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The News MeetingThe News MeetingWhat happens if the Iranian regime falls?Could the latest developments in Iran and Israel end the Cold War of the Middle East? Why has it taken 40 years to start the process of identifying the bodies of 800 unknown babies in Ireland? And will President Trump’s MAGA support base buy into his family’s latest venture? Rebecca Moore is joined by the Observer’s managing editor Jess Winch, NPR’s Lauren Frayer and co-host of Good Bad Billionaire Zing Tsjeng, as they battle it out for the top story of the day. **Join us at the News Meeting Live: L...2025-06-1836 minThe News MeetingThe News MeetingWhat Netanyahu wants Trump to do about IranIn this special episode of The News Meeting, Jess Winch is joined by Jerusalem-based reporter Noga Tarnopolsky, along with The Observer’s Chloe Hadjimatheou and Stephen Armstrong. Together, they unpack the Middle East conflict through the perspectives of America, Israel and Iran.**Join us at the News Meeting Live: LIVE from the Observer Newsroom on Tuesday 17 June - with Zing Tsjeng and NPR’s Lauren Frayer LIVE from the Observer Newsroom on Tuesday 29th July - with Charlene White and Kehinde AndrewsFollow us on Social Media: @ObserverUK on X @theobser...2025-06-1637 minThe News MeetingThe News MeetingWhy is Israel striking Iran?OpenAI’s Sam Altman self-publishes chat GPT’s water and energy consumption for the first time, but how can tech companies continue to expand in a more sustainable way? How will RFK Jr’s appointment of known anti-vaxers to the CDC panel shape vaccination policy in the US? And are generational labels a problematic myth? Following Israeli strikes on Iran, The Observer’s Chloe Hadjimatheou and Jess Winch discuss the latest developments in the Middle East.Then, Jess Winch is joined by award winning journalist and best selling author of Empire of AI Karen Hao...2025-06-1344 minThe News MeetingThe News MeetingWhy has Trump turned Los Angeles into a battleground?What’s behind the president’s decision to deploy the National Guard in response to protests over immigration raids? Is Greta Thunberg’s journey aboard the detained Madleen flotilla the most effective way to highlight the plight of Gazans? And how should we tackle the soaring water use of AI?Giles Whittell is joined by The Observer’s Katie Gunning, Jon Ungoed-thomas and Serena Cesareo, as they battle to pitch the top story of the day.**Join us at the News Meeting Live: LIVE from the Observer Newsroom on Tuesday 1...2025-06-0932 minThe News MeetingThe News MeetingWhat’s behind Trump’s latest travel ban?Why has the American Evangelical leader Johnnie Moore been chosen to chair the Gaza Humanitarian Fund? How will slipping data collection standards in the US undermine critics of the Trump administration? What is the rationale behind President Donald Trump’s latest travel ban placed on 12 countries? Giles Whittell is joined by journalist Anu Anand, along with The Observer’s Katie Riley and Jasper Corbett, as they battle to pitch the top story of the day.**Join us at the News Meeting Live: LIVE from the Observer Newsroom on Tuesday 17 June...2025-06-0636 minThe News MeetingThe News MeetingWhy is David Attenborough warning us about ocean trawling?In his stark new film on the fishing industry, David Attenborough warns we're "almost out of time" to save the oceans. Are Nigel Farage’s calls to change UK abortion laws the start of a new culture war? And with Thames Water in crisis, should the government step in?James Harding is joined by Pod Save the UK’s Coco Khan, along with The Observer’s Basia Cummings and Miranda Sawyer, as they battle to pitch the top story of the day.