Month: February 2025

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The Bulwark Podcast - Ben Stiller: ‘Severance,’ but Real Life

With Elon's 20-something operatives running the Treasury Department, it's hard not to feel that we've been severed from reality and a better Earth someplace else. Ben Stiller talks with Tim about metaphysics, avoiding politics in public, and advocating for the millions of people displaced around the world. 

Plus, the origin story of Severance, Adam Scott, John Turturro, and whether the show is a metaphor for life itself. Also, Tim gives a pop quiz, Ben shares his love for the Knicks, and both ponder why there aren't good comedies anymore. 

Ben Stiller joins Tim Miller.
show notes:

Watch Severance
The Albert Brooks film, 'Real Life.'
Trailer for "Real Life'
Ben's New York Times interview
Video of one of Musk's engineers/operatives

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Time To Say Goodbye - Elon! Elon! Elon! with Ryan Mac

Hello!

Today we’re talking all things Elon with Ryan Mac, a reporter at the NYT and the co-author along with Kate Conger of CHARACTER LIMITS: How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter. Ryan’s probably reported more on Elon than pretty much anyone in the press and he gives us his perspective on what’s happened, what moves Elon has made that he also made during his career in business, and what we might expect in the upcoming weeks.

Thanks!



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Focus on Africa - Uganda: Military courts ruled ‘unconstitutional’

Uganda’s Supreme Court recently ruled that trying civilians in military courts is unconstitutional. Human rights groups welcomed the decision as a major step in protecting the right to a fair trial, but the government criticized the move. Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni said his government would continue to prosecute civilians in military tribunals, despite the ruling. We hear analysis of this.

Also the government in Botswana has struck a new deal with the diamond mining giant De Beers. What's the deal and how does Botswana benefit?

And Langa, the old game from Nigeria, gets a new lease of life!

Presenter: Blessing Aderogba Producers: Yvette Twagiramariya and Bella Hassan in London Technical Producer: Francesca Dunne Senior Journalist: Karnie Sharp Editors: Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi

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Native America Calling - Wednesday, February 5, 2025 — Rising home insurance rates put more Native Americans at risk

Even before the recent wildfires in California, soaring home insurance rates were pushing homeowners to go without. Now State Farm, the country’s largest home insurer, is asking for a 22% rate hike in California. That’s on top of a 30% increase request last summer. Increasing natural disasters, rising home values, and the high cost of rebuilding are putting insurance out of reach for more homeowners nationwide. Native Americans already have the highest uninsured rate for homeowners. We’ll discuss alternatives to a future without coverage for people’s biggest financial asset.
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CBS News Roundup - 02/05/2025 | World News Roundup

President Trump proposes a U-S takeover of the Gaza Strip. US AID workers ordered to return home. Post offices pauses packages from China. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has today's World News Roundup.

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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Bird Flu In Chicago

Health officials think that dead and sick birds showing up between Hyde Park and Wilmette could be a sign that the highly contagious bird flu is spreading in the Chicago area. Reset learns more about avian flu and discusses what this could mean for birds, pets and Chicago-area residents with infectious disease specialist at the University of Chicago Dr. Emily Landon and the director of Chicago Bird Collision Monitors Annette Prince. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.
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The Intelligence from The Economist - As a next resort: Trump’s vision for Gaza

The details President Donald Trump laid out for American ownership and redevelopment of the Gaza Strip took everyone by surprise—not least Israel’s prime minister. As improbable as it all is, though, it may play into Binyamin Netanyahu’s hands. As a second-world-war-era dispute reignites between Ukraine and Poland, Russia is the beneficiary (10:00). And the growing appetite for eye-wateringly pricey baby products (19:10).


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Up First from NPR - Trump And Gaza, Migrants At Guantanamo, USAID Staff On Leave

President Trump has laid out a new vision for US ownership of the Gaza Strip, the first planeload of migrants from the US has arrived in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and all staff members at the foreign aid agency USAID have been put on administrative leave.

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