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Sponsored: Tech Solutions that Serve L.A. Citizens with Ted Ross Sep 22, 2021

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The final episode of Season 1 features Ted Ross, Chief Information Officer for the City of Los Angeles. His role became more vital than ever during the pandemic, with L.A.’s 4 million residents and 50,000 employees relying on the city’s complex technological operation for support. Ted helped his city navigate the challenge with tech solutions built on principles designed to serve citizens and inspire employees: focus on people, improve lives, and lean into promising innovations.

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The Haitian Refugees Blocked at the Border Sep 22, 2021

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By last weekend, nearly 14,000 migrants primarily from Haiti had amassed along the border in Texas. Then the Biden administration began a massive deportation effort.

Now, Haitians facing violence and instability at home are caught at the intersection of multiple disasters and an American president whose immigration goals remain murky, with many migrants saying they were never given the chance to make an asylum claim in the first place.

Guest: Jacqueline Charles, Caribbean correspondent for the Miami Herald.

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Did Gen. Milley Go Too Far? Sep 21, 2021

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General Mark Milley, the nation’s top military officer, is making sure the press knows about the role he played in safeguarding democracy under President Trump. How singular were his efforts? And what do they reveal about our governmental institutions?

Guest: Fred Kaplan, Slate’s War Stories correspondent and author of the book, The Bomb.

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God Doesn’t Want Me Vaccinated Sep 20, 2021

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Who are the people seeking a religious exemption to the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate? What are their religious claims? And how do workplaces decide who has a real claim to belief versus a convenient letter from a pastor-for-hire?

Guest: Ruth Graham, reporter for the New York Times.

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China vs. Video Games Sep 17, 2021

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Recently, China restricted video game playing to just three hours a week for its young people: 8pm to 9pm, Friday through Sunday.

And that’s not the only change. Over the last few months, private tutors, diehard celebrity fans, and tech giants have all faced fresh restrictions from Beijing. What’s behind this new wave of crackdowns?

Guest: Brenda Goh, technology correspondent for Reuters

Host: Lizzie O’Leary

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TBD | China vs. Video Games Sep 17, 2021

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Recently, China restricted video game playing to just three hours a week for its young people: 8pm to 9pm, Friday through Sunday.

Guest: Brenda Goh, technology correspondent for Reuters

Host: Lizzie O’Leary

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The Plight of the Delivery Worker Sep 16, 2021

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In the last few years and particularly during the pandemic, New York City’s delivery workers have become a key part of the food industry’s infrastructure, allowing restaurants to do business with customers too stressed to leave their desks or too afraid of catching a dangerous virus to show up themselves. But a growing incidence of violent attacks and bike thefts has laid bare just how vulnerable the people who bring you your takeout are. Why is it that such essential workers have been exploited by the apps that rely on them, abandoned by the police and the city, and forced to band together just to get by?

Guest: Josh Dzieza, an investigations editor and feature writer at The Verge covering technology, business, and climate change.

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Steve Bannon’s “War Room” is Mobilizing Sep 15, 2021

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Listeners of Steve Bannon’s “War Room” podcast have mobilized to take over the GOP from the ground up. Convinced the 2020 election was stolen, many far-right Republicans are moving to run elections themselves as precinct officers.

Guest: Isaac Arnsdorf, national politics reporter for ProPublica.

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Why College Professors Have Had It Sep 14, 2021

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As the fall semester begins at U.S. universities, faculty and staff and institutions of higher education are at a breaking point. Widespread feelings of burnout were laid bare by the coronavirus pandemic, but the conditions leading to them were present long before.

Guest: Lindsay Ellis, senior reporter at The Chronicle of Higher Education.

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Empty Shelves Everywhere Sep 13, 2021

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The coronavirus pandemic has left no part of the world untouched, including global manufacturing supply chains. The complex system that keeps goods moving throughout the world has struggled to catch up ever since it was disrupted in early 2020. Now, 18 months later, product delays aren’t going anywhere.

Guest: Austen Hufford, U.S. manufacturing reporter for The Wall Street Journal.

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