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City of the Future - 4: Delivery Robots
Every day, truck drivers are out battling rush hour traffic, maneuvering through narrow city streets, circling for parking, emitting exhaust — all to get you your package as fast as possible. For the sake of our cities, and our planet, things have to change.
The future of delivery will be smaller, less loud, and more sustainable. In fact, in the future, you package might just find its way to you.
City of the Future is produced by Benjamen Walker and Andrew Callaway. Our hosts are Vanessa Quirk and Eric Jaffe. Mix by Sharif Youssef. Music is by Adaam James Levine-Areddy (check out his band at amsterdamlost.com). Art is by Tim Kau. Special thanks to all who made this episode possible: Chris Lutick, Brian Clark, Anne Goodchild, Sandra Rothbard, and Rohit Aggarwala.
The NewsWorthy - Recount Deadlines, Apple Movies & Tiny Turkeys – Friday, November 16th, 2018
The news to know for Friday, November 16th, 2018!
Today: we're talking about round two of recounts in Florida and the migrant caravan arrives at the border.
Plus: a first for Fortune's top businessperson, Apple's plan for original movies and a tiny turkey trend this year.
Those stories and many more 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 (just click 'Episodes').
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Read Me a Poem - “The Owl and the Pussy-Cat” by Edward Lear
Amanda Holmes reads Edward Lear’s poem, “The Owl and the Pussy-Cat.” 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.
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Opening Arguments - OA227: Brian Frosh Takes On Matthew Whitaker & More!
Today's Rapid Response Friday takes a deep dive into the recent lawsuit filed (actually, amended) by Maryland's ace Attorney General, Brian Frosh, challenging the appointment of Matthew Whitaker as Acting Attorney General.
We begin, however, with an Andrew Was Right (and Wrong, sadly) roundup of a bunch of issues: (1) whether the midterm elections were a "Blue Wave" (they were); (2) the formation of a new breakaway conservative legal group; (3) Jeff Flake's efforts to protect Robert Mueller; (4) Whitaker's recusal status; and (5) the election of Kyrsten Sinema to the U.S. Senate in Arizona. Phew!
After that, it's time for the deep dive into Maryland's ACA lawsuit that.. somehow morphed into a judicial request to determine that Matthew Whitaker cannot be the Attorney General? How is that even possible?? We explain it all... and along the way, we let you know what arguments the State of Maryland has raised that the next Attorney General should be Rod Rosenstein instead. It's a fascinating lawsuit, and you'll even get a brief discussion of the "canon of constitutional avoidance." (!!)
After that, we (briefly) discuss the California wildfires in light of.. SEC disclosure requirements??!? Hey, that's why you listen, right?
Finally, we end with an all new Thomas Takes The Bar Exam #101 on SPACE LAW, involving deadbeat Ewoks and Lando Calrissian. (No, really.) You'll have to listen and find out! And, of course, 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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Show Notes & Links
- Click here to read 538's "Yes, It Was a Blue Wave" article.
- Here is the announcement of the formation of the "Checks and Balances" legal society.
- Lawfare has filed a FOIA request for all documentation regarding Whitaker's ethics advice and potential recusal.
- Click here to read Maryland's motion for preliminary injunction; here to read the Flood memorandum that contains Trump's likely responses; and here to read the court's scheduling order.
- Finally, click here to read the SEC's guidelines on when to file a form 8-K, and here to read the 8-K filed by PG&E.
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The Gist - Cult Classic
On The Gist, Nancy Pelosi and new House leadership.
Then, the self-help organization known as NXIVM had thousands of paying customers, but only some were involved in the cultish operations that, once exposed, brought it crashing down. In Uncover: Escaping NXIVM, host Josh Bloch follows one of the company’s unknowing recruiters, who disavowed the group and became central to the ongoing FBI charges against its founder, Keith Raniere. We also hear from Susan Dones, another former member of NXIVM.
In the Spiel, Brexit is back.
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Pod Save America - “A hit Trump will holler.”
Trump lashes out at everyone after his midterm defeat, Democrats see opportunities and challenges in the Midwest and Florida, and the party debates how best to take on Trump in 2020. Then Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum talks to Jon and Dan about the recount effort, and what he learned by running against America’s mini-Trump.
Bay Curious - ‘Frisco’: It’s Not Just for Tourists
Frisco is the nickname we love to hate. How did this once widely-used name fall out of favor?
Reported by Vinnee Tong. Bay Curious is made by Olivia Allen-Price, Jessica Placzek, Paul Lancour and Ryan Levi. Additional support from Julie Caine, Ethan Lindsey, Katie McMurran, Suzie Racho and David Weir. Theme music by Pat Mesiti-Miller. Ask us a question or sign up for our newsletter at BayCurious.org. Follow Olivia Allen-Price on Twitter @oallenprice.
CoinDesk Podcast Network - Bitcoin Cash War Begins
- Bitcoin cash's contentious hard fork happened today around 1 pm eastern time.
- Notable consumer bitcoin mining pioneer Baliji Srinivasan is backing a startup seeking to take another stab at popularizing in-home crypto mining.
- Police in Tokyo have arrested eight men alleged to have run a cryptocurrency pyramid scheme that collected 7.8 billion yen (almost $69 million) from thousands of victims across the country.
Late Confirmation is a CoinDesk production.
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Cato Daily Podcast - Disciplining China’s Trade Practices at the WTO
China's trade practices are questionable, but are tariffs the proper response? Simon Lester is author of the new Cato paper, "Disciplining China's Trade Practices at the WTO: How WTO Complaints Can Help Make China More Market-Oriented."
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