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Focus on Africa - The women luring girls into sex trade in Kenya

Two undercover investigators, posing as sex workers spent months infiltrating the sex trade in the town of Maai Mahiu. The expose by BBC Africa Eye shows how women, known as "madams" have involved children as young as 13 in prostitution in Kenya. Hear reporter, Njeri Mwangi, narrate the details of the story.

Also, the United States last week announced new tariff rates for dozens of African countries. What does Malawi, Nigeria and Ghana and Libya export and how will these new taxes change things?

And how are Nigerians reacting to the comments made by the UK's Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch, who has said she no longer identifies as Nigerian?

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The Commentary Magazine Podcast - Broken Job Numbers, Friends Now Enemies

Today's podcast notes the deep problems with Donald Trump firing the head of the agency that issues the jobs report every month while also noting that these job numbers reports are horrible and no one is trying to fix them. And we note our deep sadness and anger at those who are conveniently shifting their views on Israel to conform with the liberal blob. Give a listen.


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NPR's Book of the Day - Katie Yee’s ‘Maggie’ approaches a tough diagnosis – and a marriage’s end – with humor

In Katie Yee's debut novel 'Maggie; Or, a Man and a Woman Walk Into a Bar,' the unnamed protagonist is contending with the end of her marriage and a breast cancer diagnosis. But these topics are approached with humor, which Yee says is essential to stay sane. In today's episode, the author joins Here & Now's Asma Khalid for a conversation about the relationship women have with their bodies, the affair at the center of the novel, and writing about race and identity.

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Bad Faith - Episode 497 Promo – “No One is Talking About This” (w/ Taylor Lorenz)

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Internet culture journalist and opinion columnist Taylor Lorenz returns to Bad Faith to discuss the rise of tech policies like mandatory ID legislation that threaten free speech and social movements which, over the last few years, have grown with the aid of independent media. But first, we discuss the viral New York Times article "The Trouble With Wanting Men," which examines why women are "fed up" with dating men, and whether this "heterofatalism" is surmountable.

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Native America Calling - Monday, August 4, 2025 — Native educators grapple with burnout

Heavy workloads, low pay, and increasing political pressures are among the contributing factors leading to a rise in teacher burnout. A survey by the University of Missouri of 500 public school teachers found 78% of them have considered quitting the profession since the 2020 pandemic. We’ll talk with Native educators about what it will take to recruit and retain Native teachers in the face of the growing pressures they face.

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Jerad Koepp (Wukchumni), Native student program specialist for North Thurston Public Schools and 2022 Washington State Teacher of the Year

Lynette Stant (Diné), third grade teacher at Salt River Elementary School and 2020 Arizona Teacher of the Year

Brad Lopes (Aquinnah Wampanoag), Native American Teacher Retention Initiative program manager and former classroom teacher

Josie Green (Oglala Lakota), executive director of Teach for America South Dakota

 

Break 1 Music: The Opening (song) Chuck Copenace (artist) Oshki Manitou (album)

Break 2 Music: I Am the Beginning and the End (song) Dorothy Tsatoke (artist) Native American Healing Songs Come to me Great Mystery (album)

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Marketplace All-in-One - When calculating statistics becomes political

On Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that job creation in the U.S. was much lower than expected in July, and revised down its numbers for May and June, reporting there were 258,000 fewer jobs created in those months than initially estimated. President Trump, upset about the revisions, then proceeded to fire the head of that Bureau. The president now says he'll name a replacement in the coming days. Plus, why the manufacturing sector is struggling and how storm-chasing scientists are working to unlock the mysteries of hail.

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CBS News Roundup - 08/04/2025 | World News Roundup

Texas Democrats flee to Illinois to block the vote on a restricting plan. Western wildfires. New hire after jobs rfeport firing. CBS News Correspondent Cami McCormick has today's World News Roundup.

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Marketplace All-in-One - The U.S. says India could face 100% tariffs

From the BBC World Service: The U.S. has warned India of an "unspecified penalty" for buying Russian oil and weapons, which Deputy White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller says could take India's tariff rate to as much as 100%. For years, the economy of the tiny African kingdom of Lesotho has struggled, with claims of corruption and soaring unemployment; it’s now been hit with 15% U.S. tariffs — less than the 50% they were facing, but still a huge blow.