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1753 - The 1A Movie Club Recaps The 2023 Oscars
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  • 1753 - The 1A Movie Club Recaps The 2023 Oscars

    Hollywood's biggest night has come and gone. And it was a memorable one, even in the run-up.

    Excluding Michelle Yeoh of "Everything Everywhere All At Once", this year's slate of best actor nominees were entirely white. That's three years after the academy announced new diversity guidelines in response to 2015's Oscars-so-white campaign.

    We discuss where the Oscars go from here and what they tell us about the state of movie-going.

    Later, we revisit our conversation with Best Actor winner Ke Huy Quan, and Best Director Winners Daniel Kwanand Daniel Scheinert from 2022.

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    Sun, 19 Mar 2023
  • 1752 - The News Roundup For March 17, 2023

    Silicon Valley Bank collapsed this week, sending shockwaves through the financial world.

    A judge in Texas heard arguments in a lawsuit against a widely-used abortion medication. The Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine filed the suit to overturn the FDA's approval of pills that account for more than half of abortions in the U.S.

    The Biden administration approved a drilling project in Alaska's National Petroleum Reserve that would supposedly produce 180,000 barrels of oil a day. Environmental activists said this approval would violate the president's climate goals.

    Also this week, the Biden administration is demanding that the Chinese-owned social media app TikTok be sold. Otherwise, it risks a nationwide ban.

    And Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said this week that his country is safer than the U.S. This was his response to critics after four Americans were attacked by cartel gunmen, leaving two dead.

    We cover all this and more during the News Roundup.

    Want to support 1A?Give to your local public radio station and subscribe to this podcast. Have questions? Find us on Twitter@1A.

    Sat, 18 Mar 2023
  • 1751 - Colleges And Universities Are Betting Big On Sports Gambling

    The NCAA College Basketball tournament kicks off Tuesday. Millions of Americans are expected to watch and bet on the NCAA College Basketball tournament that kicked off this week.

    According to a new survey from the American Gaming Association, 68 million Americans are expected to place over $15 billion in bets on the tournament this year. As sports gambling becomes increasingly popular on mobile platforms, colleges and universities are getting in on the action through multi-million dollar partnerships that allow companies to advertise on campuses.

    Investigations from The New York Times and the PBS Newshour found at least five major colleges (Michigan State, LSU, Maryland, University of Denver, and the University of Colorado) have partnered with companies like Caesar's Sports Book and PointsBet.

    We discuss what responsible gambling practices look like and what reporters found in their investigations.

    Want to support 1A?Give to your local public radio station and subscribe to this podcast. Have questions? Find us on Twitter@1A.

    Fri, 17 Mar 2023
  • 1750 - 1A Remaking America: What Happens To A Community When A Hospital Closes?

    Madera Community Hospital closed in December and has now filed for bankruptcy. The emergency room now sits empty, and labor and delivery services have stopped. The hospital's three rural clinics are also closed.

    Some 136 rural hospitals closed between 2010 and 2021, according to the American Hospital Association. According to a January report from the Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform, about 600 hospitals are currently at risk of closing in the U.S.

    We traveled to Fresno as part of our Remaking America collaboration with six partner stations across the country, including KVPR in California's Central Valley. Earlier this month, we brought the community together to talk about the hospital closure, which has left more than 150,000 residents without an emergency room within 30 miles and has put a strain on emergency room departments in Fresno and Merced.

    This conversation is part of our Remaking America collaboration with six public radio stations, including KVPR in Fresno, California. Remaking America is funded in part by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

    Thu, 16 Mar 2023
  • 1749 - The USDA Is Making Sure Your Organic Food Is Organic; Does It Matter?

    This month, the USDA is implementing stronger oversight of organic products in order to reduce fraud. For a growing number of Americans buying organic, that's good news. The industry reached $63 billion in sales between 2020 and 2021.

    We discuss what the organic label actually means and the kind of benefits you can expect.

    Want to support 1A?Give to your local public radio station and subscribe to this podcast. Have questions? Find us on Twitter@1A.

    Wed, 15 Mar 2023
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