On The Gist, Mike Pesca is leaving Facebook, mostly.
In the interview, Andy Serkis is here to discuss his newest movie, Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle, along with the film’s star Rohan Chand. They talk about the magic of working in motion capture, how it really isn’t all that different from other types of acting, and what it was like jumping on Christian Bale’s back. Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle is available on Netflix.
In the Spiel, finding the appropriate punishments for things like drones at the airport.
What does it mean for policy and welfare programs when the definition of poverty creeps up into the middle class? Jarrett Skorup of the Mackinac Center comments.
CrowdScience goes interstellar this week to answer listeners’ questions about the future of space travel.
Marnie Chesterton heads to Nasa’s Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, where she hears about the engineering challenges of creating a spacecraft that could eventually take us all the way to Mars. Then there are the challenges of engineering the humans for that momentous journey. In space, no-one can hear you scream, which is probably a good thing if you’re going to be trapped in a metal box for two years with the same people, as you cruise through the void on your way to the red planet. So how do astronauts prepare for the physical and psychological impacts of long-term space travel? We also discover how space travel can be made greener and cleaner as the European Space Agency implement the next phase of their plan to tackle the millions of pieces of space debris floating around our planet that potentially, could impact a mission before it even leaves Earth orbit.
(Image: An astronaut in outer space. Credit: Getty Images)
Today, we're talking about the status of the partial government shutdown, President Trump's surprise trip, drone deliveries, whiskey scams, record-breaking entertainment and more --- all 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.'
Today's episode takes a deep dive into the just-released one-page order by the Fourth Circuit staying all discovery in the Emoluments litigation brought by Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh. How do we fill more than an hour's worth of time on one page? Why is this ruling really, really bad for everyone?? Listen and find out!
We begin, however, with a brief foray up Yodel Mountain to discuss (1) the reports circulating that Michael Cohen's phone was in Prague in the summer of 2016, and (2) the ethics review of "Acting" Attorney General Matthew Whitaker concerning the Mueller probe.
After that, it's time for a deep dive into the Emoluments litigation, the strange procedural posture of Trump's response, and what this means for civil litigation generally (and this case in particular). You won't want to miss it!
Then we end with an all new Thomas Takes The Bar Exam #107 on defamation. As always, if you'd like to play along with us, just retweet our episode on Twitter or share it on Facebook along with your guess and the #TTTBE hashtag. We'll release the answer on next Tuesday's episode along with our favorite entry!
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Amanda Holmes reads Wallace Stevens’s poem, “The Planet on the Table.” 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.
On The Gist, why do daily news podcasts think they can take off for the holidays?
In the interview, journalist Priska Neely has been writing about the rates of black infant mortality and why they’re so much higher than American infant mortality rates overall. She joins us today to discuss the possible reasons, including community support systems, health care–related problems, and how racism factors into it all.
In the Spiel, Donald Trump visits Iraq and says a lot.
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Today we have a special episode for you on this Thursday, December 27th, 2018!
Instead of our typical roundup of the day's news in less than 10 minutes, we're using this holiday week to refresh our memories about some of the "Thing to Know Thursday" interviews from 2018!
Every Thursday (after the day's news), experts have shared their knowledge about a variety of topics - from self-driving cars and a possible Space Force to online dating and the royal wedding.
So today, you'll hear short clips from several of those interviews as we take a look back at the topics of the year. Enjoy!
