Best News and Entertainment Podcasts (2020)
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Best News and Entertainment podcasts we could find (updated September 2020)
Best News and Entertainment podcasts we could find
Updated September 2020
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Solvable showcases the world’s most innovative thinkers and their proposed solutions to the world’s most daunting problems. The interviews, conducted by journalists like Malcolm Gladwell and Jacob Weisberg, will launch a dialogue that both acknowledges the complexity of the issues while inspiring hope that the problems are, in fact, solvable.
 
Join Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski, and Willie Geist, for in-depth and informed discussions that help drive the day's political conversation. Top newsmakers, Washington insiders, journalists, and cultural influencers, come together on Morning Joe for unparalleled insight and analysis around the day's biggest stories.
 
Every week Chris Hayes asks the big questions that keep him up at night. How do we make sense of this unprecedented moment in world history? Why is this (all) happening? This podcast starts to answer these questions. Writers, experts, and thinkers who are also trying to get to the bottom of them join Chris to break it all down and help him get a better night’s rest. “Why is this Happening?” is presented by MSNBC and NBCNews Think.
 
NPR's Up First is the news you need to start your day. The three biggest stories of the day, with reporting and analysis from NPR News — in 10 minutes. Available weekdays by 6 a.m. ET, with hosts Rachel Martin, Noel King, David Greene and Steve Inskeep. Now available on Saturdays by 8 a.m. ET, with hosts Lulu Garcia-Navarro and Scott Simon. Subscribe and listen, then support your local NPR station at donate.npr.org.
 
Journalist and bestselling author Michael Lewis (Liar's Poker, Moneyball) takes a searing look at what’s happened to fairness. It feels like there's less of it every day—whether it comes to lending practices, college admissions, professional sports, or psychological well-being. Who are the people trying to level the playing field, and are they making an impact? Lewis interviews referees (Season 1) and coaches (Season 2) from many walks of life, bringing his trademark insight and wry humor to ...
 
Join former House Speaker, professor, historian, and futurist Newt Gingrich as he shares his lifetime of knowledge and access to the world’s most interesting minds in a new series that covers all aspects of our society. From history to health, national security to science, Newt offers stories, conversations, and context to uncover new perspectives, knowledge and insight. This podcast isn’t about politics; it’s about exploring the past, present, and future to understand where we’ve been and w ...
 
Movies! Music! Celebrities embarrassing themselves! KEEP IT has it all. Each week, Ira Madison III, Louis Virtel, and Aida Osman are joined by comedians, journalists, actors, musicians, activists, politicians and more to discuss the latest ways pop culture and entertainment are intersecting with politics and society. New episodes drop every Wednesday.
 
Katherine Green is the Task Mistress...she and her husband Hank watch through the British gameshow Taskmaster and Katherine determines whether Taskmaster Greg Davies ruled correctly and justly, and also they just laugh and make fun of the contestants on Taskmaster.
 
Michael Malice brings his unique perspective–and plenty of sick burns–as he discusses everything from north Korea to American politics and culture with a bevy of guests. The newest 15 episodes are always free, but if you want access to all the archives, watch live, chat live, access to the forums, and get the show 5 days before it comes out everywhere else - you can subscribe now at gasdigitalnetwork.com and use the code YWMM to save 15% on the entire network, 2 week free trial.
 
Graham Allen cares enough about America to defend its values, so each week in the “Dear America" podcast, he and his band of unapologetic patriots tackle culture and politics head-on. No topic is out of bounds. Irreverent, unfiltered, and straight from the heart, Graham will always tell America what it needs to hear, not what it wants to hear — with some good laughs along the way.
 
NBC's "Sunday TODAY with Willie Geist" provides sharp, conversational coverage of the day's news, along with in-depth profiles of the people and ideas shaping our culture. In his “Sunday Sitdowns,” Geist chats with some of the biggest names in news and pop culture, from actors and musicians to presidents and CEOs, about the stories behind their success. This podcast features the full, unedited versions of those conversations for an even deeper look at the names in the headlines. "Sunday TODA ...
 
