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Slate Books - Death, Sex & Money | I Was Ready to Write About My Domestic Abuser—Then Lawyers Said No.

When comedian Chelsea Devantez began writing her memoir, she knew exactly where to start: with a teenage relationship that spiraled into domestic violence. But when she submitted her draft, lawyers informed her she legally couldn't name her abuser or detail what happened.

"I threw the book in the trash for a few months," Chelsea recalls. After consulting friends and family, she decided to continue writing with a new approach. "Instead of telling my story, I would try to tell the story of how our systems are set up to silence."

In this episode, Chelsea and Anna also discuss how a complex PTSD diagnosis helped explain puzzling personality traits, friendship breakups, family secrets, and navigating a male-dominated, rich kid comedy scene.

Chelsea Devantez’s memoir is called I Shouldn't Be Telling You This: (But I'm Going to Anyway), and she has a podcast called Glamorous Trash: A Celebrity Memoir Podcast. 

Podcast production by Zoe Azulay and Andrew Dunn.

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What A Day - Will Republicans Slash Medicaid?

As House Republicans prepare to begin voting on their big policy blueprint this week, one of the programs they're targeting for major cuts is Medicaid. The federal healthcare program covers around 80 million Americans, mostly people living near or below the poverty line. While President Donald Trump has endorsed the House's budget plan, he has also said that Medicaid is 'not going to be touched.' Sarah Kliff, investigative health care reporter for The New York Times, explains what the proposed Medicaid cuts would mean for actual people.

And in headlines: Trump had an awkward meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron over Ukraine, Trump officials continued to sow confusion over an email demanding federal workers justify their jobs, and the president picked right-wing podcaster Dan Bongino as the next FBI deputy director.

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The NewsWorthy - U.S. Sides with Russia, Wild Temperature Swings & 100 World Cup Wins – Tuesday, February 25, 2025

The news to know for Tuesday, February 25, 2025!

We’ll tell you how the U.S. sided with Russia at the United Nations this week, marking a major shift in foreign policy.

Also, why federal workers are still confused and worried about their jobs and how Americans across the country are protesting against some of President Trump’s cuts.

Plus, one of Trump’s policies could actually be bringing jobs to the U.S., the U.S. is getting warm weather just days after brutal cold, and an American gold medalist is making history on the slopes.

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

 

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Pod Save America - Finally, a Podcaster at the Top of the FBI!

Trump's FBI Director Kash Patel picks a Deputy Director even less qualified than he is: MAGA podcaster Dan Bongino. Trump and Pete Hegseth purge the Pentagon's leadership and lawyers. Elon Musk replies all to the federal government asking what staff have accomplished lately. And, on the three-year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Trump declines to call Vladimir Putin a dictator. Jon, Jon, and Tommy discuss the potential for full-blown autocracy at home, Ukraine's predicament, and the latest swing of Musk's bureaucratic chainsaw. Then, Jon talks with NOTUS congressional reporter Daniella Diaz about Trump's legislative agenda, squirmy Republicans, and mounting public anger at Trump's budget cuts.

 

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The Best One Yet - 👶 “IBO: Initial Baby Offering” — Podcast Update…

We’re dropping 5 bonus podcasts over the next few days because… Jack’s got a brand new beautiful healthy baby.


Jack just hit the hospital with his wife to have their 3rd baby — So here’s our podcast plan:


5 Bonus Episodes on our Best topics:

  • Fitness
  • Growth Hacks
  • Housing Market
  • Leadership
  • Parenting


Plus, we just dropped our deep-dive episode on… “Sesame Street” 🌆 The untold origin story of the most influential kids show ever. Go to Wondery.fm/TheBestIdeaYetLinks to listen.


We’ll be back on the mics for our usual daily TBOY show next week — But in the meantime, enjoy our upcoming Bonus episodes right here and our weekly show on The Best Idea Yet.


And let’s celebrate Jack and Alex’s big baby win 👶 (it’s a TBOY)


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1A - Oscars Run: The 1A Movie Club Sees ‘Wicked: Part 1’

"Wicked: Part 1" follows the origin story of Elphaba, known in the original "Wizard of Oz" movie as the Wicked Witch of the West. And it follows her friend, Galinda, who eventually becomes the Good Witch.

The movie is based on the Broadway musical which debuted in 2003. Last year, it became the fourth-longest running musical in Broadway history. And that musical comes from a 1995 novel of the same name. The new Wicked movie stars singer-actresses Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande as the witches Elphaba and Galinda.

The result this past weekend has been gravity-defying. "Wicked" brought in $114 million in North America and another $50 million internationally. That's the best-ever opening for a film adaptation of a Broadway musical.

For this meeting of the 1A Movie Club, we discuss the new "Wicked" film.

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NPR's Book of the Day - In ‘Talk to Me,’ the grandson of a former Haitian president uncovers family secrets

In 1957, a labor leader named Daniel Fignolé was the president of Haiti for 19 days. Just two weeks after his inauguration, he was forced to sign a resignation letter as part of a U.S.-backed coup. But growing up, Rich Benjamin – Fignolé's grandson – didn't know anything about his grandfather's political career. The cultural anthropologist says his family, especially his mother, erected a "wall of silence" around him. A new memoir, Talk to Me, is Benjamin's attempt to fill in these gaps in his family history. In today's episode, the author speaks with NPR's A Martínez about Fignolé's work with labor unions, state-sanctioned silence, and the State Department documents that helped Benjamin piece together his grandfather's story.

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The Indicator from Planet Money - What’s the long-term cost of federal layoffs?

The personal story of how an energetic lawyer got knocked off from her dream career and what she thinks that might mean for whether the government can attract talented people in the future.

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Short Wave - Extracting Brains … For Science

A year and a half ago, neuroscientist Kamilla Souza got the call she'd been waiting for: A baby humpback whale had died just offshore. She wanted its brain. That's because scientists know little about the brains of whales and dolphins off the Central and South American coasts. Studying them, like Kamilla is doing, can teach scientists about the inner workings of these animals — about their behavior and how they're adapted to living underwater. So, she has to race against time to save the brains. The heat in this area of Brazil accelerates decomposition. Minutes matter.

This episode was reported by Ari Daniel. Read more of Ari's reporting.

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What Next | Daily News and Analysis - Barron Mania

Barron Trump, the president’s youngest son, isn’t on the public speaking circuit and has no social media presence. But he’s nevertheless become a Gen-Z-aged avatar of Trump masculinity for the MAGA faithful. Where does reality end and speculation begin?


Guest: Dan Adler, staff writer for Vanity Fair.


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