Podcasts about infrastructure week

Nashville, TN Mayor Freddie O'Connell was compelled to run for office on a simple principle. For too long, transit and infrastructure had been neglected by city officials. Upon winning his race in 2023, O'Connell's north star has been making it easier for Nashvillians to get around their city. "I don't know of a greater transit evangelist among the mayor fraternity than Mayor O'Connell," said Citizen Co-Founder Larry Platt on this week's episode. "My mom remembers a Nashville that still had streetcar lines," O'Connell told our podcast hosts, former Mayors Kasim Reed of Atlanta and Michael Nutter of Philly. "And then we ripped that all out. If you look at our old streetcar maps, we had a good transit system. I ran [for mayor] because I felt like we had priorities as a city that simply were not going to get addressed unless I forced the issue." Join us for a discussion during this year's Infrastructure Week centered on a blue city in a red state pulling every lever to reestablish customer-focused government and "trying every day to showcase that we've made the right choices" in infrastructure investment. But Mayor O'Connell isn't all work and no play down there in Nashville. He also moonlights as DJ Stay (he chose this nom de vinyl because "I want you to stay" in Nashville). "Our man says he's on the ones and twos," laughed Nutter, who knows a few things himself about spinning records. "I didn't have this on the bingo card for today," Reed said with a grin.  Remember to subscribe to the podcast to keep up on all the latest episodes. And watch for new episodes on YouTube and Piksel+ as they become available. As cities go, so goes the nation!

Nashville, TN Mayor Freddie O'Connell was compelled to run for office on a simple principle. For too long, transit and infrastructure had been neglected by city officials. "I don't know of a greater transit evangelist among the mayor fraternity than Mayor O'Connell," said Larry Platt on this week's episode of How To Really Run A City. "My mom remembers a Nashville that still had streetcar lines," O'Connell told our podcast hosts, former Mayors Kasim Reed of Atlanta and Michael Nutter of Philly. "And then we ripped that all out. If you look at our old streetcar maps, we had a good transit system." Join us for a discussion during this year's Infrastructure Week centered on a blue city in a red state pulling every lever to reestablish customer-focused government and proper  infrastructure investment. But Mayor O'Connell isn't all work and no play down there in Nashville. He also moonlights as DJ Stay (he chose this nom de vinyl because "I want you to stay" in Nashville). "Our man says he's on the ones and twos," laughed Nutter, who knows a few things himself about spinning records. "I didn't have this on the bingo card for today," Reed said with a grin.  As cities go, so goes the nation!

Sonya Bohmann, Executive Director of the Construction Industry Alliance for Suicide Prevention, joined the America's Work Force Union Podcast to discuss the organization's mission, available resources and the importance of destigmatizing mental health conversations in the workplace. Greg Regan, President of the Transportation Trades Department of the AFL-CIO, joined the America's Work Force Union Podcast to discuss rail safety regulations, challenges in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Infrastructure Week.

In this episode of Talking Global Infrastructure, Simon Montague, Director of Corporate Affairs at GIIA, is joined by colleagues Jon Phillips, Chief Executive, and David Quam, Senior US Advisor, to explore how private investment can help bridge America's infrastructure funding gap. They set the scene for a GIIA Symposium that's open to infrastructure investors and public stakeholders, to be held in Washington D.C. on May 14, during Infrastructure Week.  Please register here. They also discuss prospects for reauthorising the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, and what the recent Report Card from the American Society of Civil Engineers says about the condition of infrastructure across the country. Tune in for expert analysis on leveraging Inflation Reduction Act tax credits, streamlining permitting reforms, and mobilising public–private partnerships to modernise airports, roads, bridges, and energy networks.

In this episode, the fellas discuss the Nico Iamaleava situation at Tennessee and its impact on fandom, the lure of pirating programming, the latest fuckery out of DC and how China won and we somehow don't realize it. 

The Mad Ax has officially taken over hosting duties here at the BGP… April Fools. But in the meantime he is back with another half-hour theme show. Another new banger from the BGP. Enjoy, fools! Get some physical from BGP Distro before they are gone! Tapes are cool. Hit us up at brothersgrimpunk@gmail.com and grab a ton of free music on our Bandcamp page.491 Playlist:No future for April Fools punx...April Fools 0:48    BGP Unreleased Single Every Day is Misery 1:00    Bipolar    Once A Junkie, Always A Junkie (tapes available) Cruelty Act 0:53    S.N.O.A Raw Scars (Split) (tapes available) Hibernate 2:26    World Beaters    Nostalgia Boys (tapes available) April 1 (background) 1:57    Time Keepers A Song for Every Day of the Year April Fool's Decade 0:43    AntiYou Two-Bit Schemes and Cold War Dreams April Fools 1:31    Total Massacre Infrastructure Week (single) The Fool Who Thought He Was King 0:58    Bloody Mummers Self-Reliant and Strong Can't Fool Me    1:01    Loose Cannon S/T No Fool 2:03    Cheap Drugs W.D.C. You Are the Fool 1:24    Chrome Skulls 6 Hits from Hell Among the Fools 1:48    Burial Never Give Up… NeverGive In Fool    1:40 Hard Feelings    Fight to Survive Fool    1:49 Nomatrix    Against the Wall (comp) The Fool    0:50 Matter of Fact    Demo Fool    0:53 Shredder    Damnit Riggs! Never Surrender (live) 1:42    Blitz No Future for April Fools (1982) Not wiser over time-perhaps less of a fool 2:16    Shut the Fuck Up    Go Make Your Own Fucking BandOther ways to hear BGP:Archive.org#491 on ArchiveApple PodcastsYouTube PodcastsPunk Rock Demonstration - Wednesdays 7 p.m. PSTRipper Radio - Fridays & Saturdays 7 p.m. PSTContact BGP:brothersgrimpunk@gmail.com@Punkbot138 on Instagram@BrosGrimPunk on XMore Music:Bandcamp - Follow us and download our albums: Brothers Grim Punk, Fight Music, and more!YouTube - tons of our punk playlists, from Anarchy to Zombies!

As the “big four” airports – Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth – bring in record revenues for their aeronautical operations, they're starting to splash a lot of that cash on future-proofing their infrastructure. Between third runways, terminal renovations, new safety technologies, and of course the ongoing construction of a second Sydney international gateway, airports on both sides of the Tasman are set to spend billions on upgrades over the next decade. Adam and Jake look at some of the latest projects in the spotlight and what they mean for the sector as it continues to recover from the lingering effects of the pandemic. Plus, does the government's proposed aviation charter of customer rights go too far – or not far enough?

