TBD | It's Hot. It's Flooding. Is This the New Normal?

TBD | It's Hot. It's Flooding. Is This the New Normal?

Over the last month, North Americans have seen record-breaking heat, droughts, wildfires, and floods. The science is clear: we are living through the effects of climate change. Now scientists are trying to answer: is this the new normal?


Guest: Daniel Swain, climate scientist at UCLA


Host

Lizzie O’Leary

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The Shocking Jan. 6 Hearing Was Not a Slam Dunk

The Shocking Jan. 6 Hearing Was Not a Slam Dunk

A surprise session of the House’s Jan. 6 committee featured testimony from Cassidy Hutchinson, the former executive assistant to White House chief of staff Mark Meadows. Hutchinson was inside the Whit...

30 Jun 202225min

What Texas Can’t Forget

What Texas Can’t Forget

One tragedy replaces another in the headlines—that’s just how things go. The Texas state legislature isn’t scheduled to convene until January 2023, when the shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde will ...

29 Jun 202225min

The State That Brought Down Roe

The State That Brought Down Roe

How did Mississippi go from resoundingly voting down a “fetal personhood” amendment in 2011 to being the state that brought down Roe v. Wade? Outsiders have long viewed the state as a potential fulcru...

28 Jun 202224min

Your Body, Their Choice

Your Body, Their Choice

For years the conservative justices slow rolled abortion restrictions, limiting how the procedure is done and who can perform an abortion, making accessing reproductive health care harder and harder. ...

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TBD | Does Crypto Investment Need to Be Regulated?

TBD | Does Crypto Investment Need to Be Regulated?

Fidelity made headlines when they announced you could invest your retirement savings in Bitcoin. Then the crypto market crashed.Guest: Anthony Lee ZhangHost: Sonari Glinton Hosted on Acast. See acast...

26 Jun 202218min

Does Crypto Investment Need to Be Regulated?

Does Crypto Investment Need to Be Regulated?

Fidelity made headlines when they announced you could invest your retirement savings in Bitcoin. Then the crypto market crashed.Guest: Anthony Lee ZhangHost: Sonari Glinton Hosted on Acast. See acast...

26 Jun 202218min

Can the Law Keep Up With the Internet?

Can the Law Keep Up With the Internet?

The openness of the internet is its greatest strength. Or a glaring weakness, depending on who you ask. Does something need to change?Guest: Jared SchroederHost: Sonari Glinton Hosted on Acast. See a...

24 Jun 202221min

The Poll Workers Targeted by Trump

The Poll Workers Targeted by Trump

The third week of the House of Representatives investigation into the Jan. 6 riot is focusing on the weeks-long pressure campaign waged by Trump and his allies. Individuals around the country were har...

23 Jun 202228min

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