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**The Daily Dive**

Start your day with The Daily Dive. News without the noise, told straight. Explore the most interesting news of the day. Connect with the writers, analysts and reporters that know the real story. Hosted by Oscar Ramirez in Los Angeles, this 20 minute podcast will be ready for you when you wake up. (Posted by 6 AM EST)

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WEEKEND EDITION - Waymo, Cyber Flashing, and RIP Porn Tumblr Dec 09, 2018

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Welcome to the Daily Dive: WEEKEND EDITION. This is a compilation of the most compelling stories of the week

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WEEKEND EDITION - RIP George HW Bush and The Future of Kareem Hunt Dec 08, 2018

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Welcome to the Daily Dive: WEEKEND EDITION. This is a compilation of the most compelling stories of the week

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Baby It's Controversial Outside Dec 07, 2018

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The Future and Self Driving Cars Are Here Dec 06, 2018

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The future is here… and robot cars are now officially a real business. Google offshoot Waymo has launched their commercial ride hailing service in Arizona and just like Uber or Lyft, you order your ride with an app, but the car will be doing all the driving. The cars still have someone behind the wheel and is not available to everyone just yet, but it soon will be. Russ Mitchell with the LA Times, joins us to talk about robots on the road. Next, in a story that has gotten national attention, a high school newspaper in a football town in Arkansas published an investigation into five football players’ transfers to a rival school. What happened next is what made headlines, the school district made the students take down their article and would not allow them to post again without approval because it was causing a disruption. Amber Jamieson, Buzzfeed News reporter joins us to discuss this journalistic controversy. Finally, more movement in Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation. He is recommending no prison time for former Trump National Security Advisor Michael Flynn. Flynn was such a great help to the investigation, no jail time was necessary. Lauren Meier, reporter at Axios, joins us for the biggest takeaways from Mueller’s sentencing memo.

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NYC Cracking Down on Cyber Flashing Dec 05, 2018

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There is a growing trend of people using a feature on the iPhone called AirDrop to send lewd pictures to unsuspecting strangers and its being called “cyber flashing.” It has become such a problem, that a bill was introduced last week by two members of the New York City Council that would punish people who send harassing and explicit photos with up to a year in jail or a $1000 fine. Issie Lapowsky, senior writer for Wired, joins us to discuss the AirDrop problem and how this law would even work. Next, CIA Director Gina Haspel has briefed Senators on their assessment that Saudia Arabia’s Crown Prince ordered and monitored the killing of journalist Jamaal Khashoggi, and they were not happy. Sen. Bob Corker said that if the crown prince was in front of a jury, he would be convicted in about 30 minutes. Gregg Hellman, defense reporter for Politico, joins us to discuss how we know the crown prince probably ordered the hit. Finally, microblogging site Tumblr has decided that it will delete all adult content from its platform and it has caused an uproar with the users who flocked to the site for its art positive and sex positive platform. This comes at a time when Tumblr has been removed from the Apple App store for some child pornography found on the service. My producer Miranda joins us for why some are saying this may be the end for Tumblr.

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The NFL After Kareem Hunt Dec 04, 2018

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90 days… President Trump and President Xi JinPing have agreed to a temporary freeze to the ongoing trade war after a meeting at the G20 summit over the weekend. The US will not increase tariffs that were set to begin January 1 and China has agreed to buy up agricultural, energy, and industrial products from the US. Sabrina Rodriguez, trade reporter for Politico, joins us for how this sets up some intense negotiations and some gains in the stock market. Next, it has happened again in the NFL, a player got caught abusing a woman, but nothing happened until after TMZ released video of the incident. Kareem Hunt, running back for the Kansas City Chiefs, has apologized for his actions and has been cut from the team, but now serious questions have been raised about the investigation that the NFL has done in this case. Dan Beyer, Managing Editor for Fox Sports Radio, joins us to break down the latest NFL controversy. Finally, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, December and January are the two most common months for companies to lay off workers. General Motors just announced that it will lay off workers and close some plants early next year. So what do you do if you get this bad news? My producer Miranda joins us for some warning signs to look out for and a huge tip… don’t use that credit card!

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RIP George Herbert Walker Bush Dec 03, 2018

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George Herbert Walker Bush, 41st President of the United States passed away over the weekend, he was 94. He lived an extraordinary life, aviator in WWII, member of Congress, United Nations Ambassador, director of the CIA, VP, and President. He is remembered as a great statesman and as a man of great decency and kindness. Ginger Gibson, Political reporter for Reuters, joins us to talk about his presidency and his final days. Next, the average life expectancy for people in the US peaked in 2014 and has been dropping ever since. The average baby born in the US in 2017 is expected to live 78.6 years… a slight drop from 78.7 years. While that drop may not seem significant it is important to look at what is contributing to the decline. Dan Vergano, Science reporter for Buzzfeed news, joins us for what is driving the numbers, increased rates of suicide and drug overdoses from opioids. Finally, US government scientists will be testing an experimental birth control method for men. It’s not a pill or new condom, it is a gel that is applied to the back and shoulders. The gel is made to halt the production of sperm while maintaining the energy and libido benefits of testosterone. Michelle Fay Cortez, healthcare reporter for Bloomberg news, joins us to talk about the new male birth control.

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WEEKEND EDITION - Private Firefighters, Cohen Flips, and Designer Babies Dec 02, 2018

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Welcome to the Daily Dive: WEEKEND EDITION. This is a compilation of the most compelling stories of the week

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WEEKEND EDITION - Mars InSight and Sam Little: Serial Killer Dec 01, 2018

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Welcome to the Daily Dive: WEEKEND EDITION. This is a compilation of the most compelling stories of the week

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Cohen Flips on Trump Nov 30, 2018

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More movement in the ongoing probe by Special Counsel Robert Mueller. This time, President Trump’s former attorney and “fixer” Michael Cohen came forward and plead guilty to lying to the Senate Intelligence Committee about building a Trump Tower in Moscow. Previously Cohen said that any possible deal ended in January 2016, but that was a lie and things continued into the presidential campaign. Kyle Cheney, Congressional reporter for Politico, joins us for more on this and why Cohen said he lied… loyalty to the President. Next, a new government climate report that came out on Black Friday has some bad news for the country, there could be thousands killed and hundreds of billions of dollars in annual losses to some economic sectors if things don’t change. President Trump said that he doesn’t believe the report. Andrew Freedman, Science editor at Axios, joins us for what is in the new report. Finally, who are the highest paid TV hosts for 2018? Some of the names on the list might not surprise you, but the top earner this year is the first time this person has topped this list and it is all thanks to a very savvy business move. Judge Judy Sheindlin raked in $147 Million dollars last year. My producer Miranda joins us for how Judge Judy is making all her money.

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