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Today we ask whether a proposal by Rahm Emanuel for a mandatory retirement age for politicians and judges makes sense and whether it might be a populist issue that could really gain traction—along with, maybe, pardon reform. Also, why do people who work at CBS News think their dumpster fire of an organization should be run the way it was being run when it was being run into the ground? Give a listen.
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A recent attack in Niger's south-western Tillaberi region led to the deaths of 31 civilians. It adds to a trend of deadly assaults by jihadist militants in the tri border area of Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali. According to the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project (Acled), Tillaberi was the deadliest region in the Sahel in 2025, with more than 1,200 civilian deaths recorded. Also, we take a look at how different people form their accents and how an accent may affect perceptions and social status. Presenter: Nkechi Ogbonna Producers: Keikantse Shumba, Ayuba Iliya, Makuochi Okafor and Blessing Aderogba Technical Producer: Maxwell Onyango Senior Producer: Charles Gitonga Editors: Samuel Murunga and Maryam Abdalla
Plus: Ubisoft Entertainment shares plunge after major structural overhaul announcement. And Elon Musk takes the stage at Davos. Julie Chang hosts.
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National Legal Director at the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee and civil liberties defender Jenin Younes joins Bad Faith fresh off her Twitter spat with Vice President J.D. Vance over the ICE shooting of Renée Good and her subsequent appearance on The Daily Show. Jenin explains what it's like to have consistently defended the First Amendment and civil liberties throughout COVID, October 7th, & the current ICE raids -- even when these issues have taken on different ideological valences.
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Produced by Armand Aviram.
Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands).
A recent agreement between a gold mining company and the Shoshone Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation is being called “historic” by its chairman. The mining company president says the agreement follows the standards set by the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and gives the tribe a share of the profits from the mine. The company and tribal officials are optimistic this will set a precedent for how mining companies partner with tribes.
At the same time as the agreement, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposes to severely limit the power of tribes to interfere with construction of oil and natural gas pipelines and resource-guzzling data centers.
GUESTS
Chairman Brian Mason (Shoshone Paiute)
Maranda Compton (Delaware Tribe of Indians), founder and president of Lepwe
Kate Finn (Osage), founder and director of the Tallgrass Institute
James Grijalva, professor of law at the University of North Dakota School of Law
Melissa Kay, Tribal Water Institute fellow at the Native American Rights Fund
Break 1 Music: Healing Song (song) Judy Trejo (artist) Circle Dance Songs of the Paiute and Shoshone (album)
Break 2 Music: Elle Danse [Boogat Remix] (song) Mimi O’Bonsawin (artist)
Following the president's intervention in Venezuela, the Trump administration is escalating threats against several sovereign nations. Now, Cuba is set to lose access to one of its main suppliers of oil, adding pressure to its increasing energy shortage and an already struggling economy. This morning, we'll discuss with the BBC's Will Grant. Plus, President Donald Trump’s pivot on Greenland was well-received on Wall Street, and renter affordability is improving.
Millions bracing for massive winter storm. Potential breakthrough on Greenland. Uvalde school police officer acquitted. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has these stories and more on the World News Roundup.
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From the BBC World Service: The world has been reacting to President Donald Trump's announcement of a vague framework agreement over the future of Greenland. The president said that the U.S. will not impose tariffs on eight NATO countries. Then, you might think of corporate bonds as relatively modern, but companies have actually been issuing them since at least the 17th century; so what kind of return can you expect from a bond issued in 1648 by a Dutch water company?
Introducing the newest thing in higher (and we really mean higher — like look UP) education: The Flying Pig Academy. A dream of The Village Square (with support from Florida Humanities) for many years, it's finally aloft. The division in American society is big and seems impossible at times to address.
The Flying Pig Academy is kind of an insider's how to.
Spending two decades trying to build trust between people who don't look or think alike changes you. It's been like a stereogram where a whole different way of understanding the world pops out at you, like a second picture hidden inside the first one you see. We were beginning to understand these alternative ways of viewing the world when Dr. Jonathan Haidt wrote his groundbreaking book "The Righteous Mind" advancing Moral Foundations Theory as a way to explain differences across the political divide. Then we were off to the races. This is a conversation about what we learned.
Mentioned: Jonathan Haidt, author of The Righteous Mind
Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks piece: The Keys to Understanding American anti-Semitism—and fighting back
The Rise and Fall of European Meritocracy, Ivan Krastev, New York Times.
Check out previous Flying Pig Academy episodes:
Village SquareCast podcast series we're calling "Flying Pig Academy." Check'em out:
Location, Location, Location OR The First, Second and Third Rule for Building Trust Across Division
The Righteous Mind OR How Jonathan Haidt wrote THE BOOK for pigs with higher aspirations
Carom Shots: Why Working Upstream from Conflict is So Powerful OR how to become a civility pool shark
Criss Cross Applesauce OR How Complexity Changes Everything
Core Catalyst Model OR What Old Trees Have to Teach Us About Rebuilding Civic Life
Bad Therapy OR Why We Really Should Think Groupishly to Address Political Division
Walk Away from That Box OR Why Fixing Civil Discourse Requires Less Politics, not more