En iyi Underreported podcastleri (2022)

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Underreported with Nicholas Lemann

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Bethany McLean: The Truth About Fracking’s Impact 22:23

2y ago22:23

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Journalist Bethany McLean digs deep into the cycles of boom and bust that have plagued the American oil industry for the past decade, from the financial wizardry and mysterious death of fracking pioneer Aubrey McClendon, to the investors who are questioning the very economics of shale itself. McLean finds that fracking is a business built on attrac…

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UNDERREPORTED with Nicholas Lemann

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Bethany McLean: The Strange Saga of the U.S. Mortgage Giants

2y ago

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In 2008, the U.S. Treasury put Fannie and Freddie into a life-support state known as “conservatorship” to prevent their failure—and worldwide economic chaos. The two companies, which were always controversial, have become a battleground. Today, Fannie and Freddie are profitable again but still in conservatorship. Their profits are being redirected …

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Underreported with Nicholas Lemann

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Bethany McLean: The Strange Saga of the U.S. Mortgage Giants 24:17

2y ago24:17

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In 2008, the U.S. Treasury put Fannie and Freddie into a life-support state known as “conservatorship” to prevent their failure—and worldwide economic chaos. The two companies, which were always controversial, have become a battleground. Today, Fannie and Freddie are profitable again but still in conservatorship. Their profits are being redirected …

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UNDERREPORTED with Nicholas Lemann

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Atossa Araxia Abrahamian and "The Cosmopolites"

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From the Underreported dispatch archives: Atossa Araxia Abrahamian travels the globe to meet these willing and unwitting "cosmopolites," or citizens of the world, who inhabit a new, borderless realm where things can go very well, or very badly. The story of twenty-first-century citizenship is bigger than millionaires seeking their next passport. Th…

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Underreported with Nicholas Lemann

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Atossa Araxia Abrahamian and "The Cosmopolites" 32:40

2y ago32:40

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From the Underreported dispatch archives: Atossa Araxia Abrahamian travels the globe to meet these willing and unwitting "cosmopolites," or citizens of the world, who inhabit a new, borderless realm where things can go very well, or very badly. The story of twenty-first-century citizenship is bigger than millionaires seeking their next passport. Th…

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UNDERREPORTED with Nicholas Lemann

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'Ghosting The News' with Margaret Sullivan | Part Two

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Journalism is in crisis. The heart of the crisis isn't what most people think it is—the bitter struggle between Donald Trump and news organizations. The heart of the crisis is economic. Quite rapidly in the twenty-first century, newspapers, traditionally the major generators of original journalism, have gone into a downward spiral that has resulted…

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Underreported with Nicholas Lemann

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'Ghosting The News' with Margaret Sullivan | Part Two 24:44

2y ago24:44

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Journalism is in crisis. The heart of the crisis isn't what most people think it is—the bitter struggle between Donald Trump and news organizations. The heart of the crisis is economic. Quite rapidly in the twenty-first century, newspapers, traditionally the major generators of original journalism, have gone into a downward spiral that has resulted…

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UNDERREPORTED with Nicholas Lemann

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'Ghosting The News' with Margaret Sullivan | Part One

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There was a time, and it wasn't that long ago when newspapers could easily have a 30% profit margin. Places like car dealers and grocery stores were able to get their message out. But then, the internet happened and kicked the legs out from under the entire business model. Washington Post media critic Margaret Sullivan joins our podcast to talk abo…

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Underreported with Nicholas Lemann

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'Ghosting The News' with Margaret Sullivan | Part One 24:15

2y ago24:15

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There was a time, and it wasn't that long ago when newspapers could easily have a 30% profit margin. Places like car dealers and grocery stores were able to get their message out. But then, the internet happened and kicked the legs out from under the entire business model. Washington Post media critic Margaret Sullivan joins our podcast to talk abo…

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UNDERREPORTED with Nicholas Lemann

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'The Call' with Krithika Varagur | Part Two

2y ago

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The second part of our interview with Krithika Varagur. In her new book, "The Call: Inside the Global Saudi Religious Project," Varagur traverses three continents to tell the story of the Saudi religious campaign from Indonesia, Nigeria, and Kosovo. She finds Saudi money in all kinds of places, from universities to political parties to extremist an…

