Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - What’s That Building: FarmZero

Russ Steinberg's startup has been growing food on the 18th floor of this mid-70s office building since last July. It’s a small operation at 1,000 square feet, sort of a baby step into indoor farming, but it’s about to get much bigger. Reset checks in with regular contributor and Crain’s real estate reporter Denis Rodkins for the full scoop. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.

WSJ Minute Briefing - Suspect Arrested Over Minnesota Lawmaker Killing

Plus: Israel’s military says that further airstrikes on Iran hit command centers of the country’s Revolutionary Guard, as fighting between the two countries continues. And Chinese consumers ramp up spending as factories take a hit from Trump’s trade war.


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The Intelligence from The Economist - Bunkers unbusted: Israel and Iran

So far, Israel’s strikes have not accomplished the stated mission of crippling Iran’s nuclear programme. A war of endurance will be decided by which side runs out of materiel first. South Asia has not been heating up as fast as other regions—thanks in part to its notorious pollution. And a close listen to the music-production genius of the late Brian Wilson. 


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WSJ What’s News - Suspect Arrested in Killing of Minnesota Lawmaker

A.M. Edition for June 16. The man suspected of shooting a pair of Democratic state lawmakers in Minnesota is arrested after a sprawling two-day search. Plus, Israel takes control of Iran’s skies as it claims more strikes on Revolutionary Guard command centers. WSJ chief foreign-affairs correspondent Yaroslav Trofimov explains how that aerial superiority is creating a major power mismatch between the two sides, even as fighting continues. And the Trump administration orders a pause on immigration arrests at farms, restaurants and hotels. Luke Vargas hosts. 


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Up First from NPR - Minnesota Shooting Arrest, Israel-Iran Conflict, G7 Kicks Off, Colorado Election Data

An arrest has been made in the shooting of two Democratic Minnesota state lawmakers and their spouses, Israel and Iran are trading missile strikes with few signs of deescalation, President Trump has arrived at the G7 in Canada, and the Justice Department sent an unprecedented demand for election data to the state of Colorado.

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Native America Calling - Monday, June 16, 2025 – Reversing public lands protections

President Donald Trump is expected to reverse President Joe Biden’s designation of two national monuments in California supported by area tribes. The Department of Justice issued an opinion that it is in the president’s purview to do away with Chuckwalla National Monument and Sáttítla Highlands National Monument. There is additional pressure to at least reduce the side of Bears Ears National Monument and Grand Staircase Escalante as President Trump did during his first term. The changes to national monuments also come as Republicans in Congress propose selling millions of acres of federal land, some of which is important to nearby tribes. We’ll get a rundown of the likely land moves and how it affects people. We’ll also hear about the final piece in a land transfer to the Yurok Tribe that comprises the largest return of land to a tribe in California history. Nearly all of the Yurok’s traditional land — 90% — was taken during the time known as the California Gold Rush.

Headlines From The Times - Pay It Forward Student Loans, Grocery Worker Strike, and Mattel’s AI Toy Push

A new “pay-it-forward” student loan model is gaining traction in cities like San Diego and Honolulu—offering interest-free funding with no payments due until graduates earn $50,000 a year. California’s Attorney General sues a Southern California real estate mogul, alleging widespread tenant abuse and unsafe living conditions. Toy giant Mattel teams up with OpenAI to develop AI-powered games and play experiences. And grocery workers at Kroger and Albertsons vote to authorize a strike over unfair labor practices. 

The Daily - An Assassination in Minnesota and a Growing War Between Israel and Iran

During a dark and tumultuous weekend, two shootings in Minnesota left one lawmaker dead and another seriously injured.

Overseas, Israel and Iran traded devastating strikes back and forth in what some fear is a new phase of violence in the Middle East.

Ernesto Londoño explains what we know about the violence in Minnesota, and Farnaz Fassihi discusses what appears to be an all-out war between Israel and Iran.

Guest:

  • Ernesto Londoño, a reporter for The New York Times based in Minnesota, covering news in the Midwest.
  • Farnaz Fassihi, the United Nations bureau chief for The New York Times, who also covers Iran and how countries around the world deal with conflicts in the Middle East.

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Start the Week - The Idea of Genius

We think we know what a genius is: a tortured poet; rebellious scientist; monstrous artist; or a tech disruptor. You can tell what a society values by who it labels as a genius says Helen Lewis in her new book, The Genius Myth: The Dangerous Allure of Rebels, Monsters and Rule-Breakers. From Leonardo da Vinci to Elon Musk, she asks if the modern idea of genius, as a class of special people, is distorting our view of the world.

With ten platinum albums Tupac Shakur was one of the stars of hip hop music when he was murdered at the age of 25. His music was very influential and his name is also associated with the legacy of Black Panther politics. In Words for My Comrades: A Political Biography of Tupac Shakur, Dean Van Nguyen argues that while much of the energy of the Black political movement was absorbed by the commercial music culture of the 1990s – Tupac’s contribution lives on today.

Gertrude Stein was considered a genius by some, a charlatan by others. She posed for Picasso’s portrait; hosted Matisse and Hemingway in Bohemian Paris; and she dazzled American crowds on her sell-out tour for her sensational Autobiography of Alice B Toklas, a version of the relationship with her partner. Francesca Wade’s new book Gertrude Stein: An Afterlife, explores the creation of the Stein myth.

Presenter: Adam Rutherford Producer: Ruth Watts