Podcast appearances and mentions of Jason Fagone

The ladies ask AI to write poems about Brad Pitt's butt. It's not so bad Brad, sad Brad, is it?Please Support Breaking Form!Review the show on Apple Podcasts here.Aaron's STOP LYING is available from the Pitt Poetry Series.James's ROMANTIC COMEDY is available from Four Way Books.NOTES:Aaron's "Brad Pitt" appeared in his first book, Blue on Blue Ground. Read the poem here. Here's the official video for the Miley Cyrus song "End of the World" and here's a remix that is rocking our worlds, too. I couldn't find Brad Pitt reciting poetry, but he does read from A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James in this clip.For more about Matsuo Bashō go here.Read this excellent and moving piece about AI and grief by Jason Fagone: "The Jessica Simulation: Love and loss in the age of A.I." details a grieving man's use of the AI called Project December in order to cope with the loss of his fiancé.

Listen to Part 1 of this story about the killing of Richard Oakes. The 1972 killing of Richard Oakes, the face of the Red Power movement, still sticks with the people who worked on the case. The detective who was at the scene of the killing remembers feeling suspicious of Michael Morgan, the man who shot Oakes. The prosecutor remembers the holes in Morgan's story that he shot Oakes in self-defense.  And yet, Morgan was acquitted of manslaughter charges. Today, they admit that the trial was botched. In Part 2 of our two-part episode with San Francisco Chronicle reporters Julie Johnson and Jason Fagone, we talk about missteps in the investigation into Oakes' death, and how the justice system in Sonoma County was stacked against him.  Read the full story on Richard Oakes' death in the San Francisco Chronicle. Episode transcript

Richard Oakes was the face of the burgeoning ‘Red Power' movement when he led the famous Native occupation of Alcatraz Island in 1969.  But like other civil rights leaders at the time, he died too soon. In 1972, Oakes was gunned down in in rural Sonoma County. His killer, Michael Oliver Morgan, stood trial for manslaughter and was found not guilty. The official story of Richard Oakes' death, and the circumstances surrounding Morgan's trial, are part of the reason why Oakes' legacy has been largely erased from mainstream history. Oakes' family and friends, meanwhile, never got closure. All this time, they have believed that Oakes' death, and Morgan's acquittal, were racially motivated.  Now, thanks to new reporting from the San Francisco Chronicle, we know details about this story that have been kept secret for decades. In Part 1 of a two-part episode with reporters Julie Johnson and Jason Fagone, we discuss the events that led Oakes to rural Sonoma County, and the encounters that foreshadowed his killing.  This is Part 1 of a two-part episode. Part 2 will publish on Wednesday, Oct. 11. Read the full story on Richard Oakes' death in the San Francisco Chronicle.

Jerry and Marge Go Large is a down to earth American comedy drama based on a true story about about long-married couple Jerry and Marge Selbee. Jerry finds a mathematical loophole in the state lottery and wins millions, however he isn't the only one trying to cash in on the winnings. Him and his wife decide to take things to the next level by forming a corporation and recruits shareholders from his local town.Directed by David Frankel, Screenplay by Brad Copeland and based on the article written by Jason Fagone. The film stars Bryan Cranston as Jerry Selbee, Annette Bening as Marge Selbee, Rainn Wilson as Bill and Larry Wilmore as Steve.

Today's show is a discussion and review of Paramount Plus exclusive JERRY AND MARGE GO LARGE.Ever wonder what it would feel like to win the lottery?  How about what it would feel like to KNOW you're going to win the lottery?  Well, Jerry and Marge Go Large is based on the true story of Jerry Selbee, who retired from the Kellogg's Cereal factory after 42 years and had no idea what to do with himself, and his wife Marge Selbee, who up until Jerry played the state lottery lived a very normal life as a homemaker and grandmother.  One day, Jerry came across a brochure for a state lottery game Winfall.  Jerry, being good at math, a statement used in the movie as a comedic bit as Jerry is obviously a math whiz, figures out that there is a flaw in Winfall and it might be possible to net a guaranteed win if he bought enough tickets.In 2018, journalist Jason Fagone wrote a fantastic super long article on the Selbee's, which was adapted into our feature film today.  So let's get into the film adaptation of the amazing life of the everyday average retirees Jerry and Marge in JERRY AND MARGE GO LARGE.Huffington Post Article - https://highline.huffingtonpost.com/articles/en/lotto-winners/Thanks for listening and feel free to hit us up on any of our social media platforms!https://linktr.ee/BiAPodcastTheme song "Loli'ana" written and performed by award-winning musician Kamuela Kahoano.   Listen to more of Kamuela's music on iTunes and https://kamuelamusic.com/.  Also, "Loli'ana" performed live at The Ko'olau Banquet Hall can be seen here https://youtu.be/YDJ1NNJgEiA  If you enjoyed our show, subscribe and check out our new shows that drop every Friday.  Also, new this year, our non-routine Anniversary Specials, which are 30 minute shows that pay tribute to a movie celebrating a significant anniversary.

Joshua Barbeau lost his fiancée, Jessica, nearly a decade ago. For Joshua, getting over her death felt impossible. He was still grieving when he came across a website that allowed him to feel like he was communicating with Jessica again — by creating a customized, A.I.-powered chatbot. San Francisco Chronicle journalist Jason Fagone spoke with Shumita Basu about how the Jessica bot helped Joshua process his grief. This is a preview of that conversation. Listen to the full episode on Apple News In Conversation.

Joshua Barbeau lost his fiancée, Jessica, nearly a decade ago. For Joshua, getting over her death felt impossible. He was still grieving when he came across a website that allowed him to feel like he was communicating with Jessica again — by creating a customized, A.I.-powered chatbot. San Francisco Chronicle journalist Jason Fagone spoke with Apple News In Conversation host Shumita Basu about how the Jessica bot helped Joshua process his grief.

Join us as we celebrate Women's History Month by discussing some great reads by and about women.  Half Life by Jillian Cantor My Love Story by Tina Turner The Girls Who Went Away: The Hidden History of Women Who Surrendered Children for Adoption in the Decades Before Roe V. Wade by Ann Fessler The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women by Kate Moore Brazen: Rebel Ladies Who Rocked the World by Pénélope Bagieu Hild by Nicola Griffith Burial Rites by Hannah Kent Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel The Woman Who Smashed Codes: A True Story of Love, Spies, and the Unlikely Heroine Who Outwitted America's Enemies by Jason Fagone

America's intense fear of terrorism after the 9/11 attacks landed hard on the shoulders of Hamid Hayat, whose California upbringing was shattered when he was accused of being part of a terrorist sleeper cell. Wrongly convicted, he spent 14 years in "Little Gitmo" and other lock-ups. But now he's free, and he spoke exclusively to The Chronicle's Jason Fagone about his famous case and his difficulty reclaiming his life. Fagone tells host Demian Bulwa why Hamid's story is so crucial to our understanding of the post-9/11 world. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod Read Hamid Hayat's story: sfchronicle.com/hayat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In einer schlaflosen Nacht loggte sich der Kanadier Joshua Barbeau auf einer mysteriösen Chat-Website namens Project December ein. Er gab einige SMS- und Facebook-Nachrichten seiner Verlobten, Jessica Courtney Pereira, ein und startete die Matrix. «Jessica, bist du es wirklich?», tippte Joshua. «Klar bin ich es! Ich bin das Mädchen, das du über alles liebst», war die Antwort, «wie kannst du daran zweifeln?» Joshua: «Du bist seit acht Jahren tot.»

