The conservative nonprofit Advance Colorado brought a whopping eight initiatives to the ballot this year – that’s more than half of the 14 amendments and propositions voters will decide. But after a record turnout by Democrats in this summer’s primaries, why is this Republican-leaning organization banking so much on the midterms? Logan M. Davis, who wrote “The Muckraker Official Ballot Guide” for the Colorado Times Recorder, joins host Bree Davies to discuss what he believes is motivating Advance

Happy Tuesday! There are voter deadlines approaching! The WHO released a report that said some cancers are caused by infections. The president has once again said every citizen is going to get $5,000 if Republicans win midterms. Singapore creates a dating app for government employees. This is the under eye cream Carla Marie swears by. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why were a dozen Madison city council members in a Signal group chat? Madison 365’s Rob Chappell broke the story last week, and on today’s episode, he joins City Cast Madison Host Bianca Martin and Executive Producer Hayley Sperling to break down the story. Plus Young Blood Beer Company is closing its Northstreet location at the end of the month, and the Brewers are one win away from the National League Championship Series!⚾ Join the team and get more from City Cast Madison! When you become a City

Frank Strada resigned as commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Correction following the state’s failed attempt to execute Christa Pike this week. Hosts Rachel Iacovone, executive producer Whitney Pastorek, and creative producer Marie Cecile Anderson discuss what comes next for capital punishment in Tennessee. Plus, Nashville is setting aside $30 million a year to pursue tourism “mega events.” What counts as a mega event, and why is the city spending that money? We talk with Nashville Symphony

Big shopping deals are here! Walmart and Amazon are going head-to-head this week, but are you really saving money? Plus, fascinating research suggests growing up around farm animals and a little dirt may actually help protect kids from allergies and asthma!We're also talking about the new workplace trend called "loud working." Are you someone who makes sure the boss notices your hard work, or do you just hope your efforts speak for themselves? Also on today's podcast: Pope Leo XIV has an

Notes and references from today’s show:A.I.-Driven Education: Founded in Texas and Coming to a School Near You [New York Times] State rejects application for cyber charter school with AI teacher and two hours of daily class [Penn Capital-Star] Parents Fell in Love With Alpha School’s Promise. Then They Wanted Out [Wired] SPECIAL REPORT: My So-Called Alpha School [Cognitive Resonance] Several States Rejected This Private School Chain as a Charter. Now It’s Eligible for Texas’

Living in any big city has its moments of loneliness — but according to some studies, D.C. might be the loneliest city in the U.S.Washingtonianrecently covered D.C.'s loneliness epidemic, and lifestyle editor Daniella Byck is here to talk about why making friends here can be so hard, and what we can do to make connections.Want some more DC news? Then make sure to sign up for our morning newsletter City Cast DC. You can text us or leave a voicemail at: ‪(202) 642-2654‬. You can also become a

We’re zooming into Kensington and talking about how the Parker administration has been addressing issues in this neighborhood. Plus, Black Bottom becomes an official Philly neighborhood – is that enough to remember a displaced community? Host Trenae Nuri is joined with Santiago Ortiz, founder of No Shorts Media, and Eric Marsh, director of the Philadelphia Center for Gun Violence Reporting. We also discuss the anniversary of HitchBOT’s destruction by Elfed’s Alley.Our newsletter has Philly news &

Woody Overton opens with October 6 in true-crime history before covering a mass shooting at a Georgia block party that left two people dead and dozens injured, and the arrest of a California woman accused of acting as an unregistered Chinese agent and surveilling a Taiwanese official’s family in the United States. Pasted textIn Family Matters, Woody revisits the chilling case of Diane and Rachel Staudte, the Missouri mother and daughter convicted in a plot involving antifreeze poisonings within

The secretly-recorded calls between Cornell’s Jane Doe and two former frat brothers–how one said they all ended up in the room of the alleged gang rape. Plus, Jamie Foxx opens up about the health crisis that nearly killed him. And one-on-one with New Orleans Saints legend Steve Gleason. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In a crushing blow to the CAQ, the Parti Quebecois will form a minority government for the first time in over a decade; a bombshell report is exploring the close ties the Alberta separatist movement may have with the U.S. and supposed promises they’ve made; concerns about how Cornell University handled allegations of gang rape are raising questions of accountability closer to home.

Guest host Zaron Burnett investigates the curious question: Can we print our own money? The short answer is: yes, yes we can. To consider the more nuanced aspects of that question, Burnett spoke with Peter LaRochelle from the Schumacher Center for a New Economics. LaRochelle administers a local currency called BerkShares, which is available in the tourist-friendly Berkshire region of western Massachusetts. The alternative currency was created 20 years ago and serves as a successful model for how to

After telling Americans that mail-in voting is corrupt, a change in tune for Donald Trump as midterms draw closer. Plus, what happens if a Supreme Court justice leaves during Donald Trump’s final two years? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Aaron Katersky has the latest on the newly obtained phone calls between Jane Doe and some of Cornell's fraternity members she accused of rape three weeks after the alleged assault, the recorded calls come as outrage grows on campus; Elizabeth Schulze has details on the Russian lab worker who died from a suspected case of pneumonic plague linked to a research facility in Siberia, the mystery illness triggering quarantines; Martha Raddatz reports on the new and different threat that prompted the

Boomer and Millie Birch join Farmers Guardian’s Ellie Layton and Tom Ryder for the latest episode of For Flock’s Sake In this episode, set in Staffordshire the couple tell us how a shared passion for livestock has developed into pedigree and commercial breeding enterprises. Both working within the cattle industry, they bring their experience and knowledge into their own breeding operation, where they run the High Sky Shorthorn, Sky High Hereford and Boomer British Blue herds. They talk abo...

Quebecers cast their vote in an election that could reshape the province's political landscape. Touria Izri looks at what the party leaders have promised and the issues driving voters' decisions at the ballot box.With the PQ favoured to win in the Quebec election, David Akin explains why the separatist party could return to power despite most Quebecers opposing another referendum. Eric Sorensen on the death of a Russian lab worker and the fears it's sparked about the plague. Jackson Proskow