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It was not that long ago that Ammon Bundy led an armed takeover of the Malheur Wildlife Refuge in eastern Oregon. More recently, militia groups came out to defend small towns like Klamath Falls from busloads of antifa agitators who were falsely rumored to be coming to town. Freelance writer and host of the Bundyville podcast Leah Sottile recently w…
 
For the last three years, students at Lincoln Middle School at Cottage Grove have been learning about mental health in addition to physical health. It’s a mindfulness-based curriculum developed by researchers at the University of Oregon and private partners including Lori Allen, the executive director of the Oregon Mind Body Institute. They say the…
 
This is an encore episode of “The View.” The co-hosts will return Tuesday, September 8th LIVE for an all-new season. Illinois Sen. Tammy Ducksworth criticizes Pres. Trump’s response to the coronavirus pandemic and discusses being rumored as a possible running mate for Joe Biden. Then, Magic Johnson discusses maintaining his friendship with Michael …
 
Dave and Chuck the Freak talk about a listener and his lover had an awkward sexual fart situation, Tyler Perry is officially a billionaire, Snoop Dogg releasing his own line of gin, a woman that walked out onto the wing of a plane cause she was too hot, why was your mother arrested?, a 12-year-old that took his dads car for a late night joyride, a …
 
In this super-special episode, Nathan and Oren speak to Lee Weiner, defendant in one of the most notorious trials of the 1960s—the trial of the Chicago Seven. Lee speaks about his childhood as a red diaper baby, becoming involved with radical anti-war politics, and being put on mass-televised trial for conspiracy and inciting to riot outside the 19…
 
On Monday, indoor shopping malls, hair salons and barber shops opened with reduced capacity in many areas of California under a new four-tiered framework released by Gov. Gavin Newsom. The majority of the state’s counties are currently in “Tier 1” with the most restrictions for reopening. Reaction to the new plan has been mixed, with some thinking …
 
K-12 education has gone online, prompting no shortage of complaints from parents and kids alike. But as teachers get better at engaging students with screens, some educators and technologists see an opportunity to customize instruction and let kids work at their own pace. We’ll hear from one of online learning’s early innovators: Sal Khan, founder …
 
In the third annual Ira and Louis Variety Hour, they discuss the socially distanced VMA ceremony, Adele's Bantu knots, Club Future Nostalgia, the NBA strike, unfollowing Shaun King, and the shocking loss of Chadwick Boseman. Plus, a conversation about finding faith as queer people with Phillip Picardi, host of the new Crooked Media podcast Unholier…
 
Margaret Sullivan is the media columnist for The Washington Post and formerly the public editor with the New York Times. Her new book is called Ghosting the News: Local Journalism and the Crisis of American Democracy. She believes that the decline of local news is solvable. Here are a few resources related to this episode: Ghosting the News: Local …
 
This is the free weekly edition of TMBS. To support the Michael Brooks Show on Patreon and receive hours of weekly members-only content, subscribe at Patreon.com/tmbs Commentary Why moralizing about capitalism is not enough - Capitalism Is A System Of Economic Relations Pitch Malaika 7:25 Kenosha and separately the importance of local politics Medi…
 
This is an encore episode of “The View.” The co-hosts will return Tuesday, September 8th LIVE for an all-new season. After recovering from COVID-19, Pennsylvania Rep. Mike Kelly explains why he still thinks parts of his state need to reopen sooner than others. Then, ABC News chief business correspondent Rebecca Jarvis discusses the different consum…
 
Three months after George Floyd was killed by a Minneapolis police officer, the U.S. is continuing to grapple with how to address police violence and systemic racism against Black Americans. For four Oregonians whose loved ones were killed by police, the past few months have been a time of processing grief, building community and coming up with str…
 
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