**Join us at the News Meeting Live: LIVE fr...2025-06-0436 minThe News MeetingThe News MeetingIs Ukraine's audacious drone attack on Russia a game changer?The UK government’s new Strategic Defence Review says it’s time for British citizens to step up. In southern Gaza, the Red Cross says 21 people were “declared dead on arrival” at a field hospital after an incident near an aid distribution centre. And could Ukraine’s Operation Spider’s Web change the face of modern warfare?Giles Whittell is joined by Media Storm’s Mathilda Mallinson along with The Observer’s Cat Neilan and Jasper Corbett, as they battle to pitch the top story of the day.To read Cat’s article about the Strategi...2025-06-0235 minThe News MeetingThe News MeetingHow is for-profit aid shaping the humanitarian crisis in Gaza?If the book is good, do we care if it was written by AI? Should we be concerned by the distribution of aid in Gaza by non-UN services? A team of British climbers recently reached Everest’s summit in just five days after using xenon gas to boost performance. Does this kind of enhancement challenge traditional ideas of mountaineering achievement?Giles Whittell is joined by author, political adviser, and foreign policy specialist Chloe Dalton along with the Observer’s Claudia Williams and Vanessa Thorpe, as they battle to pitch the top story of the day.2025-05-3036 minThe News MeetingThe News MeetingIs Elon Musk behind Trump’s ‘white genocide’ claims?What links Elon Musk’s business ties in South Africa to the US president’s attack on Cyril Ramaphosa? Will AI hit women in the workforce hardest? And could the case of Adriana Smith - a brain-dead pregnant woman being kept alive because she’s pregnant - reshape abortion laws in states like Georgia?Giles Whittell is joined by writer and journalist Marisa Bate, along with Observer reporters Stephen Armstrong and Phoebe Davis, as they battle to pitch the top story of the day.**Join us at the News Meeting Live: LIVE from Ha...2025-05-2334 minThe News MeetingThe News MeetingDid Democrats try to hide Joe Biden’s deteriorating health?Alex Thompson and Jake Tapper’s book, Original Sin alleges that officials working for Biden’s administration tried to keep what they describe as the president’s mental decline hidden. Is the media guilty of sensationalising Cassie Ventura’s testimony and the trial involving Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs? Why are changes to the fisheries policies between the EU and UK causing such a fuss?Giles Whittell is joined by Anu Anand, Stephen Armstrong and Patricia Clarke as they battle to pitch the top story of the day.**Join us at the News Meeting Live:LIVE from...2025-05-1938 minThe News MeetingThe News MeetingBradley Wiggins admits he was a cocaine addict. What does his struggle with drugs tell us about retired athlete care?Why did Bradley Wiggins seek advice from disgraced former cyclist Lance Armstrong to help him recover from cocaine addiction? What does the indictment of a US judge tell us about President Trump’s plans to take on the judiciary? How is a law from the 1800s being used to criminalise women who have abortions in 2025? Jess Winch is joined by Marie Le Conte, Rowan Moore and Andrew Butler, as they battle to pitch the top story of the day.**Join us at the News Meeting Live:LIVE from Hay Festival on Thursday 29th...2025-05-1629 minThe News MeetingThe News MeetingWhat will Keir Starmer’s closer relationship with the EU look like?Is youth mobility on the cards for Labour’s post-Brexit plan with Europe? Why is it so hard to record incidents of spiking? How will Labour’s immigration plan affect international students and higher education? Giles Whittell is joined by Rebecca Myers, Katie Riley and Cat Neilan, as they battle to pitch the top story of the day.**Join us at the News Meeting LiveLIVE from Hay Festival on Thursday 29th May - with Chloe Dalton LIVE at SXSW on Wednesday 4th June - with Coco KhanLIVE from the Observer Newsroom on Tue...2025-05-1431 minElegant RamblingsElegant RamblingsEpisode 23: AmeriCorpsYou can check out our sponsor here: https://www.youtube.com/@anotherbookreview9903 Associated Press - "AmeriCorps cuts prompt two dozen states to sue Trump administration" by Hannah Fingerhut: https://apnews.com/article/americorps-lawsuit-trump-doge-efd7e461acc932beaa56c3e2c4fd927d Associated Press - "Most of AmeriCorps staff members have been placed on leave after DOGE