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Thu. 02/24 - The Little-Known Women Who Saved Millions of Children

Thu. 02/24 - The Little-Known Women Who Saved Millions of Children

FromCool Stuff Ride Home


Thu. 02/24 - The Little-Known Women Who Saved Millions of Children

FromCool Stuff Ride Home

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Length:
20 minutes
Released:
Feb 24, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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The too-little-known story of the creation of the whooping cough vaccine. Plus, the remarkable initiatives in Taiwan that are helping keep the country clean with a little help from Beethoven. A new Netflix docuseries that uses AI to recreate Andy Warhol’s voice reading his diaries. And a note on the Russian invasion of Ukraine.Sponsors:Shopify, Get a 14-day free trial at shopify.com/kottkeIndeed, Get a free $75 credit at Indeed.com/goodnewsLinks:The Unsung Heroes Who Ended a Deadly Plague (Smithsonian Magazine)How American Conservatives Turned Against the Vaccine (Kottke.Org)In Taiwan, When You Hear Beethoven, It's Time to Take Out the Trash (NY Times)'The Andy Warhol Diaries' Trailer Is Here, Queer, and Compelling (The Advocate)Watch trailer Netflix's The Andy Warhol Diaries docuseries (Entertainment Weekly)The Russian Invasion of Ukraine (Kottke.org) Ukraine standoff, drone strikes, Johnson's woes (Bloomberg)Russia attacks Ukraine; peace in Europe ‘shattered’ (AP)Biden Speech on Putin, Russia-Ukraine Invasion: Live Updates (NY Times)Livefeed of Kyiv (Washington Post, YouTube)Russia-Ukraine Monitor Map (Centre For Information Resilience)10 Videos From the Invasion of Ukraine That Are Actually Fake (Gizmodo)Understanding the Ukraine Crisis: A Comprehensive Reading List (Literary Hub)4 Meaningful Ways You Can Help Ukraine (Global Citizen)Kottke.OrgJackson Bird on TwitterSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Released:
Feb 24, 2022
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