Technology in Football & The Debate on Retractable Roof StadiumsIn this episode of 'Don't Know Much About Football,' hosts Sarah and Karlo dive into the role of technology in football compared to American sports like the NFL. They discuss why football, or 'global football' as Sarah calls it, hasn't adopted extensive tech for game decisions, like in the NFL. The duo debates the impact and necessity of technologies like VAR and AI for making quick and accurate decisions on the pitch. They question why extra time in matches has increased and how it could change the game's dynamic. Additionally, the conversation shifts to the infrastructure of football stadiums, particularly the absence of retractable roofs compared to American sports arenas. They explore the impact of weather on games and fan experiences, touching on the nostalgia and tradition tied to the open-air stadiums of Europe. With a mix of personal anecdotes and thoughtful considerations, they present an engaging discussion on these modern facets of football.00:00 Welcome to Don't Know Much About Football00:09 The Role of Technology in Football02:10 Comparing Football to American Sports04:54 The Human Element in Football Decisions08:48 Exploring Stadium Technology18:05 Closing Thoughts and Farewell Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gary Varvel - Creators Donald Trump made a lot of campaign promises, big and small. Many of them are pure fantasy and destined to fail. Remember Trump's 2016 promise to replace Obamacare with something “less expensive and better”? Or his regular proclamations of “Infrastructure Week”? He'd learned from earlier failures. With the price of eggs soaring despite his promise to immediate reduce grocery prices, including eggs, his latest Press Fantasy Writer (a.k.a. Press Secretary) laid the blame on Biden for the killing of millions of laying hens to combat Bird Flu. We can expect the same when inflation is reignited by Trump's tariffs and tax cuts, his promised ending of taxes on tips and social security don't happen, and on and on: it's all the fault of a mess Joe Biden left behind.Just today (Thursday) Trump laid the blame for the tragic D.C. plane crash on the hiring policies of Presidents Obama and Biden in a fact-free rant they called a news conference. The other Trump tactic already on full display: take credit for things he did not actually do. His first biggie: claiming he's responsible for turning some valves to restore water supplies for southern California. It didn't happen. The Michigan political landscape underwent an earthquake this week with Gary Peters' announcement that he won't run for reelection in 2026. It has implications not just for the Senate, but also for Michigan's congressional delegation and the race for Governor. We will be joined by state capitol politics guru Kyle Melinn from the MIRS news service to dissect the overlapping impacts. Joining the conversation is MIRS News editor Kyle Melinn. Kyle Melinn is the editor and Vice President of the MIRS Newsletter, a daily on-line political news service covering state government and politics. A professional journalist for 20 years who has covered the state Capitol for the last 13. Before MIRS, Kyle served as a freelance writer for the Boston Herald and as a senior editor for SchoolSports.com.  He has also covered government and politics for The Daily Citizen, in Dalton, Ga.; The Yuma arizona Daily Sun; and the East Lansing Towne Courier. Kyle is also host of the MIRS Monday podcast, an excellent source of the latest information from state government.   =========================== This episode is sponsored in part by EPIC ▪ MRA, a full service survey research firm with expertise in • Public Opinion Surveys • Market Research Studies • Live Telephone Surveys • On-Line and Automated Surveys • Focus Group Research • Bond Proposals - Millage Campaigns • Political Campaigns & Consulting • Ballot Proposals - Issue Advocacy Research • Community - Media Relations • Issue - Image Management • Database Development & List Management David Horsey - Seattle Times

It's Infrastructure Week! The second week of razing civilization while laying a foundation of chaos, disinformation, and fear. I guess our job, with the help of David Waldman and Greg Dworkin, is to chip some away as Gops and MAGAs lay it down. Tariffs are a bad idea. Does anyone know why… Anyone? Well, everyone knows, but threatening tariffs gets airplay. So does loading up a military plane with shackled immigrants.  If the news plays them both as clips hundreds of times each day it will shortly begin to feel like a success, which is as good as anything real for these folks. Colombia, the Gem of South America, threatened Jr.'s upcoming shipment of uncut… no wait, cut flowers over tariffs threatened upon them by Trump when they complained of mistreatment in Trump's photo op deportations. Trump sees a tremendous, beautiful future for Gaza once those savage Gazans are cleared out. Of course, they can come back once their housing is built featuring world-class amenities and fine dining. Denmark was last week's Colombia, but they've notified Trump that he'll have to come through the United Kingdom to get to them. Information wants to be free, which might be why we are having trouble getting our $KAGRO memecoin off the ground. Nonetheless, plenty of millionaires have somehow become billionaires clamping down on information over the years. China has just ruined the party with an open-source AI turd in the punchbowl. Meanwhile, Sweden has decided that Russia doesn't want any information to be free to travel under the ocean off their shores. All of this should be cleared up in Trump's third term, promises Tennessee fraudster congressman Andy Ogles. That sounds a little less funny to Ohioans who remember Governor Jim Rhoades, a monster that Donald would be expected to emulate.

September 28, 2020Demoted Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale is tackled by police for brandishing a gun and threatening suicide as well as alleged domestic violence, Channel 4 in Britain uncovers a story about the Trump campaign tracking over 3.5 million black voters to target for deterrence in the 2016 election, maybe Flynn, Sidney Powell, or the DOJ altered Peter Strzok's FBI notes in the Flynn case, the 2nd Circuit hears arguments in the Mazars case, Trump and Caputo spend $300M in taxpayer money for an ad campaign downplaying the seriousness of COVID, more current and former Trump officials speak out against the administration, Fox News wins a lawsuit on the argument that no one can take Tucker Carlson seriously, Nate McMurray for Congress 2020 (@Nate_McMurray) joins us for the Flip it Blue segment, plus AG shares some of your good news. Follow our guest on twitter:Scott Dworkin (@funder)Current Rep for NY-26 is up for re-electionTim Kennedy (D)https://twitter.com/RepTimKennedy Check out other MSW Media podcastshttps://mswmedia.com/shows/Subscribe for free to MuellerSheWrote on Substackhttps://muellershewrote.substack.com Follow AG and Dana on Social MediaDr. Allison Gill https://muellershewrote.substack.comhttps://twitter.com/MuellerSheWrotehttps://www.threads.net/@muellershewrotehttps://www.tiktok.com/@muellershewrotehttps://instagram.com/muellershewroteDana Goldberghttps://twitter.com/DGComedyhttps://www.instagram.com/dgcomedyhttps://www.facebook.com/dgcomedyhttps://danagoldberg.comHave some good news; a confession; or a correction to share?Good News & Confessions - The Daily Beanshttps://www.dailybeanspod.com/confessional/ Listener Survey:http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=shortFollow the Podcast on Apple:The Daily Beans on Apple PodcastsWant to support the show and get it ad-free and early?Supercasthttps://dailybeans.supercast.com/OrPatreon https://patreon.com/thedailybeansOr subscribe on Apple Podcasts with our affiliate linkThe Daily Beans on Apple Podcasts

On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for July 02, 2024: host Gavin Jackson's interview with the new SCDOT secretary, Justin Powell; how the State Legislature's 2017 gas tax increase has affected state roads and the underfunded DOT; and more!

May in Washington D.C., means United For Infrastructure Week. ASCE marked the occasion by releasing a new economic study called Bridging the Gap, analyzing the additional potential costs to both the U.S. GDP and the American taxpayer if IIJA levels of infrastructure investment aren't continued beyond 2026. Infrastructure Week also is a great opportunity for collaboration. Case in point: ASCE and the Global Infrastructure Investor Association, an organization representing the private sector on a global scale. In episode 167 of ASCE Plot Points, ASCE President Marsia Geldert-Murphey talks with Jon Phillips, CEO of GIIA, about the effects of IIJA on America's infrastructure and where the United States stands on the global stage in terms of attracting private investment dollars.

The Nice Podcast is brought to you by Futureforth.com. We teach leaders to improve employee retention, communication, and culture with the Nice Method™. Shirley Bloomfield is the CEO of NTCA - The Rural Broadband Association, and a huge fan of collaboration, partnerships, and getting broadband to all Americans. What we talked about... What is the NTCA? Eight-hundred and fifty community-based providers who bring essential services across the country. NTCA members are small businesses that serve from 1,000 to 100,000 people. Shirley is the “Master Dot Connector.”  To run an association for so many people, she has created special interest groups (SIGs) to serve them.  Approximately 17 M - 33 M Americans still do not have broadband access. However, they are changing this with help from the White House's Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal. Infrastructure Week finally included broadband thanks to the NTCA and the pandemic proving Americans' need for adequate broadband. Leading and communicating with transparency and humor using the NTCA blog's “Thoughts From Shirley.” Employee retention is greatly improved when teams are mission based. The White House Talent Pipeline Challenge. NTCA programs help rural employers retain talent by providing benefits.  The power of mentorship.  A Chief Storyteller.  Dave's Nice Method Presentation Skills workshop he delivered for NTCA. Get in touch. sbloomfield@ntca.org We ❤️ Our Listeners. Please follow the show and leave a review wherever you subscribe to podcasts. Reviews and sharing the show are the nicest ways to support the podcast and are deeply appreciated. Thank you.

In our latest episode, released during Infrastructure Week, host and NewDEAL CEO Debbie Cox Bultan talks with Mary Ellen Wiederwohl, President and CEO of Accelerator for America, about her hopes for a transformation of American infrastructure amid major federal investments. A former leader in local government who is passionate about working on the country's most complicated problems, Mary Ellen digs into the keys to smart implementation of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, including by state and local officials, and how they will determine whether BIL investments reach their potential to revitalize communities. She highlights essential infrastructure projects around the country as she and Debbie talk about how the historic legislation will impact where people live and hopefully change people's perception of what the government can accomplish. Tune in for an engaging conversation that shows why this Infrastructure Week is a moment to celebrate America's capacity to accomplish big things.

It's Infrastructure Week as the Tsar's government plans to build a new train station just outside of Chelm. Who will get the contract? (This version is from the scripted adaptation of the prose tale, both found in the book.) From "Tales of The Wise Fools of Chelm," available on Amazon.com in paperback and Kindle. https://amzn.to/3VpWj7y

This week on Look Forward, Jay and Brad return to discuss Trump officially being indicted and arraigned in New York City, the hosts discuss the responses to Trump's situation from the political spectrum, Hannity tries to save Trump in an interview, permit-less conceal carry in Florida is a new low for DeSantis, Progressive Beer campaigns make the Right insane, and much more! Stories: Trump indicted and arraigned in NYC for the Stormy Daniels case Republicans response Ron DeSantis makes an odd but telling move Dems response American citizens response Trump's team is concerned about a potential gag order Trump's federal case on top secret documents is heating up again Trump does terrible interview with Hannity (VIDEO) Fact Checking his Nixon claim DeSantis signs bill into law that allows conceal carry in Florida without permit or training Republicans aim to remove three Dems from the legislature in Tennessee THIS WEEK IN STUPID Apparently conservatives are admitting to having poor taste in beer, OPENLY!!!!

Running a blockchain network requires sophisticated hardware and software working together. The term "blockchain infrastructure" refers to any component of this system that actually facilitates the existence of a blockchain. In this episode, we talk with Aaron Henshaw, co-founder of Bison Trails, a pioneering blockchain infrastructure platform that was later acquired by Coinbase. Aaron shares his perspective on building infrastructure for different blockchains, running blockchain infrastructure at enterprise scale,  how infrastructure companies will have to adapt if legacy tech giants become competitive within the space, and more.  DISCLAIMERThe content herein is provided for educational, informational, and entertainment purposes only, and does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, options, futures, or other derivatives related to securities in any jurisdiction, nor should not be relied upon as advice to buy, sell or hold any of the foregoing. This content is intended to be general in nature and is not specific to you, the user or anyone else. You should not make any decision, financial, investment, trading or otherwise, based on any of the information presented without undertaking independent due diligence and consultation with a professional advisor.  Solana Foundation Foundation and its agents, advisors, council members, officers and employees (the “Foundation Parties”) make no representation or warranties, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy of the information herein and expressly disclaims any and all liability that may be based on such information or any errors or omissions therein. The Foundation Parties shall have no liability whatsoever, under contract, tort, trust or otherwise, to any person arising from or related to the content or any use of the information contained herein by you or any of your representatives. All opinions expressed herein are the speakers' own personal opinions and do not reflect the opinions of any entities. 

This week we talk a lot of cx, both the actual racing and the course infrastructure. We discuss our eBay watch lists and some favorite YouTube channels before getting into a bunch of great emails. The poddy is also supported by Hammerhead. For a limited time, our listeners can get a free Custom Color Kit and exclusive premium water bottle with the purchase of Hammerhead Karoo 2. Visit hammerhead.io right now and use the promo code SLOWRIDE at checkout to get yours today.  This podcast is supported by the generous and amazing donors to the Wide Angle Podium Network. You still have time to pick yourself up the first EVER official SRP merch at wideanglepodium.com/srp300 Find us, and other fantastic cycling podcasts on the Wide Angle Podium Network, at wideanglepodium.com! Check out the brand new WAP app available in the Apple and Android app stores! You can listen to us in a variety of ways: Find us on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or anywhere great podcasts are found. Give us a review and rating! We'd appreciate it! You can email us at theslowridepodcast@gmail.com Find us on Twitter: The show (@theslowridepod) Matt (@Matt46292097) Spencer (@spencerhaugh)

Former Cleveland mayor Dennis Kucinich on his battle to save the city's public electric utility. Julie Kohn on lessons learned from the Texas power grid failure. Dennis Kucinich In his new memoir, Dennis Kucinich writes about how he took on powerful interests to save a public utility. That happened over forty years ago, but the story still carries critical relevance today. Julie Kohn After a historic winter storm left millions of Texans in the dark and without heat, energy experts are looking for ways to stop it from happening again.  Julie Kohn says that means rethinking the state's isolation from the nation's power grid. Jim Hightower Beware: The GOP Has Chosen to Embrace The Crazy   Perhaps you remember Sen. Barry Goldwater, the GOP's fringy, far-right-wing 1964 presidential nominee who famously said, “Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice.” Today, however, the core of the Republicans Party has gone so far beyond the fringe that they would boo Goldwater's right-wingism as insufficiently rabid. Instead, their new rallying cry is: “Nuttiness in the defense of extremism is no vice.”   The GOP's mainline officialdom now proclaim themselves The Party of Extremism. Bill Press "Confidence Man" by Trump Biographer Maggie Haberman   Confidence Man. The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America by the foremost interpreter of Donald Trump, the New York Times' Maggie Haberman. Haberman, a Pulitzer Prize winner, takes a different approach to the “Trump Book.” She goes all the way back to his days in New York to understand the man who became president. Who, she says, is not much different than the man who raged through New York in the ‘70's, ‘80's and ‘90's. If you want to understand Donald Trump, you have to understand Donald Trump in that uniquely New York milieu.   If you'd like to hear the entire episode, visit BillPressPods.com.  

