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News Items Podcast with John Ellis

Ninety percent of the news out there tells you nothing about where the world is going — ten percent of it tells you everything. Every afternoon on the News Items Podcast with John Ellis, John and Rebecca Darst focus on that ten percent — news that’s interesting, important or both. The podcast is based on John Ellis’ News Items, an email newsletter that goes out to organizations including the Council on Foreign Relations, Samsung Next, and the Wall Street Journal. Tune in every Monday through Thursday afternoon to hear decades of journalistic experience packed into 20 or so minutes of insight, plus guest interviews on finance, U.S. politics, foreign affairs, science and technology.

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Latest Episodes:

India’s Real Daily COVID-19 Increase Could Be In the Millions Apr 27, 2021

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Here are the news items:

Official counts put the number of daily COVID-19 cases in India in the hundreds of thousands but the real number could be much, much higher.
Researchers at the University of Delaware find a way to turn even tough-to-recycle plastics into fuel.
Lumber prices are at record highs – up more than 300% year-on-year.
The fallout from a suspected terrorist attack boosts Marine Le Pen’s message, and her increasingly credible challenge to French president Emmanuel Macron.
Americans started buying guns in unprecedented numbers last year. Now ammunition is expensive and scarce.

PLUS: John and Rebecca discuss the recall effort in California, which now has enough signatures to put the issue on the ballot.

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Why California Should Start Its Own Public Bank Apr 26, 2021

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Here are the news items:

Apple is rolling out an iPhone software update with a Facebook-rebuffing privacy feature.
New research shows how neurons act in complementary ways as the brain analyzes the past and present.
He’s nearly 100 days into his presidency, and Joe Biden’s approval ratings are decent but lower than most of his predecessors’ at this mark.
Dominic Cummings, the former top advisor to UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, is preparing to make the case that Johnson is personally responsible for tens of thousands of second-wave COVID deaths.
Environmental, social, and governance-oriented (ESG) funds have raked in $340 billion in the last two years – almost twice as much as other stock funds – but the Financial Times’ Robin Wigglesworth says that creates premium returns for “sinful” industries.

PLUS: John and Rebecca explain why they like a proposal to create a public bank in California.

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SPECIAL: Steen Jakobsen on the Return of Big Government Apr 23, 2021

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Rebecca interviews Saxo Bank CIO Steen Jakobsen about the global economic outlook; underlying challenges of the Green New Deal; and why the boomer generation had it easy. This is a longer, unedited version of the interview that ran on Thursday, April 22.

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Steen Jakobsen: The Greatest Inequality is Generational Apr 22, 2021

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Here are the news items:

More than half of American healthcare workers said in a recent poll they felt "burned out," and 3 out of 10 are considering leaving their professions.
New research shows male dolphins recognize their “friends’” signature whistles.
A catastrophic second wave of COVID-19 is sweeping across India.
The mega LBO (or leveraged buyout) might be making a comeback as the private equity world sits on a record $1.6 trillion in cash.
Mexico will likely legalize marijuana this year, and that could have major implications for marijuana policies in the US.

PLUS: Rebecca interviews Steen Jakobsen, the CIO of Saxo Bank and creator of its famous yearly “Outrageous Predictions,” about inflation and inequality.

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Sally Jenkins: Why US Companies Should Skip the Beijing Olympics Apr 21, 2021

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Our co-host Rebecca is out today, so John discusses four news items from the world of sports with legendary Washington Post sports columnist Sally Jenkins.

Here are the news items:

What to make of Major League Baseball moving its All-Star Game from Atlanta to Denver to protest a restrictive voting rights law in Georgia.
Can Jordan Spieth become golf’s next marquee player?
Should the seven American corporations sponsoring the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing pull out because of China’s abysmal human rights record?
Sally’s advice to future sports writers.

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Sneakers are an Asset Class with StockX CEO Scott Cutler Apr 20, 2021

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Here are the news items:

Researchers at Ohio State University have developed software that allows for the rapid design and simulation of complex nanodevices, or tiny robots.
China says it will build a $3 billion supercomputing center by the end of the year.
Cyberwarfare: China’s military appears to be behind a massive hack of over 200 Japanese companies. Meanwhile, North Korea’s military hackers bring in billions through run-of-the-mill criminal schemes.
Attorney General Merrick Garland’s spoke on the 26th anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing and hinted at how he’ll address domestic terrorism.
Governments around the world are finally starting to try to rein in the power of Big Tech, through antitrust measures, content moderation, the defense of privacy, and more.

PLUS: Rebecca interviews Scott Cutler, the CEO of StockX, about the platform, sneakers as an asset class, and COVID-19’s impact on consumer behavior.

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Buy the Virus, Sell the Vaccine with Ed Meir Apr 19, 2021

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Here are the news items:

Researchers in San Diego have identified dozens of genes involved in fighting off COVID-19 infections.
Toyota is going all in on electric vehicles, with plans to introduce 15 models by 2025.
Europe has surpassed the US as the top market for Colombian drug cartels.
A dozen elite European soccer teams announced they are leaving the UEFA to start their own “Super League.”
The Green Party is rising in Germany's national polls, and its candidate for chancellor, Annalena Baerbock, could be the country's youngest leader ever.

PLUS: Rebecca interviews the world’s foremost experts in metals, Ed Meir, about Biden’s infrastructure plan, the aftermath of the slowdown in the Suez Canal, and whether to chase copper rallies.

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SPECIAL: Governor Jeb Bush on Why Young People Move to Florida Apr 17, 2021

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John interviews his cousin Jeb Bush about the state of Florida, which he served as governor for two terms. Former Governor Bush talks about the future of the state; who’s moving in and why; and how he prepared for hurricanes as governor. This is a longer, unedited version of the interview that ran on Wednesday, April 14.

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SPECIAL: Unpacking the Coronavirus 'Lab Leak' Theory with veteran journalist Chris Isham Apr 16, 2021

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John interviews veteran journalist Chris Isham about his research into the origins of the coronavirus. Isham is currently working on a documentary on the topic, and the two focus on emerging evidence that points towards a potential lab leak from Wuhan. This is a longer, unedited version of the interview that ran on Tuesday, April 13.

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Maggie Haberman on Trump: ‘A Party Leader in Exile’ Apr 15, 2021

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Here are the news items:

A new World Health Organization report warns that antibiotic medicines under development today are ineffective against drug-resistant bacteria.
The theory that the coronavirus behind COVID-19 may have escaped from a laboratory in Wuhan is gaining credibility.
China Huarong’s bonds have plunged, but it’s just too big (and state-owned) for China to let it fail.
A new weapon can take down even advanced military drones by emitting a microwave beam.
“Woke capitalism” has led to a rocky relationship between the Republican Party and corporate America – and created strange bedfellows in Democrats and big business.

PLUS: John interviews New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman about Trump’s post-presidency — and the Republican Party post-Trump.

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