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Up First from NPR - Trump’s Justice Department, Disappearing DEI, Flu Peaks Again
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Unexpected Elements - All by myself
French president Emmanuel Macron recently announced that Leonardo da Vinci’s famous Mona Lisa painting will be moved to her very own room at the Louvre, as part of a plan to renovate the iconic museum.
And that got us thinking. Once the crowds have gone home every night, the Mona Lisa will be all by herself, with no other paintings to smile at enigmatically across the room.
So this week, we are talking all things isolation. We start things off by finding out about a key cognitive skill that may have been impacted by COVID-19 lockdowns.
Next, we discover more about the history of loneliness and the impact it can have on your health, before discussing what evolutionary roads isolated island species will go down.
Plus, we’re joined by Professor Jonathan Harrington from the University of Munich. He reveals how our accents can be affected by isolation. That, plus many more Unexpected Elements.
Presenters: Marnie Chesterton, with Christine Yohannes and Affelia Wibisono. Producers: Alice Lipscombe-Southwell, with Dan Welsh, William Hornbrook and Imaan Moin.
The Intelligence from The Economist - It could happen to you: introducing “Scam Inc”
Our new podcast series is a shocking look at transnational organised crime: nearly as big as the illegal-drug trade and far more sophisticated than you might think. Beware. After a week that started with bold tariff moves by the Trump administration, what can be gleaned from how things progressed (09:20)? And a staid, ancient game gets a glitzy modern makeover (16:20).
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The Journal. - Trump 2.0: Less Foreign Aid, More Tariffs
WSJ’s Joel Schectman joins Ryan Knutson and Molly Ball to explore the dismantling of USAID and what it means for America’s future as a global leader. Plus, Trump's tariffs, a Gaza proposal and remaking the CIA.
Further Listening:
- Inside USAID as Elon Musk and DOGE Ripped It Apart
Further Reading:
- How Trump Gutted America’s $40 Billion Aid Agency in Two Weeks
- CIA Offers Buyout to Entire Workforce as Part of Trump Makeover
- Democrats Have a New Leader but Haven’t Come to Grips With Failure
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Money Girl - How to Budget with Irregular Income: 6 Steps for Freelancers & Self-Employed Workers
Laura answers a listener's question about how to manage money and create a budget when you have an irregular income.
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The Daily Detail - The Daily Detail for 2.7.25
Alabama
- Sen. Tuberville offers bill to eliminate tax of social security benefits for seniors
- The State of Alabama executed Demetrius Frazier via nitrogen hypoxia
- State lawmaker offers bill that allows death penalty for child rapists
- The AL senate passes a bill that recognizes only two genders: male & female
- A bill offered in state senate allows AL to borrow more money for prison build
- A bill that bans electronic devices in public school is filed in AL House
- The South Alabama Veterans Council opposes restructuring bill for AL Dept of Veterans Affairs
National
- Judge puts hold on Trump buyout option for federal workers due to lawsuit
- Judge orders DOGE team to not access certain materials within US Treasury
- Trump says the USAID stole billions of dollars from taxpayers, big scandal
- Border czar Homan will find out who tipped off gang members of ICE raids
- House hearing reveals Fauci to be big promoter of cruel animal "research"
- Katie Hopkins of UK says America winning hard now that Trump is back
Everything Everywhere Daily - Kim Philby and the Cambridge Five
In the 1950s and 1960s, the British Intelligence community was shocked by a series of high-profile defections to the Soviet Union.
These defections proved to be devastating to British intelligence during the Cold War and may have led to the death or imprisonment of hundreds of undercover British operatives.
These defections changed Western intelligence gathering forever in ways that can still be felt today.
Learn more about the Cambridge Five and how they influenced the Cold War on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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Getting Hammered - Look at This
On today’s episode, we’re diving into Trump’s executive order protecting women’s sports, his plans for Israel and Gaza, and the administration’s push to investigate and reform USAID. Tune in!
Time Stamps:
10:57 | Trump's Executive Order
30:33 | USAID
42:23 | Nominations