cuts" by Hannah Fingerhut and Tran Nguyen: https://apnews.com/article/trump-doge-americorps-cuts-volunteers-service-9b9c0e0cfb82ba6513478a35d3889b43 GAO - "MILITARY RECRUITING: Actions Needed to Address Digital Marketing Challenges: https...2025-05-0421 minThe News MeetingThe News MeetingThe government’s race to save British SteelWhat does the government’s takeover of the Scunthorpe steelworks mean for the future of UK industry? Why is a bin strike in Birmingham exposing deep cracks in Britain’s social fabric? And who’s paying the price for Trump’s cuts to US foreign aid?Rebecca Moore is joined by Katie Gunning, Stephen Armstrong and NPR’s Lauren Frayer as they battle to pitch the top story of the day.**Join us at the next edition of the News Meeting Live on Tuesday 29th April here: https://www.tortoisemedia.com/our-events/the-news-meeting-live-2 Get in...2025-04-1435 minThe News MeetingThe News MeetingWhy is the Royal Family off limits in Parliament and could Trump force Palestinians out of Gaza?What are the 180-year-old rules that prevent MPs from debating issues about the Royal Family? As Donald Trump floats the idea of “clearing out” Gaza, what lies ahead for Palestinians returning home? And President Trump promised tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China - but how will this affect foreign relations with the US’ closest neighbours? Giles Whittell is joined by NPR’s International Correspondent Lauren Frayer, plus Tortoise’s Patricia Clarke and Jasper Corbett as they battle to pitch the top story.**Join us at the next edition of the News Meeting Live! We host liv...2025-02-0329 minWiesz o tym?Wiesz o tym?Kevin Spacey i Gérard Depardieu Wracają PRZED SĄD! Czy To Ich Koniec? Czy Unikną Kary? Postaw nam wirtualną kawę — https://buycoffee.to/wieszotym 00:00 - W Dzisiejszym Odcinku01:25 - Kevin Spacey - Lawina Oskarżeń 06:44 - Wygrane i Przegrane Procesy 09:38 - Gérard Depardieu - Powolny Upadek Francuskiej Gwiazdy Kontakt:📧 podcast.wieszotym@gmail.com Nasz Instagram: / https://www.instagram.com/wieszotympodcast/ Materiały wykorzystane w filmie na zasadzie prawa cytatu (art. 29 PR. AUT.) "FICOD 09: Kevin Spacey" by FICOD. Foro Internacional de Contenidos Digitales is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0. https://openverse.org/image/4655ec6b-c05d-46fb-96aa-ec7a3e5ce7f6?q=kevin+spacey&p=1 "Gérard Depardieu à l'avant-première du film 'Tour de France'” by Georges Biard...2025-01-3012 minThe News MeetingThe News MeetingNews Meeting: Trump’s plan to challenge a Kamala Harris win and why both candidates need PennsylvaniaGiles Whittell and guests debate what should lead the news ahead of the US election. They discuss Republicans' plans to challenge a Harris win, the significance of Pennsylvania and the importance of the Arab American vote in Michigan. Guests:Lauren Frayer, International Correspondent at NPRYasmeen Serhan, Correspondent at Time Magazine Professor Chris Carmen, Stevenson Professor of Citizenship (Political & International Studies) at the University of GlasgowHost: Giles Whittell, deputy editor at Tortoise.Email: newsmeeting@tortoisemedia.comProducer: Casey MagloireExecutive producer: Matt Ru...2024-11-0435 minThe News MeetingThe News MeetingNews Meeting: Elon Musk is one step closer to Mars and UN peacekeepers under fireJess Winch and guests debate what should lead the news. They discuss Israel’s escalating campaign in southern Lebanon, SpaceX successfully catching a rocket with giant robotic arms and Rachel Reeves tries to combat pre-Budget jitters. Guests:Lauren Frayer, NPR’s International CorrespondentGiles Whittell, Tortoise’s Deputy Editor Cat Neilan, Tortoise’s Political EditorHost: Jess Winch, news editor at Tortoise.Email: newsmeeting@tortoisemedia.comProducer: Casey MagloireExecutive producer: Rebecca Moore To find out more about Tortoise:- Downloa...2024-10-1428 minThe News MeetingThe News MeetingNews Meeting: Is Trump beating Harris and does Britain still matter on the world stage?Tortoise’s editor James Harding is joined by three journalists all vying