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Explore "covid-19 recovery" with insightful episodes like "40: The Long Haul with Dr. Amber Belt", "19: Solo Episode: My COVID Experience", "44: Molly Mae's New Job, The Fellas Only Fans Collab & Tesla Robot Conspiracies", "Treat Your Brain: Season 6 of Overheard" and "The $1.9 Trillion Stimulus Plan" from podcasts like ""The Dr. Tyna Show", "The Dr. Tyna Show", "The Fellas", "Overheard at National Geographic" and "The Daily"" and more!
Episodes (10)
19: Solo Episode: My COVID Experience
44: Molly Mae's New Job, The Fellas Only Fans Collab & Tesla Robot Conspiracies
Treat Your Brain: Season 6 of Overheard
The $1.9 Trillion Stimulus Plan
The Senate is preparing to vote on another stimulus bill — the third of the pandemic.
The bill has the hallmarks of a classic stimulus package: money to help individual Americans, and aid to local and state governments. It also contains provisions that would usher in long-term structural changes that have been pushed for many years by Democrats.
Today, we explore the contours of the Biden administration’s stimulus bill and look at the competing arguments.
Guest: Jim Tankersley, a White House correspondent for The New York Times.
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Background reading:
- The stimulus bill is polling strongly across the country, including with many Republican voters, despite a scattershot series of attacks from congressional Republicans.
- Before the vote on President Biden’s stimulus package, here’s a fact check on some of the common talking points.
For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily.
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Dan Wang on China's Mission to Be a World Leader in Semiconductors
We've been talking a lot on the podcast about semiconductors. The stumble of Intel. The general troubles with US manufacturing, and, of course, the rise of TSMC. But, for a long time, the Chinese government has endeavored to build a successful homegrown and world-leading chip industry. On this episode, we speak with Dan Wang, a tech analyst at Gavekal Dragonomics. He discusses the state of the domestic industry, as well as broader lessons on Chinese tech and business after a year of extraordinary disruption.
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How COVID-19 Affects The Brain
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Numbers of the year: Part two
From the economic impact of Covid 19 to the number of people who have access to soap and water, we showcase figures that tell us something about 2020. Tim Harford asks a group of numbers-minded people to take a look back on the year and think of one statistic that really stands out for them. We speak to Razia Khan, the head of research and chief economist for Africa and the Middle East at Standard Chartered; Sana Safi, presenter for BBC Pashto TV at the BBC's Afghanistan Service; and Jennifer Rogers, vice president for external affairs at the Royal Statistical Society. Presenter: Tim Harford Producer: Charlotte McDonald
#1550 - Wesley Hunt
Wesley Hunt is a candidate for Texas's 7th Congressional District. A Republican, he is running against Democratic incumbent Lizzie Fletcher. Hunt is a veteran of the Iraq war and former AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopter pilot. When he's not busy with his family or work, Hunt volunteers his time as a youth mentor and serves on the board of trustees for the Harris County Center for Mental Health.
The race to a zero emissions world starts now | António Guterres
If we don’t act now on climate change, this coming century may be one of humanity’s last, says António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations. As the world recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic, Guterres urges us to use this moment to rebuild with ambitious climate action in mind -- and lays out a blueprint for getting companies, governments and countries to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050. “We can only win the race to zero together,” he says. “I urge you all to get on board.”