New Yorker writer Elizabeth Kolbert discusses the predictions of another mass extinction, coming soon and triggered by humans. And investigative journalist Julia Angwin looks at how our personal data is collected every day by the government, private companies, and even criminals, and what we can do to protect ourselves.
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BBC World Service delivers breaking news and information programming around the world, in English and 42 other language services, on radio, TV and digital.
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Your morning companion from NPR and the WNYC Newsroom, with world news, local features, and weather updates.
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BBC World Service delivers breaking news and information programming around the world, in English and 42 other language services, on radio, TV and digital.
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Rush Holt; Venezuela Protests; Social Media and Change; FiveThirtyEight on the Oscars
Rep. Rush Holt has announced he won’t run for re-election when his term is up at the end of this year. He’ll talk about what he hopes to accomplish in the next 10 months. Then: Journalist and economist Moisés Naím contextualizes the protests in Venezuela. Plus: the latest on housing and development issues in New York City; how social media is used to effect social change; and ESPN’s FiveThirtyEight crunches the numbers to find out what turns up in Oscar-nominated films year after year.
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Your Ideas for a 28th Amendment to the Constitution | Security Agencies Spy on Millions Through Webcams | Inside the Oscar Nominees for Best Original Song
British and American Security Agencies Spy on Millions Through Webcams | President Obama's New Initiative Looks to Keep Men of Color on a Successful Course | Do Food Labels Impact Eating Habits? | Predictions for the Oscars | Inside the Oscar Nominees for Best Original Song | Your Ideas for ...
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A wrap-up of the day’s news, with features and interviews about the latest developments in New York City and around the world, from NPR and the WNYC newsroom.
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Marketplace is not only about money and business, but about people, local economies and the world — and what it all means to us.
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A wrap-up of the day’s news, with features and interviews about the latest developments in New York City and around the world, from NPR and the WNYC newsroom.
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Secrecy at the Border
A look at the suspension of rights at the border, murkiness of border policies, and lack of answers from the federal government.
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Q is an energetic daily arts and culture program from the CBC hosted by Tom Power.
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#3571: New Releases, February 2014
It's the end of the month, which brings another bunch of new releases to New Sounds. Listen for new music from Moroccan-born Brooklyn-based musician, player of the sintir (bass lute), and "Godfather of Gnawa" Hassan Hakmoun, from his forthcoming record, “Unity.” Then, from Mali, hear mostly acoustic music from Habib Koite, followed by traditional music from Bulgaria, arranged and played by mandolin virtuoso Avi Avital, from Israel.
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