to pitch the top story of the weekend. They discuss Antony Blinken’s visit to the UK, a new damning report on the NHS and polling which puts Trump ahead of Kamala Harris. Tickets to the News Meeting live on 25th September available here: https://www.tortoisemedia.com/thinkin/the-news-meeting-live-10/ Email: newsmeeting@tortoisemedia.comGuests:Lauren Frayer, NPR’s International Correspondent Katie Riley, Tortoise’s data editorStephen Armstrong, Tortoise reporterHost: James Harding, Tortoise’s...2024-09-1047 minThe News MeetingThe News MeetingNews Meeting: Is Trump beating Harris and does Britain still matter on the world stage?Tortoise’s editor James Harding is joined by three journalists all vying to pitch the top story of the weekend. They discuss Anthony Blinken’s visit to the UK, a new damning report on the NHS and polling which puts Trump ahead of Kamala Harris. Email: newsmeeting@tortoisemedia.comGuests:Lauren Frayer, NPR’s International Correspondent Katie Riley, Tortoise’s data editorStephen Armstrong, Tortoise reporterHost: James Harding, Tortoise’s editor and founderProducer: Casey MagloireExecutive producers: Rebecca MooreTo find ou...2024-09-0947 minThe News MeetingThe News MeetingNews Meeting: An unusual start to the Paris Olympics and Just Stop Oil protesters jailedDavid Taylor is joined by three guests to decide what should lead the news. In this episode they discuss the bumpy start to the Paris Olympics, signs that the UK’s stance on Israel may be shifting and historic jail sentences for Just Stop Oil protesters.Email: newsmeeting@tortoisemedia.comGuests:Lauren Frayer, NPR International correspondentStephen Armstrong, reporter at TortoiseChloe Hadjimatheou, narrative editor at TortoiseHost: David Taylor, editor at TortoiseProducers: Casey Magloire and Rebecca MooreExecutive producer: Lewis Vickers2024-07-2935 minNPR\'s Book of the DayNPR's Book of the Day'Devil Is Fine' explores race, colonialism and grief through magical realismDevil Is Fine, the new novel by John Vercher, follows an unnamed protagonist banging out a book pitch in a fugue state that mirrors what's happening in his own life: after the death of his son, a biracial writer inherits a plantation from the white side of his family, which has the remains of both his slave-owning ancestors and the people they enslaved. In today's episode, Vercher speaks with NPR's Lauren Frayer about why he felt magical realism made the story about American history and loss and racism more accessible, and how different layers of grief manifest in the story.2024-07-0909 minUp First from NPRUp First from NPRThe Sunday Story: An Indian Political ScandalStarting in 2018, sixteen people were arrested in India for allegedly plotting to assassinate Prime Minister Narendra Modi. They included professors, a poet, trade unionists and members of an improv acting troupe. Even an elderly Jesuit priest.The evidence against them, discovered on their electronic devices, appears damning: minutes of terror cell meetings, emails to banned Maoist rebels and a letter suggesting a suicide attack on Modi.Today, fifteen defendants continue to await trial. They all say they were falsely accused and that the evidence against them was fabricated and planted by hackers in order to silence...2024-06-0229 minUp First from NPRUp First from NPRThe Sunday Story: An Indian Political ScandalStarting in 2018, sixteen people were arrested in India for allegedly plotting to assassinate Prime Minister Narendra Modi. They included professors, a poet, trade unionists and members of an improv acting troupe. Even an elderly Jesuit priest.The evidence against them, discovered on their electronic devices, appears damning: minutes of terror cell meetings, emails to banned Maoist rebels and a letter suggesting a suicide attack on Modi.Today, fifteen defendants continue to await trial. They all say they were falsely accused and that the evidence against them was fabricated and planted by hackers in order to silence...2024-06-0229 minConsider This from NPRConsider This from NPRHow the Hostage