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What Next | Daily News and Analysis - The Gaza Flotilla That’s Under Attack

With Gaza cut off from food and aid, activists have taken matters into their own hands, and are attempting to circumvent Israel’s blockade themselves via the Mediterranean.

Guest:  Zue Jernstedt, member of About Face: Veterans Against the War and participant on the Veterans Boat of the Global Sumud Flotilla.

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NPR's Book of the Day - Ian McEwan’s latest novel ‘What We Can Know’ is science fiction without the science

At 77, the Booker Prize-winning British novelist Ian McEwan shows no signs of slowing down. His new novel, What We Can Know, is set in Great Britain in the 22nd century – a country now partly underwater as a result of global warming. In today’s episode, McEwan speaks with NPR’s Scott Simon about the book’s plot – it tells of a search for a lost poem that was written in our own times – and notes that he is less interested in the future of science than that of the humanities, love and daily life.


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Short Wave - Why Do Some Hurricane Survivors Thrive After Disaster?

You’ve probably heard of PTSD, post-traumatic stress disorder. But what about its counterpart, post-traumatic growth?
The term was coined in the 90s to describe the positive psychological growth that researchers documented in people who had been through traumatic or highly stressful life events. Psychologists and sociologists conducting long-range studies on survivors of Hurricane Katrina – which hit 20 years ago and remains one of the most devastating natural disasters to hit the US – are continuing to learn more about it. 

So how do you measure post-traumatic growth? Can it co-exist with PTSD? NPR mental health correspondent Rhitu Chatterjee explains what scientists have found so far … and how it could help shape disaster relief efforts in the future.

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This Machine Kills - 425. The Oxymorons of Green Capitalism (ft. Thea Riofrancos)

We are joined by Thea Riofrancos — author of Extraction: The Frontiers of Green Capitalism — to chat about the many frontiers, tensions, and futures of green capitalism. How do we understand a system that is oxymoronic in its contradictory nature? How do we trace the political economies, material infrastructures, and extractive industries that are in the process of defining a planetary path dependency? Why do we need to spend a lot more time thinking about lithium? With the help of Thea’s sharp analysis, we answer these questions and more. ••• Extraction: The Frontiers of Green Capitalism | Thea Riofrancos https://wwnorton.com/books/9781324036760/about-the-book ••• Thea’s work at Climate + Community Institute https://climateandcommunity.org/bio/thea-riofrancos/ ••• Thea’s recent op-eds at the FT https://www.ft.com/stream/32daf017-8140-454c-8735-9c9947edc301 Standing Plugs: ••• Order Jathan’s new book: https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520398078/the-mechanic-and-the-luddite ••• Subscribe to Ed’s substack: https://substack.com/@thetechbubble ••• Subscribe to TMK on patreon for premium episodes: https://www.patreon.com/thismachinekills Hosted by Jathan Sadowski (bsky.app/profile/jathansadowski.com) and Edward Ongweso Jr. (www.x.com/bigblackjacobin). Production / Music by Jereme Brown (bsky.app/profile/jebr.bsky.social)
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Global News Podcast - Pro-EU party wins Moldova election amid claims of Russian interference

Moldova's pro-European party has won a new majority in parliament after elections seen as critical for the country's future path to the EU. President Maia Sandu warned of "massive Russian interference" after voting on Sunday and said the future of her country was at stake. Also: A new US peace plan for Gaza, promoted by President Trump, would encourage Palestinians to remain in the territory and speaks of eventual Palestinian statehood, but neither Israel nor Hamas has given a conclusive response. The mayor of New York City, Eric Adams, has ended his bid for re-election. The first rollout of the HPV vaccine in Pakistan, designed to protect women against cervical cancer, has been hit by misinformation. The Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Nathan Law says he's been denied entry to Singapore. Switzerland has narrowly approved a plan to introduce electronic identity cards. Plus, we get the latest from golf's Ryder Cup and cricket's Asia Cup.

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The NewsWorthy - Weekend Shootings, Troops to Portland & AI Actress Debuts  – Monday, September 29, 2025

The news to know for Monday, September 29, 2025!

We have to tell you about two mass shootings—and while they’re not connected, investigators say both suspects shared a surprisingly similar background.

Also, could the head of Iowa’s largest school district be in the country illegally? He was arrested for it.

Plus: where a major hurricane is headed this morning, what’s behind the “Med-Bed” theory President Trump shared—then deleted—over the weekend, and how an AI creation could become Hollywood’s next big star.

Those stories and even more news to know in about 10 minutes! 

 

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It Could Happen Here - SEIU 1000 Union Rep of the IE Reports Live from the Frontline

Prop's friend, Tanjint Wiggy aka Tristian is the the elected Union negotiator for the health workers in the Inland Empire of California. We talk to him about the highs and lows of negotiating with the state, ICE raids, the jailing of David Huerta and how we can stand in solidarity with them.

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The Economics of Everyday Things - 108. Matchmakers

Some singles choose to skip the apps and get fixed up the old-fashioned way — but it doesn't come cheap. Zachary Crockett puts himself out there.

 

  • SOURCES:
    • Maria Avgitidis, C.E.O. of Agape Match and author of Ask a Matchmaker: Matchmaker Maria's No-Nonsense Guide to Finding Love.

 

 


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