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The Indicator from Planet Money - Can LA host a ‘car-free’ Olympics?

Los Angeles is synonymous with car culture. But now that it's hosting the 2028 Olympics, could that be changing? On today's show, LA's public transit building bonanza, and why some worry the new infrastructure will benefit tourists more than locals. 

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Why the Olympics cost so much 
Why building public transit in the US costs so much 

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NPR's Book of the Day - In his new novel ‘The Secret of Secrets,’ Dan Brown takes on human consciousness

Dan Brown, author of The Da Vinci Code and Angels and Demons, is out with his sixth book starring fictional Harvard professor Robert Langdon. In The Secret of Secrets, Langdon is dragged out of his comfort zone by a noetic scientist and finds reality is much stranger than he once imagined. In today’s episode, Brown joins NPR’s Scott Detrow for a conversation about how the author’s perspective on human consciousness shifted over the course of writing his latest novel.

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Short Wave - Should You Try Red-Light Therapy?

The anti-aging product market was worth roughly 53 BILLION dollars in 2024. One of the latest big trends: red light therapy. Social media is rampant with claims about all sorts of purported health benefits to using directed red light regularly … but does the research really live up to all the hype?


For answers, we turn to cosmetic chemist and science communicator Michelle Wong. Together, she and host Regina G. Barber sift through the thin (albeit growing) research on red light therapy to find out which claims are clearly backed by the literature – and which still need a bit more experimental data. 


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Global News Podcast - Trump hails Charlie Kirk as a “martyr”

President Trump has hailed Charlie Kirk as an American martyr. More than sixty thousand people attended a memorial service for the right-wing activist which was also described as a political rally. He was called a MAGA warrior and his widow, Erika, delivered a tearful speech in which she spoke of forgiveness. Also: Israel says there will never be a Palestinian state despite its recognition by western countries, South Korea's president says that the North could temporarily keep its existing nuclear weapons as part of a deal, the BBC gains rare access to war-torn Sudan, and Europe's busiest shopping street goes traffic-free for a day but can this change the fortunes of London's Oxford Street?

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It Could Happen Here - An Inside Look at the Asylum Process

James sits down with Frances to hear firsthand what it is like for families of people in the asylum system right now and how even U.S. citizens can have their families torn apart by the Trump administration’s anti-asylum policies. 

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The Economics of Everyday Things - 107. Megachurches

They have thousands of congregants and millions of dollars in income. Zachary Crockett passes the collection plate.

 

  • SOURCES:
    • Julie Roys, founder of the Roys Report.
    • Scott Thumma, professor of sociology of religion at Hartford International University, director of the Hartford Institute for Religion Research.

 

 


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PBS News Hour - World - News Wrap: Four Western nations formally recognize a Palestinian state

In our news wrap Sunday, Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom and Portugal formally recognized a Palestinian state, Trump plans to nominate a senior White House aide as the new U.S. attorney in Virginia, the federal government’s annual report on hunger in America is being canceled, and California became the first state to ban law enforcement officers from wearing face coverings while on duty. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy
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PBS News Hour - Science - Why the planet is drying out much faster than before, according to a new study

According to a new study, the planet is drying at an unprecedented pace, presenting a critical threat to humanity. Researchers found that “continental drying is having profound global impacts” that “threaten water availability” across the globe. To learn more, Ali Rogin speaks with ProPublica climate investigations editor Abrahm Lustgarten for our series, Tipping Point. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy