheered us up, whereas others freaked us out. All of them were a pleasure to talk to. We hope you enjoy these conversations with some of our favorite people.  


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Everything Everywhere Daily - New Year’s Traditions (Encore)

Every year, people around the world ring in the New Year. 

How they do this, however, can differ radically from place to place. New Year’s traditions tend to be even more varied than Christmas celebrations.

As with Christmas, traditions involve drinks, food, and rituals, but usually with a lot more noise and staying up later. 

Learn more about traditions surrounding how we ring in the New Year on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.


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The NewsWorthy - Treasury Hacked, New Year’s New Laws & Bowl Season – Tuesday, December 31, 2024

The news to know for Tuesday, December 31, 2024!

We're telling you about another major hack. This one involves the U.S. Treasury Department.

Also, we'll discuss some of the new laws going into effect tomorrow and what's expected to be Congress' first fight of 2025.

Plus, new details about a burglary ring targeting athletes, a preview of the most iconic college football bowl games, and how the nation is preparing for tonight's big New Year's Eve celebrations.

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

 

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1A - Game Mode: The Gaming Industry In 2024

2024 was a hard year for people who make games — the industry saw mass layoffs and increasing consolidation. But for the people who play them, releases didn't slow down.

Indie developers released games like the monster-hunting game "Palworld" and "Animal Well," an expansive puzzle game.

Big developers moved some releases back — like new additions to the "Assassin's Creed" and "Grand Theft Auto" series. Remakes of legendary titles from the "Silent Hill" and "Final Fantasy" series delighted longtime fans. And "Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom" saw Princess Zelda take a leading role.

In this installment of Game Mode, we get into the video games of 2024 and what this year can tell us about the state of the video game industry.

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The Indicator from Planet Money - The curious rise of novelty popcorn buckets (Encore)

Even before the Dune: Part 2 popcorn bucket went viral this year, movie theaters have been trying all types of ways to lure customers back. There's reclining seats, expanded menu options, and even more merchandise. Today on the show, we track the rise of the popcorn bucket and its afterlife on eBay.

This piece originally aired on July 23, 2024.

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NPR's Book of the Day - Kaveh Akbar’s novel ‘Martyr!’ is a journey of identity, addiction and poetry

Halfway through today's episode, author Kaveh Akbar tells NPR's Scott Simon that his life is a summation of "private joys amidst collective grief and private grief amidst collective joy." It's a contrast that contextualizes his emotionally dark yet deeply funny debut novel, Martyr!, about an Iranian-American poet grappling with addiction, loss, displacement and art. Akbar, who is also poetry editor at The Nation, explains why his protagonist is so obsessed with the concept of martyrdom, and how it relates to his own personal journey with sobriety.

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Short Wave - The Biggest Health Stories of 2024

2024 was full of science news. There was a total solar eclipse, the Paris Olympics, elections in the United States and elsewhere, technological breakthroughs and many space launches. But perhaps above all, it was a huge year in health. So, today, we're talking through some of 2024's biggest health stories — from what's in our drinking water supply, to bird flu, obesity drugs and this year's record heat. They're also the stories we think will continue to be big in 2025. See you in the new year, Short Wavers! <3

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Read Me a Poem - “The Horses” by Edwin Muir

Amanda Holmes reads Edwin Muir’s “The Horses.” 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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CBS News Roundup - 12/30/2024 | World News Roundup Late Edition

As the nation -- and the world -- mourns former president Jimmy Carter...plans for his funeral are set. A federal appeals court has upheld a jury's award of five million dollars against President-elect Donald Trump in the E. Jean Carroll case. The Treasury Department says Chinese hackers were able to access employee workstations and unclassified documents. CBS News Correspondent Jennifer Keiper with tonight's World News Roundup.

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