It took author Madeleine Thien nearly a decade to write her new novel The Book of Records. In the story, 7-year-old Lina and her father take refuge at an imagined place called the Sea. There, buildings serve as a waystation for people who are fleeing one place to make home in another. Thien says she wanted to set her novel in a location where centuries and histories might converge. In today's episode, Thien talks with NPR's Ari Shapiro about her personal relationship to the three historical thinkers who enter the story: Hannah Arendt, Baruch Spinoza, and Du Fu.
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The Indicator from Planet Money - How doctors helped tank universal health care
A debate has been raging over universal health care in the U.S. since the 1940s. Back then, a formidable opponent emerged to dump a lot of money into ensuring it wouldn't happen. That opponent was doctors. Today on the show, Sally Helm, a Planet Money reporter, comes to us in her capacity as the host of HISTORY This Week to detail how doctors helped tank single pay healthcare back then and the role communism played in the fight.
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A longer version of this episode is available at HISTORY This Week from the History Channel.
Related episodes:
Why do hospitals keep running out of generic drugs? (Apple / Spotify)
Socialism 101
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What Next | Daily News and Analysis - Trump Sends in the Troops
When immigration raids began in the Los Angeles area last weekend, so did spontaneous protests. On Sunday, Trump federalized 2,000 California national guardsmen in response. While Trump stopped short of invoking the Insurrection Act, he claimed authority to send troops wherever ICE operations might be contested by mass demonstrations.
Guest: Elizabeth Goitein, co-director of the Liberty and National Security Program at the Brennan Center for Justice.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1389: Regrowing Our Forests
Episode: 1389 The supply of wood: trouble along the Equator, good news to the North. Today, some good news and some bad.
It Could Happen Here - Reportback from the West Bank
James talks with Charles McBryde about his recent trip to the West Bank, the disastrous Gaza Humanitarian Fund, and the ongoing Gaza blockade.
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The first National Guard troops arrived in Los Angeles after Donald Trump said he would deploy a force of at least 2,000 to quell protests.
Global News Podcast - Los Angeles: Clashes erupt for a third day as the US National Guard arrives
Tensions escalate in LA as 2,000 National Guardsman arrive, and crowds protest for a third day against raids on undocumented migrants. Also: Palestinians shot dead near an aid site, and the Galapagos Islands' postman.
The Economics of Everyday Things - 95. Airplane Food
Everyone loves to complain about it — but preparing a meal that tastes good at 35,000 feet is harder than you might think. Zachary Crockett will have the fish.
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- "The Golden Age of airplane food is over. The future: Snacks and sustainability." by Natalie Comptom (The Washington Post, 2019).
- "Why does food taste different on planes?" by Katia Moskvitch (BBC, 2015).
- "And to Penny-Pinching Wizardry," by Claudia Deutsch (New York Times, 2001).
- "The Pioneering Years: Commercial Aviation 1920–1930," by Rich Freeman (U.S. Centennial of Flight).
Consider This from NPR - Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass reacts to federalized National Guard troops in her city
Citing a rarely used law, President Trump bypassed California's governor Gavin Newsom, and ordered two thousand national guard troops to Los Angeles for sixty days.
It's the first time in 60 years a president has used federal power to deploy national guard troops without the agreement of the state's governor.
NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass and hears how people in the city are reacting.
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It's the first time in 60 years a president has used federal power to deploy national guard troops without the agreement of the state's governor.
NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass and hears how people in the city are reacting.
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PBS News Hour - Science - New book ‘Empire of AI’ investigates OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT
OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, is one of the most famous and secretive companies in the world working to develop artificial general intelligence that would match or surpass the cognitive abilities of humans across every task. Investigative journalist Karen Hao joins Ali Rogin to discuss her new book, “Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman’s OpenAI," which delves into the company. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders