The NewsWorthy - Ivy League Assassin?, Everyday Chemicals Banned & Real-Life Succession – Tuesday, December 10, 2024

The news to know for Tuesday, December 10, 2024!

We'll tell you about the person now arrested for assassinating UnitedHealthcare's CEO: how he went from prep school valedictorian to murder suspect. 

Also, we'll explain the outcome of a complicated case against a veteran who's been described as either a hero or a killer.

Plus, a recent decision in a succession battle could impact one of the largest media empires; the Golden Globe nominations are dominated by a few TV shows and movies, and hippo sweat could be the next big thing in sunscreen. 

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

 

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Pod Save America - Pardons, Prosecutions, and Perfume: Trump Unveils 100 Day Agenda

Donald Trump sits down for his first big interview since winning the election and unveils his plans for mass deportations, pardons for January 6th rioters, and revenge against his political enemies. Jon, Lovett, and Tommy explains what they’re watching for when his second term begins, the social media frenzy over the death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, and how the end of Syria’s dictator Bashar Assad’s regime could impact Tulsi Gabbard’s nomination for Director of National Intelligence. Oh, and just in time for the holidays, Trump is launching a new fragrance: Fight, Fight, Fight—the perfect gift for anyone who wants to smell like grievance and power!

 

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The Goods from the Woods - Episode #457 – “Endless Business” with Carly Garber

In this episode, the Goods from the Woods Boys are joined by comedian, writer, and "Windy City Wonder", Carly Garber! We test out the new Red Bull Winter Edition (tastes like ChapStick) and then we chat about a guy in Missouri who led cops on a high speed chase after stealing a bunch of energy drinks. We also talk about Carlos Recio, a man from Spain who clocked in at his job every day and then went home... for ten years. Kenny Loggins's "Danger Zone" is our JAM OF THE WEEK! Tune in now, folks!  Follow Carly on all forms of social media @CarlyJGarber  Follow the show on Blue Sky and Twitter @TheGoodsPod.  Rivers is @RiversLangley  Sam is @SlamHarter  Carter is @Carter_Glascock Subscribe on Patreon for the UNCUT video version of this episode as well as TONS of bonus content! http://patreon.com/TheGoodsPod   Pick up a Goods from the Woods t-shirt here: http://prowrestlingtees.com/TheGoodsPod

The Best One Yet - 🫶🧾 “Eras Tour receipts” — Taylor Swift’s concert payday. Disney’s doubling cruise line. DeBeers’ industrial diamonds.

After 149 concerts, Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour just ended… and we got the financial receipts.

Disney is doubling its cruise line… because Disney Cruise is actually its most popular product.

Get This: 80% of diamonds are not used for jewelry… they're used for factories.


🏀 Plus, the biggest endorsement deal of all time is Nike’s Air Jordan shoe... but it was banned by the NBA. The surprise origin story of Air Jordans is the next episode of our new show The Best Idea Yet. Click here to listen: Wondery.fm/TheBestIdeaYetLinks 


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The Indicator from Planet Money - The Tuna Bonds Scandal and the fishy business of hidden debt

Back in 2016, the economy of Mozambique tipped into crisis. The culprit was a government corruption scandal linked to more than $1 billion that officials borrowed in secret.

This was a high-profile example of hidden debt, but it's far from the only example. In fact, this kind of secret borrowing is a large and common problem among countries.

Today on the show, a pair of economists share their new research on hidden debt and how it affects everyday people.

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Why a debt tsunami is coming for the global economy
What looks like a bond and acts like a bond but isn't a bond?

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NPR's Book of the Day - Author of Wampanoag history discussed her children’s book and erasure

Colonization and the Wampanoag Story is a 2023 history book for middle school readers about the tribe's first encounters with English settlers. In the early 17th century, European contact set off years of destruction for the Wampanoag Nation, including a disease that killed an estimated two-thirds of the population. Earlier this year, the nonfiction work was recategorized as fiction at a library in Montgomery, Texas, following complaints by an anonymous cardholder. But last month, a judge ruled that the book must be returned to the library's nonfiction section. In today's episode, Linda Coombs, Wampanoag historian and author, joins Here & Now's Robin Young to speak about how the recategorization of her book fits into the history of her tribe's erasure.

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What Next | Daily News and Analysis - Why United Healthcare Is Easy to Hate

Last week’s killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO prompted an outpouring of glee online. A look into UnitedHealthcare’s business practices—and the American healthcare system as a whole—can help explain why.


Guest: Dan Diamond, national health reporter for The Washington Post.


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Short Wave - Grape Growers’ Next Collaborators? Robots

If you crossed WALL-E with a floor lamp, it might look a little like the PhytoPatholoBot. These robots aren't roving through space or decorating a living room — they're monitoring the stems, leaves and fruit of Cornell AgriTech's vineyards, rolling down each row and scanning for mildew.

In this episode, host Emily Kwong and producer Hannah Chinn take a trip to Cornell to check out these new robots. How do they work? How effective are they? And what do local grape farmers – and neighbors – think about them?

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A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs - Next Episode Coming Soon

This is just to let people know that there is a better than usual reason for the longer than normal delay in the next episode. I was about to record it early last week, when checking a minor detail I discovered a book published this year, after I’d bought the books I used for the research, which showed that everything in the first half of the episode — everything that had been published in every book on Huddie Ledbetter, who is the focus of that first half — was badly mistaken. I had to totally scrap a completed script and redo the research from scratch. I start recording tomorrow and it should be up in a few days. I think you’ll agree when you hear it that it’s worth the extra time it ended up taking.