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Title: Deadline White House
Member: Michelle Riggio
Date: 1/15/2021
Comments: - a great way for us still-working folks to catch up on the 2-hour news show on MSNBC
Title: Sway
Member: Michelle Riggio
Date: 1/15/2021
Comments: - short episodes about current events from a NY Times writer
Title: Unlocking Us
Member: Michelle Riggio
Date: 1/15/2021
Comments: - great conversations on self-care and current events with Brene Brown
Title: Smartless
Member: Michelle Riggio
Date: 1/15/2021
Comments: - hilarious conversations with celebrities, strong language!
Title: Confronting O.J. Simpson
Member: Michelle Riggio
Date: 1/15/2021
Comments: - a limited series by Kim Goldman with some wonderful interviews from key players in the trial
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Title: The Re-watchablesBy: Bill Simmons I thinkGenre: MoviesStars: 4Member: Gary NelsonDate: 1/3/2020Comments: Each week the hosts analyze a different movie. These are movies that are not in theaters currently. For instance, I recently listened to podcasts on The Godfather, Butch Cassidy, When Harry Met Sally and Godfather II. I wouldn't want to listen to many of the movies they discuss so I just look at the list of available episodes and cherry pick the ones that interest me.There is a lot of goofiness and the language is definitely X-rated but there is also a good deal of backstory information, Hollywood gossip, casting discussions and revisiting favorite scenes. The episodes generally about an hour but the Godfather ones were longer. My next listen will be The Shawshank Redemption.
Title: White LiesBy: NPR investigative reporters Andrew Beck Grace & Chip BrantleyGenre: Civil RightsStars: 5Member: Terry MatthewsDate: 1/7/2020Comments: Still tackling my guilt of white privilege. In 1965, Rev. James Reeb — a Unitarian minister and civil-rights activist — was killed during the voting rights movement in Selma. After three men were tried and acquitted for his murder, the city's white community buried the truth. More than 50 years later, two native Alabamians return to Selma to uncover the truth about who killed James Reeb, and to delve into the systems of oppression and violence that allowed it to happen. 7 episodes, 1 hour each
Title: Stay Tuned with Preet By: Preset BhararaGenre: Politics and lawStars: 5Member: Gary NelsonDate: 5/15/2019Comments: Current political news as it intersects with law
Title: S-TownBy: Brian ReedGenre: DocumentaryStars: 5Member: Greg PeineDate: 4/16/2019Comments: Unscripted account of events that captured and held my attention. Suggested to me that podcasts were a literary form worth listening to.
Title: The DropoutBy: abc radioGenre: News, biographyStars: 4Member: Janet LangeDate: 4/16/2019Comments: This is a story of greed.Elizabeth Holmes, the world's youngest self-made billionaire, created her company Theranos, based on a revolutionary concept for running hundreds of blood tests based on a single drop of blood. She duped some of the best minds in the country and now awaits trail on multiple criminal charges. There is an element of gossip to the story, but what I find captivating is how investors were willing to ignore warning sciences and be sold on a product that never worked because of that deadly sin...greed.
Title: The WeedsBy: Ezra Klein,Sarah Kliff, Matthew YglesiasGenre: Politics/Current Events Stars: 5Member: Michelle RiggioDate: 4/16/2019Comments: At heart, I'm a policy wonk, so it's a perfect fit!
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