August 2021

The August 2021 edition of the World’s Only Podcast is here to bring the top news as Ian and guest host Corey Parker give you their own unfiltered and congenial feedback. This episode the boys discuss the Delta Variant, Bill Cosby, Restaurant Staffing, Gun Violence, and the Olympics (That’s right, all five segments!)

Be sure to read more about the topics Ian and Corey discussed: 

• WaPo: Covid case, death and hospitalization rates on the rise again for the unvaccinated - Washington Post

• WaPo: Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri and other states report double-digit growth in vaccinations over two weeks.

• Newsweek: US States With High COVID Cases Seeing Vaccination Rate Increase: White House

• CNN: Alabama GOP governor says 'start blaming the unvaccinated folks' for rise in Covid cases

• NY Mag: Universal Face-Mask Mandates Are Back. Here’s What to Know.

• NYT: Italy to Require Proof of Vaccination or Negative Test for Social Activities

• Bill Cosby Is Out of Prison but He’s Not Welcome in Hollywood: ‘He Is Toxic’

• LA Times: Column: Bill Cosby is out of prison. What does that mean for his dozens of accusers?

• LA Times: Pennsylvania court was right to overturn Cosby's conviction

• CNN: Restaurants have a new challenge: Finding workers

• Newsweek: 'We All Quit': Restaurant Signs Claiming Staff Walking Out Are Popping Up Across US

• Business Insider: Restaurant Workers Are Quitting at Record Rates

• CNN: Restaurant workers say they're overworked and stressed out. Here's why

• Time: Restaurant Owners and Workers Struggle Amid Labor Shortage | Time

• Bureau of Labor Statistics: 35-1011 Chefs and Head Cooks

• AP: Garland vows crackdown on gun trafficking as violence surges

• Baltimore Magazine: The Iron Pipeline: Nearly Two-Thirds of Baltimore's Guns Come from Out of State

• CBS: Justice Department rolls out 5 firearms trafficking strike forces to tackle gun violence

• Fox5 News: Alexandria Police address rising weapons crimes in Old Town

• Garland vows crackdown on gun trafficking as violence surges

• Deliberate misrepresentation of the intent of the Second Amendment by gun-rights advocates

• Database of US gun violence

• DC v. Heller decision

• CBS: Tokyo reports record number of new COVID-19 cases as Olympics continue

• CNBC: Covid cluster at hotel hosting Olympic athletes raises concerns as Tokyo cases surge

• New Yorker: Japan's Olympic-Sized Problem

• Quartz: Rio Olympics 2016: Rio's favela residents say they won't benefit from the Olympics

• CNN: 'I'm really struggling to exercise still': Olympic athletes battle long Covid

• AP: Why are Olympics going on despite public, medical warnings?

• AP: EXPLAINER: Why Japan has been slow to roll out vaccinations

• How Simone Biles saved herself — and her teammates — at the Olympics

• You can follow Corey on Twitter at @BeerNerdtastic and Ian at @IRLibrarian.

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April 2018

The World’s Only Podcast is here to bring the top news as Joshua Silberman and guest co-host Corey Parker give you their own unfiltered and congenial feedback. This month the boys discussed the end of presidential term limits in China, the gender disparity in major-league sports, the March for Our Lives, the beginning of wedding season, and the start of baseball season. You can follow Josh on Twitter at @Silby_Says and Corey at @BeerNerdtastic.

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