Podcasts about protections

In this episode, we reflect on how small moments of love and care from others and ourselves serve as a form of silent protection throughout our lives.Thank you to everyone who has written in - I truly appreciate it! If you have any episode requests, thoughts or questions you would like to share, please email me anytime at dailydharmapodcast@gmail.com - I would love to hear from you.

General protections claims aren't just an issue for employers and employees—they can also arise in contractor relationships. However, the rights and protections available to independent contractors are not always the same.In this update, Jim Babalis and Tom Daly explore the limits of general protections claims for independent contractors, including when State laws may give rise to workplace rights under the Fair Work Act, the interaction between State and Federal legislation, and the key considerations for businesses engaging contractors.Watch this week’s Friday Workplace Briefing Video here.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When it's hot, many people stay inside in air conditioning. However, many people's jobs are out in the elements, or their work might not be equipped with a/c. Now we also have smoky summer days. Who gets protected when the weather gets dangerous is what Juanita Constible of Natural Resources Defense Council spoke about with Sina Basila Hickey for Hudson Mohawk Magazine.

First, we'll tell you how a new bill would help protect those facilitating gender affirming care surgeries and abortions. Then, a San Diego judge denied a defamation suit filed against KPBS. Also, why saying goodbye to a loved one could cost thousands of dollars. And, the Escondido Public Library is back!

Cyber Security Expert Theresa Payton joins Bo and Beth to talk about consumer protections when it comes to A.I. and data centers, California's proposed Delete Act and synthetic intelligence vs artificial intelligence.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Unify identity and network access controls. Enforce least privilege access across every app and resource. Wire lifecycle workflows directly to your HR system to strip stale permissions on role changes, gate sensitive data behind biometric step-up verification, and replace your VPN with per-app, identity-scoped access that revokes tokens the moment risk spikes. Secure AI usage at every layer. Block confidential data from reaching public AI tools and stop adversarial prompt injections before your agents process them. John Damon, Microsoft Entra Suite Senior Product Manager, shares how to lock down identity, network access, and AI usage from a single control plane.  ► QUICK LINKS: 00:00 - Identity and network controls 00:45 - Lifecycle Workflows 01:28 - Verified ID with Face Check 02:15 - Request access for direct reports 03:17 - Global Secure Access + Token Revocation 04:32 - Secure AI usage 06:20 - Network DLP / ChatGPT Block 07:12 - Prompt Injection Protection 08:31 - Wrap up  ► Link References Check out our related deep dives at https://aka.ms/EntraSuitePlaylist For more information, go to https://aka.ms/EntraSuite ► Unfamiliar with Microsoft Mechanics? As Microsoft's official video series for IT, you can watch and share valuable content and demos of current and upcoming tech from the people who build it at Microsoft. • Subscribe to our YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/MicrosoftMechanicsSeries • Talk with other IT Pros, join us on the Microsoft Tech Community: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-mechanics-blog/bg-p/MicrosoftMechanicsBlog • Watch or listen from anywhere, subscribe to our podcast: https://microsoftmechanics.libsyn.com/podcast ► Keep getting this insider knowledge, join us on social: • Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MSFTMechanics • Share knowledge on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/microsoft-mechanics/ • Enjoy us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/msftmechanics/ • Loosen up with us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@msftmechanics

After years of lobbying and advocacy work by 340B covered entities, the Illinois state legislature approved major 340B legislation earlier this year that protects 340B contract pharmacy access and prohibits drugmaker claims on data demands. Thomas Yu, system director of ambulatory pharmacy services at Sinai Chicago, discusses the campaign that made this legislative victory possible and what covered entities in other states can learn from this success.Joint Events Showed Unity Among Safety-Net ProvidersYu says two “340B Saves Lives” days of action in Chicago helped drive support for the legislative effort. Under the leadership of an association representing community health centers, the events brought together covered entities, patients, lawmakers, and others to show a united front on the issue of protecting 340B.The Story of 340B Resonated With Lawmakers, Not Numbers AloneYu reiterates that statistics and data can be helpful in making the case for 340B but that the story of 340B is what can swing votes. Focusing on community impact and how covered entities use their savings to benefit patients was much more effective at imparting the importance of legislation to protect access to those savings.Illinois Legislation Was a Compromise The legislation package in Illinois contains 340B reporting requirements for covered entities in the state. Yu argues that this compromise was necessary as the contract pharmacy and claims data provisions would have been a “nonstarter” without that addition. However, because the numbers go to the state for a one-time report and because drugmakers also must report data, he says the overall legislative package still makes for a big win for covered entities and patients in the state.ResourcesIllinois Legislature Delivers Contract Pharmacy Victory for 340B HospitalsProposed Medicare Pay Cut for 340B Drugs Would Be Much Deeper Than 2018-2022 Reductions