A fisherman down on his luck finds gold at the bottom of the sea. It's only after his treasure hunt is underway that he discovers what is truly valuable deep down. BIG thanks to Joe Pennisi for sharing your story with Snap. This story would not have been possible if not for the amazing, on-the-ground reporting work of Tara Duggan, Jason Fagone, and Santiago Mejia who first told this incredible story for the San Francisco Chronicle. Produced by Nikka Singh, original score by Renzo Gorrio Artwork by Teo Ducot Snap Classic - Season 12 – Episode 52

Hilary Klotz Steinman is an Emmy award winning independent documentary filmmaker. In 2020, Hilary established Napatree Films to produce independent projects that explore forgotten or overlooked histories and illuminate the experiences of women and girls in America and globally. She produced, The Codebreaker, a PBS documentary and part of the series American Experience . It tells the story of Elizebeth Friedman, a pioneering codebreaker who thwarted organized crime gangs during Prohibition, hunted Nazi spies during World War II and helped develop the science of cryptography in America. Her story was buried for more than half a century. For more about Elizabeth, read Jason Fagone's The Woman Who Smashed Codes: A True Story of Love, Spies, and the Unlikely Heroine Who Outwitted America's Enemies.  Review by the Wall Street Journal. ​​Jordana J. Haber, MD, MACM, FACEP is an assistant professor of emergency medicine at Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at (UNLV). Following emergency medicine residency, Dr. Haber completed a fellowship in medical education at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York, and received a Master in Academic Medicine through University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine. She is a regular contributor and assistant editor to the Book Club for Academic Life in Emergency Medicine (ALiEM). She has co-authored the monthly column “Mindful EM” for Emergency Medicine News. She is a public speaker on topics of medical education, narrative medicine, and leadership.  She was a speaker at FIX 2019.  Follow Jordana on Twitter @JordanaHaber

Joshua Barbeau programmed an advanced AI chatbot to sound like his dead fiancé, so he could properly grieve her death.So what has Joshua's story taught us about the potential role of AI in human grief processing? And why is OpenAI, the software's designer, so afraid of what it might be capable of? Joshua: @JoshuaBarbeau on twitter Erica: @erica_mallett on Instagram Thanks to Jason Fagone for his original article on the story in the SFH. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A love story between a person who's alive and a person who is dead, told by the San Francisco Chronicle's Jason Fagone. Today's show was produced by Miles Bryan, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Efim Shapiro, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram. Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained. Support Today, Explained by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jason Fagone is a writer for the San Francisco Chronicle. In a recent article, Fagone details how Joshua Barbeau created an A.I.-powered chatbot based on his late fiancée. The technology brings up ethical and moral questions about the ways we use A.I. and process loss.

Moira speaks with journalist Jason Fagone talks about Elizebeth Smith Friedman, a pioneer in codebreaking, from World War I to rumrunners to drug smuggling to the famous Enigma machine. His book is “The Woman Who Smashed Codes: A True Story of Love, Spies, and the Unlikely Heroine Who Outwitted America's Enemies.” Then on Tech Nation Health, Dr. Marco Taglietti, President and CEO of Scynexis, talks about their work in serious invasive fungal infections.

Moira speaks with journalist Jason Fagone talks about Elizebeth Smith Friedman, a pioneer in codebreaking, from World War I to rumrunners to drug smuggling to the famous Enigma machine. His book is “The Woman Who Smashed Codes: A True Story of Love, Spies, and the Unlikely Heroine Who Outwitted America's Enemies.”Then on Tech Nation Health, Dr. Marco Taglietti, President and CEO of Scynexis, talks about their work in serious invasive fungal infections.

Jason Fagone is a narrative writer for the San Francisco Chronicle who focuses on in-depth stories and investigations. His most recent piece is headlined “The Jessica Simulation.” It's about a man who used a website that created chatbots to bring his dead girlfriend, or memories of her, back to life. “Joshua was able to use this website project assembler to create a custom chat bot simulation of his dead girlfriend Jessica, and he began to talk, have these very long, intense emotional conversations with this simulation of Jessica and then things go Very weird,” he said. Fagone joined the Chronicle in the fall of 2017 after a solid career of freelancing and book writing. He has been on the podcast before. Fagone was the guest on Episode 9 back in September 2013. At the time, we talked about some of his work in Philadelphia magazine, including a story about a cancer researcher who had a breakthrough discovery. We also talked about his book “Ingenious.” Since that episode, Fagone has written two more books, giving him three in all. That includes “The Woman Who Smashed Codes,” which was released in 2017. Fagone has written for Esquire, Wired, GQ, Huffington Post, and Mother Jones, among many other publications.

In this episode, author-journalist Jason Fagone discusses the relatively unknown cryptographer Elizebeth Friedman. Fagone illuminates Friedman's remarkable achievements in codebreaking, her marriage to NSA "founder" William Friedman, her work at Riverbank Labs, and many other hidden aspects of her outstanding "in the shadows" life assisting the nation. Recorded 16 Mar 2021.  Interviewer: Deborah Bonanni, AFIO board member and former NSA Chief of Staff. Host: James Hughes, AFIO President and former CIA Operations Officer. 

Joshua Barbeau was 26 when his fiancee, Jessica Pereira, died from a rare liver disease. Eight years later, still grieving, he turned to Project December, a website that allowed him to text with an artificial intelligence simulation of Jessica. The Chronicle's Jason Fagone talks to host Cecilia Lei about his story about love and A.I., and Joshua Barbeau discusses how a chatbot helped him cope with loss. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

LB sits down with author Jason Fagone to discuss his extraordinary book "The Woman Who Smashed Codes", and what we all can learn from the life and work ethic of our heroine, Elizebeth Friedman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For years, a white professor on the proudly diverse campus of Cal State East Bay in Hayward taught misinformation — that Black and Latino students were inherently less smart. Race, he said, predicted intelligence. But even after students and faculty complained, little was done to address the harm caused by Prof. Gregory Christainsen. Chronicle reporter Jason Fagone discusses his examination of what happened at the school, when efforts to confront legacies of racism collided with complex notions of academic freedom and a brand of racist pseudoscience that is deeply rooted in America and in higher education. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a face off between one woman and the mafia, Elizebeth Friedman sets the foundation for code breaking in the United States… and takes down the mafia in her wake.   Recommended Reading: The Woman Who Smashed Codes by Jason Fagone

