Brexiteers Receive Milkshakes and Results
It was the election that was never supposed to happen in the UK in the first place. Several delays, a few milkshakes, and a resignation later the British found themselves voting over the weekend for E...
29 Touko 201920min
Why Trump Keeps Losing in Court
Everywhere President Trump turns, he’s finding himself hemmed in by the courts. But could upcoming rulings from the Supreme Court make lower court judges take a more expansive view of the president’s ...
28 Touko 201916min
The "American Taliban" Goes Free
In the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, U.S. forces scoured Afghanistan for Taliban fighters. They weren’t expecting to find John Walker Lindh, a young man from California who had converted to Isla...
24 Touko 201921min
Losing the Abortion Fight in Georgia
Last week, Georgia joined the wave of states passing stringent anti-abortion laws in a bid to topple Roe v. Wade. One Democratic state senator says she hasn’t lost her resolve to fight for women’s bod...
23 Touko 201922min
Why It’s So Hard to Live in California
In this episode April Glaser is joined by co-host Kim-Mai Cutler, a partner at Initialized Capital, an early-stage venture firm. She’s also a former full-time journalist at TechCrunch. First, April an...
22 Touko 201943min
Smile! You're on Amazon's Camera
Sheriff’s offices across the country are signing up to beta-test a facial recognition tool made by Amazon. Law enforcement proponents say the technology helps find perpetrators who otherwise may go fr...
22 Touko 201923min
Billionaire Gifts Can’t Fix College Debt
Over the weekend, billionaire Robert F. Smith ended his commencement address to the Morehouse Class of 2019 with an extraordinary pledge: He would pay off the entire class’s student debt. Smith’s pled...
21 Touko 201918min
Why No One Takes Bill de Blasio Seriously
When New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced he would run for president, the mockery was swift. City tabloids were typically disdainful (New York Post: “Everyone Hates Bill!”). New York’s attorne...
20 Touko 201920min