Brad and Dan begin by going through the nuts and bolts related to the FBI's search of Trump's residence--what it requires to get a warrant, who had to sign off on it, and what it means that the GOP has no faith in the process or belief in the rule of law. They then examine the reactions to the search from MAGA Nation, followers of QAnon, and influential right-wing politicians, pundits, and influencers. The overall tone: This means the next civil war. Unfortunately, the consequences are already being manifest--yesterday a man tried to enter an FBI facility in Cincinnati and was killed in a standoff with law enforcement. The last segment examines the revelations that the FBI's search centered on classified information related to nuclear plans, weapons, and/or secrets. Brad lays out the case that this could be related to the billions of dollars Trump officials (including Jared Kushner) have received from the Saudi family. Dan argues it could be as simple as Trump wanting to show off to old golfing buddies. Michael Flynn and Saudi Arabian nuclear plans: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/white-house-pushed-saudi-nuclear-power-plan-report-says The Saudis invest in Kushner: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/10/us/jared-kushner-saudi-investment-fund.html?smtyp=cur&smid=tw-nytimes Sign up for the SWAJ seminar: https://straightwhiteamericanjesus.com/swaj-seminars/ Pre-Order Brad's new book: https://www.amazon.com/Preparing-War-Extremist-Christian-Nationalism/dp/1506482163 To Donate: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/BradleyOnishi Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/straightwhiteamericanjesus SWAJ Apparel is here! https://straight-white-american-jesus.creator-spring.com/listing/not-today-uncle-ron For access to the full Orange Wave series, click here: https://irreverent.supportingcast.fm/products/the-orange-wave-a-history-of-the-religious-right-since-1960 For an ad-free experience and to support SWAJ: https://irreverent.supportingcast.fm/straight-white-american-jesus-premium Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://swaj.supportingcast.fm

This morning, I'm excited about a bridge replacement.

It's been 303 days under the stolen leadership of the 46th President. Hell, he's even stolen Infrastructure Week! But there's a twist: we're actually doing Infrastructure Stuff. Other Titles Considered Brave Sir Teddy Total Eclipse of the Beaver Gravy Covered Fingers Special Show Links: Harris was briefly the first woman to be acting U.S. president as Biden underwent colonoscopy https://www.reuters.com/world/us/biden-transfer-power-harris-during-colonoscopy-friday-white-house-2021-11-19/ House passes $1.75 trillion Biden plan that funds universal pre-K, Medicare expansion and renewable energy credits https://www.cnbc.com/2021/11/19/biden-build-back-better-bill-house-passes-social-safety-net-and-climate-plan.html?__source=sharebar%7Ctwitter&par=sharebar The Wampanoag Indian Thanksgiving story deserves to be known https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-museum-american-indian/2017/11/23/everyones-history-matters-and-wampanoag-indian-thanksgiving-story-deserves-be-known/ Sanders Says Deficit Concerns 'Seem to Melt Away' When It's Time to Fill Pentagon Coffers https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/11/18/sanders-says-deficit-concerns-seem-melt-away-when-its-time-fill-pentagon-coffers Subscribe to the Podcast: via YouTube via iTunes via TuneIn via Google Podcasts via Spotify Music: 78 & 45 archive: https://archive.org/details/georgeblood SFX: http://soundbible.com/ Purple Planet http://www.Purple-Planet.com Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OMRPodcast/

Join American ex-pat Erich McElroy as he discusses the actual, long awaited Infrastructure week with producer Mark Machado. They also talk about biased coverage of Kamala Harris and the indictment of the one and only Steve Bannon.

In this weeks episode of the We Make Florida podcast, B.J. Brunious tackles the complex issues of how America's infrastructure came to be throughout history. From Abraham Lincoln to Franklin D. Roosevelt, Dwight Eisenhower, Lyndon Johnson, and now Joe Biden, infrastructure is something that has been a dream of most American presidents but only a few in American history have been able to successfully take that dream to the finish line. Remember we all want the same things to have safe expanded highways and streets that don't have a sitting in traffic for an hour just to get to work. That is not too hard to ask. But there are corrupt self-ambitious politicians who are purposely introducing lies and distractions in order to divide us. Because they know that if we are united together, we can expose the motivations of politicians who are only here to serve themselves and not the American people. Matt Gaetz, Alex Andrade, Ron DeSantis are just a few of the corrupt QAnon conservatives who purposely caused division on social media in order to distract your crazy uncle from realizing that he is being screwed by the system not your high school principle. As always please like, subscribe, follow, and share this podcast with your friends, your neighbors, and your social media associates. Support the podcast by becoming a monthly paid subscriber. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/we-make-florida/support

This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, it's infrastructure week! The Colorado Republican party has already surrendered the Governor's race in 2022 in Colorado, but who's going to be able to run the biggest grift on them in the meantime? A bald white dude with glasses tells Democrats how to win elections, and we're not talking about Ian. Friend of the show Tina Peters violates the first rule of politics by digging to the center of the earth with the world's most invincible shovel. And we interview Chaz Tedesco, Adams County Commissioner and candidate for the 8th Congressional District. We ask him what it might be like to be the first Chaz elected to congress, probably. Learn more about Commissioner Chaz Tedesco:Campaign Site: https://www.tedescoforcongress.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/chazforcongressFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/tedescoforcongress-----Hosts: Jason Bane | Ian SilveriiProducer: Ethan BlackIntern: Taleen SampleMusic: Breakmaster CylinderSubscribe wherever you get your podcasts and leave us a review if you Got More Smarter. Send all angry and non-angry rants to angryrants@getmoresmarter.com.

As Democrats bet on bucking historical trends and Republicans bet on Donald Trump's better angels, the midterm elections have become a battle of which party can do worse. Written, produced, and hosted by Ty WycoffMusic by Ty WycoffFollow the show on Instagram @thishistoric for political updates in between episodes.Check out Ty's articles on Medium https://tywycoff.medium.com/A huge thanks to all of my Patrons for making this show happen! Derek Lichtner, Joshua Covill, Brandon Suthard, Rebecca Wycoff, Dale Wycoff, Chris Krager, Stevie Covill, Jamie Cody-Ferguson, Aurora Darling, Ásta Bowen, Chelsea O'Hara, Steve Hermes, Spencer Harris, Larissa Wycoff, Ally Nagel, Natali Kragh, Kailey Adams, Yosef SmidSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/thishistoric)