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Underreported with Nicholas Lemann

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'The Call' with Krithika Varagur | Part Two 25:46

2y ago25:46

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The second part of our interview with Krithika Varagur. In her new book, The Call: Inside the Global Saudi Religious Project, Varagur traverses three continents to tell the story of the Saudi religious campaign from Indonesia, Nigeria, and Kosovo. She finds Saudi money in all kinds of places, from universities to political parties to extremist and …

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UNDERREPORTED with Nicholas Lemann

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"The Call" with Krithika Varagur | Part One

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Krithika Varagur's new book, "The Call: Inside the Global Saudi Religious Project," chronicles the House of Saud’s vast project to systematically transform the Muslim world in its own image by spreading abroad Wahhabism, its brand of ultraconservative Islam. Using billions of dollars, thousands of personnel, and institutions both governmental and u…

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Underreported with Nicholas Lemann

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'The Call' with Krithika Varagur | Part One 18:31

2y ago18:31

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Krithika Varagur's new book, The Call: Inside the Global Saudi Religious Project, chronicles the House of Saud’s vast project to systematically transform the Muslim world in its own image by spreading abroad Wahhabism, its brand of ultraconservative Islam. Using billions of dollars, thousands of personnel, and institutions both governmental and uno…

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UNDERREPORTED with Nicholas Lemann

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"Vigil: Hong Kong on the Brink" with Jeffrey Wasserstrom

2+ y ago

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On the frontlines of the battle for democracy in China. Vigil: Hong Kong on the Brink represents a rare example of deep historical, cultural, and political context produced on deadline about a major ongoing news event. Drawing on a rich store of knowledge and wisdom, and writing with literary power as well as analytic rigor, Jeffrey Wasserstrom mak…

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Underreported with Nicholas Lemann

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"Vigil: Hong Kong on the Brink" with Jeffrey Wasserstrom 20:35

2+ y ago20:35

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On the frontlines of the battle for democracy in China. Vigil: Hong Kong on the Brink represents a rare example of deep historical, cultural, and political context produced on deadline about a major ongoing news event. Drawing on a rich store of knowledge and wisdom, and writing with literary power as well as analytic rigor, Jeffrey Wasserstrom mak…

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Underreported with Nicholas Lemann

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'State of War' with William Wheeler 21:28

2+ y ago21:28

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The Story of MS-13 and Its American Roots. "State of War: MS-13 and El Salvador’s World of Violence" makes vividly clear why Salvadorans are fleeing their country, and why Trump’s harsh immigration and asylum policies may only empower the gangs more. Writer and "Detours" podcast host William Wheeler discusses the process of reporting his new book f…

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UNDERREPORTED with Nicholas Lemann

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'State of War' with William Wheeler

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The Story of MS-13 and Its American Roots. State of War: MS-13 and El Salvador’s World of Violence makes vividly clear why Salvadorans are fleeing their country, and why Trump’s harsh immigration and asylum policies may only empower the gangs more. Writer and "Detours" podcast host William Wheeler discusses the process of reporting his new book for…

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Underreported with Nicholas Lemann

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'The Curse of Bigness' with Tim Wu 20:39

2+ y ago20:39

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Host Nicholas Lemann sits down with Columbia University law professor, and author of The Curse of Bigness: Antitrust in the New Gilded Age Tim Wu to discuss the politics of Louis Brandeis and Theodore Roosevelt as antitrust has reemerged this year as a major issue in the run-up to the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election.…

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UNDERREPORTED with Nicholas Lemann

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'The Curse of Bigness' with Tim Wu

2+ y ago

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Host Nicholas Lemann sits down with Columbia University law professor Tim Wu to discuss the politics of Louis Brandeis and Theodore Roosevelt as antitrust has reemerged this year as a major issue in the run-up to the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election. http://globalreports.columbia.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/timwupart1.mp3 The post 'The Curse of B…

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Underreported with Nicholas Lemann

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'New Kings of the World' with Fatima Bhutto | Part Two 14:38

2+ y ago14:38

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Part two of Nick's conversation with acclaimed Pakistani writer Fatima Bhutto. Her most recent book, New Kings of the World, examines the new arbiters of mass culture ―India’s Bollywood films, Turkey's soap operas, or dizi, and South Korea's pop music. Published with support from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.…

