Thursday's podcasts stories
Haitian migrants at the southern border
Thousands of Haitian migrants are living in a temporary encampment at the southern border in Del Rio, Texas. The Biden administration recently announced it was going to start deporting many of these people back to Haiti.
- Plus, Airbnb’s hopes for housing Afghan refugees.
- And, Democrats' plan to tax the rich.
Guests: U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, Airbnb's Joe Gebbia, Axios' Stef Kight and Mike Allen.
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, 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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Universities force choices on COVID vaccine mixing
On Monday, the Biden administration said it would lift travel restrictions starting in November, for travelers from 33 countries who are fully vaccinated. That means that the U.S. will let in people who have received vaccines that aren’t yet authorized here in the U.S. by the FDA, like the AstraZeneca vaccine. But for international students who are coming here to study, that may not be the case.
- Plus, a test of the global financial system from China.
- And, why vinyl record sales keep exploding.
Guests: Reuters' Ahmed Aboulenein, The Johns Hopkins News-Letter's Michelle Limpe, Axios' Felix Salmon and Erica Pandey.
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, 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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