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5/15/21 News JC Penney USS Roosevelt https://www.healthline.com/health-news/people-reinfected-with-covid-19-werent-infectious Felicien Kabuga mask wearing orders Germany recession Tigers on the loose Topics Last ep thoughts   Metaphorical Wine Pairing ("Space Oddity," "Ashes to Ashes," "Major Tom (I'm Coming Home)," Endurance, The Wanderers, Sally Ride) “Two of Us”, On the Road, Away (TV)  

5/7/21 News new black holes surveys Disneyland https://www.nytimes.com/article/ahmaud-arbery-shooting-georgia.html record lows unemployment rate Amtrak https://www.amtrak.com/coronavirus social distancing arrests bankruptcy https://fashionunited.com/news/business/2020-fall-of-fashion-brands-retailers-and-series-of-chapter-11-bankruptcies/2020122837207 Topics travel memories interconnectedness https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/03/science/earth/study-links-syria-conflict-to-drought-caused-by-climate-change.html https://www.pnas.org/content/112/11/3241 https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/07/11/how-does-climate-change-impact-conflict-world/ Butterfly effect Metaphorical Wine Pairing (Fight Club, The Great Gatsby, Rules of Civility) Tenet, Survivor, Outlander

4/24/21 Episode 50: things we learned/things we got wrong News Kim Jong-Un DOD https://www.defense.gov/Newsroom/Releases/Release/Article/2165713/statement-by-the-department-of-defense-on-the-release-of-historical-navy-videos/ The COVID yo-yo US Women's Soccer https://www.dw.com/en/us-womens-soccer-team-gets-partial-victory-on-equality/a-57175882 May Day rent strike Armed protests Canadian ban on assault rifles https://www.npr.org/2021/04/10/985514254/biden-wants-new-ban-on-assault-style-weapons-what-lessons-were-learned-from-the- Topics list of potential positive results of COVID https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7467397/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7498239/#:~:text=The%20global%20disruption%20caused%20by,parts%20of%20the%20world. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1871402120301776 book series with strong settings https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2020/12/31/city-guide-writers-pandemic-covid/ commuting Metaphorical Wine Pairing (Los Angeles Plays Itself [documentary], "L.A." by Neil Young, Day of the Locust, "Isle of California" [mural]) X - "Los Angeles" Sunset Blvd, Escape from LA  

4/24/21 Episode 49: things we learned/things we got wrong News U.S. poison control COVID ExxonMobil Tornadoes Immunity passports https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-01451-0 https://www.nih.gov/news-events/nih-research-matters/lasting-immunity-found-after-recovery-covid-19 Topics pros and cons of working from home "work" vs "home" morale and productivity comfort food comfort genres Metaphorical Wine Pairing (Convenience Store Woman, My Year of Rest and Relaxation, Pond, "She Is Beyond Good and Evil") "Yellow Wallpaper" "Kiss the Book" Play it As it Lays  

4/15/21 Episode 48 things we learned/things we got wrong  News COVID testing protocols proms Humboldt squid https://www.npr.org/2020/04/17/820707276/deep-sea-squid-communicate-by-glowing-like-e-readers hospitals overflowing https://news.usni.org/2020/05/25/beyond-mercy-navys-covid-19-hospital-ship-missions-and-the-future-of-medicine-at-sea Brett Crozier Short Wave Consider This iPhone SE Baseball https://www.theverge.com/2020/7/26/21339029/virtual-baseball-mlb-nba-fox-sports-coronavirus Topics Andrew: tiny horses https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prehistory_of_the_United_States#:~:text=It%20covered%20the%20majority%20of,than%20600%20feet%20of%20water. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horses_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_horse_breeds https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shot_Heard_%27Round_the_World_(baseball) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BX2_zx-eJhw Metaphorical Wine Pairing (The Woman Who Died a Lot, "The Impossible Astronaut" and "Day of the Moon" Doctor Who episodes) Sherlock “The Abominable Bride”, Simon & Garfunkel's “the Sound of Silence”, Forrest Gump

