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The Refresh from Insider

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Episodes

Goodbye from The Refresh — Dec 16

Hosts Dave Smith and Rebeca Ibarra are updating the news, all day, every weekday Welcome! A thank you to our team and our listeners [ Share ] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Feb 13, 20235 min

Fed raises interest rates...again — Dec 14

Hosts Dave Smith and Rebeca Ibarra are updating the news, all day, every weekday Welcome! Interest rates rise again… but not by as much [ Share ] Trump Organization repeatedly ignored orders for evidence [ Share ] SBF used his vegan diet to try to be released from jail [ Share ] Reflecting on 10 years since Sandy Hook [ Share ] The Refresh is ending this week [ Share ] Latest on COVID [ Share ] Stephen “tWitch” Boss dead at 40 [ Share ] Nearly half of young adults live at home with their parents...

Dec 14, 20228 min

AM Edition: Drone attack over Kyiv — Dec 14

Hosts Dave Smith and Rebeca Ibarra are updating the news, all day, every weekday Welcome! Russian drones were shot down over Kyiv this morning [ Share ] Congress reaches a deal to avoid government shutdown [ Share ] Latest on COVID [ Share ] Reflecting on 10 years since Sandy Hook [ Share ] The Refresh is ending this week [ Share ] DeSantis wants to investigate COVID-19 vaccines [ Share ] Massive storm sweeps through the US [ Share ] Megan Thee Stallion takes the stand [ Share ] Kate Winslet bre...

Dec 14, 20227 min

Final Edition: SBF blames everyone else — Dec 13

Hosts Dave Smith and Rebeca Ibarra are updating the news, all day, every weekday Welcome! Sam Bankman-Fried blames everyone in leaked testimony [ Share ] SEC hits Sam Bankman-Fried with fraud charges [ Share ] Listen to a dust devil on Mars [ Share ] Elon Musk is no longer the world’s richest man [ Share ] The Refresh is ending this week [ Share ] Report: Patriot Missile system headed to Ukraine [ Share ] Iran sentences 400 protesters to prison [ Share ] European Parliament strips VP of her role...

Dec 13, 20228 min

AM Edition: SBF arrested, charged with fraud — Dec 13

Hosts Dave Smith and Rebeca Ibarra are updating the news, all day, every weekday Welcome! SEC hits Sam Bankman-Fried with fraud charges [ Share ] Inflation shows more signs of slowing in November CPI report [ Share ] Louisville PD pays Kenneth Walker $2 million settlement [ Share ] BTS’ Jin enlists in South Korean army [ Share ] The Refresh is ending this week [ Share ] Sexual abuse exposed in federal women’s prisons [ Share ] Twitter disbands Trust and Safety advisory group [ Share ] Winter wea...

Dec 13, 20227 min

Final Edition: Ticketmaster offers Swifties a second chance — Dec 12

Hosts Dave Smith and Rebeca Ibarra are updating the news, all day, every weekday Welcome! Report: SBF’s ex Caroline Ellison hires an attorney [ Share ] G7 diplomats talk Ukraine aid [ Share ] Last Confederate statue in Virginia is removed [ Share ] Central Park entrance renamed “Gate of the Exonerated” [ Share ] The Refresh is ending this week [ Share ] Dating scammer sentenced to prison [ Share ] BLM steps up to help with debt relief [ Share ] Iran is working around a UN rule on selling missile...

Dec 12, 20226 min

AM Edition: Iran executes second protestor — Dec 12

Hosts Dave Smith and Rebeca Ibarra are updating the news, all day, every weekday Welcome! Lockerbie bomb-maker in US custody [ Share ] Golden Globe nominations are announced [ Share ] Four more Oath Keepers go on trial [ Share ] Report: Scientists crack nuclear fusion energy [ Share ] The Refresh is ending this week [ Share ] Iran executes second protester [ Share ] Karen Bass is sworn in as Los Angeles mayor [ Share ] China eliminates Covid-tracking app [ Share ] Elon Musk booed loudly at Dave ...

Dec 12, 20227 min

Final Edition: Two headlines and a lie — Dec 9

Hosts Dave Smith and Rebeca Ibarra are updating the news, all day, every weekday Welcome Report: Sam Bankman-Fried secretly funded The Block [ Share ] A year before Club Q shooting, the suspect was accused of threatening to kill their grandparents [ Share ] Biden backs African Union joining G-20 [ Share ] World Cup stadium being dismantled [ Share ] Taylor Swift making feature film director debut [ Share ] The Refresh from Insider is ending [ Share ] US commits another $275 million to aid Ukrain...

