Episodes

  • Highlights From The 2024 National Book Festival

    Highlights From The 2024 National Book Festival
    Sep 18 2024
    Book festivals are special events where authors are celebrities and audiences are bookworms ready to nerd out among their our own.

    Every year, more than 100 of these festivals take place nationwide. And one of the largest is in the nation's capital, hosted by the world's biggest library: The Library of Congress.

    Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden joins us to discuss highlights from this year's National Book Festival, in Washington D.C.

    We hear from some of the country's most prominent authors on their latest works, and the inspiration behind their craft.

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    25 mins
  • ICYMI: Thousands Of Pagers Explode In Lebanon Near Simultaneously

    ICYMI: Thousands Of Pagers Explode In Lebanon Near Simultaneously
    Sep 18 2024
    Scenes of chaos struck in Beirut on Tuesday where authorities say that 9 people have been killed and thousands injured.

    That's after hundreds of handheld pagers exploded near simultaneously in parts of Lebanon and Syria on Tuesday. Among those wounded was Iran's ambassador to Lebanon.

    The pagers were used by hundreds of members of the militant group Hezbollah. In a statement released on Tuesday. Hezbollah said that two members of the Iran-backed group were among those killed. Hezbollah and the Lebanese government have blamed Israel for the incident.

    The Israeli government has not commented. We get the latest on the situation.

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    12 mins
  • The Rise Of Major Food Recalls

    The Rise Of Major Food Recalls
    Sep 17 2024
    Delicatessen supplier Boar's Head is shutting down its Virginia plant indefinitely after being linked to a listeria outbreak which killed nine people and hospitalized 57.

    Some 7 million pounds of meat has been recalled. Two years before the outbreak, the USDA submitted reports indicating the Virginia plant posed an imminent threat to food safety. That report cited mold, rust, and insects, among other concerns.

    The deadly listeria outbreak comes amid a rise in food recalls. According to Public Interest Research Group, 2023 saw their highest number since before the pandemic. Just last week, warnings were sent out for apple juice, eggs, cantaloupes, and cinnamon.

    We discuss the increase in food recalls and what consumers can do to protect themselves and their loved ones.

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    36 mins
  • ICYMI: Donald Trump Safe After A Second 'Attempted Assassination'

    ICYMI: Donald Trump Safe After A Second 'Attempted Assassination'
    Sep 17 2024
    Former President Donald Trump is safe after what the FBI says was an "attempted assassination" while playing golf at a Trump property in Florida on.

    On Monday, the suspect, Ryan Wesley Routh, was charged with federal gun crimes. Additional and more serious charges are possible as the investigation continues. Officials say no motive has been determined at this time.

    The apparent assassination attempt on Donald Trump – the second threat to his life in recent months – raises questions about how to keep the former president safe.

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    10 mins
  • 'If You Can Keep It': America's Many Ballot Measures

    'If You Can Keep It': America's Many Ballot Measures
    Sep 16 2024
    This November, voters in 41 states will consider 159 ballot measures. That's no more than usual. From 2010 to 2022, the average number in election years was 161.

    What is unusual is the number of abortion-related measures: 11, the most on record for a single year.

    Other consequential issues are up for consideration, too. Voters in multiple states will decide on non-citizen voting bans, electoral processes, and the minimum wage.

    We get an overview of ballot measures nationwide and the strategies opponents and supporters are using to sway the outcomes their way.

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    37 mins
  • The News Roundup For September 13, 2024

    The News Roundup For September 13, 2024
    Sep 13 2024
    Some 67 million people tuned in to watch Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump face off in their first and maybe only debate of this election season on Tuesday.

    On Wednesday, state and local officials across the country warned that issues with the U.S. postal service could result in disenfranchised voters this election.

    Meanwhile, an Israeli airstrike on a U.N. school complex sheltering 1,200 displaced Palestinians killed six U.N. staffers at a refugee camp in Central Gaza. At least 18 Palestinians were killed in the attack.

    The Department of Justice exposed Russian ties to right wing social media influencers. U.S. prosecutors say the Kremlin media company RT funneled nearly $10 million to a platform for content creators.

    We cover all these stories and more during this week's News Roundup.

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    1 hr and 24 mins
  • The Local Impact Of Uncontested Elections

    The Local Impact Of Uncontested Elections
    Sep 12 2024
    You've likely heard the saying "all politics is local." But here's the hitch. For many local offices, there's often just one candidate running in a race. Sometimes, nobody's running at all. In 2022, 67 percent of races went uncontested. That's according to the nonpartisan research organization BallotReady.

    That not only leaves voters with a lack of choice, but also raises questions about how and where we choose to live and who influences local policies.

    We discuss uncontested races and why they matter.

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    32 mins
  • Recapping The Presidential Debate

    Recapping The Presidential Debate
    Sep 11 2024
    Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump took to the debate stage in Philadelphia last night. It was the first debate between the two presidential candidates this election cycle and it could be the last before November.

    And the stakes were high. According to the latest NPR-PBS Newshour-Marist poll, Harris leads Trump by one point among voters nationally.

    Thirty percent of voters polled said the debate would decide which candidate they vote for.

    We discuss the big takeaways and what the debate could mean for the election.

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    40 mins