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Big tech is transforming every aspect of our world. But how, and at what cost? This season of Land of the Giants – The Disney Dilemma – focuses on Disney’s ability to weather the ups and downs of the business cycle and changing tastes and explores what has kept it successful for over 100 years. The entertainment giant has leveraged nostalgia and its intellectual property to build a beloved brand, but after an acquisition spree that included Marvel, Lucasfilm, and 20th Century Fox, can it sus ...
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Even before the catastrophic flooding in Texas, weather experts were ringing alarm bells over how staffing cuts at federal weather agencies could affect the reliability of weather forecasts in the United States. Marketplace’s Amy Scott joins us on the show today to explain how these cuts are impacting the day-to-day at the National Weather Service, and look at other headwinds the agency could face in the future, including privatization efforts and the ever-complicating factor of climate change.
Here’s everything we talked about today:
- "Burning Questions: How do cuts to NOAA impact all of us?" from “How We Survive”
- "FEMA cuts put more pressure on local disaster relief" from Marketplace
- "Debate erupts over role job cuts played in weather forecasts ahead of deadly Texas floods" from AP News
- "Flood predictions could worsen when Trump’s cuts take hold" from Politico
- "As Floods Hit, Key Roles Were Vacant at Weather Service Offices in Texas" from The New York Times
- "Republicans want to privatize weather forecasts. Do Trump appointees stand to benefit?" from Fast Company
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