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What Next | Daily News and Analysis - How McKinsey Became a Villain

Public sector consulting is under a new kind of scrutiny. Mayor Pete Buttigieg’s presidential campaign has thrust his former employer, McKinsey, into the spotlight. What’s been brought to the surface has challenged their stated values of “doing the most good”. 

Guest: Ian McDougall, Reporter for ProPublica

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What A Day - My Fair Juror (Starring Lindsey Graham)

  • The location of Thursday’s Democratic presidential primary is in question because food service workers at Loyola Marymount are striking. We discuss who will be on the stage (if there is one! We don’t really know!). 
  • Trump will probably be impeached this week in the House. You're making history, dude! From there, it’s on to the Big Bad Senate.
  • And in headlines: Hallmark’s wild weekend, Purdue plays both sides, and an UNproductive climate congress.

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More or Less: Behind the Stats - Koalas

As bushfires rage in Australia, the plight of the koala made front-page news around the world. There were warnings that fires wiped out 80% of the marsupial's habitat and that koalas are facing extinction.

We check the claims with the help of National Geographic's Natasha Daly and Dr Christine Hosking of the University of Queensland.

(A Koala receives treatment at the Koala Hospital in Port Macquarie after its rescue from a bushfire. Credit: Safeed Khan/Getty Images)

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What Next | Daily News and Analysis - WN TBD: Inside The Influence Economy

Over the past decade, the world of influencers has grown from a fringe marketing movement to a multibillion-dollar industry. Now, tactics and strategies originally developed by influencers can be found across industries, from health care to politics to higher ed. 

 

What’s behind this meteoric rise? And why do we misunderstand a movement that Taylor Lorenz calls “a fundamental shift in society”?

 

Guest: Taylor Lorenz, internet culture reporter for the New York Times 

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What A Day - The FTC Won’t Let FB Be

  • The FTC is reportedly considering a court order to block Facebook from integrating WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook Messenger into a giant, terrifying “Facebook Megazord.” We discuss that, along with FB’s plans for a content supreme court. 
  • The Judiciary Committee is expected to approve two articles of impeachment against Donald Trump, making him the fourth president ever to face impeachment. Good luck, dude!
  • And in headlines: Boris wins Britain, Don Jr.’s version of a fun sport, and more. Plus, we dig into the Bowl Of Takes!