Dec 09, 202212 min

AM Edition: Sinema goes Independent — Dec 9

Hosts Dave Smith and Rebeca Ibarra are updating the news, all day, every weekday Welcome Kyrsten Sinema registers as Independent [ Share ] Brittney Griner returns home [ Share ] DOJ wants Trump held in contempt for Mar-a-Lago docs [ Share ] Weird moment at the Game Awards [ Share ] The Refresh from Insider is ending [ Share ] Sam Bankman-Fried agrees to appear at Congress hearing [ Share ] Musk’s Twitter to double down on transparency [ Share ] Meta plans to double bad performance review numbers...

Dec 09, 202213 min

Final Edition: FTC sues Microsoft to block Activision deal — Dec 8

Hosts Dave Smith and Rebeca Ibarra are updating the news, all day, every weekday Welcome! House passes legislation that protects same-sex and interracial marriages [ Share ] FTC sues Microsoft to block Activision acquisition [ Share ] House passes bill eliminating military vaccine mandate [ Share ] Paul Whelan is frustrated [ Share ] South Koreans to de-age by one to two years [ Share ] We've changed our hours! Report: US hospital beds fullest they’ve been during COVID [ Share ] Elon Musk needs ...

Dec 08, 20227 min

AM Edition: Brittney Griner is coming home — Dec 8

Hosts Dave Smith and Rebeca Ibarra are updating the news, all day, every weekday Welcome! Brittney Griner is coming home [ Share ] NYT workers go on strike [ Share ] Biden to bail out Central States Pension Fund [ Share ] Celine Dion diagnosed with a rare, incurable disease [ Share ] We've changed our hours! Iran executes protester [ Share ] ‘Don’t Say Gay’ lawmaker indicted on fraud charges [ Share ] At least five substations allegedly attacked in the Northwest [ Share ] It's Trevor Noah’s last...

Dec 08, 20227 min

Brown bans caste discrimination — Dec 7

Hosts Dave Smith and Rebeca Ibarra are updating the news, all day, every weekday Welcome! SCOTUS hears key election case [ Share ] Donald Trump’s lawyers find 2 more confidential documents [ Share ] Should the global COVID vaccine program come to an end? [ Share ] Virginia restaurant refuses service to a Christian group [ Share ] The oldest recorded DNA fragments suggest lush life on Greenland [ Share ] We've changed our hours! Sunny Balwani faces sentencing [ Share ] Peru’s president calls to d...

Dec 07, 20228 min

Jury finds Trump Org guilty of tax fraud — Dec 6, Final

Hosts Dave Smith and Rebeca Ibarra are updating the news, all day, every weekday Welcome! Trump Organization found liable for tax fraud [ Share ] Colorado Springs shooter charged with 305 counts [ Share ] Jan 6th officers receive Congressional Medals of Honor [ Share ] Jan 6th Committee looks to make criminal referrals [ Share ] Morocco beats Spain [ Share ] We've changed our hours! Warnock v Walker in Georgia runoff vote [ Share ] 5 women sue Bill Cosby in New York [ Share ] GE buys out all ads...

Dec 06, 20227 min

Final Edition: OED's 'Goblin Mode' is word of the year — Dec 5

Hosts Dave Smith and Rebeca Ibarra are updating the news, all day, every weekday Welcome Strike erupts in Iran over ‘morality police’ confusion [ Share ] Delta pilots reach tentative contract deal [ Share ] Supreme Court hears LGBTQ rights case [ Share ] Taylor Swift fans sue Ticketmaster [ Share ] GMA benches Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes [ Share ] We've changed our hours! FBI investigates power outages in North Carolina [ Share ] Sesame Street founding member Bob McGrath dead at 90 [ Share ] Real...

Dec 05, 20228 min

Now hiring: Rat Czar — Dec 2

Hosts Dave Smith and Rebeca Ibarra are updating the news, all day, every weekday Welcome! Senate votes through rail deal to prevent strike [ Share ] Court blocks Trump from using Special Master [ Share ] Alex Jones files for bankruptcy [ Share ] There are more than one million same-sex households in the US [ Share ] Markets close mixed after strong jobs report [ Share ] Britney Spears musical coming to Broadway [ Share ] We've changed our hours! Tesla delivers its first electric semi-truck [ Sha...

