Press Clippings: Embed from Getty Images Good Morning, it’s Monday, 23 October 2017 and this is the morning edition of The Nightshift. Late night icon David Letterman was awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor this weekend. Letterman was the longest running late night host in TV history and his exceptionally sharp take on …
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The Nightshift: 22 October 2017
Press Clippings: Embed from Getty Images Good Morning, it’s Sunday, 22 October 2017 and this is the morning edition of The Nightshift. The Houston Astros beat the New York Yankees last night, 4-0, to earn a spot in the 2017 World Series. The Astros will meet the Los Angeles Dodgers for the championship. The best …
The Nightshift: 21 October 2017
Press Clippings: Good Morning, it’s Saturday, 21 October 2017, and this is the Morning Edition of The Nightshift. The Houston Astros beat the New York Yankees in Game 6 of their 7 game playoff series to tie the series 3-3. The score was 7-1; the win sets up a one-game, winner-goes-to-the-World-Series contest tonight in Houston. …
The Nightshift: 20 October 2017
Press Clippings: Embed from Getty Images Good Morning, it’s Friday, 20 October 2017, and this is the Morning Edition of The Nightshift. Former Presidents George W. Bush and Barrack Obama issued scathing criticisms of the current climate of divisiveness and nationalism that permeate America’s political culture. They did not directly accuse the current administration but …
The Nightshift: 19 October 2017
Press Clippings: Embed from Getty Images Good Morning, it’s Thursday, 19 October 2017, and this is the Morning Edition of The Nightshift. The Islamic State has lost its caliphate with the fall of Raqqa to U.S. backed forces. It’s hard to be a nation-state (that exports terrorism) and not just a bunch of thuggish terrorists …
The Nightshift: 18 October 2017
Press Clippings: Embed from Getty Images Good Morning, it’s Wednesday, 18 October 2017, and this is the Morning Edition of The Nightshift. The U.K. is struggling with precisely how and when to exit the European Union. There is some thinking that maybe it was all a very bad idea that needs a lot more consideration. …
The Nightshift: 17 October 2017
Press Clippings: Embed from Getty Images Good Morning, it’s Tuesday, 17 October 2017, and this is the Morning Edition of The Nightshift. Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who walked off his post in Afghanistan as a protest against the conditions present at that time during the war, has pleaded guilty to desertion and misbehavior. He could be …
The Nightshift: 16 October 2017
Press Clippings: Embed from Getty Images Good Morning, it’s Monday, 16 October 2017, and this is the Morning Edition of The Nightshift. A truck bomb in the capital city of Somalia has killed over 300 people. Somalia continues to be a predominantly outlaw state where internal strife is a daily fact of life. The Weinstein …
The Hunt For New Music: Marvin Gaye, 1983, "What's Going On?"
The Hunt for New Music: Marvin Gaye singing “What’s Going On”. The song is one of the classics of all time and the meaning and lyrics have never been more appropriate than today. It’s posted here today not just because of the music (which is great) but Marvin’s intro to it and his comments on …
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The Nightshift: 15 October 2017
Press Clippings: Good Morning, it’s Sunday, 15 October 2017, and this is the Morning Edition of The Nightshift. Fires continue to engulf certain parts of Northern California. The most recent estimate is that the fires are between 1-10% contained–that’s not a good number and it comes as the very brave firefighters are nearing total exhaustion. …