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Underreported with Nicholas Lemann

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'New Kings of the World' with Fatima Bhutto | Part One 22:22

2+ y ago22:22

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Acclaimed Pakistani writer Fatima Bhutto joins the show. Her most recent book, New Kings of the World, examines the new arbiters of mass culture ―India’s Bollywood films, Turkey's soap operas, or dizi, and South Korea's pop music. Published with support from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.Columbia Global Reports tarafından oluşturuldu

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Underreported with Nicholas Lemann

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John B. Judis: Is Progressive Nationalism a Thing? 26:07

3y ago26:07

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Nick speaks with Columbia Global Reports author and veteran reporter John B. Judis about his new book, The Nationalist Revival that examines the worldwide wave of nationalism and how U.S. Democrats can win against Donald Trump in 2020.Columbia Global Reports tarafından oluşturuldu

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Underreported with Nicholas Lemann

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'We Want To Negotiate' with Committee to Protect Journalists' Joel Simon 41:30

3+ y ago41:30

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We're kicking off season two of UNDERREPORTED with guest Joel Simon, who in nearly two decades at the Committee to Protect Journalists has worked on dozens of hostages cases, to delve into the heated hostage policy debate. We Want to Negotiate is an exploration of the ethical, legal, and strategic considerations of a bedeviling question: Should gov…

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Underreported with Nicholas Lemann

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LIVE from Columbia University: Bethany McLean and Joe Nocera 30:10

4y ago30:10

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In the last few years, the fracking industry has boomed, leading many—including the President—to declare that soon America will be energy-independent, and free of the influence of foreign oil and gas suppliers such as Saudi Arabia and Russia. Not so fast, writes business journalist Bethany McLean in her book Saudi America: The Truth About Fracking …

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Underreported with Nicholas Lemann

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Investor's Field Guide | Bethany McLean – Business Gone Bad and the Art of Persistence 30:10

4y ago30:10

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Via "The Investor's Field Guide" podcast | I’ve often heard that good investors are a bit like journalists: doggedly collecting evidence and building an understanding of how all the pieces of a company or investment fit together. My guest this week is one of my favorite writers and journalists, Bethany McLean.…

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Underreported with Nicholas Lemann

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High-Speed Empire: Journalist Will Doig 35:13

4y ago35:13

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Less than a decade ago, China did not have a single high-speed train in service. Now, the Pan-Asia Railway portion of the One Belt One Road initiative could transform Southeast Asia. Will Doig, author of High Speed Empire, traveled through Laos, Thailand, Malaysia, and Singapore to chronicle the dramatic transformations taking place. Do ordinary pe…

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Underreported with Nicholas Lemann

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LIVE from Columbia University: Masha Gessen and Misha Friedman 36:34

4y ago36:34

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Russian-American journalist Masha Gessen is an outspoken critic of Putin and Trump, and was just named one of the Five Most Important Intellectuals in America Today by The Washington Post. Her new book Never Remember with photos by Misha Friedman, commemorates those who died in the gulags and explains how Putin’s totalitarian state is whitewashing …

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Underreported with Nicholas Lemann

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Pipe Dreams: Investigative Reporter Erin Banco 28:52

4+ y ago28:52

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CGR Director Nicholas Lemann sits down with investigative reporter Erin Banco, author of the new book Pipe Dreams: The Plundering of Iraq’s Oil Wealth. When the United States invaded in 2003, the Bush Administration promised that oil revenue would be used to win the war and to rebuild and democratize the country. But fifteen years later, those drea…

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Underreported with Nicholas Lemann

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Emily Witt on Nollywood 25:19

4+ y ago25:19

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Nicholas Lemann sits down with Emily Witt, author of the new book Nollywood: The Making of a Film Empire. Amid electricity cuts, fuel scarcity, and countless other obstacles, Nigerians are pursuing the very real possibility that Nollywood dramas could become a global brand, as recognizable as the Bollywood musical, the Hong Kong kung fu flick, or t…

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Underreported with Nicholas Lemann

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Atossa Araxia Abrahamian 32:40