4/10/21 Episode 47: things we learned/things we got wrong News NASA plans to mine on the moon https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/12/03/moon-mining-contracts-named/ transit workers and COVID https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-mta-covid-transit-deaths-peter-petrassi-20210326-ol25evkc7nafvkfnvenps4fbyq-story.html Thailand elephants COVID disparities https://weta.org/watch/shows/pbs-newshour/covid-race-1594934110 app to help track COVID https://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/03/covid-app-exposure-notification-apple-google.html COVID and prison populations https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/17/us/covid-prisoners-vaccine.html pollution and COVID https://www.lung.org/blog/covid-19-mortality-and-air-pollution cytokine storms https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20200417/cytokine-storms-may-be-fueling-some-covid-deaths Topics Zoom procrastination etc. Metaphorical Wine Pairing (Blindness, No Exit, "Allegiance" ST:TNG episode) “The Magnificent Ferengi” ST:DS9 | “The Adventures of Pete and Pete: Halloweenie” | “Dum Dum Boys”

3/27/21 Episode 46: things we learned/ things we got wrong News 2020 Olympics https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/mar/30/astrophysicist-gets-magnets-stuck-up-nose-while-inventing-coronavirus-device vaccines Ability to forecast weather took a hit due to lack of commercial flights https://www.govtech.com/question-of-the-day/How-is-COVID-19-affecting-the-accuracy-of-weather-forecasts.html Zoom Topics: masks control bread https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2020/06/417906/still-confused-about-masks-heres-science-behind-how-face-masks-prevent Metaphorical Wine Pairing (Severance, The Regional Office Is Under Attack!, Bellwether) Andrew: The Office, The Big Short, Office Space

3/27/21 Episode 45: things we learned/things we got wrong News CARES Act air quality MLB N. Korea Topics food during stay at home walking words we spell wrong   Metaphorical Wine Pairing (The Fall (tv show), Native Son, Crime & Punishment and/or The Stranger) Andrew’s: Pink Floyd, The Myth of Sisyphus, and Prosecutor Princess

3/21/21 Episode 44: things we learned/things we got wrong: News stay at home orders oil demand countries also in lockdown tax deadline extended evictions banned in L.A. investigations of U.S. Senators selling of stocks with insider knowledge health care open enrollment Topics what people are doing to stay connected/positive during "stay at home" orders   Zoom and video chat plague/pandemic book list continued  RadioLab - “Crispr” episode Metaphorical Wine Pairing (Russian Doll, "Now Wait for this Week" (Alice Sola Kim), Groundhog Day, The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle)  "Now Wait for This Week": https://www.thecut.com/2019/01/now-wait-for-this-week-a-short-story-by-alice-sola-kim.html You’ve Got Mail, Cast Away, & Joe vs the Volcano

3/13/21 Guests: Danny and Miles News COVID as pandemic R. Kelly DOW Jones https://www.macrotrends.net/1319/dow-jones-100-year-historical-chart European rover ExoMars Rocket attacks in Iraq COVID-19 closures US Soccer Federation Topics Live during COVID - One year later https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/covid19/90871 https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/coronavirus-pandemic-fake-animal-viral-social-media-posts https://time.com/5851633/best-global-responses-covid-19/   Metaphorical Wine Pairing: “Wind Will Rove” vs “Station Eleven” https://sarahpinsker.com/files/WindWillRove_Pinsker.pdf Andrew’s Tri-Pairing: “The Iceman Cometh”, “Easy Street” film, and “Franny and Zooey”

3/6/21 News COVID-19 tornadoes in TN.  Super Tuesday pizza Ronan Farrow/Hachette Book Group UC Santa Cruz Sheb Wooley Public Enemy Topics Aesthetics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_aesthetics Precision vs style Cornel West Tim's Vermeer  "four doorways into fiction": character, setting, language, story (plot) expressions the liar and truth teller riddle the Monty Hall problem https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty_Hall_problem Metaphorical Wine Pairing (Alice in Wonderland book and/or 1985 movie feat. Shelly Winters,  "White Rabbit," Alice by Christina Henry sequel Red Queen) Andrew's: Catch-22, 12 Angry Men (1957), and HAL-9000