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13 de noviembre | Nueva YorkHola, maricoper. Esta vez sí: It’s Infrastructure Week!Leer esta newsletter te llevará 10 minutos y 54 segundos.Soy Roberto. Bienvenido a La Wikly.Lo importante: el presidente estadounidense Joe Biden tiene previsto firmar la semana que viene un paquete de infraestructura valorado en poco más de 1 billón de dólares. La ley fue aprobada por las cámaras legislativas de forma bipartidista.Si recuerdas newsletters previas, este es el Paquetista del que te hablamos en esta entrega.Contexto: la aprobación del paquete de infraestructura llega en un momento crucial para la administración de Biden. La popularidad del presidente está en mínimos y su partido enfrentó derrotas durísimas en Virginia hace ya dos semanas.La ley es una buena noticia para Biden porque cumple dos promesas de campaña: financiar la infraestructura decadente de Estados Unidos y llegar a acuerdos bipartidistas con los republicanos.19 senadores y 13 congresistas republicanos apoyaron el Paquetista en las votaciones del Capitolio.Al mismo tiempo, el plan se queda muy lejos del plan inicial de infraestructura física y humana valorado en 2.6 billones de dólares en nuevas inversiones que Biden propuso en un primer lugar.Explícamelo: el paquete incluye 550.000 millones de dólares en nuevas inversiones de infraestructura. El resto renueva una serie de programas de financiación pública que tenían previsto expirar en las próximas semanas.En esta newsletter, queremos ilustrar cuál es la relevancia del Paquetista, cómo va a ayudar a los estados, a las localidades y sobre todo a los estadounidenses en el que es un momento crítico de alta inflación e incertidumbre económica.🚧 Pero qué incluyeEl foco del Paquetista está en la inversión en infraestructura física. Es decir, carreteras, puentes y puertos hechos mierda tal y como Emilio repasó para Newtral en el vídeo de Solo en América que encabeza este párrafo. Recapitulando:$110.000M: financiación de carreteras, puentes y otros proyectos de gran envergadura.En Denver, Colorado, quieren mejorar las autovías que salen de su zona metropolitana.En la costa oeste, Oregon y Washington quieren reparar el puente de la Interestatal 5 que conecta a ambos estados y que podría venirse abajo con un gran terremoto.Y en Nueva Jersey quieren construir un túnel para reducir la congestión en el acceso a Nueva York.$73.000M: actualización y expansión de la red eléctrica, en muchos casos expuesta a la intemperie y vulnerable a eventos climáticos adversos tal y como se demostró hace meses en Texas.$66.000M: mantenimiento, modernización y expansión de los ferrocarriles, especialmente para el servicio Amtrak que pretende priorizar conectar las ciudades estadounidenses antes que la rentabilidad de la corporación.Parte de la financiación también ayudará a descongestionar el tráfico de los ferrocarriles de carga que conectan los principales puertos comerciales con otras partes del país.$65.000M: mejora del acceso a internet de banda ancha, con programas para hacerlo más asequible para las familias con menos recursos y desarrollo de líneas para llegar a las comunidades en zonas remotas mal comunicadas.$55.000M: mejora de los sistemas de agua limpia potable, con sustitución de las tuberías de plomo que tantos problemas han dado en ciudades como Flint, Michigan, e inversión en la gestión de aguas pluviales y residuales.$50.000M: inversión en infraestructura para resistir mejor la severidad de los potenciales daños infligidos por los efectos del cambio climático, como tormentas, huracanes, sequías e inundaciones.También, dinero para mejorar la infraestructura digital con la que evitar posibles ciberataques.$42.000M: construcción y renovación de puertos y aeropuertos que ayudarán a la descongestión de la cadena de suministro y los retrasos en los vuelos comerciales de pasajeros.Entrar en un aeropuerto estadounidense es muchas veces una tortura.$39.000M: modernizar y hacer más accesible el transporte público para personas mayores y personas con discapacidades, un problema evidente en la mayoría de las grandes urbes estadounidenses.Nueva York, la zona metropolitana más poblada y densa del país, agradecerá el dinero para poder mejorar su tristísimo sistema de transporte público.$21.000M: eliminación de polución de los suelos y aguas subterráneas que ayudará a poner el foco en zonas duramente contaminadas por ejercicios militares, minas y pozos huérfanos o fábricas que dejaron una reguero de materiales tóxicos peligrosos.$15.000M: implementación de una red de cargadores de coches eléctricos a nivel nacional e inversión en la producción de autobuses y ferris de bajas o nulas emisiones.👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Vale, ¿y qué?Dese hace décadas, la economía de EE. UU. sufre un problema que se puede considerar como un trastorno por déficit de inversión. Han ignorado las necesidades a largo plazo para atender las más inmediatas (la política electoralista y tal).En consecuencia, mientras que otros países tienen acceso generalizado a internet de banda ancha, servicio de telefonía celular asequible y agua potable limpia, EE. UU. tiene un sistema de infraestructura deficiente que representa un lastre para sus ciudadanos.Importante: por eso el Paquetista no solo es trascendental por los titulares de la infraestructura física, sino por lo que pretende conseguir: impulsar la capacidad productiva de la nación y crear una economía más justa y equitativa.Todo, tras décadas de lucha por parte de las clases media y baja, y tras la pandemia, que solo ha hecho que agravar la brecha económica entre clases.☝️ Dato: Moody's Analytics predice un crecimiento económico más fuerte gracias al Paquetista. En concreto, 2.4 millones de nuevos empleos para finales de 2025 a medida que aumente el gasto en la construcción de carreteras y en las escuelas preescolares."Este es un plan obrero para reconstruir EE. UU. (...) Nos pone en el camino de ganar la competencia económica del siglo XXI que enfrentamos con China y otros países grandes y el resto del mundo", dijo Biden.Para Biden y los demócratas, el plan de infraestructura representa una victoria en las negociaciones dado el carácter bipartidista de su aprobación y también una gran oportunidad para mostrar que su administración “está haciendo grandes cosas”.Una idea clave que debe ganar fuerza de cara a las elecciones de medio mandato del año que viene considerando las últimas derrotas.Sin embargo, depender tanto del éxito de este plan en la opinión pública trae consigo algunos riesgos:Fallas en el plan. Todavía no queda claro del todo qué tan bien se va a gestionar la implementación de los nuevos programas, considerando las dificultades de aplicación que tienen muchas iniciativas federales.Biden tiene previsto designar a un máximo responsable de la supervisión del Paquetista en los próximos días, tal y como adelantó Axios esta semana.Falta de ambición. Muchos analistas coinciden en que el presupuesto probablemente debería haber sido mayor dado el deterioro en la infraestructura actual. Existe la posibilidad de que el dinero no alcance para proyectar los grandes cambios que prometió Biden.Imagen de división. El entusiasmo inicial sobre el proyecto de ley ha sido minado por meses de disputas que enfrentaron a las dos facciones del partido demócrata, moderada y progresista.Lo explicamos más detalladamente en esta edición.Y sobre todo, dificultad de mensaje. Porque aunque la implementación del plan de infraestructura fuera ampliamente exitosa, la administración de Biden todavía debe lograr que ese éxito se refleje en la opinión pública. Para David Leonhardt, de The New York Times, el proyecto corre el riesgo de convertirse en otro ejemplo de la tendencia del gobierno estadounidense moderno a hacer su trabajo tan silenciosamente que muchos ciudadanos ni siquiera se dan cuenta de que se están beneficiando de ello.¿Recuerdas que los cheques de estímulo aprobados durante la administración de Trump llevaban la firma del expresidente en sus versiones físicas? (Dato de Emilio: recuerdo pasar frente a un grupo de ancianos latinos en el Bronx que hablaban sobre “los cheques que nos envió Trump”.)La cuestión del mensaje no es menor. Uno de los aliados más cercanos del presidente, el congresista demócrata Jim Clyburn, dijo en una entrevista que su mayor preocupación era que los republicanos comenzaran a aparecer en las inauguraciones de proyectos de infraestructura para celebrar logros que rechazaron con sus votos.Clyburn señaló como ejemplo un evento reciente en Carolina del Sur: el gobernador republicano Henry McMaster apareció en el acto de inauguración de un popular proyecto de carreteras que fue financiado, en parte, mediante el aumento de un impuesto estatal.Aumento que inicialmente había vetado.Porque pese a que 19 senadores y 13 congresistas republicanos puedan presumir de Paquetista, otros 236 legisladores votaron en contra de la ley y serán muchos los que se echen flores por las medidas más populares.Ya ocurrió con los paquetes de estímulo aprobados en pandemia."Los demócratas nunca han hecho un buen trabajo al decirle a la gente lo que hemos hecho", dijo Clyburn.⚠️ Una conclusiónTodo esto ocurre en un contexto en el que el aumento de la inflación y el pesimismo sobre la economía, junto con la persistente pandemia y la resaca de la caótica retirada de Afganistán, han agriado el estado de ánimo del público, debilitando el índice de aprobación de Biden.Y no es que los proyectos de infraestructura aprobados se construyan de la noche a la mañana. La gran mayoría de ellos llevarán tiempo y los ciudadanos probablemente no entenderán su valor hasta dentro de cinco, quizá 10 años.Por ejemplo, la congestión actual en los puertos comerciales no se va a aliviar en cuestión de semanas por muchos millones que la ley incluya para construir mejores instalaciones —y por tanto el Paquetista hará poco para aliviar la inflación en el corto plazo.Al menos el país podría mejorar en muchos ámbitos de la vida pública, por mucho que luego los votantes quizá no sepan a quién recompensar con su voto.¿Desea saber más? The New York Times tiene un gran resumen con gráficos de lo que finalmente quedó fuera del plan inicial de infraestructura. Y The Wall Street Journal tiene un buen repaso de cómo el Paquetista afectará a la vida de los estadounidenses.🎬 Una recomendaciónCon la colaboración de FilminEl puente sobre el río Kwai es una película británica de 1985 dirigida por David Lean. Sigue la historia de unos prisioneros de guerra apresados por los japoneses durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial a quienes les mandan ayudar en la construcción de un puente para conectar Bangkok (Tailandia) con Yangon (actual Myanmar).La protagoniza un reparto estelar de la época encabezado por Alec Guinness, William Holden y Jack Hawkins.Considerada una de las grandes películas bélicas de todos los tiempos, el filme precede a la obra magna de Lean, Lawrence de Arabia.En Kwai, el británico también se embarca en un fascinante aunque menos complejo estudio de personajes, especialmente a través de un Coronel Nicholson (Guiness) que de alguna forma ya adelantaba lo que Lean sería capaz de hacer más adelante con T.E. Lawrence.Nicholson, un hombre de honor y principios, es un personaje que acaba olvidando a qué causa debe de verdad lealtad. Con ello, pierde la cordura, lo que permite un cierre memorable a los pies del puente protagonista.Aunque lo verdaderamente genial de El puente sobre el río Kwai es que ante todo Lean forma un entretenimiento de aúpa que después sería recompensado con un tremendo éxito en taquilla y siete Oscars, incluyendo uno para Guiness.Si no la has visto, ya sabes. ¡Es Infrastructure Week!El puente sobre el río Kwai está disponible en Filmin.🌟 Vuelve Taylor (¿y Jake?)Este pasado viernes, Twitter se llenó de personas gritando y llorando: Taylor Swift sacó una versión renovada de su álbum Red, ahora Red (Taylor 's Version), con un total de 30 canciones, 14 más que el disco original y siete temas inéditos.¿Por qué está volviendo a grabar sus primeros discos? Es una larga historia que incluye una disputa con el manager de artistas y productor Scooter Brown, pero voy a dejar que te lo explique un experto:Red es, en palabras de la propia Taylor Swift, “un álbum que escribí específicamente sobre desamor puro, absoluto, hasta la médula”. El álbum se publicó por primera vez en 2012, dos años después de que la artista terminara su romance con el actor Jake Gyllenhaal.En un primer momento, no estaba tan claro que las letras tuvieran relación con ese romance, pero la canción ‘All Too Well’ contribuyó a disipar todas las dudas, a la par que se convirtió en un tema insignia de la carrera musical de Swift.El éxito de ‘All Too Well’ entre sus fans fue probablemente lo que motivó a la cantante a publicar la tan solicitada versión extendida de 10 minutos que ahora tiene, además, un cortometraje protagonizado por Sadie Sink (Stranger Things) y Dylan O’Brien (Teen Wolf):Red se convirtió en el álbum que visibilizó la vulnerabilidad de la cantante en sus relaciones amorosas, pese a que en muchas entrevistas elegía el humor y una suerte de superación para referirse a sus fracasos románticos.I mean, ‘The Lucky One’ tiene un verso que literalmente dice “te dicen que eres afortunada pero estás muy confundida porque no te sientes bonita, te sientes usada”.La mejor parte, sin duda, son los memes. Taylor tiene canciones que son himnos de la humanidad para momentos muy específicos, como una ruptura, por lo que una de las mejores partes del relanzamiento de este disco son las reacciones de sus oyentes:Y recuerda:⚡️ I mean, cuteEn otro orden de cosas, este jueves estuve en Twitch charlando con dos periodistas de renombre acerca de la situación en la frontera entre Polonia y Bielorrusia:La bielorrusa Hanna Liubakova, ahora en exilio para evitar la represión del presidente Alexander Lukashenko (en YouTube, en inglés).Y el español Javier Espinosa, corresponsal de guerra desde los año 90 y con el que también hablé sobre su dilatada carrera (en Twitch, en español).Hasta la semana que viene, This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at www.lawikly.com/subscribe

