Month: December 2024

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The Best One Yet - đŸ„ƒ “A Bar Song Biz” — Shaboozy’s economic ballad. Lululemon’s “newness”. Google’s weather channel.

Lululemon’s stock jumped 19% Friday because it’s obsessed with one word
 “Newness.”

Shaboozy’s “A Bar Song” just set a music record
 but it’s a biz lesson on breaking genres.

Google just unveiled its most powerful AI product yet
 the ultimate weather predictor.

Plus, TikTok will officially be banned in January
 but that may be the biggest productivity boost for the American economy ever.


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NPR's Book of the Day - There is such a thing as too much quality time in Weike Wang’s ‘Rental House’

Tensions are running high for married couple Keru and Nate, who decide to rent a house in Cape Cod, sharing it with each set of parents at different points of a month-long trip. Their vacation seems to have stoked the fires of family dysfunction, eventually pushing Keru to a breaking point. Author Weike Wang believes in putting one's characters through trial by fire, which she does quite literally in her latest novel, Rental House. In today's episode, Wang speaks with NPR's Scott Simon about sometimes-frustrating family life, coexistence, and obstacles for characters.

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Short Wave - Who Does Science? Under Trump, That Could Change

The next four years may be challenging for foreign-born scientists who want to work in the United States. Foreign-born workers account for about half of the doctoral-level scientists and engineers working in the U.S., but the incoming Trump administration wants to make it harder for them to get H-1B visas. Some scientists worry a scarcity of H-1B visas may prompt top foreign researchers to work in other countries.

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What Next | Daily News and Analysis - The End of Assad in Syria

After more than a decade of civil war, Syrian rebels have toppled President Bashar al-Assad’s regime in just about a week. How was the dictator finally deposed, and what comes next for the war-torn country? 


Guest: Josh Keating, senior correspondent at Vox covering foreign policy.


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It Could Happen Here - Kash Patel: Trump’s FBI Pick

Garrison and Robert discuss Patel’s plans for the FBI and his storied career of grifting. 

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https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/14/us/politics/kash-patel.html

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2024/10/kash-patel-trump-national-security-council/679566/

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/01/us/politics/kash-patel-bravado-baggage-fbi.html 

https://apnews.com/article/fbi-trump-patel-fisa-russia-2d215ded96ad8a08689b6f7f0b2d49ec

https://www.mediamatters.org/truth-social/how-devin-nunes-and-kash-patel-appealed-qanon-extremists-build-truth-socials-user-base

https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/kash-patel-fbi-trump-maga-merchandise-b2657380.html 

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The Economics of Everyday Things - 73. Used Bookstores

Americans throw away 320 million books every year. How do some of them find a second life? Zachary Crockett is just browsing. 

 

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    • Francisco Hernandez, owner of Leaves bookstore.

 

 

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Consider This from NPR - The enormous consequences Trump’s tariffs could have

You never know if president-elect Donald Trump is bluffing, but when you have billions of dollars on the line, you have to take him seriously. So car companies took notice, when Trump announced a plan for huge new tariffs in a social media post before Thanksgiving.

A 25 percent tax on imports from Canada and Mexico would have a major impact on the car industry, which depends heavily on cross border trade.

Trump's tariffs could have huge consequences for the people who make cars, and the people who buy them.

Even if he's bluffing, he has other big plans to shake up the auto industry.

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