4+ y ago32:40

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This week on UNDERREPORTED, Nicholas Lemann welcomes Atossa Araxia Abrahamian to the studio to talk about her book The Cosmopolites: The Coming of the Global Citizen, published by Columbia Global Reports in 2015. Nick and Atossa discuss the global business of buying and selling citizenships and what it means to be a "cosmopolite." Is globalization …

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Underreported with Nicholas Lemann

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Another Fine Mess 34:35

4+ y ago34:35

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On this week's episode of UNDERREPORTED, Nicholas Lemann sits down with Helen C. Epstein to talk about her new book Another Fine Mess: America, Uganda, and the War on Terror. Is America to blame for decades of war in eastern Africa? Who is Yoweri Museveni? And where is Trump on all of this?Columbia Global Reports tarafından oluşturuldu

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Underreported with Nicholas Lemann

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So, what is Columbia Global Reports anyway? 27:55

5y ago27:55

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In the first episode of UNDERREPORTED, we bring in the team to talk about Columbia Global Reports' mission, our lessons learned from entering the book business, and populism's role in the German election. The post So, what is Columbia Global Reports anyway? appeared first on Columbia Global Reports.Columbia Global Reports tarafından oluşturuldu

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Underreported from WNYC's The Leonard Lopate Show

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Undereported: Troubles in Northern Ireland 11:42

10y ago11:42

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Roughly 14 years have passed since the signing of the Good Friday peace accord, which ended decades of bloody conflict in Northern Ireland. But that doesn’t mean the area is free of conflict, tensions and even violence. Jamie Smyth of the Financial Times talks about the situation. His recent article is called "A Peace to Protect."…

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Underreported from WNYC's The Leonard Lopate Show

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Underreported: The Syrian Refugee Crisis 14:23

10y ago14:23

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As violence escalates in Syria, thousands of refugees are pouring across the border into neighboring countries. International Rescue Committee’s Melanie Megevand and Sanjayan Srikanthan talk about what’s happening on the ground there.WNYC, New York Public Radio tarafından oluşturuldu

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Underreported from WNYC's The Leonard Lopate Show

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Underreported: Inside Syria 12:28

10y ago12:28

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Donatella Rovera, senior adviser on crisis response for Amnesty International, spent several weeks this spring in 23 of Syria’s towns and villages. On this week’s Underreported, she describes the damage she saw as traveled around the country and the stories she heard from Syrians about the tactics of the national army as fighting continues there, 1…

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Underreported from WNYC's The Leonard Lopate Show

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Underreported: Massive Algae Bloom Found Under Arctic Ice 10:46

10y ago10:46

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Scientists recently made an unlikely discovery under thinning arctic ice: a massive algae bloom. Kevin Arrigo, a biological oceanographer at Stanford University who led the NASA-sponsored mission that discovered the algae, explains how it changes our thinking about arctic ecosystems and how they’re responding to climate change.…

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Underreported from WNYC's The Leonard Lopate Show

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Underreported: The Accelerated Drone War in Yemen 19:50

10y ago19:50

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A report from the New America Foundation has found that the Obama Administration has dramatically escalated its drone war in Yemen. Peter Bergen talks about the report’s findings and their regional implications.WNYC, New York Public Radio tarafından oluşturuldu

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Underreported from WNYC's The Leonard Lopate Show

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Underreported: Did Slaves Catch Your Seafood Dinner? 15:52

10y ago15:52

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Thailand is one of the largest exporters of seafood to the United States. On today’s Underreported segment, Global Post’s senior southeast Asian correspondent Patrick Winn investigates claims that forced labor is used on Thai fishing boats.WNYC, New York Public Radio tarafından oluşturuldu

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Underreported from WNYC's The Leonard Lopate Show

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Underreported: The Martin Act & Investor Lawsuits 11:24

10y ago11:24

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University of Pennsylvania law professor David Skeel explains the recent judicial expansion of the Martin Act of 1921, which now makes it easier for private investors to file lawsuits against investment firms.WNYC, New York Public Radio tarafından oluşturuldu

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Underreported from WNYC's The Leonard Lopate Show

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Underreported: Human Guinea Pigs for Pharmaceuticals 10:15