Deal Looks to Palestinians and IsraelisOn Wednesday, Israel and Hamas announced details of a deal that calls for the freeing of at least 50 Israeli women and minors taken hostage during last month's Hamas attack on Israel in exchange for at least 150 Palestinian women and minors held in Israeli jails.NPR correspondents Brian Mann in Israel, and Lauren Frayer in the occupied West Bank, report on how Israelis and Palestinians are reacting to this moment.Email us at considerthis@npr.org2023-11-2310 minConsider This from NPRConsider This from NPRHow the Hostage Deal Looks to Palestinians and IsraelisOn Wednesday, Israel and Hamas announced details of a deal that calls for the freeing of at least 50 Israeli women and minors taken hostage during last month's Hamas attack on Israel in exchange for at least 150 Palestinian women and minors held in Israeli jails.NPR correspondents Brian Mann in Israel, and Lauren Frayer in the occupied West Bank, report on how Israelis and Palestinians are reacting to this moment.Email us at considerthis@npr.orgLearn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy2023-11-2310 minThe Desi ConditionThe Desi ConditionEpisode 5.02: The Love Commandos, with Mansi ChoksiWe chat with Mansi Choksi: Dubai and Mumbai-based journalist, author of "The Newlyweds: Rearranging Marriage in Modern India" and one of the brilliant minds behind NPR's new season of Rough Translation, titled "The Love Commandos." Mansi writes about crime, gender, identity, opportunity and pop-culture and serves as the guest co-host of Love Commandos. Mansi joins us to talk about what happens in the aftermath of when young Indian couples choose to marry for love. Her work on “Love Commandos” draws on years of in-depth reporting in India by NPR correspondent Lauren Frayer and investigations on t...2023-10-1553 minConsider This from NPRConsider This from NPRLessons From A Country On The Front Lines Of Climate ChangeThe United Nations says time is running out to avoid the worst effects of climate change. At the same time, countries like Bangladesh have no choice but to adapt to an already changing climate.Bangladesh is prone to flooding from rising sea levels and melting glaciers. And it is in the path of some of the world's most powerful cyclones.NPR's Lauren Frayer reports from northern Bangladesh on how the country is becoming a hot spot for climate solutions.In participating regions, you'll also hear a local news segment to help you make sense...2023-03-2810 minConsider This from NPRConsider This from NPRLessons From A Country On The Front Lines Of Climate ChangeThe United Nations says time is running out to avoid the worst effects of climate change. At the same time, countries like Bangladesh have no choice but to adapt to an already changing climate.Bangladesh is prone to flooding from rising sea levels and melting glaciers. And it is in the path of some of the world's most powerful cyclones.NPR's Lauren Frayer reports from northern Bangladesh on how the country is becoming a hot spot for climate solutions.In participating regions, you'll also hear a local news segment to help you make sense...2023-03-2810 minConsider This from NPRConsider This from NPRIt's Not Just The U.S. There Are Signs Of A Global Economic Downturn.The war in Ukraine is stressing global energy and food markets. China's COVID-19 lockdowns continue to affect supply chains. Economies large and small are facing persistent inflation. All of it adds up to a bleak global economic picture.We talk to three NPR reporters on three different continents —Chief Economics Correspondent Scott Horsley in Washington, Rob Schmitz in Berlin and Lauren Frayer in Mumbai—about how economic crises half a world away can bear down on daily life.This episode also features reporting from NPR's David Gura on where CEOs think the economy is headed....2022-10-2413 minConsider This from NPRConsider This from NPRIt's Not Just The U.S. There Are Signs Of A Global Economic Downturn.The war in Ukraine is stressing global energy and food markets. China's COVID-19 lockdowns