We continue our conversation with Julie Bogart, the author of a new book, Raising Critical Thinkers: A Parent’s Guide To Growing Wise Kids In The Digital Age. Mosheh was recently a guest on her Brave Writer podcast for a 2-part conversation. Part 1 and Part 2 . The conversation was so good, the conversation now continues on the Mo News Podcast. Bogart is the creator of the award-winning Brave Writer education program, and the founder of the Brave Learner Home, which supports homeschool parents. ...
Sep 12, 2022•41 min
As we begin a new school year, today’s episode dives into how to raise kids to be thoughtful consumers of news and information and ask the right questions. Mosheh talks to Julie Bogart, the author of a new book, Raising Critical Thinkers: A Parent’s Guide To Growing Wise Kids In The Digital Age. Mosheh was recently a guest on her Brave Writer podcast for a 2-part conversation. Part 1 and Part 2 . The conversation was so good, the conversation now continues on the Mo News Podcast. Bogart is the c...
Sep 08, 2022•41 min
This year marks 50 years since humans last walked on the moon. NASA is poised to return there with the new Artemis program that starts with the launch of a rocket this fall with the goal of landing humans there by 2025. The ultimate goal: a moon base that will help us launch missions to Mars within a decade. However, technical issues have canceled the most recent attempted launches and the cost of the program keeps ballooning. In this edition, Mosheh talks to David Kerley, correspondent for the ...
Sep 07, 2022•44 min
22 women have run for president in American history. And yet, the U.S. is not among the 60+ countries around the world that have elected a woman head of state in modern times. NBC News Correspondent Ali Vitali dives into why in her new book, Electable: Why America Hasn't Put A Woman In The White House Yet . Mosheh spoke to Vitali recently about the unique challenges and biases women face from the media and voters and look back at lessons from their time covering presidential campaigns. During th...
Sep 06, 2022•1 hr 1 min
Headlines – Mo News Schedule Announcement – Student test scores suffering worst drop in decades ( Test Results ) –Judge Considers Trump Request for “Special Master” –Trump Says He Will Pardon, Apologize To Jan 6 Rioters –Biden Warns That Trump Will Destroy American Democracy –Twitter Introduces Long-Awaited Edit Button –California Passes Historic Climate Bill –Inspectors Arrive At Threatened Ukrainian Nuclear Plant –Russian Oligarch Suspicious Death Out Of Hospital Window –August Jobs Number And...
Sep 02, 2022•25 min
Headlines —Feds Looking At Potential Obstruction Crimes By Trump —Why A Trump Indictment Could Come After November —Dem Defeats Sarah Palin for Alaska Congressional Seat —Jackson, Mississippi Officials Hope For Water By Weekend —UN: China May Have Committed “Crimes Against Humanity” —Record Slow Hurricane Season: Will It Last? —Biggest Cocaine Border Bust In 20 Years —Americans: Marijuana > Cigarettes —Bed Bath & Beyond In Trouble —Starbucks Overwhelmed: Looking At New Store Layouts —Week...
Sep 01, 2022•24 min
Headlines —American City Has No Clean Water For Foreseeable Future ( Ways to Help Jackson, MS ) —DOJ Filing: Trump Team May Have Sought To Hide Documents —Biden’s Latest Call To “Fund The Police” —Final Days To Get Free Covid Tests ( Free Tests ) —California Will Be Hit With Record Heatwave —Russian Leader Who Ended Cold War, Mikhail Gorbachev, Dies —NASA Will Try To Launch To Moon Again Saturday —US Economy Had More Jobs Than Expected In July —Snapchat to Lay Off 20 Percent Of Workforce —Lebron...
Aug 31, 2022•23 min
Headlines –Heroic Oregon Safeway Employee Tried To Disarm Gunman In Store –Why NASA Postponed Rocket Moon Launch & What’s Next –Trump vs. Justice Department Legal Latest –Latest U.S. Rent Numbers: Which Cities Are Priciest and Cheapest –Revealed: iPhone 14 Details + New Apple Products –Ukraine Launches Counteroffensive Against Russia –Deadly Clashes Escalate In Iraq –New Student Loan Forgiveness Application Details –Why Chris Rock Said No To Hosting 2023 Oscars – Please remember to subscribe...
Aug 30, 2022•23 min
Headlines –NASA Launches Back To The Moon After 50 Years –New Analysis of Trump Mar-a-Lago Documents –Pakistan Record Flooding & Climate Change –Concerns About Ukrainian Nuclear Power Plant –Massive Stock Selloff Over Interest Rate Fears –USA vs. Apple: Antitrust Lawsuit Ahead? –Amazon’s “Lord of The Rings”=Most Expensive TV Show Ever – Please remember to subscribe to the podcast and leave us a review. – Mosheh Oinounou ( @mosheh ) is an Emmy and Murrow award-winning journalist. He has 20 ye...
Aug 29, 2022•16 min
Headlines –Details: Biden Announces Student Loan Cancellation Plan ( LINK ) –Russian Missile Attack On Ukrainian Independence Day –Kobe Bryant Widow Wins Millions In Jury Settlement –Uvalde Police Chief Fired –California To Ban Gas-Powered Cars –Study On American Lifespans: States Where You Live Longest, Shortest ( LINK ) –Magic Mushrooms Show Promise For Treating Alcohol Addiction – Please remember to subscribe to the podcast and leave us a review. – Mosheh Oinounou ( @mosheh ) is an Emmy and M...
Aug 25, 2022•18 min
As Russia’s war in Ukraine marks six months, we look at the state of play and what is next in an interview with former CIA Acting Director Michael Morell. In part 3 of our conversation, Morell delves into the balance on the military and economic battlefields, whether Ukraine's will to fight will overpower Russia's ability to fight, how the CIA conducts psychological analysis of foreign leaders and why he thinks the tide could be turning in Ukraine's favor. In recent weeks, we have rolled out dee...
Aug 24, 2022•29 min
Headlines –Details: Biden Student Loan Forgiveness Announcement –New Ukraine Concerns as War Hits Six Month Mark –Twitter Whistleblower Accuses Platform Of “Egregious” Practices –Conviction In Michigan Governor Kidnapping Plot –Employers Debate Remote Worker Pay Cuts –NASA Releases Audio From Deep Space Black Hole ( Link ) –Drought Reveals 113 Million Year Old Dinosaur Tracks ( Link ) – Please remember to subscribe to the podcast and leave us a review. – Mosheh Oinounou ( @mosheh ) is an Emmy an...
Aug 24, 2022•20 min
Headlines –Trump Reportedly Had 300+ Classified Documents –Judge Provides New Details on FBI Affidavit Release ( LINK ) –3 States Roll Out New Abortion Bans This Week –Pfizer Seeks Approval for New Omicron-Specific Booster For Fall –Anthony Fauci Announces Retirement –Russia Blames Ukraine For Car Bomb After 24-Hour Investigation –Prime Minister of Finland Passes Drug Test After Party Scandal –Americans Have $21 Billion In Unused Gift Cards –Game of Thrones Prequel Breaks HBO Viewing Records – P...
Aug 23, 2022•21 min
Headlines –Mystery Moscow Bomb Kills Daughter of Senior Putin Adviser –New Ukraine Fears As War Hits 6-Month Mark, Battle Continues Near Nuke Plant –Dems Avoiding Biden In Midterm Races –New Polls Show Americans Like….Nobody –Major Student Loan Announcement This Week –US To Hit New Oil Production Record In 2023 –American Companies Bringing Jobs Back Home –Defense Begins Case In Parkland School Massacre Trial –Finnish Prime Minister Takes Drug Test After Video Leak –Colombia Considers Decriminali...
Aug 22, 2022•29 min
Headlines –Judge Looks to Unseal Parts of FBI-Trump Affidavit –Trump CFO Pleads Guilty to 15 Criminal Counts –US Housing Sales Continue To Drop –NFL’s Deshaun Watson Gets 11 Game Suspension –41 Books Pulled Off Shelf of TX School District, Including Bible –More Monkeypox Vaccine On The Way –Boston Hospital Gets Threats From Far-Right Activists –School Supply Price Inflation –Study: Standing Desks > Sitting –Tips: How to See Northern Lights In Lower 48 –Mariah Carey Trying to Trademark “Queen ...
Aug 19, 2022•18 min
Headlines –CDC Director Calls For Overhaul, Admits Agency Failed Americans –Walmart, CVS, Walgreens Face Huge Opioid Fine –Rudy Giuliani Testifies in GA Election Investigation –Florida Judge Ruling on Trump FBI Affidavit Release –Former VP Pence Calls On GOP To Stop Anti-FBI Rhetoric –Date Revealed For iPhone 14 Release –Tech Platforms Rolling Out Ability To Control Your Ads –Jailhouse Interview: Attempted Salman Rushdie Assassin Speaks –Europe, UK Inflation Rates Keep On Rising –China Trying Ne...
Aug 18, 2022•18 min
One year after the disastrous withdrawal from Kabul, we bring you perspective from former CIA Acting Director Michael Morell. He helped lead the fight against terrorism in the region and around the world for more than a decade, including the operation to kill Osama Bin Laden. Morell joins Mosheh for a conversation to discuss why he is concerned about al Qaeda’s resurgence, how the US withdrawal from Afghanistan has impacted the war on terror, and how the US needs to approach the fight moving for...
Aug 17, 2022•33 min
Headlines –WY Primary: Liz Cheney Loses Race –AK Primary: Sarah Palin Looks To Win –Major FDA Hearing Aid Announcement –Top Trump Lieutenant To Plead Guilty in NY Criminal Case –Giuliani To Testify in Georgia –Major Water Cuts To AZ, NV and Western States Amid Drought –Biden Signs Climate Bill Into Law –Scientists Investigating Planets We Can Live On –Twitter Wants To See Elon Musk Text Messages –New Tech: Closed Caption Glasses For The Deaf – Please remember to subscribe to the podcast and leav...
Aug 17, 2022•24 min
Headlines –Georgia Criminal Investigation into Trump 2020, Giuliani Heats Up –FBI Returning Trump’s Passports –The Iran-Salman Rushdie Attack Connection –Why California’s Drought Is Raising Spaghetti Sauce, Salsa Prices –Where You Will See Sustained 100 Degree Temps in Coming Years –Biden Set To Sign Climate Bill: What’s In It –Liz Cheney, Sarah Palin On The Ballot Today –Effort To Recall Los Angeles DA George Gascon Fails –Scotland First Country in World To Provide Free Period Products –Apple M...
Aug 16, 2022•23 min
Today’s edition breaks down everything we learned from the release of the FBI search warrant for Mar a Lago. What did the FBI find, what does it mean, which laws could the Justice Department prosecute former President Trump for violating, and what comes next? Mosheh is joined by Sarah Isgur , editor of The Dispatch and co-host of the Advisory Opinions legal podcast for the show. Isgur brings a unique legal and political perspective as a former Trump Justice Department spokesperson, Harvard Law g...
Aug 15, 2022•51 min
Headlines –DOJ Call For Unsealing Search Warrant –Gunman Attacks FBI Cincinnati Office –CDC Relaxes Rules For Quarantine And Kids –New Concerns About Russian Shooting At Ukraine Nuclear Plant –Disney+ Surpasses Netflix And Raises Prices –NBA Retires The Number 6 – Please remember to subscribe to the podcast and leave us a review. – Mosheh Oinounou ( @mosheh ) is an Emmy and Murrow award-winning journalist. He has 20 years of experience at networks including Fox News, Bloomberg Television and CBS...
Aug 12, 2022•16 min
Headlines –Trump Invokes 5th Amendment In NY Civil Investigation –FBI Mar A Lago Latest: Trumpworld Investigates Who Might Have Flipped –Inflation Cools But Economic Concerns Remain –Biden Signs Burn Pits Law For Veterans –Iranian Plot To Assassinate Top US Leaders Revealed –Who Will Be Audited By 1000s Of New IRS Agents? –Study Finds Worst Airports, Days & Times for Travel – Please remember to subscribe to the podcast and leave us a review. – Mosheh Oinounou ( @mosheh ) is an Emmy and Murro...