This episode features an interview with Jason Fagone, journalist and author of The Woman Who Smashed Codes: A True Story of Love, Spies, and the Unlikely Heroine Who Outwitted America's Enemies. I wax enthusiastic about Jason's book, which features remarkable research, a plot like a historical novel, and deep insights into what I call the National Security Agency's (NSA) “pre-history”—the years from 1917 through 1940 when the need for cryptanalysis was only dimly perceived by the US government. Elizebeth and William Friedman more or less invented American cryptanalysis in those years, but the full story was never known, even to NSAers. It was protected by a force even stronger even than classification—J. Edgar Hoover's indomitable determination to get good press for the FBI even when all the credit belonged elsewhere. And, at all its crucial stages, that prehistory is a love story that lasted, literally, right to the grave. Don't miss this (long!) interview with Jason Fagone, or his book. Meanwhile, in the news roundup. Dmitri Alperovitch covers the latest events in what we just can't call the SolarWinds hack any more. There's no doubt that Microsoft code is at the center of the hack, though not because of unintended features; the hackers showed great interest in Microsoft's code. Dmitri predicts multiple executive orders from Anne Neuberger's review, and he hopes it means more centralization of federal civilian security monitoring and policy under the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. Dmitri and I agree that the Congressional effort to turn the cybersecurity director position into a Senate-confirmed White House office is more trouble than it's worth. The Maryland law imposing taxes on Google and Facebook ad revenue is ground-breaking, and for that reason, it will also be heavily litigated. First time caller, first time listener David Fruchtman explains the tax and the litigation it has already spawned. Which came first, China's dream of a rare-earth boycott or U.S. nightmares of a rare-earth boycott? We ask Jordan Schneider, who suggests that neither the dream nor the nightmare is likely to come true any time soon. Is Australia going to war with Big Tech?  I take on Oz's link fee and end up siding, improbably, with Mike Masnick and Facebook and against the fee. Meanwhile, the Australian infrastructure protection bill is drawing fire from Microsoft. Dmitri leans toward Microsoft's view that the law should not give government authority to intervene when a private sector entity is unable or unwilling to respond to an attack.  I lean toward the government. Jordan Schneider reviews the latest stories of tech companies getting a little too close for comfort to the Chinese surveillance state. The ByteDance censorship story is compelling but not new.  The Oracle story is compelling, new, and a clever piece of journalism by another alumna of the podcast, Mara Hvistendahl: Feeding the Beast: How Oracle Sells Repression in China  Finally, in a series of quick bites, we cover: U.S. charges against three North Koreans who boosted national GDP appreciably with their hacks.  The ongoing Jones Day Doxtorsion.  France's discovery that GRU hackers successfully targeted Centreon servers for years, and Sultan Meghji's departure from The Cyberlaw Podcast for some damn thing or other. And more! Download the 350th Episode (mp3)  You can subscribe to The Cyberlaw Podcast using iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, Pocket Casts, or our RSS feed. As always, The Cyberlaw Podcast is open to feedback. Be sure to engage with @stewartbaker on Twitter. Send your questions, comments, and suggestions for topics or interviewees to CyberlawPodcast@steptoe.com. Remember: If your suggested guest appears on the show, we will send you a highly coveted Cyberlaw Podcast mug! The views expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and do not reflect the opinions of their institutions, clients, friends, families, or pets.

Our guest today is longtime advantage player RxGamble.  Rx is on to talk about longevity, and beginner mistakes.We welcome your questions - send them to us at gamblingwithanedge@gmail.com, or you can find me at @RWM21 on Twitter or https://www.facebook.com/GamblingWithAnEdge.podcast Click to listen - Alt-click to downloadShow Notes[00:00] Introduction of advantage player, RxGamble[00:41] RxGamble's 2019 Hole Card Workshop, and upcoming Zoom call[06:16] The importance of longevity[09:13] Name changes and disguises[12:02] Playing unrated, loss plays[18:45] Stories about giving up EV to avoid showing ID[24:30] Leveraging female beauty as an AP[29:25] Slots longevity[32:03] BPs making rookie mistakes[33:40] South Point Casino January Promotions - $400k Spin to Win[34:46] Predictit.org/promo/edge - place small bets on various political events, $20 deposit match for GWAW listeners[36:01] BlackjackApprenticeship.com - card counting training site and community[36:15] VideoPoker.com/gwae - Gold Membership offers correction on most games[37:27] Rookie mistakes and reconciling player errors[47:54] Rookie mistakes with security[53:13] Showing ID to police officers[54:29] Sharing players card face up, sharing name[1:01:51] Recommended - Planet Money "Fork the Government," Rock Breaks Scissors by William Poundstone, The Woman Who Smashed Codes by Jason Fagone Sponsored Links:SouthPointCasino.comPredictit.org/promo/edgeBlackjackApprenticeship.com VideoPoker.com/gwaeRX's Links:RxGamble.comTwitter.com/rxgambleRecommended:Npr.org/2020/12/23/949764249/fork-the-governmentRock Breaks Scissors by William Poundstone https://amzn.to/3pDkdMoThe Woman Who Smashed Codes by Jason Fagone https://amzn.to/38N84xp 

Claire L. Evans describes the pioneering women who brought the internet to life. Jason Fagone tells the story of an unsung hero and code-breaking genius.

A fisherman down on his luck finds gold at the bottom of the sea. It’s only after his treasure hunt is underway that he discovers what is truly valuable deep down. BIG thanks to Joe Pennisi for sharing your story with Snap. This story would not have been possible if not for the amazing, on the ground reporting work of Tara Duggan, Jason Fagone, and Santiago Mejia who first told this incredible story for the San Francisco Chronicle. Produced by Nikka Singh, original score by Renzo Gorrio Artwork by Teo Ducot Season 11 - Episode 27

Jarvis Masters, a condemned inmate and COVID-19 sufferer speaking from San Quentin death row, talks with reporter Jason Fagone about what he calls the "incompetence" that led the prison to become California's worst coronavirus hot spot. | Get unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod See also: Masters' Dear Governor podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hi there, Article Clubbers! This month, we're reading and discussing “Jerry and Marge Go Large,” by writer Jason Fagone.Last week, I got the chance to talk with Mr. Fagone and ask him some of our questions. He was generous and thoughtful — and shared some extra details about Jerry and Marge that are delightful. Please take a listen!Also, there's good news: If you liked the article as much as I did, it's now out in hardcover, as a physical book. I got my signed copy — it's well made and beautifully designed — and you can get yours here.After listening to the interview, feel free to share your thoughts in the comments. Did anything surprise you or change your ideas about the article?First time here, or catching up? Read this first, then read and annotate the article!Coming up at Article ClubSunday 7/26: We'll discuss the article via Zoom — 2-3 pm or 4-5 pm PT. There's still time to sign up!Article Club is a newish experiment in community reading. We read and discuss one outstanding article or book chapter every month. We invite the author to join our conversation, too. If you're interested, sign up and check us out! Article Club is part of The Highlighter, a weekly newsletter featuring the best articles on race, education, and culture. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit articleclub.substack.com/subscribe

