WSJ What’s News - What’s Next in the Fight Over Healthcare Subsidies

A.M. Edition for Dec. 22. Congress breaks for the holidays without renewing enhanced ACA subsidies. The WSJ’s Sabrina Sidiqui explains what could break the impasse, as millions face higher healthcare premiums and lingering uncertainty. Plus, after seizing a second tanker over the weekend, the U.S. Coast Guard hunts another ship involved in moving Venezuelan oil. And a former Tesla staffer who clashed with Elon Musk shakes up the race to run General Motors. Daniel Bach hosts.


Listen to the full interview with Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack on WSJ’s Take On the Week

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Headlines From The Times - Brown University Shooter Found Dead, ACA Alternatives, Kennedy Center to Include Trump’s Name, Ford Mustang Get the Theme Park Treatment, Port of L.A. Expects 2026 Trade Decline, SpaceX’s Possible Record IPO

The suspect in the recent Brown and MIT shootings was found dead on Thursday night. Meanwhile, for millions of Americans who buy health insurance through the Affordable Care Act, the clock is ticking; open enrollment for 2026 coverage is still open, but many shoppers are feeling sticker shock. Also, the Kennedy Center board votes to include President Trump’s name in the organization’s title. And, Ford's exhibit, "American Icon: A Mustang Immersive Experience," is now in L.A. Could it boost sales among Gen Z consumers? In business, the Port of Los Angeles is closing a busy 2025, but officials expect trade to fall off next year, and Elon Musk's SpaceX eyes a possible record initial public offering.

Marketplace All-in-One - Dr. AI will see you now

Could AI chat bots replace human doctors? Probably not, but that won’t stop people from trying.


Just as they did during the emergence of Google, doctors across the country are grappling with the changing healthcare landscape thanks to artificial intelligence. Today on the show, Dr. Hassan Bencheqroun, a pulmonary and intensive care doctor in San Diego, California, talks about his approach to the intersection of patient care and AI.

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - CLASSIC: What really sank the Kursk?

More than 500 feet long and carrying missiles the size of small planes, the giant, nuclear-powered Kursk submarine was an apex predator of the high seas. At least, that is, until it was destroyed in one of the most catastrophic peacetime submarine accidents in history. The entire crew was lost and, decades later, some still believe this 'accident' was no accident at all.

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The Daily - The Messy Reality of ‘Made in America’

The construction of a giant factory complex in Arizona was supposed to embody the Trump administration’s ability to bring manufacturing back to the United States.

But undertaking big projects is not as simple as it seems. Peter S. Goodman, who writes about the intersection of economics and geopolitics for The New York Times, explains why.

Guest: Peter S. Goodman, who covers the global economy for The New York Times.

Background reading: 

  • Read about the 18,000 or so reasons that make it so hard to build a chip factory in the United States.

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Start Here - The DOJ Releases (Some of) the Epstein Files

The Justice Department releases a limited portion of files pertaining to investigations into Jeffrey Epstein, while some lawmakers argue that the DOJ failed to meet its deadline. The U.S. seizes another ship near Venezuela. And a San Francisco power outage reveals a shortcoming in Waymo’s self-driving taxis.

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Opening Arguments - The 1968 Case That Proves the Charlie Kirk Firings Were Illegal

OA1218 - What happens to your first amendment rights when you work for the government? Do you give it all up when you walk in the door? How do we balance the individual right of the worker to speak, against the government’s need to have a functioning work place? Pickering v Board of Education (1968) sets us up to understand how this all works… and why a teacher criticizing Charlie Kirk on their personal Facebook page probably isn’t a fireable offense.

Patrons got exclusive content at the end of this one, only available at patreon.com/law! Can you apply these principles to eight cases that followed Pickering? Quiz yourself alongside Thomas!

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The Daily Detail - The Daily Detail for 12.22.25

Alabama

  • State lawmaker says Ella Cook of Mountain Brook was quiet but also  brave
  • State Senator Orr not convinced the W.Alabama Corridor is good idea
  • Eagle Forum of AL decries the Trump admin for re-classifying marijuana
  • 1819 News CEO talks about priority of stopping mass migration to US
  • Mobile police arrest 32 and take various drugs off streets in Operation Jingle

National

  • DHS says 2.5M illegals have left the US via self-deportation or arrests
  • US Coast Guard seizes 3rd Venezuelan oil tanker using false flag of Panama
  • DOJ sends out Todd Blanche to explain the doc release re: Jeffrey Epstein
  • DOJ also appealing two cases dismissed by judge against James Comey & Leticia James
  • Dr. Oz of Medicare/Medicaid says federal funds will be pull from MN after fraud scandals
  • GA election board violated state law when certifying the 2020 election results after 300K early votes not properly signed

Start the Week - Poetry – reading, writing, editing and translating

How much can we truly know about the inner lives of others? Tom Sutcliffe is joined by Miles Leeson and Karen Leeder to reflect on the challenge of interpreting the minds and motivations of poets, both past and present.

Editor Miles Leeson presents Poems from an Attic, a newly published collection of Iris Murdoch’s previously unseen poetry. Found in a box long after her death, these intimate verses offer fresh insight into the desires of a writer better known for her novels and philosophy.

Professor Karen Leeder has spent much of her career studying the poetry of East Germany. Her recent translation of Durs Grünbein, Psyche Running: Selected Poems 2005-2022 won this year's Griffin Poetry Prize 2025. Grünbein has written about the wartime bombing of his birth city Dresden and as a translator of classical authors, including Aeschylus and Seneca, his work features reflections on the relevance of the past and of antiquity in the present.

Nick Makoha's latest volume of poetry The New Carthaginians draws on an eclectic range of artistic, historic and cultural sources from the politics of 1970s Uganda to the myth of Icarus and the exploded collages of the neo-expressionist art movement. He writes employing symbols and traditions in startling ways to transform what we might think we know into something completely new.

Producer: Ruth Watts

New Books in Native American Studies - Matthew Scobie and Anna Sturman, “The Economic Possibilities of Decolonisation” (Bridget Williams Books, 2024)

What do the economics of decolonisation mean for the future of Aotearoa? This question drives the work of Dr. Matthew Scobie and Dr. Anna Sturman as they explore the complex relationship between tangata whenua and capitalism in The Economic Possibilities of Decolonisation (Bridget Williams Books, 2024). By weaving together historical insights and contemporary analysis, this book reveals the enduring influence of Māori economies and illuminates how these perspectives could radically transform Aotearoa’s political economy for the better.


This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose book focuses on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. You can find Miranda’s interviews on New Books with Miranda Melcher, wherever you get your podcasts.

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