A nursing home company cheated nearly 6,000 workers out of wages for years. The Department of Labor sued, went to trial and won $35.8 million. Then a federal appeals court ruled that federal wage law does not cover some of those unpaid hours and told workers to go find their own lawyer in state court to recover the rest. On today's episode of America's Work Force Union Podcast, longtime union lawyer Andrew Strom breaks down what happened and why it matters for working people everywhere. He explains what overtime gap pay is in plain terms, why a rule the Department of Labor has had on the books since 1968 was not enough to protect these workers, why the dissenting judge called the result unfair and why being in a union is the most practical protection against exactly this kind of wage theft.

durée : 00:15:01 - Le journal de 18h00 - 71 départements seront en vigilance orange canicule et 9 en rouge demain. Face à ces épisodes de chaleur extrême qui se multiplient, la CGT réclame un plan canicule d'urgence pour protéger les salariés des secteurs les plus exposés, comme le BTP, la santé, l'énergie ou les transports. - équipe : La Rédaction de France Culture, Caroline Bennetot Vous aimez ce podcast ? Pour écouter tous les épisodes sans limite, rendez-vous sur Radio France

durée : 00:15:01 - Les journaux de France Culture - 71 départements seront en vigilance orange canicule et 9 en rouge demain. Face à ces épisodes de chaleur extrême qui se multiplient, la CGT réclame un plan canicule d'urgence pour protéger les salariés des secteurs les plus exposés, comme le BTP, la santé, l'énergie ou les transports. - équipe : La Rédaction de France Culture, Caroline Bennetot Vous aimez ce podcast ? Pour écouter tous les épisodes sans limite, rendez-vous sur Radio France

Trade unions across Europe are pushing for new measures to help employees working in extreme heat.Among the precautions are workplace thermal limits, mandatory site heat risk assessments and rights to heat breaks. It's estimated that there are 230 workplace deaths a year which are linked to high temperatures.Environmental commentator John Gibbons speaks to Matt on The Last Word.Hit the ‘Play' button on this page to hear their chat.

In this third installment of the special series on servicemember protections, Chris Willis is joined by colleagues Taylor Gess and Jeremy Sairsingh to explore the non-pricing protections under the Military Lending Act (MLA) and the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA). The discussion covers the MLA's disclosure and delivery requirements, including the written and oral disclosure obligations that must be satisfied before or at the time credit is extended, and the practical approaches financial institutions use to meet the oral disclosure requirement. The team then turns to the SCRA's broad non-rate protections, walking through litigation protections, collateral protections governing repossessions and foreclosures, and mobility protections that allow servicemembers to terminate residential and auto leases and certain consumer service contracts upon qualifying orders, including the distinction between pre-service and in-service lease terminations and the ongoing DOJ enforcement activity in this space. The episode also covers the MLA's prohibition on mandatory arbitration clauses and anti-waiver requirements, the SCRA's specific form and timing requirements for valid waivers of servicemember rights, and the MLA's payment and contract term restrictions, including prohibitions on military allotments, prepayment penalties, and remotely created checks. The conversation closes with a discussion of the SCRA's anti-retaliation provision and why the prohibition on adverse treatment following a servicemember's invocation of SCRA rights has important implications for credit reporting, account servicing, and system design. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Someone created a deep fake video of SAG-AFTRA's chief negotiator saying false things about the union's own contract during the 2023 ratification vote. Tens of thousands of people saw it before Instagram took it down five days later. It is the kind of story that explains why the fight for AI protections in the entertainment industry matters far beyond Hollywood. On today's episode of America's Work Force Union Podcast, SAG-AFTRA National Executive Director and Chief Negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland discusses a ratified 2026 contract that achieved what the 2023 strike demanded — without another strike. He walks through the contract's two-tiered AI protections covering both digital replicas of real performers and the use of synthetics — AI-generated performances with no human source — and explains the bipartisan No FAKES Act moving through Congress that could give every American a legal right in their own image and voice for the first time. He also discusses the planned merger of the SAG Producers Pension Plan and the AFTRA Retirement Fund, set for early 2028, which will provide retirement benefits to nearly 1,000 SAG-AFTRA members per year who currently earn enough across both plans to qualify but not enough in either one to collect. Visit sagaftra.org for more.

I have been saying for years that cryptocurrency has the structure of a multi-level marketing scheme: a small number of people at the top make enormous sums, while large numbers of ordinary people are recruited to invest, almost always lose money, and then recruit more people. Molly is an independent researcher and writer who covers cryptocurrency and the broader technology industry. She writes the newsletter Citation Needed (citationneeded.news), runs the ongoing tracker Web3 Is Going Just Great, and operates influence.citationneeded.news , which is being relaunched as Tech Influence Watch to cover both crypto and AI campaign spending.  The crypto industry emerged as a serious political force starting around 2024. Fairshake, the largest cryptocurrency super PAC, raised over $200 million in the 2024 election cycle, making it the top-funded super PAC in the country, surpassing even the MAGA super PAC (OpenSecrets data, via multiple sources including Axios and CoinDesk). As of early 2026, Fairshake has $193 million in cash on hand for the 2026 midterms. The industry's goal was explicit: remove legislators viewed as threats to crypto interests, install legislators who would promote them. Over a dozen enforcement actions against cryptocurrency companies were dropped almost immediately after the 2024 election. Get a grasp on the issue of crypto with this illuminating interview. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The ACT Party is promising to make it illegal to use family pets to control and coerce victims of family violence, if elected. Political reporter Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira reports.

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Professor Jane E. Kirtley is the Silha Professor of Media Ethics and Law at the Hubbard School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Minnesota. She joins Jordana today to discuss Catherine Herridge's once in a generation type of case where she's being held in civil contempt as an investigative journalist. She has been ordered to reveal her confidential source and is being fined $800 every day until she does. Professor Kirtley speaks to the importance of this case and parses through the details surrounding the case. Jordana asks Professor Kirtley about what she thinks will happen and how she would advise Catherine going forward.

Upholding Title IX's protections, surviving Venezuela's earthquakes, protecting Virginia's unborn children, and encouraging Christian writers. Plus, Albert Mohler on Britain's slow abandonment, an overlooked dinosaur, and Thursday morning newsSupport The World and Everything in It today at wng.org/donateAdditional support comes from Asbury University. At Asbury University, students are equipped to grow in Christ, prepare for meaningful careers, and build lifelong relationships. Whether you're looking for an on-campus experience, an online bachelor's degree, or graduate studies, you'll find a Christ-centered education rooted in academic excellence and authentic community. Learn more at asbury.edu and follow @asburyuniversity on social media.From Nuggets of Wisdom. Digital homeschool curriculum, unit studies, and educational resources for growing minds. nuggets-of-wisdom.comAnd from WORLD Watch, a 10-minute video news broadcast that the whole family can agree on. Free for the first 7 days ... worldwatch.news/podcast

During the first hour of The Tara Show on Wednesday, July 1, 2026, host Tara Servatius delivered a powerhouse broadcast balancing intense constitutional critique with cultural analysis. She opened with a fierce multi-segment attack on a recent 5-4 Supreme Court decision that blocked President Trump's executive order on birthright citizenship, meticulously outlining the historical intent of the 14th Amendment to argue that the framers never intended to grant automatic citizenship to children of illegal immigrants or temporary visitors. Pivoting to a massive win for biological women, Tara cheered the Supreme Court's decision to leave state-level sports protections intact, allowing red states to legally ban transgender male athletes from competing in female divisions. Finally, she closed out the hour with a philosophical reflection on a new Gallup poll regarding Gen Z adults, forcefully arguing that the widespread emptiness reported by the younger generation stems from a modern society over-focused on careerism, noting that true, lasting life meaning can only be found in faith, selflessness, and living for family.

Haitian Bridge Alliance's Guerline Josef: Supreme Court Ends TPS Protections for Haitians, Syrians, Opening Door to Mass DeportationTexas Prairieland Detention Center protest case attorney Xavier de Janon: Extreme Sentences Handed Down in Prairieland Protest Case, a Blatantly Political ProsecutionThe Indypendent's John Tarleton: Democratic Socialist Candidates Win Stunning Primary Victories in NYC and NationwideBob Nixon's Under-reported News Summary• DRC Ebola cases spreading faster than last outbreak a decade ago• Rental housing monopolies exempt from mandatory federal anti-trust review• A dozen states proposing new taxes on wealthiest taxpayersVisit our website at BTLonline.org for  more information, in-depth interviews, related links and transcripts and to sign up for our BTL Weekly Summary. New episodes every Wednesday at 12 noon ET,  website updated Wednesdays after 4 p.m. ETProduced by Squeaky Wheel Productions: Scott Harris, Melinda Tuhus, Bob Nixon, Anna Manzo, Susan Bramhall, Jeff Yates and Mary Hunt. Theme music by Richard Hill and Mikata. 

Mayor Brandon Johnson's legislation to overhaul the city's Residential Landlord & Tenant Ordinance faces pushback from local landlords. Crain's commercial real estate reporter Rachel Herzog discusses with host Amy Guth. Plus: Nation's largest industrial landlord bets $100M on Chicago warehouse demand, AHA taps Massachusetts hospitals exec as next CEO, CME launches new beef contracts as U.S. cattle prices surge and Nuveen doubles down on grocery-anchored retail with $26M Park Ridge purchase. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the Trump administration can end protections to people from Haiti and Syria. The ruling adds uncertainty to the immigration status of over 350,000 people, including thousands of Haitians in the San Diego region.On Midday Edition Monday, we hear more about how the local Haitian community is reacting to the ruling, and the increased fear being felt across it.Guest:Guerline Jozef, executive director, The Haitian Bridge AllianceLinks:The Hatian Bridge Alliance

Read and Dana talk with White House Correspondent Jon Decker and ABC News National Correspondent Steven Portnoy about a series of major Supreme Court rulings. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Search and rescue crews from Los Angeles have arrived in Venezuela to help after two massive earthquakes devastated large swaths of the Northern part of the country last week. Reporter: Keith Mizuguchi, KQED Dilapidated mobile home parks across the state are getting revamped…thanks to a state program that launched a few years ago. Reporter: Ben Christopher, CalMatters President Trump's second term in office has been marked by a crackdown on immigration. Now, the government has ended a program that protected some kids from deportation. Including many who arrived in the U.S. as unaccompanied minors, without a parent, and without legal status. Reporter: Kerry Klein, KVPR Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Supreme Court guts migrant protectionsInflation hits a three-year highPutin eyes NATO's edgeProtesters get fifty yearsA judge saves mail ballotsFEMA's teleporter vanishesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Howie Kurtz on the Supreme Court handing President Trump two major immigration victories, the White House saying Iran is still 'desperate' to make a deal, and the socialist surge fracturing the Democrat Party. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Supreme Court clears the way for the Trump administration to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for certain groups of asylum seekers, triggering outrage from the left. Joe Pags breaks down what the ruling actually says, who it affects, and why he believes the decision is simply a matter of enforcing immigration law—not the crisis critics are making it out to be. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This Day in Legal History: Shelby County v. HolderOn this day in legal history, June 25, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Shelby County v. Holder, a major case on the future of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. In a 5–4 decision, the Court struck down Section 4(b) of the Act, which contained the formula used to decide which states and local governments were subject to federal oversight before changing their voting laws. That oversight system, known as preclearance, had required covered jurisdictions to get approval from the federal government before making changes to election rules. The purpose of preclearance was to stop discriminatory voting practices before they could affect an election. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the majority opinion, concluding that the coverage formula was based on outdated data and no longer reflected current conditions.The Court did not strike down preclearance itself, but without a valid coverage formula, the preclearance system was largely left without practical effect. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dissented, joined by Justices Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor, and Elena Kagan. Ginsburg argued that Congress had created a strong record showing that voting discrimination still existed and that the law remained necessary. Her dissent included the now-famous warning that throwing out preclearance because it had worked was like “throwing away your umbrella in a rainstorm because you are not getting wet.” The decision had immediate consequences because several states that had previously been covered by the formula moved forward with voting-law changes soon after the ruling. Supporters of the decision viewed it as a limit on outdated federal control over state election systems. Critics saw it as a major weakening of one of the most effective civil-rights laws in American history. The case remains central to modern debates over voting access, election administration, federalism, and Congress's power to enforce the Fifteenth Amendment.A federal judge has rejected the Trump administration's attempt to force New Jersey cities to comply with federal immigration enforcement demands. The ruling is a major victory for sanctuary cities and immigrants' rights advocates. Here's the context: Sanctuary cities are municipalities that limit their cooperation with federal immigration authorities. These cities typically instruct their police departments not to ask people about immigration status during routine stops, and they decline to detain people solely based on federal immigration requests (called “detainer requests”) unless there's a warrant signed by a judge.The Trump administration argued that sanctuary city policies undermine immigration enforcement and violate federal law. The administration sued, claiming cities cannot refuse to cooperate with ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement). New Jersey cities argued they have the right to set their own police practices and that cooperating with federal immigration enforcement diverts local police resources from public safety priorities. They also pointed out that when police are seen as working with immigration authorities, immigrant communities become afraid to report crimes or cooperate with law enforcement, which makes the entire community less safe.Local police have limited resources. A city police officer has to decide whether to use their time investigating a robbery or helping federal immigration agents deport someone. Local communities have a right to prioritize local public safety. Moreover, if immigrant families fear that any contact with police will result in deportation, they won't report crimes, won't testify as witnesses, and crime will increase. The federal judge agreed with New Jersey. The court found that cities have the authority to set their own police practices and cannot be forced to participate in federal immigration enforcement, particularly when federal authorities can get judicial warrants if they believe someone should be detained.The ruling protects sanctuary city policies This decision affirms that local communities can set their own law enforcement priorities and aren't required to become extensions of federal immigration enforcement. It recognizes that immigrants are part of communities and that community safety depends on immigrants trusting local police. The ruling will likely inspire other sanctuary jurisdictions to defend their policies against federal challenges. It represents a significant pushback against the Trump administration's aggressive immigration enforcement agenda.Judge tosses Trump administration's challenge to New Jersey cities' ‘sanctuary' policies | ReutersNew Jersey's Supreme Court has ruled that police departments cannot keep their use of facial recognition technology entirely secret. The decision represents a significant victory for transparency in law enforcement. Here's what happened: Police departments have increasingly used facial recognition software to identify suspects by comparing surveillance video or photos to databases of mugshots and driver's license photos. The technology can help solve crimes, but it also raises serious concerns about accuracy, bias, and privacy. Civil liberties groups have argued that if police use facial recognition to investigate people, the public and defendants have a right to know about it.Transparency is especially important because facial recognition technology has known accuracy problems, particularly when identifying people of color. If a police department relies on facial recognition to identify a suspect, and that technology is biased or inaccurate, the defendant needs to know that to challenge the evidence in court. New Jersey police departments had been claiming that their use of facial recognition was a “trade secret” or “law enforcement technique” that they could keep secret. The New Jersey Supreme Court said no.If the government uses technology to investigate you, you have a constitutional right to know about it and to challenge it. You can't mount a proper defense if you don't know what evidence was used to identify you or how reliable that evidence is.The court found that transparency about police use of facial recognition is essential to the defendant's right to a fair trial and to public accountability. Facial recognition technology is too important and too prone to error for police to keep its use secret. This ruling sets a precedent that police departments cannot hide behind “trade secrets” to avoid disclosing their investigative methods. It opens the door to litigation challenging facial recognition evidence on grounds of accuracy and bias. It also signals that courts recognize the dangers of artificial intelligence and surveillance technology and will require transparency and accountability around their use.New Jersey court limits secrecy around police use of facial recognition tools | ReutersA federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to provide a detailed explanation for covering a mural at the Kennedy Center that depicts civil rights imagery and historical figures. The ruling centers on questions of censorship, government power, and artistic freedom.The Kennedy Center, a performing arts venue in Washington, D.C., displays a mural that includes imagery related to the civil rights movement and depicts various historical and cultural figures. The Trump administration decided to cover the mural with tarps, presumably because it objected to the political or social messaging of the artwork. Civil liberties groups and artists sued, arguing that covering the mural violated the First Amendment by suppressing speech and political expression. The Trump administration claimed it had legitimate reasons for covering the mural, though it didn't initially specify what those reasons were. The federal judge said the government cannot simply cover up art without explaining why.The First Amendment protects people's right to speak and express themselves, including through art. When the government covers up art or speech, it's engaging in “prior restraint”—stopping speech before it happens. Courts are extremely skeptical of prior restraint because the whole point of the First Amendment is to prevent the government from censoring expression it dislikes. The government has to have a very good reason to suppress speech, and it has to be transparent about its reasons. The Kennedy Center mural at issue appears to have been covered by the administration for political reasons—it objected to the message. That's exactly the kind of censorship the First Amendment is designed to prevent. The judge's order requires the administration to explain its reasoning, which will allow the court to evaluate whether the government's stated reasons are legitimate or whether this is simply political censorship.This ruling protects artistic expression and prevents the government from secretly censoring art it dislikes. It affirms that the Kennedy Center's mural is protected speech, not just decoration. It also sends a message that when the government restricts speech or expression, it must be transparent and justify its actions in court. The case reflects broader concerns about executive power and the limits of what a president can do to suppress expression, art, or speech that the administration objects to.US judge orders Trump administration to explain tarp obscuring Kennedy Center facade | Reuters This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.minimumcomp.com/subscribe

In this second installment of the special series on servicemember protections, Chris Willis is joined again by colleagues Taylor Gess and Jeremy Sairsingh to explore how the Military Lending Act (MLA) and the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) impose pricing restrictions that are far more complex than a standard state usury cap, and why that complexity must be accounted for at the product design stage. The discussion dives into the practical complexity of each statute's unique definition of interest. The team breaks down how the SCRA's 6% cap applies to pre-service obligations, which fees count toward that cap, and how the requirement to retroactively reduce and forgive, not defer, interest creates significant system-of-record challenges. They also explain how the MLA's Military Annual Percentage Rate (MAPR) differs from a traditional Truth in Lending Act/Regulation Z Annual Percentage Rate, what charges must be included in the MAPR calculation, and how the bona fide fee exception for CARD Act credit cards works in practice. The episode closes with a discussion of the SCRA's often-overlooked anti-acceleration provision and the regulatory expectation that servicemembers be given the option of a cash refund for forgiven interest rather than automatic principal reduction. Stay tuned for Part 3, which will cover non-pricing protections under these statutes. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Labour workers' rights spokesperson Senator Nessa Cosgrove has called on the Government to urgently introduce legally defined maximum temperature limits for workplaces, as Ireland prepares for a heatwave.The Senator joins Ciara to discuss…

The Penn Station redesign is officially in the works. The plan includes adding new walkways, track capacity, and art deco style interior design. WFUV's Anne Jackson reports. Mayor Zohran Mamdani signed an executive order to protect New York workers from heat illness. This is the first ever order on this issue in New York's history. WFUV's Giuliana Guarracino has more. June is the new November in New York City. That's according to advocates and community organizers from Open Primaries, a coalition fighting for an open primary system for elections. Open primaries mean people will be able to vote for candidates regardless of party affiliation. WFUV's Xenia Gonikberg has more on their push to change the city's election system to better represent the voting population. Hannah Hightman is a New York City-based artist who works in puppetry. Her love for the art form led her to the Jim Henson Foundation, which promotes the art of puppetry. WFUV's Alexandra Pfau spoke with Hannah about her career as a young artist. Host/Producer: Mia Barth Editor: Lainey Nguyen Reporter: Anne Jackson Reporter: Giuliana Guarracino Reporter: Xenia Gonikberg Reporter: Alexandra Pfau Theme Music: Joe Bergsieker

On today’s program, we speak with Justin Evans, editor and founder of a South Shore AI generated news site. We’ll also get the very latest on new legislation on Beacon Hill aimed to protect victims of domestic violence at their workplace. We’ll sort through the top headlines from the Boston Business Journal this week. We will examine new cryptocurrency legislation under consideration in Washington DC. And finally, Aaron Pressman of The Boston Globe will take us on an electric airplane designed for midsize airlines.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"Embarassing" is how a union boss has described New Zealand voting against a suite of protections for gig or platform workers at an international labour conference. Aotearoa and the US were the only two countries that did not support the protections at the UN conference. NZ Council of Trades Unions secretary Melissa Ansell Bridges spoke to Lisa Owen.

Today on the show: Farmworker Communities Call for Pesticide Protections for California School Children and Urge growers to stop the use of highly hazardous pesticides near public schools in California. Richard Silverstein on Israel, as Netanyahu's grand plan to topple the Islamic Republic and replace it with a defanged dictator has failed miserably. And an update on US destabilization/starvation policy in Cuba proceeds apace. Gloria La Riva reports from the International Action Center. An award winning front-line investigative news magazine, that focuses on human, civil and workers right, issues of war and peace, Global Warming, racism and poverty, and other issues. Hosted by Dennis J. Bernstein. The post Farmworker Communities Call for Pesticide Protections for California School Children appeared first on KPFA.

Episode Chapter Summaries Chapter 1: The Cosmic Zipper — From Silicon Valley to Telltale Games (00:01 – 04:13) Anne introduces BAFTA award-winning actor Cissy Jones, listing her massive credits across the video game landscape. Cissy shares her unique origin story, starting not in theater, but in the fast-paced venture capital world of Silicon Valley. Despite an early childhood calling to act, she followed corporate expectations until a profound sense of unhappiness led her to a voiceover school. Cissy introduces her concept of the "cosmic zipper"—that beautiful alignment where life clicks together once you finally uncover your true purpose. Within two years of rigorous study, she booked her first massive multi-character rolepacket as Katya in Telltale Games' The Walking Dead. Chapter 2: The Ultimate Boss Move & The Impact of the Mic (04:14 – 07:47) Anne pauses to highlight an incredible tactical move from Cissy's early days: learning how to engineer audioaudio engineer sessions when she couldn't afford a class ticket, allowing her to stay in the casting room and absorb director feedback through osmosis. Cissy highlights her deep appreciation for characters like Lilith in Disney's The Owl House. She recounts emotional fan interactions at Comic-Cons, where parents and children shared how her character's arc helped them process their own queer or neurodivergent identities, reinforcing the true purpose of human storytelling. Chapter 3: Mastering Storytelling & Leaning Into Vulnerability (07:48 – 11:44) Anne asks Cissy what internal mechanics make a voice actor a master storyteller. Cissy credits her willingness to tap deeply into intense, unshielded human emotion on demand. She offers a crucial piece of advice for talent exploring the character and interactive space: when a script calls for real, raw emotion, do not paint over it with cartoony comedy. Voice actors must lean courageously into authentic psychological vulnerability while carefully managing their own mental well-being when a heavy scene leaves them emotionally drained. Chapter 4: The 3-Second Threat & The AI Wake-Up Call (11:45 – 17:31) The conversation turns to advocacy as Cissy recounts a terrifying experience during the 2021 COVID lockdown. Fans alerted her to AI voice clone platforms generating pornographic content using her vocal likeness from The Owl House. When she demanded a takedown, the platforms refused, citing a complete lack of protective voice laws. Cissy breaks down a jarring technological reality: in 2021, creating a believable vocal clone required roughly 10 hours of studio audio; today, it takes just 3 seconds. She highlights why NAVA is actively working with legislators to target security loopholes, citing an experiment where NAVA co-founder Karin Gilfrey successfully bypassed her personal bank security using an AI clone of her own voice. Chapter 5: Ethovox — Creating a Safe Haven Under Lock and Key (17:32 – 24:03) Drawing on her technical venture capital background, Cissy shares why she refused to sit idly by and instead launched her own ethical AI startup called Ethovox. Unlike predatory public marketplaces that ingest and trade off voice talent data, Ethovox operates as a highly secure, private repository. The company explicitly mandates full actor consent, works hand-in-hand with talent agencies to negotiate fair rates, and refuses to sell baseline training data. Cissy reveals a massive boss move: walking away from a lucrative seven-figure institutional funding offer because the investors admitted they did not care if voice actors survived. Chapter 6: The Fight in D.C. & How the VO Community Can Help (24:04 – End) Cissy praises NAVA's leadership—specifically Tim Friedlander, CKarin Gilfrey, and Matthew Parham—for their relentless, bipartisan legislative efforts in Washington, D.C., to pass protections such aspushes in Washington, D.C. to pass protections like the federal No Fakes Act. She stresses that while Washington politicians may not inherently care about actors, they care deeply about cybersecurity risks and digital identity theft affecting their voters. The episode wraps with an urgent call to action for the VO community to support NAVA through membership dues, alongside an invitation to participate in NAVA's annual Day of Play charity streaming event. Top 10 Boss Takeaways Watch for the "Cosmic Zipper": If you are forcing a career path and constantly meeting friction and exhaustion, step back. When you strike the path you were truly meant to walk, the doors lock into place effortlessly. Immerse yourself through service: If you cannot afford premium training starting out, find alternative ways to be in the room. Learn to engineer, edit, or assist so you can witness directing choices and build organic network connections. Storytelling demands real human impact: Vocal mechanics mean absolutely nothing if your performance isn't reaching past the microphone to touch, change, or validate the human experience of the listener. Don't hide behind a cartoon read: When a script asks for deep psychological weight or heavy sorrow, do not soften the blow with safe, performative humor. Stand confidently in your vulnerability. Acknowledge the 3-second reality: Vocal cloning technology requires as little as 3 seconds of pristine audio—meaning your outgoing cell phone voicemail clip is enough to compromise security systems or clone your identity. AI needs ethical boundaries: Innovation cannot be stopped, but it must be met with the three foundational pillars of advocacy: absolute Consent, fair Compensation, and structural Control over personal vocal assets. Protect your core data: Avoid voice AI platforms that treat your unique biological voiceprint as disposable ammunition to train broader, open-source language models. Reputation over revenue: True leaders know when to walk away. Cissy's rejection of a massive seven-figure check because investors devalued human talent is the ultimate blueprint for protecting your personal integrity over a quick paycheck. Bipartisan framing is key in advocacy: When pushing for systemic change or workplace protections, leave personal political ideologies outside the room. Speak directly to staffers about the universal dangers of digital kidnapping, fraud, and corporate IP theft. A rising tide lifts all boats: Success in this industry is never a zero-sum game. There is plenty of room for creative minds to flourish. Lift your peers up, guard each other's rights, and protect the human element.  

Senate Democrats are urging a federal appeals court to reverse a decision upholding the firings of two immigration judges at the Department of Justice. The lawmakers warn that the previous ruling from the Merit Systems Protection Board could give the president much broader firing powers over many civil servants. The Democrats' new amicus brief follows a previous request in the same court case for a full-bench appeals court hearing. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Here's your local news for Wednesday, June 10, 2026:We hear Democrats' pitch to protect access to contraception amid federal uncertainty,Honor Michael Johnson, an influential community leader who died this week at age 50,Discuss the resurgence of nuclear power in the United States,Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves,Travel back in time to 1968,And much more.

Santa Cruz County will put offshore drilling and seabed mining protections to voters this fall, and California State Parks week begins.

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There are now more grizzly bears in more places in and around Yellowstone National Park than at any time in over a century. But until this spring, the population lacked genetic diversity. Montana Public Radio's Nick Mott reports on how fresh bear genes got into Yellowstone, and what it could mean for the bears' endangered species protections.

Rancho Mesa Client Coordinator Jadyn Brandt and Client Technology Specialist, Brenda Colby sit down to talk about Employee Health Insurance Benefit Protections under the Family and Medical Leave Act.Show Notes: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to Rancho Mesa's Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠Host: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Alyssa BurleyGuest: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Brenda ColbyEditor: Jadyn BrandtMusic: "Home" by JHS Pedals, “Breaking News Intro” by nem0production© Copyright 2026. Rancho Mesa Insurance Services, Inc. All rights reserved.

May 29, 2026- We examine what comes next for the regulation of wetlands in New York after the Hochul administration chose not to challenge a court ruling limiting wetland protection rules. Our guest is Tom Berkman, a partner at Hodgson Russ and former general counsel for the State Department of Environmental Conservation.

 “Failure to protect” charges are criminal prosecutions where one parent is accused of allowing another parent, or spouse, to abuse a child. For many, such as Deborah Albin, they may also be survivors of abuse, but are unable to raise that within their defense. Albin’s significant other, Andrew Oaks, is facing second-degree murder charges for their daughter Opal’s death. Andrew had previously threatened to kill Deborah and was accused by Albin of physically assaulting her. Despite this, courts are not allowing Albin to bring these incidents in her defense. This is part of a larger pattern of prosecutions against women using “failure to protect” laws.   Kaylee Tornay is an investigative reporter with Investigate West and has been following Deborah Albin’s case. She joins us to share more.  

The prosecution's sentencing memorandum in the Kouri Richins case included pre-sentencing communications in which the defendant stated she intended to "expose this county, the prosecution, the judge, the Richins, the investigation." The language — "they picked the wrong one" and "they haven't seen anything yet" — preceded a life-without-parole sentence and raises substantive questions about post-conviction conduct from within the Utah correctional system.Eric Faddis examines the legal instruments available to those identified in the defendant's communications: protective orders, no-contact orders, Department of Corrections communication restrictions, and the procedural differences between guardian-directed contact cessation and court-ordered prohibitions.He addresses the legal complexities of third-party proxy contact — a scenario where individuals acting on behalf of a convicted person may not technically be subject to the same restrictions.The defendant faces twenty-six additional pending felony charges in a separate financial crimes prosecution, including mortgage fraud, money laundering, forgery, and communications fraud. Faddis evaluates whether that pending caseload provides any additional legal leverage for those seeking protection. The three minor children are currently in the custody of the victim's sister, with all contact terminated since April 2024.Footer Links:Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodDisclaimer:This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.Hashtags:#KouriRichins #EricRichins #FentanylMurder #TrueCrime #LifeWithoutParole #UtahMurderTrial #ParkCity #WitnessIntimidation #HiddenKillers #TrueCrimeToday

PREVIEW for Later Today: Bob Zimmerman analyzes the Louisiana legislature's efforts to attract a major aerospace company, potentially SpaceX. New laws provide tax breaks and lawsuit protections for a massive coastal land acquisition for space operations.1953

“It is a privilege to go see what's possible.” Allyson Felix  The saying goes, pressure is privilege and on this episode of The Pivot Podcast, the guys sit down with Olympic legend Allyson Felix for one of the most honest and inspiring conversations. From becoming the most decorated track and field athlete in Olympic history to chasing an unprecedented comeback at 40 to defying odds in motherhood, Allyson opens up about the mindset, sacrifice, and resilience that continue to drive her. She reflects on the difference between failure and success, why mental health became just as important as physical performance, and how some of her hardest moments shaped her greatest victories. Allyson also shares the deeply personal story of her troubled pregnancy, the life-threatening complications she faced, and how motherhood completely transformed her perspective on sport, business, and purpose. The conversation dives into her groundbreaking stance against Nike over maternity protections for female athletes — a decision that sparked industry-wide change and empowered women across sports to use their voices unapologetically. Beyond the track, Allyson talks about building businesses alongside her brother, creating opportunities beyond athletics, and what the future looks like after competition. This episode is about legacy, courage, reinvention, and proving that greatness doesn't stop with medals — it evolves with purpose. Pivot Family, comment, like, hit the subscribe button, we enjoy hearing and learning from you- the good and the bad, we want to know! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices