Trump’s Big Ugly National Makeover, NYT Top 100 Restaurants List, & Not Awful News

In this episode, the Newsgirls investigate all the ways Trump is making over the country. From paving over the Rose Garden to assassinating foreign drug traffickers without due process to charging $15K tourist visa bonds, is Trump really gilding the country or tarnishing it? Then, Wren & Mabel speak to one of the curators of the coveted NYT Top 100 Restaurants in New York list. Get the behind the scenes scoop on all the elements that go into her critique and which restaurant she says you HAVE to try! Finally, the Newsgirls give the people what they want: Not Awful News! Learn about how VR is more effective than pain medication, a new species of manta ray, how radio waves can restore your sense of smell, and renting a grandma in Japan. SOURCES: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dKI_HAtZdDg5IZCV83Xyt9Ey8D8ZxwZp-P3vb8pz8Ho/edit?tab=t.0 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Om Podcasten

Welcome to NEWSGIRLS! Every Thursday, award-winning journalists Wren & Mabel bring you colorful conversations, immersive deep-dives, and riveting stories you might have missed but need to know. They’re investigating everything from a juicy Olympic doping scandal, to NASA x Prada’s spacesuit collab, to Russia secretly funding American influencers. Because who says being informed about the world can’t be cool and exciting? Previously at 60 Minutes and Jeopardy!, Wren & Mabel reimagine news-storytelling to help you cut through the misinformation and find the truth. NEWSGIRLS is named after the original Newsgirls of the 1800s, some of the first women to work in journalism. Full video episodes available on YouTube: www.youtube.com/@newsgirlspodcast