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Join Health Affairs Insider.This week, the US Senate approved the sweeping Bipartisan Infrastructure Plan. The bill includes a $39 billion investment in public transit to report aging infrastructure across the US.Public transportation in the US is an important aspect of American Life, including health care. Health Affairs recently published a Health Policy Brief on the connection between public transportation and health.On this episode of Health Affairs This Week, Health Affairs' Rob Lott and Jeff Byers discuss what to expect next for the infrastructure bill and dive into the insights from the health policy brief.Related Links: Public Transportation In the US: A Driver Of Health And Equity (Health Affairs) Senate Approves The $1 Trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill In A Historic Vote (NPR) Podcast: The Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill - What's in it for Health Care (Health Affairs This Week) Subscribe: RSS | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Castro | Stitcher | Deezer | Overcast

Join Health Affairs Insider.Last week, President Joe Biden and his administration released more detail on the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.While a lot of focus has been given to provisions, such as the $66 billion investment in passenger rail since the creation of Amtrak 50 years ago, there are many areas which will affect the health care sector.Health Affairs' Senior Editors Ellen Bayer and Chris Fleming share the latest on the bipartisan infrastructure deal and how health care will be affected, including policies on telehealth, clean drinking water, climate change, broadband internet, and other social determinants of health.Related Links: Bipartisan Infrastructure and Investment Jobs Act (White House Fact Sheet) A Lead Poisoning Crisis Enters Its Second Century (Health Affairs) Climate & Health Theme Issue (Health Affairs) Health Risks Due to Climate Change: Inequity In Causes and Consequences (Health Affairs) Ensuring the Growth of Telehealth During COVID-19 Does Not Exacerbate Disparities In Care (Health Affairs Blog) Subscribe: RSS | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Castro | Stitcher | Deezer | Overcast

