SchadenFriday: The Olympic Curler Who Called Out Trump
Training for the Olympics is a Sisyphean task, but if you’re a curler, pushing a rock is kind of your thing. And who knows? Your big break might come in your 50s.Guest: Rich Ruohonen, Minnesota curler...
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Anthropic vs. the Pentagon
The Pentagon wants Anthropic to hand over its A.I. with no strings attached. Anthropic doesn’t want its products used to surveil Americans or create autonomous machines of war. Naturally, the Pentagon...
27 Helmi 24min
How Hockey Got Drafted into the Culture Wars
The gay romance show Heated Rivalry brought an influx of attention to hockey, and gold-medal winning performances from both the women’s and men’s American teams seemed to be priming the NHL for a fres...
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Mexico’s Cartel War
With President Trump’s urging and support from CIA drones, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum’s more confrontational approach to the drug cartels culminated in the death of “El Mencho,” the most want...
25 Helmi 23min
She's Skipping the State of the Union
Why a number of Congressional Democrats are skipping tonight’s State of the Union address—and why some are still going.Guest: Congresswoman Veronica Escobar, representing Texas's 16th Congressional D...
24 Helmi 26min
Does Legal Immigration Still Exist?
Counter to claims that immigrants just need to come to America “the right way,” DHS has begun using the department that administers legal immigration to arrest, detain, and deport people—including tho...
23 Helmi 24min
The Future of Retail is A.I.
You might not think you need artificial intelligence added to your shopping experience. Store employees might not see the point either. So why is it there anyway?Guest: Mia Sato, reporter at The Verge...
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The A.I. Disruption Is Here
Tech companies proudly touting that the imminent artificial intelligence revolution are pushing the stock market to ever higher heights, even as workers wonder what their role will be in this brave ne...
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