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By AxiosNews
1 big thing episodes
- Brutal crackdowns as Afghanistan gets a new government
The Taliban yesterday announced the first members of a new temporary Afghan government. And as Axios’ national security reporter Zach Basu writes, the interim cabinet is made up of mostly “old-guard Taliban officials.”
- Plus, disappointing jobs numbers with some glimmers of hope.
- And, actor Simu Liu on turning a movie into a movement.
Guests: Axios' Zachary Basu, Kate Marino, and Hope King.
Credits: Axios Today is produced in partnership with Pushkin Industries. The team includes Niala Boodhoo, Sara Kehaulani Goo, Dan Bobkoff, Alexandra Botti, Nuria Marquez Martinez, Sabeena Singhani, and Michael Hanf. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at [email protected]. You can text questions, comments and story ideas to Niala as a text or voice memo to 202-918-4893.
Go deeper:
- BONUS AUDIO: Simu Liu talks to Hope King about 'Shang-Chi's' success and what's next
- Taliban announce formation of caretaker Afghan government
- Deconstructing August's disappointing jobs report
12 min - Looking to new vaccines for a way out of COVID
Here in the U.S., the COVID vaccine conversation has mostly been focused on Pfizer, Moderna, and J&J. But with Delta’s strong hold on much of the U.S., Axios’ health care business reporter Bob Herman reports that we should be paying attention to other emerging vaccines.
- Plus, Mexico moves to decriminalize abortion.
- And, Latino voters’ role in deciding the fate of California Governor Gavin Newsom.
Guests: Telemundo Noticias' Marina Franco, Axios' Bob Herman and Russell Contreras.
Credits: Axios Today is produced in partnership with Pushkin Industries. The team includes Niala Boodhoo, Sara Kehaulani Goo, Dan Bobkoff, Alexandra Botti, Nuria Marquez Martinez, Sabeena Singhani, and Alex Sugiura. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at [email protected]. You can text questions, comments and story ideas to Niala as a text or voice memo to 202-918-4893.
12 min - The roadblocks before President Biden
It’s been a turbulent political summer, most recently with the Texas abortion ban that dominated headlines last week. As summer ends, a host of crises are putting roadblocks before President Biden and his agenda for the fall.
- Plus, Afghan refugees at the mercy of an overwhelmed immigration system.
- And, the new growth of organized labor in the U.S.
Guests: Axios' Mike Allen, Stef Kight, and Dan Primack.
Credits: Axios Today is produced in partnership with Pushkin Industries. The team includes Niala Boodhoo, Sara Kehaulani Goo, Dan Bobkoff, Alexandra Botti, Nuria Marquez Martinez, Sabeena Singhani, and Michael Hanf. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at [email protected]. You can text questions, comments and story ideas to Niala as a text or voice memo to 202-918-4893.
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- DOJ vows to "protect" abortion seekers, providers in Texas
- The labor movement is showing signs of life
12 min - Rounding up a week of climate devastation
Natural disasters punished the country this week. There’s been devastating flooding in Louisiana and the New York region, alongside wildfires in California and Nevada.
- Plus, how Texas could affect abortion laws in other states.
- And, inside the first all-civilian space flight.
Guests: Axios' Andrew Freedman, Oriana González, Miriam Kramer, and Nick Halter.
Credits: Axios Today is produced in partnership with Pushkin Industries. The team includes Niala Boodhoo, Hope King, Sara Kehaulani Goo, Dan Bobkoff, Alexandra Botti, Nuria Marquez Martinez, Sabeena Singhani, and Alex Sugiura. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at [email protected]. You can text questions, comments and story ideas to Niala as a text or voice memo to 202-918-4893.
12 min - How decades of decisions have led to larger wildfires
Firefighters in Northern California have been working to halt the aggressive Caldor Fire, one of 13 large fires burning in the state, and one which has displaced tens of thousands of people. Climate change plus decades of decisions around land management are partly to blame.
- Plus, police accountability in Colorado.
- And, the new 'Shang-Chi', Marvel’s first Asian American-led movie.
Guests: Axios' Andrew Freedman and John Frank.
Credits: Axios Today is produced in partnership with Pushkin Industries. The team includes Niala Boodhoo, Hope King, Sara Kehaulani Goo, Dan Bobkoff, Alexandra Botti, Nuria Marquez Martinez, Sabeena Singhani, Lydia McMullen-Laird, and Ben O'Brien. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at [email protected]. You can text questions, comments and story ideas to Niala as a text or voice memo to 202-918-4893.
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- California's Caldor Fire nears South Lake Tahoe: What you need to know
- 3 officers, 2 paramedics charged in connection with death of Elijah McClain
12 min - Federal intervention in the school masking debate
The ongoing battle among local, state and federal officials over COVID precautions in schools continues. The US Department of Education has now launched a civil rights investigation into five GOP-led states that have banned mask mandates in schools.
- Plus, the return of evictions in America.
- And, Amazon steps into the live audio business.
Guests: Axios' Ben Montgomery, Linh Ta, Felix Salmon, and Sara Fischer.
