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The NewsWorthy - Chaos in Syria, Columbus Day Dropped & Fortnite Mystery – Monday, October 14th, 2019

The news to know for Monday, October 14th, 2019!

Today, we're talking about the conflict and chaos in Syria (and America's role in it) as well as the federal holiday today that's not recognized across the country.

Plus: a big mystery surrounding the hugely popular game, Fortnite, and the next service Uber is getting into...

Those stories and more -- in less than 10 minutes!

Award-winning broadcast journalist and former TV news reporter Erica Mandy breaks it all down for you. 

Head to www.theNewsWorthy.com to read more about any of the stories mentioned under the section titled 'Episodes' or see sources below...

Today's episode is brought to you by www.NativeDeodorant.com. Use code 'newsworthy' for 20% off your first purchase.

 Thanks to the NewsWorthy INSIDERS for the support! Learn more or become an INSIDER here: www.theNewsWorthy.com/insider

 

Sources:

“Chaos” in Syria: AP, WSJ ,NYT, WaPo, The Hill, CBS News

Hunter Biden Resigns: WSJ, CBS News, Politico, Statement

Japan Typhoon: USA Today, Weather Channel, NYT

SoCal Wildfires: NBC News, CNN

No-Fur Law: NBC News, San Francisco Chronicle, Washington Post

Columbus/Indigenous People’s Day: ABC News, CNN

Simone Biles Record: ESPN, ABC News, AP

Coco Gauff Win: CNN, NYT

Fortnite Explosion: Cnet, TechCrunch, Business Insider 

Google Pixel 4: TechCrunch, Engadget

Uber’s Cornershop: The Verge, CNBC

Weekend Box Office: THR, Variety, Deadline

Money Monday - Weekly Allowance: USA Today, NYT, American Institute of CPAs

 

 

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The Daily Signal - Culture Change Begins With the Youth

Culture is constantly changing but there are principles of truth that will never change. It is those principles which the Imago Dei Leadership Forum seeks to empower young people with so they can be leaders who influence culture. 


John Murray, Founder and President of Imago Dei Leadership Forum joins the Daily Signal podcast to offer advice on how we can bridge cultural divides in our nation and train up the next generation to be thoughtful leaders who live out their faith.


Also on today's episode:


  • In celebration of Columbus Day we play a portion of President Ronald Reagan’s remarks at the Signing of the Columbus Day Proclamation on October 3, 1988. 


  • We also read your letters to the editor. You can leave us a message at 202-608-6205 or write us at letters@dailysignal.com.


  • And we share a good news story about a homeless woman with an opera singing voice who has captured the attention of the nation.


The Daily Signal podcast is available on Ricochet, Apple Podcasts, Google Play, or your favorite podcast app. All of our podcasts can be found at dailysignal.com/podcasts.


Enjoy the show!


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A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs - Episode 52: “Twenty Flight Rock”, by Eddie Cochran

Episode fifty-two of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at “Twenty Flight Rock” by Eddie Cochran, and at the first great rock and roll film Click the full post to read liner notes, links to more information, and a transcript of the episode.

Patreon backers also have a ten-minute bonus episode available, on “Teen-Age Crush” by Tommy Sands.

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30 Animals That Made Us Smarter - Spider and remote sensing

When a fly hits a spider’s web the web sends vibrations to the spider crouched at its edge. This is known as remote sensing. The webs may help us design sensors to detect vibrations in the earth and the built environment. These vibrations could be turned into electricity. This could lead to small scale energy harvesting. With Patrick Aryee. #30Animals www.bbcworldservice.com/30animals
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Unexpected Elements - From batteries to distant worlds

Nobel prizes this week went to a range of discoveries that you might be familiar with, in fact you might be using one of them right now – the lithium ion battery. The scientists credited with its Invention got the chemistry prize. And the tantalising prospect of life on other planets plays into the physics prize win.

We see what salamanders have to offer in the treatment of arthritis.

Human life expectancy has been increasing for decades. In many developed countries, we can now expect to live into our 80s, and it isn’t uncommon to live to 90 or even 100 years old. But eventually our bodies fail, old age is undoubtedly a clear indicator of approaching death. This fact annoyed 79 year old listener Bill, who emailed in to set us the task of seeking out the secrets to a longer, healthier life. Bill has a personal target to live to 200 years old, so can he do it?

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The Phil Ferguson Show - 318 Vi La Bianca & The FIRE Movement

Interview with Vi La Bianca. She is a former christian turned atheist activist. She is a host on the Atheist Experience TV show. We talk about the evil of home schooling and bad education.
Investing Skeptically: Home refinance & The FIRE Movement
Bonus audio: Martin Luther King - I have a dream.
Dara O'Brian on Catholicism.

Ending Music: Not Dead Yet - by The Bad Examples f/Ralph Covert (used with permission)
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The NewsWorthy - Introducing American Elections: Wicked Game

  Between our regular episodes, I want to introduce you to American Elections: Wicked Game. This new podcast is from the host of Wondery’s American History Tellers (Lindsay Graham) that will explore all 58 presidential elections, leading up to the big day in November 2020.   From the inevitable election of George Washington in 1789, to Donald Trump’s surprise electoral victory in 2016, they attempt to discover if there ever was a “good ol’ days,” or if presidential politics have always been played dirty.   Listen now at: http://wondery.fm/AmericanElectionsTNP    (sponsored)