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The Sidebar

Summary: The Sidebar is the weekly podcast from the New America Foundation looking at whats in and underlying the news.

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 The Sidebar: We Need To Talk | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Leila Hilal and Ali Gharib tell us why the latest Israeli-Palestinian peace talks are different than past ones, and highlight the biggest obstacles to success. Elizabeth Weingarten hosts.

 The Sidebar: Field of Dreams | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Barry C. Lynn and Mark Hertsgaard explain how we can harness agriculture to dial back the clock on climate change. Elizabeth Weingarten hosts.

 The Sidebar: Monopoly Money | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Lina Khan explains how banks are gaining monopoly power in some industries and who can stop them. Elizabeth Weingarten hosts.

 The Sidebar: Decisions Decisions and Taliban Talks | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Schwartz Fellow Reniqua Allen catches us up on some of the historic rulings made by the Supreme Court this week. National Security Studies Program Associate Jennifer Rowland provides insight on renewed peace talks with the Taliban in Qatar. Elizabeth Weingarten hosts.

 The Sidebar: Mind Games | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Ali Gharib on what Iran's new president could change; Annie Murphy Paul explains how tech, and reading, affect intelligence and empathy. Elizabeth Weingarten hosts.

 The Sidebar: Lessons from Lincoln and Revenue Revelations | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Matthew Pinsker tells President Obama what he can learn from that other Illinois President about dealing with Congressional partisanship and transcending scandals. Katherine Mangu-Ward looks at the IRS scandal, and questions whether their role should change

 The Sidebar: DoJ Taps in and Pakistan Elects | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Schwartz Fellow Christopher Leonard explains why the Justice Department's overreach threatens journalism. National Security Studies Program Fellow Shamila Chaudhary breaks down the results of Pakistan's historic election. Elizabeth Weingarten hosts.

 The Sidebar: Do-Gooder Drones and End of Days | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Shane Harris and Crawford Allan discuss the altruistic uses of drones, and what the future of UAV use will look like. Shannon Brownlee exposes a disturbing trend in end-of-life care, and explains why it's so bad in California. Elizabeth Weingarten hosts.

 The Sidebar: The Game of Oligopoly and a New Mexico | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Tim Wu explains why media oligopolies are as dangerous as monopolies. Andrés Martinez talks to Alfredo Corchado, the Mexico bureau chief of The Dallas Morning News in Mexico City, about Mexico's forward momentum. Read more from Alfredo Corchado on his personal relationship with Ciudad Juárez, Mexico.

 The Sidebar: Reddit Detectives and a Gun Bill Postmortem | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Lorelei Kelly explains why the failure of the gun legislation in the Senate isn't just a result of the NRA's power over Congress. Slate's Will Oremus tells the story of the Boston manhunt through the lens of social media sites like reddit, and shares why he thinks the Internet's feverish need to pin suspects in the wake of a tragedy is evolving. Elizabeth Weingarten hosts.

 The Sidebar: Boston Bombing and High-Tech Lobbying | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Jennifer Rowland explains how terrorism investigations have evolved since 9/11, and what we can learn from data on domestic terror attacks in the last 12 years. Marvin Ammori and Josh Mendelsohn give us the inside scoop on Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's new political advocacy group, and tell us about common mistakes Silicon Valley leaders make on the Hill. Elizabeth Weingarten hosts.

 The Sidebar: The North Korean Threat and Immigration Hustle | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Fred Kaplan tells us the reasons we should - and should not - be concerned about North Korea. Alexandra Starr explains why the Canadian and Australian immigration systems work for them but are not ideal for the US. Adam Sneed hosts.

 The Sidebar: Atlanta Cheating and California Dreamin' | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Dana Goldstein explores why Atlanta teachers secretly erased their students' incorrect test scores and what the scandal tells us about education policy in the US, and Joe Mathews explains why Americans perpetuate false narratives of California, and how we should really think about the Golden State. Elizabeth Weingarten hosts.

 The Sidebar: The XX Code and Syria's Status | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Etsy’s Martha Girdler breaks down misconceptions about coding and tells us why it’s a great field for women. Leila Hilal provides an update on Syria’s long road to revolution. Elizabeth Weingarten hosts.

 The Sidebar: Seeds of a Monopoly and Polarizing Pipelines | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Steve LeVine and Jennifer Rowland dig into the complex politics of the Iran- Pakistan pipeline, and Lina Khan traces the impact of biotech company Monsanto's monopoly on seeds - and why the Obama administration stopped fighting it. Elizabeth Weingarten hosts.

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