Here's Your Homework: Weekly News From A Willing Nerd
by Marcella I Licastro
A willing nerd offers to do your weekly homework. Best of all: she’s an overachiever. Listen to weekly news summaries and analyses from Marcella Licastro, a high-school senior reading over 30 weekly news pieces and bringing them to you in 20 minutes. Sit back, relax, and sound smart after a listen.
Episodes
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February 7 - 14: Myanmar, Marxist Investing, Monopolies, & Morality
Myanmar's military coup and civilian resistance (02:19), Gamestop and short-selling explained (08:32), India's and Australia's wars on technology (14:25), updates on US politics (20:26), and Saudi Arabia's judicial modernization (23:59) -- all and more on this week's episode.
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December 14 - 20: Leaders, Laissez-faire, Legitimacy, & Liquidity
World leaders and COVID-19, including Sweden's king (01:29), Macron (03:41), Boris Johnson (04:53), and Bolsonaro (09:53); the LSE report suggesting tax cuts only help the rich (13:03); the US Electoral College and Dr. Jill Biden's title (15:22); and corporations' environmental and social...
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December 6 - 13: Paris, Pandemic, Planning, & Physics
Environmental developments in honor of the Paris Agreement (01:29); Brexit updates and timeline (09:08); COVID-19 vaccination and equity (14:43); Time's "Person" of the Year (17:16); and questioning all economic modeling (18:00) -- all and more on this week's episode.
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November 29 - December 5: Corporations, Confrontations, Community Power, & Cuddles
Corporate failures and victories, including: Nike, Coca-Cola and forced labor (01:36); the US Supreme Court and slavery (03:51); Google and suppression of worker advocacy (05:01); Facebook's latest lawsuit (06:23); Nestle's environmental ambitions (09:42); International relations updates: Latest…
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November 22 - 28: RCEP, Retaliation, Revolution, Recordings, & Reform
Asian trade: the RCEP trade deal (02:08) and China's tariffs on Australian wine (11:55); Iran's threat of retaliation following the murder of a top nuclear scientist (13:24); an explanation of Ethiopia's power struggle (16:55) and this week's timeline of events (20:06); French police violence and...
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November 8 - 14: China, Conflicts, Controversy, & Credit
China's foreign policy, including WHO's pro-China actions (01:52), the resignation of Hong Kong policymakers (04:55), and the suspension of Ant Group's IPO (06:53); Conflict resolution between Azerbaijan and Armenia (09:00), contrasting to Ethiopia's potential Civil War (10:11); Saudi Arabia's...
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November 1 - 6: Rain, Resurgence, & Reprimand
Storm Eta in Central America and its effects (01:31); the US presidential election: vote counts, results, and Trump's reaction (03:04); economic and social implications of a Biden presidency (11:17); and Greta Thunberg's twitter revenge (23:10) -- all and more on this week's episode.
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October 25 - 31: Terrorism, Tiffany, Tardy Lockdowns, & Toppling the Tech Monopoly
Recent terrorist attacks in France and the diplomatic aftermath (01:37); LVMH's acquisition of Tiffany & Co. and the economics of a post-pandemic luxury goods industry (10:24); Europe's second wave of COVID-19 and government responses (15:58); and the US Government's Anti-trust case against…
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October 24 Special Episode: Creators, Change-makers, Care Responsibilities, & Calling for Help
Pink October and UN Day Special Episode! Betty Ford (01:40) and Evelyn Lauder (04:17), the creators of Pink October; the strength and significance of Prime Ministers Jacinda Ardern (07:04) and Sanna Marin (11:53); a UN Report on insufficient progress towards gender equality (15:25); and Kenya's...
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October 8 - 14: Aircrafts, Ant Group, & Auction Theory
Potential $4 billion EU tariffs on US goods (01:28) and EU tariffs on Chinese aluminum products (05:05); the importance of Ant Group's IPO and its complications (06:12); and the Economics Nobel Prize: its winners, their research, and perspectives on its significance (18:48) -- all and more on…
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September 30 - October 7: Infection, Inspiration, and Innovation
Trump and COVID-19, highlights from the Vice-Presidential debate, and the Nobel Prize winners, with a special focus on social and economic inequalities -- all and more on this week's episode.
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September 23 - 29: Extended Episode - Conflicts, Chaos, and Community
North and South Korean tensions, Armenia and Azerbaijan clashes, the US Presidential Debate and key takeaways, and Jeff Bezos' Academy -- all and more on this week's extended episode.
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September 14 - 22: Responsibility, Redistribution, Revolts, & Ruth
FinCEN Files Investigation; Rand Corporation US Economic Inequality Report; national news including rising UK and France coronavirus cases, Thailand protests, the delayed Lebanon government cabinet, Belarus human rights violations; and a tribute to Ruth Bader Ginsburg -- all and more on this…
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September 7 - 13: Moscow, Modern Mao, Moria, & Mulan
Suspicions of Russia's "Sputnik V" and second potential vaccine, Chinese executives' response to the US-China technology war, tragedy and lack of foreign action regarding Greece's Moria migrant camp, and Disney's Mulan controversy -- all and more on this week's episode. Sources
About this show
A willing nerd offers to do your weekly homework. Best of all: she’s an overachiever. Listen to weekly news summaries and analyses from Marcella Licastro, a high-school senior reading over 30 weekly news pieces and bringing them to you in 20 minutes. Sit back, relax, and sound smart after a listen.
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