The NewsWorthy - Ex-Officer Sentenced, MLK Files Released & Football Returns – Tuesday, July 22, 2025

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We’re talking about a new chapter in a case that sparked protests all over the country: a former police officer has finally been sentenced for the botched raid that killed Breonna Taylor. 

Also, President Trump’s base keeps demanding the so-called “Epstein files” be released, but the White House has made other high-profile documents public instead. 

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What A Day - A Look At Trump And Epstein’s History

Despite President Donald Trump's best efforts, his administration can't escape the conspiracies swirling around convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein — conspiracies Trump and his allies helped stoke before he returned to the White House.On Monday, House Speaker Mike Johnson said he would not permit a vote this summer on a non-binding resolution calling for the release of documents and records related to Epstein, who died by suicide in 2019 before his federal sex-trafficking trial. And on Friday, Trump sued The Wall Street Journal for billions of dollars over a story alleging he sent Epstein a lewd birthday card in the early 2000s, when the two were known to be friends. Trump has always denied any knowledge that the disgraced financier was abusing underage girls and young women, but there's no denying the two men frequently hung out together, often in the presence of young, attractive women.Matthew Goldstein, a New York Times business reporter who covers white collar crime, joins us to talk about the backstory of Trump and Epstein's friendship, and why the administration can't make this story go away.

And in headlines: Some foreign travelers will have to pay a new $250 fee to enter the U.S. thanks to a provision in Trump's new Big Beautiful Law, a new Human Rights Watch report alleges 'dehumanizing' conditions across immigration detention centers in Florida, and Texas Republicans kicked off a special legislative session to potentially redraw the state's congressional map to help Trump in next year's midterm elections.

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Pod Save America - An Obama Arrest a Day Keeps the Epstein Files Away

Desperate to distract from the Epstein scandal, Donald Trump posts an AI-generated video of the FBI arresting Barack Obama—as DNI Tulsi Gabbard unveils a new MAGA conspiracy theory about Obama and Russiagate. Favreau, Lovett, and Tommy unpack the insanity behind Gabbard's new allegations, get Lovett up to speed on the latest Epstein developments, and discuss CBS's cancellation of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Then, Lovett sits down with Lindsay Toczylowski, head of the Immigrant Defenders Law Center, to talk about Andry Hernandez Romero's release in Venezuela after 125 days in an El Salvadoran megaprison.

The Goods from the Woods - Episode #486 – “Poison Hands” with Ben Sawyer

In this episode, Rivers and Sam are joined once again by comedian and history professor Dr. Benjamin Sawyer from 'The Road to Now' Podcast! We kick this one off by chugging a very weird AriZona Iced Tea energy drink that is carbonated for some reason. Then, Rivers tells the tale of the karate pioneer, crazy person, and "World's Most Dangerous Man", Count Dante. We talk about some fun stuff we've been up to this week and Darius Rucker's "Wagon Wheel" is our JAM OF THE WEEK! Listen now, y'all!  Follow Ben on all forms of social media @SawyerComedy and listen to 'The Road to Now' wherever you get your podcasts.  Follow our show @TheGoodsPod on absolutely everything! Rivers is @RiversLangley  Sam is @SlamHarter  Carter is @Carter_Glascock  Subscribe on Patreon for an UNCUT video version of the show as well as HOURS of bonus content! http://patreon.com/TheGoodsPod Pick up a Goods from the Woods t-shirt at: http://prowrestlingtees.com/TheGoodsPod 

WSJ Tech News Briefing - You Can Add a Private Chef to Your Airbnb Rental but Your Host Might Not Like It

Airbnb has opened another front in its ongoing competition with the hospitality industry with “services,” a new product line that will offer everything from private chefs to personal trainers for guests—as long as their hosts approve. Plus, WSJ’s Lauren Weber explains why you may just have to accept talking to people while they’re wearing airpods. Patrick Coffee hosts.


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The Best One Yet - 🍔 “Supercharge me” — Tesla’s drive-in movie diner. YKK’s zipper monopoly. WNBA’s salary drama.

Tesla just opened something completely wild: a drive-in movie theater diner / charging station… run by robots.

About ½ of all zippers are made by 1 company: YKK… it’s the most international brand on earth.

WNBA All-Stars wore pay-protest t-shirts on the court… so we’re breaking down the salary negotiation.

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NPR's Book of the Day - In her new memoir, Hala Alyan searches for home amid a family history of exile

Palestinian American writer Hala Alyan has a personal history of exile. Over the years, the author and her relatives have been displaced from their homes in Gaza, Kuwait, and Lebanon – and she says it's difficult to fully separate herself from these places. In today's episode, she speaks with NPR's Leila Fadel about her new memoir I'll Tell You When I'm Home, which contends with themes including exile, infertility, surrogacy, and motherhood.

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Short Wave - Will Federal Budget Cuts Affect Space Science?

Earlier this year, the White House proposed a nearly 24% cut to NASA's 2026 fiscal year budget — the largest in the agency's history. The trims are largely aimed at the NASA's fundamental science research and would halt science that has already been partially paid for, like the Mars sample return and the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. Many scientists and policy experts are also worried that the reduced funding would cause a scientific brain drain. But within the last month, Congress has started to discuss appropriations packages that may not severely contract the budget after all. So, in this episode, Regina reports on the important hypotheticals: What programs might be affected? Are these cuts likely to happen? If so, when?

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