Dreams of flying? Nightmares of teeth falling out? Falling off a cliff? As a sleep scientist at the University of Montreal, Michelle Carr has pretty much heard it all. In Michelle’s new book Nightmare Obscura, she explores the science of dreams, nightmares – and even something called dream engineering, where people influence their own dreams while they sleep. Today on Short Wave, co-host Regina G. Barber dives into the science of our sleeping life with Michelle Carr.
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Opening Arguments - SCOTUS Made Gerrymandering So Easy, You’d Have to Be a Texas Republican to F It Up
OA1209 - Are you done with legal doomerism? Us too. Take some time away from doomscrolling and join Matt and Jenessa for Rapid Response Friday as we consider four stories of legal corruption and authoritarianism failing in the face of honest federal judges, and a footnote about how one brave prison nurse exposed even more corruption in Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell’s special treatment by the Trump administration.
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Complaint in United States v. State of New York, Northern Dist. of NY (7/9/25)
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New York’s motion to dismiss in U.S. v. New York (8/4/25)
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Judge Mae D’Agostino’s order granting plaintiff’s motion to dismiss in U.S. v. NY (11/17/25)
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Indictment of James Comey, Eastern Dist. of VA (9/25/25)
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Judge William Fitzpatrick’s order granting disclosure of grand jury materials in U.S. v. Comey (EDVA)(11/20/25)
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Judge Jeffrey Brown’s order in LULAC v. Abbot, Western Dist. of TX (11/18/25)
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Decision on the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s motion to dismiss in 9/11 litigation, Southern Dist. of NY (8/28/25)
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Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1474: Beach’s Secret Subway
Episode: 1474 Alfred Ely Beach builds a secret subway in New York City. Today, a secret subway.
Global News Podcast - Zelensky: Ukraine needs a ‘dignified peace’
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he will speak to Donald Trump in the coming days about the new peace deal put forward by the US. Mr Trump's plan includes significant concessions to be made by Kyiv. What is his strategy with this provocative proposal? Also: Schools have been closed in parts of Nigeria after a new wave of attacks and abductions. Spain's attorney general has been found guilty of leaking confidential information about the boyfriend of a leading politician. And the old VCR gathering dust in your basement could be worth good money at auction.
The Stack Overflow Podcast - Only you can stop AI database drops
Ryan is joined by David Hsu, CEO and founder of Retool, to explore how AI is transforming the role of a software developer into a software architect, the increasing accessibility of coding for non-engineers, and the importance of placing guardrails and higher-level programming primitives on AI coding assistants.
Episode notes:
Retool is an enterprise AI AppGen platform for internal software development, allowing you to create apps, agents, and workflows with any LLM, datasource, or API.
David Hsu previously joined the podcast to complain about maintaining internal tools.
Connect with David on Twitter.
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It Could Happen Here - Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #42
The gang weighs whether Bubba is a horse or a president and discusses the vote on the Epstein files, a furry revelation about the Trump assassin, four “Antifa” groups designated as foreign terrorists, and the quiet recession. Plus, updates on gerrymandering and ICE activities.
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Wall Street stocks fell on Thursday, reversing earlier market gains that followed Nvidia’s strong third-quarter earnings and seemingly reigniting fears of an AI bubble.
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Omnibus - New York to Nome (Entry 835.AC2710)
In which two young Depression-era clerks break from their dull routines and embark on a canoe trip. Certificate #44688
CBS News Roundup - 11/20/2025 | World News Roundup Late Edition
President Trump accuses half a dozen Democratic lawmakers of sedition after they, in a video, tell military members not to follow "illegal orders." New peace plan for Russia and Ukraine? Former Vice President Cheney's funeral held at Washington National Cathedral.
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PBS News Hour - World - White House pushes new 28-point peace plan with concessions Ukraine previously rejected
PBS News obtained the 28-point plan drafted by the Trump administration to try to end the war in Ukraine. The document is at the center of a pivotal diplomatic visit to Kyiv by Army Secretary Dan Driscoll. It references Ukrainian security guarantees, but also demands Ukraine give up territory, cap the size of its military and blocks NATO from sending troops to Ukraine. Nick Schifrin reports. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy