234 episodes
Rooster Rooster
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- TV & Film
Rooster runs you through each day's news items (about 35 of them). It includes all the major stuff, but also plenty of 'good to know' bits. Rooster will tell you the essentials of each story, and then it's on to the next. The idea is to get you informed in all genres of news quickly each morning.
Production: Neal Rothschild
Voice: Chloe Hannan
Artwork: Chelsey Eichler and Hannah Weiner
Music: Jacob Stolz
www.heartherooster.com
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Monday, December 19: Farewell
China seizes American naval drone | FBI agrees with CIA conclusions about Russian hacking | Obama warns Russia | Hillary says Putin has ‘personal beef’ | Senators calling for cybercrime committee | Podesta rips FBI | NC governor signs bill to limit successor’s power | Election day for 538 electors | Majority of Republicans believe Trump won popular vote | Washington Post’s Trump tweet fact-checking tool | Hardliner named ambassador to Israel | Mulvaney will head budget […]
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Friday, December 16: Spider species named for ‘Harry Potter’ sorting hat
Spider species named Eriovixia gryffindori | Facebook announces measures to fight fake news | Three-parent fertilization approved in the UK | Dylann Roof convicted on all charges | Milwaukee cop charged in fatal shooting | Craig Sager dead at 65 | USA Gymnastics ignored sexual abuse of 368 athletes | Ceasefire holding as Aleppo evacuates | Evidence of explosives found in EgyptAir crash | Obama vows to act against Russia | White House explains why […]
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Thursday, December 15: Ringling Bros. picks first female ringmaster
First female ringmaster | Short-lived peace in Aleppo | Putin believed to have had active role in election hacks | Duterte admits to having killed people | Syrian president likes Trump’s terrorism talk | At long last, interest rates get a bump | More than a billion accounts affected in Yahoo hack | Tech giants meet with Trump | Twitter excluded over #CrookedHillary emoji squabble | Elon Musk among executives in Trump’s advisory […]
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Wednesday, December 14: Snapchat adds group chat
Group chat and Shazam on Snapchat | Civilians executed by victorious Syrian forces | Ceasefire in Aleppo | ISIS responsible for Egypt attack | Kasich vetoes ‘heartbeat’ abortion bill, approves 20-week law | Oklahoma Supreme Court rules against abortion restrictions | Trump announces Rex Tillerson pick | Montana congressman Zinke for interior secretary | Energy secretary pick Rick Perry wanted to scrap the department | Trump meets with Kanye | Kanye debriefs on Twitter | Biden out […]
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Tuesday, December 13: Squid and chips the new reality in Britain
Squid replacing cod | McConnell supports investigation into Russian hacking | Tillerson is the pick for secretary of state | Rick Perry for energy secretary | Trump tweets out plans for his business | Electors want intelligence briefings about Russia | Hillary campaign supports that | Recount efforts fizzle out | Former congressman gets 10 years for corruption | Fiorina for director of national intelligence? | Obama picks new office location | Lockheed Martin stock tumbles after […]
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Monday, December 12: Lamar Jackson becomes youngest Heisman winner
Lamar Jackson wins the Heisman | CIA concludes that Russia sought to get Trump elected | Trump dismisses it | Obama calls for investigation into Russian hacking | China flies bomber in show of force to Trump | Trump says no thanks to daily intelligence briefings | Tillerson reported to be likely choice for secretary of state | Giuliani won’t work in Trump administration | Christie wanted attorney general, turned down […]