2/20/21 Leap days/years https://www.history.com/news/why-do-we-have-leap-year https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leap_second News Disney CEO COVID Greyhound Stock market Monsanto Colgate Topics 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Beacon Press histories (again) lynching of Frazier B. Baker https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynching_of_Frazier_B._Baker_and_Julia_Baker Pee Wee Gaskins https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Henry_Gaskins Gravity is a law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newton%27s_law_of_universal_gravitation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._state_partition_proposals#Tennessee Shifting understanding of masks https://www.tsa.gov/travel/security-screening/identification Metaphorical Wine Pairing ("The Lottery," "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas," "The Beast Below," The Gods Themselves)

2/20/21 News Flooding in Mississippi Larry Tesler https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/19/21144516/larry-tesler-cut-copy-paste-dies-at-74-apple-xerox-amazon-obituary WSJ reporters expelled from China David Byrne’s Reasons to Be Cheerful https://reasonstobecheerful.world/ Sky Truth https://skytruth.org/ vehicle pile ups Roger Stone Topics: military special forces https://coffeeordie.com/first-woman-special-forces/ musical pet peeves Bird Feeding Month and American Heart Month Black History Month Harlem Renaissance 1920s and 30s The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson about the Great Migration Beacon Press histories many, many other books Metaphorical Wine Pairing (Something Wicked this Way Comes, The Dead Zone, "The Lightning-rod Man")

2/13/21 News Confederate statues Catholic church COVID-19 Yale and Harvard under investigation for failing to report foreign donations Gayle King interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtZGxndOWH0 presidential libraries https://www.archives.gov/presidential-libraries  fires in New South Wales, Australia L.A. effort to dismiss marijuana convictions Topics Silent Book Club emergency preparedness Getty fire https://abcnews.go.com/US/dramatic-images-la-fire-looming-405-freeway-morning/story?id=51617672 Metaphorical Wine Pairing ("Suite: Judy Blue Eyes," The Great Gatsby, Desert Solitaire, Bertram's Hotel)

2/6/21 News Dr.  Li Wenliang https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-51364382 rain in SE Australia https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/146284/extreme-rain-douses-fires-causes-floods-in-australia 4th graders free national parks pass https://www.nationalparks.org/our-work/campaigns-initiatives/every-kid-outdoors Senate voted not to convict president Republican advocacy group paid advertisements China halving tariffs  Ocean circulation https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/ocean-currents-are-speeding-up-driven-by-faster-winds Macy’s closing stores Amoeba location at Hollywood and Argyle https://www.vulture.com/2020/04/amoeba-music-forced-to-close-its-hollywood-location.html Topics Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men  Algorithms of Oppression Thalidomide https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thalidomide_scandal Public transportation  Metaphorical Wine Pairing ("The Giants Win the Pennant, the Giants Win the Pennant," "Pafko at the Wall"/"The Triumph of Death," The Echoing Green)

1/30/21 News Coronavirus climate change. impeachment Mary Higgins Clark Britain left EU Northern Lights https://www.offthemap.travel/news/types-northern-lights-infographic/ Kobe Bryant https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-race-good-health/202001/kobe-bryant-coping-the-death-legend Topics reversal of the direction rivers https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/04/18/canadian-glacier-climate-change-river-piracy/100593752/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_rivers_that_have_reversed_direction https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_engineering  Filter Swatch Watches Psychology of collecting: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychology_of_collecting OCD https://www.ocdtypes.com/order-ocd.php Metaphorical Wine Pairing (Summer Sisters, Me Without You (2002), My Brilliant Friend)

1/23/21 News coronavirus U.S. Space Force logo Impeachment testimony 2020 American Dirt controversy https://www.vulture.com/article/american-dirt-book-controversy-explained.html Industrial explosion in Houston trips https://www.postandcourier.com/aikenstandard/news/uk-teens-mother-pleads-with-biden-to-reverse-trump-decision-on-anne-sacoolas-extradition/article_2ffec2ec-5a9e-11eb-b1fd-0b0d5631ef33.html Harvey Weinstein trial gay conversion therapy wearing masks Topics Map distortion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_map_projections Bishop Museum https://www.bishopmuseum.org/ Skype a Scientist  Bobtail Squid Cuttlefish  https://www.wired.com/2014/04/absurd-creature-of-the-week-cuttlefish/ Cone snails Special Books by Special Kids Youtube channel EB or Epidermolysis Bullosa (John Hudson interview) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epidermolysis_bullosa www.ebresearch.org Shane Burcaw Strangers Assume My Girlfriend Is My Nurse Metaphorical Wine Pairing ("Peace in Amber," Slaughterhouse Five, "Story of Your Life" (Arrival), Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind)

