Young, Black conservative draws critics for opposing DEI on popular podcast, quoting MLK: ‘Neoracists’
Author and podcaster Coleman Hughes, an emerging black conservative with thousands of followers on social media, supports a colorblind society and Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream of racial equality. It has attracted criticism. The New York Times wrote, “Mr. Hughes, now 27, has emerged as an unusual figure in a tense national debate over how […]
Is Britain fit to fight a war? – podcast | News
“Taking preparedness measures to put society on a war footing when necessary is not just desirable, it is essential,” British Armed Forces Commander General Patrick Saunders told the International Armored Vehicles Conference last week. His speech, which had not been approved by the government, said: “As Ukraine brutally shows…regular armies start wars. Citizen armies win […]
What’s gone wrong at Boeing? – podcast | News
It was supposed to be a regular flight. Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 was scheduled to fly from Portland, Oregon, to Ontario, California, earlier this month. However, just minutes after takeoff at an altitude of 16,000 feet (4,900 meters), the cabin door plug exploded, exposing the passengers to the outside air and sucking one passenger’s shirt […]
Will the ICJ ruling change anything in Gaza? – podcast | News
Two weeks after hearing damning evidence from both sides, the International Court of Justice on Friday handed down a long-awaited preliminary ruling in a South African case alleging Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. The decision was important, but both sides found grounds for relief. For Israel, it was true that the ICJ did not […]
High schoolers ID possible serial killer in 40-year-old cold case — reveal their findings on true crime podcast
To catch the murderer: Classroom edition! When Alex Campbell, a sociology and history teacher in Tennessee, decided to have his students solve a series of cold-case murders in the spring of 2018, he knew that when it came to identifying a suspect, I never dreamed of it. Little did he know that six years later […]
The race for the moon – podcast | News
Robin Mackey I am the science editor of the Observer. Over the past 42 years, he has covered everything from advances in genetics and new discoveries in physics to pressing scientific questions raised by the coronavirus pandemic. But the topic he's more excited about than any other is space, and more specifically the moon. he […]
Cocaine, gangs and murder: Ecuador’s 10 days of terror – podcast | News
Compared to fellow Latin American countries Colombia and Mexico, which have been destabilized for decades by violent drug gangs, Ecuador has been calm and peaceful. But last Tuesday's wave of terror showed how quickly things have changed. Chaos erupts after a prison escape by a notorious drug lord. Masked men and boys disrupted live television […]
‘Up In The Blue Seats’ Podcast Episode 141: The Rangers’ Second Half
The Rangers have started the second half of the regular season. After losing four straight, the Blueshirts bounced back with consecutive wins and remain in first place in the Metropolitan Division. Has it reached a plateau in the second half? Is Filip Sitil returning home? Should there be more Rangers players on the All-Star team? […]
Will South Africa’s genocide case against Israel succeed? – podcast | News
It has been 102 days since Hamas overran an Israeli military base and massacred hundreds of Israeli civilians. Northern Gaza is now bombed and in ruins, with tens of thousands of Palestinians killed by Israeli forces. Millions more struggle to find water, food and shelter. A few days ago, in a boarded-up courtroom in The […]