8/29/20

Episode 17: things we learned/things we got wrong:

News:

size of the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs

gold toilet titled “America” stolen in England https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/20/arts/design/gold-toilet-america.html

CA bill AB5 and California Prop 22

Robert E Lee statue in Charlottesville VA https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_E._Lee_Monument_(Charlottesville,_Virginia)

https://www.cvilletomorrow.org/articles/city-council-waiting-for-judge-to-alter-injunction-to-go-ahead-with-process-to-remove-confederate-monuments/

Apple announced new products

kid saving money for Disney World gave money to Dorian evacuees

MIT / Fidelity Investments settlement regarding 401Ks

Topics:

Geographic distance from families

aging

Emily's phone tabs

award names

https://locusmag.com/2019/08/campbell-award-renamed/ 

https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/11/entertainment/grammys-rename-urban-category-intl-scli/index.html

https://www.mlb.com/news/world-series-mvp-award-renamed-for-willie-mays-c256686298

Vox article about Horror movies

Braille Institute transcribing team

Books Behind Bars and the Claremont Forum

Library of Congress transcribing https://crowd.loc.gov/

The Homestead Act of 1862