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The ConversationThe Conversation: Hawaiʻi Republican Party; Freedom of the pressPolitician Shirlene Ostrov returns to head the Hawaiʻi Republican Party; Investigative journalist Lois Parshley looks into claims of censorship from one of the country's largest owners of local newspapers, including several Hawaiʻi publications
2026-02-0353 min
The Intercept BriefingProtests and Power Plays: From Tehran to the Arctic CircleThe people of Iran are in the midst of one of the country’s biggest uprisings — and harshest government crackdowns — since the Iranian Revolution. It started with shopkeepers in bazaars closing their doors at the end of December in protest of the plummeting Iranian rial and economic distress. But demonstrations soon spread to universities and across the country to every single province. Working-class Iranians wanted relief — both from the inflation crisis and U.S sanctions.This week on The Intercept Briefing, host Akela Lacy speaks with Hooman Majd, an Iranian American writer and journalist, who explains...
2026-01-2349 min
The Daily Beast PodcastMTG’s ‘Sickening’ L.A. Wildfire Attack Comes Back to Bite HerOn this episode of The New Abnormal, Vermont Rep. Becca Balint hammers Georgia Rep. Marjorie Talor Greene over her “sickening” use of DEI to attack L.A. wildfire victims. “It's become crystal clear that the phrase DEI is used in place of much more offensive terms,” said Balint. Plus! Journalist Lois Parshley discusses her latest article, “Trump’s Tech Donors Have Big Plans For Greenland.” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2025-02-0930 min
The Bitchuation RoomInsurance Company CORRUPTION and The Worst Confirmation Hearings EVER *FRANTASTIC FRIDAY*It's the last Friday of the Biden Administration and Francesca is going out with a bang. First, we talk with Lois Parshley of The Lever about her latest piece on the insurance industry in California in the wake of the LA fires. Read her article here: https://www.levernews.com/we-will-all-be-paying-for-l-a-s-wildfires/Then a fitting end to a genocidal tenure, as outgoing Secretary of State Antony Blinken has journalist Sam Husseini hauled out of the press briefing room. And Francesca looks at Zuckerberg's new fashy glow up and how his tune has changed over the...
2025-01-182h 07
Lever TimeTrump, Magic, and Misdirection
President-elect Donald Trump’s penchant for exaggeration has pushed the boundaries of how elected officials communicate with the public. Trump’s conspiracy theories and shock-and-awe approach to campaigning propelled him back into the White House — leaving millions wondering how he was able to pull it off.Recent studies into the science of magic, examining how magicians utilize deception to manipulate their audiences, may provide an answer. Today on Lever Time, Lois Parshley, a senior investigative reporter at The Lever, explains why a recent groundbreaking magic contest holds the keys to understanding how people can be manipulated in a post...
2024-12-0634 min
Lever TimeTrump, Magic, and MisdirectionPresident-elect Donald Trump’s penchant for exaggeration has pushed the boundaries of how elected officials communicate with the public. Trump’s conspiracy theories and shock-and-awe approach to campaigning propelled him back into the White House — leaving millions wondering how he was able to pull it off.Recent studies into the science of magic, examining how magicians utilize deception to manipulate their audiences, may provide an answer. Today on Lever Time, Lois Parshley, a senior investigative reporter at The Lever, explains why a recent groundbreaking magic contest holds the keys to understanding how people can be manipulated in a post...
2024-12-0630 min
Lever TimeWhen Will The Climate Killers See Their Day In Court?
Floods, heat waves, wildfires and other climate extremes are becoming a way of life for millions around the world — and tragically a way of death. After a historic, record-breaking flood in France killed her mother, a daughter wants to hold oil companies criminally responsible for her death, joining seven other plaintiffs in a lawsuit. Today on Lever Time, senior investigative reporter Lois Parshley examines a growing global movement of advocates and legal scholars trying to convince courts that fossil fuel companies should be charged with homicide after they knowingly caused climate change. Read the companion article to th...
2024-08-0238 min
Lever TimeWhen Will The Climate Killers See Their Day In Court?Floods, heat waves, wildfires and other climate extremes are becoming a way of life for millions around the world — and tragically a way of death. After a historic, record-breaking flood in France killed her mother, a daughter wants to hold oil companies criminally responsible for her death, joining seven other plaintiffs in a lawsuit. Today on Lever Time, senior investigative reporter Lois Parshley examines a growing global movement of advocates and legal scholars trying to convince courts that fossil fuel companies should be charged with homicide after they knowingly caused climate change. Read the companion article to th...
2024-08-0234 min
GondogolCovid-19 "long-haulers" find a community onlinePodcast: Recode Daily (LS 58 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: Covid-19 "long-haulers" find a community onlinePub date: 2020-06-26Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationFor some, recovering from Covid-19 will be a long struggle. Those still recovering months later are finding support - and information about the enigmatic disease - online.Featuring:Fiona Lowenstein @fi_lowensteinLois Parshley @LoisParshleyLinks to resources discussed:My coronavirus survivor group is my...
2020-06-2928 min
Recode DailyCovid-19 "long-haulers" find a community onlineFor some, recovering from Covid-19 will be a long struggle. Those still recovering months later are finding support - and information about the enigmatic disease - online.Featuring:Fiona Lowenstein @fi_lowensteinLois Parshley @LoisParshleyLinks to resources discussed:My coronavirus survivor group is my most important medical support right nowNo one knows why these Covid-19 patients’ symptoms keep relapsingWe Need to Talk About What Coronavirus Recoveries Look Like
2020-06-2628 min
COVIDCalls#12 COVIDCalls 3.31.2020 - COVID-19 in Rural America & The Defense Production ActDoes rural America have the infrastructure and supplies to navigate through this pandemic?
Lois Parshley, a freelance investigative journalist then based at University of Alaska, Fairbanks, and Dr. Peter Shulman, an associate professor of history at Case Western Reserve University, discuss the challenges COVID-19 presents for rural communities and how the Defense Production Act can play a role in allocating vital resources during the current surge. Parshley draws on her reporting in Alaska to talk about hospital capacity in rural areas, the ways rural Americans are vulnerable to COVID-19, and the politics of the pandemic in rural...
2020-06-011h 01
The OrganistWish You Were HereBina Rothblatt sat down at a computer and typed in her memories and thoughts and likes and dislikes for several days. Scientists at Hanson Robotics then took this "mind-file" she'd made and used it to create Bina48: a head-and-shoulders cyborg that appears to have many of the same memories and preferences as the "real" Bina, along with some unique fears and ideas of her own. The Organist sent Lois Parshley to the stifling garage in rural Vermont where Bina48 sits perched on a desk to talk with her and her full-time caretaker, Bruce Duncan, about the promise and the...
2016-02-1216 min