continue to affect supply chains. Economies large and small are facing persistent inflation. All of it adds up to a bleak global economic picture.We talk to three NPR reporters on three different continents —Chief Economics Correspondent Scott Horsley in Washington, Rob Schmitz in Berlin and Lauren Frayer in Mumbai—about how economic crises half a world away can bear down on daily life.This episode also features reporting from NPR's David Gura on where CEOs think the economy is headed....2022-10-2413 minConsider This from NPRConsider This from NPRTrying To Heal The Wounds Of Partition, 75 Years Later75 years ago this week, British colonial rule ended in India. Two new nations emerged - Muslim-majority Pakistan and Hindu-majority India. But that freedom was followed by chaos and bloodshed. Partition triggered a mass migration across a shared border, as millions of Muslims fled to Pakistan and millions of Hindus and Sikhs fled to India. Violent attacks happened on both sides of the border. An estimated one million people were killed. Pakistan and India still grapple with the repercussions of Partition and the effects are still felt today. NPR's Lauren Frayer tells us...2022-08-1811 minConsider This from NPRConsider This from NPRTrying To Heal The Wounds Of Partition, 75 Years Later75 years ago this week, British colonial rule ended in India. Two new nations emerged - Muslim-majority Pakistan and Hindu-majority India. But that freedom was followed by chaos and bloodshed. Partition triggered a mass migration across a shared border, as millions of Muslims fled to Pakistan and millions of Hindus and Sikhs fled to India. Violent attacks happened on both sides of the border. An estimated one million people were killed. Pakistan and India still grapple with the repercussions of Partition and the effects are still felt today. NPR's Lauren Frayer tells us...2022-08-1811 minLa PoudreLa PoudreÉpisode 107 - #MeToo : Le BilanDans cet épisode sont évoquées des violences sexuelles. Assurez-vous de l’écouter dans de bonnes conditions.--L’actrice et chanteuse Nadège Beausson-Diagne, la militante et autrice Rose Lamy et la journaliste Marine Turchi sont les invitées du 107e épisode de La Poudre, septième volet de la série « Moi aussi, et après ? » enregistré en public le 28 novembre 2021 au festival Les Créatives.« Moi aussi, et après ? » est une série de huit épisodes pour tendre le micro aux lanceuses d’alerte sur les violences sexue...2022-01-131h 17Short WaveShort WaveHow Tall Is Mount Everest? Hint: It ChangesWe talk to NPR's India correspondent Lauren Frayer about the ridiculously complicated science involved in measuring Mount Everest, the world's highest peak. And why its height is ever-changing. (Encore episode) Read Lauren's reporting on Mt. Everest.Have other quirks of the planet on your mind? Tell us by emailing shortwave@npr.org.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy2021-07-2114 minShort WaveShort WaveHow Tall Is Mount Everest? Hint: It ChangesWe talk to NPR's India correspondent Lauren Frayer about the ridiculously complicated science involved in measuring Mount Everest, the world's highest peak. And why its height is ever-changing. (Encore episode) Read Lauren's reporting on Mt. Everest.Have other quirks of the planet on your mind? Tell us by emailing shortwave@npr.org.2021-07-2114 minShort WaveShort Wave'Everyone I Know Has Lost Someone': An Update From IndiaThe numbers are staggering. India has been reporting more than 300,000 COVID-19 cases each day for the past two weeks, and recently topped more than 400,000 cases in a single day, a global record. Many more cases are likely unreported. NPR International Correspondent Lauren Frayer shares the latest from India. Email the show at shortwave@npr.org.2021-05-0713 minShort WaveShort Wave'Everyone I Know Has Lost Someone': An Update From IndiaThe numbers are staggering. India has been reporting more than 300,000 COVID-19 cases each day for the past two weeks, and recently topped more than 400,000 cases in a single day, a global record. Many more cases are likely unreported. NPR International Correspondent Lauren Frayer shares the latest from India. Email the show at shortwave@npr.org.