Happy Sunday! This month, we're reading “Jerry and Marge Go Large,” by Jason Fagone, and this week is all about how we're experiencing the article so far. Don't be shy! Share your first impressions by leaving a comment.New to Article Club and want to join this month's discussion? Read this to get caught up!To get us started, Article Clubber Jennifer generously agreed to share her thoughts on the article in today's podcast episode. Jennifer is great — and not just because she's my friend and former colleague! In our conversation, Jennifer explains what drew her to Article Club and offers her appreciation for the article so far. Feel free to say hi to Jennifer in the comments!Coming up at Article ClubSunday 7/19: We'll listen to Mr. Fagone talk about his article.Sunday 7/26: We'll discuss the article with fellow Article Clubbers. Please sign up for a discussion if you haven't yet: 2-3 pm or 4-5 PT.Article Club is a newish experiment in community reading. We read and discuss one outstanding article or book chapter a month. We invite the author to join our conversation, too. If you're interested, sign up and check us out! Article Club is part of The Highlighter, a weekly newsletter featuring the best articles on race, education, and culture. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit articleclub.substack.com/subscribe

Welcome to July! I'm excited to announce that this month's article is “Jerry and Marge Go Large,” by Jason Fagone. You're going to love it!Featured in March 2018 in Issue #133, “Jerry and Marge Go Large” is an outstanding, rollicking article about a savvy retired couple who legally exploit loopholes in the lottery and go on to win millions of dollars. Here's my blurb:Jerry and Marge Selbee are delightful retirees from down-home Michigan who have worked hard every day their whole lives to put their six kids through college. Now they're ready to game the lottery and win millions of dollars. If you've ever dreamed up money-making schemes, or if you like mathematical thrillers pitting grandparents against MIT students, this one's for you. (48 min)“Jerry and Marge Go Large” went on to be selected as one of the best articles of 2018. Today on the podcast, you'll hear from Article Clubber Jessica, who first shared the piece with me. Thank you, Jessica!Mr. Fagone writes for the San Francisco Chronicle and is now reporting on the coronavirus outbreak at San Quentin State Prison. He's the author of The Woman Who Smashed Codes and Horsemen of the Esophagus. He'll be answering our questions in a podcast episode later this month.Are you IN? If so, here's what to do:Say hi, share your feelings about lotteries, and announce that you're IN in the comments. Read and annotate the article. (Here's the original if you prefer it.)Sign up for a discussion on Sunday, July 26 — 2-3 pm or 4-5 pm PT (via Zoom).Coming up this month at Article ClubSunday 7/12: We'll share our first impressions of the article.Sunday 7/19: We'll listen to Mr. Fagone talk about the article.Sunday 7/26: We'll discuss the article with fellow Article Clubbers.Questions? Share them in the comments or email me at mark@highlighter.cc.Article Club is a newish experiment in community reading. We read and discuss one outstanding article or book chapter a month. We invite the author to join our conversation, too. If you're interested, sign up and check us out! Article Club is part of The Highlighter, a weekly newsletter featuring the best articles on race, education, and culture. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit articleclub.substack.com/subscribe

State prison officials dealt with a coronavirus outbreak at Chino State Prison by transferring untested inmates to San Quentin, and now the virus is ripping through the Marin County facility. Reporters Megan Cassidy and Jason Fagone detail the scenario and why Gov. Gavin Newsom is doing so little to solve it. | Get full Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

0:08 – The politics of drugs, development and pricing in the age of coronavirus Peter Maybarduk (@Maybarduk) is Director of Public Citizen's Access to Medicines program, the were part of a coalition that successfully pressured Gilead Sciences from claiming monopoly on a possible coronavirus treatment drug. 0:20 – Laguna Honda Hospital in San Francisco is now under lockdown as 5 staff have tested positive for coronavirus. The 750 bed hospital is home to highly vulnerable patients, and officials are scrambling to prevent an outbreak. Jason Fagone (@jfagone) is a reporter with the San Francisco Chronicle 0:34 – Ask the doctor: COVID-19, best practices and listener calls. Dr Ann Liu is an infectious disease physician at Stanford Health Care. 1:08 – ICE detainees are being quarantined Ken Klippenstein (@kenklippenstein) is a DC correspondent with the Nation Magazine. His most recent reporting is on leaked documents from the Department of Homeland Security showing immigrant detainees are in quarantine, and being monitored for coronavirus. 1:21 – KPFA News: Unhoused communities are the most vulnerable to coronavirus due to lack of access to healthcare, sanitation and hygiene services, and the ability to quarantine themselves. The shelter-in-place order has also caused challenges and disruptions to services that many unhoused people rely on. Today we wanted to look at how one organization, the East Oakland Collective, is filling the gap. KPFA's Lucy Kang (@ThisIsLucyKang) reports. 1:34 – Congress passes historic $2 trillion relief package, plus Trump stokes the crisis with racist and xenophobic rhetoric. Congressman Ted Lieu (@RepTedLieu) represents California's 33rd District which includes much of Los Angeles County. He recently authored an op-ed in the Washington Post titled ‘Trump is stoking xenophobic panic in a time of crisis.' 1:45 – First coronavirus obituary: Theater luminary Terrence McNally, whose Tony award-winning plays helped bring gay life into culture, and make the nation confront the AIDS epidemic. Our theater critic Richard Wolinsky produced this memorial piece.        The post ICE detainees are being quarantined, fear of outbreak grows; Plus: Congressman Ted Lieu: Trump is stoking xenophobic fear in a time of panic appeared first on KPFA.