1/16/21 News Houston Astros sign stealing investigations & Ben Reiter's Astros podcast The Edge 2020 L.A. homelessness count results https://www.lahsa.org/news?article=726-2020-greater-los-angeles-homeless-count-results Supreme Court ruling on employer birth control coverage https://www.npr.org/2020/07/08/889112788/the-supreme-court-allows-employers-to-opt-out-of-contraception-coverage https://time.com/4797792/donald-trump-birth-control-companies/ Indonesia flooding https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/02/25/jakarta-floods-2020-indonesia-capital/4865913002/ TSA firearm seizure https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/air-traffic-is-down-gun-seizures-up-at-us-airports/2020/08/10/1909d92c-db1a-11ea-b4f1-25b762cdbbf4_story.html https://www.tsa.gov/sites/default/files/tsa-gun-catches-by-airport-july-2020.pdf US HUD releasing aid funds set aside for 2017 PR hurricane Impeachment sent to the Senate Topics Tidal Islands / Pathways: https://www.atlasobscura.com/lists/tidal-islands London airports https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbAal7jIWQ4 "The Road Not Taken" https://www.enotes.com/homework-help/what-is-the-meaning-of-the-yellow-wood-in-robert-752107 https://oll.libertyfund.org/quotes/164 https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/time-travelling-apollo/201906/dont-leave-your-decision-chance-flip-coin friendship Metaphorical Wine Pairings (Dark Matter, Sliders, Primer, The Prestige)

1/9/21 Episode 34: things we learned/things we got wrong: News CA 2020-2021 budget and the Governor’s homelessness plan https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4152 El Popo volcano erupted on 1/27/20 Ukrainian jetliner shot down by Iran https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-51073621 wildfires throughout Australia earthquakes in Puerto Rico https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_Puerto_Rico_earthquakes https://www.usgs.gov/news/magnitude-64-earthquake-puerto-rico Duke/Duchess of Sussex antibiotic resistance https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/antibiotic-resistance COVID-19 (before it had a name) https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/interactive-timeline Vredefort crater in South Africa Sherlock Holmes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherlock_Holmes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherlock_Holmes_fandom Topics: Reading Rainbow episodes Mr. Rogers episode Newbery http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/newberymedal/newberymedal penultimate https://www.effectivetherapysolutions.com/anxiety/how-to-disobey-your-anxious-mind Metaphorical Wine Pairing (Ex Machina, Annihilation, To the Lighthouse)

1/2/21 Episode 33: things we learned/things we got wrong: News U-Haul no longer hiring nicotine users in 21 states https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-02-21/smokers-company-hiring Qasem Soleimani assassination https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qasem_Soleimani https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Martyr_Soleimani  protests at US Embassy in Baghdad 2020 report showing drivers and pedestrians of color disproportionately likely to be detained https://oag.ca.gov/ab953/board  India plans for first manned space mission Topics new year, new laws Hawaii bans certain sunscreens  Delaware bans single-use plastic bags California limit on the amount of copper in brake pads. Real ID required for flight CCPA and informational privacy https://www.wired.com/story/ccpa-guide-california-privacy-law-takes-effect/ Washington state article: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/third-time-could-be-the-charm-for-20529/ Submit a FOIA in 5 easy steps brought to you by the Dept of Homeland Security https://www.dhs.gov/steps-file-foia new year, new you bar shampoo combatting food waste https://newrepublic.com/article/152596/hungry-harvest-box-ugly-produce-help-planet-or-hurt-it Metaphorical Wine Pairing/Media Flight: "Blink" Dr. Who episode, "We Who Are About to Die" Time Walker issue, 12 Monkeys and what they have in common