The United States' war on Iran is quickly expanding into a regional conflict. On its fourth day, Iran attacked the U.S. Embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, coming after their attack on the U.S. Embassy in Kuwait. In total, over 700 Iranians have been killed as of Tuesday afternoon. Meanwhile, all eyes are on Texas, as voters head to the polls to cast their ballots in one of the first primary elections in the country. The race has already become the most expensive primary in U.S. history, with more than $15 million spent on advertising, according to AdImpact. Democrats haven't won a statewide election since 1994, and they're hoping to make history in November. In business, California gas prices may rise due to the U.S. war on Iran, and Paramount plans to merge its streaming platform with HBO Max as part of its $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. Read more at https://LATimes.com.
Marketplace All-in-One - Brands are racing to show up in AI search
You've probably heard of search engine optimization, or SEO. That's what you need to do to get your shoe brand or your coffee shop or your public radio show picked up and pushed out by a search engine. Now, with more people using AI to search for things, these brands have to work on what's being called AEO, or "answer engine optimization." When someone asks Chat GPT "where do I get good coffee in Baltimore?" Your brand shows up. Marketplace’s Stephanie Hughes spoke with Erin Griffith, a reporter at the New York Times, about what companies can do to make the AI look their way.
60 Songs That Explain the '90s - The Darkness — “I Believe in a Thing Called Love”
There is a select handful of people who were never meant to step foot into an office due to their proclivity to screw around. Just like we sent Rob packing to Ohio to bother no one but himself, Lowestoft, England shipped us The Darkness. During the post-grunge era when rock was murkily defined, we were gifted front man and lead singer Justin Hawkins on a silver platter (his manager’s shoulders) to give us crude operatic hair metal ballads. This week, Rob discusses, “I Believe in a Thing Called Love,” a song that proves if you dive head first into cheesiness, it becomes ironic and cool. Later, he is joined by Jill Hopkins who talks about the experience of watching The Darkness live and then comparing that to the people who feel confident enough to sing The Darkness at karaoke.
Host: Rob Harvilla
Producers: Justin Sayles and Olivia Crerie
Additional Video Editing: Kevin Pooler
Guest: Jill Hopkins
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The Daily - A New Media Empire
The bidding war between Paramount and Netflix over the acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery appeared to come to a close last week, when Netflix backed out.
The Times journalists Nicole Sperling, Lauren Hirsch and Jonathan Mahler discuss this Hollywood drama fit for the big screen, and why it could reshape our political and cultural landscape.
Guest:
- Nicole Sperling, a New York Times reporter in Los Angeles, covering Hollywood and the streaming revolution.
- Lauren Hirsch, a New York Times reporter who covers the biggest stories on Wall Street, including mergers and acquisitions.
- Jonathan Mahler, a staff writer for The New York Times Magazine.
Background reading:
- Paramount raised its bid for Warner Bros. Discovery last week.
- Netflix lost Warner Bros., but maybe that’s a good thing.
Photo: Ricardo Nagaoka for The New York Times
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Start Here - Gov’t to Americans in Mideast: Get Out
With Iran hitting embassies and residential areas around the Middle East, Americans scramble to escape the region. The Pentagon names the first U.S. troops killed in the Iran conflict. And senators grill Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
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Everything Is Fake - Trailer
Have you noticed that more and more of the world feels, well, fake?
Online there's a daily avalanche of dubious advice and information - about health, money, success, happiness - much of it delivered with total confidence and little regard for evidence.
There's the fabricated reviews, inflated metrics and synthetic content.
Influencers present themselves as authorities. The 'fake it till you make it' mantra has hardened into the business model. Everything is now content. Performed for likes, not tested for truth.
Meanwhile, institutions once trusted to tell us what is true now compete for attention like everyone else - just as new technologies emerge that can generate convincing false information at scale.
How did we get here? What can we do about it? And, well, do we really care?
In this six-part series Jamie Bartlett sets out to understand how fakery stopped being a flaw and became the operating system of modern life.
This isn't a series about individual liars or shysters. It's about the cultural conditions that made modern fakery not just possible, but incentivised, rewarded, and often indistinguishable from success.
From the scripted spectacle of 1980s professional wrestling to the collapse of the global financial system, Jamie traces the incentives that normalised our fake world. Along the way, he's joined by his AI companion, Jimmy Botlett.
The series builds towards one urgent question: in a future shaped by generative AI and synthetic media, how will we tell fact from fakery - and will we even care enough to try?
Credits: Presenter: Jamie Bartlett Series Producer: Tom Pooley Sound Design: Rob Speight Production Coordinator: Neena Abdullah Original music: Coach Conrad Editor: Craig Templeton Smith
A Tempo+Talker production for BBC Radio 4.
Getting Hammered® - Boom: Iran Strikes Deconstructed
In this episode, Mary Katharine Ham and Vic Matus discuss the recent military strikes against Iran, exploring the intelligence and strategy behind the operation, the rationale for the strikes, and the varied domestic and international reactions. They also analyze media coverage and public perception of the events, concluding with thoughts on the future implications for US-Iran relations and American foreign policy.
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Money Girl - 1,000 Episodes! 7 Smart Ways to Invest $1,000 in Your Future
1000. We made it to 1,000! To celebrate this massive milestone, Laura Adams is sticking with the "1,000" theme to help you make the most of your next windfall. Whether it’s a tax refund or a work bonus, discover seven high-impact ways to manage an extra $1,000—from building a bulletproof emergency fund to the power of a Roth IRA. Plus, stay tuned for special guest appearances and tips from long-time listeners and financial experts who have been part of the “Money Girl” journey!
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The Daily Detail - The Daily Detail for 3.4.26
Alabama
- Sen. Tuberville says US attacks on Iran not going to end quickly
- Governor Ivey signs bill that allows for veterans to obtain temporary teaching certificate in the state
- AG Marshall signs onto the Taxpayer Protection Pledge as he runs for senate
- SoS Wes Allen bankrolled a challenge to his opponent John Wahl's residency
- National non profit says AEA is exploiting a loophole in union dues collected
- AL Republicans to conduct their own march across Pettus Bridge to remember Bloody Sunday of 1965
National
- US Pentagon releases names of 4 service members killed by Iranian drone
- US Central Command gives update on US strikes in Iran
- Israel Defense Forces take out building in Iran where clerics vote for next Supreme Leader
- DHS Secretary Noem says Biden admin paid child traffickers to take unaccompanied migrant children
- Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick offers to testify to House Committee on about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein
- Primary elections were held this past Tuesday in 3 states, TX, NC and AR
Opening Arguments - Ghislaine Maxwell’s brother might be the worst person in Epstein world
E24 - Today on Vapid Response Wednesday: the story of a wealthy family that lost everything and the one son who had no choice but to try to defend his sister after she was convicted of abusing and trafficking minors with (and for) Jeffrey Epstein. For this special episode we read through Ian Maxwell’s entire body of published work for The Spectator and unseriously consider some of the many questions the tabloid heir raises about the arrest and conviction of his sister Ghislaine, the evils of the First Amendment, and of course a lengthy digression about some people named Todd.
Watch this episode on YouTube!
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Nobody's Girl, Virginia Roberts Giuffre (2025)
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Virginia Giuffre’s full 2019 interview on 60 Minutes Australia
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Ian Maxwell’s video interview with The Telegraph, Feb. 20, 2026
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“The truth about my sister, Ghislaine Maxwell,” Ian Maxwell, The Spectator, 12/16/2021
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“My sister Ghislaine was denied justice,” Ian Maxwell, The Spectator (UK edition), 7/1/2022
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“Don’t take Virginia Giuffre’s memoir at face value,” Ian Maxwell, The Spectator, 11/5/2025
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“How my sister Ghislaine beat the Epstein conspiracy theories,” Ian Maxwell, The Spectator, 9/9/2025
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“My sister Ghislaine became a prop in the theater of global online outrage,” Ian Maxwell, The Spectator, 2/25/26
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Full Department of Trade and Industry report regarding the investigation into Robert Maxwell's pension fund embezzlement and corporate fraud (2001)
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