Global News Podcast - Tributes paid to dead and injured after fire at Swiss resort

Hundreds take part in a vigil in the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana after around 40 people died in a fire at a bar while out celebrating New Year. Also: Colombia's armed forces say they have "neutralised" the main leader of one of Venezuela's most powerful and far-reaching criminal gangs; fresh research indicates that psychedelic drugs could be beneficial in treating a range of mental disorders; the UN children's agency Unicef estimates that more than a million Palestinian children trapped in Gaza desperately need mental health support and we talk to the great grandson of the Czech artist, Alphonse Mucha, best known for his paintings of graceful powerful female figures that helped define the Art Nouveau era.

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It Could Happen Here - CZM Rewind: What Can You Do? Mutual Aid Along the Migrant Journey

James' final episode looks at the people helping migrants once they leave the Darién Gap, and how you can help.

Donation links for groups featured in this series: 

Border Kindness: https://borderkindness.org/donate/
Al Otro Lado: https://alotrolado.networkforgood.com/projects/63833-al-otro-lado-fund
Fe Y Alegria: https://www.feyalegria.org/en/home-fya-international/

Original Air Date: 11.1.24

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The Stack Overflow Podcast - The most dangerous shortcuts in software

Ryan sits down with Tom Totenberg, head of release automation at LaunchDarkly, to discuss the perils of taking too many shortcuts in software development, how business pressures and AI code tools have contributed to dangerous corner cutting, and the importance of balancing speed with sustainability to maintain system integrity. 

Episode notes: 

LaunchDarkly is a feature management and experimentation platform that allows you to decouple software feature rollouts from code deployment so you can manage features safely and securely.

Connect with Tom on Linkedin

This episode’s shoutout goes to user Boris Gorelik, who won a Great Question badge for asking Removing handlers from python's logging loggers

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PBS News Hour - World - Fire at Swiss bar during New Year’s celebration kills about 40

Around 40 people are dead and more than 100 are injured after a fire tore through a bar in the Swiss mountain ski town of Crans-Montana. The cause of the fire is still under investigation as the Swiss face a devastating scene. Lisa Desjardins reports. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

PBS News Hour - World - News Wrap: New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani pledges to govern ‘expansively and audaciously’

In our news wrap Thursday, New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani took office and pledged to govern 'expansively and audaciously', protests in Iran turned fatal with at least six people killed, Russia claims a Ukrainian drone strike killed 24 people in a Russian-controlled part of Ukraine's Kherson region and millions of Americans are facing higher health care costs after ACA credits expired overnight. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

PBS News Hour - World - National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek on his trek around the globe on foot

In the last two years, National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek traversed the Chinese countryside, marched along the Korean Demilitarized Zone and fended off grizzly bears in Alaska. Now, his expedition from Africa to the tip of South America crosses into the Western Hemisphere. Stephanie Sy reports on Salopek's adventures to date. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

PBS News Hour - Art Beat - What the Scandinavian concept of hygge can teach Americans about comfort and happiness

As the holiday season comes to a close and parts of the country face frigid temperatures this New Year's, we explore a concept of comfort, warmth and joy that began in Scandinavian countries and has recently spread to America. Deema Zein reports on the art of hygge. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

The Gist - Robby Hoffman: Zero Personality Disorder

Comedian Robby Hoffman explains why she treats complaining as "enjoying"—and why her Depression-era instincts make her shakier during good times than disasters. Her approach to stand-up is visceral rather than cerebral: she doesn't remember the bit about the woman closing the airplane bathroom door, she replays the movie and watches her body operate on its own. Along the way: memories of growing up with nine siblings in Montreal poverty, where conflict wasn't optional ("we didn't get to not know anything"), the nightstand intervention that changed her brother Schnaer's life, and why she keeps a crisp $100 bill in her wallet like Depression-era insurance. Plus, the greatest taxonomy of social fakery ever delivered by a lesbian comedian—a warning that "being offended isn't that bad" and people who put "kind" in their Twitter bios are statistically suspect.

Produced by Corey Wara

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