What's Going On In The World
Season 2
Friday February 2nd 2024
Friday January 26th 2024
January 19th 2024
Season 1
by Tommy J Housman
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Friday January 26th 2024
Pakistan keen to work on 'all issues' with Iran N Korea conducts 'underwater nuclear weapons system' test - state media Macron seeks to revitalise presidency with vow for a 'stronger' France Japan Becomes the Latest Country to Land on the Moon How Ecuador descended into gang violence More than 50 dead, 95 million under winter weather alerts as Arctic cold blankets the nation 'Sports Illustrated' lays off most of its staff https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-68033426 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-68027356 https://www.france24.com/en/france/20240116-%F0%9F%94%B4-follow-live-macron-seeks-to-reboot-presidency-with-rare-press-conference https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/12/science/japan-slim-moon-landing.html https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-67912242
China's high-tech manufacturing loans raise fears of wave of cheap exports Tim Scott, lone Black Republican in US Senate, ends White House bid Under fire, US Supreme Court unveils ethics code for justices China, Japan reaffirm strategic relations in rare leader talks Former UK PM Cameron in surprise return to government as foreign secretary Biden, Xi's 'blunt' talks yield deals on military, fentanyl US Senate passes stopgap funding bill to avert government shutdown Exclusive: Qatar seeking Israel-Hamas deal to free 50 hostages and 3-day truce Israel says Palestinian Authority in current form should not run Gaza
November 3rd 2023 Judge reinstates gag order in Trump federal Election Case Ukrainian troops battle exhaustion as war drags into second winter US labor market loosens as job gains slow, unemployment rate hits 3.9% Ex-crypto mogul Sam Bankman –Fried found guilty of defrauding FTX customers Mike Pence, former vice president, drops out of Republican presidential campaign Nipah virus outbreak renews calls to protect bat roosts Israel Launches Gaza war’s second phase with ground operation, Netanyahu says Bombarded Gazans look for loved ones as blackout eases Israel strikes dense Gaza camp, it kills Hamas commander https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/us-job-growth-slows-october-unemployment-rate-rises-39-2023-11-03/ https://www.reuters.com/legal/judge-reinstates-gag-order-trump-election-case-2023-10-29/ https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukrainian-troops-battle-exhaustion-war-drags-into-second-winter-2023-11-03/#:~:text=NEAR%20KREMINNA%2C%20Ukraine%2C%20Nov%203,the%20pinewood%20forests%20near%20Kreminna. https://www.reuters.com/legal/ftx-founder-sam-bankman-fried-thought-rules-did-not-apply-him-prosecutor-says-2023-11-02/#:~:text=A%2012%2Dmember%20jury%20in,users%20out%20of%20sheer%20greed. https://www.reuters.com/world/us/former-us-vp-pence-says-he-is-suspending-his-presidential-campaign-2023-10-28/ https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/global-pandemic-bats-prevention/ https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/eu-calls-humanitarian-pauses-gaza-aid-israel-raids-enclave-2023-10-26/ https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/terrified-gaza-residents-try-reconnect-communications-return-2023-10-29/#:~:text=GAZA%2C%20Oct%2029%20(Reuters),into%20the%20Hamas%2Druled%20enclave. https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/hamas-says-it-fires-israeli-troops-pressing-gaza-ground-assault-2023-10-31/
Argentina’s Peronists soar in election to seal run-off with radical MileiRepublican Mike Johnson elected US House speaker, ending leadership vacuumMaine hunts for Army reservist suspected of killing 18 in LewistonUS congressman Santos pleads not guilty to new felony chargesUS economy delivers blockbuster performance in third quarterIsrael arms civilian security squads, fearing internal strifeIran's quandary: How to stay out of Israel's war on HamasIsrael agrees to U.S. request to delay Gaza invasion- WSJSourceshttps://www.reuters.com/world/americas/argentina-heads-polls-grip-fierce-economic-crisis-2023-10-22/#:~:text=BUENOS%20AIRES%2C%20Oct%2022%20(Reuters,right%20libertarian%20radical%20Javier%20Milei.https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-house-republicans-hope-johnson-will-fill-long-leadership-vacancy-2023-10-25/https://www.reuters.com/world/us/police-scour-maine-man-sought-lewiston-mass-shootings-2023-10-26/https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-congressman-santos-pleads-not-guilty-new-felony-charges-2023-10-27/#:~:text=NEW%20YORK%2C%20Oct%2027%20(Reuters,federal%20prosecutors%20added%20this%20month.https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-economic-growth-accelerates-third-quarter-2023-10-26/#:~:text=%22But%20not%20only%20is%20the,the%20fourth%20quarter%20of%202021.https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/irans-quandary-how-stay-out-israels-war-hamas-2023-10-22/https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/fearing-internal-strife-gaza-war-israel-arms-civilian-security-squads-2023-10-22/https://www.reuters.com/world/israel-agrees-us-request-delay-gaza-invasion-wsj-2023-10-25/#:~:text=Reuters%20reported%20on%20Monday%20that,a%20possible%20wider%20regional%20war.
Episode 2 October 20th 2023
October 7th - 14th 2023 week one of What's Going on in the World is a little rough, but shares valuable information about the world we live in. Be patient as we develop the voice of our shoe. Show notes and sources Why countries are choosing to build new cities in places at high risk of worsening floods Laura Paddison, CNN https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/04/world/flood-risk-cities-climate-change/index.html Weather Underground Warming underneath cities is weakening buildings in slow motion. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/underground-climate-change-is-weakening-buildings-in-slow-motion1/ By Allison Parshall on July 11, 2023 Scientists looked at nearly every known amphibian type. They're not doing great. Nathan Rott https://www.npr.org/2023/10/04/1203120401/scientists-looked-at-nearly-every-known-amphibian-type-theyre-not-doing-great#:~:text=They%27re%20not%20doing%20great&text=Kent%20Gilbert%2FAP-,A%20study%20published%20in%20the%20journal%20Nature%20found%20that%20the,most%20threatened%20class%20of%20vertebrates. 150 DOLPHINS DIE AS WATER HITS HOT TUB TEMPERATURE https://futurism.com/the-byte/dolphins-die-water-temperature Gobsmackingly bananas’: scientists stunned by planet’s record September heat. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/oct/05/gobsmackingly-bananas-scientists-stunned-by-planets-record-september-heat#:~:text=Global%20temperatures%20soared%20to%20a,the%20hottest%20month%20ever%20recorded.
Do you consider it hard to find a reliable source of information that is not politicized? Do You find it difficult to understand what is really going on in the world? Welcome to What’s going on in the world a podcast that helps you discern fact from fiction and filters out the bias of sensationalized media. I’m Tommy Housman Instructor of Communications and Student Media Advisor and I’m Sarah Seils Political Science and International Studies Major. Tune in weekly during each semester to hear the latest world news by visiting crescent.evansville.edu or listen on Spotify, rss, or Apple Podcast.