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The Gist - Becky Hammon’s Next Big Shot

On today’s Gist, the Alex, Inc. drinking game you can play with the whole family.

Becky Hammon is an assistant coach for the San Antonio Spurs and is a leading candidate to become the first female head coach in the NBA. Hammon got passed over this week by the Milwaukee Bucks, but Ringer staff writer Shea Serrano and New Yorker contributor Louisa Thomas talk about why Hammon is still expected to break the NBA’s glass ceiling.

In the Spiel, today’s off-the-cuff remarks from the president. 

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Bay Curious - Spinning Rims, Spinning Cars: the History of the Oakland Sideshow

Sideshows have a bad reputation, but they also have a long tradition, East Oakland roots and deep ties to the hyphy movement.


Reported by Sandhya Dirks. Bay Curious is made by Olivia Allen-Price, Jessica Placzek, Ryan Levi, Paul Lancour, Suzie Racho, Erika Kelly, and Julia McEvoy. Holly Kernan is Vice President for News. Theme music by Pat Mesiti-Miller. Ask us a question at BayCurious.org. Follow Olivia Allen-Price on Twitter @oallenprice.

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Pod Save America - “The Trump Investigation.”

Trump hits a bump in the road on his way to the Nobel Peace Prize, Republicans try their hardest to make 2018 about immigrant gang members, and 700 Trump investigation stories break in one day. Then Jason Kander joins Jon and Dan to talk about the midterms and the new season of Majority 54, and Inimai Chettiar of the Brennan Center for Justice talks about the prison reform bill moving through Congress.

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the memory palace - Episode 126 (The 8th Story)

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The NewsWorthy - Trump’s Disclosure, Net Neutrality & ‘Serial’ Documentary (+ Interview with Dr. Shannon Kobs Nawotniak) – Thursday, May 17th, 2018

All the news to know for Thursday, May 17th, 2018! 

Today, we're talking about President Trump's new financial disclosure and the police officer who stopped a school shooting.

Plus: a blockchain smartphone, a Whole Foods discount and the TV version of the podcast Serial.

All that and much more in less than 10 minutes!

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

 Then, hang out after the news for the bonus Three Question Thursday interview. This week we're talking about the volcano eruptions in Hawaii: why it's happening, what to expect next and the biggest misconceptions.

Today's guest is Dr. Shannon Kobs Nawotniak. She's a volcanologist at Idaho State University who has researched lava flows and ash deposits from volcanoes around the world. She studies them using a combination of field work, computer modeling, and laboratory analysis. 

For more info and links to all the stories referenced in today's episode, visit https://www.theNewsWorthy.com and click Episodes.

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Serious Inquiries Only - SIO139: Eli Bosnick on Meditation

The funniest guy I know is here to talk about... meditation? Turns out Eli has a wealth of knowledge on the practice, and has become something of an evangelist for it. Eli had a pretty heartbreaking revelation after a difficult time, and it led him to really want to get better. Meditation has really made a difference for him and he (and science) thinks it can make a difference for you, too! That sounds like a sales pitch but this is entirely free and Eli in no way makes any money off of it. Also come see me in New Orleans on the 19th! It's free, come visit and hear my talk! Leave Thomas a voicemail! (916) 750-4746, remember short and to the point! Support the show at seriouspod.com/support! Follow us on Twitter: @seriouspod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/seriouspod For comments, email thomas@seriouspod.com  
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The Gist - Disconnecting the Dots in Israel

On today’s Gist: laurel or yanny?

We have questions about the protests in Israel. Daniel Shapiro is here to answer them. Shapiro was the U.S. ambassador to Israel for most of the Obama administration. He is now a visiting fellow at the Institute for National Security Studies. 

In the Spiel, an irksome aspect to the coverage of the deaths in Gaza. 

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