Fast-moving wildfires destroy homes across Washington State. President Trump to resume Iran talks. Todd Blanche formally reminds Trump’s ‘anti-weaponization’ fund. A restaurant goldfish declared ‘sentient beings’ in Argentina. Plus, a SpaceX rocket expected to slam into the moon.
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Wildfires Scorch Washington, Crowdsourcing War Ideas, Spider-Man = Box Office $$$ and More
A series of devastating wildfires has displaced tens of thousands in Spokane, Washington. An email asking for “creative and unconventional ways” to punish Iran is raising eyebrows in the US military. Residents in Twin Falls, Idaho are coming to grips with a deadly mass shooting o ... Show More
7m 43s
Feb 2021
February 21, 2021: How fact-checking is changing in a post-Trump world; why hysterical headlines hurt the Covid vaccine rollout; will countries link arms and make Facebook pay for news?
Plus... Power and water disasters in Texas are shining a light on local news; out-of-context headlines are clouding Covid-19 vaccine news; how Ted Cruz's trip to Cancun was exposed by Twitter sleuths; and more. Emily Ramshaw, Bill Carter, Carol Leonnig, Daniel Dale, Angie Drobnic ... Show More
41m 45s
Feb 2021
February 14, 2021: The future of MAGA media after Trump's acquittal; Rep. Sara Jacobs on extremism, 'conflict entrepreneurs' and the need for a 'truth commission'
Plus... Politico's editor reacts to White House aide's resignation; BBC World Service boss reacts to China's ban of the BBC; what went wrong with The New York Times' Caliphate podcast; and more. Carrie Budoff Brown, Rep. Sara Jacobs, Tina Nguyen, Erik Wemple, Lorraine Ali, Noah S ... Show More
41m 9s
May 2021
May 30, 2021: American journalist Danny Fenster detained in Myanmar; new signs of democratic erosion; is news coverage behind the Covid-19 curve?
Plus... One-on-one with AP managing editor after social media firestorm; the link between far-right media sources and conspiracies; how One America News is boosting the bogus Arizona election audit; and more. Daniel Ziblatt, Matt Skibinski, Kyung Lah, David Leonhardt, Brian Carov ... Show More
43m 16s