The Brian Lehrer Show
• WNYC
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The Brian Lehrer Show
• WNYC
Do You Track Your Young Adult Kids' Locations?
NPR recently reported on a University of Michigan study that found that more than half of parents track their young adult children's locations. Listeners call in to share whether they do this or not, and if they do, if they think the benefits outweigh the potential costs.
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Texas ICE Killing Takes Damning Turn as Even MAGA Judges Abandon Trump
Paul Krugman
• Paul Krugman
An Encouraging Encounter With Real Americans
What I did yesterday
Ars Technica
• Jonathan M. Gitlin
Volkswagen Group tells its board how to fix it, unions disagree
VW's plan calls for half as many models but didn't mention closures or job cuts.
Ars Technica
• Robert Pearlman
Wally Funk, last of Mercury 13 and oldest woman in space, dies at 87
"I have been waiting a long time to finally get up there..."
Ars Technica
• Sabrina Weiss, WIRED.com
Is an air-conditioning revolution coming to Europe?
The AC culture wars may be solved by advances in environmentally friendly technology.
Ars Technica
• Eric Berger
Rocket Report: "Panic" over Transporter availability; Isar to launch from Canada
"We are delighted to actively help shape the ramp-up of the Ariane 6."
Ars Technica
• Peter Nelson
Like a cheat code for your car: We investigate ECU tuning
Now it's an arms race between OEMs locking down chips and tuners trying to crack them.
Ars Technica
• Kiona N. Smith
Flores Hobbits' eating habits offer clues about their evolutionary past
If Homo floresiensis wasn't a fire-using hunter, its origins could be different than we thought.
Ars Technica
• Beth Mole
Michigan's explosive outbreak of diarrheal parasite jumps to over 1,200 cases
In neighboring Ohio, cases have reportedly reached over 500.
Ars Technica
• Kyle Orland
OpenAI wants its new tool to do your work for you and with you
Rebranded Codex promises independent workflows that can run "for hours if needed."
Ars Technica
• Dan Goodin
Patch for Windows Defender 0-day could allow attackers to fill hard disk
The feud between NightmareEclipse and Microsoft shows no signs of resolving soon.
Ars Technica
• Scharon Harding
Allstate accuses Broadcom of auditing it because it quit VMware, CA
Broadcom accuses Allstate of dodging VMware audits.
Ars Technica
• Jeremy Hsu
Humanoid robots controlled by surgeons did world-first operation on live pigs
Preclinical trial is testing the feasibility of humanoid robots in surgery.
Ars Technica
• Jon Brodkin
Judge doesn't like Elon Musk settlement with SEC, but says court can't block it
Judge reluctantly approves $1.5M settlement with SEC over Twitter stock violation.
Ars Technica
• Ashley Belanger
OpenAI may have made a fatal misstep in copyright fight with news orgs
OpenAI may be sanctioned for hiding, deleting ChatGPT logs in NYT copyright fight.
Ars Technica
• Beth Mole
Surprised doctors find 10-inch worm in man's groin during elective surgery
Oddly, it wasn't the first time this had happened to the man.
Letters from an American
• Heather Cox Richardson
July 9, 2026
Today marks the anniversary of a dramatic reworking of the U.S.
Letters from an American
• Heather Cox Richardson
Politics Chat, July 9, 2026
In which I try to answer your questions about modern politics....