Friday's podcasts stories
U.S. Commerce Sec. Gina Raimondo on the global chip shortage
The world is suffering from a shortage of silicon chips, making it harder to make and buy everything from cars to home appliances.
Axios Re:Cap talks with U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo about efforts to improve domestic manufacturing, why it’s taking so long to pass the CHIPS Act and what can be done to help in the short-term. Plus, an important message from Dan.
Patriotism tested at the Olympics
For Americans, the Tokyo Olympics will be a test of what patriotism looks like in 2021. Axios and our partners at Momentive have polled more than 5,000 people on their feelings about the U.S. and other countries at the Games.
- Plus, the scope of the opioid epidemic.
- And, the Delta variant grips Capitol Hill
Guests: Axios' Dave Lawler, Bob Herman and Sarah Mucha.
Credits: Axios Today is produced in partnership with Pushkin Industries. The team includes Niala Boodhoo, Margaret, Talev, Sara Kehaulani Goo, Dan Bobkoff, Alexandra Botti, Nuria Marquez Martinez, Sabeena Singhani, Amy Pedulla, Naomi Shavin, and Alex Sugiura. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at [email protected]. You can text questions, comments and story ideas to Niala as a text or voice memo to 202-918-4893.
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Virgin Galactic astronaut Sirisha Bandla on science and space tourism
Space travel once unified Americans with the excitement of scientific discovery and wonderment. But the recent suborbital trips headlined by Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos have been much more divisive, with critics accusing the billionaires of taking pricey joyrides while the Earth below them literally burns.
Axios Re:Cap goes deeper with engineer and Virgin Galactic executive Sirisha Bandla, who flew alongside Branson, to better understand what space tourism could also mean for the future of science.
What's left of the Jan. 6 committee
Back in June, the House of Representatives passed a resolution launching a special committee to investigate the Jan. 6th insurrection at the Capitol. Republican leader Kevin McCarthy could choose five committee members, but Speaker Nancy Pelosi would have veto power and the final say.
On Wednesday, Pelosi rejected two of McCarthy’s pro-Trump appointees, saying they could have “an impact on the integrity of the investigation.”
- Plus, an eerie first Olympic dispatch from Tokyo.
- And, why some rural Democrats are running against their own national party’s image.
Guests: Axios' Alayna Treene, Ina Fried, and Alexi McCammond.
Credits: Axios Today is produced in partnership with Pushkin Industries. The team includes Niala Boodhoo, Sara Kehaulani Goo, Dan Bobkoff, Alexandra Botti, Nuria Marquez Martinez, Sabeena Singhani, Amy Pedulla, Naomi Shavin, and Alex Sugiura. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at [email protected]. You can text questions, comments and story ideas to Niala as a text or voice memo to 202-918-4893.
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