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy2021-05-0713 minPBS News Hour - Novel CoronavirusPBS News Hour - Novel CoronavirusOvercrowded hospitals, oxygen shortage: India's COVID-19 tally breaks recordsIndia's health system is collapsing amid a tsunami of COVID-19 cases--the highest in the world. As patients struggle to find hospital beds, doctors are sounding the alarm on dwindling medical supplies, including oxygen, on Twitter. Meanwhile, the Modi govt., which expanded vaccination criteria, is facing the heat for its response to the crisis. NPR Correspondent Lauren Frayer joins from Mumbai. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders2021-04-2404 minShort WaveShort WaveA Look Inside The World's Biggest Vaccine MakerNPR's international correspondent Lauren Frayer takes us on a tour of the factory of the world's largest vaccine maker: Serum Institute of India. The company aims to manufacture 100 million doses a month of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine and export them globally. Email the show at shortwave@npr.org.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy2021-03-2309 minShort WaveShort WaveA Look Inside The World's Biggest Vaccine MakerNPR's international correspondent Lauren Frayer takes us on a tour of the factory of the world's largest vaccine maker: Serum Institute of India. The company aims to manufacture 100 million doses a month of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine and export them globally. Email the show at shortwave@npr.org.2021-03-2309 minDailypodDailypodHow Tall Is Mount Everest REALLY? Podcast: Short Wave (LS 69 · TOP 0.05% what is this?)Episode: How Tall Is Mount Everest REALLY?Pub date: 2020-11-27Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationWe talk about the ridiculously complicated science involved in measuring Mount Everest with NPR international correspondent Lauren Frayer. And we'll hear why the height of the world's highest peak is ever-changing.Looking for more? You can read Lauren's story here at our episode page. It's got links, photos, and other cool information. You can find Lauren on Twi...2020-11-2913 minThe Gallup PodcastThe Gallup PodcastNPR’s Lauren Frayer on Identity Politics in IndiaThe world is watching as India’s massive election takes place -- but what is it like to observe the race on the ground? How does India manage voting in a country of more than 1.3 billion? Lauren Frayer, NPR’s India correspondent, joins the podcast to discuss the identity politics that are shaping Indian politics and more.2019-05-0720 minVlan!Vlan!Vlan #43 Comprendre la tendance des podcasts avec Matthieu StefaniMatthieu Stefani est un entrepreneur, il est aussi le fondateur du podcast Génération do it yourself à travers lequel il interviewe des personnes qui se sont lancées afin de pouvoir comprendre les secrets de leur réussite. Matthieu est l’une des personnes qui m’a donné envie de créer mon propre podcast, il est donc naturel de le recevoir sur Vlan pour en discuter avec lui. J'avais d'ailleurs moi-même été invité sur son podcast il y a plusieurs mois. Même si le podcast a 10 ans, il se découvre une nouvelle jeunesse et explose un peu partout da...2018-04-2423 minSirens: A Bombshell productionSirens: A Bombshell productionWe Got This, RexyThis week, the Bombshell squad goes shoulder to shoulder into the fray of referenda for the Iraqi Kurds and the Catalans in Spain, alongside a recap of the German general election.  Like many women have before us, we ask "Why Chad?" and explore the merits of the new Trump travel ban. We wonder if it was painful for Secretary Tillerson to get cut off at the knees over North Korea, and contemplate the interagency fun of  the Puerto Rico relief efforts.  Finally, we spend some quality time pondering the existential crises brought on by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick's Vietnam docum...2017-10-0446 min