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UN InterviewsSudan: 30 million in need of assistance as war rages onAs the war in Sudan enters a third year, the UN and partners continue to use every possible means to distribute lifesaving food, medicines and other supplies to millions across the country. That’s the message from the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan, Clementine Nkweta-Salami. She told UN News’s Dianne Penn that amid cuts to aid budgets worldwide this year, the international community must not forget about Sudan. Ms. Nkweta-Salami began by outlining the immense needs. 2025-04-1108 min
News Over NoiseEpisode 304: Call me Daddy: The Danger of Strongman FramingA special thanks to our guest:Gil Duran is a journalist and political strategist who has worked as a spokesman for Jerry Brown, Dianne Feinstein, and Kamala Harris. He later served as California opinion editor at The Sacramento Bee and editorial page editor at The San Francisco Examiner. His work has appeared in The New Republic, the San Francisco Chronicle, and the New York Times. He publishes two newsletters: The Nerd Reich, on tech authoritarianism, and FrameLab, on political language and framing.
News Over Noise is a co-production of WPSU and P...2025-03-271h 00
(A)bsolutely (I)ncredible PodcastAnthropic Launches The World’s First ‘Hybrid Reasoning’ AI ModelAnthropic, an artificial intelligence company founded by exiles from OpenAI, has introduced the first AI model that can produce either conventional output or a controllable amount of reasoning needed to solve more grueling problems.Anthropic says the new hybrid model, called Claude 3.7, will make it easier for users and developers to tackle problems that require a mix of instinctive output and step-by-step cogitation. The user has a lot of control over the behavior—how long it thinks, and can trade reasoning and intelligence with time and budget, says Michael Gerstenhaber, product lead, AI platform at Anthropic....2025-02-2601 min
UN Interviews‘New era’ of climate-fuelled wildfires requires greater focus on preventionAs deadly wildfires continue to burn in Los Angeles, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is highlighting the need for more action on prevention globally.This is particularly critical as the climate crisis and changes in land use increase the intensity, frequency and duration of wildfires, which occur on practically every continent.To find out more, UN News’s Dianne Penn has been speaking to Amy Duchelle, FAO Senior Forestry Officer and Team Leader on Forests and Climate. 2025-01-1508 min
UN InterviewsProtecting human rights is key to ending the AIDS pandemic: UN reportStigma, discrimination, and punitive laws are hindering progress in global efforts to stamp out HIV and AIDS.Ahead of World AIDS Day on 1 December, the UN agency leading the fight against the disease is highlighting how upholding human rights is key to ending AIDS as a public health threat by 2030.Dr. Angeli Achrekar, Assistant Secretary General and Deputy Executive Director of UNAIDS, discusses their latest report with UN News’s Dianne Penn. 2024-11-2710 min
UN InterviewsBetter due diligence in banking crucial to curb financing for mercenariesAlthough the use of mercenaries in conflict has increased in recent years, little is known about how they are funded and paid.The issue is the focus of the latest report by the Working Group on the use of mercenaries, which was presented to the UN General Assembly this week.Jovana Jezdimirovic Ranito is the Chair-Rapporteur of the Working Group, which receives its mandate from the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.She spoke to UN News’s Dianne Penn about the difficulties in tracking financing for foreign fighters and how bankrolling them ne...2024-11-0812 min
UN InterviewsRights defenders integral to achieving sustainable development, UN expert saysFrom women activists feeding thousands of vulnerable families amid the brutal war in Sudan, to young Bangladeshis working to stamp out child marriage, human rights defenders worldwide are helping to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).In fact, they are integral to ensuring that the 17 Goals – which include ending poverty, reducing inequality and protecting the environment – become reality, said Mary Lawlor, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders.She was recently in New York to present her latest report to the UN General Assembly. She spoke to UN News’s Dianne Penn about h...2024-10-2214 min
Best Supporting PodcastEpisode 215: The BSAs of "I Am Sam" (2001)We’ve made an excellent choice this week covering 2001’s “I Am Sam”! Sean Penn’s performance is far from an infamous bus ride with one’s sister and he’s surrounded by an ensemble of women that includes Michelle Pfeiffer, Dakota Fanning, Dianne Wiest, Laura Dern and Loretta Devine, a Best supporting bunch of friends, an Easter egg hunt of great actors in featured ensemble roles, beautiful Beatles covers and a happily ever after that’ll leave you feeling like a diamond in the sky.
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How Did They Get ThereEp. 50 - Andromeda Turre on From the Earth, Growing up Jazz and Charlie ParkerJazz is not only a second language for vocalist, composer and SiriusXM radio personality, Andromeda Turre — it’s her mother tongue. She grew up in a world raised by two of the finest Jazz OGs, world-renowned cellist Akua Dixon and legendary trombonist Steve Turre, and formed formative relationships with Dizzy Gillespie, Max Roach and Wynton Marsalis (a.k.a. the Jazz Pilgrims). Formal piano instruction with the phenomenal Sonelius Smith began at age four. Next emerged Andromeda’s training as a dancer in the cultural renaissance of Harlem (or Washington Heights), before she shifted to the medium of theater (The Bo...2024-03-091h 07
VideobliviousFootloose (1984) You know the song. You can't help but tap your toes. But don't do it in Bomont, because dancing is illegal there... at least, until the teenagers challenge the status quo. It's the wildly successful 1984 film, "Footloose", starring Kevin Bacon, Lori Singer, John Lithgow, Chris Penn, and Dianne Weist. Zack's wife, Audrey Bennett, joins him for this look back at a film that, as popular as it was, perhaps didn't match the popularity of its own soundtrack. --- Do you think you're being abused? For anonymous, confidential help available 24/7, call the National Domestic...2024-02-191h 28
Living for the CinemaFootloose (1984)Forty years ago amidst a crop of various pop music-driven movies (Flashdance, Breakin), this Herbert Ross-directed teen musical drama hit the world by storm and made a star of its lead performer, the legendary Kevin Bacon. Beyond that, it also had a one of the most memorable soundtracks of the decades featuring several catchy pop gems including the EXTREMELY popular title track from Kenny Loggins. It's generally a simple story of the new kid (Bacon) from the big city who has just moved to a smalltown with his single mother....and discovers to his dismay, that his favorite activity of...2024-01-0918 min
The Ordinary, Extraordinary CemeteryEpisode 160 - Wit and Wings: A Thanksgiving Tribute to Will Rogers & Wiley PostSend us a text! We love hearing from listeners. If you'd like a response, please include your email. Dive into a remarkable journey through time on the latest episode of "The Ordinary Extraordinary Cemetery" podcast with Jennie and Dianne. This Thanksgiving, we're especially thankful for the wit and humor of Will Rogers. Join us as we celebrate the laughter-filled legacy of this iconic figure, along with the high-flying adventures of Wiley Post. In a tragic turn of fate, they bid farewell to life on earth in the same airplane accident in 1935 and were both laid to rest...2023-11-2335 min