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Just in: Trudeau’s plan to fight populism

Mon Apr 22 2024

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Is back with prime minister Justin Trudeau, who is not up for reelection this year, at least thus far. It's a parliamentary system. You know how those can be. But he will likely have to face his opposition next year. And his opposition, like Biden's here in the USA, is looking populist y. After 8 years of Justin Trudeau, everything feels broken. No. After 8 years of Justin Trudeau, everything is broken. And just like here that populism has got people fretting about democracy in Canada, we asked Justin Trudeau if he's fretting too. Well, first of all, it's a global trend. In every democracy, we're seeing a rise of populists with easy answers that don't necessarily, hold up to any expert scrutiny, but a big part of populism is condemning and ignoring experts and expertise. So it sort of feeds on itself and relies on a lot of misinformation and disinformation. And, ultimately, you have to trust in people. You have to trust in in in democracy itself that people are going to be thoughtful and reasonable about how how one moves forward. And, yes, it's really easy to to slap on a bumper sticker and wave a flag and sort of say, oh, yes. No. Everything everything should be burned down because the system doesn't work. It's harder to roll up your sleeves and fix the system, but that's one of the things that that has, you know, made Canada successful and quite frankly made the United States successful over the past generations. People rolling up their sleeves and believing in building a better world together through hard work, not through easy shortcuts or buzzwords. And I think that for all the the appeal of simplicity and simplistic solutions and and, you know, clever TikTok videos, I think people understand

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Feeling Bluey

Fri Apr 19 2024

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Hooray. Sometimes the game is a lot more elaborate. It's like some big fantasy world that they've created. This can be the shop, and this can be the chill. And this is the bit where I go, doop, doop. This can be the door to the shop. And it has a bell when you walk through it. And I'll be the customer. Sometimes it's in their homes. Sometimes it's at their school. There are all these different settings where a Bluey episode can take place. But the thing that really differentiates Bluey from most other children's programming is those games then become a thematic through line for a lot of other things that are happening in the family's life and are usually a way of working through not just one and often not even 2, but, like, 2 or 3, sometimes even 4 different levels of emotional processing, a children's point of view, a parent's point of view or an adult point of view, and then play and regular household events and the incredible complexity and density of all of that gets crammed into, like, 7 minutes. And so you're just looking at this, like, you watch these little 7 minute things and you think, how did they do that? Like, they still feel sort of, like, magic acts to me. And I watched an episode last night that was, in a subtle way, very much about fertility. Oh, yeah. And it didn't feel heavy handed, and I think that's maybe what's so exceptional here. Yeah. That's absolutely one of the things. So there are a few standout Bluey episodes that are very clearly about adult themes. The episode I think you're probably talking about is Onesies. Mom, why did auntie Brandy want to leave? Is she sad? And why have we only seen her once in our lives? You know how you really want Bingo's cheetah onesie? Yeah, more than anything. But it doesn't fit you, so you can't have it. And there's not really anything anyone can do to make it fit. Yeah? Well

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The great American squatter panic

Thu Apr 18 2024

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Art, Eats, and lyrics. The documentary follows Jabar, w, and several of this year's feature artists as they gear up for ABNL's 20th anniversary tour. Captivating thousands of fans at each and every show. Stream art beats and lyrics now on Hulu. Please drink responsibly. Whiskey specialty, 35 percent alcohol by volume, Jack Daniels Distillery, Lynchburg, Tennessee. Jack Daniels and Tennessee Honey are registered trademarks. 2024, Jack Daniels, all rights reserve. It's today. Today. What's the big story over at Curved these days? The story is squatting, how to do it, where the best places to squat are, what's the best weather and season for squatting? Just kidding. No. It's it is squatting, but we don't we don't tell you how, but we have been covering a topic that seems to be interesting for everyone these days. This is Bridget Read. She covers housing for curbed. We asked her what's up with the sudden interest in squatting. You know, we're not exactly sure. There definitely were a few squatting situations in New York City that happened around the same time. So it almost created, like, a squat cluster. Let's call it. And that was kinda swarmed by the New York Post, which, really likes to cover these stories. And that's when it kinda spun out, and now it seems to have kind of reached a fever pitch of squatting. You shouldn't be trying to steal my house. Yes. You are. Adele Ann Dolores says she inherited this New York City house, but a group of people moved in and change the locks. One that made a lot of headlines involved a homeowner in Queens who was actually herself arrested. When she attempted to intervene on men she found living at her property. And that one really went viral. So when Adele had the law changed again. You're getting arrested right now? Being arrested. For what? For being in my own home. Police then took her away in handcuffs for on

Today, Explained

How car ownership got so expensive

Wed Apr 17 2024

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A popular TikTok trend I don't pretend to understand is where someone armed with a video camera accosts their coworkers and asks How much is your car payment? 1800. How much is your car payment? Pay like 1200. How much is your car payment? What's for lunch? That's a real question. If some of those numbers sound to you like rent, you're not wrong. Owning a car has gotten more and more and more expensive. Insurance is up. Repairs are up. Interest rates are up, and it wouldn't be America if scams were not also up. Coming up on Today Explains, we're not gonna ask if you should just ride a bike or walk. That makes everyone mad. But we are going to examine what has happened to make car ownership so unaffordable. I might not have money for food or to hang out with my friends, but I always have money for candles. I always have money for candles. I love candles. Support for this podcast comes from Planned Parenthood. It's hard to imagine a world where we leave future generations with fewer rights and freedoms. Since the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v Wade, politicians in nearly every state have introduced bills aimed at blocking people from getting the essential sexual and reproductive care they need, including abortion. Planned Parenthood they can reclaim our rights and protect and expand access to abortion care. Visit plannedparenthood.org/future to learn more and support their cause. Hey. Before we get into the show today, I have an ask for you. This month, my colleagues at Vox are launching a special project on climate change. Vox relies on financial contributions from our readers and listeners to make this work possible. And I wonder if you might consider supporting our climate coverage and helping us continue to produce these stories. You can go to vox.com/givetocontri

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Florida man’s first criminal trial begins

Tue Apr 16 2024

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Dealt with some issues early on in the morning. He denied a request from Trump for the judge, Juan Mechen, to recuse himself. Judge Mechen said he was not going to recuse himself. He had no reason to recuse himself. Trump has complained that, the judge's daughter is in the political consulting field and works for Democrats and, argued that that was a conflict of interest, but he said it wasn't. They discussed various matters involving what type of evidence would be permitted to be argued at trial. One of the big rulings here was that the judge would not allow the Access Hollywood tape, the infamous tape when Trump talked about sexually assaulting women to be played at the trial. The comments could be quoted, but the tape itself could not be played at the trial. So, you know, judge Meerschaum has not been too sympathetic to Trump and his legal arguments in general in the lead up to this case, turned down a lot of motions from Trump's legal team, but he did rule against prosecutors on a few evidentiary matters. I I wouldn't say these are major tea leaves for how the case would go, but, you know, they are significant. The prosecutors wanted to introduce the other sexual assault allegations that had been made by various women against Trump during this period. The prosecutors argued that this provides important context for why Trump may have wanted to hush up Stormy Daniels, but, the judge ruled that, you know, this was complete rumors, complete gossip, complete hearsay, and and, would be too prejudicial to introduce this type of information.