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Episode Description
Episode Description
In his farewell address, former President Biden cautioned against the growing “Tech-Industrial Complex” mirroring former President Eisenhower’s warning against the “Military-industrial Complex”. This week, we take a deeper look into these socioeconomic systems, their innerworkings, and the bureaucracies they serve. We explore and analyze multiple other industrial complexes including Marriage, Medical, Prison, Tech, and Death. We begin our episode giving the major news headlines from the second half of February 2025, and end our episode discussing the world of current pop television including SNL’s 50th Anniversary Special, Apple Cider Vinegar, The Fox Hollow Murders, White Lotus, and American Murder: Gaby Petito.
News Headline Articles
News Headline Articles
Brazil's former president faces charges over alleged coup plot
Zelenskyy hits back against Trump's comments blaming Ukraine for the war with Russia
China repatriates more than 1,000 online scam workers rescued from Myanmar
Mexico warns the US not to 'invade our sovereignty' in fight against cartels
AP sues Trump aides for restricting access over Gulf of Mexico name
Israel delays release of Palestinian prisoners, citing “humiliating” handovers of hostages
Zelensky says ready to quit if it brings peace, pushes back on US demand for Ukrainian minerals
Merz prioritizes Ukraine and US, vows to tackle migration and economy after German election win
The search for the missing Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370 has resumed once again
Over 7,000 from scam centers in Myanmar are awaiting repatriation after crackdown
Taiwan condemns China for conducting shooting drills off its coast
Trump administration cuts most USAID programs. And, the ethics of leaving your job
Zelenskyy leaves White House without signing minerals deal after Oval Office blowup
Clashes erupt in Greece as hundreds of thousands protest deadly train crash
Microsoft shutting down Skype in May
Texas measles cases rise to 146 in an outbreak that led to a child’s death
Attorneys are suing to keep 10 migrants out of Guantanamo Bay as others say they were abused there
Kurdish militant group PKK declares ceasefire after decades of conflict with Turkey
Trump signs order designating English as the official language of the US
Israel Halts Aid to Gaza and Proposes New Framework for an End to the War
Pope Francis, stable in hospital, thanks well-wishers for support
Episode Research
Episode Research
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