The Latest From The White House, NYC's 'Congestion Pricing' Crisis, And The Declining Butterfly Population

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Today on AirTalk, the latest on the White House response to President Biden’s health. Also on the show, Skydance Media buys Paramount Global; we examine what happened to NYC’s ‘congestion pricing’ system and if there’s been ripple effects; we explore what presidential immunity means; a new study finds a culprit behind declining butterfly populations; new book ‘Our Kindred Creatures: How Americans Came to Feel the Way They Do About Animals’ explains our recent empathy toward animals; and more.

Latest on President Biden’s health (00:17)
What to know about Skydance purchasing Paramount (17:48)
The rise & fall of NYC’s ‘congestion pricing’ system (32:52)
What exactly is presidential immunity? (51:31)
Why are butterfly populations declining? (1:11:23)
New book examines how we treat animals (1:27:39)

Chapters

1. The Latest From The White House, NYC's 'Congestion Pricing' Crisis, And The Declining Butterfly Population (00:00:00)

2. The latest from the White House (00:00:17)

3. The Paramount-Skydance deal explained (00:17:48)

4. Breaking down NYC's 'Congestion Pricing' (00:32:52)

5. A look at presidential immunity (00:51:31)

6. Why are butterfly populations declining? (01:11:23)

7. New book examines how we treat animals (01:27:39)

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