10y ago10:15

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On today’s Underreported, directors Michael Palmieri and Donal Mosher talk about the people who serve as human test subjects for medications being developed by pharmaceutical companies. They look at how those medications are being marketed, sold, and used throughout the United States after they’ve been approved. It’s the subject of their documentar…

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Underreported from WNYC's The Leonard Lopate Show

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Underreported: Bear Bile Farming in China 16:28

10y ago16:28

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In China, Asiatic black bears are kept in cages for their bile, which is valued in Asian medicine. Jill Robinson, the founder and CEO of Animals Asia, who appears in the documentary "Cages of Shame," talks about bear bile farming and bear rescue efforts. "Cages of Shame" premiers at the Rubin Museum of Art April 14.…

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Underreported from WNYC's The Leonard Lopate Show

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Underreported: The Price of Quinoa's Success 17:01

10y ago17:01

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Quinoa has become an incredibly popular food in recent years, with prices for the whole grain tripling in the last five years. On today’s Underreported, Time writer Jean Friedman-Rudovksy talks about how the exploding market for quinoa has also created problems, including land disputes in Bolivia and environmental issues.…

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Underreported from WNYC's The Leonard Lopate Show

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Underreported: NSA's Storage Facility 25:04

10+ y ago25:04

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Wired correspondent James Bamford describes the $2 billion Utah Data Center that is being constructed for the National Security Agency. It’s expected to be up and running in 2013 and will house their database for all forms of communication—emails, cell phone calls, Internet searches, and even bookstore purchases.…

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Underreported from WNYC's The Leonard Lopate Show

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Underreported Update: The Democratic Republic of Congo 12:31

10+ y ago12:31

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In November, the Democratic Republic of Congo held presidential elections, even as the security situation there deteriorated. On today’s Underreported Update, Father Ferdinand Muhigirwa, the director of CEPAS (Centre d’Etudes pour l’Action Sociale), the oldest think tank in Congo, describes what’s happened since the contested election. He also look…

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Underreported from WNYC's The Leonard Lopate Show

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Underreported: Thorium Reactors 18:40

10+ y ago18:40

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Journalist Richard Martin discusses thorium as a potential nuclear fuel and looks at the efforts to promote it as a new form of green energy.WNYC, New York Public Radio tarafından oluşturuldu

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Underreported from WNYC's The Leonard Lopate Show

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Underreported: Controversial Livestock Hormone 19:45

10+ y ago19:45

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Helena Bottemiller, a reporter for The Food & Environment Reporting Network, looks at the controversial animal feed additive, ractopamine hydrochloride, which is widely used in the united states but the EU and China have banned it’s use, citing health concerns.WNYC, New York Public Radio tarafından oluşturuldu

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Underreported from WNYC's The Leonard Lopate Show

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Underreported: The Stories You Missed in 2011 16:25

10+ y ago16:25

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On this week’s Underreported, Foreign Policy’s Joshua Keating discusses “The Stories You Missed in 2011,” including India’s military buildup and the shrinking supply of camel meat in Saudi Arabia.WNYC, New York Public Radio tarafından oluşturuldu

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Underreported from WNYC's The Leonard Lopate Show

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Underreported: The Exploitation of International Domestic Workers 13:18

10+ y ago13:18

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On this week’s Underreported, Human Rights Watch researcher Nisha Varia describes abuses of migrant domestic workers in Asia and the Middle East, and why Cambodian women are particularly vulnerable to mistreatment in Malaysia. Plus, a look at efforts to implement international labor standards for domestic workers.…

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Underreported from WNYC's The Leonard Lopate Show

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Underreported: Fukushima Update 17:08

10+ y ago17:08

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The crisis at the Fukushima reactor in Japan has been out of the headlines, but that doesn’t mean the crisis has been solved. We’ll speak with Dr. Edwin Lyman, a senior staff scientist in the Global Security program at the Union of Concerned ScientistsWNYC, New York Public Radio tarafından oluşturuldu

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Underreported from WNYC's The Leonard Lopate Show

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Underreported: Airport Body Scanners and Cancer 16:56

10+ y ago16:56

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Full body X-ray scanners are now commonplace in airports across America. ProPublica reporter Michael Grabell tells us about a new report that has found that the U.S. government glossed over a number of safety concerns about the the devices—even ignoring concerns about a potential increased risk of cancer.…

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