Nearly 400 current and former SFPD employees have sued a company tasked with cleaning up contamination at the Hunters Point Shipyard. Editor Audrey Cooper talks with Jason Fagone and Cynthia Dizikes about their reporting on the cleanup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What would you do if you suddenly found a golden treasure? Audrey Cooper interviews reporters Tara Duggan and Jason Fagone about an unbelievable tale that took more than a year to report — the story of fisherman Joe Pennisi’s secret. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Quote: “Nobody wants to destroy the image of San Francisco.” —James Baldwin About: Whereas Part One looks into the origin of San Francisco’s F-word, and Part Two looks at the buildup and fallout of urban renewal in neighborhoods like Bayview-Hunters Point, Part Three looks at a far more sinister force and questions just how liberal and progressive this city really is. Show Notes: [00:30] “The Layers of Heaven” by Jovica [01:00] Allston Night Owl by The Blue Dot Sessions [03:00]    Short bio of Lena Miller [04:00] “Rethinking San Francisco’s War on Drugs” (SF Weekly) [04:10] Some background on 94124 [04:15] Health data on Bayview-Hunters Point (San Francisco Department of Health) [05:25] Flashing Runner by The Blue Dot Sessions [06:30] Light reading on Dr. Raymond Tompkins (SF Bayview Newspaper) [10:30] Light reading on Bayview-Hunters Point’s 14-year life expectancy gap (SF Gate) [11:35] Related: A local push for more air monitoring in Bayview-Hunters Point (SF Examiner) [13:05] “Said I Wasn’t Gonna Tell Nobody” by The Abyssinian Baptist Gospel Choir [13:30] Short except from Take This Hammer, a film by James Baldwin [15:20] Short bio on Dr. Rachel Brahinsky [15:45] “Milkwood” by The Blue Dot Sessions  [16:20] Light reading on Bayview-Hunters Point history [17:30] “Order of Entrance” by The Blue Dot Sessions  [17:45] San Francisco’s 49-square mile myth (SF Gate) [17:50] Size of Bayview-Hunters Point [17:55] Map of San Francisco’s Public Utilities [18:05] Light reading on San Francisco’s Southeast Water Treatment Plant (San Francisco Chronicle) [18:45] “The Snowgarden” by The Blue Dot Sessions [19:20] Light reading on the: PG&E Power Plant (FoundSF) Its health impact (Grist) Its closure (SFGate) Its environmental impact (EPA / Greenaction) Its relation to the high asthma rates in the neighborhood (SFGate) The activists behind its closure (SFGate) Its demolition (ABC News) Video here [19:30] List of other sources of pollution in Bayview Hunters Point (Greenaction) [20:10] “Building the Sled” by The Blue Dot Sessions [20:20] Short bio on Marie Harrison (SF Gate) [21:45] Brief history on the Hunters Point shipyard (US Navy) [22:00] Light reading on America’s Great White Fleet (ThoughtCo) [22:05] Light reading on the history of the shipyard according to its current developers (FivePoint) [22:10] General reading on the Hunters Point shipyard [22:20] A much deeper dive on the history of the Hunters Point shipyard and surrounding community [22:35] President Franklin D. Roosevelt declares war on Japan [22:40] Light reading on the Navy’s acquisition of the shipyard  [22:45] Short video on the shipbuilding in the Bay Area during World War II And a mucher shorter video [23:15] A recap of worker life at at the Hunters Point Shipyard during World War II (FoundSF) [23:35] A deeper dive on the Hunters Point community following the drawdown after World War II [23:40] Footage from Operation Crossroads [24:05] The impact of studying the impact of nuclear weapons on naval warships (Stanford University) [24:10] Light reading on the USS Independence [24:35] Light reading on Operation Crossroads [25:05] Light reading on radiation cleanup at the shipyard US Navy’s Historical Radiological Assessment of the shipyard And a recent article on how radiological remnants are still being discovered (San Francisco Chronicle) [25:55] “Vik Sahder” by The Blue Dot Sessions [26:25] A photo of Building 815 (TelstarLogisitcs) Related work done by the US Naval Radiological Defense Laboratory First-hand accounts of working on and near the site (SF Gate) [28:10] Meet Ace Washington, who has been on the case [29:35] Light reading on the effects of post-war deindustrialization [29:40] Light reading/listening on the history of red-lining (NPR) [29:45] How home loans are still difficult to get for Blacks and Latinos (KQED) [29:50] Light reading on the segregation of San Francisco (FoundSF) [30:45] Willie Brown Inc. (San Francisco Chronicle) More reading on Willie Brown (The New York Times) And about his role as Mayor of San Francisco (The New York Times) And about him being a power broker (The New York Times) [31:20] Interview clip of Willie Brown on the 70s [31:50] That one time Willie Brown got pied in the face (KTVU) [32:20] Light summary on the Shipyard post-decommissioned days  [32:30] Then San Francisco Mayor, now Senator, Diane Feinstein’s attempt to bring a warship to San Francisco (FoundSF) [33:30] The Hunters Point Redevelopment Plan More reading on the development plan here and here And an analysis on redeveloping the area (UC Berkeley) Related: Why the 49ers left San Francisco (Slate) [34:30] Light reading on the Navy transfer of the shipyard (San Francisco Chronicle) [34:40] Fallout by Lisa Davis (SF Weekly) And a followup piece (SF Weekly) [35:00] Light reading on Tetra Tech [35:20] Light reading on Lennar An op-ed on Lennar A 2018 report of Lennar’s outreach to the Bayview-Hunters Point community  [35:35] Related reading on racial diversity on contract jobs around the shipyard (SF Bayview Newspaper) [35:40] Lennar’s plan for the Shipyard (San Francisco Business Times) The company’s approach to urban design [36:00] Lennar at the SF Shipyard [36:15] California emcee Cobe Obeah sharing his thoughts [36:40] “True Blue Sky” by The Blue Dot Sessions [37:00] Construction begins at the shipyard (San Francisco Business Times) And another story about the parcel transfer (San Francisco Chronicle) Scope of the original project (San Francisco Chronicle) [37:20] Light reading on Minister Christopher Muhammad A deeper dive here (SF Weekly) [38:00] Backstory behind the Nation of Islam school and the Shipyard construction sites (SFGate) And another read (SFGate) [38:30] Minister Christopher Muhammad’s public testimony back in 2007  [38:40] Related, not the same, but related findings [39:45] Community complaints of Lennar’s construction sites (San Francisco Chronicle) A federal response to those complaints (San Francisco Chronicle) [39:50] When Lennar was fined half a million dollars (SF Bay Guardian) Related protests that followed in following years (SF Public Press) An op-ed on Lennar by Marie Harrison (San Francisco Examiner) [40:20] Foreshadowing of what’s ahead (NBC Bay Area) [41:15] Don Wadsowrth’s full testimony Tetra Tech’s response to Wadsworth’s skepticism [41:50] More on the Tetra Tech whistelblowers  (San Francisco Chronicle) [42:15] More on Steve Castelman (SF Gate) and the Golden Gate Law Clinic and the work of his students [43:40] Short bio on Preston Hopson, the General Counsel of Tetra Tech [44:30] Light reading on Tetra Tech being kicked out of the Supervisor’s hearing (NBC Bay Area) [44:40] Light reading on Sam Singer… Here (San Jose Mercury News) And here (Oakland Magazine) [45:55] Light reading on the two Tetra Tech employees responsible for the falsification of soil records (KTVU) [45:50] The US Government’s lawsuit that was filed against Tetra Tech [45:50] Light reading on the $27 billion class-action suit filed against Tetra Tech [46:10] Light reading on state report that found no radiological health hazards in key parts of the shipyard (NBC Bay Area) And the criticism of that report (San Francisco Chronicle) More recent developments on the shipyard (San Francisco Chronicle) Related: FOLLOW CurbedSF’s Chris Roberts, NBC Bay Area’s Liz Wagner and the San Francisco Chronicle’s Jason Fagone who have been aggressively covering, breaking news and fully reporting out this story and all of its developments [49:20] Marie Harrison’s obituary (Mission Local) [53:00] “Cicle Deserrat” by The Blue Dot Sessions [55:25] “Tumblehome” by The Blue Dot Sessions  [58:55] “A Rush of Clear Water” by The Blue Dot Sessions [60:00] “The Yards” by The Blue Dot Sessions [60:15] More at thisissomenoise.com/ep-25

Kaytee is chatting with her bookish friend, Jessica Howard, this week while Meredith celebrates her birthday! You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each host: a meta podcast moment in which Jess hears herself mentioned on the podcast, and a dentist/book overlap that will leave you scratching your head! Next, we’ll remind you about our Bookshelf Thomasville coupon code for you: CURRENTLYLOVING will get you 10% off from our friends over there through the month of August! One more week for this fun code! Moving forward, we discuss our current reads for the week. We’re stuffing some extra titles into this segment this week, because we just couldn’t help ourselves. We’ve got an update for you on our Slow But Steady reads as well. We’re also shouting out a few readers and their own Slow But Steady reads. Have you told us about yours yet? For our deep dive, Jessica and I chat about what it’s like to work at Bookmans in Tucson, AZ. She has lots of fun stories to share, some that make you go hmmm, and some interesting behind-the-scenes book review talk that you’ll love! Finally, this week, we finish with The Book that we’d like to press into your hands, readers. We’ve got a favorite author that doesn’t get enough love and a Southern novel that’s anything but slow. As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!  . . . . . 1:35 - Season 1, Episode 42 of Currently Reading 3:12 - The Willoughbys by Lois Lowry 3:26 - The Giver (quartet) by Lois Lowry 4:21 - Dark Age by Pierce Brown 4:27 - Red Rising by Pierce Brown 4:41 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins 5:41 - Gone-Away Lake by Elizabeth Enwright 5:49 - The Saturdays (Melendy Quartet) by Elizabeth Enright 5:54 - Four Story Mistake (Melendy Quartet) by Elizabeth Enright 6:03 - Return to Gone-Away by Elizabeth Enwright 7:26 - Fingersmith by Sarah Waters 7:43 - Season 1, Episode 14 with Amy Allen Clark 9:36 - The Long Call by Ann Cleeves 9:47 - Raven Black (The Shetland Books) by Ann Cleeves 9:54 - The Crow Trap (Vera Books) by Ann Cleeves 11:45 - Josh and Hazel’s Guide to Not Dating by Christina Lauren 13:28 - The Woman Who Smashed Codes by Jason Fagone 13:45 - Imitation Game (movie) 15:30 - The Lager Queen of Minnesota by J. Ryan Stradal 15:38 - Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Stradal 19:32 - The Wondering Years by Knox McCoy 20:08 - Savor by Shauna Niequist 20:37 - North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell 21:11 - 11/22/63 by Stephen King 21:23 - War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy 21:27 - Serial Reader App 21:46 - Little Women by Louisa May Alcott 22:26 - Bookman’s Entertainment Exchange 24:20 - The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo 28:14 - Liver Let Die by Liz Lipperman 28:31 - Lord of the Wings by Donna Andrews 28:34 - Gone Gull by Donna Andrews 31:42 - Shelf Awareness 34:38 - NetGalley 37:31 - Frederica by Georgette Heyer 37:33 - The Grand Sophy by Georgette Heyer 38:26 - The Conqueror: A Novel of William the Conqueror by Georgette Heyer 38:27 - My Lord John by Georgette Heyer 41:49 - The Almost Sisters by Joshilyn Jackson 43:35 - Never Have I Ever by Joshilyn Jackson 45:00 - Find Jessica: @howjessreads on Twitter, Instagram, and Litsy, or Quirky Bookworm on Facebook *Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!*  

It was the winter of 2014, and Sue Duncan and her husband Leo Fisher were settling in for a quiet night at home. Sue had a chicken roasting in the oven, and Leo was reading on his recliner. Then, the doorbell rang. Leo opened the door to find a man in a long black jacket at his doorstep. The man fired a Taser at Leo’s chest and barged into the couple’s home. The man said he was with the “Virginia SEC,” and that he was there to arrest Leo. Right away, Sue sensed she didn’t have the full story. Then, in the mid-90’s, Pepsi launched a new ad campaign. It was pretty simple. Every time you bought a Pepsi, you earned points. With those points, you could buy items from the Pepsi catalogue. To advertise Pepsi Points, Pepsi aired a commercial aimed at showing off all of their sweet swag. You could buy a t-shirt. A leather jacket. And, as a funny little twist, they ended the commercial by saying that Pepsi drinkers could buy a Harrier jet for 7,000,000 points. It was clearly a joke. At the time, Harrier jets were worth $33.8 million. Plus, they were only available for military use. But you know who didn’t think they were joking? A 21-year-old business student named John Leonard. And now for a note about our process. For each episode, Kristin reads a bunch of articles, then spits them back out in her very limited vocabulary. Brandi copies and pastes from the best sources on the web. And sometimes Wikipedia. (No shade, Wikipedia. We love you.) We owe a huge debt of gratitude to the real experts who covered these cases. In this episode, Kristin pulled from: The commercial itself, which is available on YouTube Leonard v. Pepsico, Inc., 88 F. Supp. 2d 116 (S.D.N.Y. 1999) “Pepsi Harrier Giveaway,” Snopes.com John Leonard, Plaintiff-appellant, v. Pepsico, Inc., Defendant-appellee, 210 F.3d 88 (2d Cir. 2000) “Pentagon: ‘Pepsi ad not the real thing.’” CNN.com In this episode, Brandi pulled from: “A Home Invasion, A Torture Session, One Lawyer Nearly Killing Another—The Gruesome November Night in One of Washington’s Wealthiest Suburbs.” by Jason Fagone, The Washingtonian “Ex-Lawyer Sentenced to 45 Years in Home Invasion, Torture Attack of Former Boss, His Wife” by David Culver, NBC Washington    

Secrets have power. And no one knows that better than the people who trade in secrets, constantly playing at a game of hiding information from the enemy while simultaneously trying to to crack that enemy’s own codes.And then there are secrets that are just meant to empower one group while denying the contributions of another. That’s certainly the case for Elisabeth Friedman—the greatest codebreaker you’ve never heard of.As part of the writing process, I end up doing a lot of research and reading. Some of this is intensive, such as reading half a dozen books on a topic, searching out YouTube videos and documentaries, that sort of thing. Some is just spot research, a quick dip into Wikipedia or a Google search for things like "common Russian boy names."As I was writing The Stepping Maze, I read everything I could get my hands on about WWII-era codebreaking. One of the books I stumbled upon was The Woman Who Smashed Codes, by Jason Fagone. It's a look into the life of Elisabeth Friedman, wife of famed Cryptologist William Friedman.Though William gets all the historical credit, particularly for his part in the founding of the NSA, Elisabeth may be the bigger powerhouse, when it comes to their codebreaking legacy. She contributed as much if not more than any male counterpart when it came to deciphering the coded messages of the Nazis, during WWII. And because of her work, a pretty serious threat against the United States was quashed before it began.Prior to WWII, during the Prohibition era, Elisabeth was recruited to work with the Coast Guard. She was instrumental in finding, exposing, and ultimately taking down a secret network of rum runners and gangsters, assisting law enforcement in bring some pretty shady characters to justice. And she did it with the complete disdain of the media, who preferred to call out how attractive and unsupposing she was, rather than emphasize her utter brilliance.This sort of treatment was something that would plague Elisabeth all her life. Even during WWII, her exposure of a Nazi spy ring in South America was co-opted by a new, fledgling law enforcement agency—the Federal Bureau of Investigations. In an effort to make a name for himself and the FBI, J. Edgar Hoover blatantly took credit for Elisabeth's work, framing everything in such a way that it was an FBI victory by FBI resources. If you've ever read much history about Hoover, you won't find this surprising at all. He was kind of a tool.It's notable, by the way, that during the time that Elisabeth was taking down Nazis using a pen and legal pad, she was also caring for her husband, William. His own work in cryptography is astounding, and includes some of the most incredible advances to that field of study the world has ever known. He and his team created an encoding and decoding machine so effective that it was never cracked. In fact, the Nazis and the Japanese ceased even attempting to crack US coded messages, as it was such a phenomenal waste of time. The guy was that good.But it came at a huge cost. The intense hours and pressure, the absolute need for secrecy, even from his wife, and the burden of knowing that lives depended on every stroke of his pen and every clever thought—it eventually took a toll on him. William suffered a complete breakdown, and for a time was committed to a sanitarium. At a time when all mental illness was treated with brutal and horrifying methods, William faced not only life-threatening treatments but the potential end of his career, even if he were "cured."Elisabeth stepped in to care for him during this time, creating for him a peaceful and happy home life with her and their children, encouraging him and standing for him as he faced challenges with employers. At one point they had to fight for him to be paid for his work, and fought again to keep him in his role with the military.She did this, all of it, while continuing to break the codes used by the enemies of the US and the Allies. She kept her husband sane, her family healthy, both their careers intact, and the country safe. What a woman!Though The Stepping Maze isn't about Elisabeth Friedman, and only briefly mentions her, I can tell you that her spirit is there. I appreciate people with her sort of inner strength, and her brilliant intelligence. She is a figure obscured in history, but is an absolute lynchpin in the mechanics of our modern world. We all owe her, more than we can repay.IF YOU ENJOYED THIS LITTLE TALE …You might enjoy a good thriller novel. And I happen to write thriller novels. Find something to keep you up all night at KevinTumlinson.com/books

This episode tells the story of Elizebeth Smith Friedman, one of America's first codebreakers. She and her husband, William Friedman, unwittingly became pioneers in the age of intercepted messages and unraveling the secrets of your enemies. The book, The Woman Who Smashed Codes, by Jason Fagone, walks us through how these two young people were introduced to codebreaking, ciphers and the world of hidden messages before World War I. And once they learned the patterns behind codebreaking, their services became indispensable to defeating the Nazis in World War II. You may not have heard of them, but their tireless work behind the scenes, magically turning indecipherable jumbles of letters into critical Allied intelligence, changed the course of history. We hope you enjoy this episode.

Things are wrapping up but hardly slowing down in the final episode of Toxic's first season. Jason Fagone and Cynthia Dizikes discuss three stories they're working on involving the radiation cleanup scandal at the former Hunters Point Naval Shipyard, including new calls for an investigation into the city official they talked about last week.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cynthia Dizikes and Jason Fagone talk about their latest investigation, into how San Francisco's top health regulator overseeing the former Hunters Point Naval Shipyard got directly involved with some home sales there, helping convince uncertain buyers the Superfund site was safe — but not telling them everything she knew. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Daniel Hirsch, retired head of the UC Santa Cruz environmental and nuclear policy program and an expert on Superfund cleanups, talks to Jason Fagone about what went wrong with the cleanup at the former Hunters Point Naval Shipyard — which was a lot. Hirsch says the site could have been cleaned up by now, with the money that's already spent, if the Navy, the city of San Francisco, and the Navy contractor Tetra Tech had done their jobs properly.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cynthia Dizikes and Jason Fagone take a step back from the fast-moving story about the cleanup of Hunters Point shipyard and other toxic former military sites in the Bay Area to talk about why they're covering this story, why it matters and why listeners should care.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As tons of toxic soil piled up around cops who worked at the Hunters Point shipyard, San Francisco assured them  they were safe. But the city never knew, and still doesn't. Jason Fagone and Cynthia Dizikes talk about the latest story in their investigation for the San Francisco Chronicle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A team of researchers has published a report saying that — separate from any fraud — the cleanup of the former Hunters Point Naval Shipyard in San Francisco has been inadequate in ways that, in the words of the lead researcher, "would knock my socks off." Jason Fagone and Cynthia Dizikes talk about the latest breaking news in the cleanup scandal.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jason Fagone and Cynthia Dizikes discuss the Department of Justice's plans to sue Tetra Tech EC, revealed in court files made public last week. Tetra Tech is the Navy contractor accused of widespread fraud in the cleanup of San Francisco’s toxic Hunters Point shipyard. The government throwing its weight behind the whistle-blowers bolsters their allegations of misconduct. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Every week, the FBI, CIA and Treasury Department would show up to Elizebeth Friedman's door and hassle the mother of two-- not for any crime, but because she had an insane talent: she solved puzzles to protect America. Meet the Quaker poet who caught gangsters, defeated Nazis and unlocked a new world of Codebreaking in this classic episode-long interview with "The Woman Who Smashed Codes" author Jason Fagone. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Moira speaks with journalist Jason Fagone talks about Elizebeth Smith Friedman, a pioneer in codebreaking, from World War I to rumrunners to drug smuggling to the famous Enigma machine. His book is “The Woman Who Smashed Codes: A True Story of Love, Spies, and the Unlikely Heroine Who Outwitted America's Enemies.” Then on Tech Nation Health, Dr. Marco Taglietti, President and CEO of Scynexis, talks about their work in serious invasive fungal infections.

Moira speaks with journalist Jason Fagone talks about Elizebeth Smith Friedman, a pioneer in codebreaking, from World War I to rumrunners to drug smuggling to the famous Enigma machine. His book is “The Woman Who Smashed Codes: A True Story of Love, Spies, and the Unlikely Heroine Who Outwitted America’s Enemies.” Then on Tech Nation Health, Dr. Marco Taglietti, President and CEO of Scynexis, talks about their work in serious invasive fungal infections.

Chris and Elecia answered some listener questions about dynamic memory and shared code. Then Elecia gave a presentation about ShotSpotter, the gunshot location system she worked on. Elecia enjoyed The Woman Who Smashed Codes: A True Story of Love, Spies, and the Unlikely Heroine Who Outwitted America's Enemies by Jason Fagone. Ben is the editor of HackSpace, a new magazine about making (and hacking). It's produced by Raspberry Pi, but it's technologically agnostic. The first issue is free online. The ShotSpotter presentation was originally given with Sarah Newman at the 2008 Grace Hopper Celebration of women in computing.

What do Europeans think about President Donald Trump? Politics and history intertwine on this week's Talkish with Halli Casser-Jayne when joining me at my table are Dr. Alan Mendoza, Founder and Executive Director of The Henry Jackson Society in London -- the UK's most influential foreign policy think tank and Jason Fagone, the author of the riveting true story of as told in his book THE WOMAN WHO SMASHED CODES, A TRUE STORY OF LOVE, SPIES, AND THE UNLIKELY HEROINE WHO OUTWITTED AMERICA'S ENEMIES.How is America looking to the world in the Age of Donald Trump? Brexit, the Israel-Palestinian Conflict, terrorism, immigration, the subject of refugees are the topics we discuss in a free-wheeling political conversation when joining me on Talkish with Halli Casser-Jayne is Dr. Alan Mendoza, Founder and Executive Director of The Henry Jackson Society in London -- the UK's most influential foreign policy think tank. Dr. Mendoza is a frequent speaker at high-profile national and international events and conferences. He is a graduate of Cambridge and a frequent speaker on various foreign policy topics often commenting on the BBC, ITN, Sky, CNBC and al-Jazeera networks amongst others.In 1916, at the height of World War I, brilliant Shakespeare expert Elizebeth Smith went to work for an eccentric tycoon on his estate outside Chicago. The tycoon had close ties to the U.S. government, and he soon asked Elizebeth to apply her considerable language skills to an exciting new venture: code-breaking. There she met the man who would become her husband, groundbreaking cryptologist William Friedman. Though she and Friedman are in many ways the “Adam and Eve” of the NSA, Elizebeth's story, incredibly, has never been told until now. In THE WOMAN WHO SMASHED CODES, A TRUE STORY OF LOVE, SPIES, AND THE UNLIKELY HEROINE WHO OUTWITTED AMERICA'S ENEMIES, Jason Fagone chronicles the life of this extraordinary woman who played an integral role in our nation's espionage history for forty years. using her talents first to catch gangsters and smugglers, and ultimately to crack multiple versions of the Enigma machine used by German spies. Author Jason Fagone, named one of the “Ten young Writers on the Rise” by the Columbia Journalism Review, unveils America's code-breaking history through the prism of Smith's life.For more information visit Halli Casser-Jayne dot com.

Elizebeth Smith got her start poring over Shakespearean verse for secret messages that were not there. But she soon used those skills to break codes used by America’s enemies in both world wars. The FBI took credit for her decryptions of Nazi messages, and her husband’s work received much greater attention from the wars’ historians. Jason Fagone changes that with his latest book,­ The Woman Who Smashed Codes, and joins Mike to talk about it.   In the Spiel, Mike surveys podcasting comedians’ reactions to Louis C.K.’s admitted sexual misconduct. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Every week, the FBI, CIA and Treasury Department would show up to Elizebeth Friedman's door and hassle the mother of two-- not for any crime, but because she had an insane talent: she solved puzzles to protect America. Meet the Quaker poet who caught gangsters, defeated Nazis and unlocked a new world of Codebreaking in this episode-long interview with "The Woman Who Smashed Codes" author Jason Fagone. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

SPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with author Jason Fagone to discuss the history of American codebreaking and his book, The Woman Who Smashed Codes: A True Story of Love, Spies, and the Unlikely Heroine Who Outwitted America’s Enemies.

I used to see some amazing obituaries, often in British newspapers, detailing a remarkable life lived by someone who had worked undercover during WWII, escaped from Nazis, and gone on to live to a great old age. Frequently, these people were forgotten or never spoke of their adventures. Elizabeth Smith Friedman, the subject of Jason Fagone's new biography, The Woman Who Smashed Codes, is one of those rare people, though her story begins with a search for the true author of Shakespeare, runs through two world wars, includes a stint fighting gangsters and rumrunners (and the jealousy of J. Edgar Hoover) and the foundation of the NSA, and ends with more Shakespeare. It sounds like a whole series of detective novels rolled into one, yet Elizabeth was a real person with an amazing story.  

Jason Fagone, a Philadelphia-based journalist who writes about science, sports and culture for Wired magazine and Philadelphia magazine. Fagone’s work has also appeared in GQ, Esquire, The New York Times Magazine, The Atlantic, Slate and Deadspin. Fagone’s most recent story — "Has Carl June Found a Key to Fighting Cancer?" — is about a cancer researcher who has found a way to treat leukemia using genetically modified T-cells. Since joining the podcast, he has written the book "Ingenious: A True Story of Invention, Automotive Daring and the Race to Revive America," which follows the lives of several people as they attempt to engineer a radically new kind of car.

Guest Jason Fagone (Horseman of the Esophagus) picked Lillian Ross's famous work of embedded Hollywood journalism, PICTURE, for which the writer followed along as John Huston tried to bring Stephen Crane's The Red Badge of Courage to the silver screen. We talk about the lessons writers and other creators can take from the book, and why it was such a formative reading experience for Jason. Plus: Philadelphia politics, the Wing Bowl, and what it takes to make it as a freelancer. For more, visit us online at bookfightpod.com. 

This week Kahlief, Cicero and Shareef welcome writer Jason Fagone to Brookago to talk about his amazing New York Times Magazine piece about how a lone cop took down a serial swatter. During this super light news week we also chat about the success of Geoff Keighley's Game Awards and Peter Moore taking control of EA's new Esports divsion.

Jason Fagone, a contributing editor at Wired and a writer-at-large for Philadelphia, is the author of Ingenious. "It seemed like all the big guys in American society had let us down, all the elites. And here was a contest that was explicitly looking to the little guy and saying, 'We don't care what you've done before or how much money you have in your pocket. If you solve this problem, you win the money.' There was something so optimistic and hopeful and cool about that to me." Thanks to TinyLetter and Squarespace for sponsoring this week's episode. Show notes: @jfagone jasonfagone.com Fagone on Longform [2:15] "The Dirtiest Player" (GQ • Feb 2010) [11:45] Ingenious: A True Story of Invention, Automotive Daring, and the Race to Revive America (2013) [24:00] "High Times May Be the Most Influential Publication of Our Era" (The New Republic • Nov 2013) [24:45] "The Willy Wonka of Pot" (Grantland • Nov 2013) [25:30] Cultivating Exceptional Cannabis: An Expert Breeder Shares His Secrets (DJ Short • 2004) [48:30] "The Death (and Life) of the Philadelphia Weekly and Philadelphia City Paper" (Philadelphia • May 2012) [49:00] Breaking The News: How the Media Undermine American Democracy (James Fallows • 1996)