TL;DR: Here’s the top six news items of note in climate news for Aotearoa-NZ this week, and a discussion above between Bernard Hickey and The Kākā’s climate correspondent Cathrine Dyer:* A year of record-breaking surface temperatures has spawned a month of global extreme weather chaos in May, including howler monkeys falling dead from trees in Mexico during a ferocious heatwave that is also threatening to run Mexico City dry of water* Meantime, Brazil has more water than it can handle as

If Sean Hannity's floating "trial balloon" theories with the words "some people are saying ..." you can best believe where there's smoke, there's fire. All the more reason to believe Donald Trump's trying to waffle on the agreed upon June 27th debate here in Atlanta. Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro, incidentally, went 'scorched earth" on Trump's continuing predilection for trashing ("sh*t-talking," he phrased it) the United States. I

Trump has embraced the culture war on guns and abortion, but he is somehow being painted as a moderate again. Meanwhile, Giuliani and Abbott served up fresh reminders that MAGA thinks law and order doesn't apply to them. And today's authoritarians aren't anti-elite—it's just that the wrong elites are in charge. Tom Nichols joins Tim Miller. show notes: Tom's piece about Carla, the cat

The Budget Bonanza! What got money, what got cut and what surprised us. The Gals tell you everything you need to know about Budget 2024. Plus two Beehave Mates for men behaving badly.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Have you ever wondered how AI can generate human-like text? We'll explore the technology behind ChatGPT and how it's able to create such convincing conversations. Next, we'll take a look at the intersection of politics and religion. Many of former President Trump's supporters say that he shares their faith and values. We'll examine the role that religion plays in their support for him. In lighter news, Max the cat has just received an honorary degree from Vermont State

It's been more than a week since a wide swath of the city of Atlanta lacked adequate (if any) water service, but the pundits on local FOX-TV affiliate's "The Georgia Gang" weighed in on their most recent record episode after the calamity. Cathy Woodard being a former city council president made for some clarity (and more questions, too) but conservative pundit Brian Robinson made a few points (some I actually agreed with) - and one in particular called for some historical clarity

"What's so valuable about human attention?" I ask Ron Placone, comedian, filmmaker, political commentator, horizontal sleeper and lover of cats and cat love. We talk about the challenges of an artistic career in a world run by inhuman monsters, swap atheism origin stories, eco-socialism vs barbarism and have an honest manly discussion about our feelings and love for cats while I try to bully Ron into adopting mine. Full Episode 194 on YouTube: Follow & Support Ron! Podcast: Support links

On this full episode of The LARRY Roundtable, we are joined by 917 Strategies Founder Sarah Selip, Senior Vice President of AMAC Action Andy Mangione, and Communications Director for the State Freedom Caucus Network Greg Prices. We discuss Speaker Mike Johnson's reaction to the continued weaponized witch hunt against Donald Trump, the tragic (and comedic) fall of Michael Cohen, complete chaos in the halls of congress, liberal meltdowns over Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker, and MUCH, much more! Watch

On this week's episode Alex, Stephen, and David* talk with Paul Salmon, who is one of the Project Managers on the A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet upgrade, about the project, the road, road safety and all things highways related.We also enquire about the welfare of the Black Cat.*Martin will be back next week.

Zed News Podcast episode 247 features the forfeiture of properties to the state in a corruption case, a disappointing draw for Green Buffaloes in football, a Zambian teenager's debut for FC Zurich, a U17 women's national team match, discussions on subsidizing electricity, boxers preparing for Olympic qualifiers, and various other news items from Zambia. Today's edition is presented in English (South Africa) and consists of 14 articles from 2 sources. The size of the audio file is 5.56 MB. Running

In this episode of the Zed News Podcast, Ayanda covers various news stories, including Muzala Samukonga's participation in the Rabat/Marrakech Wanda Diamond League, FNB Zambia's K4 million sponsorship for the 2024 FNB Kopala Run, the U17 girls' team's confidence ahead of their Uganda rematch, and the dismissal of the warrant of arrest for Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba. Additionally, the Vice-President Mutale Nalumango discusses the challenges faced by the government, and Finance Minister Situmbeko

The Dr. Phil (and obviously filtered and edited) interview of a convicted felon, the former President, Donald Trump, was predictably awful. Imagine 50-plus minutes of a man clearly in need of a psychologist, spewing lie after lie, laced with hyperbole and other half-truths, while the 'doctor" fails diagnose the chronically lying narcissist.You just come away convinced they're both facades; or at least it's now confirmed. --- Send in a voice message:

Cat is back after a looooooooong Cardinals road trip, and he has many thoughts on some of the news he's missed

In this episode of the Zed News Podcast, host Ayanda discusses various news items from May 15th, 2024. Topics include the Under-17 women's national team preparing for their return leg against Uganda, the call for private sector support in hosting the RASA awards, the Rugby 7s provisional squad for the Africa Cup Nations qualifiers, and the MTN Super Division Week 31 clashes. Additionally, the episode covers the windfall tax debate, political power dynamics, RTSA's dismissal of directors, a witness

The mission of law & disorder is to expose, agitate and build a new world where all of us can thrive. But how do we get there? How do we build a world many of us have only seen in our dreams? That’s where we believe the artists come in. So, each week we feature an artist, holding down a weekly residency with us, helping us to imagine a different, more liberated world. This week’s Resistance in Residence Artist is Bay Area writer, musician, activist, author and founder of Krip Hop Nation, Leroy

Over a year after tearing his bicep trying to catch his runaway cat, Monkey Butt, Rick makes the announcement...Monkey Butt has returned!

Whelp; a three-judge Georgia appeals court panel has put the brakes on the Georgia v. Trump election interference case until October, essentially cementing that the most evidence-laden and damning case against the already-convicted felon won't be tried this calendar year. Sure it'd be easy to berate Fani Willis & Nathan Wade some more, but I've done that plenty. Instead, let's listen in on a local conservative talk show pundit as he celebrates a "win" ... the "law

In this episode of Zed News Podcast, Ayanda discusses the recent Absa Cup final and the positive impact of President Hakainde Hichilema's attendance. Grace Chanda scores her first goal for Madrid CFF since her return from illness, while RED Arrows and Kabwe Warriors prepare for their league fixture. The Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) and its aggrieved parties agree to settle their dispute out of court, and the U17 women's national team is encouraged to continue working hard for a spot in the

We hold our breath now and keep our fingers crossed the last of the "Atlanta water crisis" leaks have been addressed and there aren't more major breaks to come. The thing is, when we're replacing pipe laid in 1883, it's likely only a matter of time. We've put a lot of heat on Mayor Andre "in Memphis" Dickens, but why on earth has Georgia's governor said not word one about the state's largest city's water woes? When Dr. Anthony Fauci stepped down from

The changes that happen from primary school to high school with friends, family and your own body can be difficult.  Helen Brown has the love of ‘Mickey’ to help her and writes about this cat and these incidents with humour and understanding.  Jenny Ackland explores a dystopian future in her latest novel, 'Hurdy Gurdy', where a troupe of female performers provide more than just entertainment especially for women in need.