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Public radio international podcast8/12/2023 Have questions? Find out how to connect with us by visiting our website. France banned short flights in order to cut emissions from the use of jet fuel and Germany is considering banning gas boilers.And we remember the legendary Tina Turner who passed away on Wednesday, at the age of 83, in her home in Switzerland.Want to support 1A? Give to your local public radio station and subscribe to this podcast. Meanwhile, the European Union is exploring ways to send billions of dollars in frozen Russian assets to Ukraine to fund its war effort.Elsewhere in Europe, countries are taking steps to fight climate change. However, the online meeting was marred by technical difficulties, despite the social media platform's owner, Elon Musk, being present.Meanwhile, the head of the Wagner mercenary group fighting in Ukraine said that he's lost more than 20,000 troops during the invasion. We also air on the CBC in Canada and Radio. NPR's station finder can link you to your local public radio station. We mostly air on the weekend, but times differ. PRX, the Public Radio Exchange, delivers the show to stations. But Congressional Republicans say there's still a ways to go before they'll agree to any sort of deal.Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis attempted to announce his 2024 Presidential bid via Twitter Spaces this week. This American Life airs on more than 500 stations across the country, reaching 2.2 million listeners. President Joe Biden has remained upbeat in his public comments on the situation. Talks in Washington on the debt ceiling are reportedly not going well. Remaking America is funded in part by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.Want to support 1A? Give to your local public radio station and subscribe to this podcast. We also revisit our conversation from November 2022 in Austin, Texas.This show was part of 1A's Remaking America collaboration with six partner stations around the country, including KUT in Austin. We discuss the bill and what it means for families and medical providers. It also includes language about "weaning" trans youth off medication that is not "medically appropriate." Medical experts say there is no safe way to do so.It passed both chambers of the state legislature and is on Republican Gov. The new state law bans hormone therapies, puberty blockers, and gender-affirming surgeries for people under the age of 18. More than a dozen states have passed laws limiting gender-affirming care for minors.This month Texas became the largest state to do so. This has been a record year for legislation aimed at trans youth.
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