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Emily, John and David discuss the Delta variant and the vaccination decline, the bipartisan infrastructure plan living another day, and the pandemic Olympics.Here are some notes and references from this week's show:David Leonhardt for The New York Times: “Why Aren't the Vaccines Approved?”Matthew Yglesias for Slow Boring: “Let's Get More People Vaccinated”Ross Douthat for The New York Times: “How to Reach the Unvaccinated”John Dickerson for CBS News: “Governor Asa Hutchinson on ‘Face the Nation,' June 27, 2021”Here's this week's chatter:John: Jack Thomas for The Boston Globe: “I Just Learned I Only Have Months to Live. This Is What I Want to Say”; Susan B. Glasser for The New Yorker: “‘You're Gonna Have a Fucking War': Mark Milley's Fight to Stop Trump from Striking Iran”Emily: Eliza Apperly for The Guardian: “‘Stumbling Stones': A Different Vision of Holocaust Remembrance”; Atlas Obscura: “The Bebelplatz, Berlin, Germany: The Site of the Famous Nazi Book Burning Campaign of 1933 Remembers It's ‘Night of Shame.'” David: The Quiet American, by Graham Greene; Catherine Bosley for Bloomberg: “Women Are Still Suffering More Than Men in Pandemic Job Hit”Listener chatter from Ragav Venkatesan: “W Series: Off Track”; Giles Richards for The Guardian: “Hamilton Commission Report Aims to Improve Diversity in Motorsport”If you enjoy the show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get benefits like zero ads on any Slate podcast, bonus episodes of shows like Slow Burn and Danny Lavery's show Big Mood, Little Mood and you'll be supporting the Political Gabfest. Sign up now at slate.com/gabfestplus to help support our work.For this week's Slate Plus bonus segment, Emily, David, and John discuss billionaires in space.Tweet us your questions and chatters @SlateGabfest or email us at gabfest@slate.com. (Messages may be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.)Podcast production by Jocelyn Frank.Research and show notes by Bridgette Dunlap. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Emily, John and David discuss the Delta variant and the vaccination decline, the bipartisan infrastructure plan living another day, and the pandemic Olympics.Here are some notes and references from this week's show:David Leonhardt for The New York Times: “Why Aren't the Vaccines Approved?”Matthew Yglesias for Slow Boring: “Let's Get More People Vaccinated”Ross Douthat for The New York Times: “How to Reach the Unvaccinated”John Dickerson for CBS News: “Governor Asa Hutchinson on ‘Face the Nation,' June 27, 2021”Here's this week's chatter:John: Jack Thomas for The Boston Globe: “I Just Learned I Only Have Months to Live. This Is What I Want to Say”; Susan B. Glasser for The New Yorker: “‘You're Gonna Have a Fucking War': Mark Milley's Fight to Stop Trump from Striking Iran”Emily: Eliza Apperly for The Guardian: “‘Stumbling Stones': A Different Vision of Holocaust Remembrance”; Atlas Obscura: “The Bebelplatz, Berlin, Germany: The Site of the Famous Nazi Book Burning Campaign of 1933 Remembers It's ‘Night of Shame.'” David: The Quiet American, by Graham Greene; Catherine Bosley for Bloomberg: “Women Are Still Suffering More Than Men in Pandemic Job Hit”Listener chatter from Ragav Venkatesan: “W Series: Off Track”; Giles Richards for The Guardian: “Hamilton Commission Report Aims to Improve Diversity in Motorsport”If you enjoy the show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get benefits like zero ads on any Slate podcast, bonus episodes of shows like Slow Burn and Danny Lavery's show Big Mood, Little Mood and you'll be supporting the Political Gabfest. Sign up now at slate.com/gabfestplus to help support our work.For this week's Slate Plus bonus segment, Emily, David, and John discuss billionaires in space.Tweet us your questions and chatters @SlateGabfest or email us at gabfest@slate.com. (Messages may be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.)Podcast production by Jocelyn Frank.Research and show notes by Bridgette Dunlap. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Emily, John and David discuss the Delta variant and the vaccination decline, the bipartisan infrastructure plan living another day, and the pandemic Olympics.Here are some notes and references from this week's show:David Leonhardt for The New York Times: “Why Aren't the Vaccines Approved?”Matthew Yglesias for Slow Boring: “Let's Get More People Vaccinated”Ross Douthat for The New York Times: “How to Reach the Unvaccinated”John Dickerson for CBS News: “Governor Asa Hutchinson on ‘Face the Nation,' June 27, 2021”Here's this week's chatter:John: Jack Thomas for The Boston Globe: “I Just Learned I Only Have Months to Live. This Is What I Want to Say”; Susan B. Glasser for The New Yorker: “‘You're Gonna Have a Fucking War': Mark Milley's Fight to Stop Trump from Striking Iran”Emily: Eliza Apperly for The Guardian: “‘Stumbling Stones': A Different Vision of Holocaust Remembrance”; Atlas Obscura: “The Bebelplatz, Berlin, Germany: The Site of the Famous Nazi Book Burning Campaign of 1933 Remembers It's ‘Night of Shame.'” David: The Quiet American, by Graham Greene; Catherine Bosley for Bloomberg: “Women Are Still Suffering More Than Men in Pandemic Job Hit”Listener chatter from Ragav Venkatesan: “W Series: Off Track”; Giles Richards for The Guardian: “Hamilton Commission Report Aims to Improve Diversity in Motorsport”If you enjoy the show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get benefits like zero ads on any Slate podcast, bonus episodes of shows like Slow Burn and Danny Lavery's show Big Mood, Little Mood and you'll be supporting the Political Gabfest. Sign up now at slate.com/gabfestplus to help support our work.For this week's Slate Plus bonus segment, Emily, David, and John discuss billionaires in space.Tweet us your questions and chatters @SlateGabfest or email us at gabfest@slate.com. (Messages may be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.)Podcast production by Jocelyn Frank.Research and show notes by Bridgette Dunlap. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Breaking News! Following weeks of negotiations, and as a mind-boggling heat wave settled on the Pacific Northwest, President Joe Biden and a bipartisan group of ten Senators stepped out of a closed-door meeting at the White House to announce they'd made a deal. There will be infrastructure! $579 billion worth of it, in fact. The biggest federal investment in infrastructure in more than a hundred years and, according to President Biden, the 21st century equivalent to our historic investments in the Interstate Highway System and the transcontinental railroad. But if you're a tad skeptical about what this deal might mean for The War on Cars, you have good reason. Federal transportation investments have not been kind to Americans who wish to live untethered from an automobile. And in U.S. political discourse, “infrastructure” has typically been shorthand for “car stuff.” But could this moment be different? Here to help us understand the big infrastructure package and the arcane world of federal transportation policy is Beth Osborne, executive director of Transportation for America. Warning: This episode includes a brief audio clip of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. ***This episode was sponsored in part by our friends at Cleverhood. For 20% off of stylish, functional rain gear designed specifically for walking and biking enter coupon code WARONCARS at checkout.*** Support The War on Cars on Patreon and get cool stickers, access to exclusive bonus content and more. SHOW NOTES: Episode 62: It's Finally Infrastructure Week, April 3, 2021. (The War on Cars) Learn more about Transportation for America here. Follow Beth Osborne on Twitter. President Biden Announces Support for the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework (WhiteHouse.gov) What's in the White House, Senate bipartisan infrastructure package (Washington Post) As Feds Debate Transportation Pay-Fors, Don't Forget What We're Buying (Streetsblog USA) Biden's infrastructure deal proves bipartisanship can't deliver (Vox) Get official War on Cars merch at our store. Check out The War on Cars library at Bookshop.org. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts. This episode was edited by Ali Lemer and produced by Aaron Naparstek. Our music is by Nathaniel Goodyear. Our logo is by Dani Finkel of Crucial D. Find us on Twitter: @TheWarOnCars, Aaron Naparstek @Naparstek, Doug Gordon @BrooklynSpoke, Sarah Goodyear @buttermilk1. Questions, comments or suggestions? Email us: thewaroncars@gmail.com TheWarOnCars.org

On the show this week the panel discuss Joe Biden's proposed American Jobs Act, its implications and potential effects for Georgia. They also touch on the President's proposed new reforms to the classifications for "ghost" guns. Turning to the Gold Dome the panel recap Sine Die, what passed, what failed and what we should continue to watch for in the upcoming months. All that and more on this week's episode of The Georgia Politcs Podcast. Connect with us on Twitter @gapoliticspod Jeffrey Albertson @ja1bertson Preston Thompson @pston3 Megan Gordon-Kane @meganlaneg Proud member of the Appen Podcast Network. #gapol

Biden's Infrastructure Plan(00:48), the latest on the Covid/vaccine front(15:49), #Gaetzgate(26:09), and the first week in the trial of Derek Chauvin(34:10)This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy

Writer and former host of Studio 360, Kurt Andersen, joins Felix Salmon and Emily Peck to talk about Biden's long awaited and much needed infrastructure plan, the Archegos dustup on Wall Street and the union vote at the Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama. In the Plus segment: Post-pandemic Broadway.Email: slatemoney@slate.comPodcast production by Jessamine Molli.Twitter: @felixsalmon, @EmilyRPeck Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From “sexy bike lanes” to just what constitutes a “bicycle accident,” transportation is making headlines like never before. Aaron, Sarah and Doug are together again to consider the burning questions filling our airwaves and social media feeds right now. Will US DOT Secretary Pete Buttigieg force all Americans to ride cargo bikes filled with Dr. Seuss books and dump them in a compost pile, or is that just a Fox News fever dream? Is New York's congestion pricing plan, the first in the nation, finally about to get rolling? And is it really part of a de Blasio/Cuomo/Biden war on cars? What can Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo teach us all about the harms of highway widening? What should be done about e-bike batteries? Plus, is America down with VMT?  This episode was sponsored in part by Cleverhood. To celebrate the arrival of spring, War on Cars listers can now receive 25% off of stylish, functional rain gear designed specifically for walking and biking. Enter coupon code WARONCARS at checkout. Support The War on Cars on Patreon and get cool stickers, access to exclusive bonus content and more. SHOW NOTES:  Industry needs to clean up electric batteries, including the ones that power your e-bike.  Shawn Bradley wasn't injured in a “bicycle accident.” He was injured when a driver hit him with a car. Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo explains everything wrong with expanding highways. The US DOT is using the Civil Rights Act to pause the widening of 1-45 near Houston. A US Congresswoman thinks Bill de Blasio, Andrew Cuomo and Joe Biden are waging a war on cars. Fox News freaks out over “sexy bike lanes.” It might be time to use Vehicle Miles Traveled to tax drivers instead of just the gas tax. Secretary Pete appears to walk back a VMT tax. Get the official War on Cars coffee mug, t-shirts and our new “Cars Are Death Machines” sticker  at our new store. Plus, check out The War on Cars library at Bookshop.org. Follow us on Apple Podcasts and leave a review. WCAR theme music by Michael Hearst. Sound effects by deleted_user_3544904 at freesound.org. This episode was produced by Aaron Naparstek and edited by Ali Lemer. Our music is by Nathaniel Goodyear. Our logo is by Dani Finkel of Crucial D. Find us on Twitter: @TheWarOnCars, Doug Gordon @BrooklynSpoke, Sarah Goodyear @buttermilk1, Aaron Naparstek @Naparstek. Email us: thewaroncars@gmail.com TheWarOnCars.org

Writer and former host of Studio 360, Kurt Andersen, joins Felix Salmon and Emily Peck to talk about Biden's long awaited and much needed infrastructure plan, the Archegos dustup on Wall Street and the union vote at the Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama. In the Plus segment: Post-pandemic Broadway.Email: slatemoney@slate.comPodcast production by Jessamine Molli.Twitter: @felixsalmon, @EmilyRPeck Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Writer and former host of Studio 360, Kurt Andersen, joins Felix Salmon and Emily Peck to talk about Biden's long awaited and much needed infrastructure plan, the Archegos dustup on Wall Street and the union vote at the Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama. In the Plus segment: Post-pandemic Broadway.Email: slatemoney@slate.comPodcast production by Jessamine Molli.Twitter: @felixsalmon, @EmilyRPeck Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join Health Affairs Insider.It's Infrastructure Week and H.R. 3, a far-reaching piece of legislation which contains a series of drug-pricing reforms, is back. At the end of 2019, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 3 but partisan disagreements prevented the bill from becoming law. Now, elements of H.R. 3 are back on the table as the Biden administration prepares its $2 trillion infrastructure and jobs package.Washington University's Rachel Sachs joins Health Affairs' Chris Fleming to break down H.R. 3's three main parts and highlight what they mean for the federal budget, pharmaceutical companies, and consumers. Related Links: Prescription Drug Legislation In Congress: An Update (Health Affairs Blog) Rachel Sachs' Health Affairs Articles Prescription Drug Policy: The Year In Review, And The Year Ahead (Health Affairs Blog) Administration Finalizes Most-Favored Nation Drug Pricing Rules At The Last Minute (Health Affairs Blog) Democrats Gear Up For Major Push To Lower Drug Prices (The Hill) Subscribe: RSS | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Castro | Stitcher | Deezer | Overcast

On this week's edition of the Talking Michigan Transportation podcast, analysis and speculation about what President Biden is likely to include in his much-anticipated proposal to address the nation's inadequate and crumbling infrastructure.  Lloyd Brown, director of communications for the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), returns to the podcast to talk about what he's hearing.  Will “Infrastructure Week” move from punchline to serious discussion with results? The Biden administration signaled an intention to roll out tangible ideas, indicating with Monday's announcement to expand offshore wind turbines that infrastructure means more than roads and bridges.  We know U.S. Department of Transportation Sec. Pete Buttigieg has been working a lot of rooms, speaking with Democratic and Republican lawmakers alike. That plays to his strength as a collegial broker and strong communicator. And as a policy wonk, there is no doubt he's quickly getting up to speed on the issues. Is this too much pressure?  In an interview with CNBC, Sec. Pete talked about why infrastructure offers a solid return on investment.   Other links and references from this week's show:  Forbes on what we know now about the president's plan. Roll Call on a discussion about restoring earmarks.  The Wall Street Journal (subscription) on the president's push for offshore wind projects. 

It's Infrastructure Week on The Weirdest Thing! Our fearless cohosts discuss two catastrophic and deadly engineering failures: the St. Francis Dam Disaster of 1928 and the Johnstown Flood of 1889.

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Emily, John and David discuss the security of U.S. elections, are joined by guest economics professor Jason Furman to help estimate by when we can anticipate a financial recovery, and the hosts talk with novelist Geraldine Brooks to learn more about living through a plague.Slate Plus members get a bonus segment on the Gabfest each week, and access to special bonus episodes throughout the year. Sign up now to listen and support our show. For this week's Slate Plus bonus segment David, Emily, and John discuss their best social distancing hacks.You can tweet suggestions, links, and questions to @SlateGabfest. Tweet us your cocktail chatter using #cocktailchatter or post it to our Facebook page. (Messages may be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.)The email address for the Political Gabfest is gabfest@slate.com. (Email may be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.)Podcast production by Jocelyn Frank.Research and show notes by Bridgette Dunlap. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Emily, John and David discuss the security of U.S. elections, are joined by guest economics professor Jason Furman to help estimate by when we can anticipate a financial recovery, and the hosts talk with novelist Geraldine Brooks to learn more about living through a plague.Slate Plus members get a bonus segment on the Gabfest each week, and access to special bonus episodes throughout the year. Sign up now to listen and support our show. For this week's Slate Plus bonus segment David, Emily, and John discuss their best social distancing hacks.You can tweet suggestions, links, and questions to @SlateGabfest. Tweet us your cocktail chatter using #cocktailchatter or post it to our Facebook page. (Messages may be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.)The email address for the Political Gabfest is gabfest@slate.com. (Email may be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.)Podcast production by Jocelyn Frank.Research and show notes by Bridgette Dunlap. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trump walks away from the table during the latest round of Infrastructure Week, Michael Avenatti goes down in flames, and Quentin Tarantino stands up for himself. Date: 5-23-2019 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices