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When U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken unveiled the White House's new strategy for Sub-Saharan Africa, he referenced Afrobarometer polling data to validate Washington's renewed emphasis on democracy promotion. The following day, in criticizing the new U.S. policy towards Africa, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin also used Afrobarometer data to make the case for Beijing's engagement strategy on the continent.What's interesting is that they're both right. The Afrobarometer polling data undermines the simple narratives that too often frame the discourse about how Africans view their ties with these two powers.Afrobarometer CEO Joseph Asunka joins Eric & Cobus to discuss what's behind these seemingly contradictory perspectives and which direction public opinion towards the U.S. and China is trending.SHOW NOTES:Afrobarometer: Africans welcome China's influence but maintain democratic aspirations: https://bit.ly/3Ac39FtAfrobarometer: China has invested deeply in Africa. We checked to see whether that is undermining democracy: https://bit.ly/3vSjNr2JOIN THE DISCUSSION:Twitter: @ChinaGSProject| @stadenesque | @eric_olander | @joeasunkaFacebook: www.facebook.com/ChinaAfricaProjectFOLLOW CAP IN FRENCH AND ARABIC:Français: www.projetafriquechine.com | @AfrikChineعربي: www.akhbaralsin-africia.com | @AkhbarAlSinAfrJOIN US ON PATREON!Become a CAP Patreon member and get all sorts of cool stuff, including our Week in Review report, an invitation to join monthly Zoom calls with Eric & Cobus, and even an awesome new CAP Podcast mug!www.patreon.com/chinaafricaprojectSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Tonight we talk about the latest game from Todd Crapper, Pandora Total Destruction. After that we share our thoughts on Revolution of 1828 a game that greatly outshines its theme. We wrap up with our usual week in review where I've got a couple of family vacation games to talk about. Episode 182 recorded August 3rd. Join us Wednesday at Nine PM Eastern at https://www.twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop. Tip the Bellhop at: https://www.patreon.com/tabletopbellhop Detailed show notes: https://tabletopbellhop.com/podcast/ep182/ Disclosure: Links may be affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Games mentioned may be review copies provided by publishers. SUGGESTION BOX Feedback: moe@tabletopbellhop.com Games from Canadian Game Designers Podcast segment https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=950IwtA25Dw&t=2s Full episode https://tabletopbellhop.com/podcast/ep097/ Blog article https://tabletopbellhop.com/gaming-advice/canadian-board-game-designers/ Video game things we would love to see in board games Podcast segment https://youtu.be/OguWJmDi-Mo Full episode https://tabletopbellhop.com/podcast/ep178/ Marvel Multiverse Roleplaying Game Playtest Our review https://youtu.be/7caaS5LK4fU Buy it https://youtu.be/7caaS5LK4fU Marvel Unlimited https://www.marvel.com/unlimited ANNOUNCEMENTS Congratulations Kevin R the winner of the Grand Gamers Guild Birthday Burglary giveaway. Our Fourth Anniversary Favourites Giveaway is still going with just over a week left. Enter here: https://tabletopbellhop.com/tabletop-gaming-deals/favourites-giveaway/ ASK THE BELLHOP Tonight I've got some questions for Sean who recently finished reading through Pandora Total Destruction, “A tabletop roleplaying game where players take on the role of overpowered supers trying to overcome a great evil.” Broken Ruler Games https://brokenrulergames.net/ptd/ The Pandora Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/brokenrulergames/pandora-total-destruction Actual play of Pandrora https://youtu.be/rKCX6i_fiuA Save $1 off the PDF https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?discount=911772546d&affiliate_id=164999 Get the print version https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/395733/Pandora-Total-Destruction?affiliate_id=164999 Also check out High Plains Samurai, https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/245069/High-Plains-Samurai-Roleplaying-Game?affiliate_id=164999 Send your questions to questions@tabletopbellhop.com GAME ROOM Revolution of 1828 A two player tug of war that's much more engaging than its theme. Written Review on the Blog https://tabletopbellhop.com/game-reviews/revolutionof1828/ Buy it in the US https://www.nobleknight.com/P/2147753362/Revolution-of-1828?awid=1091 Buy it in Canada https://amzn.to/3Q7Xkyn BELLHOPS TABLETOP Telestrations 12 Player Party Pack https://amzn.to/3p4mTnP Bohnanza https://amzn.to/3wcf8jZ FIND US: Sign up for our newsletter: https://newsletter.tabletopbellhop.com Webpage: https://tabletopbellhop.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tabletopbellhop/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/tabletopbellhop Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tabletopbellhop/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/tabletopbellhop?sub_confirmation=1 Discord: https://discord.tabletopbellhop.com Twitch: https://twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop

It's the week in review episode (here's the template I use). Discussing the wins and losses and all that jazz at Lunch Pail Labs this week (07/29/22 - 08/05/22). Links mentioned in this episode: When Lower intensity leads to higher results

The Week in Review at the Abbeville Institute, Aug 1-5, 2022 Topics: Southern History, Southern Tradition, Southern Culture Host: Brion McClanahan www.brionmcclanahan.com

A look back at the week in review as the Guardians battle the Diamondbacks and Astros. Two more youngsters make their MLB debuts for the Guards this week, Will Benson and Tyler Freeman both join the show. Catcher Austin Hedges stops by fresh off a game winning base hit in Tampa. Plus the weekly Farm Report with Guardians Director of Player Development Rob Cerfolio. That's all on this edition of Guardians Weekly with Jim Rosenhaus on the Cleveland Guardians Radio Network.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This Week's ShowSegment 1: Week in Review, Habs News, League NewsCheck out news Headlines posts at http://allhabs.net/ (AllHabs.net).  Roster news - Canadiens' video coach, Mario Leblanc stepped down from his position. Daniel Harvey was promoted to video coach with the Canadiens from Laval. Canadiens hired former Panthers scout Billy Ryan as Director of Player Evaluation. Habs prospect report - Riley Kidney and Joshua Roy will represent Canada at the 2022 World Junior Championship. Oliver Kapanen and Petteri Nurmi will play for Team Finland. Be sure to read the content at https://ahl.report/ (AHL.report) and check out https://www.thepresszone.fm/ (The Press Zone - Montreal). Quotes of the Week from Max Pacioretty. Hockey news and notes: Flames signed forward Jonathan Huberdeau. Where do the Canadiens rank this season in contract efficiency? Segment 2: BIG Topic - Breakthroughs and Bounce-backsThe Canadiens opening night roster is far from being set in stone. Kent Hughes has work yet to do if he is to achieve his off-season goal of greater cap flexibility. But as we look at the current roster, there are opportunities for several young-guns to have breakthrough seasons. And for others, coming off less than a stellar year, they are candidates for a bounce-back season. We'll discuss Cole Caufield, Brendan Gallagher, Justin Barron, Kirby Dach, Nick Suzuki and other Canadiens. Segment 3: Have Your SayCanadiens upcoming events. Canadiens Connection Question of the Week: Would you support individual goal songs for Montreal Canadiens players? Listener's texts and emails. Canadiens Connection on Rocket Sports RadioCanadiens Connection is hosted by Rick Stephens (http://www.twitter.com/allhabs (@AllHabs)) with Michael Spinella (https://twitter.com/Thespinella (@TheSpinella)), Amy Johnson (https://twitter.com/flyersrule (@FlyersRule)) and Chris G (https://twitter.com/chrishabs360 (@ChrisHabs360)). This talented team of credentialed journalists come together to share their valued insight. Canadiens Connection is a connection between fans, journalists, players, coaches, management to thoroughly discuss their favorite game in an informative, thought provoking, and entertaining way. Get the Canadiens Connection!Be sure to follow @habsconnection on https://twitter.com/HabsConnection (Twitter), https://www.facebook.com/habsconnection/ (Facebook), https://www.instagram.com/habsconnection/ (Instagram) Search for "Canadiens Connection" from Rocket Sports Radio on your favorite podcast app and subscribe! Use our single link below on any device to locate subscription links to major podcast apps. https://canadiensconnection.fm/listen (Subscribe to Canadiens Connection) Share the Canadiens Connection on social media. And we would be grateful for your 5-star rating for the podcast! If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 1-800-GAMBLER (1-800-426-2537) (IL/IN/MI/NJ/PA/WV/WY), 1-800-NEXT STEP (AZ), 1-800-522-4700 (CO/NH), 888-789-7777/visit http://ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-BETS OFF (IA), 1-877-770-STOP (7867) (LA), 877-8-HOPENY/text HOPENY (467369) (NY), visit OPGR.org (OR), call/text TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN), or 1-888-532-3500 (VA). 21+ (18+ NH/WY). Physically present in AZ/CO/CT/IL/IN/IA/LA/MI/NH/NJ/NY/OR/ PA/TN/VA/WV/WY only. Min. $5 deposit required. Eligibility restrictions apply. See http://draftkings.com/sportsbook for details.

Republican nominee for Secretary of State Pam Anderson joins us after yesterday's unsuccessful recount requested by Pina Teters. ​We discuss election integrity, voter anger, her response to knowing Facebook's Zuckerberg and if the SOS position should be non-partisan. We wrap with a great text to the studio and then our "Week In Review" audio feature.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

TGIF! Heat record set in Denver today as it hit 100, breaking 99 set in 1877. With the Alex Jones/Pina Teters/2020 Election to Hunter/Jan 6/etc. we understand the anger... but to never vote again or tear-down fellow GOPers with zero facts? Ridiculous. Steffan reads a well-written, anger-fueled FB post from listener Trudi. We wrap the hour with our audio "Week In Review" feature and a great call from Elizabeth on why Republicans are angry. And Dick Cheney does a commercial for his daughter Liz in Wyoming.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“The Week in Review”  is where we talk about current events for the everyday investor and homebuyer.Watch the Youtube videoTHIS WEEK IN REVIEW TOPIC SOURCES:Topic #1: Good Returns 2nd August -Second tranche of CCCFA changes announcedTopic #2: Oneroof 1st Aug -Number of home loans down as D-day approaches for future of housing marketTopic #3: Interest.co.nz 1st August - Buyers take control of housing market as asking prices dropTopic #4: Oneroof 30th July-  Mortgages: Is now the time to gamble on floating interest rates?Topic #5 NZ Herald 2nd August- Kiwis prioritise three main things in winter months, credit check boss saysStay tuned and subscribe!For topic suggestions, please email info@propertyapprentice.co.nz and if you haven't already done so, please register for one of our upcoming free online training events. You may view them at www.propertyapprentice.co.nz and register. Our social media channels to get updates:FB: https://www.facebook.com/PropertyApprentice/IG: https://www.instagram.com/propertyapprenticenz/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/property-apprenticeSupport the show

China mounted an intercontinental media response throughout the Global South this week to rage against U.S. Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan. Managing Editor Cobus van Staden and Francophone Editor Geraud Neema break down why developing countries, including several in Africa, who have repeatedly said they want to stay out of the U.S.-China standoff, decided to weigh in on this controversy.Plus, a preview of U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken's upcoming Africa tour and what a Tesla battery deal with Chinese suppliers reveals the realities facing the U.S. and other governments that want to get China out of their strategic supply chains.JOIN THE DISCUSSION:Twitter: @ChinaGSProject| @stadenesque | @eric_olander | @christiangeraudFacebook: www.facebook.com/ChinaAfricaProjectFOLLOW CAP IN FRENCH AND ARABIC:Français: www.projetafriquechine.com | @AfrikChineعربي: www.akhbaralsin-africia.com | @AkhbarAlSinAfrJOIN US ON PATREON!Become a CAP Patreon member and get all sorts of cool stuff, including our Week in Review report, an invitation to join monthly Zoom calls with Eric & Cobus, and even an awesome new CAP Podcast mug!www.patreon.com/chinaafricaprojectSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Each Sunday it's Insight on Business the News Hour, Week in Review that airs on News Talk 1540 KXEL based in Waterloo, Iowa.  Recently we were asked to join that staff for an 80th Birthday Party for the station.  It was a great adventure being able to mingle with the many listeners who joined us for the afternoon. We went along with Ken Chester from Roadworthy Drive, and had a great time in an open mic conversation with fans of the station.  Here is a conversation with News Director Jeff Stein about the impact of radio, the spoken word, the future of news and a bit about the birthday.  Enjoy...we sure did!  Thanks for listening! The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday business news podcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and some local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday. You can subscribe on PlayerFM, Podbean, iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher or TuneIn Radio. And you can catch The Business News Hour Week in Review each Sunday Noon on News/Talk 1540 KXEL. The Business News Hour is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications. You can follow us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour. 

Each Sunday it's Insight on Business the News Hour, Week in Review that airs on News Talk 1540 KXEL based in Waterloo, Iowa.  Recently we were asked to join that staff for an 80th Birthday Party for the station.  It was a great adventure being able to mingle with the many listeners who joined us for the afternoon. We went along with Ken Chester from Roadworthy Drive, and had a great time in an open mic conversation with fans of the station.  Here is a conversation with News Director Jeff Stein about the impact of radio, the spoken word, the future of news and a bit about the birthday.  Enjoy...we sure did!  Thanks for listening! The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday business news podcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and some local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday. You can subscribe on PlayerFM, Podbean, iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher or TuneIn Radio. And you can catch The Business News Hour Week in Review each Sunday Noon on News/Talk 1540 KXEL. The Business News Hour is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications. You can follow us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour. 

Monkeypox is concerning the WH - sound from the "Bag of Rocks." Where did Pina Teters get the $255,912.33 to fund a SOS primary recount? My Pillow? The SOS says recount will be done by Aug 4. Good week on Wall Street. Huawei is putting cell towers near U.S. military bases - including F.E. Warren AFB in Cheyenne! We wrap the hour with our "Week In Review" audio.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Happy Friday! Monkeypox in Weld County and other parts of CO. Our topic this hour: what concerns you as we head into the weekend? Big or small - great calls. The "Bag of Rocks" confirms Biden will run in 2024 (for now.) We wrap the hour with our "Week In Review" audio. And it's National Lipstick Day - some of you will get it

This Week's ShowSegment 1: Week in Review, Habs News, League NewsCheck out news Headlines posts at http://allhabs.net/ (AllHabs.net).  Roster news - Mike Matheson and Evgenii Dadonov arrived in Montreal for the first time as Canadiens. Habs appointed Stephane Robidas as an assistant coach. Habs prospect report - Canadiens prospects Luke Tuch, Blake Biondi and Lane Hutson vie for spots on USA Hockey's World Junior team. Oliver Kapanen and Petteri Nurmi will play for Team Finland. Be sure to read the content at https://ahl.report/ (AHL.report) and check out https://www.thepresszone.fm/ (The Press Zone - Montreal). Quotes of the Week from Juraj Slafkovsky and Pierre-Luc Dubois. Hockey news and notes: There's a Canadien on the list of 10 worst contracts in the NHL. Artturi Lehkonen had his day with the Stanley Cup at home in Finland. Segment 2: BIG Topic - Sour Grapes and Silver SpoonsThis week the Canadiens made an addition to their bench while a former coach spoke out about his departure from the club. Former Canadiens head coach Dominique Ducharme said that he was 'left in the dark.' Stephane Robidas' role will be to help develop the Canadiens young defencemen. Habs Mandate: Focus on intentions not results. Patience is the key. Segment 3: Have Your SayCanadiens upcoming events. Canadiens Connection Question of the Week. Listener's texts and emails. Canadiens Connection on Rocket Sports RadioCanadiens Connection is hosted by Rick Stephens (http://www.twitter.com/allhabs (@AllHabs)) with Michael Spinella (https://twitter.com/Thespinella (@TheSpinella)), Amy Johnson (https://twitter.com/flyersrule (@FlyersRule)) and Chris G (https://twitter.com/chrishabs360 (@ChrisHabs360)). This talented team of credentialed journalists come together to share their valued insight. Canadiens Connection is a connection between fans, journalists, players, coaches, management to thoroughly discuss their favorite game in an informative, thought provoking, and entertaining way. Get the Canadiens Connection!Be sure to follow @habsconnection on https://twitter.com/HabsConnection (Twitter), https://www.facebook.com/habsconnection/ (Facebook), https://www.instagram.com/habsconnection/ (Instagram) Search for "Canadiens Connection" from Rocket Sports Radio on your favorite podcast app and subscribe! Use our single link below on any device to locate subscription links to major podcast apps. https://canadiensconnection.fm/listen (Subscribe to Canadiens Connection) Share the Canadiens Connection on social media. And we would be grateful for your 5-star rating for the podcast! If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 1-800-GAMBLER (1-800-426-2537) (IL/IN/MI/NJ/PA/WV/WY), 1-800-NEXT STEP (AZ), 1-800-522-4700 (CO/NH), 888-789-7777/visit http://ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-BETS OFF (IA), 1-877-770-STOP (7867) (LA), 877-8-HOPENY/text HOPENY (467369) (NY), visit OPGR.org (OR), call/text TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN), or 1-888-532-3500 (VA). 21+ (18+ NH/WY). Physically present in AZ/CO/CT/IL/IN/IA/LA/MI/NH/NJ/NY/OR/ PA/TN/VA/WV/WY only. Min. $5 deposit required. Eligibility restrictions apply. See http://draftkings.com/sportsbook for details.

The Week in Review at the Abbeville Institute, July 25-29, 2022 Topics: Southern history, Southern literature, Southern Tradition, Southern Culture, the War Host: Brion McClanahan www.brionmcclanahan.com

Hour 3 - Andy Hart, of WEEI.com, joined Gresh and Keefe at Patriots training camp to discuss his takeaways from Day 3, the focus of Bill Belichick, the Patriots offense, their cornerback play, and what he's seen from quarterback Mac Jones. Before the Week in Review, the guys got back into the Red Sox series split with the Guardians and Bogaerts' comments on his future with the Red Sox.  Finally, Gresh and Keefe previewed this weekend's UFC event and Ric Flair's final match.

The recent BBC documentary "Racism for Sale" pointed a powerful spotlight on the popular Chinese "blessing video" business that is both highly exploitative and very profitable. These videos feature Africans and people from other developing regions, often including children, conveying messages that are often demeaning.In the weeks following the release of the documentary, most of the attention on this issue was focused on culprit, a 26-year Chinese man by the name of Lu Ke, and people's shock in Malawi and other African countries where these videos were filmed.But Viola Zhou, a Hong Kong-based reporter for the online technology magazine Rest of World, looked into the business behind these videos and how the social media platforms, advertisers, and content creators are all making huge profits.SHOW NOTES:Watch Racism for Sale on the BBC's YouTube channel.Read Viola Zhou's report: Racist videos about Africans fuel a multimillion-dollar Chinese industryJOIN THE DISCUSSION:Twitter: @ChinaGSProject| @stadenesque | @eric_olander | @violazhouyiFacebook: www.facebook.com/ChinaAfricaProjectFOLLOW CAP IN FRENCH AND ARABIC:Français: www.projetafriquechine.com | @AfrikChineعربي: www.akhbaralsin-africia.com | @AkhbarAlSinAfrJOIN US ON PATREON!Become a CAP Patreon member and get all sorts of cool stuff, including our Week in Review report, an invitation to join monthly Zoom calls with Eric & Cobus, and even an awesome new CAP Podcast mug!www.patreon.com/chinaafricaprojectSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It's the week in review episode (here's the template I use). Discussing the wins and losses and all that jazz at Lunch Pail Labs this week (07/22/22 - 07/29/22). Links mentioned in this episode: #308 —

In EVN Report's news roundup for the week of July 29: Azerbaijani Armed Forces fire on villages in Artsakh, damaging a home in Karmir Shuka; jailed government critic Avetik Chalabyan is released from pre-trial detention; Turkey sets preconditions for normalization of relations with Armenia and more. The post Ep. 197: The Week in Review (29.07.22) appeared first on EVN Report.

Episode Notes Get caught up on Neo ecosystem news from July 18th through to July 24th with our bite-sized Week in Review.

Happy Friday! We begin with a preview of the program: Jan 6 Committee last night; Steffan in court for the alleged killer in Castle Rock; "Pina Teters" arrest update. Sound from Trump's "outtakes" played last night in prime-time; Secret Service audio. Then: a Ch 9 story on a theater shooting survivor who lost her fiancee and is now married to an Aurora police officer. Beautiful or weird? We wrap the hour with our "Week In Review" audio feature.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This Week's ShowSegment 1: Week in Review, Habs News, League NewsCheck out news Headlines posts at http://allhabs.net/ (AllHabs.net).  Roster news - The Canadiens signed goaltender Samuel Montembeault and Rem Pitlick to two-year, one-way contract extensions. Habs prospect report - The Laval Rocket signed forward Emile Poirier and goaltenders Philippe Desrosiers and Joe Vrbetic to a one-year, two-way AHL contracts and signed defenceman Alex Green, forward Gabriel Bourque and goaltender Kevin Poulin to one-year, one-way AHL contracts. Canadiens prospects Luke Tuch, Blake Biondi and Lane Hutson have been invited to the NJEC by USA Hockey. Be sure to read the content at https://ahl.report/ (AHL.report) and check out https://www.thepresszone.fm/ (The Press Zone - Montreal). Quotes of the Week from Jeff Gorton, Stephane Waite, Mike Matheson and Kirby Dach. Hockey news and notes: Jets signed forward Pierre-Luc Dubois to a one-year, $6.0 million contract. Segment 2: BIG Topic - Who Will Blink on Dubois? Pierre-Luc Dubois would like to play for the Habs but he was signed to a contract by Kevin Cheveldayoff and the Winnipeg Jets. Kent Hughes and the Montreal Canadiens would like to make a trade happen. But each general manager is playing a patient game. Who will blink first? Dubois situation from the Canadiens perspective. Dubois situation from the Jets perspective. Rocket Sports contributor Mike Raschle joins us to offer his perspective of the situation. Segment 3: Have Your SayCanadiens upcoming events. Canadiens Connection Question of the Week. Listener's texts and emails. Canadiens Connection on Rocket Sports RadioCanadiens Connection is hosted by Rick Stephens (http://www.twitter.com/allhabs (@AllHabs)) with Michael Spinella (https://twitter.com/Thespinella (@TheSpinella)), Amy Johnson (https://twitter.com/flyersrule (@FlyersRule)) and Chris G (https://twitter.com/chrishabs360 (@ChrisHabs360)). This talented team of credentialed journalists come together to share their valued insight. Canadiens Connection is a connection between fans, journalists, players, coaches, management to thoroughly discuss their favorite game in an informative, thought provoking, and entertaining way. Get the Canadiens Connection!Be sure to follow @habsconnection on https://twitter.com/HabsConnection (Twitter), https://www.facebook.com/habsconnection/ (Facebook), https://www.instagram.com/habsconnection/ (Instagram) Search for "Canadiens Connection" from Rocket Sports Radio on your favorite podcast app and subscribe! Use our single link below on any device to locate subscription links to major podcast apps. https://canadiensconnection.fm/listen (Subscribe to Canadiens Connection) Share the Canadiens Connection on social media. And we would be grateful for your 5-star rating for the podcast! If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 1-800-GAMBLER (1-800-426-2537) (IL/IN/MI/NJ/PA/WV/WY), 1-800-NEXT STEP (AZ), 1-800-522-4700 (CO/NH), 888-789-7777/visit http://ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-BETS OFF (IA), 1-877-770-STOP (7867) (LA), 877-8-HOPENY/text HOPENY (467369) (NY), visit OPGR.org (OR), call/text TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN), or 1-888-532-3500 (VA). 21+ (18+ NH/WY). Physically present in AZ/CO/CT/IL/IN/IA/LA/MI/NH/NJ/NY/OR/ PA/TN/VA/WV/WY only. Min. $5 deposit required. Eligibility restrictions apply. See http://draftkings.com/sportsbook for details.

It's the week in review episode (here's the template I use). Discussing the wins and losses and all that jazz at Lunch Pail Labs this week (07/16/22 - 07/22/22).

The Week in Review at the Abbeville Institute, July 11-22, 2022 Topics: Southern Founders, Southern History, Southern Politics, the War

Episode Notes Get caught up on Neo ecosystem news from July 11th through to July 17th with our bite-sized Week in Review.

This Week's ShowSegment 1: Week in Review, Habs News, League NewsCheck out news Headlines posts at http://allhabs.net/ (AllHabs.net).  Roster news - Canadiens signed Corey Schueneman, Michael Pezzetta, Alex Belzile, Joel Teasdale and Nate Schnarr to one-year contract extensions. Montreal also signed Juraj Slafkovsky and Filip Mesar to a three-year, entry-level contracts. Habs prospect report - Laval Rocket signed Ryan Francis and Brennan Saulnier to one-year AHL contracts. A successful development camp was held from July 10 to 13th. We reveal our 3-stars from the camp! Be sure to read the content at https://ahl.report/ (AHL.report) and check out https://www.thepresszone.fm/ (The Press Zone - Montreal). Hockey news and notes: Former Canadiens Artturi Lehkonen, Mikhail Sergachev and Charlie Lindgren each signed new contracts. Segment 2: BIG Topic - The Hughes ProjectAfter a successful NHL Draft, the Canadiens GM had to quickly switch his focus. While Habs fans looked on with envy at teams signing big-name players to blockbuster deals, Kent Hughes had to steer clear of the highly-prized free agents to focus on pressing issues with his club. We discuss the complete Hughes dossier: Juraj Slafkovsky, Logan Mailloux, Carey Price, Jeff Petry and Pierre-Luc Dubois. PROGRAM NOTE: Stay tuned until the end of the podcast as we react to breaking news on Jeff Petry. Segment 3: Have Your SayCanadiens upcoming events. Canadiens Connection Question of the Week. TRADE ALERT: Instant reaction to Canadiens trading Jeff Petry to Pittsburgh. Listener's texts and emails. Canadiens Connection on Rocket Sports RadioCanadiens Connection is hosted by Rick Stephens (http://www.twitter.com/allhabs (@AllHabs)) with Michael Spinella (https://twitter.com/Thespinella (@TheSpinella)), Amy Johnson (https://twitter.com/flyersrule (@FlyersRule)) and Chris G (https://twitter.com/chrishabs360 (@ChrisHabs360)). This talented team of credentialed journalists come together to share their valued insight. Canadiens Connection is a connection between fans, journalists, players, coaches, management to thoroughly discuss their favorite game in an informative, thought provoking, and entertaining way. Get the Canadiens Connection!Be sure to follow @habsconnection on https://twitter.com/HabsConnection (Twitter), https://www.facebook.com/habsconnection/ (Facebook), https://www.instagram.com/habsconnection/ (Instagram) Search for "Canadiens Connection" from Rocket Sports Radio on your favorite podcast app and subscribe! Use our single link below on any device to locate subscription links to major podcast apps. https://canadiensconnection.fm/listen (Subscribe to Canadiens Connection) Share the Canadiens Connection on social media. And we would be grateful for your 5-star rating for the podcast! If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 1-800-GAMBLER (1-800-426-2537) (IL/IN/MI/NJ/PA/WV/WY), 1-800-NEXT STEP (AZ), 1-800-522-4700 (CO/NH), 888-789-7777/visit http://ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-BETS OFF (IA), 1-877-770-STOP (7867) (LA), 877-8-HOPENY/text HOPENY (467369) (NY), visit OPGR.org (OR), call/text TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN), or 1-888-532-3500 (VA). 21+ (18+ NH/WY). Physically present in AZ/CO/CT/IL/IN/IA/LA/MI/NH/NJ/NY/OR/ PA/TN/VA/WV/WY only. Min. $5 deposit required. Eligibility restrictions apply. See http://draftkings.com/sportsbook for details.

Free Tina! A judge gives the embattled one, Tina Peters, a second chance as she avoids jail for her trip to Nevada this week (her attorney to blame.) We fill in a new hour's audience on the Facebook hater, and then more on the Secret Service text controversy. Tomorrow - the first "First Responders Appreciation" event at Aurora City Hall. Councilwoman Danielle Jurinsky previews. Then our "Week In Review" audio. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Happy Friday! We begin with the story of Secret Service losing/deleting texts from January 5 and 6, 2021. Funny audio from British Parliament (Order! Order!) Steffan then shares comments from an incredibly angry woman on our Facebook page. Jimmy Sengenberger joins us about his latest column on Tina Peters, Tay Anderson and Wanda James and then previews his show tomorrow 6-9aMT. We wrap the hour with our "Week In Review" audio.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

China, like all major governments, uses a variety of tools and methods to influence international public opinion. Some, like CGTN, China Daily, and China Radio International, serve as conventional propaganda that is easy to identify; other tactics are far more subtle yet often very effective in shaping the global conversation about China and its role in the world.This so-called "discourse power" is now an important field of study. Kenton Thibaut, a China fellow at the Atlantic Council, and Tuvia Gering, also a fellow at the Atlantic Council, join us to talk about their latest research on the issue that explores not only how Chinese interests are communicating but also what they're saying.SHOW NOTES:The Atlantic Council: China's Discourse Power Operations in the Global South by Kenton Thibaut: https://bit.ly/3OdnhuqThe Discourse Power newsletter by Tuvia Gering: https://tuviagering.substack.comJOIN THE DISCUSSION:Twitter: @ChinaGSProject| @stadenesque | @eric_olander | @geringtuvia | Facebook: www.facebook.com/ChinaAfricaProjectFOLLOW CAP IN FRENCH AND ARABIC:Français: www.projetafriquechine.com | @AfrikChineعربي: www.akhbaralsin-africia.com | @AkhbarAlSinAfrJOIN US ON PATREON!Become a CAP Patreon member and get all sorts of cool stuff, including our Week in Review report, an invitation to join monthly Zoom calls with Eric & Cobus, and even an awesome new CAP Podcast mug!www.patreon.com/chinaafricaprojectSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We kick off the show talking about your favourite pies before we discuss social media influencers being told to get off TikTok if they are over 30! We ask you if you have ever been told that you're too old for something? Then we ask if you what's your favourite bean after a woman spent 5 hours picking up tiny beads from a broken beanbag. We then go hunting for drunk celebs and get you to call in if you have ever seen a drunk celeb out in the wild? The Glossy's was next where Ryan Gosling talks about his new role as Ken in the upcoming Barbie movie and how it won't be what you expect… It's Jacuzzi Friday! We end up in the jacuzzi talking about how we should do G'day LA and Tim and Joel draft some Instagram comments for Kate's page. Tim's Word Alarm makes its triumphant return after the holiday break and we finish off the show with Caller of the Week and the Week in Review! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's the week in review episode (here's the template I use). Discussing the wins and losses and all that jazz at Lunch Pail Labs this week (07/09/22 - 07/15/22). Links mentioned in the episode: Coinbase's operating efficiently at scale (mentions APIs instead of meetings) Integrations Directory #299 — ⚙️Bootstrapped soloprenuer's flywheel Tweet about internal APIs #293 — ☠️ Reviving dead projects

FITSnews was first to report this week that agents from the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) are scheduled to present evidence against Alex Murdaugh in the double homicide of Maggie and Paul Murdaugh this Thursday July 14, 2022.  THAT IS A BIG DEAL. In this episode, you'll hear from the journalists who have been covering this story since 2019 — Mandy Matney Will Folks and Liz Farrell explaining what this news means, how we were able to report it, and what's coming next. Could this be a capital murder case? When we will know more details about what happened on June 7, 2021.  You'll also hear from Eric Bland, an expert in South Carolina lawyer misconduct, who explains why there could be a potential conflict of interest for the defense attorneys in this case. While the news this week is huge, this saga is far from over. We still need answers for all of the victims in this case.  FITSNews Podcast: https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/fitsnews-week-in-review-fitsnews-4QTC8YXFdar/ The Murdaugh Murders Podcast is created by Mandy Matney and Luna Shark Productions. Our Executive Editor is Liz Farrell. Advertising is curated by the talented team at AdLarge Media. Find us on social media: https://www.facebook.com/MurdaughPod/ https://www.instagram.com/murdaughmurderspod/ ** Click to ADVERTISE WITH OUR MEDIA PARTNERS AT FITSNEWS.COM ** For current and accurate updates: Fitsnews.com or Twitter.com/mandymatney Support Our Podcast at: https://murdaughmurderspodcast.com/support-the-show Please consider sharing your support by leaving a review on Apple at the following link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/murdaugh-murders-podcast/id1573560247 Support the Reporting: https://www.fitsnews.com/fitsnews-subscription-options Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode Notes Get caught up on Neo ecosystem news from July 4th through to July 10th with our bite-sized Week in Review.

Today we've got a patron who is looking for no cost to low cost games. After that we review a game we got on the cheap, The Downfall of Pompeii. We wrap up with a week in review featuring Scythe at four players and our first learning game of Pret-A-Porter. Episode 179 recorded July 6th. Join us Wednesdays at Nine PM Eastern at https://www.twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop. If you enjoy the show, consider tipping the Bellhop at: https://www.patreon.com/tabletopbellhop More detailed show notes: https://tabletopbellhop.com/podcast/ep179/ Disclosure: Links may be affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Games mentioned may be review copies provided by publishers. CHECK IN and SUGGESTION BOX  Send feedback to moe@tabletopbellhop.com Getting started with D&D Full Podcast on YT, https://youtu.be/0EpvrTzQMXw Segment, https://youtu.be/jJxCCsI5wNE Show notes, https://tabletopbellhop.com/podcast/ep177/ Let Your Hair Down AMA Full podcast on YouTube, https://youtu.be/tMgC8TrloCw Podcast segment, https://youtu.be/ZLJRF89EXPk Audio and show notes, https://tabletopbellhop.com/podcast/ep175/ Golden Heroes Boxed Set, https://amzn.to/3P8rOz2 Squadron UK, https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/107649/Squadron-UK?affiliate_id=164999 Our Marvel Multiverse Playtest Rulebook Review on YouTube, https://youtu.be/7caaS5LK4fU Marvel Multiverse Role-Playing Game: Playtest Rulebook, https://amzn.to/3NNzhCR The Charms And Potions Expansion for Hogwarts Battle Unboxing Video, https://youtu.be/KlqrOxCglpw Harry Potter Hogwarts Battle, https://amzn.to/3yp5M4p Hogwarts Battle: The Monster Box of Monsters Expansion, https://amzn.to/3AJBlbQ Hogwarts Battle: The Charms and Potions Expansion, https://amzn.to/3RkrT4L Crowdfunding flags: What to watch for when backing segment, https://youtu.be/7_pLxrT-cDE Full Podcast, https://youtu.be/EEgzhVbwqwE Audio and show notes, https://tabletopbellhop.com/podcast/ep174/ TeaGames Podcast segment, https://youtu.be/BGkB9Fse1R0 Full episode, https://youtu.be/Mq5lrRfwpnQ Audio podcast and show notes, https://tabletopbellhop.com/podcast/ep176/ Ingenious Travel Edition, https://amzn.to/3yTISnu War Chest, https://amzn.to/3OVVPme Hero Realms, https://amzn.to/3NYmixX The Herb Witches for The Quacks of Quedlinburg Unboxing, https://youtu.be/4JfkPatzg4s Video review, https://youtu.be/WExUFidI2b8 Written review, https://tabletopbellhop.com/game-reviews/herb-witches/ ANNOUNCEMENTS - No show next week! No show next week due to Prime Day and other associated sales. Be sure to check out our Prime Day landing page: https://tabletopbellhop.com/tabletop-gaming-deals/amazon-prime-day-deals-for-gamers/ Our Nerdz Day Landing Page, https://tabletopbellhop.com/tabletop-gaming-deals/game-nerdz-sale/ ASK THE BELLHOP - Low-Cost and No-Cost Games Tonight's topic comes from a suggestion from one of our awesome Patreon patrons, Math Guy Dave, who thought it would be cool if we spent an episode talking about low-cost/no-cost games.  Tabletop Bellhop Patreon, https://www.patreon.com/tabletopbellhop Tabletop Gaming Deals section of TabletopBellhop.com, https://tabletopbellhop.com/tabletop-deals-page/ Tabletop Gaming Deals on Twitter, https://twitter.com/tabletop_deals The Good Geek Deals group on Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/groups/313964789198500 Mass market games for under $10 at Amazon US: Boggle Classic, https://amzn.to/3RgiUSd Monopoly Deal, https://amzn.to/3ACCFgN Blokus Travel, https://amzn.to/3PaXsMq Rory's Story Cubes, https://amzn.to/3Ip4ScX Qwixx, https://amzn.to/3yrzJRq Farkle, https://amzn.to/3nOhIYL Wizard, https://amzn.to/3yTOuxN Mass market games for under $15 at Amazon Canada: Spot It Anniversary Edition, https://amzn.to/3axCLLX Mille Bornes Express, https://amzn.to/3RoW6PY The Game of Life: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Edition, https://amzn.to/3IsoBbN Skip-bo, https://amzn.to/3AAKljJ Rummikub Travel, https://amzn.to/3OUdHO5 Apples to Apples, https://amzn.to/3NV2OdP Hobby Games for under $10 US: No Thanks, https://amzn.to/3AFsEQ8 The Crew The Quest for Planet Nine, https://amzn.to/3nOYRwv Sushi Go!, https://amzn.to/3nRd2kF Disney Sidekicks, https://amzn.to/3NPnIuV Magic the Gathering 2021 Arena Starter Kit, https://amzn.to/3ylWia0 Poo, https://amzn.to/3Rn4waH Silver and Gold, https://amzn.to/3Rp8O1t Hobby Games for under $15 Canadian: Saboteur, https://amzn.to/3OXDPYq Don't Llama, https://amzn.to/3PgxtDn Kabammm, https://amzn.to/3Ioe4hH Super Cats, https://amzn.to/3RmxdEM Lost Cities Rivals, https://amzn.to/3ADOWkY Dirt Cheap RPGs: Fate Accelerated, https://amzn.to/3O9wJzb Basic Fantasy, https://amzn.to/3NWwaIO Savage Worlds Deluxe Explorers Edition, https://amzn.to/3yPt30R Free Games: Episode 90 - Free D6, https://tabletopbellhop.com/podcast/ep090/ 25 Free Games that just need standard dice article, https://tabletopbellhop.com/gaming-advice/free-d6-games/ Big List of 300 Free Print and Play Games And Expansions, https://tabletopbellhop.com/gaming-advice/free-pnp-board-games/ Dungeons & Dragons Basic Rules, https://dnd.wizards.com/what-is-dnd/basic-rules Stars Without Number, https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/230009/Stars-Without-Number-Revised-Edition-Free-Version?affiliate_id=164999 Worlds Without Number, https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/348809/Worlds-Without-Number-Free-Edition?affiliate_id=164999 Dungeon Crawl Classics Quick Start Rules, https://goodman-games.com/blog/2022/07/09/last-weekend-for-free-dcc-quick-start-rules/ City of Mist Starter Set, https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/266985/City-of-Mist-Starter-Set-2016?affiliate_id=164999 Kapow!, https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/95884/Kapow?term=kapow?affiliate_id=164999 Xenoshyft Onslaught, https://www.cmon.com/news/xenoshyft-onslaught-print-play Yardmaster, https://boardgamegeek.com/filepage/102083/yardmaster-print-play-english Unfair, https://www.unfair-game.com/print-and-play Send questions to questions@tabletopbellhop.com THE GAME ROOM - The Downfall of Pompeii How does this classic eurogame stand up 18 years later? 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The Week in Review at the Abbeville Institute, July 4-8, 2022 Topics: Lincoln, Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson, Southern History Host: Brion McClanahan www.brionmcclanahan.com

The world reacts to the death of Shinzo Abe. We talk with our military analyst Mike Lyons, U.S.Army MAJ (Ret.) discusses the lack of security detail for Abe and then the latest on the war in Ukraine. Biden's Executive Order on abortion and his "repeat the line" gaffe. The "Week In Review" audio. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Happy Friday! We begin with the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Sound from around the world, including the shots from a homemade weapon. President Biden signs an Executive Order "protecting abortion rights" - and in the process, continues to spew lies trying to rile up the Dem base and to fear the "boogeyman." We wrap the hour with our audio "Week In Review." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Two of China's largest and most important mining ventures in Africa encountered major problems this week. In Guinea, the government shut down the Sino-Australian joint venture to operate the massive Simandou iron ore mine, a major blow to Beijing's ambitions to end its reliance on imported Australian ore. And then in the DRC, authorities reportedly issued a notice to the Chinese management that runs the massive TFM copper/cobalt mine to halt extraction and production.Francophone Editor and leading African mining expert Geraud Neema joins Eric & Cobus to discuss the significance of these two events and why the governments in both Conakry and Kinshasa are taking action against the Chinese.JOIN THE DISCUSSION:Twitter: @ChinaGSProject| @stadenesque | @eric_olander | @christiangeraudFacebook: www.facebook.com/ChinaAfricaProjectFOLLOW CAP IN FRENCH AND ARABIC:Français: www.projetafriquechine.com | @AfrikChineعربي: www.akhbaralsin-africia.com | @AkhbarAlSinAfrJOIN US ON PATREON!Become a CAP Patreon member and get all sorts of cool stuff including our Week in Review report, an invitation to join monthly Zoom calls with Eric & Cobus, and even an awesome new CAP Podcast mug!www.patreon.com/chinaafricaprojectSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Happy Friday! Today I'm doing a week in review reacting to all the biggest stories and outlandish takes this week from gas prices and the “Liberal World Order” to outrage over the Supreme Court's recent string of decisions and some absurd comments from The View, Rashida Tlaib, & CNN.

The Week in Review at the Abbeville Institute, June 27-July 1, 2022 Topics: Reconstruction, Southern History, Confederate Symbols Host: Brion McClanahan www.brionmcclanahan.com

On today's week-in-review, Crystal is joined by Executive Director of The Urbanist, Doug Trumm. They start by looking at research that shows Seattle is continuing to grow faster than the suburbs around it. Next, they discuss the future of a Tukwila ballot initiative to raise the city's minimum wage. In policing news, Crystal and Doug examine the troubling future of funding for non-police public safety and crime prevention programs in Seattle, and how despite the documented success of those programs, the city seems to dismiss their impact. After that, Doug explains what the city's Comprehensive Plan is, covers why it's important, and breaks down the various proposals for the plan. Finally, they end the show discussing the State Rep. Position 1 race in Seattle's 46th LD and how it reflects current debates we're having across the state.  As always, a full text transcript of the show is available below and at officialhacksandwonks.com. Find the host, Crystal Fincher on Twitter at @finchfrii and find today's co-host, Doug Trumm, at @dmtrumm. More info is available at officialhacksandwonks.com.   Resources “Outpacing Suburbs, Seattle Grows 20,100 in One Year in Latest Population Estimate” by Doug Trumm from The Urbanist: https://www.theurbanist.org/2022/06/30/outpacing-suburbs-seattle-grows-20100-in-one-year/  “Initiative for higher minimum wage in Tukwila qualifies for November ballot” by Daniel Beekman from The Seattle Times: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/initiative-for-higher-minimum-wage-in-tukwila-qualifies-for-november-ballot/    Raise the Wage Tukwila: ​​https://www.raisethewagetukwila.org/   “Seattle Might Soon Defund a Promising Police Alternative” by Will Casey from The Stranger: https://www.thestranger.com/news/2022/06/23/75477450/seattle-might-soon-defund-a-promising-police-alternative    “When Will Seattle Get Police Alternatives?” by Will Casey from The Stranger: https://www.thestranger.com/news/2022/06/28/75720496/when-will-seattle-get-police-alternatives   “Seattle Reveals Rezoning Concepts and Invites Scoping Comments for Big 2024 Update” by Doug Trumm from The Urbanist: https://www.theurbanist.org/2022/06/23/seattle-reveals-rezoning-concepts-and-invites-scoping-comments-for-big-2024-update/    “Far-Right Freaks Could Force Washington to Act Fast to Protect Abortion” by Will Casey from The Stranger: https://www.thestranger.com/news/2022/06/30/75818300/far-right-freaks-could-force-washington-to-act-fast-to-protect-abortion    Transcript [00:00:00] Crystal Fincher: Welcome to Hacks & Wonks. I'm Crystal Fincher, and I'm a political consultant and your host. On this show, we talk with policy wonks and political hacks to gather insight into local politics and policy in our State through the lens of those doing the work with behind-the-scenes perspectives on what's happening, why it's happening, and what you can do about it. Full transcripts and resources referenced on the show are always available at officialhacksandwonks.com and in our episode notes. Today, we're continuing our Friday almost-live shows where we review the news of the week with a cohost. Welcome back to the program today's co-host, Executive Director of The Urbanist, Doug Trumm. [00:00:49] Doug Trumm: Hi Crystal. Thanks for having me - I'm really excited - there's so much happening right now to talk about. [00:00:53] Crystal Fincher: I know - we've got a full slate of things to talk about. Starting from the top is news that you covered in The Urbanist this week - in that Seattle's growing a lot faster than its suburbs once again. What's going on here? [00:01:10] Doug Trumm: Yeah, the Office of Financial Management at the State released their April estimates and Seattle was up a little over 20,000 residents, which was by far and away the biggest gain across the state. All of King County was up about 30,000. So Seattle is again back to taking the lion's share of the county's growth and was also growing faster than Pierce and Snohomish County, so it just dispels that notion that Seattle is in decline, or is dying, or that the suburbs are certainly the place to be. [00:01:47] Crystal Fincher: That's always so interesting - we've talked about that narrative a lot on this program and candidates who've run talking about "Seattle is Dying" - that whole thing - have never caught on. They've usually topped out at about 15% of the vote in Seattle elections, but there's been a lot of effort put into that narrative and one of the things about a narrative - if someone can walk outside and see that that's not the case, it doesn't quite gain the traction that people would hope. So people in Seattle basically have mocked that the entire time. However, that narrative has caught hold in the suburbs for people who actually don't live in Seattle, visit Seattle, know many people in Seattle - they just take that on faith - it's what they see, have seen on TV, or have heard people mention, or as they're browsing Facebook with all the other stuff on there. They see that and - oh, it's a chaos city, it's burning to the ground, my goodness. And couldn't be further from the truth. Obviously people there keep saying that, and the numbers of people attracted to the City continue to steadily grow. It's just one of those really interesting things where there is a very intentional political narrative that's laughable inside the City, but because it's just been so pervasive and the people have been persistent talking about it, it takes hold outside of it. [00:03:21] Doug Trumm: Yeah, and sometimes the narrative can be destiny, but that doesn't seem to be the case here, where you'd think this produced narrative of Seattle just being chaotic would eventually lead to people moving to the suburbs. But that's not in the numbers - Bellevue posted like 1,300 population gain compared to Seattle's 20,000. And there are a couple standouts, like Shoreline and Redmond are growing at a relatively fast rate, but most of the suburbs are just growing very slowly. So all this talk of people wanting to ride out the pandemic out in bucolic setting or in a suburb is maybe starting to reverse, and I think some of the numbers obviously is also reflecting the fact that students are back on campus. So places like Bellingham saw a big jump as well. [00:04:11] Crystal Fincher: Also another - exciting news this week - the initiative for a higher minimum wage in Tukwila, Raise the Wage Tukwila, qualified for the November ballot. This is really exciting. Have you been following this? [00:04:25] Doug Trumm: Yeah, this has been really cool - Southcenter being in Tukwila - that's a lot of jobs, it's huge job center for south King County - and they qualified with a really healthy cushion. So it looks pretty certain that that's going on the ballot and, I think, in our state, once something like that is on the ballot, usually it passes. So hopeful sign, hopefully good - will be a solid raise for workers if it passes and with the mall being the driving employment center in the area, there are a lot low-wage workers. [00:05:01] Crystal Fincher: Lot of retail, lots of service - yeah, definitely a lot of lower wage workers. And one of the issues there is surrounding cities have raised their wage - starting with SeaTac, which was the first in the country to go for a $15 minimum wage. And other surrounding cities have also raised the minimum wage. And one of the biggest, as you talk about, job centers in that entire area has been left behind. So even though Tukwila has to adhere to the state's minimum wage, which is currently $14.49/hour, they're comparing with minimum wage at $17.54/hour in SeaTac, Seattle is $17.27/hour for most workers. So just the geography is the differentiation here, and especially with the higher percentage of those low-wage workers, this is really meaningful. These initiatives have won, but they've won with a lot of work in the campaign and door-knocking and calls with neighbors. So this is one where it's absolutely winnable, but it's gonna take people getting involved, volunteering - this has largely been a volunteer effort - the Transit Riders Union has been a big part of this and in conjunction with people, business owners, community leaders from within Tukwila. So very exciting, but definitely a point to get engaged in this issue - if this is something that's interesting to you, we are linking the information in our episode notes. This was also covered this week by Daniel Beekman in The Times - just always exciting to see a community-led effort successfully gather enough signatures to get on the ballot. So very, very good - congratulations for the qualification and looking forward to seeing how that initiative proceeds throughout this campaign. [00:07:02] Doug Trumm: Yeah, great work to Transit Riders Union - I'm a member over there, but the leadership team there is just really great - Katie Wilson and all the organizers over there. [00:07:10] Crystal Fincher: Really, really great. In less great news, I would say, Will Casey from The Stranger, who's been writing some great articles for The Stranger, wrote this week that Seattle might - the defund and movement in Seattle is going along just fine, except it's not the one that everybody keeps trying to complain about. It looks like the City might actually be defunding a really promising alternative response to armed police. What's the deal here? [00:07:43] Doug Trumm: Yeah, this one's a head scratcher to me - just having tried to cover police as well for the past few years - whenever you're talking about police alternatives, everyone brings up JustCARE - it's almost like a rule. So you would think with everyone name-dropping JustCARE, that they would be ready to fund JustCARE. But it doesn't really seem like that's necessarily the case. And then, the successful program that JustCARE has helped stand up - that offers a police alternative so that when some of these motels and hotels that have been converted to serve homeless folks if there's an incident - canceling this program would just force more calls to the police, more emergency room visits, more things that are really expensive. If we're looking at brass tacks to the City - so if you do a broader accounting, and a lot of folks who do this kind of work say, you really should be looking holistically at this - you're gonna save this $10 million maybe initially, but you're going to end up paying for it through other ways. So it just seems like someone's - we just have to figure out a way to keep these police alternatives going because $10 million for this program could really go a long way - and the budget is very large for the City and Seattle Police Department's spending far more than that. So if we're serious about funding public safety, I think this is one place to really invest. [00:09:12] Crystal Fincher: Completely agree. And if we're serious about public safety, we start by acknowledging that public safety is bigger than policing. With - crime has increased - there are things that are happening in our community that are scary, that are worrisome - the rates of gun violence. Just the things that we're hearing about gun violence, assault and there are some crazy things going on. And if we are actually serious about solving that problem and reducing crime, we can't just focus on the responses after crimes have been committed, the response after people have been victimized. The most powerful way to keep people safe is to keep them from being victimized in the first place - certainly I've talked about this before, we've talked about - lots of people have talked about this before. And we talk about alternatives to policing or really just - hey, we're working on preventing problems and victimization and intervening in things before it gets to the point where it's hurting anyone else. So JustCARE and a local public safety firm called We Deliver Care has been protecting outreach workers who serve people experiencing homelessness - so as they're doing outreach, they're also involved in that. They've been providing de-escalation services for people in crisis, and they've been doing it without the involvement of a uniformed cop. And this is what so many people are talking about - hey, police don't have the tools to, and were never intended to be people who respond to someone in crisis - mental health crisis - and are actually able to do something about that crisis and get that person into a situation where they need help. JustCARE and We Deliver Care are doing that. And we had a conversation with Senior Deputy Mayor Monisha Harrell on this program where they talked about - hey, we're doing a review and analysis of our partner organizations who are doing alternative responses. And we just wanna make sure that they're effective, we wanna make sure that we're getting the results of the money that we're investing. I did make the comment that - I would love to use that kind of analysis across the board, including with the police department and all of our public safety stuff. But the University of Washington actually conducted a study of JustCARE that included findings about the work that We Deliver Care does - their analysis showed a 39% reduction in 911 calls in the neighborhoods where they operate, a 12% reduction in 911 calls from the hotels where the programs provide shelter. The police department would be celebrating and calling a press conference, I'm sure Mayor Harrell would be celebrating and praising these numbers. So one, this is absolutely a success. If there was a small pilot program - that where they are operating, they're getting these kinds of concerns - a nearly 40% reduction in 911 calls where they are, meaningful reductions in crime and people being victimized and people being worried and anxious and concerned, and unsafe being able to handle crisis situations. This is what we need. This is keeping people safe. We have data showing this is keeping people safe, and this is gonna wind up on the chopping block, while we're increasing funding in other areas that certainly are not getting these kinds of results. It's just, it's really confusing. And it just seems if you're making this move, are you actually serious about keeping people safe, or are you invested in a particular method of, or a strategy - that maybe there's investment or a payoff in continuing that strategy, but it's not anything related to actual public safety. Just really confusing. [00:13:14] Doug Trumm: Yeah, and are we only going to put our data on public safety through the prism of SPD? Because it doesn't seem like they're really, truly open to looking at these alternatives. [00:13:26] Crystal Fincher: Yeah, I know they're talking about establishing a Department of Public Safety - certainly did seem like some of the defunding effort of these community prevention and intervention programs may - that funding may disappear in order to stand up this Department of Public Safety. But whether internally or externally, it seems like the point is - do what it takes to keep people safe, do what it takes to make people safer, do what it takes to reduce the calls we - they keep talking about cops are overloaded and not able to respond to 911 calls - well, what would a 40% reduction in them do? This is what this program is accomplishing - seems like that might right-size things according to their calculations and help balance things, so maybe they could stop ignoring sexual assaults and actually start investigating them again. Just it is - this seems to fly in the face of everything that the public is demanding, everything that they say that they are standing for, and it's just not coming. How do you stop a program that's getting those kinds of results, and then move the money to somewhere that is not? Either we care about keeping people safe or we don't. People are scared and anxious and they want solutions - hiring more police officers is not even something that will - those police officers won't land on the ground until later this year, or next year - that's not a plan for keeping people safe today, and people are demanding a plan to make their streets safer right now. I just don't understand what they're doing. [00:15:02] Doug Trumm: Yeah, and one thing I'll say really quickly is - as a policy nerd, one really cool thing about the program design is the fact that We Deliver Care is hiring largely from folks who are formerly incarcerated or formerly homeless - you're creating a virtuous cycle there where people get meaningful and gainful employment and it interrupts that cycle of poverty. So it just seems like a really, just a really solid program that we shouldn't be pulling the plug on so abruptly. [00:15:30] Crystal Fincher: That's a really good point - and really those are subject matter experts. Few people are better poised to be able to understand, connect with, and really help - with appropriate and meaningful help, and not something that people who've never been in that situation feel is best for that community or that group of people - but people who have been through it, who understand a lot of the challenges and ways that other folks don't. And so they can be more effective a lot of times in identifying and connecting people to help. I hope we see an increase and a further investment in that program and not a decreased one. And if you feel the same, it would certainly be very, very good to talk to your City Council people and to let, most of all, Mayor Harrell and his office know that we want to be investing in things that work and not defunding them. Also this week, scoping for the Comp Plan update is underway - you've been covering this in The Urbanist - what's going on? [00:16:38] Doug Trumm: Oh, so much - a lot of different advocates and organizations are really spinning their wheels right now trying to get geared up for this, because it's a month long - currently announced as a month-long - scoping period to determine what are the options, what's on the menu for our big Comprehensive Plan update in 2024, which is - [00:17:02] Crystal Fincher: I'm gonna jump in and pause right here, just to ask you - a lot of people are not familiar with - okay, Comprehensive Plan? What's its purpose? Why does comprehensive planning happen and what does it accomplish? [00:17:14] Doug Trumm: Yeah, the Comprehensive Plan - it's both kind of opaque and esoteric, but also it's sort of like the Super Bowl of planning. And you certainly can do things between the major Comp Plan updates, but this is when the big zoning changes, the big land use changes, and also the big changes in the related plans - like the Transportation plans and even Parks plans, everything - they try to line everything and get everything, hopefully in harmony, more or less. And there's a lot of debate about - that's really the case - but this happens. Now with the recent reform at the state level, every 10 years - you have to do a major update to your Comp Plan. And every 5 years, there's a minor update. Now if you really get a fire under someone, you can do major zoning changes in between them - and sometimes it's like a station area plan - if you're getting a new bus rapid transit or a new light rail station. So you can do stuff in between, but it's rare and you have to have the staff time to dedicate to it. So really there's a lot of pressure on this 2024 Comp Plan update to be ambitious, to really try to do as much as we can because worst case scenario, we're not gonna get another opportunity to do something really big until the next major update, which is a full decade later. And this has really gotten the attention of climate advocates, which we would include us at The Urbanist as those, that - okay, well, the IPCC, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is saying, okay, we need to do a lot of concerted climate action now because if you don't do anything by 2030, our options just get considerably less. If we're not lowering emissions immediately, our pathways just get worse and worse. So land use is the forgotten aspect of climate change for many policy makers, 'cause it's a hard thing to deal with, but it really is crucial to actually decarbonizing our economy and our society. So not to put a ton of pressure on this, but it is a huge moment and a good chance to do climate action through land use, and also through - to connect the Transportation Plan. [00:19:42] Crystal Fincher: So as they're talking about this plan, they're looking at some different - conceptual alternatives. They've laid out some - and some look more promising than others - what's on the lineup? [00:19:55] Doug Trumm: So, there's five alternatives currently. And one of them by default is no change alternative - they use as a baseline. So that's Alternative 1. Then there's also an alternative, that is called the focus alternative. I think that's alternative to - apologies if I get this order a little bit off - and the focus alternative uses the concept of urban nodes, so it's sort of like urban villages, but they'd be adding these nodes in between urban villages and other business districts, or existing grandfathered-in areas of multi-family and some commercial. And they'd be adding these sort of urban village-esque aspects - and urban village is just the City's term of art for - it's an urban neighborhood, but because it's Seattle, we have to throw in village to make it feel a little neighborhoody and quaint. But it's basically continued the urban village idea and then, I guess, the implication then is we wouldn't be doing a lot outside of those nodes. So it'd sort of be a truce on single-family zoning outside of those. [00:21:03] Crystal Fincher: So basically any growth will be happening in these concentrated areas, any absorption of density, increase of density is limited to these new nodes. But most areas outside of that are still going to be high-cost detached homes. [00:21:20] Doug Trumm: Exactly, and I think you would basically be going along roughly the same in the existing urban villages, potentially with some expansions, which would be nice in some areas where some of the urban villages are very skinny and gerrymandered. And then there's Alternative 3, which is sort of the opposite approach - which is taking these Neighborhood Residentials, which the city's calling single-family zones now - it's taking these Neighborhood Residential zones and it's adding some missing middle types. And so far the types that OPCD, the Office of Planning and Community Development - it's the City agency tasked with this plan - so far, the types that they're listing are triplexes and fourplexes and that type of - it's on the low end. And so one thing advocates can do, who are looking for more than that - in the State bill, they contemplate sixplexes - is asking for sixplexes, maybe rowhouses, stack flats - more of those denser but still missing middle types that fit it very well into single-family neighborhoods or Neighborhood Residential, if you will. And so that's Alternative 3 - it's looking primarily outside of the urban villages, not necessarily only focus - it would be broad sections of single-family zoning, or you could just redefine single-family zoning to be that fourplex or sixplex zoning, or something like that. Because this is a scoping phase, none of that's really decided - it's just setting the menu, like how much would OPCD actually study - because what they actually put into the draft is what we then can actually order. You can't order something that hasn't had some of that underlying work, like the environmental impact analysis, because then you get sued and you'll lose. And you will get sued probably anyways. But we can move on to Alternative 4 now, which is called - I think a corridor approach, or transit corridors, I forget their shorthand name - but it would do more just along transit corridors and they didn't exactly say how wide of a band. So that would be one thing to give feedback on is - if we were to only focus on transit corridors and there's some arguments against that, which we could get into later, but that would be where you focus zoning change. Are we going a quarter mile from the stops, are we going a half mile, are we going only less than that? And if you're going only in a very narrow band, that's when those criticisms really creep in - because many of our transit quarters in this City are along busy, polluted, congested arterials, where you're not really gonna want your kid to be playing outside, you're not really gonna necessarily be breathing that air if you face out into that street. So, I think one concept that advocates are really bringing into this study is we need to be putting housing where people wanna live and it can't only be in the space leftover that single-family homeowners don't want. It also has to be places that are livable. [00:24:49] Crystal Fincher: Yeah, it has to be everywhere - otherwise we're just redlining by another name, really. It's really interesting - and this is, this is wonky, totally wonky - but as a former planning commissioner myself, it really is the skeleton of a community. This is the thing that the determines the composition of how the community can grow, can evolve, can look, who's going to be there, who's not going to be there, who we're gonna include, how we can be responsive and resilient against climate change. It's - everything about how a city develops is really dictated by this footprint that's established that says - this is what is allowed here, this is what can go here, this is what we wanna encourage in these areas and what we don't, this is what is included and straight up outlawed. This is how we're going to enable this community to become walkable - that this can build that 15-minute city where everything is within walking distance - everyone's basic needs. So this is basically determining what Seattle's gonna look like in - 20 years from now - is based on the decisions that we make today. And if you think about what Seattle - I'm old, so I remember what Seattle was like 20 years ago - maybe people listening here may have moved here, maybe a lot younger, but it looks a lot different now than it did 20 years ago. And the planning process is what basically started the ball rolling on all of this. So if we think about the conversations that we're having today and what we're looking at in the City right now and saying - this is what we like and this is what we don't like, and this is what we wanna see, or don't see - then engage in this process because this is what will determine Seattle in 2042, and the Seattle that our kids and grandkids live in, or not able to live in - the decisions now determine that. [00:27:06] Doug Trumm: And it has a big impact on affordability and what housing options and prices are out there. And we did save the best of the bunch proposed so far for last - the concept, Alternative 5 is the combined approach. So basically it sounds like you would stack those three approaches, just described, on top of each other - which makes sense, because like you said, some of these Neighborhood Residential zones - they're attractive places to live, but good luck if you don't have a million dollars sitting around. So it would add more housing options there, which helps folks age in place, while also still doing that stuff around the nodes and around the transit corridors - to focus even more potentially multi-family development or just more options in those areas where they're well served by services and transit. So, of the ones proposed, 5 looks promising, it looks like it would be a huge upgrade. And there's also some talk of there being an Alternative 6 that advocates are - do we need an alternative that sort of even goes beyond the concepts proposed so far? And I haven't seen exactly what Alternative 6 would be, but obviously if it's something even better, then that's definitely something worthy of discussion. [00:28:28] Crystal Fincher: Well, we will keep an eye on that - certainly we hope you will keep an eye on that and engage, and at least conceptually make your voice known that - I think my perspective, a lot of people's perspective is - yeah, we don't want to constrain where people have the choice to live. People should be able to live in desirable, healthy, attractive, enticing neighborhoods. And we shouldn't reserve that for the most wealthy residents who can buy into them - those should be accessible to all of us. Another thing this week, I guess leading into that, it is lots of conversations about the City we wanna see - as we were just talking about - and a race in Seattle for the Legislature that really is talking a lot about the kind of Seattle we wanna see. And that's the one between Gerry Pollet and Hadeel Jeanne in the 46th legislative district. What have you seen in this race? [00:29:29] Doug Trumm: Yeah, this has been a really interesting race - so far this year, there haven't - well, and the deadlines passed, so we see what the field is - there haven't been a lot of progressive challenges of incumbents, like we saw two years ago with a lot of incumbents having to defend the record, which is I think a healthy thing for democracy rather than people just going unopposed for decades at a time. But the exception to this is this Gerry Pollet race where he's been there a good amount of time - he's also has a very important chair, which he's Chair of the House Government Committee - Local Government Committee - which is where many of these zoning bills have to go through. And he disputes this sometimes, but I think the record speaks for itself - we just haven't been able to get a zoning bill through his committee and he always has massive changes to bills, it seems like - rewriting bills like he did to Jessica Bateman's bill which was the big missing middle reform that we've covered in previous shows, I'm sure, and on The Urbanist. That was going to have that fourplex zoning, potentially sixplex zoning in an earlier draft, before - relatedly - Gerry Pollet voted to amend that. So in other words, he's been an obstacle to that kind of reform. And he represents, now, North Seattle - he used to have Lake Forest Park and kinda more in farther north. But now it's just North Seattle and Northeast Seattle. And I think he's a bit outta step with his district because these are places where people are really concerned about housing affordability, where the idea of a fourplex isn't that scary necessarily - and it's something that he hasn't furthered in his time as a legislator. So he's getting a challenge from someone who's specifically saying - this is a reason why I'm running. We got a chance to interview Hadeel and she's clearly passionate about this issue, she clearly knows a lot about this issue, she's clearly approaching this race from a - much more of a sense of urgency around both climate and housing affordability, and not just doing the things the way we've always done 'em. The Urbanist's Election Committee is still yet to vote and issue its endorsements, but I would say that it's looking promising for Hadeel and that's just a testament to someone having the bravery and the gumption to run against a long-time incumbent with sort of this institutional backing. [00:32:12] Crystal Fincher: Yeah, it really is gonna be interesting to continue to follow these races. I am working in a 46th legislative district race with Melissa Taylor - that's the only candidate race I'm working on, but that does make it really interesting to watch what's happening in these other seats in Seattle and beyond. And housing affordability, which this conversation is directly tied to, is a huge concern in the district. The stories that I hear from the doors from Melissa, who's out there every day, are harrowing. So many people are struggling in so many different ways - even people who - you drive down to see - North Seattle street, right? You see the homes now - the average home price, it's pretty high in Seattle - and people may look comfortable from the outside, but a lot of them are struggling. A lot of people have had to bring in roommates and extra people to live in their homes. Some of them can't fit any more people in and are at the point where if rent goes any higher, if mortgages go any higher, if costs go any higher, they're not going to be able to stay in their home and stay in Seattle. There's so many people dealing with this - even in single-family neighborhoods - where they're saying something has got to give, we're being squeezed to the point where we have nothing left to give - and it's really displacing people from neighborhoods. This is a conversation about who do we want to be able to live in neighborhoods - do we want these neighborhoods to be exclusive places where no one ever is able to move in again, unless you are effectively making half a million dollars a year or more? Or places where young families starting out, people graduating from college, the kids of the people in these homes - are they going to be able to move into this neighborhood and build the kind of life that other people have seen, or not? So it's just really interesting to see the different levels of urgency, as you just talked about, 'cause some people are - we're at this point with a number of things - you talked about with climate, the IPCC report saying - look, we get this right and we start making meaningful, tangible progress by 2030, or we're in for a world of pain and consequences. And we get this housing thing right, and this comprehensive planning process right now, or we're in for a Seattle that just does not reflect anything that we've seen before and that's really a playground for the rich, a very exclusive place. The only accessible places are ones that come with harm attached - with pollution and a lot of the consequences of poorly managed growth. And it's just - this is a time where the urgency is now - we need people to act and not continue to kick the can down the road. [00:35:15] Doug Trumm: Yeah, exactly. And it really speaks to - there's so many legislators who are homeowners and who - many of them are wealthy, and there are not many tenants. And Hadeel would be someone who's bringing a younger tenant perspective to the Legislature at a time when it's really needed. And you would think that legislators who have had that luck - to have bought into the housing market, now have a home that's worth over a million dollars, like Representative Pollet - you would think they would have some sort of empathy or sympathy for folks who are not buying in at the opportune time, who are buying in when the prices of admission is a million dollars. You'd think that they would policy make to try to correct that problem, but it doesn't appear there's that sense of duty or urgency there. [00:36:10] Crystal Fincher: Yeah - different experiences, different things - and when you look at polling, it's really interesting. And one of the things a lot of people have talked about - yeah, young people are feeling different, and younger people are - they have different voting patterns. But "young" is doing really heavy lifting in that sentence because when you look, the dividing line is 45 or 50 years old. This is not young as in college. This is young as in not senior. Everybody is being squeezed and that line keeps on moving up and up and up, which is why we are seeing different people being elected, different challengers gaining strength and momentum, different kinds of policies that weren't in mainstream conversation even five years ago now moving with urgency. 'Cause when you talk about just the community under 50 - that's parents, that's grandparents, that's a whole big swath of people who are feeling this pain and who understand that we can't continue the way we're going, that we're going to have to substantially change something if we want these results that we're seeing to change. Another thing I wanted to talk about this week was another article from Will Casey. And it was about - hey, given these continuing Supreme Court decisions - first and foremost, the Dobbs decision overturning the right to abortion from Roe vs Wade - hey, is anyone gonna call for a special session in Washington to address this? What's in this article? [00:38:02] Doug Trumm: Yeah, that - Will Casey made a really good point there. We've had special sessions for a lot less. The most recent example is, that comes to mind, is the 2013 special session to make a special tax break for Boeing - that was hoping to keep, entice them to keep their jobs in Washington State. And they ended up still moving their corporate campus to Chicago and they've moved also some of their production to the South and other locations in the country. So, we did it for that. But we're not doing it for fundamental rights that speak to the - both the physical and economic security of our population and people who really are scared right now because the Supreme Court really upended what we thought was sort of settled. And obviously we saw this coming for many years, and even if Democratic establishment sort of buried their head in the sand about this. But yeah, it seems like we could call a special session about this. There's a ton of Supreme Court mischief right now of overturning precedents and there are laws that we could pass to lessen the risk there. And really just - it's also important to remind people that maybe if not the federal level of government, but the state and local levels of government can still work how they should. It's a lot harder without the federal government, but I think at a certain point, you also just have to restore faith in our system. [00:39:43] Crystal Fincher: That's such a great point and it's absolutely true. Lots of people are, myself included, frustrated by federal government, which is why I have a podcast talking about state and local government 'cause I do think we need to talk about that more and so much is possible, still, at these levels. But it's such a challenge when talking about this - so there is - Democratic leadership is all saying that we do need to pass legislation. And they're saying we need to carefully craft this legislation, we're working on it, we'll have it ready for when the January session starts. The risk to that is we have an election before the January session and people are working hard, but it's possible that Democrats lose seats this Legislative Session - to the point where it's possible to lose a chamber in our State Legislature. There are many competitive races here in our state in battleground districts, so it is not a given that we walk into 2023 with the same composition in our Legislature that - and given the current composition, they should be able to pass legislation that does codify abortion protections. I should note we should absolutely be going beyond that because we know that they're going to be attacking contraception, marriage equality, basic privacy rights - we know that's on deck, so we shouldn't wait for that either and that should be ready. But it's possible that we lose the seats necessary to pass this before that time. Hopefully that doesn't happen, but there's a chance of it. And the one thing that we should never do with basic human rights is leave them up to chance. As you said, we called a special session for Boeing. We've called special sessions for transportation packages. We can do that with such basic, fundamental, necessary protections for Roe - protections for abortion access and the others, as we should say. I will tell you - so what is not talked about upfront - the problem is when you call a special session, it basically forces people to stop campaigning. We cannot campaign while a session, or fundraise, while a session is happening. So leading up to a session, during the session - you basically have to suspend campaigning activity, you have to suspend fundraising - which unfortunately is a necessary part of winning campaigns in our existing political system - would love to change that, but that's part of the existing system. And so, I'm sure there's calculations going - my goodness, we've got these more competitive races than we've seen in quite some time. We do have - we're fighting to defend seats on the Democratic and progressive side, with vigorous challenges by Republicans in several of them. The last thing that people wanna do is to take some time off the campaign trail to do this. We can do it in January. And my response to that would be - one, it's the right thing to do and you don't leave rights up to chance. So one - morally, ethically, logically, it's the right thing to do. We can do it now, you do it now. You might not be able to do it later, so you do it now. On top of that, there's an opportunity to, as you said, show the State that one, government can work as it's intended. The majority of people in this state, as we've covered in polling and talked about over and over again - want, believe in, are passionate about these protections. You have the opportunity to have all eyes on you as you take action and deliver the protections that people in this state are currently protesting in the streets for. You have the opportunity to have a ton of earned media show that you're responding to the needs of the state. And only one party is willing to do that - you have the media shining a light on who truly is pro-woman, pro-family - pro-life in terms of being able to live, have opportunity, have rights and not be subjugated or treated like a second-class citizen. That's the opportunity ahead of us. And then you can roll after talking about - yeah, we just did take extra steps and take the action necessary to make sure you are protected. You can run on that. People will see that, people believe in that, they're asking for that. This is a humongous opportunity for the Democratic party to demonstrate, in the most clear and present way, that they are serving and protecting the interests of the residents in the state right now. So I think there's absolutely a case for doing it - I understand that it's not the best thing, but I truly believe that if they were to do that - coming off the other end, they would have a lot of thankful, happy people who are ready to roll in to 2022, to continue to defend the threats that are being brought about by this extremist, far-right Supreme Court, the extremist Republican Party that's looking to gain seats in our federal legislature. The pressing need to defend against Republicans is not going away, so let's not leave any rights at risk and let's put ourselves in the best position to be able to continue defending and then moving forward to pass policies that we know people in the state want. [00:45:24] Doug Trumm: Yeah, I couldn't agree with you more. And it goes to that fundamental critique of our politics, especially as the Democratic establishment party politics, where - issue polling, you can't be scared of your own shadow. You have to design the situation that you want to see, both as a policymaker and as a campaigner. If they're looking at polling and saying - oh no, maybe this won't be that popular in this swing seat or something like that. At a certain point, I think you have to just - A) take a moral stand, like you were saying. But also, have a little faith that people can change their mind, that you can campaign on something and change people's minds, that maybe this poll isn't really reflecting what would be salient in a race or that we'll see - oh, the Democrats took concerted action and that will have, and passed something and did something brave - that might have a bigger impact than whatever they fear for blowback by not apparently calling this sooner and just go charging ahead with this. Because I think people really need a shot in the arm - just this, I think people are a little dejected right now, and they have a right to be, because we've seen this organized, concerted campaign from conservatives for decades to take over the court system and undo all this legislative work. And in the meantime, we didn't even codify it at the federal level. And now we have a chance to codify at the state level - and eventually, you have to treat this like it truly is - which is an all problem, and conservatives are coming for many of these basic rights. And they're coming for the climate, as we saw with the recent decision announced, I think yesterday, with the Clean Power law. This Supreme Court is on the march, it's corrupt, it has no regard for precedent and they make up their own. And if we're not all hands on deck right now, when are we going to be? [00:47:39] Crystal Fincher: Absolutely - that's a question a number of people are asking. This is not a drill, we are here and it's time to act. We have to, we may not get this chance to act later on in the future, so now is the time. With that, thank you for listening to Hacks & Wonks this Friday, July 1st, 2022. The producer of Hacks & Wonks is Lisl Stadler with assistant producer Shannon Cheng, with assistance from Bryce Cannatelli. And our wonderful co-host today was Executive Director of The Urbanist, Doug Trumm. You can find Doug on Twitter @dmtrumm, that's two M's at the end. You can find me on Twitter @finchfrii. Now you can follow Hacks & Wonks on iTunes, Spotify, or wherever else you get your podcasts - just type "Hacks and Wonks" into the search bar. Be sure to subscribe to get our Friday almost-live shows and our midweek show delivered to your podcast feed. If you like us, leave us a review wherever you listen to Hacks & Wonks. 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Hour 3 - In an abbreviated edition of the Gresh and Keefe show, Keefe and Mut continued to talk about the state of the Brooklyn Nets after Kyrie Irving opted in and Kevin Durant opted out.  Does Brad Stevens want Durant?  To wrap up the hour, the guys did their Week in Review and drafted the best items off an ice cream truck.

The BBC investigative unit Africa Eye turned a powerful spotlight last month on a multi-million dollar business in China that exploits people in developing regions, including young children in Africa, to produce so-called "blessing videos."Many of these videos may seem innocuous where Africans hold up signs in Chinese to wish people good luck on a test or sign happy birthday, for example. But many others are highly exploitative and downright demeaning.Journalists Runako Celina and Henry Mhango led an investigation into the origins of one particularly offensive video that was shot in Malawi that revealed how a Chinese producer took advantage of dozens of poor children in a remote village. Runako and Henry join Eric & Cobus to discuss the investigation and what it took to report this fascinating story.SHOW NOTES:Watch: Racism for Sale: https://bit.ly/3OBVo0fRead: Racism for Sale: Documentary investigates how language, culture used to exploit children in Africa: https://bit.ly/3I2sK5YBlacklivity China: https://blacklivitychina.com/Citizen Eye Malawi: https://bit.ly/3a1oDupJOIN THE DISCUSSION:Twitter: @ChinaGSProject| @stadenesque | @eric_olander | @runakocelina | @henrymhango3Facebook: www.facebook.com/ChinaAfricaProjectFOLLOW CAP IN FRENCH AND ARABIC:Français: www.projetafriquechine.com | @AfrikChineعربي: www.akhbaralsin-africia.com | @AkhbarAlSinAfrJOIN US ON PATREON!Become a CAP Patreon member and get all sorts of cool stuff including our Week in Review report, an invitation to join monthly Zoom calls with Eric & Cobus, and even an awesome new CAP Podcast mug!www.patreon.com/chinaafricaprojectSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Ryan McKinnell & Mark Henry have all things wrestling covered for you on this edition of Busted Open Saturday.  To kick things off, they give praise to Sami Zayn and the tremendous work that he's been doing as part of the Bloodline on WWE Smackdown.  Plus, Pat McAfee continues to shine and now will we see him at Summerslam in a match?!  Weekly Winner gives you the best week in review of wrestling - do you agree with Ryan and Mark's best wrestling pick?  

China's Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa, Xue Bing, wrapped up a two-day peace conference in Addis Ababa last week, Beijing's first-ever effort to mediate conflicts outside of Asia. Xue personally offered to serve as a broker to help resolve many of the ongoing tensions that currently roil the region.Superficially, all of the participants responded favorably to China's efforts but the real test will come in the months ahead to see if Beijing can match its promises with tangible results.Aly Verjee, a non-resident senior advisor at the United States Institute of Peace, is a leading expert in the politics of the Horn of Africa. He joins Cobus to share his impressions of China's performance at the conference and whether he thinks Beijing has what it takes to help mediate the region's various conflicts.JOIN THE DISCUSSION:Twitter: @ChinaGSProject| @stadenesque | @alyverjeeFacebook: www.facebook.com/ChinaAfricaProjectFOLLOW CAP IN FRENCH AND ARABIC:Français: www.projetafriquechine.com | @AfrikChineعربي: www.akhbaralsin-africia.com | @AkhbarAlSinAfrJOIN US ON PATREON!Become a CAP Patreon member and get all sorts of cool stuff including our Week in Review report, an invitation to join monthly Zoom calls with Eric & Cobus, and even an awesome new CAP Podcast mug!www.patreon.com/chinaafricaprojectSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Week in Review at the Abbeville Institute, June 20-24, 2022 Topics: Nullification, Supreme Court, Southern Politics, Reconstruction, 14th Amendment Host: Brion McClanahan www.brionmcclanahan.com

After officials released Alex Murdaugh's jailhouse phone call recordings, we now have a much clearer understanding of the former attorney and volunteer solicitor's relationships, plots, and life behind bars.  The Murdaugh Murders Podcast and FITSNews teams have been working tirelessly listening to more than 100 phone calls between Alex and his family members.  This episode will be one of at least two covering these public records.  During this episode, you'll hear Alex speak with his family about moving around assets before the receivership was in place.  You'll hear calls between Alex and his sister-and-law Liz Murdaugh — who is apparently one of his biggest supporters.  You'll hear more about Alex's life behind bars and his family apparently supporting him no matter what was revealed about him.  Stay tuned for more. And Subscribe to FITSnews.com.  Read more about these calls: https://www.fitsnews.com/2022/06/14/the-alex-murdaugh-jail-house-calls-john-marvins-too-scared-to-do-anything-thats-teetering/ FITSNews Podcast: https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/fitsnews-week-in-review-fitsnews-4QTC8YXFdar/ The Murdaugh Murders Podcast is created by Mandy Matney and Luna Shark Productions. Our Executive Editor is Liz Farrell. Advertising is curated by the talented team at AdLarge Media. Find us on social media: https://www.facebook.com/MurdaughPod/ https://www.instagram.com/murdaughmurderspod/ ** Click to ADVERTISE WITH OUR MEDIA PARTNERS AT FITSNEWS.COM ** For current and accurate updates: Fitsnews.com or Twitter.com/mandymatney Support Our Podcast at: https://murdaughmurderspodcast.com/support-the-show Please consider sharing your support by leaving a review on Apple at the following link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/murdaugh-murders-podcast/id1573560247 Support the Reporting: https://www.fitsnews.com/fitsnews-subscription-options Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tuesday marked the one-year anniversary of Maggie and Paul Murdaugh's murders. Unfortunately, there still have not been any arrests in the crime that has evolved into the most notorious murder investigation in recent South Carolina history.  However, this week FITSnews broke some important news in the double homicide.  Audio and video evidence obtained by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division shows that Alex Murdaugh was at Moselle in the moments just before the murders.  In this episode, Mandy and Liz take you through everything we know about the double homicide — the means, the motive, and opportunity.  We've learned in this case how important sunlight is — and you'll hear attorneys Eric Bland and Ronnie Richter and FITSNews founding editor Will Folks talk about that.  Also in this episode, we share good news in the jailhouse phone call case.  FITSNews video interview with Eric Bland and Ronnie Richter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ss3pMrYOQHk FITSNews Podcast: https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/fitsnews-week-in-review-fitsnews-4QTC8YXFdar/ The Murdaugh Murders Podcast is created by Mandy Matney and Luna Shark Productions. Our Executive Editor is Liz Farrell. Advertising is curated by the talented team at AdLarge Media. Find us on social media: https://www.facebook.com/MurdaughPod/ https://www.instagram.com/murdaughmurderspod/ ** Click to ADVERTISE WITH OUR MEDIA PARTNERS AT FITSNEWS.COM ** For current and accurate updates: Fitsnews.com or Twitter.com/mandymatney Support Our Podcast at: https://murdaughmurderspodcast.com/support-the-show Please consider sharing your support by leaving a review on Apple at the following link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/murdaugh-murders-podcast/id1573560247 Support the Reporting: https://www.fitsnews.com/fitsnews-subscription-options Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices