The Refresh from Insider

Latest Episodes:

Goodbye from The Refresh — Dec 16 Feb 13, 2023

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Hosts Dave Smith and Rebeca Ibarra are updating the news, all day, every weekday

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A thank you to our team and our listeners [Share]

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Fed raises interest rates...again — Dec 14 Dec 14, 2022

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Hosts Dave Smith and Rebeca Ibarra are updating the news, all day, every weekday

Welcome!
Interest rates rise again… but not by as much [Share]
Trump Organization repeatedly ignored orders for evidence [Share]
SBF used his vegan diet to try to be released from jail [Share]
Reflecting on 10 years since Sandy Hook [Share]
The Refresh is ending this week [Share]
Latest on COVID [Share]
Stephen “tWitch” Boss dead at 40 [Share]
Nearly half of young adults live at home with their parents [Share]
Library of Congress adds 25 new movies to its collection [Share]
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AM Edition: Drone attack over Kyiv — Dec 14 Dec 14, 2022

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Hosts Dave Smith and Rebeca Ibarra are updating the news, all day, every weekday

Welcome!
Russian drones were shot down over Kyiv this morning [Share]
Congress reaches a deal to avoid government shutdown [Share]
Latest on COVID [Share]
Reflecting on 10 years since Sandy Hook [Share]
The Refresh is ending this week [Share]
DeSantis wants to investigate COVID-19 vaccines [Share]
Massive storm sweeps through the US [Share]
Megan Thee Stallion takes the stand [Share]
Kate Winslet breaks Tom Cruise’s record [Share]
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Final Edition: SBF blames everyone else — Dec 13 Dec 13, 2022

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Hosts Dave Smith and Rebeca Ibarra are updating the news, all day, every weekday

Welcome!
Sam Bankman-Fried blames everyone in leaked testimony [Share]
SEC hits Sam Bankman-Fried with fraud charges [Share]
Listen to a dust devil on Mars [Share]
Elon Musk is no longer the world’s richest man [Share]
The Refresh is ending this week [Share]
Report: Patriot Missile system headed to Ukraine [Share]
Iran sentences 400 protesters to prison [Share]
European Parliament strips VP of her role [Share]
New Zealand moves to ban cigarettes [Share]
Moderna cancer vaccine shows promise [Share]
G7 diplomats talk Ukraine aid [Share]
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AM Edition: SBF arrested, charged with fraud — Dec 13 Dec 13, 2022

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Hosts Dave Smith and Rebeca Ibarra are updating the news, all day, every weekday

Welcome!
SEC hits Sam Bankman-Fried with fraud charges [Share]
Inflation shows more signs of slowing in November CPI report [Share]
Louisville PD pays Kenneth Walker $2 million settlement [Share]
BTS’ Jin enlists in South Korean army [Share]
The Refresh is ending this week [Share]
Sexual abuse exposed in federal women’s prisons [Share]
Twitter disbands Trust and Safety advisory group [Share]
Winter weather across the country [Share]
90-year-old finally graduates from college in Illinois [Share]
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Final Edition: Ticketmaster offers Swifties a second chance — Dec 12 Dec 12, 2022

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Hosts Dave Smith and Rebeca Ibarra are updating the news, all day, every weekday

Welcome!
Report: SBF’s ex Caroline Ellison hires an attorney [Share]
G7 diplomats talk Ukraine aid [Share]
Last Confederate statue in Virginia is removed [Share]
Central Park entrance renamed “Gate of the Exonerated” [Share]
The Refresh is ending this week [Share]
Dating scammer sentenced to prison [Share]
BLM steps up to help with debt relief [Share]
Iran is working around a UN rule on selling missiles to Russia [Share]
Ticketmaster gives some Swifties a second chance [Share]
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AM Edition: Iran executes second protestor — Dec 12 Dec 12, 2022

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Hosts Dave Smith and Rebeca Ibarra are updating the news, all day, every weekday

Welcome!
Lockerbie bomb-maker in US custody [Share]
Golden Globe nominations are announced [Share]
Four more Oath Keepers go on trial [Share]
Report: Scientists crack nuclear fusion energy [Share]
The Refresh is ending this week [Share]
Iran executes second protester [Share]
Karen Bass is sworn in as Los Angeles mayor [Share]
China eliminates Covid-tracking app [Share]
Elon Musk booed loudly at Dave Chappelle set [Share]
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Final Edition: Two headlines and a lie — Dec 9 Dec 09, 2022

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Hosts Dave Smith and Rebeca Ibarra are updating the news, all day, every weekday

Welcome
Report: Sam Bankman-Fried secretly funded The Block [Share]
A year before Club Q shooting, the suspect was accused of threatening to kill their grandparents [Share]
Biden backs African Union joining G-20 [Share]
World Cup stadium being dismantled [Share]
Taylor Swift making feature film director debut [Share]
The Refresh from Insider is ending [Share]
US commits another $275 million to aid Ukraine [Share]
Young people in France will get condoms for free [Share]
UN chief: 60% of Haiti’s capital is run by gangs [Share]
CA girl given unicorn license [Share]
Two Headlines and a Lie [Share]
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AM Edition: Sinema goes Independent — Dec 9 Dec 09, 2022

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Hosts Dave Smith and Rebeca Ibarra are updating the news, all day, every weekday

Welcome
Kyrsten Sinema registers as Independent [Share]
Brittney Griner returns home [Share]
DOJ wants Trump held in contempt for Mar-a-Lago docs [Share]
Weird moment at the Game Awards [Share]
The Refresh from Insider is ending [Share]
Sam Bankman-Fried agrees to appear at Congress hearing [Share]
Musk’s Twitter to double down on transparency [Share]
Meta plans to double bad performance review numbers [Share]
Trevor Noah says goodbye [Share]
Two Headlines and a Lie [Share]
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Final Edition: FTC sues Microsoft to block Activision deal — Dec 8 Dec 08, 2022

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Hosts Dave Smith and Rebeca Ibarra are updating the news, all day, every weekday

Welcome!
House passes legislation that protects same-sex and interracial marriages [Share]
FTC sues Microsoft to block Activision acquisition [Share]
House passes bill eliminating military vaccine mandate [Share]
Paul Whelan is frustrated [Share]
South Koreans to de-age by one to two years [Share]
We've changed our hours!
Report: US hospital beds fullest they’ve been during COVID [Share]
Elon Musk needs more money for Twitter [Share]
Olive Garden manager fired after telling employees they can’t take time off [Share]
"Alexa, thank my driver” [Share]
Talk to you soon!