Dec 02, 20228 min

Investors are anxious ahead of jobs report — Dec 1

Hosts Dave Smith and Rebeca Ibarra are updating the news, all day, every weekday Welcome! Investors are cautious ahead of November jobs report [ Share ] Uvalde school shooting survivors file $27 billion lawsuit [ Share ] Iranian man reportedly killed celebrating World Cup knockout [ Share ] 6,000+ immigrants affected by ICE data leak [ Share ] EU settles $60-a-barrel cap for Russian oil [ Share ] We've changed our hours! Is the Chinese government listening to protestors? [ Share ] The European U...

Dec 01, 202213 min

Fleetwood Mac’s Christine McVie dead at 79 — Nov 30

Hosts Dave Smith and Rebeca Ibarra are updating the news, all day, every weekday Welcome! First Black American elected to lead major party in Congress [ Share ] Markets jump on Powell speech [ Share ] Jack Ma resurfaces in Japan [ Share ] Biden preserves sacred tribal land [ Share ] A Pakistan city makes two-thirds of the world’s soccer balls [ Share ] We've changed our hours! San Francisco legislators approve killer robots [ Share ] Americans are spending less time with friends [ Share ] Buckin...

Nov 30, 20229 min

Investors have all ears on Fed Chair's speech — Nov 29

Hosts Dave Smith and Rebeca Ibarra are updating the news, all day, every weekday Welcome! Markets edged lower ahead of Fed Chair Powell talk [ Share ] Elon Musk is going to war with Apple [ Share ] Lawsuit alleges VA denied benefits based on race [ Share ] Senate has final vote on codifying same-sex and interracial marriage [ Share ] News outlets want Julian Assange off the hook [ Share ] Did you know you can share any of our segments on social media? Mother of Uvalde victim files lawsuit [ Shar...

Nov 29, 20227 min

BlockFi files for bankruptcy — November 28

Hosts Dave Smith and Rebeca Ibarra are updating the news, all day, every weekday Welcome The white teenager who killed Black shoppers in Buffalo grocery store pleads guilty [ Share ] Cryptocurrency firm BlockFi files for bankruptcy [ Share ] Republicans see Twitter followers increase [ Share ] Both parties seek to win over Asian Americans in Georgia [ Share ] Prince William and Kate Middleton head to the US [ Share ] We're refreshing our headlines Rare protests across China called for Xi to step...

Nov 28, 20227 min

Two Headlines and Lie, plus changing dating norms - Nov 25th

Welcome! Two Headlines and a Lie [ Share ] This 62 year old only dates men in their 20s [ Share ] Thanks for listening! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

Nov 25, 202213 min

Thanksgiving Special Edition - November 24

We're enjoying the holiday but here's a conversation about Casey DeSantis, Governor Ron DeSantis' wife Welcome! Casey DeSantis, Florida's 'co-governor' [ Share ] Happy Thanksgiving! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

Nov 24, 20227 min

Herschel Walker’s latest gaffe — November 23

Hosts Dave Smith and Rebeca Ibarra are updating the news, all day, every weekday Welcome! Markets are still waiting for the Fed pivot [ Share ] Herschel Walker’s latest gaffe [ Share ] Prince Harry and Meghan Markle docuseries coming to Netflix [ Share ] The Trump Organization’s secret Christmas bonuses [ Share ] Dog born in 2000 is world’s oldest [ Share ] We're refreshing our headlines Dr. Fauci addresses misinformation in final White House briefing [ Share ] Bezos gives slice of fortune to th...

Nov 23, 20229 min

SCOTUS clears Trump tax returns release — November 22

Hosts Dave Smith and Rebeca Ibarra are updating the news, all day, every weekday Welcome! SCOTUS okays release of Trump tax returns [ Share ] Donald Trump will testify in in NY court [ Share ] Biden launches new campaign to get people COVID boosted [ Share ] Cristiano Ronaldo is most followed in the world [ Share ] White House extends student loan pause [ Share ] We're refreshing our headlines Musk’s plans for “Twitter 2.0" [ Share ] Sam Bankman-Fried’s $2,500 lunches [ Share ] Beyond Meat plant...

Nov 22, 20227 min

Colorado Springs mourns ClubQ shooting victims — November 21

Hosts Dave Smith and Rebeca Ibarra are updating the news, all day, every weekday Welcome! Colorado shooter faces murder and hate crime charges [ Share ] Biggest rail union rejects labor deal [ Share ] Markets move on China COVID deaths and Iger’s return [ Share ] Donald Trump, Jordan Peterson and Kanye West back on Twitter [ Share ] Fireball flies over Toronto [ Share ] We're refreshing our headlines Jack Daniel’s begs Supreme Court to hear dog toy case [ Share ] Reality stars Todd & Julie C...

Nov 21, 20228 min

Play along with Two Headlines and a Lie — November 18

Hosts Dave Smith and Rebecca Knight are updating the news, all day, every weekday Welcome! People are saying their goodbyes on Twitter [ Share ] DOJ reportedly investigating Ticketmaster in wake of botched Swift presale [ Share ] Attorney General appoints special council for Trump-related probes [ Share ] Meta fires workers for hijacking user accounts [ Share ] Qatar abruptly cancels alcohol sales at World Cup [ Share ] We'd love to hear from you! Buffalo expecting record “crippling” snowfall [ ...

Nov 18, 202213 min

Nancy Pelosi hangs up her gavel — November 17

Hosts Dave Smith and Rebecca Knight are updating the news, all day, every weekday Welcome! Speaker is leaving House Democratic leadership [ Share ] FTX bankruptcy filing shows a shocking collapse [ Share ] Starbucks workers stage national strike in a “Red Cup Rebellion” [ Share ] Voters clashed on voter ID laws in two states [ Share ] Brendan Fraser wants nothing to do with the Golden Globes [ Share ] We'd love to hear from you! 3,500 Russian soldiers have surrendered through Ukrainian hotline [...

Nov 17, 20227 min

Scrabble dictionary “stans” new words and “ixnays” bigotry — November 16

Hosts Dave Smith and Kerry Donahue are updating the news, all day, every weekday Welcome! Senate passes same-sex marriage bill [ Share ] Biden: Unlikely missiles in Poland came from Russia [ Share ] Markets close down [ Share ] Musk to tweeps: Get ‘hardcore,’ or get out [ Share ] Scrabble dictionary “stans” new words and “ixnays” bigotry [ Share ] Please help spread the word! McConnell reelected as Senate leader [ Share ] Yale and Harvard quit U.S. News law-school rankings [ Share ] $12 million ...

Nov 16, 20227 min

Report: Russian missiles land in Poland — November 15

Hosts Dave Smith and Qayyah Moynihan are updating the news, all day, every weekday Welcome! Russian missiles reportedly strike Poland [ Share ] Markets close up after a mixed session [ Share ] Walmart pays $3.1b for its part in the opioid crisis [ Share ] ‘Big Short’ author embedded with Sam Bankman-Fried [ Share ] Share your favorite stories London is out; Paris is in [ Share ] UC workers go on strike [ Share ] DOT requires airlines to pay passengers refunds [ Share ] World population hits eigh...

Nov 15, 202212 min

TikTok goes for e-commerce — November 14

Hosts Dave Smith and Qayyah Moynihan are updating the news, all day, every weekday Welcome! Markets close down after midday rally [ Share ] FTX rivals Binance, Crypto.com try to calm customers [ Share ] Amazon plans mass layoff [ Share ] Foreign officials spent lavishly at Trump hotel [ Share ] Rats with rhythm [ Share ] Share your favorite stories SCOTUS rejects AZ GOP Chair’s effort to block Jan 6th Committee subpoena [ Share ] Elon Musk gets reflective at B20 [ Share ] Federal appeals court b...

Nov 14, 202213 min

A rollercoaster week for the world of crypto — November 11

Hosts Rebeca Ibarra and Dave Smith are updating the news, all day, every weekday Welcome! Ukrainian forces move back into Kherson [ Share ] Texas judge blocks Biden's loan forgiveness plan [ Share ] FTX files for bankruptcy [ Share ] Biden says US is on track to hit carbon emissions target [ Share ] Entertainment icons Kevin Conroy, Gallagher dead [ Share ] Did you know you can share any of our segments on social media? All eyes on Arizona and Nevada [ Share ] DC Attorney General sues Washington...

Nov 11, 202213 min
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