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What Next | Daily News and Analysis - How To Rebuild Your Life After a Wildfire

As What Next celebrates President’s Day, please enjoy this episode from our colleagues at How To. What Next will be back in your feed tomorrow.


Jeff and his family lost their home last month in the L.A. wildfires. Since then, he’s been hyperfocused on insurance claims, an epic to-do list, and finding a “temporary” place to live for the next several years. But Jeff hasn’t experienced the emotional punch of the devastation yet. In fact… he just feels numb. On this episode of How To!, Courtney Martin brings on Laurel Braitman, author of What Looks Like Bravery: An Epic Journey Through Loss to Love. In a moving (and sometimes funny) conversation, Laurel tells Jeff how she’s still processing what she lost in a 2017 wildfire, and they talk about the heartbreak, grief—and glimmers of hope—that follow the sudden loss of your family’s home.


Artwork mentioned: It’s Going Down Like a House on Fire by Nyx Coker.


If you liked this episode check out: How To Survive a Disaster.


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The Commentary Magazine Podcast - Gallant: Not a Goofus

Dan Senor joins the podcast today to discuss his remarkable conversation with former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on his Call Me Back podcast and its eye-opening detail about the war that erupted on October 7, 2023. Then we talk about the Justice Department, the "constitutional crisis" that isn't, and the controversy in Europe that is. Give a listen.

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The Economics of Everyday Things - 81. Guide Dogs

Before a guide dog can help a blind person navigate the world, it has to pass a series of tests, then go through $75,000 worth of training. Zachary Crockett sniffs around.

 

  • SOURCES:
    • Peggy Gibbon, director of canine development at The Seeing Eye.
    • Charles Pat McKenna, assistant division director of the New Jersey Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired.

 

 

  • EXTRAS:
    • "Morris Frank," by The International Guide Dog Foundation (Vimeo, 2021).

 

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Chapo Trap House - 909 – A Real Hero feat. Pendejo Time (2/17/25)

Jake and Thomas return to look at the latest news of Elon’s bizarrely begotten offspring. Plus the jewish guy who shot two Israeli guys because he thought they were Palestinians, Millei’s rug pull, and Bari Weiss’ Free Press asks what exactly makes an American hero (and why does it take place in dive bar bathrooms). Subscribe to Pendejo Time: https://www.patreon.com/pendejotime
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Consider This from NPR - After weeks of chaos, the future is uncertain for thousands of federal workers

Across the country and around the world, tens of thousands of federal workers face uncertainty amid an unprecedented reduction and restructuring of the federal workforce.

President Donald Trump has signed a flurry of executive orders — freezing hiring, ordering teleworkers back to the office, reclassifying employees and dismantling wide-ranging DEI programs.

What will mass layoffs mean for federal workers and the government services they provide?

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Consider This from NPR - After weeks of chaos, the future is uncertain for thousands of federal workers

Across the country and around the world, tens of thousands of federal workers face uncertainty amid an unprecedented reduction and restructuring of the federal workforce.

President Donald Trump has signed a flurry of executive orders — freezing hiring, ordering teleworkers back to the office, reclassifying employees and dismantling wide-ranging DEI programs.

What will mass layoffs mean for federal workers and the government services they provide?

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Consider This from NPR - After weeks of chaos, the future is uncertain for thousands of federal workers

Across the country and around the world, tens of thousands of federal workers face uncertainty amid an unprecedented reduction and restructuring of the federal workforce.

President Donald Trump has signed a flurry of executive orders — freezing hiring, ordering teleworkers back to the office, reclassifying employees and dismantling wide-ranging DEI programs.

What will mass layoffs mean for federal workers and the government services they provide?

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The Daily Signal - From Rockefeller to Musk: When CEOs Meet Presidents

Presidential historian and former Bush administration official Tevi Troy discusses his new book, "The Power and the Money: The Epic Clashes Between Commanders in Chief and Titans of Industry."

Troy explores the complex relationship between CEOs and presidents throughout presidential history—from historical examples like John D. Rockefeller to modern tech leaders like Mark Zuckerberg.

The evolving role of business leaders in politics is already evident in President Donald Trump's second term, most notably with Elon Musk shaping policy and directing DOGE's efforts to streamline government.

Troy examines how CEOs must navigate Washington's corridors of power while balancing corporate interests and political pressures. The conversation also covers pressing issues like AI regulation, tariffs, and the shifting landscape of corporate America's stance on social issues.

Listen to the full conversation on this special interview edition of "The Daily Signal Podcast."

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