June is when many places celebrate LGBTQ Pride Month. So why doesn’t Austin?
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The Nod - How to Show Up
Rachel Wilkerson Miller is a lifestyle writer who has made it her mission to help people find ways to take better care of themselves—whether through meal prep, DIY projects, or learning how to use a dot journal to track mental health. But the concept of self care didn’t really click for her until her own life took an unexpected turn. In this installment of Get Yo Life, Rachel tells Brittany how she found joy in the least likely of places—and gives practical tips for small ways to improve your life in a big way.
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The NewsWorthy - Historic Protest, Trade Letter & OJ Simpson’s Twitter – Monday, June 17th, 2019
The news to know for Monday, June 17th, 2019!
Today, what to know about a historic protest in Hong Kong, and why President Trump reportedly fired some people working on his re-election campaign.
Plus: AI for the construction industry, a major NBA trade, and what OJ Simpson is now saying on Twitter.
Those stories and many more in less than 10 minutes!
Award-winning broadcast journalist and former TV news reporter Erica Mandy breaks it all down for you.
Head to www.theNewsWorthy.com to read more about any of the stories mentioned under the section titled 'Episodes' or see sources below...
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Sources:
Hong Kong Protests: AP, The Hill, Reuters, CBS News, CNBC
South America Blackout: The Guardian, AP, CNN
Trump Polls: NYT, NBC News, Washington Post
Letter to Trump: NPR, Reuters, CNN, Business Insider
Target Outage: TechCrunch, CNBC, USA Today
Construction AI Tool: MIT Technology Review, Forbes
US Open: USA Today, CBS Sports
World Cup: CBS Sports, ESPN
Babe Ruth Jersey: ABC News, ESPN
OJ Simpson’s Twitter: People, Entertainment Tonight
Weekend Box Office: Variety, Business Insider
MTV Movie & TV Awards: E! News
50 Things That Made the Modern Economy - Pencil
Is the pencil underrated? Tim Harford examines the role pencils have played in developing our world, and finds out why some writers have called them a "miracle of the free market". Do they have a point?
30 Animals That Made Us Smarter - Stenocara beetle and water collector
It performs headstands in a desert; now this beetle is teaching us how to collect water. The Stenocara beetle survives in one of the most arid places in the world – the Namib Desert in southern Africa. Scientists have been studying its wings and back.
With Patrick Aryee.
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Curious City - Did City Officials Know About The Manhattan Project’s Work In Chicago?
A key experiment in the development of the atom bomb was hidden in plain sight on University of Chicago’s campus. Who was in on the secret?
Curious City - Did City Officials Know About The Manhattan Project’s Work In Chicago?
A key experiment in the development of the atom bomb was hidden in plain sight on University of Chicago’s campus. Who was in on the secret?
The NewsWorthy - Tankers Attacked, NBA Champions & #InstagramDown – Friday, June 14th, 2019
The news to know for Friday, June 14th, 2019!
Today, what to know about an international attack, who's leaving the White House, and why charges in the Flint water crisis were just dropped.
Plus: your new NBA championship team, a new study about Bitcoin, and both Flag Day and Father's Day!
Those stories and many more in less than 10 minutes!
Award-winning broadcast journalist and former TV news reporter Erica Mandy breaks it all down for you.
Head to www.theNewsWorthy.com to read more about any of the stories mentioned under the section titled 'Episodes' or see sources below...
Today's episode is brought to you by Babbel.
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Sources:
Sara Sanders Leaving: The Hill, NPR
Trump’s Comment: Washington Post
Oil Tanker Attacks: AP, BBC, CNBC, NYT
Sudan Crisis: BBC, NBC News, The Guardian, The Washington Post, Cosmo
Flint Charges Dropped: AP, USA Today
Flag Day: Hollywood Reporter, USFlag.org
NBA Championship Team: CBS Sports
Bitcoin Emissions: AP
Facebook Digital Coin: WSJ
Outdoor Study: NYT, Scientific Reports
Read Me a Poem - An Excerpt from William Wordsworth’s Prelude
Amanda Holmes reads an excerpt from William Wordsworth’s The Prelude, a poem that her actor father used to recite in his student days. Have a suggestion for a poem? Email us: podcast@theamericanscholar.org. If we select your entry, you’ll win a copy of a poetry collection edited by David Lehman.
This episode was produced by Stephanie Bastek and features the song “Canvasback” by Chad Crouch.
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Bay Curious - Marin Was Once Armed With Nuclear Missiles, Luckily They Were Never Deployed
Veterans say the Cold War missile batteries that ringed the Bay Area packed nuclear warheads with a punch that more than equaled the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombs combined.