Aug 11, 2022•21 min
How close are we to a potential military conflict between China and Taiwan? Tensions are high with the Chinese conducting live weapons drills and practicing a potential invasion. It all comes in the aftermath of US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan. Former CIA Acting Director Michael Morell joins Mosheh for a conversation to discuss why he is extremely concerned about a Chinese invasion in the coming years, the role the US might play, the state of the US-China relationship and ...
Aug 10, 2022•28 min
The Big Headline FBI Trump Raid Breakdown –What FBI Was Searching For –What’s Next: Politics and 2024 –What’s Next: Legal Ramifications Speed Read –Gas Prices Keep Dropping Below $4 –Alex Jones May Not Have To Pay Full Penalty –Google Tries Shaming Apple About Green Messages –Serena Williams Announces Retirement – Please remember to subscribe to the podcast and leave us a review. – Mosheh Oinounou ( @mosheh ) is an Emmy and Murrow award-winning journalist. He has 20 years of experience at networ...
Aug 10, 2022•21 min
Headlines –FBI Raids Trump Mar A Lago Home: What’s Next? –U.S. To Send More Weapons To Ukraine –China Extends Military Drills Around Taiwan –Ahmaud Arbery Killers Sentenced For Hate Crimes –Breaking Down New Electric Car Rebate Rules –New Details on Trump vs. Top Military Leaders –Police Facing Severe Staffing Shortages –New Lyme Disease Vaccine Trial –Losing Singer, Actress Olivia Newton-John –Remembering Author David McCullough – Please remember to subscribe to the podcast and leave us a revie...
Aug 09, 2022•20 min
Headlines –Israel, Palestinians Agree To Ceasefire After Weekend Violence –Senate Dems Pass Big Climate, Tax Bill –Polio Is Back In The U.S. –Brittney Griner Prisoner Swap Hope? –Indiana Passes Abortion Ban, Corporations React –Gas Prices Continue To Tumble –How To Watch Meteor Shower This Week –New Zealand considers changing its name –Good Mood Monday: Saving the Tigers – Please remember to subscribe to the podcast and leave us a review. – Mosheh Oinounou ( @mosheh ) is an Emmy and Murrow award...
Aug 08, 2022•21 min
Headlines –Brittney Griner Sentenced to Nine Years in Russian Prison –Federal Charges Against Cops Who Killed Breonna Taylor –Analysis: How Guns Flow From States With Looser Laws –Uninsured Americans At Record Low –Jury: Alex Jones To Pay Sandy Hook Family $4+ Million –Most Pro-Business Supreme Court In History -Study –Creators Leaving Instagram For Other Apps? –Klondike Talks About Choco Taco Comeback –Will SNL Be Going Off Air Soon? – Please remember to subscribe to the podcast and leave us a ...
Aug 05, 2022•18 min
It has been a wild week in the defamation trial of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. That includes the Sandy Hook parents directly confronting Jones, the judge repeatedly lecturing at him about lying and Wednesday’s revelation that Jones’ attorneys accidentally sent all of his texts and emails to the opposing attorneys. For years, the extremist right-wing host has accused victims of the 2012 school massacre of being actors, and claimed the attack was a “false flag” event perpetrated by the governm...
Aug 04, 2022•32 min
Headlines –Pelosi Visits Taiwan; China Promises Military Retaliation –Feds Sue Idaho Over Abortion Law –Kansans Vote to Keep Abortion Rights –Veterans, Jon Stewart Celebrate Burn Pits Bill Passage –States Declare Emergency Over Monkeypox –US Job Market Starts To Tighten –When To Book Cheap Flights in 2022 –Tourists Banned From Tallest Tree In World –Stephen King Testifies in Huge Publisher Trial –Beyonce Changing Lyric After Controversy –$90 Million Batgirl Movie Killed By Studio –Eight Year Old...
Aug 03, 2022•21 min
In this episode, Mosh looks at the two biggest international stories going into your Tuesday: The US strike on the leader of al Qaeda, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s controversial visit to Taiwan. First, we dive into the killing of Ayman al-Zawahiri, a key 9/11 plotter and the man who took over al Qaeda after Osama bin Laden. With Zawahiri’s death, all of the top plotters behind the worst terror attack on US soil are now either dead or captured. I discuss what his killing means, the future of ...
Aug 02, 2022•17 min