Credits: Axios Today is produced in partnership with Pushkin Industries. The team includes Hope King, Sara Kehaulani Goo, Dan Bobkoff, Alexandra Botti, Nuria Marquez Martinez, Sabeena Singhani, and Ben O'Brien. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at [email protected]. You can text questions, comments and story ideas to Niala as a text or voice memo to 202-918-4893.
Go deeper:
- Florida school districts face mask free-for-all after judge strikes down DeSantis' ban
- U.S. Education Department launches probe into Iowa's mask mandate ban
- The return of evictions
- Scoop: Amazon quietly building live audio business
12 min - What's next after 20 years of war
Today was President Biden’s deadline for troop withdrawal from Afghanistan. After two decades of war, the final US plane left Kabul yesterday afternoon.
- Plus, Biden waives ethics rules for top officials.
- And, one reverend’s fight against a Texas abortion ban.
Guests: Senior minister of First Unitarian Church in Dallas Daniel Kanter, Axios' Dave Lawler and Lachlan Markay.
Credits: Axios Today is produced in partnership with Pushkin Industries. The team includes Niala Boodhoo, Sara Kehaulani Goo, Dan Bobkoff, Alexandra Botti, Nuria Marquez Martinez, Sabeena Singhani, and Ben O'Brien. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at [email protected]. You can text questions, comments and story ideas to Niala as a text or voice memo to 202-918-4893.
Go deeper:
- What Taliban rule will look like in the new old Afghanistan
- Revealed: Biden's ethics exceptions
- Texas ban on second-trimester abortion procedure upheld by appeals court
12 min - Another historic storm hits Louisiana
Hurricane Ida made landfall in Port Fourchon, Louisiana yesterday afternoon. Just shy of a category five storm, it’s one of the strongest hurricanes to hit the state in recorded history. It also hit on the 16th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina which ravaged the state and the city of New Orleans.
- Plus, ambulance wait times are skyrocketing.
- And, Silicon Valley’s biggest fraud on trial.
Guests: Axios' Andrew Freedman, Marisa Fernandez, and Kia Kokalitcheva.
Credits: Axios Today is produced in partnership with Pushkin Industries. The team includes Niala Boodhoo, Sara Kehaulani Goo, Dan Bobkoff, Nuria Marquez Martinez, Sabeena Singhani, and Michael Hanf. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at [email protected]. You can text questions, comments and story ideas to Niala as a text or voice memo to 202-918-4893.
Go deeper:
- "Extremely dangerous" Hurricane Ida lashes Louisiana coast
- As hospitals fill, more ambulances forced to wait
- Silicon Valley's biggest fraud is on trial
- Biden pays respect to fallen service members at Dover AFB
12 min - The latest from Kabul after deadly blasts
Two explosions at the Kabul airport yesterday left at least 100 people dead -- including 13 U.S. service members -- and 150 more wounded. The blasts came from at least two suicide bombers, and The Islamic State has claimed responsibility.
- Plus, the last marine to escape Saigon in 1975 on the evacuation crisis in Afghanistan.
- And, the rising role of women in the gig economy.
Guests: Axios' Dave Lawler and Russell Contreras.
Credits: Axios Today is produced in partnership with Pushkin Industries. The team includes Niala Boodhoo, Sara Kehaulani Goo, Dan Bobkoff, Alexandra Botti, Nuria Marquez Martinez, Sabeena Singhani, and Ben O'Brien. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at [email protected]. You can text questions, comments and story ideas to Niala as a text or voice memo to 202-918-4893.
Go deeper:
- Biden promises retaliation for attacks in Kabul
- The last Marine in Saigon on Afghanistan
- The rise of women in the gig economy
12 min - A cybersecurity call to action
In the middle of messy evacuations from Afghanistan and just before a meeting with the Israeli prime minister, President Biden yesterday held a cybersecurity summit with tech and business leaders at the White House. Arvind Krishna, the chairman and chief executive officer of IBM, was one of them.
- Plus, retailers tackle the shipping crisis
- And, Afghanistan’s all-women robotics team flees Kabul and talks to us from Mexico City about what’s next
Guests: Arvind Krishna, chairman and CEO of IBM; members of The Afghan Dreamers; Axios' Courtenay Brown
Credits: Axios Today is produced in partnership with Pushkin Industries. The team includes Margaret Talev, Sara Kehaulani Goo, Dan Bobkoff, Alexandra Botti, Nuria Marquez Martinez, Lydia McMullen-Laird, and Ben O'Brien. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at [email protected]. You can text questions, comments and story ideas to us as a text or voice memo to 202-918-4893.
Go deeper:
- Shipping mania flashpoint: Retailers charter boats
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About 1 big thing
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Axios podcast host Niala Boodhoo digs deep with leaders you know — or need to know — in business, politics and culture. Every week, all in under 20 minutes.
About Axios: Axios is a digital media company launched in 2017. Axios helps you become smarter, faster with news and information across politics, tech, business, media, science and the world. Subscribe to our newsletters at axios.com/newsletters and download our mobile app at axios.com/app.
About Niala Boodhoo: Niala Boodhoo is the host of 1 big thing and previously hosted Axios Today She was the founding Host and Executive Producer of the award-winning news program The 21st. An alum of Reuters, The Miami Herald and WBEZ/Chicago, Niala was a 2019-2020 Knight-Wallace fellow.
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