Various claims have been made about how much water is used in the production of a pair of jeans, that cornerstone of casual clothing. With growing worries over the environmental impact of denim production, More or Less decided to investigate - with the help of journalist and researcher Elizabeth L. Cline who has written extensively on sustainability and the fashion industry. This programme was first broadcast in July 2022. Presenter: Tim Harford Producers: Lizzy McNeill, Jon Bithrey Programme Coordinator: Brenda Brown Sound engineer: Neil Churchill Editor: Richard Vadon (A worker sews blue jeans in a textile company in Xintang, China, dubbed the 'denim jeans capital of the world'. Photo: Lucas Schifres/Getty images)
Cato Daily Podcast - An Object Lesson in States Holding Local Governments Accountable
How do states hold counties and cities accountable for their financial management? Marc Joffe details a tightening of some accounting requirements in North Carolina.
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Cato Daily Podcast - AI Regulation in Europe versus the U.S.
Europe's data privacy rules make regulating artificial intelligence an easier step to take. How will those rules affect the deployment and investment in this new technology elsewhere? Jennifer Huddleston comments.
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You Get A Podcast! - Oprah, Video Vixens and “Stupid Girls” w/ Elizabeth Hinton and Saida Grundy
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This episode, we go back to the “naughties” and look at a conversation Oprah held about the depiction of young girls on TV, in music videos, and beyond. This featured hip-hop dancer Karrine Steffens, who had written a book called “Confessions of a Video Vixen” — as well as the singer PINK, who took on this culture in her song “Stupid Girls.”
Our guests for this episode are Elizabeth Hinton of Yale, and Saida Grundy of Boston University.
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Curious City - Love It Or Hate It; Malört Is Chicago’s Drink
The bitter liquor has been around for about a century, but Malört’s rise to Chicago icon status is a more recent story.
Curious City - Love It Or Hate It; Malört Is Chicago’s Drink
The bitter liquor has been around for about a century, but Malört’s rise to Chicago icon status is a more recent story.
Cato Daily Podcast - Standing, the Right Not to Speak, and 303 Creative v. Elenis
The Supreme Court’ 303 Creative v. Elenis decision correctly applies First Amendment law to vindicate one of the most important dimensions of human liberty: the right not to speak. Walter Olson explains.
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60 Songs That Explain the '90s - “Regulate”—Warren G & Nate Dogg
Rob looks back at some of his most embarrassing song lyric snafus caused by radio edits while deep diving on Long Beach legends Warren G and Nate Dogg. Later, Rob is joined by Logan Murdock to discuss west coast rap, Warren G’s orgin story, and more.
Host: Rob Harvilla
Guest: Logan Murdock
Producers: Jonathan Kermah and Justin Sayles
Additional Production Support: Chloe Clark
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Articles of Interest - Fashion Without Capitalism
In the 1980s, Budapest was not quite socialist and not quite capitalist, and there was one fashion designer who thrived in this moment.
This is the story of Tamás Király, an unusual artist from an unusual period of Hungarian history, both of which were unusually short-lived. Because Király was murdered in 2013.
Photos of Király and his designs are at https://articlesofinterest.substack.com/
More or Less: Behind the Stats - Immigration: A More or Less Special Programme
More than 1.2 million people came into the country to stay for more than 12 months in 2022. As only 560,000 left the country, this means net migration is at an all-time high. Both the Prime Minister and Home Secretary have said the number of people coming needs to come down. But who counts as an immigrant? How are the figures worked out?
Charlotte McDonald will be finding out what the numbers tell us about who is coming to the UK and why. Plus - what about the people who left in 2022?