Category Archives: News

Morning News Podcast: AstraZeneca Study, Miami Beach Curfew, Migration

The results of a new efficacy study on the AstraZeneca vaccine could pave the way for a Food and Drug Administration decision on whether the vaccine can be used in the United States.

The city of Miami Beach is under a curfew to try to mitigate crowds of rowdy spring breakers. And, the Biden administration is struggling to address the developing migration crisis at the country’s southern border.

World News: How To Deal With China, Mexican Border, Global Happiness

A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week, how to deal with ChinaBiden’s border bind (12:01) and how the pandemic has changed the shape of global happiness (27:34). Zanny Minton Beddoes hosts.

Sunday Morning Podcast: Latest Headlines From Zurich, London & Tokyo

The weekend’s top news with Monocle’s Tyler Brûlé, Andrew Tuck, Benno Zogg and Thomas Kramer. We also hear from Fiona Wilson in Tokyo and take a look at what’s on the pages of ‘Zeit’ magazine this week with editorial director Christoph Amend.

Political News: ‘Brooks & Capehart’ On Republican Reluctance To Vaccinate

New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including Republican reluctance to get the COVID-19 vaccine, the response to violence against Asian Americans and the Atlanta attacks, and the Biden administration’s immigration policy.

Morning News Podcast: AstraZeneca Deemed Safe, Asian Attacks In The U.S.

We get the latest from Brussels after the EU’s medicines regulator says the Astrazeneca vaccine is “safe and effective”.

Plus: we unpack the wave of anti-Asian attacks in the US and get the business headlines.

Morning News Podcast: Atlanta Killings, Crisis in Migration, Liver Disease

Two police departments in Georgia are investigating the killings of eight people, six of them Asian women, by a 21 year-old white man. 

President Biden hopes to address the migration crisis at its roots in Central America. And, serious liver diseases are increasing, especially in young women.

Morning News Podcast: Vaccine Blood Clot Risks, Hostage Diplomacy

Scattered reports of blood clots have sparked curbs across Europe, even though the jab is almost certainly safe. We take a hard look at the risks in relative terms.

After Canada arrested a Huawei executive in 2018, China detained two Canadians—we examine the hostage diplomacy still playing out. And how “non-fungible tokens” may benefit digital artists of all sorts.

Morning News Podcast: AstraZeneca’s Vaccine, Airlines, U.S. Interest Rates

A.M. Edition for March 16. WSJ’s Jenny Strasburg discusses the broader impact as more European countries suspend use of AstraZeneca’s vaccine. 

The Federal Reserve is set to begin its policy meeting this week. Airlines see some growth in bookings, but challenges remain. Marc Stewart hosts.

Politics Monday: Tamara Keith And Amy Walter On American Rescue Plan Act

NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including the rollout of the American Rescue Plan Act, President Biden’s address to the nation and the pace of COVID vaccinations, and the humanitarian crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border.