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TBD | Hate, Lies, and AI Mar 19, 2021

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Facebook’s failure to contain the spread of dangerous misinformation is no secret. For years, the company has pledged publicly to fix the problem. But in the wake of the Capitol riots, it’s clear that there’s more work to be done. So, why isn’t the social media giant using its powerful AI to contain hate and lies?

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Karen Hao, senior AI reporter at MIT Technology Review

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Lizzie O’Leary

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Why Cuomo Won’t Resign Mar 18, 2021

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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo faces calls to resign over accusations of sexual harassment and allowing a toxic workplace culture to persist. But to the people who know him best, it’s unlikely the governor will ever bow to those demands.

Guests: Jimmy Vielkind, Wall Street Journal reporter covering New York politics & government.

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Our Year: Emergency Mode Can’t Last Forever Mar 17, 2021

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The COVID-19 pandemic exposed crucial gaps in the public health system, including the government’s inability to gather data quickly and accurately. After a year of lockdowns and isolation, a return to life resembling normalcy is in sight, but how will we know when we get there?

Guests: Alexis Madrigal, co-founder of The COVID Tracking Project, and staff writer at The Atlantic.

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Our Year: 1 Out of 530,000 Mar 16, 2021

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When it comes to the past year, we’ve all lost something -- or someone. Time with friends and family. A job. A loved one. But when we think about the 530,000 people in the U.S. who died because of COVID-19, the magnitude makes it hard to see the individuals. Today, we remember one loss, out of many.

Guests: Alicia Montgomery, executive producer of podcasts at Slate, and her cousin, Yvonne Tilghman.

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Our Year: Who's “Essential” Now? Mar 15, 2021

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When the coronavirus pandemic shut down cities across the U.S. and forced many people to work from home, others deemed “essential” still had to show up for their jobs. A year later, the gap between the need for essential workers and the way they’re treated is all too apparent.

Guests: Henry Grabar, staff writer at Slate.

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Does Google Actually Want to Hire Black Engineers? Mar 12, 2021

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Back in 2014, Google released in-depth diversity data for its workforce for the first time. 1.1 percent of its tech team identified as Black. Six years later, after millions of dollars spent and a much-hyped partnership program with historically Black colleges and universities across the country, that number is up to 2.4 percent.

How did such a promising effort yield such incremental change?

Guest: Nitasha Tiku, tech culture reporter at the Washington Post

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TBD | Does Google Actually Want to Hire Black Engineers? Mar 12, 2021

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How did such a promising effort yield such incremental change?

Guest: Nitasha Tiku, tech culture reporter at the Washington Post

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Lizzie O’Leary

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The Fight to Reopen Schools in Memphis Mar 11, 2021

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Why did schools stay closed for so long in Memphis? And why weren’t parents clamoring for them to reopen? To answer those questions, you have to tell a longer story about the relationship between a majority-Black, Democratically-controlled city and a largely white, Republican-controlled state.

Guest: Laura Faith Kebede, reporter for Chalkbeat Tennessee.

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White, Republican, and Vaccine Skeptical Mar 10, 2021

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Nearly a third of republican voters say they’re not interested in getting a COVID-19 vaccine. What does that mean for the spread of the virus?

Guest: Dan Diamond, national health reporter for the Washington Post.

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Who Gets to Work on Capitol Hill? Mar 09, 2021

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The 117th U.S. Congress is the most diverse ever. But that distinction does not extend to senior staff on the Hill. How does the makeup of Congressional staff influence legislation?

Guest: Maya King, author of Politico’s Recast newsletter on how race and identity shape politics, policy, and power.

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